July 17, 2005

TERROR STRIKE SCARES FIRMS

U.S. companies fearful about London-style terror attacks are taking security matters into their own hands. Along with stepping up high-tech security for those entering corporate buildings, companies are also providing...

ALLEN WRENCHED; TECH, MOVIE MOGUL CAN'T WIN FOR LOSING

Even when Paul Allen wins, he loses. So poor is Allen's investment record that in recent years he has become better known for losing one-third of his $30 billion net...

AND THEY'RE OFF! RIVALS VIE OVER N.Y. RACETRACK

A New York real estate titan is embroiled in a multimillion-dollar battle over an upstate racetrack - with the fight heating up as a decision over the property's fate looms....

GLOBAL THEATER; FOREIGN FLICKS MAKE INROADS IN U.S. CINEPLEXES

Emperor penguins are no match for a quartet of superheroes. Unless the playing field is leveled, of course. Though the $56 million that "Fantastic Four" produced last weekend dwarfed "March...

BULL'S EYE

Life & Style was nabbed by the Web site Gawker.com for faking wedding photos of Jen Garner and Ben Affleck on its cover. The site dug up the photo of...

SWINGIN' SISTERS - FROM COURTSIDE TO POOLSIDE, VENUS FROM COURTSIDE TO POOLSIDE, VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS LET IT ALL HANG OUT

THE producers of "Venus & Serena: For Real" couldn't have asked for better timing for the premiere of their new show. When it was announced earlier this year, a reality...

ELUSIVE WAYNE CLASSIC RETURNS - RESTORED 'HIGH AND MIGHTY' CO-STARRED DUKE'S ACTOR FRIENDS

JOHN Wayne 's daughter-in-law says hardly a day goes by that she doesn 't get a letter or a phone call from people inquiring about how to see his most...

LOVE THAT BOB - SURPRISE: DRY WIT NEWHART IS AN AMERICAN MASTER

THE amazing story of Bob Newhart goes something like this:In 1959,he 's a 30- year-old unmarried accountant still living with his parents in a Chicago suburb. Less than a year...

SHARK WEEK - BITING FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR 18TH YEAR

DON 'T swim alone this weekend.Starting tonight,Shark Week is back and ready to take a bite out of viewers for the 18th year in a row - just in time...

I 'M SICK TO DEATH OF REALITY TELEVISION

I WAS right,and I wish I wasn 't. It was five years ago,in summer 2000,as "Survivor " was having its first phenomenal run on CBS, that people began to ask...

THE DON'T MISS LIST

SCIENCE CIVILIZATIONS CLASH IN SURVIVOR STORY THE domination of European culture in world development is the focus of "Guns, Germs and Steel," a three--part series based on a Pulitzer prize-winning...

REEL GOOD - LINDA STASI PREVIEWS THIS WEEK 'S BEST MOVIES

THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963) Tuesday, 8 p.m., AMC Steve McQueen ,who may have been the hottest man to ever hit the screen,stars in the true story of Allied fly boys...

SIEGENTHALER SHILLS FOR NASCAR ON NBC

FOR pure on-air willpower,it 's going to be tough to top what John Siegenthaler did two weeks ago while anchoring the "NBC Nightly News." A lesser pro would have cracked.A...

GARRY NO STRANGER TO SITES OF ATTACKS

GARRY Kasparov opened his 1995 world championship match at a memorable location-the top of the World Trade Center. The date was Sept. 11, six years to the day before the...

THE HOT SEAT: PAULY SHORE

DURING the dayglo early '90s, Pauly Shore was the man. As the Weasel, a ringlet-sporting slacker, he prompted a generation of teens to pause between syllables of words - as...

HOT LIST - WHAT WE'RE OBSESSED WITH THIS WEEK

1) Soy(latte) Green Healthy, and just trendy enough to offset the Coldplay CD you bought at the counter: Starbucks' new, summertime-only iced green tea drinks. 2) Walken the comic Christopher...

30 MINUTES WITHOUT AN EXPLOSION - BAY'S IDEA OF A 'THINKING' FILM

"I'M getting into characters and actors, and building the story," director Michael Bay says excitedly. And after only five movies! "The Island" is a veritable think piece for the man...

RUN SCARLETT RUN - INDIE DARLING ADDS 'ACTION' INTO ACTING

'I don't believe movies should deliver messages," says Scarlett Johansson. "After you've paid 10 bucks to see it - 15 bucks with popcorn - you just want to be entertained."...

THIS WEEK'S MOVIES

MAKING GRACE Documentary look at a lesbian couple, Ann and Leslie, who make a sperm-bank with-drawal and prepare for motherhood. THE DEVIL'S REJECTS Follow-up to Rob Zombie's "House of 1000...

REMAKEOVER - DIRECTOR LINKLATER SWITCH HITS, FROM INDIE 'BEFORE SUNSET' TO BLACK COMEDY 'BEARS'

RICHARD Linklater knows what you're thinking. "When you hear about remakes, you're like, 'bad idea,'" the director says. "With 'Bad News Bears,' I had an allergic reaction to it -...

WORKOUT MIX - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE WILL PUT BOUNCE IN THE STEP OF RUN HIT WONDER PARTICIPANTS

FOUNTAINS of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger isn't an athlete by any stretch of the imagination. "I'm 100 percent against all type of exercise," he declares. That's likely par for the course...

HEAR THIS

IN CONCERT At B.B. King's: Heavy metal band Powerman 5000 tonight. Profane cover act the Dan Band on Friday. Singer-songwriter Keren Ann at Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday. On Thursday: Post-punks...

THIS WEEK'S CDS

MEDIAEVAL BAEBES - "Mirabilis" 3 Stars Nettwerk Records THE Mediaeval Baebes give new meaning to the term "retro" when they chant the top hits from the 13th century on their...

A 'TONY' ACTRESS

THE name Rie Miya zawa doesn't mean much in New York, but in Asia the Japa nese actress - whose movie "Tony Takitani" opens here July 29 - is a...

LOST & FOUND - IRVING CONFRONTS CHILDHOOD DEMONS WITH HIS PEN

THROUGHOUT John Irving's most famous novels ("The World According to Garp," "The Cider House Rules," "A Prayer for Owen Meany") has run a predominant theme: the absent parent and the...

COLD CASE

WHEN THE DEAD CRY OUT Hilary Bonner 3 Stars St. Martin's Minotaur, $23.95 NOT technically a who-dunit, this novel is more of a howdunit - an element you'd think would...

REQUIRED READING

Fans of Terry McMillan can exhale with her newest novel, "The Interruption of Everything." Marilyn Grimes - a 40-something wife and mother of three college-age children - has a midlife...

MEET MARKET - THE PLACE WHERE THE POST HOOKS YOU UP AND SENDS YOU OUT

Dancing queensks one to tango Meet Virnalisa,a beautiful 25-year old meeting planner who describes herself as "an open book;what you see is what you get." "I 'm an open-minded person...

PROBERS AT SEA OVER VANISHED NEWLYWED

A few weeks before George Smith Jr. went missing while on a honeymoon cruise in the Mediterranean, his parents had celebrated the birth of their first grandchild. George Smith Sr....

OLD FOLKS IN SLAY SUICIDE

A young woman checking in on her 61-year-old mother in Queens yesterday found both her parents dead from an apparent murder-suicide, police sources said. Karen Hsueh, 25, made the grisly...

GRANNY NAILS 'RAPIST' ; BRAVELY IDS SOHO 'PSYCHO' IN LINEUP

A gutsy grandma - recovering from a brutal sex attack by a bleached-haired intruder in her SoHo apartment last week - leaned on her cane and bravely picked out her...

NYPD DAILY BLOTTER

BROOKLYN *** A Queens man was gunned down in a hail of bullets in Bedford-Stuyvesant as he left his girlfriend's house to buy ice cream for his young son, police...

BRONX 'PREDATOR' LEAVES TRAIL OF KID HORRORS

Hours after an 11-year- old girl escaped a man's clutches in The Bronx, the alleged serial pervert lured a young boy to a park and was seen chatting with other...

COPS BUST 2 IN WILD CAR CHASE

A wasted driver in Harlem early yesterday led cops on a wild chase that ended when his BMW crashed into another car, which burst into flames, police said. Police stopped...

MUGGED STABBER SET FREE; SELF-DEFENSE BY SENIOR

A plucky 80-year-old Queens man arrested after he stabbed a mugger and nearly killed him left jail a free man yesterday. Prosecutors dropped assault and weapons-possession charges against the 90-pound...

ANDY'S SKATE DATE; RUDY KID COZY WITH OLYMPIAN

Meet New York's newest young power couple. Eighteen-year-old Andrew Giuliani - best known for flashing goofy faces and waving maniacally for the cameras during his father's 1994 inaugural address -...

NIP & TUCK SURGEON IN PERV FLAP

The Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who reportedly operated on Rod Stewart - and was sued by Sharon Stone for claiming he gave her a face-lift - is in trouble for...

SANDY FINDS TV BIKER CONGENIAL ENOUGH TO WED

"Miss Congeniality" sweetheart Sandra Bullock and blue-collar biker dude Jesse James were to tie the knot last night at a Santa Barbara, Calif., ranch. According to TV's "Entertainment Tonight," the...

CAPT. BACK AT FIREHOUSE BUT STILL IN DOGHOUSE

A Queens fire captain in hot water for having taken a pipe bomb to his firehouse has returned to the job - albeit with less explosive materials. James Goelz, of...

1G 'STAR TEETH' A BRUSH WITH FAME

Want Julia Roberts' pearly whites? For the cost of a vacation in Hollywood, New Yorkers are getting the gleaming grins of the country's biggest stars - with Roberts' square-toothed smile...

'CHARLIE' IS CHOC FULL O' MONEY

Colorful kids' classic, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," opened on a river of cash, raking in more than $20 million on opening night - double the take of its nearest...

DRAWING HATE'S HISTORY

THE PLOT: THE SECRET STORY OF THE PROTOCOLS OF THE ELDERS OF ZIONBY WILL EISNER W.W. NORTON, 142 PAGES, $19.95 AN artistic examination of one of the most despicable smears...

DRAMATIC RESCUE OFF CONEY ISLAND

The crew of a Fire Department rescue boat plucked a helpless man from the water off Coney Island last night - only minutes before their patrol was due to end....

INMATE TO INGRATE ; JEERING MARTHA IS MONITORED BY A DOUGLAS DOPPELGANGER

Here's Martha Stewart's probation officer - a dead ringer for Douglas Faneuil, the young assistant whose testimony helped nail her for lying about a stock trade. Maybe that explains her...

VACA-SHUN: AMERICANS REFUSE TO TAKE A BREAK

U.S. workers just can't seem to chill. Americans blew off 415 million days of paid vacation last year, according to Mother Jones magazine in its July/August issue. Of the 79...

COP SIS EYED IN DOC FLEE; 'COVERUP' IN PATIENT SLAY

Investigators are looking into the cop sister of accused killer quack Dean Faiello to determine if she helped cover his tracks after he allegedly killed investment banker Maria Cruz during...

FDNY SITE FANS FLAME VS. BRASS

They call Mayor Bloomberg "Doomberg," Police Commissioner Ray Kelly "Popeye" and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta " Mr. Magoo." And those are the nice names. Firefighters and city emergency medical technicians...

NATALEE PALS RACKED WITH GUILT OVER THE DAY THEY SAW HER SLIP AWAY

NATALEE HOLLOWAY'S best friends watched helplessly as she climbed into a car with three men she barely knew after a night of partying on the island paradise of Aruba. And...

TRANSPLANT-LINKED FAMILIES SHARING THEIR PAIN AND JOY

It was a Mother's Day that the parents of Baby Jordan - the miracle heart-transplant recipient who turns 6 months old tomorrow - won't ever forget. On that day, Jeff...

GOOD NIGHT, ANGEL ; 'KATIE WAS A LITTLE CUP OF SUNSHINE & EVERYONE KNEW IT'

Hundreds gathered yesterday to lay the little flower girl killed in a senseless drunk-driving accident down to sleep and pray the Lord her soul to keep. That prayer, which children...

WE WON'T SOON FORGET THAT SMILE

I DON'T know who said it but I will steal it anyway: The tiniest candle burns brightest. So little Katie Flynn, who had seven summers with sand in her shoes...

SINISTER 6TH SAGA ; IN MAGICAL SERIES

Romance, death and betrayal hit the halls of Hogwarts in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," the darker, more mature sixth installment of J.K. Rowling's magical seven-part series. The 652-page...

WEIRD BUT TRUE

A Santa Cruz, Calif., man says he mistakenly received a copy of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" four days before its official release - and sent it back. Thorin...

MIKE IGNITED DEAL FOR LEITER II ; CALLED YANKS TO HELP GET PITCHER

Put me in, mayor - I'm ready to play, today. Mayor Bloomberg played a key role in the Yankees trading for fan favorite and fellow Republican Al Leiter, making personal...

GRANNY IDS 'SEX PSYCHO' - 'RAPIST' IN LINEUP

A gutsy grandma - recovering from a brutal sex attack by a bleached-haired intruder in her SoHo apartment last week - leaned on her cane and bravely picked out her...

VITALI: I'LL SHOW CRITICS - WANTS TO PROVE HE'S TRUE CHAMP

LAS VEGAS - Vitali Klitschko says he ready to "show the critics and especially my fans who the real heavyweight champion of the world is." It's too bad he had...

LEIT'S ON TODAY - REJOINS YANKEES, WILL START VS. RED SOX

BOSTON - A long time ago, Al Leiter was a bright light in the Yankees' future. Today, Leiter is a symbol of their bleak present. The 39-year-old antique lefty will...

WINS OF CHANGE? METS LOOK FOR AMAZIN' TURNAROUND VS. RIVALS

In the first two nights at Shea to open the second half, the Mets split a pair of games with the Braves. That probably doesn't sound overly impressive or overly...

CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES

FUNNY how major- league teams act exactly like fantasy teams at this time of year. Like a fantasy GM, an MLB general manager must decide whether to be a buyer...

NO PREP BEFORE BROWN'S RETURN

YANKEE NOTES BOSTON - In an ideal world, the Yankees would have wanted Kevin Brown to make at least one minor league rehab start before coming off the DL Monday...

TIGER TRYING TO SHUT DOOR ; WOODS PREPARED FOR FIGHT TO FINISH

ST. ANDREWS - What Mariano Rivera represents to baseball when he emerges from the Yankees' bullpen to save a late-inning lead is what Tiger Woods represents to his sport: the...

BRAD NOT JUST FAXON IT IN

NOTEBOOK ST. ANDREWS - Quietly at this week's British Open, one of the best stories to emerge has been that of Brad Faxon, the popular veteran PGA Tour player who...

CAUGHT IN A PICKLE ; BASERUNNING SNAFU KILLS BUDDING BOSOX RALLY

BOSTON - Prior to yesterday, Boston third-base coach Dale Sveum had become hated in New England because of his reputation as a human windmill. For instance, the last time Randy...

YANKEES FIND A WAY AT FENWAY ; GIVEN 6-0 LEAD, JOHNSON HANGS ON

Yankees 7Red Sox 4 BOSTON - Nothing comes easy for the Yankees. Even when they present Randy Johnson with an early six-run lead, sweat oozes out of every Pinstriped pore....

DEJA ANDREWS; BRITISH FEELS LIKE PINEHURST TO CAMPBELL

ST. ANDREWS - Michael Campbell took one look at the scoreboard as yesterday's third round of the Open Championship began to heat up in the afternoon sun, and one thing...

ROTATION HAS TEAM SPINNING

RECOGNIZING the need to put a younger starting pitcher between Randy Johnson and Kevin Brown, the Yankees yesterday acquired 39-year-old Al Leiter. Leiter managed to perform so poorly in a...

UNIT WAS JUST BIG ENOUGH

BOSTON - Randy Johnson wasn't brilliant. He wasn't dominant. He wasn't the elongated version of Sandy Koufax he'd been across the first decade-and-a-half of his career. He didn't even earn...

BOSTON TEE OFF PARTY ; SOX HURLER MATT-A-POOR; BOMBER BULLS SAY 'OLE'

BOSTON - In case you haven't noticed, Gary Sheffield cannot be intimidated. Matt Clement threw an 88-mph pitch behind Sheffield in the third inning yesterday, and the Yankee right fielder...

OFF DL, JUST NOT IN MIENT CONDITION

MET NOTES The Mets had their first baseman back last night, as Doug Mientkiewicz returned to the club following his stint on the disabled list. Mientkiewicz, who had been out...

SEAMAN SHATTERS USATF RACEWALK RECORD

When many sports fans think of track & field, they envision Tim Montgomery and imagine BALCO - high-salaried athletes taking high-powered steroids. But yesterday's USATF National Club Championships at Randalls...

CRAFTY GLAVINE THROWING HITTERS ... A FEW CURVES

CraftyGlavinethrowinghitters . . . Tom Glavine, 39 years old, is trying to reinvent himself. With 268 wins under his belt, the veteran left-hander has always gotten by with the sinker...

TIME TO BELT IT OUT

NOT all the focus is centered on Boston during the first weekend following the All-Star break. Eyes are locked on Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran. Mike Piazza is taking most...

OLAZABAL COUNTS BLESSINGS

ST. ANDREWS - The Masters was supposed to be Jose Maria Olazabal's specialty when it comes to major championships. Olazabal, after all, has won twice at Augusta, in 1994 and...

ALL'S 'WELLS' IN BOWLING GREEN

Cacht Wells, a Group 1 winner in his native Argentina two years ago, notched his first stakes score in 11 U.S. starts in yesterday's Grade 2, $150,000 Bowling Green Handicap,...

FOR MONTY, THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

ST. ANDREWS - The Old Course at St. Andrews might as well been Colin Montgomerie's own private bandbox yesterday. No player in the world should have beaten him on this...

DRAIN OF COMMAND ; BOMBER BATTERS HAVE WALK IN PARK AS SOX ACE STRUGGLES WITH CONTROL

BOSTON - In case you haven't noticed, Gary Sheffield cannot be intimidated. Matt Clement threw an 88-mph pitch behind Sheffield in the third inning yesterday, and the Yankee right fielder...

LEIT'S ON TODAY ; REJOINS YANKEES, WILL START VS. RED SOX

BOSTON - A long time ago he was a bright light in the Yankees' future. Now, Al Leiter is a symbol of their bleak pitching present. Today the 39-year-old lefty...

STRAIGHT TO MOUND FOR BROWN

YANKEE NOTES BOSTON - In an ideal world, the Yankees would have wanted Kevin Brown to make at least one minor league rehab start before coming off the DL Monday...

RAHMAN HAS A ROAD MAP - WILL PRESS FOR VITALI6 WEEKS AFTER MONTE

LAS VEGAS - Hasim Rahman faces a tough fight with Monte Barrett on Aug. 13 in Chicago, but if he emerges victorious and injury-free, he's confident he can be ready...

LEMANS, SHORE RUN RAMPANT AT USATF

When many sports fans think of track & field, they envision Tim Montgomery and imagine BALCO - high-salaried athletes taking high-powered steroids. The image of the Lemans Track Club and...

YANKEE STUNNER: GIAMBI BUNTS!

BOSTON - Jason Giambi had to look twice at third-base coach Luis Sojo to make sure he was believing what he was seeing: A bunt sign! But with the Red...

JOHNSON AND MUSSINA, AND SAY A NOVENA

RECOGNIZING the need to put a younger starting pitcher between Randy Johnson and Kevin Brown, the Yankees yesterday acquired 39-year-old Al Leiter. Leiter managed to perform so poorly in a...

A BOXING STAR IS BORN ; HOPKINS GIVES BELT TO TAYLOR

LAS VEGAS - Bernard Hopkins thought he'd won the toughest fight of his career and retained his undisputed middleweight championship. But when Michael Buffer read the judges' scorecards, Hopkins' long...

THE BRAVE WAY TO WIN

MEMO to Mets' management: You've been beaten by the Braves for so long, so study them, emu late them, learn from them. Forget about trying to beat them. The Mets...

NEW MET KILLER - TIM THROWS MORE ZEROES AT METS

As sure as the sun will rise this morning, the Braves will always seem to reload with a pitcher who owns the Mets. Last night it was Tim Hudson, who...

NOTHIN' DOIN ; HEALTHY HUDSON SINKS METS

Braves 3Mets 1 With Pedro Martinez taking the mound today, you figure the Mets will get a well-pitched game. Whether that will matter is a different story. The last two...

METROSTARS BACKSLIDE ON NEW HOME TURF

Metros 1Rapids 1 Splendor in the grass? Hardly. They slipped, they fell, they tiptoed through the fresh natural turf. The new field at Giants Stadium didn't win any fans among...

HUMBER FACING SURGERY

MET NOTES The Mets appear on the verge of suffering a serious blow regarding minor-league star right-hander Philip Humber. Although Humber will get a second opinion, team doctors have recommended...

'ROCKNROLL' RECORD AT BIG M

Rocknroll Hanover last night showed why he's the best 3-year-old pacer in the country, as the contender for Horse of the Year easily captured the $1M Meadowlands Pace by three...

BRADLEY GIVES METROSTARS A FRIENDLY REMINDER

Chelsea is coming, AC Milan and Real Madrid, too, to play MLS teams. But not the MetroStars. Coach Bob Bradley figures his team has to earn that privilege. Proving that...

'ANTIS' HUNTING CHILDREN

IT IS NOT ENOUGH that the antis are trying to take away our right to hunt and fish. Now we have learned that they are trying to brainwash young people...

BROADWAY BOWMAN ; RANGERS MUST HIRE SCOTTY

IN the brave new NHL world that will be unveiled on Ratification Thursday, Glen Sather is the wrong person at the wrong time to be leading the Rangers and Tom...

RECOVERING ELIAS NEEDS A CONTRACT

The Devils' leading scorer for five straight seasons doesn't know if he can return from hepatitis for training camp. He does know he can't without a new contract. Patrik Elias...

THE UPPER MIDDLE CLASS - YANKS, BOSOX PACK BASEBALL'S BEST 3-4 PUNCH

Pick your poison, split your hairs. Do you want to face David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez or Gary Sheffield and Alex Rodriguez? "Those are the two best 3-4 tandems in...

YOU GO, GIRL! WHY SHOULDN'T WIE BE ALL SHE CAN BE?

BOSTON - The end came at last in the late morning of a Friday in Lebanon, Ohio, Michelle Wie finally remembering that she was 15 years old, her game finally...

PERSISTENT COUGH - COACH DOESN'T INTEND TO EASE UP ON GIANTS

Tom Coughlin knows he can't conquer the traffic. He cannot command the congestion on Route 17 to dissipate, or blow an air horn to clear the Lincoln Tunnel. Rather than...

BLASTS FROM THE POST - A LOOK BACK AT GREAT MOMENTS IN SPORTS: JULY 17-23

MEL'S MAD DASH - Stottlemyre hits inside-the-park slam vs. Bosox JULY 20 1965 Mel Stottlemyre will have quite a few days to recover from the disease of inside-the-park home run...

GOIN' THROUGH THE MOTIONS - THIRD-BASE COACHES RARELY MEAN WHAT THEY SIGN

When Luis Sojo received the phone call in 2003 that he would be the Yankees' new third-base coach, he was in his native Venezuela playing in a winter league. As...