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NEWS Exclusive: Meet the New characters of ReBoot Quantum Leap
I don't know how legit or credible this source site is but here below we are introduced to new characters Dr Prassad, Addison, Ian Wright etc below
The 90's sci-fi series Quantum Leap is getting a reboot at NBC. And now, we've got a better idea of what fans can expect from the upcoming series.
The original Quantum Leap followed physicist Sam Beckett as he time-hopped through various eras by "leaping" into the bodies of other people. The new series takes place in the same universe, following a new team assembled to restart the Quantum Leap project.
With casting currently underway for the NBC pilot, let's take a look at the characters bringing this reboot to life.
QUANTUM LEAP – SERIES REGULARS
The following characters are described as series regulars and key players in the new Quantum Leap series.
Dr. Ben Prassad – Ben is a first-generation American, a world-renowned physicist, and a man of faith. He's also working on Quantum Leap, a time travel project. But when he uses the project on himself, he's transported back to the late 80s and struck with a bout of amnesia – forgetting what made him time travel in the first place.
The casting for Ben calls for a man in his mid 30s to early 40s, of AAPI or MENA descent.
Addison – Addison is a smart, witty, fearless ex-military operative who now serves as a project lead at Quantum Leap HQ. She's in charge of the technology they use to communicate with the past, and tries to rescue Ben from his time-flung existence.
The open-ethnicity casting for Addison calls for a woman in her 30s.
Ian Wright – Quantum Leap's nonbinary chief architect of the AI program, who prefers the company of computers to that of other people.
The open-ethnicity casting calls for a person in their 20s, and encourages non-binary actors to submit.
Herbert "Magic" Williams – A Vietnam vet and current head of the time travel project at Quantum Leap. Herbert "Magic" Williams uses his no-nonsense personality and aura of control to keep the Pentagon at bay while the team tries to rescue Ben.
The casting calls for a black man in his 60s.
Jenn – Head of security at Quantum Leap HQ. Described as quirky but formidable, she makes it her mission to figure out how Ben could have both leapt back in time and erased all evidence of the leap in the future.
ADDITIONAL GUEST STARS
In addition to the series regular roles, the show is also casting the following key guest stars:
Janis – A mysterious woman who was working with Ben in the present before his leap through time, whose true motives remain unknown. The role is described as a recurring guest spot, casting a white woman in her 40s.
Naomi – A wife attempting to ask her husband for a divorce. Unfortunately, she doesn't realize Ben currently occupies her husband's body. The open-ethnicity casting calls for a woman in her late 30s.
MORE ABOUT QUANTUM LEAP
It's been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it. Embracing the iconic series' signature blend of humor, heart, and history, this reboot expands upon the Quantum Leap universe, taking us on a thrilling journey across space and time, exploring the timeless notion of what it's like to walk in another person's shoes, and the enduring value of changing lives for the better.
Production on the Quantum Leap pilot begins in Vancouver this March.
https://thathashtagshow.com/2022/02/...m-leap-reboot/
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So thathashtagshow.com has been around since 2013, has 7500 followers on Twitter, and a relatively small Google footprint. This seems implausible but I guess we'll find out if the Pilot is ever released/aired.
I saw this too. I'm not sure what to think about this "casting." If it's legit (which it probably is), there seems to be very little connective tissue to any of the original characters, which concerns me a bit. Obviously, we're not going to be told much about these new characters yet beyond basic casting, so it would be premature to judge the premise based on that alone. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Well I suppose any one of those main characters working on PQL could have some links to the original characters through family, marriage or their friends having worked with Gushie, AL or Donna in the past.
We will find out.
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Herbert "Magic" Williams is who Sam leaped into in Vietnam in "The Leap Home-Part 2!" I wonder if/how other former Leapees will fit into to this, but it is the most intriguing aspect of the casting call.
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Good spot there Krush, now I'm wondering being a Vietnam vet "Magic" could of had some recollection of being leapt into by Sam seeing as though he had an inate 6th sense perception, magic by name magic by nature. Alternatively, Magic could have been part of the rescue team which retrieved/welcomed back m.i.a Al Calavicci.
This is a positive development.
So according to Matt Dale, co-host of the Quantum Leap Podcast and author of Beyond the Mirror Image, he has confirmed via an insider source and via the Fates Wide Wheel Podcast (another podcast about QL) that this cast sheet is REAL.
https://fateswidewheel.com/
https://quantumleapinfo.net/
Not sure what to think of it.
Casting sheets often have fake names to help preserve the secret of who the characters are. Also notice some of those characters have no last names. Which means it's very likely they are related to someone we already know. Probably Sam or Al.
I would be surprised if none of Al's daughter are part of this. My guess is Jenn head of Project security is one. Followed her father's military career, quirky personality.
The casting and info from that hashtag show is indeed real. I went to the source and asked. I watched the Fates Wide Wheel podcast today and it has some great insights. I'm looking forward to giving it a chance!
Based on what was said in the podcast, the co-hosts sort of implied that they knew the identity of the one recurring guest character, Janis, but couldn't say anything beyond that. The casting specifically calls for a white woman in her 40s. I'm speculating that Janis is one of Al's daughters, possibly the oldest of the four. The earliest Al and Beth could have possibly started a family would have been 1974 (since he supposedly got repatriated in 1973), so the age lines up.
I listened to that podcast. Very interesting and very exciting. Now Helen Shaver directing has come out in official news sources. Almost a full before it leaked online.
I am very optimistic about this. For long time I resolved myself to thinking we would never see Quantum Leap again. Or if it happened it would be years from now in the form of a full reboot. I am thrilled that it's a continuation with Don and Deborah involved. Plus it's encouraging to hear from the podcast that these new writers are fans of the show. I was stunned to see Magic in the cast. I have identified him in a few general Sci Fi forums to people who where fans of the show but did not remember his name.
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I don't hold out much hope, tbh. It's been so long now and I think the ending of the series was fine as it was, being open ended with Sam, we surmise, still being out there, maybe as himself, rather than replacing people. That woked-up casting call rings alarm bells for a start. QL was always socially conscious but Hollywood woke is a steamroller that even with Don and Deb involved in the series in some capacity, won't help. Plus every revival/reboot or continuation of series in recent years has netted some awful efforts that still get renewed year after year for some obscure reason. To wit, Star Trek Discovery and Picard and films such as the Mickey Mouse Star Wars films and the Kelvin Trek films. It's not coincidental that those have had Abrams and/or Kurtzman involved. The guys are hacks and destroyed true Wars and Trek between them.
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That woked-up casting call rings alarm bells for a start.
Give this a watch/listen:
https://youtu.be/kb8Ltcn-_Hg
So I'm new here although I've been reading the posts on these forums for a couple of years now. I had to respond to this. I talked about my reservations of the diversity casting on Reddit and Fate's Wide Wheel. I had no idea it would cause a huge uproar and I'd get a lot of abuse like I did with Doctor Who.
In case anyone is interested to know the above podcast was making direct reference to my conversation with one of the hosts Sam (I think the guy on the right) even down to him quoting me a few times. I'm not sure why a conversation with a random fan is enough for him to make a podcast about me. To give context I did have a long conversation with the guy and he was one of the few to have discourse with me however he struggled to relate to any of my points even though I could see where he was coming from. He seemed okay with people on his Twitter page hurling insults of racism at me but didn't like the fact I defended myself. It felt very one sided and I don't think he learned anything from our conversation.
I will watch the reboot and I hope it does well but I'm cautious knowing Hollywood's previous 'woke' output. 😃
I have no doubt that Janis's name is taken from the Roman God Janus.
Here I took this from Wikipedia "the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces"
So many things that could apply to Quantum Leap in that brief description.
I think the duality aspect is foreshadowing the introduction of the Evil leapers, it would fit with the timeline of them coming from a timeline "20 years ahead" of the original QL project.
I can see Janis feeding tech and spec details of the re-opened quantum leap project to an evil sinister organisation to set up the Evil quantum leap program.


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ProQuest launches displaced researchers program
No-charge access to ProQuest databases helps individuals continue their research and learning
(9 February 2017, Ann Arbor, MI) ProQuest has launched a program to provide no-cost access to its databases for students and researchers who have been separated from their universities and libraries because of travel bans or other immigration changes. The company has an email hotline [email protected] where these displaced researchers can arrange for access to the materials they need to continue their work.
"ProQuest is an open and inclusive organization that takes its role in supporting research and learning very seriously," said Kurt Sanford, ProQuest CEO. "We're doing whatever we can to mitigate the interruptions facing our community of students and scholars around the world."
The program resolves authentication problems displaced researchers may face when trying to access to their institution's holdings remotely. Individuals will be provided with personal credentials, as well as direct access to ProQuest support teams for help. There is no limit to the number of databases that can be requested. Free RefWorks accounts are also available to help with long-distance collaboration and to save, manage and organize their work.
To request access, students, faculty and other researchers can email ProQuest at [email protected] with the name of the university or library they have been separated from, along with the name of their research supervisor or faculty advisor. ProQuest representatives will work directly with impacted individuals or their advisors to set up online, no cost access to all databases needed to continue their studies or research.
The announcement is here.
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The story of Tristan and Isolde is a constant fluctuation between life and death, dream and reality - their love is the fragile experience of momentary eternity, an equilibrium between the commonplace and the ethereal, the concrete and the abstract. One body. Two hearts. Beating as one. The reflexes of twin souls. Their story presents an opportunity to review the promise of an Eden fulfilled. What tore this world apart?
Zoltán Balázs's production in Mini teater seeks an answer to this question, enquiring into the delicate balance of the relationship between man and woman, by unconventional means.
Zoltán Balázs, actor and director, was born in 1977 in Cluj Napoca (Romania). He graduated as an actor and director from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest. He participated in several foreign workshops such as in Vasilyev and Jozsef Nagy's workshop in Avignon. He studied under Robert Wilson in Paris and he also graduated from the European Theatre Union's directorial course in Stuttgart. His main works: School for Buffons by Michel de Ghelderode, The Blacks by Jean Genet,Empedocles by Friedrich Hölderlin, Pelléas and Mélisande by Maurice Maeterlinck,Leonce and Lena by Georg Büchner, Faust I-II. by J.W. Goethe, Platonov by A.P. Chekov, Inferno by Dante.
Through his performances he aims to give the audience a theatrical experience that is complex, appeals to emotions and senses, while raising the scenery, motion and music to the same level as the lyrics. His latest premiere in 2011 was Swan Lake by P.I. Tchaikovsky. In 2012 he is working with own Maladype Theatre - of which he has been the artistic director since 2001 - on a new performance of Don Carlos/Egmont by F.Schiller/J.W.Goethe. In coproduction with the Mini teater in Ljubljana, he will prepare Tristan and Isolde within the program of Puppet Nomad Academy II. supported by the EU (EACEA).


These little butterflies are beautifully designed. They have magnets on their base, so they can attach comfortably to a magnetic surface. To charge up your butterfly, set it on it's flower base. It will be fully charged when it stops flapping it's wings. Once charged, these butterflies behave differently depending on how happy they are. You can increase their happiness by interacting with them more often.
• Lonely - Fluffers very fast with a jittery movement for around 30 seconds.
• Content - Flutters quickly in a random pattern for around 40 seconds.
• Happy - Flutters with a smooth medium paced movement for around 50 seconds.
• Joyful - Flutters with a slow smooth pace for around 60 seconds.


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With 13.9 million Americans seeking work, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, grabbing an employer's attention quickly and leaving a positive impression is critical. According to a recent CareerBuilder study, nearly half (45 percent) of human resource managers said they spend, on average, less than one minute reviewing an application. The survey, which was conducted by Harris Interactive© from May 19 to June 8, 2011, included more than 2,600 employers nationwide.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- You never know what kind of fun you're gonna find on Jacksonville's Craigslist!
Today, this ad for a free dog had us in stitches. The owner even says he'll pay you to com pick him up! Surely someone wants a dog that stinks, scratches, bites, has fleas and no teeth!
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is suing to overturn Florida's new law that bans doctors from asking patients about gun ownership.
The center filed the suit in a Miami federal court on behalf of three doctors and three physicians groups.
"The best medicine is prevention," said Florida Pediatric Society president-elect Mobeen Rathore. "Unfortunately, I have seen too many tragic outcomes of an accidental shooting."
Rathore calls the new law a gag order. His organization along with the Florida Academy of Family Physicians and The Florida College of Physicians are part of the lawsuit against the state.
Opponents of the law are calling it vague, and say the punishment doesn't fit the crime."It could go to the board of medicine. You could essentially lose your license if you violate it," said Chris Nuland, an attorney for physicians.
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The economic scrooge may be loosening its grip on holiday cheer in the office as employers indicate their intent to offer more holiday perks (bonuses, parties, gifts) than last year. The nationwide CareerBuilder survey was conducted between August 17 and September 2, 2010 and included more than 3,600 workers and more than 2,600 employers.
Adventure Landing has announced that they will be hosting a multi-day haunted event called HAUNT NIGHTS. Haunt Nights is Northeast Florida's newest haunted attraction and will debut at the Adventure Landing's Jacksonville Beach location on Friday, October 9th. Haunt Nights will continue on select dates through October 31. A complete operating schedule is available by clicking this link: http://www.hauntnights.com/schedule.html.
The City of Jacksonville presents the campy cult classic, Rocky Horror Picture Show, at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Oct. 22 at midnight. Rocky Horror enthusiasts will come alive when the street festival kicks off at 8 p.m. on the Northbank Riverwalk directly behind the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. The Rocky Horror Tribute Band, a costume contest, food, beverages, activities and fun will all be part of this "strange journey." Theater doors open at 11 p.m.


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Exports of French Wine and Spirits Drop Sharply
Exports of French wine and spirits dropped sharply in the first half of the year, hit by a dramatic slowdown of demand for pricey drinks in China.
Exports of wines and spirits-one of France's top 10 exports-fell 7.3% to ?4.8 billion ($6.2 billion) in the first six months of the year, according to data released Tuesday by the Federation of Wine and Spirit Exporters.
Exports of wines and spirits to China fell nearly 30% as sales for expensive drinks, such as cognac and Bordeaux wine, tumbled. Chinese consumers have refrained from buying expensive bottles since the Chinese government's austerity campaign banned extravagant gift-giving among officials last year. The crackdown has hit profits at large foreign drink makers, including France's Pernod Ricard SA RI.FR +1.44% and Rémy Cointreau SA RCO.FR +1.52% .
Executives at large drinks makers have predicted Chinese demand will pick up again next year, and Pernod Ricard said last month it has seen signs of improvement in the latest quarter.
A crackdown on gift-giving by the Chinese government have hit exports of French wine and spirits. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
Exports of spirits fell 9%, dragged down by a drop in cognac exports, which have been hit particularly hard amid the Chinese campaign. Rémy Cointreau, which depends for the bulk of its revenue and profit on its flagship Rémy Martin cognac, is among those hit hardest by the Chinese slowdown. The company's profit was cut in half last year.
Exports of wines fell 7% as growth in Champagne exports helped stem some of the declines for high-end Bordeaux wine.
Exports of Bordeaux wine fell 28% in the first half. China has become France's main export destination for wine recently. Between 2009 and 2014, exports of wine to China more than doubled as more wealthy Chinese began to collect French wines.
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"No Bedsharing Under Four Months of Age": The AAP Evidence
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Recently the AAP released an updated safe sleep report and in it, it was stated that bedsharing with an infant under four months of age should be avoided at all times and that if parents feed in bed, they should be "vigilant not to fall asleep". This second part comes after acknowledging that the risk of bedsharing is less than the risk of falling asleep in a chair or on a sofa, so I'm guessing it's just a statement to tell families not to sleep for most of the night? Right, seems fair. As someone who looks at the research very closely, I am struggling to see the very strong stance they are taking here, especially when the alternative is, quite frankly, not an alternative at all.
Now, before I begin, I want to make the following points:
No one is saying you have to bedshare. The question is if recommendations should continue to be "no" at all costs versus giving parents the best information and working with them on a case-by-case basis as to what is safe. Especially for breastfeeding dyads.
We cannot ignore that cross-culturally bedsharing is common, and common in places with far lower SIDS and sleep-related deaths than the USA. There are very real cultural issues that come into play when we talk about nighttime care for babies. For a far fuller look into this, I strongly recommend reading Cecilia Tomori's book Nighttime Breastfeeding: An American Cultural Dilemma.
We also cannot ignore that bedsharing looks very different in many of these countries. For example, in Japan, futons and sleep surfaces are low to the ground and very firm, and although smoking rates for men are very high, they are lower for women (who are presumably sleeping closer to baby).
Smoking and bedsharing is consistently found to be the worst possible mix for babies, but there are also other factors that make up "safe bedsharing" and these don't often get considered. This is something I will discuss in more depth below.
Breastfeeding is an important factor as the AAP also has public health campaigns to breastfeed yet, as pointed out, it seems they are telling families that they need to breastfeed while awake for the first four months of a child's life. Now, if you've breastfed a baby, you will know that that likely means not sleeping very much for the first four months as babies feed a lot during this time. This can mean going off breastfeeding early, or ending up in very dangerous bedsharing situations where Mom is overtired and now bringing baby to a bed that is not set up for safe bedsharing. This is not only not feasible, but in my opinion, downright negligent to tell parents.
There, a bit of background for you. Now, onto the issue at hand.
What evidence does the AAP use for suggesting bedsharing should always be avoided under four months of age?
They cite six studies that claim there is heightened risk regardless of smoking status, the leading risk factor for bedsharing. Now, five of these
[1][2][3][4][5] were the five case-control studies included in a 2013 re-analysis of research performed by Dr. Carpenter and colleagues[6] and that I have written about here and here. To summarize briefly: the re-analysis and the original studies suffered methodological flaws that made some interpretations rather tenuous. For example:
In the re-analysis, the authors used the comparison group as female only, who naturally have a lower risk for SIDS, but as sex is a non-modifiable risk factor, it would have been better to include males and female controls for comparison purposes.
In the re-analysis, the authors imputed data that shouldn't have been imputed. This means that there was missing data in the original files on certain variables (in some cases, entire variables were missing) that was then estimated for the new analysis. This is actually a normal procedure, but the way in which it was done here – using estimates from different countries with different base rates – was incorrect.
The studies themselves suffered flaws with respect to the measurement of many variables and the omission of others. I have gone into a lot of details here on that issue and I recommend reading that piece if you'd like to better understand the issues surrounding the research that has been done to date.
So in five of the six, I would say that there are enough methodological issues that make a blanket recommendation against bedsharing problematic as opposed to a more nuanced message of safe bedsharing on a case-by-case basis, especially for breastfeeding mothers.
The sixth study[7] did find that bedsharing per se was risky for children under four months, but it is unclear how this would play out when other variables were controlled for. You see, these authors found that when specific variables related to bedsharing were considered in a restricted analysis—specifically smoking, recent maternal alcohol consumption of greater than 2 units, use of duvets greater than 4 togs, parental tiredness defined as the infant sleeping less than 5 hours for the longest sleep in the previous 24 hours, and overcrowded housing conditions—the overall risk of bedsharing was non-significant. However, it could be that this was due to a move towards protection in older infants (it was already non-significant in infants over 14 weeks regardless of other variables) or simply a reduction in the univariate risk in younger infants. Notably, it is hard to assess the real effect smoking in this group as over 90% of parents of babies who died of SIDS were smokers, leaving a very small sample of those who do not smoke. When restricted analyses were performed comparing those who bedshared and didn't smoke to controls, there was no increased risk of bedsharing across all ages.
(Note that the initial multivariate analysis does show an increased risk of bedsharing after controlling for an even greater number of variables; however, the authors found that many of these were specific to the cot environment and thus did not reflect bedsharing risk and thus a restricted multivariate model focusing on bedsharing was run. The reason that one might see a high risk in a multivariate model where irrelevant variables were included is that some of the variables may actually differentiate cot versus bedsharing deaths without being causal, such as infant age, illness, and so on, and thus their inclusion creates a spurious increased odds ratio for bedsharing.)
Thus, the research as it stands certainly doesn't support a carte blanche on bedsharing, but also does not speak to a strict stance against it when we look at the evidence as a whole. Even under four months of age.
What about breastfeeding? Isn't it supposed to be protective?
The issue of breastfeeding is one that many people rightfully discuss alongside bedsharing because the two are so intricately intertwined, especially in the early months when mothers are attempting to get their supply going and maintained and babies are supposed to be feeding on-demand. We have research that supports the notion that breastfeeding mothers are more likely to bedshare as it makes breastfeeding and sleeping easier for them[8]. We also know that not breastfeeding increases the risk of SIDS[9], and that this risk increases with the amount of formula use[10].
In this case we might think the AAP decided that breastfeeding might be one of the factors that would mitigate the risk of bedsharing in those infants under four months (if we accept there's an inherent risk), but as we know, they did not. This was thanks to one case-control study out of the Netherlands[11] which states that bedsharing is a risk factor for SIDS regardless of breastfeeding status. This would be contrary to Dr. James McKenna's notion of "breastsleeping" which rightly posits that bedsharing and breastfeeding go hand-in-hand from a biological or anthropological perspective. So how strong is this evidence?
Now, before I get into this study, I have to be clear that there were elements of their analyses that weren't clear in their write up. I attempted to contact the lead researcher with my questions and did not hear back, thus I am left with analyzing this study with incomplete data (so to speak). I will discuss my questions here and how different answers would influence the findings.
What did this study look at and actually find?
The study itself looked at ten years' of data on SIDS in the Netherlands and compared these deaths to controls. There were a total of 138 "cot deaths" (the term the researchers use) in infants less than six months of age and a group of 1628 infants were included as controls. In the cot death group, 25% of infants died while bedsharing and nearly 25% of those were not accustomed to bedsharing, meaning that 20% of infants who died were regular bedsharers. This is in contrast to the reported norms of an average of 9.4% in that age range.
Now, the authors claim that breastfeeding is not a possible confounder based on the finding that an interaction between breastfeeding and bedsharing was nonsignificant. In fact, the odds ratio for cot death based on bedsharing slightly increased when breastfeeding was controlled for. Notably, breastfeeding itself reduced the risk of cot death by a factor of 2.7, after controlling for age of baby, bedsharing, and smoking status. The odds of an infant dying of SIDS while bedsharing, after controlling for these same variables, was 9.1 times greater at 1 month, 4.0 times greater at 2 months, 1.7 times greater at 3 months, and non-significant at 4-5 months. These values were not statistically different after breastfeeding status was included in the model.
It would seem, based on these findings, that breastfeeding does not alter the risk of bedsharing at any time point, even though it is protective in and of itself. So why would I question it? It comes down to…
What were the research questions that I had?
Question 1: How does the assessment of breastfeeding affect findings?
Based on supplemental data, we know that for bedsharing SIDS families 19% had started exclusive formula feeding compared to 42% for non-bedsharing SIDS families and 24% of control families. First, we have no data on exclusivity of breastfeeding in any group, just exclusive formula use versus any breastfeeding. Given that we know exclusivity affects the degree of reduction of risk of SIDS (their terminology, not mine as breastfeeding is the biological norm and thus doesn't reduce the risk of anything)[10], this is highly relevant. If, for example, the control group has a greater number of bedsharing and exclusive breastfeeding families, then this would provide an interaction term that supports exclusive breastfeeding as a mitigating factor. This is probably unlikely, but worthy of discussion as the breakdowns could affect results.
Second, we are left with a statistical problem of a forced dichotomy that is missing information in the underlying distribution. Now, this happens often in research and is a problem when it comes to understanding the effects of breastfeeding more generally, as I have discussed here. At the very least, having a trichotomous variable (exclusive breastfeeding, mixed, exclusive formula) would be the bare minimum to test for the interactions and preferably dividing the mixed category into "predominantly breast" and "predominantly formula" would be good too. Of course, we also need to assume the underlying distribution is normal, something it likely isn't. Because of this, the better method would have been to run a restricted analysis separating the breastfeeding and exclusive formula feeding groups to determine if the odds-ratio of bedsharing was equal in each group.
Looking back to [7], we can see how this alters things. The original multivariate analysis found that bedsharing was a risk after controlling for a multitude of variables, but when the restricted analyses were run that focused on the relevant variables at hand and looking at risk by smoking and bedsharing status, the risk disappeared. In this study, both the missing underlying data on breastfeeding and possible spurious correlations with other variables (like breastfeeding and smoking, which look like they could be positively correlated based on the summary data, especially in the SIDS groups) may be affecting the results.
However, the low rates of formula use in the bedsharing SIDS group does tell us why there was no interaction in the original analysis: the bedsharing group consisted of a lot of smokers and a lot of breastfeeders. The fact that the odds ratio increased slightly when breastfeeding was added to the mix suggests that many of the smokers were breastfeeders as well, which brings me to…
Question 2: How many bedsharing families were breastfeeding and not smoking?
When I look at the breakdown of the data, there is a disproportionate amount of smokers in the bedsharing SIDS group with 53% of mothers smoking, 61% of fathers smoking, and 67% of families with at least one smoker (most with two). This is in comparison to the control group in which 20% of mothers and 32% of fathers smoked, and 39% of families had at least one smoker. Now, 81% of bedsharing SIDS families were breastfeeding of some kind so the question is: how many were both breastfeeding and smoking? Given the high rates of smoking in this group, could breastfeeding "overcome" the smoking, so to speak? Again, here is where a restricted analysis – or at least some breakdown of the data – would be helpful to better understand what's happening. It is possible that for families who do not smoke and bedshare and breastfeed, the risk of bedsharing disappears. It could even be that the risk of smoking and bedsharing is less when breastfeeding than when not. Or none of it may matter and the risk for bedsharing is equal in all of these groups. The problem is that without this breakdown, we just don't know and can't know based on the data provided.
Question 3: What about other variables?
The researchers had access to at least one other variable that is regularly found to be at play in SIDS: the use of bedding. In this study, 72% of bedsharing SIDS families used a quilt compared to 16% of controls. In other research tog value (the unit of measure for thermal resistance) has been found to be a huge risk factor for SIDS[4][7] and duvets and the like have higher tog values. Unfortunately, if this was included in the analyses, it was not reported on. Yet, given the data at hand, I can say the univariate odds-ratio is 13.68, greater than the highest risk of bedsharing. Furthermore, 64% using a pillow for baby in the bedsharing SIDS group compared to 2% of controls, resulting in an odds-ratio of 88.24, a ridiculously high number based on the very low percentage of pillow-use in the control group. The question I have is if these were included in the analyses, how did they influenced the findings as nothing is reported on these variables at all? If they weren't included, why not?
It is worth pointing out that because I calculated the odds-ratio by hand based on summary data available to me, I could not control for the other SIDS cases or other variables. This was a comparison between the SIDS-bedsharing group and the control group only.
Question 4: Is the assessment of bedsharing accurate?
I don't know the cultural views on bedsharing in the Netherlands well enough to know if families would be honest about their bedsharing practices when asked by their pediatrician. Yet this is how the control group data was determined: A survey given by their pediatrician in a "Safe Sleep" survey. I do know that in North America, when the question is asked anonymously or as part of a survey not administered by a doctor, the rates of bedsharing are much higher than the official numbers that come from doctors' offices[12][13].
Why does this matter? The entire premise of bedsharing being unsafe stems from different rates in the SIDS and control groups. If the control group rates are artificially low due to pressure to report otherwise, then we are overestimating the risk of bedsharing across all analyses. If, however, there is no such pressure and people are accurate, it's not really much of a concern.
Question 5: Why were people bedsharing?
As we don't actually know the etiology of SIDS, we should be asking why families are bringing their babies to bed with them. It is possible that some of the cases are because of an underlying vulnerability resulting in behaviours like sleep apnea or excessive crying that lead the families to choose bedsharing. It may be that breastfeeding was of primary importance and they didn't see an alternative to bedsharing to the feeding demands of their babies. Asking the question "Why?" is always of the utmost importance if we want to make blanket recommendations against a practice. Unfortunately, based on the high rates of things like smoking and use of a quilt, it would seem that safe bedsharing is not being taught and thus not followed.
Question 6: How many cases had no known risk factors for bedsharing?
As we learned when Alaska did a full examination of their SIDS and suffocation infant deaths, the number of bedsharing deaths with no known major risk factors was one over a 12-year period[14]. This is one of the most important areas of exploration because it can tell us what modifiable factors we can work on with families. Given that these doctors see bedsharing as a modifiable factor (one they'd like to modify), but one that isn't going away thanks to cultural and biological roots, we need to start looking at the modifiable factors that make bedsharing risky so that we can focus our education efforts in that area. Just as they did with the Back to Sleep campaign. That, however, requires the type of detail that was not provided in this study.
So what's the conclusion?
Based on the evidence we have, it does not seem clear that bedsharing under four months of age is inherently safe or dangerous. Looking at the various studies out there, it seems that the risk is certainly higher for younger infants when we don't consider known modifiable variables, but does that mean that it's higher when they are controlled for? That remains to be seen.
The role of breastfeeding is particularly interesting because "breastsleeping" is the biological norm for human beings. Of course we live in a culture that will deviate from this for many reasons and we also live in a culture where there are greater hazards to bedsharing due to our use of things like soft beds, duvets, lots of pillows, and so on. However, these hazards are not necessary when it comes to bedsharing and if we can focus education on modifying these practices, we may be able to see the decrease in bedsharing SIDS cases that anti-bedsharing and bedsharing folks alike are eager to see. Also, when we are talking about breastfeeding and bedsharing, we need to be very clear about what the alternative is. Currently, the AAP hasn't really offered any viable alternative to families if breastfeeding is important to them. Instead of focusing on the knowledge that breastfeeding is protective and thus looking at modifiable bedsharing factors to help increase safe sleep, they are putting babies at risk by suggesting the only alternative is to stay awake while feeding.
One final note: There is a distinct difference in the SIDS factors for bedsharing and non-bedsharing families in the research from the Netherlands. First, bedsharing deaths occurred at a much younger age, with 86% of cases occurring in the first three months and the remaining 14% between three and four months. There were no bedsharing SIDS cases after four months of age (in contrast, only 19% of non-bedsharing SIDS cases were in the first three months, 27% between three and four months, and 54% after four months of age). Second, non-bedsharing SIDS cases were more likely to be male whereas that was not the case for bedsharing SIDS cases. Finally, there were differences in formula use (more likely in non-bedsharing cases), smoking (more likely in bedsharing cases), and the use of bedding (more likely in bedsharing cases). These things speak to a real need to approach our understanding of and research on the etiology of SIDS as perhaps two separate influences.
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[2] Tappin D, Ecob R, Brooke H. Bedsharing, roomsharing, and sudden infant death syndrome in Scotland: a case-control study. J Pediatr 2005;147:32–37.
[3] McGarvey C, McDonnell M, Chong A, O'Regan M, Matthews T. Factors relating to the infant's last sleep environment in sudden infant death syndrome in the Republic of Ireland. Arch Dis Child 2003;88:1058–1064.
[4] McGarvey C, McDonnell M, Hamilton K, O'Regan M, Matthews T. An 8 year study of risk factors for SIDS: bed-sharing versus non-bed-sharing. Arch Dis Child 2006;91:318–323.
[5] Vennemann MM, Hense HW, Bajanowski T, et al. Bed sharing and the risk of sudden infant death syndrome: can we resolve the debate? J Pediatr 2012;160:44–48, e42.
[6] Carpenter R, McGarvey C, Mitchell EA, et al. Bed sharing when parents do not smoke: is there a risk of SIDS? An individual level analysis of five major case-control studies. BMJ Open 2013;3:e002299.
[7] Blair PS, Fleming PJ, Smith IJ, et al; CESDI SUDI Research Group. Babies sleeping with parents: case-control study of factors influencing the risk of the sudden infant death syndrome. BMJ 1999;319:1457–1461.
[8] Ball H, Howel D, Bryant A, Best E, Russell C, Ward-Platt M. Bed-sharing by breastfeeding mothers: who bed-shares, and what is the relationship with breastfeeding duration? Acta Paediatrica 2016; 105: 628-34.
[9] Ip S, Chung M, Raman G, Trikalinos TA, Lau J. A summary of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's evidence report on breastfeeding in developed countries. Breastfeed Med 2009;4:S17–S30.
[10] Hauck FR, Thompson JM, Tanabe KO, Moon RY, Vennemann MM. Breastfeeding and reduced risk of sudden infant death syndrome: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2011;128:103–110.
[11] Ruys JH, de Jonge GA, Brand R, Engelberts AC, Semmekrot BA. Bed-sharing in the first four months of life: a risk factor for sudden infant death. Acta Paediatrica 2007;96:1399-1403.
[12] Ateah CA, Hamelin KJ. Maternal bedsharing practices, experiences, and awareness of risks. Journal of Obstetric, Gynocologic, & Neonatal Nursing 2008; 37: 274-81.
[13] Colson E. Presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting in Vancouver, BC, 2014.
[14] Blabey MH, Gessner BD. Infant bed-sharing practices and associated risk factors among births and infant deaths in Alaska. Public Health Reports 2009; 124: 527-34.
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Marie Biancuzzo December 14, 2016 at 10:48 am - Reply
Tracy, thank you for planting a BIG seed of doubt about those 6 studies to substantiate the AAP's point on bedsharing. I realize that there are still many questions to be answered here, but honestly, I believe it's only a matter of time until we realize that these "dangers" are unproven. Thanks, too, for coming on my radio show, Born to Be Breastfed, earlier this year. I am writing a blog that will publish at the end of December, and I'm mentioning the two shows we did together, as well as the show I did with Cecilia Tomori. I think the two of you are RIGHT ON!
Anna December 23, 2016 at 11:12 pm - Reply
I love reading your posts. Thank you for your work!
Tracy January 3, 2017 at 7:43 am - Reply
Sharon Picone January 11, 2017 at 8:27 am - Reply
Thanks for this article Tracy. 🙂
Stephanie B April 15, 2017 at 4:55 am - Reply
As a scientist and a new mother, I can't believe it has taken me nearly 5 months of near constant wading through everything the internet has to offer in order to find some discussion of parenting issues that is ACTUALLY evidence based.
Thank you for writing a blog that is a real breath of fresh air amongst the literal hundreds of "scientific" parenting approaches.
I was reading Magda Gerber's book (I have been reading as much as I can, *critically*, out of interest and sheer disbelief at the amount of readily available and hugely conflicting advice out there), which led me to look up critiques of the RIE approach and yours was the first to pop up. I ended up reading several more of your blog posts and have found them all to be well-researched and refreshingly aligned with my own approach.
Of course, I'll try not to embrace this blog with the evangelical zeal that many seem to bring to their chosen parenting philosophy. However, I will continue to read and thank you again for your balanced and well researched articles.
Tracy May 3, 2017 at 10:08 am - Reply


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2019 iPhone Models to Support USB-C Fast Charging: Report
Earlier it was reported that Apple would introduce USB-C this year
However, the company is still in its redesign phase
It should introduce the feature in 2019 iPhones
Apple this year, and leaks point at a budget 6.1-inch device with a LCD display and no 3D Touch. Another variant is expected to be the iPhone X successor with an OLED display, and the most premium will be the Plus variant with a 6.5-inch OLED display. These variants were earlier reported to come bundled with USB-C fast charging accessories, but now a fresh report suggests that the 2019 variants may see USB Type-C support. To recall, the USB Type-C port is only seen in Apple's MacBook series so far, but now the company is looking to bring it to its iPhone and iPad devices as well.
Digitimes cites analog IC vendors to report that Apple is redesigning chargers and related interface on the 2019 iPhone series, and they will likely sport USB Type-C ports. The report says that the sources add, "Apple's adoption of Type-C in its iPhones will accelerate other smartphone companies' adoption of the interface in their products. The popularity of Type-C interface among handsets will still depend on the adoption in Apple's iPhones, nevertheless."
Early reports also claim that USB-C fast charging-supported adapters and Lightning cables are coming bundled with the 2018 iPhones. A special 18W power adapter is said to be developed to deliver the new experience. The new adapters and Lightning cables will come with USB-C and will enable charging of an iPhone from 0 to 50 percent in about 30 minutes. This sounds similar to the fast charging technologies that many Android makers offer in the present market. The 2018 iPhone adapter will come with a USB Power Delivery unit that will feature a USB-C port.
This report also corroborates the same thing, but claims that it will only be introduced next year. The report claims that the company is still in its redesign phase, and will not be able to introduce the transition this year.
Top Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo – currently with TF International Securities – said recently that Apple might cut prices of new iPhone models to debut later this year by as much as $300 (roughly Rs. 20,300). It is expected that the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone model will be priced between $600 (roughly Rs. 40,300) to $700 (roughly Rs.47,000), the 5.8-inch OLED iPhone will cost between $800 (roughly Rs. 53,700) and $900 (roughly Rs. 60,400), and the 6.5-inch OLED iPhone X Plus will be priced between $900 (roughly Rs. 60,400) to $1,000 (roughly Rs. 67,100).
Apple may adopt such an aggressive policy because of improvements in production yield and reduced prices of components. Also, Kuo claims that Apple is concerned over 'the negative impact of a higher price' in the already nearing saturation smartphone market.
Additionally, the 2018 models are expected to sport bigger batteries this time and perhaps the biggest news of all, support dual-SIM functionality. The top model in the range is also said to sport triple rear camera setup.
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I was on my way towards the West, but I didn't stop much. The forest fires in British Columbia became so worse, barely anything of the magnificent landscape of West Canada was visible through the dense smoke. More on that tomorrow in an extra post. But there was still one stop on my way to Revelstoke, that I did. I visited the Northern Lights Wolf Center in Golden. I got the tip to stop there from Michi and Vroni, whom I got to know at the beginning of my big journey. In the Wolf center, wolves got raised but not bred. All animals there originated from captivity or didn't have a chance in the wilderness anymore and therefore got brought to the Center. There next to a new habitat, they also got the new, important purpose of teaching tourists and school classes about an issue, that is only little known about the Canadian National Parks. Wolves slowly go extinct there, as humans decrease their population. This is not only bad because there are no wolves anymore, but also other animal and plant species disappear as they live in a symbiotic relationship with the wolves in their ecosystem. More detailed information about this problem can be found on the website of the Northern Lights Wolf Center. At this place I just want to present some eye-catching photos that I took at the Center, to present those gorgeous animals.
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New Wolsey and Ramps on the Moon Announce New Tour for 2017
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Today, the New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich is delighted to announce the second touring production for Spring 2017 in association with Ramps On The Moon.
Based on the iconic 1969 rock concept album, The Who's TOMMY is an exhilarating story of hope, healing, and the human spirit.
After witnessing the accidental murder of his mother's lover by his father, young Tommy is so traumatized that he loses his ability to hear, see or speak. He grows up in a post WWII England where he suffers abuse at the hands of his sadistic relatives and neighbours.
As an adolescent, Tommy's life is saved when he falls in love with playing pinball…
With a cast of 20 performers and musicians, this is the story of the pinball-playing boy who triumphs over his adversities which has inspired, amazed, and puzzled audiences for more than 40 years. A five-time Tony Award-winning musical and high-energy production, this is a one-of-a-kind theatrical event!
The production will be directed by Theatre Royal Stratford East's Artistic Director Kerry Michael, with dramaturgy by writer Paul Sirett.
TOMMY is part of Ramps On The Moon – a ground-breaking project which signals a change in the UK's disability arts provision. Seven major theatre companies have committed to putting Deaf and disabled artists and audiences at the centre of their work; to accelerate positive change, explore opportunities and stimulate awareness of disability issues within arts and culture. The project is supported by £2.3 million of public funding through the Arts Council's Strategic Touring programme – the largest award of its kind.
Hedley Swain, Area Director, South East, Arts Council England, said: "Ramps on the Moon is a project of huge importance to the Arts Council and so we are delighted to hear that TOMMY will be the next production. The Government Inspector has already demonstrated how much of an impact these inclusive productions can have, not just for audiences and cast members, but for the venues themselves. I look forward to seeing Tommy continue this impetus, helping to bring about lasting change in the UK's disability arts provision."
All performances of TOMMY will be fully accessible including a creative combination of British sign language, audio description and captioning.
The first Ramps On The Moon tour The Government Inspector is halfway through its Spring 2016 tour, and can still be seen at Nottingham Playhouse, Theatre Royal Stratford East, Liverpool Everyman and Sheffield Theatres.
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There is a strong sense of déjà vu in the euro area. The conundrums over economic and monetary union – whether Greece gives up, Spain messes up, Germany pays up, France seizes up – are complex. However, behind these lie historical patterns.
We have just witnessed further twists. Greece may have a new coalition government but it faces the same old problems in implementing the terms of its bailout deal. The €100bn rescue of Spanish banks, on relatively undemanding conditions, is likely to exacerbate angst among the Germans, Europe's main paymasters, that creditors are treating the debtors too generously. Precisely the opposite sentiment is on show in Paris, where President François Hollande accuses the Germans of imposing destructive austerity on eurozone debtors.
These contemporary diplomatic manoeuvres and tensions are reruns of behaviour in the febrile build-up to the launch of the single currency in 1999. All the scenes in the euro area drama have been played out many times before. Take, for example, the belief that political and fiscal union is necessary to make monetary union work. Helmut Kohl, the former German chancellor, said in 1991 that monetary union without political union would be a 'castle in the air'.
Similarly, the economic dislocation facing southern Europe is not new – nor was it unanticipated. Bundesbank officials said publicly 15 years ago that profligate states that could no longer devalue would face wrenching unemployment and social upheaval unless they controlled costs. Gerhard Schröder, Mr Kohl's successor as chancellor, said in 1998 that Germany would dominate the economic and monetary union because it would manage its costs better.
The rescue saga, where fear of catastrophe forces Germany into last-minute concessions, is all too familiar. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, President François Mitterrand of France, cajoled Mr Kohl into accelerating moves to economic and monetary union by threatening Germany with the kind of isolation that led to two world wars. Germany grudgingly accepted Italy as a founding euro area member country in 1998 partly because Bundesbank officials feared a spurned Italy would devalue the lira and so gravely damage German companies.
German obduracy in the face of French demands for more funding has been repeated countless times. In a precursor of today's strains, Germany refused in 1968 to give in to strong US, French and British pressure to help other currencies by revaluing the Deutschmark, although it relented a year later. 'The French want to put shackles on what they see as our sinister monetary policy,' wrote Otmar Emminger, former Bundesbank board member and president, in 1970. In 1981, after Mr Mitterrand's election victory, the Bundesbank called for French devaluation, asking: 'What do they really want?' The Bundesbank again threatened the French with devaluation in 1992, softening only when Mr Kohl intervened. Mr Kohl and President Jacques Chirac nearly came to fisticuffs in 1996 over French pleas for relaxed budgetary stringency.
France's perennial refusal to give up fiscal sovereignty explained why an earlier plan for economic and monetary union failed in the early 1970s. Germany's current insistence that mutualised liabilities through euro area bonds or Europe-wide deposit insurance can come only after full-scale economic convergence echoes Germany's 1960s and 1970s view that monetary union should be delayed pending full economic harmonisation. Germany's European lecturing has a long pedigree. Willy Brandt, former German chancellor, told his finance minister in 1970 to 'stamp our hallmark' on monetary union plans so that 'our monetary policy views prevail'.
As the costs of either breaking or underpinning the euro area rise to giddying heights, the big question is whether the Germans, once again, will give in to neighbours' pressure for more money. George Soros, whose investment fund made an estimated $1bn in betting against British currency policies in 1992, says the Bundesbank is again the key player. Today's dilemma is much more fraught. In 1992 Germany rejected the UK but stuck to the alliance with France to prevent the exchange rate mechanism from shattering. This time, its own currency is at stake. The risks and rewards are many times greater. And German public opinion is increasingly eurosceptic.
The danger is that creditors' and debtors' contrary reactions will be self-reinforcing. Greece's new leaders may see the Germans' partial climbdown over the Spanish bailout as a sign that Greece can repudiate its debt with impunity. German politicians may move in the opposite direction: with a backlash against perceived softening and an insistence, next time, that Germany will not relent on conditions for debtors – especially for Greece. The lesson of economic and monetary union brinkmanship over many years is that the Germans always give in – until the time they don't. That moment may be approaching.


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Theater in Your Car
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Asian, in your car, suburb, theater, toronto on August 25, 2019| 3 Comments »
Photo: The Toronto Star
A Canadian theater critic interviewed actors who give 10-minute dramatic performances in people's cars.
More than five years ago, I wrote about actors creating theater in taxis in Iran and linked to a separate article on taxi performances in New York (check out the post). So that's just to say there is no new thing under the sun.
Still, people think up creative ideas for their own reasons and don't necessarily know about similar efforts anywhere else. In today's example, providing entertainment in cars was devised as a way to bring theater to Toronto suburbs where there are large Asian populations that seldom brave the downtown scene.
Karen Fricker wrote at the Toronto Star about picking up a series of actors in her car who put on 10-minute plays for her as a demonstration.
"[I] picked up three actors who directed me around streets previously unknown to me in downtown Markham and its environs, and who each made me believe in ten short minutes that their situations were really happening.
"I did this as a test driver for fu-GEN Theatre Company's wildly ambitious show Fearless, which involves micro-performances for individual spectators in their own cars, and a web app which lets the show work, as artistic director David Yee describes it, like 'Uber in reverse.'
"Fu-GEN is a Toronto-based company dedicated to reflecting Asian-Canadian experiences. This show 'began as outreach, as a way to engage with the large Asian Canadian community who live in Markham, Richmond Hill, North York, etc., who we know exist, but don't make it downtown to see our work,' says Yee. …
"The goal of the project is to give Markhamites something new and curated for them … "Fu-GEN commissioned [writers] to author short scripts that address the themes of fear and fearlessness, and at the same time found a developer, Shawn Li, 'who works at Microsoft during the day, then builds us a weird little theatre-in-cars app in his off hours,' says Yee.
"From my user perspective I found the show streamlined and easy to navigate. In order to participate, you need to have a car you are insured to operate. You book online, choosing between a series of timed slots, and are given a link to an online app you can use from a browser on your phone (you don't have to download anything).
"When the app goes live, photos of the 20 performers appear on a live map along with the titles and authors of their shows and a one-sentence description of the content. Once you confirm your choice of performer, the app guides you to their location — and you know it's them because they're wearing a bright yellow backpack (and they know it's you because you've uploaded a photo to your online profile). The performer disappears from the live map during the ride and reappears once you've dropped them off. You then start over by clicking on another performer photo. …
"Yee says that safety was one of the core tenets of the project. 'Every aspect of this experience, from the ground up, has been built with both audience and performer safety in mind. … How eerie is it for a stranger to greet you by your name? It can be comforting or it can be unsettling; all that potential is alive in just having that information at hand. The writers had the choice to use that for whatever purpose is useful to them.' "
For me, this experience sounds like fun, but I am also not afraid to go downtown for a show. I really wonder if people who are afraid of something that simple and distancing would pick up a stranger for an in-your-face performance.Would you try it?


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Towering over Queens: Central Long Island City site to make way for another high rise
By The Editors • March 6, 2015
The site is marked in blue. (Courtesy Bing)
Yet another tower could rise in Long Island City, Queens. Citigroup is expected to sell a prime development site next to its SOM-designed, 51-story turquoise office tower that dominates the neighborhood's skyline.
The New York Times reported that when Citi built the structure in 1989, the city expected Long Island City to blossom into a major commercial hub. That hope did not pan out. But the neighborhood has seen a boom in residential development in recent years and now Citi wants to take advantage of it. The bank will reportedly sell the development site for $150 million, likely giving way to an apartment or hotel high-rise.
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"I just feel lucky. I don't feel like I own [a poem]. I made it, but that's different. It's more about the pleasure that's just there when it's done, whether anyone sees it or not. I see it myself, quietly. I'm not showing anyone."—Jack Gilbert, An Interview with Jack Gilbert by Chard deNiord.
Please join The Red Room Company for The Disappearing Walking Tour.
Uncover sydney's hidden poetic currents with your guide Johanna Featherstone during Sydney Writers' Festival. Celebrated poets Martin Harrison, Astrid Lorange, Nick Bryant-Smith and Lorna Munro, as well as experts from The Historic Houses Trust will meet you along the way to explore poetry and place.
You may know him as a jazz drummer, patron of Stonnington Jazz, mentor of young musicians, recipient of a lung transplant. You may have heard him waxing lyrical at a gig at Bennetts Lane in Melbourne during his 18 year residency there. And you may have read his poems on some of the 110 CDs released with his name on them.
Conjuror collects 70 pieces by poetic auto-didact Browne into one volume. The poetry was written over 40 years. The verses speak of jazz and its doctors, home and hearth, love and life, music and this mad, mad world. Seven poems from the collection frame the music on On it, Browne's long standing sextet (see personnel below) swing in 7 tunes that mix contemporary and classic jazz with poetry.
You may know many things about Allan Browne, but Conjuror holds some wonderful surprises.
Conjuror is to be launched on Monday 4 June 2012 at Melbourne International Jazz Festival with the Allan Browne Sextet.
Or join in on Wednesday 6 June at Uptown Jazz Cafe, with the Allan Browne trio.
"Those were great gifts she told me from the beginning — the things I wasn't afraid of," Merwin says, when I mention the poem.
That leads him to another childhood memory, spooning dried peas into a brass bowl over and over again, mesmerized by the sound.
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noun 1. an imaginary creature of Aboriginal legend, said to haunt rushy swamps and billabongs.
2. Obsolete a full-grown beast (def. 2) which has remain unbranded.
Bunyips, apparently, are nocturnal creatures known to haunt waterholes. It's been suggested that there are more than a couple of Australian poets to whom this description might apply. This, certainly, is a rich poetry issue, a nest-full of the finest new writing, from Jennifer Maiden, John Kinsella, Maria Takolander, Michael Farrell, Craig Powell, Michael Sharkey, Kate Middleton and many others (several of them quite tea-totalling), plus essays by Kevin Hart on A.D. Hope, Lachlan Brown on Kevin Hart, Michael Buhagiar on Christopher Brennan, Suzie Cardwell on John Scott, Mike Ladd on poetry and radio, John Jenkins on poetry and film, Michael Ackland on Murray Bail, and, here and in The Long Paddock, further bunyipery of the highest order: reviews of many new poetry collections, an interview with Laurie Duggan, and a striking selection of new short fiction.
Please come to the launch of the latest issue of Southerly, A Nest of Bunyips. The launch will have food and wine, and of course, lots of readings from our fabulous contributors.
On Saturday 28 April at Perth Poetry Club we are thrilled to present BRON BATEMAN and GLEN PHILLIPS. 2-4pm at The Moon, 323 William St, Northbridge, WA. Plus open mike.
Bron Bateman has a Doctorate in Creative Writing and a collection published, people from bones. She has work published in the US, Britain and Australia. Her poetry deals with the body, sexuality and issues that are hard to deal with. If you've experienced the rare treat of hearing Bron read her poetry, you'll know why we are excited to have her. Otherwise come along and find out.
When I arrived at the London Book Fair on Monday, I saw a huge sign outside showing a cute Chinese boy holding an open book with the words underneath him: "China: Market Focus." The special guest of this year's fair was the Chinese Communist Party's censorship bureau. Assisted by the government-funded, but independent, British Council, the fair's organizers invited the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP)—the Communist Party's designated body for ensuring that all publications, from poems to textbooks, are certified fit for the public at home and abroad to read.
What has caused a bitter public wrangle in London is that Beijing not only chose—with the full approval of the fair itself and of the British Council—which writers to bring to the fair. In a disturbing repeat of what happened at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2009, it also excluded some of China's best-known writers. Among these are two Nobel Prize winners: Gao Xingjian, China's only Literature Prize laureate, who lives in nearby Paris, and Liu Xiaobo, the Peace Prize winner who is now serving out an eleven-year prison sentence. More scandalous still, not one of China's diaspora poets and novelists was invited, even though most of the country's most distinguished writers live abroad.
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We're giving away limited # of Les Murray prints of poem 'High-speed Bird' Teeny-weeny damage.
in the recording, get up and reduce the treble.
When you've finished your first paragraph, sit back for a bit.
casting its zebra pattern on the wall to your left.
18 Monday Martin Luther King's Birthday (Observed).
You well might wonder where both of them are now.
unpaid bills, the letters you forgot to open. No joke, now.
writing. This is your life we're dealing with here.
This is your last chance to get it down right.
one last stab at something beautiful before the end.
at the cat. All that it wants is your hands on it.
-- Born in Newburgh, New York, Halvard Johnson grew up in New York City and the Hudson Valley. He has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maryland State Arts Council, and Baltimore City Arts. Among his collections of poetry are Transparencies and Projections, The Dance of the Red Swan, Eclipse, and Winter Journey—all from New Rivers Press and, now out of print, archived at the Contemporary American Poetry Archives. Recent collections include Rapsodie espagnole,G(e)nome, The Sonnet Project, Theory of Harmony—all from www.xpressed.org—and The English Lesson, from Unicorn Press. Hamilton Stone Editions has published two collections: Guide to the Tokyo Subway and Organ Harvest with Entrance of Clones. He has lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois; El Paso, Texas; Cayey, Puerto Rico; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland; and New York City. For many years he taught overseas in the European and Far East divisions of the University of Maryland, mostly in Germany and Japan. He currently resides in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize - Enter Now!
Authors must be Australian citizens or have permanent resident status in Australia. Each entry must be a single authored short story in English of between 2000 and 5000 words. The results will be announced in September and the winning story will be published in the September 2011 (Fiction) issue.
In particular, he has studied the "dragline" silk that spiders dangle from, quantifying its strength in a 2007 paper in Polymer Journal.
Dr Osaki used 300 female Nephila maculata spiders - one of the species of "golden orb-weavers" renowned for their complex webs - to provide the dragline silk.
He then set about measuring their tensile strength - a critical factor for violinists wishing to avoid breaking a string in the midst of a concerto.For each string, Dr Osaki twisted between 3,000 and 5,000 individual strands of silk in one direction to form a bundle. The strings were then prepared from three of these bundles twisted together in the opposite direction.
Dr Osaki suggests that it is this feature of the strings that lends them their strength and, crucially, their unique tone.A closer study using an electron microscope showed that, while the strings themselves were perfectly round, in cross-section the strands had been compressed into a range of different shapes that all fit snugly together, leaving no space between them.
The US Postal Service has announced publication of 10 Forever stamps honouring 20th Century US Poets. Forever stamps are stamps which keep their current market value for posting as long as you need them. (But, as the old saying puts it, Nothing lasts forever.) Postage stamp collectors have twenty days to buy these new artworks - and a lifetime to relish the works and writings by and about their favourite poets. There's even a quote from the poet on the back of the stamp!
The Twentieth-Century Poets honored by the Postal Service include Elizabeth Bishop, Joseph Brodsky, Gwendolyn Brooks, E.E. Cummings, Robert Hayden, Denise Levertov, Sylvia Plath, Theodore Roethke, Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams. Each stamp features a photograph of one of the 10 poets. Text on the back of the stamp sheet includes an excerpt from one poem by each poet. The art director was Derry Noyes.
Elizabeth Bishop was known as a "writer's writer," suggesting the admiration other poets feel for her work. The photograph of Elizabeth Bishop was taken in her home in Key West, FL, by Josef Breitenbach.
E.E. Cummings expertly manipulated the rules of grammar, punctuation, rhyme and meter to create poems that resembled modernist paintings more than traditional verse. The E.E. Cummings stamp features a photograph of Cummings taken in 1935 by Edward Weston.
An award-winning author of more than 20 collections of poetry, Denise Levertov wrote mystical, meditative poems about nature, spirituality, love, and loss as well as antiwar poems. The Denise Levertov stamp features a photograph of Levertov taken by Rollie McKenna.
Sylvia Plath probed the conflict between inner self and outward appearance. Her complex body of work includes deftly imagined poems about marriage and motherhood, gender and power, death and resurrection, and the search for self. The Sylvia Plath stamp features a photograph of Plath taken by Rollie McKenna.
The Elizabeth Bishop, E.E. Cummings, Denise Levertov and Sylvia Plath photographs are part of the collection at the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
Joseph Brodsky, an exile from the Soviet Union, was the first foreign-born poet to be appointed Poet Laureate of the United States. The Joseph Brodsky stamp features a photograph of Brodsky standing on a pier on the Hudson River in New York City. The photograph was taken by Nancy Crampton.
Gwendolyn Brooks is best remembered for distinctive, lyrical portraits of everyday urban life. The Gwendolyn Brooks stamp features a photograph of Brooks in her Chicago home. The photograph was taken in 1987 by Jon Randolph.
The poems of Robert Hayden reflect his brilliant craftsmanship, his historical conscience and his gift for storytelling. The Robert Hayden stamp features a photograph of Robert Hayden taken around 1975 by Timothy Franklin. The photograph is part of the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress.
Theodore Roethke created intimate, introspective poems distinguished by lyricism and a sensual use of imagery. The Theodore Roethke stamp features a photograph of Roethke taken in London, England.
The poems of Wallace Stevens explore language and meaning that make reading a distinctive experience. The Wallace Stevens stamp features a photograph of Stevens taken by Sylvia Salmi. The image is from Bettmann/CORBIS.
William Carlos Williams was a doctor who typed out his poems between seeing patients. His work showed readers the extraordinary in the commonplace. The Williams stamp features a photograph taken in the 1940s. The photograph is from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University.
The stamps on the Twentieth-Century Poets pane are being issued as Forever stamps. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.
More to be read HERE.
things in this universe. Parentage becomes obscure.
What is eaten changes places with that which eats.
depends on where you stand. Stand somewhere.
Don Marquis and Archy's "a spider and a fly"
ABC Jazz: "Happy Birthday, Billie Holiday"
MILES DAVIS was picking up eggs!


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January 8, 2023 • 0 Comment
Over the last few years, the developments in the commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) network-attached storage (NAS) market have mostly been on the software front – bringing in more business-oriented value additions and better support for containers and virtual machines. We have had hardware updates in terms of processor choices and inclusion of M.2 SSD slots (primarily for SSD caching), but they have not been revolutionary changes.
At CES 2023, QNAP revealed plans for two different NAS units – the all-flash TBS-574X (based on the Intel Alder Lake-P platform), and the ML-focused TS-AI642 (based on the Rockchip RK3588 app processor). While QNAP only provided a teaser of the capabilities, there are a couple of points worth talking about to get an idea of where the COTS NAS market is headed towards in the near future.
Hybrid Processors
Network-Attached storage units have typically been based on either server platforms in the SMB / SME space or single-board computer (SBC) platforms in the home consumer / SOHO space. Traditionally, both platforms have eschewed big.LITTLE / hybrid processors for a variety of reasons. In the x86 space, we saw hybrid processors entering the mainstream market recently with Intel's Alder Lake family. In the ARM world, big.LITTLE has been around for a relatively longer time. However, server workloads are typically unsuitable for that type of architecture. Without a credible use-case for such processors, it is also unlikely that servers will go that route. However, SBCs are a different case, and we have seen a number of application processors adopting the big.LITTLE strategy getting used in that market segment.
Both the all-flash TBS-574X and the AI NAS TS-AI642 are based on hybrid processors. The TBS-574X uses the Intel Core i3-1220P (Alder Lake-P) in a 2P + 8E configuration. The TS-AI642 is based on the Rockchip RK3588 [ PDF ], with 4x Cortex-A76 and 4x Cortex-A55 fabricated in Samsung's 8LPP process.
QNAP is no stranger to marketing Atom-based NAS units with 2.5 GbE support – their recent Jasper Lake-based tower NAS line-up has proved extremely popular for SOHO / SMB use-cases. The Gracemont cores in the Core i3-1220P are going to be a step-up in performance, and the addition of two performance cores can easily help with user experience related to features more amenable for use in their Core-based units.
NAS units have become powerful enough to move above and beyond their basic file serving / backup target functionality. The QTS applications curated by QNAP help in providing well-integrated value additions. Some of the most popular ones enable container support as well as the ability to run virtual machines. As the range of workloads run on the NAS simultaneously start to vary, hybrid processors can pitch in to improve performance while maintaining power efficiency.
On the AI NAS front, the Rockchip RK3588 has processor cores powerful enough for a multi-bay NAS. However, QNAP is putting more focus on the neural network accelerator blocks (the SoC has 6 TOPS of NN inference performance), allowing the NAS to be marketed to heavy users of their surveillance and 'AI' apps such as QVR Face (for face recognition in surveillance videos), QVR Smart Search (for event searching in surveillance videos), and QuMagie (for easily indexed photo albums with 'AI' functionality).
E1.S Hot-Swappable SSDs
QNAP's first NASbook – an all-flash NAS using M.2 SSDs – was introduced into the market last year. The TBS-464 remains a unique product in the market, but goes against the NAS concept of hot-swappable drives.
QNAP's First-Generation NASbook – the TBS-464
At the time of its introduction, there was no industry standard for hot-swappable NVMe flash drives suitable for the NASbook's form-factor. U.2 and U.3 drive slots with hot-swapping capabilities did exist in rackmount units meant for enterprises and datacenters. So, QNAP's NASbook was launched without hot-swapping support. Meanwhile, the industry was consolidating towards E1.S and E1.L as standard form-factors for hot-swappable NVMe storage.
(L to R) E1.S 5.9mm (courtesy of SMART Modular Systems); E1.S Symmetric Enclosure (courtesy of Intel); E1.S (courtesy of KIOXIA)
QNAP's 2023 NASbook – the TBS-574X – will be the first QNAP NAS to support E1.S hot-swappable SSDs (up to 15mm in thickness). In order to increase drive compatibility, QNAP will also be bundling M.2 adapters attached to each drive bay. This will allow end-users to use M.2 SSDs in the NASbook while market availability of E1.S SSDs expands.
Specifications Summary
The TBS-574X uses the Intel Core i3-1220P (2P + 8E – 10C/12T) and includes 16GB of DDR4 RAM. Memory expansion support is not clear as yet (It is likely that these are DDR4 SO-DIMMs). There are five drive bays, and the NAS seems to be running QTS based on QNAP's model naming). The NASbook also sports 2.5 GbE and 10 GbE ports, two USB4 ports (likely Thunderbolt 4 sans certification, as QNAP claims 40 Gbps support, and ADL-P supports it natively), and 4K HDMI output. The NASbook also supports video transcoding with the integrated GPU in the Core i3-1220P. QNAP is primarily targeting collaborative video editing use-cases with the TBS-574X.
The TS-AI642 uses the RockChip RK3588 (4x CA-76 + 4x CA-55) app processor. The RAM specifications were not provided – SoC specs indicate LPDDR4, but we have reached out to QNAP for the exact amount . There are six drive bays. This is again interesting, since the SoC natively offers only up to 3 SATA ports. So, QNAP is either using a port multiplier or a separate SATA controller connected to the PCIe lanes for this purpose. The SoC's native network support is restricted to dual GbE ports, but QNAP is including 2.5 GbE as well as a PCIe Gen 3 slot for 10 GbE expansion. These are also bound to take up the limited number of PCIe lanes in the processor (which is 4x PCIe 3.0, configurable as 1 x4, or 2 x2, or 4 x1). Overall, the hardware is quite interesting in terms of how QNAP will be able to manage performance expectations with the SoC's capabilities. With a focus on surveillance deployments and cloud storage integration, the performance may be good enough even with port multipliers.
Overall, QNAP's teaser of their two upcoming desktop NAS products has provided us with insights into where the NAS market for SOHOs / SMBs is headed in the near future. QNAP has never shied away from exploring new hardware options, unlike Synology, QSAN, Terramaster, and the like. While we are very bullish on E1.S support and hybrid processors in desktop NAS units, the appeal of the RockChip-based AI NAS may depend heavily on its price to capabilities / performance aspect.