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CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Courses: University of Nevada CrossFit, CrossFit Morristown, CrossFit Max Effort, CrossFit Boston, CrossFit Mayhem, Peak 360 CrossFit, Trident CrossFit, CrossFit Chicago, CrossFit EaDo, CrossFit SS (South Side), CrossFit Ranch, CrossFit STF, CrossFit Louvre, CrossFit Central London, CrossFit Effects (FX), CrossFit Sentinel Downtown, CrossFit B4C.
CrossFit Coach's Prep Course: CrossFit Charlotte.
CrossFit Kids Courses: Valley CrossFit.
"Hope For Cures with Emma Grace" - [video]
"Unknown Mathematician Proves Elusive Property of Prime Numbers" by Erica Klarreich, Wired.
Thanks for the great picture from Crossfit Jacksonville.
What does the twin prime conjecture have to do with crossfit. We get enough of this prime number crap forced on us by the media. Plus I have children that use my computer what if they came across this. I would have to try and explain the twin prime conjecture to them.
Great staff/people from the Crossfit Mayhem seminar! It was amazing!
Fantastic weekend @ Trident CrossFit. Ridiculous trainers and learned entirely more than I thought going in. Was also not disappointed the least bit having the 2008 games winner in the trail run as our flow master instead of his more well known partner from Park City.
Crossfit really does have an amazing community. Though I do not belong to a box( none in my area) I wiill absolutely be participating in hope for cure. Thank you coach and thank you again Kate for being an amazing inspiration.
Had a great time at the L1 Seminar @ Trident Crossfit this week. Learned a ton of new info. and all my faults were on full display for correction. All the coaches, flow master and fellow participants were awesome!
Amazing weekend at Crossfit morristown! Learned so many awesome new cues and met some great new friends as well. Never met a more supportive group of people! Thanks guys!
Great training from the Coach Chuck Carswell and the training team. Lea, Blanco, Donny, Chris, Andy and Cameron were awesome. Special thank you to Ryan from CrossFit SouthSide for being such a gracious host.
Good job to my fellow Trainers in my class. You all made this weekend special. Please capture my e-mail address and stay in touch!
Had a great time in Jacksonville. Classy group of instructors.
The Level 1 course was way more than I imagined it would be! Thank you for a great weekend Trident CrossFit! My legs are killing me but I figured out some flaws with my wandering toe (thanks Andrea!), fixed my deadlift form (thanks Gregg!), picked up some excellent coaching cues (thanks Jason!), learned to keep my hands off my hips and found my built in weight belt (thanks Chriss!), learned a ton about foundtaional CrossFit, nutrition, and thrusters (thanks Maggie!), perfected my slow clap (thanks Eric!), and I finally got a few kipping pull-ups strung together (thanks Gretchen!). The whole package has given me much more confidence about coaching others. I can't wait to take it to the next level! Thanks!
AWESOME training staff at Crossfit Chicago this weekend! Abi is my hero, Jesse the worlds strongest comedian, Joe the instigator, Jonny the executioner and Joe De the Teacher. I'm amazed and inspired by the wealth and information you all had to offer. Thanks for a job well done :)
Thanks to Trident Crossfit for hosting us this weekend! Flowmaster Eric ran a tight ship, but we all survived. Only problem is we get posted on a "rest day"?!?!? What's up with that?
Outstanding weekend at Crossfit Jacksonville. Thank you for the knowledge and enthusiasm!
This weekend was a lot of fun. The instructors were awesome and extremely nice! I hope Lindsey's head feels better!
Phenomenal weekend in Morristown, NJ! Nicole, Joey, Joe, Doug, Sarah and Mario were amazing coaches, so knowledgable and so much fun to learn from! Thanks guys for such an awesome weekend :)
I couldn't have asked for a better weekend at Trident CrossFit. The staff (led by the one and only '08 games trail run winner) was unreal! They were super friendly, knowledgeable, and had flawless form. I learned a ton! Already wishing I could go back tomorrow.
Far surpassed expectations! Thanks to all the trainers and Crossfit Southside!!
Had a great experience at CrossFit Morristown with all the passionate coaches and eager students who proved that the health and fitness community is amazing! Thank you to Joey-CF Hamilton, Sarah- Arena Ready CF, Joe- Reebok CF One, Doug- HyperFit, Mario- CF Garden City and Nicole- CF Hampton Roads for your true inspiration and devotion to teaching with integrity. It feels great to move differently;)
Special thank you to the knowledgable coaches at CrossFit Southside!! It was an incredible experience from start to finish! I couldn't have imagined a better outcome when I signed up. I learned a huge amount and had a blast throughout! Thank you Chuck, Leah, Andy, Chris, Danny, Cameron, and Blanco for sacrificing your own personal time away from your training, affiliates and families to teach, guide and inspire us all. You guys rock!
Hollyhog... That was hilarious!
This weekend at Crossfit Mayhem was just beast. The atmosphere was fantastic. Lisa, Kristin, Doug,Sara, and ESPECIALLY Jason...... Did an incredible job. Rich was MORE than accommodating and just his presence in the gym made the weekend. I left there totally inspired and ready to help people change their lives! The Crossfit seminar staff was so awesome!
Nothing but praise for the level of knowledge, professionalism and motivation brought to the table by the training staff at CrossFit SS. Truly an awesome group of individuals.
Great weekend @ crossfit Chicago L 1 course!!! The coaches were awesome and I learned alot!
Absolutely LOVED this weekend at CrossFit Chicago! Cannot wait to get back to my box CrossFit Atavus and work on my form and start teaching others soon! Thanks Joe and Joe and Jesse and Abi and Jonny!
Awesome experience this weekend with Joe d., Jonny, Abi, Joe and Jesse at Crossfit Chicago! So much knowledge shared especially loved the breakout sessions. Each trainer added their own personality to the class and I will steal some of their cues and teaching methods! Great to be part of a great community! Thanks to Crossfit Chicago for hosting awesome facility to train at!
Had a great time in CrossFit Sentinel Downtown in Korea
The Trainers are Good!! very nice~!!
Seminar was fantastic!
all things are great!
but i hard to understand the Crossfit.
because i can't English well.
but i got a passion and fitness motivation!
Thanks for all trainers and Good luck :)
Amazing weekend at Crossfit Morristown! The instructors were awesome and very knowledgable.
Don't worry, hollyhog, if they look up 'Twin prime conjecture' on Google they will get some questionable Transformers videos instead--which are not endorsed by Hasbro.
Don't ask me how I know.
Crossfit Level 1 at Cookeville I cropped and put the pic on FB, if you want tag to tag yourself just look up Harry Yon its on my wall.
Great seminar from coach Chuck Carswell and his crew as Crossfit Southside in Jacksonville this weekend!
GREAT time this weekend at the ranch in Aromas. Great history,great time, GREAT COACHES!!! Can't wait to get out there and share what I learned! Don't forget to google scarecrow Camillie.
Had an incredible time at The Ranch in Aromas, CA! Russell, Dave, Camille and Zac were so approachable, knowledgable, and down right kick ass! I am so thankful for my experience this weekend and I could have asked for better instructors! Thank you to Russell, Dave, Camille, and Zac for a killer weekend!
Fantastic course put on at Peak 360 Fitness! i couldn't thank the staff enough for being open to answer questions as they related to subject matter and some off topic questions. I went into the course with some experience but was amazed at the amount of stuff that I learned! The course was well thought out and flowed very well! All the instructors were very knowledgeable and passionate about what they were teaching! Again thank you very much!
Absolutely awesome weekend at CrossFit UNR! All the trainers were great and made it fun! I definitely have a better understanding of CrossFit now and a starting point for training others!
Had a great weekend at the Sydney cert with the seminar staff. Thanks to Jen Hunter-Marshall and Dennis Marshall for taking time out to give some extra advice!
What an awesome experience, feel so priviledged to have had coaching from world class coaches and athletes. Great to meet other CrossFitters from around the UK. Brilliant! Davs, Basti, Steve, Jobst, Jami, Denise & Simon...You can see these red shirts are passionate about what they do, great energy! Really Professional.
Awesome weekend at Crossfit Central London, privileged to spend time with brilliant and humble Trainers. Thanks for sharing your knowledge so generously. Thanks especially to Steve Haydock for introducing me to 'International Cheat Night!':-D
Great weekend spent with awesome trainers at CrossFit Chicago! Extremely knowledgable staff did a great job not only talking about the skills but teaching us and showing us how to teach others. Lots of information thrown at us in a short amount of time but they made it manageable to soak it up.
hollyhog wins today's comments, no further submissions necessary
The L1 training in Jacksonville this weekend was extremely beneficial and eye opening for any CrossFit athlete. The instructors were excellent and had great control of the class and presented the content in a very understandable manner. I appreciate the gracious host - Ryan - and the awesome facilities (CrossFit Southside)and equipment that we go to use for the training. TOP NOTCH CROSSFIT!!!
Awesome weekend of learning and working at CF Southside. Thanks to all of the coaches who worked with us this weekend, and a big thank you to CF SS for hosting the 60+ participants in our Level 1 Course this weekend! Much love.
Thanks a lot to all Crossfit training staff, was a great weekend at Crossfit STF, Mexico!
Best Regards from Colombia
Thanks to CrossFit South Side in Jacksonville for the excellent Level 1 Trainer Course. All of their coaches were outstanding and the training was located in a great facility.
"unknown mathematician"...as opposed to what, a "'known' mathematcian"?
Had an awesome time in Cookeville. The staff was excellent, as well as getting to meet some other awesome athletes.
Great weekend at Guerilla Fitness CrossFit Morristown. Thanks to the awesome staff: Nicole Gordon, Joey Dill, Sarah Hopping, Joe Mastey, Doug "Baby Don't Hurt Me" Chapman, and Mario Lopez. Keep up the great work!
Had a great time at CF Chicago. The course was packed full of info. In a strange way I wish it was longer. The staff was very passionate about CF which made it ten times more interesting.
Nicole, Sarah, Doug, Joe and Joey, I want to say that I was so excited to attend the Level 1 because of the knowledge I had about fitness. In the end it took you folks to show just how much I really didn't know! Thank you all!
Thank you CF staff and EADO for putting on a great class in Houston. Definitely a very fun and educational weekend!
Awesome class with an all-star crew in Reno, NV! Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us!
The weekend at Crossfit Mayhem was an awesome experience. Lisa, Kristen, Sara, Rich, Doug, and Jason are amazing trainers. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and great cues.
10 rounds:
3 weighted pull-ups, 25#
5 strict pull-ups
7 kipping pull-ups
Just 4 seconds slower than PR from 2010.
Great weekend at CrossFit Eado in Houston! Knowledgeable staff did a great job teaching us and showing us how to teach others. We learned a lot in a short amount of time, surpass my expectations!
#54 Kevin C. - Just 4 seconds slower than PR from 2010.
Great job staving off the monster Kevin!
That's more PUs than I will do in a session any more - too sore after something like that. That's also why I start the "death-by-PU" at 6, vice 1.
Hope those lats don't freeze up on you day-after-tomorrow!
David T.
"it has become clear that Zhang achieved his result not via a radically new approach to the problem, but by applying existing methods with great perseverance." --CF to a tee
CFK VN Wooo! Fun course!
Thanks to the trainers at the Reno course. Miranda, Dave, Lindsey and Gabe. You guys were unreal. I couldn't have wished for more. I told the head office you guys need a raise. Lindsey, I hope your noggin feels better. :)
Loved every second of the course, the coaches this weekend at Crossfit Central London are so confident which comes from huge amounts of knowledge and experience. I'm very happy i got to learn from them. Big thanks to Denise, Basti, Simon, Steve, Jami, Davs and Jobst!
Great time out at the Ranch with Camille, Dave, Russ, Zac, Wes, Tosh and Shawn for the L1 Cert this weekend.
After being a CrossFitter for almost 4 years, I was impressed at how much there was to learn from the coaching staff.
Good luck to Wes and Camille at the Games, I'll be cheering from the stands.
Thank you to all the coaches who came out to Crossfit Southside in Jacksonville over the weekend. I wish I could have spent a week learning from you guys. Very professional.
Bestes Wochenende@Crossfit Central London! Vielen Dank an die grossartigen Trainer Denise, Steve, Davs, Basti, Jobst, Jami und Simon!! Ihr habt uns sehr professionell aber jeder auf seine eigene coole Art unterrichtet...ich habe letztendlich mehr aus diesem Kurs mitgenommen als erwartet!!!!
Hollyhog - I'm with you. CrossFit HQ is turning into one big mathematicians' club. I'm not sure I like where CF is heading.
big shout out to crossfit southside in jacksonville. thanks to all the coaches. learned a lot of new information.
Definately a great hands on experience at Jacksonville's CrossFit SS to adquire technique and expand knowledge in the ''sport of fitness''. The staff was amazing, attentive, detail oriented. With a name tag or not they remembered my name and that is very important. Coach Chuck, Chris, Cameron, Leah, Donny, Blanco thank you for setting a milestone in my journey. This is just the beginning for me and I'm not in a hurry. Just want to be among the best.
Best regards from Puerto Rico,
A big thank you to Nadia and staff at the level one in Las Vegas, NV. Max Effort was a wonderful host box and the coaching and level of training from all the coaches was amazing. So informative.
Eric O Conner 08 trail run winner
Chris Spealler 2cd place
Awesome time at CrossFit Southside in Jacksonville over the weekend. Incredible experience and I learned much more than I ever expected to. Great L1 staff all around. The amount of experience and passion they all shared made the weekend great!
I had the best time at Trident CrossFit! I wish it was longer than two days, only because I enjoyed the community bonding and wanted to keep learning more. I can't wait to save up and take the next course! But only if I get the '08 Trail Run Winner is my flow master again! Eric O'Connor was so funny and very good at his lectures. (although he did play A LOT of pranks on us) I loved all of the coaches, they each taught me so many things. I was a little confused by Maggie's explanation of the nutrition but I am already starting to take certain things out of my diet to see what affects me and what doesn't. I love Jason's lectures and his tattoos. I was so happy to have Gretchen teach me, and pull me to the middle of the group, to show me how to do the deadlits correctly. I will be practicing them more often. Greg was so helpful, with a cool way of guiding me through the muscle ups. And I can't say enough good things about the Smiths! Chriss and Andrea are the coolest, most down to earth, but so energetic coaches I've ever met. They do this all the time and I'm sure they see a lot of faces, but they take time to remember you! All of the CF coaches are awesome and I hope to be great like them one day... And of course my dream job would be to work for CFHQ <3 Thank you Eric, Jason, Chriss, Andrea, Maggie, Gretchen and Greg!
Great photos!
Awesome time at Peak 360 in Miami! Mike G. and company were great!
Awesome time at CrossFit Ranch this weekend. Had the opportunity to learn a lot from very knowledgeable and helpful staff.
The Ranch! Thanks to all of the trainers who made the weekend in Aromas at CrossFit Ranch amazing.
Thank you so much for an amazing course! I learned so much and really enjoyed the part on nutrition! Instructors were amazing and thanks to Trident for allowing this course to be taught at their location. Best fitness course I have ever taken!!!!
Had the best weekend at Crossfit London, learnt loads, made some wicked new buddy's and loved all our coaches, specially Denise who always managed to put things in a way even I could remember and Jami who seriously helped me with my butt!!!
Thank you all so much
M/ 39/ 135 lbs/ 5'-6"
I did a different WOD last night.
This was my Rehab workout #4... back starting to feel a lot better.
For 20 Minutes repeat for AMRAP:
Row 250 meters then do 25 pushups
I completed 9 rounds with about 40 seconds to spare so I did another 10th round and completed in about 21:30
I was still nursing my lower back and it felt pretty good overall. I was not killing it on the Erg but going at a decent clip. I started to break up the pushups at the 4th round into 20+5
Last pushups were tough 10,5,5,5
I stretched quite a bit and went home.
drank a smoothie with lots of greek yogurt, some frozen starwberries, blueberries and walked the dog. Took a hot shower and was in bed at a decent hour.
I traveled to Alexandria, VA this weekend to attend the CrossFit Level 1 course. I was not a huge advocate of CrossFit before, simply because I have been working out my entire life, for multiple sports and was pretty damn good at it. I own a gym in Va. Beach and wanted to give my clients proper "CrossFit" guidance when they attended and asked about techniques. I played Division 1 football as a Strong Safety, and traveling with me were two of my trainers. One a former MLB pitcher, and the other is a professional MMA fighter. Our plans for the weekend were to, walk in, sit down, listen to non sense for two days, and leave with a certification that we know CrossFit, because with our backgrounds we couldn't learn much more about fitness, right?.... DEAD WRONG!!!!!! The experience that I received from Eric O'Conner and the rest of this professional staff, blew my mind! I learned more in two days than I have in my entire life about fitness, no joke! For all of the nay sayers and negative bloggers about "drinking the CrossFit Kool-Aid", I simply ask that you attend this class. If you have attended, then speak freely, but if not..... I think you would learn a lot more than you think about the CrossFit mind set. This class challenged me mentally and physically and I now have a new appreciation for what CrossFit TRULY stands for. By the way, the Kool-Aid is grape and it tastes pretty dam good! I would like to thank Eric for his overall attitude and ability to connect with everyone in the class. A big thank you to Chirss and Andrea for opening up their amazing gym to us for the weekend! Thank you to Jason MacDonald, Gregg, Maggie, Dave and Gretchen. You guys ROCK, don't change!!!!! Good luck in the games Gretchen, you will dominate. Thanks again guys!!!!!!
How can we get a copy of the picture from our group?? CrossFit EaDo!!?
When I click on larger image it's all the pictures together and each picture is really small.
Crossfit UNR. Great class, bumbed we did not do Fran, but still supper tough and fun! all of the instructers knew their stuff, but extra shout to Dave. Great instruction bud, I like the way you teach bro.
Great class with amazing coaches! Crossfit EADO has an amazing setup!
Thank u for staffs.
i will advanced better crossfiter than yesterday~!
Thanks to the instruction at CrossFit South Side (Jacksonville) I performed my first strict muscle-up using their techniques. It's amazing what a different perspective can do!


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ANDERSON - Juleah Rose Fortner and Lee Barnette Blatt were married on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at Downtown Baptist Church in Greenville, SC. Reverend Wesley Derek Church officiated. Prayer of Blessings was given by The Honorable Solomon Blatt Jr., grandfather of the groom.
The reception was held at The Village Green at Courtyard Marriott.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Eugene Fortner of Anderson, SC.
She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Burnette and the late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Eugene Fortner.
The bride is a student at South Carolina of Pharmacy. Class of 2016, PharmD Candidate.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Lee Blatt of Columbia, SC.
He is the grandson of The Honorable Solomon Blatt Jr., the late Mrs. Solomon Blatt and the late Mr. and Mrs. Payne Henderson Barnette.
He is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and is a pilot for U.S. Airways Express.
The Maid of Honor was Reagan Elizabeth Stelling of Greenville, SC.
Bridesmaids were Pinckney Olivia Adams, Ashley Oliver Gaymon, Lindsey Marie Lang, Lauren Stephens Lavigne, Taylor Gresham Oliver, Savannah Allyn Poskevich, Chelsea Lynne VerHage and Kelsey Meagan Woods.
The Junior Bridesmaids were Gracelyn Rose Alexander and Elizabeth Grace Fortner, niece of the bride.
Honorary Bridesmaids were Clare Alaine Rumsey and Jessica Paige Story.
Best Man was Brian Lee Blatt of Columbia, SC, father of the groom.
Groomsmen were Rodney Glen Barnett, Carey Parker Burnett, Brandon Ford Dixon, Justin Richard Fortner, brother of the bride, Charles Benjamin Holbrook, Hance Crews Jones, William Henry Lacey IV and Brian James Neilan.
Flower Girls were Margaret Olivia Gaymon, Kerri Grace Gaymon, Jill Ridley Hooper and Taylor Elizabeth Oliver.
The Ring Bearer was Thomas Justin Fortner, nephew of the bride.
After their honeymoon, the couple will reside in Columbia, SC.
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Eddie and Susan Chastain are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Jennifer Marie Chastain to Michael Alan Drummond, son of Michael and Jane Drummond. The couple were married on Saturday, April 19th, 2014. The ceremony was performed by Christopher Ryan Smith. The couple will reside in Anderson, SC.
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PAGE 4 PAGE 3 Chapter 21 Assessing Clients with Nutritional and Gastrointestinal Disorders *Review of anatomy and physiology of GI tract. pp 610-612 *Attention to accessory digestive organs?the liver, gallbladder and pancreas pp. 612-613 *Diagnostic Testing ? pp. 616-617 Chapter 22 Nursing Care of Clients with Nutritional Disorders *Morbid obesity/obesity Definitions: Overweight ? less than 20% over ideal body weight Obese ? more then 20% over ideal body weight Morbid Obesity ? more than 100% over ideal body weight *Respiratory distress Causes Heredity ? 1 obese parent = 40% chance, 2 obese parents = 80% chance Environment ? fast food ? increased calories, increased processing Restaurants ? 2-3x larger portions than needed Vending machines Food advertisement Socioeconomic ?Clean your plate? society Rewarding with food Sedentary lifestyle Psychological Decreased self-esteem Anxiety Depression Guilt Boredom Dx tests ? to determine cause of obesity BMI: Men ? 10-20% fat Women ? 20-30% fat Obese - >30% fat Anthropometry ?skin fold measurements Thyroid profile Serum glucose Serum cholesterol Lipid profile Electrocardiogram (ECG) Treatment ? Exercise Dietary management/nutrition Behavior modification Medications (Weight loss meds have short-term benefits with vast side effects) Surgery ? Liposuction Liectomy Bariatric - (people who undergo gastric bypass regain the weight within 2 years on average) *MAJOR lifestyle changes are the only permanent solution Nursing Dx ? Imbalanced Nutrition: More Than Body Requirements Activity Intolerance Ineffective Therapeutic Regimen Management Chronic Low Self?Esteem *Malnutrition ? ARDS, advanced aging, alcoholism, GI disorders Definition ? inadequate nutrient intake to meet body needs Dx tests ?Serum albumin/prealbumin ? decreased protein Total Lymphocyte count Serum Electrolytes ? decreased potassium Treatment - Medications ? supplemental vitamins and minerals Fluid and dietary management - calorie count determined by registered dietician; small, frequent feedings Enteral nutrition Definition ? tube feeding Route of administration Parenteral nutrition (total parenteral nutrition, TPN, hyperalimentation) Definition ?makeup of TPN solutions ? made in pharmacy specifically for patient (usually 50% glucose, Protein ? AA, Fat ? lipids, Carbs ? glucose, Electrolytes ? NA, K, Chloride, Calcium, Phosphate, Magnesium, Metals/Trace ? Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Chromium, Selenium, Vitamins ? A, C, D, E, K, B1, B2, Niacin, Panto. Acid, B6, Biotin, Choline, Folic Acid) Route of administration Dx tests for monitoring ? Serum glucose (plus finger sticks) Q6H Serum electrolytes Daily weight *If patient is receiving TPN, � degree increase in temperature could signify infection Nursing Dx ? Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than body Requirements Risk for infection Risk for Deficit Fluid Volume Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity *Anorexia nervosa ? weight <85% of expected Defining characteristics ? p.651 *Bulimia nervosa ? recurring episodes of binge-purge Defining characteristics ? p.651 *Binge-eating disorder Defining characteristics ? p.651 Chapter 23 Nursing Care of Clients with Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders *Stomatitis ? infection, trauma, chemotherapy Defining characteristics ? inflammation of oral mucosa (specific manifestations on p. 657) Treatment ? usually comfort measures, oral antibiotic Types of common stomatitis conditions, manifestations and treatment p. 657 table Medications ? p.658 Nursing Dx ? Impaired Oral Mucous Membrane Impaired Oral Mucous membrane Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements *Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) Causes Transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation Incompetent lower esophageal sphincter Increased intragastric pressure Dx tests ?Barium swallow Upper endoscopy 24-hour ambulatory pH monitoring Esophageal manometry EGD *Can be Dx by assessment and history ? Reflux, CP, Belching, Heart Pain, Dysphagia, Pain after eating Risk Factors ? caffeine, peppermint, spicy foods, chocolate, fatty foods, smoking Treatment ? diet modification ? small, frequent meals; eat at least 3 hours before bed; upright 2 hours after eating Medication ? pp. 665-666 very important! Surgical intervention ? Nissen fundoplication Nursing Dx ?Pain Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirement *Hiatal hernia ? p.667-668 Defining characteristics ? reflux, heartburn, feeling of fullness, substernal CP, dyspagia, occult bleeding, beliching, indigestion Tx similar to GERD *Achalasia ? p.668 Definining characteristics ? impaired peristalsis of the smooth muscle of the esophagus and impaired relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter ? gradually increasing dysphagia ? fullness in the chest, CP, nighttime cough ? some develop diffuse esopgageal spasm- severe CP occurring at rest Tx ? Botulinum toxin injections Balloon dilation Laparoscopic myotomy *Stomach and duodenum Review of normal physiology ? p.671 *Gastritis Differentiate between acute and chronic gastritis - see chart p. 677 Dx tests ? Gastric analysis Hemoglobin, hematocrit, and red blood cell indices Serum vitamin B12 levels Upper endoscopy Medications ? Proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) Histamine 2 receptor blockers Sucralfate Type B chronic gastritis may be treated with combination of two Chapter 24 Nursing Care of Clients with Gallbladder, Liver, and Pancreatic Disorders *Gallbladder Disorders Cholelithiasis ? formation of stones within the gallbladder Cholecystitis ? inflammation of the gallbladder Acute ? usually obstruction from a gallstone Chronic ? repeated bouts of the acute form or persistent irritation from stones Dx tests ? Serum bilirubin Complete blood count (CBC) Serum amylase and lipase Abdominal x-ray Ultrasonography of the gallbladder Gallbladder scans Medications?Drugs to dissolve gallstones, Ursodiol, Chenodiol Tx ? Surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, cholecystectomy with bile duct exploration Dietary management ? limited dietary fat intake Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) Nursing Dx ? Pain Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements Risk for Infection *Liver disorders Hepatitis ? inflammation of the liver Viral Hepatitis ? see chart p. 705 pay attention to mode of transmission Manifestations of acute hepatitis ? see chart p. 706 Chronic Hepatitis ? chronic inflammation of the liver, damage leads to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver transplantation; caused by HBV, HCV, and HDV Dx texts ? liver function tests see p. 707 Medications ? prevention with vaccines for Hep A and Hep B p. 708 Postexposure prophylaxis Nursing Dx ? Risk for Infection (Transmission) Fatigue Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements Disturbed Body Image *Review causative factors in Hepatitis ? Viral most common Know transfer routes of each type (Review page 581) ? Type A ? fecal/oral; Type B ? Blood; Type C Acute - ; Type C Chronic - *Pancreatitis Acute/Chronic p. 727 Dx tests Ultrasonography CT Scan ERCP Tx ? nutrition, surgery, gastrointestinal tract rest, NPO for a period of time, followed by reintroduction of clear liquids, then full liquids and finally solid foods Nursing Dx Pain Imbalanced Nutrition: less Than Body Requirements Risk for Deficient Fluid Volume Antibiotics and a PPI *Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) ? 10% of population; anywhere in GI tract (most often in the lesser curvature of antum stomach); mainly due to H. pylori; equal between sexes; mostly in elderly; brought on by stress, trauma, CNS surgery, burns, respiratory failure, renal failure Differentiate between duodenal ulcers and gastric ulcers Risk factors ? Chronic H. pylori infection Use of aspirin and NSAIDS Genetic factor Cigarette smoking Complications-Hemorrhage Gastric outlet obstruction Perforation Dx tests ? Upper GI series Gastroscopy Biopsy specimens Serologic testing to detect H. pylori Medications ? antibiotics to eradicate H. pylori Medication administration p. 684 Tx ? Dietary management Surgery Nursing Dx ? Pain Sleep Pattern Disturbance Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements Deficient Fluid Volume *Care of Clients with a Gastrostomy or Jejunostomy Tube See box p. 692
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Sized from boys to
men, this crocheted vest is worked vertically in one piece with only one slip-stitch
seam. V-shaped crocheted cables add visual interest to the front panels.
Designer: Brenda K. B. Anderson
Finished Size: 25 (28, 29½, 31, 41½, 44, 46½, 47½)"
zipped chest circumference. Samples shown measure 31" and 41½", modeled
with 5½" (child), ½" (men's) ease. Garment is designed to be worn with
2½ (2½, 2½, 2½, 2, 2, 2, 2)" of ease.
Yarn: Berroco Vintage DK (50% acrylic, 40% wool, 10% nylon;
288 yd [266 m]/3½ oz [100 g]): Boys: #2175 green, 2 (2, 3, 3) skeins; Men's:
#1101 gray, 6 (6, 7, 7) skeins.
Hook Size: G/6 (4 mm). Adjust hook size if necessary to
obtain correct gauge.
Notions: St markers; yarn needle; 12 (12, 14, 16, 26, 26, 28,
28)" separating zipper; sewing needle and matching thread.
Gauge: 20 sts and 23 rows = 4" in sc.
Anyone try this pattern?? any suggestions?
I made this for my huusband. I used Rowan Felted Tweed DK and it worked up beautifully. No problems with the pattern and he gets many compliments on it. I will be making it for my son next.
I am just starting this project and I am a little confused because what I have crocheted so far does not look like the schematic diagram on page 5 of the pattern. Are the side seams in the middle of the under arm or to the front or back of the under arm?
I have followed the pattern exactly so far but i am concerned about the part on the left hand side that is longer - i don't want to go too much further before I know whether this is correct.
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Key Legal Opinion Holdings:
1. Poker is Predominated By Skill Rather than Chance.
2. Poker is Not Gambling Under IGBA.
On December 9, 2011, defendant Lawrence Dicris-tina was charged in a second superseding indictment with operating an illegal gambling business involving poker games in violation of the IGBA (Count Two) and conspiring to do so (Count One). See Second Superseding Indictment, Doc. Entry 25, Dec. 9, 2011. He initially pled guilty to Count Two, the substantive IGBA offense. See Tr. of Guilty Plea, Doc. Entry 40, Dec. 12, 2011. At his sentencing hearing, [*10] he moved to withdraw his plea. Doc. Entry 50, May 1, 2012. The plea was with-drawn, and a trial date was set.
Defendant Lawrence Dicristina was charged with op-erating an illegal gambling business involving poker games in violation of the Illegal Gambling Business [*3] Act (IGBA), 18 U.S.C. § 1955, and conspiring to do so. See Second Superseding Indictment, Doc. Entry 25, Dec. 9, 2011. The type of poker alleged and proved to have been played in defendant's establishment was "Texas Hold'em," a game described in Part II(B)(1), in-fra. When reference is made to "poker" in this memorandum, this is the variant of poker referred to.
Mr. Dicristina moved to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that a poker room does not fall under the definition of an illegal gambling business proscribed by the federal statute because poker is predominately a game of skill rather than chance. Def.'s Mot. to Dismiss the Indictment, Doc. Entry 69, June 29, 2012. He also contended that whether poker is a game of chance or skill is a mixed question of law and fact to be determined by the jury. Id.
Because the poker played on the defendant's prem-ises is not predominately a game of chance, it is not gambling as defined by the IGBA. That the statute was targeted at limiting the influence of organized crime, and organized crime groups have operated poker games be-ginning in the years since its passage, does not retroac-tively change the statute's scope. "The statute should not be extended . . . simply because it may seem to us that a similar policy applies, or upon the speculation that if the legislature had thought of it, very likely broader words would have been used." McBoyle, 283 U.S. at 27.
As already noted, the IGBA is not the only tool available for the federal and state governments to prose-cute organized crime involvement in poker games. If the Mafia operates such a game in an unlawful fashion (such as by also engaging in related loan sharking, extortion, or money laundering), the organizers and operators can be prosecuted under RICO, 18 U.S.C. § 1962. It is notable [*177] that no such evidence was present in this case. Illustrations in the government's brief of federal poker prosecutions appear to be for racketeering under that statute. See Gov't Mem. of L. in Opp. to Def.'s Rule 29 Mot. 23-25, Doc. Entry 96, July 27, 2012 (citing Ex. A-G attached to the same memorandum).
Even without the organized crime connection, this defendant's operations were necessarily and properly found by the jury to violate New York state gambling laws. He could have been prosecuted in state court by the Richmond County District Attorneys Office.
Key Legal Conclusion:
Neither the text of the IGBA nor its legislative his-tory demonstrate that Congress designed the statute to cover all state gambling offenses. Nor does the definition of "gambling" include games, such as poker, which are predominated by skill. The rule of lenity compels a nar-row reading of the IGBA, and dismissal of defendant's conviction.
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Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion.
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Dáil Eireann Debate
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern): I move:
This motion seeks the Dáil's approval to continue in operation for a further 12 months several sections of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998. The sections in question, which I will refer to in some detail later, will otherwise cease to be in operation after 30 June. An identical motion is being debated in the Upper House today.
The 1998 Act was enacted in the aftermath of the bombing in Omagh in August of that year. I, and many other Members of this House, have roundly condemned this atrocity which claimed so many innocent lives and ruined many more. Its effects continue to have repercussions to this day. It was clear from the moment it was carried out that the brutal attack in Omagh was a calculated attempt by desperate criminals to undermine the Northern Ireland peace process, [27]which had resulted from long and testing negotiations. The process was still, in 1998, a fragile one. It was this fragility that the bombers tried to shatter.
However, time and endurance have shown it was stronger than they imagined. The response to the bombing showed the resilience of communities on all parts of this island and of all traditions. It showed that their determination to have a future based on peace, co-operation and the rule of law won through in 1998 and will continue to win through. The Government of the day, and this House, also showed its determination in enacting the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act to equip the Garda with the tools necessary to defeat the bombers and their fellow travellers.
I was pleased to note the recent notable victory won by the families of the Omagh victims in the High Court in Belfast. The Government facilitated the relatives and the Northern Ireland court in having some of the evidence taken in this jurisdiction. The investigation into this atrocity remains open on both sides of the Border, and there continues to be excellent co-operation between the Garda authorities and the PSNI in this regard.
Given the exceptional circumstances surrounding its enactment, the Oireachtas decided that it should revisit certain of the Act's provisions and decide whether they are still necessary. This allows the Oireachtas to consider whether current circumstances justify the continuance in operation of those provisions. Both Houses must take a view, therefore, on whether the situation warrants the continued operation of these provisions for a further period of 12 months. I have no doubt that it does and I will outline my reasons for this shortly.
As part of the process and to support consideration of the matter by Deputies, I am required to lay before the Oireachtas a report on the operation of the relevant provisions. The current report covers the period from 1 June 2008, the date of the previous report, to 31 May this year. The report was laid before the House on 11 June 2009. My assessment, as set out in the report, is that the relevant sections of the 1998 Act should remain in force for a further 12 months. I have come to this view based on the current security situation, the advice of the Garda and the information contained in the report.
The House will scarcely need reminding of the reprehensible murders of two soldiers, Sapper Mark Quinsey and Sapper Patrick Azimkar, at the Massereene Barracks in Antrim and of a PSNI constable, Stephen Carroll, in Craigavon in March of this year. These murders came in the wake of a series of attacks on PSNI officers which could have proved fatal and which demonstrated the warped determination of those involved to kill at any cost. Shortly before these murders, there was an incident involving an abandoned bomb in County Down which, had it exploded, had the potential to kill scores of people. Those who made that bomb and those who carried out the earlier attacks have nothing positive to offer this country. It is this sad reality that compels us to take the measures necessary to protect innocent lives.
The 21st report of the Independent Monitoring Commission, which I published last month, makes it very clear that the Real IRA, the Continuity IRA, the INLA and some other smaller dissident groups remain committed to violent paramilitary action in pursuit of their ends. We should not be under any illusion that these groups are involved in a noble struggle for freedom. We can never ignore the terrible acts of brutality they have perpetrated in no one's names but their own. Nor can we ignore the criminal behaviour of these groups. They rob and extort money, deal in drugs, smuggle cigarettes and exploit women for prostitution. These criminal activities are carried out as much for personal gain and to support individual lifestyles.
I know Deputies will agree that great progress has been achieved in establishing peace on this island. However, we should not imagine that a substantial threat does not remain from these dissident groups, which remain implacably opposed to democracy and peace, which have [28]no morality or mandate and which stand ready and willing to cause mayhem and murder. The State must have at its disposal the means to counteract their destructive aims. We should not, therefore, underestimate the importance of these legislative provisions in facing up to their activities.
The motion before the House is concerned primarily with provisions aimed at the threat posed by domestic terrorism. However, we cannot ignore the growth in recent years of the wider, international threat. Although the extent and nature of this terrorist threat varies greatly from one state to another, it would be naive to think that Ireland could be immune from these new forms of terrorism. As a result, we should not be complacent in response to them. We must continue to act, in particular with our EU counterparts, to defeat them.
The 1998 Act is an essential part of the effort to counter terrorism in all its forms and to protect the people of this country. It is my firm view and that of the Garda Síochána that the Act continues to be a most important tool in ongoing efforts to counter the threat from terrorism. The Garda authorities state unequivocally that in the current circumstances it is essential that the Act's provisions should remain in force in order to support the ongoing investigation of terrorist activity.
It is a sad and harsh fact that those who carried out the Omagh bombing, and others like them, continue to pose a substantial threat as they pursue their subversive aims and activities. The Real IRA, the Continuity IRA and the INLA still aspire to commit serious acts of terrorism. These organisations still plan and pursue campaigns of violence and they continue to engage in various acts of criminality.
I will now deal with the provisions that are the subject of the motion. As already stated, I have laid before the House a report on the operation of the relevant sections since June 2008. This report demonstrates the value of these provisions to the Garda. Section 2 of the 1998 Act allows a court, in proceedings for membership of an unlawful organisation, to draw appropriate inferences where an accused person fails to answer or gives false or misleading answers to questions. However, a person cannot be convicted of an offence solely on the basis of such an inference. There must be some other evidence which points towards his or her guilt. The section was used on 20 occasions in the period covered by the report.
Section 3 requires an accused, in proceedings for membership of an unlawful organisation, to give notification of an intention to call a person to give evidence on his or her behalf. This section was used on 12 occasions.
Section 4 provides that evidence of membership of an unlawful organisation can be inferred from certain conduct, including matters such as "movements, actions, activities, or associations on the part of the accused". This section was not used in the period covered by the report.
Section 6 creates the offence of directing the activities of an organisation in respect of which a suppression order has been made under the Offences against the State Act 1939. It was used on one occasion.
Section 7 makes it an offence to possess articles in circumstances giving rise to a reasonable suspicion that such articles are in possession for a purpose connected with the commission, preparation or instigation of specified firearms or explosives offences. The section was used on 28 occasions.
Section 8 makes it an offence to collect, record or possess information which is likely to be useful to members of an unlawful organisation in the commission of serious offences. It was not used in the period covered by the report.
[29]Section 9 makes it an offence to withhold certain information which might be of material assistance in preventing the commission of a serious offence or securing the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a person for such an offence. The section was used on 137 occasions.
Section 10 extends the maximum period of detention permitted under section 30 of the Offences against the State Act from 48 hours to 72 hours, but only on the express authorisation of a judge of the District Court following an application by a garda of at least superintendent rank. Furthermore, the person being detained is entitled to be present in court during the application and to make, or to have made, submissions on his or her behalf. The section was used on 41 occasions and extensions were granted in all 41 cases.
Section 11 allows a judge of the District Court to permit the rearrest and detention of a person in respect of an offence for which he or she was previously detained under section 30 of the Offences against the State Act but released without charge. This further period must not exceed 24 hours and can only be authorised where a judge is satisfied, on information supplied on oath by a member of the Garda Síochána, that further information has come to the knowledge of the force regarding that person's suspected participation in an offence. This section was used on 18 occasions.
Section 12 makes it an offence for a person to instruct or train another person in the making or use of firearms or explosives or to receive such training without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. It was not used in the period covered by the report.
Section 14 is, in effect, procedural in nature and makes the offences created under sections 6 to 9 and 12 of the 1998 Act scheduled offences for the purposes of Part V of the 1939 Act. This means that persons suspected of committing these offences are liable to arrest under section 30 of the 1939 Act.
Section 17 builds on the provision in the Criminal Justice Act 1994 providing for the forfeiture of property. Where a person is convicted of offences relating to the possession of firearms or explosives and where there is property liable to forfeiture under the 1994 Act, the court is required to order the forfeiture of such property unless it is satisfied that there would be a serious risk of injustice if it made such an order. The section was not used in the period covered by the report.
Section 5 of the 1998 Act was repealed by the Criminal Justice Act 2007. This section was reported on last year as its repeal fell part-way during the reporting period and it had been in use up to that point. The section provided for the drawing of adverse inferences in certain circumstances where an accused relied on a fact in his or her defence that he or she could reasonably have been expected to mention during questioning or on being charged, but did not do so. Part 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 2007 provides for a broader treatment of this issue, including the particular circumstances set out in the repealed section 5. Accordingly, section 5 does not fall to be renewed.
I have no doubt that some Deputies will consider the advances that have been made in promoting and securing peace on this island, particularly in the past decade or so, and will argue that we no longer require this legislation. I cannot agree with them. So-called dissident groups remain the enemies of democracy; they oppose everything for which the British-Irish Agreement stands, the aspirations it represents for the future and the peace to which it has given rise. These groups remain ruthlessly determined to undermine that peace, if at all possible, and they are quite prepared to kill indiscriminately in order to achieve their destructive ends. The Government is equally determined to prevent them realising their objectives. The State must have at its disposal robust laws to defeat them.
[30]It is only by good policing — by the Garda Síochána and the PSNI — supported by strong legislation, that the murderous activities of these paramilitary groups can be defeated. I pay tribute to the ongoing work of the Garda, in co-operation with the PSNI, in facing up to the threats posed.
On the basis of the information set out in the report, it is clear that the 1998 Act continues to be an important element of the Garda response to terrorism. From the advice given by the Garda Síochána on the value of the provisions to them, together with the ongoing threat from terrorist groups, I consider that the relevant provisions of the 1998 Act should remain in operation for further 12 months. I have no doubt right-thinking Deputies on all sides will agree.
I commend the motion to the House.
Deputy Charles Flanagan: At the outset, it is regrettable if not shameful that the Dáil has a mere 40 minutes to discuss this important anti-terrorist motion. Indeed, the information circulated beforehand by the Minister's office is very weak and lacking in information. The Offences Against the State Act is extremely important legislation, reflecting as it does the ongoing battle the State has waged throughout its history against those who would seek to subvert the democratic process, thereby inflicting terror on this island. It is most regrettable, therefore, that renewing the legislative provisions should be treated by the Minister as something akin to a necessary inconvenience rather than an opportunity to brief the Dáil in a meaningful way on relevant matters.
I recognise that anti-terrorism operations are very sensitive and secretive by nature, but a broad overview of the effectiveness or otherwise of the legislation and the situation pertaining to the type of organisations that the Act in question seeks to tackle would not only be appropriate, but helpful. We are well aware that the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 was introduced in the wake of the Real IRA atrocity in Omagh which resulted in the death of 29 people, including a mother pregnant with twins. This month, in a landmark judgment, the High Court in Belfast declared that Seamus McKenna, Michael McKevitt, Liam Campbell, Colm Murphy and Seamus Daly were responsible or liable in some way for the Omagh bomb. This case was the first time that any alleged individual terrorists had been sued individually for a specific terrorist act. As a result of the ruling, all other members of the army council of the Real IRA in August 1998 are liable for damages awarded to the relatives who fought the case.
The relatives of those murdered in Omagh turned to the civil courts when the criminal courts let them down. In this jurisdiction, we must ensure that our legislation is robust enough to tackle terrorism in a head-on manner. The nature of republican terrorism means that we face the same challenges as our counterparts in Northern Ireland. Working together is essential and I welcome the co-operation to date — I hope it can continue — even in the face of stringent cuts to Garda budgets.
I welcome the precedent set by the decision of the Belfast High Court and I hope it gives comfort to victims of terrorism everywhere. However, there is no substitute for a criminal conviction and we, as legislators, must ensure that our laws are robust enough to meet the terrorist threat. Although 11 years have passed since the Omagh atrocity, terrorism remains a serious threat. This is evident from official figures released by Europol which show that 52 people were arrested for terrorist-related activities in Ireland in 2008. Of the 52, some 49 were arrested for dissident republican activities, while three were arrested in relation to suspected Islamic terrorism.
The Europol report, entitled The EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2009, is particularly helpful as it provides us with a comparative international context. The report shows that [31]Ireland had the fifth highest number of terrorism arrests in the EU last year. The number of arrests has jumped from four in 2006 to 24 in 2007 and 52 last year. While the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will no doubt argue that a rise in arrests is solely due to Garda diligence, we cannot avoid the inference that dissident republican groups are becoming more and more active in this and the neighbouring states.
Indeed, the report gives the breakdown of the dissidents arrested in 2008 as follows: some 28 were members of the INLA, nine were members of the so-called Real IRA. and four were linked to the Continuity IRA. The report said Ireland was one of just seven EU states which recorded a terrorist attack in 2008. In Ireland's case the blame was attributed to the INLA, an organisation which allegedly is in a period of ceasefire. The attacks are symptomatic of the INLA's involvement in the drug trade in this country, and in Dublin in particular. The ease with which the INLA was able to become a major player in the drug trade is a cause of some concern.
In March this year the INLA announced that it had stood down its entire Dublin brigade, including its leader, Declan Duffy. The statement went on to deny any INLA involvement in drug dealing, contract killings, tiger kidnappings and extortion. This was despite frequent reports of INLA involvement in such activities, and particularly its involvement in planting pipe bombs in relation to drug feuds. It has also been reported that the INLA manufactures pipe bombs and sells these to other drug gangs in this city and beyond. The involvement of the INLA in the drug trade has had disastrous consequences for this State and continues to do so. It has recently been reported that subversive prisoners in Portlaoise Prison are marching, holding parades and forcing prison staff to withdraw from certain landings. It is outrageous that criminals put in prison for paramilitary activity should be able to glory in their paramilitarism within prison and use their status to intimidate prison officers. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform argues that special conditions for paramilitary prisoners are long established but we are now in a different juncture in our history and it is high time that such special treatment was reviewed. The Minister should give the matter his close attention in the context of the current prison crisis.
I welcome the fact that Declan Duffy is currently imprisoned in Portlaoise and the reports that the INLA in Dublin is no longer on active service, although I doubt the veracity of this claim. I would like the Minister to clarify whether the INLA remains active in Dublin. I ask him to give the House his view on the threat the INLA currently poses to the State as a terrorist organisation and a significant player on the drugs scene. Does the Minister accept that the failure of his Government to deploy adequate customs resources to ports, along the coastline and to smaller and private airports has given the INLA a lifeline by providing easy access to drugs? The same applies to the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA. By failing to stem the tide of drugs flowing into the State, dissident republican terrorists have a lucrative area of activity to turn their attention to and perpetuate their existence.
Like the INLA, the Continuity IRA and the Real IRA continue to exist and, therefore, threaten the pillars of democracy in this State. Tom Clonan describes the Real IRA and its counterpart, the Continuity IRA, as "a nucleus of hardened criminals whose 'republican' pretensions are in the main a front for organised crime in the Border area and in some inner city areas north and south of the Border".
These individuals enjoy the power and prestige that comes with membership of a dissident republican organisation. It is widely believed that attempts by civil authorities such as the PSNI to tackle these gangsters and target their ill-gotten assets led to the recent flare-up of violence and murder in the North. Drugs and dissident republications clearly go hand in hand. Offences Against the State legislation will take us so far, but unless the Government agrees to dedicate [32]the requisite resources to tackling drugs at the point of entry to the State, terrorist criminal gangs will continue to thrive.
I do not have time to go into detail on the drastic effects the €35 million cut in Garda overtime will have on the level of intelligence and Border security. The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform's briefing note for this motion refers to the importance of a prompt renewal in the context of "the importance of these provisions to the Garda Síochána in countering the activities of a number of dissident subversive groups". Will this surveillance be hampered by a swingeing cut to the Garda budget? I am concerned about early retirements being encouraged by the Government at present to save money. The Garda representative bodies have warned of a brain drain being the likely outcome of early retirements and noted recently that of the 181 superintendents in the force, 101 were eligible to retire immediately if they so wished. At least 11 superintendents have retired already this year. A large spate of retirements within An Garda Síochána would have disastrous consequences in respect of expertise and experience and this is of great significance in the context of the renewal of the legislation.
I affirm Fine Gael's support for the renewal of the provisions before the House today. Fine Gael has always supported strong measures to combat terrorism and we continue to put the safety of the people of this island first. This issue is not aired frequently enough in this House. We need to deal with the problem of dissident organisations, including the INLA, the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA. Offences Against the State legislation can only be truly effective if it is complemented by a drive to tackle the availability of drugs to criminal gangs.
I ask the Minister to reassure the House that the consequences of Garda cuts and changes in personnel will not give rise to a reduction of experience and expertise that will allow terrorist organisations of the type envisaged under this legislation to flourish in our communities.
Deputy Pat Rabbitte: I agree with everything the Minister and Deputy Charles Flanagan have said about the origins of these measures, the gruesome circumstances of the Omagh bombing and their condemnation of the organisation responsible and associated dissident organisations who continue to operate in the jurisdiction and outside it. I join with the Minister in congratulating the gardaí on their continued vigilance and commending the co-operation that exists between the PSNI and the Garda Síochána on these important matters.
Having said that, I repeat what I have said in previous years in what has become a routine, brief and inadequate debate on these issues. I am not in possession of the intelligence information the Minister has. The Minister makes no attempt to brief Opposition spokespersons on the quality, nature, scale and significance of the intelligence information he has. We got a very slight communication on a half page from the Department or the Minister on today's debate. Unless one was very alert one would miss the laying of the report before the Houses, as required by legislation. Usually it would go unnoticed.
I find it very difficult to second guess the Minister, who has the information. My party would be very reluctant to go against the advice the Minister offers the House. The Minister has this information. He says there is a real and definite threat from the dissident groups referred to and I find it difficult to gainsay that. However a great many people will be very disappointed that so many years after the Good Friday Agreement and relative normality returning to Northern Ireland and this island as a whole, we are still in a situation, as a modern, liberal democracy, where we have to rely on draconian measures that are not consistent with people's civil and human rights in normal circumstances.
In one international instrument, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, one article permits a state to derogate in certain circumstances but only "in time of public [33]emergency which threatens the life of the nation and the existence of which is officially proclaimed, and only to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation". Only the Minister can say if the intelligence he is in possession of is consistent with our meeting our obligations on that.
If the Minister advises the House of a real and definite threat from dissident groups we must have regard to that, however I refer to the warning of Mr. Justice Anthony Hederman in the famous Hederman report: "Emergency legislation may be abused for pragmatic political purposes; special powers, introduced for special reasons, may continue to be used when those reasons no longer justify this, or for purposes extending beyond those that warranted their original introduction; and powers of detention or interrogation may be used cruelly or inhumanly upon innocent (or even guilty) people". I am not saying that is happening here but the learned judge charged with chairing that committee and making his findings about the fact that such laws are extant on our Statute Book issued that warning. Last year in the Dáil I said the Hederman report acknowledged that the issues are complex and fundamental and said:
That is far from a clear conclusion on these issues and whether in peace time there is an argument consistent with human rights and civil liberties that can be made for their continuation.
The Supreme Court has held that the DPP has discretion on resort to the Special Criminal Court for matters other than subversive crime and that this occasionally happens. We know from the Minister's public statements that he is considering the extension of that power to attempting to deal with gangland crime in the jurisdiction. We need to have a major debate on that. Nobody on this side of the House is soft on crime, particularly gangland crime, which is motivated mainly by drugs trafficking, pushing and abuse. All reasonable measures should be taken to try to gain control of that phenomenon, but a debate needs to be had on whether resort to the Special Criminal Court gives us any hope of better success than we have had by using normal procedures. I note in passing that the Green Party now in Government is on the record in successive debates on this provision. For example, in 2003, Deputy Cuffe argued that "we should drop the use of the Offences against the State Act". He also said that "the Green Party... does not want to see the use of the Special Criminal Court continue". It may be that the Green Party has changed its view on that matter. If the Minister is able to bring before the House his package to deal with serious crime, we obviously will have an opportunity to debate it.
I cannot put my hand on my heart and say if the Minister says that the dissident republican groups referred to and their links with in some cases criminal gangs remain a threat to this country that we can do other than for the time being continue in force the measures that would [34]otherwise fall if we did not pass this motion. I note the Minister's remarks about significance of these measures in the context of international terrorism. I am somewhat puzzled that countries, which for obvious reasons would be on considerably higher alert than Ireland, do not seem to require extraordinary measures like this in order to deal with that aspect of it. If the mindless individuals engaged in threatening mayhem in Northern Ireland and threatening the peace process that is working out reasonably well in this country could be got under control, the time will come for us to look seriously at whether the measures here encompassed ought to continue.
Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Once again I am imploring all Deputies to consider the highly corrosive effect of the renewal of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act on human rights, democratic life and the safety and well being of citizens in this State before voting today. I will be giving Members of the House an opportunity to vote on this motion because I believe it is important that we are on the record on any occasion when human or democratic rights are being challenged in this way.
As we discuss this motion today, the spectre of paramilitary violence — criminal and sectarian violence — still hangs over our society. We have seen the fatal consequences of that with the brutal battering to death only three weeks ago of Kevin McDaid in Coleraine — someone who has not been mentioned to date. Others have mentioned the killing of a PSNI officer, Constable Stephen Carroll, and two British soldiers, Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar, and the ongoing criminal feuds in this State using high-powered weapons and explosives.
Another matter that has not been mentioned in this House for a long time is the manoeuvrings of the British secret services on this island. Dissidents — some call them dissident republicans, but they besmirch the name of republicanism — by their actions have fallen into the trap of playing to the British securicrat agenda. They seem to want to perpetuate the conflict, the emergency and the repressive legislation and regimes we see on this island. The actions of those dissidents have included attacks on Irish republicans. So much for their claim that they want to reunite Ireland. They have no mandate, no support, no political strategy and no logic. They are dancing to the British piper's tune.
It is quite clear to all that elements of Britain's intelligence service are running agents provocateurs in these organisations. One such agent was exposed recently. Patrick Murray who lived in Antrim had set about undermining and destabilising support for the Good Friday Agreement and the peace process, and fomenting sectarian divisions in Ballymena, County Antrim and County Derry. When he was exposed, the British state jumped in to protect him. There are others and we have seen it over the years, including the Mount Vernon UVF, which was run by British intelligence for many years and was linked to the Dublin and Monaghan bombings, and the attempted mass murder at The Widow Scallon and the death of volunteer, Martin Doherty. I call on the British Government, as a partner in the peace process, to call its dogs to heel and declare that the provocative actions of its agents in these dissident and loyalist groups are contrary to the peace process and perpetuate conflict on this island. I ask the Minister to categorically state that no State agents are working in dissident groups, that British agents operating in this State are targeted and expelled, and their activities exposed.
The UN fundamental human rights instruments to which this State has signed up make it very clear that fundamental rights protections may be derogated from only in times of emergency. No such emergency that could possibly warrant these draconian legislative measures exists. Sinn Féin has not been alone in demanding an end to these annual renewals. The UN Human Rights Committee agrees with me and has called year-on-year for an end to the juris[35]diction of the Special Criminal Court. Nor was I alone in this House. Six years ago the Green Party spokesperson for justice, Deputy Cuffe, said: "...the state of emergency is over... we should drop the use of the Offences Against the State Act... the Green Party... does not want to see the use of the Special Criminal Court continue." Each subsequent year the Green Party Deputies rightly voted against the renewal. They did that until they entered government and threw away their principles. However, I will not labour my condemnation of yet another human rights abandonment by the Green Party. The public has issued its judgment loud and clear on that party.
It is not only our international commitments that necessitate opposition to the motion before us today, but also the Government's own obligations under the Good Friday Agreement. The Good Friday Agreement places the onus on the Government to deliver security normalisation. Hence, scrapping the Offences against the State Acts is a pressing goal for all in this House. The provisions up for renewal and, indeed, the Offences against the State Acts in their entirety have no place in the present or future of this island.
The Garda special branch still operates as a political police force that systematically harasses citizens engaged in open, legal and democratic political activity, including people attending Easter commemorations or engaged in trade union activities. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has no power to hold the special branch to account. The Garda Commissioner and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform have the power to deny the ombudsman commission access to anything they deem to relate to State security, which needs to be addressed.
This year again the report that is laid before us by the Minister is grossly insufficient for the purposes of scrutiny. Time does not allow us to address in detail the limited report. Simply listing the number of occasions on which the various provisions have been used does not allow for informed democratic scrutiny of their operation. There is not time available to me to discuss the various sections and the manner in which they breach fundamental human rights in detail. Sparse as it is, the report does at least demonstrate that sections 4, 8, 12 and 17 were not used in the past year. Section 12 has not been used since 2001 and section 17 has never been used. At the very least, they should be repealed. This brings into question any argument about necessity.
During the period from 1 June 2008 to 31 May 2009 the number of persons arrested under the Act was 930. However, the total number of convictions secured under the Act for the same period was just 39. There is no information on whether the convictions were on the basis of that section alone or if the same person was convicted under several sections. There is a huge discrepancy between the annual arrest and conviction rates, which strongly suggests the possibility that the provisions are being used for trawling exercises or are being abused by gardaí engaged in harassment in circumstances similar to those in County Donegal, as uncovered by the Morris tribunal.
If the Government wants to promote and protect the safety of the public it would financially and practically resource the Garda Síochána, the forensic laboratory, the DPP and the courts in order to enforce ordinary criminal justice legislation. Instead, however, the Minister is today proposing the lazy and unsafe continuation of emergency legislation. The Fianna Fáil-Green Party Government has approved the drafting of a Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill which will further extend the use of the Special Criminal Court.
I call on the Government to use the opportunity to live up to its commitments under the Good Friday Agreement. Other parties should bring pressure to bear on the Government in this regard. The full delivery of the Good Friday Agreement would do more to end paramilitary, criminal and sectarian violence on this island than all the repressive legislation ever will. It did not succeed in the past and will not do so in future. A properly resourced Garda [36]Síochána and courts service, in addition to a properly working witness protection system, will address in some way the criminality of those who currently come before the Special Criminal Court. Normal courts and normal laws can deal with these cases if they are properly resourced.
Sinn Féin has consistently called on the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to bring forward a robust package of realistic and effective measures to tackle serious crime, but we are extremely disappointed with the package the Government announced in May. Alongside it the Government has imposed restrictions on Garda overtime and a ban on recruitment and promotions. There is no logic to that. The force is to remain dependent on outdated and inadequate equipment. The anti-crime measures proposed by the Government constitute a lesson in how to lose the war on gangs.
Acting Chairman (Deputy Noel O'Flynn): The Deputy's time has expired.
Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Go raibh maith agat. Rather than addressing the real reasons gangland criminals seem to enjoy impunity for their crimes — by, for example, introducing and resourcing practical and sustainable measures to protect individuals, families and whole communities from intimidation — the package attacks fundamental justice rights. In addition, it rehashes old ideas that are already on the Statute Book in varied forms, or that even the former Minister, Michael McDowell, acknowledged were unworkable in the past.
I urge the House to reject the motion before it. We should end emergency legislation and start to build a normal society on this island by dealing with these matters through the normal courts instead.
Acting Chairman: We have gone over the allocated time, but I now ask the Minister to reply.
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Deputy Dermot Ahern): I will reply briefly to the remarks Deputies have made, although I cannot agree with anything the last speaker has said. I will not go into the detail of what he said, but I implacably disagree with everything he has said and particularly his reference to the Garda special branch, as he calls it. He said it was being used as a political police force, which I vehemently deny and reject.
Deputy Dermot Ahern: I thank Members of the House who spoke in favour of renewing the provisions of the Act. I accept that in the circumstances in which Ministers for Justice, Equality and Law Reform find themselves, they cannot divulge to other Members the precise details as to why, other than the type of details we have given in this report, which has been laid before the House. Suffice it to say that it is not just my word or that of the Garda Síochána; one only has to read the remarks of the Independent Monitoring Commission specifically answering the question Deputy Charles Flanagan raised concerning the existence of the INLA. I suggest that Deputy Ó Snodaigh should re-read the most recent report of the monitoring commission, which clearly says that these groups, including the INLA, continue to represent a substantial threat to the security of our people in this State.
I again wish to thank Deputies who have supported this motion. As I outlined in my introduction concerning the use of the provisions by the Garda Síochána, in conjunction with the DPP and the courts, given the level of activity on some, but not all, of the sections in this Act, it is right and proper that this House should resolve to renew it for another year.
Acting Chairman: Is the motion agreed to?
[37]Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh: It is not agreed.
Question put, "That the motion be agreed to."
An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: Will the Deputies claiming a division please rise?
Deputies Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Arthur Morgan and Martin Ferris rose.
An Leas-Cheann Comhairle: As fewer than ten Members have risen, I declare the question carried. The names of the Deputies dissenting will be recorded in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Dáil.
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HANKSVILLE - Denise Nancy Powell Johnson, 53, passed away April 16, 2009 at home surrounded by her family.
Denise was born May 2, 1955 in Price to Alma Owen and Betty Hudson Powell. She married David Peter Johnson Aug. 26, 1976 in the Manti LDS Temple.
Denise graduated from Carbon High in '73.
She happily served in many callings in the LDS Church. She was a Relief Society president, Primary president, Young Women's leader, nursery leader and many more.
She especially loved the nursery because she served with her dear husband.
Denise owned and managed both a convenience store and grocery store at the same time.
She was a great support and strength to many friends and was loved by the community.
She was dedicated to her work and remained busy and very active.
She was very talented at sewing, crafts and bookkeeping.
Denise is survived by her husband, Pete Johnson, Hanksville. They are the parents of four children, Tiffani and Howard Turley, Mesa, Ariz.; Pamela and Ted Peterson, Lyman; David and Desiree Johnson, Hanksville; Jill and Douglas Stewart, Koosharem; and proud grandparents of three grandchildren, TJ Peterson, Aiden Allred and Tatum Turley. Also survived by her mother, Betty Powell; brother, Brent Powell; twin sister, Doreen (Scott) Strong, all of Price; and sister, Susan (Darren) Stucki, St. George. She was preceded in death by her father.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, April 21, 1 p.m., at the Hanksville LDS Ward Chapel, with Bishop George Peterson officiating. Visitation Monday evening at Mitchell Funeral Home in Price and Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Hanksville. Interment, Hanksville Cemetery.


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