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Indeed, the Jets are shopping cornerback Darrelle Revis. Which means that owner Woody Johnson has decided not to pay him.
Which means that, if the deal is right, Revis will be traded.
So when will it happen? The current thinking is that a deal would go down, if at all, within a week or so before the draft. This would give teams a chance to exhaust opportunities in free agency before deciding to make a play for Revis. It also would give Revis a chance to show that he can run again, seven months removed from his torn ACL.
Trading Revis also would ensure that the Jets won't have to see him march out the door next March and sign with a rival team. Gary Myers of the New York Daily News recently mentioned the Patriots as a possibility. A source with knowledge of the situation believes that the Jets also would be concerned about Revis signing with the Giants, Dolphins, or Bills.
Either way, the realistic options for the Jets and Revis is trade him or sign him to a new deal.
Revis staying for 2013 is the least likely option, since he then would be able to leave unfettered by the franchise tag.


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The President addresses a joint session of Congress for the first time tonight. Despite the lack of Republican support for his stimulus bill, and the churlish and I suspect risky refusal of some GOP governors to receive some of the federal money in that bill, look for President Obama to continue to sound the trumpet of bipartisanship. Why? Because it is working.
A poll in this morning's Washington Post shows that 73 percent of the American people believe Obama is trying to compromise with Republicans while only 34 percent think the Republicans are trying to compromise with the President. Obama's overall approval rating has descended from its stratospheric levels a month ago but he still garners a more than respectable 68 percent approval. What has happened in the debate over the stimulus bill is that Republican leaders succeeded in reminding rank-and-file Republicans why they belong to their party.
The GOP's problem is that only about a third of the electorate self-identifies as Republican. The rest of the country is either Democratic or Independent. I have written elsewhere that Obama's calls for bipartisanship may not really be directed at the GOP. It is the Independent, or unaffiliated voter, who is the target. They see Obama reaching out to the GOP, having Republican congressional leaders to the White House for drinks and consultation, and they think Obama is like themselves, rising above partisanship for the good of the country.
Obama's graciousness is also part of his nature. Yesterday, he called newly appointed New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan to congratulate him on the assignment. Obama is not a Catholic and the Catholic bishops welcomed his administration with a postcard campaign focused on FOCA, a bill that has not even been introduced in this session. So, he did not have to acknowledge this important event in the life of the Church. But, he did. And, Archbishop Dolan wasted no time informing the press corps that he did. People like it when the President calls and, when you think about it, it is not difficult to imagine these two gracious and learned men becoming friends.
Note to Archbishop Dolan: The Obama family is still looking for a church so don't hesitate to make a pitch that they click their heels together and say, "There's no place like Rome!"
The content of the President's speech tonight will matter as much as the style. His whole first month, his speeches have been tough and bracing, as the difficult economic circumstances suggest. But, Obama won by peddling hope not spinach, and we need some of that tonight. We also need a sense of direction, which the stimulus bill has begun. And, most of all, and related to the first two, we need a short history lesson, reminding us of the difficulties and sacrifices our forebears endured to make the nation and its citizenry prosper. No person in America can deliver a speech with the emotional power of our President. His should swing for the fences tonight. We need it.

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It's good to see how bikes and bike parts are made. FBM has been particularly great at posting photos of the production process. They're proud of what they do, and rightly so. And it just feels better when you can see a frame before its been painted and stickered. Even if you can't see anything specific.
I'd give almost anything for several other brands to post similar blog entries: "Here we are poring over the latest Taiwanese catalog. Here we are picking our next line. Here we are calling the factory to finalize our choices. Here we are vociferously discussing the new hot 'colorways'."
What is this, the '90s? The '80s?
A couple days ago I saw this Nigel Sylvester bike check. Chrome rims, bars, forks. OK. Taking that whole "shinin'" thing a bit too literally, but hey. Why not? After all, Hanson Little already had the full-chrome Mystic setup—which he told me he'd send a photo of a long time ago. Lies!
Then today I saw this:
Yep, that's a fully chromed Kink Farside, complete with skinwall tires.
A long time ago, a chrome bike was as pro as it got. I'm talking back in the mid-'80s. Then after a while it was all a bit too much—for department-store bikes only. Then you couldn't even GET chrome. It was bad for the environment, bad for the metal, bad for the eyes.
Guess we've come full circle.


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The Sky Crawlers (Sukai Kurora) (Sep 2008)
Here is the trailer for this new anime movie set to be displayed in theaters this september.I just love it when they bring an anime movie to theaters This one looks very good and will be looking forward to see it myself.
Synopsis: Dwelling in a pneumatic void of memories live the Kildren, teenagers destined never to grow up. Unless they are killed in action, they persist forever in a dull adolescence. The Kildren are a human breed of fighter pilots; created to play the much-needed game of war in a world that keeps real conflicts at bay, they are hired to entertain the citizens of Europe with their celestial battles. Top-notch Japanese fighter pilot Yuichi Kannami has just been assigned to a new air base. He has only vague memories of his past, and knows only how to fly and fight. However, when he meets Suito Kusanagi, the beautiful girl in command at the base, a disturbing new awareness of the meaninglessness of his life starts creeping into his timeless soul
|2008-09-01, 14:31
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Whoops, this thread has already been made (The Sky Crawlers, new project with Tetsuya Nishio's animation direction and designs) in the Unaired section. Thanks for the new trailer, though.
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I listened to it without paying much attention, but it left me disappointed.
It was kind of similar to Seirei no Moribito's, with the exception that this one is much much better.
Kawai can do better than this.
|2008-09-17, 11:50
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I first noticed The Sky Crawlers when the artbooks appeared in my local Kinokuniya about a month ago. They immediately caught my attention, because of the trademark I.G aesthetic that emphasises the characters' eyes, particularly their pupils. This has always been a feature of I.G movies that fascinates me. The eyes are the windows to an individual's soul, and in I.G's case, they are usually hint at the emptiness roaring within the story's characters. Other than that, I know hardly anything about this movie. I found out more about it only today, and I can already tell that this is something I'd probably like.
More importantly, this is perhaps only the second anime that I enjoy listening to before I've even seen it (the other being Haibane Renmei). Yes, it's true that Kawai has been lazy — he basically rehashed the same vibe he used in Seirei no Moribito. But when the result sounds like this, I can hardly complain. It successfully evokes the wide-open spaces seen in the trailer's dogfight scenes, while echoing the lonely premonition of impending demise that the Kildren pilots probably feel.
And the theme song by ayaka, Konya mo Hoshi ni Dakarete, is quite lovely too.
In short, I'm looking forward to this film.
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As announced at AFA'08, this show will be coming to Singapore shores on the 27th of November. The official cinema operator's Golden Village this time, though I wouldn't be surprised in Cathay brought this over as well.
GV must've taken note of the week's worth of packed theatres that Eva 1.0 brought in...heh.
Watching the trailer on a 42-inch widescreen sure feels different too.
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This is the general reaction: It's a Mamoru Oshii movie produced by Production I.G. In other words, it's tediously boring — on first viewing.
That initial tedium was compounded by another problem — I had been listening to the movie's soundtrack so regularly for the past two months that I had formed certain impressions about the story based on the music's mood. Hence, I was often distracted whenever the music started playing, because the scenes did not match what I already had in mind.
That said, I highly recommend watching the movie a second time, after finding out what happened in the end. This is one of those films, I suppose, that gets better with repeated viewing.
(Also, watching it a second time reinforces the movie's central theme. Try it, and you'd see what I mean.)
My verdict after the second viewing? It's still a tedious film, not unlike the rest of Oshii's oeuvre, but nonetheless highly effective and even sadly beautiful. Perhaps that is the effect Oshii wanted, in which case, hat's off to him — he has created a wonderful movie.
But that may be giving Oshii more credit than is due. Some part of me suspects that he was being self-indulgent as usual, and was once again trying his audience's patience too severely with his overly languorous style.
I won't reveal too much more of the plot, because that would be a spoiler. My advice for those who are going to watch The Sky Crawlers: Think of it more as a whodunit mystery than a war movie. Once you spot the hows, the why will reveal itself.
And, oh yeah, remember to sit through the credits for the epilogue. It'll bring much-needed closure.
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Watched the show today, and I thought it was pretty good to be honest. After the 30 minutes or so it took for me to get rid of my restlessness, which I hear comes from the usual Oshii way of filmmaking(this is my first Oshii film), the plot and the premise actually unravelled itself quite well I think.
As TinyRedLeaf had mentioned, I went in the theatre with my brain switched on, and that was my verdict. Though the restlessness nearly got to me, with the movie taking its own sweet time to get into gear.
Maybe this is one movie that suits Oshii rather well. I'm inclined to think that this time, the dogfight scenes give some much-needed respite to the viewer, who's trying to piece the plot elements together and get the overall message, and the scenes aren't few and far-between, though not exactly a lot either. The tactic worked for me, I think, since I wasn't brain dead by the end of the movie.
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... Update: The DVDs and Blu-rays have just recently been released. The soundtrack by Kawai Kenji has to be one of the best I've heard in recent times; the main theme is extremely enchanting indeed and definitely one of his best stuff I've heard - I particularly like the rendering he used for the main theme's blue fish orgel and ending versions.
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I've seen the movie last night. The usage of CG is simply gorgeous. I wouldn't mind reading about how the animation crew got about handling the technical detail in regards to animation in this feature.
It's probably one of the simplistic setting for a storyline with a very good animation effort that I've seen in a while. I've come to notice that recently whenever there is a big-budget animated movie comes out, it tends to rely on a complicated way of story-telling to say the most simplistic of things. I would also advise caution to anyone who hasn't seen the movie to not to read the thread because the movie has one serious jolt that would ruin the enjoyment of the whole story if one comes to know it without watching it. Avoid spoilers at all cost until you've seen it. The entire story is a carefully laid set-up to lead to this tiny little fact. It was very sobering to watch it.
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I haven't watched Sky Crawlers yet, but is it more of a fun show, or is it more of a philosophical show. The former would be awesome, but the latter tends to be dreadful (especially in the hands of Oshii). Inquiring minds must know!
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If Oshii makes a fun show I'll be off straight to buy the lottery.
But that said, I do feel that the show gives occasional respite to the mind through the use of the aerial sequences, so the philosophy doesn't come onto you as heavily.
Provided you get past the first 30 minutes.
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In short, it's an extremely well-constructed whodunit with a huge twist at the end. Unfortunately, newbies unfamiliar with Oshii's oeuvre are likely to fall to sleep before they get to the punchline.
I can't wait for more people to see the movie. There's so much I'd like to discuss, but have been refraining from doing so because of the inadvertent spoilers I'd reveal.
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Spoiler for the sake of viewers who are still awaiting a watch:
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*Stares at the GiTS DVD sitting at the bottom of a dusty pile* Oh well.
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I survived GitS2: Innocence, Stray Dog and The Red Spectacles.
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Waiting for the DVD or BD release by Sony on May 26th.
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I really liked the sound of the concept when I first heard about Sky Crawlers - an alternate universe story about early jet fighter pilots. That's right up my alley, so I was quite enthused about it until I heard that Oshii was directing. Still, I've enjoyed Oshii's works in the past, and it's good to hear that this isn't one of his more self-indulgent works, so I'll probably get the DVD the next time I decide to go and splurge. Heck, I went and got the Skyboys DVD because of the subject even though I knew that it was trash. Sky Crawlers has to be better than that.
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Thursday, July 21, 2011
On positive epistemic obligations
I'm interested in the issue of positive epistemic obligations in part because the following strikes me as a plausible argument against the view that the rational and the justified amount to the same thing:
1. If the rational and the justified were the same thing, then if there were only one rational option available, it would be obligatory.
2. There are situations in which it would be irrational to withhold judgment as to whether p and irrational to disbelieve p.
3. (Therefore) If the rational and the justified were the same status, you would be obligated to believe p.
4. There are no positive epistemic obligations.
C. (Therefore) the rational and the justified are distinct statuses and the former does not make for the latter.
In support of (2), think about situations in which you are in the same non-factive mental states as someone who is trying to settle the question as to whether p and then hits upon evidence they know is conclusive evidence for p. To withhold judgment or to judge that ~p in such a situation does seem irrational. Nevertheless, I think we should not say that this is a situation in which you are epistemically obligated to believe p. If so, then we have our conclusion.
What is wrong with the idea of positive epistemic obligations? First, intuitively, I just do not see what wrong you could be guilty of if you do not bother to draw conclusions from the evidence you have. If you believe p and fail to believe p's obvious logical consequences, what of it? Not forming the obvious logical consequences of what you believe is not like not bothering to help those less fortunate than you.
Second, I have a hard time seeing any plausible account of positive epistemic obligation. If there were positive epistemic obligations, there should be some principle that identifies a condition, C, such that if your belief meets C, you ought to have that belief. Suppose that condition is truth. Since we cannot believe all the true propositions, much less all the true propositions we can grasp, we have a violation of 'ought' implies 'can'. The same problem arises for the view that you ought to believe all the known consequences of your evidence.
What if instead the principle said that you ought to form as many beliefs as you can that satisfy C? This still seems problematic. You have two options. You can head to the library or you can head to the laboratory. In the library it is easy to learn new truths. It takes more work to form beliefs that satisfy C in the lab, which means that the number of beliefs you could form that meets C in the library is greater than the number of beliefs you could form that meets C in the lab. Suppose further that the beliefs that you would form in the lab and the library differ in content. Now, suppose you head to the lab. The beliefs you form there constitute knowledge, but forming those beliefs means that you cannot form the beliefs you would have formed in the library. You would not satisfy the principle, but certainly you meet your epistemic obligations if all of your beliefs constitute knowledge. Discovering that p rather than learning that q and that r is not like deciding not to save the greater number.
One way of getting around the problem is to specify the obligation in such a way that it is relative to interests (or something like that). Then the principle might be something like this:
(HPO) If you're interested in whether p, you ought to believe p if your belief satisfies C.
Two problems. First, the rationality of withholding doesn't depend upon whether you're interested in settling a question. So, if this is what we're forced to, the problem that I think arises for the view that rationality just is justification doesn't go away. Second, I don't think this is a positive epistemic obligation. If there are positive epistemic obligations, shouldn't they apply to you even if you don't really care to settle questions?
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- Christopher Cloos said...
Might the following condition provide a way of explaining positive epistemic obligations:
(C) S has an epistemic obligation to believe that p if S is culpable for not believing that p.
Ignorance involves, in part, not-knowing that p. One way to not know that p is to fail to believe that p. There is a distinction between culpable and non-culpable ignorance. Culpable ignorance is not an excusing condition for bad actions and bad (false) beliefs. However, non-culpable ignorance is an excusing condition for such actions and beliefs. Culpable ignorance is cashed out by Rene van Woudenberg (2009, p. 377) in the following way:
(CI) S's ignorance with respect to p at time t is culpable when (a) given S's position at t, S should have know that p at t and (b) given S's abilities and circumstances at t, S could have know that p at t.
This might be amiable to countering premise (4) in your argument because it doesn't rely on an evidentialist assumption which implies that you must believe in accordance with your evidence and believe that which is entailed by your evidence, and (b) in (CI) aligns with the idea that the (OIC) principle can fail. If you cannot know what you ought to know, in light of your epistemic position, then your ignorance is not culpable.
- July 21, 2011 at 9:55 AM
- Matthew said...
Nelson's paper is nice. When he was first presenting it the paper was an attempt to give an unified Rossian account of ethics and epistemology. I thought it was a lot of fun, but apparently reviewers weren't interested in the Ross bits. In any case, I agree with pretty much everything in your post. So I'll be interested to read what you say about Nelson's paper.
Expanded with (CI) I take C to say something like:
(C) S has an epistemic obligation to believe that p if given S's position at t, S should have know that p at t and given S's abilities and circumstances at t, S could have know that p at t.
To say that you have an epistemic obligation when you should have known p just begs the question. Right?
- July 22, 2011 at 3:29 AM
- Daniel Whiting said...
A very interesting post. I have a lot of sympathy for the idea that there are no positive epistemic obligations (and, for what it's worth, have argued for something like this myself).
An alternative to (HPO) I've come across in conversation and in print (e.g. Millar's 'How Reasons for Action Differ from Reasons for Belief') is a principle along the lines of:
(CPO) If you going to have a belief as to whether p, you ought to believe that p if p.
This avoids your objections from obvious logical consequences and from ought implies can. Also, unlike (HPO), it does not present the epistemic obligation as merely hypothetical.
Is (CPO) an example of a positive epistemic obligation? Perhaps. But arguably it rests on a negative epistemic obligation. Consider:
(NO) You ought not to believe that p unless p
Suppose I am going to form a belief as to whether p. If I form the belief that p but it is not the case that p, then I have violated (NO). That is, if I am going to form a belief as to whether p, the only way to do so without violating (NO) is to believe the truth. So, there is a case to be made that (CPO) holds because (NO) holds.
Alternatively, and more tendentiously, one might say that the 'real' epistemic obligation is a negative one; the positive obligation is just a consequence of it.
I'm not sure how this bears on your opening argument...
- July 22, 2011 at 1:50 PM
- Christopher Cloos said...
Hi Matthew…Good question. It's possible that your circularity worry arises out of an infelicitous substitution. Your combination of (CI) and (C) makes it look like I'm claiming you have an epistemic duty to believe what you should believe, which is like saying you should believe what you should believe. I resist this characterization for the reasons below.
You imported (CI) into (C) by replacing "S's ignorance with respect to p at time t is culpable" with "S has an epistemic obligation to believe that p." However, these two clauses are not equivalent. The claim is not that epistemic obligation = culpable ignorance. There are cases where an epistemic obligation is present even though culpable ignorance is not. Relatedly, (C) is not a biconditional claim, and (CI) is only one way of satisfying (C), only one way of being culpable for non-belief: when you had it in your power to *not* be ignorant that p and are thereby without excuse for your non-belief. In such a case, you should have believed that p. Culpability derives from the fact that you should have known that p or could have known that p. But, culpability is not the ground of obligation. Epistemic obligation is ultimately ground in certain facts about your position, abilities and circumstances.
- July 23, 2011 at 4:14 AM
Hi Clayton.
You said, "Not forming the obvious logical consequences of what you believe is not like not bothering to help those less fortunate than you."
I think this is only true in some cases.
Imagine this case. Smith lives in a county in which every fifth car driving down Main Street goes extremely fast such that if one were unable to count she would almost certainly die from being hit by a car. Smith's parents (and others) tried to teach him to count and even warned him of the danger he might face if he didn't learn to count. However, Smith was stubborn and decided he didn't want to learn to count. As Smith was walking home from work one day, he noticed an elderly woman attempting to cross Main Street and in need of assistance in order to safely cross. He decided to "help" the woman cross the street. They both died that day.
It seems obvious to me that Smith should have formed the belief that he wasn't the right person to help the woman cross Main Street (we'll call this belief, P). And his acting out of a belief set that doesn't include P, seems to make him culpable for her (and his) death.
I agree that claiming we should believe all true propositions, all of the known consequences of our evidence, etc. is too high a standard. But it is cases like the one I presented above that make me think (intuitively) there IS some kind of standard out there...even if we can't give a principled account of it.
- July 26, 2011 at 6:08 AM
Hi, Charles Myro here,
By our Anglo-American legal tradition you may be held responsible, liable, punishable if your action leads to harm and if your action is one that-- as the legal phrase states-- any "reasonable" person would have "reasonably" concluded could lead to harm.
If the jury finds that your action produced harm and that you "reasonably" should have known it would---you may be held to account and fined or jailed.
Yes, folk differ what constitutes "reasonable", so there is no hope except you get the right judge and jury to agree with your definition of "reasonable". Thus is resolved the ambiguity in the term "reasonable"--resolved essentially by the jury's fiat.
Thus the arbitrariness, the pure caprice of our system of justice.
- July 31, 2011 at 2:29 AM
Hey- I know this may be random, but I'm curious about a claim your associate Alexander Pruss repeatedly makes about there being more ex-Atheists in Philosophy of Religion than Ex-Christians (I may be wrong since I cannot find the article on prosblogion). I have searched his blog for information and even did a few google searches, but I found nothing in support of the claim. He claims that if you read many biographies, it becomes obvious that this is the case. Do you know what he's talking about. Thanks.
- August 3, 2011 at 8:46 AM
I made a mistake. It wasn't Pruss, but Trent Dougherty- and he made the comments here:
Here is one of comments, where he states his source.
"My "source" is the many intellectual biographies I've read as well as common knowledge of outspoken converts, and--given my extroverted nature--lots of personal experience.
I mean more than that, though that's a big part of it. Part of the more is that it seems insupressable, like under comunism in Russia or in China, it seems to constantly crop up in environments even where social conditions are pretty bad. It's weird the way kids raised in irreligious households seem to have spontaneous religious beliefs at a surprising rate. I'd definitely recommend the Evens book mentioned above on this. He's spent decades following this literature.
Didn't claim it was "shocking" but it seems clearly more expected on theism than atheism. So it's one item of incremental confirmation for theism. "
I was curious as to what you made of this? Thanks.
- August 3, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Hi Clayton,
Just stumbled across this post and I'm trying to get a handle on the first premise. Not sure I get it unless we're assuming that "S is justified to believe p" means S has an obligation to believe p. Are we assuming that? Why not think instead that justification to believe entails only permission to believe (which strikes me as more plausible)?
And why not the following for C: If you're attending to p, then you're obligated to believe p if p fits your evidence ?
It doesn't strike me as odd that what you're obligated to believe depends on what you've attended to. Especially if we hold that once you attend to a proposition, you're forced to either believe, disbelieve, or suspend judgment.
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Smoked Pork Shoulder
This takes a while, so its best to get it about half way done at home and then finish it at the tailgate.
This is a recipe I learned in Texas passed down from those boys out in South Carolina who do pork better than anyone.
What you need: 3-5 lbs pork shoulder.
Pork rub (make your own or buy a pre-bought one, if you make your own, you need lots and lots of paprika but there are some really good rub's out there on the internet if you do make your own and its always best this way).
Worcestershire Sauce
A smoker.
Pecan wood chunks (not chips, they burn too fast), or in a pinch, Hickory. Mesquite is ok but Pecan has the best flavor for pork and beef IMO. You can try Apple but I have only cooked chicken with Apple, im not brave enough to test a piece of good pork or beef with Apple.
Day 1: Get your pork out the day before you start smoking (if you get a 5 lbs, two days before game day), plaster your rub all over it. I mean ALL over it. Make sure it is good and covered, then throw it in the fridge over night. This allows those seasonings to sit on the pork for a good while and the pork will absorb it pretty good. This is not a necessary step but it gives the pork a better flavor all the way through.
Next, get you a bucket full of water, pour your wood chunks in them, let them sit overnight in the water.
Day 2:
Get you a firepit (usually a charcoal grill, thats what I use a portable one) and get your charcoal briquettes lighted and going. While you are waiting for your charcoal to turn nice and gray and the lighter fluid to burn off, empty the water from your bucket of wood chunks. Sit them out in the sun until the charcoal is nice and gray and you are sure the lighter fluid is gone away. Throw 8-10 wood chunks on the coals and let them get nice and burned all the way around. You will notice a subtle change in the color of smoke being given off by the wood and when that occurs, take the 3-5 of the chunks out of the fire put and put them in your firebox in your smoker. Pre-burning the wood gets rid of any mold/mildew/fungus that may have grown on the wood and any bugs and doesn't mess with your meat.
Watch your temperature (pork should be in fridge still), when your temperature gets to 250 degrees, keep it there. Add or remove wood chunks as necessary and adjust your vents until you stabilize the temp at 250 for about 20 minutes.
Now, throw that pork shoulder bare ass in your smoker. Every 20 minutes or so, check the temperature and smoke being released from the smoker, if you find that your smoke is non-existant or not as thick as it was when you first got the chunks going then add another chunk of wood. As you do this, remember to keep adding chunks of new wood onto your firepit to keep them pre-burned. Be careful and dont add too much, only when you take some out of the firepit. You dont want to waste the wood.
Depending on the size of your pork shoulder, you will cook this for several hours. I have gone by this standard: 2 - 2.5 hours per lbs. So if you got a 5 lbs pork shoulder, you will be cooking it from 10-12.5 hours or so. However, you dont want to smoke the pork shoulder this whole time. You will continue to use the smoker, but once you reach teh half way point you will take your pork shoulder off the grill and go wrap it in tin foil. Dont close it all the way but make sure that it wont leak out of the bottom. Throw it in the fridge and get ready for game day.
Day 3:
Take your half-cooked pork shoulder out of the fridge, head to parking lot (bring smoker, fire pit, wood chunks and Worcestershire sauce as well as some charcoal briquettes and lighter fluid to start your fire pit up again). Repeat fire pit beginning process. While you are doing that, unwrap the top part of the pork shoulder and pour in the worcestershire sauch until its about an inch deep on bottom of the tinfoil. Take a meat form and poke holes in the top of the pork shoulder pretty deep and then pour a bit more sauce over the top so that some of it gets inside the meat. Close the tin foil up around the pork shoulder sealing it tightly making sure there are no leaks.
Once your temp on your smoker is back up and stabilized, cook the rest of the time. At this point, you dont have to worry about the smoke amount as you are no longer smoking, now just slow cooking. Drink beer while you wait. In fact, if you haven't been drinking beer the whole time you have been doing it wrong.
If you have a meat temperature gauge, poke it on the inside of the meat after about 3 hours on a 3 lbs pork shoulder or 5 hours on a 5 lbs pork shoulder. If the temp is below 170 you still got some cooking to do. If it is between 170-190 you are good but do NOT let it go above 190. I usually stop it around 175-180 or so.
Take it out, unwrap, watch the pork just slice easily. It will be tender, succulent and absolutely delicious. If you let it cool down you can pull it off and have pulled pork but screw that, it already takes long enough. Cut half inch thick slices and make sammiches, or just sliced pork with baked beans and potato salad is pretty damn delicious too.
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I've been smoking pork lately. I like this two day process because it takes so damn long to do in one day. Are you saying that you smoke it for 5 hours take it off, then the next day you slow cook for another 5 hrs? If its 5 lber?
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for those without the use of a smoker I reccomend a brown and braise technique.
I will gladly walk thru the procedure if there is any interest.
FWIW, I too am a huge proponent of PECAN wood. i like its sweet subtle smoke flavor with all protiens, not just pork.
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Sounds good. Never thought of the pecan wood but will be trying it for sure..
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I used a mix of cherry and hickory on a shoulder and some ribs the other day, turned out excellent.
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Food experts say that U.S. farmers need to grow an average 300 bu. of corn/acre by 2030 to help feed the world's growing population. It doesn't take an expert to see that this goal won't be reached at our current rate of corn yield improvement. It has taken more than 40 years for corn yields to increase from 100 bu./acre in 1978 to 150 bu./acre, which was first reached in 2007. U.S. growers now have 18 years to double their yield to reach 300 bu./acre.
A corn breeder who relocated from Minnesota to Puerto Rico has a plan to help the national corn yield average. Ed Baumgartner developed a new line of corn genetics that he says will improve yields on the fringe areas of the Corn Belt. "If we can raise the fringe areas from a current 80 to 150 bu./acre yields, we are doing our part to help out the national average," he says.
The fringe areas typically face the most heat and drought stress, along with insect pressure. So Baumgartner's Puerto Rican group 3MG selected corn plants showing tolerance to drought, heat and insect feeding. Their first attempts yielded only a few plants, Baumgartner says. But over time, they increased the number of plants to where they now have a line of drought-, heat- and insect-tolerant plants called DuraYield. Built of native corn traits, the line is available for licensing to 3MG's customers.
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Cherry Pie Jello Shots
I've had these shots on my mind for awhile now. They are super easy to make and if you have had my pumpkin pie jello shots you know that they are delicious too.
Not too much crust but just enough to make it taste like a mini bite of pie, boozy pie!
Keebler sells these mini pie crusts at most grocery stores in the pie/cake isle. You just pour your jello/vodka mix right in the pie crusts and let them work their magic over night.
Slice them in quarters and serve. Easy as pie!
I made a non boozy, plain jello version just for myself so I could eat them too. That's how good they are.
You could do any kind of jello you want for any kind of pie. These are perfect for holidays parties and would even be cute for summer parties as well.
(For a kid friendly, non-alcoholic version just use cold water instead of vodka)
Cherry Pie Jello Shots(Makes about 24 slices/shots)
1 pack of Keebler mini pie crusts
1 box cherry or black cherry jello (regular/small sized box)
1 cup water
1 cup flavored vodka
1. Boil one cup of water, turn off the flame and then add your packet of jello. Stir until dissolved. Let cool slightly.
2. Pour in your cup of flavored vodka and stir.
3. Pour the vodka jello mixture into your pie crusts gently and let them harder over night.
4. Carefully slice your pie in to halves and then quarters. Using a fork as a mini spatula, carefully lift out your slices. Serve alone or with a little bit of whipped cream!
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I'm not usually into the jello shots, but you're so creative! I love seeing what you'll come up with next. I'd def. eat a non alcoholic one like you. haha.
I so badly want to be your neighbor so I can help you taste test all of these fun creations! 🙂
Are your Keebler crusts pre baked? Is it pastry or graham crumbs? No Keebler for us in Canada 🙁
That is so creative
Necessity is the mother of invention, so in my fueled excitement to make these TODAY (without going to the store)…I baked a graham cracker crust into a 9″ pan, poured in the black cherry Jell-O and plan to cut them into single serving squares. Thank you for the recipe!!
Hi Michelle! I made these and the crusts were not only impossible to cut into slices, but were completely soggy and disgusting/inedible 🙁 I wonder if I did something wrong?
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Venezia's puts Mama to work doubletime. Venezia's, the Rio Rancho pizzeria, now has an Albuquerque location at 3908 San Mateo NE (you know the place, it's been a Dairy Queen, a doughnut shop and a hot "dawg" joint.) The business is a family enterprise that was run by Frank Venezia from the late '70s until 1995 when the founder closed his restaurant in order to focus on concession sales at Tingley Coliseum and the flea market. In 2000, the second generation, brothers Aldo and Renato, decided to get back into the family business (they put in hours working at the Rio Rancho restaurant as kids) and reopened a Venezia's at 1690 Rio Rancho Drive SE.
The brothers drafted their mother, Maria, to do the cooking and they say she still makes all of dough, sauces and lasagnas by hand. Now that they've got two locations, I asked Aldo how they expect Mama to be in two places at once. She shuffles back and forth between the two restaurants, he replied. I chastised him for making his poor mother work like a slave, but he insisted that his mother lived to cook and loved working in the restaurant.
"She used to get mad when we'd try to make her go home," he insisted. I told him that I'd already seen this show on TV—it was called "The Restaurant" and a nice young Italian boy had his mama working her fingers to the bone rolling millions of meatballs. (Oh yeah, Maria rolls all the meatballs, too.) But Aldo says he pays his mom to cook and it's probably fair to guess that Rocco DiSpirito's mom wasn't on his restaurant's payroll.
Anyway, if you're in the mood for pizza, a calzone or a hot hero and Pizzas, you want it to be just like mom used to make, check out Venezia's.
Mediterranean Café, Ridha Bouajila's new Moroccan restaurant, is at 513 San Mateo NE (255-5244). The address we printed last week was incorrect.
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BOSTON — What seemed like a casual get-together with friends turned out to be Jacob Freeman's last.
The Northeastern University student went to a popular restaurant and pub near campus with a few friends in the early morning hours of April 1, 2007. Shortly afterward, the 21-year-old was found at the bottom of the basement stairs with a severe head injury. He died two days later.
In a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by his family, a jury found Our House East and its owners were not liable for Freeman's death, but a judge later ordered the owners to pay $6.7 million in damages, plus costs and attorneys' fees.
Judge Elizabeth Fahey said the pub violated the state's consumer protection law by not getting a required permit for the stairs and ignoring building code violations. The bar owners' failure to comply with the state building code amounted to "unfair or deceptive acts," the judge said.
Massachusetts' highest court plans to hear the bar owners' appeal of her decision. The state Supreme Judicial Court has scheduled Jan. 7 for oral arguments.
The bar owners say the judge was wrong to award damages after the jury considered the same evidence and found that the bar owners were not responsible for Freeman's death.
"What we are disputing is that the judge can ignore a jury and really kind of relegate their findings to second-class status," said Michael Aylward, the appellate lawyer for Gainsboro Restaurant Inc., the owners and operators of Our House East.
"It seems to the defendants that you have a constitutional right to a trial by a jury, and that should mean something. In this case, it means absolutely nothing. … The judge ignored the jury's findings and awarded the exact same damages that they had been seeking from the jury."
But lawyers for Freeman's family say the judge made a reasoned and thoughtful ruling after hearing testimony from employees that the stairs were a safety hazard.
The judge and jury heard testimony during the trial that the stairs were built in the 1980s and led from the kitchen to a basement, where beer kegs and other supplies were kept. Instead of a door at the top of the stairs, there were colored vinyl strips. In this way, employees could carry supplies from the basement without needing to use their hands to open a door.
Jeffrey Newman, a lawyer for Freeman's family, said the restaurant owners never received a permit to build the stairs or later re-build them and ignored warnings from employees who told managers the stairs were dangerous.
The judge said the vinyl strips actually obscured Freeman's view of the stairs and the stairs had poor lighting, no landing at the top, and only one railing when two were required.
"Any reasonable person observing these stairs in 2007 and before would conclude this staircase is an accident waiting to happen and is not Code compliant," Fahey wrote in her ruling.
During the trial, Freeman's friends said he walked to the back of the restaurant after he received a call on his cellphone. He was found at the bottom of the stairs by a restaurant employee.
Citing testimony, Newman said it was well-known to bar managers and patrons that customers regularly walked into an area close to the stairs as a quieter place to talk on their cellphones.
But the bar owners said the stairs were off-limits to customers. They also said Freeman's heavy alcohol consumption that night contributed to his fall.
Freeman drank at a party and another bar before arriving at Our House East. He had a blood-alcohol level of 0.208, more than twice the legal limit for drivers in Massachusetts.
The judge found that while Freeman was under the influence of alcohol at the time of his fall, he was an experienced drinker who had built up a "serious tolerance" to alcohol and did not exhibit the usual deficiencies caused by drinking, including impaired walking.
"I accept that, until he began to fall, he had no knowledge of the presence of the staircase directly behind the vinyl strips," Fahey wrote.
Aylward said the judge should not have awarded damages under the consumer protection law because Freeman's death occurred in a private part of the business.
"The stairway was in a private part of the restaurant. It's in the very back of the kitchen. It's not meant for customers to use," Aylward said. "He wasn't there to use the stairs. He was there to stand at the bar and visit friends. The condition of the stairs had nothing to do with the consumer relationship between Mr. Freeman and Our House East restaurant."
During the trial, the bar owners presented evidence that the stairs had never been cited by any building inspector as a code violation, despite having been built more than two decades before Freeman's fall.
"My clients had no reason to believe that they had done anything wrong," Aylward said.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Les Miles understands rivalries as well as anyone, having played for Michigan against Ohio State back in the 1970s.
He has been around college football ever since - long enough to be comfortable with the idea that it's OK to celebrate a close comeback victory against a more than two-touchdown underdog when the matchup consists of conference foes meeting for the 101st time.
As far as Miles is concerned, the reason No. 8 LSU still has hope, however slim, of winning the Southeastern Conference - and perhaps even a national title - is because the Tigers demonstrated unshakable resolve in a ``wild and woolly'' 41-35 win against an inspired Mississippi squad that desperately needs one more victory to solidify its own postseason hopes.
``Man, that is special,'' an exuberant Miles said after LSU twice erased fourth-quarter deficits in the so-called Magnolia Bowl on Saturday. ``There isn't a question about it.''
LSU (9-2, 5-2) will end its season Friday at Arkansas (4-7, 2-5), a team that has not won much but can still move the ball. The Razorbacks have routinely given the Tigers fits over the years, particularly in games played in Arkansas.
If the Tigers win, they will at least have a shot at winding up in a BCS bowl game.
If next weekend also brings an Auburn upset over Alabama and a Texas A&M win over Missouri, then LSU will wind up in a three-way tie atop the SEC West and hold the tiebreakers to go to the conference title game against Georgia in Atlanta. That scenario also could open the possibility of LSU playing its way back into the BCS title game for a second straight season.
It sounds far-fetched, though perhaps no more so than the unanticipated combination of results in the last week of the 2007 season that helped a two-loss LSU squad get to - and win - the BCS title game against Ohio State.
Before the Tigers start dreaming about such scenarios, though, they'll have to address breakdowns against Ole Miss (5-6, 2-5) that nearly took them out of the SEC and BCS conversations entirely.
Rebels sophomore quarterback Bo Wallace had his way with LSU's normally stout defense most of the game. The Tigers entered the contest ranked first in the SEC in yards passing allowed at 165.7. Wallace threw for 310 yards, including touchdowns of 56 and 30 yards.
``We're going to spend six days in between now and the next game in pass coverage,'' Miles said. ``This is the kind of film that will be truly beneficial to our secondary.''
Ole Miss also gained 147 yards on the ground. Bo Wallace scored on a career-long 58-yard run and would have finished with nearly 80 yards rushing if not for three sacks that reduced his net to 54.
``Ole Miss came out, they were feeling a rivalry and the tradition,'' LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery said. ``They probably came out and probably played the best game of their life.''
For a third straight week, LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger moved the ball effectively through the air, completing 22 of 37 passes for 282 yards, although his performance was marred somewhat by two interceptions, the first time he'd been picked off since the Tigers beat South Carolina on Oct. 13.
``He's functioning our offense. He's doing the things we ask him to do. We expect him to play big in games like this,'' Miles said. ``We threw the football pretty well and stayed with it.''
Mettenberger also found a new target in sophomore tight end Travis Dickson, who made his first five catches of the season for a team-high 69 yards.
``It was actually the plan to involve me all week in practice prior to this game. Some of the deeper routes we saw on film that I had we could take advantage of against those guys,'' Dickson said. ``The other ones were just opportunities that opened up during the game.''


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And the former Chelsea boss, who coached his country between 2001 and 2002, was installed as the early favourite to take over alongside Santos` Muricy Ramalho.
During his first reign in charge of his country, Scolari won the 2002 World Cup, beating Germany 3-0 in the final, and is targeting another triumph when Brazil host the tournament in 2014.
"We have an obligation to win the World Cup," he told reporters at his unveiling.
"We are not the favourites to win it now, but we aim to become favourites as we are starting to see the results of our hard work.
"If a national team that have won five World Cups is organising the World Cup, you cannot think about just making it to the final or semi-finals."
Meanwhile, another former coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, is returning to the fold as team director, and is proud to have been selected for the role.
"It`s an honour to take part in my fifth World Cup - that`s not something everyone can achieve," he said.
"I feel as happy as a little boy right now. We are not thinking that we are going to win [the World Cup]. We are not the favourites right now, but I`m sure that within one year, we will be a winning team."
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I'm back! Gosh, it has been an absolutely crazy and hectic couple of weeks… full work weeks, school performances to attend, friends in and out-of-town, lots of gardening and planting, several weddings and parties for those too… I still have a couple of crazy weeks ahead, but I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! Summer is almost here and I am SO ready for it!
In all the craziness that has been my life recently, I found an hour to myself and stopped by the local antique store (and for the first time actually had my camera with me!). Going to the antique store has always been therapeutic for me, it's not about purchasing anything, it's just looking and reading the tags about where and when the items were made that makes me happy! It's always interesting to find an item that's over 100 years old, that still looks amazing! I thought readers would enjoy getting a glimpse at what's out there and what I have done lately! I'm curious to hear which piece is everyone's favorite? My personal favorite was the Art Nouveau piece (I lived in Paris for a time and the architecture on my street was very Art Nouveau inspired, so that is what the piece reminds me of).
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Life can be tough at times. So I make it a habit to claim even small victories. Small victories like Angel Light, my center console charter boat, getting an Uninspected Passenger Vessel (UPV) examination sticker from the U. S. Coast Guard. David Siesel and Doug Henson from the U.S. Coastguard Auxiliary, North Star Flotilla, Warwick, spent almost two hours reviewing my registrations, licenses and required documentation as well as physically examining the vessel, engine, lights, charts, fire extinguishers, flares and much more (even the expiration date on the life jacket (flashlight) batteries were examined). The examination was very complete.
Now that I have this optional UPV examination sticker, odds are I am not going to be boarded by the US Coast Guard, the RI Department of Environmental Management Law Enforcement Division, harbor masters, etc. for routine checks unless I am obviously breaking the law in some way. This is a great relief for me (and other captains) as it makes for a few anxiety provoking moments being boarded by authorities, particularly if you have charter customers on board. Presently, I am about one of nineteen boats that have passed this examination in Rhode Island and have the sticker (many of them belong to the Rhode Island Party & Charter Boat Association). There are over 200 vessels in RI with charter fishing licenses that could be examined. It is a good program, one that promotes safety, the charter fishing industry as a whole and it is a great consumer benefit.
So as I say… yeah! I am claiming my UPV sticker as a victory.
335 pound thresher takes Snug Harbor Marina Shark Tournament
Talk about drama, big game excitement and the threat of a big shark. It is the stuff the movie "Jaws" was made of. All of it came to a head this weekend at Snug Harbor Marina's 31st Annual Shark Tournament. At 4:55 p.m. this Sunday (five minutes before the weigh in closed) there were still anglers fighting fish said Elisa Martin of Sung Harbor Marina. The grand prize winner, a 335 pound thresher, was caught on the vessel Bilda by John Durand, a 272 pound thresher caught by Shawn DeCastro on Hot Reels was the second place thresher. A 219 pound Mako caught by Derek Ritch was the first place Mako. The Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8 tournament had about 70 boats participants. Visit Snug Harbor's website at www.snugharbormarina.com for photos and details. Tournament funds will be donated to the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association and the Recreational Fishing Alliance.
DEM closes Bristol Harbor to shellfishing
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced that in addition to the currently prohibited and seasonal closures in waters within Bristol Harbor and surrounding Hog Island, the remaining waters of Bristol Harbor and in the vicinity of Hog Island will be closed to shellfish harvesting beginning at noon Friday, July 6th until further notice. The closure is being enacted because of information provided to the DEM by the Town of Bristol that an electrical system failure caused a loss of disinfectant of the effluent from the Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility during the night and morning hours of July 5 and 6. DEM is collecting water samples of the Harbor to test for fecal coliform bacteria levels. DEM will then make a determination on the duration of the closure upon review of those sample results.
Where's the bite
Striped bass fishing remains good in the mid and lower Bay as well as at Block. Angler Eric Appolonia of North Kingstown said he and three passengers caught eight keeper bass in about two hours on the Southwest Ledge using eels Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. Ken Ferrara of Ray's Bait and Tackle, Warwick said, "Bass fishing in the East Passage at Sandy Point, Prudence Island, Gould Island, around Newport and off Jamestown has been outstanding." Captain Kevin Bettencourt of East Providence said, "We are still doing outstanding- catching bass off Jamestown early in the morning using chunks of menhaden." Captain Drew Dangelo reports catching bass in the 30 pound range fairly regularly at Block Island with an occasional fish in the 40 pound range. "Narrow River is holding bass with anglers catching them on the outgoing tide." said Mary Dangelo of Maridee Bait & Canvas, Narragansett.
Fluke (summer flounder) fishing has been good some days and off other days. Spots have been hot and others have not. Angler Mike Swain of Coventry said, "We struggled at Austin's Hollow off Jamestown last week catching one keeper and three shorts". Anglers fishing the mouth of the Sakonnet River continue do well there. I fished off Newport in the Seal Ledge area this weekend with Patrick and Kevin DeSorbo of Clifton Park, NY and had good results, five keeper fluke and two black sea bass in about 90 minutes. Ken Ferrara of Ray's Bait & Tackle said, "Customers are catching fluke around the bridges, at Austin's Hollow, overall fluke fishing is good."
Scup fishing remains strong. "Customers are catching scup on Pier 5 in Galilee and on the East Wall." said Mary Dangelo of Maridee Bait & Canvas. Ken Ferrara of Ray's Bait said, "The scup have been thick at Rocky Point with 16" scup being taken there and at other places in the Bay."
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|2008-05-27, 12:22
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|2008-05-27, 14:11
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Actually as I mentioned in my post before i do not think it is only about Wales death.
Remember the whole letter incident and basically how in my opinion skillfully she got Louise into helping her to get the letter back.
I mean she came to Louise at night started talking how great friends they are (though she haven't been in touch with Louise for a very long time) then whines about how she is in trouble and though refused Louises concern and help at first, she still told what was about and even told how Louise could help her, which of course Louise did.
So I think Henrietta was manipulative even before Wales death. But after Wales death she became, more aggressive so to say, willing to sacrifice people for the sake of peace... Yet peace build on blood is never very stable...
I also second the thought that Henrietta may be the last obstacle in the novels as well... She is not evil but... she looks very manipulated to say the least...
Like she imprisoned Louise and Saito so that they would not help Tabitha but once they escaped and helped Tabitha, Henrietta started using the fact that Tabitha is her cousin and Louise became her best friend once again...
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|2008-05-27, 15:04
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|2008-05-27, 15:19
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I've never thought of it that way, but when you mention it, it is possible.
Though for me, I just consider her an annoying hypocrite, who tends to be a drama queen, who says one moment, that she doesn't want them to get hurt, and the next moment, wants to send them out on to the front lines. So, yeah, I consider her a lot simpler, but if she turns out to be some manipulator like that, than so be it.
If she really has been manipulating the characters, then she has the best acting skills I've seen for a while, since there were some moments where she genuinely seemed to be the one manipulated.
|2008-05-27, 15:52
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Saito, despite been seen as stupid ecchi, is actually much more capable doing stuff whereas Louise is highly unreliable. Louise gambled her money away because she can't stand not having amenities. Louise has so far fumbled from one fluke to the next. It is a miracle that she is not dead already.
Henrietta very much want Saito to work for her.
However, let's not forget Saito is very much always looking for a way home and Louise is very committed to realizing that goal. That, of course, is not working towards Henrietta's end. At the very least, she can't have Louise run off far and away and possibly get herself caught by other people. Therefore, Henrietta has alot of reason to keep Saito attached and not returning home.
One thing that happened in 14 is Louise taking upon herself to strike a deal with the Pope to return Saito home. In return Louise is agreeing to work directly for the Church. I think Henrietta is again alarmed at the prospect of losing Louise and Saito, and is going to work overtime securing their loyalty.
|2008-05-27, 16:04
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I agree and disagree with you at the same time, serenade...
I agree with you about her seducing Saito mostly from loneliness, the first time she tried... But the second time she was trying to seduce Saito it was very precise afforts and even if it was influenced by her loneliness you have to wonder how she rather calmly abused her queens powers to keep Louise and Saito apart as much as possible, keeping Saito close to herself.
Plus the second time she kissed Saito she was pretending to be Louise (Though Saito realized it by the end but still..Using your best friend's outlook to seduce the one she loves is bit low...).
All these things combined, I would not be surprised if her motives would not be only her lonely heart (the second time she tried seducing, the first one was definitely emotional one) but something else as well...
Henrietta is a hypocrite without a doubt. It is hard for me to imagine how a person that read all 14 volumes of ZnT novels would still not count Henrietta as a hypocrite, as her actions and words strongly contradict.
The question is - is her hypocrisy simple and she still is naive fool inside or is she actually very manipulative character.
|2008-05-27, 16:44
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Also remember the first time Henrietta seduces Saito in the run-down inn, she is in fact in the middle of a plot to eliminate her oppositions. I was most taken aback by her comment that these people are "enemies and traitors" in no uncertain terms. She is in fact gearing up for a very brutal bloodbath in the theater. The comment illustrates that she has no intention of sparing her enemies. In the anime the other side mostly surrendered but in the novel it is clearly stated the musketeers killed a lot of people.
While in the midst of all this dastardly business, she's getting it on with Saito in the inn, which is slightly disconcerting. Perhaps she's nervous but this calculating side just betrays her typical description as cute and naive, etc, etc
|2008-05-27, 17:03
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And one last question,i'm very interested about vindalf personnality:is he better than the pope and what does he think of saito?Why did he give louise back to tristain army in vol.8(wasn't his mission to cupturse her or at less to take her ring)?He tought saito was about to die so he has no reason to keep his promise;that's why i think of him as a better guy than the pope-conflicted loyalty?-am i wrong?
|2008-05-27, 18:24
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The noble title was re-instated after Tabitha was rescued.
Can't figure out the last question.
|2008-05-27, 21:31
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Moreover, as a princess and heir to the throne, Henrietta should have been brought up with a reasonable idea of plots, intrigues and conspiracies - to do otherwise would have been gross negligence on the part of her parents.
Considering all that plus Henrietta's relative inexperience in rulership, I don't necessarily think it's all that odd that she should come off cold and calculating at some times, yet pretty hapless and naive at other times - or even that she should be so quick to use her friends as tools, because that seems to me to be how their entire system of nobility (and hence government) actually works.
|2008-05-27, 23:51
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Well we could question ourselves do the guys at KGB responsible for killing so many people in soviet union?
After all they were raised to be part of the structure, which in soviet union was loyalty to the party and the leader, to the point of killing and betraying your own family.
Do the young nazis-yougend were responsible for killing jews in Hitler's Germany? They also were a part of the system.
A lot of people use system to cover up their own cruelty and bloodlust and when they are caught they say - I am not the one to blame - system is at fault.
But the fact that some people grow out of the system makes such comments less credible.
In ZnT novels Louise was able to grow up out of the system (she gave up on her tittle for saving her friend), Montmorency, Guiche, Kirche are also not what you would consider nobles that are completely dependent on the system either.
So i do not think you can everything put on the systems blame. You can break through it even if you were born in it.
The people that killed others in nazis germany or in soviet union were either too weak or not willing to step out of the system. it was hard to determine weather the person was too weak or just enjoyed killing under the cover of the system. However, the responsible ones (the ones that take the highest government positions) were all punished.
Henrietta is taking the highest possible position in her country thus her responsibility for her actions is much higher than others. Which also puts a lot of stress on her, yet when her latest decisions lead to bloodshed (though it could have been avoided) one can question if she could be held responsible for that despite the system?
I think Henrietta is more complex character rather than just a naive idiot whose hypocrisy steams only from her emotional weakness (where he says to the face one thing, but turns around - and does completely different thing) but rather at least some of her actions are calculated (killing enemies off, using Tabitha and Louise).
The latest event will make her worry without a doubt. Loosing Louise (void magician) would her a lot, so I think she will try to regain the control in one way or another. Tabitha is a problem, since no matter how hard Henrietta may press on the fact that Tabitha (Charlotte) is her cousin, it is obvious that Tabitha only trusts Saito, Kirche and Louise the most, he friends that risked everything to save her rather than the queen who imprisoned them to prevent her from saving just to keep the political stability and only became a caring cousin later.
Henrietta isnt evil and she can herself fall into the trap (like with the pope) however, a thief that had been robbed is still a thief. Henrietta, who had been manipulated, can still be a calculating manipulator herself.
|2008-05-28, 00:54
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What I am saying is that I don't find her actions especially shocking or unusual, in light of her circumstances and the world she lives in.
|2008-05-28, 02:47
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Sorry, Guppy, I have misunderstood you as i thought you were traying to put the blame on the system rather on Henrietta.
I do agree that this makes her actions less surprising.
However, we also have to remember what nice things she says. It makes one expect that she would act according those words, but instead she acts totally differently from what she said, being a total hypocrite.
I would understand if she would be lying to her political opponents but she is also two-faced with Louise, who should be her best friend.
I do agree that if not impossible acts from Louise and Saito she would have been in a pitch, but I do not see that as an argument that she is less calculated manipulator.
The first Louise miracle was without a doubt totally unexpected for her, but later, I think Henrietta started to believe that Louise and Saito are capable to do impossible things for her, thus using them as her trump card. So in a sense she was expecting them to do impossible things, Maybe of less magnitude but still...
For me it seems taht she either does not understand that Louise has her limits and that she burns out each time she uses her void magic more and more or she understands but still uses Louise purely as a tool.
Sure she reminds of how they are best friends each possible moment and cares for their (Louise and Saito) both health in an instant, but it doesn't stop her from using them as tools the other moment.
Again, i am not trying to portray her as evil witch or something, however I think that some people greatly overestimate her naiveté bit too much. She is portrayed as such but her actions give us another portrait of her.
In anime - sure she is what we see. But again in anime we will never see a really heartbroken/depressed Louise, nor we will see Saito pondering about the meaning of life and death (like he did in Wales arc in novels). Basically anime is for children who enjoy seeing tit-jokes every ten minutes. It doesn't try to be complex in terms of plot or characters.
Noborus ZnT novels are not the most complex light novels around here, tahts for sure, but they do deep digger than anime would ever be able to. Thats why taking Henrietta just as a naive kindhearted princess who only fell in the hands of system and evil manipulators is simplifying things too much.
I agree with hchuang, that this makes Hnerietta one of the most interesting characters to look at. sure, I do not like her as much as I did in the first books, yet it still doesn't make her a shallow character.
One more interesting thing - have anyone noticed that Henrietta is trying to build a circle of young nobles around her? I mean she is giving a rather big positions from the young nobles from academy who will become heads of their families someday. It could also be treated that she is preparing to have a loyal circle of nobles that support her in the future.
It is not secret that older family members do look down on Henrietta a little but this cannot be said about youngsters so Henrietta is using this to make them feel indebted now to ensure their loyalty in the future. Plus she is ensuring her fame between peasants as well. If everything goes right she may be a rather strong ruler in the future.
One problem is that she relies on Saito and Louise miracles bit too much. Louise is burning herself out as she is using more and more void powers without being able to rest herself and restore it properly. Saito is much more reliable at this sense, but Henrietta already failed in seducing him anyway and the latest acts by the duo may have made her little bit scared of loosing them both (plus Tabitha, is not trusting her "dear" cousin as much as she trusts Saito or Kirche).
|2008-05-28, 04:21
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2.what kind of"precise effort" and how did she "abuse of her power as queen" to keep saito close of her(and separate him from louise) when she was still trying to seduce him?
3.I've heard nothing of siesta in vol.14:is that because she did no follow them in romalia?I'd like to know what she tough of louise sending saito back witthout considering her feeling;in fact anything about her would be fine.
|2008-05-28, 05:44
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|2008-05-28, 07:19
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Tabitha is always a rather hard to read character so you have to read her by her actions instead, and in this aspect it si pretty obvious that she trusts much more Saito or Kirche than her cousin.
As for Henrietta abusing her power. Simple things - finding Saito to do around her to keep him at her place even if there wasn't anything to do really. But Henrietta made sure he would spend more time around her rather than with Louise.
I do not think Henrietta is very good at manipulating yet either. Like she relies on Louise and Saito's miracles too much, but she can be the last obstacle given the situation.
|2008-05-28, 07:56
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More importantly,if i can still annoy you guy,could you give a bref summary of the encounter of saito with brimir and his elf-it's bound to have an importance in the next volume,especially when the elf will get involved.
|2008-05-28, 08:20
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Wait, is this memory transfer permanent? So now Louise can remember everything Saito think about at any given moment? O_O
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Cory Whitsett shot a 3-under 68 to help Alabama to take a four-shot lead after two rounds of the NCAA Division I men's championships on Wednesday at Riviera Country Club.
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