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Crystal Bridge's art installation a team effort

by Robbie Neiswanger | April 7, 2017 at 2:21 a.m. | Updated April 7, 2017 at 2:21 a.m.
Kevin Haynie, an art preparator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, explains the installation process of Nari Ward’s wall sculpture We the People. The installation is made of shoelaces that spell out the first three words of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution.

The administrative staff, volunteers and other employees at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art typically don't have the opportunity to get involved in the art installation process.

But one of the museum's latest acquisitions, Nari Ward's wall sculpture We the People, presented a perfect opportunity for participation. So one by one, a group assembled in the gallery last month took turns using a tool that resembled a small screw driver to insert a shoelace into a pre-drilled hole in the museum wall.

The process was repeated over and over throughout the course of a week as thousands of colorful shoelaces were put in place in the 8-by-27-foot piece, outlining an elegant script of the first three words of the preamble to the U.S. Constitution. Kevin Haynie, a preparator, or art handler, at the museum, said it was his first recollection of a community installment at the museum during his three years with Crystal Bridges, and that the process was fitting for We the People.

"That's the spirit of the piece," Haynie said. "The community involvement is really the heart of it."

The installation of Ward's work was completed last month and will be featured during the "Art in Conversation: Environment, Identity and Memory" symposium, which begins with a conversation featuring museum founder Alice Walton and Deputy Director Sandy Edwards today at 6:30 p.m. The symposium will bring artists and historians together to discuss issues of identity, race, class, gender and the environment as they relate to art in the museum's permanent collection.

Ward, a New York-based artist, will attend Saturday. He's scheduled to kick off the day at 10 a.m., by discussing We the People and how art can serve as a call to action with Crystal Bridges curator Lauren Haynes.

"Giving artists the opportunity to speak on behalf of their work is so powerful," Crystal Bridges curator Chad Alligood said. "We want to learn from them. As a contemporary curator, that's really when you hit the sweet spot when you bring artists here, put them in conversation with the audience and let the sparks fly. Hopefully that's what we see at the symposium."

Ward was born in St. Andrews, Jamaica, and moved to the United States as a child. He lives and works in Harlem. Earlier this year Ward received the Vilcek Prize, a $1,000 award given to immigrants who have "made lasting contributions to American society through their extraordinary achievements."

Alligood said Ward walks throughout Harlem collecting everyday objects and incorporates them in his work, giving them new meaning. For We the People, Ward used thousands of shoelaces -- the museum is not certain of the exact number -- and used them to outline the script.

In his work, Ward often addresses the subjects of race, immigration and power structures in American society. Alligood said those themes are embodied in We the People, in which Ward underlines the importance of those three words and questions the tenants of society, asking, "Who gets to speak for us?" He said he also believes the piece serves as a call to action.

"If you noticed, the shoelaces are inserted into the wall. But they're also untied," Alligood said. "The suggestion here is that the work of the Constitution in these untied shoelaces is left undone and it's all of our responsibility to participate and lend a hand and to participate in democracy."

The wall sculpture installed at Crystal Bridges is one of three versions of We the People created by Ward. A version with a white background was created in 2011. Ward also recreated that version for the New York Historical Society in February.

The planning process at Crystal Bridges took months, according to Haynie. The museum received detailed instructions for the piece. For instance, it needed to be 36 inches off the ground.

When it was time for the installation to begin, a portion of the wall in the 1940s to Now Gallery was prepared and painted black. Those working on the preparation used a template to outline the three words on the wall and then drilled thousands of holes that would eventually house the shoelaces.

The shoelaces were stored on white panels matching the script on the wall. They were moved from the panels and inserted into the corresponding spaces on the wall, one by one, over the course of a week.

"The method of inserting the shoelace into the wall is a kind of meditative practice," Alligood said.

Haynie thought it would be simple enough to invite others to participate, helping them get involved and understand what it was like to be help prepare an exhibit. While much of the work was done by Crystal Bridges staff and volunteers, Haynie said some Alzheimer's patients and their caretakers also lent a hand.

"We tried to work in as many people as we could," Haynie said when the installation of We the People was close to wrapping up last month. "I think in the future, if this is successful, I would like to incorporate as many people outside the walls of Crystal Bridges as possible."

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With just a little more than a week to go before the start of the trial in the case of the U.S. v. Raniere, the jury selection process is almost complete.

But there are still several important issues that have to be resolved before the start of the trial on May 7th.

Judge Nicholas Garaufis has some tough decisions to make.

As Frank Report readers will remember, the jury selection process began with the identification of 500 randomly-selected, potential jurors.

Those 500 people were required to fill out a lengthy questionnaire that had been developed by the prosecution, reviewed by the defense attorneys, and then finalized by the presiding judge in the case, U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis.

Copies of the completed questionnaires were given to the defense attorneys and the prosecution team so that they could identify any jurors that they thought should be stricken from the jury pool “for cause”.

In this context, “for cause” includes jurors who may be inherently biased for one side or the other, jurors who could not be available for the 6-8 weeks that the trial is expected to last, etc.

Groups of potential jurors who had not been stricken “for cause” were brought in for follow-up interviews starting on Monday, April 22nd – and, one-at-a-time, were asked additional questions by Judge Garaufis in front of the attorneys for both sides.

Some of these potential jurors were then excused because of preexisting obligations or the potential hardship that being on the jury would cause for them. Others were excused because they had strong opinions on issues that might come up in the trial – like abortion – or because they had already heard about the case.

Finally, by the end of the day on Wednesday, April 24th, 55 potential jurors had made it through the interview process.

As reported by Amanda Holloway from Courthouse News, the plan now is to wait until May 6th – and then complete the selection of 12 jurors and 6 alternates.

During this last stage of the selection process, the defense attorneys will have 10 – and the prosecution will have 6 – peremptory challenges that they can use to strike anyone from being a juror or an alternate.

District Court judges generally have some latitude in terms of how jurors are handled before, during and after trials.

In this case, Judge Garaufis has already ruled that this will be an “anonymous jury” – meaning that “the names of the jurors will not be provided by the Court to anyone [other than the defense and prosecution], whether before, during or after the trial”.

Although Judge Garaufis indicated that jurors will be free to speak to the media or anyone else after the trial is over, he also said he will advise them not to do that:

Judge Garaufis said, “I…always recommend to the jurors that at the end of the trial, whatever their verdict is, that they leave the courthouse and they forget about what happened and go back to, you know, their normal lives and not be subject to press and other interference, if you will, with their normal life activities”.

Even though neither side made such a request, Judge Garaufis also decided that the jury in this case will be “semi-sequestered”.

What that means is that the members of the jury (and the alternates) will all meet at an undisclosed location prior to the start of each day of the trial.

From there, they will be escorted to the courthouse by U.S. Marshals – and brought in through an entrance that is not available to the general public or the media. The reverse process will be followed at the end of each day.

Although the judge said it appears the jurors on this case will not be in any actual danger, he opted to have them “semi-sequestered” in order to shelter them from the media or other interested parties.

Over the course of this week, Judge Garaufis will be issuing rulings on several important matters.

These include the following:

(1) Will the prosecution be allowed to show pictures of the 15-year-old girl who was part of Raniere’s harem? As described by the prosecution, these pictures “are part of a collection including two digital images of a juvenile nude female exposing her vagina, including one in which the minor victim’s legs are open and her inner labia are visible”.

(2) Will witnesses for the prosecution be required to disclose their full names in open court – or will they be allowed to use just their first name or a pseudonym.

Clare Bronfman and Lauren Salzman – Two of the three members of NXIVM Corporation’s current Executive Board, they have both pleaded guilty to charges in connection to the case. Lauren is expected to testify against Keith Alan Raniere. Clare is not expected to testify. But that could change.

Omar Boone of Monterrey Mexico. Boone is the third member of NXIVM Corporation’s current Executive Board

(3) Will the NXIVM Corporation – which is currently being run by Clare Bronfman, Lauren Salzman, and Omar Boone – be able to prevent the prosecution from introducing certain evidence because doing so would violate the company’s attorney-client privilege rights?

Rhiannon was repeatedly raped by Keith Raniere when she was 12-13 years old – and wants to testify about that.

(4) Will the woman who claims she was repeatedly raped by Raniere back in the 1990s – when she was 12-13 years old – be allowed to testify about those incidents?

Raniere still has followers in Mexico who would like to testify on his behalf. But they want to do so from Mexico.

(5) Will the defense attorneys be allowed to introduce testimony from foreign witnesses via closed-circuit TV or will those witnesses be required to appear in person at the trial?

(6) Will the prosecution be allowed to utilize its designated expert witnesses even though those witnesses were identified after the deadline for identifying them?

Stay tuned, readers…The show is about to start!

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  • The more resources that a defendant has, the more likely it is that there will be a “designer” jury whose slant is pre-determined as much as is allowable. Do we call this a jury of one’s peers? Remember OJ Simpson? Remember his carefully selected jury of peers?

    Judge Garaufis is the one who will determine how he’ll apply law to those who have entered guilty pleas. Likely he will be weighing who is sincerely out of the cult and who is still actively into it. Certainly he recognizes the pragmatism behind the plea deals.

    And we wait to see what, if anything, the New York Northern district does with any of this. Will it be brushed under the rug, or will it be faced with true grit?

    Is a certain physician still working at a hospital in New York, the female physician who branded women without anesthesia for Raniere, for Mack, for DOS? Yes? So let’s not hold our breath while watching and waiting. It has been many, many decades by now that justice has been wearing sunglasses.

  • I look forward to the trial and I will be there when the jury acquits. And then the real day of reckoning will come

  • If the defense follows through with its claim that it doesn’t intend to put on a defense, the Mexico-based testimony is a moot point. I expect the DOJ will be able to use its experts to testify, as there has been adequate time for the defense to prepare and there are probably acceptable reasons for the late changes.

  • NXIVM Executive Board Meeting - Did Lauren Salzman & Clare Bronfman say F**k You to Judge Garaufis says:

    What is interesting in this case is the NXIVM Executive Board members being Lauren Salzman and Clare Bronfman. Having a board meeting in December of 2018 is interesting.

    Judge Garaufis has ordered both Salzman and Bronfman to not talk with NXIVM member without their attorney’s present. Did Judge Garaufis mean their legal counsel for their criminal defense or NXIVM legal counsel?

    Wouldn’t their criminal defense attorney does not know that the Judge’s order only regarded their legal matters and not to move NXIVM business matters forward?

    How would they have even pulled off such a request to have an Executive Board meeting? Clare Bronfman lives in NYC, Lauren Salzman lives in Albany NY.

    Wouldn’t they have to ask the court’s permission to travel to one location?

    If they had a phone meeting, is having their attorney’s on the phone during a business meeting what Judge Garaufis meant by “attorney’s present”?

    What will Judge Garaufis do regarding this matter when he finds out that Lauren Salzman and Clare Bronfman indeed used NXIVM’s or their criminal defense legal representation to move their business matters forward?

    Will this matter have an impact on their sentencing? Will he revoke their bail?

    • All good questions – but, unfortunately, I don’t have definitive answers for any of them.

      All I can say is that I think the December 2018 meeting of the Executive Board was most likely held telephonically – and that at least one criminal defense attorney for Clare or Lauren was on the phone. But that’s just because doing it that way would ensure that Lauren and Clare didn’t violate their bail conditions.

      I’m not sure what, if anything, the judge will do when this matter comes to his attention. But even if he determines that the meeting in question was conducted within the rules he had set, he probably won’t be happy that Lauren and Clare are apparently trying to help Raniere even after they’ve pleaded guilty in the case.

      • I don’t see how they violated the court order, assuming at least one attorney was present, including on the phone if it was held in that manner. Having a meeting does not equal helping Raniere, and it was held before they plead guilty.

  • KRClaviger – Please could you explain why the defence has more peremptory challenges than the prosecution?

    • The number of peremptory challenges is set by Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (The number varies depending on the level of the crime(s) but in this case, it is 10 for the defense and 6 for the prosecution). The judge can grant more peremptory challenges but any such increases will likely maintain the same 10/6 ratio).

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Book Reading Assignment Level 1 Lesson1 – pages 10 – 20

1. Who was the first ancient civilization to develop a complete religious system?

Ancient Egypt.

2. What is the relationship between the Egyptians and the Ethiopians?

The Egyptians and the Ethiopians are relatives. The Ancient Egyptians migrated from Nubia (south) to northeast Africa. To illustrate, my children, born in the state of Delaware, relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina, and Atlanta Georgia. Residing in another state does not change the fact that they are my children.

3. Who were the Ancient Egyptians?

A colony of Ethiopians from the south who came to the northeast part of Africa.

4. What is Yoga Philosophy? Egyptian Religion?

a.) Yoga Philosophy is an Egyptian Religious spiritual discipline that unites the individual soul with the Universal Soul or Supreme Consciousness that leads to spiritual Enlightenment.

b.) Ancient Egyptian Religion (Shetaut Neter) is an extensive system of mythology and psychology developed in Africa over seven thousand years ago to assist humans to develop to their full potential. The discipline in Shetaut Neter is called Shedy or a study and practice to penetrate the mysteries.

5. What is the Initiatic Way of Education?

The Initiatic Way of Education is a discipline of spiritual studies that requires an authentic teacher. It is a teacher and student relationship teaching method where the student is properly guided through Initiation.

6. What is Initiation? Initiation is more of and embarking on a journey of spiritual living which leads to spiritual Enlightenment.

7. How does the Kemetic Yoga counselor help the seeker?

The Yoga Counselor guides the individual into a viable personal spiritual program assisting the seeker to restructure and channel disappointment and frustration into a healthy interaction with the world by rising above the pain and disappointment.

8. How should a beginning aspirant think about the different levels of aspirants?
There are three different level of Aspirants. The first level is awakening the Spiritual Self. The student becomes conscious of the divine presence. This level is called Aspiration. The Second level is the purgation of the self. At this level the aspirant works on purifying mind and body through a spiritual discipline. This level is called Striving. The last level is illumination of the intellect. This level is called Established. The Divine marriage takes place when the individual is UNITED with GOD.


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A report from TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project) raised eyebrows recently when it concluded that much of the professional development teachers receive does little to improve teaching quality. The report, provocatively titled The Mirage: Confronting the Hard Truth About Our Quest for Professional Development, examined the professional growth of some 10,000 teachers in three large urban districts and a charter school management organization, hoping to discover what distinguished the experiences and dispositions of the "improvers"—the roughly 30 percent who demonstrated year-over-year growth on performance evaluations—from those of the "non-improvers." Finding few differences between the experiences of the two groups, TNTP reported that "despite enormous … investments of time and money, we are much further from [creating great teaching] than has been acknowledged, and the evidence base for what actually helps teachers improve is very thin" (TNTP, 2015, p. ii).

Notwithstanding the boldness of making such a broad-brush statement after examining just four school systems, it's true that research supporting the effectiveness of professional development can seem like a vast desert where even seemingly effective practices fade as we get closer to them. For example, ever since Joyce and Showers (2002) found that simply introducing new ideas had little impact on professional practice, we've known that short-term professional development without follow-up doesn't work. Even the addition of modeling and practice failed to move the needle on teaching practice; only when peer coaching was added did teacher practices actually change.

So are peer coaching and teacher collaboration the oasis we're searching for in the otherwise bleak desert of professional development? Not exactly.

Quality Trumps Quantity

As it turns out, many studies call into question the effectiveness of both coaching and teacher collaboration. Here are a few examples:

  • A U.S. Department of Education study (Garet et al., 2011) measuring the comparative effects of adding teacher coaching to an eight-day reading institute found no difference in teacher practices or student achievement.

  • Guskey and Yoon's (2009) examination of nine rigorous studies of professional development found no instance of effective professional development programs employing peer coaching or other forms of school-based professional learning.

  • The TNTP report found little difference in the amount of coaching and collaboration experienced by improvers versus non-improvers—improvers had 69 hours of formal collaboration and 13 hours of coaching over two years; non-improvers had 65 and 13 hours, respectively.

So is it possible that neither teacher collaboration nor peer coaching are effective? Again, not exactly; the reality is more nuanced. As with most things, quality matters more than quantity—something the TNTP study didn't measure, as it counted only hours spent in collaboration without examining how those hours were spent.

A small study of a mathematics intervention (Murray, Ma, & Mazur, 2009) found that, although peer-coaching conversations were positive and supportive, they lacked depth; 100 percent of comments offered were positive with no critique. "Overall," the researchers observed, "peer partners did not challenge or question one another's classroom practices" (p. 209). In contrast, a more recent, small-scale, qualitative study in Canada (Jao, 2013) found that when teachers were given guiding questions for their collaborative conversations and protocols for observing classrooms, peer coaching was more incisive and productive.

Guskey and Yoon's (2009) synthesis of research also shows that teacher collaboration without the benefit of outside expertise falls flat: Teachers tend to merely share existing practices and stay in their comfort zones. Although no studies pointed to the effectiveness of teacher collaboration, the research did show that effective PD requires follow-up support focused not on adoption but rather on adaption—helping teachers apply better practices with their own students instead of bird-dogging program implementation.

So why is it so rare for these elements to merge to form an oasis of teacher growth? The answer may lie in how we think about these elements.

The Hidden Factor: Mental Frames

James Spillane (2000) examined reform efforts in nine districts in Michigan and found that, on the surface, many professional development approaches looked the same, but those similarities "camouflaged substantial differences in the underlying theories of teacher learning and change" (p. 23)—differences, he argued, that reflected behaviorist, situated, and cognitive views of change.

Of the 40 district leaders Spillane interviewed, 34 (85 percent) held views that reflected a behaviorist perspective; they sought to motivate teachers primarily through external rewards. For them, staff development consisted of transmitting information (from experts) to teachers, who had to be properly motivated and monitored to ensure adoption of new programs. Teacher coaches became central office confederates relaying information and ensuring compliance.

A handful of leaders (five) held views that reflected a situated perspective. They sought to motivate teacher learning through creating a collegial school culture. They tapped early adopters of new strategies to proselytize others in hopes of creating a tipping point in which all teachers felt socially persuaded to adopt a new strategy. Only one leader in Spillane's study held views aligned with a cognitive perspective, seeing people as natural-born inquirers motivated by a need for self-actualization. This leader focused on teachers as individual learners; she observed them to understand their prior knowledge and beliefs, then tailored their learning to support their individual growth.

In practice, the lines between these perspectives are usually more dotted than solid. Consider your own reasons for reading this article: You may be seeking ways to advance your career (a behaviorist motivator); wanting to stay abreast of your profession (situated); and intrigued by human behavior (cognitive). Teachers are no different; effecting change in teaching practices appears to require balancing all three motivators—for example, using external experts to spark change (a behaviorist impulse); encouraging schoolwide professionalism (a situated response); and giving teachers freedom to adapt practices to their own students (a cognitive motivator)—while relying on standard protocols for observing and coaching (akin to a situated approach).

The challenge, however, may be that, as Spillane observed 16 years ago, the pressure of top-down accountability perpetuates a paradigm that seems to prompt leaders to align staff development with a behaviorist approach alone. The TNTP report itself, for example, seems to reflect a behaviorist view that teachers should adopt—not adapt—new practices; researchers asked teachers if they received follow-up support to "ensure I am implementing new instructional practices effectively" (p. 53).

In the end, how leaders think about change seems to be more than an abstract, academic matter: It influences not only what elements of professional development they employ, but also how they tune and align those elements with other approaches so that, together, they strike the right chord.

Garet, M. S., Cronen, S., Eaton, M., Kurki, A., Ludwig, M., Jones, W., Uekawa, K., et al. (2011). The impact of two professional development interventions on early reading instruction and achievement. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.

Guskey, T. R., & Yoon, K. S. (2009). What works in professional development? Phi Delta Kappan, 90(7), 495–500.

Jao, L. (2013). Peer coaching as a model for professional development in the elementary mathematics context: Challenges, needs, and rewards. Policy Futures in Education, 11(3), 290–297.

Joyce, B., & Showers, B. (2002). Student achievement through staff development (3rd ed.). Alexandria, VA: ASCD.

Murray, S., Ma, X., & Mazur, J. (2009). Effects of peer coaching on teachers' collaborative interactions and students' mathematics achievement. Journal of Educational Research, 102(3), 203–212.

Spillane, J. P. (2000). District leaders' perceptions of teacher learning (CPRE Occasional Paper Series OP-05). Philadelphia: Consortium for Policy Research in Education.

TNTP. (2015). The mirage: Confronting the hard truth about our quest for professional development. Brooklyn, NY: Author.

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DOI Report Cites Need for Improved Water-Monitoring and Modeling Systems

On October 3, the Department of the Interior (DOI) published a report to Congress entitled, “Strengthening the Scientific Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Resources of the United States.”  The report assesses the status of scientific information available to help understand the impacts of climate change and other stressors on the nation’s water resources and calls for modernization of systems to help monitor and sustain water supplies.  A Federal interagency panel led by the USGS developed the report in concert with the Council on Environmental Quality, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy.  This report also builds upon the April 2011 Bureau of Reclamation’s SECURE Water Act Report that highlights climate challenges and impacts in the eight western river basins available online at:

The DOI report underscores the importance of maintaining, enhancing or developing adequate water measuring and monitoring systems to track water availability and quality so that water managers can make decisions about allocations of water and infrastructure using the best information available.  The report also provides suggestions about ways to modernize data systems, management, modeling and water measurement tools and highlights the need to coordinate data among agencies.  Programs highlighted for modernization include: the National Streamflow Information Program, the National Groundwater Monitoring Network, and implementation of the National Water-Quality Monitoring Network.

This report is also part of the larger DOI efforts to implement the SECURE Water Act and to help meet the water challenges of the future.  DOI established the WaterSMART program in February 2010 that includes the USGS National Water Census.  The SMART in WaterSMART stands for “Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow.”  More information about WaterSMART is available online at


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Alvin Zipursky, MD

Remembering Alvin Zipursky (1930 – 2021)

Alvin Zipursky, MD, a leader in the field of pediatric hematology, died on August 10.

Dr. Zipursky was professor emeritus of pediatrics at the University of Toronto, where he established the Programme for Global Paediatric Research at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), which he directed for more than a decade. Previously, he served as head of the division of hematology and oncology at SickKids and professor and founding chair of pediatrics at McMaster University Medical School.

Over a career spanning four decades, his research advanced the understanding of hemolytic diseases in newborns and leukemias associated with Down syndrome. In 2011, he was appointed as an officer of the Order of Canada. Into his late 80s, he worked on implementing Rh prevention programs in developing countries.

Dr. Zipursky is survived by his partner, Ayala, his brother, Morley, six children, 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He is predeceased by his wife of 52 years, Freda.

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Remembering Paul Frenette (1965 – 2021)

On July 26, Paul S. Frenette, MD, died from angiosarcoma at the age of 56.

A pioneer in hematopoietic stem cell research, Dr. Frenette was founding director and chair of the Ruth L. and David S. Gottesman Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and professor of medicine and cell biology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His research led to advancements in vascular biology, sickle cell disease, cancer, and stem cell biology.

“In addition to Dr. Frenette’s enormous impact on a remarkably diverse set of important scientific and medical problems, the significance of his scientific contributions is apparent in the number of articles his lab published each year in the highest profile journals in the field of cell biology,” said Arthur Skoultchi, PhD, chair of the department of cell biology at Einstein. “He had very high standards. His publications were extremely thorough. By his example, he raised the bar for all of us in the department of cell biology.”

Dr. Frenette served on a variety of American Society of Hematology (ASH) committees and mentored dozens of highly accomplished medical students and trainees who have gone on to careers in science, academia, and research across the U.S. and worldwide.

“As a mentor, Paul was extremely rigorous and very critical, two characteristics that really helped me change my way of thinking, and he guided me in asking the important scientific questions in the field,” said Sandra Pinho, PhD, an assistant professor of pharmacology at the University of Illinois at Chicago who previously worked in Dr. Frenette’s lab as a postdoc. “Now, as a junior faculty, I try to incorporate in my own style of mentorship the skills and passion for the work that I saw in Paul and wonder what his opinion about my new independent work would be.”

Dr. Frenette is survived by his wife, Nadine, and their two children, Clara and Alberic.

Richard B. Counts, MD

Remembering Richard B. Counts (1941 – 2021)

Prominent hematologist in transfusion medicine Richard B. Counts, MD, passed away after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Dr. Counts completed his internship and residency at the University of Washington in Seattle. After two years as a clinical associate in hematology at the National Institute of Arthritic and Metabolic Diseases, he returned to the University of Washington as professor of medicine in the division of hematology until his retirement in 2008. Dr. Counts spent his fellowship working on the biochemistry of factor VIII in the lab of Earl Davie, PhD, before moving to the Puget Sound Blood Center (now Bloodworks Northwest) where he spent the rest of his professional career, first as director of the Coagulation Reference Laboratory and co-head of the Blood Center’s comprehensive regional hemophilia program, later becoming president and CEO of the Blood Center.

Additionally, Dr. Counts was active in national blood banking organizations, serving as president of the Council of Community Blood Centers and on national committees and advisory groups for the National Insitutes of Health and the National Hemophilia Foundation. His research defined the appropriate blood component therapy in massive transfusion and promoted the use of cryoprecipitate in the treatment of hemophilia at a time when factor concentrates were responsible for a high rate of HIV transmission.

Dr. Counts is survived by his wife, Sandy, and their three children, Matthew, Sarah, and Leah.

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Sarah K. Tasian Appointed Chief of Hematologic Malignancies at CHOP

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has appointed Sarah K. Tasian, MD, as chief of hematologic malignancies in the division of oncology. Dr. Tasian succeeds Richard Aplenc, MD, PhD, MSCE, who served in the role for 13 years.

A pediatric oncologist and physician-scientist at CHOP and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dr. Tasian has focused her research on testing kinase inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies for children with high-risk acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Dr. Tasian is a contributing editor for The Hematologist: ASH News and Reports, a dedicated mentor of trainees, and has received several teaching awards.

Dr. Tasian holds leadership roles in the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) ALL and Myeloid Diseases committees, Leukemia Lymphoma Society PedAL/EuPAL consortium, and COG Developmental Therapeutics committee. Currently, Dr. Tasian also leads or co-leads several clinical trials testing precision medicine therapies in children with high-risk leukemias.

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Given the unprecedented times we’ve lived through during the last two years, almost everything we ever imagined and the way we imagined it has changed. We live in a world we never could have imagined. Through all the adversities, there have been many success stories too, one of them being the time people have invested in themselves. If anything, data shows that the time people are investing in developing themselves is increasing. But where does one stop, and just how much learning is really “enough?” In all the consumption that we are witnessing, are we forgetting that pulling back to catapult ahead is step one? The session will explore some of these nuances to understand the importance of how unlearning can lead to deeper learning.

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Friendly Fill-Ins

1. I wouldn’t mind if __________________.
2. I want to _________ my ____________________.
3. Others come to me when they need _________.
4. _________ is a memory that I regularly think about.

1. I wouldn’t mind if I never have to shake hands with anyone again. I've always been a bit of a germ phobe and never liked shaking hands but even if Covid does disappear I'd rather not (unless it's someone very close to me). I think the Namaste is a nice, safe and respectful form of greeting.
2. I want to get my books that I self-published a few years back to earn me some money. Not happening.
3. Others come to me when they need advice and I'm a good listener but lately, I am too overwhelmed by my own mental health issues to be of help to anyone. I just want to hide in my room with Athena.
4. Adopting Athena is a memory that I regularly think about.

1. I wouldn’t mind if Mum slept all day like me. She'd need to get up to feed me of course, and groom me, and cuddle me, and play with me, and...
2. I want to get my catio to grow bigger. It's small but I know it was all that Mum could afford.
3. Others come to me when they need to feel good. Being a cat, some people really like to pet me.
4. Getting adopted is a memory that I regularly think about.

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1. I wouldn’t mind if _mama gave me a nice hamburgerr when she has one_____________.
2. I want to work on _________ my ___persuasive skills, haha_________________.
3. Others come to me when they need ___a really good snuggle______.
4. Being adopted from being feral_________ is a memory that I regularly think about.

Catscue said...

I love your selfie Athena, you are in a thoughtful mood today. Have a wonderful 1st week of May.

pilch92 said...

Beautiful selfie Athena. Thank you both for participating in the fill-ins, great answers. I don't like handshakes or hugs so I hope we can avoid them for a long time. I am sorry you are not feeling well, I hope Athena can help cheer you up. Your books are great, you need to find a way to market them. XO

The Swiss Cats said...

Lovely selfie, Athena ! Purrs

Dash Kitten Crew said...

Maybe explore ways if approaching your writing. Jericho Writers is a good sight used by Erin the Cat Princess dad and they do all kinds of writing and publicity based stuff. They are a paid UK site but have classes, a summer festival and a lot of good stuff on their web site.

Marv, Jo Jo, Komo, Cinnamon & Angel Nellie said...

Hi Athena! We LOVE your eyes in your selfie! They are incredible! And we like both yours and your Mom's Selfie answers. We hope you guys had a marvellously happy day!

Summer said...

What a lovely photo of you, Athena.

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

You look very thoughtful, Athena.
I come from a very undemonstrative family, not at all huggy kissy and used to cringe if friends gave me a hug and kiss. Social distancing suits me just fine.

The Menagerie Mom said...

Thank you both for joining in on the Friendly Fill-Ins! Your answers for #4 are purrfection. Purrs, and have a wonderful week!

Brian said...

That's a beautiful selfie sweet Athena!

Eastside Cats said...

I say, keep writing!

Sandee said...

Athena is most beautiful. Love your fill-ins and I hope you feel better soon. It's hard when you're depressed.

Have a wonderful day and week, Marie. Scritches to Athena. ♥

Cathy Keisha said...

I'm sorry your mum is going through such mental health issues. TW had some during the winter after she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and the weather was so bad she couldn't leave the house for weeks on end. We still help all those we can with blogging issues and anything we can. I hope you help your mum feel better soon.

meowmeowmans said...

We love your selfie, beautiful Athena. We're sorry things are so tough for Mum Marie right now. Please let her know we care, and to practice self-care. It's so important. XO

Veronica Lee said...

Such a lovely photo of you, Athena.


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Opensouls Profile

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Published: 9 May 2013
Updated: 6 Oct 2017

Opensouls created a funky mix of hip hop, soul, and jazz which packed out nightclubs in the first decade of the new millennium, especially in their hometown of Auckland. A dozen members passed through the group and most of them became key figures on the local music scene in their own right. Opensouls released two top 40 albums, but will also be remembered as genre-bending live band, who could fire up any dancefloor.

To uncover where the group came from it’s best to start with one of the core members, Jeremy Toy. He grew up in a musical household: his mother had studied classical guitar, while his father played saxophone in well-known big bands, such as those led by Arthur Skelton and Jack Morris. Piano lessons started from age seven and then he took up saxophone at high school, but after being hectored by friends, he switched to guitar. He and his sister first performed at the Glasshouse in Brown’s Bay and Toy also played in school grunge group, Betty, at Rockquest (“trying to recycle the first Helmet record”) and won best original song.

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Julien Dyne with Kelly Steven (from Punches).
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Telephone Song
Rise Up
Dollars (She's So Rad Disco remix)

Jeremy Toy - guitar, programming

Tyra Hammond - vocals

Julien Dyne - drums, programming

Bjorn Petersen - MC, vocals

Chip Matthews - bass

Isaac Aesili - trumpet, vocals

Steph Brown - keyboards

Cam Allen - saxophone

Scott Towers - saxophone

Harlin Davey - turntables

Joe Lindsay - trombone

Matt Short - bass

In 2007, Tyra Hammond appeared on Scribe’s single ‘Say It Again’.

Jeremy Toy also produced the third album by NZ-based Australian singer, Tim Guy (Big World, 2010). Their friendship also led Guy to write a song (‘Love Turns Wild’) for the second Opensouls album. Guy’s album wasn’t the only time Toy worked in the folk realm - he also produced Mel Parsons’ Red Grey Blue (2011).

Jeremy Toy also does production under the name ‘OTA’ which is a play on his second name (i.e., Toy-OTA).

Matt Short went on to play in Magic Factory.

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Schiit Jotunheim 2 Review

Schiit is one of those audio manufacturers I have mixed-feelings about, but always end up picking for many reasons. They always provide an attractive and well-priced product with great features and quality, and they are also made in the USA and their team is upfront (for the most part) and communicate with the community on a daily basis. They have had their fair share of drama in the past, but have almost always made up for their issues with improved products that take on learnings from their mistakes.

The Jotunheim is one of their most popular products. It offered a fully-balanced headphone amplifier at prices well below what others were charging for when it came out so many years ago. It too had some small issues here and there, including grounding issues that cause humming noise. Most of these issues were resolved however, and the product has been a staple for many. I owned it as recently as a year ago, and had been patiently waiting for a revision to this product for a while now.

Just before the end of 2020, Schiit released, finally, an updated Jotunheim 2 with new features at the same price point, and I quickly hopped on the order and have been listening to it for just under a month now daily, so I'll provide my impressions of it as of right now.

The new Jotunheim 2 looks pretty similar to the original. It does have a slightly different case finish, but for the most part is similar in size and shape and follows the traditional Schiit design. There is now a new switch on the front to enable and disable the pre-amp function, to go along with source input and gain switches. The volume knob has a slightly different and larger appearance, and the same outputs are on the front panel: 1/4 inch single ended up and 4-pin XLR balanced out.

The back side has the power switch, and RCA and XLR inputs and outputs. This amplifier is still fully-balanced if you use XLR input and XLR output.

Schiit markets this amplifier as a $2400 amp for just $400.
The Best $2400 Headphone Amp—For $400?
If you’re talking fully discrete, truly balanced headphone amps, you’re usually talking big, big money. Not with Jotunheim 2. It meets—or even exceeds—the insane parts and build quality of boutique amps. A true balanced, 4-gang, silky-smooth Alps RK27114 potentiometer and 1% “supermatched” JFET inputs, 10% matched, paired BJT gain stage and output devices, and zero capacitors in the signal path is just a start. Jotunheim 2 also features our exclusive Nexus™ current-feedback, inherently differential, input/output agnostic topology. It also includes our Continuity S™ output stage for exceptional linearity and efficiency at high output. Or, in English, Jotunheim 2 connects seamlessly to all your sources without compromise, puts out an incredible amount of power, and is whisper-quiet on even the most sensitive IEMs.

Is it all true?

Well, I think many of the price comparisons is towards the feature set, and for the most part, it has what many $2400 amps have, but it also has similar features (at least on paper) to things that cost in the same price bucket as well. Either way, though, the most important part for me is how it sounds. So let's take a listen.

Sound Impressions

I have listened and owned many amplifiers in the past including various Schiit products, a whole suite of the THX-AAA amplifiers, Topping and SMSL gears, RME ADI-2 DAC, and so many others, including Tube amplifiers and such. My most recent and the one I spent most of the time comparing the Jotunheim 2 was to the Topping A90, which is priced at $499 (vs $399 for the Jot2). These two are likely to get a lot of comparisons, so it seems like the perfect compliment and contrast to discuss here.

Now, if you've followed me, or read my A90 discussions in the past, you'll know that I am impressed with how well it measures, but I am not impressed with how it sounds. I find the A90 to have a severe lack of dynamics and just an overall sterile and fatiguing listen. It just lacks a lot of soul, and has a little bit of a bright and edgy nature to it.

When I listened to the Empire Ears Odin on it, it made the Odin lose its natural greatness and made it sound more like the rest of the pack. I also listened to the Odin on other sources and it brought me to musical bliss.

Okay now that said, I find the Jotunheim to also have a neutral-nature to it. In some ways, I find it similar to my Lotoo PAW 6000 portable audio player's sound qualities. They both have a reference-type sound, but instead of the sterile and soul-less sound of the THX-AAA and Topping A90 amps, these two have improved dynamic range and in added sense of stage and body to it that makes it more enjoyable and engaging.

Like the PAW 6K, I do find that there's a subtle hint of brightness on the Jotunheim 2, but I also don't find this to be a major problem either. I couldn't necessarily say the same thing on the other amps listed because those THX-AAA amps sounded a tad bright but edgy and almost unnatural in their abilities.

The Jotunheim 2 is punchy. It's microdynamics are very good at this price point and I really enjoy how precise it sounds without the lost of fun. The low end can hit nicely, but does fall a little bit in the warmth category when you compare it to my Feliks Elise MK2 OTL tube amplifier or the lower priced Class A (AB after first 500mW) Schiit Asgard 3.

While it's leaner than say an Elise or a warmer Asgard 3 or most Class A amplifiers, it has a more precise sound. The Asgard 3 has a softer sound overall and its transients are slower and the overall dynamics sound lesser and just slightly more compressed.

The low end of the Jotunheim 2 and A90 aren't too dissimilar. They both sound and measure low down to sub-bass regions and both have impact and punch here. I do find the Jotunheim 2 to have a more organic sound to it but there's not as big of a distinguishment between the two on the low end as there is in the mid-range and treble, where I just dislike the overall presentation of the A90.

Now, I will say that the majority of my listening noted above here was with a slew of in-ear monitors, and the Hifiman HE6se and Arya, and the ZMF Verite, as well as the Audeze Sine and Denon D5200.

And yes, it can power the HE6/SE with no problems.

I did not listen much on my Sennheiser HD600, so unfortunately the most popular headphone in my collection didn't get a lot of time on either of these amps yet. I typically listen to the HD600 on the OTL tube amp, and it doesn't get a lot of use in any scenario nowadays.

And so we're back on the $2400 question. Is it a $2400 amplifier? I have no idea. I haven't listened to that many $2400 amplifiers in great detail to provide such a thought. The most expensive amplifier I own for headphones is $1700 USD. It does a lot of things better than that one, and some things not quite as well. It does have more features than it, so I guess in that sense, it has a lot more advantages....

But for $399, I am really digging this Jotunheim 2. Schiit did a nice job with the upgrade and I can clearly say, despite not having the original and the new one side-by-side to compare, that I prefer the new one over the old. While I had the first one for the year and half or so, I didn't particularly think it was any better than other things in the same or similar price point, but with the Jotunheim 2, I already prefer it over a slew of other amplifiers I've owned in this price class, including the more expensive Topping A90.

Looks are good. Sound is good. Features are good. Price is good.

This Schiit is good.

  1. Decent review. I would add that the Asgard 3 is a Class A amp for the first 500 mw of power before it enters Class AB land. Most efficient headphones will not go out of 500 mw of RMS power in normal listening levels.

    I have both Jot 1 and Jot 2 side by side and the sonic differences are there, but subtle.

    One good thing with this amp with 7+ watts RMS power it can easily drive many low efficient headphones as you mention the HE6/SE. I also drove a Susvara very well with the Jot2.

    For a $399 amp to do this is indeed a very positive statement. And to add what is basically a totally new re-design and keeping the cost as the same as the original Jot 1 is a very nice thing as well.

    My hats off to Schiit.

    1. Thanks for the feedback. I updated the review to mention the A and AB biasing.

  2. Hi, you said you had RME ADI-2. How would you compare those two from your memory? Is it a worthy upgrade in the amp department? Especially in the bass region? Thanks!

    1. I think it is a small upgrade. I think the biggest difference from memory, besides a significant amount more power, is the dynamics and punch of the Jot 2 is a step up. They both have similar neutral-neutral-bright sound, but I feel like the impact and general micro and macro dynamics of the Jot 2 is better.

    2. Thanks a lot, I will give it a shot once available in EU and report back my comparison with a range of Meze's headphones :)

  3. hello antdroid, I recently got the arya and driving them off the hugo 2 they sounded quite thin, treble quite fatiguiging, bass if too soft and dynamics are poor. have you tried out the flux labs fa 10? i heard those are really good for planars. and do you think getting a powerful amp like the jotunheim 2 would improve the arya alot more over the headphone amp of the hugo 2? thanks!

    1. I have not tried the Arya off the Hugo 2, but I did try it off the Hugo 2 TT and enjoyed it. It is a softer sound, if you're used to more precise DACs. I think the Chord sound is softer and rounder edges but has very good depth and resolution despite sounding soft, which is really pleasing for me to listen to things like the Arya for long listening sessions. I have not tried the Flux FA10 but it is something on my radar to try out, especially now that I have the HE6SE and Susvara.

      The Jot 2 and Arya will be much more dynamic and punchy than most amps Ive tried. It's quite dynamic, while being neutral, and isn't what I consider soft, though it's softer than the original Jot 1. I recently sold my Arya to upgrade to Susvara so I can't provide any more in-depth analysis anymore but I did use the Arya with Jot 2 for the short time I had that pairing together.

  4. appreciate the reply Antdroid!. Is there a particular amp that you liked best with hifiman headphones? or planars in general?

  5. I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on using the Elise MK2 as a preamp for the Jotunheim 2. I have a Vérité Open, Aeolus, and HD800S and I'm looking to use the Elise on it's own, Jot on it's own, or Elise as a preamp for a few choices in tonality.

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Tanya is being measured for a new pair of hearing aids by her hearing specialist. And she’s experiencing a little anxiety. Not, you know, a lot of anxiety. But hearing aids are new to her, and she’s somewhat concerned about how comfortable she’ll feel with a high tech gizmo inside of her ears, particularly since she’s never been a big fan of earplugs or earbuds.

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So, are hearing aids uncomfortable? The short response is: some people experience them as a little uncomfortable at first. As with lots of things in life, there’s an adjustment time, which means your early level of comfort will fluctuate. But you will become more comfortable in time as you get accustomed to your hearing aids.

Recognizing that these adjustments will happen can help relieve some of the concerns. Knowing what to expect will help your adjustment period be easier.

There are two phases to your adjustment:

  • Adjusting to the improved sound quality: In some situations, the improved sound quality takes a little getting used to. For the majority of people who have been coping with hearing loss for a long time, it will likely take a while to get used to hearing a full range of sound. When you begin wearing your hearing aids, it might sound a little loud, or you might hear sounds that you aren’t used to hearing. Initially, this can be annoying. For instance, one patient reported that he could hear his hair rubbing against his jacket. This is typical. After a few weeks, your brain will filter out the noises you don’t want to tune in to.
  • Becoming accustomed to a hearing aid in your ear: There could be some moderate physical discomfort when you first begin wearing your hearing aid, and your hearing specialist may suggest you initially wear your hearing aids for only part of the day. Even so, there shouldn’t be any pain involved. You should consult with your hearing specialist if your hearing aid is causing pain.

In order to improve your general comfort and quicken the adjustment period, speak with your hearing specialist if you’re having trouble with the physical positioning or sound quality of your hearing aids.

How Can I Enhance The Comfort of My Hearing Aids?

Over the years, luckily, there are a few strategies that have worked pretty well.

  • Practice: The world may sound quite a bit different after you get your hearing aids. Adjusting to sound, specifically speech, could take some time. In order to get the hang of it more quickly, there are lots of practices you can do including watching a movie with caption or reading along with an audiobook.
  • Get the right fit: Hearing aids are designed to fit your ears properly. You’ll definitely want to talk about fit with your hearing specialist right off the bat, but you’ll also want to see your hearing specialist for follow-up fittings to make sure everything is working properly and the fit is perfect. You might also want to consider a custom fit hearing aid for optimal comfort and effectiveness.
  • Start slow: You don’t have to use your hearing aids twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week when you first get them. You can build up to that. Start by wearing your hearing aid for one to four hours a day. With that being said, you’ll want to build up to wearing your hearing aids all day, but you don’t have to begin there.

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  • Makes: 24 ornaments

A simple recipe for homemade ornaments made with flour, salt and cinnamon, then spiced up with clove bud and cinnamon leaf essential oils.

    1. In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.

    2. Add water and oil gradually, stirring continuously until liquid is completely absorbed.

    3. Knead for a few minutes. Cover and place in refrigerator for 1 1/2 hours.

    4. Roll dough flat on parchment paper so that it's 1/4-inch thick. Cut with a cookie cutter or make your own designed with a small knife.

    5. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

    6. Using straw, place a small hole in the top of each cut-out.

    7. Place ornaments on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 1 hour.

    8. Carefully remove baking sheet from oven, turn ornaments over and place back in oven.

    9. Bake for 1 more hour, or until ornaments are very firm, then remove and set aside to cool.

    10. Thread with ribbons and hang on tree!

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The transfer case on any four-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive car enables power to transfer between the front and rear wheels.

The transfer case is fluid-filled to lubricate and cool the moving parts inside. During normal, everyday driving, the transfer case fluid deteriorates as it does its job and eventually needs to be changed.

Transfer case fluid replacement is part of routine maintenance and should be performed according to your manufacturer’s service schedule, and the interval varies wildly from 40,000km to 100,000km and beyond.

The service is inexpensive with parts and labour ranging from $75 to $200 on traditional designs; high-performance and specialty models may be more.

Heavy off-road use or towing can break down your transfer case fluid faster, meaning shorter intervals.

What is transfer case fluid?

Your transfer case is filled with an oil that serves several purposes, and it’s known as transfer case fluid.

It keeps internal transfer case components cool, well-lubricated, corrosion-free, prevents wear and tear.

When your car is in motion, the chain and gears inside the transfer case splash fluid all around, keeping the inside of the entire transfer case covered in transfer case fluid.

Transfer case fluid can be either synthetic or mineral-based gear oil, weighted heavier than engine oil.

While your car is driving, the fluid is exposed to heat and friction, which begin to break down the fluid and it loses its lubricating properties.

When the fluid has become dark or gritty, around the time of its service interval, it will need to be changed.

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