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• The answer is ‘simple’
  In his masterful biography of the late Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson focuses on a key ingredient in the tech genius’ secret sauce: simplicity. Apple’s first brochure declared that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication,” and Jobs demanded that the concept drive the design of every new product, from the Mac...
  
  
• American Eli-dol
  Suddenly, he is more than a quarterback, more than an athlete — more than a champion, even. Suddenly, Eli Manning in 2012 has become equal parts Elvis from 1956, John Lennon from 1964 and Derek Jeter circa 1999. Suddenly he is part idol, part icon: part Johnny Bravo, part Conrad Birdie...
  
  
• Hare-raisin’ ‘perv’
  A vile Brooklyn teachers aide took explicit photos and videos of himself molesting students at his elementary school — and shared the sick images with other online perverts, federal prosecutors said yesterday. Taleek Brooks, 41, a popular staffer at PS 243, had the pictures and footage stored on a file-sharing program...
  
  
• Giants jab at Gisele
  Hey, Gisele, stick to your day job! The Super Bowl champs blasted the supermodel wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady yesterday for her tirade blaming everyone but her husband for the Giants’ victory. Big Blue running back Brandon Jacobs — who usually delivers hits to linebackers — didn’t hesitate to take...
  
  
• The Brady Hunch
  Bradying is the new Tebowing! Superstar quarterback Tom Brady was the picture of dejection after his New England Patriots lost the Super Bowl to Big Blue — and now mocking fans are all too eager to rub it in. A well-circulated snapshot of Brady, shoulders slumped, seated on the turf of...
  
  
• Obama congratulates Coughlin on victory
  WASHINGTON — President Obama called Giants coach Tom Coughlin yesterday to congratulate him on the team’s victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Coughlin, 65, said in an address to thousands of fans at MetLife Stadium that he had spoken with the president, telling the audience at...
  
  
• Patriot gets a sugar hit
  Bite it, Patriots. A group of Giants fans showed their appreciation yesterday to Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, who dropped a pass in the Super Bowl that could have iced the game for his team. They delivered 900 pounds of Butterfinger candy bars to Boston’s Copley Square, with a...
  
  
• A Liu-ser among winners
  You’d have thought City Comptroller John Liu had just scored the winning touchdown. Fists pumping in the air and decked out in a blue New York Giants sweatshirt, Liu barnstormed up the Canyon of Heroes yesterday as if he were a key player in the Giants’ Super Bowl win...
  
  
• Hooky & ladder play
  It was an epidemic — of Big Blue fever! Giants fans by the thousands played hooky from school and ditched work yesterday to join the big party in Manhattan for their beloved Super Bowl heroes. “I had to use a sick day for this, but seeing Victor Cruz was worth it...
  
  
• ERIC’S BIG HANGUP
  New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman could have brought much-needed clarity to the nationwide foreclosure settlement talks yesterday — but instead left the year-plus-long matter a lot muddier. Minutes before a much-anticipated 6 p.m. talk with the media — where he could have announced he was joining more than 40...
  
  
• Kelly cleared
  Manhattan prosecutors will not seek rape charges against Greg Kelly, the TV talk-show host and son of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, stemming from a complaint filed by a 29-year-old woman, authorities said last night. The case was over nearly as soon as it started — after it surfaced that his aspiring-model...
  
  
• Pension ‘air’strike
  New York’s powerful AFL-CIO yesterday fired its opening salvo against Gov. Cuomo’s proposed pension overhaul for new government workers, with a statewide ad blitz calling the move an attack on the middle class.The six-figure, 60-second radio spot was released a day after a Siena College poll showed...
  
  
• Trump’s closer to W. House
  It’s not 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., but it’s close enough for The Donald for now.Former president wannabe Donald Trump has landed a deal to develop Washington’s historic Old Post Office at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. — just three blocks from the White House — into a luxury hotel.Trump, who...
  
  
• Elaine’s site owners ID’d
  The new owners of the Upper East Side space that once housed Elaine’s were revealed yesterday — and announced their plans for a new eatery.“We are opening a casual fine dining American restaurant,” said Michael Glick, who along with his wife, Susy, hopes to have the spot open by...
  
  
• NBC scores 2.1M Super streamers
  More than 2 million football fans streamed the Super Bowl live on their computers and iPads, NBC said yesterday. It was the first time the NFL’s title game was legally streamed and the network said the total exceeded expectations. But many of the 2.1 million watching on their...