November 4, 2001
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BULL'S EYE
CAN CHOCOHOLICSAID RAIN FORESTS? You probably thought eating all that Halloween candy was just making you fat. It turns out you were doing your part to save the rain forest....
TIME TO PLAY IT SAFE: THESE FUNDS LIMIT VOLATILITY, DOWNSIDE RISK
For those who got burned by the dot-com meltdown and have had it with the market's recent wild ride, investing has been anything but fun lately. But the picture is...
RALPH LAUREN EXPECTS A POOR FOURTH QUARTER
Even as Mayor Giuliani urges us all to forget our woes and go shopping, retail therapy is what the actual stores and manufacturers are going to need after this fourth...
POWELL NOT BLUE OVER BLUE FUND
COLIN Powell has had other things on his mind besides his investments lately. It's entirely possible that the U.S. Secretary of State isn't aware that the Brandywine Blue fund, in...
WHAT I WATCH
PAMELA LIEBMAN CEO, THE CORCORAN GROUP I LOVE "THE AMAZING RACE." THE DYNAMICS OF THE CONTESTANTS' RELATIONSHIPS ARE FASCINATING. IT'S FUN TO WATCH THEM GO BEYOND THEIR LIMITS TO MAKE...
4 QUESTIONS FOR TARA LUPINKSI - TARA TALKS TOUGH
Who are your heroes and why? My mom because I've never met a person who would give up everything to make someone else's dream - my dream - come true....
TRYING A LITTLE SALSA TO SPICE THINGS UP
'We need something to take our minds off all this," said my roommate recently as we settled in for yet another installment of "Attack on America." "Margaritas?" "No," she said....
THE GREAT DEBATE: STORY VS. SONGS
When it comes to creating in that collaborative machine, the Broadway musical, which is more important: the book and lyrics or the music? Ideally, these three parts should be equal,...
MODEST IN THE FLESH
Meeting V.S. Naipaul at a hotel before he gave a Manhattan Institute talk at the Harvard Club, I didn't encounter the cranky misanthrope of legend. Instead, the impression I had...
HOW HARD ROCK WENT SOFT
At a time when America's youth must come to terms with a surreal and savage new world, it's disturbing to think teens can no longer rely on the one thing...
FAITH EVANS
As a little girl in New Jersey, Faith Evans could make churchgoers cry with her soulful rendition of "Let the Sun Shine In."It wasn't the first sign that big things...
GET YOUR KICKS ON E. 12TH
The nuns at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Boonton, N.J., taught Cine File long ago that honesty is the best policy. So he is going to admit that he...
A REAL TOUGH GUY: CURSING MAMET ON BLEEPIN' GOOD 'HEIST'
So where did David Mamet - the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright famous for his tough, profanity-spewing characters - find inspiration for "Heist," his ninth effort as a film writer-director? "I've been...
HE SPED, SHE SPED
We join the track pack for a fast and fashionable twist on drivers' ed Auto racing has become one of America's favorite sports, and a great place to try it...
BITE INTO THE BIG APPLE
If you're not hungry now, you will be after considering the interesting options for noshing around town today: ON THE RUN: On this New York Marathon day, Atlas restaurant gives...
STYLE & SUBSTANCE: FAITH EVANS
As a little girl in New Jersey, Faith Evans could make churchgoers cry with her soulful rendition of "Let the Sun Shine In."It wasn't the first sign that big things...
TO THE RESCUE : ROUND-THE-CLOCK AMBULANCE SERVICE DRIVEN TO AIDING CITY'S AILING PETS
Animal medical emergencies have a way of happening at the most inopportune times -usually the middle of the night (when all but a handful of veterinarian hospitals are closed) or...
H'WOOD'S COWARDLY LIONS ON THE CARPET
I'm not a real hero, but I play one on TV. That should be the opening line of tonight's two-bit Emmy show, because let's face it, fear among the famous...
DEMS GUNNING FOR VICTORY IN WARTIME
President Bush isn't on the ballot Tuesday, but key contests from New York to Virginia could spell political fallout for him. Democrats hope to score bragging rights by winning back...
FALLEN TRIO STOOD AS GIANTS AMONG MEN
Mourners gathered at services for the heroes of Sept. 11 around the city yesterday, remembering the spirit and the dedication of the Big Apple's "gentle giants." Firefighter Leon Smith Jr.,...
REELING GREEN BLASTS AT BLOOMY : RAISES SEX-HARASSMENT, BIAS-CLUB CHARGES
Democratic mayoral hopeful Mark Green yesterday launched an all-out blistering attack on Republican Michael Bloomberg - charging that the media mogul is "contemptuous" toward women. "After my opponent has spent...
SHARON SCRAPS D.C. TRIP AMID PRESSURE TO RELENT
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, under intense U.S. pressure to make concessions to the Palestinians, yesterday postponed indefinitely his planned visit to Washington this week. The Israeli leader had been...
WHOEVER WINS, WE'LL HAVE A LOUD MAYOR
Both Bloomberg and Green vow to bring open government to City Hall.Mike Bloomberg and Mark Green have at least one thing in common - they've both talked up "open government"...
'POTTER' PROPS DO MAGIC ACT
The Harry Potter movie is still two weeks away, but genuine props from the red-hot flick have begun to mysteriously appear within reach of American fans. Magic wands, wizard hats...
PARADE ROUTE IS YANKED TO UPTOWN
City officials yesterday went ahead with plans for a Yankees victory parade this week, confident the Bronx Bombers could reverse last night's horrible performance and clinch a fourth straight World...
CHARITY TAKES A BROAD VIEW OF WHO'S A 'VICTIM'
The cashed-up September 11th Fund is making a lengthy list of "victims" who may qualify for aid that goes far beyond the families of the dead, says board chairman Franklin...
EVIL HAND OF OSAMA MAY BE FLASHING HAND SIGNAL
WASHINGTON - Terror master Osama bin Laden released a chilling new videotape yesterday in which he made frequent hand gestures during an anti-Western diatribe - possibly signaling to his henchmen...
FAREWELL, MY SON, AND GIVE THE CAVEMEN HELL
I HAVE always prayed that my boys, Pete and Sean, would never hear a shot fired in anger - but today, Pete came a tad closer to that sound. At...
HOSP ANHRAX VICTIM DID HANDLE MAIL
Kathy Nguyen, a stock clerk who died mysteriously of inhalation anthrax, sometimes handled the mail at the hospital where she worked, a hospital executive revealed yesterday. "She occasionally dealt with...
TROOPS GET PIECE OF THE ACTION
Our men and women in uniform stationed halfway around the world watched the Yankees take on the Diamondbacks last night in a World Series clash that helped "bring a piece...
'STAR SEARCH' AT THE EMMYS
LOS ANGELES - The stars will still arrive by stretch limos but security guards will greet them before they hit the red carpet at tonight's twice-delayed Emmys. An elaborate security...
TALIBAN'S FOES MAKING MAJOR PUSH IN NORTH
Northern Alliance troops claimed to be just 19 miles from the key northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif yesterday after 24 hours of intense battle, coordinated by U.S. commando teams. As U.S....
BRAVEST RIP TOP COPS : FIREMEN UNION BOSS A LATE BUST
Firefighters yesterday blamed police supervisors for the battle at ground zero, even as cops arrested one more of the Bravest. Videotapes and photos, including news footage, were examined by cops...
FANS: YANKS WILL RISE LIKE PHOENIX IN SUNNY ARIZONA
Yankee fans of every stripe banded together after last night's drubbing in Arizona to sound the same battle cry: Wait until tonight! "They need to do it. It would be...
THEY DO IT TONIGHT: FORGET THAT 15-2 DESERT DRUBBING
The heady euphoria of last week's miracle Yankees victories evaporated in the steaming Arizona desert last night, as Bombers fans corked their celebration parties and choked down a drubbing at...
AND NOW GAME 7 - LIKE IT OUGHTA BE
PHOENIX. THERE should be a Game 7 in this wacky, wonderful World Series, and there is going to be. It pits Roger Clemens against a man whose career he reversed...
PETS OF TRAGIC OWNERS MAY BE HOMELESS AGAIN
Animal-care agencies are preparing themselves for a second wave of requests to find new homes for pets of victims of the World Trade Center disaster. Several dozen animals whose owners...
FOCUS ON BLOOMBERG: RUDY'S HEIR - OR FREDDY'S?
So, you must be thinking, "Will the real Michael Bloomberg please stand up? You voted for Freddy Ferrer. You've just received this nice glossy flier in the mail. "He made...
APPLE PATRIOTS RUN RACE OF THEIR LIVES
An army of marathon runners in shorts and sneakers is set to battle the hard streets of New York today - but not before striking a small blow against terrorism....
'WEST WING' TO SOAR AGAIN: PUNDITS
"The West Wing" takes on "The Sopranos" as CBS and the Emmys try again to put on a show that has already been twice postponed by war. The delays, however,...
ELITE HS SMARTING FROM NEW HAZE RULE
The new head of elite Bronx HS of Science has imposed a "zero tolerance" crackdown against hazing - suspending six upperclassmen for allegedly abusing and humiliating incoming freshmen. Principal Valerie...
FERTILITY DOC'S AT THE TOP OF HIS CLA$$
Salaries of New York's college presidents, superstar doctors and basketball coaches are among the nation's highest, a new survey by the Chronicle of Higher Education shows. But the president is...
PINSTRIPE PANACEA: BOMBERS SOOTHE CITY THAT NEEDS SOME RELIEF
Yankee excitement ran rampant through New York yesterday, a city so wearied by nonstop news of wars and spores that people are craving a diversion - and a celebration. This...
BROSIUS BLAST SOARS OVER YANKEE LEGENDS
Move over, Reggie, Joe, Jim and Lou. Post readers - when asked to consider the top 10, all-time great Yankee moments - are ranking Scott Brosius' miracle Game 5 homer...
EXTERMINATORS GIVE THEIR PEST EFFORT AMID WTC RAT BOOM
They are the unwanted and despised visitors of ground zero, running around the feet of workers and venturing into parts both deep and dirty. Rats, in the hundreds, have been...
BRAVEST RIP TOP COPS: SAY POLICE BRASS IN A FIREFIGHTER 'WITCH HUNT'
Firefighters yesterday blamed police supervisors for the battle at ground zero, even as cops promised more of the Bravest will be arrested. Videotapes and photos - including news footage -...
'MOST WANTED' SUSPECT NABBED
A murder suspect profiled on the television show "America's Most Wanted" was arrested early yesterday in Brooklyn in the possession of 10 pounds of marijuana and a loaded .44 magnum,...
SOTHEBY'S CHIEF IN BID TO AVOID JAIL
Mega-rich shopping-mall tycoon Alfred Taubman will go on trial Thursday in Manhattan on charges of price-fixing within his auction house, Sotheby's - a case of white-gloved greed and betrayal that...
SIRHAN AROUSED SUSPICION NEAR 9/11
LOS ANGELES - The FBI interrogated jailed assassin Sirhan Sirhan following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but found no evidence linking the convicted killer of Robert F. Kennedy to last...
CURTIS KEY TO UPSET IN BIG EASY
NEW ORLEANS - Where would the Jets be without Curtis Martin? Very possibly battling with the likes of the Lions, Panthers, Bills and Chiefs for rights to the No. 1...
MORTON HOPING HIS RETURN HAUNTS SAINTS
NEW ORLEANS - Watch out for Chad Morton tonight. Morton, the Jets' punt returner, isn't angry the Saints traded him away to the Jets at the end of the preseason....
PARKER HAS MALICE FOR DALLAS
Seeing that famous star on the Dallas helmets today will not conjure up any pleasant memories for guard Glenn Parker. Of course, Parker has reason to grumble when he thinks...
A 'C' OF TROUBLE IN FLYER LAND
SUNRISE, Fla. - Pay no attention to that cover story out of Philadelphia a couple of weeks ago that put a benign spin on Eric Desjardins' resignation as Flyer captain....
OUT-OF-SHAPE HUNTERS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES
DESPITE what some might believe, hunting can be a physically demanding sport and too many hunters fall prey to health problems and the rigors of the sport. "To avoid situations...
UNHAPPY MAILMAN MAY NEED A NEW ADDRESS
IN less than a week, Michael Jordan already has demonstrated how much his presence affects and disinfects the Wizards. Not to disrupt or disrespect His Airness' "Walk-On-Water-Without-Being-Whistled-For-Traveling" tour, underwritten by...
DEVILS SEARCHING FOR SOME OFFENSE
Bruins2 Devils1 The Devils' winning streak snapped with a whimper, Lou Lamoriello can now return to the urgent business of reshaping his team, and a blockbuster for Tampa's Vincent LeCavalier...
'LUJIEN' GUNS FOR MISS GRILLO
One big deficiency in American racing is the lack of stakes races on turf for 2-year-olds, many of which are bred for grass but get few opportunities to race on...
LONGSHOT SETS OFF THE ALARM
Longshots have ruled both stakes run over the first four days of the Aqueduct fall meet. On opening day, Evening Attire won the Discovery Handicap to pay $133. Then yesterday,...
WORLD'S BEST RUN FOR GLORY
Today's 32nd New York City Marathon, with its best field in years and the U.S. championship at stake, will be projecting an image of this resilient city throughout the world....
SLIMMER JAX FINALLY SHAPING UP
CHICAGO - Mark Jackson entered training camp as the Knicks' starting point guard, and didn't do anything special to keep his job. Jeff Van Gundy held unshakeable faith in Jackson,...
PAYNES BAY MAKING BELIEVERS
2ND RACE - Miss City Halo won like 8-5 shot should, quickly going to front, drawing away in stretch. Miss Halory finished fast for second, but effort looked better than...
LIONS KICK AROUND MOLLOY TO CAPTURE CHSAA THRONE
After avenging its loss to Holy Cross in the CHSAA soccer title game from a year ago, Monsignor Farrell still had to win one more game to capture the city...
P.J.: DERRICK'S BEEN HALL-UVA DISAPPOINTMENT
One of the toughest thoughts to deal with always has been, "What if?" So "What if" Derrick Coleman had properly trained and, more important, properly worked in his NBA career...
ISLES SHOW WHO'S BOSS
Put Philly in place Islanders2 Flyers1 PHILADELPHIA - Earlier in the week, Islanders captain Michael Peca likened the second-place Flyers (6-4-3-0) to a "sleeping dog," a team as dangerous as...
OAK: KNICKS NOT SCARY ANYMORE
CHICAGO - Charles Oakley says opponents no longer fear or respect the Knicks. "The Knicks went through a lot of stuff since they traded me," said Oakley yesterday before he...
UNIT HINTS AT GAME 7 APPEARANCE
PHOENIX - Randy Johnson not only beat the Yankees last night, he took a record from a Brooklynite, then said he might add to it in Game 7 tonight, despite...
COLANGELO BLASTS BACK AT NEW YORK
PHOENIX - When the Diamondbacks finished their 15-2 smashing of the Yankees last night, they concluded with one final hit, blaring, "New York, New York" over the loud speakers after...
UGLY! BAD BULLS NOTCH FIRST WIN
Bulls 84 Knicks79 CHICAGO - What's more embarrassing: The Yankees falling behind Arizona last night by more than two touchdowns or the Knicks losing to the baby Bulls? As Charles...
NETS' SCOTT: 7TH HEAVEN FOR YANKS
If the Yankees prevail tonight - and one member of their corporate family who has been through title-series wars is convinced they will - then this World Championship would be...
BOMBERS NEED ROCKET BOOST
PHOENIX - Andy Pettitte repeatedly goes out of his way to point out how much Roger Clemens has done for him since coming to the Yankees. By joining Clemens in...
WINNERS ON THE CORNERS
PHOENIX - The big hits of Games 4 and 5 were not the game-winners delivered by middle infielders who will be Yankees for quite a while. No, the big hits...
REGGIE KNOWS ALL ABOUT DO-OR-DIE
PHOENIX - Reggie Jackson has been there and done that. That's the great thing about having Mr. October as a special advisor - he can relate to almost any situation....
WITASICK TAKES GAME FROM BAD TO WORSE
PHOENIX - Certainly, there were other options. There was Sterling Hitchcock, the lefty who's nearly unhittable during the World Series. There was Ramiro Mendoza, one of Joe Torre's favorite relievers....
BRENLY HAD RIGHT IDEA IN GAME 6
PHOENIX - The Diamondbacks jumped off the bench last night and battered the Yankees like they've never been beaten before from the right side of the plate. Platoon outfielder Danny...
BOMBERS BUMMED? FUHGEDABOUDIT!
PHOENIX - It's one of the only things they actually brag about. The Yankees talk incessantly about how they purge a game as soon as it's played, win or lose....
SCHILLING: WE WILL WIN
PHOENIX - It is almost inconceivable that the ante could be raised for a Game 7 of the World Series, but Curt Schilling has found a way. Schilling went Namath...
D'BACKS BANK ON HOME TURF; ARIZONA IS RIGHT AS REIGN AT BOB
PHOENIX - The Diamondbacks haven't just won three home games this World Series, they've simply owned the Yankees at the BOB. "Our crowds were tremendous today and they've been like...
JOE CEDES BATTLE SO HE CAN WIN WAR
PHOENIX - When they take the field tonight, it will not matter if the Yankees lost by 13 runs last night, or if they lost by one. It will not...
SOJO WAS ARMED AND READY
PHOENIX - Joe Torre didn't want to use a position player to pitch in a World Series game because Torre respects what baseball's showcase means. However, having already used Jay...
ISLES READY TO TAKE A FLYER : ATLANTIC DIVISION UPSTARTS EAGER FOR BIG TEST IN PHILLY
PHILADELPHIA - Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. Such is the case as the first-place Islanders (20 points) got ready to take on the second-place Flyers (15 points)...
TOMS LOOKING TO IMPRESS RANGERS: CALL-UP HOPES TO STAY THIS TIME
SUNRISE, Fla. - Seven years as a pro, the property of five different franchises, claimed three times off waivers, 178 career NHL games. Jeff Toms has had his chances before....
MANAGING TO BLOW IT: MOST SKIPPERS ACT AS IF MARIANO IS IN THEIR BULLPEN
APRIL through October - and now into November - it's a non-stop situational comedy. Virtually every major league manager now works off of the same recipe, regardless of whether they...
STERN EXPECTS MORE FINE MESSES FROM CUBAN
DAVID Stern, Jim Rome's Q&A subject on Fox Sports Net's "Last Word," last week, was asked whether the NBA will continue to take Mark Cuban's lunch money. "It depends on...
BRANDON IS WAY OFF THE MARK IN DEBUT
NET NOTES It wasn't the way Brandon Armstrong envisioned breaking into the NBA. He was supposed to come in, hit some shots from the bench and establish himself as a...
NET RESULT: NOT PERFECT: FIRST DEFEAT BRINGS SCOTT'S TROOPS BACK TO EARTH IN A HURRY
The Miami Dolphins are breathing a little easier now that the Nets' quest to fashion a season of perfection abruptly ended after two games. As entertaining and enjoyable as the...
JEFF LOWERS THE BAR: 'NEW' VAN NOW MORE TOLERANT
CHICAGO - The old Jeff Van Gundy never would have tolerated Friday's 97-93 loss in Charlotte. The Knicks gave up nearly 100 points, fizzled down the stretch and allowed point...
BARAJAS ENJOYING MOMENT IN SPOTLIGHT
PHOENIX - It was 1995 and the guy who would one day hit a home run in the World Series was just a catcher for Cerritos Junior College in Norwalk,...
D'BACKS HAPPY AS HISTORIC LOSERS
The 2001 World Series has cemented its place in history. Ensuing conversations about the greatest sporting event ever seen will inevitably conjure what happened this past week at Yankee Stadium....
CORNER OF CHAMPIONS: BROSIUS & MARTINEZ LEAVING BRONX IN STYLE
PHOENIX - The big hits of Games 4 and 5 were not the winners delivered by middle infielders who will be Yankees for quite a while. No, the big hits...
O'NEILL DUE FOR LAST HURRAH
WORLD SERIES CONFIDENTIAL PHOENIX - If you believe in fate, Paul O'Neill was a solid candidate to do something significant to help the Yankees win Game 6 last night at...
CURT RECALLS ROCKET BOOST
There have been plenty of World Series that went to a Game 7, and plenty have featured classic pitching matchups. John Smoltz versus Jack Morris (1991) is the last one...
JUSTICE GOES ALONG FOR RIDE
PHOENIX - Dead men may tell no tales, but dead wood does. Despite a collective .177 average through the first five games of the World Series, the Yankees were poised...
HEY, ZONA, THIS IS ALL JUST TOO, TOO MUCH TO STOMACH
PHOENIX - Ladies and gentleman, we have just been subjected to a period of Unendurable Heartbreak. Understandably, it is tough to focus through all the Angst and Pain. But through...
IT'S BETTER TO BE LUCKY THAN GOOD: FORTUNATE YANKS FIND WAY
PHOENIX - If Branch Rickey was correct, the Yankees are moonlighting as very good architects. "Luck is the residue of design," was Rickey's response when good fortune smiled on his...
THE MAKING OF 'THE MONSTER': USC COACH DEDEAUX HAS SEEN BIG UNIT GROW LARGER THAN LIFE
PHOENIX - That vibrant old man who uses a baseball bat with a rubber tip on the top of the barrel as a cane walking behind the batting cage during...