Saturday, July 23, 2016
Life is Not A Spectator Sport > No Alarms Going Off?
Owen Smith = a Career Politican //Jonathan Pie
Brutallly honest tirade about sideshow in British politics - and we think we got it good with The Donald Show! . . . what's good is that this reporter finds about "business relationships" people elected to government have - and that goes for here in Mesa AZ too .... the problem?
Nobody talks about that
Jonathan Pie, the fictional television reporter who is regularly pushed to the edge of sanity and beyond by British politics, has now made a political stand of his own in preparation for his first national tour and an appearance on the Edinburgh festival fringe.
Pie, the foul-mouthed creation of actor Tom Walker, has become an internet sensation since the success of his short comic films in which his television journalist melts down on screen once he is “off air”. Pie rails against hypocrisy in politics and in television newsrooms and is disillusioned with both his job and the ethics of Westminster.
The difficulty for me is that my character is a journalist, so people ask me about it, even though I don’t see it that way. So it has got to the point that what I hate to call the ‘Pie brand’ can’t move on while I am associated with RT, although it has helped me. The main issue for me was that I could not answer people’s questions about it while I was still on RT. So I resigned. Now I can defend it without being accused of being contractually obliged to be nice.”
Walker, 38, who grew up in Taunton, Somerset, has been taken aback by the fast-growing fan base for his frustrated media creation, Pie. Arriving at the Latitude festival in Suffolk, he was surprised by the size of the crowd gathered to watch the first preview of his Edinburgh show. “I was expecting a smaller gig, but the literature tent turns out to house an audience of 800. It was a real baptism of fire rather than a tryout. I have tried my act out live before, to see how it translated on to the stage, but this is my Edinburgh show, which is selling brilliantly, I am pleased to say.”
When he wears Pie’s customary suit and tie, he is often recognised: “People call out to me all the time and some think I am really a journalist. But no reporter loses it every week.”
Nobody talks about that
Published on Jul 22, 2016
Views: 3,266
Jonathan Pie focuses on working out how left "Soft Left" is, which is more left than Tory right but more right than Corbyn & tackles Owen "Pfizer" Smith.
Jonathan Pie, the fictional television reporter who is regularly pushed to the edge of sanity and beyond by British politics, has now made a political stand of his own in preparation for his first national tour and an appearance on the Edinburgh festival fringe.
Pie, the foul-mouthed creation of actor Tom Walker, has become an internet sensation since the success of his short comic films in which his television journalist melts down on screen once he is “off air”. Pie rails against hypocrisy in politics and in television newsrooms and is disillusioned with both his job and the ethics of Westminster.
The difficulty for me is that my character is a journalist, so people ask me about it, even though I don’t see it that way. So it has got to the point that what I hate to call the ‘Pie brand’ can’t move on while I am associated with RT, although it has helped me. The main issue for me was that I could not answer people’s questions about it while I was still on RT. So I resigned. Now I can defend it without being accused of being contractually obliged to be nice.”
Walker, 38, who grew up in Taunton, Somerset, has been taken aback by the fast-growing fan base for his frustrated media creation, Pie. Arriving at the Latitude festival in Suffolk, he was surprised by the size of the crowd gathered to watch the first preview of his Edinburgh show. “I was expecting a smaller gig, but the literature tent turns out to house an audience of 800. It was a real baptism of fire rather than a tryout. I have tried my act out live before, to see how it translated on to the stage, but this is my Edinburgh show, which is selling brilliantly, I am pleased to say.”
When he wears Pie’s customary suit and tie, he is often recognised: “People call out to me all the time and some think I am really a journalist. But no reporter loses it every week.”
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Councilmember Glover's National League of Cities Update- Summer 2016
Published on Jul 18, 2016
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Time: 1:09
District 4 Councilmember Chris Glover gives an update following the National League of Cities meeting in Kansas City.
You can watch other updates from three other elected members on Mesa City Council - most are very brief, with Vice Mayor Dennis Kavanagh taking 033:26 for his
Go here >> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRCDx1d0jN8QhOR1iY8hmtg
Cherry-Picking What's Put Out In A Press Release > Mesa Economic Development Office
Silver Shovel Awards
Post Date: 07/18/2016 11:47 AM
Two City of Mesa economic development projects, Santander Consumer USA and Special Devices, Inc. were recently awarded 2016 Silver Shovel Awards by Area Development, a leading site selection publication. The awards are based on a combination of factors including number of new jobs created and amount of capital invested.
Santander Consumer USA, a consumer finance company focused on vehicle finance, came to Mesa’s Fiesta District to occupy Centrica, a creative 117,000 square foot adaptive reuse project converting vacant big box retail space into Class A office space. In November 2015, Santander Consumer USA announced it would employ more than 970 people over three years with an average wage of approximately $51,000 at the Mesa location. In January 2016, the company finished tenant improvements and occupied the space.
Special Devices Inc. (SDI), a manufacturer of initiators used in the production of airbag inflators, broke ground March 2015 on a 64,000 square foot expansion of its facilities in Mesa’s Falcon District. SDI acquired 19.6 acres adjacent to its existing facility for the expansion, which has now been completed. The company created 175 jobs with an average annual wage of $40,000.
“I’m proud of our team’s efforts in assisting exceptional companies such as Santander Consumer USA and Special Devices, Inc. locate and expand in Mesa,” Bill Jabjiniak, City of Mesa Economic Development Director said. “Companies like these bring quality jobs and capital investment to our local economy.”
Area Development’s annual Shovel Awards recognize states for their achievements in attracting high-value projects to their communities. All 50 states were invited by Area Development to provide information about their top 10 projects initiated in 2015. States receiving the highest weighted scores based on the number of high-value added jobs, amount of investment, number of new facilities, and industry diversity were given Shovel Awards.
The full report on the 2016 Shovel Award winners is published in the Q2, 2016 issue of Area Development and is available online at www.areadevelopment.com/
Blogger Note:The complete report can be viewed in the link provided below in next heading after the jump
Office of Economic Development
Contact: Kim Lofgreen
Tel. 480-644-3962 kim.lofgreen@mesaaz.gov
Mesa PD Annual Report 2015 [Link for Crime Blog with District Crime Summaries]
For Release: June 22, 2016
Contact: Detective Nikolas Rasheta Public Information Officer pd-info@mesaaz.gov
480-644-2025 Tel.
News Release
MPD Annual Report 2015 The Mesa Police Department (MPD) would like to announce the release of our 2015 annual report.
Chief Meza commissioned this report as a demonstration of our commitment to providing the highest quality of service and transparency to our community.
Our department hopes to continue our tradition of community engagement by sharing our highlights, successes, and future aspirations with those whom we serve.
This report presents facts and figures for 2015 involving our budget, staffing, crime stats and calls for service along with an introduction to our command staff. As a major city police agency with over 1,100 sworn and civilian members, the Mesa Police Department is proud to share how we do business and strive for excellence in public safety.
Read through our mission, vision and values and enjoy a tour through Mesa Police history and learn more about our agency and where we are heading.
We have attached the annual report for your convenience and a digital version is available at the following link accessible from our home page: http://www.mesaaz.gov/home/showdocument?id=18036
Go here for all Mesa PD press releases from the City of Mesa
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Crime Stats
June 2016
Source: http://mesapd.blogspot.com/
Total Personnel Authorized: 1251.5
Sworn: 799 Authorized;
782 Current
Civilian: 452.5 Authorized;
429 Current
Sworn: 799 Authorized;
782 Current
Civilian: 452.5 Authorized;
429 Current
| The following are the top 5 calls for service and arrests for each patrol district -- 06/01/2016 through 06/30/2016. To see which district you are in, click on each individual district listed at left to see their map.
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Zero Days - Official Trailer >> CyberWar
Published on May 20, 2016
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Alex Gibney’s ZERO DAYS is a documentary thriller about warfare in a world without rules— the world of cyberwar. The film tells the story of Stuxnet, self-replicating computer malware (known as a “worm” for its ability to burrow from computer to computer on its own) that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target. It’s the most comprehensive accounting to date of how a clandestine mission hatched by two allies with clashing agendas opened forever the Pandora’s Box of cyberwarfare.
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Alex Gibney’s ZERO DAYS is a documentary thriller about warfare in a world without rules— the world of cyberwar. The film tells the story of Stuxnet, self-replicating computer malware (known as a “worm” for its ability to burrow from computer to computer on its own) that the U.S. and Israel unleashed to destroy a key part of an Iranian nuclear facility, and which ultimately spread beyond its intended target. It’s the most comprehensive accounting to date of how a clandestine mission hatched by two allies with clashing agendas opened forever the Pandora’s Box of cyberwarfare.
Nick Silver/538 Prediction: The End of The Grand Old Party
The End Of A Republican Party
Racial and cultural resentment have replaced the party’s small government ethos.
“There is no happy ending to this story,” she said.
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