Solution to the Herald Hunt

Here are the solutions to the 2012 Herald Hunt. Hunters were told that the answer to every puzzle was a number.The Signpost PuzzleIn Kenneth M. Myers Park, Hunters encountered a small forest of signposts, one of them marked as the starting point. A sign there said: FOLLOW THE HEAT TO VICTORY. Each signpost had two words on it, pointing in opposite directions....

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Buzzmakers: AJ is a Dad and Angus Apologizes

What had ET readers buzzing this week?1. Charges Filed Against Lindsay LohanCalifornia prosecutors have officially filed charges against Lindsay Lohan.The charges, which include willfully resisting, obstructing, or delaying an officer in the course of their duties, supplying false information to a police officer and reckless driving, stem from the car accident Lohan was involved in last June when...

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Street honor for heroic NYPD lensman, killed filming Sept. 11 attacks

A police officer killed after he rushed towards the collapsing World Trade Center towers to gather video on Sept. 11 had a street in front of the Police Academy renamed in his honor. Glen Pettit, was an award-winning video journalist before he joined the NYPD in 1997, and began working in the department's Video Production Unit three years later.When the...

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Boat Show may block Miami’s 2016 Super Bowl bid

This winter, the biggest NFL match-up in South Florida might be Super Bowl versus Boat Show. As South Florida readies a bid for the 2016 Super Bowl, it must contend with a major potential conflict on the tourism calendar. The National Football League may move the Super Bowl to Presidents’ Day weekend, already home to the five-day Miami International Boat Show since the 1940s....

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Scott’s ALF panel let industry off hook, critics say

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott used tough language in the summer of 2011 when he created a panel to help fix the deadly abuse and neglect in Florida assisted living facilities.He pledged to provide protections for elderly and disabled ALF residents, who in recent years saw sweeping breakdowns of care as lawmakers stripped regulations and failed to protect the state’s most...

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Act of kindness turns New York cop into media darling

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. national media just got the perfect holiday gift: a feel-good tale about a young police officer who dug into his own pocket to put boots on a barefoot panhandler on a freezing city sidewalk.Even better was the way the story of New York City Police Officer Larry DePrimo‘s kindness unfolded.Thanks to a blurry Facebook photo snapped on a cell phone by a tourist who happened...

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Barbara Hershey Talks Once Upon A Time Season Two Winter Finale

In 2010, Barbara Hershey presented a tragic portrait of a stage mother in the Academy Award winning thriller Black Swan. And, believe it or not, many of the emotions that drove Erica Sayers to demand Swan Queen perfection from Nina (played by Natalie Portman) are once again bubbling to the surface on ABC's Once Upon A Time.As Cora, former Queen of fairytale land and mother to Regina, Hershey revealed...

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'Macho' Camacho gets big sendoff in East Harlem

Bolivar Arellano Christian Camacho, 20, with his 14 year old brother Stanley Camacho both sons of deceased boxing Champion Hector 'Macho' Camacho. Here they were riding through the streets of East Harlem where their father was born and raised. It was a goodbye fit for a king of the ring. Boxing legend Hector “Macho” Camacho was given a royal sendoff today...

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Brazilian settles insider-trading charges tied to Burger King buyout

Igor Cornelsen — a 64-year-old Brazilian man who lives part time in Boca Raton and is a resident of the Bahamas — agreed to pay $5.1 million to settle insider trading charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with trading in securities of Burger King ahead of its acquisition by New York private-equity firm 3G Capital Partners Ltd.The SEC said Cornelsen,...

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Friend testifies foster mom borrowed dog cage for Rilya

A dozen years ago, Geralyn Graham called a friend and asked to borrow a dog cage — where Graham planned to keep her foster child, Rilya Wilson, during the night. Graham “said she was going to use it to keep [Rilya] from doing harm to herself,” Graham’s friend, Detra Coakley Winfield, told jurors this week in Graham’s trial on murder and child-abuse charges. Winfield said...

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Zynga slides after updated agreement with Facebook

NEW YORK (AP) — Zynga shares tumbled nearly 12 percent in after-hours trading Thursday after the online game company and Facebook disclosed that they changed their relationship status to become less attached to each other.Zynga Inc. said in a regulatory filing Thursday that it will no longer have to display Facebook ads or use Facebook payments on its own properties — such as Zynga.com. In addition...

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WATCH: Bo inspects White House holiday decorations

He'll give it a paw-shaped stamp of approval.First dog Bo today inspected the holiday decorations at the White House. Trotting through the halls and checking everything over before before 90,000 visitors come through the doors of the People's House this holiday season."Bo-flakes" featuring the first dog and ornaments fashioned from zippers are among the...

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California Pizza Kitchen brings prototype to Sawgrass Mills

The restaurant chain that took barbecued chicken pizza mainstream is ready to push the culinary envelope again. How about a pizza topped with roasted Brussels sprouts and applewood smoked bacon or a Korean barbecue pizza with pork loin and spicy kimchee salad?Innovative menu items are just one piece of what’s unique about California Pizza Kitchen’s new flagship restaurant...

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Young local artists focus on Art Basel crowd

With Art Basel Miami Beach opening this week, Juan Fernando "Buddah Funk" Gomez is in overdrive. The artist has been busy affixing his gold and black oil-based butterflies, flowers and lizards onto galleries, restaurants, bars, carefully brushing them with wheat paste to stick to the high-profile walls.He has been doing this for eight months, from Miami Beach to Wynwood to...

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Mark Hamill's 'Star Wars' Sequel Jedi Mind Trick

Does Mark Hamill know more about the upcoming Star Wars sequels than he's leading us to believe? Will Luke Skywalker appear in Episode VII? Is the man just using a Jedi mind trick on ET?Related: Mark Hamill Tells New Stories from 'Star Wars' "That's a really good question! I mean, it's also exciting, but I don't really know enough to be able to answer these questions – I have to watch Entertainment...

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Dem mayoral candidates unlikely to be as pro-biz as Bloomberg

Business leaders worried about whether the next administration will be as pro-business as this one didn't get many assurances today from most of the Democratic candidates running to succeed Mayor Bloomberg in 2014. Right out of the box, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio told hundreds of executives gathered at a midtown forum sponsored by Crain's and the New...

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Gift ideas for the techie on your list

The holidays are coming fast, and if you’re like me, you’ve probably gotten very little of your gift shopping done. Here are suggestions for a variety of gifts for the techie and the not-so-techie people on your list. Some of these items can be found in stores and some are only available online, but you should be able to order them in time for Christmas or Hanukkah. ...

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Citizens leader criticize media coverage of firm’s problems

TALLAHASSEE -- Beleaguered by allegations of corporate misconduct and exorbitant executive spending, leaders at Citizens Property Insurance Corp. expressed outrage — at the media. During a special hearing on Tuesday to address several corporate improprieties first reported by the Times/Herald, Citizens CEO Barry Gilway reserved some of his harshest criticism for news outlets...

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The Wii U sells out in its first week: Evidence of a Nintendo comeback?

The latest console from the videogame pioneer is flying off the shelves. But are the kids really still into Mario and Zelda?Earlier this year, Nintendo posted its first annual loss in three decades, a grim omen for the pathbreaking videogame maker that introduced the world to classic characters like Mario, Donkey Kong, and Link. The Japanese company has struggled amidst an industry-wide decline in...

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Zoe Saldana Praises Bradley Cooper at Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations

Actress Zoe Saldana was one of three stars to emcee the Independent Spirit Awards nominations in Hollywood on Tuesday, and one of the standout nominees this year was none other than the star's on-again/off-again beau Bradley Cooper.Related: Common, Zoe Saldana & Anna Kendrick Announce 2013 Spirits Award Nominations The former Sexiest Man Alive earned a Best Male Lead nod for his film Silver Linings...

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B'klyn shopkeeper 'killer' indicted by grand jury

A grand jury today indicted alleged Brooklyn serial killer Salvatore Perrone in the shooting deaths of three Middle Eastern store owners. Neither Perrone, 64, nor his lawyer appeared in Brooklyn Criminal Court as a prosecutor presented the indictment to a judge.The Staten Island salesman was indicted on three counts of first-degree murder and three counts...

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FPL’s request for nuclear energy costs gets OK

The Florida Public Service Commission Monday approved $151 million in advance nuclear costs for Florida Power & Light Co., the total amount the utility requested.The unanimous vote means that a customer who uses 1,000 kilowatt hours a month will be charged $1.69 a month for the advance costs beginning in January, the PSC said. This year that customer is paying $2.20 a...

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Sunken wreckage of WWII fighter plane found off Miami Beach

The crew of a research submarine studying artificial reefs off Miami-Dade County has discovered the mostly intact wreck of a U.S. Navy World War II fighter plane lying upside down 240 feet deep off Miami Beach.Researchers aboard the Antipodes were using three-dimensional sonar gear to investigate a blip on the sea floor last June when they found the 28-foot-long Grumman F6F...

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Abbie and Ryan Have 'Chip' on Their Shoulders

It was game over for Abbie Ginsberg and Ryan Danz on Sunday night's episode of The Amazing Race after the Chippendales U-Turned them."It's part of the game," Abbie reacts in an interview with ETonline. "When you get down to five teams, you have to do what's best for your survival. We would have used it. We don't fault the other teams. We were surprised it was who it was out of the teams left. We had...

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Thug who shot 5-year-old girl during Bx. gunfight held on $100,000 cash bail

The thug who recklessly shot a 5-year-old girl during an early-morning Bronx gunfight Sunday is being held on $100,000 cash bail after being arraigned this afternoon on attempted-murder charges. Angel Morales, 18, did not speak and showed no sign of emotion as prosecutors recounted how he fired off three rounds into a small crowd gathered near the Tremont...

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Shoppers welcome holiday sales by buying early, often — and online

Shoppers swooped into stores in droves on Thanksgiving weekend, topping last year’s sales, as more retailers opened their doors earlier than ever on Thursday, luring bargain hunters away from eating another plate of turkey.And now Cyber Monday is expected to set a record for online shopping this year, for those who prefer the Internet to the mall.Spending per shopper nationwide...

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Rubio, Wasserman Schultz and Ros-Lehtinen to attend rally in support of Israel

Putting aside partisan politics, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Sunday evening will attend a rally in North Miami Beach in support of Israel. Hundreds are expected at the 6:30 p.m. rally at the Michael - Ann Russell Jewish Community Center at 18900 NE 25th Ave. Last week, four Israeli civilians and two soldiers were...

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Nokia imaging chief to quit

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia‘s long-time imaging chief Damian Dinning has decided to leave the loss-making cellphone maker at the end of this month, the company said in a statement.The strong imaging capabilities of the new Lumia smartphone models are a key sales argument for the former market leader, which has been burning through cash while losing share in both high-end smartphones and cheaper handsets.Nokia’s...

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Jamie Chung Once Upon A Time Interview

Like many actors before her, Jamie Chung cut her teeth working on a soap opera. And like many actors before her, that 2007 Days of Our Lives entry on her resume has been forever eclipsed by her work alongside actors like Bradley Cooper, Russell Crowe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and for directors like Zack Snyder, Todd Phillips and David Koepp.Now, Chung is busier than ever, playing Mulan on ABC's Once Upon...

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No way out: 112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory — it had no emergency exits

APBangladeshis and firefighters battle a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh,where more than 100 workers were killed Saturday.DHAKA, Bangladesh — Fire raced through a garment factory that supplies major retailers in the West, killing at least 112 people, many of whom were trapped by the flames because the eight-story...

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Is the electric car dying again?

A second administration of President Barack Obama will be forced to revisit the issue of subsidies for renewable energy and, with it, those for electric vehicles. Despite the millions of dollars spent on government incentives, marketing and promotion, sales of fully electric cars are well below projected targets. Investment in vehicle charging infrastructure also has fallen...

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