So … for those of you who are interested in these exercise “shoes,” check out the new FitFlop an indoor/outdoor slipper of sorts.

Last summer the sandal sensation swept the nation with mentions on the Today Show, Good Morning America and Oprah. In response to the pleas from cold-footed fans everywhere, Kilgore launched the Billow, a boot, and the Gogh, a clog.

The FitFlops are designed to absorb 17 percent more shock than regular shoes and their multi-density midsole increases the heel strike eversion, which may help to diffuse pressure away from the shock spots on the foot. This midsole also loads muscles and engages them for longer, causing them to be dubbed the “flip flop with the gym built in.”

The shoes cost $125 and you can get them here.

What: Mulberry
Why: Take 75 percent off cashmere scarves, fur-lined gloves, handbags, leather wallets, and a collection of killer heels from Jonathan Kelsey for Mulberry.
When: Dec. 4 & 5. Thurs. & Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: Metropolitan Pavilion, 123 W. 18th St., b/t Sixth & Seventh Aves., 5th flr. (888-685-6856).

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The events which have occurred in the past week has made me extremely disgusted towards mankind. How can we, being human- having souls and hearts murder other human beings in the masses?

 I thought that the war that the US is fighting in would prevent such devastation from happening. The attack on Mumbai has left India shaken and has demeaned of confidence that its leaders can keep them safe and revive an economy.

195 people have been murdered and I have close friends who were actually at the Taj and escaped from this horrible terrorist attack. Taken from bloomberg: Chidambaram, 63, who had been finance minister for the government’s entire 4 1/2-year term, said Nov. 28 the economy will “overcome” the impact of the shootings and blasts in the nation’s business capital. Even as a global recession spreads, he predicted India’s growth would rebound to 9 percent from as low as 7 percent this year.

Honestly, I think that India will rise above this, but India will not back down and turn the other cheek. These attacks have been going on for too long. Many people are pointing at the Pakistanis. But I highly doubt that they ordered these attacks. It is unfortunate that the terrorists were Muslim, because now there will be more animosity towards Muslims.

I don’t even know what else to write, this is absolutely disgusting. And all we can do is pray for these people. We shouldn’t end negotiations with India either. We shouldn’t be afraid. Fear is what the terrorists want to inject into our minds- let’s not give them the satisfaction that we are afraid.

Here is what I am listening to.

After Tina Fey's world-changing Sarah Palin impression successfully managed to persuade 52 percent of the American electorate to vote for Obama (and 0.03 percent of the American electorate to watch her television show), could a backlash have possibly been avoided? Probably not, but that doesn't make Nancy Franklin's review of 30 Rock in today's New Yorker any less unexpected. Under the headline "Sketchy Comedy," Franklin calls Fey's performance on the show "not-so-great" ("I sense that part of her is keeping her distance from the fray"), faults Rock for its frequent digressions ("Its roots are in sketch comedy and in improv, with their set pieces and their eagerness to keep you entertained every second without worrying too much about the story"), and stops just short of proposing marriage to Alec Baldwin, who cites as the cast's "one spectacular member" flanked by just "a couple of really good ones." Additionally, in her rage, Franklin claims that Fey won two Emmys in a row for Best Actress in a Comedy Series (she won only once) — how did that make it past New Yorker fact-checkers?

Sketchy Comedy [NYer]

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NOT even the people who live in The Bronx think “Bronx” is a nice name for a baby. The upper borough’s News 12 conducted an online survey after Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz named their newborn boy Bronx Mowgli last week. Our sources north of the Harlem River were amused to hear the Cablevision channel anchors chuckle as they reported that only 20 percent of respondents approved of Bronx as a boy’s name - 58 percent said it was a better name for a place. Or as Ogden Nash once rhymed, “The Bronx? No thonx.”

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