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The sign in its original form when we found it and had to figure out how to reverse engineer it.
- Dimensions (in pixels) are 128 by 48
- The buffer board stores data into a couple memory chips, which are then accessible to the daughterboards which drive the actual LEDs.
- There are four daughterboards, in two chains of length two. Each of these daughterboards is connected to a single "section" of LEDs (ie: there are four big "sections" of LEDs). Each daughterboard runs a section of 32 by 48 pixels.
- Originally controlled by a 386; mobo is shot.
- The 386 connects via ISA to a "buffer board" which looks to be a memory buffer and power conditioner.
- The "buffer board" has most traces terminating to a socket with a missing chip, so we don't know what happened here.
- I have a somewhat different version. The missing chip I think you are referring to is a floppy drive controller. In my version the floppy drive is connected to the LED driver board there on the top left connector which then feeds through and shares the same ISA connector. -dpg (sorry if this was an inappropriate way to add a comment.)
Buffer board[edit]
Tonight (2008-12-30) Josh worked from the backend up a bit, but eventually gave up. He then moved to the ISA frontside and worked down, which was far more productive.
The device appears to sit at ISA IO ports 0x180 through 0x183. The addresses are decoded by U51 (74688 comparator), which then hits the OE2 on U52-19 (74541 driver iirc). This is then used to feed U53 and U54 (both 74574 D-flip-flops). These appear to be there to combat fan-out. He's not entirely certain where these go, but it seemed like they were going into the RAMs.
The low bits of the ISA address selection sit on the rightmost two pins on the top row of the header, SA1 and SA0, in that order (Just hook the connector up and use the multimeter if that's nonsensical). I haven't traced them through yet; I was in the middle of it when my time ran out. They look to run over to the empty chip socket on the right side of the board. Most traces tend to terminate at this chip socket, so most likely we won't be able to use the display logic on the buffer board.
The daughterboards each have qty 3 UCN5832A (File:Ucn5832.pdf) 32-bit shift registers (for a total of 96 bits) which drive an array of 32 by 48 pixels (for a total of 1536). The theory is the other end of the LEDs are connected to 16 different power sources, making all the LEDs addressable (96 * 16 = 1536). (The shift register does a current sink)
The daughterboards receive serial based on the following:
- The long 10-pin pigtails are as follows:
1 - UCN-40 CLK (serial clock) 2 - GND 3 - UCN-4 STROBE (latch driver) 4 - GND 5 - UCN-2 SIN (serial in) 6 - GND 7 - UCN-3 GND 8 - GND 9 - GND
Pin 1 is marked red. When looking into the end of the connector, when the red-marked wire is on the left, odd pins are on top. The keyed edge of the connector is also on top. The top left pin is pin 1.
Per Josh, the grounds do not need to be connected for now.
The serial is daisy chained together. There are two sets of two daughterboards (four daughterboards total) with 3 shift registers on each daughterboard. So, each chain of shift registers includes 6 shift registers for a total of 192 bits per chain.
- The 10-pin ports between the daughterboards (J3 and J2) are wired differently. J3 is:
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - ground 6 - 7 - clock 8 - 9 - serial out (j2) / serial in (j3) 10 -
(The existing logic shifts out 200 bits instead of 192; we don't know why).
Looking at the sign doing STROBE: sequences 130us apart, within each sequence, 5 peaks @+5V, 4us each high, otherwise the signal is low.
Looking at CLK: We do a bunch of lcokign, the strobe, etc. 8 CLKs in 5us, entire process takes 125us, appx 200CLKs. This gives an input rate of 1.6MHz(!)
The shift register is rated for 3.3Mhz, so we could conceivably drive it faster than the 1.5Mhz that it's currently running.
Current Operation[edit]
Overview of the inside of the screen (picture)
Detail of our breadboard (picture)
LED Hardware[edit]
The sign is currently driven by two boarduinos on a solderless breadboard. One controls the left half of the sign, and the other controls the right half.
The old hardware buffer board has 16 power sources that it cycles through in sequence. It goes through each cycle of 16 power sources at about 500 Hz. (So it changes power sources every 1/8000th of a second).
Each boarduino shifts bits out along a serial line controlling 192 shift registers. These shift registers act as controllable current-limited drains.
The LEDs on the display have their anodes connected to the power sources. Each anode is shared by 192 LEDs.
The LEDs on the display have their cathodes connected to the shift registers. Each shift register pin is shared by 16 LEDs.
This gives us 3072 LEDs per half of the display, which are arranged into an array 64 LEDs wide by 48 LEDs tall.
The boarduinos have connections to the preexisting circuitry to tell which power source is in use at any time, and send the respective data to the shift registers for display.
We also have an xbee series 1 (802.15.4) wireless chip onboard so we don't have to open up the sign to talk to it.
Though we are using arduino compatible hardware, we are using AVR-GCC to compile native code directly for the atmel mega168 chip on the boarduino. The arduino framework does not perform well enough nor allow us good access to the atmega168 integrated chip features such as SPI and TWI.
We are using lady ada's arduino bootloader. This acts like an atmel stk500 programmer, and allows us to upload software over the wireless connection.
The XBEE wireless chip has virtual transparenet pins configured so we can control the reset pins of the two boarduinos independently, and upload new code to each half of the sign at a time.
The two halves talk to each other using the TWI interface on the atmega168.
Pin connections[edit]
Here are the pins that need to be connected other than power and ground:
- MOSI (PB3) - this sends serial data to the daughterboard
- SCK (PB5) - this sends lcock signal to the daughterboard
- PB1 - this should be connected to the latch/strobe signal from the old buffer board
- PB0 - this should be connected to the latch/strobe signal going to the daughterboard
- PD7 - this should be hooked up to the left side of one of the power sources on the buffer board through a voltage divider (and small capacitor to stabilize the signal) to bring the 15 volts down to 5 volts. Do not use the output of the power source, since it's not nearly as stable.
It uses the existing STROBE (latch) signal from the buffer board for timing, and reads the state of one of the buffer board's output powers to synchronize where in the sequence of 16 power sources. It captures the latch signal and re-emits it to the daughterboard.
It ignores the serial clock and serial data from the buffer board.
Unfortunately this has very little processor time to spare since it's spending all its time clocking out the serial data. We're probably limited to very basic patterns on here.
Getting the source[edit]
The source is available on GitHub at the following location: https://github.com/miloh/bigledscreen/ A guide for using GitHub can be found here https://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/
The following is historical The source is in a mercurial repository on pony. Point your mercurial client at http://pony.local/d3/nils/bigledscreen to pull down a copy of it.
Programming the xbee[edit]
To control the sign wirelessly, you will want to program an xbee chip to interface with it. I recommend the "xbee explorer" from sparkfun. To program your new xbee, you will need to make sure your xbee has a recent enough firmware (10A5 is recommended). Unfortunately firmware upgrade must be done using Digi/MaxStream's "X-CTU" application which runs under windows. This can be performed with wine and linux. See paparazzi'sxbee config page and digi's xbee AT command set for information about using x-ctu or minicom with your xbee.
The Xbee on the computer side needs to have a small hardware modification to work: pins AD0 and AD1 need to be shorted, and pins AD2 and AD3 need to be shorted. This is because the xbee connected to your computer toggles pins 0 and 2 to control the state of pins 1 and 3, and pins 1 and 3 are mirrored by the xbee connected to the sign. If you use a stock xbee, you'll still be able to talk to the sign with it but you won't be able to flash new firmware.
Once you have your xbee connected to your computer, you can use xbee-pgm.pl to set it up to talk to the sign such as the following:
./xbee-pgm.pl /dev/cu.usbserial.A12345 program-computer-side
where /dev/cu.usbserial.A12345 is the serial port for your xbee.
If your xbee was configured to use the original 9600 baud rate, you will need to run this twice to actually write the new baud rate to flash. Your xbee will now talk at 19200 baud, and is now configured to talk to the sign.
Uploading new sign code[edit]
To compile new sign code, simply "make" in the bigledscreen directory. This will produce a "ledlife.hex" file that you can upload to the sign. If you are unfamiliar with AVR programming and avrdude, you should go through one of the tutorials on the internet first. This is not a good first project.
To upload new sign code, you must upload to each half of the sign separately. First, activate the reset pins on both halves of the sign:
./xbee-pgm.pl /dev/cu.usbserial.A12345 all-high
Now, release the reset pin on half of the sign. This allows the left half of the sign to boot up:
./xbee-pgm.pl /dev/cu.usbserial.A12345 3-high
The atmega168 will now start the Lady Ada's bootloader, which acts just like a stk500.
Immediately, start your "avrdude" to upload code. If you do not do this fast enough, you will need to toggle the reset pin again.
avrdude -F -b 19200 -c stk500v1 -p m168 -P /dev/cu.usbserial-A12345 -e -U flash:w:ledlife.hex
Sometimes this will fail. If it fails repeatedly, reposition your xbee closer to the sign, or reorient it, and try again.
Once this half is done, you can upload the right half:
./xbee-pgm.pl /dev/cu.usbserial.A12345 1-high avrdude -F -b 19200 -c stk500v1 -p m168 -P /dev/cu.usbserial-A12345 -e -U flash:w:ledlife.hex
Then you can release the reset pin on the left half so it can boot up, and both halves can run:
./xbee-pgm.pl /dev/cu.usbserial.A12345 all-low
Controlling a running sign[edit]
You can use the "sendcmd.pl" script to send bytes to the sign. The usage is similar to xbee-pgm.pl:
./sendcmd.pl <serial port> <byte code>
<byte code> is the decimal value of the byte to send. You should not send bytes too fast, and sometimes bytes get missed. Hopefully this will change in the future.
You can address one or both of the halves by sending one of the following values:
0 - address left 1 - address right 2 - address both
If you want to send a data value from 0 to 3 (inclusive) and don't want to address a screen, you can first send a "3", which indicates that the next byte should be treated as a data byte instead of an address byte.
Immediately after you address a screen, you send a command:
64 - Turn on life, and randomly occasionally reset 65 - Turn on life without the periodic random reset 66 - Run test pattern 67 - Act as single-buffered framebuffer 68 - Act as double-buffered framebuffer 70 - clear framebuffer, home cursor 71 - set x coordinate of cursor 72 - set y coordinate of cursor 73 - for double-buffered framebuffer, swap front and back buffers 74 - for double-buffered framebuffer, do a single round of life and swap front and back buffers
When setting an x or y coordinate of the cursor, follow the command with the cursor position added to 128. The cursor is 8 pixels wide horozontally and 1 pixel tall. Valid values for setting the X cursor coordinate are 128 through 135. Valid values for setting the Y cursor coordinate are 128 through 175.
After you have issued attention and a command, any further bytes you send will be placed on the screen at the cursor, and then the cursor will go to the next 8 pixels. It scans in the standard left-to-right, top-to-bottom order.
An example script, "gliders.sh", will place a bunch of gliders on the display. (You may need to change the "port" variable to match your local serial port). Note that it has several times where it stops and asks you if everything is ok; use ctrl-c to abort if any bytes got missed in transit, and then start over.
For further information, UTSL.


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Desperate Feminist Housewife Moms Rule The World!
Last week, a Canadian journalist wrote an op-ed piece on what she referred to as the prevailing "culture of porn" in Western society. You know: desperate housewives and panty-free celebs and Bratz Dolls and silicone, silicone, as far as the eye can see. We face an onslaught of skank every single day, she said, and this relentless onslaught of skank is teaching our daughters that their worth resides only in their bodies and in their willingness to skank it up with their peers.
And who do we have to thank for this onslaught of skank, this culture of porn? Hollywood? The Entertainment-Industrial Complex? The post-modern condition imposed by late capitalism, wherein everything solid melts into (J-Lo endorsed) air?
Nope: feminism. And, more generally - lest you think that she's singling people out here - the matriarchy.
"Which is the greater oppression?" asks Barbara Kay: "Sexual virtue imposed by the patriarchy, or sexual libertinism imposed by the matriarchy? They call it empowerment, but in fact the decade-long cultural vogue for "girl's gone wild" - "bad" as the new sexual "good" (hey! she stole my line!) - is just another form of cultural tyranny. Except that now the oppressors are post-morality theorists (among whom, she specifies later, 'radical feminists') and "desperate housewife" moms (?!?!?!) urging public "hotness," rather than stern moralistic fathers suppressing it."
I don't even know where to begin. There's a matriarchy? And the skankomania that breeds Britneys and Lindsays and Parises and Bratz Dolls is promoted by this matriarchy? Really? (Actually, it's worse than you think: it's a cabal of post-moral feminist desperate housewife moms who are in fact a global matriarchy, running the world and maintaining secret societies at Ivy League universities - you know them by their Juicy Couture yoga pants and cunning little secret society pinky rings with skull insignia embellished with little daisies. Trilateral Commission? Ha. It's the Triclitoral Commission, and they're the ones who are really pulling all the strings. Now you know.)
Seriously. I spent seven-plus years in graduate school studying political philosophy and social theory and sat in on more than my fair share of seminars on 'The Gender Politics of Late Capitalism' and 'Feminism and Post-Modernity' and 'Men: What Are They Good For?' and I don't recall hearing about a single feminist theorist (never mind post-moral theorist, a term that I have never heard before), radical or otherwise, who encourages the wholesale pornification of society and/or sexualization of children. They may well be out there, but if they are, they're on the fringe. The extreme fringe.
It may be that Ms. Kay means to argue that the so-called sexual revolution - with its bra-burning and Pill-promoting antics - is the mother of what she sees as the pornification of Western culture. That argument isn't particularly new. But careful analysts of that argument know to point out that it is deeply, deeply contentious in feminist circles, old and new. Many mainstream feminists - such as Diana Russell, Andrea Dworkin, Catharine MacKinnon, Susan Brownmiller, and Robin Morgan - have long argued that the hyper-sexualization of women (never mind girls) is always oppressive. But even those feminists - such as Susie Bright (who I really wish that I'd met at BlogHer) - who argue for a more sex-positive feminism stop short of promoting sexualization in any and all forms: such feminists usually agree that promoting sex can become oppressive to and exploitative of women if it is not in the hands of women. Is there a feminist out there who really believes that Britney Spears is currently empowered in her sexuality? A feminist who is pro-Bratz Baby? If there is, please point her out to me, because I'd love to hear the argument.
The fact is, however much feminists (to the extent that one can lump them together as a homogenous group, which I don't think one can) promote more open discussion and awareness of female sexuality, they do not and have not ever promoted the wholesale pornification of femininity, let alone the (oh my heart) pornification of childhood. To the extent that there has been any 'pornification' of the culture, feminists and feminism are not to blame. And in attempting to lay such blame, Ms. Kay obscures the following fact: that the more heinous examples of a 'culture of porn' in our society are the result of a hyper-commercial culture, one in which the key decision-makers are most often men. The creator, promoter and owner of Bratz Dolls? A man. The creator of "Desperate Housewives"? Man (also? Self-described conservative homosexual republican. Parse that, Barbara.) Ludacris (cited, inexplicably, in her article as evidence of this "matriarchal" culture of porn) - last time I checked? Man. But I'm not going to lay blame for skank dolls and misogynist rap music and Teri Hatcher at the feet of the "patriarchy" or the "post-moralists" who pull the strings at Fox Television or who program Ann Coulter or whatever. Why not? Because it's much, much more complicated than that.
As a mother, I am deeply, deeply anxious that my daughter might come of age in culture where the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan are offered up as quote-unquote role models. I am terrified that she'll face all manner of peer pressure toward identifying herself as a sexual being before she's ready. I don't know any mother of girls who does not worry about these things - and none of the mothers that I know is a "desperate housewife." But even if we were, would that matter? Ms. Kay compares the imagined "matriarchal" imposition of loose sexual morals (which, again - from what fevered imagination did this come?) against the sexual oppression imposed by the patriarchy and finds the former more insidious. But isn't there something oxymoronic in the claim that liberation (even if imagined) is oppressive? If there is - and I must stress again that I think that this is entirely the stuff of fantasy - a matriarchy that is encouraging free love and open sexuality, and if this has yielded some unpleasant cultural phenomenon and disagreeable mores, is this worse than a culture that demands that women live their lives behind veils and curtains and doors? That they deny their sexuality?That they put modesty (sister to shame, and handmaiden to piety) before all else? Is this what we want to teach our daughters - that their sexuality is something to be hidden or denied?
As I said, it's complicated: I fear and celebrate my daughter's future as a sexual being (mostly fear, at this point.) I hate that we live in a culture that has turned her sexuality - and the process of her sexual development - into a commodity. Into what seems, at times, to be a commercial freak-show. But would I rather be subjected to the "stern moralism" of patriarchs than have to navigate the sometimes harrowing waters of "public hotness"? Is that a serious question? Really?
I hate Bratz Dolls, I really do. But I hate narrow-minded (and intellectually sloppy) moralism even more.


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The last pronouncement of the brilliant military strategist is said to have been "Surgite!" — Latin for "Push on!" — which is Brock University's motto.
He died defending Niagara
Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock was 43 years old when he died defending Niagara from the American invasion at Queenston Heights on Oct. 13, 1812.
His military actions in the War of 1812, particularly his success at Detroit, earned him a knighthood, membership in the Order of Bath, accolades and the sobriquet "Hero of Upper Canada."
He loved to learn
Brock was born on the British Channel Island of Guernsey. He was the eighth son of a middle-class family. As a boy, he earned a reputation as a keen student and an exceptional swimmer and boxer. Despite his lack of extensive formal education, Brock appreciated its importance. It's said that as an adult he often spent his leisure time sequestered in his room, reading books to improve his education. He read many works on military tactics and science, but ancient history and other topics also interested him. At the time of his death, he possessed a small library that included works by Shakespeare, Voltaire and Samuel Johnson.
When he was 15, he followed three of his older brothers into service with the British Army. He served in several locations before settling in Canada in 1802. In 1811, Brock attained the rank of major general and took command of all British forces in Upper Canada. He became the administrator of the province the same year.
When the Americans invaded Upper Canada on July 12, 1812, Brock was ready. He'd already recruited a force of citizens and forged First Nations alliances. Fort Detroit fell to the British army and Brock was hailed as a hero.
After Detroit, the main American threat existed in Niagara, and it was here that Brock would fight his final battle. The British were victorious at Queenston Heights, but Brock lost his life leading his soldiers in a charge. A limestone monument that contains his remains of is located at Queenston Heights Park in Niagara Falls.


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I like to reminisce in regular intervals. While I am whisking, chopping or simply stirring I will tilt my head to a side and think to myself "So I am whisking now! What was I doing this time last year?" Tom often tells me look forward and not back. But I tend to disagree with that. I believe that by taking a look back at what you have done and where you came from, you can often reassess your goals and check if you are progressing forward the way you wanted to, if not re-focus. Furthermore, if you do not remember the mistakes you made back then how will you hinder yourself from making them again?
When my grandmother passed away in May 2007 to say I was shattered would be putting it mildly. I was so emotionally loaded, my thoughts and feelings pushing the realms of my entire being. I was having a hard time sorting them out and placing them in compartments. The situation went for months. Until my dad, who also is a writer, told me to write it all down. It was such a simple piece of advice really but one that helped me see the light at the end of my emotional tunnel. Calling it a journal would be wrong. It is really a place where I unload my feelings, sometimes just one word, sentences and often a few paragraphs.
After a while I began taking those words, sentences and paragraphs and began writing stories. Using up the feelings and the thoughts from my experience and past I found it exciting to be able to put a certain content into it. Sometimes the stories are fiction based on true feelings other times the stories are very much a reality. I rarely share the stories. They are for me and maybe a small inner circle of friends and family who have always encouraged me in this direction. However, last week I changed that and decided to share one of these stories with you. The story you read accompanying my rhubarb mango pistachio and amaretti crumble a couple of weeks ago was written sometime in January and for those who have been following this blog for a few years would have known exactly what I was referring to in that story.
It was a small time-frame taken out of our lives from last year. This time last year we were packing boxes, explaining the move to Soeren, celebrating a surprise 40th birthday party, flying high up in the sky, renewing vows and saying our goodbyes to our friends in Germany. However, as things took a different turn, we had to slam on the brakes fairly hard, which left us fairly dazed and put us into an emotional turmoil. We fled to Denmark to recuperate, to re-focus and to heal. Of course, just like I did back in 2007 I was writing down my feelings and thoughts on the entire ordeal. Once I was able to sort them out and look ahead positively I began composing the story.
As I looked back on last year, I was inclined to thumb through my notebooks. I smiled at how far one comes in a year. Stronger, wiser, more humble and certainly a little more courageous to actually share a part of the story with you. I enjoyed reading your feedback on it. The writer in me was ecstatic that I was able to evoke such feelings in you, but I also have to apologize to those who wrote to me thinking something had happened.
A good friend told me I had crossed the line between blog posting and story telling - she's a writer herself. Yes I did and had fun doing it! I would like to know from you however, if you had fun reading it. I would really like to share these stories with you every now and then in the future. While I know this is my space, it's still important to me to know if my reader is liking the content here and what keeps them from coming back to me and my humble blog. So tell me!
In the meantime I am looking very much forward into the future. My future is taking me to London next week, then to Norway on a dream-come-true road-trip and then to see a-ha in concert in Dresden, with my sister-from-another-mother - Jeanne, in July. Yes, my future is looking like it's going to be a lot of fun - at least in the next two months. Hope you'll join me.
Spinach is in season and my Farmer's Market has stocked up on my favorite leafy greens to the brim. Fresh and healthy, we've been enjoying spinach in all sorts of recipes. This one is Soeren's all time favorite lasagna and I was ordered by him to share it with all the other mummies out there. Well whether you are a mummy or not - I am pretty sure you'll like this. It makes use of simple ingredients, with the caramelized onions bringing out a delicate sweet note.
Spinach and Caramelized Onion Lasagna
Printable version of recipe here
500g fresh lasagna sheets (you can use dried ones if you do not have fresh pasta)
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
a few drizzles of olive oil
1.5 kg, fresh spinach, leaves coarsely chopped and lightly blanched
250g ricotta cheese
800g, red onions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
700 ml milk
35g all purpose flour
125g + more Parmesan, grated
salt and freshly ground black pepper
- In a large non-stick skillet, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and sauté for approx. 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the blanched spinach and cook, stirring often, until tender – approx. 5 minutes.
- Transfer spinach to a bowl and stir in the ricotta cheese. Season with salt and pepper, then set aside.
- Wipe out the skillet clean and heat another drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion slices and cook, stirring often, until the onions become lightly golden and are soft – approx. 15 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar and continue to cook for another 20 minutes until they are caramelized and amber in color. Splash with the balsamic vinegar, stir and then remove from heat.
- Heat about 3/4 of the milk in a medium saucepan until steaming. In the meantime stir in the flour with the remaining milk in a small bowl and whisk smooth. Whisk the flour mixture into the hot milk. Continue whisking until the sauce begins to simmer and thicken. Keep whisking to cook the flour approx. 1 minute. Add 125g Parmesan cheese and stir until the sauce is smooth and creamy. Season to taste.
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Lightly oil a 33 x 23 cm rectangular baking dish.
- Begin assembling the lasagna by first coating the base of the baking dish with a ladle full of cheese sauce, then line the bottom with a single layer of lasagna sheets. Spread half the spinach over the pasta. Add another layer of pasta sheets, then arrange the caramelized onions on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread another layer of cheese sauce over the onion layer and top with with pasta sheets. Spread the remaining spinach and finish off with a final layer of pasta and sauce. Sprinkle some more grated Parmesan over the top.
- Brush a sheet of aluminum foil with some oil and tightly cover the baking dish. Bake lasagna for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 15 minutes (or more depending on your oven). The top should be lightly browned and bubbling.
- Let lasagna stand for 10 minutes before tucking in.
The Food Guide tip:
Selecting, storing and the health benefits of Spinach.
A pure and simple pleasure. A perfect harmony of flavors with guaranteed smiling faces around the dinner table. Hope you enjoyed one of Soeren's favorite pasta dishes.
Time for me to get back to my preparing my presentation for the Food Blogger Connect next week. Hope I'll see you there!
More pasta ideas from WFLH:
Fettuccine with Spicy Lamb Sausage Meatballs in a Piquant Tomato Sauce | Ricotta Pesto & Mushroom Lasagne | Spaghetti Alla Bolognese |
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An Unspeakable Gift from God
The Holy Ghost works in perfect unity with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, fulfilling many important roles and distinct responsibilities.
In 1994, President Howard W. Hunter invited all members of the Church to "establish the temple … as the great symbol of [our] membership."1 Later that same year, construction on the Bountiful Utah Temple was completed. Like many, we were anxious to take our young family to the open house prior to the dedication. We labored diligently to prepare our children to enter the temple, praying earnestly that they would have a spiritual experience so that the temple would become a focal point in their lives.
As we reverently walked through the temple, I found myself admiring the magnificent architecture, the elegant finishes, the light shining through towering windows, and many of the inspiring paintings. Every aspect of this sacred building was truly exquisite.
Stepping into the celestial room, I suddenly realized that our youngest son, six-year-old Ben, was clinging to my leg. He appeared anxious—perhaps even a little troubled.
"What's wrong, Son?" I whispered.
"Daddy," he replied, "what's happening here? I've never felt this way before."
Recognizing that this was likely the first time our young son had felt the influence of the Holy Ghost in such a powerful way, I knelt down on the floor next to him. While other visitors stepped around us, Ben and I spent several minutes, side by side, learning about the Holy Ghost together. I was amazed at the ease with which we were able to discuss his sacred feelings. As we talked, it became clear that what was most inspiring to Ben was not what he saw but what he felt—not the physical beauty around us but the still, small voice of the Spirit of God within his heart. I shared with him what I had learned from my own experiences, even as his childlike wonder reawakened in me a deep sense of gratitude for this unspeakable gift from God—the gift of the Holy Ghost.2
Who Is the Holy Ghost?
The Holy Ghost is the third member of the Godhead, and, as such, like God the Father and Jesus Christ, He knows our thoughts and the intents of our hearts.3 The Holy Ghost loves us and wants us to be happy. Since He knows the challenges we will face, He can guide us and teach us all things we must do to return and live with our Heavenly Father once again.4
Unlike Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, who have glorified bodies of flesh and bones, the Holy Ghost is a personage of spirit who communicates to our spirits through feelings and impressions.5 As a spirit being, He has the unique responsibility of being an agent through which personal revelation is received. In scripture, the Holy Ghost is often referred to as the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of the Lord, the Holy Spirit of Promise, or simply the Spirit.6
What Is the Mission of the Holy Ghost?
The Holy Ghost works in perfect unity with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, fulfilling many important roles and distinct responsibilities. The primary purpose of the Holy Ghost is to bear witness of God the Father and of His Son, Jesus Christ,7 and to teach us the truth of all things.8 A sure witness from the Holy Ghost carries far more certainty than a witness from any other source. President Joseph Fielding Smith taught that "the Spirit of God speaking to the spirit of man has power to impart truth with greater effect and understanding than the truth can be imparted by personal contact even with heavenly beings."9
The Holy Ghost is also known as the Comforter.10 During times of trouble or despair or simply when we need to know that God is near, the Holy Ghost can lift our spirits, give us hope, and teach us "the peaceable things of the kingdom,"11 helping us feel "the peace of God, which passeth all understanding."12
Several years ago as our extended family gathered for a holiday dinner, my father began playing games with many of his grandchildren. Suddenly and without warning, he collapsed and quickly passed away. This unexpected event could have been devastating, especially for his grandchildren, raising questions that are difficult to answer. However, as we gathered our children around us, as we prayed and read the words of Book of Mormon prophets about the purpose of life, the Holy Ghost comforted each of us personally. In ways that are difficult to describe with words, the answers we sought came clearly into our hearts. We felt a peace that day that truly surpassed our understanding, yet the witness from the Holy Ghost was certain, undeniable, and true.
The Holy Ghost is a teacher and a revelator.13 As we study, ponder, and pray about gospel truths, the Holy Ghost enlightens our minds and quickens our understanding.14 He causes the truth to be indelibly written in our souls and can cause a mighty change to occur in our hearts. As we share these truths with our families, with fellow members of the Church, and with friends and neighbors in our community, the Holy Ghost becomes their teacher as well, for He carries the message of the gospel "unto the hearts of the children of men."15
The Holy Ghost inspires us to reach out to others in service. For me, the most vivid examples of heeding the promptings of the Holy Ghost in the service of others come from the life and ministry of President Thomas S. Monson, who said: "In the performance of our responsibilities, I have learned that when we heed a silent prompting and act upon it without delay, our Heavenly Father will guide our footsteps and bless our lives and the lives of others. I know of no experience more sweet or feeling more precious than to heed a prompting only to discover that the Lord has answered another person's prayer through you."16
I share just one tender experience. While President Monson was serving as a bishop, he learned that a member of his ward, Mary Watson, was in the hospital. As he went to visit her, he learned that she was staying in a large room with several other patients. When he approached Sister Watson, he noticed that the patient in a neighboring bed quickly covered her head.
After President Monson had visited with Sister Watson and given her a priesthood blessing, he shook her hand, said good-bye, and prepared to leave. Then a simple but amazing thing happened. I quote now from President Monson's own recollection of this experience:
"I could not leave her side. It was as though an unseen hand [was] resting on my shoulder, and I felt within my soul that I was hearing these words: 'Go over to the next bed where the little lady covered her face when you came in.' I did so. …
"I approached the bedside of the other patient, gently tapped her shoulder and carefully pulled back the sheet which had covered her face. Lo and behold! She, too, was a member of my ward. I had not known she was a patient in the hospital. Her name was Kathleen McKee. When her eyes met mine, she exclaimed through her tears, 'Oh, Bishop, when you entered that door, I felt you had come to see me and bless me in response to my prayers. I was rejoicing inside to think that you would know I was here, but when you stopped at the other bed, my heart sank, and I knew that you had not come to see me.'
"I said to [Sister] McKee: 'It does not matter that I didn't know you were here. It is important, however, that our Heavenly Father knew and that you had prayed silently for a priesthood blessing. It was He who prompted me to intrude on your privacy.'"17
How Does the Holy Ghost Speak to Us?
We all have experiences with the Holy Ghost, even though we may not always recognize them. As inspired thoughts come into our minds, we know them to be true by the spiritual feelings that enter into our hearts. President Boyd K. Packer has taught: "The Holy Ghost speaks with a voice that you feel more than you hear. … While we speak of 'listening' to the whisperings of the Spirit, most often one describes a spiritual prompting by saying, 'I had a feeling …'"18 It is through these sacred feelings from the Holy Ghost that we come to know what God would have us do, for this, as stated in scripture, "is the spirit of revelation."19
What Does It Mean to Receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost?
In teaching our six-year-old son, Ben, I thought it important to differentiate between what he was feeling, which was the influence of the Holy Ghost, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, which he would receive after baptism. Before baptism, all honest and sincere seekers of truth can feel the influence of the Holy Ghost from time to time. However, the opportunity to receive the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost and the fulness of all the associated blessings is available only to worthy, baptized members who receive the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands through those holding the priesthood authority of God.
Through the gift of the Holy Ghost, we receive added capacity and spiritual gifts, increased revelation and protection, steady guidance and direction, and the promised blessings of sanctification and exaltation in the celestial kingdom. All of these blessings are given as a result of our personal desire to receive them and come as we align our lives with the will of God and seek His constant direction.
As I reflect back on my experience with Ben in the Bountiful Utah Temple, I have many sweet feelings and impressions. One clear recollection is that while I was absorbed in the grandeur of what I could see, a small child near my side was recognizing the powerful feelings in his heart. With a gentle reminder, I was invited not only to pause and kneel down but also to heed the Savior's call to become as a little child—humble, meek, and ready to hear the still, small voice of His Spirit.
I bear witness of the living reality and divine mission of the Holy Ghost and that by the power of the Holy Ghost, we may know the truth of all things. I testify that the gift of the Holy Ghost is Heavenly Father's precious and unspeakable gift to all who will come unto His Son, be baptized in His name, and receive the Holy Ghost through confirmation in His Church. Of these sacred truths I bear personal witness in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.


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Profiling OpenGL 4.2 with NVIDIA Nsight Visual Studio Edition 3.2
Learn how to profile OpenGL 4.2 applications with Nsight Visual Studio Edition 3.1. This webinar shows how you can use Nsight Visual Studio Edition can be used to tune graphics applications.
Profiling applications early and often is key to achieving good performance. This is particularly true these days as modifying assets at the end of project to hit performance requirements is very expensive. Tools like Nsight make graphics developers more effective by giving them visibility into the graphics pipeline for debugging and profiling.
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Eskimo Child 35cm Porcelain Doll Designed by Pauline Bjonness-Jacobsen
Eskimo Child 35cm Porcelain Doll is so cute in his faux fur trimmed costume! His hooded coat is trimmed with woven braid and he wears a red t-shirt underneath. Finally, Eskimo Child 35cm Porcelain Doll was released in 1990 and is number 1235 of 3000. He is in perfect condition and includes his certificate of authenticity and is packaged in his original box. Original price was $239.
Kate Finn's Collection of Pauline Dolls
Kate Finn has now released her own collection for sale on the Kate Finn website. These dolls like Eskimo Child 35cm Porcelain Doll, were the original samples used for photography and exhibition. Most of the dolls are in their original boxes. Due to aging in storage and travelling exhibitions, the boxes vary in condition. All Limited Edition dolls are numbered and include a certificate.
Dolls by Pauline – The Designer
Pauline started designing simple rag dolls as a child. During the 1970's she established her own Company. Over the years Pauline designed both rag and vinyl dolls and then in 1988 released her first porcelain range. In the United States, Pauline's dolls have been recognized by the prestigious Doll Reader Magazine 'Doty Award' and Dolls Magazine 'Award of Excellence'.
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Make sure you treat your little ones to lot's of fun by downloading the movies FREE fromKate Finn's YouTube Channel!
The Kate Finn Rag Doll Difference
The rag dolls for sale at Kate Finn are heirloom products primarily made to be played with. So safe, soft and cuddly with their perfectly sewn dresses, petticoats and pinafores in an amazing variety of truly lovely retro, modern and traditional fabrics. Their beauty enhances the décor of any child's nursery. These items are an ideal alternative to our soft baby toys or the more delicate porcelain collectibles.
Designed to be treasured and collected some of these beautiful items have also been designed for learning and playing. An example is Mary Anne with her dual face (one side asleep, one side awake). We all know how little ones love putting their toys to bed. Mary Anne has been designed specifically with this in mind, her clothing is removable and she has her nightgown in her shoulder bag.
First Birthday Rag Dolls are another of Kate Finn's iconic designs. A babies First Birthday is a very special event for both family and friends, to commemorate the special day Kate Finn has a variety of rag dolls with "First Birthday"embroidered on their pinafore or apron.
The majority of designs are made in limited quantities which makes them a very unique gift and extremely collectible. Their faces are either hand stitched or have detailed embroidery. The clothing on most dolls and gollies is removable so that they can be washed. In many cases they're kept into adulthood; many children form an emotional attachment to their rag dolls which often remains throughout their lives.
Dolls Stands Sold by Kate Finn Australia
Doll Stands are a very handy tool to help display your collection of Porcelain and Rag Dolls. Kate Finn has four sizes available, once you have decided on a doll click on the image and the correct size stand will be displayed below ready to add to your order


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Review: The Best iPhone Universal Remote Apps
Like some 40 million other people, I love my iPhone. It's always with me, serving as everything from trail-finder to stock ticker to guitar tuner to, occasionally, mobile phone. While fumbling in the dark with the minimum three or four remote controls that my ever-shifting A/V system requires just to watch a movie, I've often wondered if there was "an app for that."
The answer is at least a half-dozen apps designed to turn an iPhone (or iPod Touch or iPad) into a powerful universal remote handset, or iMote, have been launched upon a sea bobbing with some 100,000-plus other apps. But first, some of you ask, "What's an app?" (Perhaps you've just returned from an extended vacation in Bishkek.)
Apps are small, specialized software applications — the 100,000-plus number grows by some hundreds every day — designed to run on Apple's iPhone/iPod touch/iPad hardware. Since the iPhone/iPod touch/iPad is in fact a remarkably powerful and versatile touchscreen computer, apps perform tasks as varied as gaming, GPS navigation, social networking, scientific measurement, music making, and anything else you've imagined doing on a computer — and a great deal you probably haven't imagined. Apps get downloaded from Apple's iTunes Store, pretty much just as the latest opus by Lady Gaga does. Lots of apps are free, some cost just a dollar or two, and a few cost more than that.
Now, when it comes to the iPhone/iPod touch/ iPad (I'm going to use simply "iPhone" from here on to represent all three), it doesn't take a genius to see that this device would make an irresistible touchscreen controller for just about any A/V system. Trouble is, the iPhone doesn't transmit infrared (IR) signals, the sort that virtually all TVs, receivers, Blu-ray Disc players, and other audio/video components use for remote control. What the iPhone does talk is Bluetooth (a short-range radio protocol, mostly used to link wireless headsets/controllers to cellphones) and wireless IP via Wi-Fi, the same standard your home network router, not to mention Starbucks and McDonalds, uses to connect wireless-ready laptop computers and other devices.
If all A/V components were IP-networked, the problem would be solved: The iPhone could talk to them directly over an existing wireless home network, an increasingly universal feature of middle-American life. Alas, most are not — though more and more A/V receivers are, and brands such as Pioneer are already offering their own free iPhone apps to control them directly. But that doesn't help the un-networked 99 percent.
Consequently, every maker of an A/V control app so far, including the four we've rounded up for review here, has opted for a hardware/ software solution: The software is the app, and the hardware is a module that translates your thumb's wishes into IR codes your components can recognize. Functionally, none is very different from a conventional, hardware universal remote, whether aftermarket or packed with an A/V receiver. You set up each by loading the IR codes to match your particular gear, either from onboard or online databases, and the blanks left by any missing commands must then be "learned" from the original hardware remotes.
That's the common thread, but as we'll see, the patterns into which these makers have woven it are as varied as the carpets in the openair markets back in Bishkek.


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The suggestion he sent me last July was BrE use of nous. And I thought to myself: "Is that British? I just think of it as extremely intellectual." The problem, it seems, is that I don't read the sports pages.
The first definition in the OED is the one that I knew:
As in:
1. Ancient Greek Philos. Mind, intellect; intelligence; intuitive apprehension.
1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 336/1 What Plotinus understands by the nous is the highest sphere accessible to the human mind‥, and, along with that, pure thought itself.But the meaning that Ben was referring to was:
2. colloq. (chiefly Brit.). Common sense, practical intelligence, 'gumption'.
And he pointed out:
It's surprisingly common in UK sports reporting (search Google News for "have|has|had the nous").Reading the sports pages would require a level of dedication to this blog that I demonstrably don't have. But I am aware that I miss linguistic riches by not paying attention to them (in any country). Searching have/has/had the nous, I got six hits (half British, the others from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand), four of which were from the sports pages. Here are a couple (bold added):
[About a senior police figure who's resigned in the phone-hacking scandal] "I don't think any of us would question his integrity. It's his judgement that has been called into question. But he's had the nous to realise that if he stays the speculation goes on."and
[About aThe 'common-sense' history of nous is hardly recent. I liked the first OED example for it [though I don't know what Demo-brain'd means here. The only OED entry for Demo is a colloquial name for the US Democratic Party]:cricket player(BrE) cricketer/(AmE) cricket player--T20 is an abbreviated name for an abbreviated form of the game] In many ways du Toit exemplifies the way T20 has gone – he's hardly a household name in his own household and has played more T20 matches than first class or List A, but he has the nous to get the job done.
1706 E. Baynard Cold Baths II. 306 A Demo-brain'd Doctor of more Note than Nous.
According to OED, the usual pronunciation of nous in BrE rhymes with mouse, but the AmE pronunciation sounds like noose.
There's another AmE/BrE difference to be found in the OED entry for nous: its definition as 'gumption'. To my AmE mind, gumption (orig. Scots) is an odd synonym for 'common sense'. We can see the reason for this reflected in US/UK dictionary treatments of the word. The American Heritage Dictionary has:
1. Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness.Whereas Collins English Dictionary has:
2. Guts; spunk.*
3. Common sense.
As the AHD entry reflects, the 'common sense' sense is not the primary sense in American English. A better AmE synonym for gumption is (orig. AmE) get-up-and-go.1. Brit common sense or resourcefulness2. initiative or courage
What do we have in AmE for 'common sense'? Well there's horse sense ('strong common sense'), which is originally AmE, but now found in BrE. A more specific kind of common sense is (orig. AmE) street smarts 'the ability to live by one's wits in an urban environment' (OED). But when I think of Americans talking about common sense, I think of the construction X has[n't] [got] the sense God gave Y (or: X doesn't have the sense God gave Y). Looking for "the sense God gave" in the Corpus of Contemporary American English, I found:
He's got the sense God gave a fruitfly.
The sense God gave a goose, you might say-except He didn't give it to all the geese
That man ain't got the sense God gave a goat.
you ain't got the sense God gave a mule.
You don't have the sense God gave crawfish.
Anybody who'd choose to live in Texas hasn't got the sense God gave a squirrel
they'd missed the sign and hadn't had the sense God gave a turnip to stop and look at a map
you don't have the sense God gave you.
You city noodles haven't the sense God gave hedgehogs
If I'd had the sense God gave a horny toad I'd have turned and run
As you can probably tell from the examples, this construction (partially filled-in idiom) has a definite 'rural' feel to it--it's colloquial and very (orig. AmE) folksy and stereotypically very Southern.
But if I've missed some good nouns for 'common sense', I'm sure you'll fill us in in the comments!
* I've no doubt that some readers will find this definition humorous, as spunk is BrE slang for 'semen'. But the primary meaning in AmE (also found in BrE, and originating from a Scots/northern England dialect for 'spark') is 'Spirit, mettle; courage, pluck' (OED).


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CAMERON, Ariz. (AP) - Florida aerialist Nik Wallenda has planned his highest tightrope walk yet, and he says he'll do it without a harness.
The 34-year-old announced Monday that he'll walk about one-third of a mile over the Little Colorado River Gorge in late June. The event will take place on the Navajo reservation near Cameron, outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park.
The Discovery Channel will broadcast Wallenda's walk on a two-inch thick wire suspended 1,500 feet above the river.
Wallenda says the performance will honor his great-grandfather who died after falling from a tightrope in Puerto Rico in 1978.
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A gay couple who were asked to sit in the back of a bus in New Mexico because they were holding hands have received an apology from the company that operates the shuttles at the Albuquerque International Sunport, where the incident took place earlier this summer.
The couple, Ron McCoy and Chris Bowers, live in the Portland, Ore., area and had begun a vacation days after the U.S. Supreme Court issued historic rulings that strengthened gay rights. The pair's visit to Albuquerque was timed to coincide with the city's Pride Festival.
"We were just on vacation in New Mexico," McCoy told KRQE TV. "We weren't trying to be Rosa Parks."
A report from that day shows they held hands and sang at the airport. But being told to move to the back of the bus took an emotional toll, McCoy tells Portland's KATU TV. He said "the sadness, the anger" that lingered after the encounter was hard to overcome.
The airport released a police report about the incident, which The Albuquerque Journal quotes:
" 'One of them indicated he was so happy to be in the Sunshine State he started to sing,' the officer said in the report. ('Sunshine State' is a former nickname for New Mexico.) 'The bus driver indicated I am not going to have this on my bus and told them to go to the back of the bus.' "
McCoy says the driver seemed angry. He and Bowers went to the rear of the bus, but they came forward again at the end of their ride to ask the driver to explain his actions.
"I said, 'I think it was because you didn't like the fact that I was holding my partner's hand,' " McCoy told KRQE TV last week. "He goes, 'See, now you're telling on yourself.' My partner responds, 'Well, that's discrimination,' and the driver responds, 'You're telling on yourself again.' "
This week, Standard Parking issued an apology to the couple for the driver's actions, saying:
"We sincerely apologize to Mr. Bowers and Mr. McCoy for any disrespectful treatment they received in New Mexico. Standard Parking respects the equal rights of all customers, and we do not condone or tolerate discrimination of any kind against any of our customers or employees, whether relating to sexual orientation, gender, age, race, nationality or religion."
The company added that the driver in question had been suspended, and that all its transportation employees are reviewing their sensitivity training.
After KATU reporter Hillary Lake read the apology aloud to McCoy, he said, "Wow. That's a total change. OK, it's hard to process, because in public statements and interviews ... even as of last week, they were still defending the driver."
McCoy credits a fellow passenger on the shuttle bus, Bernadette Aguirre, for standing with the couple against the driver and confirming their version of events. They had never met before that day, but McCoy says, "If it wasn't for Bernadette — one lone person speaking up — we would not have this apology today."
"I told the bus driver ... that I was completely appalled that anybody would be treated this way," Aguirre told KATU. The driver reportedly responded by indicating the men's behavior was more appalling.
Officials from the city and its airport have called the driver's actions unacceptable.
"This does not reflect Albuquerque, New Mexico. And as the mayor I'm upset about it and we want to make sure we get to the bottom of it," Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry told KOB TV 4 yesterday.
Berry has asked the city's human rights office to look into the incident. The state's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has also expressed interest in the case, according to multiple reports.
Despite the apology, McCoy says he isn't entirely convinced that Standard Parking made the statement in earnest.
"In some ways it makes me feel like what they really regret is the attention they're getting," he told KATU.
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This is MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne.
And I'm David Greene.
As we heard elsewhere in the program, there are signs the Tea Party has lost some of its steam. Now one of its leaders is making a move. South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint announced he's resigning his seat to become president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, a Washington, D.C. think-tank. DeMint, a staunch fiscal and social conservative, is considered a founder of the Tea Party movement. NPR's Brian Naylor reports on what his departure will mean for the Senate and for South Carolina.
BRIAN NAYLOR, BYLINE: Jim DeMint is the prototypical tea-partier. He's a relentless, often lonely voice against spending bills. With his Senate Conservatives Fund, he raised money and campaigned for conservative Senate candidates, often opposing the party establishment's choices, with mixed results. DeMint told talk show host Rush Limbaugh yesterday he now believes he can be more effective outside the Senate chamber.
SEN. JIM DEMINT: Many of the policies that I've developed - whether it be Social Security reform or health care reform, tax reform - Heritage has guided that policy development. And I believe that I can do more good for the conservative movement outside of the Senate in leveraging the assets of The Heritage Foundation to communicate a more positive, optimistic message to the American people.
NAYLOR: Inside the Senate, DeMint's banner will be carried by some of the conservatives he helped elect: Florida's Marco Rubio, Jerry Moran of Kansas, and Rand Paul of Kentucky, who said he was excited for DeMint.
SEN. RAND PAUL: I think he's changed the complexion of the Republican caucus. I think there really is a Libertarian, conservative nucleus among some members in the Republican caucus now, and it's changed the dynamics up here.
NAYLOR: But critics of DeMint said the dynamics of the Senate might have changed even more if he hadn't backed GOP primary candidates who went on to lose what were thought to be easily winnable Senate seats, particularly two years ago in Colorado and Delaware. Texas Republican John Cornyn, who led the National Republican Senatorial Committee, some of whose chosen candidates were opposed by DeMint's candidates, downplayed their differences.
SEN. JOHN CORNYN: Jim and I have probably agreed on 95 percent of issues. I guess where we had some differences over time was on tactics, particularly as regards to elections. But we pretty much resolved those issues, and we're both conservatives. And I look forward to continuing to work with him.
NAYLOR: DeMint's South Carolina Senate colleague, Lindsey Graham, called DeMint an effective voice in the Senate, whether you agreed with him or not.
SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM: He really did strongly and passionately advocate for his positions, and did it very effectively. Jim made the Republican Party, quite frankly, look inward and do some self evaluation. Conservatism is an asset, not a liability, as we try to govern this country in the 21st century.
NAYLOR: Graham was thought likely to have faced a primary challenge himself in two years. That threat may have diminished, however, with DeMint's resignation. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will appoint a replacement for DeMint until a special election is held in 2014, when there will now be two Senate elections.
It's unclear who she'll choose. Speculation centers on members of South Carolina's Republican congressional delegation, especially Tim Scott, a freshmen congressman who is African-American. Adolphus Belk, Jr. teaches political science and African-American studies at Winthrop University in South Carolina.
ADOLPHUS BELK, JR.: He's someone that has a good relationship with the governor, and it would allow the state to make a very significant statement. It would allow the party to make a significant statement about its inclusiveness. It's the governor's call. She might pull a rabbit out of the hat and go with someone that none of the politicos were talking about.
NAYLOR: Haley could also appoint herself. She has just a few weeks to make her selection. DeMint says he plans to leave the Senate in early January.
Brian Naylor, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Chad Billingsley (0-3) vs. Edgar Gonzalez (0-1).
COMMENTS: A win tonight would give the Dodgers their first series sweep of the season. What? It's only a two-game series? And winless Billingsley is on the mound, meaning that somewhere in his first five innings, he's bound to lose control (Bills was coasting during his last start in Atlanta until a rough 35-pitch fifth inning)? Well, now that we're the second-place Dodgers (and only four games out of the wild card with a mere 140 to play), let's see if our luck will turn against Gonzalez and his 4.50 ERA (in line with his stats from 2006 and 2007).


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Dragons are highly-intelligent reptilian creatures that—from a human perspective, at least—appear to live forever. Many different varieties of dragon exist, each with their own unique qualities, habitats, and behavior. Adolescence in dragons is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling's wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. In Galsreim, dragons and humans coexist peacefully.