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Long Island can't overcome Warriors fast start (OurSports Central) - (Central Islip, N.Y., May 14, 2006) - The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Road Warriors, 10-3, at Citibank Park on Sunday. The loss ended Long Island's winning streak at six games.

Long Island's Master Planner Leaves Regional Board Post (New York Times) - After four decades of battling suburban sprawl and Balkanized government on Long Island, Lee E. Koppelman is resigning.

Sullivans Island fights for land governor wanted auctioned (Times and Democrat) - SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. - Tides, time and hurricanes haven't been kind to the mostly neglected building built at the end of an old Army quartermaster dock over Cove Creek in this island town.

Feta Blizzard in Long Island City (The Village Voice) - A real Bulgarian mehana touches down in Long Island City (By Robert Sietsema)

Hybrid Car Craze Taking Off On Long Island (CBS 2 New York) - Marvin Horlick said the benefits hybrid owners are getting make them worth taking a chance on.

Vote counting under way in Fiji following week-long election (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Vote counting has begun in Fiji following the racially-charged general election in the south Pacific country, with officials saying the result of the week-long ballot would be known later in the week.

State can pursue civil case over Petty's Island (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - New Jersey can move forward with a civil case against the potential developer of Petty's Island and its avian consultant for the 2004 death of a baby eagle on the island, a judge ruled yesterday.

TV Review: Survivor: Panama - Exile Island Finale and Reunion Special (Blogcritics.org) - Tales of spiritual rebirth... journeys of personal discovery... a newfound sense of empowerment... and even free vehicles! No, this isn't Oprah ... it's the final episode of Survivor: Exile Island . Oh yeah - and some guy named Aras won a million dollars, but you might not have noticed if you weren't paying close attention. Last night, the 12th season of the surprisingly durable

Prozac's target revealed (EurekAlert!) - Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island have identified which among several different kinds of cells in the brain is the chief target of the widely prescribed antidepressant Prozac.

Miami City Ballet conquers N.Y. (Miami Herald) - Better than the big boys? That's what The New York Times suggested in a recent piece on Miami City Ballet after its recent New York area performances (in Long Island; Princeton, N.J.; and Purchase, N.Y., April 28-May 2). Times dance writer Gia Kourlas dubbed MCB ''a jewel of a company'' and said that it danced the works of George Balanchine better than New York City Ballet, the troupe Balanchine