It's an issue of respect; that's what we're finally getting. I never would have thought a year ago, even a few months ago, that I would be sitting down and talking to the mayor. Now we have to see the action behind these words.

The whole idea is to get in the supply chain and up the supply chain as far as we can,

The whole idea of demand-driven farming is we grow to specifications, so we're going to grow through a crop check programme,

These are small steps, really small steps, but I see a difference. This is not the typical way Yonkers has operated ever before. The mayor seems like he is really respecting the views of others, even if we don't agree with what he's saying.

There is a supply chain gap there we will try to fill,

Over recent years, Unisys has refined its market offerings and we're now positioned to extend our presence in the federal government arena.

I can't imagine why they'd push this forward without having those answers. It's a slap in the face.

I'm alive. I'm safe. And life's a gift. Okay the gift sucks a bit at the moment, sort of like getting a pair of oversized pyjamas for Christmas when what you really wanted was an iPod, but I need to make every moment count.

The touch of being part of something greater. Something magnificent. That it's not just me against the world.

There is no fate. Whatever I do from this point on is down to me. I choose my own path. Write my own story.