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No arrests yet in teen killings Police said today that the investigation in the Tuesday night shooting that fatally wounded brothers Christopher Malcom, 17, and Rohan Bennett, 13, is ongoing. Though the brothers’ parents and a family friend describing himself as a “cousin” were being questioned Wednesday regarding both the shooting and a large quantity of money, narcotics and guns found in the home, charges have not yet been filed.

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‘Outstanding’ SEPTA has been recognized by the American Public Transportation Association with the 2012 Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement Award for efforts to enhance service and overall effectiveness.

The authority also announced that ridership increased 1.6 percent for the year ending June 30, resulting in 339.3 million trips, the highest mark since 1989. METRO

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Firefighters use strength in numbers to protest City Hall Union firemen from across the country rally downtown in support of Philly Bravest Their national, umbrella labor organization IAFF in town this week for conference PHOTOS: RIKARD LARMA/METRO

Thousands of union members from the International Association of Firefighters conference marched down Broad Street and converged on City Hall Thursday afternoon, calling on Mayor Michael Nutter to honor the contract an arbitrator awarded to Philadelphia’s Local 22 in early July.

“Right now, we we’re feeling we’re not getting the respect we deserve,” Local 22 President Bill Gault said. “The message is: Honor the contract.

Binding is binding.”

The union filed a lawsuit against the city July 17 for failing to implement the agreement, the latest in a series of disputes that have eroded the relationship between the Nutter administration and Local 22.

“I’ve been to this city — which I love — too many times.

I’ve stood on these steps too many times because a mayor wants to shut down a company, because a mayor wants to not honor a binding arbitration award,” IAFF President Harold Schaitberger said, noting that in the past, when an arbitrator came back with an agreement that wasn’t favorable to Local 22, they lived with it. “I’m going to say to you, Mayor Nutter, it was good enough then and it’s good enough now.”

The administration already appealed Local 22’s award two years ago and an arbitrator returned virtually the same terms. The union, which can’t legally strike, has now gone four years without a contract and the administration has used the one opportunity afforded to it by law to appeal.

“We made a lot of decisions this week about how we’re going to be spending millions and millions of dollars in the political arena,” Schaitberger said, adding that, though many members will soon leave

Time line July 1, 2009 — Local 22’s contract with the city expired.

Sept. 17 to Oct. 15, 2010 — The city and Local 22 went to arbitration and a four-year

Rallying cries outside City Hall showed how personal the dispute has gotten.

“I took an oath, I’m sure as [Nutter] took an oath, to protect citizens from all enemies, foreign and domestic. He’s declared firefighters the enemies.”

Now it’s personal

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Philadelphia as the conference ends, they will continue to stand behind Local 22 and firefighters in other cities who are facing similar issues — and against the politicians. “We’re going to come back with dollars and marbles and chalk and everything it takes to play this game and to win.”

ALEX WIGGLESWORTH awigglesworth@metro.us

contract was awarded.

Nov. 12, 2010 — The city appealed, saying the agreement was too costly.

Nov. 16, 2011 — A Common Pleas Court judge sent the contract back to arbitration.

July 2, 2012 — An arbitration panel issued a new rec-

Gault, the union president, said Nutter is ignoring him.

ommendation with virtually the same terms. The city, which says it can appeal the new recommendation, has until Aug. 2, 2012 to decide.

July 17, 2012 — Local 22 filed a lawsuit against the city demanding they implement the contract, arguing that the

city is compelled under state law to agree to the panel’s reconsidered terms. The city allegedly responded with a written threat to punish the union if they continue with the suit.

July 1, 2013 — Local 22’s contract will expire yet again.

The union’s dispute with the administration has become increasingly personal. Leaders say Nutter has rebuffed their attempts at making nice.

“This is a mayor who has no respect for the people who save lives,” Gault said when addressing the crowd.

“This is a mayor who’s not even in the city right now.

He’s with a bunch of other mayors plotting how to take your benefits away.”

Gault said before the rally that Nutter has neither contacted him since the contract was awarded, nor returned his calls.

“What I find so incredible is the president of our Local, Bill Gault, sent the mayor what I though was a wonderful letter in which he discussed moving into the future, leaving the past behind us and starting a new relationship the day the award arrived,” Schaitberger said. “The mayor doesn’t have the courtesy to respond.”

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Taxi driver pleads for leniency at PPA hearing, saying excruciating pain caused gross emergency pit stop All cab driver Domenic Fareri wanted was for the pain to stop and to relieve his bowels.

At 5 a.m., in the middle of a shift, that meant hovering over a sidewalk and taking the most uncomfortable squat he’s ever taken.

That was part of Fareri’s explanation Thursday during a hearing with the Philadelphia Parking Authority to determine whether the 18-year cabbie should lose his taxi operator’s license for the gross act that was caught on a homeowner’s private surveillance camera on the 1800 block of Bainbridge Street. Since the YouTube video of his indiscretion on July 13 went viral, Fareri has lost his job.

“I’m very sorry. I know it was totally unacceptable. I was in a lot of pain,” an embarrassed Fareri testified be-

“I’m very sorry. I know it was totally unacceptable. But I was in a lot of pain.

There was no rest rooms. It was 5 in the morning.”

DOMENIC FARERI

fore a PPA hearing officer.

“There was no rest rooms. It was 5 in the morning. There was no place to go. I was in so much pain.”

PPA launched an investigation after receiving a civil complaint from the homeowner whose camera caught the whole scene. William Schmid, head of enforcement for PPA’s Taxi and Limousine Division, said the former Freedom Taxi driver’s license

should be revoked because the act was a public safety matter and reflected poorly on other upstanding cab drivers.

“It’s totally unacceptable to have a driver defecate in a residential neighborhood — on any highway,” testified Schmid, one of two PPA supervisors who spoke during a 20minute hearing.

Fareri declined to cross-examine either witness. The only time he spoke was to offer his explanation and apology.

“This would never happen under normal circumstances. I apologize to the homeowner,” he said.

Fareri’s license will remain suspended until a Sept. 11 hearing. He could also face a fine between $350 and $1,000.

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Taxi union leader sympathetic, but disappointed Ron Blount, head of the Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania, who has faced his own

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A Delaware County election official is vowing not to enforce the state’s controversial voter ID law as a court challenge on the law begins.

Christopher Broach Sr., a judge of elections in Colwyn Borough, expressed his opposition to the law in an e-mail Wednesday, according to the Delaware County Daily Times. “I wanted to publicly acknowledge that as judge of elections in Precinct 1 of Colwyn Borough that I will not comply with the new voting laws as they are unconstitutional,� wrote Broach, a Democrat.

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lege students, minorities and low-income residents before the presidential election. Republicans claim the law is necessary to prevent voter fraud.

By the Pennsylvania State Department’s own estimate, nearly 800,000 eligible voters do not have photo identification. Voters will be required to show a driver’s license or other form of government-issued identification.

A Commonwealth Court judge in Harrisburg heard opening arguments Wednesday in a case of groups who have challenged the law. The judge has said he will issue a ruling in mid-August.

Broach said he will abide by the previous law, which only required identification for those voting for the first time.

The state department said any election official who violates the law could face severe penalties, including a $1,000 fine and imprisonment.

Nonetheless, Broach said he is firmly committed to civil disobedience. “I’m utterly concerned, but so was Rosa Parks when she decided to sit down on a bus when the law said she shouldn’t,� he told the Daily Times.

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U.S. Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, leaves after meeting British Prime Minister, David Cameron, in Downing Street in central London on Thursday.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s high-profile overseas trip got off to a rocky start on Thursday when he was forced to clarify a comment seen as criticizing London’s handling of the Summer Olympics that he came to celebrate.

The Republican candidate ruffled British feathers ahead of his visit by appearing to suggest in a U.S. television interview that London was not ready for the games, whose opening ceremony in the British capital is held on Friday.

“It’s hard to know just how well it will turn out. There are a few things that were disconcerting,” Romney told NBC when asked to analyze London’s handling of the Olympics.

He cited what he said was the threat of a strike by immigration and customs officials.

“That obviously is not something which is encouraging.”

The comments were seized on by British media and Prime Minister David Cameron defended Britain’s handling of the games, after he was forced to deploy extra troops to bolster security to cover a shortfall

“We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world. Of course it is easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere.”

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“We are holding an Olympic Games in one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world.

Of course it is easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere,” Cameron said during a news conference at the Olympic Park in London on Thursday.

The comments, in response to a question about transport problems ahead of the games, could be uncomfortable reading for Romney, who has made much of his record as the man who saved the failing Olympics in Salt Lake City.

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London is ready for a party at the 2012 Olympic Summer Games Metro gives you a sneak peak at some of the Opening Ceremony Will Paul McCartney perform? And will Becks be there?

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Games begin Special constable Andrew Codling, who has been working security at the Opening Ceremony rehearsals, snapped this photo of sparks showering down from the Olympic rings during the ceremony.

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n estimated 4 billion pairs of eyes will be watching as London becomes the first city in history to host the Olympic Games for the third time.

With its prior hosting duties in 1908 and 1948, the city known for its pomp and pageantry is planning a spectacular opener that will likely rival even Beijing’s dazzling display in 2008.

London enlisted the guidance of English director Danny Boyle, famous for his film “Slumdog Millionaire,” to coordinate a show-stopping Opening Ceremony. Boyle reportedly went through $42 million in his effort to tell the story of Britain’s history in an hours-long ceremony that transforms the Olympic stadium into rural England.

Boyle’s spectacular, dubbed “Isles of Wonder,” has called upon the help of 10,000 volunteers. Details have been tightly under wraps, though it has proven difficult to hide an event of such massive scale from the public. Final rehearsals caught the attention

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of people near Olympic Village this week.

Andrew Codling, a special constable — similar to a volunteer policeman — has been helping with Olympic preparations for months and shared some of what he saw.

“The whole performance is stunning with so much going on throughout the whole piece,” Codling told Metro.

Team USA, along with every other country's team, will be featured in a parade of Olympians, dressed in the official uniforms of their nations “I am really excited and really inspired,” beach volleyball player and two-time gold medalist Kerri Walsh told Metro on the eve of the Opening Ceremony. “I am going for gold here in London and every day the butterflies get a little bigger.”

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Opening spoilers

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When details of Boyle’s multimillion dollar ceremony began to leak to the press, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games launched the hashtag #savethesurprise to encourage people not to share too much. That hasn’t stopped Olympic enthusiasts from spilling a few details, though. Here’s what Metro’s inside sources say the Opening Ceremony might include:

Boyle’s rural England theme has long been rumored to incorporate live animals.

Our snitch tells us there will be sheep, goats and cows.

London is well-known for its dreary skies, though weather is expected to hold tight for the ceremony. Don’t fret — rumor has it the ceremony will include rain-producing synthetic clouds.

No British spectacle would be complete without the most famous spy of all.

Watch closely for an appearance by James Bond in the form of actor Daniel Craig — and he might just be repelling from a helicopter.

Soccer superstar David Beckham, proud Brit that he is, may be kicking a “flaming” soccer ball into the audience. We’re assuming they're not real flames.

Like everything else about the Opening Ceremony, the musical acts are decisively British. Our sources tell us Sir Paul McCartney and musician Mike Oldfield have both been spotted practicing.

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Two-time gold medalist Mariel Zagunis

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nly one athlete can carry the American flag and lead the 529 members of Team USA through the Opening Ceremony.

This year, that honor goes to fencer Mariel Zagunis of Beaverton, Ore. She earned her position as flagbearer through a vote among her fellow teammates.

Zagunis, 27, is a two-time Olympic champion who won gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens and again in 2008 in Beijing. Her win in 2004 made her the first U.S. fencer to win an Olympic gold medal in a hundred years.

She is the third fencer to carry the American flag during the Opening Ceremony, joining Norman Armitage in 1952 and 1956, as well as Janice Lee Romary in 1968.

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an money buy Olympic medals? Not exactly, but a new study by two Goldman Sachs analysts shows that a country’s income can have a significant effect on how their athletes perform and — in turn — how many medals they bring home.

The report, called “The Olympics and Economics” by Jose Ursua and Kamakshya Trivedi, takes a close look at the effect money and income can have on a country’s overall success and within specific sports at the games. They took a look at variables including GDP per capita, the ratio of income to that of the U.S., democracy and hosting duties, and then studied those combined effects on winning medals.

It turns out that richer countries — those with “superior growth environments and higher incomes” — can expect to win more medals. The sports that were most influenced by those factors were canoeing, diving, fencing, swimming and table tennis. Equestrianism, gymnastics and wrestling were also influenced by the factors.

Adversely, sports that aren’t as expensive to train for, like football, softball and triathlon, were the sports least affected by the factors.

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“This trend — with a few economically significant countries winning a bulk of the Olympic medals on offer — has continued in recent times. For example, less than 10 countries participating in the 2008 Beijing Olympics won more than half of the almost 1,000 gold, silver and bronze medals that were distributed.”

Additionally, the report proves that “home-court advantage” is a real thing. Countries that are hosting the Olympics tend to bring home more medals than they do when traveling elsewhere for the games, though not in every sport.

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Olympics has meant increasing the number of medals by more than 50 percent, with respect to what countries would have otherwise attained,” the report stated.

Historically, hosting countries can expect to win about 1.5 to 3 more medals per game in events like cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sailing, swimming and wrestling. Other sports like football, rhythmic gymnastics and water polo don’t find as much benefit from the socalled “home-court advantage.”

But when it comes to a financial win for host countries, the results have been mixed.

The 1972 Munich Olympics and the 1976 Montreal Olympics both had significant financial losses. However, the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 1996 Atlanta Olympics all turned a profit, per the report.

The researchers note that it is too early to predict whether the London Olympics will be profitable, but the city’s infrastructure plans for the Games were finished on schedule and even below budget.

– Reporter Cassandra Garrison is covering the 2012 Olympic Games from London. Follow her coverage at @CassieAtMetro and at www.metro.us.

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British girl band, the Spice Girls (from left: Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham) are expected to close out the 2012 London Olympics.

Spice Girls to reunite at London Games Americans can expect to see one of their favorite British things at this summer’s Olympics: the Spice Girls!

Rumor has it Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice), Emma Bunton (Baby Spice),

Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice), Melanie Brown (Scary Spice) and Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) will take the stage at the closing ceremony on Aug. 12.

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That and Jessie J. One Direction, a British boy band that’s enjoying fame in the U.S., is also expected to make an appearance. Comedian Russell Brand may also take the stage in a musical act.

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Five events you shouldn’t miss

You remember Kerri Strug and Usain Bolt ‘sprinting to daylight’ What events will you remember in ’12?

There are always a handful of marquee events at each Olympics which capture the entire country’s attention.

Some are easy to predict — like Michael Phelps and the U.S. swimming team’s epic 4x100meter freestyle relay win over France. Some, like the men’s volleyball team’s gold medal performance weeks after their coach’s father-in-law was murdered in Beijing, took the public completely by surprise.

Metro takes a look at some of the bigger events in London and tries to pin down a few you will remember.

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The biggest rivalry of the games could actually come from a pair of teammates — U.S. swimmers Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps.

The men’s 200-meter individual medley will be the showdown between the two unquestioned best allaround swimmers in the world. It’s 50 meters each of butterfly, back, breast and freestyle. The two were clear of the field by three seconds at the 2011 World Championships, where Lochte won.

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Abby Wambach, Hope Solo and Alex Morgan burst onto the sports scene last summer during the Women’s World Cup. They became media darlings almost overnight.

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Men’s 100-meter

What if I told you Usain Bolt isn’t even the fastest man in his own country anymore?

In case you missed it last month, the reigning gold medalist and world record holder lost in the Jamaican Olympic trials to Yohan Blake. And it wasn’t particularly close.

Blake won the World Championships last year too, but with the caveat of Bolt having faulted and been disqualified. All of this sets up what could well be the best 100-meter contest since Ben Johnson vs. Carl Lewis in the 1988 games. (Let’s hope it doesn’t end the same way.)

Speaking of steroids, don’t forget American Justin Gatlin, the 2004 gold medalist returning from a drug ban.

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Women’s all-around

The name to know in women’s gymnastics this year is the United States’ Jordyn Wieber. She is the reigning all-around World Champion and the one America’s hopes rest on.

There’s no more Shawn Johnson and no more Nastia Liukin, who took this crown in 2008 in a heated competition between her teammate Johnson and China’s Yang Yilin.

Remember the incessant age controversy about China’s athletes in 2008 that created an intense rivalry?

Well, the U.S. would like to win again — and a win in the team all-around would be nice too. Russia’s Viktoria Komova could steal gold from Wieber also.

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ith 10 Olympic medals, nine of which are gold, American track and field superstar Carl Lewis continues to be the standard for success on the international level.

Lewis, 51, is still involved with the sport as the spokesman for the Hershey Track & Field Games, which introduces the sport to children in elementary and middle schools. Lewis has been a part of the Hershey’s program for six years and is hoping to see an Olympian emerge from the event someday.

Lewis said that a meeting with Olympic track and field legend Jesse Owens when he was younger helped spur his involvement with the Hershey games. He spoke to Metro about the 2012 Olympics in London and how the U.S. track team stacks up.

U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin won the gold in 2004 then missed the 2008 Olympics due to a doping ban. Does he have a chance to challenge the Jamaican sprinters in the 100-meters?

It’s an interesting story, be-

“I think the Americans are going to do better than people think.”

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cause I think he served his time and he’s back and running again. The part of the story that is being missed because of the Jamaicans and the talk about them — [Gatlin] could also be the second person to repeat as the 100-meter champions. Everyone is talking about the Jamaicans, but if Gatlin repeats, he’d be the second person ever to repeat. [Ed. Note: Lewis is the other athlete to do it. He won gold in 1984 and 1988, after Ben Johnson failed a drug test.] No one is talking

about that, and he has that on him as well.

There will be a lot of pressure

Lewis won four gold medals in his first Olympics appearance in Los Angeles in 1984. He took golds in the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and 4x100-meter relay.

on him for sure.

I don’t think the pressure is big to him. He’s been through a lot and running very well. I think the Americans are going to do better than people think. I think we’ve got a great shot at winning the relay if we put the right people on — or more importantly, we leave the right people off because we have trouble with certain people. I think we’re

going to do better than most people think.

What about the Jamaican sprinters, Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake. Is this a golden generation we’re seeing now or has the American program fallen behind?

I’m not following them enough. I’m getting the same question and I follow them as much as the average American. I’m busy with the Hershey

games and thing like that.

But wow, you’ve got all these athletes in a row running great. Time will tell. I always tell people that history defines greatness. I think we will do very well in the Olympics.

Does Bolt need another gold to be truly great?

Here again I go back to anyone who wins the Olympic gold medal is one of the greats. But

Men’s basketball

We don’t know if the U.S. men’s basketball team will appear in the game, obviously, but there is a good chance. And we’re really looking forward to the epic rematch of 2008’s gold medal game between them and Spain.

You know the U.S. team’s roster — LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and a handful of other All-Stars. The one thing they don’t have? Size.

That what makes a potential matchup with Spain so intriguing. They have three of the best centers in the league with Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol and Oklahoma City’s blocking machine Serge Ibaka. Let’s hope it gets physical.

Q&A After a positive drug test, U.S. runner Debbie Dunn has had to withdraw from the 4x400-meter relay team.

How does that affect the relay team?

I think the United States will win it. It is disheartening as we continue to fight these issues. I think that’s the bigger issue. I will admit, I’m glad she has said, ‘OK, I will accept my situation,’ instead of the game a lot of them continue to play.

But the United States has been so strong in the 4x400 and my favorite athlete in the games is [former Giants and current Jaguars cornerback Aaron Ross’s wife] Sanya Richards-Ross, and she is running better than ever and might even set the American record.

history defines greatness.

We’ll see what happens. Eight years ago, people were talking about [U.S. sprinter] Maurice Green and saying he was going to be one of the greatest of alltime. He tried to repeat in 2004 and he ended up in third and you never saw him on the national team again.

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THESE ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD The cast of “The Watch” is, from left, Richard Ayoade, Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill.

Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn talk about getting the gang back together Stiller likes working with people who are funnier than he is Vaughn likes throwing his young daughter into the deep end

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ne of the benefits of doing an ensemble comedy is catching up with old friends. At least, that’s how it was on “The Watch” for Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, who co-star with Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade as concerned citizens investigating what turns out to be an alien invasion in their suburban neighborhood. Stiller and Vaughn previously squared off in “Dodgeball,” but here they play it a bit chummier. “I love working with these guys. It’s great to work with the people who make you laugh and who are funnier,” Stiller admits.

Reunions aside, Stiller also enjoyed letting loose in a comedy that didn’t have the same restrictions as his more familyfriendly fare.

“The fun thing for me is to

be a part of a movie where you don’t have to worry,” Stiller says.

“Being in an R-rated film, you can have a lot more freedom.”

And that freedom doesn’t just mean more violence and cursing, but it extends to how the characters are depicted.

These guys aren’t forced into experiencing personal growth.

“I don’t think it was about having it all sort of tied up in bow. It was more about these guys hanging out and how they affected each other, but it wasn’t like about teaching lessons or anything,” Stiller says.

Vince Vaughn’s character has an argumentative relationship with an unruly teenage daughter trying to grow up too fast. In real life, Vaughn has just welcomed his first daughter. So did the movie give him any premonitions of troubles to come?

Who’s the new guy?

While Stiller, Vaughn and Hill are familiar faces to comedy audiences, the fourth member of their neighborhood watch might not be: British actor and director Richard Ayoade, who directed last year’s “Submarine” (executive-produced by Stiller), admits he felt like he stuck out a bit in the cast.

“I’ve never been in a film, not really,” Ayoade admits.

“My wife said — and she’s right — it’s going to look like I won a competition to be in a film with movie stars. And there were several days when I was like, ‘Why are

Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill looking at me? Oh! I’m in a scene with them. I ought to start trying to act back.’ It’s very surreal and I’m a huge fan of these people. It was a great pleasure for me to get to somewhat bring down the film by being in it.”

“My daughter is just 19, 20 months now,” he says. “Thankfully I’m a long, long way from answering any of those questions as far as being protective.

But I have encouraged her to get on some scooters, motor scooters, motorized vehicles, that kind of stuff. I threw her in the pool — but she swam, so it’s fine.”

Of course, he won’t pass up an opportunity to joke about potential suitors coming round the house. “That happened the other day, I had a 3-year-old ring the bell. I said it was little bit inappropriate. She’s too young to make her own decisions. They have to walk before they fly.”

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‘Step Up Revolution’ Starring: Ryan Guzman, Kathryn McCormick Director: Scott Speer Grade: The characters in each of the “Step Up” series’s installments have always come second to the dance sequences, meaning that transporting the franchise to Miami and introducing an entirely new cast is essentially as meaningless as the film’s flash mob as political activism plot. A local dance crew stages spontaneous routines on the streets in the hopes of winning a viral video challenge worth $100,000. But when a developer threatens to tear down their neighborhood, the tycoon’s daughter shows her new friends that their fancy footwork can be used for more than filthy lucre. Once again, the dance sequences are spectacular — and plot and characterization are clearly not the point. But can we please get a movie that offers more than your average music video? METRO

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“If you’re looking to eat more locally and want to eat fruit in January, you have to can,” she says.

As we enter the peak of “canning season” — April through October — we checked in with McClellan for a little fresh inspiration.

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Go ahead and pick too many — McClellan’s site is packed with peach recipes.

Try a simple peach butter, or dress up traditional canned peaches with a little bourbon or brandy.

Poor kohlrabi is famous for being the last one picked during the CSA box draft. But with the help of a mandolin, this little cabbage-like veggie is the perfect jar candidate.

“It’s a really good one for pickling,” says McClellan.

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Whatever you do with jams, don’t alter the sugar ratios. “If you see a jam recipe and you think that’s too much sugar, you can’t change the recipe,” she warns. “If you slash the sugar, you end up with syrup.

It’s not as if you’re eating a whole jar of jam in one sitting — or, well, you shouldn’t.”

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“Theater in Philadelphia is so saturated during Fringe. We wanted to try something different,” says Holdahl, who has performed as an actor in the Philly Fringe for the past two festivals.

“But there’s a certain benefit to that saturation, too. People are so used to going to these kinds of shows during Fringe season.”

Many DIY artists will pay close attention to both the triumphs and pitfalls of this little

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test case. The Live Arts Festival only charges $300 to join the noncurated Fringe segment of their programming. But for a tiny show like “Chowder,” that’s about 25 percent of the total production budget.

Director Joseph Nevin and Holdahl originally budgeted about $800, but went above and beyond expectations with an inspired Indiegogo.com campaign. “It’s still totally barebones. The set is so minimal.

We had to be creative with furniture and theater blocks, and all that good stuff,” says Holdahl. “It’s still a lot of props and costuming — and hopefully some witty dialogue, if I did my job right.”

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But this year, only one upstart playwright is willing to buck the Philly theater scene’s seasonal customs. This weekend, Brittany Holdahl will put her work onstage during the most barren month of all on the Philly arts calendar: July.

Holdahl graduated from Temple University’s theater program in May and is wasting no time getting her career underway. “Mayan Chowder and Other Tales” is her series of five short, eccentric comedies, including the title piece, which involves an astrophysicist and a can of clam chowder.

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Shaping Sound members are, from left, Teddy Forance, Travis Wall, Kyle Robinson and Nick Lazzarini. They’re featured on “All the Right Moves,” premiering Tuesday at 9 p.m. on Oxygen.

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Travis Wall has ‘All the Right Moves’ The work of Travis Wall is everywhere.

The young dancer is choreographing routines on the current season of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance”; his moves are featured in the film “Step Up Revolution,” hitting theaters Friday; and on Tuesday, his mission to found the dance company Shaping Sound with his friends is documented on the new Oxygen reality series, “All the Right Moves.”

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That notoriety doesn’t always sit well with his pals — including Shaping Sound cofounders Nick Lazzarini, winner of the first season of “SYTYCD,” and Teddy Forance, who has performed with Lady Gaga and Janet Jackson — which makes Wall’s story perfect for a docuseries. Artistry and drama collide every episode.

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From Episode 1 there is concern over the shadow Wall’s spotlight may cast on his partners, particularly after the suggestion is made to rename the company Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound. “That was not the intention of starting this dance company, to throw my name on it,” Wall insisted.

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“Our goal in the entire series is to … tour the United States with our dance company,” Wall said. “We can pay our dancers. We can travel the country together, have fun, party, dance and just have the time of our lives.”

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Although Stewart issued a weepy public appeal for forgiveness, it appears Pattinson isn’t having it — maybe because, like Us Weekly, he noticed that the L.A. Dodgers hat she was wearing in the photos looks suspiciously similar to one he’s frequently spotted in.

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He’s been really mean to everyone, even when he’s off camera.”

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He’s all that matters to her.”

There’s plenty more to come from this: Stewart is reportedly preparing to personally apologize to Sanders’ wife, and the final “Twilight” circus doesn’t hit theaters until November. In other words: If we have to feel like a sleazy “Cheaters” B-team crew, so do you — so try to sit back and enjoy the ride.

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“The music and the parties and the paparazzi, I mean, it’s like living in Lebanon now,” Shepard claimed during an appearance on “The View” (Lebanon — are we missing something about you?).

Bell was more willing to cut the kid some slack.

“In his defense, I will say we don’t know the exact house the music is coming from,” Bell admitted.

“We just know since he moved in, the music has been blaring.”

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Digital Presentation MAGIC MIKE (R) Fri and Sat 10:15, 1:00, 4:10, 7:05, 10:00, 12:40. Digital Presentation; Sun 10:15-1:00-4:10-7:05-10:00.

Digital Presentation MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS (PG13) 9:00, 3:35, 10:10. Digital Presentation MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS 3D (PG-13) 12:15, 6:50. RealD 3D SAVAGES (R) 10:05, 1:10, 4:15, 7:25, 10:30. Digital Presentation STEP UP REVOLUTION (PG-13) 9:20, 12:10, 2:40, 5:20, 8:15, 10:50. Digital Presentation STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG13) Fri and Sat 10:40, 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20, 12:00. RealD 3D; Sun 10:40-1:20-4:00-6:40-9:20-11:50.

RealD 3D TED (R) Fri and Sat 9:55, 11:35, 12:35, 2:15, 3:10, 4:50, 5:50, 7:40, 8:40, 10:20, 11:15, 12:50. Digital Presentation; Sun 9:55-11:3512:35-2:15-3:10-4:50-5:50-7:408:40-10:20-11:15.

Digital Presentation TYL E R PE RR Y’S M AD EA ’S WITNESS PROTECTION (PG-13) 11:15, 2:20, 5:05, 8:10, 10:55.

Digital Presentation THE WATCH (R) Fri and Sat 8:55, 10:25, 11:30, 1:05, 2:05, 3:40, 4:40, 6:10, 7:15, 8:50, 9:50, 11:25, 12:20. Digital Presentation; Sun 8:55-10:25-11:30-1:05-2:05-3:404:40-6:10-7:15-8:50-9:50-11:25.

Digital Presentation

KATY PERRY: PART OF ME 3D (PG) 10:10, 12:25, 2:50. RealD 3D MA DAGASCA R 3 : EURO PE’S MOST WANTED (PG) 10:15, 12:25, 2:35. Digital Presentation MAGIC MIKE (R) 12:10, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25. Digital Presentation MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS 3D (PG-13) 7:45, 10:50. RealD 3D MOONRISE KINGDOM (PG-13) 10:05, 12:40, 3:05, 5:40, 8:10, 10:45.C INDEPENDENT;Digital Presentation SAVAGES (R) 5:10, 8:00, 10:55.

Digital Presentation STEP UP REVOLUTION (PG-13) Fri and Sat 11:00, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15, 10:00, 12:45. Digital Presentation; Sun 11:00-1:45-4:30-7:15-10:00.

Digital Presentation STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG13) 10:35, 1:00, 3:35, 6:05, 8:35, 10:55. RealD 3D TED (R) Fri and Sat 10:40, 12:10, 1:25, 2:45, 4:10, 5:30, 6:50, 8:15, 9:30, 11:10, 12:25. Digital Presentation; Sun 10:40-12:101:25-2:45-4:10-5:30-6:50-8:159:30-11:00. Digital Presentation TO ROME WITH LOVE (R) Fri and Sat 10:20, 1:10, 4:00, 6:35, 9:05, 11:35.C I N D E P E N D E N T; D i g i ta l Presentation; Sun 10:20-1:104:00-6:35-9:05.C INDEPENDENT;Digital Presentation TYLE R PERRY’S MAD EA ’S WITNESS PROTECTION (PG-13) Fri and Sat 4:50, 7:30, 10:10, 12:40. Digital Presentation; Sun 4:50-7:30-10:10.

Digital Presentation THE WATCH (R) Fri and Sat 10:10, 10:45, 12:40, 1:30, 3:05, 4:15, 5:35, 7:00, 8:05, 9:45, 10:35, 12:30. Digital Presentation; Sun 10:10-10:45-12:40-1:30-3:054:15-5:35-7:00-8:05-9:45-10:35.

Digital Presentation

AMC Neshaminy 24

AMC Plymouth Meeting Mall 12

215–396–8050 Route 1 and Bristol Rd. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3D (PG-13) Fri and Sat 11:20, 2:20, 5:20, 8:20, 11:20. RealD 3D; Sun 11:20-2:20-5:20-8:35. RealD 3D THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) 10:20, 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20.

Digital Presentation BRAVE (PG) 10:00, 2:55. Digital Presentation BRAVE IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 12:30, 5:20. RealD 3D THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) Fri and Sat 10:00, 10:30, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 2:30, 3:30, 4:00, 4:30, 5:00, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, 10:00, 10:30, 11:30, 11:45, 12:00, 12:45. Digital Presentation; Sun 10:00-10:30-11:30-12:00-12:301:00-2:00-2:30-3:30-4:00-4:305:00-6:00-6:30-7:30-8:00-8:309:00-10:00-10:30-11:00. Digital Presentation THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG-13) Fri and Sat 11:00, 3:00, 7:00, 11:00. Digital Presentation;IMAX; Sun 11:00-3:00-7:00-10:45.

Digital Presentation;IMAX ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) Fri and Sat 10:25, 12:35, 2:45, 4:55, 7:05, 9:15, 11:30.

Digital Presentation; Sun 10:2512:35-2:45-4:55-7:05-9:15. Digital Presentation ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (PG) Fri and Sat 11:30, 1:40, 3:50, 6:00, 8:10, 10:20, 12:35.

RealD 3D; Sun 11:30-1:40-3:506:00-8:10-10:20. RealD 3D TH E INTOUCH ABLES (R) Fri and Sat 10:30, 1:05, 3:40, 6:15, 8:50, 11:25.C I N D E P E N D E N T; D i g i ta l Presentation; Sun 10:30-1:053:40-6:15-8:50.C INDEPENDENT;Digital Presentation

888–AMC–4FUN Next to Plymouth Meeting Mall BRAVE (PG) 2:10, 7:25. Digital Presentation BRAVE IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 11:40, 4:35, 10:05. RealD 3D THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 8:45, 9:45, 10:30. Digital Presentation KATY PERRY: PART OF ME (PG) 11:50, 2:15. Digital Presentation KATY PERRY: PART OF ME 3D (PG) 4:30, 10:20. RealD 3D MAGIC MIKE (R) 10:50, 1:40, 4:20, 7:30, 10:15. Digital Presentation MOONRISE KINGDOM (PG-13) 10:00, 12:30, 2:45, 5:15, 7:35, 9:55.C INDEPENDENT;Digital Presentation SAVAGES (R) 10:25, 1:20, 4:15, 7:15, 10:30. Digital Presentation TO ROME WITH LOVE (R) 10:45, 1:35, 4:40, 7:20, 10:00.C INDEPENDENT;Digital Presentation THE WATCH (R) 9:55, 11:00, 12:20, 1:30, 2:40, 4:05, 5:05, 6:45, 7:25, 9:45, 10:15. Digital Presentation

AMC Woodhaven 10 888–AMC–4FUN Route 13, near I-95 and Woodhaven Road exit THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3D (PG-13) 4:30, 10:30. RealD 3D THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) Fri 1:20, 7:30. Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 10:151:20-7:30. Digital Presentation BRAVE (PG) Fri 4:10, 9:15. Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 11:154:10-9:15. Digital Presentation BRAVE IN DISNEY DIGITAL 3D (PG) 1:45, 6:50. RealD 3D THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG-

13) Fri 2:30, 6:00, 9:30; 12:003:30-7:00-10:30.

Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 11:002:30-6:00-9:30.

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) Fri 2:40, 7:40. Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 10:002:40-7:40. Digital Presentation ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (PG) 12:15, 5:10, 9:55. RealD 3D MA DA GA SCA R 3: E URO PE ’ S MOST WANTED (PG) 12:05, 2:20, 4:50 MAGIC MIKE (R) Fri 1:30, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45; Sat and Sun 10:301:30-4:20-7:10-9:45.

SAVAGES (R) 7:20, 10:15 STEP UP REVOLUTION (PG-13) Fr i 3:10, 8:00.

Digital Presentation; Sat and Sun 10:103:10-8:00. Digital Presentation STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG13) 12:40, 5:35, 10:25. RealD 3D TED (R) 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50, 10:20 THE WATCH (R) Fri 12:50, 3:20, 5:45, 8:10, 10:45; Sat and Sun 10:20-12:50-3:20-5:45-8:1010:45.

Bryn Mawr Film Institute 610–527–9898 824 West Lancaster Avenue BEAS TS O F THE SO UTHER N WILD (PG-13) Fri and Sat 1:45, 4:15, 7:15, 9:30; Sun 1:45-4:157:15.

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (PG-13) Fri 11:30 TO ROME WITH LOVE (R) Fri and Sat 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30; Sun 1:30-4:00-7:00.

BRAVE (PG) 11:30, 2:10, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) 11:10, 11:40, 12:10, 12:40, 1:10, 1:40, 2:50, 3:20, 3:50, 4:20, 4:50, 5:20, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, 10:10, 10:40, 11:10 EEGA (NR) 12:25, 3:35, 6:35, 9:40 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) 11:05, 12:30, 1:45, 3:00, 4:25, 5:50, 6:45, 8:20, 9:25, 10:50 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (PG) 11:35, 2:25, 4:55, 7:35, 10:05. RealD 3D THE INTOUCHABLES (R) 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 KATY PERRY: PART OF ME 3D (PG) 11:05, 1:35, 4:15, 6:55, 9:35.

RealD 3D KYAA SUPER KOOL HAIN HUM (NR) 12:15, 3:15, 6:15, 9:15 MADA GA SCAR 3: EUR OPE’S MOST WANTED (PG) 11:55, 2:15, 4:45 MAGIC MIKE (R) 11:20, 1:55, 4:35, 7:20, 10:00 MOONRISE KINGDOM (PG-13) 12:05, 2:35, 5:05, 7:25, 9:45 SAVAGES (R) 10:15 STEP UP REVOLUTION (PG-13) 11:50, 2:20, 5:00, 7:40 STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG13) 11:15, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50.

RealD 3D TED (R) 11:45, 2:40, 5:25, 7:15, 8:10, 9:55, 10:45 THE WATCH (R) 11:00, 12:00, 1:30, 2:30, 4:10, 5:10, 6:50, 7:50, 9:30, 10:30

Regal Plymouth Meeting 10

215–886–9800 212 Old York Road BEAS TS O F THE SO UTHER N WILD (PG-13) 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30

800–326–3264 335 1011 W Ridge Pike THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3D (PG-13) 1:40, 4:50, 8:00.

CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) 1:00, 4:10, 7:20, 10:30.

CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) 2:00, 4:40, 7:30, 10:00.

CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (PG) 1:30, 2:30, 4:00, 6:50, 9:30. CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service MADA GA SCAR 3: EUR OPE’S MOST WANTED (PG) 2:10, 4:35, 7:15, 9:45. CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service STEP UP REVOLUTION (PG-13) 5:00, 7:40, 10:20. CC-Closed Captions STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG13) 1:20, 4:20, 7:00, 9:40.

CC;RealD 3D TED (R) 1:50, 2:20, 4:30, 5:10, 7:10, 7:50, 10:10, 10:40. CC/DVSClosed Captions & Descriptive Video Service TYLER P ER RY’S MA DEA’S WITNESS PROTECTION (PG-13) 1:10, 3:50, 6:40, 9:50. CC/DVSClosed Captions & Descriptive Video Service

Narberth Stadium 2

Ritz 5 Movies

Clearview’s Anthony Wayne 610–225–0980 109 West Lancaster Avenue THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3D (PG-13) 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) 1:00. Digital Projection BRAVE (PG) 12:15, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:50 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) 12:00, 3:15, 6:30, 10:00 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) 12:00, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 TED (R) 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 YOUR SISTER’S SISTER (R) 12:30, 10:10

Clearview’s Bala Theatre 610–668–4695 157 Bala Avenue FOLLOW ME (NR) Fri and Sat 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:15, 9:20; Sun 1:00-3:00-5:00-7:15.

THE INTO UCH AB LE S (R) Fri and Sat 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:15; Sun 1:00-4:00-7:00.

TO ROME WITH LOVE (R) Fri and Sat 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:10.

Digital Projection; Sun 12:453:45-6:45. Digital Projection

Hiway Theatre

610–667–0115 129 North Narberth Avenue THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3D (PG-13) 12:15, 10:35. DLP-Digital Projection THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) 3:45, 7:15. DLP-Digital Projection THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 10:30. DLPDigital Projection

Regal Marketplace 24 800–326–3264 341 180 Mill Road THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) 12:45, 1:25, 3:55, 4:40, 7:05, 7:45, 10:20, 11:00

215–925–7900 214 Walnut Street B EA STS O F TH E SO UTH ER N WILD (PG-13) Fri 12:10, 1:00, 2:30, 4:00, 5:15, 6:15, 7:45, 8:30, 9:50; Sat and Sun 12:10-1:002:30-4:00-5:15-6:15-7:45-8:309:50.

THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES (PG) Fri 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55; Sat and Sun 12:20-2:40-5:007:30-9:55.

TO ROME WITH LOVE (R) Fri 1:10, 4:30, 7:05, 9:40; Sat and Sun 1:10-4:30-7:05-9:40.

TRISHNA (R) Fri 12:40, 4:20, 7:10, 9:45; Sat and Sun 12:40-4:207:10-9:45.

WEEKEND, JULY 27-29, 2012 Ritz East 215–925–7900 2nd Street between Walnut and Chestnut MOONRISE KINGDOM (PG-13) Fri 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00; Sat and Sun 1:00-3:15-5:30-7:4510:00.

SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED (R) Fri 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 9:45; Sat and Sun 1:30-4:00-7:00-9:45.

Ritz at the Bourse 215–925–7900 400 Ranstead Street EASY MONEY (SNABBA CASH) (R) Fri 1:15, 4:05, 6:50, 9:35; Sat and Sun 1:15-4:05-6:50-9:35.

THE INTOUCHABLES (R) Fri 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:40; Sat and Sun 1:104:10-7:10-9:40.

NEIL YOUNG JOURNEYS (PG) Fri 1:20, 3:30, 5:35, 7:35, 9:45; Sat and Sun 1:20-3:30-5:35-7:359:45.

PINK RIBBONS, INC. (NR) Fri 1:30, 3:45, 7:20, 9:50; Sat and Sun 1:30-3:45-7:20-9:50.

TAKE THIS WALTZ (R) Fri 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:30; Sat and Sun 1:00-4:00-7:00-9:30.

Roxy Theatre Philadelphia 215–923–6699 2023 Sansom Street THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) Fri 3:00, 6:00, 9:15; Sat 11:303:00-6:00-9:15.; Sun 11:30-3:006:00.

MAGIC MIKE (R) Fri 2:30, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45; Sat 12:00-2:30-5:007:30-9:45.; Sun 12:00-2:30-5:007:30.

The Pearl Theatre at Avenue North 215–763–7700 1600 North Broad Street THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3D (PG-13) Fri and Sat 12:30, 6:40, 12:10; Sun 12:30-6:40.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) 3:30, 9:30 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) Fri and Sat 12:00, 1:00, 3:30, 4:30, 6:50, 8:00, 10:20, 11:30; Sun 12:00-1:00-3:30-4:30-6:508:00-10:20.

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) Fri and Sat 12:00, 4:40, 9:20, 11:40; Sun 12:00-4:40-9:20.

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (PG) 2:20, 7:10 STEP UP REVOLUTION (PG-13) 2:40, 7:20 STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG13) Fri and Sat 12:20, 5:00, 9:40, 12:00; Sun 12:20-5:00-9:40.

TED (R) Fri and Sat 12:10, 2:20, 5:10, 7:30, 10:00, 12:20; Sun 12:10-2:20-5:10-7:30-10:00.

THE WATCH (R) Fri and Sat 12:00, 2:10, 4:20, 7:00, 9:50, 12:10; Sun 12:00-2:10-4:20-7:009:50.

Tuttleman IMAX Theater Franklin Institute 215–448–1111 20th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG-13) 3:00, 6:00, 9:00, 12:00 FLYING MONSTERS (NR) 11:00, 1:00 ROCKY MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: AN IMAX EXPERIENCE (NR) 10:00, 12:00, 2:00

UA Grant Plaza 9 800–326–3264 651 1619 Grant Avenue - Grant Plaza 2 Shopping Center THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3D (PG-13) 12:30. RealD 3D THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) 4:10, 7:20, 11:00 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) 11:10, 11:40, 12:10, 2:50, 3:20,

3:50, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 10:10, 10:40, 11:10 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) 11:00, 1:40, 4:20, 6:45, 9:40 SAVAGES (R) 12:20, 4:00, 7:10, 10:50 STEP UP REVOLUTION (PG-13) 11:50, 5:00 STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG13) 2:30, 7:40, 10:20. RealD 3D TED (R) 11:30, 2:10, 4:50, 7:50, 10:35 THE WATCH (R) 11:20, 1:50, 4:30, 8:00, 10:30

UA King of Prussia Stadium 16 800–326–3264 644 Located on Mall Boulevard across from The Plaza King of Prussia THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3D (PG-13) 7:15, 10:45. CC/DVSClosed Captions & Descriptive Video Service THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) 11:30, 3:10, 6:45, 10:15.

CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service BRAVE (PG) 10:45, 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45. CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) Fri and Sat 8:50, 9:20, 10:40, 11:10, 12:10, 12:40, 2:20, 2:50, 3:50, 4:20, 6:00, 6:30, 7:30, 8:00, 9:40, 10:10, 11:10, 11:40, 12:10.

CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service; Sun 8:50-9:20-10:40-11:10-12:1012:40-2:20-2:50-3:50-4:20-6:006:30-7:30-8:00-9:40-10:10-11:10.

CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG-13) 8:30, 11:40, 3:20, 7:00, 10:40. IMAX ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) 9:30, 12:00, 2:45, 5:10, 7:45, 10:05. CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (PG) 10:30, 1:50, 4:10.

CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service MAGIC MIKE (R) 2:30, 7:50.

CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service MOONRISE KINGDOM (PG-13) 11:05, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 9:55. CCClosed Captions SAVAGES (R) 9:50. CC/DVSClosed Captions & Descriptive Video Service STEP UP REVOLUTION (PG-13) 10:50, 1:40, 4:30, 7:10. CC-Closed Captions STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG13) 11:20, 2:10, 5:00, 7:40, 10:20.

CC;RealD 3D TED (R) 11:45, 2:40, 5:30, 8:10, 11:00. CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service THE WATCH (R) Fri and Sat 10:10, 11:00, 11:50, 1:20, 2:00, 4:00, 4:40, 5:20, 6:40, 7:20, 9:20, 10:00, 10:50, 11:45. CC/DVSClosed Captions & Descriptive Video Service; Sun 10:10-11:0011:50-1:20-2:00-4:00-4:40-5:206:40-7:20-9:20-10:00-10:50.

CC/DVS-Closed Captions & Descriptive Video Service

UA Main Street 6 800–326–3264 647 3720-40 Main Street THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) 11:30, 12:10, 3:20, 3:50, 7:00, 7:30, 10:40, 11:10 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) 4:40, 9:45 ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (PG) 11:55, 2:15, 7:10. RealD 3D STEP UP REVOLUTION (PG-13) 4:50, 10:15 STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG-

17 13) 11:45, 2:25, 7:20. RealD 3D TED (R) 12:20, 2:55, 5:30, 8:05, 11:00 THE WATCH (R) 12:00, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45, 10:50

UA Movies at 69th Street 9 800–326–3264 654 53 South 69th Street THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) Fri and Sat 11:30, 3:00, 6:40, 10:30; Sun 11:30-3:00-6:40.

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) Fri and Sat 11:00, 11:40, 12:20, 2:40, 3:20, 4:00, 6:20, 7:00, 7:40, 10:00, 10:40, 11:20; Sun 11:0011:40-12:20-2:40-3:20-4:006:20-7:00-7:40.

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) Fri and Sat 11:20, 4:20, 9:40; Sun 11:20-4:20.

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (PG) 1:50, 7:10. RealD 3D STEP UP REVOLUTION (PG-13) Fri and Sat 12:00, 5:00, 10:10; Sun 12:00-5:00.

STEP UP REVOLUTION 3D (PG13) 2:30, 7:30. RealD 3D TED (R) Fri and Sat 11:10, 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 11:00; Sun 11:10-2:004:40-7:20.

TYL E R PE RR Y’S M AD EA ’S WITNESS PROTECTION (PG-13) Fri and Sat 1:00, 4:10, 8:00, 10:50; Sun 1:00-4:10-8:00.

THE WATCH (R) Fri and Sat 11:50, 2:20, 5:10, 7:50, 10:20; Sun 11:502:20-5:10-7:50.

UA Riverview Stadium 17 800–326–3264 650 1400 South Columbus Boulevard THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 3D (PG-13) 10:15, 1:20, 4:30. RealD 3D THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (PG13) 9:20, 12:30, 4:00, 7:20, 10:30 BRAVE (PG) 10:50, 1:30, 4:25, 7:05 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (PG13) Fri 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:40, 11:10, 11:40, 12:10, 12:40, 2:20, 2:50, 3:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 9:40, 10:10, 10:40, 11:10, 11:40; Fri 12:10.; Sat 8:30-9:00-10:0010:40-11:10-11:40-12:10-12:402:20-2:50-3:20-3:50-4:20-6:006:30-7:00-7:30-8:00-9:40-10:10Sun 10:40-11:10-11:40-12:10.; 8:30-9:00-9:30-10:00-10:4011:10-11:40-12:10-12:40-2:202:50-3:20-3:50-4:20-6:00-6:307:00-7:30-8:00-9:40-10:10-10:4011:10-11:40.

ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (PG) Fri 8:40. OC-Open Caption; Fri 11:00-1:40-4:10-6:40-9:10.; Sat 8:40-1:40-4:10-6:40-9:10.; Sat 11:00. OC-Open Caption; Sun 11:00-1:40-4:10-6:40.; Sun 8:409:10. OC-Open Caption ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT 3D (PG) 9:40, 12:00, 2:40, 5:20, 7:40, 10:05. RealD 3D MAGIC MIKE (R) 9:50 RUNAWAY SLAVE (NR) 1:45, 4:35, 7:25, 10:35 SAVAGES (R) Fri 4:05, 10:15; Sat 10:15.; Sun 4:05-10:15.

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Religious views have no place in public forum Once again, thanks to Metro for posting narrow viewpoints from narrowminded individuals in print.

Joseph is no different than those preaching faith on the street corner. I find it offensive that the Metro posted this as a letter. News organizations are supposed to take a neutral standpoint.

I understand that this may be his viewpoint, but in printing it you are alienating many.

Faith is personal and should be a private matter.

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Evil in killer shows the evil in us all Many people have asked why James Holmes allegedly

murdered while other people with similar personality and background have not done the same. A wise past observer noted, “For from within, out of people’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit” (Mark 7:21, 22). We don’t like the “sinner” moniker, but if we label the shooter “evil” then we might have to admit that we are capable of the same.

To solve a “problem,” it helps to know what the problem is.

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Society needs to put end to violence We have to look at things in perspective. If James Holmes,

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predecessor, that seeks to enslave us to their bankster master’s New World Order.

This was and remains the purpose of the Second Amendment; not to insure hunters have guns, nor for home invasion protection from robbers — but that citizens have them to defend themselves from tyranny.

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Virgo Aug. 23-Sept. 22. You’re a better than average negotiator, so don’t hesitate to do some haggling if you are displeased with an arrangement that you have with another. The terms aren’t carved in stone.

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Marshall Allen will lead Arkestra in a free show on Saturday at 6 p.m. at 40th and Walnut streets.

The performance is part of the University City District’s “40th Street Summer Series.”

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un Ra relocated his Arkestra to Philadelphia in 1968, and a Germantown house has been the headquarters for his boundaryshattering experimental jazz ensemble ever since. Following Sun Ra’s 1993 “departure from the planet” — that’s their phrase, and we dig it — multiinstrumentalist Marshall Allen became the leader of the Arkestra. On Saturday, with an opening performance by the electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never, Allen leads the Arkestra for a free concert in University City. We spoke to Allen on the phone from the Sun Ra house.

At 88 years old, you show no signs of slowing down. What’s the secret?

I do it for my well-being, and hopefully I can give everybody else some well-being, too. Music can make you happy or sad, it can heal you and improve your mental and physical state.

I play because it keeps my spirit up. I make sound for a sound body and mind.

What’s the most valuable lesson you learned from Sun Ra?

To play what I feel. He said each individual should make music their own way, for their own well-being. So I play the vibrations of the day. I feel different each day so I play differently. I don’t say “I should’ve played this or should’ve played that,” because everyday’s a different vibration. When I was younger, I was a little more wild, but now I’ve calmed down and play different feelings.

How has the Arkestra evolved since Sun Ra left the planet?

There are always different musicians, and we try to never play the same way twice. Today we might be on the wild side, and then tomorrow we might play on the smooth side. The musicians have a lot of potential, and each of them brings something unique and expresses it in their own way.

Can you describe an Arkestra show for people who’ve never been to one?

There’s gonna be about 14 of us onstage and we’re gonna put on a crazy show. There will be a lot of movement — a lot of singing, a lot of dancing, a lot of vibrations.

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Andrew Zimmern, host of The Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods, will emcee Friday’s cheesesteak tasting party at the Showboat. Zimmern, who remembers visiting a mostly desolate Atlantic City when he was a child, calls the present-day scene “vibrant.” When asked if he’d consider New Jersey for a future episode, he rhapsodizes on the humble pork roll. “I’ve got a regular pipeline from the Pork Roll Express people in New Jersey who keep me wellstocked in Taylor ham.”

Representing native talent this weekend is personal chef Nicole Gaffney, also known as The Dinner Belle (www.the-dinner-belle.com). Gaffney, who was born and raised in Egg Harbor Township, has witnessed the area’s culinary evolution first hand.

“The local movement is really starting to catch on now. Lots

Restaurant news & notes Vendy Awards Saturday, 3-7 p.m. $60, 39th and Market streets www.streetvendor.org

Now in its second year, this cook-off features the best of Philly’s food trucks and benefits the Food Trust. Finalists this year include Tacos Don Memo, late-night grilled cheese masters Vernalicious, Carolina barbecuers The Smoke Truck and Metro’s mobile cupcake of choice, Sweet Box.

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The Dinner Belle will demo her Thai-style clams this Saturday at noon at the Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival’s Grand Market.

“Lots of great restaurants in the area are taking full advantage of the farms and the great seafood that we have — I mean, New Jersey is the Garden State.”

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When you get a direct order from the commander-in-chief, it’s probably a good idea to heed it.

Mike Vick was relayed a message Thursday, via teammate Nnamdi Asomugha, from President Barack Obama that he should start sliding at the end of scrambles. Message received, over and out. “I was stunned,� Vick said. “I didn’t believe it. It was awesome.�

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Of course, if the Eagles win the Super Bowl, Vick would have the opportunity to meet Obama face-to-face at the White House and shake his hand. Again, Vick seemed visibly humbled. “It would be awesome,� he said. “It would be a dream come true.�

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The 22-year-old forward scored a career-high 18 goals while recording 49 points in 78 games last season for the Orange and Black. Voracek asserted his dominance in the postseason, with 10 points in 11 playoff games. “We are happy to have Jake under contract and look forward to him being a big part of our future,� said Flyers GM Paul Holmgren.

Holmgren also hinted that Voracek could see time on Claude Giroux’s line next year.

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