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Where did the 147g figure at the top come from? A different size or carbon option?
The Prologo Scratch saddle is the most comfortable saddle I have ever tested. It has a traditional rounded profile that proves to be comfortable no matter how long the ride. And it's the same saddle that Sir Chris Hoy uses, too. If it's good enough for him, then it must be good enough for us, right?
Saddles are very much a personal thing though. What works for one person is another's torture device. Prologo recognise that with their range that splits into three key shapes. The Scratch is their 'round' saddle and is described as 'ideal for long-distance riding' and this claim I thoroughly agree with. There's also a semi-round and a flat saddle shape to choose from, if the round isn't your bag.
I've tested many dozens of saddles over the years and I've gone through phases of favouring one brand or shape or other. In the Scratch, I'm confident I've found it. After fitting it to my Evo I took an instant shine to it, and that shine hasn't diminished some few hundred miles later. The search is over.
The shape of the saddle is pretty traditional compared to some of the more interesting saddle shapes out there. Don't let that put you off. A slight rise at the rear, deep flanks and a flat middle section combine with the rounded shape to evenly distribute the pressure. Active density padding is softer only where it needs to be, firmer elsewhere. With your sit bones in the sweet spot it's an incredibly comfortable place to sit for hour after hour. It feels supportive and it's the perfect balance between not too firm but not too soft.
Like most saddle manufacturers, Prologo offer the Scratch in two widths, 134 and 143mm. I tested the latter and found it to be just right. The saddle is a generous 278mm long, which gives a little real estate for shifting about on, particularly on steep nose-of-the-saddle climbs or racing on the rivet.
This saddle has nickel-titanium alloy rails with 1.4mm walls – carbon 'Nack' rails are available – but I would pick titanium over carbon for the material's extra give. I've tested carbon rails on other saddles and always found them just too stiff. The titanium rails give a reasonable degree of flex which proves to be just enough to take the edge off harsher roads.
Underneath the saddle is a carbon fibre injection base. The turned over edges of the hard-wearing Lorica upper are neatly glued in place. It's impressively neat and very well manufactured. I've seen older Scratch saddles still pressed into service and, despite a little fading, look as good as new. And at the rear of the saddle is the U-Clip. Like Fizik's similar clip-on system, a range of accessories from saddle bags to lights can be clipped to the saddle.
Weight weenies will be put off by its relatively high weight of 244g, but my personal view is that the saddle really isn't where you want to save weight. There are better places to save weight and the saddle isn't one of them - it's there to provide a comfortable place to sit all day long.
A classic shape but thoroughly modern saddle. I won't be taking it off for a long time, that's for sure.
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Make and model: Prologo Scratch Pro Ti 1.4
Size tested: Black
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
The Scratch Pro features the same full round shape as the Scratch Nack with a carbon fibre injection base and is available in two versions: Pro TS and Pro Ti 1.4.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
Base: Carbon fibre injection
Cover: Microfibre
Padding: Active density
Length (mm): 278
Rail Material: Titanium
U-Clip compatible (enables you to fit the U-Bag 21 or 41 saddle bag to your saddle)
The saddle is exceedingly well put together and durability is excellent.
This is the most comfortable saddle I have ever tested (and I've tested a few over the years).
It's heavier than some saddles, but the saddle shouldn't be somewhere you want to skimp on weight.
The round shape works and there's two width options and the active density padding makes it extremely comfortable.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Performed brilliantly.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
First and foremost, the shape.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
About the tester
Age: 31 Height: 180 Weight: 67
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, touring, mtb,
David has worked on the road.cc tech team since July 2012. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds.


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FULTON - In an effort to bring more people to downtown Fulton, business owners in the Brick District Association had an idea to relocate the Fulton Farmers Market to downtown Fulton.
Previously, the Fulton Farmers Market was held in parking lots in the city.
After visiting other towns' farmers markets which are filled with crafters and musicians, "We wanted something like that" said Danielle Warren of the Brick District Association. "We thought it would be a great way to bring more people downtown."
The farmers market opened for the first time in front of the Callaway County Courthouse on May 4 and so far, is helping local businesses. "The farmers market has gotten more traffic to the area," said Brian Atkins, owner of Brooklyn Pizza. Atkins said the farmers market has boosted his sales by allowing him to sell pizza to customers and vendors during the market.
Warren agreed, "We've seen a lot more pedestrian traffic on the sidewalks and parking is a little bit harder to come by, which is a good sign." She added business, "lasts longer" on Saturdays.
Helping local businesses is not all the farmers market's new location is doing. The new location is also revitalizing downtown. Longtime resident Kathy Kemp said, "Downtown Fulton looks like it did like I was growing up."
Organizers said they hope the new location of the farmers market has a community feel. "Really, it's for the community, more than anything, that we can all be proud of our town and have a thriving downtown." said Warren.
Vendors at the farmers market are excited to help the Brick District. Kathy Johnson is a crafter and heard about the farmers market on Facebook. "I love to see the businesses downtown revitalized," said Johnson.
The Fulton Farmers Market features local art, crafts, produce, and music and is open from 9 a.m. until noon each Saturday through October 26.


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The history of Jakarta Tourism and Culture Office (JTCO). JTCO is never distant from the chronicle of tourism development in Jakarta itself.
Before JTCO was established, the government formed the Jakarta Tourism Supervisory Organization (BAPPARDA JAYA) on February 7, 1967 consequent to the Presidium Decision of Ampera Cabinet no. 103/4TAP/2/66. It was Bapparda Jaya that originated the existence of JTCO. Although administratively JTCO was established on September 20, 1970, however, February 7 was determined as the commemoration day of JTCO.
Jakarta as a non-oil sector has vastly developed its tourism potentials in the world. It has successfully become the mainstay of foreign exchange as well as impacts on other cities in Indonesia to improve their own tourism potentials. The government originally formed an organization unit that specially handled tourism in Jakarta. Based on Local Regulations (Perda) no. 3 year 2001, the Jakarta Tourism Office was established, while its Organizational Structure and Working Procedures are based on Jakarta Governor's Policy no. 107 year 2001.
With changes made on the bureaucratic system both, at central and regional levels, the organizational structure of the Jakarta government also changed. According to Local Regulations (Perda) no. 10 year 2008 on Regional Organization, the Tourism Office was affiliated with the Culture and Museum Office, and became the Tourism and Cultural Office of the Province of Jakarta. On the other hand, the Organizational Structure and Working Procedures were regulated by Governor Policy no. 107 of the year 2009.
Vision is a purpose, a goal, or a vast, all-encompassing dream that any organization or individual desires to achieve. The Jakarta Tourism and Culture Office, in implementing its every duty as the economic executive office in the tourism sector has the following vision, namely to establish:
"Jakarta as a Tourism and Culture Destination at International Standard"
Underlying this vision is the strong commitment of the government of Jakarta, especially JTCO to raise Jakarta to be at par with other big cities in the world as a widely known tourism and culture destination.
If vision is the ultimate aim, then mission means a series of steps that must be taken to reach that aim. The establishment of JTCO itself is to reach this aim. The following is the mission of JTCO :
- Develop sources and products of tourism and culture.
- Encourage the empowerment of people, communitites, or any tourism and cultural organizations.
- Develop the infrastructure of tourism and culture.
- Increase the promotion and publicity of tourism and culture.
- Actualize an accountable, effective, and efficient governance execution on tourism and culture.


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In many workshops that I have instructed recently, installers have asked if the National Electrical Code (NEC) permits an appliance to be added to an existing 20-ampere (A) branch circuit without having to route an individual branch circuit. It seems that this question is asked due to the frequent impossibility of running a separate circuit because flooring, ceiling and wall materials, where finished, do not allow easy access for installing additional cable wiring and other needed accessories.
Permissive requirements
Under certain installation conditions, the answer, however, is yes, and the provisions permitting such an installation are outlined in Section 210.23(A)(1) and (2) of the NEC. Section 210.23(A) permits branch circuits rated at 15 or 20A to supply lighting fixtures and or appliances. If the overcurrent protection device (OCPD) is limited to 80 percent (1/80% = 1.25) of its rating and the added appliance fastened-in-place is the cord-and-plug type and does not exceed 80 percent of the OCPD, the installation complies with the NEC.
Sections 210.23(A)(1) and (2) additionally require appliances fastened-in-place and connected to a branch circuit supplying lighting fixtures, receptacles, and or cord-and-plug-connected appliances to be selected and sized not to exceed 50 percent or half of the OCPD rating.
Circuit classification
A branch circuit with two or more outlets is classified according to the maximum size OCPD setting permitted for protection of the circuit. The maximum size fuse or circuit breaker setting selected depends, in return, on the kind of equipment connected to the circuit and the size conductor. The NEC permits OCPDs rated at 15, 20, 30, 40 and 50A to be used to serve lights, receptacles and appliance loads. Note that it is the size of the OCPD and not the conductors that determines the rating of the branch circuit.
Sizing conductors
Branch-circuit conductors must be capable of carrying the load connected to the circuit. They also must be sized large enough to reduce the circuit's voltage drop when it becomes necessary. The conductors also must have the capacity to handle adjustment factors and correction factors if one or both of these conditions should occur. Any or all of these conditions can occur, and it is highly advisable to recognize such problems and size the conductors accordingly. For voltage-drop problems, review sections 210.19(A)(1), Informational Note 4, 210.23, 240.23 and 250.122(B). For issues pertaining to adjustment factors and correction factors, see sections 310.15(A)(3), 310.15(B)(2) and 310.15(B)(3)(a).
Protection techniques
The NEC generally requires conductors to be protected by a properly sized circuit breaker or fuse with a rating not greater than the current-carrying capacity of the conductors of the circuit. In other words, the overcurrent protection for the circuit and equipment served must provide all necessary overcurrent protection, or a second stage of protection must be installed. For example, if the OCPD for a circuit provides only branch circuit, short circuit and ground-fault protection and does not protect from overload conditions, such as in a motor circuit, overload protection is required as the second stage of protection.
Additional appliance?
Where the load in normal operation can operate for long periods, such as three hours or more, the total connected load must not exceed 80 percent of the OCPD or 125 percent of the load connected to the circuit. This rule is verified in NEC sections 210.19(A)(1) and 210.20(A). In Article 100, the condition that defines a continuous load is that it will continue for three hours or more.
For example, is it permissible to add an 8A cord-and-plug-connected window-mounted air conditioner to an existing 20A, 120-volt, single-phase branch circuit?
To determine if the window unit can be connected to the 20A branch circuit, perform the following calculation:
Step 1: Find the ampere rating of the branch-circuit
A = of 20A OCPD
Step 2: Calculate for A/C unit
Step 3: Verify A
Answer: yes, the 8A A/C unit can be cord-and-plug connected to the existing 20A branch circuit without having to run an individual branch circuit.
In existing dwelling units where the cable systems are concealed and it is difficult to gain access to install new cables, an existing branch circuit is used to add a specific appliance manufactured for such use. This requirement includes provisions to add appliances to existing branch circuits for cases where more cooling or heating is needed in a particular room or area without the cost of having to add additional branch circuits.
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Orange County Choppers is quite good actually.Not as good as biker build off, but watchable.
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Baseball (Cricket lovers will love baseball once they learn all the strategy involved)
South Park
Seinfeld (best of all)
glorified rounders mate. Rounder Rounder Rounder!(Cricket lovers will love baseball once they learn all the strategy involved)
no quite right, in fact i actually prefer rounders, even if thats a bit of a pap sport, not sure what the deal with soft ball is either....as you say, its existance is simply uneccesary.
Isn't Softball exactly the same as Baseball but with a softer ball? *shrug*
Both Family Guy + The Simpsons have poked fun at how boring Baseball is on several occaisions. Plus isn't Baseball shown late night on Channel 5, further condemning it?
yes indeed it is, right on both accounts, we had to play softball at school in PE once or twice, struck me as just being like rounders, but the ball was as you say bigger and softer, silly game.
Anyone seen Reno 911? Its hilarious.
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Haha love that show. Gold.
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Chasers show on everything aint bad either..
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There is wisdom to be gleaned from Jake Johnson, the guy who always seems to be cast opposite the latest Hollywood It girl—even if one of the women has gone from manic pixie dream girl to insufferable cliché. In Joe Swanberg's new film Drinking Buddies, now available on iTunes and On Demand as well as in theaters, Johnson's character has a long-term girlfriend (Anna Kendrick) but seems headed toward a fling with his co-worker at a craft brewery (Olivia Wilde). And in Fox's New Girl, which returns on Tuesday, he plays an immature guy who has escaped the pull of an ex-girlfriend only to date his roommate (Zooey Deschanel).Recently, Playboy talked to Johnson about alcohol, the work wife, the male wandering eye and the perils of mixing alcohol with the work wife and the male wandering eye.
PLAYBOY: Almost every scene in Drinking Buddies is alcohol-fueled. Is that why the characters—especially yours and Wilde's—can't seem to stop flirting with each other, even though they're in long-term relationships with other people?
JOHNSON: The movie is definitely about how alcohol affects judgment. Both my character and Olivia's are probably alcoholics, and if they didn't drink so much, their chemistry probably wouldn't be such an issue. But since they get drunk together nearly every day at work and then again at night, the lines begin to blur. Drinking Buddies is about when those lines finally come to a boiling point.
PLAYBOY: Did you specifically have a discussion with Joe about the characters' alcoholism?
JOHNSON: To be honest, I never thought of them as drunks until after the first screening at South by Southwest. Afterward we did this live Q&A and someone asked, "Why did you call this movie Drinking Buddies? You should have called it Young Alcoholics Anonymous, because it won't be cute when they're 50." It's true. Their behavior is sloppy. They do things they regret. But they're having the time of their lives. They haven't reached bottom. They're merely reaching an age when it's a little less cute.
PLAYBOY: The movie also examines the lingering doubts present in most relationships and the sexual tension that exists between friends who are of the opposite sex. What do you think about the idea of a "romantic bullpen"—a stable of hypothetical sexual partners a person keeps even when in a long-term relationship?
JOHNSON: That's an interesting term. There's a stage in a man's life—right around the time when he gets married or after he has kids—when he takes a look at that one girl who has just kind of been around. And a lot of guys, in some way, make a go at it. Either they're the type of guy who cheats or the type of guy who just talks and thinks about it. Still, many guys have that one last hurrah that's not talked about. The last hurrah does not manifest at bachelor parties—even if that's the core of what a bachelor party is supposed to be: Blow it out! These days, bachelor parties are just a time to hang out with friends. For example, I just had a bachelor party for a friend where we sat in a cabin and drank a million beers. But something happens during that stage when you're like, I know I'm about to emotionally commit to this woman forever, produce children and do the whole nine. I'll kick myself my whole life if I don't see if there's a better option.
PLAYBOY: Has the notion of a bullpen changed from when you were single?
JOHNSON: I have no idea because I've been with my wife for close to 10 years. The last time I was single, I didn't have the benefit of smartphones and social media. My single friends now live in a whole other galaxy. There are so many ways to reach out to girls and to have experiences that are different from when I was dating. Today, people's bullpens are so much more intense, intricate and complicated. The last time I was single my bullpen was her or her—there was nobody else. It was like, there are two girls who have maybe shown a little interest in me, and I'm pursuing both of them! There's not another girl I text and some other girl I talk to on Facebook. None of that.
PLAYBOY: New Girl stacks up interestingly against Drinking Buddies, in that we've seen you and Zooey Deschanel enter into a romantic relationship that was originally just platonic. Do you feel the show is on a loose trajectory that casts you as "Jim and Pam" now that you're together?
JOHNSON: I believe my TV character isn't well-rounded enough to be in a functional relationship. The characters are very immature. It's not a show about fully formed adults. It's about people who have adult bodies but haven't grown up yet. And that's not how you form a relationship. You actually have to grow up a bit first.
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People in the study who rated their health as poor or fair were significantly more likely to develop dementia later in life than those who reported being in good health, the study found.
The link was strongest among people who did not have any cognitive problems, where those who rated their health as poor were nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as those who rated their health as good, the researchers said.
"Having people rate their own health may be a simple tool for doctors to determine a person's risk of dementia, especially for people with no symptoms or memory problems," said study researcher Christophe Tzourio, of the University of Bordeaux 2 in France.
The study is published today (Oct. 5) in the journal Neurology.
At the start of the study, 8,169 people age 65 years or older were asked to rate their health, and over the next seven years, 618 of them developed dementia.
The risk of dementia was 70 percent higher in people who rated their health as poor, and 34 percent higher in people who rated their health as fair, compared with those who rated their health as good.
"We know that having a large social network and social activities are associated with a decreased risk of dementia," Tzourio said. "Therefore, it's possible that rating one's health as poor might be associated with behaviors that limit social interaction, and in turn, accelerate the dementia process."
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THE DAY REPLAYED – Kim So-Hyang and Kadidiatou Diani were the unexpected stars of the day with both hitting match-winning braces to take Korea DPR and France through to Saturday's final at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012.
On a rare off-day for in-form team-mate Ri Un-Sim, the North Korean No20 stepped up to give the 2008 champions a narrow victory over old foes Germany. Earlier in the day, Diani helped France make a little piece of tournament history as they became the first European side to reach the final, her two well-taken goals proving too much for Ghana.
Having never progressed beyond the group phase of the competition, Les Bleuettes are now aiming for the pinnacle, while their opponents in Saturday's final have plenty of good omens on their side. The North Koreans also beat Germany en route to becoming inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup winners in 2008, and what's more, no team outside Asia have ever won the competition, with neighbours Korea Republic taking the honours at Trinidad and Tobago 2010.
Korea DPR 2-1 Germany
France 2-0 Ghana
Goal of the day
France 2-0 Ghana, Kadidiatou Diani 89
The scorer of France's first-half opener, Kadidiatou Diani set the seal on their victory when she ran on to Noemie Carage's defence-splitting diagonal pass and steered the ball coolly past Victoria Agyei in the Ghana goal.
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D-Day for Diani *
Diani proved an inspired choice as France's attacking spearhead at the 8 km Stadium, with a number of landmarks coming her way on a day to remember for *Les Bleuettes. Her opening goal against Ghana was the 350th in the history of the competition, and her second made her the first player to score twice in a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup semi-final. Just for good measure, she also overtook Lea Declercq as her side's leading markswoman at Azerbaijan 2012 with four goals.
A tale of two ends *
*Germany's quarter-final hero against Brazil, the ever-alert Rebecca Knaak again showed her worth by reducing the deficit against the North Koreans. It was to be a different story at the other end of the pitch for the Germans, where the opportunistic Kim So-Hyang made the most of their defensive lapses, latching on to a rebound and then a misplaced backward header to give Korea DPR another final berth.
A poisoned chalice
Ghana's solitary goal in their quarter-final win over Japan was the first the Asian side had conceded in 364 minutes of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup football, beating the previous record of 350 minutes set two years ago by Korea DPR. As fate would have it, Ghana made the record theirs against France on Tuesday, extending it to 372 minutes before tasting the very medicine they had dished out to the Japanese and crashing out of the tournament.
France's lucky colour*
Three red cards have been shown at Azerbaijan 2012, two of them for France's opponents. Nigeria's Victoria Aidelomon was the first, seeing red in the 74th minute of last week's quarter-final between the two countries, which the French went on to win on penalties. On Tuesday it was Ghana's turn to go down to ten against *Les Bleuettes, as Jane Ayieyam picked up a second yellow card six minutes after half-time to become the first player ever to be dismissed in a semi-final of the competition and leave the Europeans with another numerical advantage.
The stat
7 - The number of goals Ri Un-Sim, the competition's top scorer, has struck so far. The North Korean was the only player at Azerbaijan 2012 to have found the back of the net in every game, a run that came to an end against Germany. She remains one goal short of equalling the all-time tournament record of eight goals, set by Korea Republic's Yeo Minji, at Trinidad and Tobago 2010.
The quote"There are no words to describe what I feel right now. It's something very special, it's the first time that we reach the final of a FIFA tournament and that is beautiful. Now I really hope we can win the tournament. We have a fantastic team, we work very well together as if we were just one, it is a great feeling
Ghoutia Karchouni, France midfielder
The schedule (all times local)
Saturday, 13 October 2012 *
*Match for third place*
Ghana-Germany, Tofig Bahramov Stadium, 17:00 **
*France-Korea DPR, Tofig Bahramov Stadium, 20:00


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With a release date finally forthcoming for Mists of Pandaria, we have less than two months until the expansion drops and even less time until we reach patch 5.0.4. With all that in mind, how do you pass the time until then? This week, we'll take a look at a few things death knights can do to look and feel their best when the expansion drops.
Solo to swell your stables
Soloing is a time-honored death knight tradition, and with the expansion winding down, it's the perfect way to pass the time. When choosing your soloing target, you may factor in nostalgia, transmogrification needs, or just plain ease of access. Another popular reason is grabbing mounts and pets. In the Cataclysm era, both Vortex Pinnacle and The Stonecore normal modes drop a mount.
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...and b) who gives a fucking damn about ermey anyway? his comments is just a piece of hogwash in the midst of a press junkett for a film that will be in bargain bins before you can even say 'full metal jacket'.
I have to admit, though, that one of my more famous lines didn't come from anything I heard in the military: "I bet you're the kind of guy that would fuck a person in the ass and not even have the goddamnned common courtesy to give him a reach-around." I forgot my lines one day and it just came out of the sky. God sent it down to me.
I just hope the outrage continues.
Did you enjoy your gay make out scene in Saving Silverman?There was no tongue involved, no reach-arounds. It was business. We had to do it for the movie, and we pulled it off. Jack Black's a fun guy to hang out with, and there's not a gay bone in his body, so I felt very secure. Was it the first time you'd kissed a man? Or should that be under the "don't ask, don't tell" rubric?No, that would be the extent of my male connection. Other than that there has been none and there will be none. The old Gunny won't be coming out of the closet anytime soon. I love tanks and things that make loud explosions.
1.) Eyes Wide Shut2.) Princess Mononoke3.) Magnolia4.) The War Zone5.) Three Kings6.) Boys Don't Cry7.) The Insider8.) The Talented Mr. Ripley9.) American Movie10.) Bringing Out The Dead~rougerum
pubrick RIP
basically because he loves criticism more than he loves film.
"blah blah, going against the grain, comparison to film that doesnt remotely relate here, point out 100 examples of things the film should have done if it were to do things it did do, blah blah, obscure quote here.~rougerum"


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Last night's Mob Wives had everyone talking… about each other… behind their backs.
Drita D'Avanzo invites her friend over for a drink… so she can sign her divorce papers. She hasn't spoken to husband Lee because she's waiting for an apology. She knows the divorce is pretty much going to blindside him, but Drita believes it's a move she should have made when he was first incarcerated.
Karen Gravano meets her pseudo-cousin Ramona Rizzo for dinner to discuss her calm, cool and collected meeting with Carla Facciolo. Sheesh, after taking shots and making peace at the end of the last episode, Karen has certainly changed her tune. Karen isn't sure if Carla is Drita's lackey or if she's manipulating the situation. Ramona thinks that Drita is their main problem, but she still isn't digging Carla. Ramona has heard that Carla has said the two are arch enemies… she threatens that Carla has kids at home, so she doesn't need to be spreading rumors about big, bad Ramona. If Ramona hated Carla as much as Carla thinks she does (did she, or did she not just threaten Carla and refer to her kids in said threat? Am I missing something?), she'd be outside her house pinning Carla… in a voodoo doll way, not a pinterest way. Karen declares that she's made peace with Carla, before smack talking her yet again.