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Arturo O'Farrill Jazz Clinic Series at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus Tuesday, November 7, 4:00 - 6:00 PM (All About Jazz) - Tuesday, November 7, 4:00 - 6:00 PM Pianist and musical director of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra for Jazz at Lincoln Center, Arturo O'Farrill will lead a Latin jazz seminar as part of Long Island University's Jazz Clinic Series.

Pletcher adds to record-breaking year with Long Island victory (Thoroughbred Times) - Trainer Todd Pletcher set another record on Saturday, earning his 54th graded stakes win of the year when Safari Queen (Arg) earned a half-length victory in the $150,000 Long Island Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct.

Two Men Bring VERT Peak Fitness Center and Physical Therapy to Long Island (RedNova) - By Adina Genn Dissatisfied with the offerings of area gyms, Kevin Ruthen and Jonathan Marcus looked to bring a new concept to Long Island.

Dubai man-made island poised to greet first residents (Channel NewsAsia) - DUBAI - Palm Jumeirah, a man-made island off Dubai, is bracing for the arrival of its first residents, even as questions remain about the environmental impact of the mega-projects under way in the Gulf city state.

Crane Island Development Gets OK But Nassau Commissioners Say They Want Closer Look at Details (RedNova) - By MARY HURST YULEE - The signs read "No Rezoning of Crane Island,""No to Bogus Land Swap,""Control Development.

Long Island Pine Barrens to Be Preserved (1010 WINS New York) - Four hundred acres in the Long Island Pine Barrens is being bought so it won't be developed. Suffolk County is joining New York State and the town of Brookhaven announced the purchase of the Yaphank parcel.

LIBI hails Senate plan for Workforce Housing on Long Island (Babylon Beacon) - A plan by the Nassau-Suffolk delegation in the State Senate to provide more workforce housing in the region was hailed today by leaders of the Long Island Builders Institute as "a home run that will help keep young people on Long Island."

A new Helmut line, of sorts (International Herald Tribune) - The awaited Helmut Lang clothes will have precious little to do with the man who changed fashion in the 1990s, who spends his days in pseudo-retirement at a Long Island estate minding a brood of pet chickens.

Lightning strikes again on Long Island (FOX 23 News Albany) - Filip Kuba scored twice, as the Lightning continued their domination of the Islanders with a 5-1 victory at Nassau Coliseum.

NAOSHIMA, Kagawa Prefecture: Art island finds beauty in the ordinary (Asahi.com) - This rugged island in the picturesque Seto Inland Sea has been attracting art lovers since a contemporary art museum opened here in 1992. Now through April, The Naoshima Standard 2 exhibit features pieces by 13 contemporary artists examining art in everyday life.