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Long Island City's Kaseem Harris describes spring break in Brazil (New York Daily News) - Kaseem Harris, a junior swingman at Long Island City, was one of two dozen players who spent last week playing hoops in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

'Sunshine' actor writes song for cancer- striken Long Island teen (Queens Courier) - Throughout two surgeries to fight a brain tumor that blurred her vision and gave her headaches, 14-year-old Tyler Adams always had a bright outlook - and now the Long Island girl is a regular "Little Miss Sunshine."

Water Chef Extends Operations in Long Island and Israel (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - MELVILLE, N.Y.----Leslie J. Kessler, President and Chief Executive Officer, Water Chef, Inc. announced today the signing of a lease for space in Plainview Long Island to serve as its new Executive and Sales office, as well as the new Showroom and Assembly site for the Company's "First Response Water Trauma System."

Activists opposing Long Island City eatery's liquor license (New York Daily News) - Long Island City activists are opposing a popular restaurant's application for a beer and wine license, fearing alcohol will only add to the troubles they say the eatery has brought to the neighborhood.

Long Island boaters ready to help terrorism fight (Newsday) - Long Island boaters say they're ready to help with a new Bush administration initiative to enlist the country's 80 million recreational boaters to reduce the chances of a small boat delivering a nuclear or radiological bomb somewhere along the coast.

Long Term Care Costs in Rhode Island Increased 26 Percent Over Past Five Years, According to Annual Genworth Financial ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - RICHMOND, Va.----The cost of nursing home care in Rhode Island has increased 26 percent since 2004, according to an annual Cost of Care Survey released today by Genworth Financial. This compares to a 17 percent increase nationwide.

Queens long island medical group (Queens Courier) - With 22 medical offices throughout Queens, Nassau County and Suffolk County, the Queens-Long Island Medical Group (QLIMG), which boasts being “the largest physician-owned and operated medical practice group in the tri-state area,” has made a commitment to keeping the community healthy, in part accomplishing this through its use of advanced technology.

Long Island foreclosures up, but nation's worse (Newsday) - Foreclosure-related filings up in Nassau and Suffolk, but some positive trends are seen in terms of stability

Cablevision may make joint bid for Newsday: source (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Cablevision Systems Corp may make a joint bid for Long Island newspaper Newsday that would match or top rival offers of about $580 million from media titans Rupert Murdoch and Mortimer Zuckerman, a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

Long Island Marine slain in Iraq blast (New York Daily News) - A Long Island Marine who trained Iraqi police in the terrorist hotbed of Ramadi died Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked his squad at a security checkpoint.