1 day ago
A dolled-up Peggy uses her feminine wiles at the Tom Tom Club, which is said to be at 44th Street and Eighth Avenue.
Peggy lives in Prospect Park? And Pete's family summers on Fishers Island? Real estate (and an ancient Rough Rider) are among the highlights from this week's "Mad Men and the City," Urbanite's look at the show's references to people, places and things in the tri-state area. While not teeming with NYC goodies this week, the episode, "Maidenform," does not disappoint. As always, let us know about your observations.
* Prospect Park -- Brooklynite Peggy Olson tells former paramour ...
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1 day ago
The following is the address of GOP Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) at tonight’s Republican National Convention.
Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored to be considered for the nomination for Vice President of the United States…
I accept the call to help our nominee for president to serve and defend America.
I accept the challenge of a tough fight in this election… against confident opponents … at a crucial hour for our country.
And I accept the privilege of serving with a man who has come through much harder missions … and met far graver challen...
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3 days ago
Happy Labor Day! With August now over and September beginning, many sales have ended (or will finish with the end of the holiday weekend tonight), and many others are on the horizon for the new season. Computers and electronics keep bucking the inflation trend with solid discounts. Save on those and others in these highlights from among the best currently active deals:
+ Save Additional 20% off All Shoes & Apparel Orders at Puma.com (Store-wide)
+ Price Drops: Up to $500 off Refurbished iMacs at Apple
+ Optiplex Dual Core Desktop PC with 20-inch LCD $449 at Dell
+ Sony FX820 Portable 8-inch DV...
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