This week Smithtown will be hosting their Restaurant Week where the participating restaurants will be serving $25 prix-fixe three course meals.  It is a great way to get a savory meal especially during these recession times.  You can really top off the night by using a local limousine or black Long Island car service to get you there.

The streets of Huntington were covered in snow until late last night.  From 9pm-12am parking was restricted on New York Ave / 110 and Main Street Huntington and Huntington Township’s clean up crew moved in to begin the street cleaning.

It was impressive to see the big trucks and and pay loaders big and small quickly maneuvering to rid the streets of the masses of snow.

St. Patrick’s Day this year fall on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 the parade will be making its way through Huntington Sunday, March 8, 2009.  It will start at the north of the Huntington Train Station along New York Avenue before turing west onto Main Street

ending at Saint Patrick’s Church.

The parade is fun for the young and old.  Your children will be sure to enjoy the marching band stop in at Bon Bon’s.  The old can go to many of our local bars which are sure to be packed with the “Irish for the day”

First, I want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

Unfortunately I blog today to bring bad news and to remind everyone of really whats most important in this holiday season.

Black Friday has taken on a whole new meaning in Valley Stream Long Island; as shoppers stormed the Valley Stream Wal-Mart (near the Green Acres Mall) a 34 year old employee was trampled to death.

Shoppers had been tearing down the doors from the hinges and finally entered as they trampled to death the employee and injured two of their fellow shoppers.

Please this holiday season keep your cool and be aware of those around you keep your holiday season safe and healthy visit an accupucnturist on Long Island for your stress and other services for stress reduction on our holistic health care page.

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Contemporary furniture made from black and natural wood featuring stone and glass accents can be a focal point around which you may want to design your room.  accessories such as vases, table decor,  candle holders, wooden boxes and glass bowls can all be coordinated to your room’s focal point.

Contemporary room dividers can be especially useful in the small apartment spaces that tend to dominate the real estate market in New York City.  Wooden or metallic screens can bring an interesting accent to your room as well as creating some separation between your eat in kitchen and living room.

This New York based home decor company  also features a variety of styles and sizes of wall art including abstract painting, circle art, multi-dimensional, multi-colored, textured and three dimensional wall art.  The line of contemporary home and office furniture (tables, consoles, desks, table lamps and lighting) are all available in coordinated made for each other sets for your home or office decorative needs.

Be sure to investigate what Artistry In Furniture Contemporary Home Decor New York City may have in store for your next design project.

Today is back to school for me and I was just wondering why the computer labs in Powdermaker at Queens College in Flushing, New York are closed?

Back to school at your local elementary schools means a mad rush for jansport backpacks, back to school gifts Long Island. If is important to pick a backpack which gives the student support or even now a days on wheels reducing the impact the weight has on children’s backs.

Going back to school reminds me of the fall and the changing leave colors seen all over Long Island. Some of my back to school activities included compiling my back to school supplies every thing that I would need for back to school was on my list I had gone shopping with my mom and bought all the latest fashions. My clothes always looked stylish I loved shopping in stores like Zara for back 2 school is fast approaching

you can find back to school deals at Office Max Long Island where a wide variety of back to school supplies are 1c at this promotion you will find a lot of back to school discounts.

you may also want to do some online shopping and see if you can find any deals on cell phone service
by buying through one of the online malls listed on shopdex.

The internet is continually changing.  To keep up with the changes and grow with the times companies whom have sold their products online in the past have been making efforts to streamline their web stores.   Internet marketing has become more and more “intelligent” through the tracking of customer’s buying habits and history.  This has allowed companies to target their audiences very specifically allowing for a much higher success rate.

Social Networking sites have especially taken advantage of this resource with mixed results.  It has had success in the sense that ads on pages are targeted directly to the user which has raised the “click through rates” (for those of you non-internet advertising savvy CTR as defined by Wikipedia). 

Facebook took this concept one step to far and in November had to readjust their policies as users were finding that the broadcasting of user’s online purchases to be an invasion of privacy and inappropriate.
As users change their status, add photographs, “tag” their friends in pictures, change details in their profiles etc. Facebook automatically generates a news-feed which gets sent to all of that user’s friends.

Facebook implemented Beacon.  Beacon is a program which posts news-feeds every time a Facebook user would make an online purchase.  This very quickly became a problem; users quickly became resentful of their purchases and spending habits broadcast ( New York Times.)

Personally I find Beacon an invasion.  I choose what information I want to make public on Facebook and would not want my purchases made public; or at least enable me to easily decide which purchases I want made public and which I don’t why should I become free advertising for these multi-million dollar companies could I at least get some compensation for my bill boarding?

Internet Marketing and Advertising is a great venue through which to get the word out about your business be sure to visit our sample ad page to familiarize yourself with our options, here is an example of a full page ad which would drive traffic directly from natural Google searches to your website.

I began a project doing promotional work for a film called “London to Brighton” getting the word out about its US premier at the Cinema Village, NY February 8, 2008.

Today, as I posted the advance quotes released by critics such as Scott Hoffman, Moviepicturefilm.com I actually came across another film which is being released “Caramel”.

I was born in New York City, New York and have had the city coursing through my veins ever since. My parents are both immigrants my mother from France and my father from Lebanon. “Caramel” is a film set in modern day Lebanon depicting the lives of five women.

The director states:

“…I wanted to show a different Lebanon a Lebanon that you do not necessarily know…” She emphasized that: “…I was not going to talk about the war again…”

In a country which has been rated as the 8th least peaceful countries she wanted to bring a film which showed the people living their daily lives humanizing a country which has been torn by war for centuries now.

I have not spent much time in Lebanon and have always wanted to become more familiarized with my Lebanese culture. It touches on many issues taboo in the Arab world here is a report on NPR

“London to Brighton” has been praised by Scott Hoffman, MoviePictureFilm.com as being:

“A stunning cinematic achievement!”

“Unforgettable! Brilliant, intense and uncompromising. Prepare yourself.”

“A thought provoking shocker! It will stay with you for days.”

I look forward to hopefully catching Caramel this weekend at the Angelika Film Center

“London to Brighton” film opens at the Cinema Village, NY February 8, 2008.

From the minute the movie opens you are taken in and begin to question what exactly this eleven year old girl is doing in a dirty bathroom after having been left there by an older woman with a black eye. As the well directed, and filmed movie continues you begin to understand that the young girl, Joanne, is a runaway and the older woman, Kelly, a prostitute are on the run.

This is a great film which features music from the London underground with artists such as: lol Hammond’s Myspace , Plan B’s Myspace , Meeker’s Myspace , and Roger Eno’s Myspace .

Be sure to see this film which is premiering in NYC February 8; bring your friends to experience a part of the London underground. Brought to you by Outsider Pictures

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My father and I went to look at what was being featured at the Americana mall this year for the holidays in Manhasset Long Island NY here are some of the sales that I found along my way:

• At kate spade if you head for the back right wall you will find a selection of purses in metallic, suede, and stripped fabric purses on sale for the holiday season.

• Heirshleifer’s is featuring many sales such as jmendel fur pieces, black, beige satin, and purple satin holiday dresses. Jimmy Choo shoes and purses are also on sale. Versache, Valentino, and Miu Miu separates are all on sale.

• At Giorgio Armani they are already featuring their pre spring collection 2008 as well as other winter separates which are on sale (to start making room for the new spring collection) .

• At Slavatore Ferrragamo there are scarves, handbags, accessories such as wallets, key chains, and clutches; shoes, ready to wear separates are also on sale. Be sure to try on the Verde Bott (3129) jacket, which is exquisite, and on sale. This beautiful jacket made of shaved mink is incredible. They also feature a more mature quarter length jacket in blue teal mink, shaved with a cable and woven pattern into the jacket, which is more appropriate for a woman with more mature taste.

• Carolina Herrara other than their exquisite clothing be sure to visit and ask for James a delightful personal shopping assistant who will be sure to make sure you’re dressed to the nines for your next holiday party where they are featuring all ready to wear men’s wear and women’s ready to wear (including evening dresses) on sale.

• Dior is having a sale on a wall full of shoes and select handbags.

• Oscar Delarenta has a half off sale on all evening separates. Their exotic fabric handbags in coyote and mink are also half off as well as the shoes, and pre-fall/fall collection. All sales are final

These are some of the sales featured at the Manhasset Long Island NY Americana Mall this holiday season be sure to check them out.

Another great store which resides a little farther down on the strip at the Americana Mall in Manhasset, Long Island, NY: The Sharper Image. The Long Island, Manhasset Americana Mall Sharper Image’s most popular products this year are a motley concoction with sure-fire smiles for many members of you holiday shopping list. The Ion Audio USB Turntable ($199.95) is a great gift for dad which he can now even plug into his computer allowing him to “rip” songs from his old lp’s and right onto his Ipod. The Panasonic Body Massage might be a great pick for grandma depending on your budget; because although it is the ultimate gift of relaxation it will run you a steep $4,799.00. What to get for little bro who loves Star Wars (or for any other Star Wars fanatic for that matter) the R2-D2 Interactive Droid is a great pick and considering the other steep prices featured at Sharper Image $119.95 does not sound that bad. Finally have a mother who’s obsessed with a clean house and still complains between the housekeeper’s visits? Although getting people appliances is never my first choice and know that my mother would probably take insult… the Roomba 560 Vacuuming Robot is a great choice maybe more appropriate as a gag gift for a college student although at $349.95 may be a slightly steep price for a gag gift depending on your budget. I know I would love one! Be sure the visit the American Mall in Manhasset Long Island NY for great deals on high-end goods.