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As rides go up, so do the germs Chances of catching cold, pinkeye or worse increase as more use the T Surfaces harbor spreadable viruses Experts advise washing hands

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A bird? A plane? No, a chopper

Thousands of votes for train design The selection was limited as far as the color scheme, but that didn’t stop 14,000 MBTA customers from voting for their favorite locomotive design in a recent poll set up by the T. One option was a clear winner, netting some 7,000 of the votes, according to MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo. The 20 locomotives represent a $114 million investment.

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A 12-year-old boy from Franklin was arraigned Monday on charges that he repeatedly stabbed his 9-year-old brother.

Police responded to the boy’s home just before midnight Sunday for a report of the stabbing. A parent had already taken the 9-year-old to the hospital.

It was unclear what condition he was in yesterday.

The 12-year-old allegedly stabbed his brother four times, according to the Milford Daily News.

It was unclear what caused the stabbing.

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City officials warned residents about military training exercises that started in and around Boston yesterday.

They will last until Aug. 5.

Helicopters will be used in some exercises, and police are working with the military to coordinate sites.

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Ridership on the MBTA has peaked, hitting record highs in May with 1.2 million passenger trips per weekday.

That’s up to 2.4 million hands touching T poles and straps every day.

And some of those hands are unwashed.

As the number of riders increases, so do the chances of contacting viruses and germs, experts say.

“In cramped conditions, [the T] is definitely a place where your risk of picking up a viral infection [goes up],” said Rachel Fearns, associate professor of microbiology at Boston University’s School of Medicine.

Viruses like adenovirus, which can cause diarrhea, pinkeye and common cold

How they clean Buses Cleaners do a thorough cleaning of interiors daily, and buses are swept and wiped down nightly, according to an MBTA spokesman.

Trains Each vehicle gets an exterior cleaning once a month, with the exception of the Red Line. Each vehicle gets an interior cleaning Sunday through Thursday.

symptoms, lurk on surfaces and transmit through touch.

Fearns said the high ridership, combined with passengers grabbing handrails and seat backs, makes getting it easier.

Devices not on their way MBTA GM Rich Davey said that due to budget shortfall and fear of vandalism, the T hasn’t installed handsanitizing devices.

Experts say it’s up to passengers to wash their hands and not touch their face.

She said people also tend to touch their faces without realizing it, which helps spread viral infections — even in the summer.

According to Dr. Philip M. Tierno Jr., author of a

book on germs and director of clinical microbiology at NYU, 80 percent of germs are transmitted by direct or indirect contact.

Tierno said indirect contact occurs when someone coughs in their hand or wipes their nose and then touches something.

“Germs are deposited and then other people touch that surface,” he said. “Then they touch their eyes, mouth or nose, which are portals of entry into the body.”

While the T has a daily routine of cleaning out all its vehicles, including interior scrub-downs, there is nothing they can do to enforce passenger handwashing.

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But the MFA is doing its best to keep a piece of the art: It’s trying to raise $1 million to retain the 42foot-tall “Lime Green Icicle Tower,” which is just what it sounds like. METRO/SA

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Fast, cheap? Testing bike-sharing service The race Metro’s unscientific experiment put Hubway up against a cab ride and a Green Line trip from Government Center to Kenmore Square. Hubway kiosks are set up at both locations.

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With the city’s bike-share set to launch, Metro tests cost, speed of Hubway 600 bikes hit city tomorrow With 600 bicycles set to hit city streets tomorrow for the launch of the city’s Hubway bicycle-sharing program, Metro wanted to test if the bikes could get users to their destination faster and cheaper.

Metro conducted an informal experiment to answer those questions yesterday afternoon by racing a Hubway bicycle between bike-share stations at Government Center and Kenmore Square against a cab and a Green Line ride.

Brogan Graham, marketing manager for Hubway’s parent company, Alta Bicycle Share, peddled

“In the last 10 years I’ve been here, I’ve seen Boston get much more bike-friendly.”

BROGAN GRAHAM, MARKETING MANAGER FOR HUBWAY PARENT COMPANY ALTA BICYCLE SHARE

the bike from Tremont Street to Park Street and down Beacon Street. As the Metro reporter in the taxi was stopped at a red light coming off of Storrow Drive, he watched Graham pass by the intersection.

The bike won, beating the taxi by only a minute.

“We would do the ride from Mission Hill to Northeastern, and [we] would beat the Green Line all the time,” Graham said.

The cab ride didn’t work up a sweat, but it did cost more.

Although the T was the slowest, it was the cheapest. The bike-share was a close second, with a 24hour rental costing $5.

However, for users who pay the annual membership fee between $60 and $85, rides under 30 minutes will be free.

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Couple killed as 4-year-old sleeps Double murder in Hyde Park Crime was related to drugs, commish says Not random, no forced entry NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO

The daughter of a retired Boston Police detective was fatally shot along with her boyfriend in their Hyde Park home early yesterday morning as her 4-year-old son slept in a nearby room.

Police responded to 957 Hyde Park Ave. just after 12:40 a.m. for a report of shots fired. When they arrived, they found the 24year-old woman and her boyfriend, who was in his 30s, dead from gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police Commissioner Ed Davis told the Globe that the murder was drug-related.

The woman, Billie Kee, was the daughter of retired

Police investigate the scene of the crime.

“She was the youngest of three daughters. She was always a fighter.”

RETIRED DETECTIVE WILLIAM KEE, OF HIS DAUGHTER, BILLIE

detective William Kee, according to television reports.

From the shooting scene last night, Kee recalled how his daughter was born prematurely at Boston City Hospital.

“I remember as I worked as a detective out of headquarters I would go there and rock her in a chair. I can’t believe that 24 years later, it’s the end of my daughter’s life,” Kee said to NECN while at the scene.

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Happy Meal gets apples, fewer fries 1.1 oz McDonald’s Corp. said yesterday it will soon tweak its Happy Meals — reducing the french-fry portion by more than half and automatically adding apples to the popular children’s meals — after coming under pressure from consumer groups to provide healthier fare.

McDonald’s, which has been taking heat from parents, consumer groups and local lawmakers over the nutritional content and marketing of Happy Meals, said it would start making the changes in September.

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Poll: Voters blame Obama, GOP on jobs WASHINGTON. More than a

third of Americans believe President Barack Obama’s policies have made the U.S. economy worse, but they blame Republicans just as much, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll published yesterday.

The percentage of people who said Obama, a Democrat, has made the economy worse rose six points since October to 37 percent, the

New child-size portion of fries, down from 2.4 ounces previously. It’s about 100 calories.

ter of 2012.

The world’s largest hamburger chain also plans a 15 percent reduction in sodium across its U.S. menu by 2015.

McDonald’s currently offers apple slices with caramel dipping sauce as a Happy Meal side. The new apple portion size has no added sugar or accompanying dipping sauces.

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Rescuers arrive after the Hercules C-130 aircraft crash.

Plane crash kills 78 At least 78 people were killed yesterday when a Moroccan military transport plane crashed into a mountain in the south of the country during bad weather, the military stated. Reports said there were three injured survivors so far from the crash. REUTERS

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It said 65 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the Republicans’ handling of jobs, compared with 52 percent who disapprove of Obama’s efforts. REUTERS

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The decision by Wu, 56, to step down came a day after he announced he would not seek an eighth term in office, as Nancy Pelosi, the top-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, referred the matter to the House Ethics Committee for investigation. REUTERS

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A man walks by a statue decorated with flowers by a few of the 150,000 people who gathered nearby for a flower vigil to express their solidarity with the 76 victims of the July 22 twin attacks in Oslo and on the island of Utoeya yesterday.

Norway mass killer most likely insane, says defense lawyer The lawyer of a Norwegian who killed at least 76 people in a bombing and a shooting spree said yesterday his client appeared to be a madman.

“This whole case indicated that he is insane,” Geir Lippestad said of the 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik, who has confessed to “atrocious but necessary” actions, but denies he is a criminal.

“He expects that this is the start of a war that will last 60 years,” Lippestad said. “He has a view of reality that none of the rest of us share.”

Lippestad, a member of the Labour Party whose youth wing was the target of shooting rampage on an idyllic island, said he would quit if Breivik did not agree to psychological tests. He says it’s too early to say if Breivik would plead insanity at his trial.

Not hunting attack bear ANCHORAGE. Alaska wildlife managers have no plans to hunt down a bear that attacked a group of seven young backpackers over

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“He has no empathy, he is indifferent to the people he kills, he has no conscience and no remorse.”

RAGNHILD BJOERNEBEKK, A RESEARCHER AT NORWAY’S POLICE SCHOOL, WHO SAID BREIVIK WAS DISCONNECTED FROM HIS VICTIMS

Yngve Ystad, a Norwegian forensic psychiatrist, said it was unlikely that Breivik would be found to be psychotic and thus unaccountable for his actions.

“He had planned the crime and he was not in that way disturbed by psychotic ... ideas because this has been going on for a very long time and, according to the press, he has not been disturbed or suffered severe disturbances.” REUTERS

the weekend in a remote stretch of backcountry, a state biologist said.

The bear, believed to be a female with a cub nearby, probably acted to defend its young against a perceived threat when it attacked teenagers participating in a

Beck riles for insensitivity NEW YORK. Right wing commentator and political youth camp sponsor Glenn Beck has come under fire for comparing Norwegian mass murder victims with Nazis.

“There was a shooting at a political camp, which sounds a little like the Hitler Youth, or whatever,” Beck said.

“Who does a camp for kids that’s all about politics? Disturbing.”

Beck’s 9/12 Project runs patriotic-style seminars across the nation. The Colorado chapter, for example, runs a “Constitutional Champions Summer Patriot Camp” for Republican youths. METRO

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“The clock is really ticking. And people have to really find the appropriate solution,” she said EUROPE. A default or of U.S. deadlocked talks significant credit on raising the debt ceildowngrade in the United ing by an Aug. 2 States would be a “very, deadline. very serious event,” IMF “Default would be terchief Christine Lagarde said yesterday, warning it rible for the United States and for the econocould have far-reaching my at large,” Lagarde told consequences. the Council on Foreign The International Relations. She called on Monetary Fund’s the United States to demanaging velop a credible fiscal director also adjustment plan to pressed address its public debt Greece to but cautioned that quickly near-term budget cuts implement rescould undercut an cue measures already sluggish and a privatizaeconomy. REUTERS tion program to Lagarde

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell remains firm on not raising any taxes. “That’s just not going to happen,” he said.

President Barack Obama’s Democrats and their Republican rivals were further apart than ever yesterday in an impasse over America’s debt limit as Wall Street braced for a looming U.S. default and credit downgrade.

One week before a deadline to act, the two sides pursued competing budget plans that appeared to have little chance of winning broad congressional approval. There was no compromise in sight to raise the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling by Aug. 2 to avert a default that could trigger global financial chaos.

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A default and downgrade could push the United States back into recession and send shock waves through global markets.

Wall Street banks are preparing for the real possibility that the United States will lose its top credit rating, which they say will cost the country $100 billion in additional interest payments and hurt both consumers and the economy.

“That’s a negative for growth,” Mike Hanson, senior U.S. economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, told reporters on a call organized by a Wall Street trade group, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. REUTERS

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Fielder-Civil ‘devastated’ for many reasons Despite their messy split in 2009, Blake Fielder-Civil is “devastated and shattered” by the news of ex-wife Amy Winehouse’s death, his current girlfriend, Sarah Aspin, tells the Sun. “I will never ever again feel the love I felt for her,” Fielder-Civil reportedly told Aspin. “Everybody who knew me and knew Amy knew the depth of our love. I can’t believe she’s dead.” Staff at the jail where Fielder-Civil is currently serving out a three-year sentence for burglary and firearm possession have been instructed to keep a closer eye on him. “He just can’t take it in that she’s dead and he’ll never see her again,” Aspin says.

Fielder-Civil, the man many blame for introducing Winehouse to hard drugs, might be shedding tears because he was left out of her will. The Daily

Jesse James needs to stop making promises to women: He and Kat Von D have called off their engagement.

Von D confirmed on Twitter: “I am no longer [with] Jesse, and out of respect for him, his family and myself, that’s all the info I’d like to share.” James, though, was willing to share a bit more, telling People magazine, “I’m so sad because I really love her.” He claimed too much distance was the reason for the split.

Mail newspaper reports that Winehouse and her family made sure that Fielder-Civil was cut out of her $16 million fortune.

What’s surprising isn’t that Winehouse didn’t leave anything for her ex, it’s that she only had $16 million in the bank after the epic sales of the brilliant “Back to Black,” which won three Grammy awards and spent 78 weeks on the charts. In comparison, Kim Kardashian has a net worth of around $35 million — for doing nothing. The world is an ugly place.

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Today, Arnold Schwarzenegger is waiting for his son to recover, Alec Baldwin is thinking about aging and Gary Shandling is worried about the economy. @schwarzenegger Thanks for all your support for Christopher. It means a lot to me & to him.

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While he and wife Courteney Cox have maintained their separation was not a divorce and likely not a permanent split, David Arquette seems to have moved on, according to People magazine.

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“Gossip Girl” star Leighton Meester is suing her mother for allegedly misusing money the actress had been sending home for the care of her brother, according to People magazine. Instead, Constance Meester was allegedly using the $7,500 a month for cosmetic procedures and other personal

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expenses. “This whole thing’s been really tough on Leighton,” a source says. “Her only concern has always been taking care of her brother.” The suit claims that Constance threatened to sue Leighton for $3 million if the actress didn’t raise

Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly refiled divorce papers, with the new documents not blocking Maria Shriver’s requests for spousal support and to have her attorney’s fees covered, according to TMZ. Sources say Schwarzenegger signed the initial response without reading it, not realizing his lawyers had moved to block Shriver’s requests.

@AlecBaldwin The older I get, the less young I feel. @GarryShandling I thought America’s debt crisies might be exaggerated, but I opened up a fortune cookie the other night, and it said. “We own you.”

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Winehouse’s funeral and other celebrity spectacles 1: Katherine Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jackie Jackson and Marlon Jackson held a press conference on Monday announcing a tribute concert honoring Michael Jackson to be held in Cardiff, Wales, on Oct. 8. No performers for the event were revealed. After the conference, Jermaine and Randy Jackson issued their own statement, saying the family should be focusing on the upcoming manslaughter trial surrounding Jackson’s death, not planning a concert.

2: A beehived Kelly Osbourne joined Amy Winehouse’s family and loved ones at London’s Edgwarebury Cemetery yesterday for Winehouse’s funeral.

3: Ryan Reynolds and Peter Sarsgaard attended the “Green Lantern” Germany premiere on

Monday in Berlin.

4: Having a blue ball: Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria and Jayma Mays attended the New York Smurf Week kickoff ceremony at Smurfs Village at Central Park on Monday.

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5: Lang Lang performs during the iTunes Festival on Monday in London.

6: A svelte Kirstie Alley arrives for the “Late Show With David Letterman” on Monday.

7: Tony Bennett performs at the Palms Casino Resort on Sunday in Las Vegas. Bennett will release his new album, “Duets II,” in September.

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Baker’s deadliest weapons The weapon

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George Washington’s Colichemarde

Hernan Cortes’ Spanish Halberd or Albarada

Gurkha Kukri

Time period it was used/ people who used it: 1680 to 1820. This was George Washington’s inaugural sword. It’s one of the few combination swords that works well. It is a small sword, but works well in defense of heavier weapons. You have a wide section of blade near the handle where you can deflect a heavy weapon, but you can use the thin, sharp tip of the weapon for a longer-range thrust.

Level of difficulty to make: Extremely high. Grinding a blade that thin without ruining the temper of the blade is difficult.

Level of difficulty to wield: This sword should be used by an expert swordsman — it takes a lot of study to use.

It’s not a cutting sword, but a point-oriented sword.

Deadly factor: In the hands of the right person, very.

It’s an incredibly fast weapon with a long pedigree.

Time period it was used/people who used it: It’s designed for multiple uses — the tip is used for holding people off and stabbing at a distance with the long point at the front; the axe edge is for cutting or hacking when you’re fighting someone with armor; the hook on the back is used to pull people from their feet or down from horseback.

Level of difficulty to wield: It’s a big weapon, so that’s the major downfall — in confined spaces, you can hold someone off, but you can’t do much more than that.

Deadly factor: Weapons like this have been used for hundreds of years — if it’s lasted that long, it means it’s pretty deadly and effective.

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Time period it was used/people who used it: Used by the Gurkhas; Second World War Level of difficulty to make: I made it in traditional fashion — so it was pretty tough, because I needed it to be exactly right.

Level of difficulty to wield: This weapon isn’t hard to use at all. It’s a tool for getting up close and personal, and it’s more of a cutting/slashing weapon as opposed to a stabbing weapon. Its design gives it a very powerful cut; the blade has a bit of a forward lean to it.

Deadly factor: Extremely, in the hands of the Gurkhas. In a famous battle in the Khyber Pass, the Gurkhas fought off the Afghans and British with only these knives, as they refused to use their gunpowder charges after they learned it was dipped in pig fat.

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hat would you do if you found out your husband of 21 years was gay? If you’re Fran Drescher, you’d write a hit TV show about it.

That’s exactly what Drescher, 53, did with “Happily Divorced,” her new sitcom on TVLand, which was just picked up for a second season. On the show, after learning her ex-husband (John Michael Higgins) is gay, she gets a double whammy when she discovers that he can’t afford to move out. The two must learn to co-exist together in their new relationship.

The idea for the show, Drescher says, was a nobrainer.

“TVLand [was] interested in having me pitch some ideas as a writer-producer, and the first thing they

asked was, ‘What would be an idea if you were to star in it?’ And I said, ‘Oh that’s easy, it would have to be the relationship between me and my gay ex-husband.

Now do you wanna hear the shows that I brought?’ And they said, ‘Why? We just bought that one.’”

At that point, Drescher says, she called her ex-hubby, Peter Marc Jacobson, and said she thought the two of them should write the show together. They had, in fact, already been working together on a movie called “Happily Divorced,” inspired by a trip they took together to Paris when they were no longer married.

You might think that working with your ex would be a nightmare, but Drescher and Jacobson’s relationship isn’t vitriolic. She

Fran Drescher stars in “Happily Divorced,” airing Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. on TVLand.

says her 2000 diagnosis with uterine cancer allowed the two of them to work on their friendship.

“It has been at least 10 years, and I think one of the silver linings of my cancer survival was that it brought us closer together again,” she says. “We had been

working toward reinventing our relationship. I think that it takes as much work to be happily divorced as it does to be happily married.

Maybe you shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Reinvent the relationship and see where you were supposed to be.”

Dating after a divorce Drescher says that entering the dating scene again was “a huge transition,” as she met Jacobson at age 15.

“Part of the problem with the marriage is that I didn’t really know myself outside my relationship with him, and so when I first started dating, it was really a learning process. I was with this really gorgeous guy but he wasn’t a great kisser, and I really didn’t know to get rid of him. I didn’t have the experience and I’m thinking, ‘Should I just get it over with?’ And then I’m thinking, ‘No, I don’t have to do anything I don’t wanna do.’

And suddenly I just blurted out, ‘This is not going to happen and you have to go.’

And that was beginning of me really finding myself. It’s been quite a journey. And now I’m amazed at the person I’ve grown into. Life is a journey of growing and taking what’s offered to you as an opportunity to learn and grow some more — even especially bad things.”

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After filming â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Little Help,â&#x20AC;? Fischer could at least turn to â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Officeâ&#x20AC;? star Steve Carell for commiseration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I got done with this movie, I went in to work after the summer, and I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Steve, I have a newfound respect for what you do,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she says.

Of course, this year will be different, as Carell clocked out for the last time on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Officeâ&#x20AC;? toward the end of last season. And while James Spader will join the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cast â&#x20AC;&#x201D; taking over for Kathy Bates as the parent company Sabreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; exactly who will be taking over for Carell as regional manager of DunderMifflin is a mystery. But not to Fischer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not allowed to say, but I know who the

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Look to the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau for one-stop shopping whether you are visiting our region or you live here.

Go to our website, BostonUSA.com, to get information on local events, new restaurants, where to shop and great deals and discounts. You can also stop by our new Visitor Center at 151 Tremont Street. Our bi-lingual staff is extremely knowledgeable about Boston and Greater Boston and all of our services are free.

USS Constitution Museum Charlestown Navy Yard Boston, MA 02129 617.426.1812 ussconstitutionmuseum.org Furl a sail, fire a cannon, scramble from your hammock under the roar of enemy fire…Located just yards away from “Old Ironsides”, at the USS Constitution Museum you don’t just learn about history-you experience it! Hands-on exhibits and gallery programs allow you and your family to explore more than 200 years of our nation’s most extraordinary stories. Admission is FREE. Come set sail on a voyage of discovery today.

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ummer won’t last forever. A popular annual (actually biannual) favorite on the August calendar is Restaurant Week Boston, when more than 200 neighborhood spots and chef-driven restaurants feature special summer menus at very special prices. To locate participating restaurants, read menus and make reservations, visit BostonUSA.com — it’s also available on your smartphone. These two weeks are just quite possibly the best two of the summer!

The Waterfront Performing Arts Series entertains on Tuesday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Christopher Columbus Park. Other free entertainment options include The Institute of Contemporary Art and the Concord Museum on Aug. 5, the JFK Library & Museum and Stone Zoo, Aug. 12, the Boston Harbor Islands, Aug. 19 and Old Sturbridge Village on Aug. 26. And don’t forget the openair treat, Shakespeare’s comedy, “All’s Well That Ends Well” on Boston Common through Aug. 13.

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utdoor festivals continue to amuse. The Fisherman’s Feast, the oldest Italian Festival in the North End kicks off on Aug. 11. Enjoy the entertainment at the bandstand while sampling an array of Italian food. The four-day Feast culminates on Sunday with the “Flight of the Angel.” Aug. 14 also brings India Day on the Esplanade, the Dominican Festival at Franklin Park and the August Moon Festival at the Chinatown Park on the Greenway. Bands and colorful masqueraders take to the streets for the Caribbean Carnival & Parade on Saturday, Aug. 23.

The North End beckons again on Aug. 26 through 28 for the Feast of Saint Anthony.

It’s easy to be green at the Boston GreenFest 2011 with over 200 exhibitors, 80 live performances, demonstrations, eco-friendly cafes, fashions, art and crafts — all on City Hall Plaza for three green days of beginning Aug. 18 when the Plaza lights up with fireworks and laser shows, using only one 100-watt plug!

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encourage you to test the waters — the Charles River and Boston Harbor. Canoe, kayak or paddle board

the Charles. Set sail in the Harbor on a 125-foot-tall ship. What about a sunset cruise up the Charles or a skyline cruise along Boston’s waterfront? Tailgating takes on a new meaning when you head out to Stellwagen Bank for some whale-watching. Perhaps you’d like to dine at sea? You can choose from dinner, lunch and brunch cruises. And then there’s Codzilla, a ride you will not forget! For a “one if by land, two if by sea” adventure, board a duck and swim the city streets before plunging into the waters. For another land and water experience, ferry to the Boston Harbor Islands for hiking, beaches, tours, camping, kayaking, nature walks and historic sites — or just to relish a whole new view of Boston.

– Visit our website, BostonUSA.com, for more details and great deals and enjoy being a Boston Insider in your own backyard.

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Why do mosquitoes bite certain people and not others?

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ly keep this from happening by turning your head from side to side until any sense of fullness or hearing impairment is gone. It is especially important to not put anything (like a Q-tip) into the ear canal itself, because this can damage the lining of the ear canal and cause more inflammation.

Can swimming with your eyes open underwater, especially in a chlorinated pool, cause damage?

Prolonged exposure to any kind of water will have the effect of drying out your eyes, which is irritating. If your eyes become irritated after swimming, rinse with

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New center for robotic surgery helps women with gynecological disorders At Brigham and Women’s Center for Robotic Surgery at Faulkner Hospital, gynecologists are using cutting edge technology to treat and care for many gynecological conditions using state-of-the-art robotics to improve reproductive surgery outcomes.

At Brigham and Women’s Center for Robotic Surgery at Faulkner Hospital, physicians use the da Vinci Surgical System to perform a wide variety of gynecological procedures including: • Hysterectomies (benign or cancer) • Myomectomy (removing fibroids but preserving the uterus) • Tubal Reversals (after prior tubal ligation) • Endometriosis

• Ovarian cysts and masses Under the direction of Dr. James Greenberg, the Center is led by Dr. Antonio Gargiulo and Dr. Serene Srouji who are pioneers in the field of gynecological robotic surgery, having performed New England’s first successful robot-assisted laparoscopic tubal sterilization reversal, as well as Boston’s first robot-assisted hybrid myomectomy for the removal of very large myomata. They have since continued this accomplished partnership to perform more than 350 robot-assisted surgeries.

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In fact, these hands are attached to four arms - one guides a high definition 3-D camera, two act as the surgeon’s main arms, and an optional arm is often used for holding back tissue.

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Over time, the lens becomes cloudy and develops into a cataract. It is said that, if we live long enough, we will all develop cataracts. The only way to treat cataracts is to remove and replace them with an Intraocular Lens (IOL).

Until recently, the primary option was to receive a “fixed focus” IOL. Patients who received this type of IOL typically had both eyes corrected for distance vision but usually still required glasses for intermediate and near vision.

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Depending on the technological features of these IOLs, they may be described as “Accommodating IOLs”, “Apodized-diffractive IOLs”,

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The vast majority of patients who chose a Multifocal lens report they can read a book, work on a computer, drive a car – day and night – and play golf or tennis with an increased freedom from glasses.

Multifocal lens surgery can address cataracts, presbyopia and astigmatism.

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honeymoons, wedding items, cards, etc. Where was the support before?

this weekend has had religious people doing exactly those things.

kids outside of marriage, and married couples can choose not to procreate.

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NICK LEDESMA, VIA E-MAIL

TIM MALLOY, DORCHESTER

The holy rollers opposed to gay marriage have filed a lawsuit to “Prop 8” New York’s new law. How do these people justify the money they will need to spend on their latest attempt to crush civil rights of others?

Believe what you want

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tled to their opinions and how they want to live their lives. Believe in what you want, just don’t meddle in my business.

the Metro being a Marxist or a Democratic Party rag, Metro puts a few Democratic views in one day and a few Republican views in the next.

Leo July 23-Aug. 22. Someone you recently met is unable to make up his or her mind about you. Make sure that person sees someone who’ll be a friend.

Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22. The one time when you should let your heart rule your head is when you’re contemplating doing something charitable. Think of it as an opportunity.

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 23. You might want to take a little extra time to preen and primp if you’re going to a social function. There is a good chance you’ll run into someone you’d like to impress.

Scorpio Oct. 24-Nov. 22. It isn’t likely that you’ll have to do anything special in a romantic involvement that includes a bit of competition.

Be yourself; Cupid has your back.

Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec. 21. Think of anything foreign as an opportunity waiting to be developed. There’s a good chance you’ll be more fortunate with goods and/or people who come from a distance.

Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19. Don’t be reluctant to make your needs known, because for no special reason at all, people who like you will be eager to do you a favor and help you out as best as they can.

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Not a game, Mr. President Dear Mr. President: You do not know me or the other 7 million people who live on social security, disability and veterans checks.

You say you can’t guarantee our August checks.

Quit playing chicken with the American people.

JACOB J. TAYLOR, EAST BOSTON

Hypocrisy in our midst I do not appreciate how businesses are trying to gain profit off of samesex couples. All I see are advertisements for LGBT

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According to the Bible, “God” doesn’t want gay marriage. I find that interesting because “God” also doesn’t want people to steal, cheat or kill — yet every news story I’ve read

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MIKE DISCOLO SAUGUS, VIA E-MAIL

You’re comparing commitment to sex, and they are two different things. Marriage does not mean “procreation.” You can have

The joke’s on all of us I find it hilarious that W. Bush tricked the entire country into forming “Homeland Security” and Republicans complain about “big government.”

E-mail your letters: letters@metro.us Keep them as brief as possible, preferably under 100 words. Metro reserves the right to edit all letters.

Please include your name and contact information.

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Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 19. If you’ve been too busy of late to be as attentive or affectionate to your mate or special someone, it’s a good day to make amends and do something nice for that person.

Pisces Feb. 20-March 20. Working on a labor of love could turn out to be enormously gratifying for you.

Don’t waste your time on dumb things that don’t offer rewards.

Aries March 21-April 19. Get all the messy stuff out of the way early, so that you’ll be able to get out later on. You can only stay in one place for so long.

Taurus April 20-May 20. If you want to invite some friends over, you’d be better off doing so in either late afternoon or early evening. By then, most people have gotten the important stuff out of the way.

Gemini May 21-June 20. Get off of your hammock or out of your easy chair and move around as much as possible. You’re one of those people who need physical activities to make you feel peppy.

Cancer June 21-July 22. You’re in a cycle, albeit brief, where your financial and material aspects are likely to be advanced. You could even receive something of value from a person who likes you a lot.

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Patriots back at office The Patriots are officially back to work. Gillette Stadium was open for business yesterday, and a number of players — including Tom Brady, Wes Welker and Patrick Chung — arrived to kick off 2011. “Everybody was happy,” Chung told reporters.” METRO In the NFL

Camp opens with two-a-days The Patriots will open their 2011 training camp in earnest with double sessions tomorrow and Friday.

The padless practices will be held from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m.

All are at Gillette Stadium. METRO

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One of the Patriots’ biggest potential roster problems will be no trouble at all.

All-Pro guard Logan Mankins will sign his franchise tender and report to training camp on time, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported yesterday.

Mankins, 29, held out

until November last year after negotiations on a long-term contract stalled.

He eventually signed a prorated $1.54 million restricted free agent tender.

This year’s franchise tender is worth around $10 million. He and the team have until Sept. 20 to work

on an extension.

“Early this morning, Logan spoke with [coach] Bill [Belichick] and both are very happy, happy to get started,” Mankins’ agent, Frank Bauer, told ESPN. “Logan is looking forward to being with his teammates and coaches with a

fresh start.”

It’s a far cry from last season, when Mankins demanded a trade after contract talks broke down.

After missing seven games, though, he still managed to post his second All-Pro campaign.

Mankins

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History suggests another fine year At 34, Brady isn’t getting any younger But that’s a long way from too old for quarterbacks Here’s how some other top performers fared then GETTY IMAGES

Next week doesn’t just mark the continuation of the Patriots’ preseason. It will also mark the day Tom Brady celebrates his 34th birthday.

Relax, relax.

Brady doesn’t age like the average human being.

After all, he won the MVP last season — and there’s no reason to believe he can’t do it again. Still, though, age has a way of creeping up on players.

So how did some Hall of Fame QBs fare in their age 34 seasons? We gathered up some season totals, and used a stat called passer rating index, or “Rate+,” where 100 represents the league average for that particular season and higher is better.

The verdict? Thirty-four is definitely not too old.

Joe Montana Nobody draws more Montana comparisons than Brady. At 34, Montana led the 49ers to a 14-1 record, throwing for 3,944 yards while ending up with a 118 Rate+. He was knocked out of the NFC Championship game, missed the next two seasons with injuries and was eventually replaced by Steve Young.

Montana later had a pair of above-average seasons in Kansas City.

Steve Young Young completed a league-

Herzlich

BC star Herzlich is a Giant Former Boston College standout and cancer survivor Mark Herzlich has signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent.

The local hero confirmed the news via Twitter yesterday.

“Decision is made,” he wrote. “I will be a #GIANT. Can’t wait to get to #NYC. Thank you for everything.”

METRO

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Tom Brady isn’t as young as he used to be. That’s no reason to think he isn’t as good.

high 67 percent of his pass attempts for 291 yards per game at 34. He threw 20 touchdowns and 11 interceptions and ended the season with a Rate+ of 120.

Young was a top QB through the age of 37.

Johnny Unitas

Unitas had his last solid season at age 34, throwing for 3,428 yards and 20 touchdowns.

His Rate+ that year was 116 — it was his last time above 100 as a consistent starter. He did, however, win a Super Bowl at the age of 37.

Troy Aikman Aikman’s career didn’t make it past 34. He threw seven TDs and 14 interceptions in 11 games, and his Rate+ sagged to 81 from 104 the previous year.

JIMMY TOSCANO sports@metro.us

The Patriots will release outside linebacker Tully Banta-Cain this week, according to online reports yesterday.

Banta-Cain, who had five sacks last year, was expected to be a key piece of the defensive puzzle. But abdominal surgery last week made him expendable.

New England, meanwhile, is left extremely thin at OLB. METRO

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Ranking Sox’s trade targets It’d be nice for Boston to land Jimenez or Beltran But don’t hold your breath There are in-house options, and the asking prices are high Some lesser-known players, though, could be had Breslow would be cheap

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he trade deadline is only a few days away. But as of press time last night, things on that front had been quiet on Yawkey Way — and across the big leagues.

The Red Sox, who went into last night’s game against the Royals with a two-game lead in the AL East, hadn’t yet made a notable move. And it’s possible they won’t.

But they have been linked with several big-name targets. Here’s a breakdown. METRO

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Ubaldo Jimenez

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Craig Breslow

Odds it happens: 100-1

Odds it happens: 75-1

Odds it happens: 25-1

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Odds it happens: 10-1

The Rockies have made their young, cheap ace available, which is surprising. He’d be a great add for the Sox, but the asking price is far too steep.

Beltran, who’s having his best year since 2008, would easily replace J.D. Drew. But why pay when Josh Reddick can give solid production?

Bedard, who comes off the DL Friday, is the dark horse on the pitching market. He won’t cost as much as Jimenez and could do just as much in 2011.

“Frenchy” is a low-rent Beltran; he’d offer an OK right-handed bat off the bench. But again, the emergence of Reddick is the hurdle.

Why not? The reliever, a Connecticut native who pitched for the Sox in 2006, wouldn’t cost very much at all and would add a valuable lefty arm to the pen.

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Affordable vacation rental just a click away MAKING REAL ESTATE WORK FOR YOU

By Attorney George Warshaw

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f you’ve read this column over the past several weeks, you may have noticed a continuing theme: making real estate work for you!

Too many people have become burdened with their homes in this economic downturn. They’ve become slaves to real estate and a mortgage that they can’t easily repay or refinance because of reduced home values.

One thing I’ve learned from my overseas clients is how differently they view real estate. They seem less concerned with saving a few dollars on the purchase price and more focused on the revenue and the monthly costs to operate the property; i.e. the monthly cash flow or cash requirements.

The lesson of this economy is treat every real estate decision – including your home– as an investment.

What are the monthly cash requirements? In deciding to purchase a condo or house, plan the finances and make sensible, not emotional decisions. In renovating, compare the increase in value or marketability to the cost.

It’s easy to fall in love with real estate; it’s just that real estate may not always love you in return.

If you missed my last few columns on Getting Older, Home Equity Loans, or Renting Your Condo, please read them at www.georgeinthemetro.com. © 2011 George Warshaw

Attorney George Warshaw represents buyers and sellers of homes, condos and investment properties, prepares wills and trusts for inheriting real estate, and trusts that protect your children and pets. George welcomes new clients and questions at metro@warshawlaw.com.

Smarter surfers of the Web are finding unexpected deals online Yes, you could stay in a place like the one pictured here for cheap

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“I like searching a website because I can do it for a few minutes here and there and not commit to time on the phone with a broker.” MOLLOY

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When Katie Molloy decided to take a vacation to Cape Cod this summer, she knew a hotel room for seven days would break the bank for her family of four.

Instead, she turned to a popular vacation website, Homeaway.com, which allows users to browse through hundreds of thousands of rental properties and contact owners directly, without using brokers or pricey hotels.

“The site is just a starting point, and then all communication is between you and the owner,” says Molloy, who found a reasonable cottage rental in Falmouth

This Chatham home is listed on Homeaway.com for rental.

The price is $3,200 to $4,000 per week.

for a week in August. “I like searching a website, because I can do it for a few minutes here and there and not commit to time on

the phone with a broker.”

Websites like Homeaway.com are seeing a large increase in users with more people choos-

ing to avoid expensive hotels or rent their homes to make money.

Currently, there are more than 225,000 vacation rentals to choose from on Homeaway.com. According to Victor Wang, a spokesman for the site, the number of homes available for rent in the Boston area in the past three months is up 38 percent compared to the same time period last year.

There are also sites for

swapping homes, where you can score free lodging while someone else enjoys your home at the same time.

For Molloy, having a kitchen, living room and two bedrooms on vacation is a must with two toddlers — and finding it without a logistical nightmare is a big plus.

“The nice thing about a cottage is that we can put the kids to bed and then hang out in the living room,” says Molloy. “In a hotel, I guess we’d watch the TV on mute from our bed next to theirs. That’s not so fun.”

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