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Objective: This study aimed to interrogate the decisions and approaches used by family doctors in responding to the needs of young people in distress. The research sought to explore how practitioners balanced young people's needs for confidentiality and self-determination with their parents' concerns and needs as caregivers. Methods: Interviews were undertaken with 30 family physicians in the United Kingdom using a semi-structured schedule to elicit reactions to a case scenario. Results: While family physicians identified the ethical and clinical benefits of patient confidentiality for young adults, a wide range of approaches was adopted with respect to providing feedback and reassurance to parents. Likewise, there were substantial variations in the extent to which clinicians were prepared to adopt a proactive stance to engage a young person who was reluctant to seek help. Conclusion: These diverging practice examples can be used to inform training programs and offer a means by which the caregiver's need for information and support can be emphasized in psychiatric and clinical education.
The status and rights of young people in relation to health care are often topics for public debate. In mental health care, where risks may be high, the debate can be particularly intense. In this context, models of mental health care that acknowledge the special vulnerability of young people and advocate proactive and protective services contrast with those that emphasize young people's rights and agency and that promote their capacity to choose how and whether they will utilize professional support. The views and interests of caregivers and patients may be polarized in line with these two different models. Physicians need to demonstrate competency in communication with both groups (1).
There is increasing evidence concerning high levels of mental health needs among children and young people in the United Kingdom (2–5). Self-harm is reported to be widespread among young people in school (6), and suicide rates continue to be disproportionately high among young men despite progress toward the government targets of substantial reductions in rates in England and Wales (7). In this context, families and professionals will be aware of the risks posed by young people in distress.
Professionals working with young people in distress have to negotiate a path between the two models of care described above and against a background of heightened awareness of risk. Professional education provides an opportunity for trainee practitioners to familiarize themselves with these models and to apply them to practice. Such skills are relevant for both psychiatrists and family physicians, who are usually the first port of call when mental health problems emerge and, in the United Kingdom, play a key role in acting as gatekeepers to specialist mental health services. Most mental health care in the United Kingdom continues to be delivered at the level of primary care by family physicians, or General Practitioners, as they are also known. However, some question how sensitive primary health services are to young people's health needs (8, 9).
The research reported here originated in an earlier study (10) that involved interviews with 46 parents of young people who had taken their own lives. This study identified confidentiality as a key barrier to effective communication between parents and professionals caring for their son or daughter. Parents spoke of being excluded from discussion and decisions about their child's needs and treatment and described professionals as failing to acknowledge their expertise as caregivers. The current study aimed to explore the negotiations and decisions practitioners make when working in more depth with both parents and young people in distress. A range of approaches and attitudes in relation to both confidentiality and the practitioner's levels of proactive engagement with both parents and the young people in distress was identified. These, we suggest, offer useful material for the education and training of doctors and psychiatrists.
The study was undertaken in partnership with PAPYRUS, a voluntary organization working to prevent young suicide in the United Kingdom, which had contributed to the earlier study described above. A volunteer sample of 30 family physicians from urban, suburban, and rural locations in England were interviewed. Academic-based medical teachers who had contacts with a range of primary care physicians recruited participants to the study. This was therefore not a randomly selected sample but, rather, a group of interested practitioners whose participation in the study may have been prompted by their interest in and sympathy with the subject matter. It is likely that the practice they described represented examples of informed or good practice in their sector rather than the full range of work undertaken with this patient group.
More than half the group (18 of 30) were over 40 years old, suggesting that this was a fairly experienced group of clinicians. The slightly higher number of women (16 of 30) reflects the increasing numbers of women in primary care in England and Wales. The group as a whole had an average of just over 10 years of experience as a family physician. Two of the clinicians were South Asian in origin; the rest of the group defined themselves as white European.
Telephone interviews were undertaken using a semistructured interview schedule that elicited accounts of how the respondents would work with the protagonists of a scenario they had received beforehand. The scenario, which is reproduced in Appendix 1, describes Ben, a 20-year-old student, as underweight, reclusive, and uncommunicative. In the first stage of the scenario, his mother communicates her concerns about Ben to the family physician. The second stage of the scenario depicts Ben attending a consultation with the family physician and disclosing previous suicidal thoughts and treatment with antidepressants.
The interviews were recorded with the participants' permission; ethical approval for the study was given by the NHS Research Ethics Committee. Data were coded and analyzed by emerging themes using standard approaches to the analysis of qualitative data (11).
The family physicians participating in the study were clear about the need to protect a young person's right to confidentiality and argued that confidentiality facilitates the development of trust between doctor and patient. One said, "The benefits of providing the confidential service are far greater than the problems that they cause because it encourages young people to access you."
They identified a range of approaches in managing the conflict that could arise when parents, such as the mother featured in the case study, are anxious and seeking reassurance and intervention. One family physician described a "slight bending of the rules" in such circumstances; another saw the rules being "slightly more blurred" for a young person, particularly if still a child (a 15-year-old, for example). Although all were very clear concerning their duty to breach confidentiality in situations of high risk (such as when child abuse is an issue), they noted that in practice this could be contentious and difficult. One observed, "It is very thorny and you often end up on the wrong side of the parent because they perceive you as not helping them."
A number of different approaches to handling this situation were outlined by the family physicians interviewed. Some suggested explaining the rules of confidentiality to parents and explicating the benefits of confidentiality, as this doctor illustrated: "The consultation is confidential. …She will probably say something like 'But I'm his mother and I need to know.' And my answer to that is, 'Yes, but you would not be too pleased if I discussed your personal problems, if you were in difficulties, with your son.'"
The harsh message of confidentiality conveyed to parents could be balanced by reassurances. One outlined the content of a possible response to a worried parent: "I am very sorry; I appreciate your situation, that you are worried about him. You must be reassured that I will do everything that I can do, that he will allow me to do, to get him better, but I cannot discuss what that is. I cannot even tell you that he has been to see me."
Focusing on general issues offered another way of communicating with parents without breaching confidentiality, as another doctor indicated: "I can hear what (his mother) is saying and I can make notes on his record about what she said, so that if I do see him then I've got an aide memoire from what his mum's said, but then I cannot say anything specific about him at all. I can just talk in general, for example, about depression, changes in life like going away to university, all those things, but nothing specific about (him). And certainly nothing from his past history that she may or may not know."
Some family physicians advocated the approach recommended in U.K. professional guidance (12, 13), which encourages medical practitioners to seek the patient's permission to share information with others. One outlined this possible approach to a young person: "'Would you mind if I discussed (things) with your parents? If your mother phoned me, you know, do you want me to talk to her?' And if he says no, I'm categorically not to discuss with her."
Acting as an intermediary in this way, some of the family physicians felt able to maintain communication with both parents and the young person. One explained how he or she would provide parents with feedback, such as, "He … specifically said that he did not want to be discussed with his parents, but … I would be very keen to pursue looking after him, to maintain some continuity of care."
Considerable variation was also found in the extent to which these family doctors were prepared to work proactively to engage with a young person. In relation to the first stage of the case study, a range of responses to the concerns raised by Ben's mother was found. These included a noninterventionist approach, as one family physician explained:
"Ben at 20 is grown up, so we cannot drag—we cannot even at a younger age—we cannot drag him in. I would just have to encourage Mrs. Smith to try and get him to come in. I do not feel that there is anything. I cannot go round or I cannot phone Ben up and say 'You know, your mum thinks there's something wrong with you, will you come in and see me?' I think that would have to come from him. Which is very difficult sometimes."
A semi-interventionist approach, which involved writing to or telephoning Ben, was outlined by other family physicians, as one illustrated: "I guess it is possible to try and ring him at home and say, 'You know, your parents have come to see me and they're very concerned about you and have asked me to talk to you,' and try a direct approach."
The more interventionist responses included the possibility of a home visit. This was seen as possible, without Ben's agreement, if there were suggestions that he was actively presenting a risk to himself (suicide) or to others (violence or psychosis). In the absence of such features, Ben's agreement would be required to make a home visit, as this family physician noted: "If Ben would not come to the surgery, but would accept a home visit, then I'd come and visit him at home if that is what he wanted, but I could not just turn up and say I'd come because his mother wanted me to."
A small minority of family physicians said they would be willing to make a home visit without agreement from Ben, as one illustrated: "I would be prepared to make a visit to him on a one-off, without his consent, you know."
Only one of the family physicians was totally interventionist and would urge Ben's parents to "bring him" to the surgery: "(I) would probably tell her to book him an appointment and bring him, to put him in the car and bring him. To be a little bit pushy on it with him."
Some of the family physicians proposed sidestepping the issue of their own level of engagement by suggesting that Ben might be prepared to talk with other people, rather than the family doctor, and suggested voluntary or community-based organizations or a nurse as being less threatening and less stigmatizing.
When the issue of treatment for Ben was considered, a number of the family physicians identified referral to a counseling service as the favored route. These included National Health Service (NHS) or local government services, voluntary organizations, and services specifically targeted for young people. However, a small group of family physicians envisioned taking on a substantial role themselves in assessment and treatment. For some this appeared to be a consequence of service shortfalls or lengthy waiting lists in their locality, as one indicated: "I'd try to see them myself frequently and make a relationship. I'd try to offer treatment; I'd try to find appropriate management. Somebody I saw a couple of years ago who I really had quite a lot of worry over, eventually I managed to get her some cognitive analytical therapy, which is not particularly easy to get in our area."
Some considered providing an ongoing series of sessions that would be relatively informal, as this doctor proposed: "I would want to probably spend a number of sessions talking to Ben and trying to get to know him and reduce his resentment of me interfering."
Others, however, saw themselves delivering a form of psychotherapeutic treatment, as this family physician outlined: "I might be keen to at least start some sort of therapeutic intervention myself; I mean, we would be talking about 4 to 6 months."
The family physicians expressed considerable sympathy for the parents in Ben's situation and others like them. They spoke of the need to reassure parents and to direct them to sources of help. As noted above, reassurance was seen as the counterpoint to protecting a young person's confidentiality: "You can reassure her that you did see him… . You can be reassuring without actually divulging what went on in the consultation."
Family physicians also noted parents' own needs for support in a situation where they were supporting a young person in distress. Some advocated keeping communication open with the family, so that parents could "continue to come to discuss concerns with me." Others felt that it might be helpful for the parent(s) to see another person in the primary care practice; for example: "If the family, if the mother, sort of became depressed or very anxious, I would encourage them to see one of my colleagues."
Other family members or local networks or agencies were also identified as a means of offering parents support.
The family physicians frequently commented on the difficulty they experienced in balancing the needs of parents and their children, and they emphasized the complexity of the decisions they were making. In the face of these difficulties, a number of them spoke of the need for consultation with colleagues.
Since they were general family physicians, discussing the case with a mental health specialist was another useful option identified: "I would want to talk with one of the clinic's psychiatrists, really, because it is most important; also, it is most important to maintain the young person's trust and it is in the middle of the spectrum, which is a bit murky."
Concerns about liability were also evident in suggestions that the Medical Defence Union might be able to offer relevant advice, as one family physician outlined: "If we were not sure, we would talk to our colleagues, and we would also possibly on occasions talk to the Medical Defence Union, who are wise men who help us with medical legal insurance and things."
Adolescent depression is underrecognized in primary care, although many young people consult their family physicians (14). General practitioners spend less time in consultation with adolescents than with other patients, and many feel that adolescents are hard to communicate with and fear overmedicating them (15). The uncertain status of many young people, who may be adults legally but who remain financially and emotionally dependent on their parents, is also an issue that can evoke conflicting responses among practitioners. However, specific educational interventions for family physicians can have sustained beneficial effects on the quality of consultations (16). Eliciting colleagues' views was considered valuable by study participants, and child psychiatrists have been used to teach family physicians specific strategies for work with young people, such as enabling adolescents to mobilize help for themselves by identifying a confidant, using activity scheduling, and self-reinforcement (15). Other approaches have involved encouraging family physicians to stress the likely resolution of symptoms and to invite depressed young people back for follow-up appointments (17).
In this study, the family physicians' approaches to both managing dilemmas of confidentiality and deciding on levels of engagement with a young person like Ben covered a wide spectrum. Some practitioners were more prepared than others to find ways of protecting a young person's confidentiality while reassuring his parents. Some were more willing to be proactive in seeking to engage Ben in treatment, despite his signaled reluctance to receive help. Likewise, a number seemed prepared to provide support to Ben's parents. Some chose to take on these roles themselves; others were more inclined to utilize other community or family resources. These findings illustrate the degree of discretion available to family physicians and highlight the potential for variations in care and in referral practices to their colleagues in secondary care.
Our respondents had opted in to the study and were likely to be practitioners with an interest in young people's mental health whose practice in this area was well developed. In a wider sample of family physicians, the range of practice and attitudes is likely to be greater. Caregivers may find such differences confusing and, like the parents participating in the earlier study, some will feel excluded and devalued by professionals who operate at the lower end of the caregiver participation spectrum. Jones' (18) study of U.K. family caregivers' experiences of supporting relatives with mental health problems revealed that most received very little information from psychiatrists or other professionals. A recent study (19) of caregivers and people using mental health services in the U.K. found that only 12% of service users were routinely asked by professionals to consent to sharing information with others. Similarly, only 1 in 4 caregivers in the same study were told that "confidentiality" was the reason information was not being shared with them and were provided an explanation of what this meant.
In the U.K., professionals' attitudes to parents of young people with mental health needs may still be shaped by some of the suspicion and hostility associated with work on family dysfunction (20) and with interpretations of early work (21) on expressed emotion in families. Although more recent approaches (22) emphasize the role of the family as a therapeutic partner, some of these early attitudes linger and may be reinforced by higher levels of recognition of abuse in families.
Training needs to provide practitioners with opportunities to examine their own attitudes in relation to these ideas. The vignette and the examples of practice generated by this study can be used as the basis for problem-based learning exercises. Students can be required to identify and practice a range of responses to the dilemmas that arise when caregivers' and patients' wishes and interests fail to coincide. Such approaches are engaging, and their authenticity makes them attractive to students. They have the potential to generate lively debate and appear best suited to learning contexts that facilitate group discussion. They may prove more cost-effective than measures commonly used in medical training, such as simulation, which are labor intensive (1).
In the context of this study, the use of a case scenario proved fruitful in eliciting considerable detail about the professional decisions and practice of family physicians. The evidence generated by this approach has the potential to inform training in this field for a range of mental health professionals. The case study methodology is a familiar tool in professional training and education and can be used by students to explore and elucidate professional dilemmas and conflicts such as those identified by this study.
We would like to thank those physicians who gave their time to be interviewed and PAPYRUS, who funded this study.
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Time and again, some local business folk griped, the city awarded its contracts to out-of-town businesses at the expense of struggling local firms capable of doing the work.
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"We spend literally tens of millions of dollars every year buying and procuring goods and services," said Councilman Ryan Mello. "I'm grateful that this is going to allow the City of Tacoma to lead by example and buy a product that's best for our local economy."
If approved, the measure would amend Tacoma's purchasing policy "to ensure the City's bid documents include locality criteria where appropriate and such criteria is considered when determining the lowest and best responsible bidder," a city staff report states.
It also would incorporate a new set of criteria aiming "to strengthen its commitment to sustainable purchasing by ensuring sustainability is a factor whenever feasible in contract awards."
The measure doesn't go so far as to say locally based bidders would automatically beat out out-of-towners when all things are equal. But it would give local bidders a leg up in bidding situations in which Tacoma's "culture, customs, history and the natural, built and economic environment" are relevant factors.
"Although the city cannot award solely on (a bidder's) location, sometimes a legitimate and justifiable business need exists for a contractor to be located near city properties, equipment or job sites, or for the contractor to be familiar with the relevant locality," Kathy Katterhagen, the city's purchasing manager, told the council.
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The measure represents a sensible reversal from the city's position when he joined the council four years ago, Councilman Marty Campbell said.
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It comes after concerns that decade-long improvements in doorstep collection rates are levelling off.
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Alison Gates, 58, from Woodstock Road, won by pledging to use the Freecycle website to reuse more items. People can give away items they no longer want to people who need them.
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"We do lots of recycling at home and at the school where I work, so I thought 'what else can I do?' I thought I am going to have to be much more on the ball with Freecycling and rather than throwing stuff away be much more conscious on reusing things."
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yabbadabbadoo256 wrote:and people that already recycle all they can, from food, garden, and packing waste, use freecycle regularly, and take time and expense to drive to Redbridge to recycle non-collectables there, get nothing. It doesnae make sense to me
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Damn you old man!! If I ever go fat again, you're so cursed!!
To add more sin to my glutton for fried chicken, I also happen to be a big fan of their Zinger burger which is fried chicken with buns. Great isn't it? Fats and carbs. No wonder my abs take so freaking long to surface. :(
However, upon finishing my Zinger burger, I noticed something different on the box.
It seems alright from the top view, but a closer inspection at its side reveals something peculiar..
OMFG!!! KFC has changed their name from Kentucky Fried Chicken to Kitchen Fresh Chicken!!! WTF???!!!! This was like the biggest discovery I have made since I realize I was gay!!
It's true!! I even checked the other boxes with the labels. I checked it on the Wedges' box,
and the Whipped Potatoes and Coleslaw's container.
What happened to Kentucky Fried Chicken? Why is it now Kitchen Fresh Chicken? Did something happened? Did KFC Malaysia lost one of the Kentucky's secret herbs and spices and as a result KFC Malaysia is no longer recognized to be originated from Kentucky? There are so much mystery in the air for this!!
However, the last time I had KFC, the taste didn't exactly changed much. That being said, it's still as delicious and sinful to the body. I have a hunch that this issue is only a matter of name, but deep down inside, KFC is still the same, which is.. fattening.
At any rate, I think KFC should announce their name change at least publicly to avoid confusion of the name change all of the sudden.
P.S. I have a hunch that all the Colonel is a damn wicked person. His original recipe is good no doubt, but it will cause all the cuties in the world to disappear one by one, just like the one below.
Imagine if he eats KFC every single day without additional exercise. I bet you will not want to catch him in the same pose after six months.


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I'm using C674x core DSP, and initiailize EDMA driver with EDMA3 LLD library, all things look likes done, but can't transfer the data correctly. I requested two dma channels resource for McASP servicing, two link channels for every dma channel, Setting corresponding PaRAM, and linked them with ping pong mode for transfer data between memory and McASP FIFO.
At last, there wasn't any data tested when I tested the transfer parameters on custom board. Anyone have this problem?
To understand the issue, I need more info, like,
1. Are you using the BIOS PSP released by the TI?
2. Are you using the EDMA package released by TI?
3. Are you using the DSP/BIOS or the SYS/BIOS?
4. Is McASP using the internal clock or the external clock?
5. Are you able to to probe the McASP clock and is it as per the configuration?
6. Have you observed any error interupt being generated? either for McASP or from EDMA.
7. Did you check the IPR register in EDMA for any pending interrupt?
BTW, Can you please test the EDMA application first on your custom board and then move on to the McASP application?
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I'm sorry that I didn't state the problem clearly. I'm using C6A8168 device, and the BIOS/PSP driver released by TI still cann't support this platform. Certainly, I'm using EDMA LLD package released by TI in EzSDK 5_02_02_60 including SYS/BIOS 6_32_01_38 , I haven't re-built them before.
McASP using external clock, 8KHZ sync clock and 2MHZ sample clock. I have probed the McASP clock and it's work for per configuration, I also check the EDMA region 1(for DSP) registers' value and all McASP registers' value are normal(compared with ARM McASP driver).
I'll test the EDMA application on my custom board.
Best Regards,
I test the EDMA application on my custom board, and the ping pong example can't excute ISR, so I return to test my own EDMA application.
And now I can receive data from McASP1 FIFO using special dma channel 11 , but can't transfer data from memory to McASP1 FIFO using special dma channel 10.
1. I am using FIFO for tx destination address and rx source address.
2. I malloc the block memory for receiving the data from FIFO and transfering the other block memory data to FIFO.
3. The source and destination address mode are both INCR mode.
4. Both tx and rx transfer mode are AB sync mode for EDMA ping pong transfer.
5. I checked the ER value, when using tx mode(channel 10), it's 0x800, and it's 0x400 using rx mode(channel 11), seem like opposit. Why?
I don't know Why EDMA can't transfer the data, and I pasted my EDMA application below. Can you check whether my parameters set incorrectly or not? Thank you!
Let me check the shared file.
Have you found out the problem in my EDMA application?
I have gone through the configurations done by you.
Can you please revisit the EDMA3_DRV_requestChannel()? The API description is available in the file edma3_lld_<Version>\packages\ti\sdo\edma3\drv\edma3_drv.h
In the EDMA3_DRV_requestChannel(), second and the third paramater should be the EDMA event ID of the McASP (receive or the transmit).
Please refer the device manual to get the EDMA event IDs.
In case, if you want to refer the EDMA configuration of the mcasp, please refer the PSP available in the link http://software-dl.ti.com/dsps/dsps_public_sw/psp/BIOSPSP/03_00_01_00/index_FDS.html. This PSP is not for C6A8168 device, it is just for reference to know how to use the EDMA API's in the driver.
I changed the EDMA event ID to mcasp sync event and even if I didn't use the event ID, I set dma channel to map tcc in EDMA3_DRV_GblConfigParams. Hence this parameter shoudn't be the reason.
I think that EDMA3 service McASP peripheral receive the data from it and move to the memory. If the memory is in DDR, use cache flush and invalidate the block memory then use them, or don't use it, is that right?
When I check the ER , EER value respectively tx and rx transfer, EER value is true, but ER value can't show any value. Why?
I also referenced the BIOS_PSP EDMA and MCASP drivers, my program's progress the same as it basically. I don't know how to fix it. Can you find any other informations for my EDMA application? Thank you !
Did you check the IPR register for any pending interrupts?
I have checked all register status, the value are true...I really don't know the reason why the application have this problem.


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Southern Districts Baseball Club played host to the round-robin tournament in Adelaide which brought out the best raw talent both countries had to offer. In four demanding days, New Zealand proved they were more than worthy of their invitation.
The Diamondblack U23 Development team fought it out against five Australian state teams which boasted eight Australian Baseball League and five Major League Academy Program players.
New Zealand brought a number of their best to the table, including former Brisbane Bandit and 2012 New Zealand National Championship MVP Andrew Marck.
"This tournament has always demanded strong baseball skills and all the players in the competition have a very aggressive style of play. It was great for the younger players in my team to represent New Zealand and also experience baseball in another country; this experience will help prepare them for when they go to university in the States."
A number of Marck's teammates will compete in the college system this year, the majority on their way to Canada and the US.
New Zealand got off the a less than ideal start, falling on the first day to Western Australia 0-3 in a closely fought game, then went down 0-9 to New South Wales. Disappointed but undeterred, the gutsy team used these losses as ammunition to push back against Victoria on Saturday, securing an epic 9-7 win.
Taking out their first win of the Championship, the New Zealand U23s established themselves in the competition, with standout performances from Sam Bishop, Jamie Wilson and Nick Koh.
"It was huge for the guys to get that win under our belts but it was even better the way that we won, we came back from six runs behind which really took a great deal of guts and pride. Jun Kim got a huge double for us, which started the important rally in the 7th inning" said Marck.
Following the game, Coach John Fellet explained to the Australian Baseball Federation that it was a multi-layered success "This win is just one more step in the ladder we are climbing. Baseball has been going in New Zealand for about ten years with promotion of the game only taking off in the last two to three" noting that it is common for New Zealand to make the transition from softball and T-Ball.
"Richard Clarke and Sam Bishop are both fairly new to baseball, after switching from a very high level of softball, and they both achieved great success on the mound in the tournament. This will hopefully lead to other softball players transferring their skills into the context of baseball." Marck added.
On the third day, Marck was reunited with three of his Bandits teammates who were coaching the Queensland U23 side, with the Queenslanders getting the better of the Kiwis.
The 3-8 loss to his Australian mates was quickly forgotten, and by the afternoon, the New Zealanders were ready for a win. It was an intimidating situation - playing last year's Grand Final champions, on their own soil and with a few ABL's Adelaide Bite favourites on their side.
The determined hard playing Kiwis summoned all their strength and crushed South Australia 7-0, behind a fanatastic 7 inning shutout by Bishop, giving up only 6 hits and striking out 9 on his way to the win.
The second time round against South Australia, New Zealand were not so lucky; however this did not detract from them walking away with some monumental achievements under their belts.
"It is always disappointing losing a tournament like that and I feel like we had the depth in our team to win. There were some definite positives to take out of the tournament and I was certainly proud of the way the boys played" said Marck. And if there is anyone who can testify to the competition's standard, it's honorary Aussie Marck.
"There were a lot of our younger players that really stepped up and showed that baseball in New Zealand is really growing and we will have a good balance for the next few years." The competition has made the young team even hungrier for victory and their eyes are set on the WBC qualifiers; the tournament served as an exciting prelude for what's to come.
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What about the nominees for the peanut gallery? They seem to be on all other stories on this site...oops sorry if someone else used the term peanut gallery, i may wind up being called by your name next.
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The Cardinals announced Wednesday that the left-hander will have surgery to repair tears in his rotator cuff and labrum. Team doctor George Paletta will perform the operation on Friday in St. Louis.
Garcia is 5-2 with a 3.58 ERA in nine starts this year. He was put on the disabled list Sunday after feeling pain that had increased over the course of three starts.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tyler Lyons pitched seven solid innings in his major league debut on the same day St. Louis lost Jaime Garcia for the season, and the Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Wednesday night.
Lyons, who was promoted from Triple-A Memphis after Garcia went on the disabled list, allowed one run and four hits. The 25-year-old left-hander was a ninth-round draft pick in 2010 out of Oklahoma State.
The Cardinals announced before that game that Garcia will have season-ending shoulder surgery this week. The lefty went 5-2 with a 3.58 ERA in nine starts this year, helping St. Louis bolt to the majors' best record at 30-16.
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CHICAGO (AP) - Travis Wood pitched impressively into the seventh inning to outduel Lance Lynn, Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs snapped the St. Louis Cardinals' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory last night.
The Cardinals' streak was their longest since an eight-game run July 11-21, 2010.
Wood (2-3) allowed one run and five hits while striking out eight in 6 2-3 innings for his first win since April 27 at Miami.
Carlos Marmol relieved Wood with two outs in the seventh and pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings. In the eighth he allowed a single to Yadier Molina and walked Jon Jay before getting out of the inning by picking Molina off between second and third.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Jake Westbrook allowed one run over six innings for his 100th career win and the St. Louis Cardinals held off the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Thursday night.
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The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have purchased the contract of right-handed pitcher Seth Maness from Memphis (AAA) and optioned left-handed pitcher Marc Rzepczynski to the triple-A club. Maness, 24, was the Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2012 and will be making his Major League debut with his first appearance.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Erik Kratz hit a three-run home run to break the game open in the eighth inning and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night.
Mike Adams (1-1) tossed a scoreless eighth inning to help the Phillies split the four-game series. The Phillies snapped a 3-3 tie with a four-run eighth that put the game away.
Michael Young extended his hitting streak to 12 games with an infield single off reliever Mitchell Boggs (0-2). Dom Brown singled to put runners on the corners with one out. Ben Revere made it 4-3 on a go-ahead single up the middle.
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Yadier Molina went 3 for 4 with two RBIs for the Cardinals, who had seven hits one night after getting held to Beltran's seventh-inning double in a 5-0 loss to A.J. Burnett and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Wainwright (3-1) wasn't as sharp as his previous start, when he pitched a four-hitter and matched a career high with 12 strikeouts Saturday in an 8-0 win over Milwaukee, but he was still effective.
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Isserlis is a great cellist and he writes as he plays, boldly and brassily. We are told his pieces have been examined for authenticity by a team of eminent musicologists. Was that really necessary?
The composers in Handel's Wig are: Handel, Haydn, Dvorak, Schubert, Faure and Tchaikovsky. Plenty of variation and eccentricity there.
Kate Kellerway writes for Guardian Unlimited: "From the moment I started this book, I was entertained and laughing aloud. If, like Handel, I had an enormous white wig with which to react, I would definitely be waggling it enthusiastically right now. Steven Isserlis is a gifted cellist, but there is no reason at all to assume that he can, therefore, write. But this is the thing; as a writer, he turns out to be a natural, although not exactly normal."
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Dorner's larger crusade against the LAPD seems clearly centered on his personal termination, but he views it as an example of a corrupt culture. He references Gates, the former chief of the department during the Rodney King beating case, and Fuhrman, a detective who called O.J. Simpson a n****r but denied doing so. He seemingly wants to remind people of past problems involving the police and convince them nothing has changed, that the LAPD is still rotten at the core.
He makes clear in his haunting statements that he will do what in order to "correct and calibrate" the compass of the LAPD, however high of a body count is necessary.
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"Those Caucasian officers who join South Bureau divisions (77th,SW,SE, an Harbor) with the sole intent to victimize minorities who are uneducated, and unaware of criminal law, civil law, and civil rights. You prefer the South bureau because a use of force/deadly force is likely and the individual you use UOF on will likely not report it. You are a high value target.
"Those Black officers in supervisory ranks and pay grades who stay in south bureau (even though you live in the valley or OC) for the sole intent of getting retribution toward subordinate caucasian officers for the pain and hostile work environment their elders inflicted on you as probationers (P-1?s) and novice P-2's. You are a high value target.
You perpetuated the cycle of racism in the department as well. You breed a new generation of bigoted caucasian officer when you belittle them and treat them unfairly.
"Those Hispanic officers who victimize their own ethnicity because they are new immigrants to this country and are unaware of their civil rights. You call them [derogatory word for Mexicans] to their face and demean them in front of fellow officers of different ethnicities so that you will receive some sort of acceptance from your colleagues. I'm not impressed. Most likely, your parents or grandparents were immigrants at one time, but you have forgotten that. You are a high value target.
"Those lesbian officers in supervising positions who go to work, day in day out, with the sole intent of attempting to prove your misandrist authority (not feminism) to degrade male officers. You are a high value target.
"Those Asian officers who stand by and observe everything I previously mentioned other officers participate in on a daily basis but you say nothing, stand for nothing and protect nothing. Why? Because of your usual saying, " I......don't like conflict". You are a high value target as well.
"Those of you who "go along to get along" have no backbone and destroy the foundation of courage. You are the enablers of those who are guilty of misconduct. You are just as guilty as those who break the code of ethics and oath you swore."
Dorner calls out different races in the LAPD and puts them all on notice they could be killed to pay for the department's wrongs. He singles out lesbians on the force as being misandrist, or hating men, though he didn't give specifics. It seems as if he is justifying each possible murder that could occur. He lays out how he will be judge, jury and executioner for each of them. Nobody is exempt.
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"Citizens/non-combatants, do not render medical aid to downed officers/enemy combatants. They would not do the same for you. They will let you bleed out just so they can brag to other officers that they had a 187 caper the other day and can't wait to accrue the overtime in future court subpoenas. As they always say, "that's the paramedics job...not mine". Let the balance of loss of life take place. Sometimes a reset needs to occur."
Perhaps one of the most startling things is that Dorner specifically addresses us, the everyday citizen. He tells us to let his victims die. Do not help them. He believes that their deaths, their murders at his hand, are part of a great and necessary "reset."
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"To those children of the officers who are eradicated, your parent was not the individual you thought they were. As you get older, you will see the evidence that your parent was a tyrant who lost their ethos and instead followed the path of moral corruptness. They conspired to hide and suppress the truth of misconduct on others behalf's. Your parent will have a name and plaque on the fallen officers memorial in D.C. But, In all honesty, your parents name will be a reminder to other officers to maintain the oath they swore and to stay along the shoreline that has guided them from childhood to that of a local, state, or federal law enforcement officer."
Dorner wants to make clear that this isn't who he ever thought he would be. But even more than that, he has haunting words for the loved ones of his victims: They aren't who you thought, either. Dorner believes he is righting the wrongs that nobody else has tackled, and despite what people will say about the victims, Dorner believes they deserve what they are getting. He goes on to quote Thomas Jefferson in saying that it sometimes take the "blood of patriots and tyrants" to refresh the "tree of liberty." Dorner apparently believes that he is the man riding in with a white hat to fix the wrongs of one of the nation's best-known police forces.
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I'm not here today, I'm somewhere else on the web. To large a place to search you say? Ok, I'll just tell you. The lovely Charlotte invited me to review the new Elemis FreshSkin range so I've made a sneaky guest review over on Lipglossiping. I thank Charlotte so much for letting me review these! :)
I have my first exam tomorrow, so this is the last day of cramming information into my brain. I also have an exam the following morning, so it's double revision day. Attachment theory and the social approaches to the sexual health of young people. At least I can take a break and watch The Sex Education Show and still be revising! :P
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Everything was great. The staff is wonderful and helpful. They said we could walk at low tide to a little island and we did. You can see the island from the window. I will never forget the sound of waves. We will be back. We visited during my school fall break.
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Flora Creek Deluxe 5 stars Hotel offers spacious self-contained apartments in Dubai Creek- 2 km from Dubai International Airport. It features an elegant Spa and Wellness Centre and an indoor swimming pool. All apartments at Flora Creek Deluxe Hotel are spread of lavish amenities to meet luxury accommodation- en-suite bathroom with deluxe toiletries in each room and a visitors washroom- fully equipped kitchenette with induction cookers- dining area- living area- washing machine- refrigerator- microwave- ironing facilities and private balcony- LCD TV with satellite connection- high speed WIFI Internet at a charge- low speed internet free of charge. Guests also have the option of selecting some rooms with Maids Room attached. Guests of Flora Creek Deluxe Hotel Apartments can enjoy Mediterranean- Arabic and Asian dishes at the Olive Tree Restaurant. The West End Cafe Coffee Lounge offers an assortment of beverages and light snacks in a relaxing environment. The well-equipped gym at Flora Creek Deluxe includes a steam bath and sauna facilities. Free shuttles are available to the beach and the nearby malls. There is a Free of charge ample covered parking spaces available within hotel premises for all in house guests. Additional Information- Children age 12 and under stay free in the room with parents and in existing bedding. Children over this age will be considered an adult. Studio and One Bedroom Apartments- one child allowed- and Two Bedroom Apartment- 2 children allowed. The hotel reserves the right to without prior notification cancel any reservation with an invalid or incomplete credit card number.
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