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Guest Editorial
Engagement of Indigenous clients in mental health services: What role do cultural differences play?
Tracy Westerman
Indigenous Psychological Services, Pty Ltd; Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA
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cultural competence, cultural variants, cultural consultants, culture-bound syndromes, traditional treatment hierarchy
...that people should suffer from want in a world of excess, that is the greatest shame of all...
(Sir Bob Geldof, 2002, 60 Minutes interview)
Research studies on Indigenous groups in Australia and internationally continue to illustrate the negative impact of colonialisation on their mental health (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2002, 2003). Despite this, a number of recent articles have argued that Indigenous people do not access mental health services at a level that is commensurate with this need (Dudgeon, Grogan et al., 1993; Garvey, 2000).
Indigenous people who come into contact with mental health services are more likely to receive services which are reactive in nature (Atkinson & Clarke, 1997; Memmott, Stacy, Chambers & Keys, 2000) such as basic counselling, advocacy, support or diversionary activities. In combination, this means a dearth of preventative or therapeutic levels of intervention with Indigenous people, despite the obvious need for this. Contributing to this problem is that there exist few published examples of effective preventative programs or therapeutic interventions with Indigenous people. Whilst examples of good practice exist, this information is not being shared within the profession, therefore not providing an opportunity for empirical and cultural validation or replication across different contexts. This has affected service delivery at the individual clinical level as well as at the broader system levels, the combined effect being the inequity in access to mental health services by Indigenous people.
Problems at the clinical level include that practitioners often have the desire to be 'culturally appropriate', but are frustrated by the lack of empirically grounded conceptual frameworks that have proven their efficacy with Indigenous people with specific mental health issues. Successful outcome is mostly measured subjectively and in the absence of a consistent theoretical framework which can be applied to specific presenting issues. This again makes tracking successful outcome attributable to intervention difficult.
At the system level, services struggle with embedding / incorporating culturally appropriate practice within policy and procedural frameworks. Given that models of service delivery have been characteristically monocultural, significant onus is left to services to determine solutions in the absence of guidance. This is also done in significant absence of outcome driven evaluative processes which convince organisations of the 'fiscal' sense of adopting certain practices.
The solution to increasing access to mental health services by Indigenous people lies in the integration of specific cultural and clinical competencies within the system and practitioner levels. Clinical competence is often defined as the extent to which certain therapeutic techniques are proven to be useful treatments for certain disorders (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Council, 2003). Cultural competence is about the ability of practitioners to identify, intervene and treat mental health complaints in ways that recognise the central role that culture plays in mental illness (Cross, 1995; Dana, 2000).
Increasing cultural competence in services
There is abundant research evidence that the development of guidelines, which aim to increase the cultural competence of clinicians, increases service utilisation and promotes beneficial outcomes for Indigenous clients (Vicary, 2002). Dana (2000) has defined the components of cultural competence as eleven different counselling competencies. These have been organised under cultural awareness and beliefs, cultural knowledge, and flexibility (Cross, Bazron, Dennis & Issacs, 1989). Cross, et al., (1989) have developed a Cultural Competence Continuum for practitioners to increase their level of competence in working with minority populations. This continuum has been used to design training programs, and improve the self-awareness of clinicians regarding their strengths and deficits in working with minority populations. The continuum has been validated for use with services and practitioners in Western Australia (see Westerman, 2003).
Engaging Indigenous people in mental health services
The engagement of Indigenous people in mental health services has traditionally been fraught with difficulty. Research indicates that not only are Indigenous people less likely than their non-Indigenous counterparts to engage in mental health services, they are also likely to engage at a more chronic level, and for shorter periods of time (McKendrick & Thorpe, 1994; Vicary, 2002). A number of research papers have attempted to provide explanations for this. Primarily the basis of these explanations has been the 'cultural inappropriateness' of existing services, or the failure of mental health services and clinicians to embrace Indigenous conceptualisations of health and well-being (Dudgeon, 2000; Garvey, 2000). However, few attempts have been made to define or fully operationalise the basis of cultural inappropriateness, or provide methods by which clinicians are able to adapt their practice appropriately. The range of problems that have been identified (see Westerman, 2003) as impacting on the engagement of Indigenous people in mental health services have been narrowed down to two constructs: (a) the cultural appropriateness of the processes used by practitioners when engaging Indigenous people and (b) qualities intrinsic to the practitioner-client relationship. These will now be discussed and some solutions generated to address these issues.
a. The use of inappropriate process to engage Indigenous people
Appropriateness of introductions
Introductions between Indigenous client and practitioner should incorporate understandings that Indigenous people relate to land, country and genealogy. Clinicians should be comfortable discussing relationships and connections to land with Indigenous people. Non-Indigenous practitioners should also have an understanding of different language and family groups within the region in which they work. It is therefore essential to have a sound knowledge of family groups, tribal boundaries and skin groups to ensure effective engagement.
Assessing Indigenous people outside of cultural context
There are many examples of misdiagnosis, under-diagnosis and over-diagnosis occurring with Indigenous people as a direct result of being assessed outside of their country / community, or preferred cultural context (Westerman, 2003). Hunter (1988) for example noted that Indigenous people assessed in foreign and sterile environments would present as significantly more distressed than usual. This means that practitioners need to ensure that the assessments they have conduct 'match' how Indigenous people are viewed within their culture. This has two elements. First, whether the symptoms are evident across both mainstream and cultural contexts, and second, whether these symptoms impair the individual within both of these environments.
Failure to acknowledge mental health as holistic
It is generally accepted that Indigenous culture is holistically based (Clarke & Fewquandie, 1996). In definitional terms, this means that concepts of mental ill health for Indigenous people will always need to take into account the entirety of one's experiences, including physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and obviously, cultural states of being. In more practical terms, this means that health may not be recognised in terms of a mind/body dichotomy (Slattery, 1994). This effectively makes the western model of ascribing illness to disease inappropriate or irrelevant to the beliefs of most Indigenous people. It is not uncommon for example, for Indigenous people to speak of being unwell within themselves or feeling that things are not quite right, without necessarily translating this to physical signs or mood states (Roe, 2000). This is in obvious contrast to westernised views of mental health in which people are more likely to ascribe feeling unwell to a specific symptom (e.g. being depressed, anxious).
In addition, serious sickness, including mental health is often attributed to external forces or reasons. Research that has occurred within this area argues that Indigenous people have an external attribution belief system that is associated with any experiences of ill health (Reid & Trompf, 1991). In effect, when ill health occurs, individuals will most likely attribute this to some external wrongdoing which is most likely to be culturally based. For example, 'doing something wrong culturally', or 'being paid back' for wrongdoing are common attributions made to mental health conditions (Sheldon, 2001; Westerman, 2003). This reflects the intertwining of spirituality and particularly relationships with family, land and culture (Slattery, 1994).
The use of cultural consultants
The use of cultural consultants should become standard practice throughout mental health services working with Indigenous people. In fact, Vicary (2002) found that ninety two percent of Indigenous people in his study stated they would not see a non-Indigenous practitioner unless another Indigenous person (cultural consultant) had vouched for them as appropriate. 'Vouching' means that members of the Indigenous community would convey positive or negative information about the therapist to potential clients.
Practitioners often engaged cultural consultants in ways that were culturally inappropriate. These factors included: (a) engaging the wrong level of cultural consultant for the presenting problem; (b) engaging a cultural consultant of the opposite gender to the client; (c) engaging a cultural consultant who had an avoidance relationship with the client; (d) engaging a cultural consultant from a different tribal or language group to the client and who did not have an understanding of each other's culture; and (e) engaging a cultural consultant who was feuding with the client's family.
Added to these concerns is the fact that Indigenous people who were approached to be cultural consultants would not necessarily volunteer information of a cultural nature that precluded them from being engaged as cultural consultants. Solutions to the effective engagement of cultural consultants included: (i) practitioners must ask the question 'Is there any cultural reason why you can't be involved?' (ii) practitioners were culturally knowledgeable and competent; (iii) the client nominated the cultural consultant; and (iv) the community validated this choice or 'vouched' for the person as appropriate.
Putting people on the 'spot' for a direct answer
Communication styles differ within Indigenous communities compared to non-Indigenous communities. Questions that focus on the narrative, which are open-ended and positively phrased are therefore consistently cited as the most effective approaches (Harris, 1977; Malin, 1997). Additionally Malin (1997) discusses how the level of 'shame' felt by Indigenous people who are spotlighted to provide a direct answer to a direct question can be such that any response, whether it is correct or not, is often provided simply to take them out of the spotlight.
b. Qualities intrinsic to the practitioner - client relationship
Cultural disparity between client and practitioner
A major contributor to the lack of engagement of Indigenous people in mental health services has been identified as the extent of cultural differences between client and practitioner (Kearins, 1981). Often the greater the extent of cultural differences, the less likelihood of effective engagement.
Gender differences between client and practitioner
Indigenous people are generally raised to relate closely to people of the same gender (Harris, 1977). This means that boys and girls are often separated from each other at an early age and encouraged to interact closely with those of the same gender. As a result, it is often inappropriate for mental health practitioners to work with Indigenous people of the opposite gender. This is often the result of the 'shame' felt by people to engage in intimate discussions with people of the opposite gender.
Some solutions and considerations
The use of culturally appropriate counselling techniques
Some authors have discussed the use of culturally appropriate techniques and strategies for non-Indigenous practitioners to use in working with Indigenous people and communities (Slattery, 1994; Vicary, 2002). Some of these writers have noted that Indigenous culture and conceptualisations of mental health differ markedly from western beliefs (Seru, 1994; Sykes, 1978) and have suggested an array of generic, culturally appropriate methodologies to assist workers in the field. There exists a limited base of specialist therapeutic interventions, which are steeped in conceptual, evidence-based treatment models (Vicary & Andrews, 2001; Vicary, 2002). Roe (2000), has also described a culturally derived model of intervention that is based on the spirit, or as he refers to it, the Ngarlu or lian.
Vicary (2002), has developed a model of therapeutic intervention for practitioners to work more effectively with Indigenous clients. He focuses on ten distinct stages of intervention, the first four being concerned with effective engagement or therapeutic alliance between the non-Indigenous practitioner and Indigenous client. These stages are linked primarily to having attained a high level of cultural awareness through researching local Indigenous culture, customs, taboos, and language. Vicary also considers that understanding and appreciating the historical context of Indigenous people is an essential component of this process. Finally, Vicary considers ongoing cultural supervision is essential for Non-Indigenous practitioners to attain cultural competence.
Cultural supervision
All clinicians working with Indigenous clients should have access to ongoing cultural supervision. This process is similar to that of the cultural consultant, however the process is more formalised and based upon particular cultural competencies. Additionally, clinicians are required to conduct regular self-assessment regarding their particular competencies in specific learning areas. This is overseen by a senior clinician in a co-operative relationship with a cultural teacher of some standing within the local community (Casey, 2000).
Developing information regarding culture specific mental health problems - culture-bound syndromes
Research by Westerman (2003) resulted in the validation of a range of disorders, which exist uniquely within the Indigenous community. These illnesses termed, 'culture-bound disorders', (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) often mimic mental health disorders, however, the triggers and maintaining factors lie within the cultural beliefs of the client, and therefore resolution often needs to occur at the cultural level. Whilst there is a fairly extensive volume of research on the existence of culture-bound syndromes within Indigenous populations around the world, this research represents the first attempt to validate the existence of these disorders for Indigenous Australians.
Incorporating culturally appropriate treatment options within interventions
There is a need to acknowledge existing frameworks of healing within Indigenous communities and in particular those pertaining to the resolution of culture-bound disorders. This should be conducted via the following methods:
- Offering Indigenous clients the option of traditional methods of healing as a primary treatment.
- Recognising and respecting the traditional processes that exist for Indigenous people to resolve mental health problems. This has been referred to by Vicary (2002) as the 'Traditional Hierarchy of Treatment for Indigenous Clients', which will be explained further in the next section.
- Facilitating traditional methods of healing through engaging with traditional healers and cultural consultants (at an appropriate level).
Recent research indicates that a primary barrier to engagement in mental health services for Indigenous people lies in the failure of services to acknowledge and be able to work within traditional methods of resolving mental health problems (Casey, 2000; Dudgeon et al., 1993) as already discussed.
The hierarchical structure of Indigenous problem resolution: Implications for treatment and intervention
The anthropological examination of the Indigenous culture has led to the depiction of the Indigenous culture as hierarchical (Tonkinson, 1974). In line with this, Vicary (2002) found that Indigenous people in the Kimberley and Perth, Western Australia, had a consistent process of traditional treatments that they would explore within their communities when someone became unwell mentally. This process would involve traditional healers, elders and other members of the community who were seen as having a role in healing, advocacy, support or transgressions related to culture and particularly men's business. It is therefore vital for practitioners to have a good conceptual understanding of the traditional hierarchy of treatment interventions (see Vicary, 2002).
Operating outreach
A number of papers (Dudgeon et al., 1993; Westerman, 2002, 2003) have highlighted the need for mainstream services to operate an outreach capacity where possible, based upon the expression of this need by the Indigenous community. Additionally, Vicary (2002) argues that Indigenous people are more likely to engage with practitioners who are highly visible in communities as this provides the opportunity for Indigenous people to determine the appropriateness of the practitioner through being able to see and judge them. This often occurs through a spiritual dimension - that is, a sense of the person's strength and goodness of spirit is often the basis upon which engagement will occur. Additionally, it allays some of the stigma that Indigenous people may feel when accessing a mental health service. It also, importantly, matches the strong sense of spirituality that Indigenous people have within themselves and are able to see in others.
Referral processes of services
Contact between Indigenous people and mental health services most often occurs in an indirect manner (Vicary, 2002). As such, referrals may need to be accepted on behalf of a significant family or community member. Further research into this vexing issue is needed to enable services to develop appropriate guidelines around the referral process.
To increase the levels of access by Indigenous people to mental health services, changes must occur to service delivery at the practitioner and system levels. The focus of this change should be to embed elements of cultural and clinical competence within practice. This has often proved elusive, not the least because there is a lack of direction from within the research regarding at which point along the assessment process culture needs to be taken into account. Information regarding what constitutes culturally appropriate practice is also not forthcoming. For services to ensure ongoing and effective changes in the extent of cultural competence, they must ultimately aim to have minimal standards of cultural competence that must be attained by all staff who work directly with Indigenous people. Services must ensure that practitioners have ongoing access to cultural supervision to increase cultural competence (see Vicary, 2002 for a review) and that this incorporates a monitoring procedure such as a cultural competence continuum (Westerman, 2003). Finally, services must also be able to use a range of appropriate cultural consultants in their service which reflect the complexity of the presenting problem and validate the central role that culture can often play in assessment and treatment.


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Mike Dunleavy making most of unexpected situation
BY JOE COWLEY Staff Reporter January 12, 2014 7:45PM
Mike Dunleavy is averaging 14.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in three games since the Bulls traded Luol Deng. | AP
Updated: February 14, 2014 6:21AM
This season hasn't been exactly what Mike Dunleavy thought he was going to get when he signed with the Bulls.
He'll take the playing time, but when he was looking for a team as a free agent last offseason, he definitely had a checklist.
Playoff contender? Check.
Superstar on the team? Check.
Key spot off the bench for him? Check.
Two weeks into January, that checklist is all but ripped up. Derrick Rose lasted only 10 games before suffering a torn meniscus in his right knee and having season-ending surgery, and Luol Deng was traded last week to the Cleveland Cavaliers, making Dunleavy a starter. At least there are still the playoffs to pursue.
''Just trying to do whatever the team needs,'' Dunleavy said. ''As I've been here longer, I've become more comfortable, but I kind of just take what's there. I came in here, and my mind-set was to help this team and organization in any way. I didn't think it would be in this capacity. I thought I would be playing a lot less, but things change, and I think I had myself prepared. So hopefully we'll be able to keep playing well.''
Surprisingly, that hasn't been a problem since Deng's departure. The Bulls have won five consecutive games, including three after dealing Deng. Since the trade, Dunleavy is averaging 14.3 points on 50 percent shooting and 5.6 rebounds, and the Bulls are a plus-13 with him on the court.
''The thing about Mike that adds a lot to your team is his passing,'' coach Tom Thibodeau said. ''Obviously, Mike is a very good catch-and-shoot player and provides space for your post-up players. But he feeds the post extremely well. I think he understands ball movement, knows when to make the extra pass. I think he also knows how to move without the ball.
''So to categorize him as strictly a catch-and-shoot, spot-up [guy], I think he's a lot more than that. I think he's a complete player. You know, Mike was . . . at a very high level prior to his injury in Indiana. He was averaging almost 20 points a game, so he's already proved what he can do in this league.''
He has, but Dunleavy wasn't expecting to be doing this much at 33.
It's all hands on deck for the Bulls these days, though. Despite being short-handed, the Bulls are playing some of their best basketball of the season, even if it is coming in a soft part of their schedule. The team that keeps getting punched with bad luck finally is punching back.
''This group, the guys that have been here — I mean this year and Derrick going down [in the playoffs in April 2012] — I think we're kind of experienced in terms of having setbacks and disappointment, if you will,'' Dunleavy said. ''This one [the Deng trade] has kind of been seamless. We've kind of just moved on. We miss Lu — he's a great guy, great teammate — but that ship has sailed, and you've got to move on. We've done exactly that and have continued to play well.''
Still, there are plenty of trade rumors hovering over the Bulls. Dunleavy is a part of that, with at least four teams calling about a possible deal.
''The amount of rumors that are out there compared to the amount of times someone gets traded . . . it's not even worth giving too much thought to,'' Dunleavy said. ''That's the way you handle it.''
After all, that was never on the checklist, either.
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New (and Inexpensive) Dating Ideas
''I'm a poor college student and would like to surprise my boyfriend of over a year with some fresh dates -- but my imagination is failing me. I'm looking for original (and inexpensive) places to take him or some activities that we could do together. Any ideas?'' --iVillager venture9Question:
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Dear venture9:
Poverty can be a great inspiration for passion as it forces you to creative heights well beyond the movie and dinner rut. Here are some date ideas that are cheap only in the monetary sense:
- Surprise him with an an indoor picnic replete with basket, daisies, finger food and his favorite brand of bubbly.
- Send him an engraved invitation for a night of music and massage. (Have his favorite CDs and massage oils on hand and go to work!)
- Invite another couple over for a brunch-and-board-games double date. They supply the bagels and Bloody Mary mix; you supply the Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit.
- Enjoy the spoils of nature: Go hiking, biking, apple picking or ice skating. Better (and cheaper) yet, head to a schoolyard and play a game of tennis.
- Go with tried and true indoor diversions: bowling, museum-hopping, workouts at the gym.
- Exercise your brain cells. Scour the papers for venues where interesting thinkers are holding free or inexpensive lectures the two of you can enjoy.
- Take an adult education class together in whatever excites you: yoga, tantric sex, how to be an Internet entrepreneur ...
You get the idea. Once you get beyond the classic restaurant-followed-by-theater thinking, you'll find that you and your honey can have plenty of fun without money.Answer:


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NCIS Round Table: "Nature of the Beast"by Steve Marsi at . Comments
Last week's NCIS season premiere evoked strong reactions, positive and negative.
Our official review of "Nature of the Beast" broke down the ninth season opener in great detail. Now, TV Fanatic staff members Steve Marsi, Matt Richenthal and Eric Hochberger have gathered for a Round Table discussion.
Join the chat below, as we break down various aspects of the episode...
What was your general take on the season premiere?
Steve: As I said in my review, I thought the episode overall was very well done. Certain aspects I would have changed, and the way in which it was told was unusual, but as a means of continuing last season's arc, it succeeded.
Matt: Not my favorite, but still solid. Despite a couple of points I wasn't crazy about, and which I'll elaborate on in a minute, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Eric: Not great, not terrible. The mystery unraveled in intriguing fashion and certainly left us hanging a bit. The flashbacks went on a bit too long and I would have probably preferred to see more of the team and less of a focus on the guest stars, but this wrapped up the E.J. story in a sense, so that should change in the coming weeks.
What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Steve: The closing montage with Gibbs putting a face to the (fake) name of Agent Stratton and realizing what he's up against with the Phantom Eight. How many times have we seen Gibbs say it all by saying nothing at all? That was a compelling, eerie visual, and left me excited for the case to resurface.
Matt: The subtle Tony-Ziva flirting. I'm not even a big "Tiva" supporter necessarily but that scene was pure gold, and a welcome respite from the dark tone of the episode overall.
Eric: A tie between DiNozzo still cracking jokes and dropping movie lines while recovering from a concussion, and Ziva saying he and Ray (not Gibbs, as I initially said) are cut from the same quilt. So wrong, yet so right.
Was the plot too complex or not complex enough?
Steve: I always expect NCIS to raise more questions than it answers, especially early on, and I'm actually impressed at how many layers of this mission have been tied together. I had some issues with the storytelling and some of the characters, but if anything, I'd say the complexity of the plot was one of the episode's strengths.
Matt: It's not that it was too complex, but rather that it lacked for the team component that really makes the show pop. Portions of the episode were strong, but others felt just a bit amiss for that reason.
Eric: A little of both, but still a very good episode of NCIS overall and certainly one I would watch again. People who reacted negatively might want to wait to judge this story arc/season as a whole.
Hardest to believe: Tony's amnesia, E.J.'s escape, or that both of them, plus Cade, were played by the same guy?
Steve: Tony's amnesia. It's not that I don't believe something like short term memory loss could happen in the aftermath of trauma, but I didn't quite buy the way the details of his mission were eventually recounted (even though both actors were terrific) in pieces to Dr. Cranston. It just felt a little gimmicky to me.
Matt: All three of them being lured to the same place via text. They didn't text, or better yet, call each other and figure this out? I'd expect more from hard core, eternally suspicious federal agents.
Eric: E.J.'s escape, just because I can't believe they're bringing her back again. Enough already!
How much do you miss Mike Franks?
Steve: More than words can say. Watching Gibbs reminisce about him was bittersweet.
Matt: Greatly, although at least he went out in style.
Eric: So much that I'm actually hoping he appears as a vision again!
Steve Marsi is the Managing Editor of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Google+ or email him here.Tags: NCIS, Round Tables
How much do We Miss Mike ?? LOTS , & LOTS I CRYED SO MUCH THAT NIGHT I ALMOST QUITE THE SHOW , BUT ALL IN ALL IT IS A 5 STAR RATEN FOR US , WE LOVE THE TEAM , NOT THE HEAD BOSS , I CRYED WHEN SHE DIED AS WELL & MY HUSBAND SAID WELL WE'LL SEE , THE HIGH BOSS , HE IS A MISTORY , A BAD ONE , TIME WILL TELL .
I thought MW was really terrific in this episode. MH and DM (although his scene was small) as well. I can't believe these reviewers mention Ziva's moments and all but one, pretty much ignore the lovely, subtle work done by MW. I swear all some people see when they look at NCIS is the possibility of Tiva. How sad. They're are missing the real depth of the show.
Watched opening episode is season 9. Loved it. It's good to see another side of Tony for a change. Don't like the new satnav guy, he's such a self centered opinionated asshole.
oh I really like this "round table" review...hope that continues for each episode...nothing better than point of views from people who really watch and enjoy NCIS...GREAT !!!!!
OB RN - Your comment did make me laugh. I can't help but go back to a commentary that Michael Weatherly did for "Bounce". He said he didn't really understand the story, and he was mainly in that one, and he says they DID explained it to him. Finally, the writers said to him "Don't look too closely" So, I assume some things always remain a mystery and are never explained. It is best to just - don't look too closely. You sometimes need that "suspension of disbelief" I guess. But, I totally agree with you - it didn't add up - but now that Jenny and her dad are gone...doesn't make much difference. There are so many things that didn't add up in the Season Finale that they will never explain to my satisfaction either. I guess, it's just "The Nature of the Beast".........
Jeannine - totally agreee with your post. You are not alone with your dislike for ej, but no worries, I believe she has died. No one looks forward to seeing her on screen again - well, perhaps a small percentage who don't want Tony and Ziva interacting, but as for Tony and ej, they will never be together again I am sure.
I love the whole Team dynamic and I know they will be going back to that in Season 9 because that is what has made this show so great !
I love NCIS; I never miss an episode even when I was in the hospital! The writers are terrific; the dialog terrific; the Gibbs team terrific. BUT I do not like EJ; please get rid of her. AND I miss Franks; why did he have to go? He added a little zest to the mix.
Never did figure out the reason on how the scotch bottle had Jennys dads fingerprints on it or how it all fit in with "the frog"? She went to see old man in hospital gen so& so
And he said her father stood where she stood 3 weeks earlier an she said her father died 12 years before. Then she gets back to states and finds the glass and bottle in her study so who put that there an why an to prove what an did her dad really commit suicide 12yrs before?
I liked episode am looking forward this season
I liked the episode. The new mission looks like it could be a big one! I also missed seeing more of the team though in this episode, but was glad they wrapped up the EJ team thing. I especially liked at the end when they were talking about Mike Franks - I couldn't believe they killed him off last season - he was such a fun character and brought a different dynamic to the show. I heard Gibbs say that Mike's family was now near him - so will they begin to write them into the story lines (what ever happened to the old woman)?? Hmmmm . . . . and Mark Harmon can be so expressive in his looks . . . at the end when he's reading the file and realizes what they have ahead of them. You could see his excitement, his fear, his disappointment, all of it in his eyes. I never miss an episode. Everyone knows that on Tuesday night you don't talk to me!


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|The meaning of Yin-Yang
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This Simbol(Yin-Yang) represents the ancient Chinese understanding of how things work. The outer circle represents "everything", while the black and white shapes within the circle represent the interaction of two energies, called "yin" (black) and "yang" (white), which cause everything to happen. They are not completely black or white, just as things in life are not completely black or white, and they cannot exist without each other.
The Yin-Yang in medicine
The concepts of Yin and Yang and the Five Agents provided the intellectual framework of much of Chinese scientific thinking especially in fields like biology and medicine. The organs of the body were seen to be interrelated in the same sorts of ways as other natural phenomena, and best understood by looking for correlations and correspondences. Illness was seen as a disturbance in the balance of Yin and Yang or the Five Agents caused by emotions, heat or cold, or other influences. Therapy thus depended on accurate diagnosis of the source of the imbalance.
According to legend the Yellow Emperor said:
Where does the Yin Yang Symbol come from?
is a well-known Chinese Yin Yang symbol. Sometimes it's called Tai-Chi symbol. The Tai-Chi is from I-Ching. The I-Ching is the greatest foundation of Chinese philosophy. It's development is from the natural phenomena of our universe.
The Chinese characters of I-Ching are . The second character means a book, a profound book. The first character means ease or change. Since I-Ching is easy, some people call it as "The Book of Ease" or "The Book of Changes". The original Chinese character of is , which is a symbol combining the sun (top) and moon (bottom). It's simpler for people to understand the philosophy by talking about the sun (Yang), moon (Yin) and universe. After observing the universe, ancient Chinese found that the universe is changing every day. Although it changes every day, it also has seasonal and annual cycles. From these cycles the unchanging rules are created.
They noticed the seasonal changes. When the Dipper points to the East, it's spring; when the Dipper points to the South, it's summer; when the Dipper points to the West, it's fall; when the Dipper points to the North, it's winter.
They used six concentric circles, marked the 24-Segment points, divided the circles into 24 sectors and recorded the length of shadow every day. The shortest shadow is found on the day of Summer Solstice. The longest shadow is found on the day of Winter Solstice. After connecting each lines and dimming Yin Part from Summer Solstice to Winter Solstice, the Sun chart looks like below. The ecliptic angle 23 26' 19'' of the Earth can be seen in this chart.
In general, the Yin Yang symbol is a Chinese representation of the entire celestial phenomenon. It contains the cycle of Sun, four seasons, 24-Segment Chi, the foundation of the I-Ching and the Chinese calendar.


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This article is a review of CHRYSALIS.
17 August 2007
By Hemanth Kissoon
Imagine a French Philip K. Dick-esque mind mess-up sci-fi action thriller straight-to-DVD gem. That's CHRYSALIS. We don't get many action-thrillers on these shores from our Gallic brothers and sisters, but when we do genre junkies should check them out; recent ones include the fantastic: THE NEST (the French DIE HARD) and 36 aka 36 QUAI DES ORFÈVRES (the French HEAT). Not wanting to be too trite, CHRYSALIS is like a French MINORITY REPORT.
Dropped into two parallel but intertwining stories, a car crash causes a young woman to enter a special clinic to be physically repaired, as well as to reboot her memories; while two cops are tracking a multiple killer through the Parisian underworld.
A gripping kung fu fight in a cramped bathroom, a one-shot on-foot chase through a factory, and a surround sound pushing shoot out, are some of the stand outs, along with a FIFTH ELEMENT-style robotic hologram operation; CHRYSALIS is achingly slick.
The future is recognisable. Set about twenty years from now, Paris's skyline has been influenced a little by Dubai. Like CHILDREN OF MEN there are not huge leaps in technology – retina operated door locks, holograms, electronic cars. This modernity is portrayed in washed-out blacks, blues, silvers and greys, making our future seem bleak yet stylish.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
The Magic of Television
WARNING!! This post contains massive, and I mean MASSIVE, spoilers for the new 90210, Dexter, True Blood, and LOST. If you haven't seen the aforementioned titles, do not read this until you have. If you haven't and you don't care, well… read on! Also, there is some pretty graphic material contained within, so really, read at your own risk, as this particular post is not for the faint of heart.
I wouldn't call myself a couch-potato by any means, but I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't stoked about the majority of my shows starting up again for their fall seasons. Finally, Jeremy and I will be justified in hanging onto our Netflix rentals because we will be too busy clearing the latest episodes of Dexter, Smallville, and The Office from our DVR! It will be awesome!
Or at least, it should be.
Unfortunately, last season seemed particularly dark and disturbing for pretty much every major show that graces the plasma screens of our cozy household. In fact, some of that shit was so unnerving that it stayed with me. Thanks to a recent bout of insomnia I had plenty of time to think about the most chilling things I have seen on the telly within the last year…
#5 LOST – The Death of Jin and Sun
In the beginning, Jin and Sun were kind of uncomfortable to watch. Probably because Sun seemed so nice, and kind of like a doormat, whereas Jin was always being an asshole to her for no apparent reason other than that he was an angry Korean man. Then we find out that his behaviour is totally justified because Sun cheated on him with her English instructor, and Jin kinda-sorta knew about (and received confirmation some time later)! How Days of Our Lives! But then… something happened, and this awkward couple started patching things up and falling in love all over again and making a baby together only to spend two years apart before they finally reunited… and drowned together in a sinking submarine a couple of hours later.
I know it seems pretty tame, but watching these two from the very beginning to the very end, and watching Jin ultimately sacrifice himself so that his wife wouldn't die alone is like a knife in the gut. The final shot we see of the two, which is only their clasped hands drifting apart after they have died? Not only is it turning the knife counter-clockwise, but it is something that has stuck with me months later. Thanks for that, Team Darlton.
Eric Northman puts the grudge-hoarders of the world to shame in this scene. See, he's spent the last thousand years pissed off about the death of his family at the hands of the vampire King of Mississippi (goddamn, that sounds absurd) Russell Edgington. So, what better way to get back at this guy by making out with his spouse, Talbot, before bending him over and impaling him with a stake? Insert horrible puns about stakes, steaks, and penis here.
hbo.comUmm... yeah.
** Honorable mention goes to Russell staking a random male prostitute as part of his grieving process over Talbot (whose remains he started carrying around in a fancy glass jar). Also of note is that the prostitute was played by Michael Steger, who can be seen as 90210's quirky amateur journalist, Navid. Now I won't be able to handle him lamenting Adrianna's new-found fame without thinking, "Dude. You got impaled on True Blood..."
|"Ah hated yo' ahhticle in the school news-pay-puh."
Anybody who has seen this is probably wondering how the fuck this is number three, and not number one. For anybody who has not seen this, let me explain a little bit, so that you too, can wonder why this epically crazy shit is not in the top spot. Lorena, a sociopathic vampire, sired Bill waaay back during the Civil War pretty much because she fancied him. The two were lovers (and murderers) for quite a long time before Bill decided that he just couldn't be with this woman he hated for ending his human life. Flash forward to Season 3, Episode 3, where after some wacky shenanigans, Bill and Lorena are together again (and by together, I just mean in the same room). After some witty banter the two get into a brawl before engaging in passionate vampire sex.
"Passionate" may not be the word to describe what transpires between the two, as Bill straddles Lorena and twists her head a full 360 degrees so that he can hump her without looking at her face. Lorena, whose head is now on backwards, is gurgling blood and totally enjoying herself. Not only did this one scene give a whole new meaning to the phrase "hate-fuck," but it also made me wonder who came up with this shit, and why Bill couldn't just put a bag over her head or something.
#2 Dexter – Rita's Blood Bath
The final scene of Dexter's fourth season seriously scarred me for life. No, Seriously. After an entire season of being a little on the annoying side, Dexter's wife, Rita, is taken out by the Trinity Killer in what has to be one of the most shocking moments in television history. And how could it not be shocking? Most viewers (with the exception of all of you "I totally saw that coming" naysayers who I don't believe for a second) were fucking blindsided when Dexter comes home to what should have been an empty house to discover his infant son sitting in a pool of blood that has overflowed from the bathtub, where Rita's corpse is reclined. The bathroom covered in blood (and I do mean COVERED), the close-up of Rita's lifeless face, and baby Harrison crying on the floor provided me with images that continue to haunt me on sleepless nights.
|R.I.P. Rita :(
What the fuck?! The most horrifying thing I've seen on television lately was on 90210? What?!
|This cast photo is pretty horrifying in and of itself.
Enter Naomi, one of the series regulars, who accuses her new teacher, Mr. Cannon, of sexually harassing her after an in-class argument leaves her pride wounded. Of course, he never did any such thing – she only said this so that her friends and her boyfriend would take her side in the whole dispute. Soon the lie gets out of control and the schoolboard finds out, and there's this whole hearing, and Mr. Cannon is walking around with his puppy-dog eyes like, "Why are you doing this to me?" in his foreign (read: British) accent, and then Naomi, who is now filled with remorse, tells the world that it was all a lie. Her friends are pissed, her boyfriend dumps her, and Mr. Cannon's wife is totally relieved that her husband hasn't been groping young girls. Hurray!
Now, in a plot-twist that I wouldn't have seen coming had the CW's shitty episode preview not given it away since this subplot was seemingly completely wrapped up, Mr. Cannon really IS a pervert, and after an upset Naomi spills her guts to this guy after a shitty evening, he turns the creepy on full blast and kisses her. When she tries to get away, he slaps the living shit out of her and then, in the final scene of the season, which I can only describe as chilling, he bends her over his desk and tells her, "You're the girl who cried wolf."
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Yeah Im gonna disagree with you on this one. Id rather be raped by a teacher than have my infant son crying in my spilled blood. I mean, I know you have a vagina, but you have kids too.
- Sep 14, 2010, 11:52:00 AM
- thelexhex said... [Reply to comment]
I'm not talking about the baby. If I had to choose between dying in a bathtub from a severed artery or being raped by a creepy Brit, well, I'll take the bathtub (let's pretend that the child is not a factor here). I have enough emotional baggage as it is w/out violent physical trauma.
That's just me, though.
- Sep 14, 2010, 1:27:00 PM
Youve doomed us all. I hope you're happy.
- Sep 14, 2010, 1:35:00 PM
He's a Brit??? Well, then I must disagree EVEN MORE SO.
- Sep 14, 2010, 1:35:00 PM
- Sam said... [Reply to comment]
DAMMNNNNNNNNNNNNNITTTTTTTT-I just couldn't help myself and I had to look at the bit about Dexter. I'm furious with myself. You see I only just started watching Dexter via Netflix and just finished up Season 2-so I reallllly screwed myself. Not your fault though-you warned me. If only I'd had the good sense to listen.
- Sep 14, 2010, 1:37:00 PM
- thelexhex said... [Reply to comment]
@Anonymous -- He's probably not even a real Brit.
@Sam -- Yiiiiiikes. I know I posted a warning but I'm really sorry that you had to see that before, well, seeing that. Season 4 is still awesome though, spoiled or not ;)
- Sep 14, 2010, 11:18:00 PM
- Sam said... [Reply to comment]
don't be sorry you did warn me in HUGE TYPE and I just blithly ignored it. such an awesome show though I'm just going to wipe it from my mind and pretend like it never happened lol.
- Sep 16, 2010, 10:33:00 PM
- Ze Nerd said... [Reply to comment]
Ewwwwwww I saw the True Blood one. Damn, that scene was twisted. However, I think your list was pretty accurate. Those are all some pretty messed up stuff. My eight-year-old cousin watches 90210...that's not a good situation. >.<
Wonderful blog. You have a real knack for interesting dialogue.
- Sep 26, 2010, 11:46:00 AM
- thelexhex said... [Reply to comment]
Aww, thank you! :)
I love that you used "twisted" to describe the True Blood one! ;)
Your cousin should be really, really scared watching 90210... there's some crazy shit happening on that show.
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Diego Quispe Tito (1611—1681) was a Peruvian painter. He is considered the leader of the Cuzco School of painting. The son of a noble Inca family, Quispe Tito was born in Cuzco, and worked throughout his life in the district of San Sebastián; his house is still extant, and shows his coat of arms on its door. His earliest signed painting is an Immaculate Conception from 1627, gilded in a fashion typical of the Cuzco school. The work's elongated forms reveal a knowledge of Mannerism; where Quispe Tito learned the style is unknown, but it is hypothesized that he encountered it in the work of Italian Jesuit Bernardo Bitti, who was active at the time in Cuzco. In addition, he is believed to have known Luis de Riaño in his youth, and may have derived some elements of his style from the older artist; de Riaño, a painter from Lima, had trained in the workshop of Angelino Medoro, and so would have provided another source of Italian influence. Quispe Tito also was influenced in his work by engravings from Flanders; indeed, his best-known work, the 1681 Signs of the Zodiac in Cuzco Cathedral, is a series of copies of Flemish engravings in which each zodiac sign is tied to a parable from the  ( Wikipedia article )
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Get out the vote, Detroit
Black Press Week is the National Newspaper Publishers Association's annual event, where over 125 African American newspaper publishers gather in the nation's capitol to meet with public officials and policymakers about issues as they relate to Black America. In March, the group met with the Obama administration. At that meeting, publishers from across the nation pushed the administration on what they believe is the lack of a Black agenda. One publisher from Florida asked, "What has the Obama administration exactly done for Black people?"
Undoubtedly, the Obama campaign will be dealing with this sentiment and question throughout the nation, but especially in Michigan, where the dismal, local economy may mean many will stay home, apathetic, unenthused and unlikely to vote. In 2008, President Barack Obama benefitted from a surge of nontraditional voters — youth, African Americans, Independents — with the promise of change. The lack of change and a poor economy may mean some of this once-energized base will not return to the polls in 2010.
President Obama's campaign has started to take shape in Michigan. This past week, the campaign has rolled out numerous events' week including a Faith Leaders Meeting in Detroit and voter registration events. Brandon Jessup, of Michigan Forward, a fresh face and emerging political organizer who helped gather more than 200,000 signatures to repeal Public Act 4, has been appointed African American state vote director of Michigan.
Obama's 2012 political organization already appears more organized and able than 2008. Yet, we imagine the campaign is going to have a hard time energizing Detroit and turning out the vote.
Firstly, many of Obama's initiatives, including the stimulus funds, have not been felt by isolated, inner-city residents. Gov. Jennifer Granholm hijacked the stimulus funds, meant to benefit distressed urban communities, to plug a statewide budget hole. Many of the Obama initiatives, including healthn care and money for infrastructure projects, didn't benefit people who were unemployed or underemployed. Much of Detroit, like an increasing segment of America, lives outside of institutions that much of the money to benefit people is funneled through. So, the people who need the most help aren't getting it and, as a result, are becoming further isolated, disillusioned and, again, less likely to vote. Yet, these are the people Obama needs to care more than ever.
Making things even worse, in Southeastern Michigan, the democratic political infrastructure has been destroyed. Between the Kilpatrick and Ficano administrations, the old go-to political institutions don't exist. Additionally, Michigan's Democratic Party works hard to alienate Detroit and African Americans. It has become so center-right, the party, led by Mark Brewer, has refused to take a real stance against PA 4, which disproportionately affects Black and democratic communities. The Obama campaign will find the usual institutions useless.
Campaign leaders will need to go deep and be resourceful in Detroit and Michigan, hopefully bypassing the usual suspects who show up during election cycles but lack the ability to get real people — block clubs, community organizations — to turn out. Hopefully, the 2012 campaign will create new opportunities for leaders who have strangled by Michigan's same-ole way of doing politics. Additionally, the campaign should forgo television advertising-only budgets and opt for community-based events at parks or other places where community people go — the old school way of doing politics. Detroit's local political capacity must be rebuilt and, presumably, this campaign will be able help. New political leadership is badly needed in Detroit. We are in need of new political institutions. The time is now and we hope this campaign will be a catalyst for the change we have all been waiting for.


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Friday Odds and Ends
-We're not too steeped in Aussie politics or "Beefgiving Day," but perhaps you folks Down Under could decipher what this ad for Meat & Livestock Australia means (above).
-The folks at Kuno Creative have created a Facebook marketing cheat sheet. link
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Although coronary heart disease (CHD) primarily occurs in patients over the age of 40, younger men and women can be affected. Most studies have used an age cut-off of 40 to 45 years to define "young" patients with CHD or acute myocardial infarction (MI). The same age definition will be used in this review.
The prevalence of CHD in younger subjects is difficult to establish accurately since it is frequently a silent process. The frequency with which this occurs was examined in an autopsy study of 760 young (age 15 to 34 years) victims of accidents, suicides, or homicides [1]. Advanced coronary atheromata were seen in 2 percent of men and no women aged 15 to 19. An advanced lesion was present in 20 and 8 percent of men and women aged 30 to 34, respectively, while 19 and 8 percent, respectively, had a ≥40 percent stenosis of the left anterior descending artery.
There are also limited data on the frequency of MI in younger subjects. In the Framingham Heart Study, the incidence of an MI over a 10-year follow-up was 12.9/1000 in men 30 to 34 years old and 5.2/1000 in women 35 to 44 years old [2]. The incidence of MI was eight to nine times greater in men and women aged 55 to 64 years. In other studies, 4 to 10 percent of patients with MI were ≤40 or 45 years of age [3-5]. In two series of patients with CHD at ≤40 years of age, women comprised 5.6 and 11.4 percent of patients [3,6].
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Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is a disorder characterized by forceful vomiting in young infants. This is caused by hypertrophy of the pylorus, which can progress to near-complete obstruction of the gastric outlet.
Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) occurs in approximately 2 to 3.5 per 1000 live births, although rates and trends vary markedly from region to region [1-7]. It is more common in males than females (4:1 to 6:1) [1,7-11] and in infants born preterm as compared with those born at term [12,13]. Approximately 30 percent of cases occur in first-born children (approximately 1.8-fold increased risk) [8,9,14], and it is less common in infants of older mothers [15]. Symptoms usually begin between 3 and 5 weeks of age, and very rarely occur after 12 weeks of age [16,17].
The etiology of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) is obscure but probably is multifactorial, involving genetic predisposition and environmental factors. Neonatal hypergastrinemia and gastric hyperacidity may have a role [10].
Environmental factors — Maternal smoking during pregnancy increases the risk for IHPS by 1.5 to 2.0-fold [12,13,15,18]. Several studies have suggested that bottle feeding rather than breastfeeding increases the risk for IHPS [19-21]. In particular, a large population-based study from Denmark found that bottle feeding during the first four months of life increased the risk for IHPS more than fourfold (hazard ratio [HR] 4.62, 95% CI 2.78-7.65), and a similar increase in risk was seen for infants that were both bottle- and breastfed [21]. Most of the included subjects used formula for bottle feeds rather than expressed breast milk, so the study did not determine whether the increased risk is related to the formula or to the mechanism of bottle feeding. Similarly, a large study from Washington state also found that bottle feeding increased the risk for IHPS after adjustment for sex and maternal smoking (odds ratio [OR] 2.31, 95% CI 1.81-2.95) [15].
Genetic factors — Familial aggregation of pyloric stenosis was examined in a large population registry from Denmark [7]. Significant familial aggregation was noted, with a nearly 200-fold higher rate among monozygotic twins and a 20-fold increase among dizygotic twins or siblings, as compared with individuals with no affected relatives. The heritability estimate from this study was 87 percent. The maternal and paternal contributions to heritability were similar, suggesting that the intrauterine environment was not an important causal factor.
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RED OAK - What way to start the season when your first game is at the Ball Park in Arlington home of the 2010 AL Champions, Texas Rangers. Prior to leaving for the Ball Park, the varsity players and coaches were each given a "spirit bucket" filled with candy and snacks by Ashlee Patterson, Cassidy Landry and Emily Yetts. Once the team arrived at the Ball Park it was all business.
Coach Autrey had a team photo taken then it was off to warm ups. The Hawks were then allowed to take batting practice then took the field to warm up. Coach Autrey warmed up the infield and the Hawks wasted no time adjusting to playing in a MLB park.
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