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Reflections on a Performance by Evan Parker, soprano saxophone, and Joel Ryan, electronics processing, at Mills College, Oakland, California, October 9, 2010
Evan Parker’s longtime association with players of electronics is well known and documented, from his work with the Music Improvisation Company in 1969-70 to his playing with his current Electro Acoustic Ensemble. Yet his one-on-one collaborations with electronics sound processors have been few, with minimal recordings.
The earliest recording, Hall of Mirrors (MM&T 01) with Walter Prati, dates from 1990, while the most recent recordings – Solar Wind (Touch TO 35) with Lawrence Casserley, Dividuality (Maya) with a short duo track with Casserley, and Live at Les Instant Chavires (Leo LR 255) with a long opening track with Joel Ryan – date from 1997, more than a dozen years ago. (1)
So Parker’s appearance at Mills with longtime collaborator Ryan was a rare opportunity to hear him playing in this context.
Evan Parker at St Peters Whistable | Photo by Caroline Forbes
Parker’s solo soprano saxophone music, of course, has likewise been well documented, and if you’ve heard any recent recordings – say Lines Burnt in Light (psi 01.01) from 2001, or Whitstable Solo (psi 10.01) from 2008– you’ll know that his solo music continues to expand in ease of virtuosity and in its astonishing multi-layered complexity. Parker’s single saxophone is in his hands a multiple-line instrument.
So what could possibly be added to Parker’s music by electronic means that is not already there? Certainly not complexity in itself, but perhaps a different kind of complexity, one based on extensions of sonic language unattainable through even the most virtuosic advances in saxophone artistry.
Of the early collaborations, all of which are interesting, Lawrence Casserley’s recording with Evan Parker, Solar Wind, is easily the most rarified and sophisticated. While Parker’s playing is central to the music’s realization, his physical sound is mostly audibly “hidden” in the recorded results. At the same time, it is being bent, stretched, looped, twisted, speeded, slowed, elongated, re-shaped, re-pitched, re-layered, and re-imagined by Casserley.
In a 1997 interview with Martin Davidson (2), Parker relates how he initially turned to free improvisation in an attempt to create a “music of the future” for a friend’s sci-fi film – then brought that “futuristic” impulse into his own playing in present time. Perhaps it is a similar impulse that is driving these types of electronic alliances.
At Mills, the stage was set with Parker, soprano, and stereo microphone on the right; on the left, Ryan behind a table with 2 Apple laptops that sandwiched some discreet electronic gear, all linked together by a maze of wires that flowed off the table onto the floor. The processed sound was sent to giant overhead speakers that were suspended in the air on each side of the performance space.
Joel Ryan | Photo by Caroline Forbes
In program notes for the performance, Ryan explains how he views his role:
“Imagining emusic as the direct manipulation of sound in the present moment. The desire was to learn to play with electronics in a way that could be included in the music of virtuoso acoustic players, in adapting representations of vibration and turbulence to musical acoustics, i.e. getting some air into the model. Mostly this involved a collaboration with a particular soloist to create a virtual instrument that they then both play….It is both a way that an e-player can influence the motions in the air and a way that a musician valving air can induce a music of electrons.”
How did the collaboration work and what did it sound like?
In truth, it began slowly and a little off kilter. Parker’s playing quickly filled the room and took the ear; the processed sound, mostly low blob-like entities, felt muddled and superfluous to the nimble soprano.
But things got better. With Ryan’s coaxing, the sonic balance improved and the music became more varied and interesting. The genies were released from Parker’s horn, and a pair of four and twenty blackbirds flapped furiously out. Large and small playful and mischievous spirits darted in myriad directions throughout the space – taunting, interacting with, and ignoring each other – and little high-pitched sounds danced in my ears, independent of the sounds being produced on stage. At times, if I closed my eyes, I would only “know” where Parker was because I had previously “seen” him there. But his freed saxophone ghosts were flying about, courtesy of Joel Ryan.
In the end, it was a mesmerizing and highly experiential performance rather than one emotionally engaging in any dramatic sense.
Did it reach the heights that Parker and Casserley achieved in 1997? I can’t say it went beyond the sonic language of the earlier music, though the sound was sometimes denser and more layered, but there were certainly moments of brilliance and, without question, of comparable artistry.
Henry Kuntz, October 2010
- (1) There is also a 2004 release by Joel Ryan Or Air (psi 04.08), on which he creates electronic variations on the music of Evan Parker but without Parker himself being present. I haven’t heard this music.
- (2) Martin Davidson’s interview with Evan Parker can be accessed on Parker’s page at the European Free Improvisation Home. Please click here… to read the complete interview.
PLEASE NOTE that it is from 2008, so it doesn’t seem like a video of the performance under review…


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A West Virginia man is facing charges after he allegedly fired a warning shot when a group of nine men surrounded him and his girlfriend and threatened to cut him and rape her.
Chris Harris and his girlfriend, CC Roxby, were walking home from church on the evening of Sept. 27 in Wheeling, after teaching a Saturday night “Sunday school” class when they say were approached and circled by the nine men, at least one of who was armed with a knife.
“They surrounded me saying some pretty vulgar things like they were going to rape my wife in front of me, cut me,” Harris told WTOV.
Roxby, who said the incident was “one of the most scariest experiences” she had ever been through, called 911. While still on the phone, she pulled out her legally concealed pistol and aimed it at the suspects. But Roxby’s hands were shaking, so Harris took the gun from her.
Harris hoped the sight of the gun would be enough to deter the men, but it wasn’t. They continued to advance toward the couple, make threats and act in an aggressive manner.
“The kid kept advancing on me, saying it wasn’t a real gun,” Harris said.
So Harris, not wanting to have to shoot anybody, fired a warning shot into the air.
“The cruisers were coming down the street at that point and the young men ran away,” Roxby said. “Instead of them following the gang, the officers arrested Chris for firing a shot into the air.”
Harris was arrested, placed in handcuffs, taken to the Northern Regional Jail and charged with wanton endangerment, meaning he had fired a shot which put others at risk.
Harris’ bail was originally set at $6,000 but eventually dropped to $500. He is currently out on bond, but still faces charges.

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Unfortunately it appeas that “the rest of the country” is starting to discover a little secret those of us who live in the Southwest, especially New Mexico, have known for ages: Mexican Coke-Cola.
Yep, it’s the real thing. (I know, wrong cola).
I’ve been buying it at Wally-world for ages. Locally, it goes anywhere from $1.25-1.50, depending on the store. And, when it is iced, and poured over Sonic ice, it is good, very good.
Contrary to the article below, there is a serious difference in the taste of the Mexican version. It also comes in glass bottles, which is fun.
“…The surge of popularity of Mexican Coca-Cola in the U.S. doesn’t make the corporation happy, partly because of territorial rights, but more important, because cane sugar is a more expensive ingredient in this country than HFCS, thanks to tariffs and farm subsidies.
HFCS is cheaper because it comes from corn. The sweetener is made in a complex process that uses enzymes to partially convert nearly pure glucose corn syrup into fructose; the fructose is then recombined with glucose to create a high-fructose mixture of varying percentages, depending on the intended use. The soft drink ingredient, for example, contains 55 percent fructose and 45 percent glucose.
Cane sugar, on the other hand, is sucrose, a disaccharide of glucose and fructose obtained from sugar cane, which is not widely grown in the U.S.
Manufacturers of cane sugar contend that it is a “natural” sweetener and HFCS is not. The FDA hasn’t yet determined what “natural” is. However, the Center for Science in the Public Interest threatened a lawsuit against Cadbury Schweppes for claiming that 7Up, which contains HFCS, was “all natural” — and the soft-drink manufacturer changed its label. .
Some scientists claim to have identified compounds in HFCS that lead to obesity and diabetes, and they are concerned by the genetically modified components in corn and in the enzymes used in the conversion process.
Other scientists counter that HFCS has exactly the same calories, component sugars and taste as cane sugar, and that there is no conclusive evidence that it is more harmful than any other sweetener.
“The problem with high fructose corn syrup is that it doesn’t taste as sweet as sucrose. The tendency is to add more and more,” says chef Rudolph Spiess, Baking and Pastry professor at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y.
“A little bit of HFCS is OK in the diet, but we just use too much of it. It is in everything.”
In fairness, it should be noted that excess consumption of cane sugar isn’t recommended by dietitians, doctors or dentists, either. It may be the total of all the sugars we consumethat is causing the increase in diabetes and obesity in this country.
Health issues aside, what about the taste? Mart Martin, a spokesman for Coca-Cola’s North American division in Atlanta, says there is “not a perceivable taste difference” between U.S. and Mexican Coca-Cola, according to the San Diego Union Tribune.
To find out, we conducted a blind tasting of Mexican and U.S. Coca-Cola with the help of the Culinary Institute of America in San Antonio. Unmarked samples, both taken from glass bottles, were served to the students and faculty, who rated their relative sweetness and overall flavor….”

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Earlier this week, there was an interesting altercation in Katong. According to the Straits Times, the cyclist jumped onto the bonnet of the car which was then seen moving while the cyclist clung on. Both women have been arrested, I will refrain from commenting further on the criminal aspect since it is sub judice. However is there a possibility of civil action that the cyclist can take against the driver?
It is unclear from both the videos and news article whether the cyclist suffered any physical injury. Furthermore, physical injury may only be revealed after a detailed medical exam. Nonetheless, psychiatric harm or nervous shock is claimable under tort especially since the cyclist is the primary victim who went through the traumatic event herself.
This falls under the tort of negligence. A driver owes a duty of care to other road users. The cyclist can argue that it was reasonably foreseeable that the cyclist will suffer physical and psychiatric harm directly as a result of her driving off with the cyclist on the bonnet. At first glance, it would seem like the cyclist does indeed have a cause of action.
What defence does the driver have against such a claim? The first would be the defence of contributory negligence. The driver can argue that by jumping onto the bonnet, the cyclist did not take reasonable care of her own safety and should bear some responsibility for her own injuries. However, the cyclist can also counter that argument by claiming that she could not have reasonably foreseen that the driver would actually drive off with her on the bonnet. It is also important to note here that according the the Straits Times article, the cyclist jumped onto the bonnet before the driver drove off. If the driver drove off and the cyclist jumped on to prevent being run over, then the courts would likely not find any contributory negligence due to it being an emergency situation as happened in Jones vs Boyce (1816).
The second possible defence that the driver has is that of Ex turpi causa non oritur actio. The driver can claim that the cyclist has engaged in illegal activity which resulted in the injuries sustained, and that the courts should not assist the cyclist as it would be against public policy. We do not want to encourage opportunistic members of public to start obstructing traffic all over the island and provoke drivers into performing a rash act, it would render our roads useless. This argument does have some merit as well.
An interesting case indeed.

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Citing a conflict of interest, former Manhattan Beach Mayor Bob Holmes decided not to run for embattled School Board Trustee Bill Eisen’s possible vacant seat in November.
A group of citizens successfully waged a campaign to ask voters come November to remove Eisen from the School Board and pick a new candidate. The group accuses Eisen of inappropriate conduct, such as personal fiscal problems involving bankruptcy court where a judge declared breathtaking proportions of fraud; lying to the public in the print media (letters to the editor) regarding his School Board votes; and attacking decisions the board made that he voted for.
Just about three weeks ago, Holmes and former Mayor Joyce Fahey both announced that they would make a run for Eisen’s seat on the Nov. 4 ballot. Not only will voters be asked if Eisen should be recalled, but also whom they would like to replace him.
Holmes was part of the grass-roots effort that initiated the Eisen recall, and he decided that this involvement and his candidacy may not mesh. “I just do not want to give Eisen any possible reason to shift the focus of the recall campaign from his inept job performance as a trustee,” said Holmes.
Ten signatures laid the foundation for the recall election and Holmes was one of the 10 who penned his support to start the petition signature-gathering. “I am very proud to be one of the 10 signers of the original Intent to Recall Notice,” wrote Holmes in an Aug. 10 e-mail.
He clarified that he was not a recall committee member, but did give money to the campaign and did volunteer to gather petition signatures.
Holmes said he was asked to sign the original public statement back in February because of his public service record and recognized name in the community, and he said he was not worried about Eisen’s suing habit. “I am not worried about being sued,” said Holmes.
Holmes said he supports the recall because of Eisen’s disruptive board conduct, violation of the Brown Act, and his abhorrent personal behavior as a bad example for the youth and as a member of the community.
At a recent School Board meeting, Eisen said the recall is the former mayor’s effort – not specifically stating which former mayor – to get him removed from the School Board. Holmes further alluded to this claim in his written correspondence, “My previously announced candidacy for Eisen’s soon-to-be-vacant seat, rather than being an act of community service, may play into the hands of his very few supporters by allowing them to make some bizarre conspiracy theory arguments due to my recall involvement.”
So far, this leaves Fahey alone in the race for Eisen’s seat. “There was no personal gain for me running for the School Board, no benefit, it’s a lot of work. I just want the focus to remain on Bill Eisen,” said Holmes.
The Los Angeles County Registrar verified the petition signatures and found the minimum requirement of 20 percent of the city’s voters supported the recall ballot measure. The election was officially called at the Aug. 6 School Board meeting. In order for the recall to pass, a majority vote is needed in November along with the selection of a candidate to fill Eisen’s remaining one-year term.


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The team at McKinley Plowman have been busy fundraising for a few worthwhile causes in the last month. A few Friday free dress days benefited Radio Lollipop (PMH) and Wear a Bear Day (PMH)! On Thursday 24th May the gang put on their chef’s hats and made some delicious goodies for the Cancer Council / Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. One of the favourites was Susan’s Chocolate Macaroons with a filling of White Chocolate Ganache! Here is the recipe for those that wish to try them.
Chocolate Macaroons Recipe
Ingredients: 135 g icing sugar
125g ground almonds
3 large egg whites
75g caster sugar
45g cocoa powder
Method: – Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius. Whizz the icing sugar, cocoa powder and ground almonds in a food processor to a very fine mixture and then sift into a bowl.
In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt to soft peaks, then gradually whisk in the caster sugar until thick and glossy.
Fold half the almond and icing sugar mixture into the meringue and mix well. Add the remaining half, making sure you use a spatula to cut and fold the mixture until its shiny and has a thick, ribbon-like consistency as it falls from the spatula. Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm plain nozzle.
Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper. Pipe small rounds of the macaroon mixture, about 3cm across, onto the baking sheets. Give the baking sheets a sharp tap on the work surface to ensure a good ‘foot’. Leave to stand at room temp for 10-15 mins to form a slight skin. This is important- you should be able to touch them lightly without any mixture sticking to your finger. Bake for 15 mins. Remove from the oven and cool.
White Chocolate Ganache Filling
Ingredients: 200ml pure cream (35% fat)
420g white chocolate, finely chopped
Method: – Place the chopped white chocolate into a medium size microwave safe mixing bowl. Set aside while you heat the cream.
Heat the cream in a small saucepan until just boiling.
Pour the cream over the chocolate and leave to stand for two minutes. This will give the chocolate time to soften.
Stir the ganache until smooth. If all the white chocolate has not melted then place the bowl in the microwave and heat for 30 secs. Remove and stir until smooth.
Leave the white chocolate ganache to cool until it reaches the desired consistency and place in between two cooled macaroons.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Speaks About Retirement (VIDEO)
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he's decided to retire from NASCAR after the 2017 season because, "I just wanted the opportunity to go out on my own terms."
Junior opened up about the decision at a news conference Tuesday -- saying he thought about how he wanted to end his storied career while rehabbing from an injury last year.
Dale thanked a bunch of people who impacted his life -- including his wife, fans, sponsors and his late father Dale Earnhardt saying, "I would not have been a race car driver if not for him. He believed in me."
As for his future ... Junior wants to stay involved in racing in some capacity, saying "I want to be a part of the future of this sport for many, many years to come."

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic versions of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Pfizer Inc.'s blood thinner Eliquis.
The regulator gave the nod to two copies of Eliquis, or apixaban, made by Micro Labs Ltd and Mylan NV, to reduce the risk of stroke and recurrent blockages in the blood vessels due to clots in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm due to high blood pressure or an overactive thyroid gland, and the cause is not always known. Atrial fibrillation allows blood to pool in the heart and increases the risk of complications like blood clots and strokes.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between 2.7 million and 6.1 million people in the U.S. have atrial fibrillation, the FDA noted in its Dec. 23 news release.
Bristol-Myers and its partner Pfizer said worldwide sales of Eliquis in the third quarter of 2019 grew 22% year over year to $1.93 billion. Bristol-Myers executives on an Oct. 31 earnings call attributed the growth to demand and volume of prescriptions.


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Last week, the internet was ablaze with fashionable fury after independent jewellery designers Tatty Devine posted this on their blog. The post compares their own designs with pieces bought from high street chain Claire’s Accessories, and the results are clear to see. The post sparked outrage on social media (as did Claire’s terrible handing of the backlash – deleting comments and blocking users is NOT the way to go!), but it was Hayley’s post that got me thinking about the issue in a wider sense.
There have been lots of cases of plagiarism in fashion because the aspects that make up iconic designs – prints, colours, shapes – are so hard to protect. Should Louboutin’s shade of red be made for exclusive use on his own soles? He thinks so. And Tiffany think the same about their duck egg blue. So when does a design cross the line from simple inspiration into copycat territory?
Image from Justin Ornella’s Flickr
In my mind, a copycat is something that attempts to imitate the original. Like the LV bags hanging from market stalls, ‘Burberry’ check baseball caps with tracksuits and YSL Arty rings for £5.99, it’s this kind of plagiarism that cheapens luxury brands. In comparison, Miu Miu featured animal printed pieces in their SS10 collection which eventually filtered down to the high street and became a big hit for brands like New Look. The dresses and blouses sold on the high street weren’t direct copies of Miu Miu’s styles, and they weren’t pretending to be actual Miu Miu designs. That animal print started on the catwalk and formed a trend for the season, shaping collections from both ends of the fashion spectrum.
What do you think about plagiarism in the fashion industry? Is it an exploitation of talent, or something to be expected from one of the world’s biggest businesses? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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Nursing Home Operators Plea for More Testing, PPE
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The coronavirus’ siege on nursing homes has become so dire that facility operators from Trumbull and Mahoning counties are pleading for help from anyone in Ohio who can provide desperately needed testing and personal protective equipment.
Northeast Ohio Senior Rights Advocacy Group made the plea after the Ohio Department of Health reports that 1,199 senior care center residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease spread by coronavirus. There also are 477 staff members associated with these centers who are positive for COVID-19.
“Although long-term care facilities in Ohio have been identified as hotspots for the virus, they are not being allocated tests or PPE. These facilities cannot properly protect their residents and staff from an invisible and deadly enemy without the proper tools,” states the advocacy group in a news release.
It was submitted by the owners and operators of Briarfield, Community Skilled, Heritage Manor, Ohio Living Lake Vista, Shepherd of the Valley and Windsor House Inc.
In the tri-county area, 130 residents and 72 staff members have COVID-19 at 21 long-time care facilities, which include nursing homes and assisted living centers. There are more than 100 of these facilities in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
Last week Gov. Mike DeWine ordered the Ohio Department of Health to collect more specific information regarding nursing homes. The information lists cumulative numbers for each specific nursing home and assisted living where positive diagnoses have been identified with a resident or staff member as well the deaths broken down by location and county, DeWine said. There was listing of deaths on the state website. This is the first week for reporting under the new order.
The advocacy group says spread of the highly contagious and deadly virus greatly increases without the ability to test. The group points out nursing homes cannot purchase these items because of the disruption in the supply chain.
“Test kits and PPE allocation are controlled by governmental agencies that do not have the same sense of urgency that we do. Supplying these items to nursing homes will save lives,” the group says.
In order to protect high-risk populations living in these community environments, COVID-19 patients need to be identified and isolated, even before symptoms begin as the virus has such a long incubation period.
“One positive COVID-19 resident could potentially result in hospital admissions for some 15-25 residents and for numerous members of the staff. This also puts EMS and hospital staff at risk,” according to the statement.
Overall, about a fifth of all deaths from the virus in the United States have been tied to nursing homes or other senior care centers.
The Ohio Department Health reports that in the overall health care system, 2,000 workers have tested positive for COVID-19. The actual number is projected to be much higher because many carriers are asymptomatic and testing for workers in long-term care settings is limited.
“They are being asked to risk their lives, and their families’ lives, yet they are not being considered a priority for PPE by state and federal agencies,” according to the local advocacy group.
What follows are the latest numbers for the three-county region:
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The dispute about Nottingham Trent's proposal to award Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke an honorary degree has prompted the university to take the "unprecedented step" of breaking the strict confidentiality surrounding nominations.
It issued a special edition of the university bulletin this week, setting the record straight and stressing that the proposed award of doctor of the university marks Mr Clarke's personal contribution to public life in Nottingham and does not have any political purpose.
Final confirmation rests with the governors who meet on Monday, an event threatening to cause disruption as lecturers' union Natfhe is to hold a demonstration.
Neil Williamson, Natfhe East Midlands regional secretary, said objections to the award were both political and regulatory since the university's own rules state that the university will not normally consider nominations in respect of an active politician. "This raises serious questions about standards of governance," said Mr Williamson.
He added that Natfhe believed the matter needed to be referred to the Nolan Committee on Standards in Public Life. "We are concerned to know why the university would want to honour a serving politician who has just imposed cuts of Pounds 300 million on higher education."
Vice chancellor Ray Cowell said Mr Clarke's nomination had been treated as all other nominations. In response to unease within the law faculty the proposal had been changed from doctor of law to doctor of the university. The original citation for "services to education" had been altered to take account of feelings in the university.


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Mental disorders in Bangladesh: a systematic review
BMC Psychiatry volume 14, Article number: 216 (2014)
Mental disorders constitute a major public health problem globally with higher burden in low and middle-income countries. In Bangladesh, systematically-collected data on mental disorders are scarce and this leaves the extent of the problem not so well defined. We reviewed the literature on mental health disorders in Bangladesh to summarize the available data and identify evidence gaps.
We identified relevant literature on mental disorders within Bangladesh published between 1975 and October, 2013 through a systematic and comprehensive search. Relevant information from the selected articles was extracted and presented in tables.
We identified 32 articles which met our pre-defined eligibility criteria. The reported prevalence of mental disorders varied from 6.5 to 31.0% among adults and from 13.4 to 22.9% among children. Some awareness regarding mental health disorders exists at community level. There is a negative attitude towards treatment of those affected and treatment is not a priority in health care delivery. Mental health services are concentrated around tertiary care hospitals in big cities and absent in primary care.
The burden of mental disorders is high in Bangladesh, yet a largely unrecognized and under-researched area. To improve the mental health services in Bangladesh, further well-designed epidemiological and clinical research are needed.
Mental disorders constitute a major public health problem and contribute to 13% of the global burden of disease measured as disability adjusted life years . Low and middle income countries have higher burden of mental disorders than economically developed countries ,. Mental disorders have serious negative effect on survival, and when present with chronic diseases as co-morbid condition, serious mental disorders may reduce life expectancy by about 20 years . Mental disorders are generally not perceived as a health problem and are not priority in the health care delivery. Epidemiological and health system data related to mental disorders are scarce and are not readily available in Bangladesh although a few published articles provide some estimates of different mental disorders.
This review was conducted to understand the prevailing situation and trends in mental disorders in Bangladesh. This is expected to generate useful insights and may assist health professionals and policy makers in defining the need and planning service delivery models.
We searched, collected and evaluated literature on mental disorders based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist . The PRISMA protocol was chosen from several methodologies and guidelines for the optimal reporting of systematic reviews specifically for quantitative studies. We followed the PRISMA checklist  for the extraction and tabulation of information. We identified relevant community and facility based literature through a comprehensive scientific literature search using the data-bases of PubMed and the Bangladesh Journals Online. We used the following search terms: “mental disorders, depression, prevalence, comorbidity, service delivery, referral, management, treatment, Bangladesh”. We combined search terms using Boolean operators to narrow the search results. We carried out a manual search to identify additional articles was carried out based on the bibliographies of the identified published studies (‘snowballing’). References and cross-references of the articles were critically studied through manually to find any relevant study missed by the electronic and/or manual search. Additionally, local journals that could not be accessed online were also searched manually. We also retrieved the full-text for the unpublished/gray literature from the library and Information Services Unit (LISU) of the icddr,b and library of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Bangladesh. Citations were managed using EndNote version X7.0.2. A narrative synthesis of the finally selected articles was reported.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
We included articles which presented (i) quantitative outcome data on mental disorders among Bangladeshi population, (ii) reported on human participants and (iii) were published between 1975 (earliest listed publication in Bangladesh) and October, 2013 (latest publication obtained) and (iv) published in English. We excluded articles which were: (i) qualitative studies, (ii) those published as theses/dissertations, and (iii) not in English.
Initially, two authors (MDH & DSA) screened and evaluated each article individually to decide on its inclusion or exclusion. Articles were further assessed for (i) the appropiateness and clarity of the research question/objectives/aims (y/n ) and the study design chosen (y/n), (ii) adequate description of study location (y/n), sample/participants (y/n), data collection methods (y/n), context of collection and quantitative outcome data presented (y/n) (iii) adequacy of measurement and appropiateness of statistical analysis (e.g. the odds ratio, p values and confidence interval) (y/n). For each article found, titles and abstracts were initially examined to determine whether the selection criteria were met. If an article failed to meet these criteria, the full text article was not retrieved and was excluded. In case of any disagreement on quality assessment checklist, three authors (MDH, HUA & DSA) discussed together and reached an agreement about inclusion or exclusion of that particular article.
We categorized the articles and tabulated by (1) study location: “rural and urban” (2) study method: “prevalence/cross-sectional study, case control, cohort, specific population survey and trials”, and by (3) outcome: “mental disorders, adult prevalence, child prevalence, service delivery/referral pattern/management/treatment, types of co-morbidity”. A record of all excluded studies and the reasons for exclusion was documented. The selection process of the articles is displayed in Figure 1.
Selection of literature
Through the initial search of databases, we identified 107 articles on mental disorders in Bangladesh. After the review of titles and the abstracts we excluded 54 articles as they were deemed not relevant to the review. Out of the remaining 53 articles, 3 failed to meet the screening criteria and full text of the remaining 50 articles were further reviewed and checked for eligibility which resulted in further exclusion of another 18 articles, 5 of which were due to qualitative in nature – and 13 did not fulfill the required methodological criteria. Finally, 32 studies met the inclusion criteria for the review (Figure 1). Most common mental disorders in the selected articles were major anxiety, depression and overall psychiatric disorders.
Altogether 13 articles reported prevalence, six reported service delivery, six on management and another seven on depression as comorbid condition. Only 5 of the 13 prevalence studies published in international journals provided adequate details of methods. Among the articles reported prevalence, 9 studies were community based studies. Diagnosis in all the 5 studies was either made by a psychiatrist or a trained worker using validated instruments, and was considered as good quality. Only 2 studies , discussed the generalizability of their findings along with the study limitations. We did not find any prospective study presenting the natural course of the disorder or any rigorously controlled study of any intervention.
Prevalence of mental disorders among adults
Table 1 presents summary of 8 cross-sectional studies that reported the prevalence of mental disorders in adult populations with sample sizes ranging from 327 to 13,080 participants.
Most commonly used screening and diagnostic tools in these studies were Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (SCID). However, 3 articles published in local journals did not clarify type of tools used. The earliest preliminary study conducted in urban setting back in 1975 reported 31% of out-patients had pure psychogenic conditions . Later a general practice (GP) urban setting revealed 29% of the patients were suffering the same . A community based rural study reported 3.6% psychiatric disorders and 2.9% both psychiatric and physical disorders with depression and anxiety being the most common condition . Later an urban community-based study reported psychiatric disorders among 28% of the participants as diagnosed by a psychiatrist . Another study reported an overall prevalence of mental disorders among 12.2% respondents but more females than males were affected (13.9% vs. 10.2%) . A rural community-based study showed an overall prevalence of psychiatric disorders as 16.5%; notably, half of the sufferers had depressive disorders (8%) and a third had anxiety disorders (5%) . On the other hand, another study on females in a rural setting reported 16.4% had mental disorders with depression being the single most common disorder (8.9%) . The first national survey on mental health  conducted between 2003 and 2005 documented that 16.1% of the adult population had mental disorders and the prevalence was higher in women than men . Overall, the literature evidence suggest the prevalence of mental disorders ranges from 6.5 to 31.0% among adults depending on the community or clinic setting, and women seemed to be more vulnerable.
Prevalence of mental disorders among children
Table 2 shows the summary of articles reporting prevalence of mental disorders in children. Sample sizes of the studies varied from 210 to 3,564. Earliest report among urban primary school children revealed 13.4% had some type of behavioral disorder, with boys being twice more affected than girls (20.4 vs. 9.9%) . However, a study among socially disadvantaged (urban slum) children, reported 22.9% had some form of psychiatric disorder with slightly lower prevalence in boys than girls (20.0% in boys and 25.5% in girls) . Mullick & Goodman used Development and Well- Being Assessment (DAWBA) questionnaire, and previously validated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) tools  in their study and found overall prevalence of 15.2% in different settings (rural, urban and urban slum) with the highest prevalence in the urban slum (19.5%) . Another study found 14.6% children with behavioral problems as reported by the parents in rural Bangladesh . Another more recent community-based study reported prevalence of mental disorder among 18.4% of the children .
Depression and comorbidity
Depression is a common comorbid condition with chronic diseases . Table 3 presents the summary of the seven articles reported depression as comorbidity. Five of the studies were hospital-based and the other two were community-based. Six of the studies used cross-sectional and one used case–control study design . An urban hospital-based study reported that among 47% patients with stroke and 54% of cancer patients had depressive episode . Another hospital-based study found 56.6% of cancer patients with major depressive disorders . An urban facility-based study on outpatients reported 16% with purely psychiatric illness and about 3% of the total or 18.2% of purely psychiatric disorders had major depressive disorders . A case control study in rural population concluded that newly diagnosed diabetic patients were four times more likely to have depressive symptoms than those without diabetes and females were more vulnerable than males . Another recent study found depressive symptoms among 34% of diabetes outpatients . One study which was a part of a larger longitudinal epidemiological study on diabetes in rural Bangladesh  found 15.3% of the participants with depression . An urban facility-based study reported presence of depression in one in every three diabetes patients .
Service delivery and management
In total, twelve articles were found (data not shown) where six – reported on care seeking pattern, referral and service delivery issues and the other six – reviewed management of psychiatric disorders in Bangladesh. In a pathway study it was found that only 16% patients came directly to mental health professionals . On the other hand, a significant proportion consulted other care providers including native or religious healers and traditional healers ,,. Reports indicate that most of the care seekers were referred by old patients, relatives or friends ,,. Some studies reported long delays in care seeking. A rural study found that two third (65.4%) of the mental patients from rural setting were referred to the hospital 3 months to several years after onset of the disorder  whereas in the urban setting the mean delay was about 10 weeks . The main reason for delay was lack of awareness of the seriousness of the condition (69%) . Several articles pointed out the lack of adequate number of psychiatrists given the huge burden of mental health disorders and those available are mostly located in big cities. Notably, mental health services are virtually non-existent at primary care level throughout the country ,,.
We found only a limited number of published studies on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Bangladesh. Overall prevalence varied from 6.5 to 31% among adults and from 13.4 to 22.9% among children. Despite wide ranges in prevalence estimates reported, these figures strongly suggest that mental disorders constitute a big public health problem in Bangladesh.
It is worthwhile to mention some of the limitations of the review. Data from the selected articles are not comparable due to differences in settings (clinic- vs. community-based), different assessment tools and the different thresholds used to determine the psychiatric disorders. Therefore the various prevalence estimates available could not be used properly to assess the trend over time. Our review may have been subject to publication and selection bias as we were unable to contact the experts and collect unpublished materials or access any grey literature.
In general, the prevalence estimates of psychiatric disorders are prone to underestimation as majority of patients and their families deny due to strong stigma attached to mental disorders. This limits the number of affected patients seeking health care actively .
The prevalence reported by Islam et al.  might have underestimated due to focusing on only the major types of psychiatric disorders. There is wide variation between rural communities and also between rural and urban settings ,. The prevalence reported in an urban overcrowded community was much higher as the study included older people who are more prone to mental disorders . This review suggests both rural  and urban  settings a higher vulnerability of mental disorders among females as compared to males. There is a significantly higher prevalence of mental disorders among economically poor respondents, and specifically among women from large families as reported by Hosain et al. . These findings are consistent with another rural study  which reported that social stigma inhibits women from seeking medical treatment for their mental problems. Despite considerable variations in the design of studies, prevalence of psychiatric disorders in adult population is more or less similar to socio-culturally similar settings in neighboring India  and Pakistan .
The only national survey conducted between 2003 and 2005 illustrated the high burden of mental disorders in Bangladesh . As there is no similar nationally representative mental health survey carried out in recent time, it is not possible to assess the change and to estimate overall need for resources to address the mental health burden. In general, tools for screening and cut-off values used in the reported studies contributed to the variation in the prevalence reported in different articles. However, the problems of underreporting and under-diagnosis of mental disorders are major challenges for the future of psychiatric epidemiology in Bangladesh.
As evident from this review, data on mental disorders among children in Bangladesh are quite scanty. Moreover, the comparison of prevalence studies of childhood psychiatric disorders is challenging due to the heterogeneous nature of samples, screening and diagnostic tools used, and methods of combining information in addition to differences in age distributions which requires standardization for fair comparison. The overall prevalence of psychiatric disorders in a community study by Mullick & Goodman  did not differ much with the findings of study by Rabbani et al. . As there are only a handful of child mental health professionals with specialized training in Bangladesh, the vast gap between actual need and available services requires special and immediate attention . Research in socially disadvantaged and underprivileged groups is also needed to improve the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes in those vulnerable groups . Childhood psychiatric disorders were significantly associated with malnutrition , rural residence, low education of fathers, and positive family history  which all need a multi-sectorial approach to address these neglected areas. The children mental health survey  results provided a baseline measure and resources which can be a basis for taking initiatives for further prevalence study as well as creating provision for effective service delivery models.
The interaction between mental disorder and chronic diseases is complex, yet risks and causalities are well-established . Mental disorder may increase the risk for chronic disorders and many chronic disorders can increase an individual’s risk for developing mental disorders, thereby complicating help-seeking, diagnosis, management and prognosis .
Current epidemiological evidence suggested at least one third of people with diabetes are suffering from depressive disorders ,. Although in this review we found four articles ,,, which reported similarly high prevalence of depression among diabetics. It is reported that more than half of the cancer patients suffer from depression , which is conceivable given the severity and progressive nature of the disease, high cost and lack of adequate care facilities available. Limited data from South Asian settings reported two- to fivefold increase in the prevalence rates of depression in people with diabetes compared to people without diabetes –. Depressions intensify symptom presentation and interfere with the physical treatment . Psychiatric morbidity is considerable among the cancer patients that need to be addressed with additional treatment and support . These findings suggest a need for further rigorous study of chronic diseases and mental health for optimizing treatment of both conditions using sound methodologies as well as validated screening and diagnostic tools.
This review confirms inadequate care seeking as well as poor service delivery for mental health disorders. Referrals of patient with mental disorders to mental health specialists by the general practitioners or other health care providers are almost non-existent. The referral is also hampered due to superstitious beliefs related to psychiatric disorders. These are seen as triggered by evil influences while this leads to seeking remedies from traditional healers. These potentially harmful practices can be minimized through mass awareness , and development and implementation of mental health guidelines. This also can be influenced through raising individual level awareness and social mobilization . Denial mental health problems is common among the general population as they perceive these conditions as untreatable. Additional constraint is imposed by lack adequately trained general practitioners and health workers at primary care level. There are no structured and organized mental health services available at primary and even at secondary health care level. Although women are more often sufferers and also more vulnerable to develop psychiatric disorders, they are more neglected than males in receiving care. This is more likely the result of a male-dominated culture in Bangladesh . Therefore, the access to mental health services need to be made more accessible by the women at all levels of mental health care service delivery . Although Bangladesh has formally a well-structured three tier health care delivery system , due to dearth of mental health professionals and poor logistic support, this existing system is not functioning well for mental health conditions .
Management of psychotic depression requires treatment from psychiatrists who are mainly available in the tertiary care hospitals in major cities . Primary care services lack adequately trained personnel to identify and treat depression as a single condition or in association with particular chronic disorders. Although training and services to address psychiatric conditions are gradually increasing, vast majority of mental health patients yet to get the benefit of such initiatives as they have limited access ,. Most of the psychotropic medications are available in Bangladesh yet psychotherapy is hardly available. Bangladesh lacks a mental health act although a draft bill is in the final stage but is yet to be approved by the authorities.
This review showed that researches on mental disorders are not at satisfactory level in Bangladesh given the magnitude of the problem. To improvise the mental health services in Bangladesh, further well-designed epidemiological and clinical research are needed. Public education and awareness campaigns on mental health conditions may be undertaken to ameliorate misconceptions.
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We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of Muhammad Ashique H. Chowdhury, Ali Tanweer Siddiquee, Shyfuddin Ahmed, Sonia Pervin, Sholeh Rahman and Mohammad Tauhidul Islam on behalf of the Centre for Control of Chronic Diseases (CCCD), International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) for their comments and valuable suggestions on the initial draft. We thank Avra Das Bhowmik and Faruk Alam from National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Dhaka, Bangladesh for their insightful comments. This work did not require any additional funding. DA and MH are supported by icddr,b which acknowledges with gratitude the commitment of the Centre’s donors for their generous support to its research efforts.
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
MH participated in the conception, design, coordination, acquisition of literature, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafting/revising the manuscript. HA participated in the acquisition of data and manuscript drafting and revisions. WC and LN participated in the conception, design and drafting. DA conceived the study, guided drafting, and substantially contributed to the design, acquisition of literature, analysis and interpretation of data, and revised the draft critically for important intellectual contents. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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We often hear about software viruses and bugs but hard drive vulnerabilities are rare. This is one reason why Intel’s processor chip flaw has gained attention. But other reasons are also attention worthy: the flaw can be exploited in dangerous ways and the fix can hurt productivity.
The flaw resides in the processer’s core or kernel. Since the kernel controls a computer’s essential functions any fix that designers create to circumvent the flaw will slow down a computer’s processing speed. It is important to remember that Intel chips are elements in practically every computer’s operating system, whether Linux, Windows or macOS. A recent TechCrunch article states, “if your computer seems slower than it should be, it’s because it is.”
While the slowdown is inconvenient and will take a toll on productivity, the Kernel Page Table Isolation fix might be worth the cost. The kernel is designed to manage and control access to every application and program on your computer’s system. Without the patch, the kernel’s memory is compromised. This means that your, or your organization’s, passwords and other vital information can be accessible to others. Once someone finds a way in, they have access to everything, from your computer’s keyboard to cameras and secure software.
Bad actors gain entry to the kernel when they are able to install a regular program. Once installed, the program exploits the gateway to the kernel, allowing individuals without authorization to access other files and programs. One area of concern is the cloud. Cloud hosting services use the same hardware for multiple clients. If one client were able to access the shared hardware, then it is possible for that client to make their way into the private information stored for other clients.
The flaw was discovered late last year and Microsoft came up with a patch in November, while Apple is still working on theirs. The flaw hasn’t received a great deal of attention because the bug is under embargo. Now that a fix is forthcoming, some information has been released. While it is now known that there is a flaw and that it can be exploited, there is no information available on the specific design flaw.
What is known is that your computer’s processor will run slower if it runs on Intel processor chips. According to Intel competitor AMD, their processors do not contain the flaw and are not vulnerable.


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Cara Devingne has remained on the sidelines after breaking her arm and a broken neck in a freak accident last month, but she’s said she’s doing better and wants to continue to have regular visits to the doctor.
In an interview with The Daily Beast on Friday, the singer-songwriter said she had a “long and hard road” to recovery and that her new relationship with husband, musician and actor Matt Devingnes, was a big reason why.
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2021’s been an eventful year for Blair Witch and Death Note director Adam Wingard. After being delayed for over a year, his biggest movie yet, Godzilla vs. Kong, finally premiered in theaters and on HBO Max at the end of March, but his time delivering blockbuster content isn’t ending there. Wingard has signed on to make Face/Off 2 and the ThunderCats reboot, and now he’s added yet another movie to his workload: a comic book adaptation.
Universal Pictures has brought Adam Wingard onboard to direct and co-write Hardcore, which is based on the same-named Skybound/Image comic book series created by The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman and Cyberforce’s Marc Silvestri. As reported by Deadline, Wingard will work on the Hardcore movie script with Will Simmons, as well as executive produce the feature. Kirkman will produce Hardcore alongside fellow Skybound talent David Alpert, Bryan Furst and Sean Furst.
For those unfamiliar with Hardcore, the comic book series follows the Hardcore Program, which can turn anyone into human drones to get to targets that normal soldiers can’t. Agent Drake is the Hardcore Program’s best operative, but after being stranded in someone else’s body, the opening arc of the series sees Drake having only 72 hours to figure out who hijacked the program while being hunted down. Writer Andy Diggle and artist Alessandro Vitti worked on Hardcore Volume 1, and Brandon Thomas and Francis Portella wrote and illustrated Hardcore Volume 2, respectively.
News of Adam Wingard tackling Hardcore comes nearly two full months after Godzilla vs. Kong became the biggest box office hit since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down movie theaters over a year ago. As of this writing, the fourth MonsterVerse movie has made over $432 million worldwide, so it’s no wonder that studios are interested in him tackling more action-packed stories. The question is where will Hardcore land on his list of priorities.
While it hasn’t officially been announced yet what Adam Wingard’s next movie will be, considering that it was announced that he would a new Face/Off movie back in February, a little over a month before Godzilla vs. Kong arrived, I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s next on his agenda. On the other hand, considering how popular the ThunderCats brand is, it wouldn’t be surprising if Warner Bros. would prefer if Wingard deliver that reboot sooner rather than later. Wingard is writing both Face/Off 2 and ThunderCats with his partner, Simon Barrett.
Let’s also not forget that Adam Wingard reportedly isn’t departing the MonsterVerse just yet. While each movie in this franchise has been helmed by a different filmmaker so far, Warner Bros. and Legendary are apparently looking to bring Wingard back for another MonsterVerse installment. There’s no word yet on what the story would be about, although Son of Kong is one of the ideas supposedly being considered. In any case, with this, along with Face/Off 2 and ThunderCats, keeping Wingard busy, don’t be surprised if it takes a while for the Hardcore movie to appear in front of our eyeballs.
While we wait for more news about Hardcore and Adam Wingard’s other upcoming projects, learn what cinematic fare is coming out later this year by browsing through our upcoming 2021 movies schedule.
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