Internet has definitely changed the shopping paradigm – it not only brought price transparency (allowing easy comparison of similar items across multitude of retailers) but also gave us infinite choices making it difficult to decide what to really buy and how to find the right stuff. Social shopping helps in this regard by harnessing the likes / dislikes of like-minded consumers like you so that you can leverage the knowledge of the crowd in filtering stuff. There are 2 aspects of social shopping. First, are the plethora of shopping deal websites such as SlickDeals which focus on highlighting shorter duration promotion or markdowns and play in the value segment of the market. The other one are websites such as Flip2Shop which using the same knowledge of the crowd to help identify the finest and grandest products available on the web. This second group focuses on prices and products that have a longer shelf-life as well as tend to be more pricier than the former geared towards quality conscious consumers.
The O in Google is animated today in honor of 25th anniversary of the discovery of buckballs in 1985.
For more details, see this Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullerene
Kroto, Curl, and Smalley were awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their roles in the discovery of fullerenes (spherical fullerenes are also called buckyballs).
If you are already missing the New York Restaurant Week, hop onto a Path Train over to the other side of the Hudson for the Hudson County Restaurant Week.
Restaurant Week is from July 26 – Aug 6, 2010
In terms of timing, options include weekday dinner at all; weekday lunch at most and even weekend lunch / dinner at some restaurants.
Prices are fixed as expected but slightly vary from one restaurant to the next.
For more details and a list of participating restaurants, go to: http://www.hudsonrestaurantweek.com/restaurantsAZ.htm
Take your date for a movie under the stars at the East River State Park along the Brooklyn Waterfront.
Location: North 8th St & Kent Ave., Brooklyn.
Timing: 6pm – 10pm
Thursdays in July & August.
Movies include Bolt, Night at the Museum, Finding Nemo, The Lion King etc.
For Schedule and more details, go to: http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2010/08/12/summerstarz-2010-the-lion-king
Spirit of New York Full Moon Dinner Cruise leaving from Chelsea Piers.
Next Cruise is on Tuesday, August 24th.
Cruises offer a perfect combination of food, dance and spectacular views for a memorable date.
Cost: $74.90 / person.
Board: 6:30pm; Cruise: 7pm to 10pm
for more details, go to: http://spiritofnewyork.com/New-York/full-moon-dinner-cruise
Affordable / Economical Gift for any occasion:
Sterling Silver White and Treated Black Diamond Butterfly Pendant with 18″ Chain.
Price with Coupon Code BDB9: $27.96 with Free Shipping & Free Gift Packaging.
For more details, go to: http://www.netaya.com/2ssn534d-18.html
Statue of Liberty Crown ticket:
Earliest Date Available as of now: Sep 22nd 2010
Major Occasions:
Labor Day – Sep 6, 2010: Not Available.
Halloween – Oct 31, 2010: Available as of now.
Thanksgiving Day – Nov 25, 2010: Available as of now.
Christmas – Dec 25, 2010: Closed but Dec 26 is available.
New Year’s Eve – Dec 31, 2010: Available as of now.
for more details, go to: http://www.statuecruises.com
Have a great time together while learning to make some mouth-watering dishes at an ICE (Institute of Culinary Education) recreational class.
Registration is still open for ‘Picnic Party for Couples’ to be held on August 6, 2010. Tuition fee is $240 for two. Timing is from 6pm – 11pm.
For more details go to: http://rec.iceculinary.com/Courses/Detail/1708
Be part of an age-old tradition (first held in 1916) - attend the world famous Nathan’s International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2010 at 11 am.
Location: Corner of Surf and Stillwell Aves, Coney Island, Brooklyn
Crowd Warning!
For more details, go to: http://nathansfamous.com/PageFetch/getpage.php?pgid=26
