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The weather's gotten colder, but First Friday still has some goodies that should get you out of your homes, apartments, and cardboard boxes. So put on your fall jacket, nip a little wine or whiskey to keep warm, and get out to First Friday for some great events.

The Philadelphia Inquirer has a disturbingly effective visual aide that brings together the homicide data from last year - data we are quickly on our way to surpassing in 2007.

After much ado about identical names and denied visas and Office of Homeland Security red tape, Rodrigo y Gabriela will finally grace the stage at the Electric Factory tonight. We've been waiting for this one for a long time. Be prepared for a flurry of fast-paced fingerwork, fascinating original songs, and classic covers such as Led Zep's "Stairway to Heaven." Rodrigo y Gabriela are so unique that someone had to coin the phrase "acoustic metal guitar duo" to describe their sound.

It seems like, all across the network, folks were up to no good. Maybe it was all the green beer from last weekend...

On the one hand, we can really appreciate that the Office of Homeland Security is doing their best to keep suspected terrorists as far away from us as possible.

Sunday. Usually, a quiet, contemplative day in the Blogosphere. But not here in the Ist-a-Verse. Nonono! Just look below and see all of the wild and crazy stuff our staffs are up to.

- And speaking of local lawmakers getting uppity, Senator Vince Fumo has declared the war in Iraq to be "unnecessary, immoral and counterproductive." In the same speech he referred to the Bush presidency as a "dictatorship" and also accused the administration of ignoring the Constitution. That pesky Constitution. Seems Pennsylvania Senators are fixated on it.

sides of Chestnut Street near Independence Hall. Yeah, probably not. Still, we miss those days.

It looks like the big push for volunteers and donations for Philly's expected share of Hurricane Katrina survivors was premature. While Mayor Street is still committed to hosting up to 5,000 survivors from the affected region if needed, 38 people and one dog arrived yesterday, but no more are expected.

Phillyist urges you to be careful when riding SEPTA - a 24 year old woman was brutally raped and beaten early yesterday morning at the Chinatown Broad Street line station. Her attacker has not yet been caught.

Or in this case, the grisly dismembering.

by Brad Maule