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The 5 Most Ridiculously Sexist Superhero Costumes
Psylocke's buttocks are like the Mona Lisa's eyes, they follow you no matter what angle you're looking from.
Behold five characters whose costumes are so impossibly, illogically sexual that they look like they were designed by M.C. Escher after he didn't get laid for 20 years.
#5. Power GirlCharged with making a female Superman, Power Girl's costume designer's only thoughts were "breasts" and "done." They'd already given Supergirl a miniskirt (and, as a consequence, the entire population of Metropolis got a panty shot). With Power Girl, they upped the ante and opened a tit-window. Most spandex heroes have a symbol on their chest summarizing their character, and so does Power Girl: an empty hole full of cleavage.
Check out the empowerment on that!
There is no counterargument. Fans and writers have tried to explain Power Girl's breast-viewing port several times, and each theory is more ridiculously unsupported than the breasts they're attempting to justify.
And why doesn't her costume inflate when she flies?
The most common (and ridiculous) explanation is, "I am strong and empowered and therefore love being naked and stared at." You know, the same reason Superman flies around in a thong. One writer claims it's to show that she's healthy, so we can only be grateful that Krypton never discovered gynecology. Another is the idea of distracting villains, because when you mainly fight robots and aliens and can punch through a tank, your best weapon is nudity. Oh, and the absolute best explanation:
"I show off my tits because I'm such a dumb blonde I can't even finish my own clothes. I also cry. Girls do that, right?"
DC have made it very clear that they consider the rest of Power Girl a superpowered breast-delivery service ("Faster than a speeding bullet! Bigger than a human head!"). They once changed her entire back story from solar superpowered alien to magical Atlantean and back again, and the only thing that stayed constant was the hole in the costume.
Even on-panel you have another disappointed girl.
#4. Starfire's RebootStarfire has always been the Captain Kirkiest character, a brightly colored alien demanding to be shown "more of this Earth thing called love," but her latest iteration is about as sexy as a speculum. It's certainly going for the right place, but it's so cold and clinically aimed that only those who've given up on regular sex could enjoy it.
I'm not saying the designers view women as sexual targets, but she has big glowing red weak points to help you aim at her throat and crotch.
Of course, in the story that revealed her costume, she spent most of her time nude and bikini-clad, presumably because that was the only way to make her costume look reasonable.
This is basically her new costume. And personality. And motivation.
Note the character actually telling you, "If you have a problem with this, you're totally a prude." In 2011, DC rebooted their universe to attract a new market*, and their rebooted Starfire made sure the new demographic wouldn't contain ovaries. *Because their existing one is famous for hating change and not multiplying.
The site isn't playing saxophone music. You're just hearing it anyway.
Critics have pointed out that the original Starfire was always polyamorous, but that's like saying the original Superman could only jump really high. Starfire is now best known for the Teen Titans cartoon, which had 2 million viewers, aka 20 times more people than were buying her comics. So many of her biggest fans were young schoolgirls, the market demographic least likely to read comics and most likely to be warned to stay away from people who do. The TV show's version of Starfire was an awkward-but-hopeful shy girl who wanted to be cool and make friends. She was a positive character who allowed awkward-but-hopeful shy fans to insert themselves into the show. The comic's decision to take the same character in a much creepier "I'd like to insert myself" direction couldn't have been more poorly timed.
The new direction is "Literally break your own spine to aim breasts at male eyes."
Her rewritten back story apparently had her coming from the planet Penthouse Letter. Her ignorance of human conversation manifested itself via thinking it's unnecessary to know someone's name before having sex. The rest of the team are already bragging about who's ridden the interplanetary bicycle in the first issue, in the middle of a firefight in which she's saving them. I understand the direction they're going for, but come on, guys, we already have the Internet for porn.
#3. Wonder Woman's "Compassion"Wonder Woman preserves 1940s sexism like a chunk of amber in a bustier, exploited by modern artists to reanimate terrible extinct ideas in some sort of Chauvinist Park. Her weapon AND weakness are both bondage --she has a magic lasso and can be kept hostage if she's tied up, but only if it's by a man. Ninety years after women were allowed to vote, she wasn't allowed to wear a jacket because the fans complained too much. That happened in 2010, and the general consensus was that she should consider herself lucky she's allowed to wear pants in public (and that the "fans" are actual cavemen).
Damn those feminazis, we can only barely see that the breasts are bigger than her head!
As Seanbaby will tell you, Wonder Woman's classic outfit makes her look like a cross between a stripper and a stripper who can't afford enough clothes to get to work. And that's not the outfit we're looking at. A recent comic story line featured an "emotional spectrum" of Green Lantern rings based on different colors: red rings use rage, yellow rings use fear and violet rings use weaponized male relationship anxiety. The all-female Star Sapphires use the rings to steal superheroes, encasing them in the wonderful brainwashing power of love until they don't want to hang out with their old friends anymore. And while every color ring puts the kidnapped character in the same "skintight with highlights" look, the Sapphires decided to forgo that "tight" bit and just paint their bodies in a few places:
DC's website makes Total Recall's stance on gratuitous boobs look conservative.
The costumes were so ridiculously naked that Wonder Woman's had to use her iconic WW logo to hold her boobs, facing toward the camera. This shows that at least her designer's subconscious is good at making clothes suitable for their intended purpose.
If you're thinking near-total nudity is just the Star Sapphires' thing, here's their gender politics with a male Star Sapphire.
I've had dreams like this, too, but I don't draw and sell them in public.
In a climactic battle in the recent Blackest Night event, the Sapphire ring lets Wonder Woman triumph over the black ring of death itself because of her feelings of love for Batman. Even in a life-or-death struggle, the most famous female comic character in history is only allowed to live because she wants to bang a man. Though in fairness, wanting to sleep with Batman isn't sexist.
Warner Bros Pictures, DC Comics, Polygram Filmed Entertainment, though we're not 100% those guys actually want credit for this
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BRISTOL, Va. - In 2005 the area known as The Village off of Exit 7 along Interstate 81 was first developed. Months later the first to move in was Cracker Barrel.
Seven years later the restaurant could soon be getting its first neighbor, The Hilton Garden Inn.
The proposal would put the hotel in lots five and six, and it is expected to be five stories tall, with about 100 guest rooms.
The total project will cost approximately $9 million dollars and could offer up to 40 new jobs.
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The Bristol, Va. City Council and the Industrial Development Authority would not comment on the development, saying nothing is official. They will meet Tuesday February 12th to discuss the proposal.

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LEWISTOWN - The day before a jury trial was set to start for a man charged with voluntary manslaughter, the defendant opted to plead guilty to a lesser charge.
The jury trial was scheduled to start Thursday morning for Michael Bickel, 28, however late Wednesday afternoon he entered into a plea agreement worked out by his attorney, Michael Gingrich, and Mifflin County District Attorney Dave Molek.
Bickel pleaded guilty to a felony count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and will serve an agreed upon sentence of 7 1/2 to 15 years in a state correctional facility.
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Bickel had been charged with attempted third degree murder, a charge that was withdrawn in June. The remainder of his charges, including voluntary manslaughter and simple assault were withdrawn under the plea agreement on Wednesday.
Molek said he had a strong case against Bickel with 12 witness statements and a handful of surgeons ready to testify about the trauma Andrea Norris sustained at the hands of the defendant. Bickel attacked Norris with a hammer in the early morning hours of July 8, 2012.
"He struck her multiple times in the face," Molek said.
According to court documents, Norris sustained more than 20 comminuted fractures, meaning fractures involving crushed or splintered bones.
Norris passed away in April from unrelated medical problems. Molek said the plea agreement had been on the table for quite sometime and he had an opportunity to discuss the agreement with Norris several months ago.
"These two had been significant to each other," he said.
Molek said Bickel's motivations remain unclear, but "all evidence points to bath salts" as a mitigating factor.
"Sometimes people don't remember what they did," Molek said, referring to those who commit crimes under the influence of the synthetic drug.
Molek said the defendant's mother, Christeena Kearns, really stepped up when she reported to police what her son told her he had done to Norris.
During a July 2012 hearing for the case, Kearns testified that her son called her for a ride after 2 a.m. on the night of the assault, and she picked him up near the Buchanan Elementary School.
"I believe the first thing he said to me was 'I think I just killed (her),'" Kearns said.
Kearns said her son then stated, "You need to be quiet. I need to call 911."
"He said to me, 'I lost it, I hit her with a hammer,'" she continued.
Kearns said she encouraged her son to turn himself in to police, but he wanted to "run and hide."
Kearns testified her son told her to drop him off near the woods on U.S 522 above Lewistown.
"He said to me, 'You didn't see me,'" Kearns said.
Also during that same hearing, Lewistown Police Officer David Vallimont testified he responded to the West Fourth Street address along with another officer and found a woman lying in bed with "massive facial trauma."
Vallimont said the left side of her head and face were severely injured from the assault.
"I said, 'Can you speak? Who did this to you?'" Vallimont said, but only got grunts and grumbles as a reply.
"The entire time I was there her mouth was full of blood and she couldn't respond," he added.
Vallimont testified there was blood on the sheets, mattress, wall and drapes in the bedroom.
Vallimont said paramedics arrived on the scene within minutes of calling them and one of the paramedics noticed a hammer in between the bed and the wall.
Vallimont said after the alleged victim was transported to a hospital, he secured a search warrant for the house, and the hammer, which appeared to have blood on it, was taken as evidence, along with photographs taken at the scene.
Vallimont said he later learned the alleged victim was able to speak briefly when a paramedic asked her, "'Who did this to you?'" and she replied, "'My ex.'"
Vallimont said two juveniles who live next door gave a description of the man they claim left the alleged victim's house after the assault.
Bickel was taken into custody around 7 a.m. that day and placed in the Mifflin County Correctional Facility, where he has remained since.


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Just one developer has submitted a proposal for building a resort at Clinton Lake near Lawrence.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the sole proposal submitted to the state by Friday's deadline came from Overland Park-based LodgeWell Resorts. Kansas Department of Administration director of operations Chuck Knapp says it "just takes one good proposal."
Several development firms had attended a pre-proposal meeting for the project earlier this month. At the meeting, officials shared the results of a feasibility study. It found support for a 175-room hotel, about 15,000 square feet of conference space, three restaurants and an outdoor sports center that would include everything from hiking to water sports.
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Investors on the prowl for a piece of the action in proven wineries in the renowned Tokaj region long have wanted to acquire a share of Szepsy Bor�szati KFT.
But Szepsy Istv�n (the surname precedes the given name), a 15th-generation vintner, patriarch of his family business and president of the M�d Circle of Origin Protection association, is not selling.
Szepsy, 62, knows the value of independence and what it takes to be your own man.
�We have no loans, no debt, no investors and no government subsidies,� Szepsy told visitors during a recent three-hour chat in his winery/home in this picturesque region just south of the Slovakian border. �We stay abreast of what is happening in the industry, but we make wine according to our standards.�
The only requirements are self-imposed and those of the local vintners association, Szepsy said. The goal of the association is to ensure quality wine through a system of strict requirements.
Szepsy probably is most demanding on himself. In 1994 and 2001, when grapes didn�t meet the quality he expected, he sold them in bulk to other vintners.
He hasn�t always enjoyed such independence.
Born about the time Soviet Union domination of the country began, Szepsy was brought up in the vineyards owned by his father, also named Istv�n.
When the elder Szepsy died suddenly in 1970, the burden of family leadership fell on young Szepsy, who, at age 19, recently had graduated from Budapest Horticultural University.
The family eventually had to sell the winery, and Szepsy found work at a vintners cooperative where he rose to be chief winemaker.
Wine production stagnated under Soviet domination. But Szepsy saved his money and began to buy property � 0.3 of a hectare at a time, ending the interruption in direct family involvement in wine production.
In 1989 with the end of Communist rule, he joined other cooperative members in putting their land in a joint venture company along with foreign investors and found himself named chief winemaker. As such, he was invited to the prestigious Chateau d�Yquem winery in France. But in three weeks, he decided that large-scale production of wine wasn�t for him, and he returned home to familiar surroundings and his cherished vineyards.
The perseverance has paid dividends. Today, Szepsy owns 73 hectares (180 acres), 48 of which are under cultivation with two dominant grape varieties � 60 percent are Furmint and 35 percent are H�rslevel�.
The family winery provides jobs for his son, another Istv�n, two daughters, a son-in-law and 25 year-round employees. Some of the employees, nearly 80 years old, started with his father.
The Tokaj region is blessed with conditions particularly favorable to growing grapes. So great is its fame that it has been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The widely grown Furmint grape, a staple in Szepsy�s winery, is the basis for dry wines and sweet dessert wines, the latter the result of the botrytis cinerea fungus that robs grapes of moisture but increases their sugar content.
Volcanic upheavals millions of years ago left the region with mineral-rich soil. Climate, topography, hydrology and sun/shade variations along with soil create terroirs, a French term designating microclimates noted for their particular homogeneity.
There are 22 such special places in the country.
The Szepsy name can be traced to at least the 16th century where the family is linked to winemaking. A coat of arms dates to 1631.
Szepsy today produces a delicious, sweet, white wine, but he�s shifting toward dry varieties.
It�s a losing battle to compete with the giants in the sweet-wine market, Szepsy said.
�I prefer to create a niche where I�m happy, can control my destiny and satisfy our loyal supporters,� he said.
Just recently, he bought the house next door with plans to convert it into a tasting room within two years.


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How would Martin Luther King Jr. address the violence in America today?
Students in grades four though 12 are invited to answer that question in the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest, with the winners announced at a program from 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 19 in the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave.
Typed or printed essays, no longer than two pages, must be submitted at the library by Monday. Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded.
Students must include their name, age, grade, school, address and two contact phone numbers. The contest is sponsored by historian, columnist and retired teacher Eva M. Doyle. For more information, call 847-6010 or 533-9547.


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No. 7: Tony Stewart wins NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with win at Homestead
Tony Stewart beat Carl Edwards to the finish line to win at Homestead Homestead-Miami Speedwayand capture his third NASCAR Sprint Cup championship.
Stewart held off Edwards to take the checkered in the final race of the season which resulted in a tie between the two drivers atop the point standings. However, the championship went to Stewart based on total wins: His five compared to only one for Edwards.
Stewart vcame all the way back from the end of the field to the front, twice, in the race to clip Edwards. Stewarts fifth win was ironic for nother reason. Jimmy Johnson had won the five previous championships.
"I feel like I passed half the state of Florida; 118 cars is a lot of cars to pass in one race," Stewart told reporters after the race. "To do it under the circumstances and pressure we had, I'm very, very proud of that. I can't even remember how many races I've won, but I would have to say under this set of circumstances I've got to believe one of the greatest races of my career."
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That was around 9 p.m. on May 1. Since then, nobody has seen the strapping 6-foot-6-inch tall former college basketball player for UCLA's 1975 championship team. His luxury car is also missing. A review of cell phone and bank records provided no clues.
"It's been absolutely devastating," his eldest son, Evan Smith, 21, a USC basketball player, tells PEOPLE. "Our dad is our hero, he's everything to us."
On the night he disappeared, Smith, 57, was supposed to be spending the night at a friend's house not far from his home in the middle-class community of West Hills on the western edge of L.A.'s San Fernando Valley.
He didn't pick up another son the next morning at school and he didn't show up for work, where he has worked on the distribution of such films as Avatar and the Star Wars trilogy.
Evan Smith declined to explain why his father was staying the night at the friend's home.
No Foul Play SuspectedBut L.A. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore tells PEOPLE "no foul play is suspected at this time" and the case is being handled as a missing person's investigation.
"We're following every lead available and have increased our manpower in this case," says Whitmore.
The Smith family has been frantically spreading the word through social media and a website, findgavinsmith.com, to locate their dad, including the use of neighborhood search parties.
"We've been looking in canyons, ravines, down little creeks, everywhere," says Evan. "We're just praying that he's going to turn up somewhere. We won't stop until we find him. We won't give up on him."
Anyone with information should call the L.A. Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau, missing person's detail, at (323) 890-5500.


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By Tony Viola
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MORGANTOWN - Once a regular occurrence, it's now on a limited basis the West Virginia Mountaineers get to face a rival.
Today, WVU will get the chance to for the first and only time this season as the Mountaineers travel to Baltimore to take on long time rival Maryland.
"I can't tell you how excited our team is to play Maryland this week," WVU coach Dana Holgorsen said. "We got going on Sunday and immediately put the Georgia State game to rest. It's something our boys are looking forward to. We don't have many regional rivalries left - this is the only one that we play this year."
Today's game will mark the 49th meeting between the two schools since 1919.
"Our guys are familiar with Maryland, and we're excited to play them," Holgorsen said. "They're a different team than they were the last couple years. You can see offensively that it's a different unit with (senior quarterback) C.J. Brown. He's had a good year so far and brings balance to the offense. He's very athletic and has athletic guys around him. They want to be balanced in the run and the pass."
Through Maryland's first three games, the Terps' offense has totaled over 500 yards and has outscored it's opponents 138-33.
Brown missed last season with a knee injury he sustained in preseason camp, but has bounced back to throw for 833 yards, while completing 67 percent of his passes and has a 6-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
Brown's arm isn't his only weapon that can hurt the Mountaineers as he's one of the better dual-threat quarterbacks in the nation and has totaled 257 rush yards along with five touchdowns.
When Brown isn't running wild outside the pocket, he'll look for sophomore receiver Stefon Diggs, who ranks 13th nationally with 177 all-purpose yards and is coming off a five catch, 110-yard performance in Maryland's 32-21 victory against Connecticut.
One of those five catches was for a 12-yard touchdown, making it five out of the last seven games, dating back to last season, Diggs has a receiving score.
As a freshman, Diggs set the ACC Freshman All-Purpose Yardage record as he averaged 172 per game, a mark that had not been broken in more than 20 years.
"Tavon (Austin) and Diggs are pretty similar," Holgorsen pointed out. "They're both from Baltimore and receivers and returners. He's proven to have big play potential. He's probably a little better at downfield play than Tavon. Tavon didn't have just the downfield potential. His thing was to get the ball and go score.
"We haven't faced the passing attempt like this yet. Do we feel better about where we are defensively? Yes, absolutely. Do we have it all figured out? No. Maryland is going to bring some bigger challenges. They have the ability.
Oklahoma State and Baylor, our next two opponents, are also going to have a lot of ability. So this will be the game where we see where we are at."
Speaking of defense, the Terps are pretty sound there, too.
Maryland's D totaled six sacks, forced two interceptions and held the Huskies to 25 rushing yards last week. On the season, Maryland has held its opponents to 96.7 rushing yards per game, which ranks third in the ACC and is tied for 14th nationally.
The Terps also rank first in the nation with 15 sacks led by linebacker Marcus Whitfield, who has accounted for a national best 5.5 of them.
"They're going to pressure," Holgorsen said of Maryland's defense. "One of the things we didn't do well last week was identifying the zero blitz. We need enough time to get rid of the ball. (Georgia State) did it six times, got to us twice and hit us twice, and we did the right thing twice. That's not good enough. Maryland will zero blitz us and pressure us. They might do it every single snap. If they do, we have to handle it. They played back against Old Dominion because they don't run the ball. I think we've shown that we can run the ball and I think they'll play up."
That could pose a problem for Mountaineers quarterback Ford Childress, who will make his second career start at M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens.
"He needs to improve on sense of urgency," Holgorsen said of his redshirt freshman quarterback. "He's night and day better right now than he was a year ago. That said, his sense of urgency needs to pick up because the speed of the game is going to increase. Maryland has great team speed. He needs to make reads quicker and his footwork and release need to be quicker."
A key advantage for Childress is his 6-foot-5 stature which gives him the ability to look over the linemen and find the receivers down field.
Another key for the Mountaineers is the fact that, despite having to travel, the game will be played at a neutral site instead of College Park.
"It's easier," Holgorsen said. "The facilities are good and it's not a 100 percent home crowd. It's much like the Big East was. When you went to Pitt, West Virginia had a lot of people. When I went to South Florida, there were a bunch of West Virginia people. Facility wise, we know it's going to be great. We know that from last year at Fed Ex Field. Our guys get jacked up about that. It's a big stage. Much like Mountaineer Field is, the other nine opponents in the Big 12 have 95 percent fans from their own team. I don't view this as an away game, it's more like a neutral site game. I know it is a home game for Maryland, but I feel like we'll travel pretty well and there will be some Mountaineer energy there."


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Sometimes, despite impossible odds and monumental challenges, things just work out.
Alisha Truitt, 3, and her 15-month-old brother Kaden Tarnowski are probably too young to know how unique their situations were when they headed into the courtroom Friday.
But their parents — Marla and Joe Truitt and Misti and Steve Tarnowski — were well aware of how special it was for the children to be adopted into "forever families."
More importantly, they knew how special it was to keep the kids together, even given what everyone called "unique" circumstances.
Misti and Marla are sisters. And sisters talk. So when the Truitts were told they could adopt Alisha, it wasn't long before the Tarnowskis started having conversations about adopting Alisha's younger brother. Those talks became reality Friday, when sisters Marla and Misti and their husbands adopted Alisha and Kaden, who suddenly became cousins in addition to siblings.
The story began about three years ago when a man walked into a church seeking child care for his granddaughter, Alisha. Joe was serving as an associate pastor at Rocky Mountain Christian Church that day and told the man they didn't offer child-care services. But, he said, his wife often took care of kids during the days and the couple offered to help in any way they could.
Alisha was timid at first, Marla remembered. But during the course of about six months of spending time with her a couple days each week, the Truitts and Alisha started to bond and build a special kind of relationship.
And then it all stopped.
Alisha suddenly quit coming to the Truitts. They didn't know why, and they didn't hear from her or anyone else for several months until, out of the blue, a caseworker called them and said they were searching for a family to take care of Alisha and eventually adopt her.
"It took no thinking whatsoever," Marla said, before she and dozens of family and friends from across the country on Friday streamed into Judge Marcelo Kopcow's courtroom for the formal adoption ceremony.
Meanwhile, Marla's sister, Misti, and her husband already had two girls of their own — Mylie, 13, and Kenna, 10. When they learned Alisha's younger brother was also up for adoption, they were a little more hesitant.
But it wasn't long before caseworkers got the ball rolling and it became clear the two children would be put in separate families that weren't really that separate at all.
"I would have never thought that I would have had a little brother," Mylie said during the proceedings.
With stuffed animals perched on courtroom banisters and a stockpile of new toys in the corner, Mylie fought back tears as she described "playing swords" with Kaden during the past several months.
Cathy Kolthoff was the ongoing caseworker in Alisha's case. She said she worked especially hard to ensure Alisha and Kaden could be kept together.
That meant a lot of stress and a lot of challenges, she admitted, but the outcome, in her mind, couldn't have been any better.
"This is a really special day for me. To see it finally end like this, it just warms your heart," she said as the entire family — everyone — gathered for their first official group photos. "They're a great family."
Kaden and Alisha may have gone into the courtroom Friday as brother and sister and walked out as cousins, but don't think they will be far apart. Misti and Marla live just a few blocks from one another, and they have big plans for the holidays, which have suddenly become a little more crowded.
As Alisha ran around the first floor of the courthouse and Kaden did a shuffle-turned-stumble trying to keep up, Marla said sometimes things just work out.
This case is evidence of that, she said, and while some people believe it was a coincidence how well things worked out, she credits the family's faith.
Regardless, she said, it was a day neither family will ever forget.
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A word created by Damon Dash, former CEO of Rocafella Records. Dash used this word to describe his own addiction to money. Dash said that one of the symptoms of cakeaholism is when one "blinks dollar signs." Dash said that cakeaholics "have to have all the money."
John Dough makes costumes, sells candy, and does hair. He is a cakeaholic.
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Being addicted to getting money.
If everything you involves gettin money than your a cake-a-holic.
If everything you involves gettin money than your a cake-a-holic.
Alcoholics cant go without alcohol.
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Carmina BuranaO Fortuna! The BNY Mellon Grand Classics season opens with one of the most recognizable works of all time, Carl Orff's Carmina Burana. Based on a collection of lusty medieval poetry, this choral masterpiece has been heard countless times in film, television and even at professional sports events. Also, the PSO plays Beethoven's Fidelio Overture and world-premieres the Symphony #6 by one of its Pittsburgh Composers of the Year, David Stock.10/04/2013 - 10/06/201310/04 - 8:00 pm10/05 - 8:00 pm10/06 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Student Choreography ProjectThe Conservatory Dance Company opens its season with the Student Choreography Project, a showcase of original choreography by the Conservatory's top students. Recognized for national festivals and awards, this edgy and inspired concert features selections from a variety of dance genres by some of today's most promising young artists.10/04/2013 - 10/06/201310/04 - 8:00 pm10/05 - 2:00 pm10/05 - 8:00 pm10/06 - 2:00 pmLocation: George White Studio, Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
2013 Carnegie InternationalInitiated by Andrew Carnegie in 1896, the Carnegie International is among the leading exhibitions of contemporary art worldwide. The 2013 exhibition brings together 35 artists from 19 countries, including a series of large-scale commissions throughout the museum and beyond. A playground, designed in 1972, and installed outside the museum entrance, highlights an exhibition of postwar playground architecture. An ambitious reinstallation of Carnegie Museum of Art's permanent collection of modern and contemporary art will explore the International's legacy and unique history. Finally, the Carnegie International engages with neighborhoods through the Lawrenceville Apartment Talks, which began in 2011.10/05/2013 - 03/16/20144400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Jerry SeinfeldAmerica's premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will be performing his signature stand-up routine at the Benedum Center. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere.10/05/2013Time: 7:00 pm10/05 - 7:00 pm10/05 - 9:30 pmLocation: Benedum Center, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Variations on CorelliChatham Baroque commemorates the 300th anniversary of the death of Arcangelo Corelli with a program celebrating his epochal work and influence. Featured works include his Op. 6 Concerti Grossi, as well as works of Francesco Geminiani based on his violin sonatas, and include the reverential L'Apotheose de Corelli by Francois Couperin. Guests: Allison Edberg, Annie Loud, and Leslie Nero, baroque violin; Kristen Linfante, baroque viola; and Leon Schelhase, harpsichord.10/05/2013 - 10/06/201310/05 - 8:00 pm10/06 - 2:30 pmLocation: Saturday at Synod Hall; Sunday at Laughlin Music Center, Chatham U.website
PB&J - Corelli's ViolinChatham Baroque's Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions are designed for preschool children and their accompanying adults. Based on a model developed by the Linton Chamber Music Series in Cincinnati, PB&J is hosted by certified Kindermusik teacher Lynda Wingerd, and encourages young children to become active and enthusiastic listeners through music, dance and games. Chatham Baroque performs live, often with guest artists.10/05/201310/05 - 10:00 am10/05 - 10:00 amLocation: McClintic Hall, Calvary Episcopal Church, 315 Shady Ave, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Gary Burton and the New Gary Burton QuartetGary Burton and the New Gary Burton Quartet showcase the new rock stars of the jazz world: the astounding wunderkind guitarist, Julian Lage; Pat Metheny's favorite drummer, Antonio Sanchez; and up-and-coming bassist, Scott Colley.10/05/201310/05 - 7:00 pm10/05 - 9:30 pm1815 Metropolitan St, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Sold: Renn Woods in ConcertFormer child star and teenage heartthrob actress/singer Renn Woods, best known for her roles as Fanta in the classic TV mini-series "Roots" and her unforgettable interpretation of "Aquarius" in Milos Forman's movie musical "Hair," has written, and will star, in this new stage musical adapted from her successful autobiographical one-woman show "A Diva Like Me." Mark Clayton Southers and Monteze Freeland direct. 10/05/2013 - 10/20/2013Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater, 937 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Ensemble Son & Either/OrStockholm's Ensemble Son and New York's Either/Or will combine forces to present a concert of premiere performances, including Dark Flow by Either/Or cofounder and pianist Richard Carrick, Hereabouts by Ensemble Son trombonist Ivo Nelson, and works by Keeril Makan (Letting Time Circle Through Us), Lisa Streich (PAPIROSN), and Zeena Parkins (Circles and Squares). Works will explore spatial relationships, sometimes by placing the performers in different parts of the performance space; sometimes by having different elements of the music unfold on independent, yet interconnected, timelines.10/05/2013Time: 8:00 pmLocation: Bellefield Hall, 335 Bellefield Av, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Brahms, Copland & DvorakMusic Director & Conductor Matthew Kraemer begins the season with the Academic Festival Overture by Brahms, Appalachian Spring by Copland, and Dvorak's Cello Concerto with soloist Edward Arron, a Juilliard graduate who opened the 2000 Caramoor Festival with Yo-Yo Ma in a Vivaldi double concerto.10/05/2013Time: 7:30 pmButler Intermediate High School, 551 Fairground Hill Rd, Butler, PAwebsite | map
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The singer, along with girlfriend Blanda Eggenschwiler, joined Richard Branson at 35,000 feet on Monday to celebrate the launch of Virgin America's new route from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
"They were very cute together," an onlooker says of the couple. "They sat next to each other all night, and he never left her side."
Others on the inaugural flight included Jaime Pressly and boyfriend Hamzi Hijazi, who stuck close to Jonas and Eggenschwiler.
"They actually had all met before in Vegas," shared a source of the surprising double date.
Later that night, the foursome – along with former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Adrienne Maloof and Krysten Ritter – joined Branson at The Chandelier inside The Cosmopolitan hotel and casino to fete the airline.
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People who come from Spanish heritage. It's earliest descendants are believed to have live in the Cave of Altamira in Spain.
Those Altamirano's are from Spain's cave in Altamira.
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A Mexican who is in fact CLEAN and does NOT work in the fields all day, but does enjoy tacos quite a bit and is a MexiRican.
Wow, that chick is super awesome smelling! She must be clean and enjoy tacos.
She must be an Altamirano.
She must be an Altamirano.
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A dirty mexican who is constantly working in the fields. Usually mowing the lawn or making tacos for someone. Commonly found in poor places. Also, one who is willing to trade bobs for hard or soft taco shells.
Dude, i had an altamirano around the house yesterday.
There are so many altamiranos in this resturant. Lets leave.
There are so many altamiranos in this resturant. Lets leave.
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About a year ago, the 121-year old St. James Catholic Church in Kansas, Ohio, was demolished by the Diocese of Toledo after standing empty for more than five years. Although the diocese officially closed the parish and cut ties with the congregation in 2005, a core of church members continued to do outreach projects and to meet weekly for worship at Kansas United Methodist Church and other locations.
This year, parishioners have a church of their own. Although the closing has yet to take place, St. James has drawn up an intent-to-purchase agreement for the Amsden-Rehoboth Methodist Church in rural Fostoria. The St. James congregation met there for the first time Oct. 30 to conduct a prayer service. Their pastor, the Rev. Randy LaFond, celebrated the first Mass Nov. 4 at 9:45 a.m., the regular time for Sunday worship.
"It's good to have a home. ... Of course, Kansas United Methodist Church was really a good neighbor. We can't thank them enough. They're wonderful people," said parish council member Steve Johnson. "We certainly want to continue the good sense of partnership that we built with them over time, but also to not take over their space."
At first, displaced St. James parishioners conducted prayer services and only had Mass and sacraments once a month when a priest from Detroit agreed to come to Kansas.
A building committee had been formed to look for a new home for the parish. Johnson said the group considered buying land and building another church, but zoning regulations, permits and high construction costs seemed unmanageable for the small congregation. The committee thought an existing building would be the best option.
In August, Ginny Hull, a St. James member, got a call from Rehoboth.
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Kansas St. James timeline
May 2005 - St. James parishioners begin a 10-month, round-the-clock prayer vigil to protest the imminent closing of their parish by the Diocese of Toledo.
July 1, 2005 - Bishop Leonard Blair closes St. James Church in Kansas, Ohio. Vigil continues.
March 2006 - A representative of the diocese locks parishioners out of the church and takes possession. About 60 parishioners establish a nonprofit group, Kansas St. James Parish of Ohio, and file a lawsuit against the diocese to save the church.
2006-2011 - Parishioners meet for worship, continue staging "His Last Days," and participate many outreach ministries with the Methodist congregation.
December 2011 - Courts decide in favor of Diocese of Toledo. Blair authorizes a crew to remove the church's bell and demolish the 121-year old frame church.
November - St. James moves to former Rehoboth Methodist Church, Fostoria.
"They knew we had been looking, but nothing had worked out." Hull said. "They decided to close because there were just a few people there any more. They closed the end of June."
The parish council and many parish members met at the church for a tour. The prospective owners learned the building had been well-maintained. The original church will be 150 years old in 2013, but the adjacent meeting hall is newer and handicapped-accessible. The church has a metal-embossed ceilingand lots of natural light, and its curved pews seat about 140 people. The space is large enough for the St. James congregation to worship and to rehearse for the Lenten musical, "His Last Days."
The remaining members of Rehoboth wanted their building to remain a church. It did need a new heating system, so they offered an affordable price on the property. The parish council sought approval from the St. James congregation before making a decision to buy the church. It is located at 6482 W. CR 28, Fostoria, about seven miles from Kansas.
"Everybody was willing to drive, and it really feels like home to us. ... We've very happy there," Hull said.
After a Fostoria newspaper ran a story about St. James' purchase, Bishop Leonard Blair of the Toledo diocese issued a letter dated Nov. 7. In the letter, Blair called St. James' split from the diocese "the grave offense which is called schism." Copies of the letter were distributed at St. Wendelin Church in Fostoria Nov. 10 and 11.
Last Sunday, St. James parishioners gathered after worship for coffee. The bishop's letter generated much discussion about policies and recent scandals in the Catholic Church. They were not concerned that the diocese does not recognize their pastor, the Rev. Randy LaFond, a Franciscan priest. The general consensus was that breaking ties with Toledo and finding a place to call their own seemed like the right to do.
"We don't have 'Catholic' in our name but we are continuing in the Catholic tradition," Hull said. "We feel we are doing the right thing, and we're willing to live with it."
Hull said the group may have a dedication service when all the paper work is completed. Collection boxes in the church are evidence of the group's outreach efforts to help needy families and food pantries. Those efforts never stopped after the diocese closed the parish, and the sense of a religious community could not be extinguished. Parishioners point out that much of the Catholic Church's Canon Law was written by humans, not God.
"Even when we didn't have Mass, and we just passed bread, doing that in communion with the people that are here, to me, elevated it to a level that we were sharing the same bread that Christ did with the apostles," Hull said. "To me, it's in your heart."
St. James member Mark McGinnis said parishioners have supported his family for years with prayers, financial help and moral support, especially when his little boy died several years ago. During a recent hospitalization, parishioners brought him a prayer shawl and visited with him.
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Jim Carter is a 1972 graduate of Westminster College with a degree in geology. He went on to earn a master's in geology and a law degree. In his career he served as the city attorney for Park City, Utah, the director of the Utah Division of oil, gas and mining, and then went on to start an urban planning company. He and his partner sold that company, and Jim is currently the regional manager for Logan Simpson Design, a community and environmental planning consulting firm. Jim manages local government planning and land-use regulations projects, environmental studies, and the development of resource management plans. The skills Jim learned at Westminster prepared him to make changes through out his career. Writing and communication skills that were emphasized during his Westminster education were crucial while practicing law and are even more important now. Jim feels a strong sense of social responsibility and global consciousness as his career has focused on land use and environmental issues.


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The beef checkoff helped feature U.S. beef on the international market at the recent World Food Moscow, which attracted more than 25,000 trade visitors and 1,500 exhibitors, including the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program. Interest in U.S. beef among Russian buyers has never been stronger, though access challenges associated with racopamine are a looming threat.
The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.


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Join couture sewing expert Lorna Knight and sew an iconic jacket that will play a starring role in elegant ensembles for years to come. This chic garment is both supremely comfortable and an endlessly versatile addition to any wardrobe. Lorna will help you choose the perfect wool tweed fabric and match patterns seamlessly throughout your garment to produce a superior finish. Ensure a fantastic fit with tips for making a muslin (toile), and then let Lorna guide you through sewing your jacket and lining. Construct, gather and shape your sleeves before you sew them high into the armholes for a classic look. Complete your jacket with classic patch pockets, stylish trim and a weighted chain that gives your garment a dreamy drape.
Meet Lorna and get introduced to the fabulous jacket you will be making in this class.
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vehicle (PHEV) from late 2009 to September 2010, another
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Fisker Karma PHEV made its first debut at the 2008 North
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back in January, Fisker secured $115 million in funds. Now with the
additional $189 million, the company has a total private equity
funding of around $339 million. Additional funding means design and
engineering goals for the Karma PHEV are now more obtainable.
the funds and extended time frame, Fisker plans to "trigger its
$528.7 million loan from the Department of Energy," and re-open
a General Motors plant in Wilmington, Delaware. Fisker will
eventually use this plant to develop hybrid electric vehicles under
the Project NINA program that are lower in cost. Fisker expects the
plant to create 2,000 new jobs and save or create another 5,000
a press
release said Fisker "expects to manufacture the Karma
and Project NINA lnes" at their newly purchased GM plant, Russel
Datz, a Fisker spokesman, said "Only NINA for now. It's too soon
to say if next-gen Karma will also be built there."
intends to manufacture 75-100 Karma's for testing this year. The
company anticipates the Karma having a 50-mile all-electric range and
a full range of 350 miles, reaching 67.2
mpg. The Karma can reach 60 mph in 5.8 seconds and has a top
speed of 125 mph. It features a solar roof option for climate control
and recharging the battery pack.
vehicle will sell in the United States for $87,900.
quote: Maybe I should be harping on bigger fish like GM, which by the way HASN'T paid back their loan, despite they're saying in their ads.
quote: That's the only way I could really morally support a loan to a private company like this anyway: if the loaned amount returned significant economical or intellectual gains for the government.
quote: Yeah it's just a loan, but one-hundred eighty-nine million dollars of public money shouldn't be tied up for aid to this specific company in production of what appears to be a car with a very small, upper-class market.


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The largest Emirate by population and second largest by land size, Dubai is a jewel in the United Arab Emirates crown. Visitors flock to the Middle Eastern metropolis to shop and stay in affluent surrounds, and indulge in traditional food and culture.
A global city and business hub – built from a prosperous oil industry – Dubai has attracted the world's attention time and time again with innovative large-scale construction projects, revered sporting events and grandiose celebrations.
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Imposing structures and recreational facilities sit dreamlike, between the desert and the ocean, towering over the city's modest fishing villages.
While the disparity can be startling, it is this evident divide that gives Dubai an interesting blend of modern and traditional drawcards.
Shop and ski (… yes ski!) surrounded by desert at the Mall of the Emirates. Tee off at a number of distinguished golf courses, some of which were designed by golfing luminaries such as Colin Montgomerie, Ernie Els and Tiger Woods.
See first hand, one of the world's most photographed buildings, the Burj Al Arab. Billed as the world's only 'seven-star' hotel, the structure's sail façade has become synonymous with Dubai.
Marvel at the audacious collection of man-made offshore islands – including Palm Jumeirah (the palm shape island that the city bills as the eighth wonder of the world) Jebel Ali, Deira and The World (a cluster of islands that forms a miniature world map).
Take a trip to the Heritage Village and witness a different Dubai, where local Emiratis revel in traditional song, dance and food. Stroll the endless alleyways at the souks (markets) and pick up local and exotic textiles, spices and gems.
Dubai is a city that exists to command attention. Its over-the-top structures and showiness might not be to everyone's taste; however the city has something to entice even the most discerning traveller's attention.
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Dynamically shaped to represent a breaking wave, the Jumeirah Beach Hotel stands 93 metres high and 275 metres long, with 26 storeys curved in the structure's shape. Vibrant and luxurious, the hotel is perfect for a family getaway, with 33,800 square metres of beach frontage and unlimited access to Dubai's famous Wild Wadi Water Park – which sits conveniently beside the hotel.
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Famous for its spade-like cut out, Atlantis the Palm is the majestic focal point of Dubai's Palm Jumeirah. Situated on its own 800 metre private beach, Atlantis offers spectacular views of the Arabic Sea, and houses an underwater aquarium, a labyrinth of water sides, and a dolphin bay. The resort's plush décor and lavish surrounds honour its namesake, the lost city of Atlantis.
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Built on the edge of a lake in downtown Dubai, The Palace is a harmonious blend of Middle Eastern heritage and contemporary Dubai. Located on the Old Town Island, at the heart of a traditional Arabian village, The Palace is a short distance from all major attractions, and directly connected with the Souk Al Bahar.
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Located just off Sheikh Zayed Road, in the business and leisure hub of the city, the Novotel is an attractive option for both professionals and holidaymakers. It might not offer all the over-the-top facilities of Dubai celebrated five-star properties, but it is ideally positioned for guests to make the most of the city's touted attractions.
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Ideally situated on the famed Bank Street – in the city's commercial centre – Four Points by Sheraton Bur Dubai is the great hotel for tourists and business travellers alike. Located in the heart of downtown, guests can easily access the Dubai Museum, the city's famous shopping centres, and the Gold, Spice and Textile Souks.
The only way to see the inside the world-famous Burj Al Arab is to stay or eat at the hotel. Choose from 10 restaurants and bars, and dine and wine in exclusive surrounds. Reserve a table or a private room at Al Mahara and indulge in a seafood degustation prepared by a Michelin Star trained chef. Or take in some of the best views of Dubai, from 200 metres above sea level, while dining on award-winning modern European cuisine at Al Muntaha.
A growing Indian influence sees the Dubai host a spectacular array of authentic Indian restaurants. Awarded Best Indian restaurant in UAE for 2011, Antique Bazaar, at Four Points by Sheraton, offers tasty meat dishes and an enchanting atmosphere. Ashiana – one of Dubai's most famous and highly respected Indian restaurants – dishes up aromatic and spicy plates, amid a warm and friendly environment.
Taste the flavours of the region with traditional Middle Eastern menus. Visit one of Dubai's busiest restaurants Al-Qasr, and feast on Lebanese dishes, while entertained by belly dancers and traditional Arabian Music. For Dubai's top Persian dining experience, book a table at Shebestan, and take in a traditional assortment of Middle Eastern fare, overlooking the Creek.
When it comes to food in Dubai, it is hard to get more authentic than the fare on offer in the Jumeirah and Satwa areas. Try a kebab from a street vender. Sample a staple mixed grill. Wash down parcels of meat in pita with a freshly squeezed fruit juice. Or grab a treat from one of the areas' legendary bakeries.
Boasting an indulgent array of luxurious shopping malls, Dubai's retail scene must be seen to be believed. Destinations such as Souk Madinat Jumeirah and the Wafi Mall showcase world-renowned fashion labels, while others, like The Dubai Mall and Mall of the Emirates, house attractions to rival famous Las Vegas landmarks – i.e. Mall of the Emirates' ski slope and The Dubai Mall's fountain show.
In contrast, Dubai's Textile Souk provides the perfect playground for the bargain hunter and textile aficionado. A traditional Arabic treasure trove of textures, colours and weaves, the Textile Souk attracts locals and tourists alike into a myriad of bustling alleyways, filled with a virtually unlimited display of fabrics, sold at negotiable prices.
Known as 'The City of Gold', Dubai sells gold and gems at almost unheard of prices. For a good deal on gold visit Dubai's Gold Souk – where the streets are lined with shops that gleam with glittering windows, showcasing gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, opals, pearls and amethysts – and haggle with the locals.


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Dressed in cargo pants and a hooded jacket, this sweetly styled boy doll is ready for adventure. Designed exclusively for us by world-renowned doll manufacturer, Götz, Henry makes a great companion for kids of all ages.
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Walking into Joe Duey Jr.'s home garage in Altoona you can tell right away he is an automobile enthusiast, but under closer inspection - just look up - the room is home to an unusual hobby.
Duey began attaching and painting what amounts to a miniature world complete with racetracks, an amusement park and a graveyard to the ceiling of his 35-footby-30-foot garage.
The project began in 2008 after Duey got the idea during one of his sleepless nights - the Vietnam veteran, who served as a combat medic from 1968 to 1969, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Joe Duey of Altoona, a retired plumber, uses his hobby of creating a miniature town on the ceiling of his garage as a way to relax.
The hobby is an outlet, a way for him to relax, he said. He said it keeps his mind occupied.
On that night, a bored Duey lay on his garage floor thinking about what he could do with the "stuff" he had, he said.
"Boy, I got all that acreage up there; might as well use it," the 68-year-old recalled thinking.
"Key word: He's a tinkerer," his son, Joey, 42, said.
Duey, who started his own plumbing business, Joe Duey Plumbing and Heating, in 1975, retired in 2004.
The first part of the town Duey created was a NASCAR racetrack complete with a parking lot, fans cheering in the stands and a fence made out of shelving material. He pointed out a mistake in his design, however; the cars are going backward.
He looks at objects a bit differently than his wife, Eileen, 65, he said.
A toothpaste cap makes a perfect trash bin. The containers that prizes come in from coin-operated toy machines become tents when a notch is cut out for an entryway. Chess pieces are used as monuments in the graveyard.
Eileen said she is most impressed with the amusement park area on the ceiling, because Duey handcrafted all the rides, which include a motorcycle cage with riders.
She thinks the hobby is nice, but jokes that she doesn't want to "enable" the unusual decision to create such an art piece.
She said her husband has imagination, and she enjoys showing people.
The layout, which is about two-thirds of the way complete, also has farming and town communities, a train and tracks and a Penn State stadium.
Next, he plans to finish a spring car track and an airport, and create a miniature golf course.
Duey said he gets most of his material from flea markets.
He isn't worried about what he'll do to occupy his time when he finishes the ceiling. He said he has plenty of projects to keep him busy such as restoring three antique race cars known as micro-midgets.
Duey got his love of race cars and racing from his father, Joe Duey Sr., who raced cars from 1954 to 1958 as a member of the Penn Western Racing Association.
On Duey's garage floor is a small tribute to his dad's racing days. A black-and-white photo of his race car is sealed to the floor and spelled out in white lettering is "Joe Duey, 1954."
He also built a small model of his dad's first race car with his signature style of using ordinary objects to create parts. A bendy straw painted black serves as the car's side pipe.
Duey said he also got behind the wheel to race three times in the early '70s.
The first two races he came in second place, but he wrecked in the third race.
The layout of Duey's miniature ceiling world also includes restaurants put together by some of his four grandchildren - Kira, 23; Samantha, 16; Riley, 14 , and Hunter, 15.
Duey also created a Coca-Cola restaurant in his home's basement for his grandchildren.
He made a wooden table with Coca-Cola and their names on it. The room has a Coca Cola cash register and a working fountain-drink barrel. Of course, it wouldn't be a Joe Duey-room without some creative use of ordinary objects - red colanders act as lamp shades for the ceiling lights.
So what's the reaction to Duey's unusual hobby?
His granddaughter, Samantha, had a birthday party in the garage, and her friends loved it, he said. Duey said people who have seen his work say it is "awesome."
Friend Judy Knox said she has never known anyone who had this hobby.
The effort is "good therapy," and was a "labor of love," she said. "He really has a gift for it."
Mirror Staff Writer Amanda Gabeletto is at 949-7030.


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Study: highways should be finished
March 26, 2013
HAGERSTOWN — Completing Corridor H is one of the most important projects identified in the Appalachian Regional Commission Interstate 81 Corridor Study....
We have to stop building dual highways to no where. Because of Virginia's refusal to extend the dual roads (WV 9, US 48) we're simply wasting money and should be focusing on other priorities like extending US 340 as a dual road to the VA line.
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""West Virginia is building a four-lane, high-speed highway up to the Virginia line, where it becomes a two-lane highway," Corridor H, West Virginia's bridge to nowhere.
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When I've talked to business leaders in MD and VA about them looking at Jefferson County as a possible home, I hear the same thing every time. The roads within the county are not up to par for trucking product in and out. 340 at Harpers Ferry, 340 at the VA line, Rt. 51, anywhere, So why bother. They'll stay near the airports, near the beltway and half the county will drive to the metro area to work.
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"like extending US 340 as a dual road to the VA line."
Are you serious? Why make it a dual lane? All the years I have lived here I have NEVER seen an accident or traffic jam and I travel it several times a week. 340 at the Potomac/Harpers Ferry area IS THE BIG PROBLEM.
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Virginia officials have no plans to complete the about 15-mile stretch from the West Virginia-Virginia state line to I-81. "That connection is not going to go anywhere until a (Virginia) governor comes (into office) who considers it to be an economic development priority,"
An economic developement prority for who? Certainly not for Virginia. In 20 years Corridor H will more resemble I-79 than I-81. A road to nowhere. Your tax dollars at work.
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MARTINSBURG — Through two playoff games, the Martinsburg football hasn't been tested. The Bulldogs have beaten their first two opponents — Woodrow Wilson and Musselman — by a combined score of 89-7....
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WILSON – Contested mayoral races are slated for the Villages of Wilson and Barker on March 19, while Middleport Mayor Richard Westcott will face no opposition.
Wilson Deputy Mayor Bernard "Bernie" Leiker will appear on the Democratic and Wilson Community Party lines, while Trustee Gerard "Jerry" Kadryna will be backed by the Republican, Independence and Wilson Taxpayer parties.
They are vying for a four-year term to succeed former Democratic Mayor Patrick Kelahan, who resigned last fall when he moved with his family to Newfane. Kadryna was elected to a four-year trustee term last March, while Leiker was elected a trustee in March 2010.
The Conservative Party caucus ended in a deadlock, so neither candidate earned its backing.
In Barker, incumbent Mayor Herbert "Herb" Meyer will face Aaron Nellist. Nellist is just finishing his first two-year term as a trustee, while Meyer is finishing his first two-year term as mayor. Meyer is running on the Better Barker Party line, while Nellist is backed by the Transparency in Government Party.
Only two candidates turned in petitions for two Barker trustee seats, and they are both political newcomers. They are Mark Wilson, backed by the Transparency in Government Party, and Gregory Kerth, of the Better Government Party.
No one is challenging the incumbents in Middleport, where Mayor Westcott and Trustees Wayne Blumrick and Rebecca Hinkson are seeking re-election to two-year terms. Westcott represents the Action Party, Blumrick is on the Middleport First Party line and Hinkson is backed by the Village Party.
Westcott served from 1990 to 1996 as a trustee and was elected to that post again in 2008. He ran unopposed in 2011 for the mayor's post. Hinkson and Blumrick just completed their first terms on the board.
There are no village elections planned for Youngstown or Lewiston this year.
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quote: I've said it many times, pros and cons. Its all about compromise, just like with any platform. Don't pretend I haven't said otherwise. :)
quote: My only real issue is when people immediately write off an iOS device because they don't have things like replaceable batteries or SD card expansion, when that is a direct result of engineering constraints
quote: Other things you mention like HDMI ports are quickly being made redundant with the advent of technologies like AirPlay and Miracast. Its an unnecessary slot that needlessly adds size to the device and will soon go away soon
quote: In the end the positives of iOS outweigh the negatives for me
quote: If those benefits aren't for you then fine, but saying that "SD card expansion" or "micro USB" should supersede all of those positives for everybody is horribly smallminded.
quote: Side note - My biggest criticism of the Android platform is that there aren't any good 4" devices out there.
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Additional parking and alternative travel routes for tonight's Tragically Hip concert should help alleviate some of the traffic issues that have plagued previous events at the outer harbor venue, promoters said Thursday.
Tonight's concert as well as the Mac Miller show Sunday are expected to draw 16,000 people total, said Courtney McKenna of After Dark Entertainment.
Patrons heading north on Route 5 are encouraged to use the Outer Harbor Drive exit and will be directed north on Fuhrmann Boulevard to a new parking lot entrance. Patrons who wish to bypass the Skyway can take Michigan Avenue to Ohio Street to Fuhrmann, and follow the signs for parking.
For patrons traveling south on the Niagara Thruway to Route 5, the Outer Harbor Drive exit will be closed. Traffic will be directed to the Tifft Street exit and then north on Fuhrmann toward the venue. This will help alleviate the congestion on the Skyway from traffic backed up on Outer Harbor Drive.
In addition, a second parking lot to handle overflow vehicles has been designated on the site of the former NanoDynamics building on Fuhrmann. Shuttle service to and from the concert venue will be provided.
Water transportation to and from the concert will be provided by Pearl Street Grill and Brewery and the Spirit of Buffalo. It will depart from Canalside. Round-trip boat tickets are $15 and must be reserved by calling Brawlers Deli at the Pearl Street Grill, 939-3670.
Concert parking starts at 4 p.m., gates open at 6, and the shows start at 7.
Paddling concertgoers in kayaks and canoes are required to equip their craft with proper lighting, cautioned officials at the U.S. Coast Guard Station Buffalo.
"Too many people are showing up at waterside events in kayaks and canoes expecting to stay well past sunset, and without a light onboard, these paddle-driven vessels will be sent home prior to sunset," said Petty Officer First Class Tom D'Amore.
Those who fail to comply with Coast Guard rules may be subject to civil penalties up to $6,500, according to D'Amore. In addition, a boater may be held accountable for costs of cleanup or reimbursement should it be found their actions led to a spill, damage, injury or loss of life.
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In Austin, Dallas and San Antonio where I visited last week, election officials are taking a professional approach to training their poll workers and their staff in preparation for early voting and Election Day.
Now is the time to start thinking about how and when you'll vote. In addition to getting ready to vote as you have in years past, voters in many states may also need to show voter identification in order to cast a ballot.
Election Day is less than a month away and Leagues across the county continue to educate and engage citizens. This task has become more difficult as numerous states have passed laws making it more difficult to register, vote and have that vote count. Take a look at what is happening in a few key states.
Like the Florida League, Leagues across the country are seeking solutions to the issue of redistricting and gerrymandered Congressional districts.
The Local Arrangements Committee of the 2014 National Convention has been hard at work for almost one year to make our upcoming National Convention in Dallas a success. As the host League, the League of Women Voters of Dallas is leading the way.
I'm the mother of two small children, and while my children are too small to understand the issues on the ballot or being discussed in the government meetings we attend, I am teaching them everyday lessons they can carry with them.
This month marks the fourth anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The League was a strong advocate for the legislation when it was debated and passed by Congress in 2010.
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Get the food storage you want with the most fresh food capacity available.* This 27 cu. ft. French door refrigerator offers enough space to hold bulk food purchases and large party platters. MicroEdge™ spill control shelves also offer 25% more usable shelf space,** while the In-Door-Ice® dispensing system creates more space on the top shelf by moving the ice bin to the door. You can keep all your fresh and frozen food tasting great with the AccuFresh™ dual cooling system. Using the right humidity levels in the refrigerator and freezer compartments, this innovation helps keep crystals off ice cream and fruits and vegetables stay fresher. You can even locate hidden items easily with 11-point ramp-up white LED lighting. This model has earned the Good Housekeeping Seal.
- Most fresh food capacity available gives you enough space to hold bulk food purchases and large party platters (based on fresh food volume among leading brand French door refrigerators)
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- 25% more usable shelf space lets you store more items on each shelf with this model's industry-exclusive MicroEdge™ spill control shelves, which also help contain leaks (compared to Whirlpool® French door models without MicroEdge™ shelves)
- The AccuFresh™ dual cooling system helps keep fruits and vegetables fresher and helps keep crystals off ice cream so food stays tasting great
- The innovative In-Door-Ice® system moves the ice bin to the door, creating room for an extra shelf in the refrigerator compartment, and can make up to 6 lbs. (314 cubes) of ice per day
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- The Measured Fill option allows you to select amounts in ounces, cups or liters and automatically shuts off when complete
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