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Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm STATE CRIME RATE FALLS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32640.htm ALBANY � Major crimes in the state dropped 3.1 percent in 2003, an FBI survey of police departments shows. NYPD TO POLICE OWN ROGUES: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32646.htm By LARRY CELONA On the heels of a scandal involving a top cop who allegedly left work early to moonlight, the NYPD is planning to beef up oversight of its troubled Inspections Unit of the Organized Crime Control Bureau. TEACHER-BUST RATE MORE THAN ONE A DAY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32676.htm By DAVID ANDREATTA EXCLUSIVE Authorities arrested city public-school teachers at a rate of more than one a day last year, even as busts of city Department of Education employees fell slightly, figures obtained by The Post show. QUADRIPLEGIC'S IMPLANT TURNS THOUGHTS TO ACTION: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32636.htm A 25-year-old Massachusetts man who can't move his arms or legs has been checking his e-mail and changing TV channels � just by thinking about it. 3 DROWN IN SUV HORROR PLUNGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32663.htm By C.J. SULLIVAN, ERIN CALABRESE and LEONARD GREENE Three terrified women, trapped in an SUV that had just plunged into a north Jersey river, made a frantic phone call to a friend and desperately screamed, "Help us!" to a stranger who tried to save them �before sinking to their doom yesterday. VICTIMS HAD BEEN CLEAN AND SOBER FOR YEARS, GRIEVING PALS SAY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32668.htm By LEONARD GREENE and LORENA MONGELLI As word spread about the nightmare accident that killed three New Jersey women, their grieving friends said they were certain alcohol wasn't involved. RESPONSE 'TOO SLOW': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32664.htm By LEONARD GREENE and C.J. SULLIVAN Grieving family and friends yesterday had the same question for rescue teams who futilely tried to save three women trapped in a Jeep in New Jersey's Passaic River: JUDGE GRANTS CAPT. REPRIEVE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32672.htm An Army captain won't be heading to Iraq today after a Manhattan federal judge held a rare Sunday hearing in which the case was put off until Nov. 1. HOT ON HIS TRAIL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32662.htm By DOUGLAS MONTERO and JEANE MacINTOSH EXCLUSIVE He bamboozled investors in a Queens co-op scheme. Then, to avoid prison, he brazenly duped a judge, slithered through the grasp of law enforcement and built a luxurious life on the lam in Costa Rica. 'ABORTION' SPURS QNS. DOUBLE SLAY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32666.htm By MICHAEL WHITE, LARRY CELONA and SAM GUSTIN The shooting deaths of a young couple in Queens � an apparent murder-suicide � may have been sparked by the woman aborting her boyfriend's child, his relatives said yesterday. N.J. FIREMAN HURT AFTER RESCUING 3: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32656.htm By DAN KADISON A New Jersey firefighter who had just rescued a family of three from their burning house barely escaped with his own life by jumping out a window and sliding down a ladder headfirst. COPS HUNT CHELSEA KILLER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32661.htm A man was shot dead outside a housing project in Chelsea yesterday, and his killer fled into one of the buildings, prompting a massive manhunt. WEST SIDE PROTEST OF THE 'NAZI' NEXT DOOR: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32649.htm By MARK BULLIET More than two dozen members of a militant Jewish group demonstrated yesterday outside an Upper West Side building demanding the eviction of a man they accuse of being a "Nazi." 'DRUNK' KILLER SORRY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32657.htm By MATTHEW SWEENEY and CYNTHIA R. FAGEN A 56-year-old grandfather who killed a seventh-grader in an alleged drunken-driving accident ducked behind closed doors yesterday as his lawyer insisted he was "contrite and remorseful" over the tragedy. ZABAR'S E. SIDE SHOP BURNS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32675.htm Four firefighters suffered minor injuries in a fire that broke out in a bakery oven at a popular Upper East Side gourmet emporium yesterday. HUNDREDS MOURN PLANE-CRASH DOC: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32644.htm By SAM GUSTIN Hundreds of grief-stricken mourners yesterday packed an emotional memorial service for the "truly remarkable" Columbia University doctor who perished in a Missouri plane crash last week. 'TERROR' LAWYER BEGS FOR SUPPORT: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32645.htm By CARL CAMPANILE Accusing federal prosecutors of trying to "smear" her with links to Osama bin Laden, radical lawyer Lynne Stewart is "begging" supporters to show up en masse when she testifies in her defense. SCROLL SURVIVORS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32648.htm By LORENA MONGELLI and NEIL GRAVES Two freshly restored Torahs � survivors of the Holocaust and Soviet persecution � were officially rededicated yesterday at the Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe Synagogue in Brighton Beach. 'FLU' FONE FLAP: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32665.htm By STEPHANIE GASKELL and DAN MANGAN City flu hot lines are a bad call for people trying to learn how to get much-needed vaccinations, two top officials charged yesterday. TRAGIC KELLERMAN AT CUSP OF FAME: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32655.htm By SAM GUSTIN Talented aspiring actor Sam Kellerman � the brother of Fox Sports anchor Max Kellerman � was on the verge of hitting the big time when he was tragically murdered, mourners said at his Manhattan memorial service yesterday. KIDS' SECRET 'CELLS': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32679.htm By MATTHEW SWEENEY Savvy students are figuring out all kinds of ways to get their cellphones past metal-detectors and school-security staff at city high schools, where the devices are banned. NEXT STOP, 1904! CLASSIC HUB WILL REOPEN FOR SUBWAY B'DAY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32677.htm By CLEMENTE LISI Welcome to the "new" City Hall Station. To celebrate the subway's centennial year, the MTA has spruced up the original City Hall Station, which will host tomorrow's re-enactment of the city's first subway ride. DISGUI$E THE LIMIT: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32642.htm By JASON CARPENTER Halloween for many folks is about making a festive costume out of things lying around the house. But some fanatics dish out hundreds or thousands of dollars to parade around in style. N.J. GOV'S EX-AIDE CLEARED OF SMEAR: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32653.htm TRENTON � A federal investigation has found no evidence that a former aide to Gov. Jim McGreevey tried to extort millions of dollars from him, according to the aide's lawyer and law-enforcement officials. BX. MAN KILLED IN HIT-&-RUN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32671.htm By LORENA MONGELLI and ERIKA MARTINEZ A pedestrian was killed by a hit-and-run driver at a busy Bronx intersection last night, police said. SLIWA A LINGUINE WEENIE AT ITALIAN FETE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32658.htm By JOE MOLLICA An Italian-American fraternal organization invited Curtis Sliwa to dinner � and he promptly did his best to ruin everyone's appetite. DON OF THE DEAD: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/32678.htm By CARL CAMPANILE The feds have lined up five turncoat mobsters from the crumbling Gambino crime family to testify against Peter Gotti and his two co-defendants for next week's racketeering trial. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm BILL OF FARE IS LEANER: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32659.htm By RICH CALDER and BILL HOFFMANN Bill Clinton has traded the Big Macs for turkey burgers � and seven weeks after his quadruple-bypass heart surgery, it's paying off. HILL APPEARS FOR LAST LAP: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32639.htm WASHINGTON � Although she has kept a low profile for most of the campaign, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is emerging as one of John Kerry's best surrogates, barnstorming the country and hitting battleground states. BUSH'S BATTLE CRY: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32654.htm By IAN BISHOP WASHINGTON � President Bush yesterday warned America has to stay on the offensive in the war on terror � and slammed rival John Kerry for likening the life-or-death battle to a police action. ED & RUDY FORM 'AIR' FORCE FOR W.: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32660.htm By DEBORAH ORIN Two former New York mayors, Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch, have teamed up to tape an odd-couple radio ad for President Bush that will run all over Florida in a bid to court ex-New Yorkers. KERRY'S MEETING WITH U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32674.htm John Kerry did not meet with all U.N. Security Council members in the days before the invasion of Iraq as he has claimed, it was reported today. BIAS FUROR AT HOMELAND DEPT.: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32641.htm Three black women who claim racism spurred their transfers from the New York office of the federal Homeland Security Department yesterday called on President Bush and Secretary Tom Ridge to intervene in the case. 'GI JANES' NUDE ON PORN SITE: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32637.htm By NILES LATHEM WASHINGTON � The Pentagon is investigating an Internet porn site that is publishing nude photos of what it claims are three female GIs in Iraq, The Post has learned. 10 DIE IN NASCAR AIR CRASH: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32669.htm MARTINSVILLE, Va. � A plane owned by one of auto racing's most successful organizations crashed yesterday on its way to a NASCAR race, killing all 10 people aboard, including the son, brother and two nieces of its owner. 'THE GRUDGE' IS A $CREAM GEM: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32647.htm By BILL HOFFMANN Moviegoers held a big "Grudge" over the weekend � but this time, it was a good thing: They turned the low-budget horror flick "The Grudge" into the nation's top hit. SCOTT JUDGE TWIST: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/32634.htm By HOWARD BREUER REDWOOD CITY, Calif. � The judge in the Scott Peterson trial plans to offer jurors the option of convicting Peterson of second-degree murder, which the defense opposes, The Post has learned. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm MASSACRE IN IRAQ: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/32651.htm By ANDY SOLTIS Fifty new Iraqi soldiers were massacred � most of them forced to lie face down on a remote roadside and shot execution-style in head � in one of the most brutal atrocities of the insurgency, officials said yesterday. 380 TONS OF EXPLOSIVES ARE MISSING: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/32673.htm By GERSH KUNTZMAN Nearly 380 tons of powerful conventional explosives reportedly disappeared from an Iraqi military bunker 30 miles south of Baghdad in the days after the U.S. invasion. SCANDAL IN U.N. HONCHO'S PAST: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/32680.htm By NILES LATHEM WASHINGTON � Benon Sevan, the head of the Iraq oil-for-food program, presided over another U.N. scandal earlier in his career in which millions of dollars earmarked for reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan were squandered and disappeared, The Post has learned. 23 PERISH AS QUAKES ROCK JAPAN: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/32667.htm OJIYA, Japan � Tens of thousands of people huddled in emergency shelters yesterday after a series of earthquakes in northern Japan flattened homes, toppled bridges and derailed trains, killing at least 23 and injuring as many as 2,000. KARZAI'S RIVAL CONCEDES: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/32650.htm KABUL, Afghanistan � Hamid Karzai's main rival for the Afghan presidency, Yunus Qanuni, conceded defeat yesterday with less than 6 percent of the vote count remaining. $ETTLER PLAN PASSES TEST: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/32643.htm By ANDY SOLTIS Israel's Cabinet yesterday approved Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to compensate settlers ousted from the Gaza Strip � setting the stage for a crucial parliament vote tomorrow. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES This should be a lucky week for you, but a lot will depend on your own common sense, especially where money matters and business activities are concerned. Take a tip from your opposite sign of Libra and get the balance right. Put your own interests first, but be aware that your interests and other people's interests are not that far apart. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS Although the approaching lunar eclipse may make it seem as if your world is falling apart, everything will come out right in the end, so don't take what happens over the next few days too seriously. You should know by now that the "bad things that happen in life are often challenges that are designed to help us to grow emotionally, mentally and spiritually. 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI If you find yourself arguing with someone you think of as not much more than a fool, then it is you who is being foolish for wasting your time on him. You have more important things to do with your time and your energy, so let him have the last word and focus on what really matters: your work, your family and your creative ambitions. 1-900-990-7812* CANCER Don't worry too much if you cannot get the support you need today because by this time tomorrow you will be snowed under with offers of assistance. With both the sun and Mercury moving through your fellow water sign of Scorpio, there is precious little you cannot do, but you will do it better if you are part of a team that is pulling together. 1-900-990-7813* LEO Steer clear of other people's fights and feuds today because if you allow yourself to get involved, even a little bit, you will regret it around the time of Thursday's lunar eclipse. There are rights and there are wrongs on both sides of the divide, so there is no point favoring one or the other. Favor yourself; it's safer by far. 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO You are a Virgo, which means you like things to be in their proper place - no, you demand things be in their proper place. There are, however, people who enjoy making a mess just to annoy you. You know who they are and you know better than to let them get under your skin. Stay out of their way during the next 24 hours. 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA There is no way you will get the deal you are looking for if you come across as too assertive or aggressive. You are a Libran and your most effective weapon is charm - so use it. A lot will depend today on your ability to meet others halfway, especially in areas where there is money at stake. Win people over, don't turn them against you. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO Some things will happen, no matter how much you wish and how much you try for a different outcome, and the approaching eclipse is sure to hammer that point home in some way. What you must remember is that over the course of the year and over the course of your lifetime, you will experience many more ups than downs. Smile - things could be worse. 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS Sagittarius is a sign that loves its freedom, but you have responsibilities like everyone else and over the next few days you will have to knuckle down and do your duty. That does not mean you cannot have fun, but it does mean that social activities will have to take second place for a while. You will, of course, make up for it later. 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN There will be times today when you wonder if certain people are really on your side and you may be tempted to go it alone. However, as the sun is now moving through the area of your chart that governs friendships and group activities, that is not a good idea. No matter how tough and how independent you may be, you are going to need allies. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS Someone in a position of authority will smile on you today, but if you take that as a sign that you can do as you please, you are sadly mistaken. Employers and other important people will be looking to you to provide a lead, so don't let them down. More to the point, don't let yourself down - there is more at stake than you realize. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES There is no point making a fuss today, not even if you can prove you have been unfairly treated. Sometimes in life we have to take what we are given and make the best of it, and this is one of those times. Use your people skills to get help where you need it and your creative skills to turn a lost cause into a complete triumph. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml PATS SHOW JETSHOW IT'S DONE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31041.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO FOXBORO � The Jets went to Foxboro yesterday to play the Patriots knowing they needed to bring their Sunday best to bring home a victory, get themselves to 6-0 for the first time in franchise history and validate their marvelous start to this season. JETS FUMBLE BIG CHANCE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31043.htm FOXBORO � Chad Pen nington sat bare-chested at his locker for close to 10 minutes, a green equipment bag at his feet. Finally, he headed for the shower, where he washed away the anguish of the Jets' 13-7 loss to the Patriots and put on a pair of rose-colored glasses. BLUE TINGE TO REALITY TV: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31034.htm AT 4-1, hope floated like that football Kurt Warner sailed into the end zone toward Amani Toomer. About to go up 17-7 at the half, the quarterback put that ball up like the Giants' trial balloon, enabling the Lions' Chris Cash to come almost as far out of nowhere as the Giants had in going unbeaten in four. SCHILL OF VICTORY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31056.htm By GEORGE KING BOSTON � His ego is as wide as the Charles River. Teammates roll their eyes talking about the largest self-promoter in sports. But know this about the CEO of The Me Generation: Curt Schilling can pitch. SCHILLING'S EFFORTS TWO FOR THE AGES: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31057.htm BOSTON � Only Curt Schilling knows how much it really hurts, although it's easy enough to imagine. We can see the blood seeping through the socks. THESE CARDS ARE ROTTEN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31050.htm BOSTON � George Steinbren ner, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Kevin Brown and the rest of the Yankees should be ashamed of themselves this morning. No wonder the Yankees don't want to watch the World Series. NO GRAPHICS? IT'S GLORIOUS!: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31031.htm DID you see it yester day? Did you see what happened? For a few minutes in the second half of Lions-Giants, Fox lost the use of graphics. All we could see was the field, and the game being played on it. Wasn't it glorious! BIRDSTONE LOOKS TO DEFY ODDS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31029.htm GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � Of all the 101 horses pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Saturday, one horse � and one horse alone � has the potential to light up the skies like a new star in the firmament. INJURY KOS PLETCHER'S READY'S GAL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31032.htm By ED FOUNTAINE GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � Trainer Todd Pletcher is having his best year ever with over $13.7 million in earnings to lead the nation, but he must be feeling snake-bit as Saturday's Breeders' Cup approaches. BATTMAN: CIN CITY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/battman.htm Battman lost with the Cardinals last night to cut the bankroll to 1,685 peskys. BELLHORN'S BAT COMING UP BIG: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31051.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY BOSTON � Mark Bellhorn isn't in the lineup because of his defense. By the seventh inning last night, he wasn't in the game at all. 'ROMAN' NUMBERS TOP CHARTS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31033.htm By ED FOUNTAINE GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � With just six days to go to Saturday's Breeders' Cup, there was a flurry of activity yesterday morning at tracks coast-to-coast. Nearly 30 horses � almost a third of the entire field � zipped through their final major preps before shipping to Texas for the big day. TRAINER HAS WINNING 'SENSE': http://www.nypost.com/sports/31030.htm By ED FOUNTAINE GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. � If experience counts for anything in the Breeders' Cup, and it does, then trainer Patrick Biancone owns an edge in Saturday's 21st running of the World Thoroughbred Championships at Lone Star Park. BUM ANKLE COULD SHELVE SCHILLING FOR THE SERIES: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31054.htm By GEORGE KING and MICHAEL MORRISSEY BOSTON � Curt Schilling's Game 2 start last night might have been his last one this year, according to the Associated Press. Schilling might be shut down due to pain and possible damage from the suturing in his right ankle. ONLY ROLEN'S GLOVE IS WORKING FOR CARD 3B: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31052.htm By MARK HALE BOSTON � Johnny Damon cued a shot down the third-base line, and Scott Rolen stabbed it with his backhand. Then Rolen fired an off-balance bullet to first to nail Damon. RED SOX DEFENSE SPRINGS HUGE LEAK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31053.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY BOSTON � When the Red Sox lose the DH spot tomorrow night in St. Louis, should David Ortiz play left field? Or third base? For the second straight game, Boston's fielding was four-error atrocious. Third baseman Bill Mueller tied a World Series record with three errors, one of them leading to an unearned run in the fourth. MORRIS COMES UP BIT SHORT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/31055.htm By MARK HALE BOSTON � In the first inning, Matt Morris had two strikes on Manny Ramirez. He walked him. JUST LION DOWN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31037.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ The problem was not that the Giants didn't think they could win. It may have been that they didn't believe they could lose. GIANTS FLOUNDER WHEN IT COUNTS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31040.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ Even when they were winning, the Giants were losing when it came to effectiveness in the red zone, or, as they like to call it now, the green zone. Inside the opponents' 20-yard line, the Giants were 15th in the NFC with a success rating of 38.9 percent with seven touchdowns and four field goals. GREEN IN BLUE MOOD OVER BENCHING: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31038.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ Barrett Green knew he wasn't going to start yesterday's game against his former team but he thought he'd get a chance to play some linebacker for the Giants defense. But as a 28-13 Detroit victory was transpiring, Green never budged from the bench other than to run up and down the field for special teams chores. HARRINGTON STANDS TALL, SINKS JINTS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31039.htm By BRIAN LEWIS Joey Harrington is Detroit's emotional leader, the barometer for the Lions' success. The young quarterback had to stew for an entire week over a 38-10 beating at the hands of Green Bay, had to hear the ringing of boos in his ears. So he took out his frustrations in yesterday's 28-13 win over the Giants. PLENTY OF HOLES IN DEFENSE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/31035.htm By BRIAN LEWIS It would have been easy for the Giants' defenders to say Detroit out-schemed them yesterday, to say they were tricked or fooled or outsmarted. Easy, but untrue. Yesterday's 28-13 loss was more about heart and hustle than Xs and Os. CURTIS GLIDES PAST BROWN INTO SEVENTH: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31045.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO FOXBORO � As quietly as he's gained all of the yardage that'll eventually lead him to the Hall of Fame, Curtis Martin yesterday passed all-time NFL great Jim Brown and moved into seventh place on the league's career rushing yardage list. CHAD: IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31049.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO FOXBORO � Prosperity stared the Jets right in the face yesterday and they flinched. THIS TIME, BRADY DOES DAMAGE EARLY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31047.htm By DAVE CURTIS FOXBORO � He usually waits on days like these, saving the play that wins for the game's final sequence, not the first half's. COREY 1ST TO BREAK 100 YARDS VS. JETS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31048.htm By DAVE CURTIS FOXBORO � Allow defensive tackle Jason Ferguson to explain. Give the big man two sentences to reflect his view, one shared by most of his tackling teammates, for why the Jets fell six points short of the Patriots yesterday. 12TH-MAN TONGUE TAKES BLAME FOR PLAYING 'SAFE': http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/31042.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO Last week, in a nail-biter win over the 49ers, Jets safety Reggie Tongue called himself out for a couple of blown calls in the secondary that led to a touchdown pass and another long pass play. ALLAN'S NOT READY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/31044.htm By MARC BERMAN Knick coach Lenny Wilkens said last night it was "very doubtful" Allan Houston will play any of the remaining preseason games, his chances of being ready for the season opener in nine days dipping from slim to none. CRAWFORD LIGHTS UP GARDEN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/31046.htm By MARC BERMAN With the expected news Allan Houston is out for the preseason and likely out for the season opener, though it's not official, the pressure was on for struggling Jamal Crawford to produce last night against the Mavericks. VAUGHN JOCKEYS TO BE NET POINT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/31028.htm By FRED KERBER First, Jacque Vaughn had to get to know who his Nets teammates were. Then he really had to get to know them. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm KERRY'S BABE-HUNGRY BACKERS By Richard Johnson WHILE John Kerry passes himself off as a family man these days, the Democratic presidential nominee's inner circle of friends working overtime to get him into the White House are mostly single, fiftysomething, skirt-chasing lotharios with an appetite for twentysomething babes. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm NETWORKS IN OVERDRIVE PLANNING FOR ELECTION By Cindy Adams KIDDIES, mother is here to tell you the networks are planning several days coverage for our presidential elec tion. Not just their usual talking heads chewing on it, spinning it, burbling about it for the rest of the week from their varied mounts of wisdom. But that they're really putting aside time constraints in terms of budgeting several days worth of airplay for the actual tally itself. Reason being, they are already gearing for recounts, legal snaggles and court challenges. Election Day could run into Washington's Birthday. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm ODDBALL APPEAL By Liz Smith 'THE TRUTH IS that every new piece of technology (the Internet, docu- porn, e-mail) is put to the service of America's addiction to gossip, and only a world-shaking event like a terrorist outrage puts us temporarily into rehab. 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 Special EventManhattan Manhattan Festivals and FairsFestivals & Fairs in ManhattanMaiden Lane between South Street and Water Street: This street will be closed Friday from 11am to 6pm for the Community Board No. 1 Street FairWashington Place between MacDougal Street and Grove Street: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the St. Joseph Church FestivalWaverly Place between Broadway and 5th Avenue: This street will be closed Saturday from 11am to 6pm for the Community Republican Club of GV FestivalWest side of Broadway between 96th Street and 110th Street: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the Bloomingdale Area Coalition and One Stop Senior Services Street Festival Brooklyn Brooklyn Fairs & FestivalsBrooklyn Fairs & FestivalsManhattan Avenue between Bedford Avenue and Greenpoint Avenue: This street will be closed Sunday from 11am to 6pm for the North Brooklyn Development Corp Street FairDitmas Avenue between McDonald Avenue and Ocean Parkway: This street will be closed Sunday from 8am to 6pm for the Tomchei Torah Chaim Bienbaum Festival. 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/32615.htm BARNEYS' SECRET By SUZANNE KAPNER Barneys New York plans to nearly double in size over the next five years by opening 32 stores, in cities as diverse as Boston, Las Vegas and San Francisco, as part of an expansion strategy that the company hopes will woo potential suitors, The Post has learned. Five new flagship stores, 19 co-op stores and eight outlets are scheduled to open through 2008, according to documents prepared for possible bidders and reviewed by The Post. WAYWARD PRESSMAN AIMS TO RECLAIM FAMILY JEWEL: http://www.nypost.com/business/32627.htm Gene Pressman wants a second chance. Pressman, of course, became famous as the flamboyant executive whose flair for sleek, exquisitely designed clothes helped make Barneys New York the epitome of urban chic, but whose lavish spending also contributed to the retailer's plunge into bankruptcy protection. FOOD MAGS IN TURKEY SHOOT: http://www.nypost.com/business/32611.htm Thanksgiving is just around the corner and the nation's food magazines rush to the aid of American cooks fretting over how to make the perfect yams. MACY'S HIRES FOLEY TO BUFF HOME STORE: http://www.nypost.com/business/32626.htm By SUZANNE KAPNER Macy's is adding a home design guru to its management team, part of an ongoing attempt to reposition its home stores, The Post has learned. US PICKED MAG OF THE YEAR: http://www.nypost.com/business/32628.htm BOCA RATON, Fla. � As the magazine world's biggest editors and executives started gathering here last night for their annual American Magazine ConFerence, Us Weekly took home the Magazine of the Year honors. PHANTOM FINANCIALS: http://www.nypost.com/business/32610.htm By CHRISTOPHER BYRON The notion that the investing public is well served by Reg D is preposterous.A new multi-billion- dollar penny stock ploy is spreading through Wall Street, and the Securities and Exchange Commission seems for the most part to be sleeping right through it. Real Estate: http://web1.nypost.com/realestate/index.htm MEET BUYERS WHO DIDN'T CALL MOM AND DAD: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32481.htm By LISA KEYS Like many long-time renters, Alison Oblonsky thought buying a place in Manhattan was out of her reach. "Did I ever dream I'd own an apartment in Manhattan? No," says Oblonsky, a visual merchandiser (think window displays). "I thought, for financial reasons, I'd have to make sacrifices to do it." GERE'S SHIFT: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32477.htm BY BRADEN KEIL Richard Gere is a runaway seller, now that he's finally unloaded his Fifth Avenue apartment. CRIBS FOR CREATIVES: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32469.htm By SIMON VAN BOOY IF you're an artist, lofts aren't just romantic - they're necessary office spaces. Big industrial elevators can carry huge paintings and sculptures, and large windows provide free and plentiful natural light. LEVEL LAND, RISING PRICES: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32471.htm By ANGELINA CAPPIELLO Some Brooklyn boosters have a piece of swampland they'd like to sell you. No, really. DOG-FRIENDLY, $500K, WITH ROOM FOR KID: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32473.htm By MAX GROSS When Aaron and Angie Couts began thinking about kids, they didn't know if they could handle it. It wasn't the midnight feedings; it was the need to find a bigger place. FAMILY SKIPS 'BURBS FOR UPPER WEST SIDE: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32474.htm By LISA KEYS WHAT THEY GOT: Converted 2-BR, $555,000 SEARCH TIME: Six months Sure, Philadelphia's great, with its famous cheese steaks and attractive public squares. But for Andrew and Kirsten Cleary, and their 14-month-old daughter, Aine, it was no place to call home. OCEAN REEF HAS AIRSTRIP, $500K CONDOS: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32475.htm By ANDY WANG in KEYLARGO, Fla. Ocean Reef Club is a 2,000-acre hamlet with its own 4,000-foot airstrip, school, museum, security force and fire department. It also has top-rate restaurants, three golf courses, an inn exclusively for club members and their guests and a man-made lagoon created with sand brought in from the Bahamas. THE DIY: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32482.htm BY JULIETTE FAIRLEY About 30 years ago, Shael Shapiro gathered together a group of four friends to buy a loft building for $150,000 at 83 Wooster. EXOTIC BUFFET: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32472.htm No More Eggs 307 E. Ninth St., between First and Second avenues (212) 777-0393 Sale: Oct. 27-31 Open:Sun., noon-6 p.m./Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Bring in this page for 25 percent off Indonesian home accessories and gifts. Items include queen-size duvet covers (reg. $159 to $199), batik wood trays (reg. $65), cotton batik pillows (reg. $29) and ceramic vases (reg. $9.50 to $29). There will also be an Asian tea and shopping party on Oct. 29 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. DON'T PANIC: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32470.htm By JANE REILLY MOUNT Q:Is there a difference between common charges and maintenance? Yes. While both terms boil down to you writing a check to a managing agent every month, these terms are not interchangeable. HOUSES OF THE WEEK: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32467.htm Whitestone, Queens$1.099 millionGotta love that real-estate word: "oversized." It almost implies that you're getting more than you deserve. You be the judge here: Among other things, this four-bedroom Colonial boasts hardwood floors, a large kitchen, new appliances, a two-car garage and a landscaped backyard with above-ground pool on an "oversized" 80-by-100-foot lot. Agent: Anthony Carollo, Carollo Real Estate, (718) 747-7747. DREAM HOMES: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32468.htm Park Avenue$12 millionTwelve million. That's a big number, but let's run some other numbers: two floors, five terraces, two fireplaces, three exposures, three bedrooms, five-plus baths � it all adds up to this newly renovated "triple-mint" (oops, there's a number we forgot) duplex penthouse in a full-service building. There's also a mahogany-paneled library with its own ceiling-mounted projection TV (who says libraries are just for books � read a classic, then watch the movie version). Other rooms include a central gallery, laundry room and solarium. But don't forget, this is one of those tony, white-glove co-ops, where a recent relaxation of rules means pets are allowed "with approval." So you better make sure little Fido or Miss Mittens is well-prepped for that board interview! Agent: Michele Kleier, Gumley Haft Kleier, (212) 371-2525, ext. 350. JUST SOLD!: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/32476.htm Manhattan GRAMERCY PARK $1,250,000 235 E. 22nd St. Two-bedroom, two-bath prewar co-op in Art Deco building, 1,400 square feet, with wood-burning fireplace, original oak floors, renovated windowed eat-in kitchen, separate dining area and southern exposure; pet-friendly Gramercy House building features 24-hour concierge, access to private park and roof deck. Maintenance $1,634, 47 percent tax-deductible. Asking price $1,250,000, on market five months. (Broker: Linda Fenn, Douglas Elliman) Entertainment: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/entertainment.htm SIZZLING DREAM GIRLS ARE A TRIPLE THREAT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32630.htm Each is red-hot in her own right, but put Natalie Cole, Beyonce and Halle Berry together and you've got a scorcher. SPOTLIGHT ON AZTEC ART: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32617.htm By JAMES GARDNER BUG-eyed monsters, man-jaguars and feathered serpents are but a few of the strange beings you will come to know intimately when you visit one of the finest exhibitions ever mounted at the Guggenheim. HEAR SARAH JESSICA'S BROTHER CROON: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32620.htm By RUSSELL SCOTT SMITH SARAH Jessica Parker and Matthew Brode rick led the standing ovation last Saturday night when her brother, Toby Parker, wrapped up his cabaret performance at Midtown's Club Opia. THIS 'WHORE' IS A REAL BORE: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32632.htm By CLIVE BARNES CLEARLY this is the Broad way season for one-man/ one-woman/one-possum shows. We have five of them due to open before the end of the year. OUT OF SYNCH SIMPSON: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32613.htm LIP synch? Me? Teen singer Ashlee Simp son says the embarassing snafu on "Saturday Night Live" that revealed at least some her vocals are pre-taped was all a misunderstanding. CRIER EDUCATION: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32633.htm By LINDA STASI THE day after the sad death of Christopher Reeve, I opened an invitation that had arrived in the mail that day. It read: "Christopher Reeve invites you to join him. . . " THE STARR REPORT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/32622.htm By MICHAEL STARR Peta Wilson is here this week filming an episode of the upcoming (Jan.) Fox se ries "Jonny Zero" in which she plays Aly, a bounty hunter searching for the guy who's jumped bail and en listed the help of Jonny (Franky G.) � an ex-con try ing to stay on the straight and narrow. Movie Reviews: http://web1.nypost.com/movies/movies.htm 'GRUDGE' MISMATCH: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30810.htm By V.A. MUSETTO THE GRUDGEWELCOME to Japan, which, by the look of "The Grudge," has been overrun with Americans. How else do you explain the shortage of Japanese characters in a horror flick set smack dab in the middle of bustling Tokyo? IN LATEST CAMPAIGN FILM, MORE IS LESS: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30811.htm By LOU LUMENICK CELSIUS 41.11'CELSIUS 41.11," a hastily made rejoinder to "Fahrenheit 9/ 11," is the first conservative documentary to join the bumper crop of liberal political films riding Michael Moore's coattails into theaters. EYES WIDE OPEN: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30806.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN THE MACHINISTCHRISTIAN Bale lost 60 pounds � a third of his body weight � to turn himself into a haunting special effect for the bleak, nerve-jangling psychodrama "The Machinist." BLUES'LL CHEER YOU UP: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30812.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLEONLY a couple thousand fans scored tickets to 2003's Tribute to the Blues concert at Radio City Music Hall, but Antoine Fuqua's soulful documentary "Lightning in a Bottle" provides a close approximation of being there. FINE VINTAGE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30835.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN SIDEWAYSALEXANDER Payne, the clear-sighted director of "Election" and "About Schmidt," always treats his characters' flaws with compassion, and his latest keenly observed comedy is the most humanistic yet. BROTHERS CRY UNCLE IN SOUTHERN GOTHIC TALE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/30805.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN UNDERTOWA vicariously excruciat ing scene, soon after the opening credits, sets the tone for the Southern Gothic drama "Undertow." HAPPY HOUR: http://www.nypost.com/movies/32425.htm By V.A. MUSETTO IT'S doubtful you'll want to go out for a drink after seeing "Happy Hour," yet another tale of a boozy writer, or as antihero Tulley describes himself, "A drinker with a writing problem." FAMILY SPLATTERS: http://www.nypost.com/movies/32430.htm By V.A. MUSETTO THE MANSON FAMILY IT'S taken all of 15 years for under ground auteur Jim Van Bebber to com plete his eagerly awaited "The Manson Family." STELLA STREET: http://www.nypost.com/movies/32426.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN 'STELLA Street," the movie-length version of a cult British TV comedy series, is a sporadically amusing curiosity that falls short of effectively satirizing the public's fixation with the minutiae of celebrity lives. FISH WITHOUT A BICYCLE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/32427.htm By V.A. MUSETTO 'BEVERLY Hills, 90210" hunk Brian Austin Green tries his hand at directing, but the result, "Fish Without a Bicycle," never rises above the level of a second-rate TV sit-com. 'POSTMEN' RINGS NICE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/32429.htm By MEGAN LEHMANN POSTMEN IN THE MOUNTAINS THE contemplative Chi nese film "Postmen in the Mountains" is as straightforward as its title suggests. Lifestyle: http://web1.nypost.com/living/living.htm PURR-FECT ART: http://www.nypost.com/living/32489.htm By JULIA SZABO ON Manhattan's Upper East Side, the William Secord Gal lery shows dog paintings, drawings and sculptures, while Doyle New York hosts its popular "Dogs in Art" auction every February. In Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, a terrier named Tillie has her own gallery, and in St. Louis the American Kennel Club operates the Museum of the Dog. ASK DR. MICHAEL FOX: http://www.nypost.com/living/32503.htm DEAR DR. FOX: For the entire time that we have had our 8-year-old cat, we have used a cover over the litter box. Recently, I read that you should not use a cover because ammonia gas can be created inside, and this is harmful to the cat. I took the cover off, and now the cat spreads litter all over the walls and the dog is attracted to Lottery Results: http://web1.nypost.com/lottery/lottery.htm NEW YORK Midday Numbers Sun.: 414 Midday Win-4 Sun.: 7790 Evening Numbers Sun.: 617 Evening Win-4 Sun.: 8625 Pick-10 Sun.: 7, 9, 11, 15, 18, 28, 32, 37, 39, 40, 50, 51, 53, 54, 56, 58, 68, 70, 75, 76 Take-5 Sun.: 7, 15, 16, 19, 29 Lotto Sat.: 8, 28, 31, 32, 42, 52 Bonus: 12 OAS_AD('Middle'); //--> NEW JERSEY Pick-3 Sun.: 481; Pick-4 Sun.: 7944 Cash-5 Sun.: 4, 9, 16, 17, 27 CONNECTICUT Play-3 Sun.: 326; Play-4 Sun.: 7725 Cash-5 Sun.: 3, 5, 8, 12, 28 Opinion: http://web1.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/opedcolumnists.htm TAX HIKES FOREVER: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/32616.htm By ROBERT B. WARD THE next big round of tax hikes on New Yorkers is under way. It started in September, when school districts upstate and on Long Island mailed property-tax bills to homeowners and businesses. On average, school taxes across the state are up by roughly three times the rate of inflation this year. SOCIAL SECURITY SWINDLE: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/32618.htm By NICOLE GELINAS IT is a crude self-carica ture and a cruel lie: Once again, the Demo cratic presidential candidate warns senior citizens that his Republican opponent will slash Social Security benefits. "The truth is coming out . . . George Bush has finally admitted that he intends to privatize Social Security in a second term," John Kerry warns in a new ad. "Bush has a plan that cuts Social Security benefits by 30 to 45 percent." BUBBA TO THE RESCUE: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/32619.htm By DICK MORRIS BILL Clinton has mounted his white charger and rushed to the rescue of his party and John Kerry, appearing in Philadelphia today and perhaps in other cities later in this final week. SYRIA-S TROUBLE: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/brookes.htm By PETER BROOKES ONE key to stabilizing Iraq isn't even in the country, but next door in Syria. Celebrity Photos: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/index.htm : http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/10222004/photo01.htm October 22nd:The NYC Premiere 'Alfie' & the CFDA/ Vogue Fashion Dinner..: http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/10222004/photo01.htm Movie News: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/movies/news/news.htm News, Oct. 20: Mary-Kate Says She's Not Quitting NYU, New Charges Filed Against O'Reilly, Tracey Gold Pleads Not Guilty to Drunk Guylaine Cadorette -- Hollywood.com Staff Mary-Kate's not dropping out of NYU, she says Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's freshman year at New York University is being so vigilantly dissected by the media that the diminutive millionaires can't buy a $2.50 cup of Tasty D-Lite soft-serve in the city without it making front page news. 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