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Long Island,NY Industrial Vacancies Nudge Higher, Rents Rise (PR Web) - Industrial vacancies in Long Island's two-county market crept higher during the 2006 second quarter as propsective tenants resisted higher rents, the commercial real estate services firm Sutton & Edwards Inc./TCN Worldwide reported. (PRWEB Jul 17, 2006)

Gianini leads Robins over Long Island (Stamford Advocate) - STAMFORD -- Stamford Robins' pitching ace Matt Gianini tossed another gem last night, limiting the Long Island Stars to three hits and one run in eight innings as the Robins defeated the Stars, 3-1, at Cubeta Stadium.

Nature Conservancy of Long Island Succeeds in Helping Piping Plovers Recover (RedNova) - By Henry E. Powderly II According to the Nature Conservancy of Long Island, 2006 marks the 20th anniversary of the piping plover's listing under the Endangered Species Act, a designation that has helped the birds recover.

UN food agency launches campaign to bolster peace in Philippine island of Mindanao (EuropaWorld) - More than 2 million deprived people on the war-ravaged southern Philippines’ island of Mindanao are benefiting from a $27-million aid operation launched by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) this week in support of Government effort to end the long-standing conflict with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

Allies for Patient Safety: Winthrop-University Hospital and Siemens Bring CPOE to Long Island (RedNova) - In a milestone event for the Long Island, N.Y.

Beach Closures On Long Island This Weekend (WCBS 880 New York) - Dozens of beaches on Long Island will be closed this weekend because of heavy rainfall on Wednesday.

Dog saves Long Island girl (WABC-TV New York) - A Long Island family is giving their dog anything he wants because he saved their 10-year-old's life.

10 years later, TWA families still in pain (USA Today) - It's been 10 years since TWA Flight 800 fell from the sky, but it doesn't take an anniversary for family members to remember the victims. To observe the anniversary of the July 17, 1996, disaster, hundreds of family members will gather for a memorial Monday on Long Island at Smith Point County Park, the closest point on land to the crash site.

Allies for Patient Safety: Winthrop-University Hospital and Siemens Bring CPOE to Long Island (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - MALVERN, Pa.----July 14, 2006--In a milestone event for the Long Island, N.Y. healthcare community and patients, Mineola, New York's Winthrop-University Hospital has become the first voluntary hospital on Long Island to implement computerized provider order entry , which enables Winthrop physicians and clinical providers to securely enter patient care orders and review medical profiles online.

Long Island Lightning Finish 3rd In Country (Garden City News) - The Long Island Lightning 11-under (6th grade) girls basketball team, coached by Garden City's Dennis Nuss and assistant coach John Kiffel, came within two victories of a national championship and one point from playing in the title game at the Division I AAU Nationals in Springfield, Mo. The Lightn