Please follow Snow Emergency parking rules or your vehicle will be tagged and/or towed to the Minneapolis Impound Lot.
When a Snow Emergency is declared, parking rules go into effect so plows can clear the streets and fire trucks, police cars, ambulances and other vehicles can then get around and park. Plowing the streets completely requires vehicles parked on streets to move. It's in everyone's best interest to follow the MPLS Snow Emergency parking rules so plows can do the best job possible, and folks can avoid getting a ticket and tow to the Minneapolis Impound Lot.
Day 2 - Tuesday, Jan 23, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Do not park on the EVEN side of a non-Snow Emergency route until that side of the street is fully plowed, or on EITHER side of a parkway until the parkway is fully plowed.
Day 3 - Wednesday, Jan 24, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Do not park on the ODD side of a non-Snow Emergency route until that side of the street is fully plowed.
Find out how to stay informed about Snow Emergencies by clicking on www.minneapolismn.gov/snow/snow_stay-informed.
Minneapolis ordinance requires that property owners clear sidewalks at homes and duplexes within 24 hours after a snowfall. Four daytime hours for apartment and commercial buildings (daytime hours begin at 8 am).
More information can be found at Shoveling Sidewalks and Around Garbage Cart.
It is that time of year again and although Minneapolis is not currently in a Snow Emergency, one can arrive at anytime. It is important that you be prepared and know the parking rules.
You can select from several options on how to be notified by the City should a Snow Emergency be called.
Snow Emergencies are called after a significant snowfall and before 6 pm. Vehicles in violation of the snow emergency will be tagged and towed.
To view the Snow Emergency rules and to find out you can get the latest Snow Emergency news, click the City Website at minneapolis.gov/snow.
Clear your Sidewalks of ice and snow keeping your neighbors and others who walk in Minneapolis safe and avoiding a fine.
More information can be found on the City's website including resources for help.
Mill and overlay resurfacing will begin this spring in several neighborhoods including East Harriet. The project includes most but not all streets. Streets not included are W 36th, 38th, 40th, Lyndale, Bryant, Dupont and East Lake Harriet Parkway.
Formal assessment notices and letters will be going out soon for this project, along with invitations to a neighborhood meeting hosted by Public Works on February 21 at 6.30 pm at the Lyndale Farmstead Rec Center at 3900 Bryant Ave South. A map of the project location is attached.
The Metropolitan Council Environmental Services sewer rehabilitation project will begin work on Monday, July 6 on the South side of Lake Harriet.
Monday, July 6 - Friday, July 10: The Lake Harriet bike path will be closed and bikes will be detoured onto the existing pedestrian trial. The pedestrian trail will become a shared use trail.
Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12: Both Lake Harriet bike and pedestrian trails will be open.
Monday, July 13 - Friday, July 17: The Lake Harriet pedestrian path will be closed and pedestrians will be detoured onto the existing bike trial. The bike trail will become a shared use trail.
Work is expected to be completed by Friday, July 17.
For more information, please go to the Sewer Rehabilitation project page.
It's that time of year again – the holiday season is upon us and winter is finally coming. The City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department have a number of crime prevention tips to pass along based on recent and seasonal crime trends.
One common crime particularly around this time of year is package theft. The MPD has already received several reports of package theft this past month and anticipate seeing more throughout the holiday season. If you plan to do any online ordering this year, its recommend you read the holiday safety tips and package theft prevention attachments below.
Even before it got cold, the MPD has seen a number of incidents where vehicle thefts occurred in which the car was left running or a key was left in the car. Now that it is getting colder, it's likely this crime will only increase. Please remember to never leave your car running unattended. For more information, see the open ignition attachment.
City crews have been plowing and treating streets to keep them drivable. Now that a snow emergency has been declared, parking restrictions will take effect beginning at 9 pm tonight, so City crews can thoroughly plow over 1000 miles of City streets from curb to curb.
Tonight, Feb 2, 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. (Day 1) Do not park on EITHER side of a Snow Emergency route until the street is fully plowed.
Wednesday, Feb 3, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Day 2) Do not park on the EVEN side of a non-Snow Emergency route until that side of the street is fully plowed, or on EITHER side of a parkway until the parkway is fully plowed.
Thursday, Feb 4, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Day 3) Do not park on the ODD side of a non-Snow Emergency route until that side of the street is fully plowed.
Find out how to stay informed about Snow Emergencies by clicking onwww.minneapolismn.gov/snow/snow_stay-informed.
Before your children head out to trick or treat tonight, review with them the following Halloween Safety Tips from the Minneapolis Police Dept.
1. Walk with other kids or have your parents walk with you.
2. Stay on the sidewalks and don't cut across people's yards.
3. Cross at intersections and obey traffic lights.
see and breathe through easily. Make-up is safer.
6. NEVER go into other people's houses. Stay outside.
7. Only go to houses that are well-lit.
8. Wear bright, reflective colors so that drivers can see you when it gets dark. Remember that just because you see the cars doesn't mean the drivers see you.
9. Be polite and say "Thank you" to the people who give out treats. Don't push others when you are at the door.
10. Have your parents check your treats before you eat them.
you are going, and let drivers see you.
13. Wear costumes that are fireproof and not too long or too loose.
14. Think about going to a Halloween party instead of trick-or-treating.
Contact your crime prevention specialist for additional prevention information. Call 311 or call 612-673-3000.
National Night Out August 7, 2012. It was a perfect night for NNO in Minneapolis. East Harriet had at least 20 block parties offering some great food, drink and of course neighbors!
Start planning today for your National Night Out (NNO) neighborhood block party on August 6! Check out the Minneapolis NNO web resource for everything you need to to know including tips on putting together a successful NNO party.
You can register your event online or by calling 311. The form to register your block has changed significantly this year. You no longer have to include the names and contact information of those agreeing to the street permit. While you still need 3/4 of your neighbors on the block for a barricade approval, you are on your honor to report the needed 3/4 approval. There is no charge if you register your block by July 23. The fee is $100 after July 23.
Please remember to watch out for your neighbors, and call 911 on suspicious behavior/activity in your neighborhood.
Please click here for holiday safety tips.
Between April 2 and May 11, 2013, 17 occupied residential and apartment burglaries occurred in the Fifth Precinct. Although the burglaries have occurred in bordering neighborhoods and not in East Harriet, it is important to be aware of this crime trend.
An occupied burglary is when the suspect enters the home and a resident is present. In most cases, the resident is asleep and the suspect will often not go near the resident. In the instances where the resident and suspect saw each other, the suspect fled.
The majority of the cases occurred between 2-5 am, with some ranging as late as 9 am or as early as midnight. 70% of entry to the home contained no force, utilizing unlocked doors and windows and removing screens.
If you believe you have suspect information for any of these crimes, contact the Fifth Precinct desk at 612.673.5705.
Record the make/model/ serial number on valuables, increasing the chances of recovery and locating a suspect. It's especially important on bicycles!
It is important to increase your awareness and use the following crime prevention methods in your neighborhood.
Keep a watchful eye out and call 9-1-1 if you see or hear anything suspicious even if you do not see the crime. Reporting is important because it may be possible to identify patterns through accumulated reports.
Lock all exterior doors to your home including the garage service door.
Keep ground floor windows closed and locked when not home. Use a pin lock if windows are open while you are home during the day.
Keep your front lights on increasing the chances of vandals or thieves being seen.
DO NOT leave valuables in your car. Remember that purses, wallets, cell phones, briefcases, laptops, ipods, garage door openers, etc. are all tempting to thieves.
At the beginning of the month, the Fifth Precinct Minneapolis Police Department was made aware of a number of thefts of plants from residences and businesses, mostly in the Linden Hills and Fulton area. These largely occurred overnight.
Plant theft is unfortunately a statewide trend, as other counties and cities outside of the direct Metro area have also been experiencing similar crimes, and a search online will show that these thefts have been common in other areas of the nation as well in the past.
There are very few official sources of plant theft prevention tips that could be located. Fifth Precinct Crime Prevention gathered a number of plant theft prevention tips from gardening sources on the web and has placed them into one document.
Fifth Precinct is committed to catching these perpetrators and need your assistance in reporting suspicious vehicles and persons to 911 at the time it occurs. Please feel free to share the document with friends, family and neighbors.
In the past month there have been two robberies at the 46th St W/Bryant Av S bus stop.
The first on January 17 occurred around 9:10 p.m. The victim was waiting for a bus when the suspect approached and pointed a gun at him. The suspect demanded that the victim give up his wallet and phone. The suspect fled on foot.
The second incident occurred February 13 at 9:45 a.m. Again, the suspect pointed a gun at the victim and demanded his belongings. A laptop, phone and wallet were taken.
In both cases, the victim was the only person at the bus stop. Both had valuable electronics taken from them. Neither of them was injured. Suspect descriptions are unavailable for release at this time due to the ongoing investigation. Please take precautions and call 911 if you notice suspicious activity.
Stay alert to your surroundings. Recognize when something or someone appears out of the ordinary.
Become familiar with businesses on your route. Know which stores stay open late.
Choose well-lit streets at night.
Carry keys and money in a pocket rather than in a purse or wallet.
If you feel uneasy, go directly to a place where there may be other people.
Walk with purpose and confidence. Walk with friends when possible.
Don't carry excess cash or credit cards with you. Bring only what you need.
If circumstances require you to carry a large amount of cash, hide the majority of it in an unexpected place such as a sock, and carry a smaller amount in an expected place like your wallet, purse or pocket. Robbers tend to go for the expected places.
Disposable-the robber can easily sell the items to or trade the items with others.
And Please Do Not Forget to Call 911 Regarding Suspicious Activity!
Minneapolis was recognized by the National association of Town Watch for National Night Out (NNO) and placed first in the nation for cities with populations over 300,000. This is the tenth time Minneapolis has placed first since 1989.
Minneapolis has been celebrating NNO on the second Tuesday of each August for 28 years. In 2011 there were 1,173 confirmed events on 2,470 blocks with nearly 60,500 people participating!
Let's continue this tradition! The impact of NNO lasts throughout the year. Neighbor's who know and care about each other, do a better job of watching out for one another and reporting crime and suspicious behavior to police.
Read more about the 5th Precinct in their eNews. Be sure to Sign Up to receive the 5th Precinct quarterly newsletter.
"Back to Basics"was the theme for this year's National Night Out (NNO) on August 2. Neighbors getting to know each other have a powerful affect on lowering crime and keeping your neighborhood safe. Over 16 blocks registered for the event and celebrated with blocks parties in East Harriet.
Enjoy your recreational fire between 9am-10pm and when the winds don't exceed 10mph.
Click on RECFIRES for more information.
"Each year I deal with a number of complaints about door to door solicitors. If anyone comes to your door trying to sell you anything, take orders for future delivery or tries to sell you any type of alarm system, make sure they have a Minneapolis Solicitors License. When you open the door, the first words you should be saying are, let me see your Minneapolis Solicitors License. It they don't have one, send them on their way and call 911. Don't be afraid to call 911. A 911 police call is NOT just for emergencies, it's also any time you want to report illegal or suspicious activity or want a police squad for some other reason. Tell the 911 operator that an unlicensed solicitor is going door to door on your block. After you call them, call me and if I'm not in, leave me a message regarding the address they are currently at and your phone number. Once someone signs a contract with an unlicensed solicitor, its very difficult to get them out of it and trying to get a hold of someone from the company is extremely frustrating. Help your neighbor, if they come to your door, take appropriate action."
Link to Crime Prevention Resources and handouts on the City of Minneapolis website.
The east lane of Lyndale Ave S from 56th Street to and including the Minnehaha Bridge will be closed beginning on Monday, April 2. The bridge over Minnehaha Creek on Lyndale Avenue South closed earlier on January 17 due to the abnormally warm winter and the complexities of the project.
Traffic on Lyndale Ave will be moved to the WEST side with one lane in each direction (North/South). The second phase of construction which will include the west side of Lyndale will begin early July. The entire project is expected to be completed in October.
The bridge closure eliminates easy access to businesses in the Lyndale & 54th St business area. Hennepin County will use detours to direct traffic back to the area. Southbound traffic will be detoured west on 50th St to Penn Ave. You can also go east on Nicollet to 54th St W. This area includes many local and small businesses, including retail shops, restaurants, and service businesses that will appreciate your support during this construction period.
MPD And Crime Stoppers have teamed up to identify a person of interest in the recent vandalism to Kyle's and Calhoun Pet Store. Both businesses have suffered similar damage and incidents of graffiti four times this year. This last incident will cost over $5000 to repair.
The businesses have been owned by the same family for many years. The owners have no known enemies and have received no threats. It is believed that the suspect may be targeting these businesses due to the cultural origin of the owners.
Crime Stoppers of Minnesota has long provided an avenue for the public to provide information to the police anonymously. Additionally Crime Stoppers can offer cash rewards for information that is vital to a case. In this instance Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1000 for information.
To provide information to Crime Stoppers regarding this incident, or any other serious crime, call 1-800-222-8477(TIPS), text TIP674 plus your information to 274637(CRIMES) or go to the Crime Stoppers website at crimestoppersmn.org and click on "Give a Tip". All callers are given a unique identifier and no names are used.
The Minneapolis Police Dept. recently held Neighborhood Policing Plan meetings for Minneapolis Southwest neighborhoods. The results of the meetings are listed below and include three important crime statistics and three basic actions you can take to reduce crime in your neighborhood.
If you have questions, please email Amy Lavender or call 612.673.5407.
The Minneapolis Bicycle Advisory Committee is seeking applications for representatives from each of the thirteen wards. The committee advises the Mayor and City Council on policies, programs, and actions for improving the city's bicycling environment.
The application deadline is Friday, April 13. Terms will be begin on June 1, 2012 and last through May 31, 2014.
Applications and details can be found on the Bicycle Advisory Committee website.
Click here to read how to keep your credit cards, cash and gifts safe during this busy shopping period. Learn how to protect your home and avoid scams that occur during the holiday season.
The Minneapolis Arson Squad is seeking the public's help in solving an August 2009 arson and property damage case at Lake Harriet. Shortly before 6 am on Aug. 9, 2009, three white male juveniles were observed damaging sail boats moored at Lake Harriet. The three males left on bicycles southbound from the lake. Damage to the boats exceeds $20,000.
Early in 2010, a tipster to the City of Edina Crime-Stoppers line identified three possible suspects. Two are residents of the Linden Hills neighborhood and one lives in Bry Mawr. All three declined to be interviewed by the police and evidence is insufficient to gain criminal charges at this time.
Arson investigators are hoping the anonymous tipster calls back and also believe that more people are aware of the suspects actions in this case. A reward of up to $2,500 is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved in this fire. Call the Arson Hot line at 1.800.723.2020 or Sgt. McKenna at 612.673.3389.
Biking season just around the corner! Check out these great links to gear up for the season.
30 Days of Biking begins tomorrow, April 1st. Pledge to bike every day for 30 days, and then share your adventures online.
Nice Ride Minnesota bikes are coming back and year-long subscriptions are on sale for $40 ($30 for students).
A new Minneapolis Bicycle Map is available online and at Minneapolis bike shops and libraries.
Brush up on rules of the road and Minneapolis bicycle parking regulations.
More bicyclists equals safer bicycling. Read the story and look at the data (PDF) behind the safety in numbers theory.
Become a facebook fan of the Bike Walk Ambassadors to stay up to date on bicycle goings-on.
Members of the public are invited to attend the next MSP Noise Public Input meeting to be held on Tuesday, October 25 at 7 pm at the MAC General Offices located at 6040 28th Ave S. The meeting will provide updated information on the MSP Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) activities and MSP aircraft operations and procedures. Public comments and concerns on airport noise issues are welcome at this meeting.
Back to Basics" is the theme for this year's National Night Out (NNO) on August 2. Neighbors getting to know each other has a powerful affect on lowering crime and keeping your neighborhood safe.
Register your block online or by calling 311 before July 20 and there will be no fees for blocking off your street.
Looking for fun ideas for your block party? Click here to find a great list of suggestions for National Night Out activities.
Maybe your neighborhood is interested in an environmentally friendly party. Check out the Go Green National Night Out website.
For more information, go to NNO 2011 to get more details.
The transit shelter at 40th and Bryant has been identified for removal due to low ridership.
Metro Transit guidelines indicate that a transit stop in Minneapolis should have a minimum of 40 daily boardings and the 40th and Bryant stop currently has an average of 22 daily boardings. The transit shelter is scheduled to be removed on or after April 15, 2011. A sign will be posted on the shelter to notify customers and the public of the upcoming removal.
There were 46 theft reports of stolen bicycles in the 5th Precinct from July 20 to August 15. These reports included bicycles stolen largely from outside residences and commercial or public buildings.
36 of the 46 bicycles were locked, 2 were unlocked and 5 were unspecified whether or not they were locked.
The thieves appear to be able to operate quickly. In some cases, the bicycles were left alone for less than 15 minutes or were within a few feet of areas that were well occupied.
Use a U-lock and be sure to lock it to the frame as well as front wheel. If possible, lock both wheels on your bike.
Record the serial number on your bike. Thousands of bikes are stolen and recovered each year in Minneapolis. Last year only 2% of recovered bicycles were returned to the owners. This is due to lack of serial numbers or an inability for the victim to positively identify their bicycle. Recovered bicycles that cannot be identified by owners are sold at police auctions every year.
Call 911 on suspicious activity. This includes if you witness what appears to be a bike theft in progress or anyone loitering near parked bikes.
You must remove snow and ice from your sidewalks. It is the neighborly thing to do and it is the law.
A Winter parking restriction will go into effect on Fri. Dec. 17 at 8 am. Parking is allowed on the odd side of non emergency streets. Parking will be allowed on both sides of Emergency Snow routes with the EXCEPTION of Bryant and Grand Avenues. Special No Parking signs will be posted beginning this weekend (Begin after 4 pm on Fri., Dec 17 and finish on Sun, Dec 19) on the even side of Bryant Avenue from Lake St to 50th St and on Grand Ave from Lake St. to 48th St.
Both the Bryant and Grand Ave parking restrictions and the Winter Parking Restrictions will remain in place until April 1 unless conditions allow the City to lift the ban earlier.
For more information, go to the City's Winter Parking Restrictions web-page.
Snow Emergency begins tonight, Monday, Feb. 21 at 9 pm and will last until Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 8 pm .
Click on Snow Emergency In Effect to read the most updated information on parking rules for this snow emergency.
During this Snow Emergency, Winter Parking Restrictions are not in effect beginning at 4 p.m. Monday.
Be sure to know the rules when Minneapolis declares a snow emergency. Click here To find answers to frequently asked questions about parking and your vehicle.
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in America and it can affect anyone. Join the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Minneapolis Police Department for a presentation on mail becoming a victim of any of these crimes.
Free parking is available in the Temple Israel lot off Emerson Ave S.
Nice Ride Minnesota, a non-profit organization, launched the largest public bike sharing system in American on June 10 in Minneapolis. Now that they have reached their 3 month anniversary, they want to hear from you how they are doing.
Join Nice Ride on Wednesday, September 15, at 7 pm at the University of Minnesota Urban Research and Community Outreach/Engagement Center (UROC), located at 2001 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis.
Nice Ride will present a brief summary of their initial 3 month performance. A discussion will follow focusing on the potential to expand Nice Ride Minnesota to more communities.
If you are unable to attend this event and have ideas to share with Nice Ride, please send an email to ideas@niceridemn.org before September 10.
It's not too early to start planning on your block for National Night Out on Tues., August 2, 2010.
The City of Minneapolis has made it easy, just click here to register your event, even if you are not planning to block off your streets. Street closure is free and the deadline to apply has been extended to 5 pm on July 21. You will need permission from 75% of your neighbors. Be sure to get their names and addresses (you do not need their signatures). You can also register your event and apply for street closure by calling 311.
More information is available on National Night Out at www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/nno.
The City of Minneapolis is seeking photos and videos of your 2010 National Night Out Block Party to document this year's events. Click here for information on submission guidelines.
On Monday, April 12, an attempted kidnapping occurred near 56 St W and Dupont Ave S at approximately 6:30 pm. An 11 year old female was walking home from school when a black pick-up truck pulled up next to her and the driver yelled at her to come over to the truck. The suspect then attempted to grab her arm and tried to pull her into the truck. The victim screamed and began punching and scratching the suspect. She was able to get free and ran home. The suspect then fled eastbound on 56 St W.
The vehicle is described as a shiny, black, newer model pickup. The license plate was covered in dirt.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic or white male with a darker complexion, late 20's to early 30's, medium build, over 5'7", unshaven, with long black hair in a pontail and wearing a white t-shirt. The suspect may have scratches on his arms from the victim.
The victim believes that she saw the same vehicle and suspect in the area on April 8.
There is no further information at this time and the case has been passed on to investigators. There are no further reported incidents matching this description in the area at this time.
Please click on Tips on Child Safety and read this important infomration provided by the 5th Precinct.


There are special circumstances that can cause a DUI charge to be raised to the level of a felony. Multiple DUI offenses, starting with a third DUI conviction, can cause the charge to become a Class 2 felony punishable for 3-7 years in prison.
You will be facing enhanced penalties for felony DUI convictions, and The Toney Law Firm, LLC highly recommends the use of a skilled and experienced Chicago DUI attorney to work on securing the best possible outcome in your case. If convicted of a felony DUI, your license will be revoked. If convicted of a third DUI, your license will be revoked for a minimum of 10 years.
It is a harsh reality that convictions on felony DUI charges have changed the course of many lives. At times, plea bargaining and effective negotiations can be done to get your charges reduced. Complete and precise investigation may reveal errors in law enforcement procedures or in the application of DUI laws. These can sometimes be used to the advantage of the accused. It is important that work begin on your case immediately so that a successful defense can be mounted. By contacting Attorney Sarah Toney, she can begin a compelling defense on your behalf.
If you or someone you know has been charged with a felony DUI offense, it is vital that a Chicago Felony DUI Lawyer be contacted for skilled legal assistance.


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Right next door to St Luke's Hospice, Clifford House opened its doors fully in September 2017. Clifford House is for people and their loved ones who are affected by an illness that has no cure at any stage of that journey, offering relaxation and wellbeing, practical support and above all, fun! A range of activities and social events will be available, as well as the opportunity to just relax in a homely atmosphere with beautiful gardens. Clifford House will enable us to help and support more people in need across the city in a range of ways that extend beyond end of life care.
We need enthusiastic and confident volunteers on Wednesdays 4pm – 7pm and Saturdays 9am – 12.30 pm to help assist the Activity Coordinators in the running of activities. This can be from setting up sessions to helping people attending have as much fun as possible and be in keeping with the spirit of Clifford house, within its guidelines.


Summer Time :- Lovely to have some nice weather, chance to get outdoors, etc. Nice to read that you have all had some really enjoyable times this month.
Yes, half way through the year already.
If it's any consolation, I know some adults who would still manage to get half a dozen shots of grass..!


This imposing dark knight armor was custom made for a LARPer, who wanted to bring the Black Knight from Fire Emblem into life during a live action event. Heavily inspired by the iconic character of Zelgius in the games, this thick leather set includes a torso armor, massive pauldrons, tassets, loincloth, long articulated gauntlets with elbows, and of course the intimidating tower like helmet. We also made a long red cape wrapping around the neck to add a touch of crimson color to this overwhelmingly dark outfit.
The leatherwork is made of thick 9-10oz dyed and layered vegetable leather, also painted to create the silver borders that can be seen on every piece. We used as little rivets as possible to create of more streamlined finish, allowing the sharp angles of this armor set to dominate the design. The slits in the helmet allow for easy breathing and harmonize with the pattern on the upper crown, for a result that is both practical and impressive.


Guy Harries, our 38th guest on Experimental Israel comes from a heavily rooted classical tradition. Studying classical flute as a youngster in Israel, he was also the son of an artistic father (specifically, a dance practitioner), who was a fan of contemporary culture and music in particular. This allowed Harries an early glimpse into avant-garde trends and more so, sparked within him an appetite for what would later become his practice. At that point in life Harries was still only writing songs, albeit songs with what he refers to as "weird harmonies". Only later, through an early 90s collaboration with his friend, Yariv Malka, he was to discover synthesizers and their raw power. And this was perhaps the beginning of a long trajectory that leads us to the Halas studio of 2016, where Harries effortlessly sets up an electronic rig that hints to his expertise in the field. This is no fluke – Harries joined the Sonology course at The Hague Conservatory at the turn of the 21st century and ever since, electronics have played a huge part in his creative life. However, he is also following an ongoing attempt to "veer away from the computer screen", and does so by looking at various performative aspects that, amongst others, include theatre, space utilization, different analogue instruments, and mainly an aware focus at live electronics performance practices.
As an academic, Harries is currently attempting to tackle this huge topic of live electronics performance in a similar fashion to that which we are doing here at Experimental Israel. He first noticed the question: The tradition of electronic music is no longer novel – this is a fact! We are no longer surprised at hearing a concert of electronic music, brought to an audience through speakers. More so, whereas the first generations of electronic performance had a default spectacle at their disposal (i.e. huge analogue instruments, requiring minute detailed attention, coupled with an era rife with performance art), our age is already within the vortex of an accelerated electronics diminution (digital technology, laptops and their increasing accessibility). The latter, coupled with the default of sound diffusion, and the lack of any unified performance practice, lends itself, more often than not, to dull performance scenarios, and this is unfortunately true across musical genres. Harries recognizes the current return to analogue equipment on stage as a performer's attempt to rekindle the relationship between him/herself to the instrument, in similar correspondence to a violinist and their instrument. Harries claims that there is an a-priori ingrained pressure set on such a violinist and their supposed performance "stance", as the cause and effect of their actions and ensuing sounds are achingly clear. Therefore, how does one relate in research to performance practice in a field that seems to no longer have such a practice? The key word is: survey! Harries is building a website, which is currently in its beta phase, called: www.liveelectronicsound.com. This website attempts to look at live electronic practitioners and their suggested performance scenarios, all along taking into account that the platform will have to stay open, and allow for a community effort on behalf of fellow practitioners, and this only due to the fact that the practice is in no way set in stone and at a constant state of flux. However, the basic impetus for this exciting research lays at the core understanding that technological advances are no longer at the forefront of electronic music; hence art and its context are again the focus.
And indeed, the few examples Harries expands upon during our interview exemplify the dire need for such a survey. Harries first mentions the Swiss artist, Steffi Weismann, active in the fields of performance, mixed media, video art and sound art. But in this instance, Harries refers to her work as sound artists, and particularly to her novel setup, which Harries describes as: "she is the sound". This becomes evident upon seeing one of Weismann's works utilising her "sound belt". Weismann's sound belt is literally an article of clothing draping her waist, fitted with sound devices and speakers. This offers Weismann an immediate relation to her surroundings, audience, and space, and in an "all in one" approach tackles the entire crux of live electronics performance. A contrasting example is given in the form of Byron Westbrook, the NY based sound artist, who finds a novel solution for a known question relating to electronic music in a live context: how does the audial outcome differ from the concert to the home scenario? Westbrook devises audio files in his home studio, later to be used in a concert scenario. However, he never arranges these materials beforehand, but simply allows the moment of performance itself to dictate the shift of events. What more, he consistently chooses to obliterate the stage element of a live performance, by setting up his stage on the floor amongst the audience. This also allows him to manipulate sound diffusion during the concert itself, and thus, like Weismann, but in a completely different manner, he creates a scenario that immediately validates the live performance. Harries explains that his research, due to the ongoing mass of artists and works to be looked at, will have to be sub categorized. One of these categories he calls "situations", and within this category we find the topic of group improvisation. Harries relates to group improvisation as the ultimate act of surprising oneself within the live context. Relating this particular practice to the grander category of "situation", Harries points out that the situation of a performance shapes the expectation and indeed its performative context. Whereas a sound artist presenting a gallery concert could use the exact same instruments, and sometimes sounds as a live DJ set, it is the situation, or indeed setting, that shapes this performance and allows the audience a better understanding of what the playing field of such a performance might entail. Harries thinks of this as "sound ecology", and exposes a holistic approach that doesn't attempt to break down a performance to its many parts, but rather make sense of a whole as representing a situation or scene.
Touching upon our topic of experimentalism, Harries claims he simply sees himself as "greedy", as he loves many things in music and really wants to try out everything he can. However, a deeper inspection of current musical and artistic practices, leading our discussion towards an appraisal of modern society at large, exposes an essence of what experimentalism means to Harries: "The world is tried of the star – we are starting to experience ego fatigue! People's attention span has diminished, and with this aspect comes a search for different interactions. Mainstream art is heavily comodified – this is where we still have stars, and the diminishing attention span is tackled by presenting more information on how to consume the product, with ever growing tiers of content around the actual product, which in many cases seem to overshadow the product itself. However, another approach is an attempt to search for the exact opposite – making that which is considered "alternative" even more so, and to surround it with less branding. Indeed, the artist within this latter stance seems more open to collaboration and is willing to view his/her god given talent as an invitation for participation. We do not see as many stars as we used to in the world of composition, and the submergence of interactive pieces into the canon of works no doubt points at a paradigm shift of sorts. Still, one must be vigilant with these iterations of interactivity and question whether they really set themselves the goal to add to the paradigm shift, or do they merely try to jump the bandwagon and use interactivity in order to entertain"? This weighty question leads Harries and I into his two wonderful sets for us in the studio, and a mutual musing on the unavoidable political nature of art and artistic practice: "it's easy to forget that we make a difference when we stand our ground and beliefs, but we do. Defeatism is a trap, because we can easily neglect to see our ability to shape reality, yet every choice we make can shape reality. When we decide to leave our homes in the morning and smile at people rather than frown at them, we are shaping reality. It seems like a infinitesimal detail, but its chain reactions could create a huge difference, or even a shift in how things are".
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Thursday, October 25, 2018 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Congratulations to our 2018 Ten Outstanding Young Leaders!
If you're looking to be inspired by who will make Boston's future, then join us for this year's awards on October 25. We'll hear from our honorees as they share their visions for keeping Boston the best place for people and businesses to thrive.
Check out the full list of past honorees here!
Nicole Estaphan
Reporter & Producer, WCVB Channel 5's Chronicle Read Bio
Reporter & Producer, WCVB Channel 5's Chronicle
Award-winning journalist Nicole Estaphan is a reporter and producer for WCVB Channel 5's Chronicle, the nation's longest running and top rated locally produced news magazine which airs weeknights on WCVB at 7:30 PM. Nicole joined WCVB in January of 2016 as a freelance news reporter.
Before joining WCVB, Nicole reported in Utica, New York; Burlington, Vermont; Providence, Rhode Island; and most recently Atlanta, Georgia at WAGA-TV FOX 5. During her time in the south, she conducted the last televised interview with poet Maya Angelou. Her work also included Georgia-based reporting for "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren." While in Georgia, Nicole received state recognition for her series of reports on a toxic neighborhood with a legacy of military waste dumping. The chemicals left behind were thought to be the cause of a cancer cluster. Though the military never admitted fault, Nicole's reporting led to immediate mitigation.
While at WCVB, Nicole also spent some time over the last two years working on NASA's North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study (NAAMES) documentary project, including shooting two full months in the North Atlantic. It was the first time a journalist was embedded for that length of time with a NASA mission at sea. She's also done producing for The Discovery Channel.
Nicole graduated from Emerson College in Boston with a master's degree in journalism.
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Jared Banner
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Vice President, Player Personnel, Boston Red Sox
Jared has worked for the Red Sox for eleven years in a variety of capacities within baseball operations, ranging from international and amateur scouting to player development. Currently, he oversees the scouting of the foreign professional markets as well as evaluates Boston's internal minor league system. Jared is an active volunteer for Baseball Miracles, a charity organization that provides baseball clinics and donates equipment to underprivileged children around the world.
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Founder & CEO, MadeINcubator
MadeINcubator is a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization that is revolutionizing the way designers learn, build and succeed in fashion. Through MadeINcubator, Taneshia serves as a guide for fashion professionals looking to develop their brands and businesses, using fashion as an anchor to build economic development in the greater Boston area. Taneshia is also Founder and CEO of The Haute House brands, which is in the business of developing fashion businesses.
Derek Canton
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Derek started his mobile payments company after winning Money 20/20, the world's largest financial technology Hack-a-thon, with his payment solution. paerpay makes mobile payments simple, secure, and frictionless so you never have to wait for the check to pay at restaurants. Derek is passionate about giving back, and volunteers on the Framingham State University Foundation Board. He is also a dynamic motivational speaker who often shares his journey as a young entrepreneur.
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The Nonprofit Practice (INP) equips the most promising nonprofit leaders with the skills, confidence, and resources they need to make their organizations effective, innovative, and sustainable. Yolanda, an alumna of the Institute, is now currently leading the development and implementation of a plan to scale the organization nationally. Yolanda is an Overseer at the Boston Children's Museum and serves on the Public Policy Committee of Independent Sector.
Jenna Lebel
VP, Brand & Integrated Marketing, Liberty Mutual Read Bio
VP, Brand & Integrated Marketing, Liberty Mutual
Jenna is a passionate marketer who has managed social media strategy for brands like Verizon, Neutrogena, GE, Medtronic, Logitech, Cumberland Farms, and 1-800-FLOWERS.
Jenna joined Liberty Mutual in 2013 to help grow social and digital marketing for the Fortune 100 insurance company. Her work has been recognized by a variety of publications like AdAge, AdWeek, USA Today, Fortune, and Forbes and has won over two dozen awards including a 2015 Cannes Lions. She currently serves on the Alumni Board of Directors for Emerson College.
Dennis Magnasco
Corporate Director, Board of Directors, Brighton Marine Read Bio
Corporate Director, Board of Directors, Brighton Marine
Dennis served in the Army as a Combat Medic with an infantry unit and deployed to Ghazni, Afghanistan. Since January 2017, Dennis has served as a Corporate Director on the Board of Directors at Brighton Marine, an organization that serves as the network community for uniformed service members transitioning back into civilian life and a resource hub for military, veteran, and family services in the Greater Boston area. Brighton Marine has been working in conjunction with the City to end veteran's homelessness through its veterans housing fund, which assists veterans by covering expenses associated with obtaining housing that are not met by public or other financing programs.
Elissa Spelman
Executive Director, Breakthrough Greater Boston Read Bio
Executive Director, Breakthrough Greater Boston
Breakthrough Greater Boston is an organization that prepares low-income students for success in college and trains the next generation of urban teachers using its unique Students Teaching Students model. Over the last eight years, 97% of Breakthrough graduates have gone on to college and nearly three-quarters of teaching fellow alumni have launched careers in education. Elissa has taught in a variety of settings and began her career as a third-grade teacher at the Neighborhood House Charter School in Dorchester, MA, where she currently serves on the Board of Directors and chairs their Education Committee.
Geoffrey von Maltzahn
Partner, Flagship Pioneering Read Bio
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Geoffrey is an inventor, entrepreneur, CEO, and the co-founder of multiple groundbreaking companies in healthcare, nutrition and agriculture that have, in aggregate, achieved over $4 billion in public and private market capitalization. Geoffrey currently serves as chief innovation officer and director of Kaleido Biosciences and recently served as its chief executive officer, where he led the company from inception to building the first industrialized drug discovery platform for the human microbiome and launched multiple human studies. He is an inventor on over 200 patent applications and patents, and he has co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications.
Monica Wang, ScD
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Dr. Wang's research focuses on targeting disparities in obesity and chronic diseases among under-served children and families. Her research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She has garnered national recognition for her work and has received numerous awards in research and teaching, including the Early Career Investigator Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine in 2016. Dr. Wang has previously served as an evaluation consultant for the CDC. At the local level, she sits on the advisory committee of the Massachusetts legislative task force to reduce sugary drink consumption. At the national level, she serves as Chair of the Civic and Public Engagement Committee in the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
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Alec is a commercial litigator with strong capabilities around fiduciary matters, corporate governance, and insurance and reinsurance. In the corporate litigation side of his practice, Alec ably handles cases involving disputes between shareholders of closely-held corporations and counsels directors and officers regarding fiduciary duties and business strategy. Alec is devoted to the Boston community and representing the interests of those who have been disenfranchised by our legal system, including providing pro bono representation to numerous sex trafficking survivors and survivors of domestic violence. He has championed legislative reforms to help sex trafficking survivors obtain post-conviction relief and works with the Boston Bar Association to educate other attorneys about how they too can help survivors of sex trafficking.
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— The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This passage is jam-packed with messages of how Christ is our advocate. Christ, the righteous one, suffered for our sins, for all of us who are unrighteous. Christ even spoke to imprisoned spirits who were disobedient.
The reference back to Noah and the Ark and the eight people who were saved reminds us of God's covenant with us that we reflected on a few days ago. God promises never to destroy all life again by flood and cares for us all.
The water, that was a symbol of destruction, has been transformed into a symbol wholeness and advocacy. Baptism is not the removal of physical dirt from our bodies, but rather a "pledge of clear conscience toward God," a pledge that has been enabled (or advocated) by Jesus through his resurrection. Jesus is now sitting on the right hand of God and advocating for us.
The imagery of Jesus sitting next to God advocating on our behalf is an awesome image. Jesus has saved us by his advocacy. So too must we be advocates. We must advocate for right treatment for ourselves and right treatment for others. When we are not treated appropriately, we must stand up for ourselves, because we are children of God and Christ is our advocate. When workers around us are not treated fairly, we must stand up with and sometimes for them, because they too are children of God.
Pray aloud: Lord, thank you for sending your son Jesus to be our advocate. Help us to claim our rightful role as a child of God who should be treated with respect and dignity. Help us advocate justice for all those who labor, particularly fast food workers in this season of Lent.


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Porsche 718 Cayman GTS And Boxster GTS Are Priced Starting at Rs 1.46 Crore
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The Porsche GTS twins use the same engine as the Cayman GT4 and Spyder models, but it has been detuned by about 20 horsepower to produce 400 horsepower.
In India, the Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 and 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 have been released. The Porsche Cayman GTS is priced at Rs 1.46 crore, while the Porsche Boxster GTS is priced at Rs 1.49 crore. Between the standard 718 Cayman and Boxster models and the track-focused Cayman GT4 and Spyder models, these new GTS models have been placed.
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Porsche Cayman and Boxster GTS are powered by 400hp, 4.0-litre flat-six engine
GTS models are more road-focused than track-focused GT4/Spyder
Porsche 718 range in India now includes standard, GTS and GT4 models
Powertrain and underpinnings of the Porsche Cayman GTS and Boxster GTS
A 4.0-litre naturally aspirated flat-six petrol engine powers the Cayman and Boxster GTS mid-engined sportscars. Unlike the previous iteration of the GTS models, which were powered by a 2.5-litre, four-cylinder flat-four engine but were never sold in India, the flat-six engine has been brought back to the GTS range. A 3.4-litre naturally aspirated flat-six engine powered the last generation of Cayman and Boxster GTS models sold in the United States.
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In India, this engine is also available on the Cayman GT4 and Spyder models mentioned above. However, in comparison to the GT4-spec 718s' 420hp and 420Nm of peak torque, the GTS models' engine produces 400hp and 420Nm of peak torque. Both cars, according to Porsche, were created with everyday usability in mind. The GTS engine also produces more power at lower revs than the track-focused models, with a redline 200rpm lower than the GT4's motor, topping out at 7,800rpm.
On both models, the engine is mated to a 6-speed manual or Porsche's PDK dual-clutch automatic transmission. When paired with the PDK gearbox, the engine's torque output rises to 430Nm. The Cayman and Boxster GTS, according to Porsche, can both sprint from 0 to 100kph in 4.5 seconds, just a tenth slower than the Cayman GT4 and Spyder. The top speed is estimated to be 293 kilometres per hour. The engine also has adaptive cylinder control, which reduces fuel consumption by shutting down half of the cylinders at low engine loads.
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The Porsche Active Suspension Management system is standard on the 718 GTS 4.0 models, and the ride height is 20mm lower than the base Cayman and Boxster. In the case of the GT4 models, it's 30mm. Another standout feature is Porsche's torque vectoring system, which is included as standard equipment. The GTS models also receive upgraded brakes and a sports exhaust system similar to the GT4 and Spyder.
Exterior and interior highlights of the Porsche Cayman GTS and Boxster GTS
The Cayman and Boxster GTS have cosmetic updates that are subtle but tasteful when compared to the standard models. The front bumpers on both models are GTS-specific, with dark contrast detailing on the spoiler lip and larger air intakes. A dark contrasting treatment is also applied to the rear bumper, which features two exhaust outlets on either end. Tinted front and rear light lenses, 'GTS 4.0' badging on the doors, and 20-inch satin black wheels are also included.
Inside, GTS-specific features include Alcantara on the steering wheel and sports seats, as well as a 'GTS' logo on the headrests. A 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment unit with the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system is also included. The GTS models retain their analogue instrument cluster dials, which are still a joy to use.
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Cayman GTS and Boxster GTS are Porsche's rivals
In India, the Porsche 718 Cayman GTS and Boxster GTS have no direct competitors in the mid-engined sportscar segment. They are priced in the middle of the range between the base 718 Cayman and Boxster, which cost Rs 1.25 crore and Rs 1.29 crore, and the GT4 and Spyder, which cost Rs 1.63 crore and Rs 1.60 crore, respectively. In India, however, the Porsche 718 range competes with the Jaguar F-type and the BMW Z4.
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Filizler Köftecisi that started its Balkan meatballs tradition in Tuzla and has been maintaining it for 20 years added a new restaurant, Ümraniye Filizler Köftecisi, to its Tuzla and Salacak restaurants. Located in Ümraniye in Anatolian side of Istanbul, Ümraniye Filizler Köftecisi provides service with its rich menu and chic restaurant.
Both interior and exterior surfaces of this four-storey restaurant are covered with decorative stones, a wonderful mix of Sand and Ash colored stones from our Sierra series.
At the inside of the restaurant, the elite atmosphere created by parquet-covered floor and chic chandeliers hanging down from the wall is enriched with stone-covered columns.
At the outside, on the other hand, upper floors are covered completely with decorative stones. Located at the center of "Ümraniye Countryside", this restaurant manages to attract all the attention among concrete buildings surrounding it. The different perspective added to the restaurant by its exteriors distinguishes it from today's other non-traditional industrial restaurants by a large margin, and thus adds a lot of appeal.
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Meet Taryn Williams, the superwoman disrupting the creative industry, as well as her own multi-million dollar modelling agency. She is founder of the online marketplace THERIGHT.FIT, and founder of Australia's leading commercial modelling agency WINK Models.
When I'm asked 'What makes Melbourne's startup ecosystem unique or what are our strengths?' I usually lead with the following....#CreativeTech.
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In a roundup titled "Progress Being Made on the Region's Most Dangerous Roads," the Tri-State Transportation Campaign notes one exception:
Although New York City has led the way in making roads safer for all users in recent years, there have been some setbacks in the efforts to make one of New York City's most dangerous roads safer for walking.
In Park Slope, Brooklyn, an initiative by New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz to transform Fourth Avenue from one of the City's most dangerous roads into "Brooklyn Boulevard" has faced opposition from some members of Community Board 6, which voted down NYCDOT's plan to reduce speeding and provide more space for pedestrians on the 1.4-mile stretch of Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, despite broad community support for the plan. Other segments of the plan have been implemented in Sunset Park and in Bay Ridge; Community Board 10 is expected to vote on its section of the plan tonight.
When people view Marty Markowitz as more progressive on transportation than a community board, you know something is wrong.
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"the ladder felt a little wobbly"
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The ladder looks rather rickety.
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Q: How can I slice variadic template parameters and use them? I'm quite new to template metaprogramming. This is what I wanted to do.
template <typename... Args>
void to_be_async_func(Args&&... args)
{
   //want to use args[0...N-2] to invoke a function call
   //and args[N-1(last)] to use a handler function after the prior call.
}

int main()
{
    int a = 5;
    int b = 3;
    to_be_async_func(a, b, [](int res)
    {
       //do something with the result
       //any Callable can be passed
    });
}

Initially I tried like
template<typename... Args, typename Callable>
void to_be_async_func(Args&&... args, Callable op)
{

}

However in this case "Callable" should have default value to be used like that.
In my opinion, some kind of helper template struct might do this.
If this thing is possible, could you please show me the way?
Thank you in advance.
EDIT
I've also seen this post and tried as instructed.
It worked. But as stated in the text, I want to know if there's a more standard way to achieve this.

A: Using std::index_sequence seems the way to go:
template <typename F, typename... Args>
void to_be_async_func_first(F&& f, Args&&... args)
{
    std::invoke(std::forward<F>(f), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}

template <std::size_t ... Is, typename... Args>
void to_be_async_func_impl(std::index_sequence<Is...>, Args&&... args)
{
    auto&& args_tuple = std::forward_as_tuple(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
    to_be_async_func_first(std::get<sizeof...(Args) - 1>(args_tuple),
                           std::get<Is>(args_tuple)...);
}

template <typename... Args>
void to_be_async_func(Args&&... args)
{
    to_be_async_func_impl(std::make_index_sequence<sizeof...(Args) - 1>(),
                          std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}

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Boyd Venture Challenge Awards $25,000 to UT Student Startups
Three businesses owned by students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were awarded funding in the spring 2019 Boyd Venture Challenge. The Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in UT's Haslam College of Business hosts the seed-fund grant competition.
Start-up companies Winter Innovations, Quantum Lock, and Flo+Co. were selected from a group of nine finalists. A panel of five judges determined the funding awards.
"The potential demonstrated by all of the competitors was impressive," said Tom Graves, operations director of the Anderson Center. "This semester's awardees showed significant advancements with their businesses, and we are pleased to see this growth."
Winter Innovations, a product development company founded by Lia Winter, was awarded $10,000. Winter, a dual MS–MBA candidate studying biomedical engineering and business administration in the Tickle College of Engineering and the Haslam College of Business, designed the company's patent-pending surgical device, EasyWhip.
EasyWhip is a two-part detachable needle designed for use in orthopedic reconstruction surgeries.
"The next key milestone for EasyWhip is filing for regulatory clearance with the FDA," said Winter. "This summer we will prepare documentation and conduct necessary testing, which the Boyd Venture Challenge funding will help us accomplish."
Winter, a native of Pittsburgh, pitched the startup with team members Preston Dishner and Ryan Cunningham, both in the Haslam College of Business. Dishner, from Bristol, Tennessee, is a dual MS–MBA candidate studying business analytics. Cunningham, of Collierville, Tennessee, is a senior supply chain management major and entrepreneurship minor.
The team has successfully used past funding from the Boyd Venture Challenge to file for EasyWhip's patent and hire a mechanical engineering group to optimize the design of the product for large-scale manufacturing.
"We can honestly say that none of our success would have been possible without the seed funding that we received from the Boyd Venture Challenge," said Winter.
Quantum Lock, founded by graduate student Erica Grant, was awarded $10,000. Grant designed the company's patent-pending prototype to increase the security of smart locks by utilizing a quantum property found in light.
Grant, from Richmond, Virginia, is a doctoral candidate studying quantum computing in the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education.
"This competition is a fantastic opportunity to present your business plan in front of a panel of judges who give unbiased feedback that can help shape your business model," said Grant.
Grant's most recent prototype boosts the security of hotel room locks, offering a safer and more eco-friendly alternative to plastic keycards and current smartphone entry options.
"With the Boyd Venture Challenge funding, I will be able to develop my next prototype and continue to pursue protection for my intellectual property," said Grant.
Flo+Co., founded by senior Meg Hutchinson, was awarded $5,000. The company provides floral design services in the Knoxville and Nashville areas.
"The funding and the feedback from the Boyd Venture Challenge have opened a new direction for my business in the next year," said Hutchinson. "I'm excited to use the funding to help grow my business in the Knoxville area."
Hutchinson, of Franklin, Tennessee, is a supply chain management major and entrepreneurship minor in the Haslam College of Business.
"This opportunity has helped move my dream forward," said Hutchinson. "I'm looking forward to graduating and pursuing my startup full time."
The Boyd Venture Challenge is made possible by the generosity of Randy Boyd, interim president of the University of Tennessee System and founder and executive chair of Radio Systems Corporation, makers of PetSafe, Invisible Fence, and SportDog brands.
The Boyd Venture Challenge is open to UT undergraduate and graduate students from any field of study. An outside panel of judges from the business community decides the funding awards. Since the fund's inception in 2011, 36 student-owned companies have been awarded a total of $412,000 in seed capital to advance their businesses.
Source: Boyd Venture Challenge Awards $25,000 to UT Student Startups – News
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On the evening of March 10, 2017, Jim Lippert was inducted into the Affton Education Foundation Hall Of Fame. Jim, who graduated from Affton High School in 1968 was honored as one of the school's most successful graduates not only for his business endeavors and achievements, but also for his charitable and philanthropic support of various causes. Congratulations Jim Lippert on receiving your award. We are extremely proud of you.


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SINGER SCANDAL
Exclusive: 'X-Men' Sex Abuse Lawyer Says He Was Assaulted, Too
In a candid interview, Jeff Herman, the Florida lawyer suing director Bryan Singer and other Hollywood power players, reveals his own, very personal experiences of sexual abuse.
Tim Teeman
Senior Editor and Writer
When Jeff Herman sees a child held by their arms and legs it is, as he puts it, "an uncomfortable trigger. I have some vague memories of being very young, and there were two older girls holding me by my arms and legs, and they had cut my pants open." The lawyer has tried to remember more, but cannot.
Herman, 54, is mulling my question about whether he has been sexually abused. He doesn't know for sure, he says. If he sees a child held in such a way now, it gives him "an icky feeling."
But there are other memories he will tell me about, as well as revealing that his older sister, who he asks remains unnamed, was sexually abused when a girl by their grandfather. He had known about it, although she had not told him directly until five years ago, when they sat down "with a bottle of Scotch" and talked properly. "I didn't want to know the details," Herman says, "shame on me. I didn't want my image of my grandfather ruined."
Herman is one of America's most high-profile and controversial lawyers of the moment. He is suing "X-Men" director Bryan Singer and three other Hollywood power-players for the alleged sexual assault of two clients. Michael Egan claims he was drugged, threatened and forcibly sodomized as a 15-year-old boy. Over the weekend, The Daily Beast exclusively reported Herman's second suit: an anonymous British man alleges that as a teenager he was sexually assaulted—among other things—by Singer and Broadway producer Gary Goddard.
The defendants strenuously deny the allegations, and say Herman is a publicity-courting grandstander, low on actual evidence, and seeking to "shake down" the accused in public. Of the second suit, Herman said: "The allegations highlight the insidious nature of child sexual abuse, which forces victims to suffer in silence. I am proud to give this brave young man a voice."
Herman has litigated around 800 cases involving sexual abuse, he told me. He believes in being a "voice for victims," and he has taken on some powerful institutions: the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts of America, and now Hollywood.
Last week, he told The Daily Beast that he had uncovered "another sex ring" there, involving agents for child actors. Directors, actors, and other industry players are also implicated, he added. He will file suits in the matter soon. But first he must see the Singer suits to their conclusion.
It feels a long way from Herman's office in Boca Raton, Florida, to Hollywood. Herman Law is a bland office building on the side of a highway, with not much around it. In its spartan reception area are framed articles of Herman in Forbes magazine, another of an early case he won involving an abusive child-day-care worker, and a spread from People magazine about Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash; Herman had represented five men who accused Clash of underage sex abuse. (All but one of the men's cases has been dismissed.)
On his office desk is a stress-relieving baseball. On the wall is a fearsomely complicated mind-map, showing how damages' sums can be calculated, which is really a multi-linked exposition of how abuse can damage a victim.
There is a "war-room" where Herman crafts cases, the rooms of other investigators researching cases with whiteboards of names I am not allowed to look at, and beside the office's reception area, a sparsely furnished room with a little sofa with a giant soft toy on it, and alongside that a blackboard, on which is drawn a child-like image of a dinosaur.
This is the "kid interview room" where Herman Law's youngest alleged victims tell their stories. It feels airless and a little creepy, which is perhaps inevitable given its purpose: This is where children are supposed to elicit their worse secrets. "I want to empower kids, so when they give their statements, it's a helpful, healing thing, not a scary thing," says Herman. He encourages them to draw timelines, and instead of "freaking out" if the child says they have been touched on their genitals, he says you should ask them how they feel and what happened next.
"You have to handle information in a positive way that's going to be empowering for a child," Herman says. "Kids love coming here and kids love coming back here," he insists, mimicking one, 'I want to go see my lawyer and tell him what happened, 'cause it feels so good.'"
Herman is silver-haired, thinning on top, and as brawnily compact as you'd expect from a keen school-age wrestler. He's got four children, aged 11, 13, 17, and 18—two boys and two girls from two now-ended marriages. He grew up, comfortably and happily he says, in an upper middle-class family, in Ohio. (Well, it seemed happy: he learned of his sister's sexual abuse later.) He always wanted to be a lawyer. His father owned a steel company, and Herman recalls one summer working in one of the steel mills. "I had to wear a respirator and double-soled boots, or they'd melt." He smiles. "I did that for summer and thought, 'OK, I'm going to law school.'"
Herman says he was "always the protector, always the guy looking out for the underdog," standing up to a bully who used anti-Semitic insults against his younger brother at school ("I picked that guy up and threw him in the dumpster"), and becoming a friend and guardian to a disabled girl who was picked on. His great-grandmother's brother was Leon Trotsky, who stayed at the family's home in the 1920s and left with a Cleveland Indians baseball cap.
Herman developed his own landscaping business while in high school. At law school he thought about becoming an entertainment lawyer, until he saw some of the profession at work in Los Angeles, which made him realize it didn't interest him—now, of course, he is set dead-against the Hollywood legal establishment.
Herman was working as a commercial litigator when, in 1997, he was asked by someone to get involved in the case of a parent whose child had been sexually abused at a school. "I was horrified. It turned out the school had hired a convicted pedophile and didn't do a background check. It really hit home for me. The families, whose kids were autistic, had nowhere to turn: The pedophile had fled the country. The moms were devastated at not just what had happened to their kids, but that he was now out there abusing other kids." He clearly builds a close rapport with his clients: They call him at all hours of the day and night, he says.
Herman did "a lot of learning and forensic training" and now trains investigators himself. "It felt like a life calling," Herman says, checking himself before adding, "That sounds…whatever…but it was, and it really became so important for me that I felt like I had a responsibility to go out there and protect kids who don't have a voice." His practice was built on suing the Archdiocese of Miami in a raft of clergy sex-abuse cases, which reported in 2008 it had paid out $21.3 million in settlements, the majority of the money going to Herman's clients.
Yet five years ago, Herman reveals, he had had enough and thought about quitting. "I couldn't take it any more. I was feeling physically ill, hearing these stories every day. But I have to hear it." One "really dark" case had affected him, of two toddler-brothers who had been forcibly sodomized and orally raped. "They were so helpless, it really got to me. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. I thought, 'I can't take this. Maybe I shouldn't be doing this any more.' Even though it was rewarding, it became such a heavy burden."
It wasn't Herman's only difficult professional period. He was suspended from practice for 18 months in 2009, having been found to have acted "dishonestly" after investing in and ultimately controlling a company that went into business in competition with a client.
"Herman shall accept no new business until he is reinstated to the practice of law in Florida," the Florida Supreme Court wrote in its 20-page opinion of the case. Reports from the time show Herman was judged to have violated the Florida Bar's conflict of interest rules when he started up an aviation company in the late 1990s that directly competed with a client in the same business, without disclosing it.
The client, Aero Controls of Seattle, sued Herman and his law firm. After a 2005 out-of-court settlement, Aero filed an ethics complaint against Herman with the Florida Bar. ''His failure to disclose was dishonest and deceitful," the judge wrote in his report. The judge recommended a three-month suspension, but the Florida Bar imposed a suspension that was six times longer, and further ordered that Herman pay $11,741 in legal costs.
The case has been cited by Herman's legal opponents in the Singer suits. "It's on the public record, and it's all fair if they think it's relevant," Herman says. "To try to attack my credibility, it is what it is, it's a fact. I never denied I made an investment in a company. I didn't think I needed a waiver, the Bar said I did. It's obviously not relevant in court now. The defendants are trying to save their reputations, and they are entitled to do whatever they want. I don't think it helps them. Every time I hear this pushback from defendants, I hear from more victims."
Herman returned to work in 2011 and tackled the sex-abuse cases with renewed zeal. He didn't always win, most notably in representing the alleged victims of Elmo puppeteer Clash. Five men had claimed they had been sexually abused by Clash when underage, but the cases were dismissed last year because the statute of limitations had run out. One more case is still outstanding.
At the time, Clash's attorney said: "As we have maintained all along, our goal has been to put these spurious claims behind him, so that Kevin can go about the business of reclaiming his personal life and his professional standing…The judge's decision to dismiss and close the three lawsuits is an important step in that direction. Kevin is looking forward to a time in the near future when he can tell his story free of innuendo and false claims."
When I mention the failure of the cases, Herman gives an unexpected response. "What do you mean I didn't win?" he asks. "I give my clients a voice. That was a win for them. I win by filing. It's about taking back power and control and standing up for yourself as a victim."
Herman says this heartily, even if it sounds absurd. Surely if a ruling goes against him, that shows—for whatever reason—that Herman's case wasn't strong enough. Herman still holds out hope that one more case, filed in Pennsylvania—which has a longer statute of limitations—rather than Manhattan may go the accuser's way.
Unsurprisingly, working in such an emotionally charged field, Herman amasses nemeses. Marty Singer, Bryan Singer's lawyer, has accused him of "reckless and irresponsible" conduct in the Egan case. He says he still hasn't been served with a copy of the complaint (Herman Law says this is nothing more than an administrative matter.)
"Clearly, Mr. Herman doesn't want to litigate this case," Singer has said. "He just wants to host press conferences and issue press releases for the media. This is nothing more than an effort to ruin Bryan's career and reputation, which he has worked so hard to establish. It's clear that Mr. Herman is using these lawsuits as an opportunity to promote himself and his law firm."
Herman's 2009 suspension, said Singer, indicated his "reputation for honesty as an attorney leaves a lot to be desired."
Like Singer, the Catholic Church in Miami also criticized Herman's parading of accusations in front of the cameras. In 2012, after a press conference in which Herman had named a pastor as the abuser of a 16-year-old boy, Mary Ross Agosta, the archdiocese's communications director, said: "When the news media cover these Jeff Herman press conferences, they do not come away with the full truth. They are either not asking follow-up questions or Jeff Herman is not revealing any details." She accused Herman of "manipulating the media."
Is Herman a fame whore, grandstanding at these press conferences? "Is there another word for it?" he asks, askance at my use of the term. "I don't mind it, I don't get nervous. I make my livelihood doing this. We absolutely have to market ourselves. It's a win-win for me." He freely admits to being "opportunistic"; he gives the press conferences so publicly because more publicity means, he hopes, more victims coming forward, and because it brings something more fundamental into the open—the alleged abuse having been carried out in private, and the shame felt by the victim also felt acutely privately.
But the accusatory pressers put Herman in the position of publicly humiliating someone who has not been convicted—or even arrested—for a crime. There's no due process to prove these men are predators; just Herman's say-so. The lawyer doesn't seem to countenance the possible innocence of some of the accused perpetrators he names in front of cameras. But, he insisted to me, he didn't make accusations lightly, or to just make headlines. "The last thing I want to do is file a frivolous case," says Herman. "It's certainly unfair to accuse a perpetrator and it discredits other victims."
Healing, Herman, says, doesn't begin until a victim has fully disclosed what happened to them; to that end he gently but firmly gets them to break down their movements around any incident, moment by moment. He seems to relish taking on organizations or institutions like the Catholic Church or Hollywood, I say. "The similarity in all the cases is people looking the other way because they're scared. My message is all about making it safe for adults to protect kids."
Hollywood's silence, Herman says, works brutally simply, because people are scared for their jobs. "If you speak you get crushed." He says he knows there are PR campaigns being waged against him, and he gets calls suggesting he might be being followed. "I say, 'Where to?' To my son's lacrosse game, or my daughter's dance recital? I'm not worried about anything."
Parenthood is the most important thing to him, Herman says. He is "extraordinarily close" to his children, and tries—despite his day job—-not to be too over-protective. However, he says that that when he goes into a room he can spot a predator. "It's a little scary sometimes. You see the way people interact with kids, there are these red flags. We all have this innate ability to sense danger." He tells parents to go with their gut: "If someone makes them feel uncomfortable, take them out of your kid's life. What's worse? You insult somebody, but if you don't you're wrong and your kid could be abused."
Isn't this approach in danger of seeing abuse where it doesn't exist? Of encouraging paranoia about adults being around children? Herman shakes his head. "I'm just saying go with your gut, go with caution." He has even produced an app, which is a quiz for adults and children, aimed at identifying likely abusers. "You should never leave your kids, below a certain age, alone with an adult male. 90 per cent of adult predators are male." But not all males are predators: again, this sounds uncomfortably blanket and paranoid. Herman also says: "No parent wants to see their child abused," which surprises me, because some parents do abuse their children and surely he must have seen that.
As we eat a sandwich-lunch in his office, Herman again turns to the sexual assault he has experienced more personally.
"So, I was assaulted when I was in law school in a men's room, It was the weirdest thing. In a stall." He pauses. "When I look back and think about why I am motivated about cases, a couple of things hit home for me."
Another pause. "I've never reflected like this," he says. He recalls that when he was 10 years old his mother told him a story about a little boy being molested in a bathroom. "He was raped. It scared the crap out of me. It was so horrific. I think she was telling me to be careful. That story stuck with me. I felt so bad for this boy, how helpless he was. And it affected me."
He switches back to his own assault. He was in a mall with his mother and sister in Cleveland. It was Hallowe'en. He went to the bathroom, which was crowded. He entered a stall. Suddenly next to him, coming from under the partition, was someone's hand. First he thought the person might have wanted to borrow some toilet paper. "I was trying to figure out what to do. The hand started to come up towards me, and scared the crap out of me. I stand up and it grabs my leg. Now I'm in shock. So I stand up on the toilet and the guy drops down on the floor and the hand is coming up to me."
Herman left the stall and went into the bathroom's main area. He looked at himself in the mirror, and wondered why he was afraid: "I was a big guy." He was waiting for the man to exit the neighboring stall, feeling ever more riled, when he decided to kick the door down.
"The guy was sitting on the toilet with his shirt off, pants down, masturbating. I just went at him. I just beat the crap out of him, really just to teach him a lesson or whatever. I ended up bringing him out in a headlock to find the police. People were screaming because there was blood everywhere, he was begging 'Let me go,' and I did and he just ran off."
You know that some of the people that go to public bathrooms looking for sex are lonely, withdrawn, I say, thinking about the terror the man must have felt to have been set upon, especially in such humiliating circumstances.
"Well, he grabbed me," says Herman. "There was no question I was being assaulted. It shook me up." I wonder if he thought about the other guy. "The perp [perpetrator]?" Herman says. "Well, not then, but I think about it now, why perps behave in the way they do. It's sad. This wasn't two people engaging in consensual sex. He grabbed me."
As he beat the man up, Herman says his mind was on "that 10-year-old boy, who that was, I could have been that little boy, what if I was that little boy?" Herman wasn't fired by the anger of the assault on himself, it seems. "Right, it was what happened to that little boy." I ask if the ferocity of his violent outburst surprised him and he says yes, it did.
Herman's grandfather didn't just abuse his sister, but other relatives too, Herman tells me; they formed an informal support group to help one another. A difficult conversation was the one Herman had on his sister's behalf with their mother, whose father was responsible for the abuse.
"I understand when people are afraid to tell parents," Herman says. "You don't know what they know. You're afraid of what they know, or afraid what you might tell them is hurtful for them. You either have, 'What do you mean, you knew?' or 'I didn't know, I failed to protect you.' My only concern was to free my sister, and that happened."
As to whether Herman thinks his grandfather may have abused him, he says, "Not in my conscious memory, although I suppose anything is possible when you're young enough. It's enough for me that it happened to my sister. I idolized him when I was growing up. He was a bigger-than-life kind of man. When my sister told me what he did it was devastating. I had seen it so much from the outside, I really understood then how hard it was for people to accuse someone who everyone loves and respects. I didn't want to believe it or hear it."
The actual event underpinning his fragmented memory of being held by his arms and legs and having his pants cut still eludes him. "I would like to know [what happened]. I've tried, put some effort into trying to remember but I don't. I think it's important to know for people." He has "no idea" if the fullness of the memory will ever materialize.
Herman shows me a military-style gold-hued medal he gives to clients: one side says, "Tribute To Survivors From Jeff Herman," the other "Healing Begins With Empowerment," with a scales of justice labeled on each side, "Courage," "Bravery," and "Justice." The medal seems a little weird, hokey and over-the-top, but Herman sees it as an affirmation for those who have been abused and their bravery in coming forward.
His one-issue focus is, from the outside, admirable, but I ask if he ever worries a client is lying, maliciously or not. "The answer is yes. That's the feeling I operate under when every client walks in." This is interesting, because as much as he is a zealous advocate for victims, taking their side absolutely and shaming his accused in public, he is a lawyer first. Only a handful of his 800 or so cases have been lies, he tells me. But still: with a subject as toxic as sex abuse, every lie can result in a life poisoned. Sometimes, he says, the victims are so damaged by their experiences their testimonies are undermined.
Before I head into the cloying Florida heat, as we stand in the unnerving "kid interview room," Herman tells me of a little girl who had been abused. "The perp would wake her up. She used to see monsters in the mirror, someone coming up at her from behind. Her mother had to put sheets over the mirror." The case went to trial, the "perp" was successfully prosecuted. "Six months later, the mother told me the little girl didn't see monsters any more."
We look at the cuddly toy and blackboard with its dinosaur. "That's the rewarding stuff," says Herman.