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Regional News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm KNICKS NIXED: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34521.htm By PHIL MUSHNICK and ANDREW MARCHAND A battle between two cable giants may leave millions of Knicks fans in the dark. 5 TEENS BUSTED IN TURKEY 'PRANK' THAT KO'D DRIVER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34484.htm By KIERAN CROWLEY, SELIM ALGAR and DAN MANGAN Five Long Island teens who nearly killed a woman in a prank gone bad were arrested yesterday for throwing a 20-pound turkey through her windshield as she drove past their car , Suffolk County cops said. INSIDE SEXTORTION BID: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34524.htm By JEANE MacINTOSH and TODD VENEZIA Accused blackmailer Derrick Mosley stooped so low in his bid to use an alleged sex tape to extort the family of Gary Sheffield that he e-mailed the slugger's wife and the Yankees' management, an FBI agent testified yesterday. REMADE MEN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34530.htm By CARL CAMPANILE A New Jersey-based Mafia family flunked out of mob school. The late Gambino boss John Gotti ordered the DeCavalcante family to repeat their inductions of "made" members because they failed to follow the rules during the original ceremonies � and considered them invalid. POL PANEL FLOATS BID TO UP S.I. FERRY SERVICE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34485.htm By FRANKIE EDOZIEN A City Council panel yesterday approved a bill that would mandate increased service on the Staten Island Ferry at nights, weekends and the during the morning rush hour. DA GETS MORE 'MILEAGE' BY NAILING NEW RAP ON NORMAN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34494.htm By DENISE BUFFA Prosecutors revealed yesterday they're planning to slam Brooklyn Democratic leader Clarence Norman with more criminal charges. STATE PROMOTED BRO OF 'FREE GUY' HONCHO: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34511.htm By FREDRIC U. DICKER and DAVID SEIFMAN The Pataki administration promoted the brother of Raul Russi � who headed the scandal-scarred panel that let former Sen. Guy Velella out of jail early � three days before Velella entered Rikers Island, The Post has learned. 'MY DAUGHTER'S A GOOD GIRL': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34523.htm Gary Sheffield's wife never had three-way sex with another woman � and never knowingly made a kinky video with her ex-boyfriend R. Kelly, a spokeswoman for the family said. CELEBRITY JURORS HONORED: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34510.htm It was what state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer called "a typical day" for Manhattan courts, as he and a galaxy of stars � including Sarah Jessica Parker, Barbara Walters and Rudy Giuliani � were recognized for serving jury duty. TALENT AGENT IN KID-RAPE RAP: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34482.htm A shady Manhattan "talent manager" with an appetite for young girls was charged with rape and sexual abuse yesterday after promising wealth and fame to a 14-year-old, auditioning her on his casting couch � and delivering nothing, police said yesterday. 86% OF CITY HIGH SCHOOLS NOT 'DESIRED': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34519.htm By DAVID ANDREATTA Calling the city high school application process a "supply-and-demand crisis," Schools Chancellor Joel Klein said yesterday that 86 percent of high schools are less than desirable to middle-school students. EXPANSION POST-PONED: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34525.htm By KENNETH LOVETT ALBANY � The Legislature yesterday abruptly postponed a vote on a measure to expand the U.N. headquarters after a lawmaker fumed that the world body doesn't deserve help because it is "corrupt, ineffective and a drain on New York City resources." 9/11 MERCY BID: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34505.htm By STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN The family members of 9/11 victims living in New York City without legal immigrant status should be allowed to stay, Mayor Bloomberg said in a letter yesterday to President Bush. VENDORS RIP 'FINE' DINING: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34526.htm By STEPHANIE GASKELL We're not going to take it anymore. That was the message at a public hearing last night where more than 100 food vendors told city officials to stop levying hefty fines. GOV PUSHES TOUGH DWI LAW: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34501.htm ALBANY � With the parents of two young DWI victims looking on, Gov. Pataki vowed to toughen drunken-driving laws with a bill named after a boy who was fatally mowed down. NEW RAGE OVER NETS ARENA PLAN: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34503.htm By PATRICK GALLAHUE A controversial proposal for an NBA arena in Brooklyn incited a revolt by community board members against their leaders yesterday, amid claims the honchos are stifling opponents of developer Bruce Ratner's plan. PROBATION FOR 'SUICIDE' JUDGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34517.htm A former judge was sentenced to five years probation yesterday for a botched suicide-by-stove attempt in his Manhattan apartment that injured eight of his neighbors. GREEN LIGHT FOR BRYANT PK. USERS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34490.htm Walking to Bryant Park has gotten a lot safer. The city has installed a traffic light and pedestrian walkway on 42nd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues to curb jaywalkers on their way to the park. DOOR CRASH KILLS BIKE MESSENGER: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34529.htm By JOHN DOYLE, PHILIP MESSING and CLEMENTE LISI A bicycle messenger was killed instantly in Midtown yesterday when he rode into a truck's open door and was knocked to the pavement, police said. LITERARY LION 'RENEWAL': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34480.htm The lions guarding the steps of the Fifth Avenue library got all spruced up yesterday as the world-famous facility roared with pride about big news. TECH IT OUT: NEW CITY LAB UNVEILED: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34499.htm The city plans to turn 4.5 acres of prime waterfront on the East River into a cutting-edge biotech center, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday. 500,000 NEW YORKERS BUTT OUT: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34506.htm Half-a-million New Yorkers went cold turkey yesterday � and anti-smoking groups celebrated by destroying 6,000 packs of cigarettes. REEFER RING NAILED: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34513.htm By ALEX GINSBERG A multimillion-dollar international marijuana ring was up in smoke after customs investigators busted 22 alleged dealers, mules and money launderers, officials said yesterday. DNA YIELDS SLAY RAP IN ONSTAR CASE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34522.htm By LARRY CELONA and ANDY GELLER A Brooklyn ex-con, nabbed with the aid of a satellite tracking device, was charged yesterday in the brutal slaying of his boss in September, authorities said. FLATBUSH DESIGNER BUSTED IN RAPE TRY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34502.htm By HASANI GITTENS A Flatbush designer of sexy clothing is accused of fondling and sexually assaulting one of his client/models, law enforcement sources said yesterday. ID HUNT FOR GAL RUN DOWN IN VILLAGE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34514.htm By JAMIE SCHRAM St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday asked for the public's help in identifying a young woman fighting for her life after being hit by a pickup truck in Greenwich Village. CLERK SHOT IN HOLDUP MISFIRE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34507.htm Two masked robbers shot a Brooklyn grocery clerk early yesterday, then fled after cleaning out the store's cash register, police said. WATER GUY 'AT TROUGH': http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34516.htm By STEFAN C. FRIEDMAN A veteran city water inspector has been arrested for soliciting bribes in exchange for letting violators off the hook, the city's Department of Investigation announced yesterday. WOMAN DIES IN APT. BLAZE: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34518.htm A portable electric heater caused a blaze inside a cluttered East Harlem apartment yesterday that claimed the life of a 52-year-old woman, authorities said. FORBES SALUTE FOR MURDOCH: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34527.htm News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch was honored last night with the first annual B.C. Forbes Award, named after the founder of Forbes magazine. GIFF JOINS THE TEAM: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34504.htm By FRANKIE EDOZIEN Mayor Bloomberg is now counting Council Speaker Gifford Miller as yet another supporter of his West Side development plan, even though Miller opposes borrowing money to build a new stadium for the Jets. THUG HUBBY BALLISTIC IN COURTROOM: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34531.htm By ALEX GINSBERG A Queens house painter, on trial for allegedly trying to have his wife rubbed out, flew into a rage yesterday after a jailhouse snitch testified that the defendant drew a map to guide the hit man to the right house. 'FANTASY' RAPE SENTENCE STICKS: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34481.htm A man who used the Internet to set up the attempted "fantasy" rapes of two women will begin his sentence as planned, a New Jersey appeals court ruled. MTA STASHES AWAY $200M: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34489.htm The MTA yesterday ignored pleas from riders to use some of its surplus funds to avoid fare and toll hikes next year � and instead defended a plan to roll over $200 million into a rainy-day fund. 2 HELD IN RAP SLAY: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34515.htm By KATI CORNELL SMITH The feds have busted a Queens couple in the 2001 slaying of fledgling rapper E-Money Bags � the first murder charges filed in the sweeping probe of hip-hop music label Murder Inc. 3,000 MOURNERS AT ODB'S FUNERAL: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34528.htm By HOWARD BREUER Nearly 3,000 mourners � including pop diva Mariah Carey � filled a Brooklyn church yesterday for a funeral service for hip-hop clown prince Russell Tyrone Jones, better known as Ol' Dirty Bastard. National News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm HUNTING CROW: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/34520.htm By DAREH GREGORIAN "All I want is Sheryl." That's what the ex-Navy man accused of stalking rocker Sheryl Crow said when asked if he wanted any food after he was busted for sneaking backstage at one of her shows last year, a cop testified yesterday. MORE HOLIDAY FEASTERS QUIT OLD TURKEY: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/34491.htm Americans are flipping the traditional Thanksgiving turkey the bird. BUBBA RAINS SUPREME: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/34512.htm By VINCENT MORRIS WASHINGTON � Bill Clinton savored warm tributes from three presidents at his library dedication yesterday, while he tipped his hat to wife Hillary � whom he called the family member with the real power. POWELL IS GOING OUT AS MR. POPULARITY: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/34487.htm By IAN BISHOP WASHINGTON � Outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell is by far the most popular figure in the Bush administration, a new poll shows. FANS WANT LIGHTS OUT ON MOVIE ADS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/34509.htm By LOU LUMENICK Moviegoers give a big thumbs-down to commercials shown in theaters � and many are expressing their displeasure by staying home. FOOD CHAIN 'SAFE' FROM MAD COW: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/34496.htm WASHINGTON � A second case of mad cow disease may have turned up in the United States but meat from the suspect animal has not entered the food chain, Agriculture Department officials said yesterday. THE LINE KINGS: http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/34508.htm By RITA DELFINER Frankly, my dear, there are many unforgettable movie lines out there � and now they're ready for their close-up. World News: http://web1.nypost.com/news/news.htm SADDAM 'BANKED' ON FRAUD: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/34486.htm By NILES LATHEM WASHINGTON � Saddam Hussein laundered illegal profits from the U.N. oil-for-food program through as many as 2,400 bank accounts, according to new information obtained by investigators. IRAN NUKES 'CLOSER' THAN THOUGHT: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/34493.htm WASHINGTON � Some disturbing revelations that Iran is trying to adapt its advanced ballistic missiles to carry nuclear warheads could mean that the fanatical Islamic nation is far closer to becoming a nuclear power than had been originally believed, experts said yesterday. FALLUJAH HQ EMPTY: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/34497.htm BAGHDAD � U.S. troops sweeping through Fallujah yesterday said they believe they have found the suspected command center of the rebel group headed by terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. MARINE SENT HOME AFTER BRO HURT: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/34498.htm HARTFORD, Conn. � U.S. military officials granted an emergency leave to a Connecticut Marine fighting in Iraq whose brother was seriously wounded in Fallujah. ARAFAT HAD AIDS SIGNS: http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/34488.htm By URI DAN JERUSALEM � An Israeli doctor gave credence to a controversial rumor of Yasser Arafat's death by saying that the PLO chairman may have succumbed to AIDS. All Horoscopes: http://web1.nypost.com/cgi-bin/horoscope.pl ARIES Partners and loved ones need your support, not your criticism, so no matter what they may have done and no matter how stupid they may have been, you are and always will be on their side. Think back to all the times they have supported you in the past - now, return the favor and do what you can to get them through this crisis. 1-900-990-7810* TAURUS A partnership or relationship that has gone through some difficult times lately will get back on track today and this time you must make sure it stays on track. Saturn, planet of responsibility, warns that its success or failure is down entirely to you, so be reasonable, be fair and don't hold grudges for what happened in the past. 1-900-990-7811* GEMINI If you start a new business venture of some sort today, the planets suggest that it will be a resounding success, but also that you will have to work harder than ever before. You will get out of the project as much as you put in - no more and no less - so clear the decks and believe that you cannot fail, and you won't. 1-900-990-7812* CANCER Saturn in your birth sign makes a perfect angle to the sun in Scorpio today, which in plain and simple language means that if you believe in yourself and if you work hard, you will accomplish something truly remarkable over the next 24 hours. Others may say you have bitten off more than you can chew, but they don't know what you are capable of. 1-900-990-7813* LEO The important thing today is that you avoid going to extremes, because if you overstep the mark either at home or at work, Saturn, the great taskmaster of the zodiac, will see to it that you pay a stiff price. It is of the utmost importance that you recognize not only what your talents are but what your limitations are, too. 1-900-990-7814* VIRGO If you want something, ask for it - it really is as simple as that. Whether friends and family are in a position to give you what you desire remains to be seen, but if your need is great, they will most likely find a way. And, of course, if at some date in the future they need a favor themselves, they will know who to come to. 1-900-990-7815* LIBRA Make sure you get what you deserve today, especially on the work front where the powers that be may try to cheat you out of what you have earned. You don't have to get angry or aggressive about it, but you do have to let those involved know that if they want to keep you, they will have to pay what you are worth. 1-900-990-7816* SCORPIO The sun in your birth sign, perfectly aligned to Saturn, planet of persistence, will make it easy for you to see through to the finish something that needs to be completed over the next two or three days. If you focus all your energy and abilities in a single direction, there is no telling what you might accomplish - but it will certainly be something big. 1-900-990-7817* SAGITTARIUS Don't pull your punches today: Tell it like it is. Not everyone you work or do business with will be pleased that you are so open about what you think the problem is, but that is their fault for pussy-footing around the issue so many times in the past. Honesty is essential if you are to break the stalemate and get things moving again. 1-900-990-7818* CAPRICORN There is no point getting uptight with people who drag their feet or can't make their minds up because that is just the way they are. If you want to get things done today, you will either have to go it alone or make alliances with those people who share your drive and your lust for success. As for the rest of them, who cares if they get left behind. 1-900-990-7819* AQUARIUS You seem to be working harder than ever lately, but are you working like a dog for yourself or are you working like a dog for other people? Today's sun-Saturn alignment urges you to put your own needs first and not worry too much - if at all - about what other people are up to. Also, make sure employers know the success of a certain project is mainly due to you. 1-900-990-7808* PISCES If there is someone you would like to know better, someone you think would make your life complete, you must let him know about your interest. The planets indicate that if you make the right sort of move now, it could be the start of a beautiful friendship - and maybe much more than that - but you have to be quick. 1-900-990-7809* Sports News: http://web1.nypost.com/sports/sports.shtml JAMAL WINS IT AT BUZZER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/20748.htm By MARC BERMAN HOUSTON � Kurt Thomas kept the Knicks in it all night and Jamal Crawford won it at the buzzer with a miraculous, 3-point bank shot that sent the Knicks to a stunning 93-92 victory over Jeff Van Gundy's Rockets. Trailing 92-90, Crawford took the inbounds pass, dribbled once to his right and unleashed a bomb from 28 feet that smacked off the glass and in. ELI EASES INTO ROLE AS SAVIOR: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/20711.htm ELI MANNING is The Prince summoned to make the Giants kings of the NFL again, and New York hasn't hyperventilated over a quarterback like this since Joe Namath rode into town on his white horse and white shoes 40 years ago. OFFENSIVE MANEUVERS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/20729.htm PAUL HACKETT isn't falling on any rusty sword, no sir. He would rather let the backup running back throw into the end zone than a backup quarterback who hadn't played in almost a year. And after the Jets didn't get the plays in on time, or Quincy Carter took too much time or whatever happened to inspire little confidence it won't happen again, the play caller left it to the head coach and quarterback to get their stories straight, leave him out of it. NO BUZZ IN N'AWLINS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20749.htm DON'T look now (something New Orleans' general population doesn't seem vaguely tempted to do while the franchise's former fans are filling up the Charlotte Coliseum � 23,319 � to worship the expansionist Bobcats), but Bye-Ron Scott has firmly established impeccable coaching credentials on both sides of (Desmond) Mason-(Juan) Dixon Line. MNF NOW ON IN SLIME TIME: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20720.htm IT'S interesting how after TV networks apologize for wrong-doing, their apologies read more like mission statements. IT'S TIME TO JOIN THE HUNT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20713.htm THE big-game season opens Monday in New York, but many of us are celebrating a hunting season that will continue for another year in New Jersey. RUSHING TO VICTORY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20746.htm By LENN ROBBINS Call it Orange rush. After a dreadful first half for Syracuse and forward Hakim Warrick, the Orange opened the second half of last night's Coaches vs. Cancer Classic semifinal game at the Garden with an 11-0 run that crushed Mississippi State, 71-58. NYAC GALS SHOW THEIR MEDALS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20738.htm By NICK PARISH The walls of the trophy room in the New York Athletic Club are nowhere near empty. But now the club can add something unique: mementos of the Olympic achievements of female members. BAD 'TIMES' FOR BETTORS IN OPENER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20732.htm By ED FOUNTAINE 1ST RACE � Western Times came into race wearing "buyer beware" sign; was claimed for 50G two races back, eased and vanned off at 3-1 last out, now dropping from 50G to 20G for Scott Lake; still, bettors made her 8-5 favorite; pressed pace set by winner Forgotten Promise, faded to distant third. My Names Nicole, beaten 33 lengths last out, dropped, got switch from Zarella Ore to Norberto Arroyo Jr., mounted sustained rally up rail to finish second in best effort since May. TEAM PLAY POWERS MEMPHIS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20750.htm By BRIAN LEWIS Memphis has been down this road before: a flashy-but-flaky Jersey star scoring in bunches, a McDonald's All-American in the backcourt with more on the way in a Top 10 class, and big expectations heaped on a gifted-but-unproven roster. FATHER'S ODD MAN OUT IN MOSLEY-WRIGHT BOUT: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20728.htm By GEORGE WILLIS LAS VEGAS � You parents know the feeling: Working long hours, staying up late, doing whatever it takes to see the hopes and dreams of your sons and daughters fulfilled. Jack Mosley is no different. POCKET ROCKET TO PLAY AT TEXAS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20727.htm HOUSTON (AP) � Roger Clemens' son signed a national letter of intent yesterday to play baseball for the University of Texas. MARCHAND'S MATCHUP OF THE WEEK: MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL VS. SPORTSCENTER (WHICH HANDLED DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES WORSE?): http://www.nypost.com/sports/20743.htm The ink on ABC's apology for its Desperate Housewives/Terrell Owens Monday Night Football fiasco was barely dry when its sister cable network ESPN � on its 6 p.m. SportsCenter Tuesday � replayed the entire nearly 90-second segment. 5 QUESTION FOR MIKE JARVIS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20745.htm BY ANDREW MARCHAND This week, NYP TV Sports' Andrew Marchand spoke with ex-St. John's coach Mike Jarvis. Jarvis, 59, is in his first year with ESPN. He also is trying to implement his "Skills for Life" program to middle schools across the country. COLTS CAN'T CLIMB BEAR MOUNTAIN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20722.htm THE WILDCAT Over the past nine years, The Wildcat's published pigskin forecasts have made a deep impression on the sporting world. Including the 1997-2003 seasons in The Post, Cat's record in print stands at 259-199 (56.6 percent) against the spread. VICK'S PICK TO SOAR: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20735.htm BY DAVE BLEZOW EXPECT Eli Manning to do a good job in his first NFL start. If he makes quick decisions and holds on to the ball when hit, he'll be an improvement over Kurt Warner. O/U RICO!: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20709.htm Rico, climbing toward .500, went 10-4 (4-0 on Best Bets) last week on the over/unders, to bring the season record to 69-73-2 (15-16). The selections for Week 11: MS. CHARLEEN: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20708.htm Just when you thought it was safe to bury Ms. Charleen in the basement, she erupts with a 10-4 pummeling of the spread and passes the last-place baton to defending champ Paul Schwartz. As for Week 11: THE ODD COUPLE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20710.htm So you thought one 4-10 week against the spread, following a 21-7 two-week run, would discourage The Odd Couple (Dick Klayman and Peter Tocco)? HAAA!!!!!!! THE FAN'S CORNER: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20718.htm By MIKE FORDE Consider this: An 11-year-old boy from Harlem hops a bus to Philadelphia to see a Yankees game. Good luck with that, kid. BATTMAN KEEPS EYE ON CLOCK: http://www.nypost.com/sports/20725.htm CONCENTRATING on clock management this week, Battman counts down these Week 11 selections: JOE WANTS PEDRO: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/20741.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY Joe Torre would gladly adopt Pedro Martinez � and Brian Cashman insisted he hasn't made any decision against acquiring the notorious Red Sox righty. O'NEILL IFFY ABOUT YES: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/20744.htm By ANDREW MARCHAND YES Network analyst Paul O'Neill still is not sure whether he wants to return to the Yankees' broadcast booth next year. EL DUQUE WANTS RESPECT, DEAL: http://www.nypost.com/sports/yankees/20740.htm By MICHAEL MORRISSEY In the midst of the nonstop clamor over Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson, Orlando Hernandez feels a little disrespected. FLOYD HANGS LOOSE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/mets/20739.htm By MARK HALE Cliff Floyd was thinking about buying a house in New York this offseason. "I'm not now," he said. Indeed, Floyd, who spoke to The Post on the telephone yesterday, is wisely holding off for a little while "just until everything blows over." The Met left fielder has been the subject of trade rumors, primarily in a deal to Chicago for Sammy Sosa, and the Windy City native has been kept abreast of the rumblings by his family. TWO FOR THE SHOW: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/20742.htm By ANDREW MARCHAND Nope, New York's football season is not over. The Jets probably are going to the playoffs. And � believe it or not � so are the Giants. INJURED WILSON SKIPS PRACTICE: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/20723.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ Giants safety Gibril Wilson lifted his left arm over his head and smiled, as if to say, see, I'm fine, but Wilson again did not practice yesterday and remained questionable to start or play in Sunday's game against the Falcons. HILLIARD: 'THE KID CAN PLAY': http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/20712.htm By DAN MARTIN Ike Hilliard hardly seemed concerned he is about to take the field with an unproven, rookie quarterback. If anything, he's as eager as many Giants fans to see Eli Manning make his debut. BIG BLUE DEFENSE AIMS FOR VICK-TORY: http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/20724.htm By PAUL SCHWARTZ Everyone wants to make the highlights � but not this week. Not against Michael Vick. Not at the mercy of Michael Vick. In basketball, with Michael Jordan, it was called getting poster-ized. You didn't want to be the overmatched defender seen on the lower half of the poster, gazing upward, cowering, helpless to prevent one of Jordan's dunks from becoming a $9.99 keepsake available at Modell's. TIME ONCE AGAIN TO BLAME COACHES: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/20737.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO One final observation on the Jets' clock-management debacle that took place in last Sunday's 20-17 overtime loss to the Ravens: THOMAS STARTING TO REMOVE DOUBTS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/jets/20733.htm By MARK CANNIZZARO � It looks as if Shaun Ellis will be back at his starting defensive end spot Sunday when the Jets play the Browns in Cleveland, his groin sufficiently healed after a week of rest. BITTER DIKEMBE FIRES AWAY AT ISIAH: http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/20747.htm By MARC BERMAN HOUSTON � It's a good thing Isiah Thomas didn't come to Texas. He's getting blindsided every which way. BEST TIME FOR NETS: http://www.nypost.com/sports/nets/20736.htm By FRED KERBER To coach Lawrence Frank, the Nets have two options: keep their current offensive system in place and do it better, or try something different. Gossip: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/gossip.htm : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/pagesix.htm STARS RAGE OVER P.R. SHAKEUP By Richard Johnson TOP Hollywood publicist Leslee Dart was unceremoniously fired Wednesday afternoon after 23 years of working side by side with p.r. iron lady Pat Kingsley and running the New York office of PMK/HBH. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/cindy.htm IT'S MATRIMONIALLY INCORRECT By Cindy Adams BILL Clinton's Library opens up, Ronald Reagan's legacy winds down. The frail-seeming Nancy these days spends these nights home. Alone. Watching TV. Wanting daughter Patti, 52, who just had her face done and looks good, to get married. Mrs. Reagan may come here in January. No reason. Just for a pep-up and to let East Coast friends fuss over her. : http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/liz.htm JUST SEMI-GREAT By Liz Smith 'DREAMERS EXHAUST us . . . " 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 DelayNassau County Under 20 mph on SSP-EB: 23 to 28AUnder 20 mph on Southern State Parkway eastbound Exit 23 to Exit 28A Nassau County Under 20 mph on SSP-EB: 29 to 30Under 20 mph on Southern State Parkway eastbound Exit 29 to Exit 30 Nassau County Under 20 mph on SSP-WB: 19 to 18Under 20 mph on Southern State Parkway westbound Exit 19S/N to Exit 18 metrocommute Special EventNew Jersey New Jersey Nets @ Continental Airlines Arena in NovemberThe New Jersey Nets play at the Continental Airlines Arena in the month of November. Expect some extra traffic on the NJ Turnpike, Route 3, Route 17, and Route 120, starting about 2 hours before, and again after the game.*Please try to arrive early due to new security checks. Opponents, dates and times of games are:Dallas Mavericks, Nov. 13, 1PMHouston Rockets, Nov.15, 7:30PMSeattle Sonics, Nov.17, 7:30PMWashington Wizards, Nov.20,8PMCharlotte Bobocats, Nov.30, 7:30PM 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/34468.htm NEW SIRIUS CEO MEL GETS $120M By TIM ARANGO Mel Karmazin got an instant payday of $120 million yesterday when he was named the new CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio � and given 2 percent of the company. Sirius and the entire nascent satellite radio industry got a giant boost with the appointment of Karmazin, a hard-driving executive credited with building Infinity Broadcasting into a radio powerhouse. STERN SEEKS EARLY EXIT FROM INFINITY CONTRACT: http://www.nypost.com/business/34469.htm By TIM ARANGO Shock jock Howard Stern is trying to force a showdown with his bosses at Infinity Broadcasting that could result in his leaving the public airwaves for satellite radio sooner than expected. SONY LAYS OFF 150 STAFFERS: http://www.nypost.com/business/34460.htm By TIM ARANGO Music giant SonyBMG is laying off about 150 employees this week at its distribution arm. NEWS ACCUSES UNIONS OF SABOTAGING PRESSES: http://www.nypost.com/business/34470.htm By KEITH J. KELLY Mort Zuckerman's Daily News says The New York Newspaper Pressman's union is trying to "sabotage" its production, according to arguments that kicked off the federal lawsuit pitting the paper against its pressmen. NEWSDAY OFFERS VOLUNTARY BUYOUTS TO EMPLOYEES: http://www.nypost.com/business/kelly.htm By KEITH J. KELLY UNREST is growing at Newsday as the paper tries to meet its goal of cutting 100 positions, including about half from the newsroom side. CEO PINOCCHIO: http://www.nypost.com/business/34457.htm By HOLLY M. SANDERS GEORGETOWN, Del. � Michael Eisner admitted on the stand yesterday that he wasn't being straight when he told Larry King in 1996 everything was hunky-dory between him and Mike Ovitz � after he had already told Disney board members he was planning to fire Ovitz. KNIGHT MOVES OUT AT NIKE: http://www.nypost.com/business/34465.htm By PAUL THARP Sneaker billionaire Phil Knight stepped down yesterday from his Nike empire and named the head of the maker of Windex, Raid and Draino as his successor. CALIFORNIA SUES FIVE IN INSURANCE SCANDALS: http://www.nypost.com/business/34471.htm By RICHARD WILNER A California regulator turned up the heat on the insurance industry yesterday, charging four companies and a broker with allegedly hiding millions of dollars in improper commissions paid out in order to win employee-benefit insurance deals. ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD THIS H'DAY SEASON: http://www.nypost.com/business/34447.htm By ROBERTA C. YAFIE Attention, holiday shoppers: Don't think that just because the gold price is in the stratosphere, you're off the hook for that bracelet or brooch that tops your honey's holiday wish list. But be aware that you may be getting less bang for your buck, The Post has learned. PIG-OUT SPURS EU LARD CRISIS: http://www.nypost.com/business/34454.htm By PAUL THARP A growing shortage of lard is threatening to ruin Christmas in Europe. The reason for the serious shortfall in pig fat � vital for Christmas puddings, mincemeat and other holiday baking � is the recent admission of 10 members to the European Union, all sausage- and salami-loving nations in Eastern Europe. AMERICAN GOING AFTER JETBLUE'S FLA. MARKET: http://www.nypost.com/business/34463.htm By RICHARD WILNER American Airlines yesterday slashed fares on all southern Florida routes by up to 85 percent, a move aimed squarely at stealing away business from low-cost carriers like JetBlue. IRS AUDITS ON THE RISE: http://www.nypost.com/business/34466.htm President Bush has declared an end to lax tax audits, and launched the biggest crackdown in the history of the Internal Revenue Service. Real Estate: http://web1.nypost.com/realestate/index.htm MONDAY MONIKER FOR MAX CAP: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/34214.htm By LOIS WEISS Anthony Westreich completed his $26 million buyout of Max Capital Management Corp. from former partner Adam Hochfelder and renamed the firm Monday Properties. DEAL AT 425 LEX. MAKES FULL HOUSE: http://www.nypost.com/realestate/34218.htm By STEVE CUOZZO IN a complex, three-way deal that reflects the vitality of the Midtown leasing market, a law firm and a financial giant have shuffled their decks at 425 Lexington Ave. near Grand Central, ensuring the Hines-managed tower will be fully occupied through 2018. Entertainment: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/entertainment.htm A POWER PLAY: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34472.htm By CLIVE BARNES TWO-and-three-quar ter cheers for "De mocracy," opening last night at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, and three more, rather louder, for Michael Frayn, its rare and beautiful playwright. FROM PRODUCERS TO 'ODD' FELLOWS: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34474.htm THEY'RE going to pro duce an impressive "Odd Couple." As The Post first reported in January, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick will reunite on Broadway for a revival of the Neil Simon comedy. 'BLUE SEA' LACKS DEPTH: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34475.htm By FRANK SCHECK AS Cher's slapping Nicholas Cage in the movie "Moonstruck" demonstrated, couples don't mesh together easily in the world of writer John Patrick Shanley. DEATH TO SMOOCHY?: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34473.htm By MICHAEL RIEDEL THERE'S a red state- blue state battle going on at the re vival of "La Cage aux Folles." 'WILD' IN THE SHEETS: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34456.htm By V.A. MUSETTO IT has taken until today for Wong Kar-wai's 1990 film, "Days of Being Wild," to get a run here. COMAS ON TRACK WITH 'CONDUCTOR': http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34464.htm By MARY HUHN IT'S hard to imagine the Comas started as a joke country band taking a jab at the alt-country movement, because the group's latest disc, "Conductor," is a well-stocked indie-pop disc, varying in form and function. TRUMP'S CAN-CAN: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34467.htm By DON KAPLAN CONTROL freak Maria Boren and spineless Wes Moss were the dual recipients of the wrath of Donald Trump in a surprise double-axing on last night's edition of "The Apprentice 2." TED'S DAYS NUMBERED?: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34451.htm By DON KAPLAN 'NIGHTLINE," ABC's late- night news show, is about to undergo a massive shakeup that could mean the end of anchor Ted Koppel. NAME GAME SHAME: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34462.htm FIRST came "The Naked Chef." Then "Pimp My Ride." GRAB SOME TISSUES, MACY'S ON: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34478.htm By LINDA STASI If William H. Macy can't make your upper lip quiver, you either have no upper lip or you've been mixing the Viagra with your toothpaste. LOVE BOAT: http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/34479.htm 'GOOD Morning America" took a page from "Oprah" yesterday, giving away free cruises to 125 lucky couples who were on the show to renew their wedding vows. Movie Reviews: http://web1.nypost.com/movies/movies.htm SOAK UP THE FUN: http://www.nypost.com/movies/34477.htm By LOU LUMENICK THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE THE inevitable expansion of the most watched kids' show in TV history, "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" arrives with its hero's goofy charms intact.As rendered by director/creator Stephen Hillenburg in good old-fashioned 2-D animation, the eternally optimistic little yellow sponge with cardboard pants appeals to kids, teenagers and adults in a way not seen since the heyday of "Pee-wee's Playhouse." CLASS ACTION: http://www.nypost.com/movies/34455.htm By V.A. MUSETTO BAD EDUCATIONGAEL Garcia Bernal, the Mexican hunk who gave sizzle to "Y Tu Mama Tambien," is as sexy as a woman as he is as a man. TOWERING BABBLE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/34459.htm By LOU LUMENICK EL AUTOMOVIL GRISTHIS weekend's must-see film event (there are only two performances) is an un usual, exhilarating and hilarious stage presentation wrapped around a silent Mexican film from 1919. No kidding. MORE FUN THAN A BELGIAN WAFFLE: http://www.nypost.com/movies/34452.htm By V.A. MUSETTO FEAR AND TREMBLING'FEAR and Trembling," a biting comedy set in Tokyo by French writer-director Alain Corneau, is the perfect companion piece to Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation." ONE MAN'S TRASH: http://www.nypost.com/movies/34453.htm By LOU LUMENICK NATIONAL TREASUREINTERMINABLE and riddled with plot holes you could drive a humvee through, "National Treasure," the latest assault on moviegoers' collective intelligence and eardrums by uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, is sort of "The Da Vinci Code for Dummies." Lifestyle: http://web1.nypost.com/living/living.htm ASK DR. MICHAEL FOX: http://www.nypost.com/living/34008.htm DEAR DR. FOX: I'm writing in regard to a recent column of yours on PetsMart and the beta fish in tiny containers. A BREED APART: http://www.nypost.com/living/34009.htm By JULIA SZABO A recent cover story called "The Perfect Dog?" in the newly re launched Life magazine has touched off an alarming new trend: "designer" dogs. Lottery Results: http://web1.nypost.com/lottery/lottery.htm NEW YORK Midday Numbers Thu.: 306 Midday Win-4 Thu.: 8944 Evening Numbers Thu.: 081 Evening Win-4 Thu.: 8460 Pick-10 Thu.: 6, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 21, 29, 32, 35, 36, 50, 56, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 74, 79 Take-5 Thu.: 9, 16, 18, 22, 29 NEW JERSEY Pick-3 Thu.: 617 OAS_AD('Middle'); //--> Pick-4 Thu.: 5933 Cash-5 Thu.: 2, 5, 10, 12, 20 Pick-6 Thu.: 6, 13, 15, 16, 32, 36 CONNECTICUT Play-3 Thu.: 272 Play-4 Thu.: 0675 Cash-5 Thu.: 6, 9, 22, 24, 28 Opinion: http://web1.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/opedcolumnists.htm IT'S BILL'S LIBRARY, BUT HILL'S CAMPAIGN: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/34420.htm By DICK MORRIS YESTERDAY'S events in Little Rock had less to do with a library retrospective of the Bill Clinton years than a campaign launch for the prospective presidency of Hillary Clinton. DEMOCRATS' SALVATION STARTS IN CHURCH: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/34422.htm By JONATHAN TRICHTER & CHRISTOPHER PAIGE LIBERALS have always com forted themselves with the idea that the future belongs to them. In fact, a survey of this year's new voters � done by the Pace Poll (based at Pace University) with Rock the Vote � suggests the opposite. GOP ARROGANCE: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/34426.htm By JOHN PODHORETZ WHAT is the great Demo cratic hope over the next four years? The answer isn't Hillary. THE GRINCH WHO STOLE 'MESSIAH': http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/34421.htm By DAWN EDEN THE people of South Orange and Maplewood, N.J., where I went to high school, are going to find some thing missing from their towns next month � the sound of schoolchildren performing holiday music. The district has banned students from performing music related to any religious holiday � defeating the purpose of the schools' traditional "holiday concerts." THE DEADLY PRICE OF EMBEDDING: http://www.nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/34423.htm By DOUGLAS MacKINNON IN all of the years and in all of the ca reers I've worked in, without a doubt, the three most inspirational and meaningful were those spent working in a joint command at the Pentagon. The men and women that I interacted with daily were the personification of integrity and honor and infused me with a sense of pride in our country. Celebrity Photos: http://web1.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/index.htm : http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/2004ama/photo01.htm November 15th:The 2004 American Music Awards...: http://www.nypost.com/gossip/celebp/2004ama/photo01.htm Movie News: http://web1.nypost.com/entertainment/movies/news/news.htm News, Nov. 17: ABC Apologizes for Sexy MNF Segment, Rapper Wanted for Vibe Award Stabbing, Disney's Eisner Calls Ovitz Elitist, Guylaine Cadorette -- Hollywood.com Staff ABC apologizes for sexy MNF segment ABC has apologized for its intro to Monday Night Football, which featured a locker room encounter between actress Nicolette Sheridan and Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens--just moments before the game against the Dallas Cowboys. Style: http://web1.nypost.com/style/style.htm BIG BARGAINS ON DESIGNER BRANDS: http://www.nypost.com/style/34202.htm By CHRISTINA TAM Looking for a good deal? Here are some of the week's best sales and bargains. 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