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Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm MIKE HOLDS FATE OF GUY KIN'S CUSHY JOB: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36352.htm By DAVID SEIFMAN Guy Velella's son-in-law quietly holds a plum, $127,000-a-year job in city government � and Mayor Bloomberg now has to decide if he'll keep it. TRAGIC KIDS PLEA FOR DOG'S RETURN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36337.htm By DAN KADISON A young brother and sister were hoping for a holiday miracle yesterday after losing their beloved little dog � a gift their dad gave them just four days before he died from inoperable brain cancer. L.I. TEENS NAILED IN 'BOB ROB: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36345.htm By LORENA MONGELLI and ANDY GELLER They were caught with their SquarePants down. As part of a rapidly inflating crime spree, two teens were nabbed trying to steal a SpongeBob SquarePants balloon from the roof of a Long Island Burger King, cops said yesterday. N.J. HAS 'PUREST' STREET HEROIN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36341.htm For the second straight year, New Jersey has the dubious distinction of peddling the nation's purest heroin. SHEA WHAT? RANDI 'TIX' IT TO MIKE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36357.htm By DAVID ANDREATTA Teachers-union president Randi Weingarten has a holiday present for Mayor Bloomberg � a New York Mets ticket in the nosebleed section at Shea Stadium. LOVERS' QUARREL ENDS IN MURDER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36361.htm By C.J. SULLIVAN, JAMIE SCHRAM and BRIDGET HARRISON A promising young man's argument with his girlfriend ended tragically on a Queens street yesterday when he was stabbed to death by five thugs who may have been rushing to her defense, cops said. H'WOOD HAWKS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36342.htm By TATIANA DELIGIANNAKIS and ALEX GINSBERG The Belgian filmmaker who first made famous Pale Male and Lola � two red-tailed hawks booted from atop a swanky city building last week � joined hundreds of protesters yesterday in demanding that the birds be allowed back home to roost. OOPS! SNAKE SENT BY EXPRESSS MAIL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36349.htm Sheila Himmerick just wanted her DVD player fixed � but she mistakenly sent her son's pet snake on a wild ride halfway across the country inside a box containing the equipment. STADIUM TRESPASSER LOOKS FOR YUKKY BREAK: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36356.htm By ALEX GINSBERG Major league clown John McCarthy, who ran around the Shea Stadium outfield in May with a Howard Stern sign, wants to trade the searchlight for the spotlight and become a real comedian. MYSTERY IN 5-CAR PILEUP ON FDR: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36367.htm Police are investigating whether a five-vehicle accident on the FDR Drive last night was caused by an object thrown off an overpass. LORD OF THE RING: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36339.htm By ALEX GINSBERG A Seattle couple celebrating their 10th anniversary in the city had nothing but praise for New York's Finest yesterday after two cops fished the pair's $1,200 platinum wedding band out of a Midtown subway grating yesterday. SCHUMER 'RETURNS' FIRE AT RETAILERS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36343.htm By MATT SWEENEY and LEONARD GREENE Sen. Charles Schumer yesterday criticized retail grinches who are stealing Christmas by blacklisting customers who return too many gifts. PELOSI TRIAL SHOCK: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36363.htm By KIERAN CROWLEY, SELIM ALGAR and CYNTHIA R. FAGEN A mysterious bleached blonde threw the Danny Pelosi trial into turmoil yesterday after she clasped her hands as if in prayer and mouthed the words, "Not guilty, not guilty" to startled jurors. STATE'S SLAY RATE PLUNGES: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36350.htm ALBANY � Not only is the city murder rate down this year, the entire state has seen a sharp decline, according to figures released over the weekend. JIMMY WIFE IS FED UP: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36354.htm By DAREH GREGORIAN The wife of embattled restaurateur Jimmy Rodriguez says he cheated on her, lied to her and even hit her with his car � but he finally went too far when he fathered a child with his mistress, a star on the show "E.R." BX. MAN BUSTED IN KID'S SHOOTING: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36338.htm A Bronx man whose stray gunfire hit a 4-year-old girl earlier this month was nabbed by police over the weekend � with a loaded gun in his vehicle, cops said yesterday. 9/11 GIRL WILL STARE TERROR IN FACE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36372.htm By BILL HOFFMANN The gutsy daughter of a Manhattan firefighter who died in the 9/11 attacks has gone to Israel to see firsthand how people face the daily threat of terrorism. CRASH KILLS EX-COP: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36358.htm By MICHAEL WHITE, LARRY CELONA and ANDY GELLER A young mom whose license had been revoked for speeding and who was driving on the wrong side of a Long Island parkway killed a retired NYPD detective in a fiery head-on collision yesterday, cops said. BIRTHDAY TEEN FATALLY STABBED IN BRONX: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36368.htm By MATTHEW SWEENEY and PERRY CHIARAMONTE A Bronx teen on his way to a party was stabbed to death on his 18th birthday early yesterday, police said. 'COUNTERFEIT' CUPCAKES: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36373.htm By DAREH GREGORIAN EXCLUSIVE Owners of a Manhattan bakery say that when it comes to rip-offs, Cremalita takes the cake � literally. LAMENT OF OLD-TIME BROTHEL KEEPER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36340.htm After the Dec. 2 bust of alleged East Side madam Jenny Paulino, The Post asked a now-retired Manhattan madam to talk about the current state of the world's oldest profession. Here is her disturbing take on the industry: 'MADAM' PROWLS EAST SIDE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36351.htm By MATTHEW SWEENEY Manhattan's alleged millionaire madam pleaded poverty in court last week � but that didn't stop her from popping in and out of some of New York's priciest shops yesterday. 'SEX' & VIOLINS AT POPS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/36333.htm By CARL CAMPANILE EXCLUSIVE An accomplished violinist is playing a sordid tune about the New York Pops orchestra � claiming her hiring depended on whether she performed sex with the concert master. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm EMOTIONAL TRAUMA'S PHYSICAL TOLL: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36331.htm WASHINGTON � Traumatic experiences over a lifetime can carry a physical toll in old age, researchers reported yesterday. SEN. JOE TOUTED AS NEW CZAR: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36335.htm By IAN BISHOP WASHINGTON � President Bush yesterday was urged to consider a candidate for Homeland Security chief who could easily be confirmed � Sen. Joe Lieberman. KERIK WAS A SHOO-IN: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36365.htm By IAN BISHOP and DAN MANGAN Senate Democrats weren't planning to quash the appointment of Bernard Kerik to the top spot at Homeland Security � they were saving their fight for Bush nominations to the Supreme Court, knowledgeable sources said yesterday. GAL'S SUIT MAY 'RACK' UP $2M: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36355.htm A young woman who flaunted her breasts while doing calisthenics for a "Girls Gone Wild" shoot is hopping mad that her buxom bosoms actually appear on the tape � and on the video's cover. RUTGERS CLAIMS RX KILLS HIV: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36375.htm Researchers at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., have developed a trio of drugs they believe can destroy HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a medical journal report. DEM INAUGURAL TIX GO BEGGING: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36371.htm By DEBORAH ORIN WASHINGTON � As Republicans clamor for tickets to go to President Bush's Jan. 20 inaugural, Democratic lawmakers from New York � which voted for loser John Kerry � said they can't give their share of allotted tickets away. STEROID CLASS FOR HS COACHES: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36369.htm By RICH CALDER Public high-school coaches citywide will be taught how to prevent their players from following the leads of Jason Giambi and other top athletes linked to steroids. 'OCEAN'S TWELVE' VERY $EEWORTHY: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36336.htm By NEIL GRAVES America's filmgoers this weekend asked themselves: Why test something new when you have sequels to savor? NASA CHIEF IS TAKING OFF: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36360.htm WASHINGTON � The nation's top space bureaucrat is resigning, an official familiar with the decision said yesterday. WWII VET IN TUNEFUL TRIBUTE TO TROOPS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/36348.htm By COELI CARR An 80-year-old singer and World War II veteran wanted our country to have a patriotic song to rally the troops fighting the war against terrorism. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm CITY, FED PROBES EYE PARDONGATE BILLIONAIRE AS A 'MAJOR PLAYER' IN SADDAM'S SCAM: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/36359.htm By NILES LATHEM POST WORLD EXCLUSIVEWASHINGTON � Billionaire Marc Rich has emerged as a central figure in the U.N. oil-for-food scandal and is under investigation for brokering deals in which scores of international politicians and businessmen cashed in on sweetheart oil deals with Saddam Hussein, The Post has learned. SANCTIONS-BUSTING SCOFFLAW A LIFELONG DIRTY DEALER: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/36353.htm By NILES LATHEM WASHINGTON � When Saddam Hussein launched his sinister campaign to woo international support through sweetheart oil deals under the U.N. oil-for-food program, there was no better-qualified fixer to rig the system than Marc Rich. RUTGERS CLAIMS RX KILLS HIV: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/36347.htm Researchers at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., have developed a trio of drugs they believe can destroy HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a medical journal report. SNEAK ATTACK: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/36370.htm By URI DAN and NEIL GRAVES Hopes for a smooth transitional peace following the death of Yasser Arafat were dashed yesterday as Palestinian terrorists blew up an Israeli army outpost on the Gaza-Egypt border, killing at least five Israeli troops. PHILIPPINES BLAST KILLS AT LEAST 15: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/36346.htm MANILA, Philippines � A bomb exploded in a market packed with Christmas shoppers yesterday, killing at least 15 people . VIKTOR HAILS UPHEAVAL: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/36330.htm VIENNA � Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko, speaking after doctors said he was poisoned with dioxin, yesterday likened his country's upheaval over a rigged election to the fall of Soviet rule or the Berlin wall. 10 GIS DIE IN IRAQ FIGHTING: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/36362.htm By GERSH KUNTZMAN Ten U.S. troops were killed in three separate incidents yesterday in Iraq as coalition forces battled guerrillas in Baghdad, Mosul, Kirkuk and the western Anbar providence, a hotbed of terrorism. SADDAM EATS 'LIKE A KING': http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/36374.htm The world's No. 1 bad guy � Saddam Hussein � was reported to be on a hunger strike on this anniversary of his capture, but U.S. military officials yesterday said he was eating normally. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES Don't be surprised if you are calm one moment and bawling out someone the next. Today's sun-Pluto union will make you even more opinionated than you usually are and, try as you may, you won't be able to resist pointing out the inconsistencies and stupidities in other people's arguments. Let's hope for their sake they don't do likewise with yours. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS You can, if you wish, force partners and loved ones to do things your way, but if you do, you will create a lot of unnecessary ill will. Try to remember that other people have feelings too and that it does not do their self-image much good to be bossed about by you or by anyone else. In the long run, persuasion always works better. 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI It may seem as if others are being rather aggressive today, and maybe they are, but that is not your cue to get aggressive as well. No matter how hostile certain individuals may seem, your best course of action is to stay calm and, when possible, stay out of their way. The planets warn they are hoping you will rise to the bait. Don't. 1-900-990-7812* CANCER For some strange reason you seem to believe that others are plotting against you. If you are the kind of Cancerian who is a bit paranoid by nature anyway, you may believe everyone is out to get you. Needless to say, that is simply not true and if you want today, and the rest of the week, to go smoothly, you must strive not to be overly suspicious. 1-900-990-7813* LEO This is likely to be a rather intense sort of day, both at home and at work, so promise yourself now that you won't get upset if things don't go your way. This is still one of the best times of the year for those born under Leo, so focus on your own needs and desires and don't let what other people are doing distract or annoy you. 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO Partners and loved ones won't be easy to deal with today - at times, they may be impossible to deal with. There is no point in reacting in kind because that will only encourage them to be even more obstructive. You must act as if you really don't care what they say or do - let them see that their hostile attitude is having no effect. 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA You will enjoy yourself today, of that there is no doubt at all, but make sure you do not enjoy yourself at someone else's expense. If a friend or colleague thinks you have gained something which should by rights have gone to him, he will resent it for a long time to come. Make sure everyone gets a fair share of the pie. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO You will be in an ultra dynamic mood today as the sun joins forces with your ruling planet, Pluto. There is absolutely nothing you cannot accomplish if you want it enough - in fact, the only real problem could be that you want too many things and spread yourself dangerously thin. Never forget it is quality work that counts, not quantity. 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS Try not to be aggressive for the sake of it today. With the sun close to Pluto in your birth sign, there is no doubt at all that you will get what you want, but you don't have to be hostile about it; in fact, that kind of attitude is likely to be self-defeating. Why create enemies when you can just as easily create friends? 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN Quick decisions are not always the best decisions and what happens today will remind you of that fact in no uncertain fashion. You may think that you have to act immediately to take advantage of a new situation, but the planets urge you to take your time and get it right. If you don't you will have to go back and do it again. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS Someone you think of as a friend will say something hurtful today, but if you think about it, you will admit, if only to yourself, that he is right. You may never get around to thanking him for his advice, but let's hope you will take it to heart, because if you don't it won't be a friend who gets on your case but someone more intimidating. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES You will be in an ultra impulsive mood today - you just can't wait to show what you can do. Common sense should tell you that kind of all-or-nothing approach could just as easily end in tears as in triumph, so rein in your enthusiasm and plan what you are going to do with a little bit more care and attention to detail. It will be worth it. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml JETS JUNKED BYSTEEP PITT FALL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/21379.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO PITTSBURGH � Shaun Ellis, usually among the humblest, quietest Jets, stood restlessly before his stall in the Heinz Field visitor's locker room and seethed after yesterday's 17-6 loss to the Steelers in what was supposed to be Gang Green's coming-out party as one of the league's elite. "Put my name on it, put it out on TV, do whatever, but I honestly believe if we see them again we'll beat them; the outcome will be different," Ellis said. CHAD ACCEPTS BLAME AS GANG BUSTER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/21382.htm PITTSBURGH - The Jets had a chance yesterday to announce themselves loud and clear as a team to be reckoned with in January, and their franchise quarterback came up with laryngitis. Until it was time for him to remind the world that the job of the quarterback is to get his team in the end zone and win games, and since he did neither, Steelers 17, Jets 6 was all his fault. COUGHLIN RIGHT TO KEEP THE KID THE MAN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/21375.htm BALTIMORE - There might be something even worse than a zero quarterback rating and Tom Coughlin may find it out. Ben Roethlisberger on the same field Saturday as Eli Manning before a bitter Giants Stadium crowd could prove one more thing the kid doesn't need, in addition to a bad offensive line, a scheme that seems to exclude Jeremy Shockey and Tiki Barber's hands springing Leaks again. A-ROD MISSES AT CHARITY HYPE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/21365.htm THE suggestion that Alex Rodriguez' participation in Friday's ugly, $7,500-per-"guest" autograph session was mitigated because, unlike co-star Barry Bonds, Rodriguez would donate part of his take to charity, makes for both a nice notion and a thin rationalization. If Rodriguez' presence were predicated upon charity, why not have the suckers, er, patrons write half their checks for the night � the A-Rod half � directly to the charity? NHL WAR LORDS PLAY TRICK CARD: http://www.nypost.com/sports/21366.htm SO now with some time to re gain its balance after being caught completely off guard Thursday by the NHLPA's CBA proposal, the NHL propaganda machine is back in full operation, disseminating the message across the continent that the union's offer is somehow a trick; that the players are offering to roll back their contracts by 24 percent only because they've been assured by Bob Goodenow that they'll make it all back and more pretty much within two or three years. BORAS READY TO CLOSE DEALS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/213870.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY ANAHEIM - It was by far the deadest day of the winter meetings - and then Scott Boras strutted into the Anaheim Marriott lobby at dinner time. The super agent, who informed reporters he was up until 4:30 a.m. yesterday, predicted he might announce at least one signing today. TALENTED BACKCOURT HAS RICE SIMMERIN': http://www.nypost.com/sports/21377.htm By DAN MARTIN Russell Robinson. Keydren Clark. Andre Barrett. The list is seemingly endless. KING'S IDEA: A TOURNAMENT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/21387.htm By GEORGE WILLIS LAS VEGAS � The ballroom at Mandalay Bay was decorated late Saturday night for an elaborate post-fight conference where Vitali Klitschko was to celebrate his eighth-round technical knockout over Danny Williams. But the dais was empty, and Klitschko was nowhere to be found. FRISCO MANAGER ALOU BACKS HIS MAN BONDS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/21374.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY ANAHEIM � The Barry Bonds Defense Fund may not have been born quite yet � but a second manager spoke out in support of the Giant slugger yesterday. BIG UNIT TALKS REVISITED: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/21381.htm By GEORGE KING ANAHEIM - Get ready for the latest round of Randy Johnson-to-the-Yankees talk. According to multiple industry sources, the Diamondbacks are ready to return to the trade table with the Yankees today after the Bombers broke off talks on Dec. 1 when they believed the Diamondbacks' demands were far too excessive. BELTRAN WILL HAVE TO WAIT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/21378.htm By GEORGE KING ANAHEIM � Yankee fans shouldn't be looking for Carlos Beltran under their Christmas tree. AMAZIN'S WAIT AND WONDER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/21380.htm By MARK HALE ANAHEIM � The Mets are out of the Richie Sexson sweepstakes, shopping Kaz Matsui and still waiting for Pedro Martinez. ELI TOSSES UP BIG BLUE ZERO: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/21376.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ BALTIMORE � As he came off the field, Eli Manning knew he had just lost a game and, moments later, learned he has not lost his job. But he knew he indeed was in the process of losing something even more valuable. TIKI'S BACK TO FUMBLE FOIBLES: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/21372.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ BALTIMORE � He sees himself falling into the same trap that befell him a year ago, trying to balance watching his team crumble around him with the temptation to try to produce a Herculean effort to prevent the collapse. The past two games haven't been good ones for Tiki Barber, the Giants' best player this season, and it will take all he has inside him to stop the slide from becoming something worse. WARNER PROVIDES SPARK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/21373.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ BALTIMORE � As soon as Kurt Warner stepped onto the field yesterday, everything got better for the Giants, who trailed 37-7 midway though the fourth quarter of an eventual 37-14 loss to the Ravens. NO D-LIGHT IN JET LAND: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/21383.htm By MIKE VACCARO PITTSBURGH � They wouldn't allow themselves to use their weariness as a crutch later on, and maybe that is the best thing they can take away from this aggravating day. The Jets' defense has been heroic for much of the season. It looked terribly ordinary yesterday. BETTIS BETTERS MARTIN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/21384.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO PITTSBURGH � While Curtis Martin continued his march toward the Hall of Fame yesterday by moving into fifth place on the all-time career rushing list, Jerome Bettis, the man he passed, had the magical day. BIG BEN KEEPS TICKING: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/21385.htm By MIKE VACCARO PITTSBURGH � It isn't always going to be this easy for Ben Roethlisberger. He knows this. He knows there will be halves like the first half of yesterday's 17-6 Steelers win over the Jets, where he was 3-for-11 for 24 yards, statistics that, quite frankly, look more Eli Manning than Peyton Manning. BUCKLEY GETS PITTS-BURNED: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/21386.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO PITTSBURGH � One of the killer plays in the game for the Jets in yesterday's loss came when Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger connected with little-used receiver Lee Mays for 46 yards to the Jets' 17-yard line with the game still very much in the balance. CRAW-SWISH: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/21370.htm By MARC BERMAN It was supposed to be Allan Houston's Garden coronation. But a recently struggling Jamal Crawford stole the show and may have saved his starting job in a well-timed 31-point explosion. ISIAH: WE WON'T DEAL HOUSTON: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/21369.htm By MARC BERMAN Isiah Thomas acknowledged Allan Houston won't be included in any potential Vince Carter trade. But Thomas made it seem like it's his call, not Toronto's, declaring he will not trade Houston. CAMBY WOULD LOVE RETURN TO KNICKS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/21367.htm By DAVE CURTIS Marcus Camby wants another crack at New York. Shipped to Denver in a draft-day deal two years ago, Camby admitted yesterday he, and his buddy Latrell Sprewell, yearn to return to play for what he still calls the new Knick management. ALLAN STRIDES BACK TO GARDEN OF CHEERS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/21368.htm By ANDREW MARCHAND On a day the Knicks honored guards from the past, Allan Houston, with some creaky knees, checked back in at the Garden for the first time since last March. NETS GIVIN' BEST EFFORT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/21371.htm By FRED KERBER Travis Best heard the word going around the league. He was done. Finished. Washed up. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm WHY ELLEN AND GAL PAL SPLIT By Richard Johnson : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm STEVE THE DOORMAN NEEDS A POKER FACE By Cindy Adams : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm 'NOT ENGAGED'! By Liz Smith 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 HeadlineManhattan 2004 Holiday Season - Traffic Adivsory Due to the upcoming 2004 Holiday Season there will be heavy congestion in Midtown Manhattan caused by shopping and festivities that will be taking place. It is advised for people to use mass transit as much as possible therefore helping traffic to move along smoothly. So please plan ahead for early travel and leave at least 20 minutes before schedule. There is also a 10 Day Gridlock Alert Day designated for the Holiday Traffic. These Days are as follows:Friday, November. 19: The Friday before Thanksgiving.Wednesday, November. 24: The day before Thanksgiving. Matinee day at Broadway theaters adds to traffic congestion in the midtown theater district.Tuesday, November. 30: Tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center.Friday, December. 10: A popular shopping day.Wednesday, December. 15: Matinee day at Broadway theaters and a popular shopping day.Thursday, December. 16: A popular shopping day.Friday, December. 17: A popular shopping day.Wednesday, December. 22: Matinee day at Broadway theaters and a popular shopping day.Thursday, December. 23: The day before Christmas Eve. metrocommute DelayNassau County Under 30 mph on SSP-WB: 29 to 28AUnder 30 mph on Southern State Parkway westbound Exit 29 to Exit 28A metrocommute Special EventManhattan Knicks @ Madison Square Garden thru November & DecemberThe Knicks host at the Madison Square Garden in the months of November & December. Expect some extra traffic on 7th Ave., 8th Ave., and in the west 30s, 2 hours before the game, after the game.*Please arrive early due to new security checks*Opponents, dates and times of games are:Atlanta Hawks, Nov. 23, 7:30 PMToronto Raptors, Nov. 27, 1:00 PMMemphis Grizzlies, Dec. 01, 7:30 PMOrlando Magic, Dec. 03, 7:30 PMDenver Nuggets, Dec. 12, 12:00 PMDetroit Pistons, Dec. 15, 8PMUtah Jazz, Dec. 19, 3PMDallas Mavericks, Dec. 21, 7:30PMCharlotte Bobcats, Dec. 26, 1PM Manhattan Radio City Christmas Spectacular @ Radio City Music Hall; November 23 thru January 2The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the world-famous Rockettes, returns to Radio City Music Hall, November 23, 2004 thru January 2, 2005 Be a part of this American tradition and enjoy such show-stopping scenes as the "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers", and the majestic "Living Nativity." Also, witness Santa's return to the Music Hall through an exciting 3-D sleigh ride. Expect delays on 5th, 6th and 7th Avenue between 48th Street and 51st Street and on Broadway starting around 2 hours before and after the show. Please arrive early due to new security measures and for parking. Visit thegarden.com site for information on showtimes.: http://www.thegarden.com 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/36322.htm KALIKOW CA$H COW By STEVE CUOZZO Real estate mogul and MTA chairman Peter Kalikow has put 195 Broadway up for sale just as plans are kicking into high gear for the MTA's spectacular new Fulton Street Transit Center across the street � a project that could help the famed "wedding cake" office building fetch a higher price. SPRINT-NEXTEL DEAL COULD SLAM MOTOROLA: http://www.nypost.com/business/36326.htm By RICHARD WILNER There are few smiling faces at Motorola Inc. today. That's because the company has been the exclusive handset supplier to Nextel Communications for years and stands to be the big loser should the Sprint-Nextel merger talks produce a deal. FORBES DISSECTS THE NBA: http://www.nypost.com/business/36328.htm Steve Shepard's imminent departure from the helm at BusinessWeek will mark the end of an era � what better time to check in and see how the business mags rate? SECURITY-DOOR JAM: http://www.nypost.com/business/36308.htm By CHRISTOPHER BYRON THE news that Bernard Kerik withdrew his name from considera tion as President Bush's choice to become the nation's second Homeland Security czar is not really all that surprising. . .at least to those who knew the man as an actual human being. 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FCC EYES OLYMPICS: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/36305.htm THE Federal Communications Commission has asked NBC to submit a tape of its coverage of the Summer Olympics opening ceremonies to determine if some of the dancing was too sexy for TV. PUMP UP: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/36378.htm By MICHAEL STARR NO, the man at right isn't Arnold Schwarzenegger - but he will play Arnold on TV. THIS FANTASY SHOULD STAY NAMELESS: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/36380.htm By LINDA STASI FROM Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr., the father-son team who brought you such terrible television as "The 10th Kingdom" and the even worse "Dinotopia," comes yet another mind-number, "Legend of Earthsea," on Sci Fi. THE STARR REPORT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/36317.htm By MICHAEL STARR The uproar over Tavis Smiley's departure from NPR is growing louder by the day. Movie Reviews: http://web1.nypost.com/movies/movies.htm FLIRTY DOZEN: http://www.nypost.com/movies/21252.htm By LOU LUMENICK OCEAN'S TWELVE FORGET the plot of "Ocean's Twelve" - you will by the time you leave the theater, if not sooner. This slickly entertaining sequel is all about savoring eye candy - whether it's the 100-megawatt smiles of George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and "Ocean's" newcomer Catherine Zeta-Jones or the eye-popping European locations. LOVE MEANS NEVER GETTING TO SAY SAYONARA: http://www.nypost.com/movies/21241.htm By V.A. MUSETTO DOLLS IN Japan, his homeland, Takeshi Kitano is a major star best know as a standup comic who goes under the name Beat Takeshi and appears in five TV shows a week. GONE FISHIN': http://www.nypost.com/movies/21240.htm By LOU LUMENICK THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU WES Anderson's "Rush more" boosted his career as well as Bill Murray's, so Anderson wrote a juicy lead part in the in termittently brilliant, intermittently hilarious � and occasionally tedious � "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou." SHWAAS: http://www.nypost.com/movies/21297.htm By V.A. MUSETTO 'SHWAAS," India's entry for the 2004 foreign-language Oscar, is a tearjerker about a 7-year-old farm boy with a rare eye cancer. Surgery can save his life, but it will leave him sightless. STRAIGHT-JACKET: http://www.nypost.com/movies/21238.htm By V.A. MUSETTO IF Rock Hudson wasn't long dead, "Straight-Jacket" might do the trick. CRUISING ALONG, PRETTY AS A 'PICTURE': http://www.nypost.com/movies/21296.htm By V.A. MUSETTO A TALKING PICTURE TOMORROW is Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de Oli veira's 96th (yes, 96th) birthday, but it's his fans who are getting a gift. Lifestyle: http://web1.nypost.com/living/living.htm PERFECT GIFTS: http://www.nypost.com/living/36186.htm By JULIA SZABO When selecting holiday gifts for Fido and Fluffy, try to think of what your pet wants most. Hint: costumes, jingle-bell collars, and reindeer antlers won't cut it. ASK DR. MICHAEL FOX: http://www.nypost.com/living/36217.htm DEAR DR. FOX: I've heard that peanuts can be poisonous to squirrels. However, there are peanuts in the birdseed that I put out in my yard, and squirrels (in addition to my two dogs) sometimes eat them. Please advise. -D.L., Flint, Mich. PUT THROUGH THE 'RING'-ER: http://www.nypost.com/living/36243.htm By MICHAEL KANE "We forgot the taste of bread, the sound of trees, the softness of the wind . . . we even forgot our own name." 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The two boys admitted to drinking before a pep rally in October, and policy says students caught drinking "outside their athletic season" can be suspended, but not barred from future games. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER IRAQ VOTES: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/36315.htm By PETER BROOKES DESPITE the prospect of increased violence, Iraq's interim government is holding firm on its commitment to hold the first post-Saddam elections next month. GUY'S GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD DAY 77: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/36318.htm CONVICTED influence-peddler Guy Velella left Rikers Island on Sept. 28 � set free illegally by an obscure municipal panel with ties to Velella's buddies in Albany and New York City politics. 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