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The VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) is a hardware description language (HDL) that can model the behavior and structure of digital systems at multiple levels of abstraction, ranging from the system level down to that of logic gates, for design entry, documentation, and verification purposes.  Since 1987, VHDL has been standardized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) as IEEE Std 1076; the latest version of which is IEEE Std 1076-2019.  To model analog and mixed-signal systems, an IEEE-standardized HDL based on VHDL called VHDL-AMS (officially IEEE 1076.1) has been developed.

VHDL is named after the United States Department of Defense program that created it, the Very High Speed Integrated Circuits Program (VHSIC).  In the early 1980s, the VHSIC Program sought a new HDL for use in the design of the integrated circuits it aimed to develop.  The product of this effort was VHDL Version 7.2, released in 1985.  The effort to standardize it as an IEEE standard began in the following year.

History
In 1983, VHDL was originally developed at the behest of the U.S. Department of Defense in order to document the behavior of the ASICs that supplier companies were including in equipment. The standard MIL-STD-454N in Requirement 64 in section 4.5.1 "ASIC documentation in VHDL" explicitly requires documentation of "Microelectronic Devices" in VHDL.

The idea of being able to simulate the ASICs from the information in this documentation was so obviously attractive that logic simulators were developed that could read the VHDL files. The next step was the development of logic synthesis tools that read the VHDL and output a definition of the physical implementation of the circuit.

Due to the Department of Defense requiring as much of the syntax as possible to be based on Ada, in order to avoid re-inventing concepts that had already been thoroughly tested in the development of Ada, VHDL borrows heavily from the Ada programming language in both concept and syntax.

The initial version of VHDL, designed to IEEE standard IEEE 1076-1987, included a wide range of data types, including numerical (integer and real), logical (bit and boolean), character and time, plus arrays of bit called bit_vector and of character called string.

A problem not solved by this edition, however, was "multi-valued logic", where a signal's drive strength (none, weak or strong) and unknown values are also considered. This required IEEE standard 1164, which defined the 9-value logic types: scalar std_logic and its vector version std_logic_vector. Being a resolved subtype of its std_Ulogic parent type, std_logic-typed signals allow multiple driving for modeling bus structures, whereby the connected resolution function handles conflicting assignments adequately.

The updated IEEE 1076, in 1993, made the syntax more consistent, allowed more flexibility in naming, extended the character type to allow ISO-8859-1 printable characters, added the xnor operator, etc.

Minor changes in the standard (2000 and 2002) added the idea of protected types (similar to the concept of class in C++) and removed some restrictions from port mapping rules.

In addition to IEEE standard 1164, several child standards were introduced to extend functionality of the language. IEEE standard 1076.2 added better handling of real and complex data types. IEEE standard 1076.3 introduced signed and unsigned types to facilitate arithmetical operations on vectors. IEEE standard 1076.1 (known as VHDL-AMS) provided analog and mixed-signal circuit design extensions.

Some other standards support wider use of VHDL, notably VITAL (VHDL Initiative Towards ASIC Libraries) and microwave circuit design extensions.

In June 2006, the VHDL Technical Committee of Accellera (delegated by IEEE to work on the next update of the standard) approved so-called Draft 3.0 of VHDL-2006. While maintaining full compatibility with older versions, this proposed standard provides numerous extensions that make writing and managing VHDL code easier. Key changes include incorporation of child standards (1164, 1076.2, 1076.3) into the main 1076 standard, an extended set of operators, more flexible syntax of case and generate statements, incorporation of VHPI (VHDL Procedural Interface) (interface to C/C++ languages) and a subset of PSL (Property Specification Language). These changes should improve quality of synthesizable VHDL code, make testbenches more flexible, and allow wider use of VHDL for system-level descriptions.

In February 2008, Accellera approved VHDL 4.0, also informally known as VHDL 2008, which addressed more than 90 issues discovered during the trial period for version 3.0 and includes enhanced generic types. In 2008, Accellera released VHDL 4.0 to the IEEE for balloting for inclusion in IEEE 1076-2008. The VHDL standard IEEE 1076-2008 was published in January 2009.

Standardization
The IEEE Standard 1076 defines the VHSIC Hardware Description Language, or VHDL. It was originally developed under contract F33615-83-C-1003 from the United States Air Force awarded in 1983 to a team of Intermetrics, Inc. as language experts and prime contractor, Texas Instruments as chip design experts and IBM as computer-system design experts. The language has undergone numerous revisions and has a variety of sub-standards associated with it that augment or extend it in important ways.

1076 was and continues to be a milestone in the design of electronic systems.

Revisions
 IEEE 1076-1987 First standardized revision of ver 7.2 of the language from the United States Air Force.
 IEEE 1076-1993 (also published with ). Significant improvements resulting from several years of feedback. Probably the most widely used version with the greatest vendor tool support.
 IEEE 1076-2000. Minor revision. Introduces the use of protected types.
 IEEE 1076-2002. Minor revision of 1076-2000. Rules with regard to buffer ports are relaxed.
 IEC 61691-1-1:2004. IEC adoption of IEEE 1076-2002.
 IEEE 1076c-2007. Introduced VHPI, the VHDL procedural interface, which  provides software with the means to access the VHDL model. The VHDL language required minor modifications to accommodate the VHPI.
 IEEE 1076-2008 (previously referred to as 1076-200x). Major revision released on 2009-01-26. Among other changes, this standard incorporates a basic subset of PSL, allows for generics on packages and subprograms and introduces the use of external names.
 IEC 61691-1-1:2011. IEC adoption of IEEE 1076-2008.
 IEEE 1076-2019. Major revision.

Related standards
 IEEE 1076.1 VHDL Analog and Mixed-Signal (VHDL-AMS)
 IEEE 1076.1.1 VHDL-AMS Standard Packages (stdpkgs)
 IEEE 1076.2 VHDL Math Package
 IEEE 1076.3 VHDL Synthesis Package (vhdlsynth) (numeric std)
 IEEE 1076.3 VHDL Synthesis Package – Floating Point (fphdl)
 IEEE 1076.4 Timing (VHDL Initiative Towards ASIC Libraries: vital)
 IEEE 1076.6 VHDL Synthesis Interoperability (withdrawn in 2010)
 IEEE 1164 VHDL Multivalue Logic (std_logic_1164) Packages

Design
VHDL is generally used to write text models that describe a logic circuit. Such a model is processed by a synthesis program, only if it is part of the logic design. A simulation program is used to test the logic design using simulation models to represent the logic circuits that interface to the design. This collection of simulation models is commonly called a testbench.

A VHDL simulator is typically an event-driven simulator. This means that each transaction is added to an event queue for a specific scheduled time. E.g. if a signal assignment should occur after 1 nanosecond, the event is added to the queue for time +1ns. Zero delay is also allowed, but still needs to be scheduled: for these cases delta delay is used, which represent an infinitely small time step. The simulation alters between two modes: statement execution, where triggered statements are evaluated, and event processing, where events in the queue are processed.

VHDL has constructs to handle the parallelism inherent in hardware designs, but these constructs (processes) differ in syntax from the parallel constructs in Ada (tasks). Like Ada, VHDL is strongly typed and is not case sensitive. In order to directly represent operations which are common in hardware, there are many features of VHDL which are not found in Ada, such as an extended set of Boolean operators including nand and nor.

VHDL has file input and output capabilities, and can be used as a general-purpose language for text processing, but files are more commonly used by a simulation testbench for stimulus or verification data. There are some VHDL compilers which build executable binaries. In this case, it might be possible to use VHDL to write a testbench to verify the functionality of the design using files on the host computer to define stimuli, to interact with the user, and to compare results with those expected. However, most designers leave this job to the simulator.

It is relatively easy for an inexperienced developer to produce code that simulates successfully but that cannot be synthesized into a real device, or is too large to be practical. One particular pitfall is the accidental production of transparent latches rather than D-type flip-flops as storage elements.

One can design hardware in a VHDL IDE (for FPGA implementation such as Xilinx ISE, Altera Quartus, Synopsys Synplify or Mentor Graphics HDL Designer) to produce the RTL schematic of the desired circuit. After that, the generated schematic can be verified using simulation software which shows the waveforms of inputs and outputs of the circuit after generating the appropriate testbench. To generate an appropriate testbench for a particular circuit or VHDL code, the inputs have to be defined correctly. For example, for clock input, a loop process or an iterative statement is required.

A final point is that when a VHDL model is translated into the "gates and wires" that are mapped onto a programmable logic device such as a CPLD or FPGA, then it is the actual hardware being configured, rather than the VHDL code being "executed" as if on some form of a processor chip.

Advantages
The key advantage of VHDL, when used for systems design, is that it allows the behavior of the required system to be described (modeled) and verified (simulated) before synthesis tools translate the design into real hardware (gates and wires).

Another benefit is that VHDL allows the description of a concurrent system. VHDL is a dataflow language in which every statement is considered for execution simultaneously, unlike procedural computing languages such as BASIC, C, and assembly code, where a sequence of statements is run sequentially one instruction at a time.

A VHDL project is multipurpose. Being created once, a calculation block can be used in many other projects. However, many formational and functional block parameters can be tuned (capacity parameters, memory size, element base, block composition and interconnection structure).

A VHDL project is portable. Being created for one element base, a computing device project can be ported on another element base, for example VLSI with various technologies.

A big advantage of VHDL compared to original Verilog is that VHDL has a full type system. Designers can use the type system to write much more structured code (especially by declaring record types).

Design examples

In VHDL, a design consists at a minimum of an entity which describes the interface and an architecture which contains the actual implementation. In addition, most designs import library modules. Some designs also contain multiple architectures and configurations.

A simple AND gate in VHDL would look something like
-- (this is a VHDL comment)
/*
    this is a block comment (VHDL-2008)
*/
-- import std_logic from the IEEE library
library IEEE;
use IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;

-- this is the entity
entity ANDGATE is
  port (
    I1 : in std_logic;
    I2 : in std_logic;
    O  : out std_logic);
end entity ANDGATE;

-- this is the architecture
architecture RTL of ANDGATE is
begin
  O <= I1 and I2;
end architecture RTL;

(Notice that RTL stands for Register transfer level design.) While the example above may seem verbose to HDL beginners, many parts are either optional or need to be written only once. Generally simple functions like this are part of a larger behavioral module, instead of having a separate module for something so simple. In addition, use of elements such as the std_logic type might at first seem to be an overkill. One could easily use the built-in bit type and avoid the library import in the beginning. However, using a form of many-valued logic, specifically 9-valued logic (U,X,0,1,Z,W,H,L,-), instead of simple bits (0,1) offers a very powerful simulation and debugging tool to the designer which currently does not exist in any other HDL.

In the examples that follow, you will see that VHDL code can be written in a very compact form. However, more experienced designers usually avoid these compact forms and use a more verbose coding style for the sake of readability and maintainability.

Synthesizable constructs and VHDL templates
VHDL is frequently used for two different goals: simulation of electronic designs and synthesis of such designs. Synthesis is a process where a VHDL is compiled and mapped into an implementation technology such as an FPGA or an ASIC.

Not all constructs in VHDL are suitable for synthesis. For example, most constructs that explicitly deal with timing such as wait for 10 ns; are not synthesizable despite being valid for simulation. While different synthesis tools have different capabilities, there exists a common synthesizable subset of VHDL that defines what language constructs and idioms map into common hardware for many synthesis tools. IEEE 1076.6 defines a subset of the language that is considered the official synthesis subset. It is generally considered a "best practice" to write very idiomatic code for synthesis as results can be incorrect or suboptimal for non-standard constructs.

MUX template
The multiplexer, or 'MUX' as it is usually called, is a simple construct very common in hardware design. The example below demonstrates a simple two to one MUX, with inputs A and B, selector S and output X. Note that there are many other ways to express the same MUX in VHDL.
X <= A when S = '1' else B;
library IEEE;
use IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
entity mux4 is
  port(
    a1      : in  std_logic_vector(2 downto 0);
    a2      : in  std_logic_vector(2 downto 0);
    a3      : in  std_logic_vector(2 downto 0);
    a4      : in  std_logic_vector(2 downto 0);
    sel     : in  std_logic_vector(1 downto 0);
    b       : out std_logic_vector(2 downto 0)
  );
end mux4;
architecture rtl of mux4 is
  -- declarative part: empty
begin
  p_mux : process(a1,a2,a3,a4,sel)
  begin
    case sel is
      when "00" => b <= a1 ;
      when "01" => b <= a2 ;
      when "10" => b <= a3 ;
      when others => b <= a4 ;
    end case;
  end process p_mux;
end rtl;

Latch template
A transparent latch is basically one bit of memory which is updated when an enable signal is raised. Again, there are many other ways this can be expressed in VHDL.
-- latch template 1:
Q <= D when Enable = '1' else Q;

-- latch template 2:
process(all)
begin
    Q <= D when(Enable);
end process;

-- latch template 3:
library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;

entity dflip is

end dflip;

architecture structural of dflip is

    component AND2
        port (in1, in2:in std_logic; out1: out std_logic);
    end component;

    component OR2
        port (in1, in2:in std_logic; out1: out std_logic);
    end component;

    component NOT1
        port (in1: in std_logic; out1: out std_logic);
    end component;

    signal D, E, E_NOT, Q, OUT_AND1, OUT_AND2: std_logic;

begin
    U0: NOT1    port map (E, E_NOT);
    U1: AND2    port map (E, D, OUT_AND1);
    U2: AND2    port map (E_NOT, Q, OUT_AND2);
    U3: OR2     port map (OUT_AND1, OUT_AND2, Q);
end structural;

library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;

entity NOT1 is
    port (in1: in std_logic; out1: out std_logic);
end NOT1;

architecture behavioral_not of NOT1 is
begin
    out1 <= not in1;
end behavioral_not;

library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;

entity AND2 is
    port(in1, in2: in std_logic; out1: out std_logic);
end AND2;

architecture behavioral_and2 of AND2 is
begin
    out1 <= in1 and in2;
end behavioral_and2;

library IEEE;
use IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;

entity OR2 is
    port (in1, in2: in std_logic; out1: out std_logic);
end OR2;

architecture behavioral_or of OR2 is
begin
    out1 <= in1 or in2;
end behavioral_or;

D-type flip-flops
The D-type flip-flop samples an incoming signal at the rising (or falling) edge of a clock. This example has an asynchronous, active-high reset, and samples at the rising clock edge.
DFF : process(all) is
begin
  if RST then
    Q <= '0';
  elsif rising_edge(CLK) then
    Q <= D;
  end if;
end process DFF;

Another common way to write edge-triggered behavior in VHDL is with the 'event' signal attribute. A single apostrophe has to be written between the signal name and the name of the attribute.
DFF : process(RST, CLK) is
begin
  if RST then
    Q <= '0';
  elsif CLK'event and CLK = '1' then
    Q <= D;
  end if;
end process DFF;

VHDL also lends itself to "one-liners" such as
DFF : Q <= '0' when RST = '1' else D when rising_edge(clk);

or

DFF : process(all) is
begin
  if rising_edge(CLK) then
    Q <= D;
  end if;
  if RST then
    Q <= '0';
  end if;
end process DFF;
or:Library IEEE;
USE IEEE.Std_logic_1164.all;

entity RisingEdge_DFlipFlop_SyncReset is
  port(
    Q          :   out std_logic;
    Clk        : in    std_logic;
    sync_reset : in    std_logic;
    D          : in    std_logic
  );
end RisingEdge_DFlipFlop_SyncReset;

architecture Behavioral of RisingEdge_DFlipFlop_SyncReset is
begin
  process(Clk)
  begin
    if (rising_edge(Clk)) then
      if (sync_reset='1') then
        Q <= '0';
      else
        Q <= D;
      end if;
    end if;
  end process;
end Behavioral;Which can be useful if not all signals (registers) driven by this process should be reset.

Example: a counter
The following example is an up-counter with asynchronous reset, parallel load and configurable width. It demonstrates the use of the 'unsigned' type, type conversions between 'unsigned' and 'std_logic_vector' and VHDL generics. The generics are very close to arguments or templates in other traditional programming languages like C++. The example is in VHDL 2008 language.
library IEEE;
use IEEE.std_logic_1164.all;
use IEEE.numeric_std.all;    -- for the unsigned type

entity COUNTER is
  generic (
    WIDTH : in natural := 32);
  port (
    RST   : in std_logic;
    CLK   : in std_logic;
    LOAD  : in std_logic;
    DATA  : in std_logic_vector(WIDTH-1 downto 0);
    Q     : out std_logic_vector(WIDTH-1 downto 0));
end entity COUNTER;

architecture RTL of COUNTER is

begin

  process(all) is
  begin
    if RST then
      Q <= (others => '0');
    elsif rising_edge(CLK) then
      if LOAD='1' then
        Q <= DATA;
      else
        Q <= std_logic_vector(unsigned(Q) + 1);
      end if;
    end if;
  end process;

end architecture RTL;

More complex counters may add if/then/else statements within the rising_edge(CLK) elsif to add other functions, such as count enables, stopping or rolling over at some count value, generating output signals like terminal count signals, etc. Care must be taken with the ordering and nesting of such controls if used together, in order to produce the desired priorities and minimize the number of logic levels needed.

Simulation-only constructs
A large subset of VHDL cannot be translated into hardware. This subset is known as the non-synthesizable or the simulation-only subset of VHDL and can only be used for prototyping, simulation and debugging. For example, the following code will generate a clock with a frequency of 50 MHz. It can, for example, be used to drive a clock input in a design during simulation. It is, however, a simulation-only construct and cannot be implemented in hardware. In actual hardware, the clock is generated externally; it can be scaled down internally by user logic or dedicated hardware.
process
begin
  CLK <= '1'; wait for 10 NS;
  CLK <= '0'; wait for 10 NS;
end process;

The simulation-only constructs can be used to build complex waveforms in very short time. Such waveform can be used, for example, as test vectors for a complex design or as a prototype of some synthesizer logic that will be implemented in the future.
process
begin
  wait until START = '1'; -- wait until START is high

  for i in 1 to 10 loop -- then wait for a few clock periods...
    wait until rising_edge(CLK);
  end loop;

  for i in 1 to 10 loop 	-- write numbers 1 to 10 to DATA, 1 every cycle
    DATA <= to_unsigned(i, 8);
    wait until rising_edge(CLK);
  end loop;

  -- wait until the output changes
  wait on RESULT;

  -- now raise ACK for clock period
  ACK <= '1';
  wait until rising_edge(CLK);
  ACK <= '0';

  -- and so on...
end process;

Standard libraries
Also referred as standard packages.

IEEE Standard Package
The IEEE Standard Package includes the following:

 numeric_std
 std_logic_1164
 std_logic_arith
 std_logic_unsigned
 std_logic_signed
 std_logic_misc

VHDL simulators
Commercial:
 Aldec Active-HDL
 Cadence Incisive
 Mentor Graphics ModelSim
 Mentor Graphics Questa Advanced Simulator
 Synopsys VCS-MX
 Xilinx Vivado Design Suite (features the Vivado Simulator)
Other:
 EDA Playground - Free web browser-based VHDL IDE (uses Synopsys VCS, Cadence Incisive, Aldec Riviera-PRO and GHDL for VHDL simulation)
 GHDL is an open source VHDL compiler that can execute VHDL programs.
 boot by freerangefactory.org is a VHDL compiler and simulator based on GHDL and GTKWave
 VHDL Simili by Symphony EDA is a free commercial VHDL simulator.
 nvc by Nick Gasson is an open source VHDL compiler
 freehdl by Edwin Naroska was an open source VHDL simulator, abandoned since 2001.

See also

References

Notes

Further reading
 Peter J. Ashenden, "The Designer's Guide to VHDL, Third Edition (Systems on Silicon)", 2008, . (The VHDL reference book written by one of the lead developers of the language)
 Bryan Mealy, Fabrizio Tappero (February 2012). . The no-frills guide to writing powerful VHDL code for your digital implementations. Archived from the original Free Range VHDL on 2015-02-13.
  — Sandstrom presents a table relating VHDL constructs to Verilog constructs.

 Janick Bergeron, "Writing Testbenches: Functional Verification of HDL Models", 2000, . (The HDL Testbench Bible)

External links

 VHDL Analysis and Standardization Group (VASG)

Hardware description languages
IEEE standards
IEC standards
Ada programming language family
Domain-specific programming languages
Programming languages created in 1983

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DWI stands for Driving While Intoxicated and in the state of New York you can face penalties such as loss of driving privileges, fines and possible jail time if you are convicted of this crime. Alcohol can affect your driving because it impairs your judgment, coordination and ability to drive a vehicle safely.
The average rate that a person's body can process alcohol is about one drink per hour. In New York State, it is illegal to drive with a BAC (blood alcohol content) of .08 or higher; this is classified as a DWI. You will have to pay a fine of $500 to $1,000 and your license will be revoked for at least six months. You could also face a jail sentence of one year.
Chemical Test Refusal: If you refuse to take a chemical test, your license will be revoked for at least 1 year and you will be fined $500 ($550 if you're a commercial driver) to apply for a new driver's license.
Zero Tolerance Law: If you are less than 21 years old and were found driving with a BAC of .02 to .07. You will be fined $125 and have to pay a $100 fee to terminate suspension. Your driver's license will be suspended for six months.
If you are convicted of a second DWI within 10 years of your first violation, you must pay a fine of $1,000 to $5,000 and could face up to 4 years in jail. Your license will be revoked for one year. If you are convicted of a third DWI in 10 years, your fine will rise to $2,000 to $10,000 and you could face up to 7 years in jail. Your license will be revoked for at least one year.
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• Aggravated DWI: .18 BAC or higher.
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• Zero Tolerance Law: The motorist is under 21 years old and possesses a BAC of .02 to .07.
• DWI Chemical Test Refusal: A motorist who refuses to submit to a chemical test (normally a test of breath, blood, or urine) will suffer a revocation of his or her driver's license for at least one year, and will have to pay a civil penalty of at least $500 to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Alcossebre, en valencien et officiellement Alcocebre en castillan, est une zone habitée touristique située sur le territoire de la commune d'Alcalà de Xivert dans la province de Castellón, en Communauté valencienne, en Espagne. Cette zone est composée de plusieurs centres habités, dont les centres anciens de Alcossebre et de Cap i Corp, et de zones aménagées récemment comme Las Fuentes et el Pinar.

Alcocebre est un petit village côtier composé de dix kilomètres de côtes sur cinq plages de grande qualité et une variété de plages vierges. C'est l'un des rares villages qui ne soit pas entièrement urbanisé (à l'inverse de la plupart des villes côtières).

Situé sur la Costa del Azahar, entre Peñíscola au nord et Torreblanca au sud. En plus de sa zone côtière, Alcocebre offre différents points de vue de montagnes appartenant au parc naturel de la Sierra de Irta.

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Alcocebre possède de vastes plages, faisant partie de la Costa del Azahar. On peut citer les plages de la Romana, el Moro, les Fonts, el Carregador, Tres Platges et Tropicana. Près de la Tour de Badum, surgissent du fond de la mer de nombreuses sources d'eau douce. Cette zone habitée est devenue un site très recherché par les touristes.

Climat

Communes voisines
Alcocebre est voisine des communes de Peñíscola, Benicarló, Vinaròs, Cálig, Cervera del Maestre, Santa Magdalena de Pulpis, toutes dans la Province de Castellón.

Accès
Alcocebre est desservie par la sortie 44 (Torreblanca Alcocebre) de l'autoroute . La route nationale  passe à proximité. La gare de Alcala est à  du centre de Peníscola.

Gastronomie
La gastronomie d'Alcocebre repose sur la tradition maritime ancestrale de la localité et la richesse de la pêche de long de ses côtes.

Galerie

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Liens externes
 Site de la mairie d'Alcalà de Xivert

Alcalà de Xivert
Localité de la province de Castellón
Station balnéaire dans la Communauté valencienne


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Ambassador Christian Frutiger
Assistant Director General and Head of Global Cooperation at SDC
'To achieve the goals set under the Paris Agreement, we must unite the building and construction industry!'
Through its membership to the GlobalABC, Switzerland aims to share its longstanding experience in energy-efficient buildings and construction. Affordable solutions are particularly important for low and lower-middle income countries where most of the future construction is going to happen. By uniting the voices and actions of all actors along the value chain, the GlobalABC brings the enormous greenhouse gas mitigation potential of the buildings and construction sector to global attention.
Cristina Gamboa
CEO, World Green Building Council (WorldGBC)
The Global ABC is a unique platform of stakeholders coordinating to implement the goals of the Paris Agreement
The Global ABC is a unique platform of stakeholders coordinating to implement the goals of the Paris Agreement through the built environment. Bringing together leading world governments alongside private sector champions, the third sector and research; it provides an important role model to nations on how to coordinate the great resources we have to implement ambitious policies towards net zero carbon buildings.
Marcene Broadwater
Global Head, Climate Strategy and Business Development, IFC/World Bank Group
Achieving a zero-net carbon future is within our reach
Achieving a zero-net carbon future is within our reach if we succeed in proving the business case to builders, banks and buyers in emerging markets, where construction growth is greatest. Certification will be essential to reward builders, qualify projects for financing, and place the proof in the owners' hands. The GlobalABC will play a critical role in galvanizing others to action.
Secretary General, ICLEI World Secretariat
Climate actions starts at home
Climate action starts at home, and is scaled up through partnerships, and particularly through enhanced cooperation among national and subnational levels of government. The GlobalABC can support ICLEI's efforts to scale up successful local and subnational action, and to achieve climate neutrality in municipal infrastructure and operations by mid-century—as set out in the ICLEI Montréal Commitment. This means implementing ambitious energy efficiency actions and optimizing the use of renewable energy in the built environment.
Benoit Lebot
Executive Director, International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC)
GlobalABC sends a "strong signal to he global community"
As a unique platform dedicated to the buildings and construction sector, GlobalABC provides a strong signal to the global community to put our built environment at the heart of climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Roland Hunziker
Co-chair, GlobalABC; Director, Sustainable Buildings & Cities, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Business and Partnership is Vital to Align Efforts for a Building Sector Transformation
The private sector is key to decarbonize the building sector, and business needs a common language to align efforts and set science-based targets that reduce the whole life-cycle carbon emissions of buildings. The GlobalABC offers the vision and convening power for all stakeholders to work together.
Andrew McAllister
California Energy Commissioner, State of California Government
California is focused on descarbonization of new and existing buildings
Buildings are our most valuable infrastructure and can act as a platform for clean technologies and climate solutions," said California Energy Commissioner Andrew McAllister. "To propel the state even further down the road to a low emissions future California is focused on decarbonization of new and existing buildings. We work with entities, like GlobalABC, to contribute to this vital conversation, gather lessons learned across the world and apply them here in California.
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President, Danfoss Heating, Danfoss A/S
Bettering the climate and the well-being of the world's population through urban efficiency
There is enormous potential for bettering the climate and the well-being of the world's population through urban efficiency. Modernization of the building stock must be a priority for countries and cities. The technology that helps us meet the Paris Agreement's 2 °C pathway is available today - or in the pipeline. Being part of the GlobalABC network supports our aim to work with cities on this journey.
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Ph.D., Former Director of Urban Efficiency & Climate World Resources Institute
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When it comes to the cheapest climate solutions with the greatest human benefit, greening our buildings isn't just low-hanging fruit. It's fruit rotting on the ground.
Ingrid Reumert
Vice President Global Stakeholder Communications & Sustainability, The VELUX Group
Modernizing the Buildings Stock Can Create up to 700,000 jobs
Why is the buildings and construction sector important for climate action?
As 40% of all the energy we use is used for heating and cooling buildings, they are one of the major contributors to CO2 emissions and have a potential to save up to 50% energy before 2050. Parallel to this, the modernization of the building stock creates a better and healthier environment for people who live and work in the buildings while creating up to 700,000 local jobs in the construction sector. This proves that modernization of the existing building stock includes multiple benefits for the society.
What does the GlobalABC contribute to the Paris Agreemeent and global climate goals?
Even though buildings have a huge potential to mitigate climate change, there has never been sufficient focus on the multiple opportunities and benefits of modernizing the existing building stock. By establishing the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction at COP21 in Paris we have now created a platform where we can discuss and present the untapped potential in buildings at COP and where we can bring forward solutions and best cases, in a global and transnational network involving politicians, ministries, companies and NGO organizations.

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Riley Thomas Stewart as Bryndon Flowers
Name: Bryndon Flowers
Aliases: Bryn, Royal (among other urchins)
Faction: The Reach
Organization: The Citadel
Occupation: Child
Rank: Acolyte
Age: Mar 20 110 (12)
This young boy could be the splitting image of a Targaryen noble, if not for the rough commoner-styled cut of his platinum hair. His eyes, too, are noticible, a striking shade of violet. Looking to be maybe ten years old, he stands a few inches short of five feet tall and he's quite skinny.
He's currently wearing a green tunic, which appears just a tiny bit too big for him. This hangs over a pair of brown trousers. On his feet is a pair of simple boots, which are muddy enough to show he spends a lot of time outside.
When Bryn's mother, Rose, daughter of a tavernkeeper in Old Town, became pregnant and returned home, her parents came up with a story that she'd married and become widowed in very short order, to hide the shame that their daughter had slept with a strange nobleman. That story didn't last long, however. Bryn's heritage was obvious from the moment of his birth. With platinum hair and striking violet eyes, he looked every bit a Targaryen like his father. Which Targaryen, however, his mother would never tell him.
His grandparents passed of an illness not long after. For the first seven years of his life, Bryn grew up helping his mother run the tavern. He was a brilliant child, learning chores quickly and managing even complicated tasks better than most his age. His favourite task was starting the hearth and cooking fires. From as far back as he could remember he loved watching the fire, so when he was deemed old enough to start them, he loved it.
When he was seven, a drunkard at the tavern, their only customer that night, attacked and killed his mother right in front of him. In his trauma, he felt compelled to start a fire, right there on the wooden floor. There was no reasoning to it, he just knew it would make him feel better, and it did, a little. The whole tavern would burn down, and everybody assumed that Rose had died in the fire.
After this, with no family left except a faraway father he'd never met, Bryn took to the streets of Old Town. As quickly as he'd learned to help run a tavern, he learned to survive, scavenging or using his natural charm to beg for food. From older children he learned how to steal and how to get away.
Bryn's life recently improved, as he was first taken in by the Baneforts and then, more recently, accepted as a Novice at The Citadel.
The Citadel - Bryn has been studying at the Citadel for almost two years now, and is known by many as a prodigy.
Undercity - Bryn spent many of his years living as a thief in the Undercity. Maybe you know him?
Blood of the Dragon - Even though he's a bastard, Bryn has the blood and looks it.
Quirks
Blood of the Dragon
Eidetic Memory
Wealth: Poor
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Funny Cousin - Not sure if he's my cousin or uncle or something else, but Dhraegon is fun. He's more of a kid than me, even though he's very old. It doesn't matter. He's smarter than he looks, and he's accepted me as part of the family more than anybody else.
Luckin
Mentor - Archmaester Luckin is brilliant and the nicest of the Archmaesters. He's always patient and he knows so much. But he even still listens to me when I have ideas.
Teacher - Maester Leandro is nice too, but in a different way. He says what he's thinking more than other people, but he's usually right too.
Daevon
Maiden Knight - Ser Daevon is the kind of knight I used to want to be. When I thought of being a knight, I thought of the stories of him. He's a real knight.
Kelinyx
Sister - Well, not /really/ my sister, but she might as well be. She thinks I need protecting more than I really do, but I don't mind. Nobody I trust more than her.
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The Backpacking SMART Brailler Event!
Mr SMART Brailler (first name: Marty) has packed his bag and wants to come visit YOU so he can show you what he can do!
You've probably heard the news about the new Perkins SMART Brailler and all of it's super cool features (if not, click this link to learn more). But is this brailler right for your family? Would you like the brailler to come visit you so you can play with it and find out?
We're introducing a fun SMART Brailler event!
Perkins Products and WonderBaby.org are teaming up to send one SMART Brailler out to six families in the United States. Each family will get to hold on to the brailler for two weeks to play with it and find out if it's right for them. When the two weeks are up they'll send it off to the next family (in a postage paid box provided by Perkins).
Each family will have the chance to let the world know about the SMART Brailler and what they think of it. They'll write about it on their blog, post videos and share their thoughts on Facebook (check out this blog post by Emily on FamilyConnect for an example of a good post). They'll also receive a handy brailler backpack from Perkins Products full of awesome goodies (the backpack and goodies are theirs to keep). At the end of the event all WonderBaby.org readers will get a chance to VOTE for one of the six families to receive the SMART Brailler as a gift! That's right – one lucky family gets to keep the brailler!
Do you want to be one of the families visited by Mr SMART Brailler?
We're going to choose six families to be a part of this event and we want YOU to apply to be one of them! In order to be eligible, you'll have to:
have a school-aged child who is learning braille or is expected to learn braille
have a blog or website where you can post your ideas and comments about the brailler
be prepared to shoot videos of your family using the brailler and post the videos to YouTube or Vimeo
share a photo of your family and a short bio explaining who you are and why you want to try out the brailler
sign a media release form allowing us to share your photos and videos
Send an email to help@wonderbaby.org with the subject line "Backpacking Brailler" to let us know that you're interested!
Who's Mr SMART Brailler Visiting Today?
The Kovacs Family: Visited by SMART Brailler on March 8th
The Duffy Family: Visited by SMART Brailler on April 19th!
The Porter Family: Visited by SMART Brailler on May 10th!
The Corman Family: Visited by SMART Brailler on June 3rd!
The Derderian Family: Visited by SMART Brailler on June 20th!
The McNew Family: Visited by SMART Brailler on August 6th!
Voting is now closed. Congratulations to Abby for winning the SMART Brailler! Click here to see the final vote count. And thank you to Perkins Products for offering a very generous $500 discount on the brailler to the other five families! Let's help all the families raise the money they need to get SMART Braillers! Visit their donation pages!
Family Bio: Meet Jessica, Derek and Thomas Kovacs. Jessica created the blog Thomas Marshall Does it All to share the journey of raising her son Thomas, who is blind. He was born with detached retinas due to Persistent Fetal Vasculature Syndrome (aka PHPV).
Tom had five vitrectomy surgeries and three glaucoma surgeries. Tom is using everything the world gave him to become the most dynamic blind kid you ever met. He is a rowdy little man who loves Jazz music and Bob Marley. Jessica points out on her blog that she is not a doctor or a blindness professional – just a well-informed and motivated Mother. But isn't there so much to be said for being well informed and motivated?
What is the Kovacs Family Doing with the SMART Brailler?
Guess Who Showed Up?: Jessica announces the arrival of the SMART Brailler in the Kovacs home. She writes: "We are just the first stop on a little tour the SMART Brailler is taking as he visits several families around the country. He is on a mission to make literacy fun!"
Jessica writes about the perks of being a mom blogger: "Food bloggers get invited to fancy events and tastings, fashion bloggers get free clothes, and bloggers like me get to try out Braille machines!"
A SMART Girl: Tom's friend, Ava, came over to try out the SMART Brailler. Jessica says, "This product really helps bridge the gap between sighted parents and blind children. I think it would make homework a lot less intimidating for parents. Ava's mom Megan remarked that she wished she would have had this when Ava was first learning Braille."
Typing Tommy: Tom is having fun with his SMART Brailler! Jessica says, "Tom loves the different sounds that signal the end of the line or other changes. The dings and beeps were hysterical to him. He managed to hit quite a couple letters in his typing. Since Tom knows his alphabet this is significant to him. He was making connections as he had his fun."
Wrap Up: Jessica looks back at their time with Marty the SMART Brailler. She says she learned that Tom is not a chicken: "He explored the SMART Brailler with interest and when he got the keys to make noise he was hooked!"
Why Should Tom Win a SMART Brailler?
Tommy is turning four in September. This is his second year of preschool at the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children and developing pre-Braille and Braille skills will be a big focus. Tom has light perception only and was slow to develop language. He is now talking in short sentences and making his needs and wants known. We are so happy with his progress! Having Marty with us this year would be a tremendous boost to his blossoming literacy skills.
It's very simple: Toys that make noise get Tom's attention. Marty's auditory feedback was engaging and fun for Tommy. He needs that extra bit of stimulation to keep him engaged. The auditory component of the SMART Brailler is more than a bonus – it is a vital tool for engagement. I am excited about the possibility of making Marty the SMART Brailler a permanent member of the family and I'd love to chronicle Tom's experiences with Marty at school and at home on his blog.
Vote for the Kovacs family to keep Marty!
Family Bio: Meet the Duffys. Penny lives in New Hampshire with her two children Sam (10) and Abby (9) and husband Chris. Abby became blind when she was about 6 years old. She lost most of her central vision due to Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), a rare mitochondrial disease.
Abby has adapted well. She is a mainstreamed public school student in 3rd grade. She is a proud braille reader and uses a white cane. She loves to do all the things her sighted friends do. She is active in her school's dance club, loves to ski with her dad, collects American Girl Dolls, and shopping. Penny started a blog to share with other parents what her family's adventures have been since Abby became blind: It's a Happy Story
What is the Duffy Family Doing with the SMART Brailler?
It's Smart!: Penny writes about their first impression with the new SMART Brailler. Her daughter, Abby, says, "It's cool!"
Watch Abby playing with the Brailler right out of the box:
Sibling Time: Abby's sighted brother, Sam, gets to try out the SMART Brailler. I love his quote, "Well the Perkins Smart Brailler is cool and stuff." Ah, sounds like my brother at that age!
Mom's Turn: Penny gets her chance to play with the SMART Brailler and uses the new APH Building on Patterns app preinstalled on the brailler. Click though to watch a video of Penny mastering the app!
School's Turn: Abby takes the SMART Brailler to school with her where it competes with her other devices, like her braille display and iPad. Abby enjoyed carrying the SMART Brailler in her brand new Perkins Products backpack!
A Fond Farewell: Penny says goodbye to Marty the SMART Brailler and looks back at their time with him. She reflects on how the brailler is a good tool to have for beginning braille learners.
Why Should Abby Win a SMART Brailler?
We would give Marty the Smart Brailler a good home. We would provide Marty a steady diet of lots of braille love so he should thrive in our home environment. My daughter promises to use Marty often so he would get lots of proper exercise. Please know Marty would be given a comfy place to sit and he would never want for anything. Please pick us to be Marty's new home!
Vote for the Duffy family to keep Marty!
Family Bio: Meet Robert, Misty, Trent (10), and Alden (6) Porter. In 2009 they moved to sunny St. Augustine Florida to be closer to the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind (FSDB). The Porter family enjoys riding roller coasters at the theme parks in Orlando, playing in the sand and sun, camping, and hosting back yard cookouts.
Alden began attending FSDB as a pre-schooler at age 3. It was an amazing Montessori program with both blind, visually impaired, Deaf and hard of hearing students enrolled. This program helped foster his love for learning and he graduated as the "Braille Specialist" of his class. Alden is wildly independent, determined, and always has an endless stream of questions that need to be answered.
Alden's big brother, Trent, is the most amazing brother in the whole world. He provides the perfect blend of stoic support and brotherly rowdiness. He loves reading, participating in cub scout events, and anything scientific. Trent is the pack winner of both the rain gutter regatta and pine wood derby races!
When Alden was about 7 months old he was diagnosed with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA). His Ophthalmologist explained that, though this diagnosis usually presents with varying degrees of vision loss, Alden would be a braille reader and cane user as there was no discernible functional vision. At this point the Porter family set out to ensure that he had full access to the world around him. Misty tries to remind herself that this is a positive result as he runs completely uninhibited full speed down the beach or leaps into the air above the trampoline to turn a summersault.
The Porters lead busy and fun lives and they look forward to sharing a little more about themselves once their visiting friend Marty the Smart Brailler arrives. They will be posting their adventures at the Florida School for the Deaf & the Blind Parent's Blog and A Glimpse Beyond Sight.
You can meet Alden in the short video below:
What is the Porter Family Doing with the SMART Brailler?
WooHoo! We're Super Excited! The Porter family is getting ready for Marty's arrival. They are excited!
See for Yourself: Alden receives his new backpack in the mail – and Marty the SMART Brailler will be arriving soon too! Watch the video of Alden opening his box (and be prepared for cuteness overload)!
Magnificent Marty: Alden gets going on the new SMART Brailler right out of the box. He's doing great! Misty says she particularly likes the view screen on the brailler:
"When a letter is keyed it shows up in both print and visual braille on the screen. The letter is also spoken out loud, brailled by the braille head on the paper, AND saved electronically! Super Cool Crazy Awesome Stuff! (I think this is probably the feature with the most impact because it allows sighted parents/caregivers/teachers to know what is being brailled and also promotes them learning braille by sight.)"
ABCs: Watch Alden braille the entire alphabet!
Alden and Marty, Showing off their skills: Alden takes the SMART Brailler to school and lets the other kids try it out.
Introducing Our Sweet Friend Ry: Alden has his friend Ryleigh check out the SMART Brailler. According to Ryleigh: "The best thing about him his that he talks."
Touch & See: Alden takes Marty to school and all his friends get to visit! They tried out four different braillers and voted for their favorite. Guess who won?
Why Should Alden Win a SMART Brailler?
It sure looks like our old friend "Marty" the SMART Brailler had quite the adventure. I know Alden really loved the two weeks that Marty was here visiting us in sunny Saint Augustine. After Marty finishes up his cross country adventures, one of the lucky host families will be selected to receive him as a gift.
We'd sure love it if our family was selected and Marty could come live with us forever. Alden is now in 1st grade and is brailling more than ever. He's quickly surpassing me in braille knowledge. Having access to a SMART brailler, on a permanent basis, would allow him to be a more independent learner. It would also provide my family with the opportunity to work on our own braille skills. Our family is very unique in that we are connected to the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Because of this we are both personally and professionally connected to a wide array of students, family, staff and professionals that would benefit from Marty as well.
Please vote for Alden so our family can be the lucky new permanent home to Mr. Marty the SMART Brailler!
Vote for the Porter family to keep Marty!
Family Bio: Meet the Cormans from New Jersey: Mike, Faye, Camille (8) and Jon Paul (5). They're very excited to receive a visit from Marty!
Jon Paul is blind due to a variety of conditions including retinoblastoma, which claimed his right eye, and aphakia and microophthalmia of his left eye. Jon Paul attends public school and is enrolled in services with the comission for the blind. He is beginning Braille and already an avid cane user. He's an active little boy who enjoys adaptive sports like Challenger Baseball and TOP Soccer.
Jon Paul's father, Mike, is also totally blind due to Congenital Rubella syndrome. Mike was the first blind person to obtain a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers Law School with just a classic Perkins Brailler and a manual type writer, so he's excited to meet Marty! (Technology sure has come a long, long way since he was kid!)
Camille is a typical third grader who loves to dance and is an awesome advocate for her little brother. The Cormans enjoy travel and trips to the Jersey shore. You can follow their story at their blog, For Love.
And you can watch Jon Paul brailling his alphabet on the SMART Brailler below:
What is the Corman Family Doing with the SMART Brailler?
A Good Sign!: JP got his new backpack in the mail and is excitedly looking forward to his visit from Marty!
Marty the SMART Brailler has arrived!: And he's out of the box. Faye writes about setting up the SMART Brailler.
Jon Paul in Action: JP brailles the alphabet and gets mad at Marty when he makes a mistake! Well, that's what happens when your brailler can tell you how you're doing.
Marty's Q&A: Faye and husband Mike answer reader's questions about the SMART Brailler.
Marty goes to the mall!: To meet a little girl named Lily who is also learning braille.
Marty the SMART Brailler… Making Homework Fun!: JP gets to use his visiting SMART Brailler to do his homework and guess what? It's fun! Faye says, "JP was happy, engaged and actually ejoyed completing his homework! I hope his TVI can appreciate that, tonight, homework was engaging and FUN, with the help of the SMART Brailler!"
A Sister's Chance: JP's older sister, Camille, gets her turn with the brailler. She is sighted, but picks up on the braille pretty quickly! Her mom says, "See? ANYONE can learn Braille! Camille, age 8, especially enjoyed the APH learning module. She enjoyed the games that challenged her to learn the braille letters!"
Why Should Jon Paul Win a SMART Brailler?
Literacy is fundamental for learning in school. It has an impact on an individual's ability to participate in society and to understand important issues. And it provides the foundation upon which skills needed in the labor market are built.
Jon Paul is at the very beginning of his schooling. He's entering kindergarten this fall. The SMART Brailler would introduce him to a world of literacy, a world he simply does not have access to without it. The SMART Brailler will keep Jon Paul engaged in his education for success for many years. Your vote will have a positive impact on one small boy for the rest of his life.
Vote for the Corman family to keep Marty!
Family Bio: The Derderian family includes J.D., Mary, Grace (10) and Clay (7). They live in Arlington Virginia and both children attend public elementary school.
Clay was diagnosed with a brain tumor when he was 3 and he has been fighting this tumor since then. He has had multiple chemotherapy treatments and he is currently doing very well on a clinical trial. In August of last year his tumor hemorrhaged and he lost his vision at age 6. He is in first grade and is learning braille as well as cane skills.
Clay is a wonderfully verbal, funny, and happy boy. He is taking swim lessons and learning how to get around without sight. He is very excited to have been chosen to test out the SMART Brailler! So are his TVI and teachers and they are hoping that he will have this last week of school to take Marty along before the summer break begins.
Grace is in 4th grade, and is a kind sister who wants the best for her little brother. They are good friends and she is looking forward to working on the brailler with Clay. They have a family blog that Mary started when Clay was first diagnosed four years ago and they will be blogging about Marty there: Following Clay.
What is the Derderian Family Doing with the SMART Brailler?
Marty the SMART Brailler Arrives! Clay gets his bag of goodies and Marty arrives in the mail! Clay gets started right away with the brailler. His mom says, "I was amazed to see him type his entire name without one error. Of course I only knew there were no errors because the brailler announces each letter as you type, and then at the end of the word it speaks the whole word." What a great way to get the whole family involved!
Marty Goes to School: Clay takes Marty to school and all of the TVIs from his county come out to see him! What a welcome! Mary has also posted a video of Clay using the SMART Brailler in school.
Marty is Now a Baritone? Clay plays with Marty's voice settings and decides on the deep male voice. I think that makes sense if his name is Marty, don't you? And Mary writes about how the braille alphabet is starting to "make sense" to her.
Goodbye Marty! In this post Mary looks back at what they learned about the SMART Brailler and what both she and Clay liked most about it. She sums their experience up really well: "In just a few weeks Clay has really adjusted to having a brailler with audio feedback. It will be difficult to give that up and go back to the old style non-verbal brailler in September…. It will also be difficult for me to not have Marty around, as I have been using the brailler for my course, Introduction to Braille. It's been great to have something everyone in the family can use."
Why Should Clay Win a SMART Brailler?
When I asked Clay why he wanted to win the SMART brailler he told me "because it tells me what I am writing and it has an eraser if I make a mistake and my other brailler can't do that."
If you ask me, his Mom, why he should win I would tell you because he is at the most beneficial age to have the SMART brailler. At 7 years old he is trying to learn to read and write and Marty makes both of those much more straightforward. Since Clay lost his vision at 6, he had knowledge of the written alphabet but not the ability to read yet. Learning Braille, while learning to navigate the world without vision are both dauntingly difficult tasks. Marty is the first thing to come along that has seemed "easier" for Clay in almost a year.
Clay's sister Grace wants him to win Marty "because it makes it easier to communicate with him. For example I can write letters to him and put them in his backpack on the first day of school."
Finally, my husband said, "Clay never really talked about wanting to do braille until the SMART brailler arrived. When we had it at home Clay began to act like this was something he could tackle one day. That was nice to see."
Vote for the Derderian family to keep Marty!
Family Bio: A brief bio on The Crew – how can that be brief? Goodness, not much about the McNews is brief! They are a country family who loves livin' life. Dad, Mom, and 7 kiddos ranging in age from a still-kiddo-at-heart at 36 years old down to a kiddo who thinks she is much older, but in reality is still waiting to turn 8.
They are honored to have "virtual" triplets as their youngest, who have joined this crazy adventure through international adoption, Chloe, Adelyn and Inara (pictured to the left).
Their eldest of the youngest three, Adelyn, has been home just one and one half years and is a whirlwind, soaking up love, attention, affection and life just as fast as she can. Mom Donna says that Adelyn is learning "a new language – ha! Learning to read and write in braille – ha ha! Now if we can just convince her that her cane really can be her friend instead of something that slows her down, THAT will be an accomplishment!"
Ad's sisters love to write secret notes back and forth in braille, so this will be a perfect opportunity for the whole family to be able to write to each other and learn in a fun way.
Donna will be blogging about their time with Marty at The Crew.
What is the McNew Family Doing with the SMART Brailler?
Mr. Marty meets The Crew: Adelyn is super excited to have Marty come visit. I mean it. Super excited! You'll have to click that link and see for yourself!
Spelling Words & Marty: The Crew is getting ready for their first 2nd grade oral spelling competition and Adelyn has a special trick up her sleeve – she's studying her words with the help of Marty!
Gettin' it Done: The girls compete in their first 2nd grade spelling bee. Don't cheat by listening to Marty spell the words!
Chick-a-Dee Has a Turn: Adelyn's sister writes her a note in braille using the SMART Brailler and a braille code reference card. Isn't that adorable?
The Six of Clubs: How's this for smart? The Crew used Marty to braille a deck of cards for Adelyn so she can play along! Great idea!
B.I.N.G.O.: Brailling a deck of cards is nothing… how about brailling a BINGO game? Marty is working overtime at the Crew house!
Chore Charts: Donna has a great way to get her three littlest involved in house work – rotate between them for first, second and third place. The kid who's "first" for the week gets to go first when taking turns, make a first choice… and is in charge of keeping "area one" clean. They're so excited to be first for the week they don't even seem to notice the cleaning part! And now, thanks to Marty, the chores list is brailled!
Boo Hoo Boo Hoo: Donna tries to take a picture of Adelyn pouting because she's sad that Marty the SMART Brailler is leaving them… but Adelyn is just too cute and she keeps smiling anyway! They do miss Marty and really really want to win him in the voting!
Why Should Adelyn (JiJi) Win a SMART Brailler?
We were honored to have been selected to participate in the traveling SMART Brailler event. Now that we have had an opportunity to get used to having "him" around, it will be a boring chore to go back to using the clunky old-fashioned Perkins 🙁
Perky is certainly dependable and does the job, but he is nowhere near as fun to use! Miss JiJi and The Crew hope that you will cast your vote for Mr. Marty to return to his forever home with us. He is lightweight enough that JiJi can tote him to our homeschool co-op each week. He has fun with JiJi's sisters – Miss Chick-A-Dee and Miss Zabi-Chu – teaching them how much fun it is to learn braille in order to write those secret sister notes to each other.
MamaD, me, L.O.V.E.S. Mr. Marty and how easy he makes my life as JiJi's primary teacher. He helps me prepare worksheets, games, spelling lists, chore charts, stories and oh so much more. We hope that Miss JiJi and Mr. Marty have a long and happy working relationship for many years to come!
Vote for the McNew family to keep Marty!
Marty the SMART Brailler images by John Kane Studios
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Beats Working – A Short Primer on Miking and Recording Drums
Daniel Keller July 14, 2019 May 23rd, 2020
Ask ten recording engineers about recording drums and you're likely to get more than 20 opinions. Few instruments combine subtle nuance and brute force the way a good drummer can, and capturing that sound has been the subject of hundreds of articles and thousands of conversations.
So many different aspects affect the sound of a drum mix, starting with the player. Different skins and different shells, the type of sticks and kick drum beater all influence the sound. And of course, no two drummers sound the same, even on the same kit. Then there's the room itself, the number, type and placement of the mics, and so much more. Where to even begin…?
Start With the Source
Let's start with a basic premise: to get a good recording of any acoustic instrument, it has to sound good at the source. As obvious as that sounds, it's amazing how many bands load in and set up in the studio as if they're setting up for a live gig, blissfully overlooking the fact that there will be no crowd noise or excitement to mask a squeaky kick drum pedal or poorly tuned toms.
So start by standing in the room and listening – if the drums don't sound good to begin with, there's no fixing it in the mix. Tune each drum in pitch with the song. Tighten rattling hardware, lube squeaky pedals and replace dead-sounding heads.
Listen to the room as well. If you're recording in a home or other non-studio environment, you'll probably need to work with the space a bit. Most rooms in a house have parallel walls, floors, and ceilings, which tend to attenuate some frequencies and accentuate others. Experiment with placement of the drums in the room until you find a position that generates minimal resonance. Use rugs, bookshelves and furniture to deaden the space and break up reflections.
How Many Mics, and Where?
Once the kit sounds good in the room, you can start to put some mics on it. How many you use depends on what you want. Many of rock's classic tracks have been cut with just a stereo pair on the drums, but individual mics on different drums will give you far more control over the mix.
I'll typically use two mics on the kick and two on the snare, one on each tom and one on the hat, a pair of overheads and two or three ambient mics. That's upwards of 12 or 13 tracks, but it's worth it. The flexibility of being able to bring in just a little of the ambient mics, or play with two different sounds on the kick, opens a world of options later on.
Don't be afraid to experiment with placement or with different mics. Moving or tilting the mic even slightly can dramatically influence the sound you're hearing. Start with the mic pointed at the center of the drum head, aimed at where the drummer should be hitting the skin. If you find you're getting too much of the impact and not enough tonality, try aiming the mic down slightly to just in front of where the stick hits.
One of the hazards of using a whole bunch of mics so close to each other is the risk of phase cancellation between two of them. The most common issues tend to be between top and bottom snare mics, snare and hi-hat mics, or two kick drum mics. Look for phase issues by soloing both mics and changing the phase of one. If the sound gets noticeably thinner, the mics are out of phase. Repeat this with other pairs.
Getting it Down
In setting up your drum tracks for recording, it's a good idea to start thinking of them in stereo right from the start. Place kick and snare in the center, and pan the rest of the kit as if you're sitting in the drummer's seat: toms panned left-center-right, cymbals right-left and hi-hat slightly to the right.
Keeping your recorded tracks clean and unprocessed will mean more possibilities when it's time to mix. One of the most frustrating things for a mix engineer is trying to work with drum tracks that have already been compressed, EQ'd or otherwise messed with. Even if you feel you've got the ideal sound on your drums, it can't hurt to record another set of tracks that's dry with no effects at the same time.
That said, many engineers are fond of adding a tiny bit of compression to their recorded drum tracks. More than just gain reduction, the right compressor can modify the tone of your drums in ways that EQ and other effects can't.
Although every compressor has its own sound, some are ideally suited for drums. Classic tube compressors like the LA-2A or 1176 are personal favorites of many engineers, but any compressor can accomplish the task. Start with a subtle ratio of 3:1 or 5:1, with a relatively fast attack (5-12 msec). Again, the goal is to avoid a heavily compressed sound, so gain reduction is set to minimal. Experiment with the threshold and release settings to find that sweet spot where the kick punches through.
For tracking drums, I try to avoid using EQ in favor of delivering the full tonal range to the mixdown phase. Again, it's about having the most options for the mix. But EQ can sometimes be used surgically. A precise EQ like the Cambridge EQ can be great for rolling off a stubborn resonance on a tom, for example.
Here are a few tips on individual drums, just to get you started. These are certainly not rules, and there's not enough space here to do more than scratch the surface. Have fun and experiment.
Start with the Kick
To make the whole kit more manageable, try placing a heavy blanket inside the kick. This dampens the kick's impact on the snare and toms, cutting down on rattles and resonance.
Do you want to hear more "boom" or more attack? A mic placed inside the kick, about 2-4" away from the beater, will emphasize the attack; moving the mic further away or even outside the drum will bring out more of a boomy sound.
I'm a big fan of using two mics on the kick, and recording both tracks separately. I'll typically use a condenser like a Shure SM91 or Sennheiser e912 inside the drum to pick up the "click" of the beater, and a larger dynamic like an AKG D12 or D112, EV RE80, or Shure Beta 52 outside the drum.
Another trick is to use another blanket to build a "tent" around the kick – try sticking a second kick in front of the first and building a tunnel for some serious boom.
Mic position is even more critical with snare drums. Pulling the mic back an inch or two can significantly change the sound, generally giving less attack and more ambience.
I typically use two mics on the snare. A mic on the bottom give you control over how much snare "crack" is in the overall sound. Point the bottom mic directly at the snare wires, mixing in that track sparingly. You can also try rolling off some bottom end to minimize the sound of the bottom head.
As to mic choices, The SM57 is arguably the most popular snare mic, but other choices include the Sennheiser MD421 and AKG414. I'm a fan of using an SM57 on top and a Sennheiser MD441 below. But again, there are a host of other mitigating factors, including the snare drum itself, the room acoustics, the player, the sticks, and of course, what the song is calling for.
One of the most common challenges with toms is resonance. Toms typically have a longer decay than a snare, and the drum's resonant tone can create a ringing that can be unpleasant at best. Sometimes a strip or two of gaffer's tape can deaden the ring just enough to make a difference.
Good mic choices for toms include the Sennheiser MD421 and Neumann U87. Getting boom stands in place to mic toms can also be a challenge. Small clip-on condensers like the Shure SM98 or AKG C-519 can make it easier to get into tight places, and do a good job of getting a full and powerful tom sound. Certainly they're a bit more fragile than dynamic mics, but most of the time they're small enough to be positioned out of harm's way.
It's Over Your Head
Overhead mics can also be tricky. They provide ambience for the whole kit, so it's important to get them high enough so they pick up plenty of "air" along with the cymbals. Generally they should sit at about 45 degrees left and right of the drummer's dead center. Experiment with aiming them – you'll notice a difference when the mics are pointed at the bell of the cymbals (more full and sweet) versus their edges (often brash and harsh).
Most people favor small diaphragm condensers for overheads. Common choices include the AKG 451 or 452, Shure SM81, Sennheiser e914 and AT 4021. Stereo mics like the Shure VP88 work well too. And I've been on some sessions where the cymbals were miked individually from underneath, using small condensers on goosenecks. It's great for separation, and for avoiding the sound of the cymbals' edges, but you'll lose the ambience of overheads.
Hi-Hats are a signature sound for many drummers, and are usually given their own mic and track. I like to position the mic between snare and hat, pointed mic at the place where the drummer's stick hits. Be careful not to place the mic so it picks up wind from the hats closing.
If you've got the luxury of a large space, ambient mics can be placed several feet away to add some natural room sound. Even in a smaller room, placing ambients high in corners or even in another room can add just the right touch of natural sound. I like to place a distant stereo pair at about 45 degrees left and right, and a third mono mic behind a gobo to catch reflected sound.
Heavy compression with something like a Fairchild 670 limiter works nicely on ambient mics. Ambient mics can also be gated, so they only open when a certain level is reached. A great trick here is to gate them so they stay closed for the kick but open for the snare. The result is a nice tight kick with a more open sounding snare.
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Fish tacos from Pinche Taqueria.
Fish tacos are sold all over the southwest coast of California. San Diego even has a fast food chain entirely devoted to them. One of the best tacos I've ever eaten was made in a converted hitch trailer parked on a dusty road in Ensenada, Mexico. Unfortunately, most places on the East Coast don't do justice to this Baja Classic. In Tacos, Mark Miller explains how Japanese fishermen brought together Mexican ingredients and Asian cooking techniques to create the fish taco.
The simple combination of batter-fried white fish, shredded cabbage, doctored-up mayo and a squeeze of lime is fresh tasting and clean, not to mention easy to make at home.
To make marinade, in a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups water, lime juice, garlic, chiles, oregano, and salt. Add the fish strips and let marinate for at least 20 minutes.
Drain the shark pieces and pat them dry with a paper towel.
Have a plate lined with paper towels ready. In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, heat at least 2 to 3 inches of oil over medium heat until it reaches 360° F on a deep-fat thermometer. Remove the batter from the refrigerator and stir once more. Dredge the fish pieces in the batter, a few at a time, to evenly coat. Drop them in the hot fat, 2 pieces at a time, adding 2 more pieces every 30 seconds (fry no more than 4 pieces at a time). Monitor the temperature of the hot oil throughout frying, letting the oil return to proper temperature, if necessary, between batches; to ensure crispness, it must remain a constant 360° F to 380° F. If too low, the fish will be oily; if to high, the pieces will burn.
Fry them until crisp, light golden brown, and floating in the oil, about 2 1/2 minutes per batch. With a fine-mesh skimmer, transfer the fish tempura to the paper-towel lined plate to absorb the excess oil. Repeat with the remaining pieces of fish. During the frying, be sure to remove any pieces of floating batter, or they will burn and darken the oil, which will transfer a burned flavor to the tempura. Serve immediately.
To serve, lay the tortillas side by side, open faced and overlapping on a platter. Divide the slaw and filling equally between the tortillas and top with salsa and garnish. Grab, fold, and eat right away. Or build your own taco: lay tortilla, open face, in one hand. Spoon on some slaw, then filling, top with salsa, fold, and eat right away.
Remove the outer leaves of the cabbage. Cut a V-shaped wedge around the tough inner core and remove the core and discard. Halve the cabbage to make 2-quarter sections.
With a large, sharp knife, slice each section crosswise into a thin julienne (about 1/8-inch thick) or julienne with a hand-held Japanese mandoline. Transfer the julienned cabbage in to a large bowl.
In a separate bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, lime juice, and Tabasco. Toss the mayonnaise mixture with the cabbage, refrigerate, and use within a few hours.


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MovieManager Pro
Moviemanager
Manager, Multimedia
3.2005 (2013-10-09)
Having a large database of movies requires a tough task of organizing them, which almost every user is troubled off. All such users need an application, which enables them to manage this collection of movies easily. One such application is MovieManager Pro which supports user in organizing these tons of movies on their computer system. It also provides user the facility of identifying movies as well as storing them. The application scan drives of the user's computer system to locate all the movie files. User can also create a backup of these files and restore it when needed.
It is almost every user's priced possession to have hundreds of movies on their system but it in turn require a hard working task of organizing them. Nothing would be much advantageous for users if they have an application, which can perform this task for them. MovieManager Pro is such a useful application for all users, which allows them to organize their movies. On the startup the application scans whole drives to locate every movie file in one place. This application allows user to find their movie easily from anywhere in the computer system. MovieManager Pro also provides user the facility of IMDB i.e. Internet Movie Database feature which make sure that all the required information about the movie is updated automatically from the web and user can store this information as well. It enables user to search for a movie from the entire collection by sorting it according to their preference like movie name, title, date, producer, etc. Another important feature of this application is user can create links of their movies and store them on their hard drive. MovieManager Pro also has the capability of backing up the database and restores it whenever needed which is an exciting feature of this helpful application. It also has an inbuilt feature, which allows user to play their movie by selecting the preferred player. MovieManager Pro comes in a pretty fair and user-friendly interface which make it an easy operated application. It doesn't matters whether user is a beginner or one who knows about movie managing application as both of them can use this application easily and comfortably. Also it is a light weighted application, which uses minimal system resources.
Some of the alternatives present in the market of MovieManager Pro are Mobile TV Center and Satellite TV from PC. But the thing which makes MovieManager Pro much more useful application than its alternatives is its helpful features. Some of these features are easy organizing procedure, automatic updating of movie information with the help of Internet Movie Database i.e. IMDB feature, backup and restoring data. These features make it a must have application for all users looking for a movie manager app.
MovieManager Pro is an exciting helpful application for users who wants to manage their collection of movies easily. A well-mannered graphical and user-friendly interface make it a useful application for all users whether a novice or a professional user who knows it. Also it is a light weighted application which supports user to operate other application while using it.
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9. Seeing the cool stuff that came out of the 3D printer in the exhibit hall (complete with moving parts!
7. Being back in BOSTON!
1. GETTING TO ASK BILL NYE A QUESTION!!!!!


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Q: Creating a Parquet file with PySpark on an AWS EMR cluster I'm trying to spin up a Spark cluster with Datbricks' CSV package so that I can create parquet files and also do some stuff with Spark obviously.
This is being done within AWS EMR, so I don't think I'm putting these options in the correct place.
This is the command I want to send to the cluster as it spins up: spark-shell --packages com.databricks:spark-csv_2.10:1.4.0 --master yarn --driver-memory 4g --executor-memory 2g. I've tried putting this on a Spark step - is this correct?
If the cluster spun up without that being properly installed, how do I start up PySpark with that package? Is this correct: pyspark --packages com.databricks:spark-csv_2.10:1.4.0? I can't tell if it was installed properly or not. Not sure what functions to test
And in regards to actually using the package, is this correct for creating a parquet file:
df = sqlContext.read.format('com.databricks.spark.csv').options(header='false').load('s3n://bucketname/nation.tbl', schema = customSchema)

#is it this option1
df.write.parquet("s3n://bucketname/nation_parquet.parquet")

#or this option2
df.select('nation_id', 'name', 'some_int', 'comment').write.parquet('com.databricks.spark.csv').save('s3n://bucketname/nation_parquet.tbl')

I'm not able to find any recent (mid 2015 and later) documentation regarding writing a Parquet file.
Edit:
Okay, now I'm not sure if I'm creating my dataframe correctly. If I try to run some select queries on it and show the resultset, I don't get anything and instead some error. Here's what I tried running:
df = sqlContext.read.format('com.databricks.spark.csv').options(header='false').load('s3n://bucketname/nation.tbl', schema = customSchema)

df.registerTempTable("region2")

tcp_interactions = sqlContext.sql(""" SELECT nation_id, name, comment FROM region2 WHERE nation_id > 1 """)

tcp_interactions.show()
#get some weird Java error:
#Caused by: java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "0|ALGERIA|0| haggle. carefully final deposits detect slyly agai|"

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Best Tricks to Fix Error Code 0x803f8001 on Xbox Console?
The error code 0x803f8001 or Do you own this game or app? On Xbox One Console is an error notification which usually encounters by the users during the times they are playing games series such as Xbox One S or Original Xbox One Console. Generally, this error display on the screen whenever any user lefts the game on, does not play the game for few seconds.
Unfortunately, Xbox was purchased and downloaded by another member from your family, and that one person is not logged into the Xbox console.
The game you try to play was purchased and downloaded, but you are not logged in and linked to the Xbox Live.
Temporary glitches associated with the service.
The game disc is not available in the Xbox console.
The game disk has an unexpected failure and is unreadable.
Before following the steps or doing anything for fixing this error, we recommend you to carefully check the Xbox Live service status appears on the official website of Xbox. Moreover, if any other family member purchased the game, this can be a reason for this error code 0x803f8001. Sometimes, if this error is by chance blinks on your screen, then try the following steps to fix this error code.
1.Firstly, plug in the Xbox Console.
2.Now, long click on a Power button until it turns off.
3.Then, again unplug it and wait for at least 10 to 20 seconds.
4.Another time, plug it into it and click to turn it on.
Finally, check out if this method works in fixing the error code 0x803f8001. If not, follow the next steps to fix this error.
1.Hit the Windows + R keys as one on the keyboard to launch the 'Run' Command Prompt.
2.Under the 'Command Prompt' window, enter 'WSReset.exe' and hit 'Enter' key.
3.Now, you get the confirmation notification on the screen that cache you want to clear is cleared successfully.
4.Next, restart your computer system to save all the changes and completely clear the cache.
Once all completed, check that if the aforementioned method works in fixing the error code, if no, try to follow the next method.
1.Initially, click on the Xbox tab to open the guide on your screen.
4.Under the 'Settings' window, choose 'Personalization' option.
5.Inside the 'Personalization' tab, choose 'My home Xbox' option.
6.Now, carefully verify all information and choose the following options.
7.Choose 'Make this my home Xbox' to easily set the console as home Xbox.
8.Select 'This is not my home Xbox' option to relapse all the changes.
9.Once completed, restart your system to save all the changes.
Hopefully, steps above help you in fixing the error code 0x803f8001.
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Ed joined Waverton in April 2018 to work with Mark Harrison and Mudassar Ulhaq and lead Waverton's business technology operating model design and deployment for both internal developments and external integrations. For the past 10 years Ed and his company Parrish Blake have supplied development and business analysis services to Waverton on a consulting basis. Ed began working in technology in 2002, becoming a Software Engineer in 2004 and has a degree in Software Engineering.


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Culture in Action: OSV Profile – Greg Jones
Jul 18, 2017Company & Culture
LDP Engagement Leader Greg Jones joined OneSource Virtual in July 2012, bringing nearly a decade of HR experience with him, along with three years of experience using Workday—experience gained from his work as an HRIS administrator for a large, California-based motor club and insurance agency.
What he found when he joined, first as a consultant and then as an engagement leader, was that his prior experience on the customer's side set him apart.
"I can say I've been in the customer's shoes, because I've experienced their side of it," he says. "I can determine what the pitfalls might be, and I can look at an organization and say, 'These are some of the things I ran into.'"
Greg left OSV briefly in 2014 to work on the customer's side again, but he returned in April 2015, due in part to Workday's introduction of Workday Student, which aims to have the same revolutionary impact on student information systems that it's had on HR technology.
"I have a long-term goal to work in the educational sector," he says.
But right now, Greg is committed to helping OneSource Virtual follow its well-established vision for deploying customers.
"OSV took the approach a long time ago that it could set you up with Workday quicker and for a fairer price than most partners," he says, adding that this is what initially made joining OSV more appealing than joining a competitor doing similar work. "It was a different approach to implementations. It was an approach that could work for customers without over-engineering the process."
Greg is also committed to helping OSV live out its ninth corporate value—transparency.
"I share my feelings and solutions directly with customers," he says. "I think it's important that we give them pertinent information to help them make decisions."
And sometimes transparency means letting a customer know when they might be turning a molehill into a mountain.
"Bringing light to a situation may not resolve it," he says, "but it gets them thinking. And that really is our challenge—to get folks thinking differently than they have in the past."
Greg grew up in Denver and Colorado Springs, where he still lives as one of OSV's few remote engagement leaders.
When asked how being a remote employee changes his approach to his work, he says, "I think it would be difficult if my perception of the job was nine to five. But it's not. I have to be flexible, not only for the folks on my team but also for customers."
And that flexibility extends to how he communicates with both his team and with customers: "You have to put a little more effort into how you communicate. Sometimes you have to pick up the phone. Sometimes you have to send a text. Sometimes you have to FaceTime. You can't just say, 'This is the only way you can contact me.'"
When he's not working, Greg is devoted to spending time with his three teenagers. "My free time is really their free time," he says. "And because I work hard, I would rather focus on them during the time I have off.
Besides supporting their extracurricular activities, which include dance, volleyball and welding, he also likes to bring his teenagers with him when he travels.
"Whether we're stomping around New York in the snow or paddle boarding on Lake Michigan in Chicago, the kids are coming with us so they can get that experience."
If he had to choose between giving them tangible things or unforgettable experiences, there's no contest.
"I will always err on the side of experience for them," he says.