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| Learning & Climbing
Nancy Abdeomoteleb
Home: Howard Beach Age: 21 Weight: 112 lbs. Height: 5’3" Stats: 34-26-36 As a 21-year-old aspiring model, Nancy is quickly learning the ropes of the industry she embarked upon just six months ago. Having only one photo shoot under her belt, Nancy said she was stricken with low self-esteem during her only encounter with a professional studio, but in the end, her photos told the true story. Dissatisfied with the agency that represents her, Nancy said she is trying to further her career on her own and will pursue a fashion degree after she obtains her General Education Diploma. She is eagerly anticipating an audition as an extra in an upcoming horror film, titled “The Treatment.” Acting is also one of Nancy’s ambitions. Having lived in a number of western Queens neighborhoods, Nancy currently resides in Howard Beach, but said the diversity in Maspeth and Sunnyside helped shape who she is today. “Sunnyside was full of energy and Maspeth was very quiet,” said Nancy, who added that shopping and dining on Roosevelt Avenue is one of her favorite leisure time activities because there are so many different cultures packed into one area. When she was going through a difficult time in her early teens, Nancy began making her own clothes from older, out-of-style garments. As a self described “mutt,” Nancy said her roots are predominantly Polish and Egyptian, but she also has Italian and Puerto Rican ancestors. Although often found in heels, Nancy said the shoes can be kicked off and Nikes thrown on to participate in pick-up basketball games with her male cohorts. Learning the ropes and climbing them quickly seems to be the course Nancy is currently taking. |
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| Ancient Chinese Secret
That urge for Chinese food that many Queens residents crave from time to time has recently taken a fortunate turn.
The $19.4 million Powerball prize numbers shared by four out of the five second-place winners came from the Long Island City fortune cookie manufacturer, Wonton Food Inc., according to published reports. Wonton Food Inc.’s psychic teller is actually a computer that randomly selects numbers and on this occasion, it picked five out of six correct for the Powerball prize. One of the Tennessee winners said she had used the numbers found inside the cookie. With four million messages distributed daily in the U.S. from Long Island City, now all we need is the fortune that reads, “Chinese food can help you lose weight,” so we would have no excuses and get to eat it everyday – if not just for the cookie’s numbers. |
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| Mulling Munro
When the once-mighty New York Yankees head into Shea Stadium on May 20 for the 2005 version of the subway series, there might be at least one Queens man on the roster that wishes he were in the home dugout.
As much he might want to pitch in front of his hometown crowd, the Little Neck resident has been a life-long Met fan. Pete Munro, who recently signed as a free agent with the Bombers is currently in the minor leagues with the Columbus Clippers, and took great pride over the time he combined with other Astros pitchers for a no-hitter against the Yanks. Even with Munro’s five-year Major League experience, we wonder how the Cardozo graduate will perform if he has to go up against his youthful dreams of summer. |
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| Gotti Go To Joe’s
Celebrity comes in strange shapes. To some in Queens and apparently the rest of TV land, it comes in the form of gangster families. The most well known of the Queens mob bosses, the late John Gotti, has a family making a living on the celebrity that comes with their name.
The Gotti boys were recently on hand at Joe’s Pizzeria on Crossbay Boulevard in Howard Beach. The rain was pouring, but it didn’t deter scores of adoring adolescent girls from coming out to ogle over the dark-skinned hotties. “Growing Up Gotti” is an A&E reality television show following the lives of John’s daughter, Victoria, and her three sons; Carmine, John, and Frankie. John and Carmine sat at an outdoor table at Joe’s, playing it cool as can be. They signed autographs, took pictures, and smiled when one of the brazen teenage girls professed their love to them. So what’s the next step in reality TV? Maybe someone should suggest a new series on MTV that follows the life of Ted Bundy’s nephews. Only in America. |
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| For The Birds
You think you have it bad. The commute for Queens workers may be the longest in the country, but for birds, which can travel up to 24,000 miles on their annual commute to a warmer climate, this is nothing.
Two weekends ago was International Migrating Bird Day, and the Queens Zoo, along with all the other zoos in the city, celebrated with Migrating Madness, a weekend of games and events celebrating the birds who migrate. Except that, of course, the birds in the zoos don’t really get to migrate. This doesn’t mean they don’t have the urge to. There is even a word for it, zugenruhe, which means migratory restlessness. Robin Dalton, Director of the Queens Zoo, said that in the fall birds will even collect in the Southern areas of their living spaces. The Queens Zoo deals with this by creating a special area attached to the aviary, but which is warmer. It also has a pool, where the birds get to swim and bathe, and the water is changed every day. Bet you wish that could be your commute. |
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