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REGULARS4 Cinema Paradiso

6 Food & Drink

9 RSPCA

10 David Burrowes MP

12 The Green Room

15 Health Matters

18 Red Desk

30 Designer Secrets

32 Winchmore HillResidents' Association

40 The God Spot

42 Advertisers' Index

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An acquaintance of mine asked his 7 year old cousin“what do you want to do when you grow up” to whichhe replied “win the Nobel Prize for Literature ..... or bea dinosaur”. Both brilliant ideas – it shows a greatimagination but are we in danger of stamping out thisflexibility kids have that sees the impossible aspossible?

We want to protect our children and try and give themthe best they can have – university, well paid jobs agood lifestyle. That’s all laudable – I am as guilty asthe next for doing that – but if we don’t encouragethem to live the dream, to see things in black andwhite rather than shades of grey – we won’t find theanswers to lead us away from situations such as theeconomic downturn we find ourselves in right now.The late Steve Jobs in his 2005 address to graduatingstudents at Stanford University said two things thathave stuck on my mind and that I hope to encouragemy boys to live by. The first was “Don’t let the noise ofothers’ opinions drown out your inner voice” – howmany times have we allowed that to happen andregretted it. The second was his closing words “Stayhungry. Stay foolish.” – worth noting because it is soeasy to slip into a rut that is difficult to get out of.

So the next time your kids say they want to win theNobel Prize for Literature or be a dinosaur, take a raincheck on pointing out what may seem the obviousanswer to you – you never know they could thepalaeontologist that brings dinosaurs back to life!

Becky, EditorFollow me on twitter: @bexbeach

This Magazine is dedicated to the Memoryof a Loyal Colleague and Friend to all atMPC.

JON LAWSONNovember 1966 – October 2010

ContributorsAbraham JosephBrian FoyleDavid Burrowes MPDr BhagatGeoff NewmanJames LuxfordJean AldermanLindsay Miller

Margaret HobbsMartha FergusonRebecca EldridgeSacha PetrieTerri GreenTonya Babb

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JOHNNY ENGLISH REBORN

(7th October).

Rowan Atkinson returns asthe bumbling, calamatousJohnny English in thissequel to the 2006 film.This time around, English isrecalled by the new head of MI7 (Gillian Anderson) tostop an international ring of assassins’ plot to kill theChinese Premier. Can English save the world, and savehis reputation? A curious choice for a sequel,considering the first one was awful, and this secondfilm is only slightly better. The jokes are predictable,along with the plot, but it does raise the occasionalgrin, and at 1 hour 40 mins is too brief to trulyoffend you.CP Rating: HH

REAL STEEL (14th October).

Set in a world where robot boxing hasreplaced the human equivalent in terms ofpopularity, “Real Steel” follows a down-on-his-luck promoter (Hugh Jackman) who, with thehelp of his estranged son (Dakota Goyo),makes one last bid for the big time with aworn out, tiny sparring robot he has fixedup. Perhaps it’s the charisma of the stars(Jackman and Goyo are one likeable duo),but “Real Steel” manages to be a veryentertaining and at times thrilling ride. Itmay rip off every “Rocky” film to the letter,but we defy you not to be cheering whenthe inevitable ‘final fight’ comes along.CP Rating: HHH

THE THREE MUSKETEERS

(12th October).

“Percy Jackson” star Logan Lerman takeson the role of D’Artagnon in this 3Dadaptation of the classic tale, as theyoung swordsman attempts to join thelegendary Musketeers (Luke Evans, RayStephenson and Matthew Macfayden) asthey try to defend the French crownfrom threats both foreign (OrlandoBloom English traitor) and domestic(Christoph Waltz’s devious cardinal). Truly awful, expensive effects areused to make everyone look utterly ridiculous. All actors involved try tokeep a straight face through the terrible dialogue, culminating in alaughable airship battle (yes, in a Musketeers movie). Avoid.CP Rating: H

POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS:THE GREATEST MOVIE EVERSOLD (14th October).

“Supersize Me” documentarianMorgan Spurlock turns his attentionsto the world of advertising- not justcommercials, but also productplacement within movies, TV and even our everydaylives. Spurlock attempts to make the documentary solelythrough advertising, and as we delve into the world ofcorporate sponsorship, we see the intricate strategiesbehind the advertising we see every day. A fascinatingdoc, expertly told by Spurlock, who never preaches, butrather observes what drives us to go out and buysomething based on seeing a 10 second ad. A littlelighthearted perhaps, but riveting nonetheless.CP Rating: HHHH

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thought that I would be writing a recipecomplementary to our autumn weeks and

months. I believe I have conjured somethingthat will meet our expectations of thetraditional roast as well as the unexpectedIndian summer we are presentlyexperiencing. This dish has been inspired bymy recent disappointment at a local Hertfordpub, part of a chain. No pun intended, buttheir monkfish dish lacked both spirit andpunch. For best results season the fish theday before and cook the garlic pumpkin.

Blackened Cajun RoastedMonkfish with Coconut andChilli Pepper Sauce served withRoasted Garlic Pumpkin andseasonal Greens

Preheat oven 200C. Serving a party of 4,each fillet of monkfish should be 150g/5ozand trimmed removing the grey membrane.Season each one the day before with ½ a tspper fillet of Blackened Cajun seasoning andrefrigerate, Next you will need to wash androast a 150g Pumpkin, + a garlic bulbwrapped in foil, place on a baking tray andcook for 30 to 40min or until tender. Scoopout the flesh and seeds and place remainingpumpkin + the garlic in a food processor untilsmooth, season with s &p cool andrefrigerate. *The garlic will take considerablyless time to cook 20min or so.

Prepare all the ingredients for the sauce inadvance that way you will be able to keep thefish warm and serve immediately when thesauce is finished.

Day 2: Preheat oven 180c Heat 2tbsp ofcoconut oil in a heavy-based frying pan with

heatproof or removablehandles, suitable for theoven. Add the filletsand cook for about3min on one side, thenturn over. Transfer tothe oven and cook forabout 5min or until firm

The base of the sauce is inessence a coconut béchamel using 15gbutter, 15g flour, 200ml coconut milk, freshlygrated nutmeg, s &p 1 clove of garliccrushed or finely chopped 1 tsp soy sauce.

Prepare separately: 5g small hot red chillies,deseeded and finely chopped, 10g hot greenjalapeno peppers again deseeded and finelychopped, and set aside.

In a saucepan melt butter and stir in flour tomake a roux. Cook over a low heat for minand half. Stirring all the time with a smallwhisk, add the coconut milk bring to the boilthen immediately season with nutmeg, s &pStirring continuously simmer for 10 min

In another saucepan heat 50g butter until itturns fragrant and golden brown, toss in thered and green chillies and immediately addto the béchamel.

On a heated plate place the reheated garlicpumpkin in the centre in circular shape. Addthe fish, cover with sauce and garnish withfresh herbs. Serve with seasonal vegetablese.g. broccoli. Until next time enjoy! AJ

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t any one time RSPCA Southridge hasapproximately 90 cats and 50 dogs in our care. Thatis a lot of mouths to feed every day! We are in

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If you have anything available to donate (1 tin, 10 tins apacket of treats – all donations gratefully accepted),please drop it into the centre. We will put it to good use.Thank you.

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ROAD SAFETY ISSUESDavidBurrowes

oad safety has been a big issue for me over theyears as your local MP. The fact that roadcrashes are the biggest killers of young people

is reason enough. I have also been spurred by thetireless campaigning of my constituents George andGiuletta Galli-Atkinson. Following the death of theirdaughter Livia at the hands of a dangerous driver theyhave championed road safety issues. It has led to anational award to commend traffic police officers'excellence in family liaison and investigation of roadcrashes. I will be co hosting the Livia Award ceremonywith my predecessor Stephen Twigg next month. It hasalso led to the 'Safe Drive Stay Alive' initiative which isagain taking place at the Millfield Theatre this monthand helps local 6th formers understand the dangerson our road by hearing from those on the front line -emergency services and victims.

Finally, the Galli-Atkinsons have worked with me for thelast 5 years in a campaign to plug the gap in lawbetween the sentence for killing someone through

dangerous driving andcausing serious injury. Wehave just heard the goodnews that after I unsuccessfullyintroducing an amendment to theRoad Safety Bill in 2006 the Government have nowfinally agreed to increase the sentence for causingserious injury by dangerous driving. It is an example ofthe fruits of years of hard campaigning and theinfluence constituents can have locally and nationally.

Talking about long hard work and service to ourcommunity, I was delighted to attend the centenarycelebrations of the 3rd Southgate Scout Group thismonth. Roger and Hilary Smith have led the scoutsand guides for a combined total of nearly 100 years.Countless numbers of young people have benefitedfrom the values of discipline, commitment, respect forothers and service so much needed in society todayand exemplified by Roger and Hilary's character andleadership.

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a national network of over 350 Christmascard shops.

It aims to make a wide selection of charitycards available to the public and at the sametime secure the highest possible return forthe participating charities. Shops are set upin a variety of venues such as churches,libraries, museums, civic centres etc in theweeks leading up to Christmas.

At Palmers Green United Reformed ChurchFox Lane we are in our 18th year supportingCards for Good Causes.

We have cards from 36 National Charitiesincluding The North London Hospice and aselection of Christmas goods.

The Mayor of Enfield Cllr. Christiana Duringwill open the shop on Saturday 29th Octoberat 11am.

We are open 10am - 4pm Monday toSaturday from until Tuesday 14th December.

75p in the £ is the minimum Cards for GoodCauses gives back to charities for every cardsold. From this the charities have to pay forthe production and distribution of their cardsand any VAT. In the last five years charitieshave received over £20 million from their cardsales through Cards for Good Causesoutlets.

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A new flu vaccine has to be produced each year.This is because the flu virus continuallychanges and different types of flu viruscirculate each winter.

In February each year, the World HealthOrganization (WHO) makes an assessment of thestrains of flu virus that are most likely to becirculating during the following winter in thenorthern hemisphere. Based on this assessment,WHO recommends which three flu strains thevaccines should contain for the forthcoming winter.Vaccine manufacturers then produce flu vaccinesbased on the WHO recommendations. These flujabs are used for the countries in the northernhemisphere, not just the UK.

Production of the vaccine starts in March eachyear after the WHO announcement. The vaccine isusually available in the UK from September.

How the vaccine is madeThe flu vaccine contains three different types of fluvirus (usually two A types and one B type). Formost vaccines, the three strains of the viruses aregrown in hens’ eggs. The viruses are then killed(deactivated) and purified before being made intothe vaccine.

How it protects youThe vaccine causes your body’s immune system tomake antibodies to the flu virus.

Antibodies are proteins that recognise and fight offgerms that have invaded your blood, such asviruses. If you catch the flu virus later on, theimmune system will recognise it and immediatelyproduce the antibodies to fight it.

It may take 10–14 days for your immune system torespond fully after you have had the flu injection.

The antibodies against the flu strains will graduallydecrease over time and the flu strains can changefrom year to year. You need to have a flu jab everyyear to ensure the best protection against the lateststrain of the virus.

Are there any side effects?The flu jab does not usually cause side effects.Sometimes, it can cause mild fever and slightmuscle aches for a day or so.

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Tonya Babb has beenteaching Monkey Musicin Winchmore Hill,Palmers Green,Southgate and EastBarnet for the last 6 yearsand her love for MonkeyMusic is clearly visible inevery class that sheteaches. She wasnominated for nominated for ‘Most OutstandingClass Leader’ (whatson4littleones awards 2010)and won the award for 'Best National Pre-SchoolerDevelopment Activity 2010'.

Monkey Music is an award winning pre-schoolmusic class for children aged 3 months to 4 years.It’s a superb concept; the classes are fun but veryeducational at the same time. Tonya captivates boththe children and adults with a winning combination

of catchy songs, percussion instruments andwonderful props. The children take part with otherchildren of a similar age and classes arespecifically tailored to them, which ensures thatthey remain captivated the whole time. Your childwill improve their listening skills, social skills andconfidence, just what they need to prepare them fornursery and school. Mums and carers often sayhow much they enjoy the classes too, and are soproud when they see their child developing andcopying Monkey's actions in class and at home.

Monkey Music’s latest ‘Rock n Roll’ curriculum hasbeen specially written and developed for babiesfrom 3 months. Based around the everydayexperience and development of a young baby, this

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business tips that everyone should

know but I’m constantly amazed that so

few do.

Firstly Word Templates, if you’re a small

business owner or freelancer then you will

undoubtedly be sending out the same

documents on a regular basis, quotes &

invoices for instance, well you could save

yourself a whole lot of time if you create a

proper Word Template for each one. A

template in word processing terms is a

document with

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already in place.

When you first

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new document.

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an in-built

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C u s t o m

T e m p l a t e s

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name & you should not save them with your

documents but in their own folder. It’s

important to keep them separately, you will

probably already have a ‘Templates’ folder

on your p.c & if you keep all your templates

together they won’t become corrupted.

Now the joy of having all your templates at

hand is when you open Word & click on ‘New’

you can select the template you wish to use,

you can also insert a date that automatically

updates and a table that totals amounts for

you, just like an excel file. I really advise

spending some time setting up your

templates properly or get red desk to do it for

you.

Another important point about invoices is

once created you should really be saving the

file as a PDF and sending your customer a

.pdf not a word file. A .pdf file cannot be

altered so you know the document you’ve

sent cannot be changed. This is also very

important if sending your C.V., if you send it

as a .pdf you know all your formatting is not

going to jump around the page when read by

the recipient.

Finally on a slightly different note, I cannot

believe how many people do not know about

the BCC line on email address bar. The

amount of emails I get where there are

hundreds of email addresses that I have to

scroll through before I get down to the

message. If you add all your email

addresses into the BCC ‘Blind

Carbon Copy’ then the

recipients cannot see

everyone else’s addresses.

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LAW S ON

This Magazine is Dedicated to the Memory of

a Loyal Colleague and Friend to all at MPC

JON LAWSONNovember 1966 - October 2010

May you continue to rest in peace


s I sit in my office in Harpenden with theautumnal sun shining through thewindow I am reminded old stock market

expression “Sell in May and go away, don’tcome back until St Leger’s Day”. Well,Masked Marvel won the St Leger on 10thSeptember and it would take a super hero tounravel the current state of the financialmarkets! I’m no super hero but I thought Imight have a go at helping de-mystify thesavings market at a time when interest ratesare at an all time low but inflation is eatingaway the value of any cash that you have.

What would havehappened if you hadfollowed the oldadage? During Maythe FTSE 100 index (ameasure of UK shareprices that is oftenquoted in the press)fluctuated between5800 and 6000, so let’stake an average of 5900 for the month, andthe price on Friday the 9th Sep was around5200. Hence, following the adage this yearyou would be about 12% better off, however,if you had done the same in 2010 you wouldhave been slightly worse off and in 2009 alot worse off! This just goes to show thatmost of us need professional help whenlooking to save for the future.

One of the most misunderstood ways ofsaving for the future is by taking out apension. As soon as the word is mentionedmost people’s eyes glaze over and rightly soas the pension industry has developed anastounding amount of jargon to describewhat they do! I will try to simplify………

A pension is really just a long term savingsaccount that has a number of tax and otherbenefits depending on what the governmentof the day decides….and herein lies someof the complexity as each new governmentdecides to tinker with the rules!

Most of us come across the pensionindustry if we work for a large organisation.Historically most company schemes werefinal salary schemes……..your pension paidto you was a function of how many yearsyou had worked and what your final salarywas. This is called a defined benefit scheme

and was widely used byemployers to attract and retaingood people. Unfortunately,most companies have stoppedoffering this due to newaccounting rules brought in bythe last government. Insteadthey may offer a scheme wherethe contribution is know eachmonth but the final value will not

be known until you retire.

Even if you are not in a company schemeyou can set up your own personal pensionwhere you can either make monthlycontributions or a lump sum of up to£50,000 each year. Why would I do that Ihear you say when the investment market isso uncertain at the moment..........the answerto that will be in next month’s article!

If you can’t wait a month call one of ourexperts for a free consultation on 01582715777

Geoff Newman, Director, LyndhurstFinancial Management Ltd.

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We don’t have a greattradition of usingceramic tiles on livingroom floors in thiscountry, simplybecause it’s too cold!As domestic heatingsystems get better thetrend for tiles in roomsother than the entrancehall and bathroom israpidly changing. Itcould also havesomething to do withthe ease andaffordability of travel tocountries who thinkfitted carpet is one of the strangest Britishconcept of style. In a celebration of global tiledesign, Original Style the specialist tilemanufacturers have launched a fabulous newrange of hand finished ceramic floor tiles thatreflect the most popular designs and patternsfrom Assyria to Avignon. The tiles are not massproduced and are be made especially to order intheir Devon Studios. Work with an interior

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BARROWELL GREENCAR PARKAs many of you will know a car park was formedmany years ago in the very wide verge beside theClowes Playing Field, principally for the use of thevery active Football and Cricket Clubs, whosemembers fill this car park at weekends and whowould otherwise park in the surrounding roads.

The sports clubs recently heard quite by chancethat the Council had determined this car park was“surplus to requirements” and was to dispose ofthis by tender for development. Neither theSports Clubs nor the surrounding residents hadbeen advised of this proposal. The admitted andsole reason for the sale of this land was to raisecapital.

As soon as they were aware of this they informeda number of pressure groups, the ResidentsAssociation being one, and the Ward Councillorsimmediately set in motion a “Call-In” procedure.This enabled Councillors and interested parties toattend an Overview and Scrutiny Committee andquestion the appropriate Cabinet Members ontheir proposals. The “Call-In” was held on 26September and the Ward Councillors,representatives from the Residents Association,the Sports Clubs and resident neighbours spokeeloquently about the need to retain this car parkfor many reasons. The need to avoid extensiveon street parking, the need to keep a “green”buffer between the road and the playing fields,the need to keep all the mature trees, andenvironmental damage incurred if further housingdevelopment proceeded.

Many of the Council’s arguments were discreditedand clearly not based on facts. Surveys hadbeen carried out in a very casual fashion and noconsultation had been undertaken withsurrounding neighbours or the users.

However, disappointingly the proposal was not“referred back” for further consideration andclearly some members of panel had made uptheir minds before the meeting and it all wentalong party lines.

There is however further discussion to take place,principally the possible provision of alternativeparking within the sports field.

Planning approval will need to be obtained for anyfuture development and the Chairman felt thatmany of the points of objection raised wouldagain be raised at this time. However we feel withthe sale of land for development the Council iseffectively giving approval to the main planningissue of “Change of Use”.

N21 FESTIVALIf you haven’t heard already then you will nowhear a lot more about the forthcoming Festival tobe held during the week 16 – 23 June on andabout The Green, Winchmore Hill.

The roads across The Green will be closed andstalls erected, including a stage, while variousexhibitions will display Winchmore Hill 100 yearsago. This Festival is to celebrate the centenary ofHenrieta Cresswell’s publication of her book“Winchmore Hill Memories of a Lost Village” andwe hope everyone will enter into the spirit of theevent and join in.

We are looking for individuals, charities and smallcompanies all living or working within WinchmoreHill who would wish to have a stall on The Green.If you wish to participate please visit the websiten21.net Festival 2012.

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He’s known for more supernatural exploitsthrough the“Twilight”franchise, butrecentlyHollywood starTaylor Lautnerwent out on hisown to star in“Abduction”,oppositeSigourney Weaverand Alfred Molina, playing a youngman on the run from both the CIA andthe mob. “This was really a huge stepfor me because it’s very different fromanything that I’ve done before but Ithink the biggest difference here isthat the cast we were surrounded byin this movie was unbelievable... Ireally couldn’t have done it withoutthem. I learned so much from justwatching these guys work, it’sbeen a wonderfulexperience for me.”

It’s the first of two majormovies, with the first partof the final “Twilight”instalment, “BreakingDawn, out next month.The ‘Twi-Hards’ areknown for their ferocioussupport of the franchise,and Lautner is very grateful for it. “It’s wonderful tohave the type of support we’ve always enjoyed onthese movies. The fans are very committed, they’ve

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