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| Model Of Queens - Decoda
Decoda
Home: Jamaica Age: “I’ll never tell” Height: 5’ 5" Weight: 150 lbs Stats: 38-31-41 This young gal may be shy about telling her true age, but she has no qualms about appearing before the camera. Decoda has been modeling off and on for about two years, but “just this year decided to buckle down and go hard at it,” she said. “I’ve done a mix tape DVD called ‘Blaze DVD,’ which is popular in Japan. Also I have been featured in an ad in ‘XXL’ magazine.” An online student with Kaplan University majoring in Crime Scene Investigation, Decoda spends her spare time reading, listening to music and writing poetry. “I got into the business just by association, I suppose,” she said. “I know an industry DJ who got my feet wet, so to speak, and I never wanted to dry them off after a taste of modeling.” Decoda is enjoying the time in front of the camera, and sees a future in modeling. “I do see this as my career – not really a full time job,” she said. “I love modeling and I have fun doing it. JOB to me means Just Over Broke, and I’m not looking at modeling in that fashion. I am soaring into it with open wings and with great interest and expectations from myself.„ Keep flying, Decoda. |
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| Bad Timing
Long Island City based Fresh Direct decided to take a day off and celebrate with a giant picnic for all of its 1,800 employees, shutting down its entire operation for one day. It had sent notices out to all of its 200,000-plus customers so they could make plans that didn’t involve home delivery of grocery items.
Of course the day they chose was last Wednesday – the day of the worst rain to hit the city in decades, the day of the steam pipe explosion in Midtown, the day nobody wanted to be outside. The picnic was cancelled, and according to a spokeswoman, it will not be rescheduled. The employees still had the day off, and the supermarket pioneer is going to try to find another way to make it up to its staff. Might we suggest some takeout – and an umbrella? |
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| Flight of the Conchords
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement have accents. And in their HBO show, Flight of the Conchords, they are frequently taken for being British or Australian. They’re actually from New Zealand and fill their New York City days and nights as any newcomers might; they explore, attend band meetings, accept humiliating gigs, get mugged and travel (although not until episode five) all the way out to Queens!
Flushing Meadows Corona Park provides a tremendous backdrop for the song “If You Want Me To.” And an entire scene takes place in the Queens Museum of Art. Kudos to the show’s location scout. While The Sopranos brought us New Jersey and Sex and the City brought us Manhattan, HBO’s new show will feature Queens! |
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| Still Surreal
Admit it. You love Erik Estrada.
It’s okay, because apparently you’re not alone. Estrada, who used to live near Parsons Boulevard in Flushing, is starring in yet another reality series. This one’s on TV Land and it’s called “Back to the Grind.” It follows former television stars as they attempt to take on the jobs that their characters held. Estrada, star of “CHiPS,” tries his hand at actually being a CHiP, or a California Highway Patrol officer. Add this to his stints on “The Surreal Life” and “Armed and Famous” and you’re dealing with reality royalty. So, America, don’t be ashamed. Embrace your Erik Estrada obsession. |
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| From Queens to Kenya
You can say Ron Artest is a bullying baller. You can say Ron Artest is out of his mind. But you can never say Ron Artest doesn’t have a heart.
Adding another charitable action to his resume, Queensbridge’s pride and joy recently visited Kenya for the Feeding One Million drive, the NBA Players Association’s effort to deliver millions of pounds of rice to Kenya. Artest even told ESPN.com that he plans to purchase a home in Kenya so he can “travel back in the summers and help out in the slums.” NBA Commissioner David Stern informed Artest that he’ll have a few extra days to handle charity work in the fall. That’s because it was announced this week that Artest has been suspended for the first seven games of the 2007-2008 NBA season for some off-court troubles with the law. |
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| Not-So-Fat Not-So-Nick
Nicholas “Fat Nick” Minucci ain’t fat no more. Oh, and he’s got black friends in prison, too.
That’s what he wanted the City to know when he spoke to the Daily News in a recent exclusive interview. He even sent photos of himself posing with black inmates in the maximum-security correctional facility in upstate Dannemora, NY. “Look at those pictures,” he implored the reporter. “Do I need to say more?” Minucci, 21, has lost 75 lbs. since he was convicted of a hate crime and sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2005 for beating a young black man in the head with a baseball bat in Howard Beach. The victim, Glenn Moore, admitted he and his friends were in the neighborhood with the intention of stealing a car. Now all we need is new nickname for the newly-svelte Little Nicky? This could get ugly. | |||||||||
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