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Long Island's weird attractions (Newsday) - Sometimes it's hard to know what's really weird if you're so used to living in a weird place that it all feels normal to you. That's when you need another pair of eyes to see the strangeness that you may take for granted.

Long Island Personal Chef Service – Home Cooking Consultant – Provides Alternative to Home Meal Delivery (PR Web) - Many individuals who have tried home meal delivery and are not satisfied with that type of service may be interested to know that Home Cooking Consultant Personal Chef Service may be the answer to their desire for healthy, nutritious, home-cooked meals. Busy Long Island professionals and other individuals looking to lose weight or control their diets are provided truly personalized meal plans

Car Plunges Into Harbor on Long Island (AP via Yahoo! News) - A prominent Manhattan plastic surgeon is in critical condition after his car plunged into Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton.

Merritt Island grad begins new journey (Florida Today) - It came right before Christmas. It was a complete surprise. Yet the trade that sent right-handed pitcher Justin Barnes from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Kansas City Royals organization could turn out to be a nice present nonetheless for the former Merritt Island High standout.

Nassau Leader Faces Skirmish Before New Bid (New York Times) - Nassau County executive Thomas R. Suozzi is battling political brush fires on Long Island as he prepares his campaign for governor.

Photos: The Lohan family (New York Newsday) - Actress/singer Lindsay Lohan holds a picture up of Long Island college student Caitlin Ann Boyle, 19, who died of complications from meningitis on Wednesday Nov. 16, 2005. Lohan was backstage after performing at the 33rd annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Lohan is also from Long Island.

Parrish's overtime goal lifts Islanders (Boston Globe) - New York Islanders captain Alexei Yashin (79) celebrates with Oleg Kvasha (12) after scoring the tying goal in the third period of the Islanders 4-3 overtime victory over the Florida Panthers, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, in NHL hockey action at Nassau Coliseum on Long Island in Uniondale, N. Y. Florida Panthers Josef Stumpf is shown behind Yahsin.

Police: 5 injured in Long Island car crash, teen driver reckless (New York Newsday) - ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. (AP) _ Five passengers were injured on New Year's Eve when their car, driven by a Long Island teenager, spun out of control, hit a utility pole and overturned, police said.

Law & Order: SVU - Sleepy Victims Unit (Gizmodo via Yahoo! News) - This past week, I had to brave Long Island to meet my girlfriend's parents.

Rebels knock out Mustangs 79-75 in overtime (Northeast Arkansas Town Crier) - The long awaited match-up between arch-rivals Riverside and Buffalo Island Central more than lived up to its billing as the two teams slugged it out like a pair of heavyweights and showed why this is the premier rivalry in Northeast Arkansas.