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Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956), nicknamed "Steady Eddie," is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman, designated hitter, and coach. Spending most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles, he ranks fourth in team history in both games played and hits. Though Murray never won a Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, he finished in the top ten in MVP voting several times. He had 996 runs batted in in the 1980s, more than any other player. After his playing career, Murray coached for the Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Murray is one of only seven players in MLB history to be in both the 3,000 hit club and the 500 home run club. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in . In the New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (2001), Murray is described as the fifth-best first baseman in major league history. He was 77th on the list of the Baseball's 100 Greatest Players by The Sporting News (1998).

Early life
Murray was the eighth child of twelve and still has five sisters and four brothers. He has often quipped that as a child he did not have to go far for a pick-up baseball game. The games were quite fierce and his older brothers never let him win. Murray played Little League baseball under coach Clifford Prelow, an ex-Dodger minor leaguer. (In his Hall of Fame induction speech, Murray thanked Prelow for teaching him not just the game of baseball, but love for the game as well.) Prelow remembers that young Murray was a well behaved player. Murray attended Locke High School in Los Angeles, where he batted .500 as a senior and was a teammate of Ozzie Smith.

Playing career

Baltimore Orioles (1977–1988)
Murray was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the third round of the 1973 amateur draft and had several successful seasons in the minor leagues. He debuted at the major league level on April 7, 1977, and played in 160 games for the Orioles in his first season. In 160 games, he hit for .283 while contributing 88 RBIs, 27 home runs, 29 doubles, and 173 hits while also striking out 104 times during the season. This was the only season in which he struck out over 100 times. He won the American League Rookie of the Year award. In his next season, he played in 161 games while raising his totals, hitting for .285 along with having 95 RBIs, 27 home runs, 32 doubles, 174 hits along with being named to his first All-Star Game and finishing 8th in the MVP balloting. In the 1979 season, he hit .295 along with driving in 99 runs, 25 home runs, 30 doubles and 179 hits in 159 games. Though he was not named to the All-Star Game, he finished 11th in the MVP balloting. He participated in his first postseason. In the 1979 American League Championship Series, he hit 5-for-12 for a .417 batting average along with one home run and 5 RBIs as they beat the California Angels in four games. In the 1979 World Series, he hit 4-for-26 for a .154 average with one home run and 2 RBIs but also four strikeouts as the Orioles lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games.

With the Orioles from 1977 until 1988, Murray averaged 28 home runs and 99 RBI, making him a perennial candidate for the MVP award, twice finishing second in the voting. Murray's close-knit friendship with fellow Oriole Cal Ripken Jr. was highly publicized in Baltimore at the time. In fact, Ripken has credited Murray with teaching him his work ethic.

In the 1980 season, he hit .300 (a career first), having 116 RBIs, 32 home runs, 36 doubles, and 179 hits in 158 games.  He finished 6th in the MVP balloting that year. While only playing in 99 games due to the player's strike, in 1981 Murray hit .294 along with 78 RBIs (which led the American League), 22 home runs (tied for the American League lead), 21 doubles and 111 hits while being named to the 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and finishing 5th in the MVP balloting. He returned to full form the following year, hitting for .316 along with 110 RBIs, 32 home runs, 30 doubles, and 174 hits in 151 games. He was named to the 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game along with being awarded his first-ever Gold Glove Award and finishing 2nd in the MVP balloting.

His 1983 season was not much different, as he hit .306/.393/.538 along with 111 RBIs, 33 home runs (a career-high), 30 doubles, and 178 hits in 156 games. He was named to the 1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game along with winning a second consecutive Golden Glove and his first Silver Slugger Award. Though a spectacular season, he finished second in the MVP voting to teammate Cal Ripken, Jr.. In the 1983 American League Championship Series against the Chicago White Sox, he hit 4-for-15 for a .267 batting average, hitting one home run and three RBIs as the Orioles advanced in four games to go to the 1983 World Series. In that series, he hit 5-for-20 for a .250 average while also hitting two home runs and three RBIs as the Orioles beat the Philadelphia Phillies in five games. This was his only world championship along with his last postseason appearance for 12 years.

In the 1984 season, he played in all 162 games (a career-high), while hitting for .306 and having 110 RBIs, 29 home runs, 26 doubles, and 180 hits. He also was walked a career-high 107 times. He was named to a fourth straight All-Star Game, while being awarded a third straight Gold Glove and second straight Silver Slugger Award and finishing 4th in the MVP balloting. The following year, he hit for .297 while having 124 RBIs, 31 home runs, 37 doubles (a career-best) and 173 hits in 156 games. He was named to his fifth straight All-Star Game while finishing 5th in the MVP balloting. The 1986 season (his tenth with the Orioles) was a slight regression, though he hit .305 with 84 RBIs, 17 home runs, 25 doubles and 151 hits in 137 games. He was named to the All-Star Game once again.. This was his last selection until 1991. The following year, he hit for .277 while having 91 RBIs, 30 home runs, 28 doubles, and 171 hits in 160 games. This was the first season in which he had more strikeouts than walks (78 to 75) since 1983 (a 90:86 ratio). In the 1988 season, he hit for .284 while having 84 RBIs, 27 doubles and 171 hits in 161 games.

Murray's relationship with Orioles management began to sour during spring training in 1986 when he accused team officials of pressuring him to return prematurely from an ankle injury. His request to be traded in late-August of that year was fueled by criticism from team owner Edward Bennett Williams who questioned his off-season work habits, defense and lack of extra base hits, a veiled attempt at accusing Murray of laziness. Such racism factored into the lack of appreciation he received from baseball fans and media. He was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ken Howell, Brian Holton and Juan Bell on December 4, 1988. The Orioles also paid $1 million of the $8 million he was owed for the final three years of his contract. The Baltimore Sun sports columnist Mike Preston called Murray's departure from Baltimore in 1988 "one of the lowest moments in this city's sports history, as sad as the Colts leaving for Indianapolis, and as embarrassing as Colts officials allowing quarterback John Unitas to wear a San Diego Chargers uniform."

Los Angeles Dodgers (1989–1991)
In his first season with the team, he hit for a career-low .247 while having 88 RBIs, 20 home runs, 29 doubles and 147 hits in 160 games. The following year, he improved to a .330 average while having 95 RBIs, 26 home runs, 22 doubles and 184 hits in 155 games. He had 64 strikeouts (his lowest since 49 in 1986) while having 87 walks, the most since he had 84 in 1985. He was awarded the Silver Slugger Award for the third and final time while finishing 5th in the MVP balloting. He lost the NL batting title to Willie McGee by a narrow margin; McGee had been traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics but had enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title, hitting .335 to Murray's .330, though McGee hit .274 with the A's (making his season average .324), which meant that Murray led the major leagues in batting despite not winning the NL batting title. The 1991 season was his last with the Dodgers. He hit for .260 while having 96 RBIs, 19 home runs, 23 doubles and 150 hits in 153 games. He had 74 strikeouts along with 55 walks (the lowest since having 40 in the injury-shortened year of 1981). Despite this, he was named to the 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. On October 29, 1991, he was granted free agency.

New York Mets (1992–1993)
On November 27, 1991, Murray signed a two-year deal with the New York Mets. Murray was one of several acquisitions the Mets made (including Bobby Bonilla, Willie Randolph, and Bret Saberhagen) to try to regain their winning ways. However, in Murray's two years with the team they finished with 90 and 103 losses, respectively. He hit for .261 while having 93 RBIs, 16 home runs, 37 doubles and 144 hits in 156 games for 1992. Murray hit his 400th career home run on May 3 against Marvin Freeman of the Atlanta Braves. In the following year, he hit for .285 while having 100 RBIs (a team-high and his first 100 RBI season since having 124 in 1985), 27 home runs (second on the team only to Bonilla), 28 doubles and 174 hits in 154 games. Murray was one of three Mets to hit 20 or more home runs that year, with Bonilla hitting 34 and Jeff Kent hitting 20. This was the last time in his career that Murray hit the 100 RBI mark.

On November 1, 1993, he was granted free agency by the Mets.

Cleveland Indians (1994-1996)
Murray was signed as a free agent by the Cleveland Indians on December 2, 1993. In the 1994 season, he played in 108 games and had a .254 batting average along with 76 RBIs, 17 home runs and 110 hits before the season was cut short due to the strike. The following year, he played in 113 games while having a .323 batting average for 82 RBIs, 21 home runs, and 141 hits.  Murray reached the 3,000-hit plateau as an Indian on June 30, 1995, at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome with a single to right field off Minnesota Twins pitcher Mike Trombley. In the 1995 American League Division Series, he hit 5-for-13 for a .385 batting average while having one home run and 3 RBIs as they swept the Boston Red Sox in three games. In the 1995 American League Championship Series, he hit 6-for-24 while having a home run and 3 RBIs as the Indians beat the Seattle Mariners to advance to the 1995 World Series. In that series, he hit 2-for-19 for a .105 batting average. One of his hits was a single in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 3 off of Alejandro Peña to score Álvaro Espinoza and give the Indians a crucial win. He had two other RBIs along with a home run shot in Game 2 that scored two runs. However, the Indians lost to the Atlanta Braves in six games. Murray's 1996 season was shared between two teams, the Indians and the Orioles. He played a total of 152 games, hitting for .260 with 79 RBIs, 22 home runs along with 147 hits. He played in 88 total games for the Indians, hitting for .262 along with 45 RBIs, 12 home runs and 88 hits. The Indians traded Murray back to Baltimore on July 21, 1996, for pitcher Kent Mercker.

Last seasons (1996–1997)
He played in 64 games for the Orioles, hitting for .257, 34 RBIs, 10 home runs and 59 hits. On September 6, 1996, he hit his 500th career home run off Felipe Lira—fittingly, the home run came as a member of the Orioles, and also came exactly one year to the day that Ripken had broken Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games played. Having already reached the 3,000 hits plateau the previous season, Murray joined Willie Mays and Hank Aaron as the only players ever to have hit at least 500 home runs and amassed 3,000 or more hits in their careers. Rafael Palmeiro,  Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, and Miguel Cabrera have since joined the club. He participated in the Orioles' playoff run, as the team advanced to the ALCS against the Yankees after having beat his old team Cleveland in the ALDS. In nine total postseason games, he went 10-for-30 while hitting one home run.  After being granted free agency by the Orioles, Murray was signed as a free agent by the Anaheim Angels on December 18, 1996. He played 55 total games in the 1997 season, 46 with the Angels and 9 with the Dodgers. He had a .219 batting average along with 15 RBIs, 3 home runs, and 35 hits. His last home run was with the Angels, hitting one off Bob Tewksbury in the second inning in a 4–3 loss. He was released by the Angels on August 14. On August 20, he was signed by the Dodgers. In nine total games with the Dodgers, he had a .286 batting average, 3 RBIs and 2 hits. On October 30, he was granted free agency.  He retired after the 1997 season with 504 home runs; as of 2021, Mickey Mantle is the only switch-hitter who has hit more home runs (536). Murray hit a home run from both sides of the plate in 11 games; he retired tied with Chili Davis for first place in this category. This co-record has since been broken by Mark Teixeira.

Coaching career
After playing 21 major-league seasons. Murray became a coach, first with the Baltimore Orioles, serving as bench coach in 1998 and 1999 and as first-base coach in 2000 and 2001.

Murray then served as the hitting coach for the Cleveland Indians from 2002 to 2005. He was with the Indians when inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Murray accepted the position of hitting coach with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2006. On June 14, 2007, Murray was fired. The Dodgers had just come off a three-game sweep of the New York Mets and had produced 31 hits and 18 runs. Former Dodger player Bill Mueller was named as interim replacement.

Outside baseball
In the 1980s, Murray made a donation to the Baltimore City Parks and Recreation Department which led to the establishment of the Carrie Murray Nature Center, named after Murray's late mother. In 2008, Murray released a charity wine called Eddie Murray 504 Cabernet, a nod to his 504 career home runs, with all of his proceeds donated to the Baltimore Community Foundation.

On August 17, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Murray with insider trading.  The SEC alleged, in a civil claim, that Murray had "made approximately $235,314 in illegal profits after Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories Inc. publicly announced its plan to purchase Advanced Medical Optics through a tender offer."  Specifically, the SEC alleged that Murray had received a "tip" about the impending purchase offer before the offer was publicly announced, bought stock in Advanced Medical Optics because of the tip, and then sold the stock for the profits after the stock increased in value after Abbott Laboratories' plans were publicly announced.  According to the SEC, Murray received the tip from former Baltimore Orioles teammate Doug DeCinces, with whom he remained close friends after their playing careers ended. One year earlier, DeCinces had agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle the SEC's civil insider trading charges against him in the same case. Murray agreed to settle the SEC's civil charges by paying a total of $358,151, without admitting or denying any wrongdoing.

Legacy

In 1998, he ranked number 77 on The Sporting News list of Baseball's 100 Greatest Players, and was nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

On Sunday, July 27, 2003, Murray, along with Gary Carter, was inducted into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame. More than 30,000 people heard Murray talk about how hard it was to get to the Hall of Fame.  He said that he was never about one person, but about the team.  He thanked the "sea of black and orange" in the crowd and then pointed to the kids farthest in the back; (more than 300 inner-city little leaguers had come from Baltimore's Northwood Baseball League) and told them that one day "they would be here too".

Murray was named the fifth best first baseman in major league history in the New Bill James Historical Abstract (2010).

A bronze statue of Eddie Murray's left-handed-hitting stance was unveiled at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 11, 2012.

Union Craft Brewery in Baltimore makes "Steady Eddie," a wheat IPA named after Murray.

Career stats – regular season

Accomplishments

 8-time All-Star (1978, 1981–86, 1991)
 Finished second in American League MVP voting (1982, 1983)
 Finished fourth in American League MVP voting (1984)
 Finished fifth in American League MVP voting (1981, 1985)
 Finished fifth in National League MVP voting (1990)
 Finished sixth in American League MVP voting (1980)
 Finished eighth in American League MVP voting (1978)
 Most RBI (1,917) among switch-hitters all-time
 Holds the career record for most sacrifice flies (128)
 Holds the career record for most assists by a first baseman (1865)
 His season-high for home runs, 33, is the lowest of any player with over 500 career home runs
 One of only six players to have both 3,000 career hits and 500 home runs (others are Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols and Rafael Palmeiro)
 Hit 19 grand slams (fourth all-time, behind Alex Rodriguez's 25, Lou Gehrig's 23, and Manny Ramírez's 21).
 Career batting average in 238 at-bats with the bases loaded is .399 with 298 RBI and a .739 slugging percentage.
 Hit home runs from both sides of the plate in the same game 11 times, an all-time record (since surpassed by Mark Texeira).
 Hit 3 home runs in a game three times (1979, 1980, 1985).
 His 222 intentional walks ranks sixth all time.
 Ranks fourth in hits for the Baltimore Orioles.
 Ranks second in home runs for the Orioles.
 Ranks fourth in games played for Baltimore.

See also

 List of Major League Baseball home run records
 List of Major League Baseball doubles records
 500 home run club
 List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders
 3,000 hit club
 List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career doubles leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders
 List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders
 List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders
 List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders

References

External links

 Baltimore Sun Gallery and archive – Eddie Murray
 500 Home Run Club
 Video of Hall of Fame Speech
 Eddie Murray Biography at Baseball Biography

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Q: Validate text field input array I have 2 text fields and if you press a plus button it generates another 2 with jQuery.
for each set only one of the fields has to have a value ie: this would pass validation:
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but if both fields were left empty then validation should fail.
I am not sure how to achieve this. My current validation requires both fields to not be empty.
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A: If you can always be sure to have the same count of email and number fields, you can solve it with a single loop like this:
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APEV Pouchel / Pouchelec / Scoutchel
Pouchel Classic
The original design, the Pouchel, was based upon the 1930s Henri Mignet-designed Mignet Pou-du-Ciel (Flying Flea), but constructed using three commercial household aluminium ladders to save construction time, cost and weight. The aircraft first flew on 14 March 1999 and 120 sets of plans were quickly sold.
When the ladder manufacturer no longer wanted to sell ladders for aircraft construction, due to liability concerns, Dalby redesigned the aircraft to use aeronautical rectangular aluminium tubing instead, which resulted in a lighter and cheaper aircraft, the Pouchel II.
Pouchel II
The Pouchel II replaced the original APEV Pouchel in production. The original Pouchel was constructed using three commercially available aluminium ladders, hence APEV is the Association pour la Promotion des Echelles Volantes, or in English, Association for the Promotion of Flying Ladders. Later the ladder manufacturer grew concerned about liability and refused to supply any more ladders. The Pouchel was then re-designed to use aeronautical rectangular aluminium tubing in place of the original ladders and the new aircraft was designated the Pouchel II. The Pouchel series are all derivatives of the classic 1930s Henri Mignet-designed Mignet Pou-du-Ciel (Flying Flea).
The Pouchel II features a cantilever rear wing with a strut-braced parasol front wing, a single-seat open cockpit without a windshield, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration. The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its flying surfaces covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 6 m (19.7 ft) span front wing and 4 m (13.1 ft) span rear have a combined area of 12 m2 (130 sq ft) and both employ NACA 23112 airfoils. The prototype used a 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 two-stroke powerplant, but the 35 hp (26 kW) Rotax 377 is also recommended. The 28 hp (21 kW) Hirth F-33 has also been fitted.
The Pouchel II sold for €4,000 in 2003. The APEV Pouchel II was supplied as plans or as a kit for amateur construction, but is no longer available. It has been replaced in production by the APEV Pouchel Light.
The Pouchel II was further refined into the Pouchel Light and an electric powered version, the Pouchelec.
Supplied as plans or as a kit for amateur construction, the Pouchel Classic is derived from the APEV Pouchel and features a cantilever rear wing and a strut-braced front parasol wing, a single-seat open cockpit, fixed conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.
The Pouchel Classic differs from the earlier Pouchel in that it has a newly designed wooden fuselage to replace the aluminum ladder and rectangular tube design of the Pouchel and the Pouchel II. The Pouchel Classic's fuselage is also longer. Its 6 m (19.7 ft) span front wing and 4 m (13.1 ft) span rear wing have a combined area of 12 m2 (130 sq ft) and employ NACA 23112 airfoils. Flying surfaces are covered in Dacron sailcloth. Standard engines recommended are the 35 hp (26 kW) Rotax 377 or the 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 two-stroke powerplants. The Pouchel Classic kit sold for €5,000 in 2011.
A gasoline powered Pouchel (foreground) and a Pouchelec (background)
Pouchel
Seats: one
Engine: 1 × Hirth F-33, 21 kW (28 hp)
Propeller: 2-bladed wooden
Upper wingspan: 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Lower wingspan: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 12 sq.m (130 sq ft)
Airfoil: NACA 23112
Empty weight: 150 kg (331 lb)
Gross weight: 275 kg (606 lb)
Fuel capacity: 12 litres (2.6 imp gal; 3.2 US gal)
Cruise speed: 90 km/h (56 mph; 49 kn)
Stall speed: 40 km/h (25 mph; 22 kn)
Never exceed speed: 120 km/h (75 mph; 65 kn)
g limits: +4/-2
Rate of climb: 2.5 m/s (490 ft/min)
Wing loading: 18.75 kg/m2 (3.84 lb/sq ft)
Crew: one
Engine: 1 × Rotax 447, 30 kW (40 hp)
Wing area: 12 sq.m (130 sq ft) total
Rate of climb: 3 m/s (590 ft/min)
Wing loading: 20.8 kg/m2 (4.3 lb/sq ft)
Pouchel Light
Pouchelec
Scoutchel

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A tax official, Francis Philipson, describes in a letter his impressions of Scotland after taking up his new job. He comments on the people, standard of living and politics. July 15 1708 (SP 54/3/31).
I am yet but ill qualified to make you a suitable Returne to your Obligations which I acknowledge, of the Publick Prints I had the favour of in your two last which I communicated to some friends and the Barons of the Exchequer were pleased with them particularly the last; I mean Baron Smith & Scroope.
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As for the Women they may appeare as Angells [angels] in sheeps clothing for they are covered all over with their Plaids [tartan clothing] like the Morocco's and if an English man should offer to speake to any of them he lys [lies] under the Censure [criticism] of the Kirk [Scottish Church] Treasurer. The Lord keep me from his hands. For On the last Sabath [Sunday] day I saw three women on the stool of Repentance [chair for punishment, a known as a cucking stool for women which could be used with or without water, unlike the ducking stool where a person was dipped in water] for the sin of Fornication [sleeping with someone outside marriage] and a man & his wife for committing the fact before Matrimony.
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Independent ICT researcher and consultant Mary Grace Mirandilla-Santos said that "adopting an open access model where segments of the Internet infrastructure will be opened up to more and different players both local and foreign" can greatly help in making Internet more affordable, as well as faster, in the country.
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In the player below, I have included three videos by Jason Allemann. In the first video, Jason discusses the content of the #21315 LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book set, including the instructions, parts, minifigures, and the finished model. He also shares an alternate pop-up scene he designed using just the pieces included in the set. You can find instructions for this model at Jason's website at JKBrickWorks.com (he is planning to post more alternate designs in the future, so keep an eye on updates). In the second video, Jason takes a closer look at the differences between the original LEGO Ideas submission and the production model. In the third video, Jason shows how to build a clasp for the book (like in the original submission), and some of the other changes he made to the official set.
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One of the best sets in my opinion. Very beautiful, and it's great that the creator is so involved with offering extra modding ideas and upgrades.
I agree. Very nice set. And its suitable for the holidays. If I would have the money, I plan to buy one for all my favorite people for Christmas!
I really like Jason's upgrades, including the clasp. Looking forward to more alternate builds! One thing I liked better about the original is that the tan was a more neutral base for all kinds of builds. The dark green kind of limits what can be done, but I understand why they did it.
That's a good point. Dark-green is good for natural landscapes, but not the best for (for example, deserts, or lava, or space).
Great set! And I like how Jason moved the name tiles over to the side. It might be worth getting some extra name tiles so they can be both at the cover and spine. I don't know what Bricklink prices are going to be though.


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Originally Posted by zoas23
I'm not as radical as Eco as to state that a translation doesn't make sense, but without a good critical apparatus a lot of the sense is lost. The HUGE gap between a "flick of the wrist" and a "tour de main" is a perfect example of what I mean... if the critical apparatus doesn't amend the sense, then the "palimpsest" gets lost and you only get a single "layer" (and it's not because you are a bad reader, but because the translator didn't care to explain you ALL the possible interpretations). Sadly, it's unusual in Alchemy to have a good critical apparatus (Though there's always notable exceptions).
Those are very good observations. Even the word "palimpsest" can be taken in at least two ways. One refers to a manuscript where the original has been erased and replaced by a revision. The second is more in the sense of what we have been discussing. You may have an excellent interpreter of two languages, say French and English. But if that interpreter does not understand alchemy, even though his translation is academically excellent, he may completely have missed some of the subtlety because of the various ways expressions can be interpreted.
Unfortunately, almost all of the old texts come to us (English-speaking people) as translations, since most of the originals were written in Latin, and later German, Dutch and French. There have been many poor translations, and as a result some incorrect alchemical principles or practices have received a life of their own, continually being perpetuated again and again. This results in modern books based on incorrect understanding. The word "antimony" is one such mis-interpreted word that has left hundreds of alchemists over the years roasting tons of antimony with no results, and the proliferation of hundreds of books lending support to this notion.
Dictionaries focus on words and the alternate meaning of those words. But few focus on the much more important meaning of groups of words or phrases, which can have completely different meaning from those of the individual words.
I think it's great that, as a group of people speaking different languages, we can look at the more subtle aspects of some of these phrases, and come to a better understanding of what they may actually mean. There's already enough confusion about the hundreds of different terms used for various alchemical substances or practices, so a better understanding of the phrases may lead to more clarity.
Hermetic Pilgrim Rectificando
Basil Valentine in his 12 keys and triumphant chariot (one with someone's notes annexed on it) is very explicit regarding this stuff. He speaks it outright, no veils, no obscurity but he never tells that this is the "Flick of the wrist". You have to make the connection. Read it together with zoas's excellent post and make prayers to God, you should get it.
Fulcanelli is very explicit regarding Ars Brevis and "Flick of the Wrist", infact he has revealed the ingredients with such chutzpah yet hidden it in such a way that most people will miss it.
Last edited by Dwellings; 09-30-2016 at 07:55 AM.
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Originally Posted by Dwellings
Fulcanelli is very explicit regarding Ars Brevis and "Flick of the Wrist", in fact he has revealed the ingredients with such chutzpah yet hidden it in such a way that most people will miss it.
Are you perhaps referring to this?
Thus, for example, while leaving aside, after having cleansed them well, new crucibles which have only been used once, for the fusion of metallic glass, the production of hepar sulphuris, or diaphoretic antimony, they are found cracked after a few days without one being able to explain the obscure reason of this late phenomenon. The considerable spacing of their bulges shows that the fracture seems to occur by the push of an expansive force acting from the center towards the periphery at room temperature and long after the use of these vessels.
Or perhaps to to THIS?
The second way demands, from beginning to end, only the help of a coarse clay abundantly available, of such a low cost that in our time ten francs are sufficient to acquire a quantity more than enough for our needs. It is the clay and the way of the poor, of the simple and the modest, of those whom nature fills with wonder even by her most humble manifestations. Extremely easy, it only requires the presence of the artist, for the mysterious labor perfects itself by itself and is achieved in seven to nine days at the most. This way, unknown to the majority of practicing alchemists, is elaborated from start to finish in one crucible made of fireproof clay. It is the way that the great masters called woman's work and child's play; it is to it that they apply the old hermetic axiom: una re, una via, una dispositione.
A single matter, a single vessel, a single furnace. Such is our earthen vase, a despised, plain vase of common use, which everyone has before his eyes, which costs nothing, which can be found at everyone's house, yet which no one can recognize without a revelation.
Panel 4 - Closed by its narrow lid, with a fat albeit split belly, a common clay pot fills with its plebeian and cracked majesty the surface of this panel. Its inscription states that the vase of which we see the image, must open by itself and manifest by its destruction the completion of that which it holds: INTVS SOLA FIENT MANIFESTA RUINA. (Only the inside makes the ruin manifest).
Among so many diverse figures, so many emblems with which it fraternizes, our subject seems to be all the more original because its symbolism relates to the dry path, also called the Work of Saturn, as rarely translated into iconography as it is described in texts. Based on the use of solid and crystallized materials, the brief way (ars brevis) only requires the help of a crucible and the application of high temperatures. Nevertheless, contrary to the humid way, whose glass utensils allow for easy control and accurate observation, the dry way cannot enlighten the operator at any time in the process f the Work.
So, although the time factor reduced to a minimum constitutes a serious advantage in the practice of the ars brevis, the necessity of high temperatures, on the other hand, presents the serious inconvenience of an absolute uncertainty as to the progress of the operation. Everything happens in the deepest mystery inside the crucible which is carefully sealed, buried at the core of the incandescent coals. It is therefore important to be very experienced and to know the fire's behavior and power well as one could not find in it, from the beginning to the end the least of indications.
All the characteristic reactions of the humid way having been indicated among the classical authors, it is possible for the studious artist to acquire indications precise enough to allow him to undertake his long and difficult work. Here, on the contrary, it is without any guide that the traveler, brave to the point of rashness, enters this arid and burnt desert. No road laid out, no clue, no landmark; nothing save the apparent inertia of the earth, of the rock, of the sand. The shiny kaleidoscope of the colored stages does not brighten up his uncertain walk; it is as a blind man that he continues his path, without any other certainty save that of his faith, without any other hope but his confidence in divine mercy.
Yet at the end of his path, the investigator will notice a sign, the only one whose appearance indicates success and confirms the perfection of the sulphur by the total fixation of mercury; this sign consists in the spontaneous bursting of the vessel. Once the time has elapsed, by laterally uncovering a part of its side, we notice, when the experiment has succeeded, one or more lines of dazzling clarity, clearly visible on the less brilliant background of the envelope. These are the cracks revealing the happy birth of the young king.
Just like at the end of incubation the hens egg breaks under the effort of the chick, similarly the shell of our egg breaks as soon as the sulphur is produced. There is, among these results, an evident analogy in spite of the different causes, for in the mineral Work, the breaking of the crucible can logically be attributed to a chemical action, unfortunately impossible to conceive or to explain.
Lying on the altar of sacrifice, a forearm is consumed by fire. The sign of this fiery emblem holds in two words: .FELIX.INFORTUNIUM. Happy unhappiness! Although the topic seems a priori quite obscure and without equivalent in the hermetic literature and iconography, yet it yields to analysis and perfectly agrees with the Great Work's technique. The human forearm, which the Greeks simply called the arm (brachion), is the hieroglyph for the short, abridged way (ars brevis). As a matter of fact, our Adept, toying with words as the learned cabalist he is, hides under the substantive brachion, arm, a comparative of brachus, written in the same fashion. The latter means short, brief, of short duration, and forms several compounds, including brachutes, brevity. Thus the comparative brachion, meaning brief, the homonym of brachion, arm, takes on the specific meaning of brief technique, ars brevis.
But the Greeks used yet another expression to qualify the arm. When they evoked the hand (cheir), they applied by extension the idea to the entire upper limb and gave it the figurative value of a skilled artistic production of a special process, of a personal style of work, in short, of a tour de main, a flick of the wrist, whether acquired or revealed. All these acceptions of the word exactly characterize the fine points of the Great Work in its swift, simple and direct realization, for it requires the application of a very energetic fire to which the flick of the wrist boils down [pouring a crucible properly]. Now this fire on our bas-relief is represented not only by the flames, it is also represented by the limb itself which the hand indicates as being the right arm; and it is well known from the proverbial expression that "to be the right arm" always applies to the agent responsible for the executing of the will of a superior -- the fire in the present case.
Apart from these reasons --- which are necessarily abstract because they are veiled in the form of a stone with a concise image --- there is another one, practical, which comes to uphold and confirm in the practical domain the esoteric affiliation of the first ones. We shall state it by saying that whosoever being ignorant of the flick of the wrist of the operation yet takes the risk to undertake it, must fear everything from the fire; that person is in real danger and can hardly escape the consequences of a thoughtless and reckless action. Why then, one could say to us, not to provide this means? We will answer this by saying that to reveal an experiment of this sort would be to give the secret of the short way and that we have not received from God nor from our brothers the authorization to uncover such a mystery. It is already much that, prompted by our solicitude and charity, we warned the beginner whose lucky star leads to the threshold of the cave, that he should be on his guard and redouble his prudence. A similar warning is rarely encountered in the books, and quite succint as to what concerns the Ars brevis, but which the Adept of Dampierre knew as perfectly as Ripley, Basil Valentine, Philalethes, Albertus Magnus, Huginus a Barma, Cyliani or Naxagoras.
Nevertheless, and because we deem it useful to warn the neophyte, it would be wrong to conclude that we are trying to dishearten him. If he wants to risk the adventure, let it be for him the trial by fire to which the future initiates of Thebes and Hermopolis had to be put through before receiving the sublime teachings. Isn't the inflamed arm on the altar the expressive symbol of the sacrifice, of the renunciation the science demands? Everything is paid for down here, not with gold, but with work, with suffering, often by leaving a part of oneself; and one could not pay too much for the possession of the least secret, of the tiniest truth. Therefore should the candidate feel endowed with faith and armed with the necessary courage, we fraternally wish him to come forth safe and sound from this difficult experience, which most often ends with the explosion of the crucible and the projection of the furnace. And then he could cry out, like our philosopher: Happy unhappiness! For the accident, forcing him to ponder the mistake he has committed, will undoubtedly lead him to discover the means to avoid it and the flick of the wrist for the proper operation.
Interesting that Fulcanelli connects the 'flick of the wrist' with 'pouring the crucible properly':
it requires the application of a very energetic fire to which the flick of the wrist boils down [pouring a crucible properly]
The more I read these hints, the more it appears (to me) that this 'energetic fire' is somehow (also) connected with manual stirring/triturating.
This shortened way, which is, however, covered by a thick veil, has been called by the Wise the Regime of Saturn. The boiling of the Work, instead of necessitating the use of a glass vase, requires only the help of a simple crucible. "I will stir up your body in an earthenware vase, in which I will inter it", writes a famous author, who says again further on: "Make a fire in your glass, that is to say in the earth which holds it enclosed. This seems to me to be the shorter way and the true philosophical sublimation, in order to arrive at the perfection of this difficult task." This could be the explanation of the basic maxim of our Science: "One single vessel, one single matter, one single furnace".
This is furthermore subtly corroborating (for me) the concept that common fire is excluded from this path (see quote below), but an 'energetic fire' is to be used instead, the 'turning of the hand'.
whosoever being ignorant of the flick of the wrist of the operation yet takes the risk to undertake it, must fear everything from the fire; that person is in real danger and can hardly escape the consequences of a thoughtless and reckless action
What also seems to be implied, is that the Ph. Mercury is ALREADY in our possession when commencing this (so-called) 'Short Way'. Personally, I very much doubt that this 'spares' us from the preliminary 'Labors of Hercules' and from the 'first rotation'. Yet, this path is performed WITHOUT metallic gold, and Urbigerus even clearly states that the path with metallic gold is the longest one (Circulatum Majus). This 'Dry' path may apply to the second rotation at best (IMO ). It may even take only a few days, as opposed to the 'wet path' with metallic gold. I.C.H. is also a bit vague about this, but the clues are there.
Now on to Cyliani, while he claims to only describe the path with metallic gold (long/wet), he may in fact also plant some clues about the 'dry way', accomplished with his 'pre-heated spear':
Finally I made up my mind and made ready for the battle. Having collected branches of dry wood that were scattered on the spot where I found myself, I lit them with the help of a lens that I found to be on me and heated my spear almost white hot.
My eyes fell on a fierce dragon who was endowed with an enormous three pointed tongue with which he sought to throw his fatal breath on me. I hurled myself towards him crying out: "When one has lost everything, when one has no more hope, life becomes a disgrace and death a duty." He opened his huge jaws to devour me, at which I hurled my spear with all my strength so that it pierced through his throat, deep into his entrails. I tore out his heart and, so that he could not reach me, at the same time, I made crude efforts with the help of my spear to turn away the direction of his head. The monster curled up on himself several times, vomited waves of blood and ceased to exist.
In passing near to the monster I had conquered, I saw that nothing was left of him except his mortal form, which was of no value whatsoever.
And similarly, Fulcanelli:
One entrance, absolutely straight, leads directly to the median chamber --- where Theseus slayed the Minotaur --- without encountering the least obstacle; it conveys the short, simple, easy way of the Work of the poor. The second, which likewise leads to the center, only opens onto it after a series of detours, twists and turns, and convolutions; it is the hieroglyph for the long way and we have said that it refers to the preferred esotericism of our Adept.
Last edited by Andro; 09-30-2016 at 12:17 PM.
Reading the quotations regarding the "flick of the wrist" (and read especialy pages 339-340 of Dwellings), it seems to me that he might be talking about the role of the 'philosophical tartar', and the means by which the violence of the reaction between the knight and the scaled dragon may be controlled (in the dry way).
Last edited by Illen A. Cluf; 09-30-2016 at 02:20 PM.
@Andro
I was talking about the highlighted components in the Fulcanelli's post in the post I made in Short Dry Path thread.
http://forum.alchemyforums.com/showt...th-(Ars-Brevis)
It seems like this "Flick of the Wrist" has highly confused you. Correct me if I am wrong.
Labors of Hercules may be easily avoided if you water the earth with its own water (See Aurora of the Philosophers, Paracelsus).
Dry Path/Regimen of Saturn is much different from Short Dry Path.
In Regimen of Saturn, you using a secret artifice introduce fire into the subject and then allow the fire to operate in its own way but in Ars Brevis you thrust the fire into it and accelerate the whole thing as a result. Due to this, you need Flick of the Wrist.
Last edited by Dwellings; 09-30-2016 at 05:08 PM.
Are you talking about the 'Dry Path' or the 'Short Path' here?
In Regimen of Saturn, you using a secret artifice introduce fire into the subject and then allow the fire to operate in its own way but in Ars Brevis you forcefully introduce this fire and accelerate the whole thing as a result. Due to this, you need Flick of the Wrist.
To me, the 'secret artifice' and the 'flick of the wrist' both refer to a 'trick' that isn't mentioned in the texts, and such a 'trick' is apparently needed in both paths (dry and short). I am personally working on my own variation of the 'dry path' (without gold), so I admit I am not very familiar with Ars Brevis particularities.
I guess we'll know better about our 'states of confusion' after you have put in practice what is (for now) just theory.
It can be easy to build castles in the air/mind, just as it can be very hard to see them crumble in actual practice. The Indian symbolism of the bride carrying a mirror and a lemon (sun?) is interesting and the practice is common in Alchemy, if this is how one interprets the symbolism.
I really hope your current theoretical understanding will be proven correct in the test of fire.
Originally Posted by Andro
Dry Path
Just ignore Secret Artifice and read my statement again. The meaning should be clear to you as to what both pertains it.
[Phoenix + Eagle] OR [Mirror + Lemon]. Both convey the same meaning with respect to Ars Brevis. It is not Indian Bride but Indian widow and the ceremony is of her sacrifice at her husband's pyre.
I am very well aware of the shortcoming you mentioned. Whenever I understand something or learn new concept, I go back and forth between many books then and there to see what adepts are saying regarding the same.
Then I go to Fairy Tales (Indian and European) to see what I can find regarding the same. So I won't call it castle building.
But anyway let's see what the future has in store for me.
It is not Indian Bride but Indian widow
Sorry, my mistake.
As long as the fire hasn't been physically converted to earth, it's still 'in the air' for me
Indeed! And I wish you success!
JDP
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I don't see what's so "controversial" or "unclear" about this French expression. In this context it just means "dexterity", "know-how", "knack", "acquired skill", "empirical experience". Jacob B. Lewis explains this French expression, this time within the context of acquired skills in another discipline that also required acquired empirical experience, namely working with early photographic technology (page 217):
https://books.google.com/books?id=jS...%22%20&f=false
In its first decades, certain aspects of camera practice that are now standard escaped definition. To make a successful photograph in the 1850s required not only specialist knowledge of materials and measurements, but also a certain operative dexterity, as some technical writers stressed at the time. One telling conception of practice is encapsulated in the phrase tour de main, particularly in relation to the kind of experiential knowledge that escapes the discursive parameters of manuals and treatises. Meaning "hand-turn" or "flick-of-the-wrist", the phrase denotes a sense of knowledge accrued through repeated experiment and experience;
Lewis continues explaining a couple of other meanings for the expression (viz. an operation performed quickly & "sleight-of-hand" for illusion or deception) , which are not fitting for the alchemy topic.
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Set against the backdrop of Manitoba's rugged boreal forest, "A Life on the Line" explores one of Canada's oldest professions – fur trapping. "A Life on the Line" is the story of a young Métis man's journey to connect with his father on a Manitoba trapline.
For award-winning filmmaker Sam Karney, being Metis wasn't something he thought much about while growing up. His mother rarely spoke of her Metis background. In an odd twist, his father Chuck, a Ukrainian, lived a lifestyle much more reminiscent of the traditional Metis life, immersed in the outdoors as a trapper in the Duck Mountains of Western Manitoba. "A Life on the Line" delves deep into the lifestyle, history, and culture of the Metis people and explores the relationship between a father who earns his living with his hands and a son who earns a living telling stories. Throughout the 2016-2017 trapping season, Sam spends time with his father learning what it takes to run a trapline. From bone-chilling cold to the gruesome realities of the job, Sam works hands-on, learning and occasionally failing. Often humorous and occasionally heartwarming, the film shows a father's desire to teach his son a dying way of life.
In "A Life on the Line," Sam and Chuck embark on a journey that goes beyond work while showcasing the universal complexities of both the father-son dynamic and the claiming of one's cultural identity.
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Schools testing commission focuses on changing testing structure
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Students in Maryland are one step closer to potentially shorter standardized tests and more projects. The Commission to Review Maryland's Use of Assessments and Testing in Public Schools met again Tuesday, though no official decisions were made about the future of standardized tests.
"Teachers have told us, and parents and everybody, that there is way too much testing that's taking instructional time," said Cheryl Bost, the vice president of the Maryland State Education Association and in attendance at the meeting.
The commission discussed making a statewide test on civics and social studies, the Government High School Assessment, not mandatory for graduation. Commission members like Laurie Halverson, a parent in Montgomery County, suggested putting test scores on transcripts to motivate students to take them seriously.
None of the proposals will be final until the commission presents a final draft of its proposals and findings to the General Assembly, State Board of Education and local boards of education in July, but Tuesday's meeting helped focus some of the ideas.
Rather than setting a firm limit on testing, commissioners focused on ways the tests could be changed. Commission members proposed letting districts choose a more demonstrative assessments, like a project, like a paper or presentation graded on a rubric, instead of a test.
They also debated a similar proposal for assessing social studies in middle school as well.
"We know some type of assessment needs to be done," said Guffrie Smith, president of the Maryland State Board of Education. "In this climate of too much testing, having an eighth grade test is not the best thing, because that's one of the areas that has the most testing as it is."
Instead of mandating a state test in eighth grade, the commission considered modeling social studies assessment after guidelines for measuring environmental literacy, which would value things like participating in Maryland History Day, doing rubric-based projects, administering a final exam or using quarterly tests that already exist.
Maryland's school testing commission meets for the first time in Nov. 2015.
Reducing stress of tests
In a high school setting, commission members worked on methods to de-emphasize the stress and importance of tests — such as the High School Assessments that are required for graduation — by changing the length and structure of the test so that it can be administered during class periods.
Currently, these tests are given to hundreds of students at a time in one room with several proctors, which disrupts schedules and stresses students, according to Harford County math teacher and commission member Laura Potter.
"It becomes an event," Potter said of the large tests.
In response to teacher complaints that another test — the college and career readiness assessment or PARCC — was not "developmentally appropriate" for the lower grades, the commission also considered ways for the districts to gather more feedback from teachers about the tests to pass along to testmakers.
The commission also considered implementing local audits to find out if tests at the school and district level in each jurisdiction were duplicative and if the results were being reported and used in a timely way, according to Janet Wilson, the superintendent of Garrett County Schools.
Commission member wary of setting specific limits
There was discussion in the Maryland General Assembly this session of limiting testing to 2% of class time.
Though they agree with the idea of limiting testing, Potter said she didn't support the 2% cap because it puts the state in a position to dictate to local school districts.
"The LEAs (local education associations) should be responsible for looking at their assessment practices and looking at how to reduce testing in their own school systems," Potter said.
Del. Eric Ebersole, D-Baltimore, said part of the issue is convincing parents and communities that tests have value in improving teaching methods.
"Right now it's being used to pit schools against each other, who has the better scores and where do you want to live … it would have to be a change in the way people look at things," he said.
Rachel Bluth can be reached at rbluth@umd.edu.
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PhillipMarlowe	on May 15, 2016 at 11:17 am
While it is nice the commission wants input from teachers on tests, that is not possible particularly with PARCC. Educators who are involved with testing sign a form stating they will not make notes, take pictures, talk about, or even look at the test. Do so, and they will be shoveling crap in Louisianna.
Deb	on May 11, 2016 at 11:56 am
In addition to Lisa's comments already here, I'm annoyed to see that there is still not discussion (at least not mentioned here) about how scores are used. Around the country and yes, in Maryland, more and more families are not taking PARCC, especially in elementary school (our family is one of them). In many states, tests that re not taken are simply marked as "untaken" or "refused" and not scored, but here in MD those are scored as zeroes and those zeroes held against schools (and ultimately teachers), which is patently unfair. I've suggested repeatedly that this issue also be looked at when looking at changing up how testing is done in MD and gotten ZERO response. VERY frustrating to be continually unheard on this issue (among the other problems with PARCC).
Lisa Moore	on May 11, 2016 at 8:29 am
This whole testing thing is a nightmare that MSDE and the Governors office has let continue. We need to tell Pearson to hit the road and drop the use of the Common Core. PARCC ALG I and PARCC ELA 10 should NOT be a graduation requirement….in fact I believe that it is against the law. PARCC was designed to test the implementation of the Common Core in the classroom….not students. To use these as graduation requirements is setting the state up for massive lawsuits. The idea of public education is to turn out good , well rounded, citizens and nothing more…it is not to make children widgets for the economic czars. Keeping PARCC will have many students denied a high school diploma and guess what happens when a young person is NOT able to say that they have a HS diploma on a job application? All of this is just getting ridiculous.
I do believe that there should be high school graduation tests. They should be for proficiency in reading (4th grade level), basic writing, computation of basic math skills and government. NOTHING MORE! Not every child wants or needs to be "college and career ready". Teachers are professionals and it's about time that state officials start treating them as such. I will trust a teacher to assess my child's learning over any score on a Big Standardized test. Children are not standardized and their tests should not be standardized. Children are not widgets, test scores, data points or numbers. Del. Ebersole should go sit in a classroom for a week and then come back and have a discussion about how test scores can NEVER improve teaching methods.
The only people getting rich in this scheme are the test makers and education reformers with their "creative ideas". The schools get less money, the teachers get less pay and the ones suffering from this debacle are the children. As the adults sitting in the room, these people need to start thinking about who will be taking care of them and making decisions for them when they get old and frail…it will be the dumbed down, forced standardized product of this dysfunctional educational system making the decisions. Sure does scare me!


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On Monday, 19 November 2018, Rev. Abraham Segoe and Mr. Mathibe from the Mabopane Ev. Lutheran Congregation of the LCSA brought groceries to the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane as a donation from their congregation. Head of the LTS Kitchen Mrs. Emily Ngubeni received the donation on behalf of the LTS. The Mabopane congregation of the LCSA is located on the northern outskirts of Pretoria.
Rev. Segoe has longstanding connections to the LTS – one of the LTS residences is named "Segoe House" in honour of Rev. Segoe's father, and in the early 2000s, Rev. Segoe himself served as LTS treasurer for a time.
On behalf of the LTS students and staff, we would like to say "Thank you" for the generous donations received.
Rector Winterle of the LTS took the opportunity to share Lutheran resources in the SeTswana language with the visitors – copies of the Smalcald Articles, the Formula of Concord, and the entire Book of Concord in SeTswana, made available by the Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF).


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Royal visit to Whistlestop touched on serious topics but also had lighter moments
Hello, Royal Watchers. This is a special edition of the newsletter following the three-day visit to Canada by Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, last week. Read this online? register here to receive it in your inbox.
When Prince Charles stepped in to take part in a drum dance Thursday in Yellowknife, it came as a surprise to some of them.
"No one thought he would, but he had a dance once, and it shows he cares and wants to help," said Fred Sangris, Chief of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation of Ndilǫ, at CBC News Network.
Sangris said he and other leaders spoke with Charles about reconciliation, residential schools, the Giant Mine clean-up project and the lack of housing.
"I think he understood. He was very attentive, listening to our concerns."
The drum dance and time spent with the leaders took place as Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, were on the final day of their three-day visit to Canada. The whirlwind tour was part of efforts to mark Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee and 70 years as monarch and took the couple from St. John's to Ottawa and, finally, to the Northwest Territories.
Prince Charles and Camilla attend a ceremony at the Heart Garden at Government House in St. John's on Tuesday. (Paul Daly/The Canadian Press)
There were plenty of serious moments as Charles and Camilla attended events and spoke with people about issues ranging from climate change to Indigenous concerns, which Charles acknowledged in a speech Thursday.
"Our visit allowed us to deepen our understanding of this important moment in Canada's journey," he said.
"It is deeply moving to have met residential school survivors who so courageously shared their experiences. On behalf of my wife and myself, I want to acknowledge their suffering and say how much our hearts go out to them and their families. All of the leaders have shared with me the importance of advancing reconciliation in Canada.
There were also lighter moments, like when Charles encountered a life-size woolen bust of his own face, which was part of efforts to promote wool and its durability. He and Camilla also had a few pints of beer at the Quidi Vidi brewery in St. John's.
Prior to the visit, there had been discussions about the interest the visit would generate, given its relatively short duration, as well as the discussion such visits typically generate around the relevance and future of the monarchy.
In that case, wherever Charles and Camilla went, they were welcome.
On Wednesday, Prince Charles meets and greets local residents at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
"What stood out to me was that Charles and Camilla were warmly welcomed wherever they traveled," Toronto-based author and royal historian Carolyn Harris said Friday.
Harris, who noted that the visit had a "very strong focus on listening to Canadians from all walks of life," said she was also struck by "the timeliness of the itinerary," highlighting the emphasis on Indigenous reconciliation, climate change and sustainable financing. , as well as time spent meeting Ukrainian Canadians.
While in Ottawa, Charles and Camilla visited the ByWard Market. As they met and spoke with local farmers and entrepreneurs, they "really seemed to be in their element," Harris said.
It remains to be seen whether how this tour went and how Charles and Camilla were received will influence future royal visits.
"Certainly a longer tour would have allowed them to visit more parts of the country and engage with even more people," Harris said, "so it will be interesting to see what subsequent royal tours look like and whether they stay very short and focused like this, or if we'll see slightly longer tours in the future."
Prince Charles and Camilla take part in a traditional prayer service at a Ukrainian church in Ottawa on Wednesday. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
For his part, Charles seemed struck by what he and Camilla went through, and said they "appreciated the warmth and hospitality very much."
"As we began our journey in St. John's earlier this week — and marking the Queen's Platinum Jubilee by celebrating the spirit of people and service — our great hope was that we could hear and learn directly from Canadians he said during his speech on Thursday.
"That hope has been more than realized. We have cherished beyond words how so many have shared their experiences, insights and example with us."
He said they would stay "in close contact", including through the Canadian organizations he and Camilla are affiliated with.
"Above all, we will closely follow the next chapter in this country's remarkable history, with the greatest affection and admiration for all that Canada and Canadians represent in the world.
Camilla smiles as she meets students during her visit to Assumption Elementary School in Vanier, Ont., on Wednesday. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press)
Here is a summary of CBC's coverage of the royal visit over the past few days:
In St. John's on Tuesday, the royal couple visited the Provincial Legislative Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor's residence and the picturesque village of Quidi Vidi during a 4h30 visit which encompassed themes ranging from dark to festive.
Ottawa marked Wednesday the longest stop of the tourand saw Prince Charles and Camilla visit a city he recently called "the storied capital at the heart of a great nation".
In the Northwest Territories on Thursday, two councilors from the Yellowknives Dene First Nation said Prince Charles and Camilla were very polite and interested in learning about Dene culture.
Prince Charles visits the Dettah Ice Road, which is now melting, on Thursday. The Ice Road, which connects Yellowknife and Dettah via Great Slave Lake in winter, usually opens in late December, but in recent years has been delayed until early January. (Jacob King/Getty Images)
Royal visits inevitably spark discussion and debate about the monarchy and its future. Here's some CBC coverage about it over the past week:
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Queen Elizabeth travels to Paddington station in central London on Tuesday to mark the completion of London's Crossrail project, ahead of the opening of the new Elizabeth Line rail service next week. (Andrew Matthews/AFP/Getty Images)
Public appearances by Queen Elizabeth have been rare in recent months, it came as a surprise when the 96-year-old was on hand this week to officially open an underground line in central London named in her honour.
Health and mobility issues limited his official appearances outside of his residences. Last week, Prince Charles took her place reading the Queen's Speech for the official opening of Britain's Parliament.
But the Queen was seen last weekend at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, and there are reports she is hoping to attend the Chelsea Flower Show in London next week.
Attention will also turn in early June to how many events she can attend during the long weekend marking her platinum jubilee.
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"We need to listen to the truth about the lived experiences of Indigenous peoples and we need to work to better understand their pain and suffering. We all have a responsibility to listen, understand and act in ways that foster relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. in Canada."
– Prince Charles, during a speech Thursday in Yellowknife, as he and Camilla wrapped up their visit.
Prince Charles shakes hands with local officials on Thursday before leaving Yellowknife for the UK after the three-day visit to Canada. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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How do I check the amount of images that I can take and the quality mode setting?
(1) Use "Image quality control abnormal detection counter Y to K display/0 clearing (08-573 to 576)"to check the abnormal occurring condition for each color.
and C, and under 220 for K are defined as low-density pattern abnormality.
pattern is abnormal. If the value is 630 or above, it is defined as high-density pattern abnormality.
quality closed-loop control / Laser power (08-557)" to "0" (Invalid).
(5) Perform "Enforced performing of image quality open-loop control (05-394)".
(6) Output the image quality control test pattern (04-270) more than one time and check the patch of the color identified in step (3) to see if the image is abnormal.
(7) Replace the image quality sensor.
quality closed-loop control / Laser power (08-557)" to "1" (Valid).
(10) Clear all "Image quality control abnormal detection counter Y to K display/0 clearing (08-573 to 576).
2. Press Right/Left button to select the Image Size mode.
3. Press the Up/Down button to select the desired image size.
4. Press the Menu button to confirm, save and exit to standby mode.
If this still doesn't work, press the menu button twice.
yes, first change the paper setting button to normal, then you can lower the image quality on copies.
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Yemen's AQAP Problem
Maz Kamali
Southeastern Yemeni city of Mukalla, 2014.
Maz Kamali .
Posted on: 6th October 2017
As international militaries focus on Yemen's resilient Shia Houthi movement, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula remains a stubborn presence and a threat beyond the country's borders. Countering the group is crucial to restoring peace.
Since the beginning of Yemen's civil war in 2015, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been manoeuvring to position itself as one of the strongest fighting groups in the country. It is now arguably one of al-Qaeda's most important players. Although the mantle of notoriety has passed to ISIS, together with the focused efforts of policymakers, militaries, and the media, conflict has allowed AQAP to thrive, especially in Yemen's south, where it has doubled down on its bid to assert itself.
In 2017, the group has conducted suicide attacks and car bombings on pro-government soldiers. Although the US targets AQAP in the country with drones and has issued a 5 million dollar reward for the capture of its leader, Qasim al-Raimi, the group survives and uses multiple tactics to recruit and proliferate its ideology. The high-stakes Yemeni civil war has become imbued with proxy warfare and geopolitics, with Iran backing the Houthis while battling with Saudi Arabia for regional influence. This mix has given AQAP room and land to rebuild.
Part of AQAP's reinvention is its positioning as a more moderate organisation than ISIS. In a narrative prevalent across Muslim-majority conflict zones, according to which foreign forces are invaders of Muslim lands, AQAP, which mainly targets government installations and soldiers over civilians, can play on this global rhetoric to recruit. ISIS, which has a small presence in the country but has killed civilians, has been far more extreme than AQAP, although they share some long-term goals, such as establishing a state based on sharia law.
AQAP positions itself as a lesser evil. As in Somalia, where al-Shabaab, a group loyal to al-Qaeda, mainly targets the government and militaries and attempts to provide social services, AQAP tries to play a role in Yemeni society. While ISIS has gained the world's attention for its global presence and recruiting power, AQAP has been able to learn from its and ISIS' mistakes. As well as wreaking terror, the group in Yemen is trying to win hearts and minds.
Local issues add to AQAP's pulling power. In Yemen's south, the group filled the security void in which separatists, tribes, and government forces backed by foreign militaries fight each other. Although the group withdrew from the coastal city of Mukalla in 2016 in the face of a UAE offensive, AQAP reportedly looted multiple banks and profited from taxes, before removing itself from the city, claiming to be leaving to protect residents. The group moved to neighbouring provinces, beginning offensives on other areas and claiming the UAE was "the hired gun" of the United States.
By moving into less governed areas, AQAP has had the space to strengthen its ideology and base. In the absence of social services such as schools, hospitals, and aid supplies, the group is attempting to exert semblances of governance. For many years in Yemen, al-Qaeda has been a powerful force in politics, nationally and locally, integrating with native traditions. Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is now managing a fragile alliance with the Shia Houthi movement, used al-Qaeda to consolidate some of his power and reach in the country. AQAP has multiple links with tribes and power brokers, giving it greater legitimacy than other extremist groups.
AQAP's long-term presence in Yemen has always been a barrier to security. Al-Raimi claimed in May 2017 that it was fighting alongside all Muslims in the country, including the Muslim Brotherhood and sons of Sunni tribes. Sectarian tension is one of AQAP's greatest recruiting tools in Yemen. The success of the Iranian-supported Houthis in the north has allowed AQAP to spin its rhetoric into fighting and stopping the spread of this Shia movement. By feeding on these divides, and in the absence of attention, AQAP has revived al-Qaeda's reputation and prospered. The group's pragmatism has allowed it to adapt into Yemen's political circles and work with other nonextreme Sunni Islamists. This provides AQAP with respect and legitimacy among Yemen's influential tribal leaders and local politicians and some of the country's populace.
This doubling down raises several issues. If the war against the Houthis, led by Saudi Arabia, ends in a Saudi victory, Riyadh may have to turn its attention to AQAP. On 3 October, the Saudi envoy to the UN called for renewed efforts at a political settlement in Yemen, but the government in Riyadh has given little indication that it will reduce its military campaign. If AQAP decides to fight both the Saudi-led coalition and a new Yemeni government, peace in the country will take longer to achieve. Even a Saudi- and internationally backed government must have the support of Yemen's population, or the country risks a continuing civil war.
AQAP's influence in powerful circles may prevent unity, and deals will have to be struck. Given the US position that al-Qaeda in Yemen is a threat to American security, direct arbitration with the extremist group is unlikely. A nuanced and localised approach must be taken if AQAP's influence is to be reduced and rendered obsolete. Security and governance must be improved in rural regions and autonomous areas if a unified Yemen is to be restored. But with resources stretched in the fight against the Houthis and various militias, this looks improbable.
The strength of AQAP may also pose an international threat. Inspire, an English-language magazine that the group produces, is aimed at readers beyond the Arabian Peninsula. AQAP has threatened the US and uses American aggression, including airstrikes in Yemen, to rally militants. The group also uses the ongoing persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar to give itself some legitimacy, by piggy-backing on pan-Islamic sympathy with the Rohingya. This is an aspect of radicalisation that AQAP and others capitalise on. The perceived absence of strong international action against injustices allows extremist groups to criticise the west and validate their worldview.
AQAP's integration of a new figurehead, Hamza bin Laden, who recently released a message issuing a call to arms against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has given the extremist movement a fresh face. Bin Laden, the son of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has the pedigree and clout to unify jihadi movements and claim financial and physical support from benefactors. More recently, al-Qaeda's leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, released a message calling for jihadis all over the world to stage attacks against the US. Zawahiri stressed the global nature of the movement despite the seemingly decentralised workings of his organisation. As ISIS disintegrates under international pressures, a rejigged international al-Qaeda may be the one to watch.
In Yemen, the civil war will not be solved without looking at AQAP. Yemenis and the international community must counter the group's ideological recruiting power with nuance and through informed conversations with its supporters in the country. The Saudi-led coalition and the US should oppose AQAP's political power in tandem with its military and insurgent abilities if there is any hope of containing violence in Yemen and beyond. The US sees AQAP as a threat and is using drones to counter it. Although this will harm the group physically, it will not stop it entirely. AQAP is not just an al-Qaeda partner in the Arabian Peninsula, it is a centre for propaganda and ideology, and is quickly becoming a structural role model for others.
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Houthi Movement
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Copyright © October 2017 by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change


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Serendipitous Moments
Lower Yosemite Falls
Total distance walked: 2.25 miles
Early in January I made a commitment to myself to hike at least once a month. To honor the commitment, Chris and I headed to Yosemite National Park on the last day of February. My plan was to hike a portion of the Valley Loop Trail beginning at the east end of the valley. Once there, I felt it was too cold to leave the car. A snowy winter storm was predicted. Though cold outside, there was little, if any, ice or snow on the ground.
Change of plan. Instead we walked to the Valley Visitor's Center. A blast of warm air hit us when we entered the building and my glasses began to fog. Chris perused the bookstore while I discussed our spring backpacking trip with the Ranger on duty. Then we headed next door to the Museum and Art Gallery where Yosemite Renaissance is on display until May. Viewing artwork inspired by Yosemite and the California Sierra Nevada region was an unexpected treat.
A large section of ancient tree dating back to the time before Jesus hangs outside the museum.
Upon leaving the museum, Chris spotted Ranger Shelton Johnson, a celebrity in our eyes. Ranger Johnson has appeared many times in the Ken Burns miniseries on National Parks. Chris took the opportunity to tell Ranger Johnson how he inspired him to do a segment on his radio show about Buffalo Soldiers and George Monroe, historical figures in early Yosemite. By the way, you can hear my husband's radio show, The Mother Lode of Mariposa History, from anywhere in the world via Internet at kryzradio.org. It airs every Friday at 1 PM (PST) and Sunday at 7 PM (PST) The premise of the show is to tell the history of Mariposa County including early Yosemite through words and music. Talking with Ranger Johnson was the highlight of Chris's day. Unfortunately, I was too shy to ask him to pose for a photo.
On our way.
After talking with Ranger Johnson, we braved the cold and walked to the Yosemite Falls trailhead.
The paved bike path to the falls trail.
As we walked, Chris stated that the jaunt to the falls was actually hiking. I disagreed.
Our first view of Upper Yosemite Falls through the trees.
To me, hiking means walking on dirt or natural terrain. Not once did our feet touch a dirt trail. To Chris, as long as he's wearing hiking boots, he is hiking. Since we were actually on a trail, albeit paved, I will consider this my second hike for the year.
At the trailhead.
There are two ways to enter the trail from the road: the closest from where we walked was through the exit; a little farther on was the entrance. Most people entered through the exit when we were there. We took the entrance and were gifted with a scenic view of the whole falls, and a surprisingly empty trail.
The waterfalls were flowing and a crowd gathered at its base. We stayed but a moment, then continued on.
Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls. Look at this trail, no one was there. Quite unusual.
As we made our way towards the exit, we took a side trail over a wooden bridge that led to the spot where John Muir had a small cabin in 1869.
The sugar pine cabin was Muir's home for two years. It had a wonderful view of Yosemite Falls.
The rock marks the spot of John Muir's cabin. The plaque attached to the rock has been there since 1924.
We finished the loop trail and ended the afternoon at Degnan's Deli Kitchen for a warm bowl of spicy chili.
Half Dome, the view leaving the falls trail.
No matter how often we go to Yosemite, each visit offers a unique experience. This trip included a few random surprises: a visit to the art gallery, a chat with Ranger Johnson, and an unoccupied trail. If we had stuck to the original hiking plan, we would have missed all of those serendipitous moments.
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Sweet baby Kaide…. full of smiles and expression.
It is 'recommended' that newborn photos be done between 5-10 days. That is for the typical, curled up and posed newborn photos you most often see. That said… I simply love meeting babies who are several weeks old. Each day they learn something new. How to change the shape of their mouth, how to smile, how to giggle… all of these are amazing things to capture.
I had a quick session with this handsome young man. His big brother was along for the session as well, so of course we had to get a few of them together!


Whereas most readers are familiar with Goethe as a poet and dramatist, few are familiar with his scientific work. In this brilliant book, Henri Bortoft (who began his studies of Goethean science with J. G. Bennett and David Bohm) introduces the fascinating scientific theories of Goethe. He succeeds in showing that Goethe's way of doing science was not a poet's folly but a genuine alternative to the dominant scientific paradigm.
Bortoft shows that a different, "gentler" kind of empiricism is possible than that demanded by the dualizing mind of modern technological science and demonstrates that Goethe's participatory phenomenology of a new way of seeing—while far from being a historical curiosity—in fact proposes a practical solution to the dilemmas of contemporary, postmodern science.
If you read only one book on Goethan science, this should be the one!


GRINNELL, Iowa - Grinnell College jumped out to a 3-0 halftime lead en route to a 4-2 win over St. Norbert College in a Midwest Conference match at Springer Field.
The Pioneers now lead the Midwest Conference with a 4-0 record and are 11-1 overall. St. Norbert fell to 7-6-1 overall and 4-1 in the MWC.
Grinnell jumped ahead when Gabi Maldonado-Bell scored at 27:59. The Pioneers added another score nearly five minutes later when St. Norbert knocked in an own goal. Grinnell took a 3-0 advantage at 38:09 on a Sydney Stoker marker.
The Green Knights would charge their way back into the match midway through the second half. Katherine Larson scored unassisted at 67:49 for her third goal of the season. Jessica Schadrie's goal at 76:51, her 14th of the year, pulled St. Norbert to within 3-2. But Grinnell salted the game away when Katherine Ni scored with just under three minutes remaining.
Grinnell outshot St. Norbert 19-17 but Grinnell had a 5-1 corner-kick advantage.
Laura McElroy made nine saves for Grinnell, while Mallory Ford made four stops for St. Norbert.