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NEW YORK - resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends and family
when she set a new standard for stupidity with her appearance
on the popular TV show, 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.'

Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, got stuck on the first question
and proceeded to make what fans of the show are dubbing 'the absolute worst use
of lifelines ever.' After being introduced to the show's host
Meredith Vieira, Evans was posed with a typically easy initial $100 question.

The question was: 'Which of the following is the largest?'

A) A Peanut
B) An Elephant
C) The Moon
D) Hey, who you calling large?

Immediately Mrs. Evans was struck with an all consuming panic as she did not
readily know the answer. 'Hmm, oh boy, that's a toughie,' said Evans,

Dr. Afia Siddiqui:
she was arrested in 2003 by FBI agents in Karachi, Pakistan.
U.S. intelligence officials are reportedly interrogating a Pakistani woman alleged to have moved funds and assisted with logistics planning for al-Qaida.
The FBI had issued a worldwide alert for Siddiqui, already said this … ‘a housewife and mother of three who holds a doctorate in neurological science and degrees from Braindeis University and M.I.T. ) Siddiqui reportedly lived in Boston with her husband for several years.’

I guess this is better than the usual murder-suicides where desperate people kill their families and then themselves...?

New York dairy farmer kills 51 of his milk cows before committing suicide

Farmers buried the cows outside the barn on Friday

* AP
* Published: 11:27 January 23, 2010

Copake: State police in New York said an upstate dairy farmer shot and killed 51 of his milk cows in his barn before turning the rifle on himself.

State police found the body of 59-year-old Dean Pierson in his Copake barn Thursday.

A visitor found a note Pierson had left on the barn door that said not to come in and to call police.

The Register-Star reported state police would only say that Pierson was having personal issues.

From the death of the King and an Angel to the Tiger Woods and David Letterman scandals, 2009 has been one heck of a year. Here's what went down this year:

1. June 25 was the day the music died. Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, passed away after succumbing to cardiac arrest caused by an overdose. The entire cosmiverse, from LA (where he died) to our little corner of the world, was shocked and grieved at the very sudden demise of the legend. Tragically, MJ's last performance on this earth (subsequently crafted into the documentary "This Is It") arrived just weeks before his comeback tour. Jackson had infinite talent in life, and we expect that interest in his iconic glory days (as well as his last days) will only continue in death.

50 things that changed people's lives in a decade

NEW YORK: Was it only a decade ago that a blackberry was a mere warm season fruit? That green was, well, a color, and reality TV was that one show sandwiched between music videos on MTV?

There were, of course, huge political and social upheavals that roiled the world in the past decade, but there also were the gradual lifestyle changes that people do not always notice when they are happening; kind of like watching a child grow older. Here is an alphabetical look at 50 things that changed our lives since the beginning of the millennium:

AIRPORTS: Remember when you did not have to take off your shoes before getting on a plane? Remember when you could bring a bottled drink on board? Political terror changed all that.

· The first use for the umbrella, in ancient Egypt, was to protect from the sun, not the rain. Perhaps this explains the choice of the word "umbrella", which is Italian for "little shadow".

· Plato's Academy operated from 387 B.C. to 529 A.D.: 916 years.

· When male tarantulas are between the ages of 5 to 7 years, they leave the burrow in search of a female, usually in the early fall. This migration signals the beginning of the end of their life cycle. They mate with as many females as they can and then they die around mid-November.

· The Montana Yogo Sapphire is the only North American gem to be included in the Crown Jewels of England.

· Most of America's salmon, crab, halibut, and herring come from Alaska.

For Aramex Shop and Ship customers in Qatar, have you ever wondered where your boxes and boxes of items bought from Amazon and other online shops, get dropped off? Wonder no more! On the link is a Google Street Map of 147-29 182nd Street, Springfields Gardens, New York. Actually, this is the side of the building, where the Aramex trucks are parked. Using the Google Street Maps, you can navigate to the front of the building.

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