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at p
rom
pted
the
dec
isio
n th
atth
roug
h B
lack
-Brig
ht,
I w
ould
cha
lleng
e m
ispe
rcep
tions
of
peop
le w
ho a
re w
rong
ly id
entif
ied,
in th
is c
ase,
the
over
50s
.I
have
the
refo
re d
edic
ated
mos
t of
thi
s ed
ition
to
this
issu
e.
I sp
oke
to a
ppro
xim
atel
y 50
peop
leun
der
35 y
ears
old
to
find
out
wha
tsp
rung
to
min
d w
hen
they
tho
ught
of
som
eone
ove
r 50
, an
d ne
edle
ss t
osa
y, t
hey
had
no id
ea o
f m
y ag
e.T
he a
djec
tives
use
d to
des
crib
e 50
+w
ere
: “e
lde
rly;
”“m
oa
ny”
;“s
me
llfu
nn
y”;
“th
ey
we
ar
hig
h
wa
iste
dtr
ouse
rs/
skirt
s/ol
d pe
ople
s’ c
loth
es”;
“Zim
mer
fra
mes
”; “
thei
r lip
s tr
embl
e an
d th
eir
hand
s sh
ake”
“the
y ar
e fo
rget
ful;”
“th
ey h
ave
rotte
n te
eth”
; “r
eced
ing
hair-
lines
”; “
depr
esse
d”;
“the
y ke
ep w
antin
g to
talk
”; “
they
hav
ew
hite
hai
r an
ddi
stor
ted
fram
es/h
unch
bac
k”;
“the
y ho
bble
arou
nd/d
odde
ry”
“hav
e po
cket
s or
a
purs
e fu
ll of
lo
ose
chan
ge, p
artic
ular
ly p
enni
es;”
“th
ey w
ant t
o pa
yfo
r an
item
tha
t co
sts
£2
4.9
9
with
loo
se
cha
ng
e”;
“t
he
y h
old
u
pqu
eues
”;“t
hey
keep
say
ing
‘eh?
?”;
“the
y re
peat
the
m-
selv
es a
ll th
e tim
e”;
“the
y sp
eak
inm
urm
urs”
and
“the
irhe
ads
shak
e”.
Ju
dgin
g fr
om t
hese
des
crip
tions
, th
ey a
repr
obab
ly
thin
king
of
pe
ople
in
th
eir
90s
suffe
ring
from
dem
entia
and
hav
e no
con
cept
wha
t so
meo
ne i
n th
eir
50s
look
s lik
e.
A
few
de
scrib
ed
peop
le
over
50
as
be
ing
wis
e,
wel
l-in
form
ed,
inte
rest
ing,
gra
ndpa
rent
s an
d fin
anci
ally
sec
ure
but
the
maj
ority
hel
d th
e st
ereo
typi
cal v
iew
.
Whe
n as
king
som
e un
der
35’s
, wha
t kin
ds o
f job
s th
ey s
awth
e ov
er 5
0s d
oing
, so
me
said
the
y sa
w t
hem
gar
deni
ng o
rse
win
g,w
hile
oth
ers
imag
ined
the
m b
eing
ret
ired,
too
old
to w
ork.
Whe
n I a
sked
them
wha
t the
y th
ough
t the
ove
r 50
retir
ees
wou
ld b
e do
ing,
the
resp
onse
s ra
nged
from
: “si
tting
on t
he s
ofa
with
thi
ck t
ight
s/sl
ippe
rs w
atch
ing
Cor
onat
ion
Str
eet”
;“in
the
boo
kie
or b
ettin
gsh
opw
ith t
heir
beer
bel
-lie
s”;
“loo
king
af
ter
gran
dchi
ldre
n”;
“sm
okin
g”;
play
ing
Bin
go”;
“wat
chin
g th
e ne
ws”
;to
“list
enin
g to
Rad
io 1
!”W
hat a
dis
tort
ed p
erce
ptio
n of
the
over
50’
s do
n’t y
ou th
ink?
The
des
crip
tion
of th
e ov
er 5
0s is
quite
ala
rmin
g,no
t lea
stbe
caus
eth
ese
perc
eptio
ns c
ome
from
an
age
grou
p th
at is
likel
y to
be
empl
oyed
in H
R/R
ecru
itmen
t/Per
sonn
el S
ecto
r)!
so in
thi
s cu
rren
t ec
onom
ic c
limat
e, it
cou
ld a
ppea
r th
at o
urIf
this
is
the
perc
eptio
n, t
he f
utur
e of
an
over
50
in t
he j
obm
arke
t lo
oks
blea
k un
less
of
cour
se y
ou c
an c
hang
e th
at
Foun
der
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ing
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tor:
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na L
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ISSN
No.
1751
-190
91
perc
eptio
n!
It is
diff
icul
t en
ough
for
a p
erso
n un
der
50 t
o fin
d em
ploy
-m
ent,
so i
t w
ill b
e sl
ight
ly m
ore
chal
leng
ing
som
eone
in
thei
r 50
sw
hen
com
petii
ng a
gain
st G
ener
atio
n X
and
Yun
less
you
look
like
the
love
ly la
dy b
elow
!
So
wha
t is
the
answ
er.
The
ans
wer
is to
cha
lleng
e th
at p
er-
cept
ion,
firs
t by
your
app
eara
nce,
and
then
by
your
man
ner.
Ref
use
to g
ive
them
the
mon
itorin
g fo
rm u
ntil
afte
r th
e in
ter-
view
- te
chni
cally
it s
houl
d be
a s
epar
ate
docu
men
t any
way
,an
d fo
cus
on y
our
skill
s.
The
cur
rent
req
uire
men
t is
not
wha
t yo
u ca
n do
- b
ut h
owyo
u do
it,
so s
tart
thi
nkin
g ho
w y
ou d
o th
ings
. H
ow d
o de
alw
ith q
uerie
s, w
hat
is y
our
obje
ctiv
e w
hen
you
pick
up
the
phon
e? H
ow d
o yo
u st
ream
line
your
wor
k -
wha
t do
you
doth
at is
diff
eren
t fro
m s
omeo
ne e
lse?
T
hing
s yo
u co
uld
take
for
gran
ted
beco
me
impo
rtan
t in
a j
obin
terv
iew
so
st
art
thin
king
ab
out
the
way
you
wor
k an
d w
hy y
ou w
ork
that
way
. D
on’t
appl
y fo
r an
y jo
b re
gard
less
of w
hat a
nyon
e te
lls y
ou -
app
ly o
nly
for
jobs
you
are
qua
lifie
d to
do
and
feel
com
fort
able
doi
ng.
The
y us
ed t
o sa
y it
10 s
econ
ds f
or s
omeo
ne t
o fo
rm a
nim
pres
sion
, no
w t
hey
say
it ta
kes
2!!
So
look
sm
art b
ut tr
endy
(no
thin
g ab
ove
the
knee
!), b
lack
isal
way
s be
st w
ith a
whi
te s
hirt
for
both
men
and
wom
en, a
ndfla
tterin
g sh
oes.
Con
fiden
ce a
nd a
sm
ile w
ill ta
ke y
ou a
long
way
!
I ho
pe t
hat
the
artic
les
in t
his
issu
e he
lp t
o ch
ange
per
cep-
tions
of t
he o
ver
50s,
reg
ardl
ess
wha
t age
gro
up y
ou fa
ll in
.I a
lso
hope
that
futu
re e
ditio
ns w
ill h
elp
chan
ge p
erce
ptio
nsab
out
othe
r th
ings
, to
o.
I am
als
o lo
okin
g fo
r st
orie
s,ar
ticle
s, p
hoto
s an
dpo
ems
from
any
one
who
has
any
thin
gto
say
, w
heth
er p
ositi
ve o
rne
gativ
e ab
out
the
over
50
s or
ot
her
mis
perc
eptio
ns.
Ple
ase
emai
l the
m t
o m
e at
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ckbr
ight
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Hear
ts F
lutt
er
for
Over
50s
Hea
rts fl
utte
ring,
spo
ntan
eous
rom
ance
and
love
at f
irst
sigh
t m
ight
sou
nd li
ke t
he p
ages
of
Mill
san
d B
oon
or a
t lea
st te
enag
e fa
ntas
y, b
ut h
earts
are
raci
ng a
ple
nty
amon
gst
the
over
50s
too
-ac
cord
ing
to a
stu
dy b
y S
aga
and
the
Brit
ish
Hea
rt Fo
unda
tion.
36%
of o
ver 5
0s c
onsi
der t
hem
selv
es m
ore
spon
-ta
neou
s no
w th
an th
ey w
ere
in th
eir 2
0s a
nd 3
0san
d th
e nu
mbe
rs o
f ove
r 50s
cla
imin
g to
live
life
toth
e fu
ll ac
tual
ly in
crea
ses
the
furth
er o
ver 5
0 th
eyge
t
This
cer
tain
ly a
pplie
s to
ove
r 50
s’lo
ve l
ives
as
over
one
in f
our
proc
laim
to
feel
mor
e ro
man
ticth
e ol
der t
hey
get a
nd o
ver h
alf b
elie
ve in
love
at
first
si
ght,
6%
mor
e th
an
cyni
cal
unde
r 50
s.69
% o
f ove
r 50s
con
side
r the
mse
lves
rom
antic
; ase
ntim
ent
put
into
pra
ctic
e w
hen,
as
part
of t
hest
udy,
the
maj
ority
lovi
ngly
pic
ked
thei
r hu
sban
d,w
ife o
r pa
rtner
as
a dr
eam
dat
e ev
en w
hen
they
coul
d ha
ve p
icke
d ce
lebr
ities
suc
h as
Geo
rge
Clo
oney
and
Jen
nife
r Ani
ston
.
Idea
l ce
lebr
ity d
ates
var
y sl
ight
ly a
mon
g ag
egr
oups
, you
nger
ladi
es p
refe
r Joh
nny
Dep
p (2
9%)
or R
obbi
e W
illia
ms
(22%
) whe
reas
thos
e ov
er 5
0w
ould
rat
her
rom
ance
Sea
n C
onne
ry (
20%
) or
Mel
Gib
son
(16%
), on
ly o
ne m
an fe
atur
ed in
the
top
3 of
bot
h ag
e gr
oups
– t
he e
ver
popu
lar
Geo
rge
Clo
oney
.
Kyl
ie M
inog
ue (
20%
) an
d A
ngel
ina
Jolie
(19
%)
are
mos
t lik
ely
to s
et y
oung
men
s’he
arts
flut
ter-
ing,
w
here
as
the
olde
r ro
man
tics
opte
d fo
rJe
nnife
r Ani
ston
(18
%),
follo
wed
clo
sely
by
Julia
Rob
erts
(17%
) and
pro
ving
that
a w
ay to
a m
an’s
hear
t tru
ly i
s th
roug
h hi
s st
omac
h, 1
6% c
hose
Nig
ella
Law
son.
Thes
e ov
er 5
0s C
asan
ovas
wer
e di
scov
ered
by
Sag
a an
d B
HF
as th
ey in
vest
igat
ed w
hat m
akes
hear
ts f
lutte
r, as
par
t of
the
lau
nch
of a
new
2
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fund
rais
ing
partn
ersh
ip b
etw
een
Brit
ain’
s le
adin
gse
rvic
es p
rovi
der
to t
oday
’s o
ver
50s
and
the
natio
n’s
hear
t cha
rity
As
part
of th
e pa
rtner
ship
Sag
a w
ill b
e pu
blic
isin
gth
e w
ork
of th
e B
HF
to S
aga
cust
omer
s an
d jo
int-
ly p
rom
otin
g fu
ndra
isin
g ac
tiviti
es.
Sag
a ai
ms
tora
ise
hund
reds
of t
hous
ands
of p
ound
s ov
er th
eco
urse
of t
he p
artn
ersh
ip.
Pro
fess
or
And
rew
St
epto
e,
BH
F C
hair
ofP
sych
olog
y at
Uni
vers
ity C
olle
ge L
ondo
n sa
id:
“The
re is
a s
erio
us s
ide
to th
inki
ng a
bout
love
and
affe
ctio
n as
we
grow
old
er. C
linic
al r
esea
rch
has
show
n th
at p
eopl
e w
ho e
njoy
hig
h le
vels
of e
mo-
tiona
l sup
port
and
who
hav
e lo
ts o
f soc
ial c
onne
c-tio
ns a
re a
t red
uced
ris
k fo
r de
velo
ping
cor
onar
yhe
art d
isea
se.
“On
the
othe
r ha
nd,
fam
ily d
isco
rd a
nd c
onfli
ctbe
twee
n pa
rtner
s m
ay ra
ise
risk.
The
re a
re d
irect
links
bet
wee
n th
ese
emot
iona
l sta
tes
and
our b
io-
logi
cal r
espo
nses
in e
very
day
life.
With
res
earc
hfu
ndin
g fro
m th
e B
ritis
h H
eart
Foun
datio
n, w
e ar
etry
ing
to u
nder
stan
d th
ese
proc
esse
s in
det
ail,
soth
at w
e ca
n w
ork
out
exac
tly h
ow o
ur e
mot
iona
lliv
es a
ffect
the
hear
t.
And
rew
Goo
dsel
l, C
hief
Exe
cutiv
e, S
aga
Gro
up s
aid:
“It i
sgo
od to
kno
w th
at to
day’
s ov
er 5
0s a
re m
akin
g th
e m
ost o
flo
ve a
nd r
oman
ce a
nd b
ette
r st
ill, t
hat t
his
is g
ood
for
our
hear
ts.
We
are
prou
d to
be
wor
king
with
the
Brit
ish
Hea
rtFo
unda
tion
and
I am
con
fiden
t tha
t wor
king
toge
ther
we
will
rais
e m
oney
and
aw
aren
ess
of w
hy t
he n
atio
n’s
over
50s
shou
ld k
eep
fit, h
ealth
y an
d ac
tive.
”
Dou
glas
Rou
se,
Hea
d of
Cor
pora
te P
artn
ersh
ips
at t
heB
ritis
h H
eart
Foun
datio
n sa
id:
“The
mon
ey r
aise
d th
roug
hou
r fu
ndra
isin
g pa
rtner
ship
with
Sag
a, w
ill h
elp
us i
n ou
rfig
ht a
gain
st h
eart
dise
ase,
whi
ch re
mai
ns th
e U
K’s
big
gest
kille
r. Th
roug
h th
is p
artn
ersh
ip, w
e w
ill h
ighl
ight
the
impo
r-ta
nce
of m
aint
aini
ng a
hea
lthy
hear
t, so
rom
ance
can
con
-tin
ue to
blo
ssom
for t
he o
ver 5
0s.”
(from
: ww
w.s
aga.
co.u
k)
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I was
the
third
of f
our c
hild
ren
from
acl
ose
fam
ily. M
y fa
ther
wor
ked
for
Brit
ish
Rai
l and
my
mot
her w
orke
dfr
om th
e fr
ont r
oom
as
a dr
essm
aker
.
At t
he a
ge o
f abo
ut tw
o ye
ars
I bec
ame
very
ill w
ith ‘p
neum
onia
’and
had
to b
epl
aced
in a
n ox
ygen
tent
. Lo
okin
g ba
ckI o
ften
won
der i
f thi
s w
as m
y fir
st s
ick-
le c
ell c
risis
. No
one
real
ised
then
that
Iha
d th
e si
ckle
cel
l dis
ease
, in-
fact
few
peo
ple
toda
y kn
owab
out s
ickl
e ce
ll, so
you
can
imag
ine
the
igno
ranc
e w
as ri
feba
ck in
the
late
195
0s.
As
a to
ddle
r I
suffe
red
very
bad
ly w
ith e
czem
a an
d w
asre
ferr
ed to
Woo
lwic
h H
ospi
tal a
s the
y w
ere
the
lead
ing
spe-
cial
ists
in
child
hood
ski
n co
mpl
aint
s. I
once
spe
nt t
wo
mon
ths
in h
ospi
tal.
My
pare
nts
cam
e to
vis
it ev
ery
Sund
ay.
Can
you
imag
ine
the
jour
ney
from
Bat
ters
ea to
Woo
lwic
h?Ev
en th
eir t
rip fr
om th
e Wes
t Ind
ies c
ould
not
hav
e pr
epar
edth
em f
or th
is. T
he s
peci
alis
ts c
oncl
uded
that
as
I w
as k
ept
very
war
m m
y na
tura
l oi
ls w
ere
dryi
ng o
ut, h
owev
er i
f I
was
not
kep
t war
m I
beca
me
ill. A
gain
this
is a
sym
ptom
of
sick
le c
ell -
suf
fere
rs n
eed
to b
e ke
pt d
ry a
nd w
arm
at a
lltim
es.
We
wer
e th
e fir
st B
lack
fam
ily t
o m
ove
into
Alte
nbur
gG
arde
ns, w
hich
is c
lose
to C
laph
am C
omm
on.
It w
as n
otlik
e it
is t
oday
whe
re e
very
oth
er p
erso
n yo
u m
eet
is a
‘bro
ther
’- it
was
ver
y di
ffere
nt, i
t see
med
qui
eter
. We
lived
in o
ne o
f the
man
y bi
g ho
uses
that
hav
e no
w b
een
conv
ert-
ed i
nto
expe
nsiv
e fla
ts. M
y pa
rent
s ha
d a
mor
tgag
e as
in
thos
e da
ys h
avin
g a
coun
cil h
ouse
was
con
side
red
a pr
ivi-
lege
and
we
wer
e fa
r fro
m p
rivile
ged.
In fa
ct b
ack
then
the
Brit
ish
wer
e so
igno
rant
abo
ut e
thni
cm
inor
ities
that
it w
as b
elie
ved
to to
uch
a bl
ack
baby
was
good
luck
. My
mot
her s
topp
ed ta
king
me
out b
ecau
se w
her-
ever
we
wen
t w
e dr
ew c
row
ds o
f B
ritis
h pe
ople
. On
one
occa
sion
my
mot
her t
ook
me
to H
yde
Park
. A
little
way
off
she
saw
a la
rge
grou
p of
peo
ple
on w
hat s
he a
ssum
ed to
be
a gu
ided
tour
; she
sat
on
a be
nch
and
wat
ched
. It w
as o
nly
then
she
real
ised
it w
as n
ot a
gui
ded
tour
but
the
crow
d w
ere
fasc
inat
ed a
t the
sig
ht o
f a B
lack
bab
y - M
E
For
my
sins
I w
ent
to t
he l
ocal
Hon
eyw
ell
Prim
ary
and
Juni
orsc
hool
. H
ere
my
sick
le c
ell
sym
p-to
ms
wer
e ap
pare
nt -
I w
as a
lway
sth
irsty
. I
rem
embe
r ar
ound
mid
-m
orni
ng w
hen
we
had
our
bottl
e of
milk
, I
was
nev
er s
atis
fied,
unt
il I
disc
over
ed th
at m
ilk-m
onito
rs w
ere
allo
wed
to
have
sec
onds
. I
was
am
ilk m
onito
r fro
m th
at d
ay fo
rwar
d. I
als
o dr
ank
a lo
t fro
mth
e w
ater
foun
tain
s tha
t wer
e do
tted
arou
nd th
e sc
hool
pla
y-gr
ound
. Not
real
isin
g w
hat w
as w
rong
with
me
I was
led
tobe
lieve
I w
as ju
st p
lain
gre
edy.
Aro
und
this
tim
e I
star
ted
runn
ing
erra
nds
for
my
mot
her,
she
wou
ld s
end
me
with
a n
ote
to th
e lo
cal s
hop
or I
wou
ldha
ve to
go
to th
e To
wn
Hal
l to
pay
the
rate
s as
they
wer
eca
lled
then
; som
etim
es I
wou
ld h
ave
to g
o to
the
Ban
k to
4
MY
LIFE
IN C
RIS
IS
(ASI
CK
LE
CE
LL
SUFF
ER
ER
’S L
IFE
STO
RY
)
Whe
n Le
nwor
th L
H -
[Len
ny to
my
frie
nds]
- le
t out
a w
ail
soon
afte
r bi
rth o
n th
at c
old
Febr
uary
day
it w
as th
e m
ost
robu
st c
ry th
e ho
spita
l had
eve
r hea
rd a
nd a
s it
was
com
ing
from
the
first
Bla
ck b
aby
to e
nter
the
hosp
ital i
t was
eve
nm
ore
even
tful M
y m
othe
r stil
l has
the
new
spap
er c
uttin
g to
this
day
, rec
ordi
ng th
e fa
cts
- it w
as 1
954
in W
are
Hos
pita
l,B
alha
m, s
outh
Lon
don.
It w
as s
o co
ld th
at y
ear
that
man
yba
bies
die
d in
the
first
few
mon
ths
from
hyp
othe
rmia
.
ww
w.ja
mro
ckra
dio.
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io’
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rock
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est i
n R
egga
e
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ER
YS
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e? c
heck
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yonl
ife.p
odom
atic
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ww
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pace
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rock
sund
ays
Lady
Loy
is
a Th
eme
DJ,
so
no t
wo p
ro-
gram
mes
ar
e th
esa
me!
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ises
even
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and
peop
le
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pay
in m
y fa
ther
’s w
ages
. I ra
n ev
eryw
here
and
beca
me w
ell
know
n in
the
neig
hbou
rhoo
d. I
was
a fa
mili
ar si
ght d
ashi
ngac
ross
Lav
ende
r Hill
with
car
s m
issi
ng m
e by
inch
es.
For t
he m
ost p
art s
choo
l was
pre
tty m
uch
unev
entfu
l. I d
oho
wev
er r
emem
ber
one
occa
sion
whe
n I
was
cro
ssin
g th
ero
ad a
nd f
elt r
eally
bad
, the
lolli
pop
lady
not
iced
this
sec
-on
ds b
efor
e I c
olla
psed
. I la
ter l
earn
t tha
t bot
h sh
e an
d th
elo
cal f
ishm
onge
r too
k m
e ho
me.
I wor
ked
hard
at S
econ
dary
scho
ol a
nd e
njoy
ed a
ttend
ing.
Ica
n re
mem
ber m
y m
othe
r say
ing
to m
e “y
ou d
on’t
have
togo
in if
you
don
’t fe
el u
p to
it”,
but
I lo
ved
goin
g to
sch
ool
and
coul
dn’t
get e
noug
h of
it s
o I w
ent r
elig
ious
ly.
Bet
wee
n 19
68 a
nd 1
971
I ran
for L
ondo
n in
the
100
yard
san
d th
en in
the
100
met
res.
Dur
ing
this
tim
e I h
ad n
o pr
ob-
lem
s w
ith m
y he
alth
.
I ap
plie
d to
For
d’s
Mot
or C
ompa
ny f
or t
he p
ositi
on o
fTr
aine
e D
raug
htsm
an b
ut a
fter t
hree
inte
rvie
ws I
was
reje
ct-
ed. H
owev
er m
y En
glis
h fr
iend
with
few
er q
ualif
icat
ions
than
mys
elf w
as o
ffere
d th
e po
sitio
n. I
had
face
d pr
ejud
ice
befo
re in
my
life
but t
his
time
it hi
t me
hard
er th
an a
t any
othe
r tim
e - a
fter a
ll th
is w
as m
y fu
ture
at s
take
.
I w
as t
hen
take
n on
as
a Ju
nior
Dra
ught
sman
on
a w
ork
expe
rienc
e-tra
inin
g pr
ogra
mm
e at
Roe
ham
pton
Hos
pita
lw
here
they
mak
e ar
tific
ial l
imbs
. Alth
ough
I fo
und
the
job
very
rew
ardi
ng I
foun
d it
emot
iona
lly d
iffic
ult w
hen
it ca
me
to
phys
ical
ly
fittin
g th
elim
bs to
chi
ldre
n. I
deci
ded
to g
o ba
ck to
sch
ool a
nd s
ita
furth
er th
ree
‘0’l
evel
s.
On
secu
ring
thes
e gr
ades
Iap
plie
d fo
r a
plac
e at
the
Lond
on U
nive
rsity
Im
peria
l C
olle
ge. I
atte
nded
the
int
er-
view
with
my
pare
nts a
nd I
can
rem
embe
r a m
embe
r of s
taff
telli
ng u
s tha
t we
mus
t hav
e m
ade
a m
ista
ke a
nd c
ome
to th
ew
rong
bui
ldin
g!!
I su
ppos
e lo
okin
g ba
ck w
hen
they
rece
ived
an
appl
icat
ion
from
a “
Len
wor
th L
H”
born
in
1954
, in
Engl
and,
it d
id n
ot c
onju
re u
p vi
sion
s of a
BLA
CK
MA
NI!
Wro
ng b
uild
ing
or n
ot, I
got
the
plac
e an
d st
arte
d m
y en
gi-
neer
ing
degr
ee c
ours
e. H
ere
agai
n I h
ad n
o ob
viou
s sy
mp-
tom
s of s
ickl
e ce
ll di
seas
e an
d en
joye
d m
y tim
e im
men
sely
at u
nive
rsity
. It
was
whi
le I
was
at
univ
ersi
ty t
hat
1 w
asof
fere
d th
e po
sitio
n of
Tra
inee
Lab
Tec
hnic
ian.
I a
ccep
ted
and
abou
t a y
ear l
ater
was
mad
e re
dund
ant.
This
pre
cede
d a
run
of e
mpl
oym
ent f
ollo
wed
by
redu
ndan
cies
. Thi
s was
the
time
of th
e th
ree
day
wee
k’an
d th
ings
look
ed g
loom
y, s
om
uch
so th
at I
saw
a G
over
nmen
t fun
ded
job
oppo
rtuni
ty in
Can
ada
and
deci
ded
that
as
Brit
ain
did
not
have
muc
h to
offe
r I w
as le
avin
g. F
irst I
had
to b
e in
terv
iew
ed b
y m
y pr
o-po
sed
empl
oyer
s • a
larg
e en
gine
erin
g co
mpa
ny -
and
I als
oha
d to
hav
e a
med
ical
.
Surp
rise,
surp
rise,
I w
as g
iven
a c
lean
bill
of h
ealth
, Can
ada
was
cal
ling
and
I w
as a
nsw
erin
g, I
fel
t so
ple
ased
with
mys
elf t
hat I
thou
ght I
was
goi
ng to
bur
st. H
owev
er o
n th
e5
day
I was
leav
ing
Engl
and
I rem
embe
r I fe
lt qu
ite s
ad, I
had
neve
r bee
n aw
ay fr
om h
ome
for a
ny g
reat
per
iod,
my
plan
ew
as la
te s
o I w
ent t
o ha
ve s
omet
hing
to e
at a
s I h
ad ti
me
toki
ll, u
ncha
ract
eris
tical
ly I
had
a sa
lad.
Abo
ard
the p
lane
the f
un re
ally
star
ted.
We h
it tu
rbul
ence
and
I th
ough
t I w
as g
oing
to d
ie. I
fel
t rea
lly te
rrib
le, I
had
the
wor
st s
tom
ach-
ache
I c
an r
emem
ber,
I w
as s
wea
ting
and
begg
ing
for
mer
cy o
r an
ythi
ng e
lse
that
wou
ld h
elp.
The
rew
as a
spi
ritua
list o
n bo
ard
at th
e tim
e w
ho w
as p
rayi
ng fo
rm
e, b
ut th
e m
ore
she
pray
ed th
e w
orse
I fe
lt -1
als
o di
d so
me
pray
ing
mys
elf.
How
I r
egre
tted
not h
avin
g ha
d m
ore
than
just
a s
alad
bef
ore
boar
ding
the
plan
e.
The
arra
ngem
ent w
as th
at w
hen
I arr
ived
in C
anad
a I w
ould
be s
tayi
ng w
ith a
col
leag
ue’s
fam
ily u
ntil
I m
ade
my
own
arra
ngem
ents
. The
refo
re h
e w
as a
t the
airp
ort t
o m
eet m
e as
I was
take
n fr
om th
e pl
ane
on a
stre
tche
r bou
nd fo
r the
hos
-pi
tal.
The
staf
f the
re th
ough
t 1 w
as s
uffe
ring
from
food
poi
-so
ning
. Eve
n I,
in m
y st
ate
foun
d th
is h
ard
to b
elie
ve, I
felt
as if
I ha
d no
t eat
en a
nyth
ing
in m
onth
s bu
t I c
ould
not
eat
anyt
hing
as
I cou
ld n
ot s
wal
low.
The
hosp
ital r
an te
sts
and
then
mor
e te
sts.
Afte
r som
e ho
urs
it w
as d
ecid
ed th
at I
shou
ld b
e di
scha
rged
. As i
t was
too
late
to g
o to
my
colle
ague
’s h
ouse
as w
as th
e or
igin
al p
lan,
I w
aspu
t up
for t
he n
ight
in a
hot
el. D
urin
g th
e ni
ght I
felt
wor
se,
and
to m
ake
mat
ters
wor
se, I
was
now
pas
sing
blo
od in
my
urin
e. I
tele
phon
ed th
e ho
tel r
ecep
tioni
st a
nd I
was
take
n to
Mon
treal
Gen
eral
Hos
pita
l, as
thi
s w
as a
lea
ding
tea
chin
gho
spita
l.
Her
e th
ey to
o te
sted
for e
very
thin
g pr
obab
le, p
ossi
ble
or b
or-
derli
ne! F
inal
ly I
was
put
in th
e in
tens
ive
care
uni
t [m
eani
ngno
food
]. B
oth
my
arm
s wer
e ho
oked
up
to a
salin
e dr
ip a
ndI w
as fe
d on
ice
chip
s w
hile
- ye
s yo
u’ve
gue
ssed
it -
mor
ete
sts
wer
e do
ne.
Wha
t com
plic
ated
mat
ters
eve
n m
ore
was
the
only
med
ical
reco
rds M
ontre
al G
ener
al h
ad fo
r me
cam
e fro
mm
y pr
ospe
c-tiv
e em
ploy
ers,
who
had
giv
en m
e a
clea
n bi
ll of
hea
lth, s
oof
cou
rse
with
me
at d
eath
’s d
oor
afte
r ha
ving
bee
n pr
o-no
unce
d ok
ay it
was
a li
ttle
conf
usin
g to
say
the
leas
t
As I
cou
ldn’
t sle
ep I
was
giv
en a
rem
ote
cont
rol T
V. I
lear
ned
all t
here
was
to k
now
abo
ut ic
e ho
ckey
and
in p
artic
ular
the
‘Tor
onto
’and
Mon
treal
Map
le L
eafs
’.
Afte
r thr
ee d
ays o
n ic
e-ch
ips a
nd w
ater
I ha
lluci
nate
d - e
arly
one
mor
ning
abo
ut 2
.30a
m o
ne o
f the
nur
ses
was
doi
ng th
ero
unds
. I
wat
ched
her
as
she
pour
ed b
lack
curr
ant
juic
e in
with
my
ice-
chip
s an
d sh
e to
ld m
e no
t to
say
a w
ord
to a
ny-
one.
She
left
and
cont
inue
d he
r rou
nds.
I des
pera
tely
wan
ted
a dr
ink
but c
ould
n’t r
each
it so
I ca
lled
the
nurs
e on
dut
y. T
om
y di
smay
the
drin
k w
as p
lain
wat
er a
nd ic
e. I
had
imag
ined
the
who
le in
cide
nt. I
told
the
nurs
e ab
out t
his
and
she
note
dit
dow
n on
my
char
t. Th
e fo
llow
ing
mor
ning
the
doct
or to
okou
t one
of m
y dr
ips.
Afte
r th
ree
wee
ks o
f in
tens
ive
care
, a S
enio
r Ph
ysic
ian
Mr
Smal
l who
had
eig
ht fi
rst y
ear g
radu
ates
und
er h
is g
uida
nce,
saw
me,
and
yes
, mor
e te
sts.
It w
as a
Dr
Littl
emor
e w
hodi
agno
sed
sick
le c
ell d
isea
se.
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6
In s
ome
way
s I t
hink
I w
as re
lieve
d to
hea
r thi
s. R
elie
ved
tofin
ally
be
able
to p
ut a
nam
e to
wha
t was
hap
peni
ng to
me
and
relie
ved
that
I w
as n
ot g
oing
to d
ie, n
ot ju
st y
et a
nyw
ay!
It w
as a
t thi
s tim
e I w
as fi
nally
allo
wed
to h
ave
a m
eal,
my
first
in th
ree
wee
ks.
Whe
n I
told
my
pare
nts
wha
t th
e do
ctor
s di
agno
sed
they
wan
ted
to k
now
how
and
whe
re I
coul
d ha
ve c
augh
t suc
h a
thin
g an
d ev
en n
ow I
thin
k it
is h
ard
for t
hem
to u
nder
stan
dth
e co
mpl
exity
of t
his
dise
ase,
and
so
I will
try
to e
xpla
in it
as s
impl
y as
I ca
n...
Blo
od is
mad
e up
of l
ots
of re
d ce
lls in
a c
lear
liqu
id c
alle
dpl
asm
a. E
very
blo
od c
ell w
ill li
ve fo
r abo
ut 4
mon
ths b
efor
ebe
ing
brok
en d
own;
new
red
bloo
d ce
lls a
re c
onst
antly
bei
ngpr
oduc
ed.
The
bloo
d ce
lls a
re r
apid
ly r
epla
ced
and
this
expl
ains
how
peo
ple
can
dona
te b
lood
ofte
n.
Blo
od g
ets
its c
olou
r be
caus
e th
e re
d bl
ood
cells
con
tain
asu
bsta
nce
know
n as
hae
mog
lobi
nth
is d
oes
the
job
of c
arry
ing
oxyg
enfr
om t
he l
ungs
and
dis
tribu
ting
itw
here
it is
req
uire
d. I
n or
der
to d
oth
is e
ffec
tivel
y th
e re
d ce
lls a
rero
und
in s
hape
and
ver
y pl
iabl
e so
they
can
squ
eeze
thro
ugh
the
tinie
stbl
ood
vess
el.
How
ever
in
sick
le c
ell
dise
ase
whe
n th
eha
emog
lobi
n gi
ves
off i
ts o
xyge
n th
e ce
lls c
an b
ecom
e di
s-to
rted
and
form
a c
resc
ent o
r ‘s
ickl
e’sh
ape.
The
se s
ickl
edce
lls c
lust
er to
geth
er a
nd b
lock
the
flow
of b
lood
. Thi
s cau
s-es
imm
ense
pai
n an
d is
kno
wn
as a
‘sic
kle
cell
cris
is’.
Whe
nI a
m h
avin
g a
cris
is, t
he p
ain
is so
seve
re th
at I
cann
ot m
ove,
ever
y pa
rt of
my
body
ach
es,
my
finge
rs a
nd f
eet
swel
l(c
ause
d by
the
bloc
ked
bloo
d ve
ssel
s), I
will
be
swea
ting
but
feel
col
d an
d ha
ve th
is in
cred
ible
thirs
t.
‘Sic
kle
Cel
l’is
use
d to
des
crib
e a
num
ber o
f inh
erite
d ab
nor-
mal
ities
of
haem
oglo
bin
that
hav
e in
com
mon
the
fact
that
they
sic
kle.
Hae
mog
lobi
n SC
Dis
ease
(w
hich
is th
e ty
pe 1
hav
e), i
s an
inhe
rited
dis
ease
of t
he re
d bl
ood
cells
. Fo
r you
r inf
orm
a-tio
n, it
is n
ot c
onta
geio
us -
you
cann
ot c
atch
it!
Sick
le c
ell i
s on
e of
the
mos
t com
mon
inhe
rited
gen
etic
dis
-ea
ses.
It is
est
imat
ed th
ere
are
6,00
0 su
ffere
rs in
the
UK
. It
affe
cts
Afr
ican
s,
Car
ibbe
an’s
, A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s,M
edite
rran
ean’
s an
d pe
ople
from
the
Mid
dle
East
; to
a le
ss-
er e
xten
t, si
ckle
cel
l affe
cts
Cau
casi
ans.
His
toric
ally
it is
sai
d th
at p
eopl
e w
ith a
sic
kle
cell
dise
ase
wer
e le
ss li
kely
to d
ie if
they
cau
ght m
alar
ia. I
n th
e pa
st in
coun
tries
whe
re m
alar
ia w
as v
ery
com
mon
, peo
ple
with
sim
-ila
r bl
ood
diso
rder
s su
rviv
ed w
here
oth
ers
died
. H
owev
erw
here
as m
alar
ia m
ight
dis
appe
ar, s
ickl
e ce
ll re
mai
ns.
Afte
r le
avin
g ho
spita
l 1 w
ante
d to
ret
urn
to E
ngla
nd. I
was
advi
sed
not t
o fly
but
to tr
avel
by
sea
- I fl
ew. M
erci
fully
Iw
as a
ll rig
ht, o
xyge
n w
as o
n st
andb
y an
d I p
raye
d un
til w
eto
uche
d do
wn
at H
eath
row.
Faci
ng u
p to
sic
kle
cell
was
trau
mat
ic. D
o I t
ell e
mpl
oyer
s?
How
will
it a
ffect
futu
re re
latio
nshi
ps?
Wha
t exa
ctly
do
I tel
lth
em?
I did
n’t w
ant p
ity s
o I d
ecid
ed o
nly
to te
ll pe
ople
if it
was
abs
olut
ely
nece
ssar
y. S
ome
peop
le a
re s
urpr
ised
whe
n I
tell
them
I ha
ve s
ickl
e ce
ll an
d m
any
peop
le k
now
of s
ome-
body
who
has
the
diso
rder
.
I use
d to
go
to h
ospi
tal e
very
tim
e I h
ad a
cris
is, o
r frie
nds
wou
ld li
tera
lly c
arry
me
ther
e. T
he m
edic
al st
aff w
ould
offe
rm
e pa
in r
elie
f bu
t I a
lway
s st
eere
d cl
ear
of a
ny m
edic
atio
npr
efer
ring
inst
ead
the
hot J
acuz
zi. O
n av
erag
e m
y sy
mpt
oms
last
for a
ppro
xim
atel
y 24
hou
rs.
I wou
ld b
ook
into
hos
pita
l und
er m
y m
othe
r’s m
aide
n na
me,
beca
use
sick
le c
ell s
uffe
rers
not
onl
y fa
ce st
igm
a bu
t hav
e to
deal
with
all
sorts
of p
robl
ems
for i
nsur
ance
pur
pose
s w
hen
thei
r con
ditio
n is
dis
cove
red.
How
ever
, it o
ccur
red
to m
e on
eda
y w
hile
I w
as in
the
hosp
ital,
that
sho
uld
anyt
hing
det
ri-m
enta
l ha
ppen
to
me
it co
uld
take
mon
ths
befo
re a
nyon
ere
alis
ed w
ho I
real
ly w
as, a
nd b
ecau
se o
f thi
s I d
ecid
ed th
atit
was
all
wro
ng a
nd fe
lt an
gry
that
I w
as p
ut in
this
situ
atio
n.I
have
lear
ned
to h
andl
e m
y di
sord
er -
it’s
a p
art o
f m
e, it
mig
ht b
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r the
goa
ls I
set f
or m
ysel
f, it
mig
htbe
des
pite
of i
t, bu
t nev
erth
eles
s it’
s m
e, th
e w
hole
pac
kage
.
I dec
ided
to w
ork
for m
ysel
f onc
e I r
etur
ned
to E
ngla
nd -
for
a nu
mbe
r of
rea
sons
- b
ut p
rimar
ily s
o th
at I
cou
ld d
icta
tew
hen
I w
ork
and
so th
at w
hen
I am
hav
ing
a cr
isis
I d
on’t
have
to f
eel g
uilty
that
I c
anno
t giv
e on
e hu
ndre
d pe
r ce
nt.
How
ever
ther
e ar
e tim
es w
hen
I wor
k m
uch
hard
er th
an if
Iw
as a
n em
ploy
ee, a
nd s
ince
runn
ing
my
own
secu
rity
com
-pa
ny fo
r the
pas
t nin
e ye
ars 1
cer
tain
ly h
ave
had
mor
e st
ress
than
eve
n I c
ould
hav
e th
ough
t pos
sibl
e.
I hon
estly
bel
ieve
that
I ow
e m
y ou
tcom
e la
rgel
y to
the
way
I hav
e be
en ra
ised
. In
the
fact
that
I w
as tr
eate
d no
diff
eren
t-ly
to m
y “w
ell”
sibl
ings
- ob
viou
sly
it he
lped
that
we
did
not
real
ise
I ha
d a
sick
le c
ell d
isor
der.
I w
as n
ever
wra
pped
inco
tton
woo
l an
d an
ythi
ng I
wan
ted
toac
hiev
e 1
have
alw
ays
been
enc
oura
ged.
Itso
unds
sim
plis
tic b
ut I
bel
ieve
that
all
ill-
ness
is 5
0% p
hysi
cal a
nd 5
0% m
enta
l. F
orex
ampl
e if,
dur
ing
the
cour
se o
f you
r wor
kyo
u cu
t you
rsel
f, yo
u co
uld
cont
inue
wor
k-in
g fo
r hou
rs w
ithou
t rea
lisin
g it;
how
ever
if yo
u st
ood
and
wat
ched
whi
le s
omeo
nein
serte
d a
need
le in
to y
our
arm
, no
mat
ter
how
slig
ht, y
ou w
ould
feel
that
pai
n. I
don’
tfe
el th
at b
ecau
se I
have
sick
le c
ell I
am
any
less
of a
per
son.
Of c
ours
e th
ere
are
som
e lim
itatio
ns, I
wou
ld lo
ve to
be
able
to fl
y an
airc
raft
one
day
or s
ki d
own
a m
ount
ain
slop
e bu
t Iha
ve re
sign
ed m
ysel
f to
bein
g an
onl
ooke
r. I k
now
that
wha
t-ev
er I
dec
ide
to d
o th
ere
will
be
no o
ne b
ette
r at
wha
t I d
oth
an m
e.
By
LL
H, L
uton
This
is a
bril
liant
, wel
l-writ
ten
artic
le, a
nd a
ny c
omm
ents
wou
ld b
e ap
prec
iate
d. E
mai
l: bl
ackb
right
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8
Yana
John
son
Make
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Mogu
l awa
rded
MBE
for S
ervi
ces i
n th
e Co
smet
ic In
dustr
y
Foun
der o
f Yan
a C
osm
etic
s an
d su
cces
sful
bus
i-ne
ss w
oman
Yan
a Jo
hnso
n ha
s be
en a
war
ded
anM
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for “
outs
tand
ing
achi
evem
ent a
nd s
ervi
ce to
the
cosm
etic
s in
dust
ry”
in t
he 2
009
New
Yea
rsH
onou
rs L
ist.
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Joh
nson
MB
E h
as b
een
supp
lyin
g w
omen
of a
ll sh
ades
with
cos
met
ics
for
7 ye
ars
and
inth
at t
ime
she
has
put
the
UK
on
the
map
in t
heIn
tern
atio
nal c
osm
etic
s in
dust
ry.
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has
won
ast
ring
of N
atio
nal a
nd In
tern
atio
nal a
war
ds fo
r her
busi
ness
pro
wes
s an
d en
trepr
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rshi
p in
clud
ing
the
Eur
opea
n Fe
dera
tion
of
Bla
ck
Wom
enB
usin
esse
s O
wne
rs
Aw
ard,
B
ritis
h Fe
mal
eIn
vent
ors
&
inno
vato
rs
Aw
ard
and
Bla
ckE
nter
pris
e Aw
ard.
Bor
n in
Birm
ingh
am to
Jam
aica
n pa
rent
s, Y
ana
isfly
ing
the
flag
for
Bla
ck B
riton
s w
ith o
nly
six
per
cent
of t
his
year
’s H
onou
rees
com
ing
from
eth
nic
min
ority
com
mun
ities
. Com
men
ting
on h
er a
war
d,Ya
na J
ohns
on M
BE
sai
d, “I
t is
extre
mel
y w
onde
r-fu
l to
have
bee
n re
cogn
ised
for
tha
t w
hich
I a
mtru
ly p
assi
onat
e ab
out,
cons
ider
ing
that
I al
so re
p-re
sent
the
very
mar
ket t
hat I
ser
ve. I
t’s a
cas
e of
stan
ding
up
for
wha
t yo
u be
lieve
in
and
doin
gso
met
hing
abo
ut it
”
Yana
Cos
met
ics
is t
he o
nly
Brit
ish
Inde
pend
ent
Pre
miu
m M
ake
up b
rand
for
the
eth
nic
mar
ket,
whi
ch s
tarte
d by
spe
cial
izin
g in
cus
tom
ble
nded
foun
datio
ns fo
r bl
ack
wom
en a
nd h
as d
evel
oped
a fu
ll ra
nge
of m
ake
up a
nd s
kinc
are
that
is s
uit-
able
for A
LLsk
in ty
pes.
In (2
008)
Yan
a ex
pand
ed th
e br
and
by la
unch
ing
the
Yana
Mak
e-up
Rep
rese
ntat
ive
Pro
gram
me
(YM
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brin
ging
em
pow
erm
ent t
o w
omen
thro
ugh
rese
lling
Yan
a m
ake
up a
nd p
rovi
ding
them
with
the
skill
s to
bec
ome
Mak
e-up
arti
sts.
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n or
to
arra
nge
an in
terv
iew
plea
se e
mai
l don
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ut Y
ana
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met
ics
aim
is t
o be
com
e a
hous
ehol
dna
me
by a
ddin
g to
the
choi
ce o
f mak
e up
cur
rent
-ly
ava
ilabl
e by
em
brac
ing
dive
rsity
and
pro
vidi
ngem
pow
erm
ent
oppo
rtuni
ties.
The
Yan
a m
ake
upbr
and
feat
ures
inn
ovat
ive,
mak
e up
fou
ndat
ions
desi
gned
to m
atch
the
skin
tone
, pow
ders
, blu
sh-
ers,
eye
sha
dow
, lip
glo
ss, l
ip s
ticks
, mas
cara
and
skin
care
. Th
e Ya
na
mak
e up
R
epre
sent
ativ
eP
rogr
amm
e al
low
s in
tere
sted
indi
vidu
als
to re
sell
the
Yana
bra
nd a
s a
mak
e-up
rep
with
tra
inin
gan
d su
ppor
t tha
t giv
es a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of d
iver
-si
ty a
nd e
mpo
wer
men
t. Th
e Ya
na b
rand
has
bee
nre
cogn
ized
int
erna
tiona
lly a
nd i
s cu
rren
tly c
on-
cent
ratin
g on
bus
ines
s de
velo
pmen
t an
d gr
owth
stra
tegi
es. ht
tp://
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w.y
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osm
etic
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m
The
Exp
ensi
ve H
ome
We
all D
read
to G
o!
You
wou
ld t
hink
tha
t w
ith t
he m
onth
ly f
ees
of n
ursi
ngho
mes
ran
ging
fro
m a
nyw
here
bet
wee
n £3
,000
upw
ards
,th
a re
side
nts
wou
ld b
e tre
ated
like
roya
lty, b
ut n
o! M
any
are
bein
g fo
rced
to m
ove
into
a r
esid
entia
l hom
e be
caus
eth
eir c
hild
ren
have
n’t g
ot th
e tim
e, th
e ro
om o
r the
pat
ienc
eto
look
afte
r the
m.
The
elde
rly a
re b
eing
forc
ed to
sell
thei
rho
mes
in o
rder
to p
ay fo
r som
ethi
ng th
ey d
on’t
wan
t and
inm
ost c
ases
trea
ted
abom
inab
ly!
One
eld
erly
lady
I in
ter-
view
ed e
xpla
ined
that
she
had
ren
ted
out h
er h
ome
whi
lesh
e w
as in
resi
dent
ial c
are
and
now
wan
ted
to g
o ba
ck, b
utth
e es
tate
age
nts
wer
e re
luct
ant t
o ge
t the
tena
nts
out.
She
coul
d no
t affo
rd to
sta
y in
the
nurs
ing
hom
e as
the
nurs
ing
hom
e fe
es w
ere
£3,7
00 a
mon
th a
nd t
he r
ent
she
was
rece
ivin
g w
as o
nly
£1,2
00 a
mon
th -
she
coul
d no
t affo
rdth
e di
ffere
nce
on a
n on
goin
g ba
sis.
She
was
als
o ve
ryun
happ
y at
the
nurs
ing
hom
e; s
he h
ad n
ot s
ettle
d an
d ha
dlo
st o
ver
a st
one
sinc
e m
ovin
g th
ere.
Sh
e to
ld m
e th
atw
hen
she
first
arr
ived
ther
e th
ey to
ok th
e re
side
nts
out o
na
regu
lar b
asis
but
this
was
no
long
er th
e ca
se.
This
nur
s-in
g ho
me
was
3 m
iles
from
the
near
est t
own
so s
he c
ould
not g
o by
her
self
as it
was
too
far.
She
fel
t iso
late
d, w
asve
ry u
nhap
py a
nd s
he w
ante
d to
go
back
hom
e to
be
near
her
frie
nds.
Wha
t ca
n be
don
e ab
out
expe
nsiv
e nu
rsin
gho
mes
that
the
elde
rly fe
ar?
Let
me
hear
from
you
.
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er S
ide
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urism
” (B
uy N
ow fo
r onl
y £5
)(It
’s th
e fu
nny
side
of b
eing
Brit
ish in
Jam
aica
!)9
Lit
erac
y Sk
ills
Do
you,
or a
nyon
e yo
u kn
ow h
ave
them
?
If yo
u do
n’t h
ave
them
,the
re is
no
need
to fe
el e
mba
r-ra
ssed
.A
dults
of
all
natio
nalit
ies
and
ages
suf
fer
the
sam
e pr
oble
m a
nd it
is n
ot
until
you
are
req
uire
d to
com
plet
e an
app
licat
ion
form
for
a jo
b,or
som
e ot
her
form
s th
at it
rea
lly b
ecom
es im
port
ant.
In t
his
time
ofre
cess
ion,
bein
g ab
le t
o re
ad,
wri
te a
nd s
peak
in
aso
cial
ly a
ccep
tabl
e w
ay is
impo
rtan
t.It
mak
es t
he d
if-fe
renc
e be
twee
n be
ing
glos
sed
over
or
acce
pted
.
The
re i
s a
lot
of h
ype
abou
t ou
r ch
ildre
n le
avin
gsc
hool
with
out b
asic
ski
lls,b
ut th
ere
are
man
y th
at d
o.O
ne o
f my
stud
ents
is r
epea
tedl
y re
ceiv
ing ‘
A’s
and
she
is d
isap
poin
ted
whe
n sh
e ge
t’s a
B g
rade
.Sh
e is
16
on4
Apr
il!A
sp
okes
man
fo
r th
e D
epar
tmen
t fo
r C
hild
ren,
Scho
ols
and
Fam
ilies
sai
d “,
,we
now
hav
e 70
,000
mor
eyo
ung
peop
le
leav
ing
scho
ol
with
fiv
e go
od
GSE
sin
clud
ing
Engl
ish
and
mat
hs th
an w
e di
d 10
yea
rs a
go..”
So w
hy s
houl
d ou
r ch
ildre
n be
cam
e a
stat
istic
of
the
appr
oxim
ate
30,0
00 y
oung
ster
s in
Eng
land
who
are
expe
cted
to
leav
e sc
hool
with
no
qual
ifica
tions
at
all?
Our
chi
ldre
n ca
n be
one
of t
he 7
0,00
0 th
at w
ill le
ave
scho
ol w
ith g
ood
GSE
gra
des
with
pos
itive
rei
nfor
ce-
men
t!”
Este
lle M
orri
s,th
e Se
cret
ary
of S
tate
for
Edu
catio
n,cl
aim
s “t
hat
one
in f
ive
of t
he a
dult
popu
latio
n do
esno
t ha
ve t
he s
kills
of t
he a
vera
ge 1
1 ye
ar o
ld a
nd a
rego
od a
t hi
ding
thi
s fr
om fa
mily
and
frie
nds”
Why
wou
ld a
nyon
e w
ant
to b
road
cast
tha
t yo
u ca
n’t
com
plet
e fo
rms
or d
o ba
sic
calc
ulat
ions
?
If yo
u ar
e a
wor
ried
par
ent,
teen
ager
or
som
eone
who
se
first
la
ngua
ge
is
not
Engl
ish,
cont
act
the
Cul
tura
l Gar
den
- it
is t
he p
lace
to
blos
som
and
gro
w.
Frie
ndly,
clea
n su
rrou
ndin
gs &
per
sona
l att
entio
n.
Emai
l:cu
ltura
lgar
den@
aol.c
om,f
or m
ore
deta
ils.
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10
DID
YO
UK
NO
W...
...T
he m
ost
pow
erfu
l pol
itic
ian
in t
he w
orld
is B
lack
?
The
hea
d of
the
Rep
ublic
an N
atio
nal C
omm
itte
e is
Bla
ck?
The
bes
t kn
own
med
ia m
ogul
on
eart
h is
Bla
ck?
The
gre
ates
t go
lfer
in t
he w
orld
is B
lack
?
The
top
fem
ale
tenn
is p
laye
rs in
the
wor
ld a
reB
lack
?
The
hig
hest
gro
ssin
g ac
tor
wor
ldw
ide
is B
lack
?
The
fas
test
rac
ing
driv
er in
the
wor
ld is
Bla
ck?
The
bri
ghte
st A
stro
phys
icis
t un
der
the
sun
is B
lack
?
The
Sup
erbo
wl-
win
ning
Hea
d Co
ach
is B
lack
?
The
mos
t su
cces
sful
bra
in s
urge
on in
the
wor
ld is
Bla
ck?
The
fas
test
hum
an o
n th
e pl
anet
is B
lack
?
The
FT
SE 1
00 b
oss
at t
he P
rude
ntia
l is
Bla
ck?
Cana
da’s
Gov
erno
r-G
ener
al is
Bla
ck?
Bla
ck B
rits
It
is t
ime
to in
crea
se o
ur n
umbe
rs!
Goo
gle
and
find
out
who
the
y ar
e?
Life
aft
er 5
0So
me
peop
le s
ay th
at o
nce
you
have
hit
the
50 y
ear
old
mar
k,yo
u au
tom
atic
ally
bec
ome
mor
e ru
de to
the
rest
of c
ivili
zatio
n.Yo
u ju
st b
ecom
e an
old
mis
erab
le g
rum
pan
d tr
y yo
ur b
est
to m
ake
all t
he h
appy
peo
ple
arou
ndyo
u as
mis
erab
le a
s yo
urse
lf.
All
I kno
w is
that
whe
n w
e w
ere
youn
g,w
e us
ed to
add
on t
o ou
r ag
es t
o ei
ther
pre
tend
tha
t w
e w
ere
mor
em
atur
e th
an w
e re
ally
wer
e,or
bec
ause
we
trie
d to
get
into
pla
ces
like
club
s be
caus
e w
e w
ere
unde
r ag
ed.
The
n w
hen
I hi
t m
y 30
’s,it
was
lik
e so
met
hing
wen
tw
rong
.O
nce
peop
le k
new
my
age,
they
sta
rted
to
look
at
me
as if
I w
as o
ld m
ilk,s
our
and
need
ed t
o be
disc
arde
d.
Wel
l I w
ill b
e 50
thi
s ye
ar,a
nd I
still
like
to
part
y,sh
ake
my
than
g (t
houg
h m
y bo
dy t
ells
me
not
to),
part
y w
ithth
e gu
ys a
nd g
als
afte
r w
ork
or o
n th
e w
eeke
nds,
and
I am
stil
l one
of t
he k
inde
st a
nd fr
iend
liest
peo
ple
you
coul
d ev
er m
eet.
I stil
l hav
e th
e m
anne
rs t
hat
my
par-
ents
incu
lcat
ed m
e w
ith,a
nd I
resp
ect
all m
y fe
llow
cit-
izen
s,in
clud
ing
peop
le y
oung
er t
han
me
(whi
ch t
here
seem
s to
be
mor
e of
with
eac
h pa
ssin
g da
y),a
nd m
yel
ders
(whi
ch th
ere
seem
s to
be
less
of w
ith e
ach
pass
-in
g da
y).
I kno
w w
hat
I am
goi
ng t
o do
onc
e I h
it 50
in A
ugus
tth
ough
,bec
ause
I do
n‘t
wan
t to
be
an o
ld g
rouc
h,m
is-
erab
le,w
alki
ng u
p an
d do
wn
the
stre
ets
like
I ha
veto
uret
tes.
No!
I am
goi
ng t
o th
row
out
all
non-
esse
n-tia
l nu
mbe
rs:
wei
ght,
heig
ht,a
ge,a
nd l
et t
he d
octo
rw
orry
abo
ut i
t.I
am g
oing
to
keep
lea
rnin
g ab
out
thin
gs li
ke c
ompu
ters
and
oth
er c
rafts
,jus
t to
kee
p m
ym
ind
ticki
ng,b
ecau
se a
s th
ey s
ay,“
An
idle
min
d is
the
devi
l’s w
orks
hop”
and
it’s
calle
d A
lzhe
imer
’s.I a
m g
oing
to s
urro
und
mys
elf w
ith a
ll th
e th
ings
I lo
ve,J
esus
,my
wife
Don
na,f
amily
,foo
tbal
l (C
hels
ea)
mov
ies,
mus
ic,
hobb
ies,
etc.
I am
goi
ng t
o en
joy
and
appr
ecia
te a
ll th
esi
mpl
e th
ings
in
life,
whi
ch I
am
pro
ud t
o sa
y th
at I
alre
ady
do.
Che
rish
my
heal
th,d
on’t
do g
uilt
trip
s,te
llth
e pe
ople
I lo
ve t
hat
I lov
e th
em,a
t ev
ery
oppo
rtun
i-ty
.La
ugh
ofte
n,lo
ng a
nd lo
ud,b
ecau
se I
have
lear
ned
that
life
is n
ot m
easu
red
by t
he n
umbe
r of
bre
aths
we
take
,but
by
wha
t ta
kes
our
brea
th a
way
.
Be
aliv
e,w
hile
you
are
aliv
e!
Mic
hael
Atk
inso
n.
March_ 2009v 6.qxp 09/04/2009 13:28 Page 11
Song
and
Dan
ce (
by R
G G
rego
ry)
do y
ou t
hink
an
old
hear
t ca
n’t
sing
do y
ou t
hink
an
old
hear
t ca
n’t
danc
ew
ith a
love
tha
t be
long
s to
spr
ing
–no
r i –
till
i to
ok t
his
glan
ce
in a
mir
ror
long
put
-by
– de
nied
the
leas
t to
uch
of li
ght
(the
re b
eing
no c
ause
but
to
let
it hi
de)
yet
now
the
re’s
this
sud
den
seei
ng
this
ast
onis
hing
flow
of l
ongi
ngth
at g
ives
the
dul
led
glas
s a
shin
ean
d so
man
y lo
st w
ants
thr
ongi
ng(m
ust
i fea
r th
e ey
es a
ren’
t m
ine)
drea
m h
as s
hake
n its
she
ets
out
a fr
eshn
ess
(dis
card
ed)
rest
ored
mut
ed r
hyth
ms
let
loud
bea
ts o
ut(s
care
d ho
pes
bein
g re
assu
red)
unfa
thom
able
sco
res
its c
hanc
es(lo
ve’s
finge
rs p
luck
ing
the
stri
ngs)
can’
t yo
u se
e –
this
lam
e he
art
danc
esca
n’t
you
hear
– t
his
drie
d he
art
sing
s
(Thi
s po
em w
as fi
rst
publ
ishe
d in
the
cha
pboo
k ‘C
hris
tmas
Del
inqu
ent’
publ
ishe
d by
Erb
acce
Pre
ss)
Gre
g is
81
year
s ol
d.H
e ha
s be
en a
Tea
cher
of E
nglis
h fo
r 19
yrs
(incl
udin
g.2
year
s in
Kam
pala
,Uga
nda)
;
For
Eve
r Y
oung
(by
Roy
Bar
ker)
My
sist
ers
wer
e yo
unge
r,M
y br
othe
rs w
ere
olde
r.W
hen
I was
four
.
Fort
y al
l gro
wn
leve
l.Si
xty
and
seve
nty
Old
.It
is c
laim
ed.
Insi
de w
e al
l fee
l the
sam
e.
We’
ve e
xpan
ded
our
Brai
nsIf
you
liste
n -
and
take
it in
.D
on’t
smok
e -
stay
tri
m.
Hav
e a
joke
Seve
nty
or e
ight
y.Yo
u co
uld
mak
e it.
With
a s
mile
.Yo
u co
uld
reac
h ni
nety
.
My
sist
ers
wer
e yo
unge
rM
y br
othe
rs w
ere
olde
r.
Now
we
- ar
e al
l the
sam
e.Fo
r-ev
er Y
oung
.
Roy
is 8
2 ye
ars
Old
and
his
gra
ndch
ildre
n ca
ll hi
m “
mat
e”.
11
HHOO
WW OO
LLDD II
SS TT
OOOO
OOLLDD
((bb
yy AA
mmiirr
AAkkww
eettee))
I rea
d an
art
icle
a w
hile
ago
abo
ut th
e E
skim
os a
nd h
ow th
eyde
alt
with
th
eir
elde
rly.
Onc
e a
mem
ber
of
thei
r pe
ople
reac
hed
an a
ge w
here
they
cou
ld n
ot c
hew
blu
bber
, the
indi
-vi
dual
wou
ld b
e pl
aced
on
a sm
all
float
ing
piec
e of
ice
with
som
e pr
ovis
ions
and
set
adr
ift.
Late
r it
was
sto
pped
, an
dth
ose
who
rea
ched
an
age
whe
re t
hey
coul
d no
t pe
rfor
m a
sth
ey o
nce
did
in th
eir
yout
h, d
id o
ther
thin
gs th
at w
ere
usef
ul,
need
ed a
nd h
elpf
ul t
o th
e tr
ibe,
or
clan
the
y be
long
ed t
o.T
hey
wer
e ac
com
mod
ated
and
giv
en o
ther
tas
ks t
hat
gave
them
a s
ense
of
purp
ose;
con
trib
utin
g to
the
exi
sten
ce o
fth
eir
clan
- n
ot t
o m
entio
n di
gnity
in t
heir
old
age!
Whe
n yo
uth
ink
of s
omeo
ne 5
0 ye
ars
old
in th
ese
times
- 5
0 is
rel
ativ
e-ly
you
ng.
With
the
adv
ance
s in
med
icin
e an
d pe
ople
liv
ing
muc
h lo
nger
tha
n th
ey w
ere
(say
) 60
yea
rs a
go,
the
war
ped
perc
eptio
n of
som
e y
oung
peo
ple
abou
t ol
der
peop
le i
s no
long
er v
iabl
e.H
owev
er w
e liv
e in
a s
ocie
ty/a
ge t
hat
is o
bses
sed
with
sta
y-in
g yo
ung,
a s
ocie
ty t
hat
puts
the
em
phas
is o
n be
ing
youn
gan
d lo
okin
g go
od.
In t
he U
.S t
hat
is s
o pr
eval
ent,
espe
cial
lyw
ithin
Hol
lyw
ood
and
thos
e of
us
who
live
our
live
s th
roug
hce
lebr
ities
. Man
y of
us
as w
e ag
e (I
am
one
that
falls
into
that
cate
gory
}; s
till
dres
ses
fairl
y yo
uthf
ul a
nd t
ry t
o lo
ok s
ome-
wha
t yo
unge
r th
an w
e re
ally
are
. I f
or o
ne k
now
an
up a
nd c
omin
g pu
blis
hing
mog
ul in
her
ow
nrig
ht n
amed
Myr
na L
oy,
who
alw
ays
mak
es m
e sm
ile w
hen-
ever
I s
ee a
new
hai
r st
yle,
gla
sses
and
out
fit t
hat
she
puts
toge
ther
. G
one
are
the
days
tha
t yo
u w
ould
wor
k w
ith s
omeo
ne o
lder
and
he o
r sh
e w
ould
then
pas
s do
wn
wha
t the
y ha
ve le
arne
dov
er t
he y
ears
and
the
n re
tire.
The
re i
s an
uno
ffici
al g
uard
mot
to (
I fo
rget
the
Gen
eral
who
se n
ame
it is
attr
ibut
ed t
o),
that
I n
ever
for
got
it be
caus
e it
says
a l
ot:
“ You
th a
nd s
kill,
are
no m
atch
for
old
age
, cu
nnin
g, w
ell
plac
ed l
ies
and
dece
it”. A
fter
read
ing
this
, I c
ould
not
hel
p bu
t to
med
itate
on
it. I
am
fam
iliar
with
Sun
Szu
- T
he A
rt o
f W
ar,
and
this
boo
kha
s be
en r
ead
by m
any
in t
he b
usin
ess
wor
ld a
nd m
any
ofhi
s ta
ctic
s an
d st
rate
gies
are
use
d in
the
cor
pora
te d
omai
nby
man
y ex
ecut
ives
. In
fact
, for
som
e co
mpa
nies
it is
a p
re-
requ
isite
. I
am n
ot s
ure
I w
ould
agr
ee w
ith t
he l
atte
r be
ing
supe
rior
to t
he p
revi
ous
(You
th a
nd s
kill)
, af
ter
all l
ooki
ng a
tth
e am
ount
foe
s to
bea
t, it
wou
ld b
e a
form
idab
le t
ask,
for
sure
. O
ne t
hing
, th
ough
, ol
d ag
e eq
uals
tim
e to
lea
rn f
rom
ones
mis
take
s as
wel
l as
othe
rs b
efor
e yo
u. C
unni
ng in
itse
lfha
s so
me
sub-
com
pone
nts
that
lie
s w
ith
the
seen
an
dun
seen
(C
hine
se p
rove
rb s
ays:
“w
hat i
s se
ldom
see
n is
ofte
ntim
es m
isun
ders
tood
”),
yet
wel
l pl
aced
lie
s ca
n be
har
d to
coun
ter
and
dece
it is
rel
ated
to
wel
l pl
aced
lie
s. H
owev
eryo
uth
and
skill
, br
ings
with
it,
a ce
rtai
n st
amin
a an
d un
pre-
dict
abili
ty t
o th
e ta
ble.
In
the
Asi
an c
ultu
re t
here
is
a be
lief,
espe
cial
ly w
hen
it co
mes
to m
artia
l art
s or
teac
hing
in g
ener
-al
, th
at s
ays
“it i
s th
e du
ty o
f th
e st
uden
t to
sur
pass
the
teac
her”
- h
e or
she
giv
es th
e te
ache
r fa
ce! I
thin
k it
wou
ld b
ebe
tter
if ov
eral
l re
spec
t an
d tr
ue c
arin
g re
turn
ed t
o ou
r [s
oca
lled]
civ
ilize
d so
ciet
y an
d th
e ol
der
sect
or o
f the
pop
ulat
ion
can
live
and
grow
old
with
dig
nity
.
March_ 2009v 6.qxp 09/04/2009 13:28 Page 12
One C
risis.
..One
Age
...by
Cliv
e Bor
thwick
One
cri
sis,
one
age,
one
fam
ily (a
ka th
e hu
man
race
) – a
nd a
new
Pre
side
nt!
I was
dis
turb
ed w
hen
Myr
na (E
dito
r of B
B) t
old
me
ofhe
r co
nver
satio
ns w
ith u
nder
35’
s (a
nd I
exp
ect
that
incl
uded
lots
of u
nder
25’
s!) a
bout
thei
r per
cept
ion
ofth
ose
of u
s ove
r 50
(whi
ch I
am –
a fu
ll tw
o ye
ars o
lder
than
Myr
na!)
incl
uded
refe
renc
es to
peo
ple
who
“si
t on
the
sofa
”, “
wat
ch th
e ne
ws”
and
“ha
ve w
hite
hai
r” –
tow
hich
I sa
y “w
hat’s
wro
ng w
ith a
ny o
f tha
t!”.
It’s
abou
t as
rele
vant
as
sayi
ng th
at u
nder
35’
s (O
K –
mai
nly
unde
r 25’
s) w
ear (
in th
e ca
se o
f boy
s and
you
ngm
en) c
loth
es th
at c
lear
ly d
o no
t fit,
am
ble
arou
nd sh
op-
ping
cen
tres
as if
they
don
’t ha
ve a
job,
and
hav
e no
inte
ntio
n of
get
ting
one
and
wis
h ev
eryb
ody
with
in a
thirt
y ya
rd ra
dius
to h
ear a
ll ab
out t
he la
test
girl
frie
nd–
or in
the
case
of t
he g
irls,
thei
r lat
est b
oyfr
iend
(“he
’s
got a
n A
udi –
coo
l man
”).
Hav
ing
got a
ll th
at o
ff m
y ch
est,
let’s
get
dow
n to
som
eke
y is
sues
– it
look
s lik
e w
este
rn e
cono
mie
s are
shrin
k-in
g (th
at’s
less
jobs
for a
ll, y
oung
and
old
), th
e po
pula
-tio
n is
age
ing
(that
’s a
pro
blem
for
you
und
er 3
5’s
–yo
u ha
ve to
pay
for t
he 5
0 pl
us g
ener
atio
n as
we
age)
and
the
UK
, the
res
t of
Eur
ope
and
the
US
(and
the
Car
ibbe
an!)
nee
d to
est
ablis
h w
hat’s
impo
rtant
in li
fe
(not
e–
it’s
not j
ust m
oney
and
hav
ing
a go
od ti
me)
.
So,
let
the
gene
ratio
ns
(and
th
e ra
ces
and
the
clas
ses/
inco
me
grou
ps)
stop
sla
ggin
g ea
ch o
ther
off
-no
t onl
y is
it “
a go
od th
ing”
to p
ull i
n th
e sa
me
dire
c-tio
n –
but w
e ha
ve n
o ch
oice
!
You
may
not
agr
ee –
mor
e ra
ntin
gs fr
om so
me
late
50’
sgu
y w
ho h
as n
othi
ng b
ette
r to
do th
an se
nd M
yrna
arti
-cl
es t
hat
she
is t
oo n
ice
to t
hrow
in
the
was
te b
in!
How
ever
, I s
ee i
nter
-gen
erat
iona
l su
ppor
t in
act
ion
agr
eat d
eal –
but
wou
ld li
ke to
see
mor
e. Q
uite
a n
um-
ber o
f peo
ple
that
I w
ork
with
cou
ld n
ot w
ork
if a
par-
ent,
othe
r re
lativ
e or
nei
ghbo
ur d
id n
ot p
ick
up th
eir
child
fro
m s
choo
l an
d gi
ve t
hem
the
ir te
a un
til t
heir
mum
or d
ad g
ets
hom
e fr
om w
ork
– of
ten
on m
ore
orle
ss a
dai
ly b
asis
!
Sim
ilarly
, mos
t peo
ple
in th
eir
50’s
or
60’s
who
hav
ech
ildre
n in
thei
r la
te te
ens
or in
thei
r tw
entie
s w
ould
love
to b
e in
a p
ositi
onto
hel
p th
eir
kids
buy
afla
t or
hous
e w
hen
they
are
read
y –
and
in o
ther
case
s, w
here
mon
ey i
stig
hter
, th
at h
elp
take
sth
e fo
rm o
f a
child
(or
som
etim
es p
artn
er)
liv-
ing
with
(and
ofte
n pa
r-tia
lly a
t the
exp
ense
of)
a pa
rent
or
pa
rent
sbe
caus
e th
ey
can’
taf
ford
to
rent
or
buy
thei
r ow
n pl
ace.
12
Pho
to b
y G
arfie
ld H
all
Phot
o by
Yvo
nne
Hec
tor
March_ 2009v 6.qxp 09/04/2009 13:28 Page 13
That
brin
gs u
s to
Oba
ma
– ho
w c
ome?
Any
way
, he’
son
ly
47!
A
nd
he
is
blac
k an
d he
is
br
ight
(Bla
ckbr
ight
!). I
t see
ms
to m
e th
at h
e sp
ans
the
gene
r-at
ions
– re
mem
ber h
is v
isit
to, a
nd c
lear
affi
nity
with
,hi
s gr
andm
othe
r, w
ho h
ad b
roug
ht h
im u
p an
d w
hodi
ed a
few
day
s be
fore
the
ele
ctio
n in
Nov
embe
r?Th
ink
of h
is r
espo
nsib
ilitie
s to
the
you
ng m
en a
ndw
omen
in th
e U
S m
ilita
ry (w
hich
man
y yo
ung
blac
ksjo
in a
s on
e of
the
best
(and
som
etim
es o
nly)
way
that
they
can
get
a c
olle
ge e
duca
tion
or te
chni
cal q
ualif
ica-
tion)
in
over
seas
the
atre
s of
con
flict
? T
hink
of
the
mas
sive
– f
orge
t th
at,
pote
ntia
lly o
verw
helm
ing
–se
nse
of d
uty
that
he
owes
to th
e ge
nera
tions
of b
lack
Am
eric
ans
who
hav
e be
en d
enie
d rig
hts
and
oppo
rtu-
nitie
s an
d w
ho h
e no
w re
pres
ents
as
a hi
ghly
edu
cate
dan
d hi
ghly
soph
istic
ated
bla
ck m
an a
t the
hea
d of
wha
tis
stil
l the
wor
ld’s
mos
t pow
erfu
l nat
ion?
H
e ha
s to
deliv
er e
duca
tion,
jobs
, hea
lthca
re –
and
a m
ore
peac
e-fu
l w
orld
(no
t to
men
tion
som
e pr
ogre
ss o
n cl
imat
ech
ange
!).
If O
bam
a ha
s tw
o te
rms i
n of
fice,
he
will
at t
he e
nd b
e55
– h
avin
g w
orke
d ar
ound
16
hour
s a d
ay fo
r mor
e or
less
7 d
ays
a w
eek
for 8
yea
rs –
and
ther
e ar
e lo
ts o
fot
her o
ver 5
5’s (
mos
t of t
hem
, act
ually
!) w
orki
ng a
full
day
whe
ther
in
a sh
op, f
acto
ry o
r of
fice
and
then
at
hom
e (k
eepi
ng th
e ho
use
goin
g, g
oing
to th
e su
perm
ar-
ket,
payi
ng th
e bi
lls, d
oing
the
DIY
, kee
ping
the
hous
ecl
ean
and
func
tioni
ng)
– an
d (to
all
unde
r 35
’s)
that
’sw
hat l
ife is
like
, mor
e or
less
unt
il yo
u dr
op!
So, w
e ar
e al
l in
it to
geth
er –
par
ents
sup
porti
ng c
hil-
dren
, the
chi
ldre
n be
com
e ad
ults
and
supp
ort t
heir
own
child
ren
and
may
als
o ha
ve to
giv
e a
help
ing
hand
toth
eir p
aren
ts (a
s the
50+
bec
ome
60+
and
70+)
, gra
nd-
pare
nts
help
ing
out
thei
r w
orki
ng c
hild
ren
(may
be
child
min
ding
, may
be
mon
ey o
r acc
omm
odat
ion,
may
be a
ll of
thes
e!).
13
I th
ink
that
all
of t
his
is p
art
of O
bam
a’s
mes
sage
(I
hope
that
it is
!) –
forg
et a
ge, f
orge
t cla
ss, f
orge
t mon
ey,
forg
et ra
ce –
see
the
big
pict
ure
of m
utua
l dep
ende
nce
and
supp
ort
beca
use
othe
rwis
e w
e ar
e al
l th
e lo
sers
!O
K,
it is
ann
oyin
g w
hen
a 50
+ pe
rson
ask
s yo
u to
repe
at s
omet
hing
(at
leas
t my
wife
fin
ds it
ann
oyin
g!)
but s
o w
hat –
ther
e ar
e bi
gger
issu
es.
I am
a m
iddl
e ag
ed (n
earin
g th
e en
d of
my
50’s
act
ual-
ly) w
hite
man
who
is a
big
Oba
ma
fan
and
who
hop
esth
at h
e w
ill d
eliv
er h
arm
ony
and
fairn
ess a
nd d
o a
grea
tde
al to
mak
e th
e U
S (a
nd th
e w
este
rn w
orld
) mor
e of
aco
hesi
ve s
ocie
ty w
here
you
ng a
nd o
ld, r
ich
and
poor
and
blac
k an
d w
hite
get
eve
ry e
ncou
rage
men
t an
dop
portu
nity
to d
evel
op th
emse
lves
and
ther
eby
mak
e a
cont
ribut
ion
to s
ocie
ty!
I will
now
get
off
my
soap
box.
Cliv
e B
orth
wic
k
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shmi
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upta
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Lette
rs to
the
Edito
rM
yrna
,I h
ad a
pho
ne c
all b
y m
y gr
eat
gran
dson
’s m
umju
st10
min
s ag
o.M
y gr
eat
gran
dson
cam
e on
the
pho
ne (
age
3ye
ars,
6 m
onth
s) to
ask
me
to g
o ro
und
to h
is h
ouse
to p
lay
Star
War
s w
ith
him
.He
is o
ne o
f6
grea
t gr
ands
ons
- all
ofw
hom
we
help
wit
h;ba
by s
itti
ng ,
fetc
hing
fro
m s
choo
let
c.I’
m b
oth-
ered
now
as
I do
not
kno
w h
ow t
o pl
ay S
tar
War
s..
I to
ld h
ism
am a
nd s
he s
aid
Ror
y w
ould
sho
w m
e ho
w t
o do
it.
The
gam
eis
on
a ga
mes
con
sole
.
I’m
82
and
I be
lieve
my
grea
t-gr
andc
hild
ren
thin
k I
am e
xact
-ly
the
sam
e as
the
m.
In f
act
som
etim
es t
hey
call
me
“Mat
e!”
A y
oung
chi
ld is
blin
d to
the
agi
ng a
dult
- j
udgi
ng t
hem
fro
mth
e w
ay t
hey
beha
ve a
s a
pers
on o
nly.
Just
my
thou
ghts
and
do
not
say
owt
abou
t 2n
d ch
ildho
od.
Roy
Bar
ker.
----
--
Hi,
I ha
ve j
ust
read
wit
h gr
eat
inte
rest
the
on-
line
arti
-cl
e (o
n th
e L
uton
Tod
ay W
eb s
ite)
– (
Are
you
age
dov
er 5
0 an
d fit
,sas
sy a
nd w
ith
it?)
,con
cern
ing
“the
noti
on t
hat
anyo
ne o
ver
50 is
ove
r th
e hi
ll”.W
ell I
’mno
t to
o su
re a
bout
the
sas
sy b
it b
ut I
hav
e hi
t th
eri
pe &
app
aren
tly
rath
er o
ld’is
h ag
e of
51.
My
face
may
look
a b
it li
ved
in b
ut I
con
side
r th
at I
am
qui
teph
ysic
ally
fit
& t
hat
is d
espi
te (
& s
hock
hor
ror)
,be
ing
a ve
ry p
roud
Gra
ndfa
ther
for
the
las
t tw
oye
ars.
I am
als
o m
ore
than
a li
ttle
ple
ased
wit
h w
hat
I ha
ve b
een
able
to
achi
eve
in r
ecen
t ti
mes
.In
fact
Iha
ve n
ot lo
ng r
etur
ned
from
Tan
zani
a in
Eas
t A
fric
aw
here
I m
ade
it t
o th
e su
mm
it o
fth
e ev
ocat
ive
&in
fam
ous
Kili
man
jaro
.A
t 58
95
met
res
it
is
the
wor
ld’s
big
gest
fre
e st
andi
ng m
assi
f&
one
of
our
plan
et’s
larg
est
volc
anoe
s.I
had
also
man
aged
(ju
st
5 w
eeks
ear
lier)
,a
very
“to
ugh”
win
ter
asce
nt o
fJe
bel
Toub
kal
in t
he H
igh
Atl
as M
ount
ains
,So
uth
Wes
tern
Mor
occo
.I w
ould
sin
cere
ly lo
ve t
o at
tem
ptal
l co
vete
d se
ven
sum
mit
s th
ough
I a
m a
frai
d &
pure
ly fo
r fin
anci
al r
easo
ns t
hat
is s
impl
y no
t po
ssi-
ble.
Unf
ortu
nate
ly I
do
not
have
the
nec
essa
ry fu
nds
to c
huck
at
a ‘m
aybe
’in
the
deat
h zo
ne (
Eve
rest
).I
do f
eel
how
ever
,th
at m
y ag
e &
cur
rent
lev
el o
ffit
-ne
ss w
ould
cer
tain
ly o
ffer
no
barr
iers
,& I
do
plan
to
have
(a
mon
g ot
her
adve
ntur
es),
furt
her
sum
mit
chal
leng
es in
the
not
too
dis
tant
fut
ure.
I do
app
re-
ciat
e ho
wev
er,
that
sc
alin
gsu
mm
its
is n
ot f
or e
very
one
irre
spec
tive
of
age,
thou
gh i
fyo
u’re
in
yo
ur
fift
ies,
still
stan
ding
upr
ight
,sm
iling
&fe
elin
g po
siti
ve
abou
t lif
e,th
en m
etap
hori
cally
spe
akin
gth
ere
is
also
ev
ery
chan
ceyo
u’ve
alr
eady
scal
ed a
mou
n-ta
in o
r tw
o.E
xodu
s T
rave
l a
lead
ing
adve
ntur
e to
ur o
pera
-to
r st
ate
in t
heir
tri
p no
tes
that
th
e fi
nal
asce
nt
upK
ilim
anja
ro i
s fo
r m
any
ofth
eir
clie
nts,
the
hard
est
phys
ical
& m
enta
l ch
alle
nge
ofth
eir
lives
.I
can
affir
m t
hat
it i
s in
deed
inc
redi
bly
chal
leng
ing
but
I’m
not
sur
e it
was
act
ually
the
tou
ghes
t th
ing
I’ve
ever
gon
e th
roug
h.Fo
r in
stan
ce j
ust
thre
e ye
ars
ago
I w
as 3
sto
ne h
eavi
er,
flirt
ing
wit
h al
coho
lism
&de
eply
em
broi
led
in a
ver
y vo
lati
le &
des
truc
tive
rela
tion
ship
;no
w p
utti
ng t
hat
lot
righ
t re
ally
was
one
hell
ofa
chal
leng
e!
Any
way
,the
se d
ays
wit
h an
ythi
ng o
ne d
oes
ther
e is
alw
ays
a W
eb s
ite;
so i
fyo
u’d
like
to s
ee a
few
pic
-tu
res
or
lear
n a
littl
e m
ore
the
UR
L
is:
ww
w.ki
li.m
e.uk
Just
in B
anvi
lle
Hel
lo M
yrna
,
Wel
l I h
ave
pass
ed t
he d
read
ed 5
0 an
d am
com
ing
upto
the
dre
aded
60
at t
he e
nd o
fJu
ne.
I w
as m
ade
redu
ndan
t fr
om lo
cal S
olic
itor
s ab
out
5ye
ars
ago
and
I si
nce
got
a jo
b pr
oces
sing
mor
tgag
es.
I su
ffer
ed a
ver
y ba
d ac
cide
nt t
o m
y le
ft a
nkle
,and
whi
lst
in h
ospi
tal
in P
oole
,I
was
mad
e re
dund
ant
agai
n.I
was
abl
e to
sec
ure
a jo
b an
d st
arte
d at
aCh
arte
red
Surv
eyor
s in
Lut
on a
nd lo
ve it
.
I ha
ve a
new
leas
e of
life,
my
daug
hter
has
had
a li
t-tl
e bo
y w
ho i
s no
w a
ged
2 yr
s 7
mon
ths,
and
Colin
and
I ab
solu
tely
love
hav
ing
him
on a
Sat
urda
y,an
dot
her
tim
es w
hen
aske
d.W
e bo
th s
eem
to
have
ane
w le
ase
oflif
e,an
d he
kee
ps u
s yo
ung.
Glo
ria
(Sut
hers
)
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