Gender-Specific or Sexism Pie?

Slag? It's just another day

Published on Apr 9, 2017

Views: 11,482

Pie offends a woman

CD5 Congressman Andy Biggs Sets Date For Town Hall Meetings with Terms + Conditions For Conduct

One in Chandler and one here in Mesa - at a church? What?
No public places available for a town hall meeting with constituents, or does he want to control the size and conduct of the crowds that might want to attend?
WHEN: Tuesday April 11
NOT REALLY AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING ...You are required to RSVP
Notice was received only 14 hours ago   

Because space is limited, we can only accommodate constituents of Arizona’s Fifth Congressional District and you must RSVP in advance to attend.
To attend, please RSVP to az05.townhalls@mail.house.gov.
Indicate the town hall that you are RSVP’ing for (Mesa or Sun Lakes) and include name, address, and email of each person attending. If you have already RSVP'd for the town hall you are planning to attend, there is no need to send another email.
I hope to see you in attendance and look forward to a robust discussion about the issues facing our country.
See you next week –

Andy Biggs represents Arizona's 5th congressional district.

Born: November 7, 1958 (age 58 years), Tucson, AZ

Office: Representative (R-AZ 5th District) since 2017

Residence: Gilbert, AZ

Education: James E. Rogers College of Law, Brigham Young University, Arizona State University

TOWN HALL CODE OF CONDUCT

• While a RSVP is required to attend each town hall, it does not guarantee admittance due to the size of the venues.
• Due to restrictions for both town halls, constituents may begin to park or line up on the property one hour before the program begins. For both town halls, doors will open a half hour before the program begins.
• Attendees with signs, banners, or objects that create a disturbance will not be admitted. 
• To ensure a safe, enjoyable, and productive town hall, all attendees must comply with posted and audible instructions and failure to comply will result in immediate removal.

My Turn: Why I picked Andy Biggs to replace me as congressman

Matt Salmon, AZ I See It 9:35 p.m. MT Aug. 7, 2016
Read entire article here 
Andy is a man who has a strong record of standing for a smaller, transparent and more accountable government. Most importantly, I knew Andy recognized the importance of our constitutional government and the fight that would be necessary to save it.        

 

Mesa Office of Economic Shifts from BIG DEALS to Fostering Small Business

Months ago your MesaZona blogger broke a 10-year record  for NO PUBLIC COMMENTS when yours truly spoke up at one of the poorly-attended and little-noticed early morning Tuesday monthly meetings of the City of Mesa's Economic Development Advisory Board, to make an observation that the major focus for economic development strategies was making 'big deals' for big companies that ignored or overlooked the more sizeable financial impact that thousands of small businesses produce in the local economic picture.
Individual and family entrepreneurs - owners and operators of 'small business' enterprises here - start-up doing business.
In a release three days ago of the quarterly Economic Reporter for Jan-March 2017, Mesa OED Director Bill Jabjiniak heaps praise on what resources and programs city government to claim some of the credit for the expansion of small businesses whether it's justified or not while some small businesses frequently chose to go-it-alone to succeed.

New Image: Bill Jabjiniak

SECOND QUARTER 2017

The Quick Jab

by Bill Jabjiniak

City of Mesa fosters small businesses' large impact on the economy

Small businesses are vital to Mesa’s economy. According to analysis of data derived from Maricopa Association of Governments and ESRI Community Analyst, of the City’s more than 14,500 businesses, 90 percent employ less than 20 people. That constitutes more than 13,000 micro and very small businesses throughout Mesa.[i] 

[i]The numbers listed in this article are approximations using the best available data from ESRI Community Analyst (ESRI) and Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). ESRI data provided the total number of Mesa companies. MAG data provided employee counts for Mesa companies with five or more employees and less than 20.

Readers of this post can note the following programs and resources mentioned:

• LAUNCHPOINT, Mesa Technology Accelerator, currently has 12 members
• Maricopa Small Business Development Center (SBDC), coming soon in summer 2017, will begin holding office hours at LAUNCHPOINT two days per week
• Mesa THINKspot is a collaborative workspace and makerspace created by the City within the Red Mountain Branch of the Mesa Public Library
• City of Mesa Business Export Assistance Program (BEAP) is a financial assistance program that helps small to medium-sized Mesa businesses gain important information, training, marketing, and sales support to begin or increase exports to international markets.
• The Downtown Sprinkler Cost Assistance Program, which is designed to promote the greater utilization of vacant or underutilized space in Downtown Mesa

The City also provides strategic web-based tools to help Mesa businesses.

On the City of Mesa’s economic development website, businesses will find the Startup and Expand web pages.

Mesa adds "facelift" to enhance Downtown
As the City of Mesa continues to focus on the revitalization of Downtown, the City has created the Downtown Mesa Façade Improvement Program which provides grant funding to help property and business owners revitalize their storefronts. 
The City secured grant funding dollars to design and construct approximately 8-15 facade facelifts between the fall of 2017 and the summer of 2018.
 The City opened the program for applications from property owners February 1, 2017 and received applications from 22 properties. Of these applicants, the City initially plans to fund 12 properties . . .
Other sections of the Q2 2017 newsletter include:

• HIGHER EDUCATION ROUNDUP
• NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

NEDCO launches business workshop series

The Neighborhood Economic Development Corporation (NEDCO) is launching the “Hack Your Business” Workshop Series. The free workshops cover subjects from business planning to branding and will be held in Downtown Mesa. The workshops are open to all business owners and entrepreneurs in Mesa. For more information and to register, please visit workshops.nedcoaz.org.

Stay connected with NEDCO on Facebook (www.facebook.com/nedcoaz) and by signing up for the newsletter at nedco-mesa.org.

Mormon Channel > April 2017 General Conference

Everyone hypnotized ??

Streamed live on Apr 1, 2017

Views: 1,069,861

The general sessions for individuals and families will be Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2, at 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. (MDT).

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Changing The Face of Journalism | Akshobh Giridharadas | TEDxNTU

Content-on-Demand . . .
Has it been democratized?    Who is the change-agent?  Think about Woodward and Bernstein
Investigative journalism is now an out-pier, leaving us few options on the sidelines watching

Published on Apr 7, 2017

Views: 5,025

Journalism has become anachronistic in nature. In an era defined by a fast-changing economy and disruptive new technological innovation, the journalism industry has been caught off guard in some of its archaic business models. Various news outlets are finding that content has become a cheap commodity as they struggle to monetize their work. The same technology that has proliferated news and journalism has ironically disrupted the industry. The watchdog or the fourth estate of democracy that's meant to keep a watch on the other three estates, now finds its very foundations threatened.


Akshobh is a 29-year-old business news reporter and producer with Channel News Asia Singapore. He writes articles on diverse topics like geopolitics, business, and sports. His previous endeavors include working at ESPN STAR and FOX networks.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Janet Napolitano: VICE News Tonight on HBO (Full Segment)

Taking A Look Now + Then
Published on Apr 7, 2017
Views: 6,677

VICE News travels to Mexico with Janet Napolitano--who oversaw deportations under Obama--and now heads the University of California, with one of the largest undocumented college populations in the U.S.

Earth/Jupiter Align at Passover/Solar Flare/Quake Watch

Published on Apr 6, 2017

Views:41, 468

Update. April 6th 2017
http://www.BPEarthWatch.Com