10Duke is today pleased to announce that Tekla Corporation and member of the SMART Technologies ecosystem network, today released Tekla BIMsight 1.7, integrated with SMART Board interactive displays. Tekla BIMsight users can use the software directly on a SMART Board interactive display, which is an increasingly common tool used by architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms to facilitate communication and problem solving during design reviews. www.teklabimsight.com has been created with the 10Duke SDK.
The combination of Tekla BIMsight and SMART Board creates a highly interactive visual collaboration experience. You can use all the features of Tekla BIMsight you are used to, just on a new and exciting device. Walk to the display and touch it, or take a pen and eraser and use them in the way you learned at school.
"Tekla BIMsight's integration to SMART Technologies' Freestorm solution gives anyone an engaging way to start to use BIM for meeting collaboration. You obviously need a SMART Board, but you don't have to pay anything for the powerful BIM software," says Jussi Ketoja, Marketing Manager of Tekla Corporation.
To use the package, no extra plug-ins are required and to start, you only need to connect a SMART Board to a computer with an Internet connection for downloading Tekla BIMsight 1.7. The combination engages all members of the project team, even remote ones, and can increase the speed of problem solving in finding solutions to the numerous design conflicts you often find during the design and construction process.
10Duke is the European leader in elastic application development for the Enterprise. The 10Duke SDK and its Graph API allow the rapid and cost-effective creation of advanced networked applications for desktop, browser and mobile clients. The 10Duke SDK has been used to create social media sites and applications for partners such as the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), BBC Worldwide, Arsenal Football Club, Ben and Jerry's, and many more.
Tekla's mission is to drive the evolution to digital information models, providing a growing competitive advantage for our customers in the construction and infrastructure industries. Tekla develops and markets software products and related services that make customers' core business processes more effective, enable their further development and enhance customers' competitiveness. Tekla software products are used in building and construction, energy distribution, and infrastructure management. The ingenuity of Tekla's products is in their model-based technology, and Tekla is an international forerunner in this field. Tekla has decades of experience in select customer industries. Tekla Corporation is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki.
Cutting-edge, wall-sized, fun and free – Reality with Tekla BIMsight on SMART Board interactive whiteboards Tekla BIMsight v1.7 released, with support for SMART Board interactive whiteboards.
10Duke and Tanuki Software announce technical partnership to tightly integrate the Tanuki Java Service Wrapper into the 10Duke SDK.


Locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) have surged in popularity over the past few years, and are a popular choice for Bearded Dragon keepers.
They are both quiet, and non invasive, which has contributed to their popularity as a choice of feed.
They appear to be preferred by the voracious Bearded Dragon, which has fuelled their growth as a commercial species.
As with any insect, proper supplementation should be given prior to feeding to your reptile.
Arrived safe and all was well.


Into The Woods Micro Plush Throw is cute, fun and great for kids of all ages, or for adults who love the great out doors. Very light weight and super soft, made of ultra soft microfiber flannel fleece. One side printed with all kinds of fun woods type items such as a handsome fox, cute snails, mushrooms, green owls and more Forrest plant life then can ever be imagined. Feels like the wonderland of the Forrest all on one beautiful little blanket.
This blanket is a the standard throw blanket size and is 50 inches by 60 inches. The single flannel is extremely light weight and can fit into a large purse or a small backpack for instant travel. This blanket is the best size for travel with kids to keep them warm and safe right away.
The Microfiber blanket technology also makes this throw very durable and light weight. Even though it is a small thin size it can keep a body super warm. The high quality fabric also gets softer on softer on every additional wash.
This blanket is so incredibly soft!!! It's perfect for the little blankie lover in my life! It's not been washed yet so I can't say how it holds up after a wash but it is very well made for the price!


It has been a week of major changes for some of Marvel's most recognizable characters. On Tuesday, it was revealed that they will be re-launching Thor as a female character, and on Thursday they announced that Sam "The Falcon" Wilson will be taking over the mantle of Captain America. Now a third major announcement heralds the modification of another well-known character in the Marvel Universe.
To substantiate the announcement, two drawings were also released, which seem to indicate that the new Ultron will be illustrated as a rather generic-looking horse.
Ultron will be the main antagonist in the upcoming Avengers sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron slated for release in May 2016. It is unclear if and how this change will affect the movie.
Horse enthusiasts have applauded the decision, citing a lack of horse-based characters in mainstream comics. PETA has voiced some reservations about the change, questioning whether the horse will continue to be a villain. It is unclear if Ultron will be able to continue villainous activities as a horse, considering that the press release seemed to imply that it will no longer have its technology-related superpowers.
The announcement has served to reignite speculation about a crossover between The Avengers and My Little Pony. While rumors of a crossover have been circulating for months, the press release did not mention My Little Pony, and Marvel representatives declined to comment.
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Renton mum-to-be is tagged for drunken police assaults
Renton mum-to-be Gemma McPhee tagged for assaulting police
By Craig Borland @helensburghadv Group Content Editor
Gemma McPhee assaulted police in separate incidents 10 days apart in Main Street and New Cordale Road in Renton
A MUM-TO-BE who assaulted police on two separate occasions in the space of 10 days will spend the next four months wearing an electronic tag – despite pleas over the "social embarrassment" it would cause her.
Gemma McPhee was made the subject of a 'restriction of liberty order' following a hearing at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Friday.
McPhee, 22, appeared for sentencing after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to two charges of assaulting police in Renton – the first at her home address in Main Street on November 17, 2018, and the second in New Cordale Road just 10 days later.
Fiscal depute Emma Petterson told the court police had been called to a report of a possible disturbance at 11pm on November 17 last year; McPhee was arrested, but while being taken to a waiting police vehicle, she kicked out at a female police officer and attempted to bite her on the arm.
After being taken to Clydebank police station, McPhee was cautioned and charged and told police to "f*** off".
Ten days later, just after 9pm on November 27, Ms Petterson said, police on patrol in New Cordale Road had cause to arrest McPhee for a second time; again, she kicked out while being taken to a police vehicle, this time striking a male officer on the knee.
She was again taken to Clydebank police office, but this time made no reply when she was cautioned and charged.
Sentence on McPhee had been deferred until Friday's hearing to allow social workers time to prepare a background report.
McPhee's solicitor, Judith Reid, said: "This appears to be a short time of absolute madness on her part.
"We are now a year down the line and there has been no repetition of this type of behaviour."
Ms Reid said her client's pregnancy had been "very difficult at times", and medical issues had frequently made it difficult for her to leave her home, but she had always attended appointments both with her lawyer and with the local social work department.
"Whatever has happened has been a very significant blip," Ms Reid said.
"An unpaid work order would be very difficult for her, and I am very much asked to avoid a restriction of liberty order.
"She is attending very regular health appointments and the actual imposition of a tag will carry significant social embarrassment for her, when she has been out of trouble for more than a year."
Sheriff John Hamilton replied: "Her drunken behaviour was an embarrassment."
He told McPhee: "Assaulting police, in whatever circumstances, is not acceptable, and I can't simply brush it under the carpet."
McPhee was told she would have to remain within her home every night between 7pm and 7am until mid-April.
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Extras needed in Dumbarton for new production
Missing woman Karen Murphy seen on CCTV at Renton station
Nominate council employees who go above and beyond the call of duty
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Date for Lidl Dumbarton opening brought forward
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Dumbarton MSP in bid to be Labour party's No.2
West Dunbartonshire Council leader hits back at online 'fake news'

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The most traded currency pair decided to prolong its sideways movement for a fourth consecutive day. The EURUSD is trading below the weekly pivot point at the moment, as its inability to rise above the Oct low at 1.25 drove the pair even more to the downside. Technical indicators do not trust in the single currency, as they give bearish signals on daily and weekly charts. In the nearest future the pair is likely to approach the monthly S1 at 1.2376.
Market sentiment towards EURUSD stays unchanged, as 54% of all opened positions are long. Pending orders, however, dropped in both 50 and 100-pip ranges during last 24 hours. 64% and 61% of them are now to set to sell the Euro versus Greenback.
GBPUSD declined significantly on Wednesday due to inflation report from the Bank of England. The pair breached a number of strong support lines, including monthly and weekly S1. The current trading level is located below the weekly S1 at 1.5773. However, technical studies became neutral on a daily chart, meaning that we can expect a stabilization of the pair, at least in the short-term. In the medium-term, however, the Pound may plunge down to monthly at 1.5662, as predicted by weekly technicals.
It seems that some traders took profit from yesterday's decline. Right now 60% of all positions are long (58% yesterday), while pending orders in 100-pip range improved during last 24 hours.
USDJPY continues trading between the monthly and weekly R1 for a third day in a row. It seems that the latter level looks rather strong for pair's bulls to be crossed. If the pair eventually succeeds in doing that, we can wait for a strong advance up to monthly R2 at 117.26. This idea is shared by daily and weekly technical indicators, which give confident bullish signals. In case of failure, the pair is anyway unlikely to decrease below the 2007 Dec high at 114.67.
Even though opened positions remain bearish in 54% of all cases (55% yesterday), pending orders lost their strong positive sentiment. At the moment only 51% and 55% on them are set to acquire the US dollar against Japanese yen in 50 and 100-pip ranges, respectively.
USDCHF refused to move in any direction during the trading session on Wednesday. The pair is still hovering just above the weekly pivot point around 0.9658 and below the Oct high at 0.9687. It looks like bulls are preparing for eventual break-out through the latter level, given that it was already breached last week. Technical indicators are positive on a daily chart and have no bearish signals at all. A successful cross of the closest resistance will open doors towards monthly R1 at 0.9753.
Long opened positions are still taking up 58% of all, the same as 24 hours ago. Moreover, pending orders jumped to be positive in 83% and 61% of cases in 50 and 100-pip ranges, respectively.


The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, as told through the eyes of a young Egyptian girl… Truly, Biblical Fiction doesn't get any more unique than this! "Counted with the Stars", the first book in the "Out from Egypt" series, was written by Connilyn Cossette and published by Bethany House in the spring of 2016. As you step into the pages of the story, be prepared to witness the historic plagues of Exodus, and the fascinating culture of Ancient Egypt, as never before.
Horrible, ugly secrets and suggestive scenes are brought to light, one after another, through the course of the book. Likely portraying the time period of the story accurately, these elements are nonetheless hard to swallow in a Christian novel. Detailed violence is also depicted, as is a horrific murder scene. The romance between Kiya and a Hebrew man is also portrayed in a largely visual and physical way, but thankfully never quite steps over the boundaries of propriety.
Overall, I reached the end of "Counted with the Stars" with mixed feelings of interest and disappointment. Unquestionably the overarching storyline of the Exodus was unique and most interesting, but the details surrounding the characters were often difficult to read. If you enjoy Biblical Fiction and are not uncomfortable reading "edgy" material, I feel certain you will enjoy this engrossing novel. If the elements I briefly mentioned above cause you to feel uneasy, however, I recommend looking for a different story elsewhere.
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John Boyne - A History of Loneliness
"John Boyne has plunged into the dark and troubled history of the Catholic Church in our time and come up with a novel to treasure. Unflinching, moving and true."
A hard-hitting novel about the Irish Catholic Church, which, much like Boyne's previous works lingers with the reader beyond the last page. Boyne, as usual, deftly, raises endless moral questions that draw the reader into the dilemma faced by the characters. Moral questions, which, contingent upon circumstance and the vagaries of human existence lead to much soul-searching and reflection.
Though Odran Yates is forced into priesthood by his Mam, he enters the seminary with blind dedication to the Church and his faith. Idealistic and well-meaning, he serves it well for twenty some years through his work at a rugby school where he is held in high regard, cloistered in the library which he runs with great pride.
When he is unexpectedly transferred to a parish, a position previously held by his old friend Tom Cardle, Yates finds himself confronted with unconscionable goings-on in the Church. Unable to face up to the truth, partly out of naiveté and partly out of denial, Yates cannot reconcile his memories of the young Cardle–who "gave off an air of utter despair" in the seminary and to whom Yates was drawn because he too feared loneliness–with the unspeakable acts he is accused of. Ostensibly blameless, Yates realises that the rampant corruption not only sours his life but taints his vocation.
Boyne's choice and handling of his narrator is absolutely brilliant. As is his compelling piecemeal revelation of Yates' story. In spite of his scepticism, and his torpor, Yates remained, at least for me, a likeable righteous character, with whom one could identify through stages of uncertainty, disbelief, anger, and anguish.
D K Haffar
Added 21st April 2017


Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine - Are Plastic Bird Toys Safe For Parrots?
Is plastic a safe product for my bird? Are there any unnatural chemicals used? I have read about phthalates, is that still used in plastic? Will my bird swallow plastic? Will plastic pass safely through if accidentally swallowed? Will my bird like playing with plastic? Why use plastic toys for my bird? What are some advantages and disadvantages of plastic toys compared to wooden toys?
Powder coated paint is plastic. Bird cages that are powder coated are painted with plastic paint. Birds living in powder coated cages without the presence of metallic or other harmful additives are healthy and have no known adverse effects from the plastic paint.
If zinc or other metallic additives are added to the plastic paint to help it adhere to the metal better, the zinc can cause a health problem. But don't throw the baby out with the bath water, as most plastic does not have any metallic additives. The photo shows a powder coated cage with a playtop. My Greater Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo is very secure, healthy and happy with her plastic painted surfaces and toys.
As a general rule, birds don't swallow non-food items like wood or plastic except by accident. Plastic requires 400 degrees of heat to break down. Due to this high-heat requirement, plastic will not melt or be compromised in your birds system. Anything small enough to swallow should pass right through their system and come out as "confetti bird poop."
Plastic was first widely used on toys in my area of Texas in the early 1990s. Alphabet letters, airplanes, dominoes, dice, animal figures, and boats were the first plastic items many of us used on bird toys. These plastic toys continue to be great favorites of many parrots.
In 1998, the plastics industry began changing its softener from phthalates to natural citrus softeners. Citrate Esters is the name usually associated with the softening of plastic this natural way. Today's plastic is a clean product that can be completely disinfected after purchase. I clean bought toys with 50% hydrogen peroxide and 50% water, rinse well and dry outside in the sunlight to kill any germs the cleaner missed.
Plastic's affordability to manufacture, friendliness to the environment, and cost-effective shipping costs due to lighter-than-wood weight makes it a product our parrot's can enjoy for hours and hours when they can't be out of the cage playing. Wood can not be as completely disinfected as plastic due to its porous nature.
Match the bird's size and strength to plastic toys. A powerful Moluccan can play safely with tough plastics and pliable plastics. A smaller parrot can play with a wider variety of plastics safely. Plastics have proven to be a safe part of today's avian products. For more than 10 years we have housed our parrots in plastic coated cages and offered them toys of plastic. Today's citrus-softened plastics have given parrot keepers new and exciting plastic products to enrich our parrots lives.


We conclude our three-week run of episodes from the magnificent and long-running Twilight Zone radio dramas.
Followed by an interview with producer Carl Amari, founder of Radio Spirits and now producer with plenty of stripes. We talk about getting the rights to produce this series, his word-for-word dramatization of the Bible and thoughts on the changing landscape of radio drama.
Terribly rude of me to ask, I'm sure, but where are the "free downloads" of which YOU SPOKE (you said it, I didn't) in my Google search? I come here, type "download" into my "find" pane, and the word is nowhere to be found on any page, well, except an interview of some sort, not on my list of potential great bedtime stories. So where y'all hidin' those? I'd like to download some, please. Thank you.
Hey Carly! Sorry it's not more intuitive. This is a podcast-style show, every episode is downloadable. There is an archive of everything we've ever done (going back to 2007 – 400+ shows) if you click on "Mondo Archives" link at the top. We don't currently offer a way to get ALL the shows automatically in one big download package… though that would be kinda cool. We're optimized to be subscribed to as a podcast but for folks who just want to download MP3s and listen on their own time, we'd love feedback as to the most convenient way to offer the programs.


Are you currently out of work and finding it hard to break down the barriers that are stopping you getting into work?
The Community Connections project could be for you. It offers flexible one to one support to help you to achieve your future goals and aspirations. We can offer you a range of free courses that meet your needs, encourage and support you to engage in community events and help you to get out there and do some volunteering, to give you confidence, new skills and the chance to meet new people. All of this will bring you closer to finding the right employment for you.
If you live in Peterborough and are looking to get new skills and experience to get into work, or would like support with job hunting, Community Connections can offer you the flexible support tyou need.
The project is funded by the European Social Fund and the National Lottery, through the Big Lottery Fund as part of the Building Better Opportunities Project.
be unemployed or economically inactive. This means you will not be able to join the scheme if you are in part-time work or a zero hours contract, even if they are receiving Universal Credit or Jobseeker's Allowance. If this is you, don't despair, we have lots of other support available to you, just get in touch with our Communities team, email support@crosskeyshomes.co.uk or call 01733 396404.
You will work with a Community Connections coach who will provide you with one to one sessions tailored to best meet your needs.
To find out more, support@crosskeyshomes.co.uk or call 01733 396404.


The three ingredients in Sleeve Balm – Shea butter, Almond oil and Beeswax – are all natural, unprocessed products from nature's own pharmacy. Here you can read the properties of each ingredient.
I am delighted to announce that Flora & Pomona products are now available at Boutique Les Petits Monstres on 2124 Mont-Royal east! This children's clothing store in the Plateau area of Montreal just opened a few months ago, but has already become a staple for parents in the neighbourhood as well as a place to find many locally made products, from finely crafted sleep-sacks to books and now, soaps, creams and balms! Added bonus: Les Petits Monstres also has a kids corner where the little ones can play while parents browse.
Herbal Balm: made with organic botanicals, local Quebec beeswax and raw Shea butter. The perfect balm for all types of skin irritations, from diaper rash to eczema, this balm is the most used product in my own home.


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Penn State President Eric Barron said that he appreciated the support, particularly in light of the state's current financial situation, what state Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman called a $2.2 billion hole that needs to be filled.
"Penn State's general support appropriation directly impacts thousands of Pennsylvania families each year, as it is used to keep tuition lower for Pennsylvania students. Ensuring that a high-quality education remains affordable for Pennsylvania's working families is one of the university's top priorities, and state support plays a critical role in assuring that a Penn State education remains accessible to the commonwealth's best and brightest students," he said.
The move means the university will not have to increase tuition for the second half of the school year. A mid-year surcharge had been on the table as a means of dealing with the shortfall in funding without the state's money. Penn State had instituted an average increase of 2.45 percent in July, with tuition at eight campuses — Beaver, DuBois, Fayette, Greater Alleghenies, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Wilkes-Barre and Shenango — frozen for the third consecutive year.
The bill came after months of haggling. The state passed a budget in June but didn't work out how to fund it. That has kept legislators and the governor's office negotiating, but recent movement has looked promising.
Barron issued a request earlier in the month that implored the House of Representatives to break the impasse.
Additional components of the budget funding are still being addressed.
"We're trying to look at everything in its totality to see if we can put a package completely together," Corman told the Centre Daily Times last week.


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Marie Osmond: Working for Our Faith
Wed Sep 29 10:00:57 EDT 2021
When Marie Osmond was a little girl, her mom told her that she could gain a testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon for herself. The witness she received in answer to her prayers has carried her in the 50 years since. She has spent her life in the spotlight and it has not been a life without challenges or mistakes, but Marie has stood by her faith again and again. On today's episode, Marie reveals how her faith, a knowledge of the Atonement of Christ, temple attendance, and an understanding of eternal families has carried her throughout her life.
Let God be God and always be humble enough to follow.
EPISODE REFERENCES:
To see the BYUtv special, "An Evening with Marie Osmond," download the BYUtv app, or access their website here: byutv.org.
Marie's Instagram account: @marieosmond (Could be cool if we could embed?)
1978 Interview where Donny and Marie are asked about race and the priesthood: Donny & Marie Osmond On Why Blacks Can't Hold Priesthood in Mormon Church
Joy Behar Interview: Joy Behar Talks Mormonism with Donny & Marie Osmond
Piers Morgan interview on her son's suicide: Marie Osmond on the power of her faith
The painting Marie saw at Deseret Book: "Journey's End"
3:26- Putting the Gospel to the Test
6:31- "What is Normal?"
9:18- Family is Everything
11:47- "Be Ready Always to Give an Answer"
15:11- The Only Failure in Life
18:38- Living Longer Than a Child
24:47- Falling in Love Again
27:02- Why The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
28:35- Working in the Temple
31:43- Getting Answers from General Conference
33:42- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Morgan Jones 0:00
Remember last week when I said we had an exciting interview for you this week and an announcement? Well, if you can see the title of today's episode, you now know why I was very excited about this interview.
But what you may have missed is the announcement on social media that this Sunday, October 3, between sessions of General Conference, there will be an All In television special, hosted by yours truly. And while I'm a little bit nervous about my TV debut, I'm really excited for you to see three incredible all new interviews with a former NASA engineer, an NFL player, and a successful CEO. It airs at 1pm Mountain Time and you can watch live on KSL or if you live outside Utah, you can stream live on the KSL TV app.
Okay, now on to an interview that I think you will absolutely love. Marie Osmond has been quoted as saying, "The good Lord made us all out of iron, then he turns up the heat to forge some of us into steel." Marie is certainly no stranger to adversity, but it is clear that her faith has been refined and strengthened in the process, much like steel.
Marie Osmond's debut single, "Paper Roses" reached the number one spot on two Billboard charts, a feat that not only placed her among an elite class of musical royalty, but instantly catapulted her into international superstardom. She is a multiple gold and platinum selling artist and CMA winner, garnering numerous Billboard chart topping singles and albums and three New York Times best-selling books. She has entertained millions throughout the world through television, radio, literature, live concerts and Broadway performances. As a philanthropist, she co-founded Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, which has raised over $7 billion for children today.
This is All In an LDS Living podcast where we ask the question, what does it really mean to be all in the Gospel of Jesus Christ? I'm Morgan Jones and I am honored to have Marie Osmond on the line with me today. Marie, welcome.
Marie Osmond 2:15
Morgan, what a sweetheart you are, and I am honored to be here. I have no idea what I can offer but I love the Church, I love these podcasts by the way, I listen to them and you're awesome.
Oh, thank you so much.
Thank you for inviting me to be on it today.
Well, this is such a treat for me, I actually want to start in a little bit of an unconventional way. My family are huge fans of you, and my aunt in particular, and so I sent them a message when I found out that I would have the chance to interview you, and I said, "Do you have any questions for–" and my aunt sent this back, and I just thought that it was so sweet that I had to share it with you.
She said, "I don't have a question yet, but please tell her that when I was little the Donny & Marie show was my favorite show. Daddy had a VCR before most people and we recorded it and I still remember the episode where they threw Donny into a giant pie. I watched that over and over." And then she went on to talk about other memories that she had from this show.
And then at the end she said, "They were such amazing role models in a world where most celebrities aren't. Just thank her for us, tell her how much we appreciate her." So for you, what does it mean to you, Marie to have represented the Church to so many people all over the world, many of whom, that you're their only touch point with the Church?
Well, you know, Morgan, it's complicated. I'm moving into my sixth decade of performing now, and I'm only 29. But to me, representing the Church–I think everybody does that who are members of the Church. That's not like–I never felt special about it. I just represented what I believe to be true. And, you know, my family–so here's, you know, kind of my story.
My family were very vocal about their beliefs in God. And I remember that when I was about nine years old, ten years old, I was like, well, if I'm going to do this, then I'm really going to do it. But I can't tell a lie because that's how I was raised. And so I said, I have to put this gospel to the test. And I've always spent my life–I was always an analytical type that had to research everything and do things. And I remember, I read the Book of Mormon every night, as much as I could every single night. I will never forget. I could draw you the room and everything else and I got on my knees.
And with the absolute sincerity of heart, Moroni's promise, you know 10: 3 through 5–because I have that marked three through five, a lot of people leave out the three–but it was so important to me to know and I remember my mom telling me that you had to know for yourself, it was a hard concept I think, that–how does God know you out of all the people in the world? But she said, "I want to tell you, God knows you as well as I know each one of my children."
And so I, I put it to the test and the spirit bore truth to my soul, that the Book of Mormon–here I am, it's doing it again–but it's true. And that feeling was so overpowering to my little 10-year-old soul–because it was right before I was 10. It was like nine and five eighths or whatever. But my soul knew that the Book of Mormon was true. And I knew because I knew the Book of Mormon was true. And there was no way that a kid with a third-grade education could have written that, that Joseph Smith was a prophet of our modern dispensation and the Restoration happened. And I felt the spirit and the thing that I tell people all the time, look, you can study all you want analytically, and all those things, but you can talk yourself out of it. That's called debate team in school, right?
But you cannot talk yourself out of a feeling. And I knew at that time–do I know what I know now about the gospel? No, I had a very innocent testimony, but I will never deny what happened to me on my knees as that little girl and that was the beginning of my testimony.
Marie, that's amazing. And I'm so grateful to you for starting us off on that note because I think once we've had that witness, that's what everything starts to build on. So it was around, you've been in the spotlight your whole life. And so when we're talking about you as a 10 year old, we're talking about somebody that was already kind of in the limelight. Do you ever wish that you could go back and have had a more normal life?
Well, let's see if this is normal, but when I was 12 years old I met Harold B. Lee, and he said, "You have two choices as you go out into the world. You're either going to do it or you're not going to do it. Always make the choice that will take you to the celestial kingdom."
And I'm like, Okay, well, that's, that's a normal thing to have the Prophet tell you that. But it was, it's kind of interesting, because . . . normal, what is normal? I felt I had a normal life. I thought everybody did what I did and sang on stage and toured on a bus and lived in a hotel and traveled around the world.
But, you know, I guess my mother knew that I didn't have a normal life. I've told this story before, but you know, mothers are powerful. And I promise you, it's the greatest calling on earth. I've done all the other things and I'll tell you, it's the most difficult job we'll ever have.
But I remember once I was a little full of myself, I think I was about 16. And the Donny & Marie show that you were talking about was dubbed into 17 languages worldwide. And, you know, I was thinking I was kind of the hot stuff and maybe the Taylor Swift of my generation, you know, and I came home–and I worked hard, don't get, I mean, we had to memorize 350 pages of script in two and a half days, whatever and I put it in 15 hour days, pretty much and I was you know, not only learning all of that, but I was going to school.
And so the next day was taping I said, "Mom, I'm so tired. I'm going to go to bed, I have to look good tomorrow, you know, we're taping," and she goes, "Wait, whoa, wait a second. You haven't done your chores." And I went, "Excuse me? Hello? I'm like, you know, Marie Osmond?" And that was like the dumbest thing I could have ever said. And she goes, "Really? Really? Okay well now you're going to clean toilets and if you give me any more sass I've got a million other things that I can have you do."
And she said, "Marie, you have a job. You remember that's a job. But this is reality, this is life. And you need to learn to be a functioning human being and get to work." And because of her I'd come home and she'd go, "We're going to learn to can fruit," "We're gonna learn to make bread," you know. "You're going to go out and learn to catch a fish with a bow and arrow," I mean, "Now you're going to gut it and clean it and cook it," and I'm like who is this woman, she's the best. So my normal wasn't normal but man she tried to make me as normal as possible.
I love that so much. I loved as I was prepping for this interview reading how many times you've brought up your mom and the influence that she had on you. There are nine kids in your family, eight boys and you. What have your brothers–and Donny in particular, because the two of you have done so much together–what have your brothers and Donny meant to you over the years?
Well, we were in an industry where we grew up very close. Probably closer than most families do, and you know, I don't know if that's a good or a bad thing. I mean, I don't know–would you want to, you know, work with your brother your entire life?
[Laughter]
Right? But the one thing I can tell you that we were taught by our father is you can choose your friends, but you don't pick your family. So if you can get along with your family, you can get along with anyone. And it's not always easy. But the one thing I can say is, I know they love me ferociously.
And . . . like Donny, for example. You know, I had a very odd childhood, there's only one other person I know that had it with me and that's him. And that is a common bond. There's something about that Vulcan mind-meld. For example, I've told this story, but just to give you an idea, after years and years and years of working together we were in Vegas, if you don't have the curtain come down at a certain time you have to pay so much in union and everything else.
So we were down, we for some reason, the show went 20 minutes over, I think there was a technical problem. We didn't even know how we're going to bring that show and cut 20 minutes, all we did is just look at each other, and then would do a cut and he'd look at me, and then he'd do a cut and did it. And we didn't even say one word. And when the curtain came down, I think it was like 13 seconds, 12 seconds left, until the time was over, it went down, we were bowing, he came up and he goes, "Man, we're good." And it's just that sibling, just the communication through the years of working to have that kind of relationship that develops this kind of love. And I tell my children–I have eight children–my children are eight of the most different kids you'll ever meet on the planet, but they love each other. And it doesn't matter what their differences are. They have learned and figured out that family is everything. There's just nothing like that bond.
Morgan Jones 11:36
I completely agree. I say, "No comment," about working with my brothers, but then I'm like, that actually wouldn't be that bad. I really love my brothers too. So, Marie, as I prepared for this interview, the thing that I was most impressed by is how much you and Donny in particular–and I'm sure your other brothers as well–have had to stand up for the Church and for your beliefs.
I watched an interview from 1978, where you and Donny were being asked about Blacks and the priesthood, and then more recently, I saw an interview with Joy Behar and she was just like, grilling you all about polygamy and the Book of Mormon musical and every single time you both stood up for the Church. And I wondered, has that been hard? And how has constantly being asked about the most difficult aspects of our faith strengthened your faith?
Marie Osmond 12:35
Well, okay, that's a loaded question. You know, Elder Uchtdorf, "Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith." And one of the things that I have learned through my life is the word, "Work," you get nothing for nothing. If you want a free ride in life, you're just going to have a life that's empty and shallow and really without purpose. You have to work for it.
So one of the things when you say are–you know, to be prepared. Always be prepared. My brother Alan would say that, "Let the spirit speak through you. But first, be prepared and then follow the Spirit." And so, you know, you know that people are going to ask you those questions, you know, when the Book of Mormon musical came out, and I know, she said that, too. And I told her, I said, "You know what? I know a lot of people love it and that's great. But I don't really want to hear a song that, you know, says terrible things about God and His name." And I said, "It's not me."
Never demeaning to people who ask those questions just to try to give them answers that, you know, are faith filled, logical, and common sense, you know. Everybody's struggles. Everybody struggles with their faith. How do they get through it? You just have to remember that after the trial is the blessing. And some things that we live don't always make sense. But when you stay alert and you keep God always first, for example, in my home is the parable of the 10 virgins. I think that's what you have to do every day.
So when you're asked these questions, everybody's going to be asked these questions. You want your lamp full. And to be full, it's not, "Go fill it up," and "Oh, He'll have an answer for you." But it's that drop by drop, that daily diligence, that effort reading your scriptures, saying the prayers that you need to commune with the Holy Ghost to have him with you.
And then you're not afraid. And to remember to always do it with faith, faith as a positive attitude, always do it, and be humble enough to listen to the Spirit. And don't be contentious. There's no reason in that whatsoever, you know?
Absolutely. And I think that message–
Does that answer the question? I don't know.
That's amazing. And I think that's so needed in the world that we live in, because you're right, I think everybody is facing that. We're all answering tough questions and being contentious about it. And I think that's something that struck me about the way both you and Donny handled yourselves in those interviews is that you answered the questions with grace. But also, it was totally clear where you stood on it, which I think is what the world needs more of from all of us.
Marie, you once said, "Bad things happen. And you can either medicate it or you can learn from it. Move on from it, say, 'I made a mistake.'" And then you said, "I've made many mistakes, but it's only a mistake if you stay there." And I love that quote. I wondered how you've seen God's hand in helping you overcome weaknesses and move past mistakes.
Okay, so I have always said that justification is just another word that you're just full of crap. To me, medicating is part of that, or rationalization or just justifying why you're in a bad place. There's no growth in that and it's pride. And I . . . hey, there have been a lot of things in my life that I've been through that I could have medicated.
There's a lot of things and choices that I've made that have not been great. There's been mistakes that I have made. Don't ever think that I have had a perfect life, because I do not. But I'll tell you, what I do know is that we have to be faithful. And faith, my mother was from a teacher background, all of them were educators. And she said, "Faith, if you take it down to its least common denominator is having a positive attitude."
And you have to realize that we are here–God knew we were going to make mistakes, why do you think he provided the Savior for us? And only the adversary–who I call "Scratch," I won't even say his name because he doesn't, he's not worthy of me calling him by his name, and I call him Scratch because he's an irritant. He's a rash to our soul that just wants to make us bothered.
And he wants us to feel like we can never be forgiven. He wants us to feel like we have made so many mistakes, that it's impossible, and that is not our God. Because our God is a loving–we have loving parents. And just like I knew, no matter what I did, my parents would love me. And no matter what my children do, I'm an unconditional mother. So why would we think God isn't that way?
And, but you have to remember that we have to be patient with ourselves. And we need to say, "Boy, that's a tough one." And you go to the Savior and you sob and say, "Help me." And then you let his love fill you, and that is–people think that going in and confessing sins or sorrows, or things like that are terrible things to do. Are you kidding? It's the most beautiful process on the planet to lift that from your soul.
And you just have to be so careful of that inner voice. So just remember, if you're hearing those negative voices from Scratch, think, would . . . would your mother ever talk to you that way? Would your best friend ever talk to you that way? Absolutely not. And neither would God. So you know where those thoughts are coming from. Dismiss them. Get rid of them. Move forward with positivity and faith.
And remember, the only failure in life are those that fail to try. That's the only failure in life is by not trying. Just get up, keep going. And when you look back, you'll go, wow, look what I have been through. And you realize you get stronger and stronger and stronger. And that's the purpose of this life.
That was profound. Thank you so much for sharing that. Marie, you mentioned being a mom and that being a mom is the hardest thing but that also you are an unconditional mom, and I love that. Many listening mourned with you over the loss of your son who struggled for years with depression and ultimately took his own life.
You said of that experience as a mother, "I don't know how people get through it unless they have a strong faith in God. I don't know how the Atonement works. All I know is that when I couldn't breathe and I begged for relief or help, it came. And it was a miracle to me that I could take a breath and breathe again and move forward. And I think that's the beauty of God." And you said that on a national interview, which I think the way that you have this ability to bear your testimony and bring people into your life and your faith is remarkable. But how did you see God's hand in your life during that season following your son's death?
Well, loss is . . . birth and death are the only two absolutes in life, but boy, it's just not right to live longer than a child. It's just awful. And there is no way that you can live through something like that without the Savior's help. When it–you know, when you go through these things. And besides, it wasn't just his depression, but my son was bullied.
He had gone into sobriety. And many of his, the tormenting when he was at college, I believe was part of it too. And I've spoken in that I think. I don't think we realized how things we say hurt people to the core. Words are invisible knives, and they're awful.
So, as I went through that, you know, I literally, I just got off the phone with a friend right before this interview–I have four girlfriends who just lost their husbands, and they're my age and younger. And it was like, within three weeks, six weeks, you know, immediate, whatever. And loss is loss. And so they called me up and said, "You lost your son, how am I going to deal with the loss of this?"
Look, there's no joy in any of this. You know how we're told that there's joy in sorrow? There's no joy in sorrow. But I will tell you, this, joy does come. And they can look at you in the eyes and say, "Nobody knows. But I know you do." That's the joy and the sorrow. And so, to me, one of the greatest things you can do is pick yourself up, have faith in God, and serve.
And when I lost my son, I went back to work because I wanted to shake hands with people and see them at those shows in Vegas. And I knew that they had seen from me an example that they had to keep living, because it was devastating to my children.
And, you know, you just–you just have to keep going and God will give you respites. He will. He'll help you walk along the way and help you move forward. I have to tell you though, it was his 10th anniversary recently. And I have not talked about this, but I literally had to go to my . . . I'm gonna cry, sorry. I went to my doctor and I said, "This is worse than the day it happened." And I said, "I know depression. And I know that I can never go back to that place that I had it with postpartum,"–by the way, having postpartum was so awful, but yet it gave me understanding to understand what my son's depression was and what he was going through before that I would have been one of those people that said "Snap out of it," you know, but, you know, depression is depression. Until you understand it, do not judge it.
And so I talked to him and then I said to, "God, you gotta help me. Because I'm really struggling." And it was so amazing to me, Morgan, because I felt impressed to go to all places Deseret Book, I walked in, I had my mask on, I don't think anybody knew who I was.
And this woman walked up and she said, "I've been sitting here praying for help, and you walked in, can you help me?" And I said, "Sure." And she said, "My girlfriend just lost a child. And I feel prompted to get them a picture for a bookmark or whatever. Would you help me pick one out?" And she says, "I don't even know you, but could you help me?"
And I walked around the corner, and I looked at these photos, and . . . Oh gosh. . . there was a boy about 18, hugging the Savior, and he looked just like my Michael. And I felt my son. . . Sorry, I don't . . . But I felt him say, "Mom, I'm with the Savior. And I have His love and I'm okay." And feeling–that feeling of service to help her when I was so down instead of feeling sorry for myself, and her following the spirit, blessed my life.
And I have that picture framed in my library where I read, because to me, it's those tender mercies where God said, "Yes, it hurts. But he's okay. And you'll be okay, too." And I say that to everybody out there who's lost somebody, just remember, He's in our Savior's hands, and He's in His arms. And they're okay. We just have to know that they're okay, so we can be okay too.
Marie, that is beautiful. And I think it's so neat how God uses all of us to help each other. And so in that process of you helping that lady, she was also helping you and I think that's a powerful example.
It's like the Aspen tree. You have to remember all those roots are connected, and we are too. And if we will just put our faith in God and be positive, we can bless each other. Do we go–will we continue to struggle? Absolutely. But I believe that if we are faith filled, we will find each other and connect and bless each other's lives.
So well said. Marie, you have a pretty incredible love story in that you've remarried your ex-husband after over 25 years of divorce. So yeah, 25 years apart, and then you re-married him. And what have you learned about marriage and what it takes to make a marriage work?
Well, if you asked him, he would say, take 25 years apart, and it'll for sure work.
No, can I tell you that is–it really is the most incredible thing in my life. And he's always been my true love, he's always been my best friend. And I believe that maybe it took time to figure out this principle of loving and growing up. And this unconditional love and appreciation for who he is as a human being, and how he honors me as a woman, and how he honors me in the things that God has asked me to do in this life, in my work and things like that.
And my children–I mean, come on, I mean, he has put all the pieces back together from a very broken home. I really believe after all that we go through, look for those tender mercies in your life. Look at your spouse, and say, "I loved you." And if you have fallen out of love, fall back in love. It takes work. Marriage is work, its faith filled. And I think the one thing that I have learned over that time is find somebody and make it work and be humble enough.
That's the big thing is I think it took 25 years for all of that to happen to be humble enough and be appreciative enough of each other. And let God be that miracle in your life and He will bless you. He can make–I am a perfect example that God can make a marriage come back together. Oh my gosh, we weren't–that's the furthest thing I had in my mind was to get married again, and him too, you know. And look what can happen when you put your faith in God.
Amazing. Marie, one thing that struck me as I was watching some of these old interviews that you had done is that you talked about how you enjoy studying and learning about other religions. And so I wondered, having studied about different religions, and certainly having met people of different faiths all around the world, why are you grateful to belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Well, I do study many religions but the one thing that I can tell you about the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Restoration, is that God speaks today. And the heavens are not closed.
And you can see it in everything from the literature that was printed before COVID to teach in the homes, to just everything that is given to have us be prepared. He loves us that much. God loves his children. And He said–you know, the first one is to love God with all your heart. I hear people question and things like that. And I'm like, is really the Church designed for you? Or are you designed to follow God and love Him first above everything else that you love?
And to me, that's what the Church is. It's for those that are willing to sacrifice and learn and work hard, daily, to have that relationship with God. But mostly, I just love that the heavens are not closed and if there was ever a time we needed God to speak to us, boy–today's the day.
Absolutely. I could not agree more. So Marie, I heard–and you tell me if this is true–I heard that you used to work in the Las Vegas temple, and that you would wear a wig so people wouldn't recognize you. Is that true?
Yes, but it didn't work.
I had posted on my social media too many times with me with blond hair and red hair but you know what, I really did it initially because I didn't want to cause any commotion. I was there to give service. You know, I wasn't there to be me.
And I don't know, you know what? It was the most peaceful time of my life. I've been through a lot of things. There are a lot of things people don't even know about. I have struggled greatly over the last 30 years with my health. And when I got that calling to go to the temple, I would go there to find peace.
I remember one day I was in the laundry, and a worker came down and said a couple just came to the celestial room. Their son was two weeks away from going on his mission. He was hit by a car and he died. And the first thing they felt prompted to do was to come to the temple.
And she said, "I feel prompted to tell you you need to go out there and talk to them." And we spent two hours together and I shared things with them. And several years later, my husband I went to Hawaii and of all people who were running the restaurant there, it was them. And she said that–it's amazing. Once again it's like that thing where do you find the joy in the sorrow is sharing that love.
And she said how she had shared our story with other people who had lost, and it keeps going on. But it was the temple–the temple is this workplace for us to feel His spirit and to learn and grow. You know, for me, when I was set apart, he said that I would–my health would be restored, the temple president, and it was the beginning of a tooth breaking. My tooth broke that week, he didn't know I was sick. How did he know that? Right?
And it was a process of what five or six years, I guess, of finding out that every tooth in my mouth was feeding poison into my body and brain.
Oh, my goodness.
And that all these things that I had been suffering with for 30 years were stemming from my teeth. And I never would have known that unless I had broken that tooth and put a cap on it, and my whole face blew up. And so I'm still in the process of healing. I've been through–I've been through a lot, everybody does, right? But I know that the temple is where we will receive answers and symbolisms and thoughts and peace, and we continue to grow, not the way we want to learn, but the way God wants us to learn.
And it is truly one of the greatest callings that I have ever had. And I covet people who work there continually. My husband actually still works there. But I'm on the road too much to be there all the time now.
Yeah, it's quite the commitment. I had the chance to work in the temple for like 10 months and I loved it. But it is, it's a huge commitment and so many sacrifices being made by people all over the world. I love that though, so much. And I thothink–to think that you made that sacrifice in the middle of all that you have going on and can see how it's blessed your life is remarkable. This special on BYU TV is going to air conference weekend, I wondered, why are you grateful for general conference?
Oh I've been catching up on all my talks from the last one. Isn't it beautiful that there's two times in the year that we can receive revelation from our God and to hear His words and our prophet, and to hear these messages that uplift and cause us–if we set our hearts correctly and we truly pray before to receive answers, I don't know anybody who hasn't done that sincerely that hasn't gotten something from every conference.
And whether it's, you know, to look in a different direction or to fix maybe it's like a graph, you can think you're off just a little bit but if it goes on for years and years, you can find yourself way out there and need to be called back, you know. And so it's just a time of gathering and love. I know my children look forward to it and my grandchildren. For my kids I used to take pictures and have them scrapbook during it. So at least they had something to do, so than sit there and try to listen to it, you know.
Yeah, that's like the role of every parent during general conference.
Right? But you know what, it's a time to realize how magnificent the gospel is. And once again, the plan of salvation and why we're here on this earth and where we're going and these wonderful relationships that we build will continue on and on and on. And the world would try to tell us and break families apart and to take all that away from us and to give us no hope. And conference week is the time of filling ourselves with hope and love from our Savior, Jesus Christ and knowing that we have each other. We all have each other's backs, if we just look to service always in our lives.
Well, Marie, this has been so fun for me, and I so appreciate you taking the time. My last question for you, is what does it mean to you to be all in the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Drop by drop, daily. You know, I once talked to President Eyring. And I remember talking about something about mysteries. He goes, "Do you want to hear one of the greatest mysteries?" And I said, "Oh, yeah, I do." And he said, "Pray. It's so simple, but it–that's why it's a mystery." The power of prayer is huge.
He says, "Want to hear another one?" I'm like, "Yeah, sure." he goes, "Read your scriptures. There's so much power in it. It's a mystery, because it's just a simple thing–read every day. But you–the things that come from it are so powerful. It's mysterious power is so beautiful."
To be all in is to work. Every day. I learned to work hard as a kid, and I'm so grateful, because I work hard at everything I do. And the thing I work the hardest at is my faith. And I know this, that no matter what I think, I love God first. Let God be God. And always be humble enough to follow. And that is being all in to me. The same reason people fall out of–fall away from the Gospel is the same reason they fall out of bed, they're just not in far enough.
I love it. Marie, thank you so much. And best of luck with everything that you have going on, you're remarkable
No, you know what you're so sweet. This has really been interesting, it's the first time I've really been asked to sit down and just talk my faith, and it's been a wonderful blessing.
You know, I just–I write these Sunday posts for social media and share my love of Christ. And the one that I wrote recently was, "You don't–" my dad would say, you know, "You don't know your testimony. People don't know what your testimony is until you say it out loud." And so thank you for allowing me to say some things out loud. I know the Church is true. I know it with every fiber of my soul. And I'm so grateful that I had parents that taught me to work hard for that understanding and knowledge.
We're so grateful to Marie Osmond for joining us on this week's episode of All In. Be sure to watch "An Evening with Marie Osmond" this Friday, October 1 at 7pm Mountain Time on BYU TV.
Also don't forget about the All In television special airing between sessions of General Conference on KSL, Sunday October 3 at 1pm Mountain Time. If you don't live in Utah, you can still stream the special on the KSL TV app. Until next week. Thank you so much for listening and enjoy general conference.


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Наталья Никифоровна Коровецкая — зоотехник-селекционер, лауреат Сталинской премии.

Биография
Родилась в 1903 году. Член ВКП(б), кандидат сельскохозяйственных наук.

Окончила педагогическое училище и биологический факультет пединститута.

В 1930-х годах — зоотехник в совхозе Московской области, аспирант ВИЖ.

После защиты кандидатской диссертации - зоотехник-селекционер, руководитель опорного пункта ВИЖ при Ливенском госплемрассаднике, глава Ливенской племенной станции.

После начала войны эвакуировала племенных животных ливенской породы свиней в Саратовскую область. За выведение этой породы была удостоена Сталинской премии за выдающиеся изобретения и коренные усовершенствования методов производственной работы в 1951 году. Почётный гражданин Ливен.

Избиралась депутатом Верховного Совета РСФСР 2-го, 3-го и 4-го созывов.

С 1987 г. на пенсии.

Умерла в 1991 году.

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 Творческий путь зоотехника-селекционера [Текст] : [о дир. Ливен. госплемстанции Ливен. р-на Н.Н. Коровецкой] / М.С. Бломквист, заслуж. зоотехн. РСФСР. - М. : Колос, 1977. - 40 с. : ил. ; 20 см. - (Лучшие люди советской деревни). - 12000 экз.
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Frozen Revisited, With An Autism Twist
I got to see this movie a second time over the weekend, a natural hazard of having granddaughters. Interestingly, after an enormous flurry of Frozen obsession, they haven't watched as much recently. It will be interesting where this goes.
It has a repeated flaw which surprised me, as it is the sort of thing Disney has traditionally paid attention to. When watching the first time, I was surprised when Hans suddenly turned and became cruel to Anna. It was clear that he wasn't going to end up with her (the movie rule is whatever male the heroine is spending the most time with gets the girl, however unlikely that looks at various points in the story), but how it all played out seemed abrupt. I just figured I had missed the clues, paying attention to other things. Surely, there were odd lines and facial expressions that revealed to the attentive viewer that Hans was really a rotter and would betray her in the end. Disney may have its faults, but we expect them to get this myth thing down pretty well. They like to add modern lessons on to the old myths - rather drearily, I think at times - but they ride the waves of power from all those archetypes pretty well.
On second viewing, nope. Not a whisker. In fact, there were two places where there were subtle opposite clues that Hans was going to be a good sort in the end. The change has no foreshadowings, even moments before. This is literarily and mythically a bad thing. Disney usually oversells these items, if anything, telegraphing character with costumes, eyebrows, music, and kitchen sink. To observe it entirely absent is startling. Wondering if they got anything else wrong, I immediately settled on Elsa's girl-to-woman change. That is also abrupt, and the first images are not Snow Queen, but Babe Headed For A Club. That settles down a bit, and the snow queen character asserts itself, but the message is mixed. The Elsa artwork fits the song, not the story.
Well, maybe that's how the game is played now. Myth takes a back seat to merchandise. But it seems a more superficial fantasy, and I wonder if it's going to have quite the staying power of earlier works. I suppose if you make that much money the first time out, staying power doesn't matter much.
Continuing on with Frozen. Kristoff doesn't have anything that connects him with trolls. They just seem brought on to illustrate some romance and do an American Musical Theater number. An excuse was needed, so they became Kristoff's family in the plot. This is fine, and could have added some richness of either comic or serious troll-traits that he showed. There are none. He's a regular human, announces his family are trolls, does a song-and-dance with them, talks to their leader, and resumes being a normal human again.
Those are the main ones, no need to multiply examples. As Tolkien said, it is permissible to have a world with a green sun. But once established, that must fit consistently with the rest of the world. It can't just be tacked on for no reason.
This got more interesting when my son forwarded the NYTimes article by Ron Suskind, Reaching My Autistic Son Through Disney. I don't know if the story is well-known in the autism community, but it is fascinating, based on his book that came out this spring, Life, Animated. The autistic boy learns to weave an entire set of connections to the neurotypical world, thread by thread, through the characters and dialogue of Disney movies. Part of the point is that the characters and dialogue are not some arbitrary corpus, but constitute a large range of actual human emotions, values, and experiences. Disney is hardly perfect in that, having inserted fashionable values in every decade. But they got a lot of this myth thing down pat, as I noted.
It makes me wonder - and I am entirely serious in this - how much of the enormous draw of Frozen comes from the big eyes. The eyes of Disney Princesses have been growing bigger and spacing wider over the years, and these are the biggest yet.
Pitching and Gambling
Yesterday I saw an ESPN video about a highschool girl pitching batting practice to the Tampa Bay Rays, and a NYTimes article about gambling companies structuring some of their gaming in order to better extract money from the poor.
Allow me to tie these two together for you.
Gamblers fall into only a few types. Some hope to make a few bucks in an entertaining way, enjoying the adrenaline and the small victory of having put one over on the universe. This can go bad as one sends more and more small amounts chasing the adventure. Another group treats it as a business, hoping to make a living by using information in a cleverer way than others. This can go bad because large amounts of money are changing hands, and this is where most of the chicanery and corruption comes in. A third group hopes to become rich on a wild throw of fate. These last have the somewhat contradictory view that they would indeed be very lucky to win a great deal of money, but also a sense of entitlement that the world owes them this at some level. Other people have nice things, why not me? They don't particularly deserve it more than I do. I have had suffering, injustice, and unfairness uncompensated. It would set things right in the balance of the world for me to win. This is not often articulated, but it is present in the minds of many.
I take the view that anything which encourages this last type of thinking increases the net misery in the world.
Watching the throwing motion of the young woman in Florida, it didn't look like quite enough velocity to qualify for batting practice. One of the players commented that she had a good knuckleball. Ah, so that's it. Apparently true as well, as players were occasionally missing it.
The troubling part was in the interview after. She was clear this was not just about the dream of a young person pitching to major leaguers. She wanted the experience to be an inspiration to girls everywhere, that they could accomplish whatever they wanted.
Hmm. Well, no, actually. That's an interesting, but fairly minor accomplishment. Nor does it look as if it's going to go much farther down this street. She's not going on to pitch in the minor leagues, or on to college baseball. Hardly anyone does anyway, but having insufficient velocity to mix in another pitch means that any pitcher, male or female, is going to have to rely on that knuckleball alone. There's not much of a track record of anyone doing that over the last hundred years. There are a few women who have pitched in minor leagues…theoretically, if one had a knuckler it might improve her chances…
Enough. It is few enough males who can accomplish the task, even after devoting many hours to it. Physiology alone makes the number of females who could even come within shouting distance even smaller. If any grains get through that hourglass, they will be very few. People can't accomplish whatever they want to. There is a cruelty in this encouragement. The world is littered with miserable people whose dreams got crushed.
I do take the point. It's good to have aspirations, bad to have artificial obstacles. Encouraging words from others on the journey can "give shy persons the strength to get up and do what needs to be done," as Garrison Keillor might say. There is a real upside to this kind of positive talk. It has carryover, certainly – it's not all about baseball. But there is something disquieting about the fortunate few saying "you can do it if you just dream hard enough and try hard enough." It's a way of congratulating themselves.
They partly deserve it. They know, and we know, people who had a shot at it but gave up too easily. No one wants more of that in the world. Getting the most effort out of each other is a nice communal way to move forward. Yet ultimately it isn't true. Even among those who have dreams and work very, very hard, not all make it. The not-making-it has a secondary potential for other good things – people become excellent coaches or musical producers or writers because of what they couldn't quite get to. There is also whatever character development comes from the humility of learning that other people are just better at things than you are.
May We Believe Our Thoughts
I had many posts on this topic in 2011, collected here. It occurs to me that there is a simpler argument in favor of free will, despite all the current discussion that we are all quite automatic and unmovable in our views.
We can imagine alternative courses of action. We might vary greatly in how objectively we view the alternatives. We might at times only be pretending to consider Actions B or C; we might be weighted far more strongly to a particular course than we are aware. Yet with a very little effort, we can play out the consequences in our minds, and change our minds. We can "think better of it." We can seek advice and modify. It is so obvious in our daily interactions as to be invisible.
But most of all, the mere fact of imagining creates real choice. Even an inconsistency, a randomness, a Dungeons&Dragons die-roll sort of freedom comes in. It might only apply to 1% of our decisions. I think it is a great deal more, but let us look to the minimum, just for argument. Once there are a dozen doors, more than one will be entered. We might be the sort that enters Door #8 a ridiculous percentage of the time. But not 100%. That never happens with 12 doors.
HUAC
In reading about Blues Hall Of Fame* inductees, I went off on several rabbit-trails. Easy to do on Wikipedia and its related links. Josh White's entry included some political discussion, including in particular that he had been interrogated often by the House Un-American Activities Committee despite being a friend of the Roosevelts. The writer went out of his way to deplore this, noting that he wasn't a communist and had merely been involved in many social justice causes, especially desegregation. There was a short section in particular in which Eleanor Roosevelt was reported to have told him that her intervention, even though she was FDR's widow, would do him more harm than good because she herself was being regarded as a "pinko" by the Right Wing media.
Yes, "Right Wing" was capitalised, and I had to make sure there wasn't some formal organisation in the 1940's by clicking the link. It lead to Wikipedia's general page on right-wing politics, not a specific group, as one might have thought from Wiki. So this tells you a bit about Wikipedia's author right there, I suppose. A bit fevered.
Yet it is true that HUAC did a lot of bad stuff, connecting a lot of dots across long distances in order to draw their inferences about who was supposedly sympathetic to whom. But in the case of White in specific, I was left with the impression that they could have been accurate. Just because people say they aren't associated with Group X doesn't mean it's true. It used to be joke in conversations about Latin America in the 60's. "No communists, Senor. No one here but us agrarian reformers." Think also the Mafia, another group no one belongs to.
I'm not saying we should have been interrogating people because of their political beliefs – that was ultimately the issue that Americans recoiled at and slowly put a stop to in that era. However much we deplored communists and worried about them, we eventually decided that freedom of speech trumped our fears.
I am also not presently interested in the discussion that there were indeed important governmental and entertainment figures, including a vice president, who were indeed communist sympathisers (he later apologised and sort of recanted); nor that the folks they supported abroad were much more dangerous than many are willing to admit even today. Horowitz and Radosh could tell you much more than I could anyway.
What I noticed in the Josh White article, and then in many of the follow-up links both on Wikipedia and off, was that the type and amount of evidence they were using - to claim that HUAC was persecuting decent people - was of the same quality, or less, than what HUAC used to accuse in the 1940's. It was the same sort of "well, a guy said," and guilt by association they were complaining about.
It is related to a series of ironies that have formed a lot of my political, cultural, and religious beliefs. There were people who were skeptical enough, or wise enough, or merely contrarian enough to question the prevailing American/civil religion/traditional narrative back many decades. They became influential in some intellectual, artistic, and seminary circles in the 20's and 30's. They gained steam and became fashionable in the 40's to 60's. Question Authority, as the bumpersticker used to say.
It was a good thing. The narrative needed deflating, and even destruction in some places. Read some primary source material of textbooks, magazines, and popular books (rather than what we think we remember about them now, with favorite anecdotes) if you doubt that. Yet there was the usual human flaw in all this: it turns out that they didn't want so much to question authority as to become the new, unquestioned authority. The prisoners did not want everyone to be freed - they wanted to become the new jailers.
I oversimplify, of course. Movements are varied and so are motives. Even within single individuals motives are mixed. Yet it is painfully obvious once one is willing to look. ("You can see a lot just by looking," as Yogi Berra said.)
I don't think I have an especial brilliance. Some cleverness and a good memory is half of it. But the other half is a simple cast of mind that seems to be uncommon. There are those who question the old narrative. I also question the new one. At my best, I go a third step and question my own. The union men, the folkies and roots music crowd, the one-worlders questioned whether America really was for the common man after all, as it claimed. It turns out those were very good questions, and a lot was said publicly and hammered home that made us better.
But then we ask whether the folkies and roots music crowd; the artists and academics, the union activists, and the religious left were really for the common man either. It seems they put their own tribe in power and are now trying to kick over the ladders of the others. Because the problems of the last era are not 100% solved - and they aren't - they see no need to consider the problems they themselves have brought in. They cannot even see it or consider it. It is a common story in history, but that doesn't make it right.
*Not a place. This exists only as a list.
Update: In response to a private question. Henry Wallace. Praised the Siberian death camp of Magadan in 1944. A Soviet spy was one of his speechwriters. Still, he later said he had gotten it all wrong, which I greatly admire in a public figure.
All My Road Before Me
Ben had called a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in Lewis's diary, 1922-27, All My Road Before Me. He was handling it at a used book store outside Houston and wondering. One would hardly think so, as this precedes his conversion by a few years and diaries include more minutiae than one would ordinarily sign on for. But fanatics know no bounds, and I gave the go-ahead, later receiving it as a present.
Lewis's tone came under criticism recently on this blog and I discussed this. Even in his diary, I like his phrasing and atmosphere. I don't get the complaint. Perhaps it would be clearer if I were English. I am also entirely humbled to encounter someone who reads Kant and Thucydides of a morning and has positive and negative things to say about each. He can like the translating abilities of a thinker and certain aspects of his philosophy, yet reject others. Lewis is a larger soul than I am. I strive for this but tend to muddle them. It is work and effort for me, seems to come naturally for him.
I am also liking the diary for itself, just getting a greater feel for Lewis and his personality. There isn't much religion or literary opinion at any depth - just all the discussions together about walks, and weather, and personalities. what he is reading and what beer he is drinking, and how financial concerns loom over so much of his week. (I noticed this also in Tolkien's letters. Oxford dons were not prosperous in that day, and fellows even less.)
Most risk assessment articles in my field show small results. The studies examine how well a particular "instrument," that is, a structured test or evaluation, predicted recidivism in violent and/or sexual offenders. Here is an example from this spring, "What does it mean when age is related to recidivism among sex offenders?" I chose it because it is in this month's pile and it's pretty good. There isn't anything earth-shaking here, but it adds to our sum of knowledge a bit. The takeaway: the age of an offender at first offense or index offense is a better predictor of recidivism than his age at release. There is this thought that offenses decrease as offenders age, and this is true, However, not that much, and age at first offense tells us more - the younger, the worse.
All this according to a the predictions of a single test. There are dozens of tests. Why not just one, really good test? Well, because none of them fit that description. Some tests are better predictors among adolescents, or among the mentally ill, or the developmentally delayed. Some predict future sexual offense poorly but future violent offense well. Some are sensitive to changes, and so can tell us if a treatment is working. Others are actuarial and the scores don't change much: the number of years you were in school, the amount of abuse you received as a child, how long you lived with a bio parent - these numbers are going to be the same 5 years later.
I notice in online discussions that people bring their opinions to the data quite a bit - even the professionals in related disciplines will strongly declare that the presence of a strong father is strongly protective against offending, e.g "I have never treated an offender who was raised in an intact, nonabusive family!" Really? I can think of lots, including my own father, and this isn't even my specialty.
One of the difficulties in measuring is that these are events that don't occur often, even among the worst offenders. If you went to a psychologist and said "I'd like some help in reducing a behavior I only do every few years or so," she would shake her head and say it would be hard to know if treatment were working. Whether the treatment was behaviorist, insight-oriented, or medical, there just isn't enough data to gauge its effect. Yet we would think that someone raping or murdering every few years was quite a lot. Therefore, we try to look at large groups of offenders to see if there are clues. But offenders are not all alike, and we don't know what groups to divide them into to measure our predictive ability. Does this test work on all races? All ages? In different countries?
My personal turnaround in looking for that kind of one-stop shopping for recidivism answers came in the Q & A of a conference in the 1980's. A woman who was trying to get a non-profit started to do something-or-other about violent pornography - ban it, restrict it, keep it away from inmates, I don't remember - asked the presenter at the end of the day "Do you think exposure to pornography (and here she went into a tangent about tits negative portrayal of women, its availability, etc) contributes to recidivism?" She clearly wanted only one answer. The presenter looked down and shook his head. "Well, it might. Some studies have shown a weak effect. I'll say possibly yes. But I'll tell you this: I'd give any of the guys in my program a whole stack of magazines before I let him have even a single can of beer."
Of course. Duh. What was I thinking?
Among those who have been convicted, brain injury, developmental delay, and substance abuse are the biggest predictors of future offense. Well ahead of the others. However, those populations, taken as a whole, don't show much greater incidence of offense. It's just that if they are offenders, it's really hard to fix. Arson and abusing animals are warning signs. Age of first offense. Parental abuse or neglect are in the mix, but it is hard to sort out whether this is because you received the parent's abuse or their genes.
Anyway, it's not simple.
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Okay, half of you just went away.
My brother is a theatrical lighting designer, and has witnessed enormous technology changes in the field over his career. He mentioned once that a senior designer in an academic setting – which means, even older than us – was distressed about what was not being taught to current students. She brought out a carefully constructed lighting plot. They look a bit like this.
They have been gradually superceded since CAD came in. The pen-and-ink draftings on special paper which I remember from the 1970's are long gone in most places, but she still liked hers.
"This is also art." she said emphatically. My brother smiled uncomfortably and moved on to other subjects. It is easy to see how it comes about. Not only are lighting plots interestingly patterned, but they take craft and knowledge to create, and to a professional, much that is additional – how this light operates on the stage – is implied as well. The skill is not useless, but it has been transformed to such a degree as to become progressively less useful. Lighting design has not become useless, but a particular technique, even a central technique, has apparently become so. (I will check with my brother whether it has entirely lost usefulness or only diminished in usefulness.)
The drawn lighting plot came about to meet a certain need. It does not have intrinsic value.
I have gotten involved (again) in the controversy about language superfamilies, which most historical linguists believe are still speculative, and likely unprovable. A minority believe that there remain enough traces to show common ancestry of the Uralic, Altaic, and Indo-European languages in an older Nostratic superfamily, and some believe there is evidence of a single origin of language and ultimate relatedness of all tongues.
The doubters, the majority, believe that such things might be so, but there is not sufficient evidence to sign off on it, nor is there ever likely to be, because the time-depth is beyond what side-by-side language comparisons can show. Sounds, structure and vocabulary change too quickly – demonstrably so among studied languages in historical timeframes – to give much credence to reconstructions beyond 5,000 years ago. Oops, I mean 10,000 years ago. That has changed in my lifetime.
The insistence is "we do comparisons in a particular way, which we have developed over time and provide protection against leaping to faddish conclusions." The difficulty is that the supposedly speculative theories point to a relatedness among peoples for which genetic evidence is accumulating. Greenberg proposed three main language groups in the New World (perhaps chief among those which annoy his opponents) correlates with DNA pretty well. Not perfectly, but enough to lend considerable weight to Greenberg's classification, even though he made many mistakes in understanding and reporting his data.
I know the argument that one can be led astray by attractive but false theories if one does not adhere to the side-by-side comparison rules of determining linguistic relatedness. Yes, errors might occur. But historical linguistics came into being because it looked like it might help answer certain questions about the journey of mankind, and give clues to a history that was not written down.The techniques are not art forms of intrinsic value, even though they might have some use, require skill, and be beloved by practitioners.
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Q: Close process in all pc of windows domain How can i close a particular process in ALL domain's PC? I need this for maintenance. The domain is a Windows server 2003 domain.
As Dan suggests PSKILL works very well for this purpose but i need something to list all pc connected to my domain to create a pskill batch.
How can I do?
thank you.

A: You will be able to script something using the Sysinternals Suite
Specifically, PsKill

A: If you have Powershell installed on your client with the ActiveDirectory module you could do something along the lines of the following:
Import-Module ActiveDirectory

Foreach ($computer in Get-ADComputer -Filter *) {
    pskill -t \\$($computer.Name) -u someuser -p somepassword process-to-kill
}

I haven't tested this though so it probably needs some modification of the pskill command/syntax.

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