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Society is dead. Even if it's alive, it has no power. No one cares about those people anymore.
If you believe any of those things, I have two words for you: Brooke Astor.
Last week, Meryl Gordon published a balanced and riveting book, Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach, about that dignified lady's undignified last days and death. It chronicles how one of Astor's grandsons, Philip Marshall, backed by her friends David Rockefeller, Henry Kissinger and Annette de la Renta, accused Philip's father, her only child Anthony Marshall, of elder abuse, and how, Philip's best intentions notwithstanding, the sordid family feud became a public scandal. It was soon being said that the dying first lady of New York society had been manipulated to change her will by her now 84-year-old son, inspired by his oft-vilified third wife Charlene (the Wicked Witch of the North in this tangled tale, who'd left an Episcopal priest to marry him)—and hand $60 million she'd originally left to her favorite causes over to the Marshalls.
We've forgotten the persistence of what many dismiss as America's ancien regime.
Though Marshall was soon cleared of mistreating a 104-year-old mother who Gordon reveals had grown frightened, pathetic and child-like, he was also forced to let her self-appointed protectors take over her care, return money and property, re-open a country house he'd closed to save on expenses, and re-hire household staff he'd fired. And due to the cries of elder abuse, the authorities stepped in to investigate, leading to allegations, as yet unproven, that Charlene and Tony—who was still tied to his mother's purse strings and awaiting his inheritance—had been systematically looting her estate. Yesterday, a brief except from Gordon's book detailing some of the tawdriest aspects of the saga appeared as the cover story of the New York Post. It was only the latest in the fury of tabloid "wood" (or front-page headlines) that has beaten the Astors over the head from 2006 to the present, with more headlines surely yet to come. Those that have appeared so far are my Top Ten Exhibits in the case for the persistence of our voyeuristic fixation on the not-quite-extinct dinosaur, Society Rex.
Exhibits Nos. 11 and 12 are two related scenes, one included in the Post, the other buried deep in Gordon's book, telling moments that caught my eye because I've just finished a book of my own on an institution that figures large in this tale: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The other night, I had dinner at Swifty's, the Upper East Side watering hole that is a favorite of what remains of old Society. As I waited for my dinner companions, I chatted with a friend at the next table, a flaneur and Society wit, the sort of man who knows where all the bodies are buried, and told him I'd just finished Gordon's book.
"Is there anything new in it?" he drawled in his world-weary way, implying that whatever excited me wasn't news to him. So when I told him about one of those scenes, of course, he yawned, "Tell me something I don't know."
Truth is, my friend not only knows things many of us don't (you know who you are—can I please ghost your book?) but also things the rest of us have forgotten. And in the last ten years, distracted as we are by the grunting of hedge hogs and gob-smacked by public-private inequities, we've forgotten the persistence of what many dismiss as America's ancien regime. That's the motley amalgamation of land-grant families, descendents of merchant-class and industrial fortunes, and those who married into them that was our aristocracy for more than a century, at least until it went to ground sometime in the 1990s. That's when, fed up with scrutiny that was insufficiently reverent, Society pulled the covers over its head and abandoned public posturing (but not its fortunes, its real estate, its position or its prerogatives) to lesser lights with much bigger, much younger brokerage accounts.
We have all been so disgusted and distracted by the painful charges of age abuse in the Astor case that it's been easy to overlook a more peculiar side-show of this tawdry society wrangle, the role played in it by two of the greatest public institutions of old-ish wealth in New York, the Metropolitan Museum and the New York Public Library. They and a few others were and are very much a party to the continuing squabble over Astor's fortune. After they learned that the sums they'd been left in Astor's will had been slashed by Marshall's maneuvers, and their ultimate bequests left to his discretion, they sent battalions of lawyers to the hearings in the case, eyes firmly fixed on the prize that really mattered, Astor's millions.
So now, Gordon reveals that Astor suffered from Alzheimer's Disease, that her son was one of the first to diagnose it, and that as her decline caused hairline cracks in the serene public face of the Astor family to widen into gaping wounds of distrust, many of those around the dainty, delightful, designer-dressed Brooke--her maids, nurses, butlers, and even some of her lawyers—began keeping those secret, and damning, diaries. Those accounts were central to both the investigation of Marshall and to yesterday's New York Post story, which claimed the ailing Astor was "literally dragged into a meeting" and bullied into changing her will in Marshall's favor.
Which brings us to those two scenes in Gordon's book, which show how quickly and brutally Society moves to protect its own interests. Brooke Astor was a longtime trustee of the Metropolitan, sitting on its board, the most powerful club in New York, from 1964 to 1983, when she was made emeritus. Her son took the Astor seat in 1986, and subsequently became an emeritus trustee as well. It was in that capacity that he appeared, in September 2006, at his first museum board meeting after the squabble over Mrs. Astor's affairs went public. No one expected him to show his face that day so "there was a collective gasp," Gordon writes, "when he strode in" to take his place at the board table. De la Renta promptly "conveyed her fury" with a grimace and Gordon quotes museum director Philippe de Montebello boasting, "I averted my eyes--my gaze never met his."
The shunning didn't stop there. Another shoe dropped shortly after Marshall was indicted on charges of swindling his ailing mother out of millions of dollars in cash and property. A few days later, Gordon writes, the museum's ruling executive committee "quietly took the unprecedented step of voting to suspend Tony Marshall as a trustee emeritus. The decision was never announced." Apparently, neither the presumption of innocence nor the public's right to know how institutions we pay for operate carry much weight in the inner sanctums of Society.
Astor's pet institutions do great work and are generally above reproach. The same can't always be said for the people who run them. Brooke Astor's last days remind us how tragically vulnerable the old can be, even when wealthy and surrounded by retainers. But Gordon's book also gives us a valuable insight into something we have forgotten. If anything good has come out of Brooke Astor's all-too-public death, it's the reminder that Society not only still lives but still craves—and still wields—power. Our gaze has been averted from that truth for too long.
Michael Gross' Rogues' Gallery: The Secret History of the Moguls and the Money That Made the Metropolitan Museum will be published in May.


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CAF Confederation Cup: Bizertin defend lead
Bizertin take a slender 1-0 lead into the second leg of their CAF Confederation Cup first-round clash with Desportivo da Huila on Sunday.
The Tunisian outfit made it to the semi-finals of the competition last season having dropped down from the CAF Champions League, losing out to compatriots and eventual winners Sfaxien in the last four.
And, as they kicked off their bid to go a step further this time around, Edem Rjaibi scored the only goal of the match in Angola to give Bizertin control of the tie.
2012 runners-up Djoliba, meanwhile, made a losing start to their campaign, going down 2-1 at Don Bosco of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Hamidou Sinayoko gave the visitors an early lead, before Wa Kubanza Ushindi and Eric Kabulo fired the hosts to a shock victory.
Djoliba will be keen to turn in a better performance on Sunday or face making a premature exit.
Cara Brazzaville were another side to pull off a first-leg upset and they will be looking to defend their 1-0 lead away from home against 2006 champions Etoile Sahel on Friday.
The Tunisian club had not lost in 11 competitive fixtures prior to their defeat in the opening leg.
SuperSport United of South Africa will feel confident of progressing to the next round, taking a 2-0 lead to AFC Leopards on Saturday, while St Michel United of the Seychelles face an uphill struggle to qualify, trailing 5-1 against Zimbabwe's How Mine.
Bayelsa United shook of the cobwebs of having not played competitively since October to pick up a goalless draw at Kondzo, while fellow Nigerian side Warri Wolves were similarly untroubled by their long lay-off as they claimed a 3-2 victory against Union Douala. Both sides return to home soil for the second leg.
Elsewhere, AS Kigali of Rwanda take a 1-0 lead to Sudan's Al Ahly Shendi, Gamtel aim to overturn a two-goal deficit at Difaa El Jadida, Medeama try to press home their 3-0 advantage over Maghreb Fes, and the ties between Ferroviario Beira and ZESCO United, and FC MK and Ismaily await their first goals.
ASEC Mimosas and Ebusua Dwarfs both have 2-0 leads to safeguard against CO Bamako and Petro de Luanda respectively, Red Lions are a goal down to CS Constantine ahead of the second leg, while Douanes and Wadi Degla have a goal apiece.


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Home Alone: Her Only Child Left for College
When her only child left for college, one mom eased the transition by relishing her newfound freedom — and her quiet house.
Home Alone
Elizabeth Wrenn, her husband, Stuart Grogan, both 50, and daughter Ella, 18, have always been a tight threesome. Even when Ella became an independent-minded teen, she still hung out with her mom and dad — cooking, reading, or hiking near their home in Boulder, Colorado. So when Ella chose a college 1,300 miles away, Elizabeth knew it would be an adjustment. "I spent hours with Ella every day," says Elizabeth, a writer who works from home. "I knew the house would feel empty."
In preparation for Ella's departure, Elizabeth began putting more energy into her work. She published her first novel, Around the Next Corner (Penguin), while Ella was immersed in college applications; it was no coincidence that the heroine was struggling to separate from her almost-grown kids. But Elizabeth still had to find out what was around her next corner.
Ella was accepted to a small school in Washington State known for its academic reputation, and her parents were thrilled. But the summer before she left, Elizabeth became increasingly nostalgic. "I found myself looking at Ella's baby pictures."
She thought of a memory from years before, when she'd taught Ella to ride a bike, running beside her with a steadying hand on the seat — a hand she couldn't bring herself to remove. One day Ella gained momentum, moving so fast Elizabeth had trouble keeping up. "I had to let go. I shouted, 'Pedal!' and she was off."
To handle this second "letting go" with more grace, the family planned a mini vacation in a seaside town close to Ella's college. The three days passed in a pleasant rush, and move-in day arrived. After countless trips to Target and the chaos of setting up a dorm room, they went to the edge of campus, hugged and watched Ella walk away. "She wanted to be the one leaving for a new adventure, not the one being left behind."
Taking Time to Reconnect
As Elizabeth and Stuart drove off, they noticed one of the Target bags in the backseat. "We cracked up — all this orchestration and it was still imperfect!" Hoping not to bump into Ella, Stuart hustled to the dorm and left the bag on her doorknob. And then there were two.
Instead of flying back to their "empty nest," they headed to Whidbey Island in Washington's Puget Sound. "We wanted to reconnect, to take a deep breath and focus on this special time for us." On the return flight home, screaming babies served as noisy reminders that parenting isn't all paradise. "If they had been sleeping peacefully, I might've burst into tears," Elizabeth says. "Instead I thought, 'Not us! We're done.'"
When they finally got home the house seemed "echo-y," and Ella's empty chair at the dinner table made her absence palpable. But starting a new way of life wasn't as hard as Elizabeth feared. In fact, it was fun. She and Stuart would grab lunch or stroll through the farmers' market. They rediscovered spontaneity: One "school night" they decided at the last minute to catch a film and raced home to feed the dog before making it to the theater just in time. "We hadn't done that in years," says Elizabeth.
Yet she still found herself wandering into Ella's room. "I thought it would be comforting," she says, laughing. But with the stripped bed and the empty hangers, it just made her feel sad. "So I stopped going in there."
Inward Focus
Instead, she focused more on what she wanted to get out of life. She started going to the gym regularly, something she'd rarely had time for before. Gone was the guilt of a two-hour workout.
There were other big changes, too. Elizabeth returned home from Washington to a pile of work and she tackled it in a newly energized way. "Not only do I have more time, it feels like I also have more brainpower. Before, I was preoccupied with Ella's schedule: Where is she, does she need the car, what's for dinner? Now I don't have to worry about all that."
The newly "lowercase mom rather than capital-M Mother" thinks of Ella often, looks forward to her weekly phone calls and enjoys every moment of her visits. And on her mother's 50th birthday, Ella flew home to surprise her. "She planned it and paid for it," Elizabeth says proudly. "It was entirely her idea."
It's moments like these that make Elizabeth realize she's taught Ella well and can move on to new challenges. "College is a time for her to experiment with who she is," she says. "And now it's my turn, too, to learn about myself."
Good News for Parents
For most of us, life will only get better after the kids fly the coop. According to Karen Fingerman, associate professor of child development and family studies at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana, parents — especially moms — enjoy the freedom to pursue their goals and reconnect with other people. To help with the adjustment, check out one of these books:
- When Your Kid Goes to College: A Parents' Survival Guide, by Carol Barkin
- Letting Go: A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years, by Karen Levin Coburn and Madge Lawrence Treeger
- Don't Tell Me What to Do, Just Send Money, by Helen E. Johnson and Christine Schelhas-Miller
Copyright © 2008. Used with permission from the April 1 2008 issue of Family Circle magazine.


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Aching or heavy legs - what the experts say
Heavy legs during pregnancy
Pregnancy is a period during which the risk of circulatory disruptions emerging becomes particularly high; these disruptions are the consequence of the related increase in body weight and hormonal changes.
- As early as the first trimester, the increase in hormones creates circumstances in which the blood in the veins can easily stagnate, weakening vein walls and the firmness of blood vessels. Estrogen levels can lead to inflammation (edema) and progesterone modifies the vein walls and vessel dilation.
- Throughout pregnancy, the increased volume of the uterus leads to increased pressure on the main vein responsible for returning blood to the heart.
- Finally, an increase in blood weight and volume (of 20% to 30%) contributes to increased pressure on the leg veins, which is doubled or tripled. The valves are separated further from each other by distension of the veins, and no longer play their role of impeding blood return.
Blood circulation in the leg veins can therefore be considerably impeded. The symptoms vary significantly from woman to woman and pregnancy to pregnancy, ranging from simple discomfort to disabling pain. After delivery, these impairments most often wane on their own within a few weeks.


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Chick-fil-A will return to the Springfield market nearly two decades after departing White Oaks Mall. The chain plans a location on Wabash Avenue.
CHICK-FIL-A will return to the Springfield market nearly two decades after departing White Oaks Mall.
Corporate spokeswoman Brenda Morrow has confirmed the Atlanta-based chain plans to open in a yet-to-be-disclosed location on Wabash Avenue in late summer of 2015.
"Springfield is definitely on our radar," Morrow said, "and we're excited about coming."
The excitement should be mutual, considering the business — known for its pressure-cooked chicken and waffle fries — has been on area diners' "most wanted" list since leaving the mall in 1996.
Talks of a Chick-fil-A opening at the University of Illinois Springfield last year were quashed after a task force opposed any franchise operation on campus.
BARNES & NOBLE has filed permits with the city to remodel the bookstore cafe at 3111 Veterans Parkway.
Neither renovation details nor a time frame have been released yet.
It appears GEORGE RANK'S — the namesake lounge for the big-band leader of the George Rank Orchestra — is on permanent vacation.
A "closed for vacation" sign has been posted on the iconic, round building at 1800 S. Sixth St. since December. Attempts to reach owner Sarah Rakowski have been unsuccessful.
Rakowski took over George Rank's in 2012, but the business dates back to 1974 when the big-band leader himself opened the lounge.
Grace Lutheran Church, 714 E. Capitol Ave., is accepting orders through Wednesday for its butter braid, caramel roll, cookie dough and pizza sale.
A variety of butter braid fillings, cookies and pizza toppings are available. To place an order, call 546-5573.
Proceeds benefit Fifth Street Renaissance, Inner City Mission, Parent Place, Washington Street Mission, The Salvation Army and Church Women United.
HICKORY RIVER SMOKEHOUSE is giving away buy-one-get-one-free coupons for a pulled pork sandwich to all donors Monday at the Central Illinois Community Blood Center.
Donations will be taken from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To schedule an appointment call (866) 448-3253 or go online at www.CICBC.org. Walk-ins are welcome.
A La Carte will feature area restaurants offering Easter specials in the April 13 column. Businesses interested in participating should submit information by Tuesday. The A La Carte column highlights restaurant openings, closings, renovations and relocations, as well as personnel changes and business news. Natalie Morris can be reached at 737-7254 or by email at email@example.com.


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Henderson, William B.
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William B. Henderson, African-American state senator, farmer, and resident of Middleburg, was elected to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1892 as a Republican representative from the Eleventh District (Vance and Warren counties). Almost immediately, on 24 Jan. 1893, Henderson's seat was challenged by his recent opponent, John P. Leach of Warren County. Leach claimed that he was the "legitimate" candidate. Henderson and several other Republicans found themselves displaced by legislative action. He appealed to Congressman Thomas Settle, pointing out that his election had been certified by the Democratic Canvass Board and that he had defeated Leach by 653 votes.
The appeal was unsuccessful. The era was one of great emotion, rivalry, and charges by the Democrats of collusion between the Populists and the Negro Republicans. Henderson ran again, was elected, and served in the North Carolina Senate in 1897 and 1898. He was not active and seldom spoke, although on occasion he proposed measures pertaining to fences and livestock as well as the desirability of a register of deeds and a dispensary for Vance County. He served on committees dealing with penal institutions, public roads, the insane asylum, and claims. In 1898 Governor D. L. Russell named Henderson to be chief fertilizer inspector, replacing James Young.
John L. Cheney, Jr., ed., North Carolina Government, 1585–1974 (1975).
Helen G. Edmonds, The Negro and Fusion Politics in North Carolina (1951).
Senate Journal (1897).
Thomas Settle Papers (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill).
Additional Resources:
North Carolina General Assembly. "Resolution to pay W. B. Henderson one hundred dollars, expenses in election contest." Public laws and resolutions of the State of North Carolina passed by the General Assembly at its session of 1893. Raleigh [N.C.]: E.M. Uzzell, 1893. http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,7 (accessed January 7, 2013).
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The finest festive food and fizzy favourites make our Festive Celebration menu extra special for the whole family. Our delicious dishes will help you celebrate in style.
Mushroom & Truffle Soup
Topped with sautéed mushrooms, chopped chives and a swirl of cream, served with a cheese
puff pastry twist
Goat's Cheese Roulade (V) (N)
Goat's cheese with a walnut crumb, served with a whole roasted fig, a beetroot & watercress
salad topped with a balsamic dressing
Bloody Mary Prawn Cocktail†^
With bloomer bread and butter, baby gem lettuce and a Bloody Mary cocktail sauce
Oak-Smoked Chicken Liver Parfait
Potted chicken liver parfait with fig, cranberry & date chutney and toasted bloomer bread
Caramelised Winter Vegetable Soup (Ve)
Topped with roasted winter vegetables and served with bread and chopped chives
Hand-Carved Roast Turkey and Honey-Roast Ham^
Served with goose fat roast potatoes, dauphinoise potatoes, pig-in-blanket, sausage meat stuffing, Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables and gravy
Beef Bourguignon^
7-hour slow-cooked boneless rib in a bacon, onion & red wine sauce. Served with creamy mashed
potatoes, roasted red onions and cabbage topped with crispy shallot rings
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Roasted beetroot & butternut squash with cranberry sauce, encased in puff pastry, served with roast baby potatoes, seasonal vegetables and vegan gravy
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Butternut squash, cashew & walnut roast topped with Croxton Manor Brie and cranberry sauce.
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Out of the top 64 blog posts mentioning Port Elizabeth that we looked at today we selected 11 blogs that mention Port Elizabeth for our showcase below.
MyPE provides this roundup in order to promote Port Elizabeth and to encourage fellow bloggers to expand their coverage of Port Elizabeth and surrounds.
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Since history is written by the conquerors, sometimes the conquered require a little backstory. With that in mind, Hellboy fans can get a sneak peak of Hellboy II: The Golden Army with an animated version of the Hellboy II prologue comic that Dark Horse gave out at this year's Wondercon, in which Dr. Bruttenholm pacifies a young Hellboy on Christmas Eve by telling him a cheery tale of interspecies war. Watch the clip for world-dominating humans, genocidal machines, and an adorably miniature version of our favorite hellspawn, under the jump.
Written by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola from a story by Mignola and Golden Army director Guillermo Del Toro, the animated six-minute short comes in advance of the movie's July 11th release date. And if you're wondering where the young Hellboy came from, you can always see his origin story.
Hellboy II Animated Comic [Apple.com via /Film]


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(AP) -- Police said Saturday that they arrested two men over a suspected break-in at Buckingham Palace, a rare -- but not unheard-of -- breach of royal security.
London's Metropolitan Police said the incident occurred on Monday night after one of the men scaled a fence outside the stately residence. Police did not say where exactly the unidentified man was found, but it did indicate it was in an area of the palace usually open to visitors during the day. Various parts of the 775-room building are usually open to the public during the summer, including the State Rooms, the Queen's Gallery, the Royal Mews, and the Rose Garden.
The breach is one of the most serious incidents since 1982, when Michael Fagan managed to sneak into the queen's private chambers while she was still in bed. In one of her more surreal encounters with a subject, Elizabeth II spent 10 minutes chatting with the burglar before raising the alarm when he asked for a cigarette.
There was no chance of a royal meeting this time around. The queen is currently at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, and police said that no other members of the royal family were present at the time.
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The RAAKonteur #20 – Social funding, Google hates baddies & why people share
"That is Tron – he fights for users"
In the 80s movie, Tron is a computer program that fights on behalf of humans.
This week Robert Scoble, our favourite geek, tweeted a clarion call that would have sent shivers down Google's spine.
This is why Facebook will eventually monetize better than Google: I trust my friends. I don't trust algorithms.http://nyti.ms/f5XU9c
The article behind that link happened to be one of the best pieces of investigative journalism to see the light of day for quite some time. To summarise, a thuggish specs dealer used his notoriety to garner inbound links to his website, making him rank higher on Google (if you forgot how Google's rankings works, read our primer on PageRank).
Clearly this was a failure of Google's system. But less than a week later Google responded with a tweak to their algorithm. This is why we like Google. They fight for users.
Why do people share stuff?
This week we take an in-depth look as to why people pass on or share content and what marketeers and website builders can learn from that.
Clue, people don't share your content because they love your brand, they do so because the love their friends.
Social funding gets free
You know by now we're fans of Kickstarter. And we were excited about Fundbreak's move into the UK. But here's a third top player that could well change the social funding market.
Ulule is a France-based platform that does the same as the others – enable people to source funding from anyone who is interested in a project – but unlike the others they don't take a cut from the funds raised. Although there are plans to introduce paid-for features.
Visionless news
A week after the Editor of the Guardian proclaimed that no news organisation can match Twitter, the Telegraph announced that the Twitter CEO has no long term vision. Dick Costello had made the mistake of answering a question about their plans for Twitter like so:
I am working on clarity around that at the moment. I am currently trying to define what Twitter's purpose is in the long term. We will be able to be more specific on that answer in the near future.
This honesty obviously astonishes a paper that is used to the world of spin. Jack Dorsey, Twitter's co-founder, added that it was difficult to try and define Twitter's function and purpose, as so many of its uses had been defined by its users over the past four years.
In other news The Telegraph is considering introducing a partial paywall.
Crowdsource the snow
In a very good example of active Twitter data mining, if not downright Twitter data creation, Ben Marsh, a web developer from Leicestershire, wrote the UK snow map. It urges people to use custom tags in their Tweet messages along with the hashtag #uksnow (another reason why we can't wait for Twitter Annotations) to indicate how much it has snowed in their area. These tweets are then mined to display the snowfall on a google map.
The only downfall of this is the fact that it is very much volume-dependent, so at a first glance, it seems as if most of the snow has fallen in London!
Take On Ted – the video
Take On Ted, the world's first Twitter styling event we did with Guided a few weeks ago, really was a success. Even We Are Social said it was "brilliant work".
If you missed the event, here are 2 videos that give you a good idea of how it worked.
A/B testing or To be poetic or clear
In case you're not familiar with the term, A/B testing is when you test two versions of a website to see which performs better. Well WordPress has a new plugin that allows you to do A/B testing on your pithy headlines.
Another new agency model – the Paypal button
Our good friends from Knotoryus pointed us to this rather intriguing item in ad agency Wieden+Kennedy's online shop: book a phonecall with a creative team for 10 minutes.
Which got them thinking (they do that quite well). Imagine a Paypal button on your agency site that lets you book a quick session with someone. No invoices, no briefs, none of that 'we should talk'. Just instant creative input.
Don't be surprised if you see it soon on the Knotoryus site.
The RAAKonteur gets some praise
We made a list of all the positive comments we've been getting on this weekly newsletter. Thank you so much. If you enjoy this newsletter please do send it on to people you think might enjoy it too.
Our world is so 360
This week we used a lovely new iPhone app to take a 360 panorama of the RAAK offices.
Creative of the week – Harald Geisler
Here's a lovely project that also celebrates the beauty of randomly combined letters, just like our logo project.
Harald Geisler is a typographer who's developed the 2011 Typographic Wall Calendar. Basically it's a calendar constructed from 2011 individual keyboard letters. The keys are arranged manually in a grid and if you read them, they read each day of the year in sequence.
You can order your print through Kickstarter, which Geisler used to fund this lovely project.
Tech insight of the week – Klout is broken
We've managed (on our first try) to build a Twitter bot that, within 80 days, managed to get a Klout score of 50, and 336 Twitter followers. Should this be possible? We think not, unless Klout is broken. Read more >>
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Grain prices finished mostly unchanged today with March corn up 1 ¼, March soybeans up 2 ¼, and wheat down ¾.
The USDA released its expected Supply and Demand estimates this morning for 2012-2013 crops. For corn they have production at 14.270 bil bu and carryout at 1.616. They have increased estimated corn usage by 815 million bushels from last year to get that carryout. For soybeans, the USDA has production estimated at 3.250 and carryout at 205. Now that the corn-soybean ratio reached the 2.30-1 level, it isn't so clear where the acres will go when we get the planting intentions report at the end of next month. The market has done its job trying to predict a large gain in corn acres as seen in the chart below.
At this point it still looks like we may have too many acres of everything for next year to keep prices at current levels. Beans could get up to 76 million acres and corn is still looking at getting between 94-95 million acres. The USDA is guessing 75 mil for beans and 94 mil for corn. The 24 year trendline yield for corn is 163.1 bpa. We have heard a lot of analysts calling for new crop corn yields to be significantly lower than trendline before we have even seen planting intentions. If you look at the chart below, you will see that since 1988, we have been below trendline only 9 of the 24 growing years for corn. By those odds, we have a 62.5% chance of seeing corn finish above trendline. Looking back a couple of years ago when we were coming off of a good year, we saw a lot of analysts calling for above trendline yields. I am not saying that we can predict the weather because hindsight will always be 20/20. I am just showing the numbers of what we have seen in the past. If we get the corn planted and have a normal growing year, we could easily be trading at levels well below where we stand today.
There are a few other notes to point out from the USDA Annual Outlook. They are forecasting ethanol demand going down over the next 2 years due to overall gasoline demand going down and we are hitting the blending wall. For corn-demand-for-ethanol to keep the same pace or go higher, we will most likely have to see the export market stay strong. Brazil has been a heavy importer of US ethanol but if South America can get their sugar crop back in line, we could easily see these exports slow down.
Animal numbers are down sharply and animal profitability is increasing only slightly. Cattle-on-Feed came out at 102% (estimates at 103%). If we get the acres planted we could see the price heading lower and demand picking up with those lower costs.
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How to pinpoint and remedy planter problems
There's a logical process to identifying mid-season planter problems that starts with getting your knees and hands dirty."I call it ground truthing," says Chris Hartter, product support manager for Precision Planting. "Our 20/20 seed monitors are incredibly accurate at diagnosing problems, but getting out of the tractor cab and digging is still the best way to diagnose planter problems."
In-furrow evidence often indicates how to correct planter problems. On planters with seed meters equipped with finger units, doubles suggest worn seed brushes or finger-unit backing plates. Skips hint of damage to finger springs or the finger mechanism itself. An erratic mix of skips and doubles points to a damaged seed-delivery belt or worn drive pegs/teeth on the plastic wheel that drives that belt.
The drive pegs on seed belt drive wheels in finger-units can wear thin and hook, causing the belt to jerk and lead to inaccurate seed metering.
A piece of seed bag "rip strip," a seed bag string or other debris can interfere with accurate metering that shows up as low population on the seed monitor and in the furrow.
Worn areas alongside the lower seed-delivery belt idler in finger units can disrupt accurate seed delivery.
A midseason check of a seed meter on a test stand can usually pinpoint why the unit is planting inaccurately.
On air planters, skips and doubles can often be corrected by adjusting the air system. On vacuum planters, skips hint the vacuum is inadequate to hold seeds to the seed plate. Doubles suggest excess vacuum is holding too many seeds against the plate.
Simple adjustments. On planters that use air pressure to hold seeds against the seed plate, similar diagnostics apply.
"Skips often mean the air pressure is too low, and doubles mean the air pressure is too high on our planters," says Daryl Cress, service manager, Great Plains Manufacturing. "If you see skips, increase the air pressure. If you see doubles, decrease it."
Loose or worn drive chains can also cause seed monitors to vibrate. After rainy spells, minor rust in the drive chains on ground-drive transmissions can cause jerks that knock seeds off disks in air planters, causing erratic population. Hydraulically driven planters have fewer drive chains but are still susceptible to drive-chain problems.
"If the chain between the hydraulic drive motor and the drillshaft has kinks or is loose, it can jump, and that shows up as erratic population on the seed monitor," says Eldon Schans, a 20-plus-year technician at Greenmark Equipment, Holland, Mich.
The hydraulic-drive motors can cause seed monitors to sound-off in cabs. Most hydraulic-drive motors are controlled by pulse width modulation (PWM) valves attached to the motors, which are sensitive to contamination.
"If a hydraulically driven planter keeps dropping seeds when the planter is raised, it's often because debris is caught in the PWM valve and letting oil keep the hydraulic motor turning when it shouldn't be," Schans says. "I unscrew the cartridge and use contact cleaner to rinse it, which usually fixes the problem."
If individual rows are planting inaccurately, Hartter recommends switching components between rows to diagnose the problem.
"If the problem stays with the row and doesn't follow the seed meter or seed tube sensor, then check the [seed monitor] wiring to that row," Hartter says. "Be suspicious of a wire pinched in the parallel linkages or in the hinge of a folding planter."
If the problem follows the component to another row, look for something as simple as a seed bag tag or other debris fouling the seed-delivery mechanism in the meter.
Component wear might also contribute to midseason problems. Finger-unit springs or seed-delivery belts break. Seed brushes fray. "Knock-out" devices that are designed to clean seed tips and debris from the holes in plates wear beyond design tolerances.
That's why it's beneficial during rain delays to open each seed meter and check all components for wear and seed-treatment buildup.
"Seed treatments get stickier on hot, humid days," Cress says. "Clean off accumulations of treatment on brushes and disks in the meter, use a bottle brush to clean the seed sensor eye in the tube and use more talc to minimize buildup."


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Goodbye, Sweet Friend
Well. It was bound to happen sometime. Last week our beautiful little G4 was chugging along, merrily as ever, when - poof! - gone. Dead. Finito.
Just like that.
And it took four years of photographs and six days worth of downloaded music with it.
So now we have a new (new-old) iMac, the G5. I will miss the G4 - its cute round bottom, its happy disposition.
But the G5 looks promising. Sleek. Updated operating system. Adorable red dictionary/thesaurus. I think we shall be fast friends. I will try not to judge it too harshly.
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I can think of no better way to celebrate than to share my excitement about connecting yet another family treasure with a family member.
Little Avis Anderson is going home!
In fact, she should be arriving sometime today.
It turns out that in 1961 Avis gave birth to a baby boy when she was about 38. She gave the baby up for adoption. He has just recently discovered that Avis was his birth mother. Unfortunately she has already passed and there is no chance of them reuniting. That's why it means so much to me that I found this photo.
I am so thrilled to be a part of placing this family treasure in the home where it belongs.
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My youngest son and I celebrated my 57th yesterday with a trip to our favorite spring creek. The day was overcast and a PMD hatch was just winding down when we arrived. We caught plenty of fish with two 20-inchers for myself (one brown and one cutthroat) and one 20-inch brown for my son, with a fair amount of smaller fish thrown in for good measure. In all a great day on the water.
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Since having a hip replaced and an ankle fused in the last few years, I have had a difficult time wading in the sticky mud of the spring creek. My family took a page out of Nevada's Pyramid Lake and got me a ladder stand for Father's Day last week - it worked like a dream and this was it's maiden voyage:
A visitor while we fished:
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Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Our weekend was so great, but it went so fast! While I catch up with email and everyone's posts, here is a pic I took on our way to a beautiful winery in Haymarket, Virginia (only about 1 hour from Washington, DC)
My dad loves red wine (well pretty much exclusively Merlot), but he had never done a tasting before so it was really fun to surprise him with a visit to a winery and to see him do a tasting ("Only the reds, please." -my dad). Sure enough we ended up getting a bottle of Merlot after the tasting and enjoying the beautiful weather and live music for the rest of the afternoon.. such a perfect day!


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Mimi's kidney failure
Here's a photo Mariah Carey posted on her Twitter and her website: her husband Nick Cannon has been hospitalised for "mild kidney failure". While he clearly looks distressed, his wife has decided, out of love of course, to cram herself onto that small bed to comfort him, jamming him and his poor kidney into one of the bars.
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This is us in the hospital - role reversal; Last year it was me attached to the machines (after having dembabies) and Nick was there with me through it, and now here we are.
We're trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances but please keep Nick in your thoughts because this is very painful. They tried to kick me out of the hospital but here I am pon de bed with Mr. C.
We're doing OK but we're "straaaaaanded in Aspen". #DramaticDivaPlace (I know, we could be in a lot worse places) but the truth is as long as we're together, we're OK. I'm not trying to make light out of the situation because it's a serious moment that's very tough on all of us so please keep us and our family in your prayers. LYM.
Kidney failure is nothing compared to carrying around twins, do you remember how I suffered? Nick is a pussy for falling apart from a little kidney drama. How could he do this to me? My legs were tired so I had to lie down. Do you think I look good from this angle? I bought a new outfit that makes me look extra size 4-ish but the lighting in this place is sh-t. I need your prayers. We didn't have time for a proper blowout today because Nick couldn't pee. The good news is I'll probably get a new diamond out of the experience. I'm strong. I will survive this.


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South Side puts together a task force to combat growing nuisance bars
October 3, 2006
South Side has a Nuisance Bar Task Force and the South Side Community Council believes all residents and business owners of the community should be aware of the group.
That is one of the reasons this was the topic at the most recent Community Council meeting at the Brashear Center at 2005 Sarah Street September 25.
A standing-room-only audience of more than 120 residents crowded into the social room to listen to what various speakers had to say about what is being done to combat the problem that can really make it difficult for residents, particularly late at night.
The Task Force is a joint effort with the cooperation of Pittsburgh departments including: Police, Fire and Building Inspection, the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Allegheny County Health Department, PA Liquor Control Board among others to work together in getting rid of nuisance bar establishments that cause problems in the neighborhoods.
Various SSCC board members gave presentations at the meeting, facilitated by Bruce Krane who emphasized to the packed audience that the board members were not there to listen to complaints about specific anecdotal evidence of the problem.
"This is not community complaint night," emphasized Mr. Krane. "We're also not here to attack the bar industry."
Mr. Krane said that the SSCC committee did extensive research on what can be done to combat nuisance bars and found that this is a very complicated issue.
"The laws [for shutting down a bar] are complicated and do not favor the residents," Mr. Krane said.
According to a complaint form that was circulated at the meeting, a nuisance bar is defined as a place where activity in and around the establishment is deemed harmful to the surrounding neighborhood.
Some of the things deemed to be a nuisance are prostitution, alcohol sales to minors and ongoing drug sales with the knowledge of the bar owner or employees.
Nuisance bars may also consist of noise, loitering crowds, lewd behavior, disorderly conduct, garbage, street crimes and harassment.
By reporting these activities to the police and other related agencies, this may help in the necessary action to rid the neighborhood of the nuisance bar.
Mr. Krane emphasized that investigations into nuisance bar activity may take a long period of time.
A citizen's report can begin or further the investigation of the liquor establishment and its illegal activity, according to the Task Force. The Nuisance Bar hot line is 412-327-7777. Residents may also contact the Narcotics/Vice Office during regular working hours on weekdays (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) by calling 412-323-7761.
If anyone is afraid to call for fear of retaliation, Mr. Krane emphasized that they do not have to identify theyselves to the authorities. To insure anonymity, he said this can be done by calling through an untraceable cell phone.
If a person does not have access to a cell phone, he suggested a person with a complaint to report contact one of the people on the Task Force such as himself.
"I'm not afraid to call. I'm not one to keep my mouth shut when I see a problem that exists," said Mr. Krane, noting that a log should be kept of every complaint that is made to the police and other authorities.
It was shown at the meeting that while there are fewer liquor licenses in the City of Pittsburgh than there were 10 years ago, there are a lot more in Zone 3 (the South Side and surrounding areas) than there were in 1996, going up from 119 to 200.
According to the Task Force, Pennsylvania state law notes that there are not "bars" per se in the state. The state Liquor Control Board issues licenses to restaurants.
A lawyer who specializes in this area of liquor laws noted that he has never seen anyone turned down for a liquor license when applied for in Pennsylvania, calling it a "rubber-stamp" process.
"The only thing that can prevent you from getting a liquor license is being a convicted felon," noted Mr. Krane.
Mr. Krane also emphasized that the LCB itself only manages licenses; it does not enforce the law. There is a branch of the LCB designed for enforcement that is difficult to maneuver through. To complain about a nuisance bar through the LCB, the complainer must be identified. However, it was suggested by Mr. Krane that there is strength in numbers and for anyone on a campaign to get rid of a bar through the LCB, he suggests doing it by joining other people against the problem drinking establishment.
The nuisance bar complaint form that was circulated at the meeting will make its way to the City's Department of Public Safety. Residents may also call 911 with any complaints about illegal activity coming from a bar.
The form emphasizes to use as much detail as possible, noting that the information provided on the form will be kept strictly confidential. However, if a person would like to be contacted by a nuisance bar detective, they should provide a name and telephone number or email address.
While the Task Force emphasized that there are many obstacles to overcome in getting a business labeled as a nuisance bar, this should not discourage citizens from acting against them.
By doing this on a continuous basis, local and state laws may eventually be changed, which may make it easier to combat this problem.
By being vigilant, "This is what ultimately impacts laws at the state level," Mr. Krane said.


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The spring and fall semester programs travel down to the Amalfi Coast of Southern Italy. One of the towns visited on the bus tour is Positano—a small town with many nice restaurants and art galleries.
The mission of the East Carolina University Italy Intensives Program is to enhance the internationalization of the undergraduate and graduate experience at East Carolina University, providing students with opportunities to engage in research and scholarship in an authentically Italian community, helping them become globally aware, socially conscious citizens, and future leaders who will make positive contributions in an increasingly interdependent and multicultural world.
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Eighth-Grade Latino Students Behind Their White, Asian Peers
American students are above average on international math and reading tests
Dec. 12, 2012 -- American students scored above average on international math and reading tests, but they still lag behind students from Asian countries, according to two studies of 2011 scores released this week.
The studies compared U.S. fourth and eighth graders to students at the same schooling levels from around the world. Even though the reading test is conducted every five years, by evaluating students at the same grade levels, educators are more accurately able to compare these skills.
While the U.S. ranking may sound favorable, it factors in test results from countries with much fewer resources, and some with less-than-democratic political systems. Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates participated in the studies, as did Morocco, Colombia, Azerbaijan and Honduras.
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The numbers for U.S. Hispanic students are especially troubling. While fourth-grade Latinos scored above the international average for most measures, eighth-grade Latinos did not. Hispanic students slipped while their white and Asian peers maintained their higher-than-average ranking. Here's what that looks like.
According to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, American students scored better than average in both the fourth and eighth grades in math, and they did better overall than in 2007, the last time the test was administered.
Of the 57 education systems that participated at the fourth grade level, the average U.S. math score was among the top 15. U.S. Hispanic fourth graders, along with their white and Asian peers, scored higher than the international average, while black students scored lower. However, Hispanic and black students both scored lower than the U.S. national average.
The picture is bleaker for Hispanic eighth graders. They, along with their black peers, fell below both the international and national averages.
For eighth graders, the U.S. average math score was just above average, and only 7 percent attained an advanced level in math.
The U.S. average score in science was higher than the international average for both fourth and eighth graders.
At the fourth-grade level, U.S. white, Asian and Hispanic students all scored higher than the international average, while blacks scored lower. Hispanic fourth graders scored lower than the national average however.
As with math, U.S. Latino and black eighth graders fell below the international average as well as the national average. White and Asian students scored higher on both.
Some states requested that they be evaluated against the other education systems participating in the test, and several did quite well. Massachusetts students, for example, scored well in science, with only Singapore turning in a noticeably higher average score.
According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, U.S. students scored higher than average in reading.
Five education systems out of a total sample of 53 scored higher than U.S. fourth graders, while seven were not noticeably different. Hong Kong, the state of Florida, Russia, Finland and Singapore scored higher.
And while the U.S. overall standing in reading has improved since 2006, the picture is still less rosy for Hispanic kids. Latino fourth graders scored higher than the international average but lower than the U.S. average.
Why Lower?
Latinos on average earn less than their white peers, and, predictably, scores were lower for schools with higher numbers of students who received free or reduced-cost lunches. Such students are more likely to have parents who are less educated and thus less able to help with schoolwork. Those holding low-paying jobs are also more likely to have less flexible work schedules, meaning children growing up in poverty are less able to participate in beneficial extracurricular activities because of both prohibitive costs and because their parents or guardians may not be able to devote time transporting them to and from such activities. Hispanic children are also less likely than their peers to attend preschool and some lack the skills that their Asian and white peers, who are more likely to attend preschool, already have upon entering Kindergarten, placing them at an immediate disadvantage.
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Hong Kong, Russia, Finland, Singapore and Northern Ireland all scored high in terms of reading. Asian countries dominated math and science, with Singapore, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and Japan turning in the highest scores.
Florida is particularly notable. The state asked that students' reading scores be compared to other international systems, and no country scored noticeably higher on the fourth grade-level reading skills test. In the 1990s, Florida ranked near the bottom of a ranking of U.S. states.
And, while Hispanic students in the state performed lower than their white and Asian peers in the state, they performed higher than the U.S. average.
Former Florida governor and founder of the education advocacy group Foundation for Excellence in Education Jeb Bush released a statement praising the state.
"Sunshine state students are once again busting all the myths and proving that all kids can and will learn when education is organized around their achievement," he said.
As governor, Bush instituted a program that mandated more academic studying focused on reading in kindergarten and held back under-performing students.


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In line with the aspirations and mandate of the Waikato Tainui's, 2050 strategic vision for this site, the proposed master plan and associated buildings seek to establish Hopuhopu (the site) as the administrative / commercial, social, recreational and tribal knowledge hub for Waikato Tainui (approx. 60,000 people). This 137 hectare site is bounded on the north and west by the Waikato River and is flanked by the Hakarimata Ranges to the west. To the north of the site lies Mt. Taupiri, a culturally significant mountain to the people of Tainui and is home to the tribe's sacred burial ground.
Proposed functions as part of the brief include: Tribal Parliament /Administration and Media Centre; Sports and Leisure Centre; River Centre and Gallery; Waka Marina complete with stage and River Terrace for events and river based festivals, as well as a Carving School / Workshop and Café.
It is envisaged that Hopuhopu will become a primary destination for Maori events, tourism, business events and development – a place to celebrate the cultural values and proud heritage of Waikato Tainui people. The bespoke nature of some of the proposed functions coupled with a unique and wonderful cultural underlay of customs and meaning helps to give this development a really strong sense of place and connectedness to both the immediate and surrounding context.
The orientation of the central spine of the master plan sets up a clear axial alignment with Mt Taupiri as the focal point, and intentionally delineates the point of intersection with the river as place of importance. The Pou (columns) along the central spine of the park will be carved to depict the strong connection Waikato Tainui have to the Kingitanga Movement. It is considered of upmost importance that the proposed development conceptually and symbolically references the past but builds with many future generations in mind.


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Robbinsville could make a cut to its taxes this year, according to a budget presented by its mayor to council Thursday night.
The cut, actually at .02 cents for each $100 of assessed value on a home, now goes through a council approval process before it can become official. Robbinsville residents will have a tax rate of 52.3 cents on each $100 of assessed home value. Homes valued at about $380,000 would see a drop of $76 in their taxes.
Mayor Dave Fried said the township's PILOT deal with Amazon, which brings in more than half a million a year to the town's more than $21 million budget, allowed them to make the tax cut.
'This is going to be one of those times we are able to bring in a big ratable and actually have it have an effect on everyone's taxes,' he said.
The company's warehouse, which will employ more than 1,400 people when finished, covers more than a million square feet and is projected to open in early 2014. Township and county officials are also looking at reworking some of the county's public transportation to accommodate the influx of people.
Robbinsville spokesman John Nalbone, in announcing the deal in January, said it will bring in about $22.1 million in tax revenue for the township, school district and Mercer County. The site, at the Matrix Business Park off of turnpike exit 7A, is the first of two planned warehouses for Amazon in New Jersey.
Amazon will start collecting sales tax from New Jersey residents in July after reaching a deal with the state. The company previously did not collect the taxes because it did not have a physical presence in the state, which local merchants have argued gave the Internet giant a competitive advantage.
'Council, you now have a budget. Don't mess it up,' Fried said.
Coucnil President Ron Witt said he was 'excited to receive a budget that already has a tax cut up front,' but cautioned residents that township taxes only make up about 22 percent of their property tax bills.
'It's not anything anybody can take a trip to Disney on,' he said.
Increases in the county or school taxes could easily wipe out any savings they see from the proposed township cut, he said.
Barbara Paskewicz, the wife of William Paskewicz, the 40-year old victim of a hit-and-run accident on Robbinsville-Allentown Road last Sunday, came up with her son to petition the town to make that portion of the road safer.
'Today would have been our 15-year wedding anniversary,' she said. 'We wanted to ask what can be done or anything you can do to have sidewalks put in or even a light?'
Joy Tozzi, the township business administrator, said the road was a county road and was outside the township's authority. She said though, that the township had contacted the county about changing the road to make it safer.
'We have reviewed the area since accident...there isn't much of a walkway,' she said.
A resident, from the town center portion of Robbinsville, complained about a confusing snow parking policy that resulted in his and several neighbors' cars being ticketed and towed. Cars parked on both sides of streets in the neighborhood were ticketed and towed so that plows could get through during the snowstorm last week.
Fried said the township was going to develop a policy to forgo tickets and towing fees that resulted from the storm, because the ordinance was not made clear.
'It is a confusing policy that we did not communicate effectively, as well as I would like,' he said.
He said the township was going to allow parking on one side of some streets in town center that were wide enough. On others, he said the streets were too narrow to allow any on-street parking when snow starts to fall.


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Josh Herrin's debut Moto2 season has gotten off to the rockiest of starts. The reigning AMA Pro SuperBike champion crashed unhurt out of rounds 1 and 2 in Qatar and Texas, and last Thursday, he fell again riding supermoto at his personal track in Georgia, fracturing his left collarbone in two places.
On Monday, the 23-year-old Caterham Moto Racing Team rider had the damage surgically repaired in California. As a result of the injury, Herrin will miss Sunday's Grand Premio Red Bull de la Republica Argentina at the new Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo, as well as the following round a week later in Jerez, Spain.
Herrin's teammate, Johann Zarco, who also failed to score points at the Losail Circuit and Circuit of The Americas, will be the sole Caterham rider on track in Argentina. "We won't be replacing Josh for this race," said team manager Johan Stigefelt in a press release, "but we'll make another announcement about Jerez soon.
"We want Josh back on track as soon as he is fit and well. Now we will focus 100 percent on Johann. After an unsuccessful end to the GP in Austin, it's even more important that we get a good result in Argentina."
In an email, Herrin explained the accident. "One of my friends crashed in front of me," he said, "and I didn't have enough time to miss him. I was only going about 10 mph, but I hit the ground just right to snap it."
An X-ray released by the team showed previous damage to the same bone. "That was a TightRope system that Dr. Bryan had put in at the end of 2012 for a separated shoulder," Herrin said. "When I fell last week, it actually broke the bone right where the holes were drilled, so they had to remove the material from the last surgery."
Herrin expects to be sidelined for at least a month. "We are hoping to make it to the French GP," he said, referring to the race scheduled for May 18 at Le Mans. "Neither the team nor I want to rush the healing process and make it worse with another crash."