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Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm SCARED KIDS FLEE SCHOOLS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29321.htm By CARL CAMPANILE EXCLUSIVE More than 2,500 city students fled their public schools last year out of fear for their safety, The Post has learned. QUEENS CRASH HORROR: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29318.htm By MATTHEW SWEENEY, JAMIE SCHRAM and CYNTHIA R. FAGEN A drunken driver, speeding back to Queens with his three best friends after a night on the town in Manhattan, slammed into a hydrant and utility pole � killing two of his childhood pals, cops and relatives said. 'FINGER FOOD' FREAKOUT AS DINER BITES HAND THAT FEEDS HER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29288.htm By DAREH GREGORIAN A Manhattan woman has filed a $3 million suit against a Midtown restaurant after she ordered a salad that was finger-licking bad. PATAKI EYEING PREZ BID IN 2008: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29295.htm By FREDRIC U. DICKER Gov. Pataki, who will introduce President Bush at the Republican National Convention next week, may run for president himself in 2008, sources said yesterday. RX-DRUG H2WOE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29309.htm By BILL SANDERSON Heart medicine, painkillers and antibiotics are seeping from upstate sewer plants into New York City's drinking-water supply, The Post has learned. RADICALS PLOT BAD WEATHER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29286.htm By STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN EXCLUSIVE A number of extremists with ties to the 1970s radical Weather Underground have recently been released from prison and are in New York preparing to wreak havoc during the Republican National Convention, The Post has learned. MCD'S, STARBUCKS BRACE FOR CHAOS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29301.htm Starbucks and McDonald's managers are shoring up defenses against anarchist attacks during the Republican convention and plan to stay open behind phalanxes of police and heightened store security. CRASH KILLS MOM: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29298.htm By IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON, LARRY CELONA and JAMIE SCHRAM A Brooklyn mother was hurled out an SUV window and killed Saturday night when her allegedly drunk boyfriend flipped over his Ford Explorer on the Belt Parkway in Queens, police said. CORZINE 'SUGGESTS' MCGREEVEY QUIT SOON: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29312.htm By STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN New Jersey Sen. Jon Corzine yesterday left open a future run for governor � and suggested he would like to see Jim McGreevey step down now so a special election could be held in November. N.J. RACCOONS FAIL 'RABID' TEST: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29306.htm LOPATCONG TOWNSHIP, N.J. � Health officials in Warren County are warning residents to be on alert after two raccoons tested positive for rabies this month. THUGS STAB 2 AT B'KLYN WED BASH: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29313.htm By NEIL GRAVES and LARRY CELONA A late-night wedding celebration in Brooklyn turned bloody after four party crashers tried to swipe a bottle of cognac from the bar, police said. CHINATOWN 'CURES' ARE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29291.htm By HEIDI SINGER A bizarre menagerie of illegal wild-animal body parts is for sale in Chinatown � from tiger bones to bear bile to sea-lion penises. BLOODY B'DAY PARTY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29300.htm By MATTHEW SWEENEY, JAMIE SCHRAM and CYNTHIA R. FAGEN A sweet-16 birthday party in Queens erupted into a blood-soaked affair after a teen who was barred from the festivities opened fire, killing the young host and wounding another reveler, police and family members said yesterday. POL: 'COMMUTE' $ENTENCE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29310.htm By STEPHANIE GASKELL With the GOP convention only a week away, a local lawmaker yesterday called on President Bush not to go through with a plan that could slash the city's transportation funding by $3 billion. BIDDER'S PRIZE: HISTORIC HOVEL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29322.htm WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. � The successful bidder for former Gov. Ella Grasso's birthplace got more than she bargained for. TEACHER OFFERS KIDS COMIC RELIEF: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29302.htm By RITA DELFINER A mild-mannered educator who made literacy an after-school action-adventure for thousands of public-school students by having them create comic books is a teaching superhero. KINKY CONDO SCION SUED: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29317.htm By RICH CALDER The son of a billionaire printing-company mogul who was found to be running a secret S&M sex club for gay men from his penthouse apartment is now being sued by the other condo owners. HAMPTONS DIARY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29275.htm HUNDREDS of well- heeled guests found themselves traipsing through mud to get to John Kerry's $1,000-a-head fund-raiser at the home of venture capitalist Alan Patricof Saturday night, after the event was turned into a political Woodstock by bucketing rain. BOGUS PROF'S $2M LIE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29277.htm By LEONARD GREENE Nearly half of the $4.8 million a bankrupt business school owes the state in student financial aid is the result of a lone teacher's deceit, officials said. SPITZER DEAL MEANS OIL CHANGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29307.htm ALBANY � Settlements have been reached with some of the nation's largest auto service companies to stop advertising a set price for oil changes while charging additional fees that are not clearly disclosed, according to state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. KIN HOPE ARREST ENDS MYSTERY OF '02 MURDER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29281.htm With a suspect now in jail, the family of a 29-year-old man whose decomposed body was found near a Poughkeepsie highway two years ago hopes to finally learn what happened. CHUCK URGES STORE GUN BAN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29305.htm By STEPHANIE GASKELL Sen. Charles Schumer is urging Wal-Mart and Kmart department stores not to sell assault weapons, even though a federal ban will expire next month. DIVA'S REEL STORY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/29294.htm By DAN MANGAN A former producer for Martha Stewart's television show is whipping up a tart tale based on the domestic diva � a movie whose lead character is a nasty blond boss. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm DEM ADS MISSING THE MARK, STUDY SAYS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/29303.htm By DEBORAH ORIN Democrat John Kerry's first TV ad defending himself against attacks from fellow Vietnam vets wasn't very effective, an independent nonpartisan advertising study has found. JOHN A VIET CON: DOLE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/29319.htm By IAN BISHOP WASHINGTON � Disabled World War II hero and former presidential candidate Bob Dole demanded yesterday that John Kerry apologize for insulting Vietnam vets � and ripped him because he collected "three Purple Hearts and never bled." MEDICAL COPTER CRASH KILLS 5: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/29304.htm RENO, Nev. � A medical helicopter airlifting a baby to a Reno hospital crashed in a remote area of northern Nevada, killing all five people aboard, authorities said. 'EXORCIST' IS TURNING HEADS AT BOX OFFICE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/29283.htm LOS ANGELES � "Exorcist: The Beginning," a film that had to be reshot with a new director because the first version was not scary enough, led the box office over the weekend, as moviegoers once again flocked to the resurrection of an aging franchise. LAWYER TO AMBUSH AMBER: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/29278.htm By HOWARD BREUER REDWOOD CITY, Calif. � When Scott Peterson's mistress Amber Frey takes the stand for cross-examination today, the defense is expected to ask embarrassing questions about bad relationships and play secretly taped recordings that prosecutors withheld from the jury, sources said. CREMATORY 'CON MAN' BROKE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/29284.htm ROME, Ga. � Nearly 1,700 relatives of people whose bodies were found scattered across a crematory's property are suing the owner for all he's worth � but that may not be much. VIDEO WAR GAME: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/29287.htm By DAREH GREGORIAN A high-tech program being developed for the Marines will soon be available to the public as a video game. GHASTLY FURNACE SLAY-SUICIDE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/29290.htm AKRON, Ohio � Authorities suspect a man forced his wife into an industrial furnace before getting in it himself, killing both in an apparent murder-suicide. Police said Jos� Webster, 36, brought his wife, Karla Ramos, 26, and their two children to his place of work, which was closed for business, Saturday night. There apparently was a struggle before Karla Ramos was put into the furnace and killed, the county medical examiner's office said. The children were not hurt HURRICANE HOUSING SNAFU: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/29296.htm PUNTA GORDA, Fla. � As people made homeless by Hurricane Charley began another week living in makeshift shelters, federal officials pledged yesterday that more substantial temporary housing was on the way, but gave conflicting information about the scope of what would be available. LUCKLESS DOG IS SURVIVOR: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/29314.htm First he suffered a broken heart after being abandoned. Then, a friendly old pooch was shot in the abdomen and left overnight to die. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm PAKISTANI RAID FOILS BLOODBATH: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/29297.htm By ANDY GELLER Pakistan yesterday said the arrest of a band of al Qaeda terrorists had stopped a plot to kill hundreds in simultaneous suicide attacks on government leaders and the U.S. Embassy. U.S. TIGHTENS NOOSE ON NAJAF FIGHTERS: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/29308.htm By ANDY GELLER U.S. warplanes and helicopter gunships pounded Shiite militiamen in the holy city of Najaf last night as tanks rumbled to within 800 yards of a shrine the fighters have used as their stronghold. MICAH SIS IS SAVIOR: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/29316.htm By KATE SHEEHY and ERIN CALABRESE A Manhattan journalist was freed by his Iraqi captors yesterday � thanks to his younger sister. $$ FOR GAZA SETTLERS: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/29280.htm JERUSALEM � Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon took another step yesterday towards implementing his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip by opening an office to arrange compensation for evacuated settlers. MURDER SQUAD HUNTS TRAMPS: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/29292.htm SAO PAULO, Brazil � One vagrant died and three were badly beaten in overnight attacks here, raising the number of victims of a suspected "extermination" squad to 14 in four days. N. KOREA CRACKPOTS BLAST 'IMBECILE' BUSH: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/29320.htm SEOUL � North Korea today described President Bush as a "tyrannical political imbecile" � and said Pyongyang could see no justification for talks with his administration. VLAD AT CHECHEN PREZ GRAVE: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/29289.htm VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia � Russian President Vladimir Putin lay flowers at the grave of Chechnya's assassinated president yesterday during a surprise visit aimed at boosting the Kremlin's favorite in upcoming elections in the war-torn region. ARMED MUSEUM THIEVES SNATCH FAMED 'SCREAM': http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/29299.htm By KRISTIAN KAHRS OSLO, Norway � Not again. Armed, masked thieves burst into a lightly guarded Oslo museum yesterday and snatched the Edvard Munch masterpiece "The Scream" and another Munch painting from the walls as stunned visitors watched in shock. MORE FREEDOM FOR SINGAPORE: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/29282.htm SINGAPORE � Singapore's new Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday promised to deliver on his call for a more open society by easing restrictions on free speech in the famously strait-laced country. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES You will be required to take on more tasks and responsibilities now that the sun is moving through the area of your chart that governs the everyday services you do for other people. It may feel as if you are being unfairly restricted, but what you do for others now will be repaid in full later when you are the one who is in need of assistance. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS Life suddenly seems more vibrant and exciting, and that's strange because nothing much seems to have actually changed. What has changed, though you may be unaware of the fact for a while, is your attitude: Where before you tended to look on the negative side of things, now you are determined to see the silver lining in each and every cloud. 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI Your feelings may be rather intense today, and for the rest of the week, as the sun moves deeper into one of the more emotional areas of your chart. This may at times be an uncomfortable experience - you prefer to experience life more in your head than your heart - but nothing bad will come of it, so don't fight the inevitable. 1-900-990-7812* CANCER Give your brain a rest today: Focus only on things that bring a smile to your face. Sometimes you get too caught up in the rights and wrongs of the world and lose sight of the fact that it is the way you think about life that determines how enjoyable, or how difficult, it is going to be. Positive thoughts will bring positive results. 1-900-990-7813* LEO Watch what you spend today because if you go over the top you will regret it for some weeks to come. Today's union of the sun, your ruler, and Mercury in the money sector of your chart warns that you are not as well off as you seem to believe. Hidden costs are about to reveal themselves, so don't waste your resources and leave yourself short. 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO There is no point in making plans at the moment because with Mercury, your ruler, moving retrograde, they will have to be changed later on. All you can do is go with the flow and trust that the tide of events will wash you up on a shore that is to your liking. The message of the planets for you today is that you must always be flexible. 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA There is a danger today that you will interpret the information that comes your way in the worst possible light and believe that the powers that be have got it in for you. Nothing could be further from the truth. Your only real enemy at the moment is your overactive imagination, which sees rivals and competitors where none exist. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO This is not a good time to commit yourself to a new plan or project, especially if it involves friends or group activities. You may think that nothing can go wrong, but with Mercury, planet of the mind, moving retrograde, your thoughts cannot always be trusted. The more others pressure you to make a commitment, the more you must make your excuses. 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS There is no doubt that you have big ambitions and there is no doubt that you have what it takes to reach the top in your chosen line of endeavor. However, the planets warn that if you act in haste, you will repent at your leisure, so don't be too eager to follow your dream, because it may turn out to be a bit of a nightmare. 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN Your confidence may be high now that the sun is transiting the sympathetic sign of Virgo, but don't let yourself get carried away. Today's sun-Mercury alliance may put a rosy glow on your current situation, but there are things going on behind the scenes that suggest you could be in for a shock if you take too much for granted. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS You may not be the sort to get emotional about things over which you have no control, but today's cosmic pattern warns that you could lose your sense of perspective and go on the warpath about something that would not usually bother you in the slightest. Don't worry too much if you lose out financially - you'll make up for it later. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES It is important that you keep the momentum going as the new week begins because the moment you start to slow down, your energy will trail off significantly. Also, don't attach too much importance to a partnership or relationship problem because it is not as bad as it seems. A few weeks from now you will wonder why you got so upset about it. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml FALLING FAST: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/27363.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY You won't hear it from inside the Yankee clubhouse, but now it's time to start being concerned. Kevin Brown, brought to New York to be a stopper, did a Jon Lieber impersonation when the Yankees desperately needed a Roger Clemens effort. That's what made yesterday different. THIS OFFENSIVE DISPLAY PUTTING SEASON IN PERIL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/27333.htm THE Yankees' final seven at-bats yesterday defined their current state. Gary Sheffield homered and was followed by six meek outs in 11 pitches. M-V-P followed by M-I-A. DAD ONE-MAN SCREAM TEAM: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27365.htm ATHENS � As the blur of bodies sped toward the fin ish line, Willie Gatlin suddenly heard a blood-curdling, eardrum-splitting scream, and it wasn't until later that he realized the voice had belonged to him. FORGET ABOUT IT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27339.htm ATHENS - Ah, Angola. Ah, the memories. Do you remember? Fourteen years ago, as he eased himself for one of the most pleasurable coaching rides any coach has ever enjoyed, Chuck Daly was enjoying an afternoon of give-and-take with the world press. FROM GROUND ZERO TO THE GOLD MEDAL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27361.htm ATHENS - It never fails. You can rehearse the moment in your imagination a thousand times, but your emotions never follow the script quite the way you expect them to. You can visualize the view from atop the medal stand a million times while pulling a million imaginary strokes in the rivers of Princeton. But it's never the same. HAMM STANDS TALL IN MEDAL MUDDLE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27342.htm ATHENS � Good for Paul Hamm, for sticking by what he believes in, for not caving to the knee-jerk pleas of pie-eyed dreamers who scream now that they want him to share his gold medal with Yang Tae-young. To "do the right thing." They attack him with daisies and doves and dramatic pauses, questioning his sportsmanship. BATTMAN: LILLY MONSTER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/battman.htm It was all Blue skies for Battman yesterday, with the Jays' win pushing the bankroll to 1,555 mosebys. U.S. WOMEN BOOTERS IN GERMAN SHOWDOWN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27351.htm By LENN ROBBINS ATHENS � This is only fitting. Ever since Germany handed the U.S. women's soccer team a crushing 3-0 loss in a World Cup semifinal game last year, the two have been on an Olympic collision course. The two world powers collide in a semifinal today in what could be the last hurrah for the women who put their sport on the U.S. map. 'EVENING' FALLS ON FUNNY CIDE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27348.htm By JOHN DaSILVA SARATOGA SPRINGS � The conditions were ideal for a successful Saratoga debut for its native son Funny Cide, but the Spa's reputation as the Graveyard of Favorites prevailed again. MOORE REFUSES TO BE BEATEN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27338.htm By DAVE CURTIS When it's typed up and aligned just so and stuck in the PGA Tour media guide someday, Ryan Moore's resume may rank among the best in the book. TAYLOR'S NEXT FIGHT MAY BE IN COURT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27330.htm By GEORGE WILLIS JERMAIN Taylor could fight for the world middleweight championship next year, but by then he might be working for a manager he didn't hire and a promoter he's trying to alienate. TOUGH TO ENJOY THIS COVERAGE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27329.htm By PHIL MUSHNICK WE wish we could enjoy the Olympics the way they want us to. You know, like two of those Seven Dwarves, Happy and Stupid. GYMNAST WON'T GIVE UP HIS GOLD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27343.htm By MIKE VACCARO ATHENS � Paul Hamm isn't giving an inch in the controversy surrounding his men's all-around gymnastics gold medal. So far, nobody is making him, although the South Koreans, who feel burned by the whole process, are doing their best to keep this issue on the tip of the Olympic flame. PHELPS: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27360.htm By LENN ROBBINS ATHENS � Michael Phelps has exactly what he came looking for in these Olympics. It was not the eight medals, six of which are gold. What Phelps really wanted, and what he now has, is a chance to make swimming cool again. TAURASI, U.S. BRACE FOR GREECE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27340.htm By STEVE AHILLEN ATHENS � After dispatching an outmanned Chinese team with ease yesterday, the United States women's basketball team focused on the real problem. WOMEN TAKE WRESTLING SERIOUSLY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27336.htm By LENN ROBBINS ATHENS � If you think women's freestyle wrestling isn't to be taken seriously, don't share those sentiments with the men. GATLIN GUNS TO GLORY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27364.htm By LENN ROBBINS ATHENS � He would hurdle the fire hydrants on the streets of Brooklyn with such ease they might as well have been cracks in the sidewalk. HURDLE NAILS DEVERS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27332.htm By LENN ROBBINS ATHENS � It is a scene we've seen too many times in her wonderfully triumphant and tragic career. There was Gail Devers � the woman who almost lost her legs to disease � writhing in pain on the track in Olympic Stadium. THE REAL DREAM TEAM: http://www.nypost.com/sports/27337.htm By MIKE VACCARO ATHENS - If USA Basketball would like to find a role model to help drag itself out of its present morass, there is no need to look any further than the team that now holds its one-time title of honor. NOBODY WANTS LOAIZA: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/27362.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY A baseball executive has confirmed what Yankee fans realized on Saturday: Esteban Loaiza's trade value is virtually zilch. FALLING FAST IN THE BRONX: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/27334.htm By ANDREW MARCHAND Moments before the sellout crowd of 53,885 booed Alex Rodriguez in the eighth inning yesterday, they deliriously celebrated Gary Sheffield. A-Rod arrived in The Bronx with more hype, but Sheffield stares at September with more production. BONDS AWAY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/27341.htm By MARK HALE SAN FRANCISCO � Take a look around SBC Park and you see very quickly this is Barry Bonds' house. GINTER SURVIVES ROUGH FIRST: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/27335.htm By MARK HALE SAN FRANCISCO � Four batters into yesterday's game, Matt Ginter had given up three runs on two homers. WALKER HAS CORNER ON TALKING TRASH: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/27327.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ ALBANY � No contest. A competition Eli Manning can't possibly win. A battle the rookie shouldn't even enter. The quarterback derby with Kurt Warner? Of course not. Manning is handling himself just fine in that duel. The kid yesterday engaged in a different sort of one-on-one confrontation, taking on an adversary he couldn't possibly beat. LINE TAKES OFFENSE TO THEISMANN'S HIT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/27328.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ ALBANY � If the Giants' offensive linemen go out to a nice dinner, chances are Joe Theismann won't be an invited guest. UNDER SCRUTINY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/27345.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO It's been quite a few days for John Abraham. The Post learned exclusively that the Jets' defensive end was accused � via a recent random drug test he's subject to as a part of the NFL's substance abuse program � of having a high amount of alcohol in his system. If true, that would be a violation of the program and subject him to possible disciplinary action from the league. HERMAN: LAMONT'S ROLE VITAL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/27344.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO Herman Edwards yesterday responded with little alarm about unsettling comments made by LaMont Jordan after Saturday's preseason game in Indianapolis. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm MILES' FAMILY BLUE OVER BOOK By Richard Johnson : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm YANKS PULLED NYC THROUGH 9/11 By Cindy Adams IF you're not already 9/11'd out in terms of savvy people warming up commercial tributes for this third commemoration, now comes HBO's "Nine Innings From Ground Zero." The hour-long documentary pitches baseball's role in New York's recovery. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm GIVING A REESE OF HER MIND By Liz Smith 'I COULD NEVER portray anybody mousy or unassertive, or that typical starlet persona. I believe in the power of women. I believe in the strength of women. Because I know that women can do practically anything!" Weather: http://weather.nypost.com NEW YORK , NY Get the extended forcast here from the New York Post.: http://weather.nypost.com Traffic: http://traffic.nypost.com/ metrocommute HeadlineBrooklyn G replaces F between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Stillwell Av Brooklyn-bound trains terminate at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts replaces between Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts and Stillwell AvWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 21 - 23 Queens Manhattan-bound trains skip 52, 46, 40 and 33 StsManhattan-bound trains skip 52, 46, 40, and 33 StsWeekend, 6 AM to 6 PM, Sun, Aug 22 Bronx Manhattan-bound 2 trains run express from E.180th St and 3rd AveManhattan-bound trains run express from East 180 St to 3 Avenue.Weekend, 8 AM Sat to 7 AM Sun, Aug 21 - 23 Manhattan Uptown 6 trains skip 86 StUptown trains skip 86 StWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 21 � 23 Manhattan Downtown A trains skip 163, 155, and 135 StsDowntown trains skip 163, 155, and 135 StsWeekend, 11:30 PM Fri to 11 PM Sun, Aug 20 -22 Brooklyn Coney Island-bound D trains run on the N line from 36 St to Stillwell AvConey Island-bound trains run on the N from 36 St to Stillwell AvWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 21 - 23 Manhattan No C trains runningNo trains runningWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Sun, Aug 21 - 23 Manhattan R trains skip 5, Lex Avs, and Queens Plaza in both directions trains skip 5, Lex Avs, and Queens Plaza in both directionsWeekend, 5 AM to midnight Sat and Sun, Aug 21 -22 Queens No 7 trains service between Queensboro Plaza and Times SqNo service between Queensboro Plaza and Times SqWeekend, 6 AM to 6 PM Sun, Aug 22 Brooklyn 3 Train run in two sections btwn 148th St & Utica Ave, New Lots Ave Train run in two sections: 1. Between 148 St and Utica Av2. Between Utica and New Lots AvsWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Aug 21 - 23 Brooklyn Manhattan-bound trains run on the N from Stillwell Av to 36 StManhattan-bound trains run on the N from Stillwell Av to 36 StWeekend, 6 AM Sat to 8 PM Sun, Aug 21 - 22 metrocommute Special EventNassau County American Idols Live @ Nassau Coliseum @ 7PMPop Tarts Presents: !American Idols Live! at the Nassau Coliseum. Tuesday, Aug 31, 2004 at 7pm. Expect some extra traffic on the Long Island Expressway, Southern State Parkway, Northern State Parkway, Meadowbrook Parkway and NY 24 Hempstead Turnpike, starting around 5pm before event and again after starting at 11pm.*Please arrive early due to new security measures. Manhattan Manhattan Festivals and FairsFestivals & Fairs in ManhattanThird Avenue between 14th Street and 23rd Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Gramercy Park Republican Club Street FairThird Avenue between 23rd Street and 34th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Church of the Good Shepard Street FairFormation & Start: 41st Street and Madison AvenueRoute: South on Madison Avenue from 41st Street to 26th StreetEnd: Madison Avenue and 26th StreetThe above streets will be closed Sunday from 12:30pm to 4:30pm for the Pakistan Independence Day Parade & FestivalMadison Avenue between East 42nd Street and East 56th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Daytop Village Street Festival.St. Marks Place between 1st Avenue and Avenue A: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Feva/Federation of East Village Artists FestivalUniversity Place between Waverly Place and 14th Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Village Visiting Neighbors Queens Queens Fairs, Festivals & EventsQueens Festivals & FairsGreenpoint Avenue between 44th Street and 48th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce Street Fair Manhattan Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall till October 11, 2004Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall through October 11, 2004. Mulberry Street between Canal Street and Broome Street: This street will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 10pm. Manhattan Diana Krall @ Radio City Music HallDiana Krall at thw Radio City Music Hall at 8PM. Expect delays on 5th, 6th and 7th Avenue between 48th Street and 51st Street and on Broadway starting around 6pm and after the show around 11:30pm. Please arrive early due to new security measures and for parking.Also expect delays from earlier shows. Brooklyn Brooklyn Fairs & FestivalsBrooklyn Fairs & Festivals18th Avenue between 67th Street and Bay Ridge Parkway: This street will be closed August 19th-29th, 2004 from 5pm to 11pm for the Santa Rosalia Feast.Pitkin Avenue between Thomas S. Boyland Street and Rockaway Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 10am to 5pm for the Pitkin Avenue Bid Community Festival New Jersey New York Jets vs. New York Giants @ Giants Stadium @ 6PMNew York Jets vs. New York Giants at Giants Stadium starting at 7PM, Aug 27. Look for heavy traffic to build on the western spur of the NJ Turnpike, Route 3, Route 17, and Route 120, starting around 4 PM. Look for lots of extra traffic and delays when the game ends at about 10 PM. Please allow extra travel time due to new security procedures at the stadium parking lots and stadium entrances. Manhattan All Access Tour @ Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden�s� All Access Tour allows fans to get an insider�s view of the inner-workings of The World�s Most Famous Arena�, providing them with little-known information and rarely seen viewpoints on the legendary showplace. Visitors taking part in the �All Access� one hour tour become a part of one of the busiest and most exciting sports and entertainment facilities in the world and are treated to a host of unique experiences. Visit the Knicks, Rangers and Liberty locker rooms; tour backstage of the Theater at Madison Square Garden; go inside the Star dressing rooms; learn how a basketball court becomes a sheet of ice; witness all the seldom seen build-up to a live event � players practicing, performers in production, casts in rehearsal or crews staging events! You�ll never know what you�ll see on the All Access Tour. Expect some extra traffic on 7th Ave., 8th Ave., and in the west 30s Manhattan New York Liberty @ Radio City Music HallNew York Liberty will be taken on the:Charlotte Sting on 9/2Connecticut Sun on 9/10San Antonio Starzz on 9/12at the Radio City Music Hall. Expect very heavy traffic on 7th Ave., 8th Ave., and in the west 30s and 40's, especially 2 hours before and after the event.*Please arrive really early due to new security checks* Business News: http://web1.nypost.com/business/business.htm : http://www.nypost.com/business/29324.htm ESPRIT DE RETRO By SUZANNE KAPNER Esprit, the once-quintessential American brand that has been plotting a comeback, is planning to launch a men's line this fall, The Post has learned. The new line marks the first time ever that Esprit will be available to men in the United States, though the company has sold clothes for men in Europe and Asia for several years. QUEEN MARY TURNS UP IN GOOGLE IPO: http://www.nypost.com/business/29323.htm By TIM ARANGO Mary Meeker � who saw her star dim when Internet stocks crashed in 2000 - helped Morgan Stanley win a key role in bringing Google shares to the public. NEW OT RULES CLOCK IN TODAY: http://www.nypost.com/business/29267.htm Paychecks could surge or shrink for a few or for millions of workers across the country starting today, when sweeping changes to the nation's overtime pay rules take effect. There is little agreement by the Bush administration, employer groups, labor experts and others on how many workers will gain or lose the right to overtime pay under the new rules in the Fair Labor Standards Act. FALL FASHION SPLASHES DOWN: http://www.nypost.com/business/29270.htm Before you start flipping through the fall fashion magazines, start lifting weights. The books have all the heft and weight of a Manhattan phone book, but are far more fun to read. WALL ST. SCOFFLAWS: http://www.nypost.com/business/29266.htm By CHRISTOPHER BYRON It's great that the Securi ties and Exchange Com mission is able to hustle up a press release, like it did last week, alerting the public to the latest new "junk phone call" telemarketing scam for stocks. OIL FEARS GROWING: http://www.nypost.com/business/29271.htm High oil prices, which have been a factor in virtually all U.S. recessions over the past three decades, are back this year. And the higher crude oil prices climb, the more risk energy costs pose to what, until recently, many expected to be a banner year for the U.S. economy. LIFE'S A BEACH: http://www.nypost.com/business/29272.htm The world hasn't seen much of Dick Grasso since he was ousted as chief of the New York Stock Exchange for taking a controversial $200 million pay deal. WEB DARLING GETS BAD GOVERNANCE MARKS: http://www.nypost.com/business/29268.htm By TIM ARANGO Google, fresh from its massive initial public offering, has the worst corporate governance of any company in the S&P 500 index, an influential proxy advisory service said yesterday. GOOGLE MAY SPARK IPOS TO GO DUTCH: http://www.nypost.com/business/29269.htm By JENNY ANDERSON Wall Street may have to kiss its favorite fee � a whopping 7 percent for initial public offerings � goodbye. Real Estate: http://web1.nypost.com/realestate/index.htm BUY-COASTAL TWINS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18887.htm BY BRADEN KEIL There are apparently no student-housing problems for NYU freshmen Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. The thin twins have not only added more square footage to their as-yet unfinished penthouse apartment at Morton Square, they're now also buying a home for the holidays in California. NEW LOAN PRODUCTS GIVE BUYERS PLENTY OF OPTIONS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18881.htm By JENNIFER ROBISON After Alice London inherited two apartments at 2 Fifth Ave. five years ago, she took out a $400,000 loan to buy a third apartment next door. London combined the properties to create a three-bedroom, 3,200-square-foot haven with 3,000 square feet of outdoor terrace - and a mountain of equity. THERE'S A MANSION ON EVERY STREET IN JERSEY'S FANCIEST SUBURB, WHERE A 2-ACRE LOT IS $1.5M: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18886.htm By DAKOTA SMITH ONE thing you see a lot of in Saddle River, N.J.: small homes being torn down to make way for large homes. On what seems like every street, European-style manors, sprawling Colonials and huge Tudors have replaced the tiny houses that once dominated this Bergen County town. PIANO MAN FINDS ROOM TO PRACTICE - AND LIVE: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18884.htm By LISA KEYS Finding a New York City pad that's perfect for you and your piano is never easy. HOUSES FOR SALE: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18882.htm Midtown West $649,000The brochure for this renovated 900-square-foot corner one-bedroom loft has this to say about the apartment with 14 windows: "It's so sunny it hurts." Add to that a south-facing private patio with open views, and the pain becomes simply unbearable. ... Don't even get us started on the shiny new kitchen appliances. Agent: Fredrik Eklund, JC DeNiro & Associates; (212) 229-0231. DREAM HOMES: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18885.htm East Hampton, L.I. $34.4 millionIn the Hamptons, this is what they call a bulk discount: For just a little more than the current payroll of the Cleveland Indians, you get not one, not two, but five separate, adjoining lots, ranging in size from 1 acre to 2.5 acres, all with beach access. But wait, there's more: One of the lots even includes two buildings - a 5,600-square-foot, four-bedroom main house, plus a slightly smaller guesthouse. Each house has its own pool and spa and separate gated entry. It should be noted that each lot in this do-it-yourself compound may be purchased separately - but is that any way to save money? Agents: Enzo Morabito and Jeanne Anderson, Prudential Douglas Elliman, (631) 765-5005, ext. 204 and (631) 329-9400, ext. 210. JUST SOLD!: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/18883.htm CHELSEA $1,360,000 324 W. 23rd St. Two-bedroom, 21/2-bath duplex condo, 1,455 square feet, with 1,000-square-foot terrace, hardwood floors, renovated bath, office and central a/c; building features part-time doorman, elevator and laundry. Common charges $1,303, taxes $701. Asking price $1,360,000, on market two weeks. (Brokers: Nancy Love, the Corcoran Group and JoAnn Schwimmer, Citi Habitats) Entertainment: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/entertainment.htm DRESSED TO THE HILT-ON: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/29274.htm Paris Hilton - in a T-shirt that could be referring to her looks or fame, but not her lifestyle - fetches a CD from her SUV outside a friend's L.A. home. HAMPTONS DIARY: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/29276.htm HUNDREDS of well- heeled guests found themselves traipsing through mud to get to John Kerry's $1,000-a-head fund-raiser at the home of venture capitalist Alan Patricof Saturday night, after the event was turned into a political Woodstock by bucketing rain. USHER-ING IN A CLASSY GESTURE: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/29254.htm By DAN AQUILANTE USHER proved to be a very special performer Saturday. Not because of his R&B skills but because of his generosity � to the fans and to his opening act, Kanye West. 'HARDBALL' ACCUSED OF GOING SOFT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/29252.htm REPUBLICAN insiders are giving cable-TV political host Chris Matthews the cold shoulder � believing that he has gone over to the Kerry camp � according to a published report. PHILLY CHEESE: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/29253.htm By FARRAH WEINSTEIN THEY don't call it the City of Brotherly Love for nothing. The cast for the 15th season of "The Real World," set in the Old City in Philadelphia, includes not one, but two gay cast members � including one (as yet unidentified) who tackles coming out of the closet on the show. JEWISH GROUP SLAMS ALI G.: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/29261.htm HBO's hottest comic, Sacha Baron Cohen � best known as the goofy rapper Ali G. � is in hot water for a gag-song he sang on TV that groups are calling anti-Semitic. WHEN DISNEY IS YOUR DEITY: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/29265.htm By LINDA STASI IF you've ever dreamed of turning yourself into a cat or been unsuccessful in your quest to gain 600 pounds or find that you pray to Walt Disney before you go to bed, have I got a show for you. THE STARR REPORT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/29258.htm By MICHAEL STARR Hugh Downs says that Regis Philbin "richly de serves" his Guinness World Records citation for having logged nearly 15,200 hours on television over his 46-year career encompassing broad cast (local and national), cable and syndication pro grams. Movie Reviews: http://web1.nypost.com/movies/movies.htm 'CREEK' HOLDS WATER: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27149.htm By LOU LUMENICK MEAN CREEK 'MEAN Creek," a chilling examination of ethical behavior among teens from first-time director Jacob Aaron Estes, caps one of the best summers in memory for independent movies. QUICK, CALL THE ASPCA: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27150.htm By LOU LUMENICK BENJI: OFF THE LEASH!DISCO may still be dead, but "Benji: Off the Leash!" resurrects another dubious artifact of the '70s � the crudely made family films starring that lovable mutt. 'BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS' IN DULL OLD FLINGS: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27153.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN BRIGHT YOUNG THINGSBRIT wit Stephen Fry makes the mistake of trying too hard with his directing debut, turning a subtle satire of London's pre-war decadence into a cacophony of brittle, one-note characters and vacuous events. PUNK DRUNK: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27158.htm By Megan Lehmann END OF THE CENTURY: THE STORY OF THE RAMONES UNVARNISHED and raw as the punk pioneers whose turbulent trajectory it traces, "End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones" is a true fan's nirvana. A HAPLESS HACKER HITS ROCKS BOTTOM: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27151.htm NICOTINA JUST about everybody in the Mexican black comedy "Nicotina" smokes, but it's lust for diamonds rather than tobacco that costs them their lives. FRAMING FLAWS HOLOCAUST TALE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27156.htm ROSENSTRASSE THE melodramatic Holocaust tearjerker "Rosenstrasse" depicts a true but little-remembered piece of history: In 1943 Berlin, Nazis rounded up Jews who were married to Aryan Germans and detained some in a Jewish community center at 2-4 Rosenstrasse. WITHOUT A CLUE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/27154.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN WITHOUT A PADDLEA likable trio of actors struggles valiantly but ultimately fails to keep this dopey buddy comedy afloat. BAD AS HELL: http://www.nypost.com/movies/082004.htm By LOU LUMENICK EXORCIST: THE BEGINNINGA likable trio of actors struggles valiantly but ultimately fails to keep this dopey buddy comedy afloat. Lifestyle: http://web1.nypost.com/living/living.htm HAMPTONS DIARY: http://www.nypost.com/living/29273.htm HUNDREDS of well- heeled guests found themselves traipsing through mud to get to John Kerry's $1,000-a-head fund-raiser at the home of venture capitalist Alan Patricof Saturday night, after the event was turned into a political Woodstock by bucketing rain. Lottery Results: http://web1.nypost.com/lottery/lottery.htm NEW YORK Midday Numbers Sun.: 693 Midday Win-4 Sun.: 4405 Evening Numbers Sun.: 115 Evening Win-4 Sun.: 2770 Pick-10 Sun.: 3, 8, 11, 23, 26, 27, 37, 41, 44, 45, 48, 50, 52, 55, 62, 63, 64, 66, 69, 71 OAS_AD('Middle'); //--> Take-5 Sun: 8, 18, 20, 27, 36 Lotto Sat: 30, 32, 47, 54, 55, 57; Bonus: 3 NEW JERSEY Pick-3 Sun.: 464; Pick-4 Sun.: 5300 Cash-5 Sun.: 8, 9, 10, 14, 35 CONNECTICUT Play-3 Sun.: 107; Play-4 Sun.: 8177 Cash-5 Sun.: 6, 7, 8, 9, 30 Opinion: http://web1.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/opedcolumnists.htm TEHRAN'S TERROR. . .: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/29256.htm By AARON MANNES DESPITE the 9/11 commis sion's findings of extensive Iranian-al Qaeda collabo ration, intelligence officials continue to suffer from failures of imagination on Iran � insisting that because Sunni and Shia Islamists cannot cooperate, the links between al Qaeda and Iran, along with its proxy Hezbollah, are insubstantial. . . . AND ITS WAR WITH THE U.S.: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/29259.htm By AMIR TAHERI SOMETIME next month, three European foreign ministers are expected to fly to Tehran for what is tipped in diplomatic circles as a "last chance" attempt at persuading the Islamic Republic to stop its quest for nuclear weapons. INCOMING!: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/brookes.htm By PETER BROOKES THE vast majority of Americans believe that the United States can defend itself against a ballistic-missile attack. Celebrity Photos: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/index.htm : http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/08092004/photo01.htm August 9th:The 2004 Teen Choice Awards...: http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/08092004/photo01.htm Movie News: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/movies/news/news.htm News, Aug. 19: Oprah's Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict, Trump Board Game Hits Stores, Moore To Publish Book of Soldiers' Letters, M Guylaine Cadorette -- Hollywood.com Staff Oprah's jury delivers guilty verdict Talk show maven Oprah Winfrey, who was one of 12 jurors who convicted a Chicago man of murder Wednesday, said her three days in the jury box was an eye-opening experience. Style: http://web1.nypost.com/style/style.htm To modify your account settings go to: http://www.nypost.com/newsletter/acctmgr.htm To unsubscribe, go to: http://www.nypost.com/newsletter/unsubscribe.htm ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. 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