Below are the answers to written questions submitted to the Mayor by Joanne in June 2013.
Please provide a breakdown by ethnicity of MPS officers living within London and outside London.
Please provide an update, including the finalised terms, for the leasing arrangement with Dean Farrer Street?
Please provide a breakdown of officer strength in the Specialist Operations Unit by team from November 2012 and April 2013.
Can you please provide a list of PC and Sergeant target strength, actual strength and vacancy levels per Borough and per month from April 2012 to April 2013 for London's Safer Neighbourhood Teams?
Can you please provide a list of PC and Sergeant target strength, actual strength and vacancy levels per Borough and per month from April 2012 to April 2013 London's Safer Transport Teams?
The target strength for Safer Transport Teams is 1,138. The actual strength in April 2013 was 1,131.
Please provide a breakdown of the number of officers in Safer Neighbourhood Teams and all other teams per Borough for April 2012, April 2013 and predicted for April 2014?
Please provide, broken down by borough, the expected timetable for the new Local Policing Model to go 'live' in every borough?
The DMPC wrote to you and all Assembly Members in May enclosing a letter from AC Simon Byrne which gave this information.
The Local Policing Model (LPM) will be implemented in two tranches. The first tranche will go live in June 2013. The second tranche will go live by October 2013.
Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Havering, Haringey, Camden, Islington, Barnet, Lambeth, Southwark, Bexley, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Merton*, Hillingdon, Sutton and Westminster.
*Merton will go live in July 2013 due to the significant resource commitments in policing the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament.
Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Newham, Barking & Dagenham, Enfield, Harrow, Brent, Ealing, Lewisham, Bromley, Greenwich, Croydon, Richmond, Hounslow, Kingston and Wandsworth.
Is there a set structure for the new Local Policing Model, if so, please outline the structure. Where this structure may vary in a particular Borough please outline the variance?
A summary of the components of the Local Policing Model (LPM) is available at the following website.
All 32 Boroughs will operate under this structure.
B) How many officers will be dedicated to each team?
C) What the structure of the management teams will look like?
D) How many ward's per quadrant?
E) Which wards will be in each quadrant?
It has been reported that the Metropolitan Police Service want a change in the law to enable them to positively discriminate so that half of all new recruits would be from black and minority ethnic communities. This would ensure that the police workforce would better reflect London's population. Do you support this idea? What discussions have you had, and with whom regarding this proposal? Are you actively lobbying government to agree to this change? If not, why not?
MOPAC is working closely with the MPS to improve diversity and to find ways to attract Londoners from all backgrounds to the police service.
True strength is about more than just numbers. For the MPS to be at its strongest, it must reflect, and be fully accepted by, the population it seeks to serve. That is why I committed in my manifesto to work with the Commissioner to create a force that looks more like London.
I am working with the MPS, Home Office and College of Policing to improve the diversity of the MPS through a range of positive action initiatives and through new options like direct entry to the police.
Can you please give figures by rank of overtime payments to MPS officers, PCSOs and other civilian staff in the past 2 years, breaking down each by year?
Can you please provide a breakdown of numbers of crimes and crime types that were screened out by month in 2012/2013?
At Mayor's Question Time on May 22nd 2013 you said "That is why we are recruiting 5,000 [police officers] in the current period and there will be nearly 1,000 more by August." How many police officers do you intend to recruit in 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16?
How many police officers will there be in the Metropolitan Police in May 2014?
How many police officers will there be in the Metropolitan Police in May 2015?
How many police officers will there be in the Metropolitan Police in May 2016?
At Mayor's Question Time on the 22nd May 2013 you said in answer to questioning about water cannon that "I cannot believe for one second that any Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service would dream of using water cannon on the streets of London without having the sanction of the Mayor." However in a letter to me the following day you said "The actual use of [water cannon] would be formally at the discretion of the Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe." Can you please clarify for Londoners, in the event that water cannon is authorised for London who will have the final word over its use on our streets?
How much have you set aside in the MPS budget this year to set up the new Contact Points outlined in your Estate Strategy?
In answer to my question 1549/2013 you stated that "examples of existing MOPAC and TfL processes will be available on the London Datastore soon." When can we expect this to happen?
We are collecting further information from the functional bodies now. This information will be published on the London Datastore later this year.
How many women and how many BME officers/staff are in senior positions in the MPS? Please can you provide figures broken down by senior rank?
Please can you provide figures 2012/2013 for new recruits broken down by gender and ethnicity?
Please can you provide figures for women in the Met as at 31st March 2013, broken down into the categories of Police, Staff, PCSO and Special Officers?
At the opening of 639 building in Tottenham, you said that Tottenham is going to be the next exciting place to be in London, although I believe that it is already an exciting place to be in London. However, you also said that the area still needs good transport links, some 'Boris' bicycles and a regeneration scheme. Can you outline what action you are currently undertaking to improve transport links in Tottenham?
Could you please update me with regards to TfL's safety trials at this junction?
TfL has introduced a temporary scheme at the A406 junction with Milton Grove to improve the safety of the drivers turning right into Milton Grove.
TfL is currently monitoring the impact of this scheme and will continue to monitor this during the summer months. TfL will make a decision based on the results in the autumn on whether these changes should be made permanent. Local residents and stakeholders will be kept up to date on progress.
Haringey Council are proposing a borough wide 20mph speed limit. Will you offer your support to this proposal?
Can you please provide figures for cycle funding TfL have provided for projects in Enfield over the past 3 years, and give details of these projects?
TfL provided LB Enfield with Local Implementation Plan (LIP) funding to support cycle related projects to the value of £673,500 in 2011/12; £859,000 in 2012/13 and £915,000 in the current financial year. Projects completed include a greenway corridor serving Groveland Park, as well as one serving Enfield Playing Fields, together with two cycle routes – Windmill Hill to Southbury and London Road to Palmerston. Cycle training is also funded each year.
Can you please provide figures for cycle funding TfL have provided for projects in Haringey over the past 3 years, and give details of these projects?
TfL provided LB Haringey with Local Implementation Plan (LIP) and Biking Borough funding to support cycle related projects to the value of £579k in 2011/12; £821k in 2012/13 and £520k in the current financial year. Projects completed include £100k per annum on cycle training, £21k on cycle parking per annum and £400k this year on Greenways routes. LB Haringey has also invested £450k over three years on local cycle measures, such as Advance Stop Lines and junction improvements. Cycle training is also funded each year.
Many of my constituents are concerned about the growth and clustering of betting shops and payday loan companies on our local high streets; Green Lanes in Harringay ward, Wood Green and Palmers Green being greatly affected. Do you share my concern that recent changes to planning regulations concerning change of use will lead to further such outlets opening up thereby reducing local high streets as attractive places to shop and remove valuable retail space that would enable a diverse shopping experience to flourish? What representations have you made to government on this issue? Will you lobby for greater planning regulation in this area so that local people can have a greater say on the nature of their local high streets?
Please see my response to MQ 2072/ 2013.
Do you share my concerns that Enfield & Haringey were not exempted from new planning laws that allow property developers to convert empty and unused office blocks into houses and flats without applying for planning permission? Both boroughs have developed planning strategies which carefully consider the mix and sites for commercial, industrial and housing use and this new government legislation rides roughshod over that work. Do you share my concern that this could reduce commercial investment in these Boroughs? What lobbying of government are you undertaking on this issue?
What representations have you made to government regarding the increasing number of Londoners (including my constituents in Enfield & Haringey) that have to wait for more than 4 hours in A & E departments? Given the current crisis in A&E services will you now lobby the government to halt its closure of London's A&E services, including those at Chase Farm Hospital?
I have not made any representation to government regarding A&E waiting times. My team meets regularly with Anne Rainsberry, NHS England, who has informed them that all CCGs across London are setting up urgent care boards and working on Recovery & Improvement Plans for A&E performance.
I have sought assurances from NHS England that the London's NHS reconfiguration plans are clinically led, take into account the views of the public and proceed in a manner which minimises health inequalities and ensures vulnerable groups are not disproportionately disadvantaged.
I have recently appointed Dame Ruth Carnall, former chief executive of NHS London, to offer high-level, specialist advice to support my aim of ensuring the NHS in London provides effective services to deal with major health inequalities.
Posted on July 24, 2013 by Joanne McCartneyPosted in MQTTagged Enfield, Haringey, London, Mayor, Police.


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Q: Integrating MSDynamicsDrawerViewController and storyboards in SWIFT I have been busting my head over this for some time. I am moving parts of UI created programmatically into storyboards to implement a bit of MVC in an iOS POC. The drawer view is implemented using a library called the MSDynamicsDrawerViewController. The entire drawer is implemented programmatically, which I tried to change to a static table view approach without any success. So I reverted back to the existing code.
However, I am facing problems while trying to integrate this drawer with a navigation controller and subsequent view controllers embedded in it. Eg: Once i click on an option "My Reports" in the drawer, it has to go to a My Reports table view controller defined using storyboard. This My Reports table view controller is embedded inside a navigation controller. the code is as below.
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Hershey and the Hunk "Nathan Gunn FLYING SOLO" by Hershey Felder, premieres at the San Diego Repertory Theatre
by Pat Launer	April 25, 2018
He's been called a "barihunk" (though he prefers 'hunkitone'). People Magazine listed him among the Sexiest Men Alive.
Whatever you call him, Nathan Gunn is one of the most acclaimed, exciting and in-demand baritone singers of our time.
The Boston Globe dubbed him "vocally splendid. Gunn's baritone is an object lesson in beautiful technique, vowels perfectly placed, the color balanced between bright and dark, consistently rich from top to bottom."
According to the New York Times, he "commands an operatic baritone whose mighty heft and richness confer an outsize authority on everything it touches."
Go on YouTube and check him out. Listen to him singing opera – bare-chested ("Billy Budd," "An American Tragedy") or not bare-chested ("The Magic Flute," "Don Giovanni").
The first recipient of the Metropolitan Opera's Beverly Sills Award for young singers, he has gone on to perform in opera houses around the country and the world, including the Met and the Paris Opéra. He has sung on Grammy-winning opera recordings. He regularly performs concerts and cabaret shows.
Do not leave YouTube without catching some of his stellar turns with the musical theater repertoire. You'll be blown away by his "Soliloquy" from "Carousel," his amusing "C'est Moi" from "Camelot" and his magnificent "Johanna" from "Sweeney Todd," which he sang at the New York Philharmonic's 80th birthday gala celebration for Stephen Sondheim.
Gunn, who hails from South Bend, Indiana, has been general director of the Lyric Theatre at Illinois and the Opera Company of Philadelphia's director of the American Repertoire Council, promoting new American works. One-third of the nearly 40 operatic roles he has taken on have been in new operas, and many roles he has created for the first time.
"As a musician," he has said, "I don't want to be a curator of opera. I want to help create the new ones.
"I like nothing better than to create a role that has never been sung before, because then it fits me like a custom-tailored suit – and it calls for all of my creative juices to make it come alive."
In his non-operatic 'free' time, Gunn has performed Broadway classics with Kelli O'Hara and toured in a comic musical concert with Mandy Patinkin ("A kind of Martin and Lewis show," he says. "I'm the Martin"). He released a solo album, "Just Before Sunrise." And he was a special guest artist at the "Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square" – with a live audience of 21,000.
Now, the 47-year-old megastar will be singing for us, at the intimate San Diego Repertory Theatre, thanks to the taste, foresight and artistry of Hershey Felder.
When Hershey first heard Gunn's sublime voice, the award-winning multi-hyphenate (performer-composer-writer-director-producer-designer) and rapturously received local visitor, was smitten – by the voice and by Gunn's story.
So, departing from his enormously popular Composer Suite (sellout performances nationwide and locally, as Gershwin, Berlin, Bernstein, Chopin, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky), Hershey decided to write and direct a piece about and starring Nathan Gunn, who was seen and heard locally in the San Diego Opera production of Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's "Great Scott" – another role he initiated: Sid Taylor, the extramarital love interest for the opera's title character, Arden Scott.
The new piece about him is called "Nathan Gunn FLYING SOLO."
A Solo Show, but not for Himself
Hershey has ventured from his own solo shows before, to adapt, direct and design the internationally performed play-with-music, "The Pianist of Willesden Lane." He produced and designed the musical "Louis and Keely: 'Live' at the Sahara." He's currently writing and rehearsing "The Story of My Cello," a solo work for cello virtuoso Antonio Lysy. And there's a piece on acclaimed actress Sarah Bernhardt he has in mind. Not to mention a "big, funny musical" about American writer Washington Irving.
But "Nathan Gunn FLYING SOLO" has been a long time coming.
When he saw Gunn ten years ago on "The Today Show," Hershey realized what a superstar he was and thought, "One day, I have to make something theatrical for him."
Years later, when they met, Hershey told him, "You need a solo show."
Though Hershey wrote the piece and will direct it, the musical direction duties will be taken on by Michael Bagby, who has a doctorate in vocal coaching and accompanying from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where Nathan is an alumnus and a tenured professor of voice.
Gunn's wife, pianist Julie Jordan Gunn, also holds a doctorate in vocal coaching and accompanying from the same university, where she's now an associate professor in collaborative piano. She's often Gunn's accompanist, but not this time. Bagby, one of her students, takes over the keyboard. Over the course of his career, Gunn has brought his family with him as often as possible. (He and Julie have five children, ranging in age from 16 to 23).
Hershey is rhapsodic about Gunn's vocal prowess, and he's not unaware of the baritone's rugged good looks and buff physicality.
"His voice is glorious," Hershey says. "He has an amazing instrument. He's a classical leading man, but every director tries to force him to take his clothes off. I'm trying to keep it classy," he quips.
All that attention on his physique, Gunn reports, started in 1997, when the female director of a production he was cast in told him he would "get totally wet onstage and would be bare-chested. Six months before the production, she said I should start going to the gym."
Hershey seems to be more interested in his story and his spirit: "Nathan is Scottish with a bit of a Jewish soul," he says.
Gunn's story concerns how he spent his life, like so many other men, trying to please his father. His dad was the elder of the Scottish Clan Gunn.
"His father was the Clan Chief," Hershey explains. "He was a very healthy, robust young man who one day three years ago, fell backward and broke his neck. Gunn had to take over the role of elder, and in the process, he had to learn what it means to be his father's son.
"Nathan told me that, when his father saw him perform, 'He sat quietly and watched, but I'm not so sure he approved.' His father was very tough on him.
"The story is very emotional and moving," says Hershey. "Some of it is extremely funny. People will also start to cry."
Because "music is inherent to him," it's woven throughout the piece.
"There's some opera singing, but mostly, you'll hear musical theater and pop songs and rock and roll," says Hershey. "The first number is 'Has Anybody Seen My Gal' ['Five foot-two, eyes of blue']. It was the first song he ever learned.
"This is the story of a normal person finding himself at the center of the world. He just opened a trap and astonishing sound came out. And then everything in his personal life changed."
At its core, the piece is a father/son story. A family tragedy that springs from his father's literal and figurative fall – from strong paterfamilias to someone incapacitated, and in need of help and assistance.
During the course of the play, Gunn portrays his father and his mother ("a tough Irish broad," says Hershey, "hysterically funny").
Other characters he inhabits include tenor Placido Domingo, one of his idols, and a less likely singing sensation, John Denver.
"At the end," Hershey promises, "he will wear a kilt. And the issue of what's worn underneath may come up," he teases.
Hershey has found Nathan to be "a strong, tough dude. He has such a powerful voice, so well produced, that he has no problem singing one day after another."
That kind of "one day after another" is unheard-of in opera. Singers give one performance and then they have days to rest before the next one. Gunn has discussed some of the differences between performing opera versus concert, cabaret or musical theater.
"In opera," Gunn has said, "you're dealing with different languages all the time, and dealing with not being miked. I find the mic allows me to use a kind of palette I'd normally use for a recital hall of 600 seats, as opposed to the Met, which has 4,000 seats, where singers are pretty much on Loud and Loudest all the time."
Hershey agrees, suggesting that "a small mic allows the singer not to push as hard. The San Diego Rep's Lyceum Theatre [550 seats] does not have natural acoustics. The miking doesn't change the voice. It just gives it a little wetness."
Opera singers characteristically give 50-75 performances a year. In typical theatrical productions, with eight shows a week in musical theater, 56 performances would only require six weeks' time.
"He hates the opera schedule," Hershey says of Gunn. "He sings opera and then he has nothing to do for five days."
Always a Zillion Irons in the Fire
Hershey himself performs 315 times a year.
"I'm never not onstage. I can't afford to stop. I have to support ten families," he says, referring to the full-service production company he has helmed since 2001. Many of his close-knit team of designers are from San Diego, which is one reason he comes here so often. Also, locals love him.
His world premiere production of "Our Great Tchaikovsky," produced last year at the San Diego Repertory Theatre, surpassed the record set in 2014 by Hershey's adaptation of Mona Golabek's story, "The Pianist of Willesden Lane." The box office record was broken prior to his first performance as Tchaikovsky, and the show became the highest-grossing production in San Diego Rep history.
Hershey considers San Diego to be his theatrical home. He maintains a house here but also has domiciles in various cities around the world, shared with his wife Kim, former Prime Minister of Canada.
He also has another theatrical home, where he's premiered many of his shows: the Laguna Playhouse which, due to scheduling, snagged the first opening of the Nathan Gunn piece (4/8/18-4/22/18).
Right after that show closes, Hershey will be doing a substantially revised version of his "Hershey Felder: Beethoven" in Laguna. An early incarnation of the piece premiered at the San Diego Rep in 2008. It will return to San Diego in February 2019. Hershey says this new edition was "a massive hit" when it premiered last summer at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.
After his matinee performance in Laguna Beach on May 27, he'll rush down to San Diego to perform at the Gala Celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival which, over the years, has produced more than 50 world premieres (Hershey's included) of theater, music, dance, film and opera.
The festivities will take place in a panoramic private home in Rancho Santa Fe.
"It's a Jewish event," says Hershey. "For me, a 'busman's holiday.' I'm not sure what I'll be playing. But after 30 years of doing this, I have a pretty large repertoire, probably 9-10 hours' worth. I'll see what the audience is up for and go through my mental library."
Hershey maintains great loyalty to our community. That's why he thinks he'll bring the world premiere of another new work (the guy never stops!), an adaptation of the memoir, "Out on a Ledge: Enduring the Lodz Ghetto, Auschwitz, and Beyond," by Eva Libitzky.
"I always wanted to put a Holocaust story onstage," he says. "I'm exploring a musical way to relate this story, maybe calling it 'A Mother's Tale.' The mother is an American now; she was a hippie in the '60s. When her children are old enough, she takes them to Poland. She had never told them who she was and what she went though."
"This story will be particularly relevant at this time," he continues, "given the 100 percent increase in hate crimes, especially anti-Semitism, over the past year."
But right now, his focus is on "Nathan Gunn FLYING SOLO," which Gunn describes as "a semi-autobiographical one-man show that, through humor and song, illuminates a behind-the-scenes look into the fabulous and crazy industry and career that is opera."
Prepare yourself for a few laughs and insights, from a hunky guy with a heart-stopping voice.
"Nathan Gunn: FLYING SOLO," Hershey Felder's latest creation (as writer and director), runs at the San Diego Repertory Theatre from May 23-June 10.
Tickets and information about the show and reservations for the gala celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Lipinsky Family Jewish Arts Festival: 619-544-1000;
www.sdrep.org.
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Out of a long cold winter comes the glory of spring, and along with the warmer weather come the irritating springtime fevers. These tips will help you prepare for the sneezin' season.
One in five Australians experience hayfever each year – also known as allergic rhinitis. Hayfever symptoms are caused by an excess of pollen particles produced by trees, flowers and grass, which are carried in the air and penetrate the airways. Common symptoms include a runny nose, nasal congestion and watery and itchy eyes, throat and ears.
Many people are quick to reach for antihistamine tablets, nasal sprays and eye drops, but there is also a number of natural remedies that are great for boosting the immune system and alleviating symptoms.
Garlic: a natural antihistamine with potent antibiotic properties and is easy to use in cooking.
Ginger: a great anti-inflammatory that can help relieve swelling symptoms in the nose. Try using it in cooking or adding to juice or hot water with lemon.
Probiotics: contains beneficial bacteria that helps boost the immune system and help to restore balance to the gut bacteria, making you less susceptible to allergies. Try eating pickled vegetables, sauerkraut and miso.
Vitamin A: helps to promote good immune function and reduce inflammation. Go for carrots, pumpkins and leafy greens to get your vitamin A fix.
Vitamin C: assists in supporting immune function and inflammation, and also works as an antihistamine. Citrus fruits, kiwi fruit, red capsicum and broccoli are excellent sources of vitamin C.
shower soon after being outside during peak pollen-release periods.
One of the worst and most prevalent allergies in this country is of some people to work, and the only remedy for it is a "Florsheim enema".
Medical research is starting to query the taking of Probiotics. Scientists have discovered that there are millions of different kind of good bacteria. So by taking 2 or 3 or so in a probiotic, you may unbalance the good bacteria you already have. Especially if your gut bacteria is already unbalanced by antibiotics or drugs. Also genetically different people seem to need different gut bacteria to others.
It is the antibiotics that kill your good bacteria, so you need to replenish them. Where is the medical research and who is paying for it? I would not be surprised if it was pharmaceutical companies, they don't want you to get well.
You have a Nasty Doubting View on Pharmaceutical Company's !!
Yeah, you should pretty much ignore these natural remedies.
"Natural" is a meaningless marketing term - in fact it is much more like to indicate a bogus remedy with no evidence to support it.
If your immune system is compromised you will know about it as you will have serious symptoms, but you can't "boost" it.
Even if you could, it would be a bad idea - an over-enthusiastic immune system is pretty much the definition of auto-immune disease.
Nothing like a good dose of chemicals to cure a malady..
Everything is "chemicals" in the same way that everything is "natural".
Neither say anything about whether they actually work or not.
Luck of the draw. Go for broke.
Na the probiotic i got is great better than the inner health plus, even but i won't say inner health plus is bad for you too i think best not to over do it either.
But certainly in this day and age we do need a probiotic, i mean with progress happening in every area lately, ITs really been making me sick.
Here's a good article that explains how they are most likely expensive placebos.
Be careful of people who want to sell you magic cures, especially if they are unregulated supplements like this. They don't have to show evidence it works, the contents are unreliable and sometimes there is nothing at all in the bottle.
Long time sufferer, big nose that had a design fault and wasn't provided with an equivalent filtering system.
But, that's in the past, I find that using the "FLO" system to be outstanding. It's entirely chemical free and works a treat, you just have to get used to flushing out your nasal passages, which is very simple, and that takes out all the junk that is in the air and lodged in your sinuses. All the other suggestions are great complements also.Talk to your Chemist and be very happy with the result.
So doctors recommend staying indoors between 7 am and 9 am and 4 pm and 6 pm. Who are these mazing doctors who get to work before 7 am and leave after 6 pm? Physician heal thy self!
Not all probiotic's are the same but there are some really good ones available, it is trial and error to find one that works, but I prefer to use kefir. I also take Olive Leaf Extract daily.


Cosmo sleeps under the covers with me during the wee hours of the morning. When I climb out of bed, he often stayed cozied-up -- especially if it's a chilly morning. Usually, I can only tell he's still under the covers because there's a little cat-shaped lump next to where I was sleeping, but every once in a while I spy a little paw peeking out at me. What is it about that little tip of a paw that makes me completely melt?
I swear, cat paws are probably the answer to world peace. Don't ya think?


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Hazzan Emeritus Alberto Mizrahi
Greek-born tenor, Alberto Mizrahi, one of the world's leading interpreters of Jewish music, is Hazzan Emeritus of the historic Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago. He has thrilled audiences worldwide on the pulpit, in recitals, symphony and opera performances. His repertoire spans nine languages and a myriad of styles, making his performances unique in the field.
His debut appearance with Maestro Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, narrating the Schoenberg "Kol Nidre," received mention in the New York Times and has been released as a CD on the CSO label. He was a soloist in the Beethoven Society's "Penderecki Festival," in Warsaw, where he narrated the maestro's 7th Symphony and sang his "Kadysz" with the Warsaw Philharmonic, as well as in Bialystok, Caracas, Graz, and on a televised performance (available on YouTube) in Warsaw, with Maestro Penderecki conducting. He has sung in front of two U.S. Presidents; George W. Bush, at the White House Hanukkah celebration, and Barack Obama, at the U. S. Capitol for Days of Remembrance. Hazzan Mizrahi most recently performed recital programs in Copenhagen, Paris, Pisa, Saarbrucken, Strassbourg, and throughout the United States. He has also performed with major symphony orchestras throughout the United States, Europe and Israel, including the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Atlanta, Houston, Haifa, Jerusalem, Barcelona, NDR-Hanover, and the Sinfonica Simon Bolivar. Hazzan Mizrahi is featured on the film "100 Voices: a journey home" (Cantors Assembly), the celebrated PBS concert, "CANTORS: a faith in song" (Amsterdam Portuguese Synagogue), and in Music Festivals in the U.S., Israel and Europe.
He has performed and recorded with the legendary jazz pianist, Dave Brubeck and his quartet ("Gates of Justice"), the great Theodore Bikel ("Our Song"), Howard Levy and the Trio Globo (Matza to Menorah) and understudied Luciano Pavarotti in "Ballo in Maschera" with the Miami Opera.
Hazzan Mizrahi is the former President of the Cantors Assembly, member of the Board of the Jewish Theological Seminary, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Mercaz, Zamir Choral Foundation and faculty member of the H.L. Miller Cantorial School-J.T.S., New York.
Mizrahi's extensive discography numbers over 25 CDs including six for the Milken Archive on Naxos; FESTIVAL DELIGHTS; THE HIGH HOLY DAYS (with Schola Hebraeica); BIRTHDAY OF THE WORLD Iⅈ BIKEL & MIZRAHI: our song; ALBERTO MIZRAHI: My Song; ALBERTO MIZRAHI AT MENUHIN HALL; and MATZAH TO MENORAH, a recording of Passover and Hanukkah songs with the TRIO GLOBO.
"Mizrahi was charismatic and fearless, unabashedly emotional… the tone full and golden…he held you spellbound…." – London Times
"The hazzan here, often improvising with the soul-stretching intensity of John Coltrane, is the internationally renowned Alberto Mizrahi…" Nat Hentof – Wall Street Journal


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Social Hosting Laws Curb Underage Drinking
A new study has found that in areas where strict social hosting laws exist, teenagers are less likely to consume alcohol at parties. Social hosting laws are measures taken in communities to curb underage drinking by holding adults responsible if teens drink on their property. Parents can be held responsible for teenage drinking even if they claim they were unaware the drinking was occurring, reports Business Standard.
Researchers from the Prevention Research Center in Oakland, California examined 50 communities in California, half of which had social hosting laws. The findings showed that teens in communities that had strict social hosting laws were less likely to say they drank at parties.
"It does look like there is less-frequent drinking among teenagers in cities with stringent social host laws, even when other city and youth characteristics that are related to underage drinking are controlled for," said lead researcher Mallie Paschall in a news release. "So these laws might be an effective strategy for reducing hazardous drinking." Paschall points out that, "Most kids get alcohol from social sources, not commercial ones."
Adults can incur stiff civil penalties for providing alcohol to teens or by giving teenagers a safe haven to consume alcohol, according to the report. The penalties usually come in the form of large fines, which are quickly administered, Paschall said. In some communities, however, police are unwilling to enforce social hosting laws, either from lack of support from the public or from the local prosecutor's office.
In the future, the researchers will look at the rates of teen drinking before and after social hosting laws are passed. They will also look at the effect social hosting laws have on teenage drunk driving.
The findings are published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
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Nathan Prince alongside fellow cinematographer Evan, headed down to the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort to capture Drew & Victoria's memorable wedding day. We loved getting to stroll along in the sand with this couple and get some spectacular shots. Drew and Victoria were a pleasure to work with and it was obvious that these two were definitely meant to be! The reception was a blast for everyone and we feel so lucky to have been part of such a great wedding. Congratulations Victoria & Drew!


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Q: Do I need a comma in this sentence? The sentence in question is as follows: "are these alcohol shakes or something else?"
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If you capitalize the first letter of the sentence, it's perfectly fine. It does not need a comma.

"Are these alcohol shakes or something else?"

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You can write it with or without a comma. Personally, I wouldn't use a comma. However, if this were dialogue in a play, for example, the comma might indicate that the speaker should pause briefly.
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You became an entrepreneur because your mind works differently than most people's. Instead of doing what's always been done, you think about new ways of doing things.
With so many ideas, however, sometimes the outcome is that you can't always stay focused long enough on a single one.
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1. You're An Entrepreneur: Of Course You're Not Focused!
If you're having trouble staying focused, then focus isn't your problem. Trouble focusing is caused by one of two factors: Your fears are getting the best of you or you aren't passionate about your project or goal. To improve your focus, step back and ask yourself, "Why am I doing what I am doing?" Then develop a plan to tackle your fears. Once done, your focus will improve. - Brett Baughman, The Brett Baughman Companies, Inc.


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YOUNG ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR
Kyle Vegh
Assistant Professor Kyle Vegh '15 says he loves his role as a "small piece of that growth mechanism which is Grace Christian University."
But in addition to seeing students grow, Kyle sees immense growth in himself socially, personally, and spiritually.
"[I'm] able to be a better spouse, be a better worker, be a better family member, be a better friend because of that growth I've experienced through my time at Grace."
Kyle earned an MA from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary in 2017. He teaches Biblical Interpretation, as well as theology and Greek courses.
ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR
Jim Molenkamp
Jim Molenkamp spent the '75–'76 school year at Grace playing basketball and building lifelong friendships before transferring to Michigan State University for a business degree. But he never really left Grace. Jim worked as a recruiter, dorm supervisor, business manager, and even taught business courses under three Grace presidents.
Jim married Kathy Kemper after touring with the Grace Singers. And he worked at Grace Ministries International for 23 years as the business manager before retiring in 2019.
"People mentored me," Jim says. "I just really appreciated them and I looked up to them."
ALUMNA OF THE YEAR
Kathy Molenkamp
Kathy (Kemper) Molenkamp '83 earned a BRE from Grace and a bachelor's in education from Calvin University.
"I've always been . . . happy to be studying theology," Kathy says. "I had nothing but the highest respect and esteem for my professors."
Kathy says those professors always encouraged her theological study—"even though I was a girl."
For 25 years, Kathy served as the director of library services and taught literature and education courses. She's been volunteering with Grace Gospel Fellowship and the Association for Biblical Higher Education for over 30 years.
YOUNG ALUMNA OF THE YEAR
Anna Lange
Anna Lange '16 teaches English at Saraland High School in Mobile, Alabama, but her mission, mentoring students, goes beyond grammar.
Anna received the T. R. Houston Christian Service Award before graduating from Grace with a BRE, and a BS in Secondary Education from Cornerstone University in 2016. She earned an MA in Professional Writing from Liberty University in 2019. In 2021, Anna was recognized as the Saraland High School Teacher of the Year and Saraland City Schools District Teacher of the Year.
My prayer for our class today is that we will go out and live as people full of Grace and love. That we will serve church and society as members of a holy priesthood set apart for God's good work. That we will claim our identities as his child to live authentically, love boldly, and serve graciously.
Nat Mercer '21, B.S. Biblical Studies, Pastoral concentration, High Honors
2021 Commencement Speaker | Undergraduate
Kizombo Kalumbula
Kizombo Kalumbula '94 traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo only to visit his parents, who were students at Grace. But he stayed and graduated with a BRE from Grace and a BBA from Davenport University.
After earning advanced degrees in counseling and health psychology, Kizombo became a Grace adjunct professor. He leads International Berean Ministries, which his parents established, and pastors at Tabernacle Community Church in Grand Rapids—a church he and his wife, Carrie, started in 2002.
"I feel blessed to be able to participate in the formation of other peoples' lives," Kizombo says. "And impacting the world for greater glory—the glory of Jesus."
Carrie Kalumbula
"People are all in need of grace and are all at different levels of their spiritual development," says Carrie (DeZwaan) Kalumbula '99, who has worked with students of all ages since graduating with a BRE from Grace and a BS in Education from Cornerstone University in 1999.
Carrie played basketball—landed in the Grace Tigers Hall of Fame— and became the assistant coach.
In 1997, Carrie and Kizombo married, and in 2001, she became the Grace women's resident director. At church, Carrie coordinated children's ministries. She homeschools their six children and two nephews.
"We hope and pray [our children] will grow up to be godly individuals who also are prepared to serve God," Carrie says.
Born in Africa to missionaries, Abby Pickett planned to return there after high school. But when her father began teaching at
Milwaukee Bible College, plans changed. Abby attended for three years and finished her degree at the University of Dubuque in 1962.
"I enjoyed the friendships of other Christian boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, that I had not had on the mission field," Abby says. "Socially it was good, of course, spiritually it was excellent."
Abby taught in Grandville, Michigan until 2002. She earned two master's degrees from Western Michigan University and faithfully served in Grace Gospel Fellowship churches.
All through the Word of God we find these specific instances of how God goes before us, and this day and what your future holds is no different if you will allow Him to go before you in every decision that you make . . . I want to stand here today as proof that if we allow Him to go before us and just be led of Him that there is no challenge that cannot be met with His help.
Robert Baum '21, B.S. Psychology, High Honors
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One thing that the Lord has taught me, and something that the GCU's graduate program has reinforced, is that challenges aren't circumstances that should frustrate or bother us, but rather they're opportunities for us to watch God do truly amazing things. Stepping back and waiting on the Lord requires faith.
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His time period is late 1800's and his passion is weapons. He has a large collection of old gun, rifles and native weapons along with a huge collection of assorted artifacts from that time period. His collection is so large that he rents it out to movie producers to use as props and can supply up to two movie sets at a time.
When he isn't travelling around North America with the Knowledge Network uncovering historical buildings and artifacts, he is building his own piece of history to store his collection in. His town contains a trading post, a saloon, a county jail, a drug store and an undertaker's shop amongst other buildings.
The town, which has already been used to film Western movies and featured on Canadian Pickers, has a great gift shop where you can purchase an assortment of native art, weapons and even peace pipes!


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Withdrawal of Phosmet: the industry mobilized to propose solutions for the short and medium term
It has been understood for several months that phosmet would not be re-approved. At the SCOPAFF (Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed / European Commission) meeting in December, a qualified majority of member states voted for the Commission's proposal not to renew the active substance as part of the renewal process for active substances (REG 1107/2009).
The published implementing regulation of January 24, 2022 formalizes this non-approval and sets the maximum deadlines that each member state can apply. The MA must be withdrawn before May 1st 2022. The grace period expires at the latest on November 1, 2022. This period allows the remaining stocks to be marketed and used.
In the recent context of irregular or late planting (drought), to which is added a strong pressure of autumn beetles (flea beetle and terminal bud weevil) that may have a high level of resistance to pyrethroids (Skdr mutation), phosmet has become a pivotal substance. If in a large part of the territory pyrethroids are still a means of protection, the situation is much more delicate in areas with high resistance.
Terres Inovia and the Federation of Oilseed Producers (FOP) have been in dialogue with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food for over a year. The first step was to make our interlocutors aware of the strategic importance of this active substance, and then to find solutions for the short, medium and long term.
On November 24, the Minister of Agriculture Julien Denormandie announced an envelope of € 2.5 million to "accelerate the research of solutions" alternatives to the insecticide phosmet. This amount is intended for the various research and development players involved in this challenge and will be added to the investments already made, particularly by our industry.
The current focus of our actions in the short and medium term is on :
the continuation of the deployment of agronomic levers around "robust rapeseed": Terres Inovia and its partners in consulting and development are committed to support and demonstration actions in order to give each farmer the means to evaluate the conditions of establishment and development of rapeseed and to adapt his management as well as possible with the available levers. Anticipation, in particular in the preparation of sowing, will be a determining factor for successful planting.
the "robust rapeseed" concept is reinforced by action on nitrogen management in the autumn : ensuring dynamic growth of the rapeseed over a longer period in the autumn contributes to strengthening the plant against bio-aggressions.
the concrete translation of our work in experimentation on cyanthraniliprole started a few years ago. The current work with Syngenta, both on the technical and regulatory aspects, allows us to envisage a solution for the fall of 2022 that would cover the most critical situations in certain specific contexts. This difficult regulatory aspect is underway. It is a priority for our sector.
the continuation of the evaluation of agronomic or biocontrol solutions. The action plan put in place should also enable the launch of new ambitious projects, notably in collaboration with INRAe (genetics, biocontrol, etc.).
On the farm and in the depots, the first action will be to prioritize stocks for the next 2022-2023 campaign rather than on pollen beetle, i.e. adult flea beetle (BORAVI WG remains slightly superior to pyrethroids, outside of areas of high resistance) and terminal bud weevil.
Between now and the next sowings, Terres Inovia will accompany producers and their technicians in this transition phase, while mobilizing our regional partners in this support.
Contact : Franck DUROUEIX, Strategic expert in charge of input evaluation (f.duroueix@terresinovia.fr)
Communiqué de presse - Souveraineté protéine : mythe ou réalité ? - La filière oléoprotéagineuse s'interroge


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Building a Career as a Young Writer
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You've Graduated — So Now What?
Building a Career — and Getting Your Foot in the Door as a Young Writer Today
7:30 to 9:15 p.m. (networking follows the program)
It was never easy to begin a career in writing, journalism, or entertainment — but despite the advances made by women and people of color, it often seems like the barriers, obstacle courses, and glass ceilings getting past the "gatekeepers" has gotten harder for everyone over the past 15 or 20 years, not to mention since the 2008 meltdown.
This month we deal with the challenges faced by young, Millennial and Generation X writers, and first-time writers (of all ages) at the beginnings and the early mid-points of their careers.
Scheduled topics will include:
How to apply for jobs in online journalism and Hollywood — do's and don'ts
What are editors, literary agents, and human resources screeners looking for — and what do they demand — in young, starting-out writers
How to protect the accomplishments you have against being normalized and dissed (e.g. "Anybody can do what you do! What's so special about you?") and how to confront and deal with that treatment
What are the specific changes that have affected, and are continuing to affect, the writing marketplace. Are there "new rules" or double standards for youngsters starting out?
Gender and racial diversity issues from all sides, from straight white guys to people of color to LGBT and women
Building a personal brand and aiming for career stability
There will be moderated question-and-answer sessions from the audience, and time to network with the panelists afterward.
This month's writers' panel is part of a two-part look at the nuts and bolts of getting — and keeping! — employment as a writer.
Next month, on November 21, we cover age discrimination against older writers — and the legal and career remedies for it.
Our panel:
Jeff Porter is the founder, President, and CEO of Porter Pictures, one of the leading producers' services agencies in Beverly Hills, providing both sales and investment strategies to indie filmmakers and reality producers.
He has successfully sold projects to HBO, Showtime, Starz/Encore, Discovery, BET, and countless international outlets. Recent films include The North Star (RLJ Entertainment), Live Life! (Discovery), Mouthpiece, But Not For Me, and nearly 100 other titles from the horror, comedy, urban, and documentary/reality genres.
Jeff has worked with the Las Vegas Black Film Festival, Tyler Perry Networks, spoken at BET-Noize and the Las Vegas Film Festival, and helped found the Center for Music and Film at his alma mater, the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
Carole Kirschner, Director of the Writers Guild of America's Showrunner Training Program and the CBS Diversity Writers Mentoring Program, has a passion for helping aspiring writers, producers and executives break in, stay in and move up in the entertainment industry.
Having worked as a senior level television development executive for eighteen years (including at CBS and as head of Steven Spielberg's first Amblin Television), Carole has heard over 3,000 pitches, bought hundreds of projects and was involved in developing dozens of television series.
She's also helped hundreds of talented ambitious newcomers break into Hollywood.
Now an international speaker and entertainment career coach, she teaches creative professionals how to navigate the often mystifying field of show business.
Her book, Hollywood Game Plan: How to Land a Job in Film, TV and Digital Entertainment, published by Michael Wiese Publishing, is assigned as a textbook in film/television classes at various colleges and universities.
Mike Vainisi is the Head of Editorial at ATTN:, an issues-driven media company with a mission to deliver engaging content to a mobile-first audience. Every day ATTN: produces videos, articles and commentary telling stories worth your attention.
Since joining the team in November of 2014, he has been managing the daily editorial operations for both the video and written content. He oversees a team of editors and writers and works with the video team to ensure that ATTN:'s content is issue-driven. In just two years, with no paid growth, ATTN:'s content receives more than 2 billion monthly impressions and over 400 million monthly video views.
Mike studied journalism at the University of Illinois and cut his teeth on political campaigns before attending law school. Mike and his wife Allison live in Los Angeles.
Josh Grapes graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2013, one of LA's prodigal sons returned from the East.
He's a freelance editor and teaches writing and editing classes within the Los Angeles Poets & Writers' Collective.His work in the field provides both inspirational and financial support for his own writing, and he hopes to publish a collection of poems by the end of 2017.


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