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|Bio-intensive Approach to Small-scale Household Food Production (IIRR, 1993, 180 p.)
|Nutritional dimension of bio-intensive gardening
A food-secure household with adequate dietary intake and reduced disease is likely to be adequately nourished. Gardens can make a very significant contribution with regard to iron, vitamin A, vitamin C, vegetable protein, fiber and, to a lesser extent, calories. Especially with the very poor, it is important to use a low-external input form of agriculture because these products are likely to be consumed at home. Moreover, food grown in this manner is safer to eat because it is chemical-free. Outputs of 14 pounds/day of vegetables from a 50 sq m area are easily obtained.
Given limited natural sources of fertilizers or compost, it makes sense to allocate whatever small quantities of biomass or nutrients available to a limited area - such as that found in backyards thereby maximizing outputs. Vegetable prices today are higher than at any point in agricultural history and intake among the poor is affected. This is so partly because today, vegetable production is mostly restricted to specialized commercial ventures. The deteriorating condition (from degradation and desertification) of small and large farms is expected to further limit the availability of reasonably priced vegetables to the poor majority. The use of chemicals in vegetables is already at an all-time high. Given the ecological imbalances from pesticide overuse or unrestricted use, more rather than fewer chemicals are likely to be used by commercial growers. Family food gardens will have to be given serious attention by research and development agencies.
Here are some lessons derived from eight years of IIRR's involvement in home gardening initiatives.
1. A nutrition garden can achieve most of a family's nutrition goals in a sustainable manner if it aims at increasing the overall supply of nutrition-rich vegetables.
In a diversified garden, the family's total intake of vegetables is emphasized rather than its consumption of specific vegetables in specific quantities. The approach to planting certain amounts of specified vegetables, with the assumption that people will eat those vegetables in specified quantities is not realistic. People just aren't going to design their menus to suit recommendations based on a nutritional rationale. Let people choose what they want to but give them a wide selection of choices and urge them to grow a diversity of vegetables (8-12 at least). This way the whole family is likely to obtain the nutritional requirements at least for vitamins A and C, iron and fiber. Also, when diversity is emphasized, it is not necessary to deemphasize culturally popular vegetables such as eggplants or cucumbers that are supposedly low in nutritional value. By increasing the overall access to a diversity of vegetables, one can achieve the nutritional objectives in a more sustainable manner.
The calorie contributions of gardens are generally considered limited. But the increased consumption of vegetables from a garden does result in increased calorie intake because, in most developing countries, vegetables are eaten after they are cooked in oil. Increased vegetable consumption, therefore, results in increased oil intake and thus higher calorie consumption.
Moreover, several unconventional, neglected plant species are not typically included as a garden crop or are danger of vanishing: purple yam, potato yam, Colocasia, cassava, sweet potato, arrowroot, etc. Grain legumes (legumes eaten in dry form) such as sword beans, jackbeans, lima beans and hyacinth beans are all rich in carbohydrates. Finally, seeds of gourds such as pumpkin and watermelon, usually eaten as a snack, are rich calorie sources.
2. Relative changes in intra-family food production and consumption are important indicators to evaluate gardening successes.
If a family which did not previously have a garden now has one that in itself is a measure of success - irrespective of the technological standard of the garden. If previously only 3-4 vegetables were grown and now 8-10 kinds of vegetables are grown in a garden, that again, is also a measure of success. Even if a family sells vegetables, the garden is successful as long as the total family intake of vegetables has also increased.
3. Incorporate the best of the indigenous knowledge available in the area.
Almost every culture, with the possible exception of pastoralists and forest dwellers, has engaged in some form of gardening or backyard mixed-tree orchards, primarily to meet household needs of food, fodder and fuel. Local people have a rich resource of knowledge, which can readily be integrated into gardening programs. The vertical use of space is maximized in traditional backyards, such as those found in the Philippines and Indonesia. A great diversity of plants, usually exceeding 3 dozen, are raised in these complex backyard ecosystems. The local selections are usually hardy and shade-tolerant and have been handed down through the generations. Special skills and knowledge in the area of varietal selection, planting time or planting calendars, seed storage and crop combinations have been passed on for generations. Unfortunately, introduced garden interventions based on dramatical new technologies dependent on external material inputs, hybrid seeds and new methods of pest control, provide little role for indigenous garden technology concepts. This knowledge, thus, becomes dysfunctional. However, if incorporated into gardening activities, this knowledge could make such programs more sustainable.
4. Input provision should be limited to the initial supply of seeds (for purposes of increasing garden diversity) and on a case-by-case basis to the provision of community wells and community borrowing centers for tools.
The biggest investment is for training, information, education and communication (IEC) materials, monitoring and follow-up and not for material inputs. Only in the case of community gardens should wells or borrowing-centers for tools be considered. The adoption of the gardening technology must be based on its own inherent merits and not be influenced by the distribution of material inputs (fertilizers, pesticides and garden tools). Garden programs are often driven and sustained by the constant supply and promises of material inputs. Thus, one does not know what is really motivating the individual to adopt: the material inputs or an appreciation for nutrition gardening itself.
5. Seasonal employment and waye-earning opportunities often conflict with gardening activities, and this results in temporary neglect of gardens.
The time devoted to gardens is often affected by opportunities for earning wages. When the harvest period or the sugarcane milling season starts, the opportunities for earning wages usually are high. Even school children are often kept away from school in order to maximize such opportunities to earn hard and quick cash. Naturally, a garden program is neglected. Very little can be done other than ensure that at least a minimal level of garden maintenance is undertaken. Program administrators must recognize this factor and work around these situations.
6. The sale of garden produce can result in sustained interest by the gardener in the introduced technology/intervention.
This is true if the diversity concept (10-12 kinds of vegetables) is maintained and the sale of vegetables usually does not exceed 30% of the total garden output. If the sale is local and is made to people in the same socioeconomic bracket, the sale of vegetables cannot be considered as going against the nutrition objectives. In fact, where small amounts of money are earned on a regular basis from gardens, such activities are likely to be sustained longer.
7. Introducing the concept of the community garden promoter or indigenous specialist can lead to increased sustainability.
Some of the more successful garden programs have been associated with an increased role for participating gardeners themselves, in the further promotion and monitoring of the garden program. In the initial 12-18 months, the outside technician plays a major role, especially in introducing the technological options and related training and retraining. Subsequently, the program increasingly relies on selected individuals from among practicing gardeners to assist in subsequent training as resource persons, to monitor and to provide on-site assistance. These indigenous specialists individuals can be termed as "community garden promoters".
Usually after having served voluntarily for at least a year in garden promotion, they may receive some form of remuneration for the days they spend in training or conducting follow-up visits. This remuneration is justified as a means of allowing them to hire a replacement for the farm or as compensation for lost wage-labor earning opportunities. Another approach is to provide them with an income-generating project to compensate them for the time contributed to community service. Volunteerism from poor people is realistic only if the time required from them is minimal, e.g., assistance during an immunization campaign or for once-weekly assistance in cooking a meal at the daycare center. However, in agriculture and gardening, a substantial amount of time needs to be devoted by the indigenous specialist.
8. Community gardens in urban centers and in centralized/consolidated villages offer the best opportunity for systematic exploitation of the potential for garden interventions.
Many backyards are already fairly well planted exploited with trees and usually are too shady for annual vegetables. Gardens do not yield outputs commensurate with the effort invested under such circumstances. Vacant lands, such as public lands or that donated by a philanthropist, can be used for such gardens. Community gardens are contiguous blocks of lands allocated to a group (mothers, families, urban poor, farm workers), who are then given subdivided portions of the land, say 100 200 sq m, to manage on an individual or single-family basis. The sponsoring group might then be able to assist-by providing training, fencing, water supply and maybe a community tool-loan facility - but preferably nothing more.
It must be noted that this differs from the communal gardening approach, where no land area delineation is made for each family, i. e., everyone works communally in the entire area The sustainability of commune gardens has been poor unless it is associated with "giveaways". In such situations people just continue to stay together, giving the semblance that the concept of communal gardening is valid and working until the give-aways are withdrawn.
9. Gardens - and not the numbers of training conducted - are measures of success.
All too often, the numbers of trainings conducted or the number of training materials produced and distributed are used as the measure of accomplishment. These are only measures of accomplishment of an intermediary objective. The only real measure of initial success is the number of trainees who have started gardening or have improved their previous efforts. The measure of final success is that of gardens being sustained without any outside material input assistance. The preoccupation with targets and conduct of training and echo-training and a corresponding neglect of field-level follow-up of trained gardeners is fairly serious in garden programs. Visitors are usually taken to a few well-maintained and extraordinary efforts, especially those by the roadside and within reach of donors and agency officials. There is a need to establish very clearly that the conduct of training itself is not indicative of the job having been accomplished.
10. The key to successful wide-scale adoption is being flexible on the technology and permitting gardeners to adapt further and modify the introduced technologies.
In initial training, a range of technological options are provided and gardeners are encouraged to adopt and adapt those ideas that make sense to them. They mix and match ideas based on their own rationale and after considering their own resource base (of time, available materials, family labor, etc.). The result of such an approach is a great diversity of garden designs. It does not make sense for project holders to be fixated on the technology itself. What is important is that the people involved in the garden program raise more vegetables than they used to in the past.


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Square, a local commerce platform has announced that it was integrating Facebook advertising into their growing CRM suite. Square is calling it "Customer Engagement." Facebook Ads now joins email marketing as part of an growing toolset that's layered on top of Squares core payments and POS services for local businesses.
A feature of the Facebook integration is one that allows Square to match online ad targeting and in-store sales (and vice versa), making it a totally closed loop:
[W]e're launching Facebook Ad Integration to help you target customers on Facebook, get new customers in the door, and increase sales effectively at an affordable cost. Now your Facebook Ads results and Square sales data are integrated, so you can connect your Facebook marketing budget to actual sales and understand exactly what your customers respond to. We will also be adding support for other social channels in the coming weeks.
Square is saying that it will be "adding support for other social channels in the coming weeks."
Square, as a public company, has underperformed a number of Wall Street analysts' expectations, but many are still seeing the company as a commodity provider of POS tools. Even though Square is seen as a POS tool provider, the company has been slowly expanding their capabilities. Because of this, they are a more fully realized marketing and loyalty platform for local businesses. The company is planning on expanding these marketing services with the built-in advantage of POS integration.
Ultimately, Square is trying to become a more compelling and valuable company that many Square investors thing they own.


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Actor Akshay Kumar, who returns as the host of adventure reality show "Khatron Ke Khiladi", performed a daredevil live stunt here at Filmcity to stress on the level of stunts in the show this time around.
Akshay, who was known as an action hero before he started doing comedies, first came on a bike wearing a fire-proof suit and said: "I'm doing a stunt like this after five years. I want to tell everyone who is present here that whatever you will see is very risky and it is all real."
Then the actor chanted the Gayatri Mantra and sped away only to return in a car that burst into flames after moving for some distance, but came out safely.
The show that kicks off Friday on Colors, is the fourth season of the show. While the first two seasons were hosted by Akshay, the third had seen Priyanka Chopra as the host.
For this season, the channel has chosen 13 female celebrity participants – each teamed up with a male partner.
The celebrity participants include former Indian women's cricket captain Anjum Chopra, models Diandra Soares, Alesia Raut and Poonam Pandey, actresses Aarti Chhabria, Smita Bansal and Aashka Goradia, item girls Sambhavna Seth and Kashmera Shah, two VJs – Bani and Mia Uyeda, singer Mauli Dave and Dina Singh who is actor Vindu Dara Singh's wife.
"Khatron Ke Khiladi" is the Indian version of the internationally hit show "Fear Factor", and involves dangerous tasks involving at heights and with creepy crawlies.


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Public Hearing on Canonchet Bike Path
The South County Independent reports that a
public hearing is scheduled for Monday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The only item up for discussion will be bike paths on the property. This hearing most likely will be followed by a final hearing, after which the council could close discussion on the future of the land.
If anyone from this area can attend the meeting, please follow up with a comment.
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Jesse Hansen posted the following link to the Canonchet Farm Master Plan on our Facebook page:
Jesse Hansen
I attended the first hour of the 2-hour Public Hearing on the Canonchet Farm Master Plan at the Narragansett Town Hall. The goal of the meeting was to get input from the public on plan for a bike path near or though the town-owned Canonchet property. This path would finally complete the South County (O'Neil) Bike Path by providing a route from the end of the soon-to-be-completed extension (which will terminate at Mumford Rd and Riverside Dr) to route 1A and the town beach.
There are several proposed routes including four on-site options and one off-site route. All are mapped on the next-to-last page of the Canonchet Farm Master Plan, which can be found here:
The majority of residents who spoke before the council advocated for choosing an off-site routing of the path. Option 3, shown in green on the map, shows one possible off-site routing, though it may not be the final design. The reasons given for supporting the off-site routing were varied, but the most common themes were:
Connects to Sprague Park
Lower cost
Crosses fewer wetlands
Leaves open space undisturbed
Less isolated / more accessible
Since 4 of 5 members of the planning board had initial recommended an on-site route, it remains to be seen what the final plan will entail. Future council or planning board sessions will likely decide the way forward.
If anyone else attended the meeting, especially the last 40 minutes, please add your comments here.
Option 3 is excellent for all those reasons stated, plus it swings by The Pier, presumable destination of path riders. Meets my vote on previous thread. They could still consider extending it northward as a route parallel to Rt-1A. Middlebridge is another destination frequented by cyclists.
This will conclude O'Neil Path's function as an alternative form of transportation between Narragansett proper and West Kingston Station, similar to the Sea-to-Shining-Sea path between Falmouth center and Martha's Vineyard ferry parking lots.
It might be helpful going forward to compile a bunch of examples where the exact same fears and wild scare tactics were used before bike paths were built — with the same neighborhoods then recognizing increased property values once the path was actually installed!
There are quite a few studies out there specifically on the economic benefits of bike paths. We just need to provide the credible evidence to rebut these tired claims.
Option #3 is fine, skirts wetland, which both encourages conservation and raises awareness, and takes nimbys out of the equation. Sorry, Kerber, but see Option 3 as the preferred compromise, better than exiting Mumford and using Rt-1A, which all cyclists will be doing until this resolution passes. As I said above to deaf ears, Canochet Farm can be accessed and exited by paved side road from proposed Option #3 bike segment.
O'Neil Path goes on street before Rt 108 anyway. They could restrict parking on one side for a 2-way bike lane, and it's only one block! So, instead, you'd have them go the long way around, traipse through a deserted swamp, then ride 1/4 mile along high speed Rt-!A to return to the Pier? Makes way more sense to quiet traffic patterns in the area of Wanda St.
OK. I've ridden on quiet Wanda Street, but, yeah, I ride though Providence all the time, so I'm no timid mouse. But can't you see that ALL RI's bike paths cross streets at certain points? Wanda St already does restrict parking to deter beach goers. Once you get to that one block, if you're too timid, turn left up Strathmore Rd into Canochet Farm if you like. This real issue is the last block alongside Canochet Lake to the Pier, but a wide sidewalk there would serve.
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The South County Independent is now reporting that Phase 4 of the South County (O'Neill) Bike Path is set to move forward after a vote from the town council. The path appears set to run through the town-owned Canonchet property rather than using a proposed "off-site" route. The town will get $1.2 million in DOT money for work on the path.
"the [Narragansett town] council voted 4-1 to run phase four of the William C. O'Neill Bike Path through Canonchet Farm, despite concerns from residents and environmentalists about the impact the path would have. Town Council President Glenna Hagopian said specific design plans would be referred to the state Department of Transportation, which has the final decision in determining the route. State workers are finishing work on phase three of the bike path, which will dump cyclists and joggers at Mumford Road near Narragansett Elementary School."
Okay, over weekend attempted to ride through Canochet Farm on Anne Hoxie Lane, but it's hard-packed dirt gated for parking in season. Instead, made turn at light below Lake Canochet to Wanda Street, which was quiet residential with hardly any parked cars until I got to Strathmore, which locals treat like an expressway. There would have to be some sort of bicyclist-controlled light or permanent STOP sign to safely cross. BTW: Motorists are supposed to always stop for bikes and pedestrians at crosswalks, not the other way around; the proper signage is "crossing ahead" for pedicyclists (not "stop" or "yield"), and "stop for pedestrians" for motorists.
Only RI-1A currently offers access to Mumford; although shoulders are adequate,that's something of a problem if headed Eastbound, requiring kids to cross high speed traffic twice. Sprague Park already has a dirt road running from Little League field to Narragansett Elementary School.
Continuing Westbound, just beyond school O'Neill path begins and runs continually uphill to a graffiti painted underpass (sanctioned ongoing art project). Question the safety design of running downhill Eastbound into Mumford Road; probably should have better controls in place for motorists, perhaps make section of Mumford between Kimberly and Riverside Drives one-way Eastbound with a wide painted bike lane for a transition.
Route resumes on MacArthur Blvd, recently repaved but unstriped, for a block. Path per se resumes once you cross RI-108. Similarly path ends and route resumes on Railroad Street for a block, where I heard a child fearfully asking mother if they would "still have to ride on streets" ahead.
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Labann, that's a good summary of the best route between Boston Neck Road (1A at the beach) and the South County Bike Path in Wakefield.
I have been taking this exact route about 2 times per week since the first round of pavement was laid on the path extension. I would only elaborate on the locations where I feel the lest comfortable on my commute home from work.
For example, Kingstown Road (1A) past Sprague Park was a bit dicey during the spring baseball season when lots of folks park in the nice wide parking lane (and set up lawn chairs on the sidewalk!), forcing cyclists to ride out in busy traffic. Strathmore is, as you indicated, an expressway for locals. The blind left turn from Wanda onto Strathmore is therefore fairly dangerous. Mumford Rd, a high-speed shortcut favored by locals to avoid traffic, has no shoulder to speak of, especially near the bike path entrance. And, lastly, once on the path, the intersection where a cyclist must cross Route 108 from MacArthur is a bit wonky. There are three options for getting across: 1) Act as a vehicle, and hope a car comes along to trigger the stop light, 2) Treat the stop light like a stop sign and cross 108 when traffic calms down, or 3) Become a pedestrian: dismount, cross MacArthur, hit the pedestrian light button, and then cross 108.
Despite these issues, the new segment of bike path is the preferable route to get from 1A near the beach to the Wakefield-Peacedale area. (There are 3 onstreet options, all very dangerous in the evening hours.) Any of the proposed routings of Phase 4 of the path will only further enhance the quality and safety of the ride.
Yeah. Not disputing that RI-1A is too dangerous, especially once you get to rotary. Bike path is fine, but its transition to streets in each case in poorly executed. I am a fan of cutting costs by exiting onto QUIET streets where practical, but not of kneejerk installations of bike paths where opportunities simply present themselves, not where really needed. Focus should be to mitigate potential hazards or traffic snarl but not at the expense of pedicyclist access. Surprised just how these last few segments of O'Neill Path meet those conditions considering Narragansett is practically rural.
Bike paths can serve a lot of different purposes including but not limited to [in order of priority]:
1. Safer routes for bicyclists and pedestrians, especial children going to school.
2. Promote alternative ways to get to busy businesses and terminals, such as connections between congested city cores, parking lots on outskirts, and terminals (air, bus, train).
3. Provide access across barriers (e.g., bridges, highways, train tracks) and around exclusion zones (airports, industrial sites) or convenience over hilly terrain.
4. Increase local spending in tourism through recreational opportunities.
5. Conserve natural places (raise awareness of habitats and wetlands).
6. Provide access to isolated pockets for rescue vehicles.
7. Foster community/village spirit; improve quality of life.
8. Cut healthcare costs by improving air quality and getting some to propel themselves.
9. Raise property values.
10. Make motoring more convenient by redirecting slower moving traffic.
I might add to the above that short segments of bike path between decent riding venues is often more than adequate to meet "complete streets" mandates. For example, Bike Route through Governor Francis Farms ends abruptly at Landsdowne Street, a block from dreaded Warwick Ave. Bike Route resumes on West Shore Rd a few blocks later after the cycling nightmare Hoxie Four Corners. There's nothing that can be done to improve bikeability of Hoxie (Airport Rd & Warwick Ave). However, there is unimproved public land between the Landsdowne cul-de-sac and West Shore Road. A few hundred feet of bike path would increase bike-ped safety by a quantum leap; it's on Warwick's (far distant) future development plan. But this is only one of dozens of such inexpensive but meaningful opportunities in Warwick, most of which violate scores of federal traffic safety regulations. For the most part, Providence is actually easier to get around (more streets, slower traffic) by bike than Warwick, although Warwick has 2/3 as many kids (20,000 to 30,000) going to schools unsafely.


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When many Americans think about Mexico, they consider widespread poverty, endemic corruption, undocumented immigration, and an ongoing domestic drug war that has claimed more than 100,000 lives. And, to a greater or lesser degree, that's true. On the very surface of things, it seems investing in Mexico is the last thing anyone would want to do.
But to consider only these blighted facts is to miss out on the whole picture - a picture that, overall, looks very promising. Americans should be investing in Mexico.


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Baltimore, Maryland, and Norfolk, Virginia, are among the east coast homeports that became popular when post-9/11 travelers preferred to drive to cruise ports, instead of flying. A decade later, there are fewer cruises from these cities; however, Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Celebrity lines continue to offer a variety of Caribbean itineraries from Baltimore, popular for the National Aquarium and nearby Camden Yards, and Norfolk, home to the attractive Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center.
Celebrity Cruises from Baltimore
Celebrity Cruises announced in summer 2010 that after February 2011 it will no longer offer seasonal cruises from Baltimore. Meanwhile, the Celebrity Mercury sails a series of 12-night Caribbean cruises that are rich in ports and relaxing days at sea (six). Ports of call include the shopping mecca of St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitts, sailing paradise Antigua and the Dutch/French island of St. Maarten. The 1,870-guest Celebrity Mercury is an upscale ship with Celebrity's signature AquaSpa, fitness center, casino, champagne bar and in-room interactive TV. Celebrity offers both assigned-table dining and open dining. Celebrity Cruises 1080 Caribbean Way Miami, FL 33132 800-647-2251 celebritycruises.com
Royal Caribbean International Cruises from Baltimore
Celebrity's family-friendly sister line Royal Caribbean offers Caribbean cruises from nine to 12 days in length year-round from Baltimore. For example, a 12-night cruise on the Enchantment of the Seas visits the line's private island at Labadee, Haiti, and calls at Samana, Dominican Republic; San Juan, Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; St. Maarten; and Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The trip includes five days at sea. The 2,446-guest Enchantment of the Seas is the perfect ship for action-oriented families and youths. Amenities include a bungee trampoline, the signature rock-climbing wall, a solarium with a retractable glass-enclosed pool and the Adventure Ocean youth facilities and programs. Royal Caribbean International 1050 Caribbean Way Miami, FL 33132 866-562-7625 royalcaribbean.com
Carnival Cruises from Baltimore and Norfolk
If you want a shorter cruise from Baltimore, try Carnival's seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise. The cruise on the 2,124-guest Carnival Pride includes three sea days and stops at Grand Turks in the Turks & Caicos; the private island, Half Moon Cay, in the Bahamas; and Freeport, Bahamas. The family-friendly Pride boasts 11 bars and lounges, jogging track, three pools, a fitness center, casino and spa. Carnival offers extensive, age-appropriate programs for children from age 2 through 17. If Norfolk is closer to home, Carnival sails five- and six-night seasonal cruises to the Bahamas, as well as a few two-night cruises "to nowhere." The six-night cruise on the mega-ship Carnival Glory includes calls at Nassau for an overnight stay -- a treat for cruisers who want to visit the casinos on Paradise Island -- and also at Freeport. The Glory carries a whopping 3,700 passengers and features a City Sports Park, complete with nine-hole golf course, ping pong, padded jogging track and the Twister Waterslide, which drops three decks down into the pool. Carnival Cruises 3655 NW 87th Ave. Miami, FL 33178 888-CARNIVAL carnival.com
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They were a handful of photos, taken at an outdoor rave attended by hundreds of young people in Pitt Meadows, B.C., on Sept. 10, 2010.
The young man who took them said he did so because he couldn't believe what he was seeing. The photos, police said at the time, depicted a disturbing sexual assault on a girl who was 16 years old.
For the teen and her family, those photos quickly became the stuff of nightmares – tormenting them long after the night they were taken, and highlighting the perils of an online world in which friends can be made in seconds and names and reputations tarnished just as quickly.
"This has been a catastrophic, life-altering event, and I am afraid we will never get over it – especially my daughter," the girl's father, whose name is protected by a publication ban, said on Wednesday in a provincial courthouse in Port Coquitlam. He was giving a victim impact statement at the sentencing of Dennis Warrington, who, in December, 2012, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing obscene material.
At a press conference a few days after the incident, RCMP made a plea for those circulating and sharing the images to stop.
The Crown told the court that Mr. Warrington not only posted the images on his Facebook page, but made joking comments, referring at one point to making a collage. He later took them down. While Mr. Warrington attended the rave, the court heard that he did not witness the incident.
The incident took place at an outdoor rave called "Another night in Bangkok" on a rural property in Pitt Meadows. It touched a nerve, raising concerns about youth desensitized to sexual imagery and unaware of the potential consequences of online behaviour.
The police said a code of silence was stopping people from coming forward with information. Only three people were charged in connection with incidents that occurred at the rave. In addition to Mr. Warrington, a boy who took the pictures and can't be named because of his age pleaded guilty last year to distributing obscene material; he received 12 months probation. And a charge of sexual assault against 20-year-old Colton McMorris was dropped last February after the Crown decided it was unlikely to get a conviction.
At a press conference after the McMorris charges were dropped, the girl maintained she had been sexually assaulted and that no one would have consented to what happened to her.
She repeated that assertion on Wednesday in her victim impact statement – saying she blacked out after accepting a drink from a stranger and has only, vague disjointed memories of what happened later.
The next day, when asked if the images on Facebook were her, she said no, "because I honestly didn't know that it was," she told the court.
But soon, with all of the messages she was getting and the condition of her body, she said, "I put two and two together."
The young woman said she quit school and that her social and family relationships have suffered.
"I can't even imagine how my parents feel about this," she told the court.
The young woman's mother, in her victim impact statement, said she is taking medication for panic attacks and feels helpless because the images, comments and online attacks have yet to stop.
"The Internet is a lawless society and people think they can do whatever they want," she said.
Mr. Warrington read a letter of apology, saying he was deeply sorry for his actions.
Mr. Warrington's lawyer, Marvin Stern, told the court his client was not the only person to post images of the incident on Facebook, adding that it is "naive" to think that it would not have become public knowledge without Mr. Warrington's actions.
The defence is requesting a conditional discharge, which would not result in a criminal record. The Crown is seeking a suspended sentence, 12 months' probation and conditions that include having no contact with the complainant.
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Title: Chronic alcohol abuse disrupts CD8+ T cell function. In this component we will explore CD8+ T cell functional parameters after chronic ethanol exposure in mice. This work arises from many past observations in chronic human alcoholics who have increased CD8+ T cell activation markers, a shift toward a memory phenotype, and an increased rapid IFNy response after in vitro stimulation. Published work from our laboratories and others has shown comparable findings in CD8+ T cells from mouse spleen, after many weeks of 20% (w/v) ethanol in water ingestion. In recent work we have found that there is a deficient antigen- specific CDS primary response after inoculation with an attenuated strain of the intracellular pathogenic bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes. Additional findings include several subset alterations, reduced expression of the IL-2 receptor beta subunit, and a reduced proliferative rate. Of interest, these changes can be modeled in part by the administration of certain TLR agonists, and the chronic ethanol mice have demonstrable increases in circulating peptidoglycan. In this component we will examine CDS functional responses to CDS immunodominant epitopes and other stimuli.
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Chase, who's been feuding with Don Harmon, the show's Executive Producer, left the message on his voicemail about a year ago. It was just obtained by the website celebbuzz.com.
"Come on man, you're missing the [blank]ing point. I want people to laugh, and this isn't funny," continued Chase.
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The Young Lords: A Reader
Before reading The Young Lords: A Reader, I had never heard of the Young Lords Party. The original Young Lords were a loosely organized group that emerged from a street gang fighting the gentrification of Puerto Rican neighborhoods in Chicago. The New York chapter quickly dissociated themselves from their Chicago cousins, renaming themselves the "Young Lords Party" rather than the "Young Lords Organization." The Young Lords Party, or YLP, are perhaps most famous for their takeover of a Methodist Church in East Harlem ("The People's Church") or their Garbage Offensive in the summer of 1969. Sanitation was nowhere near routine in the Barrio (East Harlem), so YLP officers pushed the garbage into the streets, forcing the city to clean it up if they wanted traffic to continue as normal. These types of actions, along with free tuberculosis and lead poisoning screenings, adult education classes, worker organizing, and a celebration of the many cultures of Puerto Ricans in New York were the backbone of the YLP.
As editor Darrel Enck-Wanzer states at the beginning of The Young Lords: A Reader: "This book offers a comprehensive collection of primary texts so that... you, the reader, can decide for yourself what the Young Lords might mean to us today." True to his word, Enck-Wanzer presents many Young Lords' original texts organized for the first time in one compilation. Although he clearly sympathizes with the original mission of the Young Lords Party, he presents the texts warts and all, including typos and dated language that a modern reader may not quite grasp.
Almost entirely youth-led, the Young Lords Party organized their friends, grandmothers, and neighbors to fight for rights that no one else was fighting for. Young organizers would do well to study this text, specifically Latino youth who may not identify with commonly lauded civil rights leaders. In one section on education, students describe the first-ever meeting of the Puerto Rican student union at Columbia University: "Workshops were held dealing with... the role of women in the revolution; high school students, college students, Latin American and Latin unity; the military... political prisoners; Third World unity; education, and the media..." This article was published in 1970 but easily could have described a conference held this year. If we are still battling the same demons, we would do well to learn from the mistakes of those who came before us.
We should also give credit where credit is due. The YLP, more so than many similar groups, made an effort to recognize the intersectionality of different oppressions, an idea that is much more acceptable now than it was decades ago. They placed a special emphasis on the inclusion of women and the destruction of misogyny within their movement. This should be the norm by now, even though sadly it's not. This anthology is a learning tool because most texts are presented honestly, with leaders candidly discussing their struggles, goals, progress, and failures. I cringe when older activists speak of the lack of passion nowadays, because I don't think it's any less prevalent today than it was in the sixties. The Young Lords: A Reader helps demonstrate part of that passion/frustration/ dedication, and helps guide young activists today with the same drive towards long-term change.


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What you see here is a leaked image that claims to be the upcoming successor to the classic TR-808 drum machine from Roland. If you're in need of a refresher, the unit debuted in 1980 and powered a truckload of iconic sounds over the past 30 years, including Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" and Afrika Bambaataa's "Planet Rock." Heck, it's still getting plenty of use by musicians and producers today. In a video teaser discussing the heritage of the original device, Roland's Atsushi Hoshiai notes that the outfit feels "it's time to take the next step." Near the end of the video, you'll catch a glimpse of what appears to be the new drum machine -- labeled the AIRA -- that matches up well with the snapshot. A green-rimmed black unit is flashed briefly and what's shown of the button layout seems to match up with that image obtained by Attack Magazine.
Details are scarce at this point, but the big question is whether the AIRA will be a brand-new digital version or a reissue that's analog like the original. It's also worth noting that Korg has gone analog with recent product launches, like the Volca synth series and MS-20 mini, so hopefully Roland will follow suit. We're just days away from NAMM 2014, so the new unit may get a proper unveiling in Anaheim... if we're lucky. The aforementioned video awaits just past the break, so you can have a look for yourself.


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Hey neighbors! Thank you for continuing to show interest in this feature, and rest assured we are making note of it and sharing the requests with our team.
@dmoses1969 I appreciate you advocating for our neighbors! Once more information is received we will definitely keep you all up to date. At this time, the answer remains the same that it is not a supported lock.
Keep an eye on our Work With Ring compatible smart locks list, as well as our Ring.com/announcements page for any future releases. As always, feel free to share any additional feature requests in our numerous Feature Request threads, around the Community.
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Hi @TechGuy42, I have informed the team here of your interest in an August Lock integration. I currently do not have any updates but if any other neighbors are also interested in this specific integration, please reply to this thread to let us know. We will continue to update you with more information as it comes in!
You already announced future integration almost a year ago. Can someone from Ring/Amazon give us a clear indication on when this will be delivered? Looking at expanding beyond the doorbell in the Ring ecosystem but this would be a nice add-in but won't commit without a clear date.
Homekit integration was announced over 3 years ago...
I'd like to reiterate that this integration is important, and Ring should follow through with the integrations it previously announced.
Add me to the list of frustrated August lock owners with a year of stale announcement under my belt. I also asked the same question of August CS, and their reply was just as vague. "We are still working on it, with no ETA"............


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I travel the world helping people make their computers and networks more secure. A question I get asked every week is, "What are the best steps I can take to protect my network?" I can understand the concern. Despite increasing amounts of the IT budget being thrown at the problem, nearly every computer security survey taken says malicious computer hacking has never been worse. It's more criminal in nature and more pervasive, and it's stealing more money and identities than ever before.
In general, we're doing a fairly good job of securing our servers, even though application coding security errors abound and continue to be the main weak server link. But Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) and code review tools are starting to permeate more programming departments. Other initiatives, such as the SANS Secure Programming Assessment program, are working to improve secure programming skills and methodologies.
Despite the advances in programming, we seem unable to convince some users to stop clicking on things they should not be clicking on. Client-side attacks continue to be a huge risk in most environments. Malicious hackers aren't as concerned with breaking into servers directly anymore; it's far easier to break into a user's workstation inside the firewall and security perimeter, then attack from within. Research the latest public hacking reports - you'll find a large percentage of them include a reference to an infected insider.
The best bang-for-the-buck defences for client-side attacks haven't changed in a decade. It doesn't matter what platform you have; whether it's Windows, Linux, BSD, Solaris, AS/400, or a mainframe, the same protection rules apply. If you want a more secure network, focus on these four tasks, in order of decreasing importance:
Prevent people from clicking on things they shouldn't click on:
This one is easier said than done. It normally involves all the software and settings we associate with anti-malware programs (that is, antivirus, antispam, antispyware, and so on). It means blocking malicious emails and file attachments, as well as filtering out malicious Web links. User education will never prevent a small minority from being tricked into clicking something they shouldn't, so focus on making it absolutely impossible for them to click on the wrong thing.
Keep all your computers fully patched:
Applications, operating systems, and every computing device. Administrators are doing a good job of keeping the OS patched. Heck, in the vast majority of cases, just accept the default vendor settings and your OS should patch itself. Many applications are taking the auto-patch approach, and that is a good thing. Still, I rarely find a company that has even one workstation fully patched and up to date. I'm not talking about a machine that is behind one or two weeks; most computers contain unpatched software many months old.
If we throw in network devices and appliances, the patching percentage is even worse. I've yet to penetration-test a facility that had fully patched routers and security devices. The very devices they depend on for protection are the ones that appear to be the least patched. This fact continues to befuddle me, but it's true in most environments. I assume that standalone appliances are unwittingly considered "hardened" by most people, so they don't put as much emphasis on patching them.
But even more, device and appliance vendors are horribly neglectful in creating mechanisms to automate the process of pushing down critical OS and application patches to their own devices. They patch and update the application running on the device, but not the underlying OS.
Even when you have the best patching process in place and patch everything, there will be some percentage of patches that fail to install. Do you test for that? Is your missed patch reporting accurate?
Don't log on as root or admin all the time:
It's easier to say this than to accomplish, but no one should be logged in with an elevated account all the time. Every OS has a method of providing alternate, less-privileged logins, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. However you accomplish this, every moment you actively compute at reduced level while not accomplishing administrative tasks is an improved moment in safety.
Use strong passwords:
No user password should be shorter than 8 characters. It's even better if they are 9 or 10 characters long. Elevated accounts should have even lengthier passwords. Passwords should not be shared between internal and external sites, and they should be changed every 90 or so days. Account lockout should be turned on. I don't care what the account lockout settings are, but the mechanism should be enabled to prevent easy brute-force guessing.
Of course, there are many more security tasks to accomplish than these four, but if administrators were better at this quartet - consistently better - the risk of malicious exploit would drop significantly.


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Financial fraud in the supply chain
A survey conducted by Deloitte Consulting LLP of 2,600 executives has unveiled some worrying findings: less once in three of those surveyed were utilizing the necessary data-analytics tools to identify vendor fraud or waste; 13% possess the correct tools but were still in the process of coming to grips with them; 22% did not utilize data analytics altogether. Such a lax attitude toward interpreting analytics can expose a company's supply chains to financial fraud, according to Deloitte.
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Pledging to protect forests
H&M and Inditex, two of the biggest clothing retailers worldwide, are working closely with Canopy, a non-profit environmental organization, in an effort to cease using fabric materials sourced from the world's most vulnerable forests.
Current estimates by Canopy reveal the fashion industry to be responsible for the felling of roughly 70 million trees annually, and this number is set to double in the next twenty years. Setting themselves a target of 2017, both retailers hope to entirely avoid using fabric originating from endangered forests by this date.
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Cargo thefts on the rise
According to a recent data released by Freightwatch, a global logistics security firm, cargo thefts in Europe rose more than 60% in 2013. The biggest cause of the spike is thought to be as a result of organized cargo theft rings. SupplyChainDigest talked about these developments, and what measures can be taken with Freightwatch executive, Ron Greene.
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Over the past several months I have experienced a strong inspiration to reexamine the Blessed Mother's apparitions at Fatima in 1917 and to listen again to Our Lady's words.
A couple of her messages that give me pause for thought and motivate me to deeper prayer are these: First, that many souls go to hell because they have no one to pray for them and secondly, that more souls go to hell because of sins of the flesh than for any other sin.
Her message is not intended to frighten or condemn; rather, it is to motivate us to prayer, especially the Rosary, and the offering of our sacrifices and penances throughout our lives for the sake of these souls who are in such dire need. Will we not even do these little works of love for our neighbor? I think the answer to this problem or question lies in a general malaise, apathy and acedia (spiritual laziness) that has overcome the world and most Catholics, right along with it. I remember a book by Judge Robert Bork some years back whose title is very apropos to this; it is called " Slouching Toward Gomorah." Satan seems to have anesthetized us so that we are unable to focus on what we must do; we are unable to respond to the graces God offers us and, as a result, we are sliding toward hell ourselves.
The amazing thing is that all God asks of us is a little cooperation . He desires that we get our own spiritual house in order so that we are able to do the work that He has set before us in our lives. He makes it so easy, in that, no matter what our failings have been in the past, we can repent, receive his mercy and forgiveness, then get right back into the stream of grace doing what we are supposed to do and becoming a whole lot happier in the bargain. He has given us the entire sacramental life of His Church and Mary, his own Mother, to assist us with her powerful intercession and guidance.
As we approach the 100th anniversary of her apparitions at Fatima, let us not waste another minute in responding to her call to prayer and penance. Let our little bit of cooperation with her be the straw that breaks the back of evil in a world gone mad and full of such terrible need and sadness. Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us. Amen.
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Chelsea remain interested in signing Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, according to the Sport Review.
The Sport Review believe that Premier League counterparts Manchester United are also keen to add Morata to their front-line this summer, but Blues boss Antonio Conte is prepared to offer them some stern competition in the race to secure his signature.
As per the Sport Review, Morata is in talks with Man United ahead of a potential move to Old Trafford, but that will not stop Conte making a last-ditch attempt to snatch him out of his rival's grasp. The Sport Review believe that the Spain international's transfer to the Red Devils has been delayed by disagreements over agent fees, and Chelsea will look to take full advantage of it.
The Sport Review report that Morata is keen to work with Conte at some point in the future, and Conte is keen to do the same. This is certainly one to keep an eye on in the coming days and weeks.


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In a lengthy and excellent Outside the Lines piece on Roger Goodell, an interesting, but buried, tid bit jumps out at us:
"In September the NBC Sports Network planned to run a piece produced by Sports Illustrated about spouses and caregivers of retired players. But in an email written a week before the piece was to air, a person involved in the production told a colleague "the NFL went nuclear and was trying to get it killed." Sources at both the NFL and NBC say they were not aware of any contact between them about the story. Ultimately, say SI and NBC, they had a disagreement about whether the piece should air. It never did."
Goodell is a walking contradiction: he won't directly admit the game causes lasting brain damage, but is claiming to work on making it safer and more exciting for the fans at the same time. The players don't trust him. The fans don't trust him. He tells those close to him he is terrified a player will die on the filed, but then…
Goodell was ripped by House Judiciary Committee members and former players. Repeatedly, he was pressed to acknowledge a link between playing football and cognitive erosion. Despite the fact that the league's retirement board had already made the link internally years earlier, he refused.
Terry Bradshaw made a comment to Jay Leno that basically said Goodell only cares about player safety now because of PR and lawsuits. At the end of the day, for Goodell, it's all about what makes the league money. According to this OTL piece:
In 2013 the NFL will almost certainly exceed $10 billion in annual revenue for the first time, drawing closer to his goal of $25 billion by 2027 that he's shared privately with the owners. In 2014 the NFL's television contracts with CBS, NBC and Fox will increase 63 percent to an average of $3.1 billion a year. Next fall ESPN will begin paying the NFL $1.9 billion a year, up from $1.1 billion.
There is no doubt that Goodell is good at generating revenue for the NFL. But underneath that money lies the former players who have permanent brain damage and their wives who have to live with it on a daily basis.
What Goodell knows, but doesn't care to admit, is that we know about the lasting effects of multiple concussions – we've seen proof of it. We've seen tragic stories like Junior Seau's suicide and subsequent lawsuit his family filed against the league.
We know. We know he knows. We know he knows we know he knows. Complicated? Yes. Airing that special would have done nothing to change what we already know, but it shows the extent to which Goodell will go to control the message. With the NFL and Goodell reportedly killing a controversial segment before it had a chance to air, it also shows the extent networks will go to appease the shield. Ironically, since Goodell probably thought squashing the report would help protect his image, it only goes to further his image as a hypocritical tyrant.


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Wrap scarves around your mouth. The air is thick.
You need a torch to find your garden path.
Ten minutes outside means you need a bath.
You cough up sooty phlegm. It makes you sick.
I knew this as a child. It took an hour
to walk home from my school. To cross a street
risked life. Sometimes you could not see your feet.
Then it was smog. Today it is their power.
Lies, rape, theft, murders more than you can tell,
and none of us is safe. One day they come
the next you scream out as they break your thumb
'Do it to Julia'. And in her cell
She shouts the same. 'To her and not to me'.
We choke alone on what we cannot see.


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Browsing through the stylish offerings of clothing and accessories brand Kick Pleat is almost no different than flipping through a designer fashion magazine! Founder, Wendi Koletar, has brought together the very finest of materials and silhouettes, along with edgy product photography and in-store styling to make Kick Pleat one of our new favorite brands to know. Below, Wendi divulges a few business secrets, plus the brands and women who are currently inspiring her.
Why the name "Kick Pleat"? Tell us about your store and business mission.
I was traveling with my best friend in the South of France and we were brainstorming name ideas along our journey. She woke up one day and "Kick Pleat" were the first two words that came out of her mouth. That was what I decided to go with.
What do you love most about Texas?
I love the people, the food, my friends, the friendliness, it's easy-living, the big sky—did I mention tacos?
Describe your style in three words.
Classic, comfortable, timeless.
Favorite Instagram accounts to follow?
@shopkickpleat! It's really the only one I have time for. I do like Apiece Apart's account, as well.
Who are your style icons?
Charlotte Rampling, Lauren Hutton, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.
What are your five closet essentials?
Martiniano glove shoe, Sofie D'Hoore button-down, Jesse Kamm sailor pant, a great pleated navy/black pant I own from Suzanne Rae, a lightweight (but warm) overcoat that I can wear in Texas and when I travel, a Christophe Lemaire button-down, a long-sleeved shirt that doubles as a shirt and a light jacket.
Who are business role models?
I get excellent business advice from some of my closest friends who are great at what they do and have worked hard to make their way. Margaret Vera from Fresa's and the Launderette, and Carla Pineyro Sublett who is the CMO at Rackspace are two examples.
Favorite part of the day?
When I finally get in bed at night and get to read my book and go to sleep.
What can't you leave the house without?
My phone, computer and wallet carried in my large natural leather tote that goes with everything.
If you could travel anywhere right now, where would you go?
I crave a beach vacation more than anything. I have really wanted to visit Vieques in Puerto Rico.
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I've recently, and very belatedly, signed up to the very fabulous knitting site Ravelry, which is not only an incredibly useful resource, it is also very inspirational. As a result I've been knitting up a storm in recent weeks, though I'm sure this will soon pass, cursed as I am with butterfly-mindedness.
But in the spirit of making knitting while the sun shines here's what I've been working on recently.
Firstly, the socks from hell continue to drive me nuts, though I've managed to get as far as the heel on the second sock, so I should be finished soon. The pattern is not difficult but it is complicated, and so not compatible with watching telly, which is when I usually knit. I blame Jon Stewart entirely.
I also accidentally started knitting some socks for the Minx. I took her to the playground last week, forgot to take my existing sock knitting and so had to pop into the local yarn shop so that I didn't explode with boredom. I've been promising to make the Minx a pair of socks for a long time and she has become sweetly fascinated by the process. I wonder if you can guess who chose the (very fluffy and splitty) yarn?
Finally I've been sorting through all the knitting stuff I brought over from the UK and am thinking about reviving the blanket I started knitting for the Minx before she was born. I was astonished to find that I'd actually completed eleven out of sixteen interminable squares, knit entirely in tiny stocking stitch and I really feel like I ought to continue it. Unfortunately I'm not so sure I like the colour very much any more (why on earth did I choose BEIGE?) but I will persevere, despite it being desperately boring to knit. It's probably the project I should turn to when I'm ogling Jon Stewart.
I am determined to have only three 'Works In Progress' on the go at any one time. So please yell if I show you something else before I've finished any of these.
All details of yarn etc. are in my Ravelry notebook. My user name is 'mirrormirror'. Please come and find me on there.


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84-year-old woman robbed on her way to bingo hall
A Roscrea man has been jailed for ten months for robbing a handbag from an 84-year-old woman.
Last week's district court in Portlaoise heard that John Murphy, of 55 Sheehane, Roscrea, used force to pull the bag out of the woman's grip, causing an injury to her hand. The offence occurred on January 10 this year, at St Mary's Hall, Dublin Road, Portlaoise.
Inspector Aidan Farrelly gave evidence that the woman was on her way to bingo when Murphy struck. She suffered bruising to her hand when Murphy grabbed the bag from her, but fortunately nothing was broken. The inspector said she had recovered well from the incident. As her keys were in the handbag she later had to change her locks as she feared her home could be burgled.
Murphy was identified from CCTV footage and admitted his actions when questioned.
Murphy has 37 previous convictions, for drugs, road traffic offences, assault and robbery.
Defence, Ms Josephine Fitzpatrick acknowledged her client was at risk of imprisonment. She said that drugs had been a feature of Murphy's life for about seven years, following the death of his younger brother in 2005.
"He placed a reliance on heroin to deal with it," said Ms Fitzpatrick.
Defence went on to say that on the night in question, Murphy had been passing through the car park and saw an opportunity. He grabbed the bag and unfortunately caused the woman an injury.
"It was the spur of the moment," she said.
Ms Fitzpatrick told the court that Murphy is now attending a methadone clinic and is on 50ml a day. She also handed in a letter of apology on behalf of her client to the injured party.
Judge Catherine Staines said it was a very serious offence and if Murphy had met the charge in the circuit court he could have been facing two to three years in prison. She remarked that she had sympathy for Murphy's drug addiction, but he had absolutely no excuse for robbing an old lady.
Judge Staines said the maximum sentence was 12 months, but she noted his guilty plea, the letter of apology and the fact he was dealing with his drug problem.
The judge imposed a ten month sentence. Recognisance was fixed in the event of an appeal.