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by Aashir Nasim, Ph.D.
Vice President, Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success
Director and Professor, Institute for Inclusion, Inquiry and Innovation
The March 31, 2020 Climate Advisory (#CA-2020-02) is based on Climatext data collected on March 26, 2020 from a representative sample of VCU students. VCU students responded to the prompt "On Monday, VCU faculty began teaching courses via remote instruction (e.g., online). How is the transition going for you?" A total of 267 students, or 44.4% of the total sampling population, responded within 24-hours. Both actual and adjusted (re-coded) sentiment scores are presented in the summary of the findings. These findings should be used to inform strategic communication efforts and tailored support services for students determined to be placed at-risk.
Overall. VCU students expressed mixed to somewhat positive sentiment (+0.109; +0.092 adjusted) about the university's transition to remote instruction. This overall finding validates the efforts of VCU senior administrators, faculty and staff to transition the university from in-person to remote instruction in less than two weeks. That said, there were also individual differences in sentiment scores between student demographic groups that may portend disparate educational outcomes and successes at the end this semester. This climate advisory highlights students disaggregated by their class status, housing or residence, legacy status and income-level.
Class status. VCU freshmen students reported less positive sentiment (-0.041) than sophomores (+0.042; +0.031 adjusted), juniors (+0.073; +0.049 adjusted), seniors (+0.076; +0.062 adjusted) and graduate and professional students (+0.267; +0.244 adjusted). While student sentiment scores were not significantly different in terms of class status, freshmen students were the only cohort to express global concern (i.e., negative sentiment) about the university's transition to remote instruction (see table to the right).
Residence. Students residing in on-campus housing (-0.007; 0.016 adjusted) reported less favorable sentiment than off-campus residents (+0.155; +0.169 adjusted). Specifically, students who were displaced from on-campus housing during the past two weeks were significantly less likely than their off-campus coevals to perceive the transition to remote instruction as positive (p < .05). The university's transition to remote instruction – and its parallel decisions related to removing students from residence halls – impacted on-campus residents in a manner not necessarily experienced by those students already living off-campus. It is likely the transition to an alternate residence in a matter of days for some students may have increased their anxiety and concern about how to manage their courses as well as their new living arrangements. For example, a 21-year senior residing in Grace & Broad Residence Center texted "It's a bit of a struggle going online from home. My parents expect different responsibilities from me now that I'm home and it interferes with my time available for class work."
Legacy status. First generation students (-0.017; -0.006 adjusted) were significantly less positive (p < .05) about the transition to remote instruction than legacy students (+0.126; +0.145 adjusted). Several first-generation students commented about missing the in-person interaction not afforded by remote instruction, and the effect this is having on their ability to stay engaged and motivated. A first-generation student shared "It has been quite the change. Personally, I find it much harder to focus and stay motivated to get my work done. It is very hard to do work back at my family's home due to the multiple distractions." Another commented "…staring at my screen all day gives me headaches, less energy and not much motivation to work. Definitely miss the in-person connection, especially as a senior." The sentiment was corroborated by another first-generation senior who lamented "I'm struggling to find the motivation as a senior being as though I won't be able to have my own commencement. I am also really stressed with the workload increase since moving to online classes."
The concerns expressed by first-generation students about remote instruction seemed to be most salient among those in specific majors and / or degree programs. A first-generation junior, SCI major texted "The transition is stressful to balance with working. It's harder to keep up with assignments and zoom is so weird to use. I am not a fan of all online classes as it is hard to teach myself the material." This sentiment is shared by other first-generation students, for example those in the AFO program, as reported by this sophomore, "It's been a little stressful and confusing. I have struggled with technical difficulties. As for art classes they are certainly less enjoyable and less creative due to the lack of environment." A first-generation, Pell-grant eligible freshman in the BFO program expressed, "The transition has definitely not been easy. I'm still struggling trying to get everything under control. Most of my belongings are still on campus. It's also very difficult to work in the environment I'm in with my entire household here as well." Despite this, some first-generation students appear to have made a relatively smooth transition to remote instruction. For example, first-generation students majoring in BUS, ENG, and HPX report similar or more positive sentiment as their legacy peers. Data related to first-generation students' transition to remote instruction by major and degree program will continue to be monitored (see above graph).
Income level. Pell-grant eligible students (0.013; 0.014 adjusted) were significantly less favorable (p < .05) in their sentiment about the university's transition to remote instruction than their coevals (+0.149; +0.124 adjusted). A first-generation, Pell-grant eligible sophomore who was a resident in Johnson Hall texted "The transition is a little bit hard, I'm so used to going to the library or somewhere quiet to study but I can't do that here due to the quarantine." In fact, among first-generation and limited-wealth students, on-campus housing displacement seems to have had a disproportionate impact for this group. As detailed in the high-low range bar graph, first-generation students who also are Pell-grant eligible perceived their transition to be much more strenuous, if they had lived on-campus (8.6% of the total sample) as opposed to off-campus. Another student with this cluster profile stated, "In my opinion, the transition was too swift. I feel as though teachers are not really giving students time to process and adjust to the transition because they lost time and material through the extension of spring break and this whole ordeal." Another student reported, "the transition has not been the best as I went to VCU to be able to do my best in a better location and resorting to doing it online at home is awful."
About Climatext. VCU's Office of Institutional Equity, Effectiveness and Success (IES) administers Climatext as part of the university's proactive monitoring and response plan to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Climatext assesses student sentiment resulting from their information exposure and experiences related to COVID-19. Sentiment scores range from negative-to neutral (-1.00 to 0.00) and from neutral-to-positive (0.00 to +1.00). Climatext produces a real-time data summary for the general student population as well as student subpopulations. Data are collected and coded using proprietary software conceptualized and developed by Sam Yerkes, Jim Yucha, and Aashir Nasim. Results are used to inform the university's strategic communications efforts and support services that address student needs.
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Interviewer: How should you describe a normal day of your own experiences ? What are your tasks?
Interviewer: In which areas of the sport psychology are you active in nowadays?
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The Copper And Blue 2021 Top 25 Under 25: #19 Tyler Tullio
The recently signed 2020 fifth round pick makes his first appearance inside the T25U25 top 20 after a positive year that saw him get his first taste of professional hockey.
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Tyler Tullio — a 5'10'', 165 pound RW from Ontario — came to Edmonton via the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, a shrewd fifth-round selection (126 OV) that put to rest some angst regarding Ken Holland's decision to trade out of the third round. Tullio, by many accounts, was great value in the fifth and, despite not playing a ton in 2020-21, his limited results are encouraging enough to keep him on the ascent in our Top 25 Under 25.
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Copper and Blue's readers and writers are once again in lockstep on a player, and with pretty good reason.
Tullio's draft year counting stats were pretty nice for a fifth round selection. He collected 27-39-66 in 62 GP (playing as a 17-year old until April of that season) for an NHLe — a proxy for what those points might project to at the NHL level — of 12.57.
With the COVID-19 pandemic in full effect, Tullio took it upon himself to find work overseas rather than wait for the OHL to figure out its plan for resumption. He wound up in Slovakia's Extraliga, joining a struggling MHK 32 Liptovský Mikuláš team that managed just 6 lonely wins in their 50 game schedule. Tullio was part of 19 of those games, amassing a solid 4-9-13 in them for an NHLe of 16.55. Progress. Nothing that knocks your knee highs off but, still, we're talking about a depth draft pick here. Any progress is good progress.
Tullio returned to North America in the spring and spent time in AHL with the Bakersfield Condors after a signing an ATO in March. Unfortunately, he didn't show enough to break into a gameday roster so we don't really know what to expect at that level just yet.
That uncertainty didn't stop Ken Holland and the Edmonton Oilers from putting pen to paper and getting his ELC signed last week, though.
Tullio — such a longshot to make the Oilers this season I didn't even consider it — will spend the season with the OHL's Oshawa Generals, where he was recently named captain. It will be interesting to watch his progression. He should be somewhat dominant in that league as a 19 year old with a few games of pro hockey under his belt, and given his history there, my expectations are pretty high. I'd argue that anything less than stellar counting totals (~1.5 points per game or better and an NHLe closer to 20) will represent somewhat of a step back at this point in his development. He should have every opportunity in Oshawa to find success.
Look for Tullio to be in and around the mix for the 2021 WJHC team, too. He might be on the outside looking in today, but if he takes off in the OHL this fall he might stand a chance after his inclusion in Team Canada's 2021 Summer Showcase.
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Harry Lerch is a retired principal emeritus of Lerch Early. He was a land use and zoning attorney who guided clients in eminent domain and condemnation proceedings, zoning, planning, traffic mitigation, historic preservation, and legacy open space in Montgomery County, Maryland for more than 40 years.
Banks, major national retail chains, schools, country clubs, medical and health care facilities, community associations, religious organizations, and automotive dealerships, as well as individuals, turned to Harry to guide them in various real estate and development endeavors. He worked diligently with clients to define their objectives, then applied determination and creativity to achieve the desired results. Harry was known for his inspired approach to problem solving. Clients described him as thinking "inside, outside, and around the box." His "secret" arose from his ability to ascertain the true facts of his clients' cases and then to present them, in complete honesty and openness, to the neighbors, government agency and/or other decision makers, in a way that met their standards and objectives. In case after case, the result was a "win-win" for all concerned.
Prior to joining Lerch Early in 1970, Harry served as general counsel for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. During his tenure at M-NCPPC, he oversaw the purchase of more than 14,000 acres of parkland and was responsible for drafting numerous items of legislation affecting zoning, subdivision and planning in Montgomery County and throughout the state of Maryland.
A commercially licensed pilot since the mid-1960s, Harry is an active member of the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association and regularly takes aerial photographs of real estate projects for strategy development. His passion for flying led him to help found and incorporate the Montgomery County Air Park Users Association and serve as its first president. He loves to travel and has navigated the skies of 49 states and half dozen foreign countries.


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All of the shared "Prose Objects" are in the "G" folder. G is for git, since each Prose Object is a separate git repository.
The other materials are historic. Some contain very interesting experiments about organizing and naming documents. Some are collections of documents. Most of them use older naming conventions and some are quite incomplete.
A place to start might be with G/IACCM-Dublin-Present-CmA/Acme-Quake-FoodSupply/, our little food supply contract demo for the IACCM.


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A Christmas Tree Tax? Sort Of.
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed an assessment of 15 cents per Christmas tree sold, with the proceeds used "for a national research and promotion program for Christmas trees" (and against artificial trees), overseen by a board of domestic producers and importers. As the argument goes, a commodity like Christmas trees (or milk or pork or in 16 other areas) requires industry-wide collective advertising, and thus a government-backed cartelized assessment is the most efficient way to fund brand advertising and prevent free riders. (In actuality, few anted up for voluntary advertising efforts.) The existing producers backed the assessment overwhelmingly.
Whatever the explanation, the Heritage Foundation said it was a Christmas Tree Tax, and struck a chord with Americans. The Obama Administration withdrew the proposal.
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Kid Friendly Things To Do In Banyo, Cameroon
Banyo is a town located in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. The town is located in the northern part of the country, and is the capital of the Banyo Department. The town is home to a population of around 24,000 people. The town is situated at an elevation of 1,197 feet (365 meters) above sea level. The climate in Banyo is tropical and the town experiences a wet and dry season. The wet season lasts from May to October and the dry season lasts from November to April.
There are a number of kid friendly things to do in Banyo. One option is to visit the Banyo Zoological Gardens. The zoo is home to a variety of animals, including lions, tigers, and elephants. The zoo also has a playground and a number of educational exhibits. Another option is to visit the Cameroonian National Museum. The museum has a number of exhibits on the history and culture of Cameroon. There is also a Children's Museum which has a number of interactive exhibits. Other kid friendly activities in Banyo include visiting the Adamawa Regional Park, going on a safari, and hiking in the Banyo Forest.
10 Fun & Kid-Friendly Things To Do In Banyo, Cameroon
1. Visit the Banyo Zoo: The Banyo Zoo is home to a variety of Cameroonian wildlife, including lions, elephants, and gorillas. Visitors can take a safari tour of the zoo to see the animals up close.
2. Play at the Banyo Playground: The Banyo Playground is a great place for kids to burn off some energy. The playground has a variety of jungle gyms, slides, and swings.
3. Go on a Safari Tour: A safari tour is a great way to see the Cameroonian wildlife up close. Tours typically last around 2 hours and include stops at the Banyo Zoo and various other wildlife reserves.
4. Visit the Banyo Botanical Gardens: The Banyo Botanical Gardens are home to a variety of Cameroonian plants and flowers. Visitors can take a tour of the gardens, or simply relax and take in the scenery.
5. Play Golf at the Banyo Golf Course: The Banyo Golf Course is a great place for kids to learn and play the game of golf. The course offers a variety of programs and lessons for all skill levels.
6. Take a Boat Ride on the Banyo River: The Banyo River is a great place to take a boat ride and explore the Cameroonian countryside. Visitors can take a leisurely ride down the river, or go whitewater rafting for a more adventurous experience.
7. Go Hiking in the Banyo Hills: The Banyo Hills are a great place to go hiking and explore the Cameroonian landscape. The hills offer a variety of trails of varying difficulty, so there is something for everyone.
8. Visit the Banyo Museum: The Banyo Museum is a great place to learn about Cameroonian history and culture. The museum offers a variety of exhibits on various topics, as well as a library and research center.
9. Take a Cooking Class: A cooking class is a great way to learn about Cameroonian cuisine. Visitors can take a class at the Banyo Culinary Institute, or at one of the many restaurants in town.
10. Shop at the Banyo Market: The Banyo Market is a great place to buy souvenirs and local goods. Visitors can find a variety of handmade items, as well as produce and other food items.
1. What Is The Population Of Banyo?
answer: The population of Banyo is approximately 46,000 people.
2. What Is The Climate Like In Banyo?
answer: The climate in Banyo is tropical, with temperatures averaging around 27 degrees Celsius. The rainy season runs from June to September.
3. What Is The History Of Banyo?
answer: Banyo was founded in the early 18th century by the Bamum people. It remained a small village until the late 19th century when it became an important trading post for the region.
4. What Is The Economy Of Banyo Like?
answer: The economy of Banyo is largely based on agriculture and fishing. The city is also a regional trading hub, with many businesses involved in the trade of goods and services.
5. What Are The Landmarks In Banyo?
answer: Some of the notable landmarks in Banyo include the Bamum Palace, the Banyo Mosque, and the Banyo Cathedral.
6. What Is The Culture Of Banyo Like?
answer: The culture of Banyo is a mix of the traditional Bamum culture and the more modern influences of the city's trade links. There is a strong emphasis on the arts, with many Bamum artisans plying their trade in Banyo.
7. What Is The Food Like In Banyo?
answer: The food in Banyo is a mix of Bamum and other African cuisines. Staples include corn, yams, and rice. Fish and chicken are also popular.
8. What Are The Transportation Options In Banyo?
answer: Banyo has a good network of roads and highways, making transportation around the city fairly easy. Bus and taxi services are also available.
9. What Is The Education Like In Banyo?
answer: Education is compulsory for children up to the age of 14 in Banyo. The city has a number of primary and secondary schools, as well as a few colleges and universities.
10. What Are The Medical Facilities Like In Banyo?
answer: There are a number of hospitals and clinics in Banyo that offer basic medical care. There are also a few medical research facilities in the city.
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Spoofing An Analog Rotary Knob With An ATtiny, And Vampiric Power
July 14, 2020 by Donald Papp 22 Comments
[Mitxela]'s repair of a Roland JV-1080 (a rack-mounted 90s-era synthesizer) sounds simple: replace a broken rotary encoder on the front panel. It turned out to be anything but simple, since the part in question is not today's idea of a standard rotary encoder at all. The JV-1080 uses some kind of rotary pulse switch, which has three outputs (one for each direction, and one for pushing the knob in like a button.) Turn the knob in one direction, and one of the output wires is briefly shorted to ground with every detent. Turn it the other way, and the same happens on the other output wire. This is the part that needed a replacement.
The finished unit uses a modern rotary encoder and microcontroller in place of the original part, and implements a few tricks to power it.
Rather than track down a source for the broken part, [Mitxela] opted to replace it with a modern rotary encoder combined with an ATtiny85 microcontroller to make it act like something the JV-1080 understands and expects. There was an additional wrinkle, however. The original rotary pulse switch is an entirely passive device, and lives at the end of a four-conductor cable with no power provided on it. How could the ATtiny85 be powered without resorting to running a wire to a DC voltage supply somewhere? Success was had, but it did take some finessing.
For the power, it turns out that the signal wires are weakly pulled up to +5 V and [Mitxela] used that for a power supply to the microcontroller. Still, by itself that wasn't enough, because the ATtiny85 can easily consume more current than the weak pullups can source. We really recommend reading all the details in [Mitxela]'s writeup, but the short version is that the ATtiny85 does two things.
First, it minimizes its power usage by spending most of its time in sleep mode (consuming barely any power at all) and uses an interrupt to wake up just long enough to handle knob activity. Second, the trickle of power from the weak pullups doesn't feed the ATtiny directly. It charges a 100 uF capacitor through a diode, and that is what keeps the microcontroller from browning out during its brief spurts of activity. Even better, after browsing the datasheet for the ATtiny, [Mitxela] saw it was possible to use the built-in ESD protection diodes for this purpose instead of adding a separate component.
It's a neat trick and makes for a very compact package. Visit the project's GitHub repository to dive into the nitty gritty. In the end, a single assembly at the end of a 4-wire connector acts just like the original passive component, no extra wires or hardware modifications needed.
When opening older hardware it's never quite certain what will be found on the inside. But at least [Mitxela]'s repair duties on this synth didn't end up with him tripping out on LSD.
Posted in ATtiny Hacks, Repair HacksTagged attiny85, jv-1080, repair, roland, rotary encoder, synthesizer, vampiric power
Hackaday Links: February 10, 2019
February 10, 2019 by Brian Benchoff 20 Comments
Last month was NAMM, the National Association of Musical Something that begins with 'M', which means we're synthed and guitarded out for the year. The synth news? Behringer are making cheap reproductions and clones of vintage gear. There's something you need to know about vintage gear: more than half of everything produced today has a Roland 808 or 909 drum machine (or sample), a 303 bass synth, or a 101 mono synth in it. Put an 808, 909, 303, and 101 on the same table, connected to a mixer, and you can make most of the electronic music from the '80s and '90s. And Behringer is cloning these synths. Neat times. But there's a problem: Roland is trademarking these drum machines and synths, with trademark filings in the US and Germany. These are 'trade dress', or basically the beautiful red, orange, yellow, and white buttons of the 808 and the digital cyber silver plastic aesthetic of the 303, but there you go. It's round one in the Roland v. Behringer match, may the first person to give me an 808, 909, 303, and 101 for a thousand dollars win.
Synths? Sure thing. Here's a stash of New Old Stock 8580 SID chips, the 'synth on a chip' found in the Commodore 64. The price? $50. [ben] bought one of these, and the card that came with it said, "We purchased these chips in 2006 and they've been stored in our climate-controlled storage area ever since. Even still, we found a handful of them that didn't pass testing. Treat them with care!" Yes, a bunch of SID chips for sale is noteworthy, but at $50 a piece for 1980s technology, can someone explain why a chip fab isn't cranking these things out? If there's one ancient piece of silicon where the demand meets what it would cost to spin up the silicon line, the SID is it. Where are the modern reproductions?
Excited about making an electronic badge this year? Seeed is offering badge sponsorships for 2019, with an offer of a 5% discount on PCBA, and a 10% discount if you put the Seeed logo on the board. I might be a little biased, but Seeed is a place where you can just ask, "hey, you guys do clear soldermask?" and they find a way to do it.
The best way to tell if someone is rich isn't by seeing if they have an i8 parked outside their mansion, or just a piece of junk with an M badge. It isn't whether or not their filet mignon is wagyu or just Kobe, and it isn't if they're cruising the skies in a G650 or just puttering around in a Cessna Citation. No, the best way to tell if someone is rich is to notice their AirPods. Yes, Apple's wireless headphones (which are actually pretty good!) are the best foundation of a class division these days. The best class signal since private railroad cars now has a problem: people are printing their own AirPods. [Brady32] over on Thingiverse has modeled AirPods, and now the design is being given away for free. The horror. Now anyone can print out their own little bits of white plastic, stick them in their ears, and tell the world, 'I'm better than you. Don't bother talking back, because I obviously can't hear you.'
Raspberry Pi has a store! Yes, everyone's favorite single board computer now has an 'experimental space' in Cambridge's Grand Arcade. The Beeb is saying this store is 'bucking the retail trend', yes, but any retail trend doesn't really apply here; brands have storefronts, and it's not about revenue per square foot. Makerbot had a store, and it wasn't about selling printers. Microsoft has stores. Sony built a mall to advertise the original PlayStation. While the Raspberry Pi brick and mortar store will probably never make any money, it is an indication the Raspberry Pi foundation has built a valuable brand worthy of celebration. Here's some pics of the store itself.
Did you know Hackaday has a retro edition? It's true! retro.hackaday.com is a lo-fi version of Hackaday without CSS or Javascript or any other cruft. It's hand-written HTML (assembled by a script) of the first ten thousand or so Hackaday posts. The idea is that old computers could load the retro site, just to prove they could. [Matthias Koch] has an Atari PC3 — Atari's PC compatible with an 8088 running at 8Mhz, 640k of RAM and a 20 MB hard drive — and got this thing to pull up the retro site. Good work!
What is the current state of 3D printing? What is the current state of 3D printing videos on YouTube? Oh boy we're going to find out. [Potent Printables] did an 'analysis' of 3D printing videos published to YouTube, and found the category riddled with 'clickbait', without giving an operational definition of what 'clickbait' actually is, or how it's different from any other content (because who would make a video that doesn't have the purpose of attracting viewers) Anyway, there's a problem with the YouTube algorithm, and 3D printing blogs are copying it, filling the entire hobby with disillusioned beginners, or something. After defining 'The Most Viewed' as not being a news or documentary footage (okay, that's fair), having at least three printing videos, not clickbait, and gives the designer proper attribution, [Potent Printables] found a list filled with [Maker's Muse], [3D Print Guy] and other channels who do 3D printing work, but don't put 3D printing in the title. This is great; 3D printing isn't a fascinating new technology that's the first step towards Star Trek replicators; we've slid down the trough of disillusionment and now 3D printers are just tools. It's great, and in 2018 things are as they should be.
Posted in Hackaday Columns, Hackaday linksTagged Airpods, behringer, raspberry pi, retail, retro edition, roland
You Can't Build A Roland TR-808 Because You Don't Have Faulty Transistors
September 6, 2018 by Mike Szczys 54 Comments
That headline sounds suspect, but it is the most succinct way to explain why the Roland TR-808 drum machine has a very distinct, and difficult to replicate noise circuit. The drum machine was borne of a hack. As the Secret Life of Synthesizers explains, it was a rejected part picked up and characterized by Roland which delivers this unique auditory thumbprint.
Pictured above is the 2SC828-R, and you can still get this part. But it won't function the same as the parts found in the original 808. The little dab of paint on the top of the transistor indicates that it was a very special subset of those rejected parts (the 2SC828-RNZ). A big batch of rejects were sold to Roland back in the 1970's — which they then thinned out in a mysterious testing process. What was left went into the noise circuit that gave the 808 its magical sizzle. When the parts ran out, production ended as newer processes didn't produce the same superbly flawed parts.
This is an incredible story that was highlighted in 808, a documentary premiered at SXSW back in 2015. The film is currently streaming on Amazon Prime (and to rent everywhere else) and is certainly worth your time just to grasp how seminal this drum machine has been in hip hop and several other music genres.
For modern product developers, betting your production on a batch of reject parts is just batty. But it was a very different time with a lot fewer components on the market. What worked, worked. You do have to wonder how you stumble upon the correct trait in an obscure batch of reject parts? Looks like we'll be adding Ikutar Kakehashi's book I Believe in Music: Life Experiences and Thoughts on the Future of Electronic Music by the Founder of the Roland Corporation to our reading list.
[via EMSL]
Posted in Musical Hacks, SliderTagged 2SC828, 808, drum machine, Ikutar Kakehashi, noise, noise circuit, roland, Roland TR-808, TR-808, transistor
Restoring A Piece Of Musical History
December 8, 2017 by Anool Mahidharia 14 Comments
Every restoration project involves various levels of grit, determination, gumption and doggedness. But [Darren Glen]'s restoration of a Jupiter-8 is an absolute labor of love. The Jupiter-8, launched by Roland in 1981, was their flagship "polyphonic analog subtractive" synthesizer and was used by many legendary acts of the '80's. The synthesizer was rugged — built to withstand the rigors of travelling everywhere that the bands took it. More importantly, it could produce a wide range of sounds that came from dedicated and independent controllers. These, plus a host of other desirable features, makes the synth highly coveted even today and the rare ones that surface for sale can be quite expensive.
The back story of how he came in possession of this coveted, albeit non-functioning, piece of history is a good read. But the part that makes us all interested is the meticulous restoration that he is carrying out. There is a lot of useful information that he shares which could be handy if you are planning any restoration project of your own.
When he first turned it on, all he got was an "8" on the display — which seemed like an error code. From then onward, he has been carefully stripping away each part and slowly bringing it back to life. All of the linear slide potentiometers and slide switches were de-soldered, dis-assembled, cleaned of rust and the carbon tracks and contacts cleaned with special spray — making them almost as good as new. The transformer and its mounting brackets received a similar treatment of rust cleaning and fresh paint. All of the other internal metal parts, such as the chassis, were restored in a similar fashion.
White plastic buttons and knobs which were faded, were brightened up by spraying them with a generous dose of hydrogen peroxide hair spray, putting them in Ziploc bags and letting them bake in sunlight for a day. [Darren] was satisfied enough with this process and gave the same treatment to all the other colored buttons too, with good results. The other set of plastic parts – the keyboard keys, were cleaned and polished with a scratch and blemish polish cream, and replacements were ordered out from a specialist supplier for the few that were damaged beyond repair.
But by far the greatest challenge for [Darren] has been resurrecting the top metal cover. It was badly rusted and had to be completely stripped of all paint. Repainting it the right shade was relatively easy, but applying the legend and decals took him to every screen printer in town, none of whom could manage the job. He lucked out by locating a screen printer who specialized in custom automotive work and managed to do a pretty good job with the decal work.
The Z80 microprocessor had lost all its magic smoke, so [Darren] has ordered an original Zilog replacement which will hopefully clear the error he noticed when it was first turned on. He's slowly working his way through all the issues, and it is still work in progress, but we look forward to when it's all done and dusted. A fully functional, restored Roland Jupiter-8 — one of the first 500 that were built back in 1981 — resurrected with a lot of TLC.
A big shout out to [Tim Trzepacz] for bringing this project to our notice.
Posted in Musical HacksTagged analog synthesizer, Jupiter 8, keyboard, restoration, roland, synthesizer
A Six-Voice Synth Built On The Raspberry Pi
February 7, 2017 by Brian Benchoff 14 Comments
Over the last few decades, audio synthesizers have been less and less real hardware and more and more emulations in software. Now that we have tiny powerful computers that merely sip down the watts, what's the obvious conclusion? A six-voice polyphonic synthesizer built around the Raspberry Pi.
The exquisitely named 'S³-6R' synthesizer is a six-voice phase modulation synthesizer that outputs very high resolution (24-bit and 96 kHz) audio. It's the product of R-MONO Lab, who have displayed interesting musical devices such as a recorder-based pipe organ in the past. This build is a bit more complex, offering up some amazing sounds, all generated on a Raspberry Pi 3.
While talk of oscillators and filters is great, what's really interesting here is the keyboard itself. The S³-6R is using the Roland K-25m, a tiny MIDI keyboard meant to serve as a 'dock' of sorts for Roland's recent re-releases of the classic Jupiter and Juno synths. Building a MIDI keyboard is not easy by any stretch of the imagination, and using this little keyboard dock is a cheap way to pipe MIDI notes into any project without a lot of fuss.
Below, you can check out the audio demos of the S³-6R. It's a real synth and sounds great. We can only hope the software will be uploaded somewhere eventually.
Continue reading "A Six-Voice Synth Built On The Raspberry Pi" →
Posted in Musical HacksTagged audio, midi, Moon Phase, roland, synthesizer
A Robotic 808 Drum Machine
September 18, 2016 by Jenny List 14 Comments
If you spent the 1980s hanging out at your local record store, and you don't have a hankering for spandex and bouffant rock-god hairstyles, the chances are you'll have more than a few pieces of electronic music from the period in your collection. The proliferation of electronica during that era came through the arrival of relatively inexpensive mass-market digital polyphonic instruments, edging out the sounds of monophonic analog synthesisers for a subsequent generation to rediscover in a later decade. Individual instrument models became icons and entered the musical vernacular of the day, the Ensoniq Mirage sampling synthesiser, the Yamaha DX7 FM synthesiser, or the Roland TR-808 drum machine.
It is the Roland TR-808 that inspired today's subject, the MR-808 robotic drum machine, from [Moritz Simon Geist]. A percussion sequencer featuring real instruments all built into a cabinet styled to resemble a huge Roland 808. Originally built as a performance instrument, but since reinvented as a piece of installation artwork that visitors can program for themselves.
Block diagram of the MR-808
There is a comprehensive description of the machine's design and build on the creator's website, as well as a more high-level introduction. A significant amount of effort was put in to creating mechanical instruments as close as possible to the Roland sounds, with each instrument being operated by solenoids driven by a MIDI-controlled Arduino Mega. A second Arduino, this time an Uno, controls lighting that follows the instruments.
The interactive part of the installation comes from a sequencer front-end running in a web browser on a Nexus 7 tablet, this appears to be served from a Raspberry Pi which supplies MIDI to the MR-808.
The results can be seen in the video below the break, and judging by the reaction of the audience the machine is rather popular.
Continue reading "A Robotic 808 Drum Machine" →
Posted in Musical HacksTagged 808, digital synth, drum machine, roland, Roland 808, Roland TR-808
Upgrading Old Synths To OLED
Roland's Alpha Juno 2 is an analog, polyphonic synth made in the mid-80s. While it isn't as capable as the massive synths made around that time, it was very influential synth for the techno scenes of the late 80s and early 90s.
[Jeroen] is lucky enough to have one of these synths, but like all equipment of this era, it's showing its age. He wanted to replace the character LCD in his Alpha Juno 2 with an OLED display. The original character LCD was compatible with the Hitachi HD44780 protocol, and still today OLEDs can speak this format. What should have been an easy mod turned into editing hex values on the EEPROM, but he still got it to work.
While the original character LCD could display one line of 16 characters, the ROM in the synth didn't know this. Instead, the display was organized as a 2×8 display in software, with line one starting at address 0h, and line two starting at 40h. For a drop-in replacement, [Jeroen] would need a display the characters organized in this weird 2×8 format. None exist, but he does have a hex editor and an EEPROM burner.
With the Alpha Juno's firmware in hand thanks to someone who does a few firmware hacks to this synth, [Jeroen] had everything he needed. All that was left to do was going through the code and replace all the references to the second line of the character LCD.
After burning and installing the new ROM, the OLED display was a drop-in replacement. That meant getting rid of the whiney EL backlight in the original display, and making everything nice and glowy for a few nights on a dark stage.
Posted in Musical HacksTagged character lcd, hd44780, hitachi, Juno, lcd, oled, roland, Roland Juno


Supporting UK charity, Water for Kids, three students from the University's BSc Environmental Health course will visit villages in the Iganga region of Uganda to help combat the spread of infectious disease, and improve the health and wellbeing of the community.
The three girls, Ashleigh Jobes, Alexandra Wilson and Eimear Harrigan, will spend more than two weeks helping to dig wells, protect water sources and build latrines, while utilising their skills and knowledge from the course to help create sustainable communities by providing education about hygiene and infectious disease control.
Alexandra said: "The trip is set to be an amazing experience for us all. Not only will we learn so much about ourselves and other cultures, but we will have the opportunity to show what we have learned from our time at Northumbria in the five subject areas of Environmental Health.
Simon Griffiths, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health with Northumbria's Geography Department, said: "Students completing Environmental Health courses at Northumbria fulfil the academic requirements for being accredited as an Environmental Health Practitioner by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, but it is the practical experience and opportunities provided by Northumbria that sets our candidates apart from others when it comes to career building. They are showing the type of exciting work Environmental Health Practitioners can do.
Students were supported through a grant from the Rotary Club of Newcastle West. Rotary President David Gregory said: "The Rotary Club are delighted to support the students with this effort to promote public health in Uganda through supporting young professionals and students gain an understanding of other communities.
The event was held in the Great Hall at Northumbria University. Barclays Bank also donated £1,000 to help fund future trips and the Geography Department paid for the bespoke Indian meal - a creation by the University's Executive Chef Sean Wilkinson.
A Northumbria University, Newcastle, graduate will represent the UK at an elite programme for future sustainability leaders in Brazil.
A Geography academic will help lead a workshop in Brazil after being awarded a share of a prestigious £375m fund.


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Q: I need to open a text file that contains integers and i need to print out the smallest and lowest numbers in the file Here is what i've got so far. I dont't know how to print the lowest and highest number to the screen. Any help would be appreciated.Thanks.
BufferedReader openFile;
    try{
        openFile = new BufferedReader(new FileReader("LABEX10.txt"));
    }
    catch(FileNotFoundException e){
        System.out.println("Could not open file LABEX10.txt");
        System.exit(0);
    }catch(IOException ex){
        System.err.println(ex);
    }
}

}

A: Using Java 8:
final Path path = Paths.get("LABEX10.txt");
try (Stream<String> lines = Files.lines(path)) {
    final LongSummaryStatistics summary = lines
            .mapToLong(Long::parseLong)
            .summaryStatistics();
    System.out.printf("range [%d .. %d]%n", summary.getMin(), summary.getMax());
}

This approach is more modern than the proposed duplicate.

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from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from hashlib import sha256
from powerpy import redis, config
from powerpy.tasks import process_slideshow_upload
from powerpy.util import base36
from random import SystemRandom; random = SystemRandom()
from tornado.options import options
from tornado.web import HTTPError

import json
import logging
import magic
import os, os.path
import shutil
import string
import tempfile
import tornado.web
import tornado.websocket
import tornadoredis
import tornadoredis.pubsub
import uuid

class SlideshowUploadHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):

    ACCEPTED_TYPES = (
        "application/pdf"
    )

    def post(self):
        """
        Handle a multipart upload of a slideshow file.
        """

        if not self.request.files.has_key('file'):
            # there must be a file
            raise HTTPError(status_code=400, log_message="No multipart file data provided.")

        if not len(self.request.files['file']) == 1:
            # there must be exactly one file
            raise HTTPError(status_code=400, log_message="Only one file may be uploaded.")

        # we have obtained an uploaded file
        uploaded_file = self.request.files['file'][0]

        if len(uploaded_file.body) > (options.max_upload_size * 1024):
            # file is too big, reject
            raise HTTPError(status_code=400, log_message="Upload too large, filesize %dkb, max file size %dkb." %
                (len(uploaded_file.body) / 1024, options.max_upload_size))

        # create a working directory for it
        workdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="powerpy.")
        slideshow_filename = os.path.join(workdir, 'slideshow')

        # write the file to disk
        with open(slideshow_filename, 'wb') as f:
            f.write(uploaded_file.body)

        try:
            # determine file type
            mimetype = magic.from_file(slideshow_filename, mime=True)

            if mimetype not in SlideshowUploadHandler.ACCEPTED_TYPES:
                # not a known slideshow format
                raise HTTPError(400, log_message="Wrong upload mime type, got %s and expected one of %s" %
                    (mimetype, SlideshowUploadHandler.ACCEPTED_TYPES))

            # if it has made it this far, it just might be a winner
            # generate a random 'unique' id for the upload using base36 and redis
            upload_id = base36.encode(redis.incr('power/slideshow/index'))

            created_timestamp = datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S -0000')
            expires_timestamp = (datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=config.max_slideshow_age)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S -0000')

            # save it to redis
            redis_key = 'powerpy/slideshow/%s' % (upload_id,)
            pipe = redis.pipeline()
            pipe.hmset(redis_key, {
                'id': upload_id,
                'status': 'PENDING',
                'created': created_timestamp,
                'expires': expires_timestamp,
                'workdir': workdir,
                'file': slideshow_filename,
                'mimetype': mimetype
            })
            # this expires according to MAX_SLIDESHOW_AGE
            pipe.expire(redis_key, config.max_slideshow_age)
            pipe.execute()

            # publish to celery
            process_slideshow_upload.delay(upload_id)

            # return JSON result
            result = {
                'id': upload_id,
                'status': 'PENDING',
                'current': 0,
                'created': created_timestamp,
                'expires': expires_timestamp,
                'slides': [],
                '_links': {
                    'self': { 'href': '/api/v1/slideshow/{slideshow_id}.json'.format(slideshow_id=upload_id) }
                }
            }

            self.write(result)
        except Exception as e:
            # always clean up
            shutil.rmtree(workdir)
            raise e

class SlideshowIndexHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):

    def get(self, slideshow_id):
        """
        """
        if not slideshow_id:
            raise HTTPError(status_code=404, log_message="Unable to find slideshow with empty id.")

        redis_key = 'powerpy/slideshow/%s' % (slideshow_id,)
        redis_slides_key = 'powerpy/slideshow/%s/slides' % (slideshow_id,)

        if redis.exists(redis_key):
            # great, we have something to return
            slideshow = redis.hgetall(redis_key)
            # slides can be null, that's okay
            slides = redis.lrange(redis_slides_key, 0, 999) if redis.exists(redis_slides_key) else []

            result = {
                'id': slideshow.get('id'),
                'status': slideshow.get('status'),
                'current': slideshow.get('current', 0),
                'created': slideshow.get('created'),
                'expires': slideshow.get('expires'),
                'slides': slides,
                '_links': {
                    'self': { 'href': '/api/v1/slideshow/{slideshow_id}.json'.format(slideshow_id=slideshow_id) },
                    'websocket': { 'href': '/api/v1/slideshow/{slideshow_id}/updates'.format(slideshow_id=slideshow_id) }
                }
            }

            self.write(result)
        else:
            raise HTTPError(status_code=404, log_message="Unable to find slideshow with id of %s" % (slideshow_id,))

class SlideshowControlHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):

    def post(self, slideshow_id):
        """
        """
        if not slideshow_id:
            raise HTTPError(status_code=404, log_message="Unable to find slideshow with empty id.")

        redis_key = 'powerpy/slideshow/%s' % (slideshow_id,)
        redis_slides_key = 'powerpy/slideshow/%s/slides' % (slideshow_id,)
        redis_publish_channel = 'powerpy/slideshow/%s/updates' % (slideshow_id,)

        if redis.exists(redis_key):
            # get the slide length
            slides_count = redis.llen(redis_slides_key)

            control_request = json.loads(self.request.body)

            # sanitize and prepare
            result = {
                'id': slideshow_id,
                'current': int(control_request.get('current', 0)),
                'updated': datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S -0000'),
            }

            # validate that current is within the allowed slides count
            if not result.get('current') < slides_count:
                raise HTTPError(status_code=400,
                    log_message="Unable to set current slide to %d, slide count is %d for %s." % (
                        result.get('current'), slides_count, slideshow_id))

            # okay, so set the value in the redis dict and broadcast the event
            pipe = redis.pipeline()
            # update the current value in the dict
            pipe.hset(redis_key, 'current', result.get('current'))
            # publish a json object across the channel with the current index and the current time
            pipe.publish(redis_publish_channel, json.dumps(result))
            pipe.execute()

            # send back the result that we broadcast
            self.write(result)
        else:
            raise HTTPError(status_code=404, log_message="Unable to find slideshow with id of %s" % (slideshow_id,))

class SlideshowListenHandler(tornado.websocket.WebSocketHandler):

    @tornado.gen.engine
    def open(self, slideshow_id):
        """
        Fired when someone connects.
        """
        if not redis.exists('powerpy/slideshow/%s' % (slideshow_id,)):
            raise HTTPError(status_code=404, log_message="Unable to find slideshow with id of %s" % (slideshow_id,))

        logging.info("client connected to slideshow %s", slideshow_id)

        self.client = self.get_redis_client()
        self.redis_channel = 'powerpy/slideshow/%s/updates' % (slideshow_id,)
        yield tornado.gen.Task(self.client.subscribe, self.redis_channel)
        self.client.listen(self.on_redis_message)

    def on_redis_message(self, message):
        """
        Fired whenever a message is published to the Redis channel.
        """
        if message.kind == 'message':
            # we've received a message from redis
            try:
                payload = json.loads(message.body)
                self.write_message(payload)
            except ValueError as e:
                logging.error("failed to convert the message body to JSON: %s", e.message)

    def on_message(self, msg):
        """
        Fired when a message is received from a client. We don't like that.
        """
        self.close()

    def on_close(self):
        """
        Fired when someone closes.
        """
        if self.client.subscribed:
            self.client.unsubscribe(self.redis_channel)
            self.client.disconnect()

    def get_redis_client(self):
        """
        Establish an asynchronous Redis connection.
        """
        client = tornadoredis.Client(host=config.redis_host, port=config.redis_port)
        client.connect()
        return client


Good Girl Gone Redneck: Mission Possible - Do you think?
Mission Possible - Do you think?
As someone who grew up in the New York City school system, what the Success Academy Charter Schools are doing in New York amazes me. And as someone with family members who teach and have worked in NYC public schools for years, I know that they, too, would be amazed at the work done in these schools, the support given those attending AND teaching there.
Lastly, as someone who worked as a social worker with children who attended public schools in New York I find myself wishing that "my kids" had been given a chance to attend this kind of school.
As is indicated in the summary below, one of the important aspects of the Success Academies is the focus on the adults. So much work is done with the teachers. They are forever learning. Learning how to work with and address their students. Investing in the adults as this program does does so much for the children. The relationships set between educators involved in the program - with one another and their students - it's incomparable to anything I've heard of before. It's pretty amazing.
Mission Possible offers practical classroom tested ideas for dramatically improving teaching and learning. Through detailed descriptions of how to keep students challenged and engaged, how to ensure that the adults are constantly learning, and how to use the Success Academies' THINK literacy program, the authors describe what can be accomplished when the schools shift their focus to improving the adults' performance.
The first Success Academy Charter School was set up in the middle of Harlem. Yes. Harlem. I know what people think when they think of Harlem. I interned in Spanish Harlem for an entire year. I loved it. But people reacted in one way when they heard Harlem, and it wasn't a favorable one. But my experience was wonderful. Many of my kids were fantastic. But they struggled. They struggled a lot. One of the biggest issues I had to address with them was school behavior. Lack of focus. Acting out. Inability to learn. How is it possible that so many children are labeled as unable to learn? So sad. So frustrating.
This didn't change much when I started working in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn. I had a similar client base of minority children attending NYC public schools. One of my teenagers could not read. Barely a word. Granted, she was in a special education class, but for me, as her social worker - who should have been working to address her history of abuse and family issues - to be working with her on reading? It just shouldn't have been. So many teenagers who I found myself reading TO. I did it because I knew that it would empower her. It wasn't the most important aspect of my job, but it was critical to establishing a relationship with her. To help her to open up and trust me.
Imagine how things would be for our kids today if they trusted their teachers to teach them as they do in the Success Academy schools? So different. I can imagine it. I can hope for it. And I can also hope that my own daughter winds up with educators throughout her school years that are as strong and powerful as these.
I know school is not always the answer. I know that teaching starts at home. I know this and I get this. But once your children - OUR children - are of school-age, well, there is more to raising them than what they get from us. Don't you think?
Granted, there are teachers who skate by. Teachers who don't work to their fullest abilities, and don't push their students or teach their students. And they fail our children. I don't include them in those who deserve respect and recognition. Honestly, I would say that they probably need a program like this one more than some of the students do.
So either way perhaps we fail many of our teachers. When they do well we don't thank them enough. When they do poorly, do we work with them at all? Can we? Should we? Who is this we that I'm speaking of? Honestly, I don't know. I suppose it'd be easy to say that programs like these would be the solution needed across the board, but who am I to say that?
Mission Possible is a book written by Eva Mosklowitz and Arin Lavinia. Eva is the Founder and CEO of Success Academy Charter Schools. Arin designed and developed THINK Literacy, a common sense approach to balanced literacy.
To find out more about Eva and her mission, check out her Facebook page or look for her on Twitter. If you're interested in speaking with her directly about her story, her goals and her book, please feel free to shoot her a tweet directly with your question or thoughts. I'm planning on doing the same.
To learn more about this, the Mission Possible that is happening for today's kids, check out the book. You can purchase your own copy or you can enter to win the one I have to give away.
Just enter below by leaving me a comment with the name of your favorite teacher from childhood. What grade were you in? And if you'd like an extra entry tweet about this giveaway and I'm happy to credit you with one if you comment with the URL.
* I was compensated for writing this post and provided a copy of the book to give away to one of my readers. All expressed opinions are completely my own.
Thank you for standing up for teachers. It is a very rewarding job but very hard work. Love your beautiful blog!
"are of school-age, well, there is more to raising them than what they get from us"
And then there are the children who won't get anything from their parents, whether deliberate or circumstantial.
Those kids deserve the same level of opportunity as my own children. We are a society together, right?!
These schools sound so cool. Even though charter schools down here make me a little twitchy.


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Piglet-killing virus reaches Crawford County
A virus that has been killing young pigs across the United States since April has made its way to this region of Ohio...
Piglet-killing virus reaches Crawford County A virus that has been killing young pigs across the United States since April has made its way to this region of Ohio... Check out this story on coloradoan.com: http://noconow.co/1gfVM0H
Ohio Published 3:50 p.m. MT March 24, 2014
Some piglets at Hord Livestock have been affected by the PED virus that has caused the death of countless piglets throughout the United States since last April.(Photo: Submitted photo)
A virus that has been killing young pigs across the United States since April has made its way to this region of Ohio.
Pat Hord, of Hord Livestock Co., said some piglets at his operation have been affected by the virus.
"The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus is only fatal to piglets and does not pose any safety risk to the public," Hord said.
The virus has been reported throughout farms in 22 states. The virus, which also is referred to as PEDV or PED, is not new, according to the National Pork Board.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture identified the virus through testing at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory. The USDA reports the virus it poses no risk to other animals or humans. The pork board said it poses no risk to food safety.
The National Pork Board reports producers will need to work with herd veterinarians to control the spread of the disease. The American Association of Swine Veterinarians is monitoring the disease, along with state and federal officials.
Laboratory testing is the only way to diagnose the disease. The virus was first recognized in England in 1971. According to media reports, the U.S. strain is nearly identical to a version that curbed hog production in China in 2012.
The appearance of the virus hit another local farmer pretty hard just a week ago.
Kyle Brown has a 600-hog operation on the farm that has been in his family for four generations just over the Marion County line in Wyandot County.
"We heard it (the virus) was coming, and people were talking like it was inevitable, but we started taking precautions with extra cleaning and sanitizing to keep it out," said Brown, who along with his father, Randy Brown, and uncle Tom Brown run a "farrows to finish" operation in addition to raising 1,200 acres of corn, soybean and wheat.
"It hit about a week ago. We tried to limit the outbreak, but it spread so fast," Brown said.
The virus is passed from animal to animal by fecal oral contact, and moves from farm to farm by way of manure traces clinging to boots, fabric or transport vehicles, said Quinton Keeran, communications director for the Ohio Pork Council.
"It's not a matter of 'if' your herd will be infected, but rather 'when,'" Keeran said.
And that could be a very big deal for Ohio farmers.
Pork is a $1.8 billion industry in Ohio, according to the Ohio Livestock Coalition, with about 3,700 hog farms that raise more than 4 million hogs annually. The Buckeye state ranks eighth in the nation in pork production. Only poultry and beef production exceeds pork in economic impact statewide.
No one knows how big an impact the virus will have, but Keeran was quick to point out Ohio's pork products are safe.
"The virus does not affect humans or other livestock. Pork is 100 percent safe to eat. It's not a human health issue," Keeran said.
"The problem is for our farmers, and we are going to find a solution," he said. "It does not affect the quality of pork."
Keeran confirmed a vaccine for PEDV is not available, but said his industry group is funding a pair of research projects at The Ohio State University that is working on a vaccine and methods to contain the virus. He couldn't guess when progress on the research might occur.
Brown just hopes the virus runs its course and dies out.
"The adult sows get the virus, too. They get sick and don't feel like eating. But they can survive without eating for two or three days," Brown said.
The virus is fatal to the little pigs because they are tiny and growing and need constant nourishment. Two days of not eating is killing the piglets in large numbers, Keeran said.
"Older pigs have the ability to fight the virus," said Keeran, who added the outbreak is similar in some ways to a respiratory virus that hit pork farmers last year.
"The farmers will step up their bio-security controls, and once the (adult) hogs are exposed, they can pass their immunity onto the next piglets.
That cycle cannot come soon enough for Brown, who estimated he has lost about 200 young animals, which will be felt in about six months when hogs typically reach market weight.
Keeran wouldn't speculate on how the virus will impact the overall Ohio herd, or when consumers will start to see prices for pork products rise at the grocery store, but allowed that when supplies shrink, prices historically go up.
"I just bought a pork tenderloin on sale at $1.89 a pound," Keeran said, "so pork is still affordable option and an excellent value."
That could change in the coming months when the animals lost to the virus would have reached the market. But the losses aren't just financial to farmers like Brown.
"This is nothing like PRRS (porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome) we dealt with a couple of years ago," Brown said, referring to a virus that struck 4- to 8 week-old piglets across the Midwest.
"It's the emotional impact of losing the piglets," Brown said. "It's very depressing for us."
Brown is using an anti-viral oral medication on the newborns recommended by his veterinarian that may increase the survival rate of the piglets, but he said it's too soon to say how effective it may be.
"It's like weathering a storm. It's the risk you take when you get into this business," Brown said.
"It's kind of like crops and rain. You plant them and hope for rain," Brown said.
"Still, after having seen it (the virus), it's not something you'd wish on anyone else," Brown said.
"I've seen it. And it's not good," Brown said.
"We have lost some piglets to the virus. I also heard last week that there are two farms in Marion County that have been affected," Hord said.
Hord said the virus is similar to an older one that went around years ago. "But this one appears to be more contagious and seems more widespread," he said.
Hord said the disease drives up meat prices for consumers "because of the fact there is less supply of pork," Hord said.
Hord said mother pigs eventually build up an immunity to the virus. "They then pass the immunity to their piglets," he said.
This is not a new virus, nor is it a regulatory/reportable disease. Since PEDV is widespread in many countries, it is not a trade-restricting disease, but rather a production-related disease. PEDV may appear clinically to be the same as transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) virus with acute diarrhea. with if any TGE-like symptoms appear and as always, maintain strict biosecurity protocols.
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a virus similar to transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE), another disease only affecting pigs. It is not zoonotic, so therefore it poses no risk to other animals or humans. Also,
PEDV has been identified in the United States in a small number of herds.
USDA, State Animal Health Officials, the American Association of Swine Veterinarians and veterinarians at the National Pork Board are actively monitoring this disease and will make recommendations to producers as necessary.
PEDV is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and may appear to be the same as transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) virus with acute diarrhea within 12 to 36 hours of onset. Herd veterinarians remain well versed in managing TGE-like diseases.
Laboratory testing is the only way to diagnose PEDV.
As always, producers who see any signs of illness in their pigs should notify their herd veterinarian immediately to address the issue.
PEDV does not affect pork safety. Pork remains completely safe to eat.
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New Orleans Residency
Baton Rouge Residency
Rebekah E. Gee, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, LSU Schools of Public Health & Medicine
To make an appointment with this provider, please contact:
LSU Healthcare Network
3700 St. Charles Avenue, 5th floor
Administrative Office:
1542 Tulane Avenue, Box T5-2
Email: rgee@lsuhsc.edu
1997 BA, Columbia College/Columbia University (American History)
1998 MPH, Columbia School of Public Health (Health Policy and Management)
2002 MD, Cornell University Medical College (Honors in Research)
2006 OB/GYN Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachussetts General Hospital
2009 MS University of Pennsylvania (Health Policy Research)
Dr. Rebekah Gee is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist and CEO of Health Care Services for LSU Health. She formerly served as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, the state's largest agency with a budget of $14 billion. While Secretary, Dr. Gee oversaw the implementation of Medicaid expansion which extended coverage to over 500,000 Louisianans. Dr. Gee is a trained health services researcher and created a dashboard demonstrating that access to Medicaid means access to primary and preventive services, not just health care coverage. She developed a first in the nation elimination campaign for Hepatitis C spearheaded by her successful drug-pricing negotiations. She has led national policy discussions on the creation of affordable pharmaceuticals. As a result of this novel drug pricing arrangement and a companion public health strategy, in the first year, four times the number of people have been treated for this deadly disease. As Secretary, she eliminated a decades-long waitlist for individuals and families needing disability services by tailoring waiver services to recipient needs. Dr. Gee implemented an aggressive statewide opioid response plan and dashboard, along with her statewide standing order for Naloxone, which as saved lives and been used by thousands of Louisianans. Dr. Gee is a champion for health equity and created the South's first Office of Health Equity in a state department of health.
Dr. Gee is a tenured professor of healthcare quality and an expert in quality improvement. Throughout her career she has been a consistent voice for maternal safety and quality. Before her time as Secretary, Dr. Gee served as the Chief Medical Officer for Louisiana Medicaid. She previously served as the director for a statewide Birth Outcomes Initiative and led the charge to decrease infant mortality and prematurity statewide. Her initiative resulted in a 25 percent reduction in infant mortality; an 85 percent drop in elective deliveries before 39 weeks; and a 10% drop in NICU admissions statewide. Dr. Gee's more recent efforts center around maternal death and have led to a 39% reduction in complications due to heavy bleeding-the leading preventable cause of maternal death in Louisiana.
Dr. Gee is a policy expert and widely published health services research who has served in numerous additional state and national policy roles. She is the mother of five energetic children and lives in New Orleans, where she continues to see patients.