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Discusses reports submitted to the National Congress on Childhood Emergencies on the state of pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) in the United States in 1998. Existence of gaps in the emergency medical system that place children at risk; National ranking of Long Island, New York according to number of certified PICU beds; New York State's lack of a need methodology for PICU beds.

Announces plans for the creation of continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) in Long Island, New York. Completion dates; Rationale behind the move; Financial security offered to residents; Value of CCRC as home replacements for senior citizens; Reservations for the units; Highlights of plans for the CCRC projects.

Discloses that lack of available housing options for the mentally handicapped, developmentally disabled, and the mentally ill in Long Island, New York is reaching crisis proportions. Aging of the region's population; Percentage of state funds appropriated for Long Island's share of community services funding; Phasing out of the state's psychiatric hospitals.

Focuses on the position paper published by the New York State Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (NYAHSA) entitled `Assisted Living: A Blueprint for Reform,' which recommends careful oversight of assisted facilities, particularly those built by for-profit chains. Growth in the number of assisted living facilities in New York; Concerns raised by the NYAHSA over the trend.

Reports on the problems of understaffing facing the New York Department of Social Services' Child Protective Services. Features of an internal memo at the department about the number of child abuse cases in Long Island, New York; Indications of high caseloads managed by the division; Assistance being provided by Child Advocacy Center in Central Islip.

Deals with the effects of the Balanced Budget Act on certified home care agencies in New York. Establishment of an interim payment system based on the agencies' 1993 cost and utilization levels; Delay in the implementation of an acceptable prospective payment system; Steps taken by the agencies to survive.

Focuses on the economic development program in the Village of Freeport on Long Island, New York aimed at attracting new businesses. Freeport Electric's offer of low-cost energy to commercial and residential customers; Redevelopment projects for the Long Island Rail Road and central business district; Waterfront revitalization initiatives.

Presents the area of uniqueness and accomplishments of several hospitals in Long Island, New York. Eastern Long Island Hospital's Quannacut department for alcoholism and substance abuse cases; North Shore University Hospital at Syosset' Laparotomy Center for ambulatory surgeries; Southside Hospital's brain injury and coma recovery center; Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center's Cancer Institute.

Looks at real estate development projects on Long Island, New York. Wind Watch Marriott Hotel and Hamlet Golf Club; Heartland Executive Park; Hauppauge Industrial Park; Computer Associates' expansion plans for its headquarters in Islandia; AIL Systems' consolidation of its work force at its Deer Park headquarters plant.

Focuses on various aspects of hospital alliances in Long Island, New York. Balancing financial viability and quality of care; Prediction of hospital closures; Efforts to prevent hospital closures; Development of strategies for improved health care at low costs.

Reports on the real estate development in the Melville/Route 110 area in Long Island, New York. Includes renovation of a building by Sbarro; Office building purchased by Reckson Assoc Real Estate Corp.; Rezoning for corporate expansion; Retail space; Residential construction.

Reports on developments in various business enterprises located in Sagtikos, Hauppauge and Islandia in Long Island, New York. Hotels and convention centers in the area; Hauppauge Industrial Park; Heartland Business Center; Independent software company CA's headquarter in Islandia.

Reports on the merger of several hospitals in Long Island, New York in response to cut costs and eliminate duplication of services. Formation of parent holding company by Central Suffolk, Southampton and Eastern Long Island hospitals; Merger of Saint Francis and Mercy hospitals; Joint venture agreement between John T. Mather Memorial and Saint Charles hospitals.

Reports on the expansion of the mid-level care in the cost-containment in Long Island health care. Information on nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs); Functions of mid-level health care providers; Comments from Dr. Lenora McClean, dean of the School of Nursing at SUNY Stony Brook.

Reports on the growing number of homeless people in Long Island, New York. Annual income a family should earn to scrape by on Long Island; Places where homeless people seek shelter; Effect of job loss from the recession to Long Islanders; Monthly budget for a Long Island family.

Reports on protests to Commander Oil Co.'s proposed dredging project in Long Island, New York. Concerns over the environmental impact of dredging; Company's concern over oil spills and safe navigation.

Focuses on economic conditions in Central Islip area (CI) in Long Island, New York State. Touro Law Center's plans to move to CI; Affordable housing projects; New York Institute of Technology's facilities and space; Recreation plans to meet community and school needs; Changes in zoning legislation.

Reports on the closure of the Kings Park Psychiatric Center in Long Island, New York. Closure date; Conceptual plan for the facility; Sound infrastructure of the facility; Similarity of the Kings Park issue with Olympus-Long Island Development Center; Creation of a ten-member panel to develop a property-use plan; Members of the panel; Corporate campus or other commercial use for the property.

The article presents a message from the president of the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) in which he expresses concerns on the suspension of statewide assessments in elementary and intermediate social studies in New York. He mentions that social studies may just be about celebration of holidays and suggests to continue the advocacy efforts of NCSS. He indicates that children may be ill-prepared to assume responsible citizenship without knowledge of history, geography and economics.

The article features the cast of reality television series "The A-List: New York," which focuses on six upper-class gay men in New York City. Salon owner and beauty expert Ryan Nickulas is married and is a regular at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) charity events, especially those benefiting homeless youth. Former "Amazing Race" winner Reichen Lehmkuhl hopes the show will let the audience know how compassionate of a person he is. Model Austin Armacost is best known for his appearances in the tabloids.

The article reports on the several conditioning workouts to get the most of winter sports in New York. It states that in skiing, primping one's endurance should be his prime concern. It states that speeding up and slowing down will give stamina a major staying power. Meanwhile, in snowboarding flexibility and balance is important. It suggests to consider doing deep squats with a medicine ball of Kettlebell.

The article offers information on the history of the marathon event in New York City. It outlines how Dick Traum, founder of Achilles Athlete, was able succeed in marathon and has become the first physically challenged person to complete a 26.2 mile journey. It relates how Traum challenged Tom Fox, and encourage the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), an organization of female hopefuls who combated a different bodily limitation with false perception of their abilities, to participate the marathon.

Reports developments in the cosmetics industry as of November 2001 in New York, New York. Interest on purple colors for makeup; Treatment for blotchy skin; Suggestions for firmer, younger-looking skin.

Focuses on the growth strategy of the Long Island, New York-based commercial fishing business of Mark and Gloria Lofstadt. Negotiations with the Long Island Development Corp. and the Small Business Administration in an effort to secure a loan; Emphasis on whiting export.

Focuses on the shortage of pediatric home care nurses in Long Island, New York. Low reimbursement rates from Medicaid; Home health agencies' recruitment of qualified nurses for a growing number of pediatric patients with acute medical needs.

Reports on the incorporation of Oriental healing techniques to modern medicine in New York. Combination of conventional techniques and holistic approaches to pain management at the South Nassau Communities Hospital; Chinese medicine taught at the New York College for Wholistic Health in Syosset; Level of acceptance of Oriental medicine; Growth areas of alternative medicine.

Features Long Island, New York-based Seal-It, a manufacturer and converter of heat shrinkable polyvinyl chloride. Applications of the product; Company history; Clients; Founder.

Announces that Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center in Commack, New York, will be able to add 200 new jobs and preserve 385 others as a result of a new round in the state's highly successful `Power for Jobs' economic development program. Gurwin's expansion plans; Original design of the `Power for Jobs' program; Total number of jobs created by the program.

Features Omnicon Group Inc., an engineering consulting firm based in Hauppauge, New York. Company history; Increased revenues; Services offered by each of the company's divisions; Expansion into software engineering.

Reports that New York State health department officials and a community task force have begun studying an increase in cancer diagnoses among young adult graduates of East Hampton High School. Invitation to biostatistician Roger Grimson to help evaluate the situation; Look at the issue from an environmental perspective; Scope of the task force's work.

Reports that Anthem Health has launched a preferred provider organization offering in New York in its bid to compete with Oxford Health. Qualifications to sell insurance; Results of market research; Processing of claims; Prescription drug rider.

Profiles Long Island, New York-based multi-business-owner Rose D'Alessandro. Role played by D'Alessandro's interior design training in her professional and business success; D'Alessandro's recovery after her Drapery Masters business' biggest client, Norman Harvey, went bankrupt; Ability to balance businesses and a job designing for a furniture store; Advice to small business owners.

Reports on the University Medical Center at Stony Brook in Long Island, New York's negotiation for turning over control of its oncology services division to Salick Health Care, a unit of Zeneca. Stony Brook staff's concerns over the effect of the deal to treatment protocols; Brief history of Salick Health; Overview on Salick Health's partnership with hospitals.

Reports on the expansion plans of the New York City-based Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center for its operations in Long Island, New York. Opening of an outpatient treatment facility in Commack; Expansion of the center's outpatient facility at Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre; Recruitment of Steven M. Sugarman to be part of the Sloan-Kettering staff on long Island.

Reports that Clarity Healthcorp., a New York City-based physician practice, has signed on Ophthalmic Consultants, a Long Island-based practice. Financing for the acquisition from Creditanstalt, an Austrian bank; Role of physician management groups; Clarity's business objectives.

Reports that West Islip, New York-based Good Samaritan Hospital and Long Island-based Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center have agreed to a joint operating venture designed to reduce costs and eliminate duplication of services. United States Justice Department's effort to review the deal; Terms of the agreement; Significance of the deal to the health care industry.

Focuses on the effect of the presence of for-profit hospitals on the non-profit health care in New York. Failure of efforts to change law preventing corporations from owning hospitals in the state; Hospitals changing to not-for-profit status; State Senator James Lack's introduction of a measure which would allow hospital ownership by publicly traded corporations in the state.

Highlights the New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance's March 1998 survey of welfare cases in the state. Percentage of those coming off the welfare rolls who found work in Nassau, Long Island and Suffolk; National average; Question on the reduction in caseloads claimed by state and local officials; Number of public assistance recipients in Suffolk that obtained employment in 1997.

Focuses on the success of small business firm Olga G. Marcus Cosmetics Inc. located in Hauppauge, New York. Growth of company since 1996; Background on founding of firm by entrepreneur Olga G. Cohen; Startup capital; Approval of loan from the United States Small Business Administration.

Reports on final negotiations for the entry of Long Beach Memorial Hospital in Long Island, New York and New Hyde Park, New York-based Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation into the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System. Impact of the deal; Agreement to join the health systems as sponsored institution.

Reports that the Long Island Research Institute in Long Island, New York is seeking a United States Small Business Administration (SBA) grant to launch a so-called `technology clearinghouse' that would make it easier for banks to invest in development-stage high technology companies. Value of the SBA grant being sought for by the company; Goals of the company's initiative; Importance of financing for high-technology start-ups.