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Long Island Rough Riders newsletter (OurSports Central) - Plainview, NY (March 27, 2006) The Long Island Rough Riders, members of professional soccerss USL 2nd Division, are pleased to announce their opening day of the 2006 season will be Adidas Night at Mitchel Athletic Complex.

Long Island restaurants serve up Southern comfort (Newsday) - The new Dixie, where you can eat like the folks down south Have you noticed, lately, that filet mignon with porcini risotto is being upstaged by pulled pork with spoon bread? Or that Chilean sea bass with Thai curry emulsion has taken a back seat to fried catfish? Long Islanders have been hankering for homey Southern comforts -- and finding them at a growing number of dining spots in Nassau and

Fresh signs of long-lost kokako (Stuff) - For the veteran searchers seeking signs of the long-lost South Island kokako, a valley east of Puysegur Point in Fiordland National Park sounds like a breakthrough.

Finding singular pleasures in a divided island (International Herald Tribune) - Ever since Aphrodite, godess of love, sashayed out of the sea wearing nothing more than sea foam, Cyprus has played siren to a litany of suitors eager to lay claim to this Mediterranean island.

Three more ink deals with Long Island (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., March 24, 2006) - The Long Island Ducks, members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, today announced the signing of infielder Tony Schrager and pitchers Mike Crudale and Tony Runion to contracts for the 2006 season.

Former Floyd guitarist revives refined sound on 'Island' (The Kentucky Kernel) - Are you a fan of Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon" or "Wish You Were Here"? Or a better question, do you have functioning ears and a history of drug use? If so (or even if you don't), you'll certainly enjoy the meandering lullabies found in David Gilmour's newest album, "On An Island.

The Nature of Block Island (Block Island Times) - Over the last month the red-winged blackbird has returned to Block Island from its short "winter vacation" in the southern part of the United States. Its distinctive song, heard in most swamps around the island, is a sure clue that spring is not far off. Many people are drawn to this species because

Block Island Poetry Project presents March Madness (Block Island Times) - The Block Island Poetry Project%27s version of March Madness starts Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m., with a celebration of poetry and music. Featuring poets Marie Howe, Valzhyna Mort and Matthew Zapruder, the first of five weekends will explore issues of voice, voicelessness, and what is being said (a

City plans Staten Island transport projects (Crain's New York Business) - The city plans to complete two key road projects and expand bus service on Staten Island in order to improve traffic and congestion problems in that borough, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday.

Mayor Offers Plan to Ease Staten Island Traffic (New York Times) - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's plan would expand bus service, increase police enforcement of traffic rules and reactivate railroad freight lines to reduce truck traffic.