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PPA showing off its softer, gentler side Agency announces online initiative to let customers voice complaints, get general information Tickets still painful, but at least you can vent RIKARD LARMA/METRO

The social media initiative comes a week after the PPA announced the promotion of Sue Cornell to customer service director, the hiring of Dr. David Hall to conduct sensitivity training, and specialized ticket dispute training for its parking enforcement officers. The agency has also contracted with ChatterBlast Media, a Philadelphia-based social media consulting firm, to develop social media strategies, customer service initiatives and online communications plans. METRO/SDL

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Eagles QB accused of club assault A Dallas strip club employee filed suit against Eagles backup QB Vince Young on Tuesday claiming the former University of Texas star slugged him during a visit in June 2010. Young did not speak with the media yesterday ahead of Sunday’s game against the rival Cowboys.

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The PPA writes an estimated 1.7 million tickets a year for parking violations. Last year, it gave nearly $100 million to the city, state and Philadelphia School District.

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The Philadelphia Parking Authority is undergoing a serious makeover — to its public image. The quasi-government agency that everyone loves to hate announced a social media initiative yesterday with Facebook and Twitter aimed at providing better customer service and responding to complaints. “When PPA started this it was just very, very clear that, despite what everyone thinks, PPA does want POST YOUR COMMENTS: WWW.METRO.US/PHL

to solve the problems. They don’t want people to hate them or cursing out broken kiosks,” said Evan Urbania, of ChatterBlast Media, the firm contracted by PPA to provide social media consulting. But is it possible to like the people who birthed a reality show about giving you tickets and towing your car? “It’s certainly a great challenge in this city,” Urbania, a city resident, admitted. “If it’s one person at a time [whose] problem gets solved, it’s going to change the way people interact with us.”

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The social media sword works both ways. There are several anti-PPA groups already on Facebook, including Citizens vs the PPA, which is liked by more than 350 users. PPA’s official page had about 50 ‘likes’ yesterday evening. Urbania said he expects PPA to receive some venom. “I still think you’ll see a lot of angry people expressing

their concerns, but we’re trying to channel that,” he said. “I’d rather them yell at a Facebook page than an enforcement officer.” The Facebook page provides links for customers to pay tickets, dispute violations and read about parking regulations. It will also feature information about holiday parking discounts, weather-related parking alerts and residential parking issues.

WYNNEFIELD. A young woman is hospitalized after the family’s dog bit off her ear yesterday morning. The victim, 19, had a seizure at her home on the 5200 block of Arlington

Street, which triggered the pitbull to attack her around 10:40 a.m. and rip off her ear. Officers were able to retrieve the ear, put it on ice and take it to the Hospital

section, but the content will be monitored for profanity or personal attacks. For those actually trying to resolve an issue, Urbania said customers should receive a response within one business day. Whether the customer service initiative will defuse any PPA hatred remains to be seen. “I highly doubt people will become ‘friends’ of the PPA,” said Langhorne resident Christopher Patchet. “They might just do it as a joke.” SOLOMON D. LEACH sleach@metro.us

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By the numbers Mayor Michael Nutter announced measures the city is using to battle absentee landlords, vacancies and blight effects.

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$3.6B Household wealth lost due to vacant properties' blighting eﬀects, dragging down surrounding values by 6.5 to 20 percent and costing the average taxpayer $8,000 per household

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What do a roast chicken vendor in Ann Arbor, a zoo in Florida and Kensington's commercial corridor have in common? The use of a custom-designed personal cargo trike created by Stephen Haley's Kensington shop, Haley Tricycles. The vehicles are comprised of three wheels and a seat attached to a large box from which you can sell food, collect animal droppings or pick up trash. “A person can cover more ground and work an entire day without stopping. Insurance and gas are also cheaper than with anything else,” said Henry Pyatt of the New Kensington Community Development

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Ex-Goldman exec arrested, charged Former director was alleged ‘illegal eyes and ears’ in insider trading Pleads not guilty in federal court Rajat Gupta, who sat on the boards of some of America’s most prestigious companies, was arrested and charged yesterday with being the “illegal eyes and ears” for his friend Raj Rajaratnam, the central figure in a broad U.S. crackdown on insider trading at hedge funds. Gupta, 62, a former director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Procter & Gamble and former global head of the McKinsey & Co. consultancy, is the most prominent executive to face insider-trading charges since Rajaratnam was arrested in October 2009. At the start of his court appearance on five counts

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WASHINGTON. Freddie Mac’s chief executive, Charles E. “Ed” Haldeman Jr., will step down by the end of the year, the regulator of the company said yesterday. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which also oversees Fannie Mae, said it will work with the board at Freddie Mac on developing a succession plan to fill the position. FHFA Acting Director Edward DeMarco said in a statement that Haldeman will remain on board at Freddie Mac until a new CEO is hired. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have absorbed about $141 billion in taxpayer funds to stay afloat since being taken over by the government in 2008 during the subprime lending collapse. REUTERS

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99% problems: Being rich ain’t 1 “It is one thing for successful entrepreneurs to attain great riches, another for poorly performing company bosses to award themselves large payouts.” BOWLER

The growing gap is even more staggering when seen in comparison to national earnings: The bottom 80 percent has seen its share of total income decline. Only top earners have experienced gains.

One culprit for the growing wealth disparity is the rise of globalization, according to John Bowler, director of country risk service with the Economist Intelligence Unit. As large corporations have reaped exponential profits, they have increasingly sent jobs to other countries. “Even some policymakers who would traditionally be in the free trade camp are now questioning the benefits of globalization to the middle- and lower-income U.S. households,” Bowler said. BRAYDEN SIMMS

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New report may help explain what Occupy protesters are so upset about Recession doesn’t hit the richest Wondering where the American dream has gone? According to a report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, it has trickled steadily up. According to the CBO, the income of the richest 1 percent of Americans has jumped by 275 percent over the past 30 years. The bottom 20 percent, meanwhile, has seen a total increase of just 18 percent. With the nation stuck in what is inarguably the worst economic recession since the Great Depression, the richest among us are not only sitting pretty — they are actually profiting enormously.

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MEXICAN REALITY: Being a police officer in Monterrey has become a risky business This year so far, 100 of the city’s officers have been murdered Pay the cartel bribe or pay with your life Metro reporter delves into the corrupt world Being a cop in Monterrey is considered a high-risk profession. The police in the capital of Mexico’s northeastern state of Nuevo Leon receive constant death threats from drug gang members and then do battle with them on the streets. Some are forced to extort money from citizens to make up for their meager wages. Others receive payments from traffickers and become cartel informants. If a cop doesn’t comply with warring narcotic cartels, he might become targeted and “removed.” So far this year, 100 law enforcers have been killed

25% Authorities estimate that at least a quarter of Mexico’s police oﬃcers are also working for drug cartels.

by either gunfire or grenade explosions. At 7 p.m., we join a squadron in a local police station in downtown Monterrey. The team of three men and a woman begin patrolling Vista Hermosa, the Jewish quarter of the city, until 7:00 a.m. At the doors to a convenience

store, the guards stand on duty while eating some snacks. They carry high-caliber weapons and are protected by bulletproof vests. They move around in an amped-up pickup truck. Drinking on the street, grand and petty theft, damage to personal and commercial property and carrying weapons are the most common crimes in one night. On a quiet night, this station receives up to seven complaints of grand theft auto. Back at the convenience store, we notice that the law enforcement officials are calm and chat among themselves. And yet, clien-

tele to the convenience store look restless and agitated by the presence of the police, undoubtedly due to the bad image they have earned over the years — either because they are easy targets for criminals to shoot at or because they are easy pawns for drug traffickers to exploit and use. Homero Guillermo Salcido Trevino, head of intelligence for Nuevo Leon state, was not so lucky. Last February, his body was found in a truck that caught fire in the center of Monterrey after he was kidnapped by two fellow officers. “For a relative of a police officer, every day is al-

Attacks on Mexican police forces are commonplace.

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most like serving as a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan or Iraq,” a relative told Metro. “The worst thing is [that] you do not know which of your colleagues is selling you out to the bad guys.” Yet keeping order in the city is not so easy, especially by the presence of infiltrators within corporations. As a result, a year ago companies began implementing further examinations of trust, a local government source revealed to Metro. “The lie detectors are not foolproof,” he said. In truth, it appears what comes outs of your pocket could be the real difference — as we confirmed during our night spent alongside the police. METRO WORLD NEWS IN MONTERREY METRO WORLD NEWS MEXICO

True crimes Jose Coronado Abrego, transit police officer, was sitting in his patrol car parked under a pedestrian bridge when he was executed by heavily-armed young men. One of the gunmen escaped.

Cops use jails as hideouts NUEVO LEON. Police in the town of Juarez have gone as far as keeping kidnapped cartel hostages sequestered in state jail cells. An operation by federal forces rescued two peo-

ple who were kidnapped at the station. According to a source close to the investigation, two people were held captive for 20 days. The hostages were taken by members of organized crime. After the operation, four municipal police officers were revealed as having deep-rooted ties to organized crime. MWN

Homero Guillermo Salcido, head of security for Nuevo Leon state, was kidnapped by at least two policemen who killed him and left him in a car that burned in the center of the capital.

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Janis Winehouse (center), the mother of Amy Winehouse, leaves the inquest into her daughter’s death at St. Pancras Coroners Court yesterday in London.

Inquest: Alcohol killed Amy Winehouse It wasn’t drugs that killed Amy Winehouse. It was tons and tons of booze. It was announced yesterday by a legal inquest looking into the death of the “Back in Black” singer that she had more than five times the legal driving limit of alcohol in her blood when she died on July 23 at age 27, Reuters reports. Her death was deemed “death by misadventure” by British coroner Suzanne Greenaway, who explained that the singer died because of excessive drinking, according to the Evening Standard. “She had consumed sufficient alcohol,” Greenaway says, “and

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What is up with Kris and Kim? Just two months since their lavish, $10 million wedding, Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries “are not getting along at all,” a source tells the new issue of Us Weekly. “Kris is not drinking the Kardashian Kool-Aid, and

the unintended consequence of such potentially fatal levels was her sudden and unexpected death.” Even more tragic? The London hearing states the singer had not drank alcohol that month until a fewdays before it killed her. She had no illegal substances in her system. Her family, who was

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it’s causing major problems.” The issue? While Kardashian, 31, juggles her reality shows and multiple moneymaking ventures, Humphries 26, is unemployed thanks to the NBA lockout — and partying up a storm on his wife’s dime, per the magazine. The pressure is apparently mounting and the two had a huge fight days before her Oct. 21 birthday. “They had it out!” a family friend says. “She told

present at yesterday’s inquest, didn’t talk to the press but released a statement stating: “The court heard that Amy was battling hard to conquer her problems with alcohol and it is a source of great pain to us that she could not win in time. She had started drinking again that week after a period of abstinence.” Not to make light of Winehouse’s tragic demise but you have to question the Brit-speak ruling. “Death by misadventure” makes it sound like she was swinging on a vine and then fell into a crocodile pit, right?

Oh, to be a fly on the wall during Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling’s early years. Timberlake admitted to Ellen DeGeneres at a visit to her talk show that he and Gosling used to get into a fair amount of trouble when they were castmates on “The Mickey Mouse Club” during their teenage years. “We used to do

Beyonce is having a girl! (Maybe!) I have no idea how In Touch Weekly knows this but they are reporting that Beyonce and Jay-Z are having a baby girl. “Beyonce is thrilled she’s having a daughter,” confides a close friend of the singer’s, explaining that while Bey-

him he needs to do something productive ... He needs to get off his ass, like, yesterday.”

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Robert Pattinson admits that he was nervous about showing some skin in the more intimate scenes of “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1,” thanks in no small part to his co-star

terrible things. We thought we were so cool. Looking back on them, they weren’t as bad as I thought they were at the time. We stole a golf cart. And we were like, ‘Yeah, man. We’re stealing a golf cart!’” Timberlake says the pair bonded when they lived together while Gosling’s mother stayed in Canada for work. “We were probably a little closer than the rest of the kids that were on the show just because we had to share a bathroom,” Timberlake says.

once and her husband, Jay-Z, would be happy to have a healthy child of either sex, she’d secretly been hoping for a girl. “She and her mother are so close, and she’s wanted to have that relationship with her own child.” In the magazine’s defense, they have a 50-50 shot of guessing the truth, which can probably be said for most of their reporting.

Taylor Lautner. “You have to worry about how you’re going to look,” Pattinson tells Mexico’s 15a20 magazine. “I had never been so worried about that before, but after seeing how much Taylor works out for the movies, I thought, ‘Well, everybody is really going to judge me now.’ I always tried to think about positions where I could tense the muscles, and suck in my belly.”

2 The feed ... Checking in with some of Hollywood’s biggest names to see what they’ve been up to — in their own words, in 140 characters or fewer. Today, Joan Rivers is passing judgment, Will Arnett is trying to keep up with online lingo, Victoria Beckham is feeling popular, and Conan O’Brien is considering his investments. @Joan_Rivers DR. CONRAD MURRAY IS GUILTY (of wearing boring ties)!!!!! @arnettwill “pwned”.. Are we back to saying that yet? Where are we on “Epic Fail” @victoriabeckham wow! two million followers!!Thank u so much for all your support!!!! @ConanOBrien Gaddafi may have been worth 200 billion dollars when he was killed. Even more tragic, he was just 2 days away from retirement

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Music men, glam girls and Depp 1: Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker attended the New York City Center Reopening ceremony in New York City on Tuesday. 2. Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin, leads in the film “Like Crazy,” arrived at the film’s U.S. premiere at the Egyptian The-

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5. Another star of “Gossip Girl,” Michelle Trachtenberg, still managed to look chic despite her blue splint as she attended the Folli Follie store opening celebration at Lord & Taylor in New York City on Tuesday. The actress tweeted about the cause of the splint (a mishap involving a glass vase) on Monday. 6. In between filming eps of the final season of “Desperate Housewives,” Teri Hatcher managed to find time to attend the PRIX Montblanc 2011 at the

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Just the Tip â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young Loveâ&#x20AC;? finds Kearney on a new label, Universal Republic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been amazing being on the same label as Lil Wayne,â&#x20AC;? Kearney jokes. Unusually for a singer-songwriter, Kearney blends hip-hop and acoustic pop, often rapping verses. So, has he met Wayne yet? â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shared the crunk juice yet. But we almost did have my hot childhood hero Q Tip rap on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey Mama.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But we never got it to sound right. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to pass him something that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t right.â&#x20AC;? LINDA LABAN

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She was a mermaid under a glass-bottomed boat.â&#x20AC;? A mermaid? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, she performed in the luau for tourists and would swim under glassbottomed boats. I wanted to tell [my dadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] story. When you fall in love, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the butterflies in your stomach, then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reality of having to deal

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with your past if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to go anywhere together. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s both those tensions happening on this record.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Young Loveâ&#x20AC;? was made in tandem with Kearneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wedding plans last year, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not surprising that the Oregon-born 32-year-old was taking a good long look over his shoulder at his own past. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you commit to another human being and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to make something work, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of baggage that you have to get rid of,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was part of the process. Looking at whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made you who you are and the dumb fun of falling in love.â&#x20AC;?

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Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake are almost ageless in “In Time.”

‘In Time’ In the future, no one ages beyond 25 years after the aging gene is

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‘Beavis and Butt-head’ COMEDY. There’s a lot these two animated dopes have

‘Puss in Boots’ How not surprising is it that after playing the “Shrek” franchise out completely, there’s now a prequel about one of his sidekicks? We live in a world where cartoons are getting prequels, folks. Anything can happen next.

‘Anonymous’ There’s been a lingering controversy as to whether William Shakespeare actually wrote some of the best literature of all time. This film presents the possibility that it was the Earl of Oxford (Rhys Ifans) behind his work.

‘The Rum Diary’ Johnny Depp once again assumes the mantle of Hunter S. Thompson in this adaptation of the writer’s novel about an alcoholic journalist working at a San Juan newspaper in the 1950s.

missed over the last 14 years (!) off the air: pop-culture gems like “Jersey Shore,” “16 and Pregnant” and the “Twilight” phenomenon, for starters. So when these two icons of crude humor try catching up tonight, don’t be surprised when they need serious medical attention after taking a page from the Stephenie Meyer school of attraction — because they went in search for a werewolf to bite them so they can nab hot chicks. Welcome back, boys. Series premiere 10 p.m., MTV

‘Community’ “Beavis and Butt-head” are back on MTV.

COMEDY. It’s the community college of horrors when the study group shares spooky tales that, naturally, reveal

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way too much about each of their own fears and flaws. 8 p.m., NBC

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‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ ANIMATED. Linus misses out on trick-or-treating while waiting for the Great Pumpkin. It could’ve been worse — he could’ve gone trick-ortreating and got all rocks. 8 p.m., ABC AMBER RAY

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THE ARCHIVES FOR LESS How does the Versace for H&M collection stack up against the real thing? We compare the retail line with the runway originals

t’s hard to believe that collaborations between designers and mass market brands can still generate the level of excitement that Donatella Versace’s new collection for H&M has. Each launch is another opportunity to snag walletfriendly versions of a runway look you couldn’t afford to buy. But shoppers want dresses that scream designer, not chintzy knockoff. Frankly, there haven’t been a whole lot of high-low collaborations that have struck the right balance. So we decided to compare H&M’s latest with a few standouts from the Versace archives.

Donatella replaces the original’s Greek key pattern — a trademark of the Versace house that appears on other items in the H&M collection — with graphic hearts. The problem: the hand-drawn love symbols cheapen the look. But the patterned fringing and cut-out shoulders are just right.

These tropical trousers will make a colorful alternative to the festive cocktail dress for your office holiday party. That said, the H&M incarnation out-Versace’s the original pants in loudness, even if they are missing the little baroque trim at the hem.

On paper, the two are nearly identical. The flashy buckle and gilt waistband are there. But here’s hoping the H&M belt won’t turn silver after a few too many wears.

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“howl” pun, liberal with their Frankenstein stickers and a fixture on October stages thanks to songs like “Midnight Monster Hop.” We checked in with “front grrrrl” (we warned you!) and bassist Dana Kain for her ultimate Halloween playlist, and she didn’t disappoint. If you resort to “Monster Mash” after this, we’re siccing our new friends on you.

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1 1 ‘Skulls,’ Misﬁts Classic Halloween horror punk. There’s no better way to start the night off. Crunchy guitars, mad vocals, driving rhythm. Trick-or-treaters beware: Glenn Danzig is in his prime, and the body count is out of control.

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3 2 ‘Everyday is Halloween,’ Ministry This song mashes a New Wave-meets-early Steampunk style perfect for the haunting season. It’s a great track to carve pumpkins to.

Hear them howl! The Young Werewolves will play their annual Halloween weekend concert at Radio 104.5 on Friday at 5 p.m. — tune in on your way home!

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4 3 ‘I Put a Spell on You,’ Screamin’ Jay Hawkins This track oozes spookabilly garage-ness. It’s post-Halloween in a neo-primitive kind of way. Then, on Sunday they’ll play a free show at 3 p.m. at The Record Collector (358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, NJ) after making an appearance in the Bordentown Halloween Parade.

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best, highest-heeled foot forward at her annual Halloween cabaret. This time, Johnny Showcase and his Lefty Lucy crew join the madness at MilkBoy’s new Philly outpost. Saturday, 9:30 p.m. MilkBoy Philly 1100 Chestnut St., $12, www.milkboyphilly.com

1: Twisted Tail’s ‘Hoodoo Blues’ party

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There’s a subtle natural spookiness to Headhouse newcomer The Twisted Tail, and they’re turning it up for their first Halloween. Saturday’s “Hoodoo Blues” party will feature fire breathers and live music in their sweet upstairs venue in addition to themed food and drink specials throughout the evening — not to mention $3 Warsteiner Oktoberfest beer until it lasts. Saturday, 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The Twisted Tail

2: Martha Graham Cracker’s Halloween Spectacular

Come in costume for reduced admission to this always-rockin’ showcase of rockin’ ladies. This weekend’s party features the Shondes, local faves Betty Iron Thumbs and Rainbow Destroyer, who play a brand of dance music they’ve dubbed “zombie pop.” And yes: The Tritone may be closing, but shows are going down through January at the undead venue.

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the new spiced rum from the brand that’s been getting saucy for 150 years. It tastes like: Sugar and spice. Sweet with little hints of vanilla, cinnamon and other warm-and-fuzzy holiday flavors, Oakheart also packs some oaky, smoky funk. Before you cuddle up to its gingersnap soft side, show a little respect to its whiskey-like smack. Mix it with: Its BFF Coca-Cola, obviously. Or grab ginger ale and limes for a very fall-friendly Dark ’N’ Stormy. Don’t mix it with: Bacardi Arctic Grape. You probably knew that, but we had a long day when both of these new bottles arrived in the same promo box. Take it from us: Grapeflavored rum is a truly misguided, spiteful substitute for a mixer. MONICA WEYMOUTH

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Music Dawes with Blitzen Trapper and The Belle Brigade Tonight, 7 p.m. $20, The TLA www.livenation.com

Friday, 8:30 p.m. $27, The Electric Factory www.ticketmaster.com

G. Love and Special Sauce Saturday, 9 p.m. $25, The Electric Factory www.ticketmaster.com

Big D and the Kids Table with The Have Nots! Tonight, 7:30 p.m. $15-$17, The Trocadero www.thetroc.com

Ziggy Marley Tonight, 8 $25-$35 The Keswick Theater, Glenside www.ticketmaster.com

Power House featuring Chris Brown, Tyga, T-Pain and DJ Khaled Friday, 6 p.m. $20-$151, The Wells Fargo Center www.wellsfargo centerphilly.com

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with Royal Bands and Bear Heads Saturday, 8 p.m. $15, Union Transfer www.utphilly.com

Watch the Throne: Jay-Z and Kanye West Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. $60-$250, The Wells Fargo Center www.wellsfargo centerphilly.com

St. Vincent with Cate Le Bon Wednesday 8:30 p.m. $16-$18, Union Transfer www.utphilly.com

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SBTRKT with AraabMuzik and The Brutalist School Sunday, 8 p.m. $15, Union Transfer www.utphilly.com

Chromeo Monday, 8 p.m. $25, The Electric Factory www.ticketmaster.com

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Friday www.philaphotoarts.org The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center has an assignment for you tomorrow: Take a photo, any photo, within city limits, and then upload it to their website. On Nov. 10, every entry will be printed and hung for a show at the Crane Arts Building.

Sunday through Friday www.sjhotchefs.com Presented by the South Jersey Independent Restaurant Association (who go by, for reasons we’re unsure of but appreciate, SJ Hot Chefs), this restaurant week stars local farmers’ ingredients on prix-fixe menus ($25 or $35). More than 30 restaurants from Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Haddon Heights and other across-the-bridge destinations will participate.

Food & drink Day of the Dead at Distrito Wednesday, 5 p.m.

Food & drink Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. $45-$55, The Merriam Theater www.kimmel center.org The two chefs swap kitchen tales at this culinary storytime. While “No Reservations” star Bourdain will probably come out on top for the “weirdest thing you ever ate” round, we bet Ripert has some juicy “Top Chef” dirt.

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3945 Chestnut St. www.distrito restaurant.com Mexico’s Halloween after-party is almost as good as round one. Celebrate at Distrito, where they’ll have a costume contest, drink specials and a two-floor tasting area for tequila and street food ($35-$45). The best-dressed partier goes home with a bottle of tequila.

Absecon Lighthouse Haunted Tours Saturday, 5, 6, 7 & 8 p.m. Absecon Lighthouse $20, 609-449-1360 www.abseconlighthouse.org

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Pointers to keep the cold out While current temperatures are still bearable, now is really the time to start preparing your home for the upcoming winter months. Start out by checking the insulation in your home, especially between heated and unheated areas. “Insulation is the single most important energy conservation measure. It will deteriorate over Another major expense are constantly plugged-in electronics. Andrea Woroch, consumer savings expert for Kinoli, said consumers should unplug everything if you are leaving home for an extended period time. “Any electronic item

time, and occasionally needs to be reinforced,” Ben Armstrong, senior communications specialist for PECO said. A no-cost tip to keep your energy bill low: “Keep blinds, shades and drapes open on sunny days to take advantage of solar heating,” Armstrong added. At night, keep your window dressings closed in order to keep the heat in. Also, “keep your heating vents clean with a vacuum or broom, and do not cover ducts with drapes or furniture that can block the airflow,” Armstong said. METRO/KB

plugged into a wall is called an energy-sucking vampire," she said, noting that you can purchase a power strip that has one off switch. “Depending on your appliances, this action can reduce your energy bills up to 5 percent a month.” KARI BESTRYCKI

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Cain train gone off the rails Herman Cain is out of touch with reality. He says that when an entrepreneur with a good business can’t get a loan to expand and hire more people, we shouldn’t blame the banks that refuse to make the loan — no, he says, blame the people that the entrepreneur can’t afford to hire. DAN WYLIE-SEARS, VIA E-MAIL

Celebrity news is taking over

say Lohan to pose nude for Playboy magazine for $1 million. Kim Kardashian to appear in a Tyler Perry flick. Jennifer Aniston isn’t pregnant and won’t marry her boyfriend! There you have it, we’re all caught up on the latest happenings. HERB STARK, VIA E-MAIL

The spreading fire of justice RE: “PROTESTERS LIGHTING A FIRE”: The OWS protestors

have already lit themselves on fire. And they are spreading like wildfire across our angry nation, spreading outward

ROBERT W. DENNEN, VIA E-MAIL

OWS is truly democratic Some U.S. citizens don’t seem to understand the true meaning of freedom of speech. In my country (Ethiopia), to go out en mass and occupy a street is a dream that has yet to be realized. If I were an American, even though I may disagree with their message, I would still support Occupy protesters in principle, for they are practicing their democratic rights boldly and

Scorpio Oct. 24-Nov. 22. Don’t put yourself down or be sarcastic if your companions have far better ideas than what you can come up with. Be supportive of anything superior. Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec. 21. Let bygones be bygones. Don’t let a past grievance or misunderstanding continue to disrupt how you would normally treat another. Begin fresh. Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 19. You can’t rely on outside circumstances to improve your lot in life; you can only bank on yourself. Be enterprising and industrious. Aquarius Jan. 20-Feb. 19. Smart people perceive their duties as opportunities to get ahead, not dull obligations. What might appear to be burdens to some could be scads of lucky breaks in enterprising hands. Pisces Feb. 20-March 20. There is a time to push and shove, and a time to hang fire and fall back. A smart person knows the difference. If you’re aggressive when you should be diplomatic, you’ll lose out. Aries March 21-April 19. If you have an idea to change something for the better that shouldn’t be too difficult to implement, by all means give it a try. If it’s a problem, forget it.

ELYAS MULU KIROS, VIA E-MAIL

Corporations don’t play fair People are finally starting to come together over an issue that has caused the greatest economic disparity between the wealthy and the rest of us. For too long, the wealthy have bought off our politicians, changed the rules of the game and used our commons for their own personal wealth — while a media controlled by corporate interests spreads propaganda.

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responsibly — and for they are showing the rest of world what democracy is all about. It is truly a shame to witness highly negative comments thrown at them from their fellow Americans.

with no end in sight. “Viva La Occupation!”

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A cheesesteak ban paying dividends for one Eagle

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Graham adjusting to new diet after injury packed on pounds Defensive end practices, hoping to play soon Two months on crutches can really force a hulking defensive end to change his eating habits. Especially when his favorite food is a Philly cheesesteak. Brandon Graham packed on nearly 15 pounds while rehabbing from knee surgery. The second-year pro was basically immobile from late December to February. “I had to hurry up and get that off,” Graham said. Now, Graham is down to a svelte 270 pounds. Which is two pounds off his listed weight of 268. “Ten more [pounds] and I’ll be good,” Graham said. For a while, teammates

were jabbing him about his increased waist size, saying he might need to convert to defensive tackle. So, Graham decided to switch up his diet, choosing to cook more instead of eating at his favorite hang: Jim’s Steaks on South Street. “I had to stop that. I don’t eat them no more right now,” said Graham, before adding, “I’ll eat a half and try and save it.” Graham has downgraded his daily servings from two to three plates per meal to about one-and-ahalf. He also credited substituting turkey meat for beef in his spaghetti sauce.

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Fantasy football pickups of the week

Roy Helu, RB, WAS — Tim Hightower is done for the year and Ryan Torain is Mr. Glass. Helu has the one-cut skill set to excel in Washington. Antonio Brown, WR, PIT — Hines Ward may sit because of an ankle sprain this week. But Brown will eventually

pass the veteran anyway thanks to superior speed and explosion.

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Michael Bush, RB, OAK — We don’t know the exact severity of Darren McFadden’s foot issue, but we do know that Bush is a beast when given the opportunity. A quality stash regardless.

The word “expert” gets thrown around often these days. Hopefully, your doctor really is an expert. The person taking care of your finances better have some level of expertise. But is there such a thing as a fantasy expert? According to data compiled by the guys at FantasyPros.com, the answer is yes. Co-founder David Kim started gathering data from various fantasy writers back in 2009. Right now, he’s tracking the weekly rankings for 70plus experts — including

everyone from big shots like ESPN’s Matthew Berry to the Net’s smaller fries. And what he’s found is that the same names keep popping up at the top of his accuracy rankings. “If you look at the top guys in 2009 and how they’ve done in 2010 and

2011 leaders 1. Pat Fitzmaurice ProFootballWeekly 2. Scott Pianowski Yahoo 3. John Paulsen The Fantasy Shrink

Does Matthew Berry really know what he’s talking about?

2011, there is surprising consistency among the top guys,” Kim said. “And to be honest with you, there’s also consistency year-to-year with the bottom guys.” The idea behind FantasyPros was spawned by Kim, a decadelong fantasy player that was curious if the Internet advice he was getting was actually legit. The former Hotwire.com VP hopes to one day put his current consulting firm on the back burner and focus on FantasyPros full time. His site is already processing a million predictions a year. “There’s a huge sentiment that the experts don’t know what they’re talking about, yet everybody is looking for fantasy advice. So why not rate them and figure out whether they’re accurate or not,” Kim said. ADAM LEVITAN alevitan@metro.us

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Run, Cowboys, run Eagles expect Dallas to test run defense Murray called ‘hard runner, explosive guy’ Big test Sunday For the first five weeks of the season, teams ran at will against the Eagles. In fact, the Bills even joked about it after racking up 143 total rushing yards. Then, something funny happened. The defense made some adjustments and limited the Washington Redskins to just 42 yards on the ground. Did the Eagles fix that porous run defense? It’s hard to make a convincing argument they did, with just one week of evidence.

(After all, they still rank 23rd in the NFL against the run). And with Cowboys rookie sensation DeMarco Murray coming to town, the Eagles are expecting another big test. “I wouldn’t doubt it. I mean they got a pretty good offensive line, a good running back, so why wouldn’t they [run at us]?” said Mike Patterson. “I’m sure other teams are going to want to see more than just one game.” If Patterson can’t slow

Murray down at the line of scrimmage, it’ll be up to the linebackers to stop him before he reaches the secondary. “The main thing you want to do, no matter what team you’re playing, is stop the run,” said Jamar Chaney. “If you can’t stop the run, it’s hard. They got two ways to go, they got play-action and then they can run the ball.” MIKE GREGER

Murray rushed for 253 yards last week.

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