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Glossary The artillery heavy ak-ak training regiment --One of the regiments with the Royal Artillery, which was created in 1924 by amalgamation of the Royal Field Artillery and the Royal Garrison Artillery. Any male, but it is a synonym of friend, pal Fella --- Halal meat --- Halal is an Arabic word. It means the or mate. food that is permissible according to Islamic law. For example, animals were dead prior to slaughtering. By Saad Fayed, About.com Guide --- An animal, which is a predator and scavenger that lives in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Hyenas --- British people called poms in Australia. It is either comes from ‘prisoner of mother England’ or the word “pomigranite” which was used as rhyming slang POMS for “immigrant.” --- a landlocked country in East Africa. References to Uganda
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Acknowledgments This is the book recording older people’s stories, but there are also a lot of stories behind the project. When curating this book, I have tried contacting different person who work with older people. With their help, I have done some successful interviews. This is thanks to the following people. Interviewee, Mary, Josephine Stanton, Dolleen Bow, Betty Underwood, Grace Falus, Jennifer Smith, Ben Barker and Patricia Simmons. Volunteer social activist, Ben Barker, who linked me up with the Linkage and Southville Center and told me much about his projects in Bedminster. Roma Widger, the manager of Southville Center who organized Monday Club, welcoming me to do interview with the folks and providing a lot of information of local older people service and organisation. Julie Sach, manager of St. Monica Trust, who spent time to talk with me about her experiences on working with older people, arranging and promoting the interview for me. Patricia Simmons, activated in ChristChurch Clifton, who loves to talk with international students and welcome me to talk with her in her house. San-Jung Huang, UWE design student, introducing Patricia to me and assisting me to do interview. H.T. Karen Law, the crew of the interview, providing equipments and doing sound recording. Older people in St Monica Trust, Gin, Dory, Yvonne, Vera, Joe, Betty, Carol, Deen, Eric and friends. My neighbor, Ann, who is also an older person. She invited me home and loved to chat with me, and encourage me to ask, be motivate and do what I love to do as a design student. My tutor, Carol Stevens, who introduced Ben Barker, some informative discussion forum and designers to me, as well as giving advice on the design. The Uni’s Study Skills Adviser, Mary Dearden, who helped me on writing the transcript. I am also grateful to Grace, who is one of the residents in St. Monica Trust, is always happy to invite me for tea and share her stories. She leads the discussion forum of older people and introduce many elderly friends to me. She also brought me to watch the drama of them with children in Acta Center.