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The Ride (The Sopranos)
|"The Ride"
|The Sopranos episode
|Episode no.
|Season 6
Episode 9
|Directed by
|Alan Taylor
|Written by
|Terence Winter
|Cinematography by
|Phil Abraham
|Production code
|Original air date
|May 7, 2006
|Running time
|54 minutes
|Guest appearance(s)
see below
"The Ride" is the seventy-fourth episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the ninth of the show's sixth season. It was written by Terence Winter, directed by Alan Taylor and originally aired on May 7, 2006.
- James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano
- Lorraine Bracco as Dr. Jennifer Melfi
- Edie Falco as Carmela Soprano
- Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti
- Dominic Chianese as Corrado Soprano, Jr. *
- Steven Van Zandt as Silvio Dante
- Tony Sirico as Paulie Gualtieri
- Robert Iler as Anthony Soprano, Jr.
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Meadow Soprano
- Aida Turturro as Janice Soprano Baccalieri
- Steven R. Schirripa as Bobby Baccalieri
- Frank Vincent as Phil Leotardo
- John Ventimiglia as Artie Bucco
- Ray Abruzzo as Little Carmine Lupertazzi
- Dan Grimaldi as Patsy Parisi
* = credit only
Guest starring[edit]
- Edoardo Ballerini as Corky Caporale
- John Bianco as Gerry Torciano
- Cara Buono as Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti
- Carl Capotorto as Little Paulie Germani
- Max Casella as Benny Fazio
- John "Cha Cha" Ciarcia as Albie Cianflone
- Miryam Coppersmith as Sophia Baccalieri
- Tony Darrow as Larry Boy Barese
- William DeMeo as Jason Molinaro
- Jonathan Del Arco as Father Jose
- Frances Ensemplare as Nucci Gualtieri
- Louis Gross as Perry Annunziata
- Will Janowitz as Finn DeTrolio
- Brianna and Kimberly Laughlin as Domenica Baccalieri
- Julianna Margulies as Julianna Skiff
- Angelo Massagli as Bobby Baccalieri, Jr.
- Patty McCormack as Liz La Cerva
- Arthur Nascarella as Carlo Gervasi
- Artie Pasquale as Burt Gervasi
- Lenny Venito as James "Murmur" Zancone
- T.R. Shields III as Dale Hutchins
- Vic Noto as Viper
- Jeremy Schwartz as Biker #1
- Sylvia Kauders as Mrs. Conte
- Sal Darigo as Old Man
- Tanya P. as The Virgin Mary
- Lou Di Gennaro as Judge
- Sonny Passero as Man in Crowd
- Francis W. Erigo as Old Woman in Church
- Liz Ross as Nurse (voice)
- Barry Sigismondi as Dr. Cipolla (voice)
- Crazy Legs Conti as Himself
Episode recap[edit]
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In preparation for the annual Feast of Elzéar of Sabran, Paulie Gualtieri and Patsy Parisi visit their local church and learn that the new priest, Father José, wants to raise the fee provided to the parish from $10,000 to $50,000. When Paulie considers it extortion and refuses to pay, Father José tells them they will not be able to use the golden hat worn by the Saint, a traditional part of the statue's garb.
Christopher Moltisanti's girlfriend, Kelli, tells him that she is pregnant. She nervously blames herself and assures him she will "take care of it" by going to a clinic. Christopher instead suggests they get married in Atlantic City and "make a day of it." Christopher mentions how much he wanted to have a child with Adriana and tells Kelli that his ex is probably having some "other guy's babies now." Later, Christopher enters the Bada Bing! and surprises the mobsters with the news that he is now newly married and is about to become a father. They offer a toast to him. He and Kelli impulsively purchase a large house as he anticipates starting a family.
On their way home from a trip to Pennsylvania, Christopher and Tony Soprano make an impromptu bathroom stop in what they think is a deserted parking lot. When they pull behind a building, they witness two bikers stealing crates of 1986 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande wine from a liquor store. As the two bikers go back into the store, Christopher and Tony plunder their wine, moving the crates into Tony's SUV. When the bikers re-emerge (carrying an ATM), Christopher holds them at gunpoint. As he and Tony speed away, one of the bikers starts firing his handgun. Christopher fires back and hits him. The pair celebrate their adrenalin-fueled escapade at a restaurant, cracking jokes about the bikers. Although Christopher initially abstains from drinking the wine, he eyes it enviously and Tony suggests toasting to his wedding and pours him a glass. Later, they drink more of the wine in the parking lot, remembering their times together: how Tony protected Christopher moving up the ranks of the organization and Christopher also recollects the time when he tearfully told Tony that his fiancée, Adriana, was an FBI informer, which led to her murder. Tony and Christopher both profess their love for one another.
At the feast, Tony and Phil Leotardo work out a deal where they agree to split the profits for the New York distribution of a trailer of Centrum multivitamins confiscated by Tony's crew. Phil's stipulation is that Johnny "Sack" be left out of the transaction in order to "spare John the stress of having to hear about this."
Carmela Soprano encounters Liz La Cerva (Adriana's mother) at the feast, who claims Christopher killed her daughter, telling Carmela that the FBI told her as much. Carmela brushes off her suggestion initially but next day she asks Tony about it. He insists that it would have been impossible for Christopher to have gotten away with killing his fiancée.
Christopher meets with Corky Caporale to pay him for the hit on Rusty Millio. Part of his payment includes some heroin. As Christopher watches Corky shoot up, he first recommends rehab to him, but then tells him he wants to snort a little himself. After watching Corky reach ecstasy, Christopher decides to inject himself as well and ends up spending the night vomiting and in a stoned stupor, bonding with a stray dog at the feast.
During the feast, several parishioners notice the missing gold hat and word begins to spread that Paulie scrimped on the planning of the festival. His frugal ways are blamed for an accident on a ride that left several people injured. Little Paulie Germani is left to deal with the police investigation. Janice and her daughter Domenica were also on the ride, and although apparently unhurt after the accident, Janice seems to develop a neck injury after Meadow makes the suggestion, during Sunday dinner, that the injured should be compensated monetarily. Janice presses her husband Bobby to get the money. After threatening the ride operator, Bobby learns Paulie was the one who chose to forgo financing the maintenance for the ride.
In Dr. Melfi's office, Tony laments about people lining up for thrill rides. "They pay money to almost puke." She asks if he's bored. Tony claims he continues to feel that every day is a gift, but "Does it have to be a pair of socks?"
Bad blood erupts between Bobby and Paulie after their verbal battle at the feast where Paulie refuses to pay Bobby. Paulie has other problems, including having a biopsy to determine if he has prostate cancer. At the feast, he runs into Nucci, the aunt who raised him as her son. She points out how his cheap spending was not only wrong but also a sin to allow St. Elzear go without his gold hat; Paulie, furious, swears at her and departs, leaving his adoptive mother crying in the street. At Christopher's belated bachelor party, held at Nuovo Vesuvio's, there is noticeable lingering tension between Paulie and Bobby, who excuses himself from the dinner early. In the restroom, Tony finds Paulie and demands he work things out with Bobby, which prompts Paulie to disclose his medical concerns to Tony. Tony tries to calm him down and tells him not to be pessimistic.
At the feast, Domenica Baccalieri cries, anxious to go on the tea cup ride again. As an exasperated Janice looks on, Tony placates Nica, picking her up into his arms, swinging her around as she giggles and laughs.
At home, Paulie is unable to sleep, then calls his urologist's answering service in the middle of the night. He is informed his doctor is out of town. The next morning, after seeing a vision of the Virgin Mary at the Bada Bing!, a shaken Paulie visits Nucci at Green Grove. She warns him that she does not want to argue; Paulie enters her room and sits down to watch The Lawrence Welk Show on TV with her.
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First appearance[edit]
- Kelli Lombardo Moltisanti: Christopher's girlfriend who also becomes his wife and is pregnant with their child.
Title reference[edit]
- The episode's title most directly refers to a faulty amusement ride at the feast, on which Janice, Bobby III, and Domenica were all riding.
- Tony sees a happy Julianna Skiff on a ride.
- Tony spins Domenica around as in a ride.
- The title may also refer to the ride to Pennsylvania Tony and Christopher were taking when they stole the wine and bonded.
- It may refer to the philosophical "thrill ride" discussed by Tony and Dr. Melfi - something people are ready to pay their money for and actively seek to temporarily escape their mundane lives.
- The episode includes a flashback scene of Christopher's emotional revelation to Tony that Adriana had been working for the FBI. That scene was originally shot as part of episode 5.12, "Long Term Parking" (directed by Tim Van Patten and photographed by Alik Sakharov), but had been cut to heighten the suspense surrounding Adriana's murder.
- The feast depicted in the episode and named as the Feast of St. Elzéar is based on the annual Feast of St. Gerard, organized every October around the church of St. Lucy's in the Seventh Avenue of Newark, a historical neighborhood of Italian-Americans, which used to be known as the First Ward. In addition to the street procession with the dollar-bill-covered statue of the saint, the feast features light shows, street decorations with colors of the Italian flag, food stands, and music (including an orchestra). David Chase said that he wanted to create an episode about the feast ever since the first season.[1] [2] [3]
- Actor Tony Sirico, who plays Paulie, cited the final scene as probably his character's favorite thing to do with his mother as a child, going on to explain that he really has no one else who loves him, which explains Nucci's sudden change in mood and silence.[citation needed]
References to prior episodes[edit]
- Paulie is not able to sleep and anxiously calls his doctor to learn the results of the prostate biopsy at 3 AM. In "From Where to Eternity" Christopher, awoken from coma, told Paulie a message from what he claimed to have been the afterlife he visited - "three o'clock." Paulie disavowed the Church in that episode. This time, Paulie curses at the statue of Saint Elzéar, refuses to pay for its hat to be carried on it during the procession and insults his adoptive mother mentioning sinful deeds until he has a disturbing vision of the Virgin Mary at the Bada Bing!.
Other cultural references[edit]
- Christopher is watching the movie Saw II at the start of the episode.
- During the first scene of The Feast of San Elzear, the music playing is from the opera Cavelleria Rusticana.
- Upon arriving at a house that he is looking at for a potential purchase, Christopher says, "This is what I'm talking about, stately Wayne Manor" (the residence of Bruce Wayne).
- Following Tony and Christopher's heist of the wine (and again when Tony unloads the wine in his basement), Christopher comments that one of the bikers, with scraggly hair and a full mustache and beard, looked like "Grizzly Adams", a famed 19th Century mountaineer, later made popular as the title character in the 1977–1978 NBC television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.
- The episode uses a reference to Hurricane Katrina. Tony runs into Paulie in the bathroom and says "you're doing a heck of a job there, Brownie", a reference to a similar statement made by George W. Bush to then-Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown. Bush's comment is often used to sarcastically praise someone who is doing a poor job.
- Christopher calls Tony "The Bad Lieutenant". The film of that name is a 1992 Abel Ferrara tale full of religious undertones and Catholic iconography similar to this episode. In the film, the unnamed Lieutenant sees a vision of Christ just as Paulie sees a vision of the Virgin Mary at the Bada Bing!.
- When Tony denies Christopher killed Adriana, he mentions O.J. Simpson and Scott Peterson to Carmela as examples of a lethal domestic violence case.
- The song playing in the background at the Bada Bing! while Christopher announces his marriage is "Flash and Crash" by 1960's Seattle garage rock band Rocky & The Riddlers.
- The music playing while Christopher and Tony are driving and stealing wine is "All Right Now" by British rock band Free.
- The song briefly heard while Christopher and Tony are driving home is "Midnight Rider" by The Allman Brothers Band.
- The song playing throughout Christopher's high is "The Dolphins" by folk artist Fred Neil.
- The song played when Tony Soprano and Phil Leotardo meet at the feast is "A Chi" by Italian singer Fausto Leali. The song is played again at the end of the episode when Tony and Carmela join the Baccalieris at the feast.
- The song played when Tony Soprano lifts his niece and spins her around is "Red River Rock" by Johnny & The Hurricanes.
- The polka played on accordion by Myron Floren on The Lawrence Welk Show during Paulie's visit to Nucci is the Norwegian children's song "Hompetitten" (presented as "Johnny Oslo Schottische"). The music was written by Gunnar Wahlberg and originally had lyrics by Alf Prøysen.
- A live cover version of "Pipeline", performed by Johnny Thunders, plays over the episode credits.
- ^ Martin, Brett (2007-10-30). "Welcome to New Jersey: A Sense of Place". The Sopranos: The Complete Book. New York: Time. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-933821-18-4.
- ^ "Saint Gerard Maiella at St. Lucy's Church website". Retrieved Oct 22, 2013.
- ^ "Photos from the Feast of St. Gerard at St. Lucy's Church website". Retrieved Oct 22, 2013.
External links[edit]
- "The Ride" at HBO
- "The Ride" on IMDb
- "The Ride" at TV.com


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Nancy Sanders ("Huff") and Mark Armstrong ("Holla If You Hear Me") are co-executive producers. The production team includes three-time Academy Award(R)-winning editor Walter Murch ("The English Patient," "Apocalypse Now"), director of photography Rogier Stoffers ("Quills," "John Q"), Academy Award(R)-nominated production designer Geoffrey Kirkland ("The Right Stuff," "Angela's Ashes") and Academy Award(R)-nominated costume designer Ruth Myers ("The Painted Veil," "L.A. Confidential").
Director Philip Kaufman and executive producer Peter Kaufman became involved with HEMINGWAY & GELLHORN nine years ago. "I'm not really interested in making any film just for the sake of getting something made," the director explains. "For me, it's always been about having an adventure, falling in love, committing totally to something, for however many years."
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> means, that the m0n0 opens the tunnel. Al client or a whole subnet is
> connected with the remote vpn.
Yes, but only if the remote site is setup to do site to site with you.
> - mobile client
> means, that a client needs a vpn-client to open the tunnel, which the
> m0n0 only passes through.
This is the only feasible way if you have the typical client-based
VPN. Site to site IPsec has to be specifically configured that way on
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compriseverb [ T, L only + noun, not continuous ]uk /kəmˈpraɪz/ us /kəmˈpraɪz/ formal
C1 to have as parts or members, or to be those parts or members:
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- The accommodation comprises six bedrooms and three living rooms.
- His supporters are comprised mainly of evangelical Christians.
- Our staff comprises many nationalities.
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GIRLS - Ages 14-15 (9 holes)
1.Kindle Kirkham (57, won chip-off for 1st place)
2.Tie: Kira Kirkham & Alex Eisele (57)
GIRLS - Ages 9-10 (5 holes)
1.Kayla Allen (33)
2.Peyton Bomar (38)
3.Lydia Mayer (43)
4.Jillian Mayer (48)
BOYS - Ages 15 and Up (18 holes)
1. Brandon Metzger (73)
2.Taylor Reed (78)
3.Tie: Bryce Williams & Chris Cremer (81)
4.Michael Korp (84)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The National Park Service has awarded nearly $1 million to increase public awareness about sites related to the detention of Japanese-Americans during World War II.
The largest of the 19 grants - $282,000 - is going to an organization that is building a museum at the former Heart Mountain Relocation Center outside Powell, in northern Wyoming.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Gov. Dave Freudenthal says a Colorado businessman's plan to pipe water from southwest Wyoming to Colorado's Front Range must not affect any Wyoming water users or future water development in the state.
VOLLEYBALL CAMP - The annual youth volleyball camp opened at Sheridan college yesterday Lady Generals volleyball coach Jonea Rima says they had a good turn out of younger girls during the morning session she says that was a nice surprise because elementary ages don't have a lot of volleyball playing opportunities. The junior high
Last Friday, Normative Services received confirmation from the Department of Family Services that they would once again have a contract to serve Wyoming kids.
The Sheridan County Fair began Sunday and will continue through Monday, August 3rd. Area youth competed in equine events on Monday. Fairgrounds Facilities Director Sharon Nadeau says the staff will be working long hours to make sure the community will have the best fair experience.
The City of Sheridan Planning Commission made quick work of their agenda Monday night as the only item under new business dealt with the building and site design of a new McDonald's in Sheridan.
Planning Commission Chairman Alex Lee on why there was very little discussion prior to approval.
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ranked Wyoming 33rd among the country in terms of its residents being overweight and obese. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter tells us how Sheridan County stacks up.
Healthcare reform has been a widely discussed topic of late and it appears the debate of how to make health insurance affordable to the 40 some million Americans without it is just heating up.


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I have been trying to figure out how to do traffic shaping with my
asterisk@home setup. So far, I'm not having much luck.
After searching through the lists, it seems that the traffic shaping
wizard won't be much help. The rest of the m0n0wall documentation
is so good, iis there a good article out there that can thoroughly
explain this much needed function? If one already exists, please show
me where.
Your help is much appreciated.


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Asia still an unequal place despite its female leaders
South Korea is set to elect its first woman president but Asia's gender equality is still poor
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Is South Korea ready for "Madame President" to become part of the national vernacular?
The answer to the question that has dominated dinner-table, water-cooler and executive-suite chatter for months is yes.
Polls suggest Park Geun-hye will today not only become the country's first female leader, but also the first woman to head a nation in North Asia. It will be a milestone for a region known more for patriarchal succession than gender equality.
That raises another question that deserves urgent attention: what is it with Asia's female paradox?
Asia leads the globe in the number of years women have ruled. For all the excitement about Hillary Clinton perhaps running for US president in 2016, female leaders are old hat in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Soong Ching-ling led China briefly on more than one occasion and, while she never took office, Aung San Suu Kyi was elected leader of Myanmar in 1990.
It is puzzling, then, that Asia is also up there among the world leaders in gender discrimination. The UN estimates that limiting female employment costs Asia US$89 billion a year in lost output. A region struggling to raise many of its 3 billion people out of poverty squanders roughly the annual gross domestic product of Slovakia because it favours men. How dumb is that?
"Economic development correlates positively with gender equality," said Astrid Tuminez, vice-dean of the Lee Kuan Yew school of public policy at the National University of Singapore.
South Korea's 50 million people may be ready for a female leader even though the nation's gender rankings are dreadful. The pay gap is the worst among Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development members - 39 per cent in 2010, more than double the OECD average of 15 per cent. The World Economic Forum ranks South Korea 108th in gender equality of 135 countries, trailing the United Arab Emirates, Burkina Faso and Cambodia.
Japan isn't much better, behind Indonesia and Azerbaijan. Goldman Sachs estimates that if Japan's female employment rate matched men (about 80 per cent), GDP would rise 15 per cent.
In China and India, it's a challenge for women to be born at all. A cultural preference for boys and scientific advances increasing the number of sex-selection abortions are causing dangerous demographic imbalances.
Why the disconnect between female leaders and social and economic advancement? In a report titled "Rising to the Top?" Tuminez points to Asia's dynastic traditions. Women often attain power on account of who their fathers, husbands or family are. Here, think Sonia Gandhi in India, Megawati Sukarnoputri in Indonesia, Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan, Corazon Aquino and Gloria Arroyo in the Philippines, Yingluck Shinawatra in Thailand and Park in South Korea.
Park, 60, is the daughter of the dictator Park Chung-hee and is widely expected to win today's contest. Prominent South Korean women are already anticipating a sea change.
At least some companies are starting to tap into the underutilised female masses to augment a fast-ageing labour force. Samsung has gotten lots of good press in this regard, promoting more women to executive posts. Yet its Samsung Electronics arm is still on the list of major multinationals with no women directors, which includes Japan's Toyota Motor and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
A recent McKinsey study highlights the advantages that await inclusive companies. South Korea's failure to address its gender problems will cut the odds of producing the next Samsung or Hyundai Motor. Only half of the country's women aged 15 years or older were working last year and enrolment of females in higher education is the lowest among 34 OECD members.
That must change if South Korea is to thrive, and who better to engineer the shift than Madame President? This is no longer just an issue of fairness or human rights. Growth and prosperity hang on gender equality. Put it that way and even the ageing, grey-haired men who cling to power in Asia might get it.
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Well, I got lazy on the posts for a while there. Finally got around to reshooting some of my animation with my HD webcam, so here are the past assignments. Currently finishing up the next one and then starting on yet another.
Lip Sync of Young Frankenstein Dialogue
Expression Change
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FLORENCE, SC – Both the nationally ranked Francis Marion University men's and women's tennis teams will travel to Morrow, Ga., this weekend for the 2009 Peach Belt Conference Tournaments, which are being hosted by Clayton State University at the Clayton County Tennis Center in Jonesboro, Ga.
The winner of each single-elimination event will capture the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament, while other squads are vying for at-large invitations.
The women's tournament will begin with three matches on Friday at 11 a.m., while the men will open with three matches on Friday at 2 p.m. Both championship matches are set for Sunday at noon.
Neither FMU squad will play on Friday. The FMU men will play USC Aiken on Saturday at 8 a.m., while the Patriot women will play the Georgia College & State University/Georgia Southwestern State University winner on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Tournament semifinals are scheduled for Saturday at 3 and 6:30 p.m.
The PBC men's tournament will be one of the premier Division II events in the nation with seven of the league's nine teams ranked in the latest ITA national poll, by far the most from any single conference. PBC singles players also account for more than 25% of the top 50 ranked players in the country.
Sixth-ranked Georgia College & State University is the No.1 seed for the men's tournament, while Francis Marion (15-4) is the fifth seed. The Patriots enter the PBC tournament on a five-match win streak and are ranked 17th nationally. FMU is led by Oshada Wijemanne at No.1 singles who is ranked 10th nationally and owns a 14-2 season record, while Dilshod Sharifi at No. 2 singles has a 16-2 season mark and is ranked 22nd. The two sophomores also form FMU's No.1 doubles team and are 14-2 and ranked sixth nationally.
All four of FMU's losses have been to teams ranked 18th or higher in the national poll.
Armstrong Atlantic State University (21-1), in a strange twist, will be the No.2 seed in the PBC Tournament despite being the top-ranked team in the nation and defending national champions.
Like the men, the PBC women's tournament will be one of the top Division II women's events in the nation with six teams ranked in the latest ITA national poll. PBC singles players also account for more than 25% of the top 50 ranked players in the country.
AASU will again be the No.1 seed for the women's draw. The Lady Pirates won their 15th PBC championship in the regular season by going undefeated in conference play for the sixth year in a row, and have won 62 straight regular-season conference matches dating back to 2003. The defending Division II national champion, AASU is 19-1 overall and ranked third in the nation.
The Francis Marion women (16-3) have won four straight matches and are seeded third after finishing the PBC schedule with an 8-2 record. The Patriots are ranked eighth in the nation and for the first time ever will be a top-3 seed in the PBC Tournament for back-to-back tournaments. FMU is led by Tereza Sykorova at No.1 singles. The junior is ranked 18th in the nation with a 16-3 dual match record. Sophomore Kristyna Horakova enters the PBC Tournament with a 15-2 singles record at the No. 2 position and is ranked 48th in the nation. Horakova and Jitka Gavdunova are 16-0 in doubles and ranked 17th in Division II.
Overall, the Patriot women have lost only six doubles matches in 57 outings this spring.
Neither FMU tennis team has ever won a PBC Tournament championship. The Patriot men lost in the 2001 title match, and the women lost in last year's championship match.
Results can be found on the tournament website at http://www.athletics.clayton.edu/pbctennis09.htm


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Do You Have Clothing Arguments With Your Kids?
Am I alone in this? I go back to school shopping and get great stuff for my 6-year old little girl and my 8-year old son. I work hard to find a good variety, careful to make the stuff versatile so a certain shirt could go with a lot of different pants, etc., I do it within budget, and they have enough new, nice things they should feel really good about.
Then they argue with me. Either the boy wants to wear shorts and short sleeves and the girl wants to wear a no sleeves dress on a day when it's a high of 65. Or they want to wear long sleeves fleece and jeans on a day when it's going to be 90. Once that battle is won, he wants to wear the "OTHER khaki pants, the one that has the double belt loop here because after school I can stick my nunchucks through it." (Toy nunchucks, no worries) And she wants to wear the brown shirt with bluejeans and RED socks. "Honey I have brown socks right here that will look much better. See? See how they go together?"
This battle of the clothes has grown to a new level though. Take a look at these shoes in the photo above. It's Jack's sneakers. From last year. They could sort of fit him if he squeezes in, but barely anymore. And look at the ratty toe section falling apart, flaking off like an old man's skin. Probably soon letting in water. He has nice brand new gray Vans with sharp white OR gray laces, fit him perfectly, look great. And what does he fight with me that he wants to wear? Yep. My daughter is doing the same thing. She's wanting to wear her old clothes that are size 5 when she's a 6, nearly a 7 because she's so crazy tall. Don't get me wrong, I win these battles, but I don't want to have them in the first place. I set aside one day a year that they can wear whatever they want. It's called Halloween.


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Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:23 PM
Moonwalk (2,322 posts)
Django Unchained: Might be a more important MUST SEE than Les Miz
I know there's been a lot of talk of Les Miz and the way it rings so very true in regards to these political times. But--and hear me out--I have this suspicion that Django Unchained, controversial as it is, might be THE movie to really shake things up and change things.
But! You say, it's crazy violent, has comic scenes, is over-the-top with guns and blood and is this serious subject one that Tarantino should have taken on? Should have made this kind of movie about? Isn't he disrespecting the real and horrible history of slavery?
I'll tell you why I think it's so important in spite of all of that. Because, and you'll forgive the bad pun--the U.S.A. has been trying to whitewash slavery almost from the moment the Civil War ended. As soon as the South was let back in, Jim Crowe laws went into effect negating most of what the end of slavery was meant to do. And the U.S. government turned a long term blind eye to it.
And then, as if that wasn't bad enough, the culture of the U.S. ennobled the old South with plantation romances, with movies like Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind; U.S. racism also created long-lasting memes about African Americans to excuse the South from enslaving them and to excuse the whole of America from its segregationist policies (like implying that blacks were inferior, stupid, etc. and needed to be under the control of whites). Finally, when the Civil Rights movement came about and forced America to open its eyes, America shut them again as soon as possible, going right back to the old memes with a "noble savage" twist to "placate" the blacks.
Consider the recent movies like "The Help" and "The Blind Side." Movies whites will see--all showing whites helping out the poor black people while said black people are shown on parr with saints and martyrs. Magic Negros in some aspects, they remain servants, helping out the good white people and only showing displeasure to the really bad ones.
And worst of all, some states now have history books that nearly erase the issue of slavery. The Civil War, they insist, was over states rights, and slavery is never brought up or only in passing. The confederacy has, once again, been white-washed. And though movie makers have tired, not since Roots has anything forced the raw truth into the spotlight and gotten a wide audience to see it and acknowledge it.
Until now. Yes. It's a Tarantino movie. There's comic moments, there's over-the-top scenarios, and a lot of gunfights. It is, after all a spaghetti western. But all that (for better or worse) appeals to a young male audience. So it's going to get an audience that a more "serious" historical tale on slavery would never get: young adult males both black and, most particularly, white. The same young white men that the white-washers of the confederacy want on their side. And it's going to let these young men know that the confederacy was about keeping slaves, and what that meant; it's going to have them rooting for the black hero who is active, determined, intelligent and taking out the bad guys (no "Blind Side" hero here!). Because Django unchained makes no bones about it. Plantation owners are doing evil. And they get what they deserve.
There is no nobility to these bad guys, no redeeming qualities and there is not one excuse or rational for being a slave owner. As for the excessive violence, like all Tarantino films, it may be over-the-top, but, again, I'm glad of this. Filmmakers SHOULD make such acts against other human beings gruesomely sick, so that audiences cannot forgive or forget.
Whatever else you might think of this film, it's rubbing America's nose in racism and slavery. It's making racists look stupid (the racist whites keep commenting on the hero riding a horse, which just makes them look like idiots), and slavery inexcusable. America did this. Americans did this. And Americans tried to pretend it didn't happen--or at least wasn't all that bad. They're still trying to give slavery and the Civil War that disgraceful spin. And that is why I think Django Unchained is actually more important than Les Miz at being a seminal film. Because this film will reach an audience that not only should have their minds changed on this topic--but be made aware of it in a way they'll never forget.
That, at least, is my humble opinion.
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Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:27 PM
roguevalley (40,656 posts)
1. all that might be true. it certainly might be a discussion point.
I won't see it due to the N word. I can't hear that anymore without puking. I grew up in Jim Crow and segregation. I'm done with it.
Response to roguevalley (Reply #1)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 09:42 AM
Daemonaquila (1,712 posts)
10. Personal choice, but it bothers me.
I am glad to hear that word banned from our general vocabulary, but it bothers me every time someone wants to avoid hearing it, edit it out of books, etc. This word is part of our history - brutal, disgusting, and... factual. Hiding from it make it easier for others to hide that shameful past. Every generation gets a more sanitized version as they grow up.
Response to Daemonaquila (Reply #10)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 12:29 PM
roguevalley (40,656 posts)
12. I see your point but I also remember when lynchings were common
I guess I just am tired of hate. Hugs, honey.
Response to roguevalley (Reply #12)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:28 PM
Mojorabbit (16,020 posts)
22. I am there also
I find the older I get the less I can stomach a lot of things.
Response to Mojorabbit (Reply #22)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 07:02 PM
roguevalley (40,656 posts)
37. agreed, mojorabbit
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:28 PM
coalition_unwilling (14,180 posts)
2. I hope you will review the link below before writing off all Caucasians in the
struggle for racial equality:
Also, the Communist Party-USA stood at the forefront of the campaign for racial equality long before said campaign became fashionable among liberal elites. That history also gets whitewashed out of our collective memory. Come to think of it, the CP has been 20-30 years ahead of most social reforms later championed by liberal elites. There's a lesson in there somewhere, but I'll be damned if I can cypher it.
Response to coalition_unwilling (Reply #2)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:37 PM
limpyhobbler (8,244 posts)
6. oh wow how cool
Thanks for that link. I never heard of William Lewis Moore before. Learn something new every day.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:31 PM
rocktivity (42,408 posts)
3. You mean it's NOT about that jazz guitar player?
Response to rocktivity (Reply #3)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:51 PM
dorkzilla (5,141 posts)
8. As a Django FREAK, with a DOG named Django...
the title of this movie upsets me. Why??? I eat, sleep and poop Django Reinhardt. Django is the thing that brought me and my 5+ year wonderful "boyfriend" together and we named our chocolate lab mix puppy Django. Django is a Romani word meaning "I awake". Hot Club of France was, with the Beatles, the soundtrack of my childhood (thanks, Dad!) and my life. NOW, people are asking if we named our BROWN DOG after a slave. It makes me look like a racist asshole.
Seriously? Why couldn't we have named him something more common? I could have named him "Cooper" like every other dog in my town and that would have been that. But noooooooooo, I had to pay homage to this guy (great freakin' video of Hot Club playing together)
For those of you who don't know who the ORIGINAL Django is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt
Most amazing guitarist ever.
Response to dorkzilla (Reply #8)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:23 PM
lapislzi (5,587 posts)
21. Have a cat named Django!
Most awesome cat ever!
Response to lapislzi (Reply #21)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:03 PM
dorkzilla (5,141 posts)
23. I bet he is!
My dog is just the coolest, most chilled out dog ever. He definitely was a jazz musician in another life...
Here's to great animals named Django!
Response to dorkzilla (Reply #23)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:14 PM
lapislzi (5,587 posts)
24. He has Twitter followers...
and he is quite popular with the Ladies, like his namesake...original Cool Cat(TM)
Response to lapislzi (Reply #24)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 09:29 PM
dorkzilla (5,141 posts)
38. now THAT is a cool cat!
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:32 PM
Gregorian (23,867 posts)
4. Holy crap! It's getting an 8.8 on IMDB. I cannot wait to see it.
I've been watching only movies from 7.0 and up. And a 7.0 is a GOOD movie. An 8.0 is pretty much best of the best.
It sounds like a real epic.
Response to Gregorian (Reply #4)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:58 PM
TheManInTheMac (985 posts)
17. Hard to go by that early on. I remember when *Inception* came out
it was way overrated on IMDB. Same with that blue alien picture.
Response to TheManInTheMac (Reply #17)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:57 PM
Gregorian (23,867 posts)
30. I know. It is a good sign. But only time will reveal it's true value.
Thanks. I realized that immediately after posting it.
I restrict myself to movies that were made before 1970. And it has served me well. Once I've seen everything, I'll move on. It's like music, except in reverse, for me. I've just spent 40 years listening to everything that's brand new. Just this year I decided to listen to everything ever written. Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Coltrane, Miles, Beefheart, Zappa, Sun Ra. I love Youtube.
Response to Gregorian (Reply #30)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 05:46 PM
TheManInTheMac (985 posts)
36. Yeah. They usually hold off before adding them to the top 250 for just that reason.
However, I believe *Inception* is still on the list tied with *Goodfellas* and several others, and ranked higher than *Casablanca*. It was OK to watch once, and quite breathtaking, but it sure ain't no *Goodfellas* or *Casablanca*.
Response to Gregorian (Reply #4)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 10:51 PM
TheDebbieDee (10,153 posts)
39. I saw this movie earlier today with my two adult daughters......
It's a great movie and we were very much entertained.....
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:36 PM
Arctic Dave (13,812 posts)
5. You have piqued my curiosity.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:42 PM
RainDog (28,784 posts)
7. I saw it. I say it's worth seeing
An African-American female is the romantic interest in the film. The man she loves is African-American and he moves heaven and earth to get to her.
This film is what we wish could've happened, over and over, in the U.S. during that time in history - as we look back with the wisdom of hindsight.
The white woman in the film who figures into much of any of the story is concerned with everything being "nice." She doesn't care about the way the African-Americans are treated - except when it interferes with her little world. Sort of like some women today in regard to the well being of, say, the poor in this society. Be a little charitable and wish that whole world away from view.
And, yeah, the violence of the slave toward the owner is cathartic. And the violence toward others who help the owner continue to live as he does.
Tarantino is a known quantity with a predictable approach to the world via cinema. If you liked his other movies, you'll like this one (tho I think it could've benefited from about 30 minutes left on the digital cutting room floor.)
He's engaging in fantasy - the role of fiction in our lives. We all wish we could've been a hero and rid the world of some nasty people - like Hitler in the previous IB.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:57 PM
TDale313 (5,667 posts)
9. I have not seen it yet,
but intend to. I have seen and read a fair amount about it, including an hour long look at it on BET. I think one of the best, and possibly slightly subversive, parts of it may be that, at heart, it's a love story. That is Django's motivation, more than hate or vengeance. He is willing to do anything to save the woman he loves. Not an image of an African American male or couple that we see enough of in our movies or tv.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 09:56 AM
whistler162 (8,555 posts)
11. Sorry don't go to "MUST SEE" films.
usually piles of crap.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 12:36 PM
FSogol (33,856 posts)
13. One quibble: "Spaghetti western" refers to low budget westerns filmed in Italy.
"Django Unchained" was filmed in New Orleans with a big budget. It is in no way, a spaghetti western.
Response to FSogol (Reply #13)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:14 PM
TheKentuckian (23,947 posts)
20. I understand but I definitely felt the vibe of some of those flicks was in the mix.
My non-spoiler "review" is pretty much-Spaghetti Western+Roots+Save True Love+Buddy Team Up+Tarrentino=what's not to love?
Sure, Star Wars isn't one of the old serial flicks like Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers but the soul of them is an ingredient and I think relating Spaghetti Western is not unfair to either.
The fingerprint of influence is strong, though technically not the same at all when speaking specifically. I don't folks are trying to imply location or budget rather a feel.
Response to FSogol (Reply #13)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:41 PM
Blue_Adept (3,422 posts)
29. Spaghetti westerns...
Are continually adapted in other ways by other cultures.
Tarantino made this film, stated it often enough, that he was making a spaghetti western style movie for the south, calling it a "Southern". It's an accurate reference to make in calling it that.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 12:57 PM
bemildred (90,061 posts)
14. "whitewash slavery", ah ha ha ha ha ha.
I plan to see it.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:34 PM
DavidDvorkin (14,900 posts)
15. We saw it last night. It's a terrific movie.
I had never heard of the costar, Christph Waltz, before. He deserves to be a major star.
The movie certainlyd doesn't paint all whites as evil and all blacks as noble victims. Waltz's character starts out as a white man who hates slavery but whose own profession is based on callousness. Nonetheless, he's a noble hero by the end. Django learns to explore and use his own callous side. Samuel L. Jackson gives a remarkable performance as a slave who considers himself a member of the ruling class.
The movie's not a nuanced documentary about slavery and abolition, and it doesn't pretend to be. It's great entertainment with a message. For me, it made up for the time I wasted watching Lincoln.
Response to DavidDvorkin (Reply #15)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:56 PM
OldHippieChick (1,595 posts)
16. Waltz won the Academy Award
for his role in Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds". I believe he is the only one from a Tarantino film to win the Oscar. He was absolutely fantastic in it.
Response to OldHippieChick (Reply #16)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:20 PM
DavidDvorkin (14,900 posts)
25. I didn't see that movie
I'll watch for it on cable.
Response to OldHippieChick (Reply #16)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 10:56 PM
TheDebbieDee (10,153 posts)
40. Jaime Foxx won the Oscar for Ray.......
He did his own singing and piano playing in that movie - He's very talented.
Christophe Walyz deserves another Oscar for his performance in this movie, too.
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Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:02 PM
Warren Stupidity (48,181 posts)
18. So les mis is a wont see for me, so i don't kno where that puts django.
Reconstruction lasted until 1887-1878.
It took a more than a decade for conservative white democrats to undo the reforms of reconstruction, the Nadir starts around 1890.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:04 PM
shanti (18,313 posts)
19. as a tarantino fan
of pretty much all of his movies, it goes without saying that i want to see this! i'll probably wait until it comes out on netflix, though. i just don't care to go to theaters anymore except for 3D movies.
Response to shanti (Reply #19)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:24 PM
Skittles (113,964 posts)
27. I used to be a movie buff
now it is overpriced and I just cannot stand the ASSHOLES who are unable to go a couple of hours without playing with their handhelds.
Response to Skittles (Reply #27)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 04:19 PM
shanti (18,313 posts)
32. definitely overpriced
and i'm kind of a cheapskate on certain things. can you believe $17 for a movie?? fuggedaboutit!
Response to shanti (Reply #32)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 05:38 PM
Skittles (113,964 posts)
35. especially sickening when you see the profits they rake in
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:23 PM
Skittles (113,964 posts)
26. I declined to see both "The Help" and "The Blind Side" beause the promos struck me as phony
but I WILL be seeing Django (and nah, no les miz for me; I hate don't like musicals)
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:30 PM
exboyfil (7,880 posts)
28. Sorry I will pass on another
Taratino ultraviolent flick - even one with a good social message.
I like my Les Mis - it has enough violence to suit me. I already know how bad slavery was (you just need to look at the still pictures of the times to see the whip marks on slaves backs). I know women in slavery where sexually exploited (one of our founding fathers attests to that - it was known at the time even). You just need to see the illustrations of slave cargo holds.
I think I have had enough violence for the year.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 04:03 PM
Zax2me (2,515 posts)
31. Hogwash.
You've seen one Tarantino revenge film you've seen them all.
Response to Zax2me (Reply #31)
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 02:12 AM
Jim Warren (2,736 posts)
44. Bingo
Guy is a one trick pony and hugely overrated. I'll pass.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 04:23 PM
chaska (6,794 posts)
33. Who paid you to write this crap?
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 04:42 PM
DevonRex (22,541 posts)
34. It IS the movie to see.
I refused to see The Help. I'm from Mississippi. I know how things really were down there. Django is the movie a black director would have made if he felt he could just lay it all on the line. But it's Tarrantino through and through, too, quirks and all, and that means people will go see it. They must see it.
God help me, there's Faulkner in it. Those who have studied his treatment of women will know what I mean so pay close attention to the sister of the house. It's interesting and telling and horrific in a very genteel way, of course. But blatantly grotesque at the same time, just like Faulkner could do, like with Emily.
There are a couple of parts you may want to look down at the floor. That's what I did. The rest is violent but in the obvious Quentin way that's like a comic book. But definitely remember the floor is available for a couple of parts. You'll know when.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 11:06 PM
Baitball Blogger (26,135 posts)
41. I was walking behind two women in a store and heard one of them say,
"Well, I've heard that slavery didn't really last that long." The other woman knew not to answer.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 12:15 AM
XemaSab (60,212 posts)
42. "Lincoln"
was full of noble, long-suffering black people with tears welling up in their eyes in gratefulness that whitey finally threw them a bone.
I have a problem with that that I can't quite put my finger on.
Response to Moonwalk (Original post)
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 01:58 AM
TexasBushwhacker (9,265 posts)
43. But Spike Lee said it would be disrespectful to his ancestors to see it
I don't know how he can know that since, as he says, HE HASN'T SEEN IT. Sorry, that just doesn't work for me. I felt the same way when there were protestors at "The Last Temptation of Christ". They protested it because of what they had heard about it, not what they had seen with their own eyes. I found LTC very moving, and I'm not religious!
I will skip it on the big screen and wait to watch it on cable or DVD. Leonardo Dicaprio said that he definitely felt they were pushing the envelope with the violence.


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The TCG banlist is getting an update on October 11th (see this), but among those cards I noticed that Sixth Sense is going to be printed for the TCG but it will be legal at 1. Is this serious? Will they actually let a card as broken as Sixth Sense be legal for play in the TCG?? If this is real, I'm out. Seriously, I'm just out if Sixth Sense is legal. (Sorry if I'm shouting or anything, but seriously...that sh!ts f**ked up). Ninety-eight (talk • contribs) 18:25, October 4, 2013 (UTC)
- It's legal for 2 months, and that's probably it. --Dark Ace SP (Talk) 22:32, October 4, 2013 (UTC)
Boy, it's going to be a doozy of 2 months. I'll just head back to playing OCG now... --Gadjiltron (talk • contribs) 02:11, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
- See also: "Dice Re-Roll".
- xD --Missign0 (talk • contribs) 02:32, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
Lol derp. That card's bad, but...with Sixth Sense it might be....nah no one's going to run that card. Ninety-eight (talk • contribs) 02:54, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
I'm just as surprised by this as anyone else, though I'm sure it'll get banned by the next list.
Also, why didn't they also add Card of Last Will? --Moja619 (talk • contribs) 03:01, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
Sixth Sense is perfectly fine at 1. It's a 1 in 3 chance of getting the designated number. You either add to your hand or take away from your deck. Sure a deck or two might be able to neutralize the negative part of the card's effect but you could lose key components you needed to win. --MasterMarik (talk • contribs) 11:59, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
- Call 5 and 6. Results? Either an amazing draw, or near-negligible mill. Ultimately, it boils down to "roll a die, thin your Deck by the roll result." --Gadjiltron (talk • contribs) 13:44, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
I think I've found my new Staple. And, unlike other staples, I don't own a single deck I won't be running this in. Battlemaniac (talk • contribs) 13:47, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
Meh just a new staple... Of all the "broken" cards this really doesn't strike me as the thing people would get upset about... Dragon Rulers took long enough... never-mind things no one seems to have ever or will ever care about *cough*Dark Hole, Heavy Storm, Monster Reborn*cough*... I mean 1/3 chance for +4 vs 2/3 chance for -2 imho... --slave(command) 13:56, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
Actually, I want to see Dark Hole gone as well, but if it's a choice, I'd keep it Limited over Sixth Sense any day. Battlemaniac (talk • contribs) 19:39, October 5, 2013 (UTC)
This is just another way in which Yugioh has gone downhill this year. From a broken archetype which still hasn't gone away, splitting the formats even further apart just when it seemed they were going to finally be combined (this includes telling the OCGs players they can only use cards from their own regions, the amount of players they lost from this decision was quite big) and now unbanning a card so broken not only was it E-banned after only a week of being out in the OCG, it was broken enough that it never saw a TCG release. As for peeps saying it's not broken, this will be put in Lightsworn decks and it will be an instant win card for them, as they either get a mill of 6 or they draw 6. *sigh* I'm just about done with Yugioh for the time being.--The FireFALL (talk • contribs) 07:46, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
- Eh I thought there was already something about some Lightsworn cards or other were being banned? *checks list again* Oh. Oh dear. That was to much of a logical assumption for this game. Oh well they could just break all the archetypes thus making them all fair cause equally OP is not OP, thus just a fight to who decides who goes first >.> Otherwise which broken archetype where you referring to? ;)
- And, yep the game is broken now. --slave(command • works) 08:43, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
- Everyone is gonna use it anyway.. So, the game won't be as broken as it seems, just because everyone will use the same thing. And that will last for about two months.. until a new banlist, that it is to say. HPZ - O.N.E. (talk • contribs) 08:52, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
- FireFall, did you actually read the effect of Sense? You either draw 6 or mill a number of cards from 1-6, it's not guaranteed that you'll mill 6. --Dark Ace SP (Talk) 13:07, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
- It's basically either draw 5-6 or mill 1-4, because everyone that uses Sixth Sense will always call 5 and 6 for maximum effect. Both of the effects of it are broken, either refill your entire hand or set up your graveyard, I can't believe this is going to be legal...not only will this be a certain win-button for Lightsworns, Chaos Dragons, and Dragon Rulers, but it can be used in just about any deck just for that chance to win. The rest of the format is just going to be a race to see who can draw into this f**ked up trap card first, and whoever draws it first will win. If this card isn't banned in January (or E-Banned beforehand), I (and probably many other TCG players) are going to quit the game...Ninety-eight (talk • contribs) 15:46, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
- FireFall, did you actually read the effect of Sense? You either draw 6 or mill a number of cards from 1-6, it's not guaranteed that you'll mill 6. --Dark Ace SP (Talk) 13:07, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
- Heh, watch them not ban it till a year from now… NMBRHNTR64 (talk • contribs) 15:55, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
- ninety-eight, didnt you ragequit back on the TCG banlist split??
though i agree, this is a instant "incoming win in 5 seconds" card, drawing a godamn new hand for no real risk is to OP to ever see the light of day....but then again they said the same about BLS coming back, i dont see many people complaining about that anymore. its broken as fuck, its gonna be here for atleast 2 months, nothing you can do about it, why complain and threaten ragequit. hell i think they are intentionally doing this for shits and giggles since things will change in another 2 months anywayDreadKaiser (talk • contribs) 16:10, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
hell if thats the case, someone should tell them to unban Yata, time seal and the b& jars for the next 2 months. that would be fun.DreadKaiser (talk • contribs) 16:13, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
- I'm still upset at the TCG banlist and I was hoping the TCG and OCG would agree to merge their lists somehow, but noooo, the TCG has to let this be legal for the rest of this (already bad) format. Temple of the Kings was banned on release in the TCG back in September 2011 due to being an absurdly broken card, why couldn't that happen with Sixth Sense? And they don't unban cards for sh!ts and giggles, it's for money, which is the whole point behind it...and a few months later it gets banned. Ninety-eight (talk • contribs) 17:27, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
There ya go, (though i would have done it for laughs). now people will just have another reason to run Royal decrees and other Anti-traps cards, this thing is only game making if it goes through after all.DreadKaiser (talk • contribs) 18:34, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
Konami seem to want to make this game unplayable for everyone but the few who enjoy mindlessly tedious games. This is just another step forward in that direction. I honestly can't believe they'd do something so stupid, but hey, Dragon Rulers and Spellbook of Judgment happened. This card may only have a 1 in 3 chance of success, but it's yet another tool players can use to luck out of situations (cause Yu-Gi-Oh! doesn't have enough luck in it already, right?) and the icing on the cake is that a couple of the most sacky decks in the game (Lightsworn and Chaos Drags) can even use the "negative effect" to their advantage.--YamiWheeler (talk • contribs) 18:50, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
- Honestly this, just this^... +1 --slave(command•works) 21:40, October 9, 2013 (UTC)
- There's not a single deck in the meta that won't use this card when it's officially legal for the TCG in a day (UTC time). Every deck out there would use it, not just Lightsworns, Rulers, and C-Drags. Examples...
- Wind-Ups? Why not? They either draw a new hand or set up their grave with Warriors or Sharks.
- Inzektors? Either draw a new hand or mill your Hornet or Giga Mantis.
- Chaos Drags/Lightsworns/D-Rulers? Either you fill your hand or mill dragons for grave setup. Oh and, Rulers have another win-button trap card on top of this (Return from the Different Dimension).
- Constellars? They lose no advantage by milling, since that is good for Sombres setup, not to mention the chance of a new hand.
- Evilswarms? Same as Constellars, but for Kerykeion.
- Mermails? New hand or set up grave for Gundes or Abyss-squall.
- Fire Fists? New hand or grave setup for Wolfbark/Spirit.
- Blackwings? New hand or setup for Blizzard next turn.
- Zombies? New hand or mill Mezuki's/Plaguespreader's/Mali's.
- Infernities? Meh, the new hand might be cloggy but the mills are good setup, especially Stygians.
The card's not only broken as hell, it's also insanely splashable. Everyone will run it when it comes back, because both of the effects are godly for any deck.(meh, made some errors in formatting) Ninety-eight (talk • contribs) 01:28, October 10, 2013 (UTC)


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Dear friends and colleagues,
Wow, another amazing year has gone by. It has been a very busy year at the OACC, and we are looking forward to carrying the momentum into 2012. Major expected developments will include: bringing a new scientist into our office, jointly hosting the Canadian Organic Science Conference in February (we have over 95 abstracts submitted), and planning for our proposal for the next Organic Science Cluster which will direct national research priorities in Canada from 2013-18.
At this time I reflect on all of the support we have received from farmers, industry partners, scientists, federal and provincial governments, organic organizations, and consumers. We very much appreciate the support you all bring as we endeavour to serve the sector by strengthening the science and education of organic agriculture. This is the "Organic Friends" E-zine, and we truly appreciate the support that all of our friends have provided through the year. On behalf of OACC, I wish you very happy holidays and hope that a thriving organic agriculture is part of your vision for the New Year.
Dr. Andrew Hammermeister
Director, OACC
Assistant Professor, NSAC
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2012, Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada (OACC)