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A Columbo fanatic!Editorial

SIX THINGS ABOUT AGEING

‘Going Natural’ Requires Lots of HelpPublished by Jamila Bey

TRUTH AND LOVECarl Foster

Protect children from

online threats

Editorial

A Columbo fanatic!Did you know I was a Columbo fanatic? When I heard he had diedon 24 June, a tear trickled down my cheek. I wasn’t sure whether Ihad watched every one of his series, so I bought the set – there arestill some missing from it, but at least I feel I have a part of me thatI can repeat watching time and time again.

My family got into the habit of calling me when there was a serieson, and no matter how many times I watched it, I watched it overagain.

It was one of those movies that never showed actual violence – vio-lence was implied and I liked that about his movies, and hecaptivated me from the beginning to the end.

Peter Falk, was an American actor, who was famous for saying “errr,just one more thing”, and you could see how flustered and agitatedhis targets would behave when that happened. He was infuriatingto the guilty and amusing and clever to his fans. That scruffy browncoat that he would never get rid of, the dust covered brown shoes, thetwisted tie, the turned up shirt collar, made him the scruffiest TVdetective. I cracked up at the series where his wife had bought hima new coat and he tried to leave it in places but someone wouldalways give it back to him – and the one where he was mistaken forworking under cover and the Nun in the Samaritan soup kitchenwanted to give him a second hand coat because the one he had onlooked so bad!

Columbo died at 83, peacefully at home in Beverly Hills onThursday night, his family said. What a beautiful way to go – “peace-fully”. He had allegedly been suffering from dementia for a numberof years, and it is comforting to know that he moved on to new pas-tures in a serene-like manner.

Peter Falk won four Emmys for his deceptively bumbling Columborole, and I will continue to resurrect him when I have a nostalgicmoment, and watch one of the 34 series that I bought at the specialprice of £55. What a bargain.

May he rest in eternal peace.

The editor

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Columbo dies on 24th June 2011 aged 83

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A Columbo Fanatic!

Editorial

DID YOU KNOW???

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‘Going Natural’ Requires Lots of Help

Jamila Bey

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Questions should not always be answered hon-

estly!

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Servant-Driven Attitude!

W.L. Scott

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Six Thing About Ageing

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Jamaica’s Independence 6 August 2011

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Is your voice your fortune? Or is it losing youmoney, friends and jobs?

Guy Browning

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Truth and Love

Carl Foster

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Pass The Banana

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DID YOU KNOW???

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‘Going Natural’ Requires Lots of Help

MAELING TAPP remembers the moment three yearsago when she saw her mother and sisters wearingtheir coil-prone hair in its natural state and decid-ed that she, too, would stop slathering causticpaste onto her scalp to burn her own similarly tex-tured locks into straight submission.

Unfortunately, after four months I relaxed my hairagain because I just didn’t know what I was doing,”said Ms. Tapp, 25, a Ph.D. candidate in materialsscience and engineering at Georgia Tech.

"Going natural" is the term used by many African-American women who decide to stop chemicallyprocessing, or relaxing, their hair. It’s a move thatcan be fraught with confusion, missteps and some-times pain, as the 2009 Chris Rock documentary“Good Hair” attested.

Many women with Afro-textured hair have not seenit in its unadulterated state since childhood. Andeven some who are acquainted with the texture oftheir untreated tresses are not comfortable stylingtheir hair in ways they believe are fashionable andappropriate for them. Figuring out which of thecountless hair-care tools and products on the mar-ket can make the undertaking even more over-whelming.

Tired of expensive, time-consuming salon visits,many would-be “naturals” are searching YouTubefor inspiration, instruction and other people whohave made peace with their kinks and curls.

Ms. Tapp said that watching videos there inspiredher to pick up the camera herself and create aYouTube channel, Natural Chica. “I thought, ”Whydon’t I just document my own journey to help keep

track of what’s working for me?’’’she said. Shehoped others would learn from her. “I wanted tocontribute to the wealth of information that’s outthere,” Ms. Tapp said.

The project is also adding, modestly, to her per-sonal wealth. The channel’s corresponding blog,NaturalChica.com, attracts enough page views thatshe has sold advertising: more money, she said,than she would earn with a typical work-study pro-gram paying the minimum wage.

There are hundreds of women like Ms. Tapp onYouTube, selling lotions, potions and notions fornatural hair, or posting video tutorials about howto achieve the look. Many of them link toCurlyNikki.com, a three-year-old site founded byAlicia Nicole Walton, a psychotherapist who want-ed to create a place for women to gather onlineand chat about their hair issues. Ms. Walton, 28,said she wanted to be an advocate for women whofeel social pressure to have their hair straightened.

“My career as a therapist is very important to whoI am, and what I do even with my persona asCurlyNikki,” she said. “It’s called hair therapy."

Ms. Walton added that she grossed as much in2010 from advertising on her site as she did fromher therapy work. She said that her goal is to opena practice “where I’d focus on self-esteem andbody image, and I know that in my clientele, hairwill come up often.”

In the meantime, Ms. Walton created a free mobile-phone app, after members of her forums request-ed one so that when they were in the beauty aislelooking at products, they would have their mosttrusted resource literally in hand.

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Another grande dame of the YouTube natural-hairscene is Kim Love, who lives near Washington, D.C.,and goes by Kimmaytube. Ms. Love, 34, left a six-figure management consulting career to devoteherself full time to making how-to videos on natu-ral hair (she posts a weekly show that includesfashion tips) and selling tools and accessoriesthrough an online store, LuvNaturals.com. Onevideo, about how to make hair conditioner withcastor oil and aloe vera juice, got around a millionhits.

Ms. Love’s viewers deeply respect her advice, anda mention by her can be considered marchingorders by her viewers. Some stores in theWashington area quickly sold out of a productcalled Kinky-Curly Knot Today after she endorsedit. Her favored aloe vera juice, shea butter, castoroil and pH-testing strips routinely rank in the topbeauty products on Amazon, and following her rec-ommendation, a self-published book called "GrowIt," by an author using the nom de plume Chicoro,entered the top 10 best-selling beauty books onAmazon.com.

Ms. Love said that entrepreneurship flowed natu-rally for her after spending hours making videos,often promoting brands like Kinky-Curly and EcoStyler. “I got sick of answering questions aboutother people’s products,” she said.

Then she found out that videos she had been mak-ing free were being displayed on the Web site of acompany without her permission.

“I decided that if I’m becoming a brand, I’m goingto control my image,” Ms. Love said. “And I’mgoing to earn money doing it.”

THERE are signs that the industry is trendingsharply away from the hot combs and Jheri Curlsof yore. The World Natural Hair Health and BeautyShow, which takes place annually in Atlanta, drew8,000 visitors in 2006; this April, it drew nearly50,000, according to organizers.

And CurlyNikki.com meet-ups are thriving; a recentone near Washington drew nearly 200 women anda few curly cuties under 10 for hair discussion,product swap and brunch.

Ms. Love said that such gatherings meet an essen-tial need.

“How much of that multibillion-dollar industry forAfrican-American hair care is education?” she won-dered. “Very few people are talking about the sci-ence of our hair and how to handle this fiber thatcan grow long with the right treatment. People aredebating about products, but I’m trying to show thetools and techniques that will work for our hair.Stylists, products, educators - this is a big indus-try and there’s room for everyone."

Ms. Walton agreed. "More and more black womenare wearing their hair natural,” she said. “I hopethat soon, kinky hair will be the standard."

Published by Jamila BeyJune 9, 2011 New York Times

Questions should not always be answered honestly!

A guy stuck his head into a barbershop and asked, 'How long before I can get a haircut? The barber lookedaround the shop full of customers and said, 'About 2 hours.' The guy left.

A few days later, the same guy stuck his head in the door and asked, 'How long before I can get a haircut?'

The barber looked around at the shop and said, 'About 3 hours.' The guy left.

A week later, the same guy stuck his head in the shop and asked, 'How long before I can get a haircut? The bar-ber looked around the shop and said, 'About an hour and a half. The guy left.

The barber turned to his friend and said, 'Hey, Bob, do me a favor, follow him and see where he goes. He keepsasking how long he has to wait for a haircut, but he never ever comes back.'

A little while later, Bob returned to the shop. The barber asked, 'So... where does he go when he leaves here?'

Bob looked up and said: “He's going over to your house...”

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SERVANT-DRIVEN ATTITUDE!

The first step to become a leader is to learn to serve

starting with God then others. The most valuable

people in any nation are those that enjoy serving

others. The pastors who serve the people in his/her

care find great fulfillment when they are growing in

the purpose of God. The leader of a company feels

good inside when all under his/her leadership can

uses their talents to build a strong company. The

profits are very important for the owners and the

employees so the servant driven attitude of both will

be profitable to both. I heard a wise old man say;

that if you take care of your customs and employ-

ees, you will always be in business.

Everyone who is comfortable serving will discover

the deep blessings of God. They live in the throne

room of God learning how to serve better. Many

marriages, businesses and governments have fall-

en, because they refuse to serve. Husband must

serve his wife and children. Wife must serve her

husband and children. If you are afraid to serve then

you will live in the pits loneliness. Serving means

that you love and express love to those you serve.

Love is oil to make the wheel roll easy. Servants do

not need awards and fame for serving gives them

more than those temporary fits.

How many people cannot function because they are

unlearned? We can help them if we had a servant’s

attitude. I do not know how much you can do to

serve, but I know that I can do more to make this

world better. God never call me to exalt myself over

others or seek to things of the world. He calls me to

serve all people no matter who or what they have

done in the past or present. Today let us all spend

time learning to serve like Jesus Christ.

I love you! W.L. Scott

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SIX THINGS ABOUT AGEING1. You may develop "turkey neck"

Why: The skin around the neck is particularly

prone to the wear and tear of aging because it's

thinner than facial skin and has a different colla-

gen content, says Alan Matarasso, MD, clinical

professor of plastic surgery at the Albert Einstein

College of Medicine in New York City. Plus, it's

one of the most sun-exposed parts of the body,

making it especially vulnerable to UVA/UVB dam-

age.

Bottom line: If your turkey neck is in full swing,

neither lasers nor creams will make an apprecia-

ble difference. However, before you send your

neck to the tailor, think long and hard about what

people see when they look at you. Your magnifi-

cent eyes and delicious smile may render your

neck way less noticeable than you think.

2. Your hair gets frizzier and more brittle

Why: As we age, our scalp can become drier,

which can make the hair drier, too; and when hair

loses its pigment, turning gray or white, its texture

often becomes frizzier, says David H. Kingsley,

PhD, a board-certified trichologist.

Bottom line: Maintaining a healthy diet and

keeping your hair well moisturized will make it

look healthier and shinier no matter what your

age.

3. You're more prone to facial redness

Why: Those great beach vacations you took in

your teens are showing up on your face: You're

beginning to see cumulative sun damage in the

form of blotchiness, red spots, and ruddiness.

Menopause can also cause a multitude of skin

problems, including extreme dryness and

rosacea.

Bottom line: You can tone down the redness with

a mix of lasers, oral and topical treatments and

makeup, but if you have rosacea, avoiding your

triggers is a must.

4. You may start to see spots

Why: Age spots can be either light (hypopigmen-

tation) or dark (hyperpigmentation), says Wendy

E. Roberts, MD, assistant clinical professor of

medicine at Loma Linda University, and both are

caused by sun damage and excess melanin in the

skin.

Bottom line: Unless you wear a broad spectrum

sunscreen every day, rain or shine, you'll be look-

ing at new age spots no matter how often you visit

the dermatologist.

6. Your legs start to resemble aroadmap

Why: Maybe you noticed a couple of faint squig-

gles around your ankles a few years back. Now

you see blue lines, like kudzu gone wild, creeping

behind your knees, over your thighs. Though no

one knows exactly what causes them, visible

veins are probably influenced by genetics and

hormones. Obesity and standing or sitting for long

periods may also exacerbate blood pooling in the

legs, which can cause some veins to swell and

rise toward the surface of the skin.

Bottom line: The best time to have treatments for

spider veins is in the winter, when your legs are

covered and more easily protected from the sun.

Tanned skin reduces visibility of the veins during

the procedures and increases the risk of post-

treatment hyperpigmentation. Be forewarned: You

won't be vein-free forever; after a couple of years,

new ones will probably form.

5. Your lipstick starts to bleed into thelines around your mouth

Why: I have those lines, and they're called perio-

ral rhytids. And because when I develop some-

thing—especially something undesirable—I'm

always curious about how it got there, I asked

Stuart H. Kaplan, MD, assistant clinical professor

of dermatology at UCLA Medical Center, what

causes them. He told me: repeated pursing of the

lips; sun exposure; loss of subcutaneous fat, col-

lagen, and elastin, which form the structural sup-

port of the skin, and of hyaluronic acid, which

moisturizes; and genetic predisposition.

Bottom line: A good offense is the best defense,

so use sunscreen and a retinoid to prevent the

lines from getting deeper.Source:

Oprah.com 2011 Feel Good Challenge.

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Jamaica’s Independence 6 August 2011

As the clock struck midnight on August 5, 1962, at the

newly built National Stadium the strains of our national

anthem were heard for the first time. The British flag - the

Union Jack - was lowered and the Jamaican flag

unveiled. Thus it was that on August 6, 1962, Jamaica

became an independent nation and a member of the

British Commonwealth. Since then, every year on August

6, (previously first Monday in August), Jamaicans cele-

brate our movement from colonialism to self-govern-

ment. Jamaica becoming an independent nation now

meant that Britain, no longer controlled the affairs of the

country. It was now the responsibility of the newly elect-

ed Prime Minister Alexander Bustamante.

On that first Independence Day, Kingston and all other

parish capitals were stunningly decorated with flags and

streamers. Many civic and social events took place,

including dancing in the streets, maypoles in town

squares, jonkonnu, bonfires, float parades overflowing

with beauty queens, as well as tree planting and religious

ceremonies. There were treats for the children and the

elderly, and commemorative cups and plates were dis-

tributed.

Independence also meant that a constitution, symbols,

emblems, an army, Jamaican currency and passports

had to be developed for the country.

It was decided that the 300-year-old coat of arms would

be retained, but with a new motto - "Out of Many, One

People" - as a reminder that the nation is composed of

people of many races who strive to live and work in har-

mony.

On August 7, 1962 (which had also been declared a hol-

iday that year) the first session of Jamaica's parliament

took place. Princess Margaret, wished Jamaica well on

behalf of her sister, the Queen, and handed over the con-

stitutional documents to Sir Alexander. She said she was

proud to be associated with this event and welcomed the

new nation to the Commonwealth Family. This act com-

pleted the transfer of independence to Jamaica

Source: Jahmayso

Celebrating in Style"This country has achieved much but we must recognise

we still have a way to go, cause the journey continues,"

declared culture minister, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange at the

official launch of Jamaica Independence celebrations on

Tuesday at the Wycliffe Bennett Studio, Creative

Production and Training Centre in Kingston.

She encouraged all to "rejoice at our achievement, while

doubling the effort to realise the dreams of our ancestors.

Source: Jamaican Obsserver

Appleton Treasure Isles which is what the acronym ATI

stands for is a yearly party which is held in Negril,

Jamaica which is a three day party event consisting of

several different parties both day and night which has

been keeping for over the last 10 years.

2011 will make 11 years the promoters of the party have

been keeping this event. ATI 2010 was the tenth anniver-

sary of the legendary party and because of the tenth

anniversary of the party the promoters kept the party a lit-

tle earlier for it to fall on Independence Day to commem-

orate Jamaica becoming independent from England. The

party is usually kept at the ending of August to end the

party season in Jamaica and most of the world and as a

last hooray for college students and all students alike to

say they relieved all their stress and now it’s time to get

back to the books.

Festival Song Winner

Oh If We is Jamaica's festival song for 2011. Sung by 20-

year music veteran Everton Pressoa, the song emerged

winner from among 10 quality songs that were up for

consideration Friday night at the National Festival Song

Contest held at the National Arena.

Source: Jamaican Gleaner

Guests partner with Sandals to clean beach

IN AN unprecedented show of community spirit, guests

vacationing at Sandals Grande Riviera volunteered their

service to clean up the Fisherman's Beach in St Ann's

Bay last Thursday, in solidarity with the Sandals

Foundation

Source: Jamaican Gleaner

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I believe that the way we communicate impacts our lives, our jobs and our relationships. Communication

is grossly under-rated. For example, an aggressor (someone who conducts him or herself aggressive-

ly in the workplace could be someone who has been bullied, and feels afraid so they end up intimidat-

ing others first. We should not excuse this behaviour but we should try to understand that these people

are often misunderstood and can lose their job because of their inability to communicate their true feel-

ings in a calm and sensitive way. People who work with aggressors end up either tolerating them or iso-

lating themselves from them. I came across this article on AOL, which I thought was interesting.

The Editor

MumblersWhen you read through quotations of the wise and

famous you can be sure of one thing: none of them were

mumblers. In fact books of quotations would be a lot

thicker if there weren't so many people who mumbled.

Great sayings are going to waste every day simply

because they are spoken by voices that sound like a

slightly amplified chewing the cud. Mumblers often mum-

ble because they're not actually talking to anyone. Nine

times out of ten they're actually talking to themselves but

have forgotten to keep their mouths fully closed. If you

can actually catch what a mumbler is saying it's often

very interesting/ grotesquely insulting because they didn't

intend it to be heard. (Mumblers are people who have

forgotten to shut their mouth!)

Effers and BlindersA small number of people, mostly men, have found that

they can express pretty much all they need to say using a

few short Anglo-Saxon words, all closely related to bodily

functions. These simple but deeply offensive little words

can be used as nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives and

general decoration in any sentence. As most people only

use these words at moments of great stress, the people

who use them constantly are generally perceived to be

violent and angry. This is not always the case and they

can in fact communicate considerable subtlety of emotion.

Funnily enough, when they get really angry they run out of

words to use and tend to communicate through the more

advanced medium of hitting and breaking things.

Fog HornsIt's very bad news if you're standing next to a fog horn

voice when they start talking, especially if you've had no

prior warning. The shock could cause you lasting emotion-

al damage let alone the physical damage that's going to

happen inside your head. Everything a person with a fog

horn voice says, even if it's something as innocuous as

'pass the mustard', sounds very like the announcement of

the imminent end of civilisation. Dating someone with a

trumpet voice is tough because even when they're whis-

pering sweet nothings across the it sounds like a tug boat

captain giving urgent instructions to an approaching

supertanker.

Doom MongersThis person seems at first to have an ordinary voice.

Listen closely and you'll notice that every second word is

a negative: I can't, they don't, he won't, you shouldn't etc.

The cumulative effect is like a bucket of cold water being

poured over the conversation except not quite as bracing.

Doom mongers can't even make negative statements in a

positive way. Instead, once they've got the negative sec-

ond word out they tend to lose confidence in the rest of the

sentence and it just peters out in a kind of extended

whine. Naturally, these people can be quite tiresome. The

best possible way of dealing with them is to greet every-

thing they say with the response, "Wow, that's incredibly

exciting!" This is not the depressive effect they want to

have on people so they'll soon shut up in case they inad-

vertently start cheering everyone up.

DronersUnlike mumblers you can normally hear every word a

droner says. Actually that's not quite true. You'll never hear

every word because no-one stays around long enough to

hear every word. That's because the droner will talk con-

tinuously until either they die or you die. In fact you dying

would simply give them something else to talk about.

Droners are an incredible source of renewable energy:

they get up in the morning and start talking and will con-

tinue until they go to bed at night. They don't even need

anything to talk about as they simply witter on with the

absolute minimum of input. If they've got nothing new to

talk about they will automatically regurgitate something

they've already said and then see if it sounds any different

when they say it all again which it won't. You never really

listen to a droner you just have them on in the background

like daytime TV. Very occasionally you tune in properly in

case they've said something interesting, but they never

have.

Is your voice your fortune? Or is it losing you money,friends and jobs?

Guy Browning

Tony Blair has reportedly made £10 million since leaving Downing Street, much of it on the lucrative speak-

ing circuit. He may have lost his position as the best paid public speaker on the planet, but his voice is defi-

nitely going to keep him into the manner to which he has become accustomed.

But what about you, what kind of speaker are you? And will that be the key to your fortune?

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TRUTH AND LOVETaming love’s emotions. Love is one of the most powerful

emotions known to mankind: Love will make you sing songs ofhappiness and joy. It can make you lose control of your mind,thoughts and actions. It can make you do crazy things. Love canmake you cry and love can give you butter flies. Love is what youmake it.

The deep passion of love and excitement. Joy and pleasure.Spending quality times together. Cooking a romantic meal fortwo. A quiet walk or run along the beach. Holding hands to hotpassion of making love all night long, soft kisses and lookinginto each other's eyes. Most of us go through life never knowingwhat true love is. We find ourselves caught up in confusionbetween love and lust. So many of us mistake lust for love. Orthe fear of being alone can be mistaken for love. Prematurechoices through fear of being alone can find ourselves in a rela-tionship that is filled with sadness and pain. This relationshipstarted out with great hopes, great expectations to provide lovejoy and harmony to our lives.

A good relationship will provide love joy and harmony and asense of security. But so many people find themselves stuck in arelationship that isn’t giving back. You put your heart and soulinto it, you give your love and commitment and it still doesn’tdeliver what you want. You just want to feel loved respected andcomplete but instead you feel hurt pain and neglect. The frus-tration of not moving forward. So many people are living in

these hapless relationshipsday to day, week to week andmonth to month. Why dothey stay? One of the reasonspeople stay in relationships isalone. They have become soused to being together anddue to fear. They live their lifein fear. The fear of beingarefrightened of being apart, thisfear makes them stay in therelationship, no matter howbad it gets. The relationshiphas become a habit and a badhabit at that. In the beginning

they enjoyed the honey moon period. They stayed togetherbecause of the loving walks in the park, the quiet drive downcountry lanes and romantic dinners for two or a sensual night indoors, filled with passionate love making and long lasting joy.They had a bond. They would count the weekday's waiting tomeet up and have romantic weekends together filled with hotsensual passion and joy.

But then it all becomes too much. It all becomes routine andfeels like work. They now take each other for granted and startto find faults with one another. Instead of romantic drives andpassionate nights in doors, you now feel langer and frustrationtowards each other because the relationship is no longer deliveringthe happiness they once had. It’s no longer delivering the joy andexcite ment it once did. Both parties involved are left disappointedand frustrated. There is no one else to take it out on other thaneach other; they begin passing blame and point scoring at eachother. It’s almost a sense of arrogant as no one is prepared to takethe responsibility. If they the other one. They could relight the spark that once was. The problem with most of theserelationships is that no one is prepared to take responsibility fortherelation and so the infusiasm for love as gone. In some cases theneed to look for love elsewhere peruses. But most learn the hardway that by running away for the problem and

ProphetsProphets are people who very rarely speak but when they

do you feel you should write it down as it's worth remem-

bering. Every time you hear this kind of person speak you

can guarantee it won't be something you've heard before.

That's because the prophet is the rarest of beasts, some-

one who thinks before they speak. To be absolutely hon-

est, prophets aren't the greatest people to have around at

parties because everything will be going great, then the

prophet will come out with something incredibly profound

and moving and everyone will feel like packing up, sorting

out their lives and generally reflecting on where they went

wrong in life.

MysticsMystic is probably a charitable name for this kind of per-

son. They don't talk too much or too little but no-one ever

has a clue what they're talking about. Mystics seem to be

fairly normal people but when they open their mouth they

just seem to talk gibberish. At first you think you've mis-

heard them but then, when they repeat it, it's exactly the

same nonsensical rubbish you heard the first time. Then

comes the tricky moment when you have to decide how to

react to something you have totally not understood.

Laughing or sighing could both be totally inappropriate. Try

a very bitter laugh that could be taken both ways or a

laugh that becomes a sob. Or just use a verbal dampener

like 'There's a lot of truth in that'. Avoid saying anything

that encourages conversation because you won't under-

stand the next thing they say either.

QuestionersThe inquisitor only says things that have a question mark

at the end. You don't notice this at first but after a while you

get the sense that the conversation is beginning to feel like

a police interview. Answering a question won't help you as

your answer will simply give rise to five more questions.

Even asking them what they think will get the answer,

'Why do you want to know?' Your only relief is to introduce

them to a mystic because then at last someone might find

out what the hell they're talking about.

starting something new withoutproperly ending the relationshipyou’re in only leads to moreproblems, you now find yourselfsecretly trying to satisfy twopeople. At first this may seemspontaneous and exciting as youenjoy the attention of two loversbut in the end the new lover willbecome just as attached as yourcurrent partner. You then haveto satisfy them both, not tomesion the hurt and sufferingyou would have coursed whenfound out to everyone involvedincluding yourself. You could find yourself alone.

In relationships give your best and make your relationshipwork. A good partner should return the favour. A good relation-ship consists of good communication, both parties involved show-ing that they care and expressing their growing love for each other.They should also be persistent in keeping the relationship alive byspending time with each other and planning and taking action to show each other love. Spice up their relationship with hot passionand joy. Don’t allow boredom to set in. The honey moon periodmay have gone but you can be creative and think of things to keepthe fire alive. If you are in a relationship that is getting you downand your partner has no plans to change, you may have to consid-er counselling or going your separate ways. You may be staying inthis relationship because you feel you can’t do any better. We feelwe are not going to find anyone else. We are frightened of beingon our own.

We may feel no one else measures up. But little do we know wehave the power to attract that great love into our life again. If wecan only believe. We must over ride our insecurity’s, our fears andunderstand we can have true love and happiness. If we only try,but we must first love our selves. Often we put so much highexpectations on each other. We start off the relationship withromantic dinner for two a night out on the town or the movies andget disappointed when the relationship plattows and slows down.In life there are always other things to contend with in life thatmake it hard to continue the honey moon period. If we can weath-er the storm and understand that in relationships we have to takethe rough with the smooth. Then we can obtain that long lastinglove we desire. You can have true love, we all can. It is, possible.

Fight your fears. Be secure within yourself. Learn to compro-mise as no one is perfect. Learn to give. A relationship is give andtake. Don’t compete with one another as you are two bodies andone soul. Whatever's theirs is yours and whatever's yours is theirstoo. Listen to each other duringconversations. Trust each otherand give the benefit of thedoughty until otherwise. Have ahealthy love and respect foryourself and your partner. Talkgently to each other in a respect-ful way. Make each other lough.Give true LOVE and the rest willfollow xx

Carl Foster

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Pass the BananaA professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class aboutbananas. He said the expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas onthe brain. Read on:

Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!This is interesting.

After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant,sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder thebanana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial numberof illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many feltmuch better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body convertsinto serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect yourmood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of ane-mia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat bloodpressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claimsfor the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school (England) were helped through their exams this yearby eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potas-sium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcomethe problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers:One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. Thebanana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothesand re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana forsoothing relief.Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sick-ness.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

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Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin.Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging oncomfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were morelikely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to controlour blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. Itis the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity andreduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emo-tional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their babyis born with a cool temperature.Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood Enhancertryptophan.

Smoking & Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as wellas the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates yourbody's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These canbe rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet cancut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and placeit on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein,twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitaminsand minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe it's time to change that

well-known phrase so that we say, 'A banana a day keeps the doctor away!'

UK Air Passenger Duty Hits Travel From North America and to Caribbean Update!LONDON (Marketwire – 6 July, 2011)

Cheapflights Media Ltd, the international media network providing consumers with different ways to

find low cost travel since 1996, has been a consistent critic of the UK's regressive Air Passenger Duty

(APD) - now the highest such aviation travel tax in the world.

Cheapflights has just analysed traffic search patterns for the first six months (H1) of 2009, 2010 and

2011 for searches for Barbados, Jamaica and Mexico and other long-haul destinations. It also

analysed its North American traffic searching for London flights for the same periods to indicate how

APD may have affected.

Want to read more about it?

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/-1534881.htm

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Protect children from online threatsWhen children go online they face new dangers and need more protection

Children present unique security risks when they use a computer—not only do you have to keep them safe, you

have to protect the data on your computer. By taking some simple steps, you can dramatically reduce the risks.

What are the risks?

- Inadvertent exposure to inappropriate images or content.

- Solicitation by sexual predators in chat rooms and by email.

- Online bullying or harassment.

- Piracy of software, music or video.

- Disclosure of personal information.

- Spyware and viruses.

- Excessive commercialism: advertising and product-related websites.

- Illegal downloads, such as copyright-protected music files.

General safety tips:

- If you suspect a paedophile may be grooming or trying to befriend your child or your child is being stalked

or harassed, contact the Virtual Global Task Force or contact your local police.

- Set ground rules for children.

- Use Internet content filtering and spam filters (see Stop unwanted email) to reduce the risk of accidental

exposure to unwanted content.

- Set up shared computers properly to restrict what children can do (see Sharing a home computer).

- Consider setting up a family e-mail account which can be used specifically to register for websites,

competitions etc.

- Be careful about peer-to-peer file sharing (see Be careful with peer-to-peer file sharing).

Software tools

Software tools are available that can help filter out sexual images, monitor children’s online activity, limit the

amount of time your child spends online and even block their ability to send out personal information. Remember

that software tools for filtering aren’t foolproof. You need to combine them with proper supervision and effective

communication.

- Some ISPs, such as MSN and AOL, offer parental controls which can monitor, restrict and report on children’s

use of the internet.

- Buy or download tools that:

• Filter out sexual images.

• Monitor children’s online activity.

• Limit the amount of time your child spends online.

• Block their ability to send out personal information.

• Browsers that are specially designed for children.

- For a full list and more details see GetNetWise and see Internet content filtering.

Monitor children’s use of the internet

Microsoft Internet Explorer keeps a record of recently visited sites and also makes temporary copies of web pages

for short-term storage.

- To see recently visited sites, click on the History button or press Ctrl and the H key. - To see temporary files, open Internet Explorer and select Internet Options, on the General tab under

Temporary Internet Files, click the Settings button and the click View Files.

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However, a technically-minded user can erase these records quite easily. Consequently, you may need to buy spe-

cific monitoring software (see Software Tools, above).

Use child-friendly search engines and portals

- Surf Safely.

- Yahoo!’s web guide for kids.

- Ask Jeeves Kids.

Enable content filters on regular search engines

- Ask Jeeves: Use options for Content Filtering on the Your Settings page or try Ask Jeeves For Kids.

- Google: See the SafeSearch help page for instructions on setting up filtering on a permanent or as-needed

basis.

- MSN Search: Use the Safe Search Filter on the Settings page.

- Yahoo!: Set the SafeSearch Filter option via the Search Preferences page.

Use chat rooms and instant messaging with care

- Choose child-friendly or moderated chartrooms.

- Learn the language of chatrooms and log on yourself so you know how it works.

The following advice can be shared with your children in the context of a wider discussion about using the inter-

net (see Set ground rules for children).

- People aren’t necessarily who they say they are online. Be careful who you trust.

- It’s best not to meet people in person if you have only ‘met’ them online before.

- Keep personal information secret. This includes: name, address, phone numbers, email addresses, pictures or

school information.

- Make sure your profile doesn’t include any personal information.

- You can walk away from an uncomfortable or unpleasant conversation simply by logging out.

- Talk to your parents or carers if you feel uncomfortable online.

- Be especially careful about private chat messages.

- Use a nickname, not your real name.

- If you use instant messaging, don’t accept messages from people you don’t know; don’t add people to your

buddy list unless you know them personally.

You may also want to learn how to do the following and teach your children to:

- Report anything disturbing to chartroom providers or moderators.

- How to block or ignore certain people in chat rooms.

- Save or print a copy of a conversation in case you need to report it.

It is also possible for children to chat online using mobile phones and in online games. Explain to them that the

same rules apply to any chat or instant message system. See Chatdanger.com which gives good advice about a range

of interactive services which children and young people use.

Online bullying

Bullying online is increasingly common but it is horrible for victims who are harassed by email, text message,

online chat or even by defamatory websites.

- If your child tells you they are being bullied, listen and react with sympathy. Explain that bullying is wrong

and that seeking help is the right thing to do.

- Don’t reply to any bullying messages they receive but do keep a record of every message.

- Look into methods of blocking these messages.

- Talk to your child’s school or if your child is being stalked or harassed go to the local police.

- See StopTextBully.com for more information on bullying using mobile phones.

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When I first heard of "the suggestion" made by officials of theJamaican Government to rename the Boscobel airport in StMary, the Ian Fleming International Airport, in honour ofBritish author and creator of James Bond, the cinematicBritish espionage character, I immediately felt it was thedoing of Chris Blackwell, the world-renowned adopted son ofJamaica and co-founder of Island Records, and the master-mind behind the evolution of Bob Marley as an internationalsuperstar.

I dismissed it as the whim of an influential Blackwell makinganother move to enhance his business interests aroundtourism investments in St Mary. The explanation cominglater from Prime Minister Bruce Golding that the name of IanFleming associated with the airport would serve to attract"high-end" visitors, flying in their private jets to Jamaica,sounded weak to me. How many super-rich tourists wouldfind any excitement and inducement to visit Jamaica becauseof the name 'Ian Fleming'? Not many, I believe.

But recently while carrying out research on a project beingdeveloped for Jamaica, I looked at Fleming's, along with NoelCoward's and Errol Flynn's, relationships with Jamaica, par-ticularly the parishes of St Mary and Portland. And I wasforced to re-examine my scepticism of naming the airportafter Fleming.

The first big revelation was Blackwell's own link to Flemingbecause of his mother Blanche's 'friendship' with Fleming.Many readers by now will know of Blackwell's early link toJamaica through his mother, who was a member of a promi-nent Jamaican family, the Lindos, and his father being aBritish army officer who served in a British regiment stationedin Jamaica.

According to several research materials now in publicdomain, the James Bond short story Octopussy, which laterbecame the sixth Bond film starring Roger Moore, was thename of a boat given to Fleming as a present by Blanche,Blackwell's mom. Furthermore, a few of the James Bond nov-els had either characters or scenes inspired by Blanche.Blackwell later, at his mother's urging, purchased the Flemingproperty, GoldenEye, and the nearby Coward property,Firefly, where the famous British playwright and actorreposed to write several plays that continue to be per-formedon stages around the world. Blackwell has developed theseproperties into world-class vacation spots for the rich andfamous.

From in the days of Fleming, Coward and Blanche Lindo,who it is recorded sold properties to Fleming and Coward,these Jamaican homes away from cold drab Britain and else-where inEurope and the United States became the heavenly

escape for the movers and shakers of international societies.Kings, queens, princes, princesses, movie stars, prime minis-ters, lords and ladies. Frolicking in the Jamaican sun andbreeze with their guests and favourite and most fortunate 'lo-cals'.

St Mary, however, remains today holding the ignoble title ofone of the poorest of the 14 parishes of Jamaica. And likewise,Portland, next door to St Mary, despite having a history ofbeing the first international tourism destination in Jamaicaand the home of Errol Flynn, one of the icons in Hollywoodfilmmaking history, is ranked not too far up the scale from StMary. Portland's case of high unemployment and economicdeprivation is even more inexplicable as there are three majorhotel properties - Trident, Blue Lagoon and Dragon Bay,owned by two of the most well-heeled Jamaican capitalists,Michael Lee Chin and Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, respectively -that have remained closed now for more than five years.

The recently released The Creative Economy Report 2010put out jointly by the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP) and the United Nations Conference onTrade and Development (UNCTAD) addresses what a fewof us have been postulating for many years: that there iswealth-building potential for Jamaica in its creative outputs -music, dance, fashion, theatre, film and television productionand their accompanying intellectual property rights. I wouldhave hoped that with this most encouraging news from theseesteemed bodies that points to a way out of the socio-eco-nomic depression which has shrouded Jamaica now for several years, the current leaders, Government and private sector would call for serious discussions involving all stakeholders inthe creative and financial sectors of the country. But to date,nothing - it's like a 'tush', a minuscule blip on the radar of theJamaican decision-makers.

Why hasn't Prime Minister Golding invited Lee Chin andStewart and made them an irrefusable offer that will inducethem to reopen those lucrative properties and get peopleworking and generate revenues for the country's coffers? Andinstead of just naming an airport in memory of Ian Fleming,why not put Blackwell's interest with other private-sectorinterests and government participants to organise an annualinternational literary festival in St Mary to honour Flemingand Coward and their ties to Jamaica that will attract interna-tional writers, publishers and followers of the literary arts?

What of the film festival?

What has become of the James Bond/GoldenEye film festivalstarted a few years ago by the Blackwell group? Fleming wroteall of the James Bond novels there in St Mary. The James

Another look at renaming Ian Fleming Airport, KingstonJulian 'Jingles' Reynolds, GUEST COLUMNIST

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Bond films are the second most successful movie franchise in the history of filmmaking, with worldwide grosses of just overUS$5 billion. It is surpassed only by the Harry Potter fran-chise. Three of the James Bond films have scenes set inJamaica, and the producers are about to put the 24th JamesBond film into production. The first one, Dr No, was shotentirely in Jamaica, with Blackwell participating both behindand in front of the camera. Clearly the strategy should be togrow this film festival into one of the must-attend internation-al film festivals by industry people and movie buffs fromaround the world.

In January 1992, I wrote a two-part article in The SundayGleaner, "Jamaica's TV, film industry: a lot of room forgrowth", pointing to the potential of this sector making a sig-nificant contribution to the island's development. In June2004, I made a presentation at the University of the WestIndies which was reported in The Sunday Gleaner, "TheJamaican music industry - a disrespected treasure", highlight-ing the significant contributions that Clement 'Coxson'Dodd, and his peers Roy White, Jack Taylor, Duke Reid, KingEdwards, Joe Higgs, and Prince Buster made to the emer-gence of the Jamaican music industry. And coupling this withthe irony that despite Jamaica, having two prime ministers,Edward Seaga and P.J. Patterson, who played important rolesas studio owner and producer, and artiste manager, respec-tively, and gave to the world a Chris Blackwell who built whatis considered one of the most successful independent recordcompanies, Island Records, and a Rastaman recognised as aninternational music icon, Bob Marley, the country has notexploited all these assets.

Admittedly, there has been improvement in the importantroles of music, film, television and, more recently, fashion tothe Jamaican economy. But as pointed out earlier in the casesof film and literary festivals, there is a great deal more that canbe done. The problem, as I have so often alluded to, is that theleadership lacks vision and execution, and is plagued by dis-unity. This disunity is not only riveted in classism, and parti-san politics, but also with 'bad-mindedness' that prevents eventhose within the same class to coalesce for the benefit ofnation-building.

Cases in point, Tribute to the Greats, The Annual DennisBrown Birthday Celebration, and the closure of the CalabashLiterary Festival (the first two I have connections with). Allthree are grass-roots events, relatively small but possessingenormous potential to attract visitors worldwide to Jamaica.The first two are based in Kingston, the cultural capital ofJamaica, and the latter is situated in the idyllic southern areaof Treasure Beach in St Elizabeth.

Not enough support

These are events that should be getting maximum supportfrom the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Culture, the

Jamaica Tourist Board, corporate Jamaica, and the bankingsector operating in these communities. However, this is notdone, hence Calabash closed last year after a 10-year struggleby the organisers to keep it going. The D. Brown street festi-val, and Tribute, that highlights the contributions made bymany to the Jamaican music and entertainment industries,struggle to keep going, getting only inadequate financialinputs by the organisers, their families and close friends, outof passion and commitment. Tribute to the Greats, which hasbeen around for 14 years, is yet to attract a major sponsor,although it has given recognition to major contributors likePrince Buster, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Derrick Morgan, KenBoothe, Alton Ellis, Hortense Ellis, Sugar Minott, 'Coxson'Dodd, Duke Reid, Edward Seaga, P.J. Patterson, and SoniaPottinger, to name just a few.

The UNDP/UNCTAD report, which Jamaican Andrea Davishad a hand in drafting, in the meantime, signals the impor-tance of 'creative' industries to the future growth and develop-ment of several emerging nations in Africa, Asia, SouthAmerica, the Caribbean and Central America. Jamaica isnoted for reggae. However, the Jamaican Government hasdraft statutes to be discussed in Parliament now going almost16 years that would go far in providing the necessary frame-work to advance the country's creative output, making thesemore rewarding to the participants and the country as awhole. But clearly this is not a priority. At the same time, theNigerian government just recently invested some US$200million for infrastructure development for its burgeoning filmindustry that in 18 years has grown to become a US$2.75-bil-lion industry built primarily around DVD distribution of low-budget Nigerian films.

The renaming of the Ian Fleming Airport is a first, significantstep, but there is much more to be done. Jamaica is fortunateto still have the active minds of Seaga and Blackwell, notwith-standing, who have great insights, experiences and creativeenergies to apply to nation-building. And there are so manyothers: Barbara Blake Hannah, Maxine Waters, Sheryl LeeRalph, Barbara Gloudon, Ibo Cooper, Tony Cobb, SlyDunbar, Bunny Wailer, Mayor Desmond McKenzie, WinstonBlake, Andrea Davis, Junior Lincoln, Kingsley Cooper, BunnyGoodison, Kingsley Goodison and Maxine Stowe, who canmake invaluable contributions to revving up the creativejuices of Jamaica that next year will be celebrating 50 years ofpolitical adulthood.

Let's try to do things drastically different. More unity. Morevision. More execution.

Julian 'Jingles' Reynolds is a writer, filmmaker and entrepre-neur operating in the US and Jamaica. He is celebrating 45years as a published writer.

Email feedback to: columns@gleanerjm.com and fiwipro@yahoo.com

Tarik Morris, who performs under the mononym Jay-A, was

born August 27, 1985 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. He was raised

primarily by his mother and grandmother. He has several sib-

lings including a fraternal twin. Jay-A met his father at the age

of twelve and began to bond closely with him. Spending time

with his father, who happened to DJ and had influence in the

music scene in Jamaica, began to focus on his own love for

music and started performing at school, talent shows and other

local events.

As Jay-A grew older he later came to find out that he was relat-

ed to Pop/Reggae artist Sean Kingston. Having the same pas-

sion for music, Sean Kingston invited Jay-A to travel and per-

form with him while on his 2010 tour with Justin Bieber and

several other well-known artists. One of Jay-A’s most memo-

rable moments while touring was in Tanzania, Africa at the Kili

Music Awards.

Jay-A has been inspired by artists such as the legendary Bob Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Movado,

Sean Paul, Kanye West and of course his father swaby morris aka peter st patrick. Jay-A loves all types

of genres including rock music. Currently, Jay-A is working with Fedda Weight Production.

The experience of touring, combined with Jay-A’s passion for music further ignited his drive to become

an international Pop/rock/Dancehall artist. Jay - A hard work is seeing some fruition now with his NEW

HIT Single "Ghetto In Heaven” produced by Fedda weight Production. Jay - A is set to make a mark in

the Music Industry: listen out for much more great music from Jay - A.

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