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SUBJECT: Royal Business Machines Paper Shredder
MESSAGE: This gadget, which has a sleek, Apple-inspired design, will help you dispose of sensitive documents in style.
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FROM: Daily Candy
SUBJECT: Weekend guide
MESSAGE: The New York State Yo-Yo Contest & International Yo-Yo Open on Saturday from 11am to 5pm on Pier 17 at the South Street Seaport, grand opening deals at Shobha Columbus Circle (1775 Broadway between 57th and 58th Sts, suite 730; 212-977-7771), art exhibition COO's (A Cultural Uprising) opening night party this Friday from 7 to 11pm at Black & White Gallery (483 Driggs Ave at N 10th St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn; 718-599-8775), and The Science Barge docked at Riverside Park until October 31st.
FROM: RareDaily
SUBJECT: Weekend guide
MESSAGE: SushiSamba 7's (87 Seventh Ave South at Barrow St, 212-691-7885) recently redesigned roof deck is open and they'll be serving free cocktails and snacks there tonight from 6 to 8pm, monthly dinner and music event The Chowdown is this coming Tuesday August 14th from 7 to 10pm at APT (tix required), new restaurant Sangria46 (338 W 46th St between Eighth and Ninth Aves, 212-581-8482) is open, and the Village Pourhouse (64 Third Ave at 11th St, 212-979-2332) is celebrating its first anniversary this Saturday from noon to 3pm with free burgers, hot dogs, corn and beer.
FROM: UrbanBaby Daily
SUBJECT: Weekend guide
MESSAGE: A Q&A on healthy eating for preggos at Bowery Whole Foods tonight at 7:30pm, a Peter Yarrow concert and book signing at Barnes & Noble (1972 Broadway, 212-595-6859) tonight at 6pm, a Hawaiian musical troupe performs outside Lincoln Center tomorrow at 10:30am, there's a World's Fair festival at The Shops at Atlas Park (8000 Cooper Ave, Queens, 718-416-2899) this Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm, and there's an East Indian dance group giving out free lessons on the Esplanade Plaza in Battery Park this Saturday from 6:30 to 8pm.
FROM: his&hers dailies
SUBJECT: A list of places to go antiquing in the city
MESSAGE: Showplace Antique Center (40 W 25th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves), West 25th Street Market (W 25th St between Fifth and Sixth Aves), The Antiques Garage (W 25th St between Sixth and Seventh Aves), and the Hell's Kitchen Flea Market (39th St between Sixth and Seventh Aves).
FROM: Thrillist
SUBJECT: Silence! The Musical
MESSAGE: Some genius decided that Silence of the Lambs would make a great musical.
DISCARDED: "An entire song about putting the f*cking lotion in the basket? Outstanding."