Justin Peters: Six Ways to Avoid the Classic "Broken Bottle Scam" (Slate)
Earlier this week, I was walking to the subway near Times Square when another man brushed up against me. The collision caused him to drop a plastic bag that, from the shattering sound it made when it hit the ground, seemed to hold some sort of glass bottle. The guy started yelling, accusing me of bumping into him and breaking his bottle.
Scott Burns: And Now, a Few Words About Reality and Context (AssetBuilder)
While spending is supposed to be cut by $1,200 billion over 10 years in the sequester, $216 billion of it is in supposed interest savings from the cuts. That leaves actual program cuts of less than $1 trillion over the entire ten-year period. In other words, we're hearing all this noise about cutting less than $1 trillion over ten years while Washington is overspending that amount every year.
"Martha My Dear" is a song by the Beatles written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon-McCartney), which first appeared on the double album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). McCartney is the only Beatle to appear on this track.
The title "Martha My Dear" was inspired by McCartney's Old English Sheepdog, also named Martha.
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Alan J was first, and correct, with:
Martha My Dear
Charlie said:
Martha My Dear.
Side 2, track 1, on The White Album (1968).
Of course "Paul" was dead at the time.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, wrote:
Martha My Dear....though I think the song Jet is about another of his dogs.
Adam answered:
Martha, My Dear.
STEPHEN F replied:
Dear Prudence
Marian responded:
Martha My Dear
Sally said:
"Martha My Dear," was the Beatle's song which was inspired by Paul McCartney's Old English Sheepdog. It was a 'meh' song too...
A very young Sir Paul with Martha.
Damn, he was cute...
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Dale of Diamond Springs, Norcali (Go Bears!!) answered:
"Martha My Dear" off the Double White album. In later years, Paul has claimed that the ditty "Martha My Dear," which he began writing in the summer of 1968 on the upright piano in his Cavendish home, was not inspired by his sheepdog, but rather his artistic muse, whom he claimed to have named the dog after. At around the same time, fiancé Jane Asher returned, after a long trip, to the home they shared, finding McCartney in bed with another woman (possibly "White Album girlfriend" Francie Schwartz ). Asher broke it off with him immediately, never to return, leading some to speculate that lines like "hold up your head, your silly girl, look what you've done" - which don't make much sense when sung to a pet or a muse - were actually about her. Given Paul's songwriting style, it's most likely that he merely wrote the lyrics as they spilled from his mind; he's also pointed out that the jaunty little number was written as a "piano exercise" to improve his playing ability.
MAM wrote:
"Martha My Dear"
Paul McCartney and Martha
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The Beatles - Martha My Dear - YouTube
(Here we go again, E! pals... First the bird, now the dog... Whatever-shall-it-be -next? I'm all a-tingle with avid anticipation, I am, oh yes! - Har!)
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That said, my preemptive answer for today's trivia question is...
Martha's Vineyard!
(Well, if it's not correct, it should be, dagnabbit!)
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And, Joe S replied:
It was Martha My Dear, Martha my dear. Sorry to say I don't know it. Oh wait, I've heard that!
CBS starts the night with '60 Minutes', followed by a FRESH'Amazing Race', then a FRESH'The Good Wife', followed by a FRESH'The Mentalist'.
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ABC begins the night with a FRESH'America's So-Called Funniest Home Videos', followed by a FRESH'Once Upon A Time', then a FRESH'Revenge', followed by a FRESH'Red Widow'.
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Faux has a RERUN'Bob's Burgers', followed by a RERUN'The Cleveland Show', then a RERUN'The Simpsons', followed by a FRESH'Bob's Burgers', then a FRESH'Family Guy', followed by a FRESH'American Dad'.
MY has an old 'How I Met Your Mother', followed by another old 'How I Met Your Mother', then an old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by another old 'Big Bang Theory', then still another old 'Big Bang Theory', followed by yet another old 'Big Bang Theory'.
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[4:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 14 - Episode 5
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[7:00PM] ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS
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[1:00AM] TOP GEAR - Season 14 - Episode 3
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U.S. talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, left, has actor Russell Crowe show her a map of Australia during a recording of her show in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, March 23, 2013.
Photo by Rick Rycroft
A decorated veteran took quite a risk in getting his new friend from the sandbox to the litter box .
And along the way, Staff Sgt. Jesse Knott found an unlikely ally in his elaborate plan to evacuate his adopted cat from the war zone in Afghanistan .
In an interview with KPTV, Knott explains that he met his pet cat, Koshka, at his base of operations inside the war-torn country. Koshka was a stray cat, serving a practical purpose as the unofficial mouse catcher. At first glance, Koshka was the "purrfect" weapon.
However, not having a real owner, the cat was often subjected to neglect and cruelty.
And as Koshka adapted to life inside Knott's small workspace, the two formed a tight bond. In fact, it was in the aftermath of a bloody battle that Koshka provided Knott with some much-needed solace.
Children wearing hoods as penitents wait before taking part in a procession at a school on the eve of Holy Week in the Andalusian capital of Seville, southern Spain March 22, 2013.
Photo by Marcelo del Pozo
Start practicing your Feeny call because William Daniels will reprise his role as the beloved teacher in Girl Meets World.
The actor was first spotted on set in an Instagram photo posted by Maitland Ward, who played Rachel on Boy Meets World. But according to TVLine, Daniels wasn't just visiting the set with his old co-stars Rider Strong and Will Friedle - he was filming the pilot!
While Feeny's role in the new series remains unknown, the fact that he was photographed in a classroom hints that he might be back in familiar territory. We know that Cory's now a teacher at his children's school, so perhaps Feeny will once again play mentor and is now the principal?
The seemingly unstoppable hit "The Book of Mormon" has broken another record - this time on the other side of the Atlantic.
The quirky, profane musical opened Thursday night to some critical bashing, but the next day earned the highest one-day gross in London theater history.
Between 10 a.m. and midnight Friday, 2,107,972 million pounds ($3.2 million) worth of tickets were sold at the box office, according to final figures. By comparison, the Broadway version only earned $1.5 million the day after it opened to rapturous reviews.
The $3.2 million windfall is technically higher than the current West End and Broadway one-day record of $3.1 million that poured in the day after "The Producers" opened on Broadway in 2001, but that haul hasn't been adjusted for inflation.
Belarussian people take part in a Slavic "Spring welcome" festival in the village of Viazynka, about 40km (25 miles) northwest of Minsk, March 23, 2013.
Photo by Vasily Fedosenko
The chemistry is over: rock outfit My Chemical Romance has disbanded.
The New Jersey-based band announced Saturday that "it has come time for it to end." The foursome thanked fans in a statement and said the experience was "a true blessing."
My Chemical Romance's sound is a mix of alternative, punk rock and pop. Band members released their debut album in 2002 but really made a splash on the music scene in 2004 with the platinum-selling "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge." It featured the top-40 hit "Helena."
They followed that with another platinum effort in 2006, "The Black Parade," earning their first top-10 pop hit with the song "Welcome to the Black Parade."
An Indian court will try five Bollywood actors, including action hero Salman Khan, for allegedly killing two rare deer in a western India wildlife preserve 14 years ago.
Attorney K.L. Vyas says that while Salman Khan was charged with shooting the bucks, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre and others allegedly abetted the crime by encouraging him while hunting in Rajasthan state.
The Indian court system is notoriously slow, and it often takes years and even decades for a case to go to trial.
If convicted, the actors could face three to six years in prison. They deny the charges.
On Thursday, Sanjay Dutt had a conviction for illegal possession of weapons upheld, and the Bollywood leading man now faces prison time.
A general view of the "Salle Des Etoiles" (Stars Room) at the Monte Carlo Sporting where the Bal de la Rose is being held in Monte Carlo March 23, 2013. The Bal de la Rose is a traditional annual charity event in aid of Foundation Princess Grace.
Photo by Valery Hache
The discovery is the 12th such bunker as is said to have been the "most secret" of the former strongman's hideouts, according to the Italian publication La Stampa.
And in what has become a tradition of sorts, the bunker will soon go on display for the public to tour and document, as has been done with other recently discovered Mussolini bunkers. City officials plan to install lighting, a touchscreen system and an air siren, meant to simulate the sounds of an impending air raid.
The nine room hidden compound was reportedly unearthed by city superintendent Anna Imponente and architect Carlo Serafini, who were busy inspecting a restoration project on the 15th century building that sits atop the bunker. The Palazzo Venezia currently houses a national museum and has been a historically significant structure for centuries, having been used by high ranking members of the Roman Catholic Church and other important figures over the years.
Contrary to reports by famous Greek historian Herodotus, the ancient Egyptians probably didn't remove mummy guts using cedar oil enemas, new research on the reality of mummification suggests.
The ancient embalmers also didn't always leave the mummy's heart in place, the researchers added.
The findings, published in the February issue of HOMO â€" Journal of Comparative Human Biology, come from analyzing 150 mummies from the ancient world.
In the fifth century B.C., Herodotus, the "father of history," got an inside peek at the Egyptian mummification process. Embalming was a competitive business, and the tricks of the trade were closely guarded secrets, said study co-author Andrew Wade, an anthropologist at the University of Western Ontario.
"A lot of his accounts sound more like tourist stories, so we're reticent to take everything he said at face value," Wade told LiveScience.
Devotees in a state of trance mimic the creatures which are tattooed on their bodies during the annual Magic Tattoo Festival at Wat Bang Phra in Nakhon Prathom province, about 80 km (50 miles) from Bangkok March 23, 2013. Thousands of believers from across Thailand travel to the monastery to attend the annual tattoo festival to have their bodies adorned with tattoos and to pay their respects to the temple's master tattooist. They believe the tattoos have mystical powers which ward off bad luck and protect them from harm.
Photo by Damir Sagolj
Perhaps someone should have realized that putting sharp metal teeth next to sensitive genitalia was a bad idea.
But since the zipper's invention in 1913, the device has proven immensely popular, replacing the button fly on most trousers, jeans and pants, for men as well as women.
And now we're paying the price for the zipper's speed and efficiency at the emergency room: According to a new study from the urology journal BJU International, an estimated 17,616 people went to the ER from 2002 to 2010 with genital injuries caused by zippers.
The overwhelming majority of those were penis-related injuries, though five reported injuries were to labia or vaginas, according to MinnPost.com. And the researchers estimated most of the penis injuries were to boys and teens younger than 18 (apparently, older men learn to avoid such trauma).
In fact, of all the ways a penis can be seriously hurt, zippers were the single leading cause of penile injuries requiring an ER visit, followed by bicycle injuries - but only among adult men.
A tree decorated with Easter eggs and a bunny is pictured in a snowed allotment garden in Luebeck, March 23, 2013. Owner Thorsten Kups (not pictured) has decorated his garden with more than 15,000 Easter eggs.
Photo by Fabian Bimmer
Fifty-two bottles of well-aged whiskey disappeared between his lips, police said, and now it's time for a western Pennsylvania man to settle up.
John Saunders, the former live-in caretaker of a Pittsburgh-area mansion, faces criminal charges for allegedly drinking more than $100,000 worth of the owner's whiskey.
Owner Patricia Hill found nine cases of whiskey hidden in the walls and stairwell of the century-old Georgian mansion built by coal and coke industrialist J.P. Brennan after she bought it in 2012. The Old Farm Pure Rye Whiskey was produced in the early 1900s by the nearby West Overton Distilling Co.
Scottdale police told The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that Saunders drank dozens of bottles whiskey valued at $102,400 by a New York auction house.
Hill told police Chief Barry Pritts she stored the whiskey in the original cases, which contained 12 bottles each. After Saunders moved out, Hill said she discovered last March that the bottles in four cases were empty.
Joe Weider, the self-made fitness and bodybuilding guru who built a magazine empire that included more than a dozen popular publications such as Muscle and Fitness, Shape and Men's Fitness, died on Saturday at the age of 93.
Weider, also known for starting the Mr Olympia bodybuilding contest in the 1960s and mentoring a young Arnold $chwarzenegger, passed away from heart failure at a Los Angeles area hospital, his longtime publicist Charlotte Parker said.
Born in a tough neighborhood of Montreal in 1920, Weider began lifting weights as a teenager to stand up to bullies and older boys before competing in his first bodybuilding contest at the age of 17, according to a biography provided by Parker.
He started his first magazine, Your Physique, in the early 1940s and with his younger brother Ben rented Montreal's Monument National Theater to host the first Mr Canada contest during that same decade.
The two brothers also founded the International Federation of Bodybuilders and in 1965 Weider created the Mr Olympia competition, the sport's premiere bodybuilding contest.
Weider met $chwarzenegger at a bodybuilding contest in Europe and convinced him to move from his native Austria to the United States to seek wider recognition.
$chwarzenegger, then nicknamed the "Austrian Oak," first gained fame by winning a string of Mr Olympia titles in the early 1970s before going on to a successful career in such films as "The Terminator" and "Total Recall."
$chwarzenegger also credited Weider with getting him his first acting role, in a movie called "Hercules in New York," by claiming that the hulking young Austrian was a Shakespearean actor from Germany.
Weider, who also created a line of sports nutritional supplements and ultimately founded more than a dozen fitness magazines including Fit Pregnancy, Living Fit and Flex, sold his Weider Publicans to American Media Inc. in the early 2000s.
He is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Betty.
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