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Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm EX-BASEBALL MVP DEAD IN BX. AT 41: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31644.htm By ED ROBINSON Former baseball slugger Ken Caminiti, who admitted he used steroids while winning the National League MVP in 1996, died in The Bronx yesterday of an apparent heart attack, his agent and officials said. 'ILLEGAL' RELEASE COULD SEND GUY BACK TO JAIL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31600.htm By FREDRIC U. DICKER ALBANY � The city commission that authorized the early release from Rikers Island of former Sen. Guy Velella may have acted illegally, The Post has learned. CHUCK NEEDLES FEDS OVER FLU-VACCINE SHORTAGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31609.htm Sen. Chuck Schumer yesterday blamed political "ideology" for the nation's dire shortage of flu vaccine, calling on the federal government to decrease its reliance on private drugmakers and quicken the approval process required for foreign versions of the shot. "Unless the federal government gets involved, we're going to have shortages and crises like this year after year after year," Schumer told an audience at the James Lennox House Senior Residence on East 73rd street. B'KLYN KIDS' HOMEWORK BECOMES SEX-ED FILM: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31646.htm By DAVID ANDREATTA Two Brooklyn teens' homework essay about sex is about to be made into a movie by a top Hollywood director to help educate other kids. JEANS - FOR $1,000 A PAIR: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31649.htm By FARRAH WEINSTEIN She charges $600 for a haircut - and now she's charging $1,000 for a pair of jeans. GAS EDGES TOWARD $2: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31615.htm Average retail gasoline prices are again approaching $2 a gallon, reaching a four-month high amid record-high crude oil prices and the effects of Hurricane Ivan, a leading industry analyst said yesterday. HORRIFIC DAD-SLAY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31630.htm By LORENA MONGELLI and ANDY GELLER Sobbing hysterically, a distraught Bronx wife described yesterday how she desperately tried to stop the blood oozing from her husband's chest after he was fatally shot in a senseless argument in front of her and their 3-year-old daughter. OWNER OF TRAGIC DAY-CARE DOES 'NET SALE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31636.htm By JEREMY OLSHAN EXCLUSIVE The operator of the Queens day-care center where baby Matthew Perilli died in August is selling off her strollers, furniture and other equipment over the Internet. FANS' GRAVE REQUESTS TO THE BABE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31614.htm By IKIMULISA LIVINGSTON Yankee fans yesterday made a pilgrimage to Babe Ruth's hillside gravesite in Westchester � asking the Bambino to help the Bombers put the hurt on the Red Sox in the American League Championship Series. YANK-SOX PAIR IN A 'SERIES' RELATIONSHIP: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31619.htm By JASON CARPENTER Yankee and Red Sox fans make for strange bedfellows. Take for example Jessica Hughes, 28, and Jason Kiefer, 33, a Manhattan couple who have dated for three years. She's a die-hard Red Sox fan from Connecticut, and he's a Long Island-born Yankees fanatic. BIG RIVALRY IS THE CURSE OF BOSTON BLOOMY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31626.htm By STEPHANIE GASKELL and JASON CARPENTER Think Derek Jeter can run fast? Try to confront Mayor Bloomberg about the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry and watch him go. YANKEE STAR'S SAD MISSION: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31633.htm By GEORGE KING and BILL HOFFMANN Yankee pitcher Mariano Rivera jetted off on a emergency trip to Panama yesterday to grieve for two beloved relatives electrocuted in a freak accident at his estate over the weekend. SPECIAL-ED KIDS WAIT TOO LONG: POL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31612.htm More than 28,000 students tested last year to see if they should go into special-education classes are still waiting for the results, says Rep. Anthony Weiner. TOP CAT HAS CLAWS TO REJOICE AT MSG: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31629.htm By NEIL GRAVES There wasn't a soul in the hall who was more surprised than Wedjat when his name came up the winner of the annual CSA cat show at Madison Square Garden. PELOSI VID TWIST: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31635.htm By KIERAN CROWLEY EXCLUSIVE Danny Pelosi's fianc�e was caught on a secret video apparently passing cash to another person � and a Long Island grand jury is investigating whether it was part of the murder suspect's alleged plot to intimidate witnesses, sources said. COPS QUIZ BX. MOM AFTER BABY DIES AT HOSP: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31638.htm By LARRY CELONA and MATTHEW SWEENEY A 6-month-old Bronx baby who appeared malnourished died yesterday, police sources said. 2 DIE IN SMALL-PLANE CRASH: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31605.htm CLERMONT, N.Y. � Two people died early yesterday morning when their single-engine plane crashed in a rural area south of Albany, police said. AGONY AT TOT GRAVE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31647.htm By MICHAEL WARNER Visitors mourning the death of Brooklyn toddler Zaire Gonzalez are having trouble finding his final resting spot at Evergreen Cemetery. MEMORIES OF MARTHA AT HER HS REUNION: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31603.htm By PERRY CHIARAMONTE NUTLEY, N.J. � Martha Stewart may be known as Prisoner No. 55170-054 at "Camp Cupcake," but to her high-school classmates, she'll always be Martha Kostyra � who was noticeably absent from the annual reunion this weekend. KIN EYE HOME NEAR W.VA. JAIL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31641.htm Martha Stewart's family is reportedly looking to set up camp near "Camp Cupcake." PETER, TOO, MAY BE SET FOR PRISON: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31648.htm By CARL CAMPANILE Martha Stewart's stockbroker, Peter Bacanovic, might follow the diva of domesticity's lead in voluntarily serving his prison sentence rather than waiting for the outcome of the appeal of his conviction. JETS IN WAR OF GIANT$: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31608.htm By TOM TOPOUSIS The battle over the proposed football stadium on the West Side is being fought between two all-star teams of lobbyists and consultants in a grueling goal-line stand that dwarfs the efforts of most political campaigns. B'KLYN EATERIES FIGHT ARENA: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31639.htm By PATRICK GALLAHUE The battle over a new NBA arena in downtown Brooklyn will soon turn into an intense food fight. TOT, 3, SHOOTS SIS, 6, WITH DAD'S BB GUN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31627.htm A 3-year-old boy shot his 6-year-old sister in the stomach with their father's BB gun in the family's Brooklyn apartment yesterday, police said. FAT OF THE LAND: 1 IN 3 UPSTATERS OVERWEIGHT: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31607.htm More than 36 percent of upstate New York residents are considered overweight and another 20 percent are deemed obese, a survey has found. BRAVE RESCUERS' WISH: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31624.htm By ALEX GINSBERG The three good Samaritans who risked their lives to pull a Queens resident from a burning truck Saturday night said yesterday they're eager to shake hands with the man they saved. CHELSEA TRANNY TRAGEDY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31632.htm By TATIANA DELIGIANNAKIS and CYNTHIA R. FAGEN A transsexual porn model who recently starred in a film about her troubled life leaped to her death from the 20th-floor window of her luxury apartment in Manhattan yesterday, cops and friends said. PHILHARMONIC AND ITS UNION BACK IN TUNE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31606.htm The New York Philharmonic and the musicians union have agreed to a three-year labor contract that includes a raise, benefit increases and changes to working and touring conditions, the orchestra announced yesterday. FIRM'S FRENCH DISS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31634.htm By STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN A leading contender for the city's highly coveted street-furniture contract has been fined nearly $1 million for not abiding by the terms of its contract with a French city, international documents reveal. L.I. TEEN DIES IN MYSTERY SHOOTING: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31640.htm A troubled Long Island teen was mysteriously shot in his neighbor's back yard Saturday evening and died shortly after, Suffolk cops said. INMATE TELLS OF RIKERS SEX ORDEAL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31621.htm By LAURA ITALIANO EXCLUSIVE The inmate victim of a violent sex attack at Manhattan Central Booking is furious that the jail guard who attacked him isn't himself going to jail. B'KLYN DAD GUNNED DOWN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31628.htm By ROOSEVELT JOSEPH A young Brooklyn dad was fatally shot while talking on a pay phone outside his family's apartment yesterday, police said. '$HOW' ME THE MONEY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31601.htm By JEREMY OLSHAN There are no brand names in bounty hunting � no quicker picker uppers. Tom Evangelista, star of the HBO show "Family Bonds," hopes to change that. ANDRETTI REVS UP COLUMBUS PARADE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31617.htm By STEPHANIE GASKELL The 60th annual Columbus Day parade rolls up Fifth Avenue today with race-car legend Mario Andretti as the grand marshal. MOM FOUND STRANGLED IN L.I. WOODS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/31599.htm A Long Island woman was found strangled in a wooded area in Central Islip, police said yesterday. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm MORE JOBS ON HORIZON FOR THE CITY: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31610.htm By JOSEPH MOLLICA Job prospects in the Big Apple are looking bright, it was reported yesterday. THERE'S HEALTH TO PAY: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31611.htm By IAN BISHOP WASHINGTON � President Bush yesterday hunkered at his Texas ranch as campaign aides blasted away at rival John Kerry's proposed domestic policies � the topic of the final presidential debate later this week. EDWARDS FRIES RICE ON IRAQ: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31616.htm WASHINGTON � John Edwards yesterday slammed National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice for insisting the ouster of Saddam Hussein was "absolutely" correct because he posed a future threat, despite not having weapons of mass destruction. ENTIRE STATE NOW ON RX WEB SITE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31620.htm A state Web site has been expanded to include prescription-drug prices in all 62 New York counties. POLLS SHOW RACE IS THISCLOSE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31637.htm By IAN BISHOP WASHINGTON � There's one campaign issue on which both sides can agree: The race is spandex tight. 'SHARK' BAITS VIEWERS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31625.htm By BILL HOFFMANN Gangster fish continued to rule Hollywood as "Shark Tale" topped the box office for the second straight week. INTERNOT DRUGS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/31594.htm WASHINGTON � Few American adults have bought prescription drugs via the Internet, despite rising drug costs and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad, according to a new study released yesterday. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm 'SUPERMAN' STAR LOSES COURAGEOUS FIGHT AT 52: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31645.htm By GERSH KUNTZMAN "Superman" Christopher Reeve, whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal-cord research, died yesterday, his publicist said. He was 52. BIGLEY'S CHILLING FINAL PLEA: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31596.htm DUBAI, Iraq � A videotape posted on the Internet yesterday showed British hostage Kenneth Bigley making a final appeal to the British government to meet his captors' demands before he was beheaded by a militant group in Iraq. RUSSIAN'S BIG DEAL: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31604.htm By NILES LATHEM WASHINGTON � A top former aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin was secretly getting sweetheart oil deals from Saddam Hussein during the bitter U.N. Security Council debate over the Iraq war, The Post has learned. AFGHAN ELECTION LEGIT: CONDI: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31613.htm By NEIL GRAVES The Bush administration yesterday insisted that Afghanistan's first direct presidential election will be deemed valid, despite protests that the balloting was marred by fraud. CAR BLASTS KILL GI, IRAQIS: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31618.htm By NEIL GRAVES As many as 18 people � including an American soldier � were killed yesterday as two car bombs went off in Baghdad. SUICIDE BOMB AT PAKISTAN MOSQUE: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31631.htm LAHORE, Pakistan � A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque yesterday in this eastern city killed four people, including two security guards who lost their lives confronting the attacker and preventing a far greater number of deaths. SCIENTIST IN GIANT-APE SCRAPE: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31622.htm A possibly new subspecies of giant apes � animals that show characteristics of both gorillas and chimpanzees � have reportedly been discovered in Africa. And one scientist got a little too close for her own good. SINAI DEATH PIT: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31623.htm By URI DAN and ANDY GELLER These stark photos are the first chilling look at the abyss created when a terrorist truck bomb exploded at the Hilton Hotel in the Sinai resort town of Taba, killing dozens. WAR-CRIMES SERB GIVES HIMSELF UP: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31595.htm AMSTERDAM, Netherlands � Bosnian Serb Ljubisa Beara, indicted for alleged crimes against humanity in Srebrenica, is in custody at the U.N. war-crimes tribunal in The Hague, the court said yesterday. CAMBODIAN PRINCE WILL BE NEW KING: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/31598.htm PHNOM PENH, Cambodia � King Norodom Sihanouk said yesterday that his son Prince Norodom Sihamoni is ready to accept the throne to resolve a political crisis set off last week when the 81-year-old monarch suddenly announced he would abdicate. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES Check the small print very carefully before putting pen to paper today because Mercury, planet of trickery, could mislead you into thinking that you have got the best deal when, in fact, others will profit from the agreement a lot more than you. If that turns out to be the case, demand equal shares or take your business elsewhere. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS The more others try to coerce you into doing something you are not 100 per certain is in your best interests, the more you must come up with excuses why you cannot get involved. They may not sound too convincing, but what matters is that you stick to your guns and refuse to play ball. They'll get the message sooner or later. 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI The most important thing as the new week begins is that you keep things in perspective. Planetary activity in your fellow air sign of Libra will fill your head with big ideas, but not all of those ideas will be practical, so don't get carried away. Thursday's solar eclipse promises great things for Geminis who bide their time and think things through. 1-900-990-7812* CANCER Somebody who can usually be trusted to say nice things about you will say something a little bit hurtful today, but you must not let it get to you and you must not let your friendship suffer because there is no ill will intended. The fact is, you are a bit too sensitive for your own good. Don't take yourself - or other people - quite so seriously. 1-900-990-7813* LEO You have nothing to prove and everything to look forward to. That is the message of the stars for you as the new week begins, and even if you don't quite believe it now, you will by the time Thursday's eclipse comes around. The emphasis of your solar chart this week is to have fun - and that's one thing you're good at! 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO If others come around and slap you on the back and tell you what a great guy you are, that is a sure sign they are after something. That something is most likely to be your money, or maybe even your job, so act cool and don't let them see you are flustered. More important, make sure you stay on good terms with those who sign your paycheck. 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA You may be inclined to worry a bit today, not least that this remarkable run of good fortune you are experiencing has got to be unnatural and has got to come to an end. Well, yes, all good things come to an end eventually, but the planets indicate there is more to look forward to, provided you continue to think and act positive. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO There is nothing anyone can do to harm you, so stop worrying and start living! At this time of year more than most times, you tend to see enemies in every nook and cranny, but most of them exist in your imagination only, so get a grip on yourself and start getting things done. A new solar year is looming and you have lots to look forward to. 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS The most important thing today is that you are aware of what you are capable of and, of course, what you are not capable of. You have a tendency to believe in yourself to such a degree that you think nothing is beyond you, but everyone has limits, and those who know what they are tend to do better than their rivals. 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN It's not like you to let other people have the last word, but you should do so today, especially on the work front, where colleagues and even employers may be a bit argumentative. Even if you can quite easily prove them wrong, you are advised not to do so because they will remember it and harbor thoughts of revenge. You don't need that. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS Others will go out of their way to pick holes in your arguments today and you will go out of your way to ignore them. Having said that, the planets indicate that there is something you have overlooked, and at least one kind person will try to warn you, so make sure you know who is trying to harm you and who is trying to help you. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES There is not much you can do about other people's bad moods, but there is plenty you can do about your own. For starters, you can resist the temptation to look at the world as if everything that happens is a disaster and a tragedy. Focus only on good news today - there is plenty of it - and start feeling upbeat about life again. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml 'WORLD' AT STAKE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30089.htm By GEORGE KING Your world is on hold. The Yankees and Red Sox are playing again for a spot in the World Series. Starting tomorrow night at Yankee Stadium with Game 1 of the ALCS, the most intense rivalry in sports opens in front of a packed house. The Yankees enter the series uncertain about Mariano Rivera, who flew to Panama yesterday after the accidental death of two relatives at his home. Team sources say he'll return for the opener. EXTRA-PESKY SOX: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30094.htm IT'S different this year, in a way it hasn't been in more than half a century. For all the time we spend talking about the Red Sox-Yankees "rivalry," we haven't often been talking about a rivalry at all. MAGIC TURNS TRAGIC FOR MO: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30110.htm INTO the vortex of swirling hyperbole falls a dollop of unwelcome news, a spoonful of sobering truth. Baseball fans in two cities had begun to equate the coming skirmishes between the Yankees and the Red Sox in cataclysmic terms. Already the hype had blown through the roof. THEY'RE OUT TO FINISH OFF THE CURSE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30088.htm BOSTON � The Red Sox believe in themselves, not curses. They think they are going to win because their pitching is even fresher than the memory of Aaron Boone circling the bases, because they have a lineup with almost nine guys who can go even deeper than 86 years of New England's pain. YOUNG GM FEUD IS GETTING PERSONNEL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30077.htm THERE are so many delicious subplots to the Yankees and Red Sox, but don't forget about one off the field. Baseball's oldest rivalry is also a battle of young GMs � the Yankees' Brian Cashman and Red Sox's Theo Epstein. TOM & TIKI LEAD JINT TURNAROUND: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/30071.htm IRVING � As they walked up a hill towards the buses waiting outside for them, cheers from Giant fans standing above them behind a fence rang in the ears of players who had been scorned, mocked, or left for dead. HELPFUL LESSONS FOR NO-FEAR JETS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/30097.htm LAST week as the 3-0 Jets were immersed in preparation for yesterday's game against the Bills, Herman Edwards handed out cards to some players in the locker room that had "4-0" written in block letters. MILTON BRADLEY ALL ABOUT GAMES: http://www.nypost.com/sports/30087.htm MORE postcards from Paradise. Let's see if we've got this Milton Bradley thing straight: Cleveland dumps him in March because, no matter how talented, he's trouble. BATTMAN: TAKE THE FIFTH: http://www.nypost.com/sports/battman.htm Battman hit with the Braves yesterday, and won the Cardinals' series, to put the bankroll at 1,990 breams. Tonight, he'll hedge his Astros series play - 10 units on the Braves. HAWAII QB CHANG TAKES ; AIM AT TY MARK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/30081.htm By NICK PARISH Since quarterback Timmy Chang came into his own, it's been odd that a Warrior RB had a day like Michael Brewster did Saturday in Hawaii's 48-26 victory over Nevada in Honolulu. SHEEPSHEAD BAY STOPS FT. HAMILTON: http://www.nypost.com/sports/30093.htm By DAN MARTIN Sheepshead Bay faced its stiffest challenge of the season yesterday and managed to hold off Fort Hamilton, 27-24. LADY TAK HAS THE KNACK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/30091.htm By ED FOUNTAINE With John Velazquez up in the Grade 2, $150,000 Gallant Bloom yesterday, Lady Tak, favored at 4-5, pressed the pace set by Molto Vita then drew off as she pleased to score by two lengths. 19TH WIN FITS BILL FOR PATS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/30086.htm By DAVE CURTIS FOXBORO � He's brilliant and bound for Canton and all, but Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is as colorful as the cement that holds up Gillette Stadium. J.D., BRAVES GET EVEN WITH ASTROS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/30076.htm By GEORGE WILLIS HOUSTON � If there were a series that deserved a Game 5, this is it. Four games haven't been nearly enough to decide whether the Astros or the Braves are worthy of advancing to the NLCS. It's too bad this can't go seven. SCHILLING MIGHT BE BIG SHOT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30069.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY BOSTON � Curt Schilling will definitely be starting Game 1, the Red Sox announced yesterday. What's unclear is whether he'll need a needle to make the start. 'LAST YEAR'S OVER': http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30083.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY BOSTON � Forget 1918, they say. Forget last year. The surging Red Sox don't feel like underdogs against the Yankees anymore. A FOCUSED MO GIVES YANKS SERIES EDGE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30082.htm By JOE GIRARDI MARIANO Rivera is the big gest pitching weapon in this series. He is more valuable than Curt Schilling. SHEFF SERVED ALDS DRAMA: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30085.htm By LENN ROBBINS It must be the shoes. How else do you explain the latest Yankees comeback win that propels them into the greatest rivalry sports knows? Down 5-1 in the eighth, Gary Sheffield starts a rally with a broken bat single and Ruben Sierra caps it with a three-run homer to erase the Twins' lead and their confidence. STURTZE FIRED UP FOR ALCS FRACAS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30074.htm By DAN MARTIN Two bags stuffed with champagne-soaked Yankee uniforms were taken out of the Stadium early yesterday afternoon, sent to be cleaned and returned in time for tomorrow's game in The Bronx against the Red Sox in the ALCS opener. LIEBER LIKELY FOR GAME 2: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30075.htm By GEORGE KING Joe Torre and Mel Stottlemyre will likely announce that Jon Lieber will start Game 2 of the ALCS Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium against Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox. BOONE PULLS FOR BOMBERS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30068.htm By GEORGE KING Aaron Boone hasn't been a Yankee since March and has lost touch with his former teammates, but he will be a Yankee fan during the ALCS against the Red Sox. JETER'S MAKING ALL THE PIVOTAL PLAYS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/30090.htm By LENN ROBBINS MINNEAPOLIS � Mike Mussina went pitch for pitch with Johan Santana in Game 1 of the ALDS. BARBER CUTS DOWN DALLAS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/30072.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ IRVING � With so much ahead of them the Giants were able to pause yesterday to reflect on what they left behind. TUNA ROLLS THE DICE AND CRAPS OUT TWICE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/30078.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ IRVING � How does it make a defense feel when the opponent has no fear about going for the first down on fourth down not once, but twice in a close game? CHRISTIE'S ALIVE & KICKING: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/30073.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ IRVING � Steve Christie's expression, his countenance, the vibes he gave off were no giveaway. Perhaps that's the secret to sticking around 15 years in a high-wire profession. Never let them see you sweat, or smile, or shrink. BRIEN'S FG AT 0:58 KEEPS JETS PERFECT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/30092.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO The kick will go down on the stat sheets, and in the record and fact books, as a 38-yard field goal. JETS' ABRAHAM HAS GAME, LIFE ON TRACK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/30096.htm By BRIAN LEWIS Sometimes a player figures out that self-improvement beats self-destruction, that winning isn't just done on Sundays, but on Saturday night and every day in-between. Sometimes he just grows up. HENRY HITS GREEN WALL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/30098.htm By BRIAN LEWIS For years, opposing running backs gashed the Jets' front line on a weekly basis, and few humbled them worse than Travis Henry. But in yesterday's 16-14 win over Buffalo, Gang Green didn't just contain the Bills' Pro Bowl back; they erased him altogether. NAZR, VIN PLAN BIG SURPRISE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/30079.htm By MARC BERMAN CHARLESTON � Vin Baker has a new heart that beats regularly. Nazr Mohammed has a new knack of running the floor regularly. HOUSTON IN KIDD'S CORNER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/30084.htm By MARC BERMAN CHARLESTON � Allan Houston supported Jason Kidd yesterday, feeling only the player knows what he has to do to get his body right. FRANK, NETS ARE COPING & HOPING: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/30070.htm By FRED KERBER No one promised it would be easy, but just consider Lawrence Frank's first training camp as head coach of the Nets. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm ABC'S DIM VIEW OF STAR PLUGS By Richard Johnson : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm MARTHA'S CELL ABUTS LAP OF LUXURY By Cindy Adams IT'S Columbus Day. Let's hear it for Chris . . . : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm A LIFE ON 'PAPER' By Liz Smith 'HE GAINED a world; he gave that world its grandest lesson: "On! Sail on!" so writes Joaquin Miller about the intrepid Christopher Columbus. 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 Manhattan-bound N & Q trains run on the R from DeKalb Av to Canal St Manhattan-bound & trains run on the between DeKalb Av and Canal StWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Oct 9 - 11 Queens Manhattan bound F trains on A line West 4th to Jay StreetsManhattan-bound trains run on the from Jay to West 4 StsWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Oct 9 - 11 Manhattan Downtown A & C trains run express from 125 to Canal StsDowntown& trains run express from 125 to Canal StsWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Oct 9 - 11 Queens Shuttle buses replace L trains between Rockaway Pkwy and Myrtle AvShuttle buses replace trains between Rockaway Pkwy and Myrtle AvWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Oct 9 - 11 Manhattan Shuttle buses replace 2&3 trains between 96 and 149 StsShuttle buses replace & trains between 96 and 149 Sts%3 17 3EWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Oct 9 - 11 Manhattan Downtown N & R trains skip 49 StDowntown & trains skip 49 StWeekend, 12:01 AM to 5 AM Sat to Mon, Oct 9 - 11 Bronx Bronx-bound 6 trains run express from Parkchester to Pelham Bay ParkBronx-bound trains run express from Parkchester to Pelham Bay ParkWeekend, 6 AM to 8 PM Sat and Sun, Oct 9 - 10 Manhattan Downtown 4 & 6 trains run express from 125 St to Grand Central Downtown trains & trains run express from 125 St to Grand CentralWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Oct 9 - 11 Bronx Bronx-bound 4 trains run express from 149 St to WoodlawnBronx-bound trains run express from 149 St to WoodlawnWeekend, 12:01 AM Sat to 5 AM Mon, Oct 9 - 11 metrocommute Special EventManhattan Columbus Day Parade ClosuresColumbus Day Parade on Monday, October 11thThe following streets will be closed Monday from Noon to 6pm:Formation: 43rd Street to 47th Street between Madison Avenue and Sixth AvenueRoute: North on 5th Avenue from 44th Street to 79th StreetEnd: 5th Avenue and 79th Street. Queens Queens Festivals & FairsQueens Festivals & Fairs63rd Drive between Queens Boulevard and Alderton Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Forest Hill/Rego Park Lions Club FestivalGreenpoint Avenue between 44th Street and 48th Street: This street will be closed Monday from 11am to 6pm for the Sunnyside Community Services Street Fair. Manhattan Hispanic Day Parade ClosuresHispanic Day Parade on Sunday October 10The following streets will be closed Sunday from Noon to 6pm:Formation & Start: 44th Street-47th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th AvenueRoute: North on Fifth Avenue from 44th Street to 86th StreetEnd: Fifth Avenue and 86th Street Manhattan Manhattan Festivals and FairsFestivals & Fairs in ManhattanPark Avenue South between East 17th Street and East 23rd Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Gramercy Park Block Association FestivalGreenwich Avenue between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Fed To Preserve the GV Waterfront FestivalEast side Broadway between West 110th Street and West 118th Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Upper West Side Recycling Center Festival18th Avenue between 65th Street and 75th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 10am to 6pm for the 18th Avenue Merchants Association Street FestivalChurch Avenue between McDonald Avenue and Ocean Parkway: This street will be closed Sunday from 8am to 6pm for the Kensington Merchants Association Street FestivalBroadway between Battery Place and Fulton Street: This street will be closed Monday from 11am to 6pm for the Bowling Green Association Columbus Day FestivalAmsterdam Avenue between West 76th Street and West 86th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the St. Matthew�s And St. Timothy�s Neighborhood Center/Concerned Citizen�s for Community Action FestivalLexington Avenue between East 34th Street and East 42nd Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Soldiers Sailors Marines & Airmen�s Club Festival 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 MS Bike TourOver 5,000 cyclist are expected to participate in the 20th annual MS Bike Tour on Sunday, October 17, to benefit the New York City Chapter of the National MS Society. Travelers should be aware of the following schedule of road closings for Sunday morning, October 17:Soute Street Seaport(South Street from Maiden Lane to Peck Slip - 3AM to 9AM.FDR/Hudson River Drives - 7AM to 9:30AM10th (204th - 218th Street) - 7:45AM to 9:45AMHenry Hudson Parkway - 8:20AM to 11:05AM11th Avenue (56th - 23rd Street) - 8:45AM to 11:20AMLincoln Tunnel (North tube, westbound only) - 6AM to 11:15AMFor more information about the MS Bike Tour, please call the Bike Tour hotline (212)463-9791 or visit www.msnyc.org 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 Business News: http://web1.nypost.com/business/business.htm : http://www.nypost.com/business/31576.htm APOLLO'S FORTUNE By ERICA COPULSKY Apollo Management , L.P. is in advanced talks to buy a controlling interest in the famed family-owned retailer Fortunoff in a deal that would value the company at more than $250 million, The Post has learned. Apollo, the New York buyout firm run by legendary dealmaker Leon Black, has emerged as the top contender to purchase Fortunoff, the one-time mom-and-pop store that grew into one of New York's best-known discount retailers, sources familiar with the matter said. MUSIC MAGS PLAY POLITICS: http://www.nypost.com/business/31574.htm As Vanity Fair rolls out its music issue, the high-minded political turf it usually occupies is invaded by mags typically focused more on Linkin' Park than Capitol Hill. ABBOTT LABS BULKING UP WITH EAS BID: http://www.nypost.com/business/31575.htm By ERICA COPULSKY Abbott Laboratories Inc. is near a deal to buy EAS Inc., one of the top makers of diet bars, protein shakes and energy supplements, in a cash deal worth between $300 million and $350 million, The Post has learned. GIMMICKS TARGET PIZZA PALLOR: http://www.nypost.com/business/31585.htm By RICHARD WILNER The next battle in pizza chains' war to re-ignite America's love affair with the pizza will begin today. PINK-SHEETS BLUSTER: http://www.nypost.com/business/31579.htm By CHRISTOPHER BYRON The stocks themselves � representing equity stakes in seemingly worthless shell companies � are trading at a combined market value of more than $1.3 billion on the so-called pink sheets market. Real Estate: http://web1.nypost.com/realestate/index.htm ROLL IN THE HAY: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/20125.htm By TINA TRASTER ROBERT De Niro�s got one near New Paltz and Steven Speilberg built his in East Hampton. �It� is old MacDonald�s barn, which is up for grabs these days. Even regular folk are salvaging barn frames and converting these hulking American icons into houses with exposed timbers, vaulted ceilings and lofty spaces. HUDSON HEIGHTS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/20129.htm By TINA TRASTER OPIONEERS! The new frontier is Hudson, New York � an urban river city in rural Columbia County. But hurry. It�s only a matter of time before the wagon train speeds up. Hudson, a post-industrial city two hours north of Manhattan, tempts homesteaders with bargain prices for architectural gems. It�s also got urban cool and accessibility to Amtrak. But this 2.1- square-mile outpost is still waking from an economic coma. �Hudson is paradise for the new urbanist,� says Hudson resident and gallery owner Richard Sena. �It�s for people who want to nurture a place and watch it grow.� The renewal began a decade ago, when artists and AIN�T THEY GOT FUNDS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/20126.htm By BRADEN KEIL THE mystery buyers of Hollywood producer Leonard Goldberg�s $25 million apartment at 4 E. 66th St. have just been approved by the building�s co-op board � and indentified by this column. Art patrons and philanthropists David and Danielle Ganek are the new owners of the sprawling spread in the high-profile HOW TO COME UP WITH A DEPOSIT: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/20130.htm By ADELLE WALDMAN CHIRPY budget experts love to remind us that if we skipped the $3 latte at Starbucks every morning, we would have $1,095 in a year. True enough, but as New Yorkers, how far would that get us in terms of real WHEEL & DEAL: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/20127.htm By JANE REILLY MOUNT Q:My husband and I often leave our baby�s stroller outside our apartment because we have so little room inside. Our landlord keeps harassing us, saying that we can�t leave it there. What can we say to get him off our case? Not much. One of the great things about raising children in the city is that it�s easy to do errands with small children, thanks to the stroller. However, more often than not, there�s just no room for the stroller once you�re back inside the confines of your apartment. It�s common enough to see strollers parked in hallways but let�s face it � it�s unlikely to thrill your neighbors, who are forced to look at your stroller so you don�t have to. (Now don�t send me nasty emails; I have stroller problems of my own, so I�m sympathetic.) IN THE DRINK: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/20128.htm By ADAM BONISLAWSKI FILMMAKER Danny Stedman doesn�t own a television. He doesn�t need to. Whenever he finds himself in the mood for a ball game or a Seinfeld rerun, he just walks downstairs to his local watering hole, SoFa, and makes the bar�s TV his own. �I go down there all the time and watch baseball or whatever else,� Stedman says. �I just take the remote and watch whatever I want. It�s pretty much like my own TV.� Stedman moved into his apartment above the Cobble Hill bar just over two years ago. It didn�t take him long to come to appreciate the location. Television aside, life above a bar can come with all sorts of perks. The most obvious, MY NEW HOME: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/20124.htm DESIGNER SEEKS SUNSET VIEWWHAT SHE BOUGHT: one-bedroomwith terrace, river views, $570KSEARCH TIME: 18 MonthsMARIA ROSARIA�S quest for her �pad� charming is a heartbreaking story of love, loss � and redemption. For nearly 13 years, Maria had been residing in a Chelsea studio. �It was time to grow up and get a one-bedroom,� says Maria, 43. �I thought, if I didn�t do it now, when would I?� With a budget between $450,000 and $500,000, the fashion designer went in search of a West Side apartment. A sunset view over the Hudson was a requirement; ideally, she wanted a terraced onebedroom in a full-service building. She went to a condo on far West 43rd Street that boasted a pool, gym and roof deck. The terraced apartment, though attractive, was small, and she was horrified by the price: $468,000. That was in February 2003 � practically HOUSE OF THE WEEK: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/20115.htm Tudor City$549,000Would you rather have a place to eat or work? It's your call in this corner one-bedroom co-op that features a dining foyer that could also be a home office. If you would rather play than eat or work, the building's just steps from the park. Agent: Cindy Gise, Dwelling Quest, (212) 784-2118. JUST SOLD!: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/20123.htm ManhattanCENTRAL PARK SOUTH $490,000 106 Central Park S. Furnished studio condo, 636 square feet, with southern exposure, street views, new kitchen and new lighting; Trump Parc Condominiums is full-service building. Common charges $602, taxes $285. Asking price $510,000, on market one month. (Broker: Lena Simpson, Weichert Realtors, Mazzeo Agency) EAST VILLAGE $383,000 334 E. Fifth St. Prewar one-bedroom, onebath co-op, 600 square feet, with hardwood floors, eat-in kitchen, dining area, decorative fireplace, exposed brick and two exposures; building was fully renovated this year. Maintenance $720, 50 percent tax-deductible. Asking price $395,000, on market four weeks. (Brokers: Daniel Giove, Douglas Elliman and DREAM HOUSES: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/20113.htm Pelham Manor, N.Y.$2.55 millionOriginally built sometime between 1851 and 1871 (so, let's say circa 1861), this grand, 5,200-square-foot, Federalist-style home has been massively reconstructed. The brochure promises us that "literally, no stones were left unturned" � and that driveway has a lot of stones. There are now six bedrooms and 31/2 baths, plus new plumbing, state-of-the-art appliances and energy-efficient heating and cooling systems. Another nice, modern convenience: The train station's just a short walk away. And yet, there are still some nice remnants from the historical original, including a hand-crafted mahogany fireplace in the living room and the third-floor map room. Who needs a home theater when you have a map room? Agent: Anita Trainor, Scott Stiefvater Real Estate, (914) 738-1133. Entertainment: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/entertainment.htm WHEN TRENDS ATTACK: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31591.htm By ORLA HEALY IF fall's fancier trends have you flummoxed, you're not alone. Even celebrities seem to be struggling mightily with pulling off the colorful patterns, endless tweed and splashes of fur in stores right now - and they've got a platoon of stylists at their beck and call. BEASTIE BOYS SWAY THE CROWD: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31570.htm By DAN AQUILANTE THE Beastie Boys, with the eagerness of three frater nity pledges, wanted to please the sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden at Saturday's gig. 'EASTER' WITHOUT PASSION: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31592.htm By FRANK SCHECK IT'S not a good sign when, during a play about a terminally woman on a trip to Lourdes, you find yourself checking your watch, wondering when is she going to die already? BOOTED 'IDOL' MAKES 'BIRTHDAY' COMEBACK: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31573.htm PERHAPS the second time will be the charm for "American Idol" wannabe, Donnie Williams. 'TUCK' CREATOR CUTTING OUT?: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31583.htm THE creator of "Nip/ Tuck," the hottest cable series of the year, might leave the show. PRE-KERRY-OUS: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31593.htm By ADAM BUCKMAN SOME diaries are better off remaining private. That's especially true of "Diary of a Political Tourist," a valueless vanity project premiering tonight on HBO. BOBBY MEETS REBA: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31572.htm PATRICK Duffy, who came to fame in "Dallas" and got a rare second hit in "Step by Step," will be Reba McEntire's new boyfriend in a couple of upcoming episodes of "Reba." HOWARD SEEKING SIDEKICKS: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31577.htm By JOHN MAINELLI WHO will win Howard Stern's "star search?" The shock jock is taking more than just his bad-boy self to satellite radio in 15 months. THE STARR REPORT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/31581.htm By MICHAEL STARR NBC chief Jeff Zucker proudly tells the November issue of W Magazine that he wants people to underesti mate his network. "That's the best position to be in," he says. "Then we come out with 'Joey.' " Movie Reviews: http://web1.nypost.com/movies/movies.htm CREAKY �FRIDAY�: http://www.nypost.com/movies/29903.htm By LOU LUMENICK FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTSHIGH school football is a religion in some parts of the country, and �Friday Night Lights� � despite another expert performance by Billy Bob Thornton � is for the most part content to preach to the converted. The movie�s source, a book by Buzz Bissinger, was a fairly damning indictment of this obsession, focusing on the 1988 season in Odessa, an impoverished west Texas oil community that boasts the largest high school stadium in the country and where losing is considered a sin. ARNA'S CHILDREN: http://www.nypost.com/movies/29877.htm By V.A. MUSETTO THERE is little shortage of films about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but few that take the approach of "Arna's Children." ARE WE THERE YET?: http://www.nypost.com/movies/29866.htm By LOU LUMENICK AROUND THE BENDCHRISTOPHER Walken, who has briefly enliv ened many a terrible movie (such as "Gigli") with his distinctive supporting work, works overtime in a rare lead role in the mawkish "Around the Bend," which casts him as archaeologist Michael Caine's black-sheep son, Turner. 'HEAVEN'S' DOWN TO EARTH: http://www.nypost.com/movies/29883.htm By LOU LUMENICK FINAL CUT: THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF 'HEAVEN'S GATE' THIS documentary tries to make the case � mostly through gorgeous, extended clips � that Michael Cimino's "Heaven's Gate," perhaps the biggest disaster in Hollywood history, is an unfairly maligned masterpiece. THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER: http://www.nypost.com/movies/29878.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN FROM the producers of "Ed Gein" and "Bundy" comes "The Hillside Strangler," another repulsive, fetishistic trawl through the life and crimes of a serial killer. NUMB FROM NERDS: http://www.nypost.com/movies/29882.htm By LOU LUMENICK PRIMER SHOT for $7,000 in a self-storage facility, a hotel room and someone's garage, Shane Carruth's "Primer" is a real head-scratcher that somehow won the grand jury prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival. AH, PIPE DOWN: http://www.nypost.com/movies/29870.htm By LOU LUMENICK RAISE YOUR VOICEJOHN Corbett, the "Sex and the City" hunk who has a thankless role as Hi lary Duff's singing teacher in the treacly "Raise Your Voice," told reporters at the movie's press junket he was retiring from acting because he was bored. 'SILENT' RUNS DEEP: http://www.nypost.com/movies/29876.htm By V.A. MUSETTO SILENT WATERS SET in 1979 Pakistan and based on true events, "Silent Waters" builds its story around Ayesha (Kiron Kher), a middle-aged widow with a strapping teenage son. PRETTY BOY FOILED: http://www.nypost.com/movies/29868.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN STAGE BEAUTYMUCH ado has been made about the real-life romance between the two lead actors in "Stage Beauty," and Claire Danes and Billy Crudup certainly spark a terrific chemistry on screen. 'ALLO, 'VERA': http://www.nypost.com/movies/29879.htm By LOU LUMENICK VERA DRAKEBRITISH actress Imelda Staunton, playing an ordin ary, middle-aged, working- class woman on a secret crusade in 1950 London, gives the year's first Oscar-worthy female performance in Mike Leigh's beautifully realized "Vera Drake." CHILLED 'VODKA' IN HIGH SPIRITS: http://www.nypost.com/movies/29869.htm By V.A. MUSETTO VODKA LEMON'WE'RE in deep sh - - here," Hamo, a 60-ish gentleman with a white beard and a full head of matching hair, tells his dead wife during one of his daily visits to her grave. Lifestyle: http://web1.nypost.com/living/living.htm ASK DR. MICHAEL FOX: http://www.nypost.com/living/31448.htm DEAR DR. FOX: I have a deli cate situation with my 16-year-old male tabby cat. Although he was neutered at six months of age, for the past 15 years he has had sexual relations with any type of stuffed animal, blanket, pillow or knitted sweater. He has even gone to the extreme of dragging stuffed toys into the living room for a little midnight action. He seems to have some idea that this behavior is inappropriate since it occurs predominantly late at night when the house is quiet. This has been very embarrassing, since he howls loudly, thereby waking up everyone in the house, not to mention the difficulty of inviting guests to spend the night. I have tried to stop this behavior by putting all stuffed items on high shelves (which he still manages to knock down) or squirting him with water. Nothing seems to deter him from his amorous affairs with anything plush. Must I resign myself? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions you may have. � M.V., Washing ton, D.C. WHOA, DOGGIE: http://www.nypost.com/living/31482.htm By JULIA SZABO Many dogs can pull several times their own weight, prompting wisecracking passersby to ask, "Who's walking who?" Lottery Results: http://web1.nypost.com/lottery/lottery.htm NEW YORK Midday Numbers Sun.: 030 Midday Win-4 Sun.: 4191 Evening Numbers Sun.: 236 Evening Win-4 Sun.: 6594 Pick-10 Sun.: 2, 4, 5, 6, 14, 19, 27, 32, 38, 40, 42, 43, 52, 53, 58, 63, 64, 73, 74, 78 Take-5 Sun.: 13, 18, 31, 36, 38 Lotto Sat.: 3, 10, 38, 44, 47, 57; Bonus: 45 OAS_AD('Middle'); //--> NEW JERSEY Pick-3 Sun.: 809; Pick-4 Sun.: 4061 Cash-5 Sun.: 16, 24, 27, 29, 39 CONNECTICUT Play-3 Sun.: 260; Play-4 Sun.: 1843 Cash-5 Sun.: 3, 14, 15, 32, 35 Opinion: http://web1.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/opedcolumnists.htm GOOD ENOUGH: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/31571.htm By ANN MARLOWE MAZAR-I-SHERIF, AFGHANISTAN AT 2 p.m. on Afghanistan's first Election Day, I was visiting a polling place in Mazar-I-Sherif when a colleague called from Kabul: "Fifteen of the 16 candidates have requested that the election be stopped. They say that people are voting more than once, because the indelible ink doesn't work. There are also areas where they ran out of ballots." BUSH WINS AGAIN: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/31578.htm By JOHN O'SULLIVAN AUSTRALIAN elections are almost never im portant outside Aus tralia. If the Labor Party replaces the conservative Coalition parties in power, or vice versa, the outsider generally regards this as Tweedledum replacing Tweedledee. All Aussie governments look pretty good by the (admittedly low) standards of international life. THE ISLAMIC URGE TO VOTE: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/31582.htm By AMIR TAHERI IT is a rather surprising by product of the War on Ter ror: For the first time, a consensus seems to be emerging among Islamic authorities worldwide that Muslims in the West should participate in democratic politics. Celebrity Photos: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/index.htm : http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/10042004/photo01.htm October 4th:The NYC Premieres of 'Taxi' and 'Ladder 49'...: http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/10042004/photo01.htm Movie News: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/movies/news/news.htm News, Oct. 7: Michael Moore Counters GOP Charges, Rape Charges Against Anthony Anderson Dropped, Andie MacDowell Divorces, More� Kit Bowen -- Hollywood.com Staff Moore shoots back at GOP Michael Moore got in his own two cents Wednesday, responding to Republicans' charge that the filmmaker be prosecuted for offering underwear and food to college students in exchange for their promise to vote, The Associated Press reports. Style: http://web1.nypost.com/style/style.htm HOW NOT TO LOOK FAT: JEANS THAT JUNK THE JIGGLE IN YOUR WIGGLE: http://www.nypost.com/style/31540.htm By DANICA LO SHOPPING for jeans is like dating in New York - aggravating and depressing. No matter how many pairs I lug into the fitting room and no matter how much I sweat and how many tears I shed while sucking in my tummy and hoping for a flattering fit, I'm always left wondering: If jeans are supposed to be a basic, why is finding the right pair so profoundly difficult? THE BEST SALES OF THIS WEEK: http://www.nypost.com/style/31541.htm CLOTHES Triple Five Soul 15 W. 24th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues; no phone Sale: Oct. 15-31. Open: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Samples from this urban label are selling at wholesale prices and below. Find Outlet 361 W. 17th St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues; (212) 243-3177 Sale: Oct. 14-17. Open: noon-7 p.m. Boucle double-breasted coats, now $250 (reg. $530), distressed brown leather blazer, $150 (reg. $329), wool gabardine trousers, $110 (reg. $235). 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
