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Advanced Breast Cancer
Significant medical advances have contributed to breast cancer survival in the UK doubling in the last 40 years.1 In addition, public awareness and commitment across the country in providing research funding supports many women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer.
Despite this, breast cancer remains the most common cancer in the UK, with around 55,000 women diagnosed each year... that's 150 women every day.2 Nearly a third of women diagnosed with earlier stages of breast cancer will eventually develop advanced disease, which is responsible for 90% of all cancer-related deaths.3,4
Advanced breast cancer (ABC) is when the disease has recurred and/or spread from the breast to other parts of the body such as the lymph nodes, bone, lungs or brain.5 This can also be described as secondary or metastatic breast cancer.6
Research has shown that women with ABC often feel isolated from those involved in the fight against early breast cancer and 67% feel like no one understands what they are going through.7,8
How is Novartis supporting women with ABC?
At Novartis, we recognise patient care is more than offering a treatment. It's about extending and improving quality of life. For this reason, we call on our 30-year heritage in breast cancer to contribute to the progress of how women living with this disease are supported.
Some of our work in ABC includes:
My Time Our Time: Supporting advanced breast cancer awareness, the My Time Our Time campaign aims to draw focus to the everyday reality for women living with ABC, and bring to life the importance of their time, to help them feel valued and understood. For more information about My Time Our Time, including Novartis' collaboration with breast cancer nurses across the UK click here.
Watch this inspiring film to hear from Claire Myerson who shares a glimpse into her life of living with ABC and her new perspective on the concept of time.
What does time mean to you? What do you value in your life? Share your thoughts on Twitter using #MyTimeOurTime
The Secondary Breast Cancer Pledge: Novartis is proud to support The Secondary Breast Cancer Pledge, a programme to address key issues that affect the quality of care for secondary breast cancer patients in the UK.
The UK's two leading breast cancer charities, Breast Cancer Now and Breast Cancer Care, developed the innovative patient engagement programme, which has three key aims:
The Secondary Breast Cancer Pledge project supports NHS hospitals by harnessing the power of patient insight and data collection to help more effectively meet the needs of secondary breast cancer patients in the UK.
Novartis shares the NHS goal of improving treatment pathways, services and care for cancer patients. We firmly believe that greater collaboration can support the NHS in meeting the healthcare challenges of the 21st century.
By exploring how secondary breast cancer patients are supported throughout their treatment journey, The Secondary Breast Cancer Pledge helps NHS hospitals identify ways to enhance patients' experiences.
Novartis is proud to support The Secondary Breast Cancer Pledge and of our other collaborations with the NHS and patient groups, which are vital for improving outcomes for cancer patients.
How else are we supporting women living with ABC?
Collaborations with patient groups
Collaborating with patient groups helps us better understand the needs of women living with ABC and how we can help deliver improved care. For more information on our work with patient groups, click here.
Collaborations with the NHS
We work in collaboration with the NHS to improve breast cancer services and care for people living with breast cancer. We call these Joint Working Projects and in March 2018 we launched a project with the Christie NHS Foundation Trust to address care pathway inconsistencies in breast cancer.
The project includes a partnership with IQVIA, a leading global provider of information and innovative technology solutions, to analyse current breast cancer pathways and identify opportunities to enhance care. The project will also evaluate patient journeys by enabling patients to record their experiences of treatment pathways through the use of innovative technology provided by the app, uMotif.
It is anticipated that findings from the project will lead to improvements in the timeliness of treatment interventions for patients, and provide clarity on where to focus resource efforts, subsequently helping to address any variation in access to treatment. To find out more about our joint working projects please click here.
Investing in clinical trials
Over 2,500 UK breast cancer patients over the past two decades have been involved in 37 Novartis clinical trials across 186 hospitals9.
National standard of care reports
We are contributing to the advancement of patient care by supporting the development of State of the Nation reports with key breast cancer charities, which outline the current standard of care and possible areas for improvement7.
Patient access to licensed medicines
We are working closely with the NHS and policy makers to ensure appropriate patients can access our licensed medicines.
Medical education
We are helping support healthcare professionals to optimise the management of advanced breast cancer with ongoing medical education activities, including running regular speaker meetings and nurse training meetings around the country.
- Cancer Research UK. Breast cancer statistics. Available from: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/breast-cancer#heading-Three (link is external) [Accessed August 2018]
- Cancer Research UK. Breast cancer incidence (invasive) statistics. Available from: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/breast-cancer#heading-Zero (link is external) [Accessed August 2018]
- O'Shaughnessy J. Extending survival with chemotherapy in metastatic breast cancer. The Oncologist. October 2005, 10(suppl.): 20-29
- American Cancer Society. Unlocking the Mysteries of Metastasis. 2013. Available at: http://blogs.cancer.org/expertvoices/2013/01/23/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-metastasis/ (link is external)
- Advanced Breast Cancer Community. What is Advanced, Metastatic and Stage 3 & 4 Breast Cancer? Available from: http://www.advancedbreastcancercommunity.org/understanding-abc (link is external) [Accessed August 2018]
- Breast Cancer Care. Just diagnosed with secondary breast cancer. Available at: https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/information-support/secondary-metastatic-breast-cancer/just-diagnosed-secondary-breast-cancer (link is external) [Accessed August 2018]
- Results of the 2014 Realities of living with ABC survey commissioned by Novartis Oncology in the UK with 60 respondents living with advanced breast cancer distributed by Breast Cancer Care.
- Results of The Count Us, Know Us, Join Us survey 2013, commissioned by Novartis Oncology in 12 countries with nearly 1 300 total respondents living with advanced breast cancer including 79 in the UK. Conducted by Harris Interactive.
- KIS-001-05 Data on file


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In theory, democracy is a government elected by the people, for the people. In practice, not so.
The term democracy is derived from the Greek dēmokratiā—meaning dēmos ("people") and kratos ("rule"). It existed in limited form in 5th BC in some Greek city-states like Athens. The Roman called their government Republic but the participation was limited to nobles and big landowners. After the fall of Roman Empire, all kinds of governments came into existence: monarchy, dictatorship, oligarchy (rule of the few). For a long period, monarchy was popular, but it too did not last; only the British—the traders that they are–turned the monarchy into a tourist industry.
The representative democracy—each adult having one vote–is a modern phenomenon. The development of sea, land, and air transportation—result of constant technological innovations–led to constant trade expansion, and it, in turn, led to the spread of democracy. It is good to remember that democracy is more of an ideal than a reality. Winston Churchill called it the worst form of government, except for all the others.
The USA was the first country to deliberately choose democratic form of government in 1787. But initially, blacks, women, and Native Americans had no voting rights. The progress has come slowly. One reason why democracy is always a distant goal is that it does not fit human nature—as long as the powerful and the rich have what they want, they really don't care much about others' needs or wants. Also, they don't care how they get power or money and how they hang on to it. The result is that the "have-nots" have to constantly fight the "haves." Sometimes they succeed a little and sometimes it gets ugly. The point is that democracy is prone to all human weaknesses: exploitation, corruption, lies, hypocrisy, and lack of accountability, pretensions etc etc.
Democracies are as varied as the people and the nations: Presidential and parliamentary systems, central and federal systems, two-party and multi-party, different methods of election and so on. The structural differences lead to several problems: tyranny of the majority, lack of education, extreme poverty and extreme riches, lack of universal health care. Despite this, no one wants to switch to monarchy or dictatorship. It does satisfy the human desire to feel more or less free and somewhat equal. And then, there is some satisfaction in "nothing is perfect after all."


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Photo: School Board Member John MacDonald listens while Treasurer Kelley Thorpe addresses the board.
by John Beagle
Continuing this conversation on Inside Millage and Permanent Improvement fund with Monroe Local Schools Treasurer Kelley Thorpe.
Beagle: How do we end up with more money by moving funds?
Thorpe: We don't initially see any additional revenue because we are above the 20-mill floor. The funds generated by the moved millage would be diverted from the general fund to the permanent improvement fund. There would not be any additional revenue or tax increases– at first. Monroe is currently at 21.03 effective mills. As property values increase, millage rates rollback. No additional money is earned by a district each year, because the rates are rolled back to generate the same dollars. However, the rates are not allowed to move beyond the 20-mill floor. Once a district rolls back to 20 mills, they start to collect additional revenue as property values increase because they can't roll back any further.
When property values begin to climb again, we will see the additional money. By moving 1.03 mills from general fund to the PI fund, this immediately drops us to the 20-mill floor. We won't have to wait to rollback to it. We are assuming that property values are going to begin to climb again and we will then see additional revenue – both in our general fund because we will be at the floor and in the new PI fund because of the moved mills.
Assuming that property values do regain their values, Monroe is so close to the floor that we would have hit the floor again anyway. We were on the floor before the values dropped 2 years ago. Dr. Lolli and I met with a resident this week who told us the school portion of his tax bill dropped by $200 last year and another $65 drop this year. By moving these mills, we are simply speeding up the process and taking advantage of this opportunity to establish a PI fund to help with debt payments, technology needs, and other permanent improvement needs.
The board is committed to serving the needs of Monroe's children without overburdening the taxpayers of Monroe. We see this move as a means of delaying the need for additional levies.
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Anyone that's tried to organize an event for more than 50 people can appreciate the work that goes in. Now, imagine you're organizing an event for thousands of people, with some top headliners, camping, and instead of running over to your nearest liquor store or ordering a keg, you have to get provincial approval to provide booze to your guests. Boonstock Music Festival has faced curse-like obstacles for their 10th anniversary.
After being banned by the County Council from their original location in Northern Alberta, Boonstock moved the festival to Penticton, British Columbia. Problem solved: until, of course, the security firm they hired pulled out last minute.
With only a couple weeks until showtime, the festival had to scramble to get another security company, which they managed, to everyone's relief. What else could possibly go wrong? Well, after having sold thousands of tickets, including VIP tickets promising VIP bar access with shorter bar lines, days before the festival, BC's Liquor Control Branch denied Boonstock's liquor license. With many attendees outraged and demanding a refund, Boonstock has had their hands full trying to pull everything together.
Anyone who has attended Shambhala, one of Canada's most popular backwoods festivals, can appreciate what happens when an event doesn't sell liquor, and if you haven't been (which you should), think back to parties before you were legal or prohibition times and we can see "where there's a will, there's a way."
Whatever people decide to do about their personal sobriety, whether campground pre-drinking, testing the will of the new security firm, or riding out the weekend booze free, I think it's safe to say that an event is what you make of it, and there's plenty to offer festival goers with the exception of event-provided booze.
First off, and most importantly, the music. While big names like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, City And Colour, Armin Van Buuren and Rise Against are headlining, there are plenty of other noteworthy artists to catch.
For those running ahead of schedule that will be ready to party for Thursday night, Dzeko & Torres will be playing at the Kalamalka Stage. These guys are perfect for setting the summer electronic vibe with their light, energetic beats.
For Friday, also on the Kalamalka Stage are Milo & Otis. While named after an '80s children's movie, their sound is anything but childish, and should provide a solid set for dancing.
The Airborne Toxic Event will also be playing on Friday. While landing more heavily in the indie rock spectrum, The Airborne Toxic Event is an amazingly talented band, with Mikel Jollett's lead vocals being both rock rough and melodic. While "Sometime Around Midnight" has one of the best intros I've ever heard, their old and new tracks are consistently well-written and well-performed.
Not to age myself or sound decrepit, but the last time I saw Kill The Noise, who is hitting the stage Sunday, I danced so hard that I threw out my back. Which is saying a lot… it was by far not my first show, but he provided the entire crowd with really deep, intense, fast-paced music that was insanely fun to dance to; so much so that even though I had to work the next morning and hadn't planned to, I stayed until the last track.
No matter what your taste, Boonstock has something for everyone, from Awolnation, USS and Wolfmother to W&W, Classified, and Zeds Dead. Even if the festival is dry, the weekend won't be. Boasting the largest beach party in Canada and situated in the heart of wine country, there's still lots to see and do at the festival this weekend. We'll see if they manage to pull it all together despite the many hurdles.


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SOUTH HADLEY — Workforce housing, subsidized units targeted to households making about 80% of the community's median income, will be part of the 72-unit apartment building proposed Wednesday for the former Big Y site in the Woodlawn Plaza, 501 Newton St.
And the plaza owners hope to have Springfield-based Wayfinders housing agency manage the building.
The building will be called The Park at Woodlawn, according to drawings shared Wednesday. It will be four stories tall and cover about a three-acre portion of the property.
The plaza is owned by Rocco Falcone of Rocky's Ave Hardware, Peter Picknelly of Peter Pan Bus Lines and Andy Yee of the Bean Restaurant Group, which includes Johnny's Bar & Grille, The Boathouse, The Halfway House and Johnny's Tap Room in South Hadley. They announced their plans Wednesday in concert with consultant Peter L. Graham, president of MBL Housing and Development LLC in Amherst.
They will discuss their plans at a public meeting from 6-8 p.m. June 26 at the South Hadley Public Library, 2 Canal St.
Graham estimated the building will cost upwards of $20 million to build. It will include an elevator, office space, space for tenants to use communally and a laundry room. It'll be an L-shaped building with a courtyard, Graham said.
Construction of The Park at Woodlawn wouldn't begin until the summer of 2020. The owners are preparing to apply for approval from the town later this summer.
Woodlawn Shopping Plaza is in the new Newton Street Smart Growth Zoning District, which allows multifamily residential uses.
"Exciting stuff," Yee said. "It took us a little time to put it together."
Falcone said any reluctance residents might have about housing, subsidized or otherwise, at the site will fade once they see the tax revenue and business activity the building will generate.
Yee added that Gov. Charlie Baker is also talking about the need for more housing across the state.
Wayfinders has more experience with this type of development than the three partners have, said Falcone, the managing partner. But he said the job in front of them now is getting the project through South Hadley's planning process, not on managing the apartments once they are built.
"We are talking with Wayfinders. We are trying to figure out exactly what it would look like and feel like at the end of the day," Falcone said.
The median household income in South Hadley is $67,000 a year, according to the Census Bureau. Eighty percent of that works out to $53,600 a year.
The median gross rent — that is, rent with utilities — for a South Hadley family is $980 a month, also according to the Census Bureau.
"There will be some market-rate units, there will be some workforce-rate units. At this point we don't have it specifically defined," Falcone said. "It's what the demand is. We are trying to understand the demand in the town."
There is not very much demand for the retail space that existed there before.
"We were not able to find a supermarket or a big retailer for the space," Falcone said. "It didn't seem like the demand was there."
The situation is not unusual.
"You are seeing this all over the country where shopping centers have had a hard time adjusting to the new retail economy," said Graham. "Everyone — town planners, residents — wants to see vibrant shopping centers. Housing is what is going to bring in the people."
Falcone said the plan is to build the apartments in the first phase and then build a new Rocky's Ace Hardware next to them, larger than the existing location and with a garden center. The current Rocky's spot will then be available.
Falcone said he doubts that a large supermarket will be interested in the plaza even with the apartments nearby. But a smaller food shop might be.
The town anticipated multiunit housing when it rezoned the area last year. Town Administrator Michael Sullivan said he welcomes the proposal.
"I think it's a smart move," Sullivan said. "If there was retail to be had, you might have had a different outcome."
A neighboring parcel at the corner of Newton and Lyman streets is about to hit the market, Sullivan said, referencing documents filed recently with the town. And Greenfield Cooperative Bank will open a branch of its Northampton Cooperative Bank brand in a former Bank of America building adjacent to the plaza.
The state Department of Transportation has plans for $4.9 million redo of Newton Street — also known as Route 116 — starting at the Route 202 interchange and running north past the high school to the plaza, Sullivan said. Work will begin in 2020.
"It's good to see that people are committing to South Hadley and investing in it," Sullivan said. "That area of South Hadley is positioned to see some dynamic investment over the next three or four years."
The partners bought the Woodlawn Shopping Plaza in 2016 for $2.4 million. The plaza currently has Rocky's, Dunkin' Donuts, Dollar General, General Cleaners, Parthenon Restaurant, Mandarin Gourmet and a military recruiting office. The Egg & I opened there in January, taking the space of an old Friendly's.
Big Y closed its store in the plaza in 2013. It leased the space from a former owner. Springfield-based Big Y acquired the Newton Street location from A&P / Super Food Mart in 2003.
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Originally, the parish of Urrugne occupied all the lands located between the Nivelle and the Bidassoa. Currently, the commune of Urrugne extends on nearly five thousand hectares between La Rhune and Socoa. A stay in Urrugne will be an opportunity to discover the history of this village, rich in its traditions and its heritage: the Saint Vincent church and its organ, the Chapel of Notre Dame of Socorri, Mont Calvaire Chapel and the Château d'Urtubie, which has been inhabited by the same family since 1341.
From Urrugne, take the coastal trail towards the north, towards the fort of Socoa, or towards the south, towards the Abbadia (Hendaye) estate. Whichever direction you choose, the Basque Corniche will offer you a remarkable show.
In September, do not miss the Celebration of the Corniche! If weather and swell conditions are good, you might be one of the lucky ones to see climbing the famous "wave" of Belharra off the cornice that only a few seasoned surfers can surf.
Urrugne is the starting point for many hikes: 4 marked trails of 5, 7.5, 8 and 18 km are available to you. Explore the mountain paths of Urrugne in the middle of the forests, the lake of Xoldokogaina and the pottok (small wild Basque horses that live in freedom). Ask for the brochure "Rando Village" at the tourist office.
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The Chablis Premier Cru "Montée de Tonnerre" of Domaine Billaud-Simon is a white wine of the Chardonnay variety produced in the appellation of Chablis Premier Cru. This parcel of 2 hectares and 15 ares owes its name to its location along the old Roman road that once connected the cities of Auxerre and Tonnerre. The vines are planted in Kimmeridgian clay-dominated soil. During vinification, the wine undergoes an alcoholic fermentation, followed by a malolactic fermentation in a natural way in stainless steel tanks.
At the tasting, the Chablis Premier Cru "Montée de Tonnerre" 2015 by Domaine Billaud-Simon shows off a pretty white gold colour with greenish reflections. The nose offers extremely rich aromas, developing mineral and spicy fragrances. Balanced in the mouth, it is powerful, fresh, mineral and soft, combining fruity flavours with beautiful floral touches. A wine offering great complexity, elegance and harmony.
This tasting note is intended to describe the general profile of the wine. It is however necessary to take into account that this product will evolve over time and come to be different than described here.
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That delicious Dutch food tradition is just around the corner.
I'm of course talking about fastnachts, those delicious Pennsylvania Dutch doughnuts traditionally made and eaten in the days leading up to Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.
The word fastnacht means "the night before the fast," since the doughnuts are eaten the night before Lent, when fasting is usually observed by many Christians until Easter Sunday. There's a controversy, of course, over whether a true fastnacht is square and rustic with little adornments or round with a hole (and lots of delicious toppings.)
If your bakery, supermarket, church or community group is making and selling fastnachts, we want to know, so we can include it in our listing of places where people can find these traditional homemade Dutch treats. The deadline to send us info is Feb. 15.
Our listings will appear in the Feb. 28th Life/Food section to give everyone enough time before Fastnacht Day, which is March 5.
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Lecture highlights book about March on Washington, RU contributions to Civil Rights Movement
By Kevinisha Walker
The St. Clair Drake Center for African and African American Studies hosted a lecture about the March on Washington and civil rights last Monday. The lecture highlighted some of Roosevelt University's student and faculty involvement in the march and the Civil Rights Movement.
University President Charles Middleton said that the lecture is a result of the million dollar initiative that was announced for the center last fall.
"This is a very special occasion … and is the first evidence of the success of [last year's] initiative," Middleton said.
It was held in the Murray-Green Library and featured Will Jones, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, as guest lecturer.
While Jones lectured during most of the event, St. Clair Drake Center staff and Middleton honored former Roosevelt student, Bennett Johnson, for his role in the March on Washington.
"We are honoring [Johnson] today with this lecture for his role in organizing the Chicago contingent of the 1963 March on Washington, a day that is one of the pivotal moments in American history in the 20th century," Middleton said.
Johnson did not graduate from Roosevelt, but credits his time there as "a defining point."
"It was a time in my life where I realized some of the deep-seated problems of race relations in the United States," Johnson said.
Jones, a history professor, talked about his newly published book "The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights" at the lecture, as well.
Jones' book also highlights some of the young, black leaders who contributed to the movement.
Some of the leaders Jones highlights include A. Phillip Randolph and Bayard Rustin.
Jones said that the university's former sociology professor, St. Clair Drake, also lectured about and contributed to the Civil Rights Movement.
Drake was a sociology professor at Roosevelt and one of the university's first black faculty members.
Prior to his stint at the university, he was a doctoral student in the University of Chicago's anthropology program. While there, Drake helped to organize sit-ins and served as a voice for black men in the military who experienced discrimination.
His 23-year-long career at Roosevelt ended in 1969 when he left to chair the African American Studies program at Stanford University.
Even though Drake left Roosevelt, some argue that he was always part of the university's community. The university even named a research center after him.
A Drake family friend, Amy Untemeyer, attended the lecture and read a letter written by the sociology professor's son, Karl Drake. In the letter, Drake's son said that while his father's time at the university ended after 23 years, he always felt a strong connection to the institution.
"Of course, he appreciated the resources available to him [at Stanford] and the many opportunities to shape one of the first African American studies programs in history," the letter read. "But in truth, he would've been happier had he remained at Roosevelt and would've returned in a moment had circumstances been different."
The sociology professor may have taken his ideas to the groundbreaking program at Stanford, but he left many of his lectures at Roosevelt.
In fact, many of them would've gone unnoticed had they not been discovered by the Murray-Green Library staff.
After discovering several tapes in one of the library's closets, St. Clair Drake Center Associate Director Erik Gellman said the library staff found some of the tapes to be Drake's recordings.
"Among the recordings were the St. Clair Drake lectures of 1963 on the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation," said University Librarian Richard Uttich via email. "I immediately recognized the importance of these lectures and soon realized that they had not otherwise been available for the past 50 years."
The tapes were not played during the lecture, but Gellman said that the library staff plans to make them available on their website soon.
While Jones does not feature Drake in his book, he said Drake's lectures were "lost pieces of art that contemplate freedom and emancipation and how they relate to the American Dream."
Jones also talked about how Drake's speeches resonated with a similar speech about black people and the American Dream—Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.
"It's very likely that Drake was thinking about King when he made his speech," Jones said. "But King delivered it first in Florida in 1961."
Some people don't know that Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech didn't originate at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington.
Regardless, they might remember it for being "optimistic and forgiving" or for evoking "interracial harmony and national reconciliation," Jones said.
Jones also noted that Drake's speech balances King's out with a "biting skepticism" as Drake begins his speech with, "We have gone to the bank of justice and our check has come back marked insufficient funds."
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Drugs mules Michaella McCollum Connolly and Melissa Reid could return to the UK within months.
Reid, from Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, and Michaella McCollum, from Co Tyrone, were caught with £1.5 million worth of drugs at Lima airport.
Michaella McCollum Connolly, from Dungannon, Northern Ireland, and Melissa Reid, from Lenzie, near Glasgow, have applied to be expelled from the country under a scheme to ease prison crowding.
If the expulsion is granted it would see the pair, known as the Peru Two, freed immediately and deported back to the UK.
Reid and McCollum were working in Ibiza when they claim they were forced to board a flight with 24lb of cocaine in food packets hidden inside their luggage.
They were caught on August 6 2013 and later pleaded guilty to drug smuggling, each receiving a jail term of six years and eight months.
The repatriation of McCollum to Northern Ireland was approved by Stormont's justice minister in January this year but, like Reid, she remains in jail in Lima for now.
The pair had previously been held at Virgen de Fatima prison but were later moved to the Ancon 2 jail, where conditions are said to be cramped, with poor sanitation and toilet facilities.
Reid's father Billy said recently that the impact of his daughter's crime on his family had been "horrendous".
He said: ''It's horrendous to see your daughter in handcuffs and the living conditions that she has to put up with. Melissa has spent her own 20th and 21st birthdays in prison in Peru.
''She missed the significant event of her only brother's wedding. Events such as Christmas are non-existent for us. There'll be no celebrations in our house, there'll be no Christmas tree until we get her back home.''
Mr Reid spoke out in a video warning of the consequences of drug offences abroad.
More than 700 British nationals were arrested for drug-related crimes in 2013-2014, according to the Foreign Office.


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Just within days, there was a BuzzFeed hoax, the Covington hoax, and the Smollett hoax. And it's just this particular cluster that happened to occur within days of each other. There were a million and one last year.
It makes me feel like a total idiot to be on the side of the people who angrily, actively and self-righteously promote all these hoaxes because the ridiculous, dumb lies support their screwed up worldview.
And the part about their worldview that bugs me the most is that the people who wield all of the cultural, financial, and informational power insist, hysterically and aggressively, that they are poor, victimized underdogs.


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well I don't know for sure but I've never seen any of the stater power generators for sale later in the game. so for now my guess is you're out of luck on that one. I'd just get another hacking or utility program.
ping is great in in story mode and in the early days. the late game in endless it kind of falls off as do many of the programs. your agents with high skills and gear can deal with guards well enough. what they can't deal with is cameras. so you need a strong programm suite which allows you to break through high level firewalls fast and fairly energy efficient. with 4-10 PWR gain from portable servers and 6-10 PWR from consoles, every energy generator except seed becomes pretty much a waste of a programm slot imho. both parasites can be very PWR efficient but in late game you don't usually want to wait until they break through 5+ levels of firewall. you can't aford to wait three turns until you can enter a room. I finished day 10 now. the last few runs were against Sankaku but the only drones I encountered were camera drones. only the defferent Omni guards were present. I found that disappointing. maybe I just got unlucky with the spawns but I really think there should still be some drones around. Null drones would actually complement the Omni barrier guards very well. and the Obake drones would also still be decent at that point in the game.
have you tried doing terminal runs to spwan server farms? with the lasted patch you should be able to get someone else. before you would always get the same agent again. read the update/edit to the latest patch notes. As far as I understand Xu's augment is just a melee EMP and EMP instantly disables a device/drone unless is has it has magnetic shielding. read the tooltip of the device. the magnetic shielding should be listed if present. if it is the EMP only reduces the firewall by 2. yes EMP disable doesn't trigger the daemon since it will be back after rebooting. EMP can be used on any device that needs to be looted but doesn't help you against devices which need to be used. so FTM scanning amps, vault displays, security dispatch lockers and funnily executive terminals are perfectly fine targets. the high firewalls need a good program suite and enough power generation. you're already trying to get more servers so keep looking. certain agents can help with PWR generation as well, especially central. also buster chips and the the prototype chip I mentioned earlier. max hacking on consoles generte a lot of PWR as well between one prototype chip, buster chips III and 2 EMP packs III I mainly need to hack cameras and drones. most of the rest can be done by my agents directly. as for daemons I run with hunter but only use it on the most annoyig ones (e.g. validate, blowfish ...). you can often time just trigger the daemon and deal with the concequences.
@StayPuftMMM: why go so long without buying at least some programs to fill the last slots. you can always sell them for half price. I can give you some pointers. whats giving you the most trouble? if you have a hard time with deamons try getting hunter or taurus. having problems evading guards? ping, wisp or wings can help. I only just discovered wings. 1 PWR, 1 turn CD, gives 2 AP to all agents. so clutch. trouble getting through all those firewalls? get more hacking programs. I'd get at least one additional one. probably one of the daggers or hammer. wrench 3 or 4 can work with rapier (or any -1 program). tho I'm no fan of rapier in general. if something goes wrong early you have double the trouble. blowfish 2.0 and modulate 2.0 instantly put you to a 3 PWR cost. and it's your only instant hacking skill. sankaku runs must be a nightmare. lockpick v2.0 is good but doesn't combo well with the wrenches imho. not sure about datablast in late game. it's awesome in early sakaku runs since you take out the noise traps as well. but when the number deamons goes up I can see I become problematic. maybe AbeClancy can elaborate on this one. I don't think buying the power programs is worth it that far into the game. portable servers generate so much more and agents with 5 hacking can keep you afloat in case you have no save space to deploy them. I find AbeClancys idea to sell your starting power generator intriguing. might be a bit risky though especially on expert+ where you only start with 5 PWR. and seed is really strong. with the right programms your looking at effectively 4 PWR per turn. also, can you even buy on of the starting generator programs? I don't think I've seen them being sold.
are you guys playing endless or endless+. because on endless around day seven was the time were things got easy again for me. at that point all the impotant skills were maxed, equipment was plenty and I pretty much had the hackin programms I wanted. only augments were somewhat lacking. partly becasue of my indesicion. started with central and and sharp. and found internationale and banks later. centrals augment doesn't help you much early game, but late game +5 pwr per deamon is awesome. in the early game her level 3 anarchy good as well. brought is to 5 on day 2 i think. that pays for itself fast. especially if you do K&O runs. I didn't find the right augments for sharp at first. but now he's sporting torgue injectors, predictive brawling and 3 penetration scanners. +4 amremor penetration (Neural Dis. II) with 5 turn knockout. hell yeah. internationale's base augment is as great as ever. I added cloak speed and cloak flash. knocking out 8 armor omni guards is fun. banks became my shooter. but I can count the times were I had to use lethal force on one hand. her augment is nice too. programs are: seed, hammer, wrench 4, brimstone and hunter. seed is weak early when you don't have expesinve skills, but late game it's by far the best. I took parasite in the beginning to make up for it. hammer and wrench4 are the main hacking skills. brimstone to get firewalls down to 4 (for the wrench) and for the deamon reversal. hunter because even with central and brimstone you don't want to trigger validate or blowfish. and I have to agree with Alex105. portable servers are impotant. I'm bringing two currently but thinking about adding another one. buster chips help as well.they make the main target for programs cameras, followed by bots. did anyone of you get the Prototype Chip that let's you take console power and hack firewalls for 1 PWR per level? helps a ton. @NightLexxe: at day 5 or 6 the teleporter room is locked. you have to get a keycard from one of the safes to unlock it. a vault key will do in a pinch but its somewhat of a waste. so at day 9 I'm swimming in money and every skill is maxed. I still have to decide on the 4th augment for internationale and banks. and central still only has her base augment. the only time it can get dicey is if the initial deamon is a Blowfish 2.0. I can deal with the rest fairly well. I've been avoiding Plastech like the plague though. those modded scare me. between the hacking and the deamon I'm thinking the lethal option might actually be the best. I think I'll try to weep SA and Africa once I reach day ten. I picked up Anatomy Analysis since my last visit.


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It appears Mayor McLaughlin, Vice Mayor Beckles and Councilman Butt need a history lesson review in the US Constitution's first amendment rights.
"Freedom of speech in the United States is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and by many state constitutions and state and federal laws.
Criticism of the government and advocacy of unpopular ideas that people may find distasteful or against public policy are almost always permitted. There are exceptions to these general protections, including the Miller test for obscenity, child pornography laws, speech that incites imminent lawless action, and regulation of commercial speech such as advertising.
Despite the exceptions, the legal protections of the First Amendment are some of the broadest of any industrialized nation, and remain a critical, and occasionally controversial, component of America"
What occurred last night was a travesty of justice and a clear violation of first amendment rights when the mayor ordered everyone to vacate the council chambers because they were applauding speakers after they had spoken. A standing room only group of labor union workers and several citizens applauded speakers in the "open forum" agenda item after they indicated support for the Chevron Modernization project.
The mayor ordered the removal from the chambers including at least one senior citizen on walkers, several elderly and disabled, a few youth and many citizens who had absolutely nothing to do with the Chevron Modernization project. They were thrown into the city council lobby with few chairs while many had to stand while the council argued for in excess of 30 minutes trying to make a decision to overturn or support the mayor's dictatorial position. Finally after a heated discussion, Councilmembers Booze, Rogers, Myrick and I voted to overturn the mayor's decision and to allow the audience back into the chambers.
What prompted this unusual demand by the mayor was crystal clear in that she and Beckles continues to be obsessed in their dislike and anger toward Chevron USA. With respect to the applause before the city council, at almost every meeting we have similar responses from individuals and groups applauding a recognition award, RPA speakers, anti-RPA speakers, and during the recent Housing Authority special meeting, without criticism from the mayor. In my opinion, Richmond, California continues to be in the United States of America and we live in a democratic society and neither this mayor nor any mayor should have the arbitutary right to take away citizens' freedom of speech. I do not care if the mayor can garner seven votes; it still does not make it right.
Thanks to the common sense of a majority of the council, Rogers, Booze, Myrick and I, democracy was able to prevail. Guess what, once the mayor's ruling was overturned, the meeting continued smoothly with the same level of applause and without any problems.
Nat Bates, Richmond City Council Member
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Ormond Otvos commented 2014-03-27 18:48:18 -0700The behavior of the public at City Council is abysmal, on far too many many occasions. I know three year olds who have a better sense of propriety and necessary order.
Mr. Bates is all about rights, but glosses over responsibilities. How is the business of the council to be done? I'm sure Mr. Bates would be upset if members of his church insisted on loud applause and clapping continuously, and insisted it was part of their free speech.
Freedom isn't license.
Mike Raccoon Eyes commented 2014-03-19 15:08:16 -0700I am sitting in the City of Richmond, CA city council chambers tonight live, where the colonial Mayor McLaughlin and her socialist majority council members tried to IMPOSE CENSORSHIP AND THREATENING TO HAVE THE AUDIENCE REMOVED AND ARRESTED BY THE COPS FOR APPLAUDING FOR PEOPLE AT THE OPEN FORUM!! I LASHED OUT AND SOCIALIST MAJORITY COUNCIL ON THEIR CONDUCT AND RIPPED THEM OPEN A NEW ONE!!!
Barry Nel commented 2014-03-19 13:36:00 -0700I am not so sure, for once in her tenure, that this was entirely the mayors fault. By my reckoning, and I was there, Councilman Butt initiated the mayors response by his ridiculous comments about the clapping. He certainly had a major part to play in escalating a situation that was, and is, by Richmond Councils standard, a weekly occurrence. Applause and vocalizing support, between speakers, has been going on for years and it was simply because such a pro EIR/Chevron crowd was making its approval heard that caused Tom Butt and the mayor to react the way they did.
That said, their reaction was completely out of line with the situation and Tom Butts strategic timing has to be questioned.
I have a feeling that Tom Butt is doing a little bit of pre election positioning here.


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The Public Works Board (PWB) recently announced new regional training events for effective infrastructure system management, and feasibility and outreach grants for broadband infrastructure.
PWB's free regional training events will take place each month from March until June 2020. The trainings will be held in four different locations around the state and offer a mix of concept presentation and group practice for effective infrastructure system management. Additionally, two of the training events will be two days, with the second day focusing on community partnerships, economic development, and community revitalization. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available for water and wastewater operators.
Additionally, PWB's Broadband Program announced an additional $50,000 available in feasibility and outreach grants. These grants support public outreach and engagement activities that establish community-based efforts to bring broadband infrastructure to unserved areas. Community-based efforts, such as Broadband Action Teams, are essential to ensure that community needs are met in planning for broadband expansion. The maximum award per applicant is $10,000, with a 10% match requirement. Funding awards are based on a competitive ranking process.


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Describe your company and position.
PSL is a software development company. We are driven to help our clients, communities, and society. Our main goal is to provide the best software development services for the world. We have over 30 years of experience and over 560 engineers. We specialize in partnering with U.S. companies in order to solve their software engineering needs.
We have different areas of interest and expertise. We work with advanced processes and technologies and focus on complex challenges involving the cloud, DevOps, Big Data, machine learning, and advanced backend. We create different experiences in the frontend, and are working with chat bots. We work on challenging projects in the Bay Area, for example, and on DevOps in general in the U.S.
I'm the Director of Engineering at PSL. My goal is to ensure our company can better help more people. But specifically, I work to ensure that we use state-of-the-art technologies. I also work to ensure that the whole software development process is done properly, and I oversee the training and research processes at PSL.
Cloud & DevOps
Why is it important to have a cloud strategy for your business? What about a DevOps strategy specifically?
Both terms are tied together. DevOps, first of all, is a mindset; it's not a technology.
The main purpose of DevOps is to accelerate the cycles and to move faster in your supply chain from the conception of an idea to the release of the idea. Then you can integrate faster.
DevOps has been around for a while and many people have different opinions about it, but we focus on the feedback cycle. The more we can integrate our feedback cycle, the more we can learn about the users of the application that we're developing. We must adjust or learn new ideas in order to implement better solutions. This is key if you want to innovate. DevOps enables innovation and accelerated cycles.
ThoughtWorks mentioned that cloud is the new normal. That is what we have seen. Your business's competition is really moving into DevOps and the cloud. RightScale just mentioned that around 85% of companies are moving into a cloud strategy. You mentioned that 80% of the businesses are exploring hybrid cloud as an option, but in general, the competition is looking for faster iterations and this is a proven way to do that.
However, there are going to be many challenges. This should not be a zero to 100 change; this should be a carefully calibrated process where you analyze which of your products are the best fit for the cloud.
You learn from the cloud. You mitigate risks with a cloud vendor. It's not an easy task. You need to have a clear strategy and you need to leverage past experiences from companies like ours or from a lot of research. You need to iterate in order to have a better understanding. You need to do it step-by-step and have a clear strategy.
Public, Private, & Hybrid Clouds
What types of companies are the best fit for public, private, or hybrid clouds? What are the pros and cons of each?
The terms are not fully standardized. When we are talking about hybrid cloud, let's talk first about a combination of a private cloud and a public cloud. We have seen that a hybrid cloud is a very good approach in terms of all the flexibility it gives you to get the best of the public and the private. It offers multiple options: Do you want to keep some applications in your own data center with a private cloud solution? Or in a separated private environment with a public infrastructure? You can do that.
For example, you may want to keep some data in your own data center for offline access. We have seen some businesses where you need to store information locally because you are moving – you are a ship, a car, etc. Second, depending on your country, there are some regulations that may force you to keep where you store and process data private. That may be a reason for using a private cloud.
However, a public cloud allows you to integrate with other services that you cannot do if you are primarily using a private cloud. Public cloud manages some infrastructure, so you do not need to worry about logistics, and the public cloud provides you with more speed to scale.
One of the things about the cloud is that if you are succeeding, you can keep growing. Which means that you don't have to worry about implementing a big data center if you're just a startup. The cloud allows you to scale in the way you need. If you are going to keep it in a private data center, you are not going to be able to explore that.
In the end, what we recommend for clients is to have the option of the public cloud for certain solutions. If you need to keep some data private for particular reasons, that's okay. But it's clear that a hybrid cloud, mixing public and private, seems to be a good option for a lot of businesses.
A 2017 survey by Clutch found that over 80% of businesses that aren't using a hybrid cloud are exploring it as a future option, though a private cloud remains the most popular option. What is your reaction to this?
Hybrid is a good option, but I also need to talk about a cloud agnostic approach. At the end, businesses are looking for flexibility and independence. Having your whole strategy fit into one vendor is something that many businesses are looking to move away from.
The name is not well standardized, but the cloud agnostic model is the ability to deploy to different vendors as you need. It's a very valid option.
It's clear that we have a lot of vendors right now – a lot of big companies. AWS, Azure, Google and IBM, for example, are always looking to create new services and are providing new competitive advantages over other vendors. It's okay to leverage that. For example, you can leverage the machine learning service from one vendor. It's good, at least from a deployment strategy, to have the ability to deploy on multiple vendors or refuse dependence on just one of those vendors. That's something that clients are looking for more and more.
Continuous Integration and Delivery
Can you describe the importance of a continuous integration and delivery pipeline?
The practice of continuous integration and delivery work much better on the cloud. If you want to do continuous delivery, you need to implement infrastructure as a code, which is an individual infrastructure that is only possible in the cloud.
At PSL, we look to accelerate cycles in all ways. We prefer continuous integration that is more like a discipline than creating a continuous integration server. It's team discipline that will allow you to iterate faster and get to know defects and potential improvement opportunities early on in the process. The faster you catch a defect, the cheaper it is to solve it.
This whole cycle from development and continuous delivery – allowing production without human intervention – is a key practice. It enables your company to move faster than the competition, which means you can test hypotheses and innovation faster.
Selecting a Cloud Service
What are some of the factors that companies need to consider when selecting a cloud service? What are the biggest challenges companies may face with their cloud service?
You need to consider your dependence on different vendors. Although some infrastructure as a service vendors are more homogenous now, vendors usually specialize in some platform as a service features or some other types of services that you should evaluate. These extra features can be machine learning or monitoring or others.
I think also you need to look at your architecture. Some vendors support programming languages that others don't. But in general, my message would be that you should understand that the strategy you're implementing should not be tied to a particular vendor. You need to evaluate the options that you have and take the best of each.
Paraphrasing ThoughtWorks again, there is a term that they mentioned: "poly-cloud," which means to take the best of each vendor.
It's great to not tie yourself to only one vendor. Use the best of each. At least for basic deployment and monitoring, you should have a level of independence that allows you to move from one vendor to another in the future, or to deploy to different vendors for the sake of availability or risk mitigation.
Anything else?
With the big data/fast data movement, you see companies moving to a more data-centric process. They are looking to data as a way to innovate and to find new business opportunities.
When you are looking to process big data/fast data, you need to first think about governance of that data. Second, you need to think about the scalability of that processing and third, you should think about the complexity of implementing large-scale efforts related to machine learning or data processing.
Cloud has made data governance of big data/fast data much better. You can process data through many different data streaming services, for example.
In general, machine learning can be empowered and accelerated by using a cloud strategy. A big part of your cloud strategy also has to deal with data management. With cloud-enabled big data and machine learning opportunities, you can enable new business cases through better use of your data.
We are seeing a lot of more sophisticated machine learning and data processing services. This is very exciting for us because we have been able to learn and test a lot of those vendors for complex challenges. It's very important for businesses to be aware of those opportunities as well.


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My first volunteer excursion with Lotus involved a trip to the nearby senior centre by bus to visit, chat with and generally entertain the elderly folks who live there.
This particular day was chosen as it was the 重阳节 (Chóngyáng jié – Double Ninth Festival), which as of 1989 has also been known as 'Seniors' Day', when the elderly should be visited and should enjoy themselves.
The first activity upon our arrival was to give balloons to the elderly and play with them. The game essentially involved hitting the balloons back and forth, and whether they were cherishing them, hitting them back or just popping the balloons, the elderly folks seemed to be enjoying themselves.
Next came the entertainment. Each volunteer performed a routine for the elderly spectators. One was Taijiquan, one was a violin recital, a few people demonstrated their superb solo vocal skills while I myself joined in with a group rendition of 北京欢迎你 (Beijing Welcomes You). It wasn't only us that performed however, as a few of the elderly folks also gave a performance of some kind. Following this, it was cake time, as all the seniors with birthdays in the last three months were wished happy birthday with a huge cake and celebration – a truly heart-warming sight.
After this the seniors retired to their rooms, and it was time for the volunteers to visit each room with gifts of bananas and apples. They all seemed thoroughly thrilled to see us, and I even had the pleasure of meeting one lady who said she 110 years old!!


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There's a reason couples love to cuddle up together. Sleeping in the same bed makes us feel comfortable and more secure, and many of us find it easier to fall asleep with a partner. Unsurprisingly, there's a physiological reason behind this: sleeping together causes a drop in cortisol, a stress hormone, and boosts levels of oxytocin, which plays a role in bonding. It might also lead to better overall health.
That's all well and good, but what happens when sleeping together becomes a problem? Because of our different sleep habits and preferences, we often sleep more poorly with our partner than when we sleep alone. This is especially true for women, who wake up more often when sleeping with a partner, perhaps because men are more likely to snore. If this is the case in your relationship, don't throw in the blanket just yet—every problem has a solution, and sleep isn't an exception. These simple fixes will have you counting sheep together in no time.
Problem: Snoring
Solution: There's no reason to endure a lifetime of extra-loud zzzs—this problem has a number of simple fixes. Snoring is caused by the airways becoming narrowed, most usually by sleeping on the back. Anti-snore pillows create a good sleeping posture that helps keep the airways open, and full-body pillows can make it more comfortable for back sleepers to switch to their sides. Losing weight—which can reduce pressure on the neck—and avoiding alcohol and sleeping pills can also prevent snorers from getting kicked in their sleep by their partners. If these solutions still don't fix the problem, consider seeing a doctor. Heavy snoring may indicate an underlying health issue.
Problem: Tossing and turning
Solution: If your partner's sleep isn't sound, yours won't be either. And if your partner tosses and turns every night, it might be difficult to resist tossing him or her out of the bedroom. The best—but priciest—fix for this is a larger bed and a mattress designed to reduce the transfer of motion. If you're not ready to drop the cash, consider using smaller, separate blankets, so that your partner's movements don't pull on your bedding. Also, replacing crisp cotton sheets with soft sheets that resist motion transfer can help keep the noise down.
Problem: Temperature
Solution: You like the thermostat set to "Alpine Breeze," while your partner prefers "Tropical Bog." What do you do? Here's another situation in which using smaller, separate blankets might be the easiest fix. Set the thermostat somewhere in between your preferences, and each use a blanket (small and light, heavy and down-filled) to make your sleeping temperature just right for you. Thick pajamas and socks—or a lack thereof—can also work wonders.
Problem: Different sleep schedules
Solution: If you're a night owl or an early bird, there's not much you can do to change that. However, both types can reduce the amount of noise they create when getting in or out of bed while their partners are sleeping. Night owls: finish your nighttime routine (showering, brushing teeth) before your partner goes to sleep, so you don't disturb him or her with the buzz of an electronic toothbrush at 2 am. Early birds: invest in a vibrating wrist alarm so your night owl mate doesn't have to be shocked out of sleep at daybreak.


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By Ron Scopelliti
For most of us, computers are an integral part of our lives – a hub for our documents, bookkeeping, photos, communications tools, banking, etc. But sometimes I long for 1980, when a personal computer was a thing that weird hobbyists played with for no better reason than to see what it could do. In those days, if you wanted new software, you often made it up yourself, or typed it in from an issue of Creative Computing magazine. And if you wanted your computer to make sound, you bought a speaker and an amplifier kit from Radio Shack, and broke out the soldering iron. Well, thanks to my purchase of a CanaKit Raspberry Pi Starter Kit, it's 1980 all over again, only better.
A Raspberry Pi is a simple computer built on a single circuit board that's a little bigger than a credit card. Instead of a hard drive, the Pi uses a Micro SD memory card as its boot-up and storage device. Though it was developed in 2012 as a learning tool for young programmers, it has since become a hit not only with young learners, but with experimenters, artists, and hobbyists looking to dig into the blood and guts of hardware, operating systems, and programming.
Since the basic card only costs $35, it's a great device if you want to experiment with coding, interfacing, and internet-of-things projects, without worrying about compromising your personal information or losing valuable data. If you mess up your operating system, you download a new one for free. If you completely fry your computer, it'll cost you $35 to replace it.
CanaKit product I chose comes with the latest Raspberry Pi 3 card, which features built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capability, as well as four USB ports. The kit also includes a plastic case, an HDMI cable, a set of heat sinks, and a 2.5 amp power supply. Possibly the best feature of the kit is a 32 Gigabyte Micro SD card, preloaded with NOOBS, a system that guides you through the initial boot-up of the computer, and helps you install the operating system of your choice.
The kit cost $75, which I thought was justified, given the cost of ordering all the components separately, and the foolproof convenience of getting the pre-loaded software on the card. My decision was further justified when I discovered how sturdy and well-fitted the case was, and how quickly the whole system went together. It took about 15 minutes to go from a box of parts to a functioning computer.
The vital parts that aren't included in the kit are a keyboard, a mouse, and a monitor. I had at least one of each hanging around, but if you're lacking these types of spares, you can use any HDMI television as a monitor, and Logitech's k400 keyboard/touchpad combo will serve your input needs nicely for $19.99
The kit's SD card comes loaded with a variety of different operating systems. I chose the latest version of Raspbian – a Linux-based system that has an easy-to-use Graphic User Interface, but also allows you to switch easily into terminal mode to enter line commands, just like we use to do in the golden age of DOS and CP/M.
To my surprise, the card also included Libre Office, an open-source office suite, a version of Minecraft, and a web browser. But I was most interested in the programming tools. The system includes development environments for the Python, Java, and Wolfram programming languages.
There is also a programming language for the youngest of computer users – Scratch. Developed at MIT, Scratch allows kids to write programs that manipulate cartoon creatures, using a graphic interface that cleverly introduces them to basic programming concepts. Even if you're not a kid, it's hard to resist messing around with Scratch, and it strikes me as a great way for people who are intimidated by programming to alleviate their anxiety.
Though there's not much to CanaKit's quick start guide, part of the Raspberry Pi experience is interacting with the community – going to the official raspberrypi.org website and to other online forums to see what other Pi users are doing, and how they solved the problems that you may be running into.
So far I've started playing around writing simple Python programs, and making them executable through Linux line commands. I haven't yet started any physical computing projects, but the Pi's set of General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) pins is designed to facilitate that sort of thing.
While there are other kits that are more complete or more kid-friendly, the CanaKit offers a good balance of price, convenience, and quality for anyone from a pre-teen looking to learn more about computers to an older hobbyist looking to get up-and-running quickly. The kit is readily available online, but if you want to get truly nerdy, I'd suggest a trip to MicroCenter in Cambridge where you can easily pick up any extras you need, and revel in the atmosphere of one of the few remaining big-box computer stores – I love the smell of circuit boards in the morning.


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April 21, 2015
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Mad at Scotland, America? Remove the mote from thine own eye! From Andrew C. McCarthy:
Binyam Mohammed, the accomplice of "Dirty Bomber" Jose Padilla who plotted a post-9/11 second wave of mass-murder attacks targeting American cities, is now living free (and on public assistance) in England after President Obama released him outright, without prosecution.
Obama's Justice Department, meanwhile, gave a lesser-charges plea deal to Ali Saleh Kallah al-Marri, another member of al-Qaeda's second-wave plot. The deal caps Marri's potential sentence at 15 years and permits the judge to impose as little as the time Marri has already served, meaning about six years.
Several high officials in the Obama Justice Department, including Attorney General Eric Holder, must be recused from participation in various terrorism matters on conflict-of-interest grounds. This is because they or their firms represented numerous terrorists in litigation against the United States over the past eight years. And the Justice Department recently hired Jennifer Daskal, a left-wing activist from Human Rights Watch, to help shape its detainee policies. She has worked in behalf of terrorist prisoners for years. To give just a thumbnail sketch, Daskal has expressed doubt about the guilt of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (arguing that we may have tortured him into admitting to the atrocities he has repeatedly bragged about committing); has lamented that one detainee, "a self-styled poet," suffered abuse in U.S. custody when he "found it was nearly impossible to write poetry anymore because the prison guards would only allow him to keep a pen or pencil in his cell for short periods of time"; and has argued on behalf of terrorist detainee Omar Khadr, who was 15 when he allegedly launched the grenade that killed U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Christopher Speer, because a prosecution of Khadr would violate his "rights as a child." (Next month, Khadr will be 23.)


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The ongoing drought in Kenya rightly qualifies to be termed a national disaster, an environmentalist has said.
Speaking to Africa Science News in Busia county, the Kenya Forest Services coordinator James Were said, the drought has so far led to death of livestock, humanity and has hugely disrupted lifestyle and livelihoods.
"The Social-economic and environmental impacts of the drought are painfully felt across the Nation. Deaths of Livestock and humans turning to wild fruits for meals explains the situation in black and white", he said
Nonetheless, Were remains optimistic that measures are being done to mitigate and avert the situation.
However, in certain quarters the failure by the government of Kenya to developed policy framework to deal with such occurrences has been criticised.
An expert who sought anonimity said the Kenyan government lacks disaster preparedness to handle such misfortunes, accusing the government department responsible for doing so little to restore public hope on food security.
Were urged departments of water and irrigation, environment, Agriculture and forestry to work together for common good even as effects are adverse.
He observed that the rising global temperatures have aggravated the climatic change resulting into dry spell experienced thus threatening further destruction of environment.
Drought is a climatic condition which conservationists have argued that can be averted through taking care of environment that entails preservation and conservation of environment.
However, Were alleged fears in the drop of seedling production adding that there is a 10percent drop between December 2016 and January 2017.
Said Were " our seedling production across Busia county has dropped from 1,0058 seedlings in December to 950,000 seedlings in January as water usage for watering seedlings has gone up by 50 percent".
He revealed that there is a co-relation between human destructive activities on environment and the now witnessed drought in the country.


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By Sarah Damm
Have you ever been asked the question, "Are you a 'Mary' or a 'Martha'?"
It's a loaded question, isn't it? How are we even supposed to answer it?
As women, many of us naturally identify with Martha more than Mary. After all, we routinely do the tasks that cause Martha so much anxiety—cooking, cleaning, and completing our long to-do list. If we don't do these things, who will?
But when we hear Jesus say, "Mary has chosen the better part," we think we should be more like Mary. (Luke 10:42) And this may trigger shame deep inside. We want to defend our Martha-ness, but perhaps our defensiveness reveals an element of truth to our situation. Maybe we are "anxious and worried about many things" (v. 41). So much so that we neglect our prayer, find ourselves distracted at Mass, and are otherwise too busy to sit at the feet of Jesus.
My Mary-and-Martha Story
A few years ago, I found myself in a Mary-and-Martha situation. I was doing a lot of volunteer work and loved it, but it kept me from the things that mattered most: my relationship with the Lord, attention to my family, and cultivation of my charism (writing).
I wrestled with what to do and brought it all to God. Over the course of several months, the nudge to pull back from my work increasingly grew, to the point that I couldn't ignore it. The Lord was inviting me into a time of increased prayer and contemplation, and He was opening up space in my schedule to grab hold of it.
Although it was difficult, I quit my volunteer position to spend time in prayer, time with my family, and time writing. Many people thought I was crazy. But I had to trust God instead of them. I had to remain attentive to His still, small, steady voice instead of their loud opinions.
Over time, I only received confirmation in following God's invitation to choose "the better part." Time in my home with my family was more joyful, and my work as a writer was more fruitful. I felt less stress and more peace.
All because my work flowed from a place of prayer.
Of course, that didn't mean the holy tension between stillness and activity, prayer and work diminished. I think it is something we always have to work on. In fact, during this transition, perhaps it swung the other way. But this quote from St. Frances of Rome helped me remain balanced and hopeful:
"A married woman must, when called upon, quit her devotions to God at the altar to find Him in her household affairs."
St. Frances' words reminded me that the Lord understands the longings of my heart. He delights in my desire to spend time with Him, and He also has given me important work to do in this world that only I can accomplish.
Working From a Place of Recollection
It is important to note that Jesus does not reprimand Martha for her generosity and hospitality. In fact, I am sure He appreciated her comfortable home and delicious meals!
Instead, Jesus addresses her anxiety and worry, and gently guides her back to a place of recollection, a place that Mary never leaves. For Jesus knows that her work is good, but it could be more fruitful and joyful if done from a seat at His feet.
In her book, Jesus Approaches, Elizabeth M. Kelly writes, "I think [Jesus is] inviting her to this radical reordering, calling her back to a recollected state, to remind her who she really is and how even her hospitality must be rooted in and fed from that listening place."
Mary, Martha, or Both?
So, are you a 'Mary' or a 'Martha'? Is that question even fair to ask?
"I wonder if 'Martha, Martha' and Mary weren't really more representative of just one woman, maybe a woman a lot like … you: torn between the deep desire to cultivate that contemplative listening ear and the real demand to meet the needs of family, work, and health." (Jesus Approaches)
Today, let us ponder how we are a little bit Mary and a little bit Martha. Let us contemplate how the Lord longs to find us listening at His feet, before He sends us forth to do our very important, God-given work.
Saints Mary and Martha, pray for us!
About the author:
Sarah Damm is a Catholic wife and mother of six children, living in Minnesota. She spends her days running errands, helping with homework, and keeping up with laundry and the family schedule. Sarah loves her faith, coffee, and good books. You can find out more about her and her writing at sarahdamm.com.
Beautiful, elegant and well written. Your reflection has captured my heart and brought peace to my soul. This is a wonderful reflection of a complicated and confusing passage. Thank you for sharing your struggles and joys, Sarah. May God continue to bless you.
Thank you for your kind words, Mary. I appreciate them so much. Have a blessed day!
I love what you have written; you have brought clarity and put into meaningful words so many thoughts I that run through my mind when I reflect on this passage! Thank you for sharing your gift of writing to help others grow their faith. God bless you!
Thank you so much, Monica! Happy Sunday! Enjoy this day of rest.
I really enjoyed this article and had to share it! Thank you.
Thanks so much for your kind comment, Rachele … and for sharing my post with others! I appreciate it! Blessings!
I agree that I am both Mary and Martha, especially when it comes to the people closest to me. You have put into words the thoughts of my heart. Thank You!!
God bless your Mary & Martha heart, Patricia!
I think we a;re all a little of both. i am sure there is a dominant side to us. Though.