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For those who do not know the show, here's a basic overview. Piya Jaiswal, an orphan, enrolls at Mount College, where is she befriended by loud-mouth tomboy Misha Dobriyal, beloved by popular boy Kabir Rathod, and glared at but also frequently saved from certain death by secret vampire Abhay Raichand.
Kabir and Pia; Abhay and Piya.
Piya's colleagues all have complicated families. Misha's sister Panchi is engaged to Danish, and they both spend a lot of time hanging around the college drama club even though they've graduated. Danish is also Kabir's brother and works for Abhay's dad.
Panchi and Danish in front of one of the show's beloved-by-us horrible murals.
Rounding out the college cast are Tee (Tanushree), the local Poo character who comes complete with a crew of Mean Girl-esque slaves, and Tracker, the boy-crazy space cadet. More character information can be found on the show's official site here.
Temple: So Beth. You watch PKYEK over Skype with a friend in Singapore. How did you get yourself into that? And WHY—this is important—did you get me watching it too?
Beth: It's Amrita's fault. Pure and simple. One day we were chatting about the podcast and then things turned to TV, as they often do with us. She sent me a few links to clips of Abhay running, which of course are hilarious, and bits of dialogue, and somehow I was sunk. What's weird is that I do not care about vampires one way or the other. I haven't read or seen Twilight or any of the other vampire shows. I like Buffy, but.... I also hate daily soap operas. So I am not sure why this appeals at all. The teenagers help. I do like silly teen soaps. The OC, Degrassi, Gossip Girl, etc.
Temple: Aaaah I am almost the complete opposite: I hate teen soaps but I find the really bad vampire themed books films and TV amusing in how bad they can be. And I love a bit of terrible acting...and this show makes me feel like my Hindi is not that bad. Though I must leap into Hindi-speaking grandmother mode here and say the dialogue is such a Hinglish mess, and even their Hindi is a bit peculiar grammar wise at times ( I think) that I just don't know. Do the youth really say things like "my dil was telling me, yaar"?
Beth: I know I do.
Temple: The good thing is I can understand the words as well as the fabulous drama. Which moves, and I will steal a line from an old parody of Days of Our Lives, "like meatloaf through a straw." Glaciers get there faster than Piya does. I made a friend watch the famous dance of love and as I was searching for the clip, she pointed at Abhay and said "So he's a vampire." Piya has been staring at him for 36 episodes I have watched and no such lightbulb moment.
Beth: WOW. Had you told your friend this was a vampire show?
Temple: I mentioned there were vampires but not who or any more detail. She saw a thumbnail and that's all it took.
Temple: Does anyone in India watch this? Do we know if its successful?
Beth: There is a forum that indicates it is, yes. Amrita sent me that when she first told me about the show—as an example of raving lunacy, I believe.
Temple: I can't judge. Australia gave the world Neighbours. And here we are, dedicating time and thought to this raving lunacy.
Beth: Exactly. I was thinking we both come from cultures with grand soap opera traditions that we ignore.
Temple: I used to watch some daytime soaps when I was at uni and avoiding actually going to uni. The great thing was you could miss months and months and still catch up within a couple of days. But I am resistant to the soap. I get bored if there is no character development or resolution if issues. So I think I am watching Pyaar Ki Yeh Ek Kahani as car-crash entertainment. It's so bad yet I cannot look away! Or I'd miss the fab interior designs.
Beth: SBIG is the only explanation I have.
Temple: As Greta once said, "the spirit of making do"! And I have to say, 20-odd minutes of terrible quality cheese can be just the thing to make me smile after a crappy day. Bless Ekta Kapoor. Lets just hope Jeetendra doesn't appear as a were-snake!
Beth: WHY is there a "not" in that sentence????
Temple: Oh Beth.... Jeetendra as a salsa-ing were-snake is not good. And you know he always has to salsa because he thinks he can.
set design
Beth: The sets are very special. The mansions in particular appeal to me. You know how I like filmi mansions.
Temple: Me too! Especially ones strewn with stuffed animals and objects.
Beth: That poor elephant...and the GOBLETS! THE GOBLETS! Opaque for a reason, I'm sure.
Temple: The fireplaces!
Beth: And the bar at Misha's house! That is quite a bar. We've seen lairs with less booze.
Temple: The light fittings are awesome. And the constantly changing candles chez Vampire. I am more amazed at the quantity of lights than the quality but someone has a serious lamp fetish.
Beth: ooh I hadn't noticed! Maybe they are sublimating the taste for human blood into lamps? As more socially acceptable?
Temple: That makes as much sense as anything else.
Beth: Why isn't Tee more concerned about the horrible state of computing at Mount College? I haven't seen that many beige computers since university IN THE MID 90s. No one on this campus has laptops, do they?
Temple: I think it is a licensing thing—they blur out the logos on all the cars and a few other things too so maybe no branding was licensed for use?
Beth: Perhaps it says something that no brand seems to want to be affiliated with this show?
Temple: Bingo! You must be right. I don't think I've even seen a packet of Lays....
Temple: How have we not discussed all the murals?
Beth: There is Jim Morrison! I don't know about Australia, but in the US there is a certain age after which you cannot be displaying Jim Morrison, and I believe that age is 22.
Misha is under that of course, but the very special huge graffiti style one in her bedroom...it's so precisely NOT rock 'n' roll.
Temple: I think that is universal—and is also one of those things that if you walked into a guy's house and saw Jim or Bob Marley it may be a relationship-altering moment. Oh god, Misha's bedroom mural—spray-paint 80s, pre hip hop.
Beth: There's Jimi Hendrix too, isn't there?
Temple: Oooh yes, I think so. And what about all the random wall art at Mount College? Did that school get great value for money from their art teacher or what?
Beth: Define "value."
Temple: "Cover every flat surface with something and your budget is INR320."
Beth: SOLD. Perhaps that is what Panchi does all day long at the school. Before we leave sets, I feel like my love of the roof of the college [which has the name of the school on it in huge letters] indicates perhaps there is something wrong with me? Do schools do that? The school in Main Hoon Na does not, for example. That is my reference for filmed boarding schools in the mountains.
Temple: No—and yes, there is something wrong with you. But funny you mention MHN: I am fairly sure someone saw "Chale Jaise Hawaien" and decided that was the inspiration for the look of the very exclusive Mount College (with one teacher and nine students on a sprawling campus with only one classroom). The fees must be MASSIVE to keep it running and fund such a prestigious drama department.
Beth: Agree. Too bad the dancing is unspeakably worse than in that delightful song.
Temple: I think you meant to call it "dancing."
the hero
Temple: Hmmm. I notice neither of us is mentioning Abhay.
Beth: He is SO UNLIKEABLE. He has no charisma whatsoever.
Temple: He is totally unappealing. Even if you like mean/bad/silent he is boring.
Beth: I don't really like Angel in Buffy either, but Angel at least has some spark and occasionally smiles. I do like how they direct that actor to position his head so that he is always looking up from under his brows. It adds to the sullenness.
Temple: I have a deep hatred of the Twilight-inspired sparkly Twu Wuv vampire so he is already on my bad side.
Beth: What IS the sexual attraction for women to vampires?
Temple: I think its a combination of things—penetration (biting) and the fact that females under the influence of vampires were allowed to be very sexual and even aggressive in exploiting men to fulfill their desires. And vampires are essentially inhuman and never going to make you cook dinner and pop out babies. It's all sex and power and no dishwashing.
Beth: All sex and no responsibility? You'd think I'd be all over that, but no.
Temple: One thing I notice in a lot of more recent genre fiction is that the emphasis has really shifted to vampires being amazing in bed, when earlier writers were quite explicit about the issues around lack of blood pressure and circulation
Beth: Rather. Yes, how is it that they manage?
Temple: Some authors try and get around it by saying the vampire feeds first; others just ignore the mechanics. But it seems to be OK for a 100-year-old pervert to creep into your room at night and watch you sleep if he is a vampire and your name is Bella. Maybe vampires are now a way of indulging in behaviors or fantasies that would not be as acceptable if it involved two people. But now we are getting onto another rant of mine about why heroines in many YA and genre books can only be strong and kick-arse if they have been horribly damaged in some way. So I will stop and go back. Maybe that why Abhay's pants are so tight—they are like support hose to keep the blood from pooling in his feet. Mr. Raichand has that very tight collar on his satiny shirts too.
Beth: I do like the pants-as-medical-device angle.
the heroine
Beth: Oooh I know something important we must mention: PIYA: WHY IS SHE SO DUMB?
Temple: Piya is meant to be at the college on a very special full scholarship, so I am baffled by her total stupidity. She probably gets the dumb from her father. How can he not realize that the girl called "Piya" who is the same age and name as his "dead" daughter is his daughter? Even his wife knows!
Beth: I really do not know.
Temple: The whole orphan thing is interesting as the very term is used in such a pejorative way when Tee and the Mean Girls talk against Piya.
Beth: They are SO HORRIBLE about that! There are so many things for teeangers to be awful about—why that one, I wonder?
Temple: I think orphan = bad luck or bad fate that you somehow brought on yourself and so also punished your parents by shortening their lives. I may be over-thinking this.
Beth: Orphans are so prominent in films that it is good for us to get our heads around the concept. Side note: why wasn't there a Bollywood Annie with Sridevi as Annie?
Temple: I hate singing orphans. I think there is more mileage to be had criticizing Piya's very frumpy skirt/scarf/singlet combos.
Beth: I am more concerned by her dopey facial expressions.
Temple: She has a a very pained "thinking" face because she is dumb and it hurts.
Beth: And it's so...weak.
Temple: You know she is supposed to be such a nice girl and yet she turns up at Panchi's engagement party wearing a strapless laced-back corset style blouse with her lengha. I don't know that that is appropriate orphan attire.
Beth: I was SO horrified by her turning up at the Raichand house with her birthday cake.
Temple: She makes some very strange choices. Her costume party tiara is THE worst tiara ever.
other characters
Beth: I am not sure why Panchi and Danish are so involved with the drama...both the drama club AND the interpersonal drama, though I gather I will learn soon about the latter.
Temple: Panchi and Danish don't have anything else to do, clearly. I wonder how Mr. Raichand feels about his employee never doing anything remotely like work?
Beth: Probably fine—lulls him into a stupor all the better for being munched on. I'm at the point where I really want Danish to be eaten.
Temple: I like to think Mr. Raichand is the vampire with standards and wouldn't gnaw on Danish. Mrs. Manshoulders [Temple's name for Mrs. Raichand], on the other hand.... She's hungry...sorry, THIRSTY.
The Raichands. The transparent drinking vessels indicate that they're at someone else's house.
Beth: Maybe she will sleep with him THEN vamp him? Double-vamp, so to speak? He does wear very tight shirts. Like he's the accountant at a gay bar.
Temple: No, it's unlikely she will seduce him first—she will just tear him apart like a roast chicken. She's on the verge of a breakdown already.
Beth: I would be too if I were responsible for Abhay.
Beth: In your opinion, who is the least annoying character?
Temple: Least annoying character is probably Kabir—all round good guy. He seems to have fewer neuroses than the rest.
Beth: Yes, I agree totally. There is no contest. Kabir seems like an actual nice and normal-ish person, given that he is a pampered 20-year-old.
costume design
Temple: Why doesn't Tee put some pants on? Why don't they all wear more? It's snowing, FFS. And Tracker and Tee are in micro shorts.
Beth: Actual snow or magical Abhay-inspired snow? And can you explain Misha's jean shorts?
Temple: No, no I can't. Apart from her clearly being the tomboy rebel. There is little sense to her mini vests and cutoffs, although I am thankful that the shorts are almost knee-length and not the traditional Daisy Dukes.
Beth: They're so unflattering. But at least they're not obscene.
Temple: Not like Abhay's padding.
Beth: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Why did you say that? Are you serious? You think there's crotch padding?
Temple: Well its very .....eye-catching. And yes, I think in some scenes they have padded—or else he has a career awaiting in a different kind of film industry.
Beth: Oh thanks for that.
Temple: Since the plot progresses at the pace of an elderly snail, I have lots of time to think "Codpiece? No." As he minced around in too-tight jeans with his little bandy legs I was thinking "This? This is the hero?"
Beth: he needs go-go boots and a cape STAT. THAT is what heroes wear.
Temple: One thing that got my hopes up, as the writing is generally terrible, was the palaver around Misha's birthday party. It's the fallout from Kabir's letter. And many of the girls were given lines from Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ("My first love is incomplete") etc. and it showed signs of being a bit more filmi and pop-referential. And I thought "Maybe they were going for parody? Maybe this is actually cleverer than it seems?" But no.
Beth: You'd think someone who is spawn-of-Jeetendra would do more of that. It would be a huge—and I mean MASSIVE—coup if they could all of a sudden display that they were clever.
Temple: Yeah! And make viewing this fun for the right reasons.
Beth: I can only watch two episodes in a row. Then my brain revolts.
Temple: I feel a bit bad that I am so negative about young "actors"' who may think this is the path to a career. But they should all think of something else.
Beth: I agree, they are almost all completely terrible.
Temple: But what they have to work with doesn't help.
Beth: Not at all.
Temple: I am saddened by the poor writing as I think the idea could have been translated to something fun and interesting and melodramatic.
Beth: I agree—it could have been a lot better. Infinitely better. More clever, more biting (ha!), MUCH better production values.
the vampire issue
Temple: Has Amrita mentioned whether any of the so-called folklore or mythology in this show is at all Indian-inspired? Or is it all, as it seems to me, to be a pastiche of recent American films/TV that used their own mishmash of European vampire fiction as a basis?
Beth: I do not believe she has.
Temple: It seems very Twilight/Vampire Diaries (not that I have seen either) so I wonder why they decided this particular vampire style would be more successful. Was Twilight big?
Beth: Good question.
Temple: My friend Tina did her doctorate on the vampire in popular fiction, so we have discussed at length how often films/TV/books just make up their own rules which glamorize vampires and have nothing to do with the more messy and unappealing folkloric basis. I sent her a clip of this, and she would like to be in the show, preferably appearing as Queen Victoria in a flashback.
Beth: That's pretty fab! I would like to be Piya's sensible friend from her orphanage days who comes to visit and says "What the eff is with all these people? TRANSFER."
Temple: Perhaps I could be a teacher— one with a named subject and an expectation regarding homework. Or the person who walks by and says to the sex 'n' drugs girls "You might want to close the curtains."
Beth: I know nothing of vampire lore. What are some of the key things the show is overlooking?
Temple: Most of what we see on film/TV nowadays is heavily based on Bram Stoker's Dracula rather than actual vampire legends. If you look at Stoker's rules: daylight is a no-no, vampires have to be invited into a home, they need to sleep in or with their native soil or soil from their grave, they can't abide religious symbols (crosses etc.—not sure how that translates to Hinduism)....
Beth: Too bad no one has hurled a trishul at Abhay yet.
Temple: So I think they have used the Twilight "Vampire Lite" version which is equally strange. I have a friend who refers to Edward Cullen as a "sparklepire" or "glittery marble cupcake Adonis." I don't know why that is so attractive, but it sells in spades, so go figure. I can't quite see Abhay winning the hearts and minds or other organs of legions of girls.
Beth: And Abhay has no glitter, no cupcake. He does seem to have wind machine powers on Piya, at least.
Temple: Abhay is going for package enhancement rather than glittery sparkle. I think I preferred him when he was an enigmatic blur.
Beth: He has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Perhaps saving Piya is good?
Temple: Why? She is a Darwin Award waiting to happen.
Beth: I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT!
Temple: Trucks, cliffs, lunatics, just falling over her own feet....
Beth: I was looking at your friend's academic vampire site (http://www.academicvampire.co.uk/thesis.htm) and she suggests that vampires are used to discuss current social anxieties or conflicts etc. I cannot imagine this show actually has that much thought put into it. But if it DID, maybe it is about class and status, since Piya is nothing and Abhay is rich, yet both are outsiders.
Temple: I like her point that the vampire casts no reflection so we create our own image reflecting stuff back.
Beth: That seems so obvious now that she's said it!
Temple: I like vampire fiction and for a lot of the reasons Tina spells out. I was hoping this might have had a bit more to it, but I think its just rich boy arsehole vampire and poor orphan clumsy good-hearted girl, Romeo and Juliet, cliché cliché, cliché. But I am going to keep watching.
Beth: Of course. He really is an unredeemable jerk, isn't he?
Temple: Well, all the conflict and WTFery would vanish if he weren't, so I hope he keeps glowering. I mean, if he was halfway decent and Kabir seems decent, it wouldn't work as a supposed triangle, as it wouldn't matter which one Piya chose. You need the tension of good boy vs. bad choice to keep the drama. Not that they are doing so well, but it is kind of there.
Beth: I have never understood the attraction to the bad boy. I assume that's what he's supposed to be?
Temple: It's "other," I think—the alternative to sensible, expected, comfortable, predictable.... What if you could not be the person everyone expects you to be? So I think bad boys are there because they usually are other choices you might make in your life. And lots of sex.
Beth: Do we think Abhay works as "other"?
Temple: I think his position in the drama means he should be "other"—and hell, he is a vampire—but the writing is off-track and they seem a bit muddled. He has been clear in some of his clench-jawed monologues about his feelings towards the humans.
some compliments...sort of
Temple: Is that a straw I see grasped in your hand?
Beth: Possibly, but also genuine appreciation for a company that has brought me hours of...um...enjoyment?
Temple: Yes, it is a very convenient way to watch this, and I appreciate the ease of navigation and the tiny plot precis on each clip. Have you noticed how often people are shocked? "Misha is shocked to learn..." and "Piya is shocked when..." and so on.
Beth: I had noticed that and assumed that it's standard lingo for soaps. If characters knew things already, we wouldn't have a show.
Temple: They should be in a constant state of exhaustion, all that flirting and shock. But they are never surprised or intrigued or curious or anything—just shocked.
Beth: "Shocked" is a good short word. "Curious" implies further thought.
Temple: It's so dramatic and, of course, nothing really happens.
Beth: Not a whit.
Temple: 36 episodes in and so far no vampire bloodsucking. Just an attempted murder or two.
Beth: I wonder if the show was promoted as vampire-ish in India? Did people know going in he would be a vampire?
Temple: I can't imagine you would keep watching a sub-standard school romance if there was no hook. And they have made 300 billion episodes, so either it was marketed or there were planted leaks about the next shocking revelation. Mrs. Manshoulders and Mr. Raichand were pretty obviously vampires or very committed goths from the get-go.
Beth: Yes, they are decidedly odd, and there is an ep fairly early on where her eyes do something weird.
Temple: As do Abhay's. It's a sign of the pyaas. There was a missed chance when none of the vampires came to the Halloween party as vampires. Danish did—fangs and all.
Beth: That's ironic.
Temple: So close but not quite. That's they real story of PKYEK. That and the production design that is clearly done on the cheap. I am always fascinated by what they spend their money on and what they skimp on.
Beth: Where do you think they DID put money? Abhay's guitar riff?
Temple: That, hair gel, lip gloss, wigs for Tracker, and lots of lamps and candles. They didn't spend it on the sets for Romeo and Juliet—that balcony looked more like a tennis umpire's chair.
Beth: Oh the balcony. I am weeping just thinking of it.
Temple: One vaguely interesting thing is Maya [Piya's roommate who is pregnant by Danish, who has been a colossal sh*t about it]. What do you think about how they portray her? She was always bruised from confrontations with her mystery man as she demanded he leave his rich girlfriend, though the bruises did seem to wash off. Piya as the morally upright perfect girl seems quite supportive and accepting of a lot of what Maya is going through. I was expecting Maya to be reviled rather than people blaming Abhay (wrongly) but even in some hospital scenes after she is attacked , there doesn't seem to be a sense of she deserved her troubles. So that was something a little unexpected. Yes, that is me grasping at straws now!
Temple: there is another semi-sensible reason I quite like watching it: I tend to watch a lot of vintage Hindi films and I know my taste tends towards the good old-fashioned masala so this is quite intriguing as I wonder what the youth and their parents are watching on telly and why—and whether this will eventually feed into films and the kinds of stories that will be up on the big screen.
Beth: If this is at the forefront of anything, I think we might as well just call it quits now.
Temple: Exactly! But I am well aware my taste in films is regarded by the kids at the DVD shop as hopelessly old-fashioned so who knows? At least it might mean poor old Tee can stop her chicken dance seduction!
Beth: I think Farah Khan will have a job for awhile, at least.
a few of Temple's favorites scenes
Temple: You won't have seen the flashbacks to 300 years ago yet?
Beth: No, not yet, and I am very excited about them. Historical costumes make everything better. As do roller skates, but that's a different topic.
Temple: Well, here is something that your inner historian will love: flamenco
Beth: Ooh, flamenco in the Himalayas in 1700?
Temple: Your idea of historical may differ from the producers'.
Beth: It usually does.
Temple: Sadly none of this lot have put their skates on. Yet. We can hope.
Beth: Skates would be yet another way for Piya to endanger herself—it's bound to happen.
Temple: Have you seen the school fete? It has a kissing booth, and a dunking booth, and a sad beaded bracelet stall. Guess who runs which of these for bonus points. I don't know how much money they could raise given there seem to be very few other students.
Beth: Oooh okay! Dunking is Kabir, since he is sporty-ish ?
Temple: Close....
Beth: Oh god, Misha?
Temple: YES.
Beth: Kissing is either Tee or Tracker.
Temple: Tee. Tracker helps Misha at the dunking booth.
Beth: ...and bracelets must be Piya?
Temple: YES. Piya and her fricking beads that she never makes or sells, but whatever.
Beth: "...but whatever" is an important tool to have in one's supplies if one is to watch this show
Temple: as is "or something."
final thoughts
Temple: So we are no closer to knowing why this show exists and why we watch it!
Beth: We are not. Do you have any closing thoughts?
Temple: I have given you nothing to work with! Apart from knowing that you are not alone. And I am recruiting more, er , sufferers.
Beth: You brought in a PhD, for goodness's sake!
Temple: I so want Tina in PKYEK. In her turn as Queen Victoria recently, she spoke Hindi, so I say give me Ekta's email. I've got a proposal.... The "sparklepire" line comes from a lovely YA author, Zoe Marriott. We've done more research than anyone on the show.
Beth: That does not surprise me even a little bit. We've done more research than the whole crew of Veer. I'm used to it.
Temple: Imagine if the cast of PKYEK find this post!
Beth: Oh surely they know that they are involved with utter nonsense.
Temple: I think some of them might just be a bit serious.
Beth: Deary me.


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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Chattanooga Lady Mocs softball team (24-20, 8-7 SoCon) hosts UNC Greensboro (30-11, 9-5 SoCon) Saturday and Sunday at Frost Stadium for a three-game series in the Scenic City. Saturday begins with a double-header at 1 and 4 p.m. before closing out the weekend Sunday at 2 p.m.
Saturday serves as Youth Day at the ball park. All children- eighth grade and below - will recieve free admission to the Lady Mocs double-header at Frost Stadium.
The Lady Mocs are coming off a tight 2-1 victory over Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tenn., as sophomore Taylor Deason (Clarksville, Tenn.) picked up her 16th win of the season and freshman Sam Taylor (Chickamauga, Ga.) extended her hitting streak to 10 games.
The Spartans are riding a four-game win streak, taking victories over Appalachian State, UNC Wilmington and North Carolina Central. Both of the UNCG wins over NC Central were run rules, 10-0 and 11-3.
Chattanooga goes into the weekend led by senior Kasey Tydingco (Fairfield, Calif.) as the first baseman bats .366 and leads the Lady Mocs with 28 RBI on 45 hits. Senior Sara Poteat (Thomaston, Ga.) follows up with a .342 average and a team-best 52 hits while freshman Sam Taylor continues to climb the statistical ladder. Taylor is now batting .294 with the aid of her 10-game hitting streak. The infielder-turned-outfielder is coming off a 2-for-3 game in Cookeville, Tenn. where she tripled to lead off the contest.
The pitching staff is led by Deason as she has now pitched in over 160 inning and tossed 12 complete games. The sophomore leads the staff with 132 strikeouts and only 59 walks. Freshmen Rachel Albritton (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Kaisey Carson (Indianapolis, Ind.) offer support for the ace both starting and relieving. Albritton is 6-4 on the season with a team-best 2.62 ERA while Carson is coming off a respectable start in Chaleston, S.C.
The Spartans are led by junior Katelyn Bedwell as the catcher bats .382 through 43 games played. Bedwell has recorded a team-leading 50 hits while freshman catcher Lindsay Thomas has been the powerhouse for UNCG. The freshman has blasted 14 home runs this season and driven in 34 runs. She has also tripled one and doubles nine times this season.
In the circle, UNCG relies on junior Raeanne Hanks as its ace. The right-hander is 17-5 on the season and has thrown a team-best 15 complete games. The junior has also recorded three saves and has logged 139.2 innings pitched. Sophomore Erica Navarette and freshman Nicole Thomas and Kelly Lupton has each pitched in less than 20 games this season behind the ace. Navarette is second on the squad with 61.1 innings pitched with seven wins.
Live stats are available for all three games and video is available via subscription through MocsVision.

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The Organ Grinder
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|The Organ Grinder
|General Information
|Real name:
|The Penguin (Boss)
| Gender - Male
Hair – Brown
Eyes - Brown
|Portrayed by:
|Vincent Schiavelli
|Batman Returns
- "Not you! Schreck!"
- ―The Organ Grinder [src]
The Organ Grinder was a thug working for The Penguin, as a member of the Red Triangle Circus Gang.
The Organ Grinder was The Penguin's right-hand man and enforcer. He was known for his hand-cranked street organ which contained a hidden mini gatling gun. He also had a trained pet monkey which carried out various criminal activities for him. He is first seen in the assault in Gotham City, destroying a large Christmas tree with his gatling gun organ and generally wreaking havoc on bystanders. He and the Circus Gang then captured Max Shreck in order to force Shreck into a political alliance with the Penguin.
Later, The Organ Grinder drove The Penguin's Circus Train so the first-born children of Gotham could be kidnapped. He saw Batman's shadow before the Dark Knight himself appeared and tried to force the Red Triangle Gang to hurry up but he was dragged and presumably interrogated by Batman on the Penguin's whereabouts. Presumably, the Organ Grinder told him everything.
The Organ Grinder's pet monkey escaped after his master was arrested and relayed a note from the Batman detailing that The Penguin's plan to capture the first-born children of Gotham had failed. This infuriated The Penguin but nonetheless, the monkey stuck around as the keeper of the key to Max Schreck's cage. Max got the better of the monkey and tricked it into coming close so he could snag the key.
In Other MediaEdit
- He's the sixth boss in the Super Nintendo video game adaptation of Batman Returns. The monkey is also seen in the game, but only as a spectator.
- He's also the boss of stage 4-3 of NES game Batman Returns.
- Vincent Schiavelli, the actor who played the Organ Grinder also starred in an episode of Batman: The Animated Series as Zatara.
- Vincent Schiavelli played Dr. Kaufman in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies. He played a Bond villain, just like Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill.


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Mark Cuban is interested in buying the Los Angeles Dodgers, but only if owner Frank McCourt lowers his price.
Cuban told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday that McCourt floated a value of between $1 billion and $1.2 billion when Cuban inquired several months ago.
"At that price, I wasn't interested," Cuban said.
Steve Sugerman, a spokesman for McCourt later denied that the two men ever met, let alone discussed a possible sale.
"He doesn't know Mark Cuban. He hasn't spoken with Mark Cuban. He hasn't had anyone speak with Mark Cuban on his behalf," Sugerman told the Los Angeles Times.
Cuban had no immediate response to Sugerman's statement.
Cuban, who owns the NBA champion Dallas Mavericks, has tried unsuccessfully to buy the Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers. He said he'd need a better deal from McCourt so he could renovate Dodger Stadium and maintain a competitive payroll.
"Once the sale price gets too high, you can't invest in the team," Cuban told the Times.
McCourt and Major League Baseball are in talks to settle the bankruptcy hearing between the sides. A settlement could include McCourt agreeing to sell the Dodgers. McCourt has resisted previous calls to give up the team, but debts and tax liabilities may force him to change his mind.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig declined to comment on the settlement discussions, the Times reported. A spokesman for McCourt declined to comment on Cuban's remarks.


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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20, 1998 When the sun rises on Nagano, Japan, for the XVIII Winter Olympic Games next month, eight soldiers and an airman will be among the 200 athletes representing the United States of America.
Five biathletes and three bobsledders, members of the Army's World Class Athlete Program based at Fort Carson, Colo., qualified for the U.S. Olympic team during Olympic trials held Dec. 26-Jan. 4. Airman 1st Class Deborah L. Nordyke of the Air Force World Class Athlete also placed on the women's biathlete team.
Three women and two men qualified at the U.S. Biathlon Association trials in Jericho, Vt. In the women's biathlon, Spc. Kara Salmela, Elk River, Minn., had the highest composite score after four days of cross-country skiing on fast snow and small-bore rifle shooting in strong winds. The women raced in two 15-kilometer individual events and two 7.5-kilometer sprints.
"I'm definitely happy," said Salmela, 26, who came in first in one of the 15-kilometer races. "I told myself this wasn't a big deal even though it's the Olympic trials and all that. I told myself I had to have 20 good shots, and I hit 17."
Spc. Kristina Sabasteanski, Richmond, Vt., came in third overall. On the last day, Sabasteanski started in 6th place and decided to go for broke. She won a sprint in 26:10.8, missing no targets.
"I had nothing to lose. Not only did I have to beat four people, but I had to beat them by about one minute," said Sabasteanski, 29, no stranger to Olympic trials. In 1994, she finished one place shy of a trip to Lillehammer, Norway.
"It's slowly hitting. It really hasn't sunk in. I'll see the Olympic bag we have and when I see the Olympic rings, it's, like, 'Wow! That's actually me,'" she said.
The third woman qualifier, Spc. Ntala Skinner of Sun Valley, Idaho, did not have to participate. She qualified by virtue of her performance on the U.S. biathlon team during the 1997 season.
In the men's biathlon, Sgt. Daniel Westover, Colchester, Vt., clocked winning times in the 20-kilometer individual event and the 10-kilometer sprint. There is also a 7.5 kilometer relay. Westover finished the sprint in 30:10.8, 30 seconds faster than teammate and fellow soldier 1st Lt. Rob Rosser, Applegate, Ore. "Right now I'm so excited. I'm really looking forward to the [Olympic] races - seeing how I stack up. It's a life dream come true, the whole experience," said Westover, 23, a Vermont native.
The nine-member U.S. biathlon team departed for Europe to train and compete in two World Cup events in Ruhpolding, Germany, and Antholz, Italy, before their trip to Nagano.
Olympic bobsled trials were held in Park City, Utah. Spc. Garrett Hines and twin brothers Spc. Darrin Steele and Spc. Dan Steele were selected as crew members on each of three U.S. four-man teams.
Hines, 28, of Memphis, Tenn., will serve as brakeman on the USA I. A six-foot, 210-pound track athlete, Hines pushed the two-man USA II sled to three World Cup medals in the 1996-97 season.
The Steeles, 28, hail from Moline, Ill. Both were star athletes in college. Darrin Steele took silver in the decathlon at the 1994 Olympic Festival and is a veteran of the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics. Dan was recruited by the U.S. Bobsled Federation in 1996 after competing in the 1996 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials as a member of the Army World Class Athlete Program.
"Half of us -- in fact, most of us -- wouldn't even be here at this point without the [World Class Athlete] program," commented Sabasteanski. "Financially, we would never be able to get this far, and the support we've gotten from everyone has been amazing."
Army Capt. Chuck Lyda, Truckee, Calif., will help coach the U.S. Olympic Biathlon team and Army 1st Lt. Bill Tavares, Lake Placid, N.Y., will help coach the U.S. Olympic Bobsled team.
(Rice is a writer with Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation.)


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Karen worked on a lot of great films, but she will always be known for helping craft Errol Morris' later films, such as The Fog Of War, Mr. Death, Fast, Cheap & Out Of Control, and Standard Operating Procedure. If you ever want to see a master class in documentary editing on display, check out her work in Fast, Cheap. It's one of the best jobs of editing a documentary, I've ever seen. At last year's Sundance, she won an award for editing Greg Barker's documentary, Sergio. I remember standing at that ceremony, precisely one year ago, and cheering for her win. It's always good to have recognition come to deserving artists, and always devastating to lose someone in such a tragic manner. When I moved to New York, I ran into Karen a few times in this film community, and it always felt cooler when she was around. It would be this city that would take her away at the young age of 39. AJ Schnack reports on the news of her death, apparently by a hit-and-run on Friday night in Manhattan.


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Gov. Tim Pawlenty will issue a proclamation today declaring the date as Interstate 35W Bridge Memorial Day, and he is ordering flags at the state Capitol to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset.
The governor and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak also are asking Minnesotans to observe a moment of silence at 6:05 p.m. today, the second anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse.
The governor and mayor are forming a fundraising committee to collect $1 million to build a remembrance garden in nearby Gold Medal Park. For more information, go to 35Wremembrancegarden.org.
Two years have passed since the 35W bridge disaster. But for many survivors, life will never be normal. It's something we should all remember, experts say.
By Debra O'Connor
At 6:05 p.m. two years ago today, during a traffic jam where Interstate 35W crosses the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, the entire bridge collapsed, and dozens of cars, trucks and road workers plunged into the river.
Thirteen died and 145 were injured. Of the survivors, some crawled back up the bank and caught a ride home from sympathetic bystanders. Others were taken to hospitals — sometimes in the back of pickup trucks — where they stayed for weeks and went through multiple surgeries.
The disaster made news worldwide, and for the first year was a local topic of interest, as the bridge was rebuilt, the cause of the collapse was investigated and legislators created a victim compensation fund.
During the first year, people are reeling, and they put their lives on hold while trying to deal with immediate health problems, financial blows and family issues, said Judy Hoy, a clinical social worker who has as clients two families affected by the bridge collapse.
"In the second year, you begin to see the grief as the shock subsides," she said. "You're engaged in the process of trying to make sense of it — trying to integrate the changes that the trauma produced into your day-to-day life in relationship to your family, your work, your spirituality and, for a lot of people, the health issues that they may have for the rest of their lives.
"There is an expectation that people 'get over it' in the second year," she said, but most people can't.
'New normal'
Linda Paul's immediate problems were an injured face, eye and back.
"What I find in retrospect is that the first year I was recovering, and this year, I am learning what my life will be, going forward," said Paul, of Minneapolis.
She has been experimenting with different ways of doing things: "If it worked, I would incorporate it into my 'new normal.' "
She presses herself to do things that appear scary, like driving over the new bridge to her physical therapy appointments, "to get over it, literally and figuratively." She and her husband are planning a road trip that will take them over the 5-mile Mackinac Bridge between Michigan's lower and upper peninsulas. He'll drive.
On the day of the bridge collapse, Paul was at work as an interior designer. Because of her injuries, she no longer can do the necessary lifting and driving, so her company created a replacement job for her. But that was eliminated recently, and now she's unemployed. She's in the process of applying for a program at the Dunwoody College of Technology.
As a victim who attended many hearings when the Legislature was discussing a victim compensation fund, Paul has told her story to the public over and over again.
"There are a lot of wonderful people I've met, and this has been a life-changing experience," she said. "I can't look at it as being all bad."
Today, she will attend a screening of a documentary about the bridge collapse.
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Pauline Boss, professor emeritus in family social science at the University of Minnesota and a therapist in private practice, literally wrote the book on what helps victims after a traumatic event.
"The community needs to be patient and listen to these people's stories, even if it is two, three, five years later," Boss said. "Often they can't put it aside unless someone hears it."
After any disaster, between one-fourth and one-third of victims will have post-traumatic stress disorder, and they benefit from professional counseling, she said. Others can be helped with peer, community and family support, she said.
Telling their stories and creating rituals can help the healing, Boss said. Two good examples of how that's happened in the past year:
As part of the process of allotting $36.6 million in state money among the victims, the "special masters" panel of lawyers invited them to tell what happened. And when victim Mercedes Gorden married Jake Rudh last fall, they asked wedding guests to create a flower wreath that the couple later released into the Mississippi River.
"Obviously, you don't have the same preoccupation with it as you did the first year. The experience won't go away; it's always part of your life fabric," Boss said. "But it's not fair to people who have gone through such trauma to say they ought to get over it.
"We shouldn't forget them. We should ask what we can do."
'Will it ever get better?'
When her husband, Peter, died in the bridge collapse, Helen Hausmann, of Rosemount, was a stay-at-home mother of four. She did not drive, and being from Kenya, she was not altogether comfortable with living in the United States as the head of a family. Getting used to her new life has been a long process, she said.
"I am just wondering, will it ever get better? I don't think so," she said. "It's like an open wound still. Throughout the day, every day, little tiny things will remind you so hard of what you're missing, and it's painful."
She has gotten a driver's permit and said that with the help of her children, the community and friends, and the family's spiritual strength, she is getting by.
"God doesn't let down his people. He is still with us, and by some miracle, we are still moving forward," she said. "Hope is all we've got."
Her older daughter Justina, 18, sees some improvement, though.
"It's gotten a lot better," she said. "It's not something you get over; it's more something you get used to. My siblings (ages 16, 11 and 9) have grown over the past year, moreso than after the first year. My brother Andrew has taken more responsibility. The youngest ones haven't been so afraid to talk about Dad and open up those memories. As hard as it is to see your 9-year-old sister talk about her dad in the past tense, it shows how strong they've gotten."
This fall she will leave home to begin studies at DePaul University in Chicago.
"It was a hard decision," Justina said. "My mom really wanted me to go to (the University of) St. Thomas" in St. Paul, but she wanted some distance, without being too far away to come back for her siblings' school events.
Today, the family will have a quiet family get-together at home: "We're just going to remember Dad. That's what the day is about."
'I will keep trying'
Paula Coulter, of Prior Lake, was among the most severely injured survivors, suffering brain damage requiring surgery after she, her husband, Brad, and their two daughters fell with the collapsing bridge.
"The whole year has been recovery," Brad Coulter said. "She's still got constant pain."
But she has gone back to work. Her old job was in management and required travel. Now, she works part time in an accounting position.
"I have my days when I'm sad and mad," she said. "Fortunately for me and my family, I have an attitude of 'I will keep trying to do what I can do to get better.' "
Today, Paula Coulter, her daughters and possibly other family members plan to go to downtown Minneapolis — via the I-35W bridge, which Paula Coulter has not yet driven across.
'One step at a time'
On Tuesday, Betsy Sathers, of Blaine, will finish her master's degree in business administration. By coincidence, it is the birthday of her husband, Scott, who died in the bridge collapse. She used the state settlement money to get the degree, and also is using the money to proceed with adopting a child; she has just finished the paperwork.
Was the second year easier than the first?
"I don't think you can put those kinds of terms on it," she said. "Every day is still a challenge. You just learn how to deal with the situation and move forward, one step at a time."
Today, she will spend time with family and friends and enjoy the memorial flower garden in her yard that was planted by them last year.
'Just moving on'
Jessie Shelton, of Minneapolis, was ready to begin her freshman year in the elite musical theater program at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, a path to a stage career. Then the bridge collapsed beneath her. She deferred entrance for one year, hoping that she could rehabilitate her back, broken in four places, well enough to participate in the necessary dance training. A year ago, full of trepidation, she started the university program.
And the year was a success — including the dance classes.
Today, Jessie, parents Joanna and Jerry, and her brother Matthew are meeting in Dublin, Ireland, for a family vacation. The date wasn't planned with the anniversary in mind, her mother said, and they won't be doing anything special as a commemoration: "Jessie was very interested in just moving on with her life."
Debra O'Connor can be reached at 651-228-5453.


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On Byrd's second CD, The Waitress, he's still telling tales of country towns,
but the characters are carrying cell phones and recovering from foreign wars.
Using the same "less is more" approach as he did with Wildflowers, Jonathan
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"Tape Full of Love Songs" reveals an ironic twist worthy of an O. Henry short
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Larry is a veteran, I seen him at the store
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A can o chili and a can o beans and a pack of cigarettes
Four cheap cigars- he writes a check
He climbs into his van, its a blue Econoline
Theyre both on their last legs, if looks are any sign
Theres a flag on the bumper and, just to the right
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Even when I had it tuned, it didnt sound that good
I was tempted to scrap the guts and burn the wood
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If you can haul it, you can have it, and people came to see
Some folks played Chopsticks or Body and Soul
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I heard you got a piano, he said with suspicion
He was shakin from the cold and probably malnutrition
I said, Hey, Larry, wont you come on in
Can I make you some coffee? but he wasnt listenin
He went to that piano like hed seen an old friend
He drew his name in the dust, he told me where it was made and when
He said, I havent seen one like this since I was a boy.
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He showed me what he had alright, with conviction and soul
He banged the barrelhouse blues, baby, he rolled like Jellyroll
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THE baker, who was runner-up in the 2013 series of the BBC contest, made the announcement on Twitter with a link to Diana Ross' hit I'm Coming Out.
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FOLLOWING a decade in the wilderness and being forced to sell her house, the presenter is now balancing the Bake Off, chatshow Mel & Sue and new primetime show The Gift.
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WITH the final of The Great British Bake Off and the return of The X Factor, DES wonders if it could be the TV battle of the year.
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MEL reveals why her hatred for The Great British Bake Off has led to her recording her favourite programmes in a bid to fast-forward all the poor baking puns.
GREAT British bake off's James Morton believes after years of practice he has finally perfected his apple tart recipe and he shares his secrets for a truly tasty tart.
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CAKE king reckons he's turned down dozens of marriage proposals but is happy to dish up baking tips to his new celebrity pals.
A STUDENT doctor who proved a hit on a TV cookery show is calling on Scots to sign up as organ donors as part of a national campaign to save lives.
HIS baking skills have made him famous and the job offers have come flooding in, but the young Scot has revealed his real love is medicine.
GLASGOW University student James Morton had his bike nicked from his home - just two weeks after his insurance lapsed.
JAMES from Shetland came third in the TV competition.
JAMES MORTON was on hand to kick off a weekend filled with culinary delights and food to make the taste buds tingle.
THE 21-year-old medical student, who finished as the runner-up in the BBC show, is now a firm favourite with housewives across the UK.
THE medical student admits baking will always be a hobby and insisted winning the show won't distract him from becoming a doctor.
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One of the oldest known and most highly desired diamonds in the world, the Koh-i-Noor, is being recreated for the Natural History Museum's Diamonds exhibition.
First recorded in India during the fifteenth century, the diamond originally was uncut and weighed 186.1 carats.
The Koh-i-Noor, meaning 'mountain of light', has passed through the hands of Moguls, emperors, Sikh kings and British queens, and went on display at the Great Exhibition in Crystal Palace in 1851.
The Koh-i-Noor was an Indian Mogul cut white diamond and one of the largest ever seen. It is said to be around the size of a small hens egg split down the middle long ways. It was presented to Queen Victoria in 1850, and Prince Albert had it recut into an oval brilliant 108.93 carat.
The actual Koh-i-Noor can now be seen in the Maltese Cross, in a crown made for the Queen Mother in 1937, on display at the Tower of London.
An original plaster cast of the stone has been in the Natural History Museum's collection for more than 150 years.
In collaboration with Museum mineralogists, American gem artist John Nels Hatleberg has used the Museum's model to faithfully recreate the replica using natural and synthetic materials.
'For 14 years it has been my quest to recreate the original Koh-i-Noor, and I am thrilled it will now receive its first showing at the Diamonds exhibition in London,' John said.
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ALLEN - The Kinzer Motorsports team rolled into the nearby 201 Speedway in Sitka on Saturday night for a $1,500-to-win regular weekly show. A driver from Floyd County fared very well in the Late Model feature race. When the checkered flag dropped on the Late Model feature, veteran driver Brandon Kinzer had claimed a second-place finish, following only race winner Michael Wright.
Kinzer timed in sixth quickest during the qualifying session, and after a short rain shower, started the feature event from the outside of the third row.
The Floyd County native piloted a very fast racecar during the A-Main and moved all the way up to second with the hooked-up track conditions. As the checkered flag dropped, Kinzer followed Wright closely to the stripe to earn a strong runner-up performance.
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'Caprica' - Things We Lock Away
Another great "big bad" bites the dust too soon.
This review may contain spoilers.
Last week it was Barnabus (James Marsters), this week it was Vergis (John Pyper-Ferguson). At least Daniel Graystone(Eric Stoltz) won't have to deal with his mortal enemy anymore. Next week, if Clarice (Polly Walker) goes, "Caprica" is going to have to start all over again - and I'm not sure they can pull it off.
Two grand plotlines were wrapped up this episode - Daniel got the business back, and Vergis ended their feud by impaling himself on a dagger held by Daniel. It was a tremendous way to go - you could say the ultimate revenge, but it was just too soon to see such a great bad guy leave the show. Both Barnabus and Vergis could have stuck around for a few more episodes - now we only have Clarice to keep ourselves preoccupied.
We also had the Adama/Graystone family joining together on Caprica, but also in the virtual world. Zoe (Alessandra Torresani) and Tamara (Genevieve Buechner) both got some good screen time together, and eventually joined forces after battling to "almost" death. The only complaint is that neither young actress really appears to have the acting chops to carry off such intense scenes. They almost seem as though they are trying to appear tough - it doesn't come naturally to them at all. This is unfortunate - their dads are both excellently cast, but the two girls seem to miss the mark.
What Worked
Vergis' death scene was artfully mastered; he died at the hand of an unwilling Graystone, which will surely open a Pandora's box of troubles for Daniel. He may have his business back - but will it be worth it?
Lacy (Magda Apanowicz) is the only young actress on the show that is worth anything - she's managed to play a torn teenager suffering from an incredible loss, the lost of her best friend, to a captive in the evil Clarice's attic. She's got great range - the other two actresses could learn a thing or two from her.
What Didn't Work
The fact that there's virtually no conversation between Amanda (Paula Malcomson) and Daniel. She's back in their house they've shared together briefly- does he know she survived her fall (jump, rather)? If he does, he, as usual, seems much more concerned with his business than the state of his wife.
We need to see more of the Adamas ... where has young William (Sina Najafi) gone too? We know he's not at school. Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) has been turned to mere servant for Daniel - it doesn't seem right that an Adama would be reduced to a back around character.
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due
"Things We Lock Away" was written by Drew Z. Greenberg. It was directed by Jonas Pate. "Caprica" stars Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Polly Walker, Alessandra Torresani, Magda Apanowicz, Sasha Roiz, Paula Malcomson, and Genevieve Buechner.
"Caprica" airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on Syfy.
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Previously we wrote about the lawyer as co-trustee in the second marriage setting. The main concern there was to protect the share and the interests of the deceased spouse and their family. This was a situation ideally suited for the lawyer as trustee due to inadequate protection if one of the surviving spouse's children acts as co-trustee, and the inevitable conflict that arises if one of the deceased spouse's children acts as co-trustee.
For singles and couples without children, the lawyer as co-trustee fulfills an entirely different function. In the couples setting, we are really referring to the issues that arise after the first spouse dies. From an estate planning point of view, couples without children ultimately have the same issues as singles.
So whether you are single now or eventually become one your key issue is not planning for death, not who you are leaving it to and certainly not having a will. Your key issue is planning for disability. Should you be unable, at some point, to handle your financial and legal affairs due to accident or illness, who will take over? If you don't have a strong plan for disability, which they say eventually happens to about half of all people, you are at considerable risk of having the wrong person or a stranger take over your affairs. In the event of disability, virtually anyone (hospital, doctor, lawyer, social worker, neighbor, relative, friend, etc.) may commence a proceeding to have a legal guardian appointed for you. Once you enter into this bureaucratic process, usually involuntarily, it is exceedingly difficult to extricate yourself and you lose precious control over your affairs. We often say you are only as strong as your back-up plan. If you have set up a living trust, you are in charge now, but the trust says who takes over in the event of disability. You get the person or persons you have chosen, not a court appointed legal guardian, along with the many thousands of dollars in costs that such proceedings entail.
So, who should you choose? Our advice is to choose two people. One a friend or relative who is willing to undertake the responsibility and then the lawyer as co-trustee. The lawyer will see to it that the trust is run properly and that all of your affairs are handled according to law. It takes a considerable amount of the anxiety, pressure and responsibility off of your friend or relative who has so kindly agreed to undertake this task. Further, you have two people signing off on all decisions, and everyone knows what two heads are better than. Not only is the possibility of a mistake being made greatly reduced, but it also eliminates the risk of misappropriation of assets. In some cases, where clients do not have a friend or relative available for this purpose or where they do not want to burden anyone with the responsibility, the lawyer may act as sole trustee.
New York trustee's fees, which only take effect when the trustee is called upon to act, are 1.05% of the first $400,000, .45% of the next $200,000 and .3% of any amounts over $600,000. So, for example, on a one million dollar trust, the trustee's commission would be $6,300.00 per year.
Perhaps the greatest insight your writer has gained in over thirty years of practicing law, is that planning for disability is more important than planning for death. The lawyer as co-trustee may be an invaluable asset to the childless person in the event of disability.
By Michael Ettinger, Esq.
One of the situations that call for the lawyer to recommend himself as trustee is in second marriage planning.
It is a firmly established legal principal that there is no ethical prohibition against the attorney recommending himself to act as a trustee on behalf of a client or client's estate. And for good reason. In many situations the counselor can provide invaluable assistance that no one else is able or willing to provide.
In second marriage planning, we often recommend that the lawyer act as co-trustee on the death of the first spouse. While both are living and competent they naturally run their trust or trusts together. But when one spouse dies, what prevents the other spouse from taking all of the assets and diverting them to their own children? Nothing at all, if they alone are in charge. While most people are honorable, and many are certain their spouse would never do such a thing, strange things often happen later in life. A spouse may become forgetful, delusional or senile or may be influenced, sometimes unduly, by other parties. Not only that, but what are the children of the deceased spouse going to feel when they find out their stepmother is in charge of all of the couple's assets? They are going to imagine the worst case scenario and feel very insecure and possibly even hostile to the surviving spouse. As my esteemed professor of The Law of Trusts said to us over thirty years ago "you would be surprised by how fast the family glue becomes undone."
Now, if you choose one of the deceased spouse's children to act as co-trustee with the surviving spouse what have you done? Created a potential minefield. The biggest issue is the conflict that exists whereby the stepson may be reluctant to spend assets for the surviving spouse, because whatever is spent on her will come out of his ultimate share. Then what if she gets remarried? How will he react to that event? What if it turns out he liked her when his dad was with her, but not so much or not at all afterwards? These things happen, and often.
Here's where the lawyer as trustee may provide an ideal solution. When husband dies, the lawyer steps in as co-trustee with the wife. He helps her invest for her benefit as well as making sure the principal grows to offset inflation, for the benefit of the heirs.
Wife in this case takes care of all her business privately with her lawyer. The trusts cannot be raided. These protections may also be extended for IRA and 401(k) money passing to the spouse through the use of the "IRA Contract" pioneered by Ettinger Law Firm. Surviving spouse agrees ahead of time that she will make an irrevocable designation of both of the couple's children as beneficiaries when the IRA is left to her and further agrees that any withdrawals in excess of the required minimum distribution (RMD) may only be made on the consent of the lawyer.
What about the deceased spouse's children? When the trust terms are read they now feel very secure that the lawyer their father chose will continue on for the stepmother's lifetime, looking after and protecting their share of the assets. They are relieved by the protection that has been set up for them, have no animosity or concern about the stepmother's sole control of the assets and the relationship between the families continues smoothly and may even continue to grow and flourish. All because the lawyer took the time to explain the advantages to the client and was willing to shoulder the responsibility that acting as trustee entails.
A word about trustee's fees. Trustee fees in New York are 1.05% of the first $400,000, .45% of the next $200,000 and .3% of any amounts over $600,000. So, for example, on a one million dollar trust, the trustee's commission would be $6,300.00 per year. These fees take effect only on the death of the first spouse, when the lawyer as trustee is called upon to act.
As you can see, having the lawyer step in for the deceased spouse can help both of the spouse's families avoid a world of trouble after the first spouse dies.


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In episode 28 of our podcast, we look at misleading ads from freshman House Democrats who claim they voted against the bank bailout bill, which passed before they took office. Also, we debunk a chain e-mail about taxes, and we highlight a perfect example of how deceptive editing is used in political advertising.[podcast]http://origin.factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode28.mp3[/podcast]
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Anti-Puppy Mill Prop B Fundraising Goes to the Dogs
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|MOFed: This doxie wants you to vote for America.
The Humane Society of the United States has contributed more than $1 million to push along passage of Prop B, and has sent targeted literature encouraging non-Missourians to donate to the cause as well. (Last spring, the Better Business Bureau labeled Missouri the "puppy mill capital of the U.S.")
As for the anti-Prop B proponents, well, they're not pulling in million-dollar donations.
"I don't think our fundraising numbers are anybody's business," Karen Strange, president and lobbyist of anti-Prop B group Missouri Federation of Animal Owners, told Daily RFT.
The AKC PAC, the political action committee of the American Kennel Club, does not appear to have made any contributions in attempt to block passage. AKC's website points Missourians to their state federation, MOFed, which provides talking points and handouts, and a donate button on their page. (Our favorite part is the instruction included with handout 5: "Print lots of them and hand out to anyone who thinks it is cute.")
Despite Strange's reluctance to talk about her group's receipts, the Missouri Ethics Commission has MOFed's numbers as public record. As of its last quarterly filing in July, MOFed's PAC had raised $61,288, against the YES! on Prop B campaign's $1.7 million-plus effort.
Strange, however, told Daily RFT, "I'm more concerned about all that money coming out of [Humane Society of the U.S.] from out of state. At least our money's coming from here."
According to filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission, however, MOFed has accepted donations from non-Missourians. Contributions have come in from Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana and Virginia as well.
Strange also said that she had "other PACs, but that's not for the other side to find out about."
The bill's official title is the Puppy Mill Cruelty Prevention Act, and would prevent breeders from owning more than 50 breeding dogs, and would require owners to provide adequate food, water, exercise and living space for their animals. The full text of Proposition B is online.
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Secretary Salazar Presents West Virginia Watershed Network with Partners in Conservation Award
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today presented a Partners in Conservation Award to the West Virginia Watershed Network for exemplary service in promoting watershed conservation.
The award recognizes the watershed network for empowering the residents of West Virginia in managing water resources through informal partnerships with state and federal agencies including Interior's Office of Surface Mining and nonprofit groups.
Through a partnership that has spanned nearly a decade, participants in the West Virginia Watershed Network and the Office of Surface Mining Charleston Field Office hope to improve water quality, habitat, and aquatic life in streams in West Virginia.
This award is one of 26 national awards to individuals and organizations presented at a ceremony at Interior headquarters in Washington, D.C. to honor "those who achieve natural resource goals in collaboration and partnership with others."
The 26 Partners in Conservation Awards recognize conservation achievements resulting from the cooperation and participation of a total of 600 individuals and organizations including landowners; citizens' groups; private sector and nongovernmental organizations; and federal, state, local, and/or tribal governments.
"The Partners in Conservation Awards demonstrate that our greatest conservation legacies often emerge when stakeholders, agencies, and citizens from a wide range of backgrounds come together to address shared challenges," the Secretary said.
The West Virginia Watershed Network conducted a statewide forum to discuss permits required when conducting remedial work in or adjacent to West Virginia streams and wetlands. The result was the publication of the Stream Disturbance Permit Booklet. The booklet described all the various stream disturbance permits and is available at http://www.wvca.us/wvwn/wvwn_publications.cfm.
"These 26 awards recognize the dedicated efforts of people from all walks of life, from across our nation– and from across our borders with Canada and Mexico," Salazar noted. "They celebrate partnerships that conserve and restore our nation's treasured landscapes and watersheds, partnerships that engage Native American communities, and partnerships that engage youth."
The following groups and individuals share this Partners in Conservation Award:
Appalachian Coal Country Watershed Team
April Trent
Canaan Valley Institute
Todd Miller
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Rick Buckley
Roger Calhoun
West Virginia Conservation Agency
Truman Wolfe
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Jim Reed
West Virginia Division of Regulatory and Environmental Affairs
Christina Richmond
West Virginia Division of Water and Waste Management
Teresa Koon
Secretary Salazar Presents Fort Collins Science Center Employees with Partners in Conservation Award
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What's the best exercise to target love handles?
You can't spot-reduce fat, but those handles will be history if you slim down all around and then build up your obliques. Start off with one of the fastest fat burners known to man: the metabolic circuit. (See MensHealth.com/kettlebell for an example.) Once you shed your spare tire, add the full-contact twist to your workout. "It's a hybrid between a plank and a crunch performed standing up," says Alexander Koch, C.S.C.S., Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at Truman State University. All you need is a towel, a regular 45-pound barbell, and the corner of a room. Remove all the weight plates from the barbell, place the towel over one end, and then wedge that end into the corner. Next, hold the other end of the barbell at a 45-degree angle from the floor, with your arms extended straight out in front of you. Now swing the bar to the right side of your body in a fast rotation (stop before it goes behind your body), while pivoting with your left foot. Then twist back to the left side while pivoting with your right foot. That's 1 rep. Aim for 3 to 5 sets of 10 to 20 reps.
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Video:How to Grow Out a Men's Buzz Cut Evenlywith Milo De Prieto
Tired of your shaved head? When you're ready to grow out your buzz cut, watch this men's grooming video from About.com for some great tips on the process.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Grow Out a Men's Buzz Cut Evenly
Hello I'm Milo for About.com and I'm Axel Guerfal of Axel Harrira Salon in Barcelona, Spain. And today we're talking about how to grow out a buzz cut.
Growing Out Your Buzz Cut
If you've had enough of your buzz cut, to grow it out is relatively simple. The first thing you do is talk to your stylist about what your goals are for your hair. That way they can help you make it happen.
Stage 1: Trim Hair to Keep it Growing Evenly
What will happen at first is that some hair might grow faster than others, so at stage one you might let your stylist go over your head with clippers just to keep the look clean. You will probably be in this stage for a couple weeks depending on how fast your hair grows.
Stage 2: Give Your Hair Shape
As your hair grows you will want to start giving it shape. Discuss with your stylist where you want the hair to grow longer and where you might keep it cut. A full head of thick hair can look good with a little length all over. It also depends on how the hair lies, curly, wavy, or straight. Most people might want to cut it close on the sides and back to give it a more dynamic and clean look.
Stage 3: Choose a New Hair Style
As your hair gets really long you simply have to target the look you want. Again talk to your stylist and get a good sense of what you want to shoot for based on what's in style, what your hair can do, and what looks good with the shape of your face. Everyone's hair grows at different speeds, but it is not a bad idea to try a few styles as your hair grows out, you might find yourself pleasantly surprised with a new look that really works for you.
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