Solution to the Herald Hunt

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

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The 20 Most-Shared Ads of 2012

1. Kony 2012 (Invisible Children)Most Americans had never heard of Joseph Kony, the head of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, before. This March video from advocacy group Invisible Children changed that.Click here to view this gallery.[More from Mashable: The 12 Most Memorable Marketing Campaigns of 2012]Is Kony 2012 an ad? If so, it was the most-viral ad of the year. If not, it was just an extremely...

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Buzzmakers: AJ is a Dad and Angus Apologizes

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

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'Macho' Camacho's devastated mother collapses as slain boxing champ son laid to rest

Jennifer L. GonzelesANGUISH: Maria Matias, mother or murdered boxing great Hector (Macho) Camacho, is carried away after becoming overwhelmed with grief at her son's burial in The Bronx today.She just couldn’t accept it was the final round. The wailing mom of slain boxing champ Hector (Macho) Camacho had to be dragged kicking and screaming from her son’s...

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Boat Show may block Miami’s 2016 Super Bowl bid

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

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Remembering the rhythm: Fans celebrate life of Jaco Pastorius

Tammy Goss is sitting on a park bench in a small patch of green wedged between Dixie Highway and the FEC railroad tracks. Staring down from the southeast wall of the corner community center is a huge blue-toned mural of a man’s face, his fingers curled around an electric bass guitar. She knows his name.“Jaco Pastorius, I think,” said Goss, 45.But that’s all she really knows...

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Jelly Bean update for DROID RAZR HD and MAXX HD set to roll out next week

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George Clooney on Ben Affleck's Campaign for Sexiest Man Alive

George Clooney and Ben Affleck have both directed big budget Hollywood movies and during a recent roundtable discussion, they revealed their thoughts on directing themselves as actors.In this sneak peek of The Envelope Directors Roundtable sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, Affleck points out that contrary to popular belief, there are only a handful of examples of directors acting in their own films.VIDEO:...

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'Devil' made firebug burn elderly woman to death

The evil firebug who burned an elderly woman to death in her elevator last year now claims he takes directions from the devil. Jerome Isaac, 48, was set to be sentenced today for the horrific murder of Dolores Gillespie, 73 – but then the judge revealed his hellish hallucinations.Isaac said he “hears voices” and “the devil tells him what to do” to Probation...

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Saying thank you to your boss can pay dividends

This season for counting blessings had barely begun when high-profile Miami event planner Karla Dascal got a message from her company’s controller, Raul Duran. He’d sent to her a text that read, at least in part, “Thank you for the opportunity to work and earn a living. I am so grateful.”Dascal actually receives communication from Duran expressing the same sentiment all year...

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Keys man gets prison for illegal lobster harvest

KEY WEST -- (AP) — A Florida Keys man has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for illegally harvesting spiny lobsters from artificial underwater habitats. The 16-month sentence was imposed Wednesday on Manuel Ravelo Jr., 40, of Big Coppitt Key. Ravelo had earlier pleaded guilty to illegally harvesting lobsters from about August 2007 to March 2009. As part...

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Sony sells over half a million PlayStation 3 consoles over Black Friday week

Both Microsoft (MSFT) and Nintendo (NTDOY) had a big week of console sales during Black Friday’s week of shopping madness in the U.S. So how did Sony (SNE) do in comparison? Sony Computer Entertainment of America president and CEO Jack Tretton announced on Thursday that the company sold 525,000 PlayStation 3 consoles and 160,000 PS Vita handhelds during the Black Friday week. Overall PlayStation sales...

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A 'Home Improvement' Reunion on 'Last Man Standing'

Fans of the hit '90s show Home Improvement have another reason to tune into Tim Allen's current ABC sitcom Last Man Standing -- Allen's former Home Improvement BFF Richard Karn (who played Al) is set to guest star!Karn will play Bill, a "gruff good old boy" and the Outdoor Man's (Allen's outdoor sporting goods store in Denver, Colorado) original architect, TV Line is reporting. In the episode, Bill...

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No verdict in model castration-slay trial

A Manhattan jury has begun deliberations in a grotesque, boy toy-on-sugar-daddy mutilation murder.Jurors got the case in the mid-afternoon today, and deliberated for less than two hours before breaking for the day at 4:45 p.m.Tomorrow is expected to be their first full day of weighing the fate of handsome young Portuguese underwear model Renato Seabra,...

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Miami-Dade pending home sales spiked in October

Despite a dearth of homes and condos on the market in Miami-Dade County, pending sales rose 67 percent in October with 4,172 residential properties going under contract compared with 2,488 a year earlier, according to the Miami Association of Realtors.The number of pending sales rose 18 percent in October from September.In a statement, Martha Pomares, chairman of the board...

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Convicted al-Qaida recruit Jose Padilla faces resentencing in Miami

Jose Padilla, the convicted terrorist who once called the Fort Lauderdale-area home before joining the ranks of al-Qaida, faces up to life in prison at his resentencing Monday in Miami federal court.But his defense attorney hopes a judge Wednesday will postpone the sentencing until January, so Padilla can improve his mental health by visiting with family members in the meantime...

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Microsoft CEO defends its innovation record, financial results

BELLEVUE, Washington (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer defended his company’s record on innovation and financial performance at the annual shareholders’ meeting, but conceded that he should have moved faster to get into the booming tablet market dominated by Apple Inc‘s iPad.Bill Gates, co-founder and now chairman of the world’s largest software company, was one of the first...

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Chris Hemsworth Empire Photoshoot

Empire magazine has named Australian actor Chris Hemsworth their Man of the Year for 2012, and he's certainly easy on the eyes in this behind-the-scenes footage from his sexy black-and-white photoshoot.Chris, 29, gives a number of both sultry and silly poses for the camera, and he clearly has a reason to be happy -- he's starred in a string of box office hits this year including Snow White and the...

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Sen. Susan Collins says she needs more information before she could consider backing Susan Rice for Secretary of State

WASHINGTON — A moderate Republican senator crucial to any White House hopes of getting UN Ambassador Susan Rice confirmed as secretary of state said Wednesday that there are still lingering unanswered questions about the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya.Emerging from a 95-minute, closed-door meeting with Rice, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said she would need...

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Gift ideas for the techie on your list

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

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Possible police-involved shooting in West Miami-Dade

Miami-Dade police were at the scene Tuesday of another possible police-involved shooting. The shooting happened at 1907 SW 107th Ave. How many people were hurt and the details of what happened leading up to the shooting were not immediately released.It would be the second police-involved shooting this week. On Sunday, one man was killed and a second man was hurt in a police-involved...

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Inside Neil Patrick Harris' 'Puppet Dreams'

While it could safely be assumed that Neil Patrick Harris has dreams in vivid colors with comedic themes, his new web series takes that idea even further to show the How I Met Your Mother star actually dreaming "in puppet."In the first episode of the series -- called Neil's Puppet Dreams -- Neil and his partner David Burtka are first seen towering over a crib where presumably their twins are preparing...

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TMZ denies drone request

TMZ has denied they are pushing to own drones.The gossip site responded to earlier reports that they put in a request with the FAA for the unmanned aircraft. The Web site's plan to own drones was first reported by The San Francisco Chronicle."TMZ is NOT getting in the DRONE business ... we don't have a drone ... we don't want a drone ... we never applied...

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Carnival apologizes and says cruise passengers may dress in drag

Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines quickly apologized Tuesday after finding itself in hot water with gay passengers on an upcoming drag cruise, who were told to "refrain from engaging in inappropriate conduct in public areas" — or be kicked off the liner Glory."Anyone who wishes to dress in drag may do so," Carnival President and CEO Gerry Cahill wrote in a letter to passengers,...

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Man who died during roach-eating contest choked on bug parts, autopsy says

A man who collapsed during a roach-eating contest last month at a Broward pet shop died from choking on insect parts, according to the Broward medical examiner.The death of Edward Archbold, 32, of West Palm Beach, has been ruled an accident, Medical Examiner Craig Mallak said Monday in an advisory. An autopsy tested negative for toxic substances.Archbold’s airway became obstructed...

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ChannelAdvisor says eBay sales up 57 percent early on Cyber Monday

(Reuters) – ChannelAdvisor said client sales on eBay Inc‘s online marketplace jumped 57 percent from a year before early on Cyber Monday.The sales growth rate was five times higher than during the same period last year, said ChannelAdvisor, which helps merchants sell more on websites including Amazon.com Inc and eBay.com.Client sales on Amazon.com were up 52 percent during the first part of Cyber...

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Larry Hagman's First ET Interview

As fans of Larry Hagman continue to mourn his death, we delved into our video vault to find his first interview with ET!In the interview -- which took place shortly after he received a star on Hollywood's historic Walk of Fame in 1981 -- the Dallas star talks about playing the show's villain J.R. Ewing, who at the time was one of television's most famous faces around the world. VIDEO: Larry Hagman...

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Mob boss rats out 'pals' for feds at trial

Mob turncoat Joseph “Big Joey” Massino — who went from Mafia boss to canary for the feds — continued ratting out his old pals today as he took the witness stand in Brooklyn federal court.But first he described his own greatest hits.Testifying for the government at the racketeering trial of reputed Genovese capo Anthony “Rom” Romanello, prosecutors had Massino...

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Shifting tides of Panama real estate echo Miami trends

PANAMA CITY, Panama — As a real estate agent shows off a model apartment — white leather sectional, stainless steel appliances, open concept, ocean views — in the 59-story Yacht Club Tower, and touts its fitness center and pool deck designed to mimic a ship floating on the sea, he makes a telling statement:“We tried to emulate the Miami style in this building.”Approaching...

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Rubio, Earth and the Elections Industrial Complex

MiamiHerald.com/columnistsDon’t let the calendar fool you. It’s already 2016.Like it or not, the Elections Industrial Complex has unofficially declared it so. We are in a state of constant campaigns brought to you by the political-consultant class, polarizing bloggers, cable TV personalities and the ubiquitous partisan trolls who patrol Twitter in search...

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Jamie Chung Once Upon A Time Interview

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

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No way out: 112 killed in fire at 'high risk' Bangladesh garment factory

APBangladeshis and firefighters battle a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh,where more than 100 workers were killed Saturday.DHAKA, Bangladesh — At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, an official said Sunday.The blaze broke...

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Is the electric car dying again?

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

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