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State police are investigating the death of one of their own in an early morning crash in Henry County.
Below is the release we received from State Police:
"With heavy hearts, Virginia State Police are still investigating the cause and circumstances surrounding a crash involving a revered Department supervisor. Saturday's death of Sgt. J. Michael Phillippi became the Department's 60th line of duty death."
There was a moment of silence this morning at the governor's inaugural prayer breakfast to honor Sergeant J. Michael Philippi.
State Police said they responded to a crash just before 2:30 this morning and found Phillippi inside his unmarked Chevy Impala.
When rescue crews arrived, they say he was wearing his seat belt. The 65-year-old later died at the hospital.
So far the investigation has revealed that the car ran off the road, striking a highway sign, then ran off the road again and hit an embankment.
Officials say evidence suggests that speed was not a factor. The medical examiner in Roanoke will determine cause of death.
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"Sgt. Phillippi, 65, was working the overnight supervisory shift for the Salem Division at the time of his death. He has spent the majority of his 42 years with the Department assigned to the Virginia State Police Area 42 Office, which encompasses the City of Martinsville and the counties of Henry and Patrick. A native of Gate City, Va., he joined the state police May 1, 1971, and was promoted to sergeant in February 1990. Sgt. Phillippi is survived by his wife."
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Four different American heroes joined a fellowship of true dignity in Naples Thursday.
"Oh it's wonderful. It's great, just great," said retired Army nurse Agnes Alexander.
"It's a lot more than I thought it would be," said retired Army Sergeant Francis Herres.
The group of World War II veterans joined the likes of Thomas Edison, former Secretary of State Colin Powell and thousands of soldiers.
The French Legion of Honor has a long list of deserving recipients.
Alexander enlisted in the Army in 1944. Among the difficult memories are the ones she cherishes.
"Unforgettable, I met many great people, patients and other nurses," Alexander said, "And I also met my husband in the Army."
Robert Porter Jr. accepted the award on behalf of his father Robert Porter Sr.
Captain Porter fought for the liberation of Normandy. He also was there at the Battle of the Bulge and Battle of Rhineland. At 96 years old, Porter passed away in November.
"It's a great honor. He was a true American hero. He spent four years in North Africa and Europe," said Porter Jr.
Family of deceased veteran Cecil Sisler also accepted the Legion of Honor on his behalf.
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TSN Scout Craig Button has released the first of his monthly rankings for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and it's produced From Russia With Love.
Leading the way is Nail Yakupov of the Sarnia Sting. Yakupov, who scored 49 goals and 101 points in the OHL last season, has already made a big mark breaking the team rookie record of 42 goals in a season previously held by Steven Stamkos.
"Yakupov is an exceptional offensive talent," says Button. "A right winger who reminds me of Alexander Mogilny - and it will take a lot to pass him this season."
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Sarnia centre Alex Galchenyuk - who was born in the United States to Russian parents - and Quebec Remparts forward Mikhail Grigorenko are ranked fourth and ninth respectively. The last time three players of Russian descent were taken in the Top 10 was in 2001, when Kovalchuk (No. 1 to Atlanta), Alexander Svitov (third overall to Tampa Bay) and Stanislav Chistov (fifth overall to Anaheim) were selected.
Right behind Yakupov in the second spot is left winger Filip Forsberg (no relation to future Hall of Famer Peter), who scored 21 goals and 40 points for Leksands last season.
"He is a combination of skill and will and he was dominant for Sweden at the Ivan Hlinka tourney in August," explains Button.
Rounding out the first three on the list is Red Deer Rebel defenceman Matthew Dumba, the top-ranked Canadian prospect.
"The only player in the same class as Forsberg at the Ivan Hlinka was Dumba," said Button. "He was a key contributor to Canada's gold medal triumph and was a standout at the NHL's Research and Development Camp a week later."
Canadian defencemen make up a big part of the Top 10 with Dumba, Morgan Reilly of the Moose Jaw Warriors, Everett blueliner Ryan Murray and Griffin Reinhart of the Edmonton Oil Kings on the list. The top-ranked Canadian forward is London Knights forward Andreas Athansiou at No. 8.
Click here (http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=49649) for the rest of the Top 30 and join Craig on Monday on TSN.ca at Noon et/9am pt for a live chat regarding his rankings.
TSN Scout Craig Button joins TSN and TSN.ca as part of its expanding DraftCentre coverage. Craig started in the NHL as a scout with the Minnesota North Stars and stayed with the organization through the move to Dallas. He later became Director of Player Personnel, helping lead the Stars to a Stanley Cup in 1999. From 2000 to 2003, Craig served as Vice President and General Manager of the Calgary Flames and later joined the Toronto Maple Leafs as a scout.


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Day four of the UEFA 'A' licence (part 2) began with a lecture entitled "Preparing the International Team". Steve Robinson, a UEFA Pro licence coach who is currently the manager of Northern Ireland's U21 team, delivered the presentation.
The presentation centred on the Northern Ireland U17 team, and their progress to the Elite Stage of the European Championships. It was there that they faced the Netherlands, which was the focus of the lecture and practical session that followed.
Robinson set his team up to play a 4-2-3-1 formation, to counteract the Netherlands' traditional 4-3-3. He walked us through his reasoning for doing so, and one of his primary objectives was to stop the Netherlands playing 'at source' - which means he wanted to disrupt their passing game by pressuring them in their own half.
Robinson pushed one of his holding midfielders in his 4-2-3-1 formation onto the deep lying midfielder from the Netherlands, as the Dutch were playing with a traditional triangle shape in midfield (as opposed to the more attacking inverted triangle in midfield). This allowed Northern Ireland to force the Dutch into lower percentage passes into midfield or cross-field, allowing Northern Ireland to recover possession of the ball.
The match ended in a 2-2 score, a result that pleased the Northern Irish underdogs.
Robinson demonstrated his defensive formation in a practical session, as well as a variety of practical finishing exercises that he utilized with the team. What impressed me about the exercises was that they were 'match-related', meaning that they were transferable to realistic match situations, rather than static finishing exercises.
Professor Mark Williams, from the Centre for Sport Medicine and Human Performance at Brunel University, delivered the afternoon lecture. It was entitled, 'Talent Identification: Are there early scientific markers of success in football?'
Williams outlined the various ways that scientific measurement can play a role in talent identification: anthropometry, physiology, psychology and sociology. While all had their benefits, they also had significant drawbacks.
Many anthropometric measurements are amenable to training and diet, and are affected by the rate of physical growth and maturation. Physiological measurements are highly influenced by training, and performance is dependent on previous exposure to training. It is also not clear how fitness indicators track through from childhood to adulthood.
Psychological factors are also amenable to instruction and training, and mental skills improve with experience. Sociological measurements are unclear, as there is no consensus on what to measure, or on how accurate those measurements are. Additionally, personality characteristics change over time, so what might seem like a measurable trait at the age of 8 might not be relevant by the age of 18.
The summary was that the practical utility of a scientific approach to talent identification is unclear.
That being said, I found Professor Williams' presentation to be extremely interesting. I asked this of the Professor, "Is the competition structure for youth soccer, which places a high premium on winning and a low premium on skill development, a natural impediment to talent identification and development, given that players are selected based on their ability - generally due to advanced physical development - to 'win' at young ages?"
The simple answer was 'yes' - selecting players who have the physical traits necessary to 'win' at younger ages does impede the talent identification and development of young players. This only served to confirm the need for competition reform in youth soccer in Canada, shifting the emphasis away from 'win-at-all-costs' to the more holistic approach promoted by LTPD.
Watt Nicoll delivered the final session of the day, entitled 'World Class - Why would you settle for less?'
I have to admit, Watt is someone that I have known and worked with for the last seven years. He is a close friend - and one of the smartest people I have come across in the game.
It is difficult to categorize Watt; he is part motivational speaker, part entertainer, and part life-coach. He really is a 'jack of all trades', and if you ever have the chance to hear him speak, I highly recommend it.
Watt's presentation centred on the skills needed for a manager to do three things: get the job, do the job and keep the job.
He spoke of the importance of having a personal development plan - of knowing what your goal is and how you are going to achieve it - and gave a very powerful example.
Over 15 years ago, he gave a similar talk to a group of aspiring coaches. At the end of his talk, he told the group that if any of them wanted assistance in planning how to achieve their goals, he would be glad to help.
Only one man came forward on that day. He outlined his goal to Watt, and together, they set about charting a course for how that goal could be achieved. It took 14 years for that man to 'get the job' he always dreamed about, but he achieved his dream.
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The month of January was a grind for the Chiefs, and they finished up their most demanding stretch of the schedule with 3 straight at home, with two against league leading Portland and then welcoming the Medicine Hat Tigers from the Eastern Conference on Saturday. Spokane had just snapped a 3 game losing streak with a win over Portland in the Rose City on Monday and were hoping to extend Portland's losing streak to 4 with a win on Wednesday at the Spokane Arena.
Fortunately for the Chiefs, goalie Eric Williams had his 'A' game going in the first period as he denied the Hawks on 12 of 13 shots, including a point blank chance from scoring forward Ty Rattie that Williams somehow slid across the crease to steal the goal. Portland would seize the early lead first though on a backhander from Adam DeChamplain at 16:30 of the first to take a 1-0 lead. Spokane didn't take long to respond though, as Dylan Walchuk finished off a 2-1 break at 17:27 to tie the game at one. The Chiefs would then take the lead just 56 seconds later on a Brenden Kichton goal from Walchuk to go up 2-1 after one.
Spokane was outshot 13-8 in the second, but managed the only goal of the period when rookie Adam Helewka snapped a wrister home midway through the period to take a 3-1 lead into the third. Rattie would score early in the third to bring the Winterhawks within 3-2, but Helewka would answer at 6:20 to put the Chiefs back up by 2 at 4-2. That lead would hold till Spokane went on the power play for the 3rd straight time in the period. While Spokane was on a 4 minute man advantage, the Chiefs coughed up a shorthanded goal at 15:13 to see their lead cut to 4-3. Portland used the momentum of that tally to get Rattie's second of the period just 1:19 later to tie the game at 4 and send the contest to overtime.
In OT, the Chiefs took a penalty to give Portland a 2 minute power play, but Williams turned away every Hawks shot in the overtime, 8 in all, as Spokane had just 1 shot on net in the 5 minute period. With the momentum squarely in Williams corner, the two teams went to the 3 round shootout. Neither team was able to break through in the first two rounds, but Kichton beat Winterhawks goalie Mac Carruth in round 3 to put Spokane up 1-0. Willams then shut the door on Portland rookie Oliver Bjorkstrand to close out a 41 save effort on the night to give the Chiefs a 5-4 shootout win and give Spokane their second straight victory over the league leaders.
Spokane would get a chance to sweep the 3 game set from Portland on Friday at the Arena. It became apparent from the dropping of the puck the Hawks were intent on snapping their 4 game losing streak and the Chiefs were certainly helping Portland's cause, as Spokane took all 5 penalties in the first period, helping the Hawks to 5 power plays and a shot advantage of 19-7. Portland would convert on 2 of the 5 chances as Rattie netted his 4th goal in 3 games against the Chiefs at 10:29 to put the Hawks up 1-0. WHL leading scorer Nick Petan then scored on a 5-3 power play at 17:22 to increase the lead to 2-0 after one.
Things looked like they would swing Spokane's direction in the second, as the Chiefs got 5 straight power play opportunities in the period. Unfortunately for Spokane, despite having a 15-8 shot advantage in the second, the Chiefs drew blanks as they failed to take advantage and ended up still on the short end of a 2-0 score. Spokane would get two more cracks at Portland on the power play and put up 14 more shots in the third, but Carruth and the Portland defense held Spokane at bay. The Hawks Brendan Leipsic, the 2nd leading scorer in the league then sealed the game with Portland's 3rd power play goal of the contest late in the third, and Spokane was shut out for the first time this season with a 3-0 loss.
Even bigger for Spokane was the loss of defenseman Tyler King and forward Jackson Playfair to injuries in the contest, leaving the Chiefs down 6 players for the following night's game with Medicine Hat. Spokane was already down defenseman Tanner Mort, and forwards Alessio Bertaggia, Adam Smith and Connor Chartier, so Spokane was looking at skating with just 10 forwards against the explosive Tigers, who came into the game off a 6-5 win in Tri Cities the previous night.
Backup goalie Garret Hughson got the start as the team gave Eric Williams a well deserved night off. Hughson was kept busy in the first, as the Tigers put up 16 shots, but the Spokane netminder kept Med Hat off the board. The Chiefs would break through late in the first as Todd Fiddler converted a Mike Aviani feed at 17:15 to put Spokane up 1-0 after one. In the second, the Chiefs peppered Tiger goalie Cam Lanigan with 22 shots, but failed to convert any of their chances. Medicine Hat meantime had just 7 shots on goal but scored twice as Boston Leier scored on a rush at 3:39 to tie the game at one. Hunter Shinkaruk then beat Hughson short side on one that Hughson would love to have back, and the Tigers somehow led it 2-1 after the second.
You had to figure if Spokane played the third period in the Tigers end of the ice as much as they did in the second, the Chiefs would come away with the 2 points. You would figure, right? Well, the Chiefs once again put up 22 shots in the third. Their first came off the stick of Todd Fiddler, who scored just 8 seconds into the third period to tie the game at two. The goal tied the franchise record for quickest goal scored to start a period. But as the team was celebrating that goal, the Tigers came right back and beat the Chiefs down the ice to re-take the lead at 2:29 of the third at 3-2.
Spokane's Blake Gal would score just 11 seconds later to re-tie the game for the Chiefs at 3-3. Three goals in 2:40 by the two teams had me thinking it was going to be a last team with the puck wins type of game. As it turns out, it was the next team that scored would win. Unfortunately for the Chiefs it wasn't them. Medicine Hat had just 2 power play opportunities all game, but would make the most of their last one in the third period. The Chiefs helped quite a bit too by having an awful line change as the Tigers brought the puck out of their zone. Lanigan found a wide open Curtis Valk at the Spokane blue line, and Valk walked in on a breakaway and beat Hughson at 7:54 of the third to give Med Hat a 4-3 lead.
As it turns out, that was the game. Spokane would have plentyyy of chances late to score, including pulling Hughson from net in the final 2 minutes to get the extra attacker on, but would fail to score on Lanigan, who turned aside a season high 55 shots in the Tigers in. Spokane put up 58 shots to Medicine Hat's 31...and lost 4-3. There were a lot of good things that came out of the game for Spokane, but in the end, the result was a loss. There was nooo question the Chiefs didn't do enough of the little things to win...like getting to rebounds, winning 1 on 1 battles on the boards, and getting net front traffic in front of Lanigan, who had a good view of shots all night long.
The Chiefs did put up a good effort for a team that was skating with just 10 forwards, but moral victories don't count last I checked. Now the team has to head back on the road to take on 2 of the top 3 teams in the West in Kamloops and Portland. Kamloops is the team directly ahead of Spokane in the standings, so it's a must win for the Chiefs if they hope to make a move on the Blazers. Then it will be an allll night ride to Portland for a Saturday meeting in the Rose City, the two teams 4 game against each other in the last 2 weeks. I'll have the call on 1510 KGA on Friday beginning at 6:30, with the puck drop at 7pm. Saturday's game from Portland will be on 790 KJRB witth the times the same as Friday's game. It will be a toughhh road trip, opponent and travel wise. Let's hope the boys are up to the task and we'll see you on the radio!


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College, School and Department Histories
Presented below are links to OSU college, school and department histories that are hosted by campus sources outside of the Special Collections & Archives Research Center, as well as a few other noteworthy resources for those interested in the history of the university.
- College of Agricultural Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Engineering
- College of Forestry
- College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- University Honors College
- School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering
- School of Civil and Construction Engineering
- Animal Sciences Department
- Crop and Soil Science Department
- Entomology Department
- Fisheries and Wildlife Department
- Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics Department
- Political Science Department
- Physics Department
- Zoology Department
Other Resources
- The John V. Byrne Years: 1984-1995, an overview of Byrne's tenure as OSU's sixteenth President.
- Historic resources held in ScholarsArchive@OSU, the university's institutional repository.
- OSU History and Traditions, presented by the OSU Alumni Association.


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Furnaces/Heaters operate by forcing air across the heating source. They may be installed in a closet, crawl space, attic or basement. Furnaces can be divided into several categories, depending on the type of heat source used.
Gas furnaces have one of the lowest costs of operation and generally produce heating temperatures higher than a heat pump. They include a chimney or exhaust pipe that runs outdoors. If you have a gas furnace, you are probably paying for gas or propane either independently or on your utility bills.
Electric furnaces typically cost more to operate than other types of systems, but can be used where no gas lines are available. Look for a large electric coil, similar to the one inside a toaster. If you are not paying for natural gas, propane gas or oil as a heat source, you might have an electric furnace.
Oil furnaces can also be used in the absence of natural gas lines. Typically the oil is stored in an above-ground or below-ground tank, or sometimes even a tank located in a basement or cellar. To identify an oil furnace, check for a chimney and the smell of diesel oil.
Heat pumps move warm air from the heat source to the desired location, called the heat sink. They operate just like air conditioners, but in reverse. Most heat pumps require a secondary power source, typically an electric one. Heat pumps look just like the outside units of air conditioners, so check your thermostat. If it has a "back-up" or "secondary" heat switch, you most likely have a heat pump.
Geothermal heat pumps are some of the most expensive units to install, but some of the most efficient units to operate. They do not have outdoor units. To see if you have a geothermal heat pump, first establish if you have a heat pump, then check outside to see whether you have an outdoor unit with a fan.
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Electric boilers will not have a chimney (flue) pipe, but you will have a large electric circuit feeding it and probably a large electric bill to go with it.
Gas boilers and oil boilers both have chimney pipes. To determine which type of boiler you have, look to see whether you are paying for fuel oil on your bills. If you are, you probably have an oil boiler.
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The Sowega Council on Aging and members of Dougherty Rotary Club have joined forces to purchase and deliver gifts for elderly people who are ill, isolated, or unable to leave their homes in a project known as Santa for Seniors.
Staff members of the Sowega Council on Aging were asked to nominate elderly people based on need and determine their needs.
"We just asked the staff if they knew of someone...and they went to them and asked them [what they need]", says Kay Hind, director of the Sowega Council on Aging.
Hind also explains that because most of those receiving gifts are unable to leave their homes, the gifts are delivered to their doors.
"But some of them are very sick or even frightened [to have visitors]," Hind says, so the recipients were contacted prior to the delivery in order to make them more comfortable.
This was the third annual Santa for Seniors project, and, according to Hind, "We've got about twice as many as last year. We've got about 40 to 42 [recipients] this year."
The project is funded entirely by donations. Hind, explains that her organization is "delighted to work with the Rotary Club to help older people at Christmas time."
More like this story
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- Rotary wraps year of service ( June 30, 2010 )
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- State to honor Hind ( February 11, 2012 )
- Council on Aging eliminates health insurance benefit ( August 6, 2013 )


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Off the cape of good hope,
On dead-man's rocky reef,
A legend from old was born.
Behold The Flying Dutchman,
Phantom's driven ghost ship.
Seeking infinities isle beyond,
Mortal fleshes reach.
The captains wheel sets a
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Treachery's boney skeleton walkers,
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It is the devils own hand picked,
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Destiny's unknown passages.
The grim reapers soul seekers,
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The Dutchman's murky birthing.
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By seaweeds greenish slime.
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Carnage exists,
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In nightmares screaming twilight hour,
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Kassian an Option?
This is Zack Kassian. He is a load (6.03, 215) and is a quality NHL prospect. He was traded from the Petes to Windsor this spring and scored 16 points in 19 playoff games during the Spitfires run.
Kassian has run into a little bit of trouble and it looks like the Sabres have backed off (at least for a time) in their pursuit of getting the young man signed.
Based on what we read the incident was a fairly typical bar fight (a bunch of locals getting drunk enough to find the biggest, toughest guy in the bar and that's probably
Kassian). The Sabres themselves say they're not going to abandon him.
If the Oilers are serious about rebuilding properly (and I don't think they have to go scorched earth but they apparently do) then a guy like Kassian is a more attractive trade option that a more established winger like Blake Wheeler (younger, closer to the Gagner-Hall median age cluster, less expensive contract).
Glen Sather was a brilliant manager in several ways, and one of them was in getting a lot of quality from the scrap heap. Craig MacTavish was the ultimate example, but the glory years Oilers had any number of kids who had either stalled as prospects or run afoul of authority.
It is one way for an NHL team to procure more talent than the other 29 teams. Everyone has their draft bullets, everyone scouts colleges and Europe for free agents. Sather became the patron saint of the lost cause and it served him well.
Kassian is certainly no lost cause and from all reports is a quality player and individual. He also happens to be exactly what the Edmonton Oilers need for their cluster of young, undersized skill-forwards.


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WPT Royal Flush GirlsPosted in Pics on July 11th, 2010 by Jody
All I can say is… whoa.
The World Poker Tour has hired a team of six girls to appear at WPT events as the Royal Flush Girls. And all of them are mixed Asian! Including two of my favorites, Michelle Banzer and Melyssa Grace.
The Royal Flush Girls are:
Michelle Banzer – Vietnamese, Chinese, Mongolian, Russian, German, Cherokee, Irish
Melyssa Grace – Filipina, German
Jennifer Haley – Korean, Japanese, German, Irish, French, Scottish
Melanie Iglesias – Filipina, Spanish, Italian, Puerto Rican, Brazilian
Sunisa Kim – Thai, Cambodian
Katrina Topacio – Filipina, Spanish
You can follow them on Twitter @RoyalFlushGirls. You can also individually follow @MichelleBanzer, @melyssagrace, @melanieiglesias, and @DaRealSunisaKim.
UPDATE: You can also follow @JenlynnHaley and @katrinatopacio.
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Building the Archive
How you can help
The Macaulay Library was built from the ground up from the contributions of hundreds of recordists. Contributors do not fit one profile, but come from many different backgrounds and interests. Following in the footsteps of the founding recordists, whose dedication and creativity inspired hundreds of recordists, we seek collaboration from many sources. Some of the most enthusiastic contributors are our staff, and we are indebted to a growing number of outside audio and video recordists.
Our goal is to build the most comprehensive collection of animal sound and video as possible, but we cannot do it without the support of recordists worldwide. Being a professional recordist is not a prerequisite for contributing. Our material comes from recordists of all backgrounds and occupations, from students to retirees, from "bird bums" to researchers, dentists, consultants, and cinema photographers. We are continually grateful for the dedicated, talented, creative, and generous people who have donated their time, recordings, and other resources in support of the archive.
There are still many recordings on our Most Wanted List we are working to add to the archive. Please contact the library if you would like us to archive your recordings.
How to Contribute
We're interested in hearing about your collection, whether you have a handful of recordings of a unique species or years worth of material. Please contact us to let us know that you are interested in submitting your recordings and we will get back to you.
It is important to note that upon submitting recordings, you enter a partnership with the Macaulay Library/Cornell Lab of Ornithology. We ask recordists to sign an archival licensing agreement that sets the specific terms of archival between the Macaulay Library and the contributor. Some terms of this agreement are negotiable. Please contact us to discuss the details of our Archival agreements.
What We're looking For
Whenever possible we archive original files or physical media in the highest-resolution format available. For example, if your recordings were made on cassettes and later digitized, we are still interested in having the original cassettes.
Recordings with detailed metadata are generally more valuable as archival specimens. The species name, the date and the location are the most important pieces of metadata that we keep track of. However, we also keep track of time of day, age of the subject(s), sex of the subject(s), behaviors of the subject(s), recording equipment, if playback was used, details of habitat and other pertinent notes. The process of organizing your recordings and associated metadata can be time consuming and monotonous. Review the tips below to make the process a bit easier.
- We recommend using a spreadsheet or field notebook to keep track of associated metadata
- For audio recordings: When in the field, make an announcement at the end of every track. Report information about the subject, recording conditions, date, time and location whenever possible. Report that the track is "junk" to indicate that it should be deleted. Announcement data can easily be added to a spreadsheet at a later time.
- If using a digital audio recorder or video camera, set the date, time and file name on the recorder before your recording sessions. Check the manual for your equipment for specifics on how to do this. Most manuals can be downloaded online if you do not have a copy. This can save you a lot of time when organizing your recordings later.
- It is often easiest to review files chronologically, so choose a naming scheme that allows you to sort chronologically. For example "JHB20100308_0746_001" includes the initials of the recordist (JHB), the date (8 Mar 2010) and the time (7:46 AM).
- Take hand-written notes where necessary. Make sure those notes can be tied back to the cut, track, or file name of each recording.
Review our Audio Techniques and Video Techniques sections on the Field Recording page for tips to help enhance the overall quality of your recordings.
One of the most common questions posed to us is: "Does the Macaulay Library really need any more recordings?" And the answer is yes. Even in North America, there are still opportunities for recordists to contribute either the first archived recording or the first high-quality recording for a species, and this is to say nothing of specific sounds for many more species. Make your mark in the annals of ornithology! The following list represents the 15 most-wanted North American species for the audio collection:
- Steller's Eider
- Surf Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Masked Duck
- Arctic Loon
- Clark's Grebe
- Northern Fulmar
- Great Cormorant
- Red-faced Cormorant
- Aplomado Falcon
- Little Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- McKay's Bunting
- Shiny Cowbird
If you have recordings of any of these species from North America that you would like to archive at ML, or if you could be in position to record one of these species in the future, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com or (607) 254-2404.
In addition to our "Top 15" list, we are also seeking high-quality recordings of specific vocalizations of some other North American species:
- Ross's Goose (flock)
- Hooded Merganser (male display)
- Common Merganser (male display)
- American Bittern (flight call)
- Cooper's Hawk (wail)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (wail)
- Red Knot (flock)
- Black-billed Cuckoo (song)
- Gilded Flicker (drum)
- Northern Shrike (song)
- Philadelphia Vireo (call)
- Gray Catbird (rattle)
- Brown Thrasher (call)
- Golden-winged Warbler (call)
- Palm Warbler (calls from both Western and Yellow groups)
- Ovenbird (flight song)
- Common Yellowthroat (flight song)
- Lark Bunting (call)
- Nelson's Sparrow (call)
- Saltmarsh Sparrow (call)
- Hoary Redpoll (song)
- American Goldfinch ("potato chip" flight call)
There are even more opportunities for contributing recordings from outside of North America. We currently have recordings for more than 7,500 bird species from 150 countries around the world, but that still leaves about a quarter of the world's birds to be recorded! We welcome new recordings from all over the world, and are especially interested in adding to our collection of recordings from Africa and Asia.
These downloadable Excel files contain target species lists for broad geographic areas around the world. The lists, based on checklists from Avibase, include all species for which ML currently has fewer than five recordings playable on macaulaylibrary.org.
- Africa.xls
- Antarctica.xls
- Asia.xls
- Australasia_and_Oceania.xls
- Central_America.xls
- North_America.xls
- South_America.xls
- Western_Palearctic.xls
We can also provide country-specific target species lists, so if you're planning on recording in a particular country or region, please e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com. We would be happy to prepare a list of possible target species for your recording efforts.
Video Most Wanted
The Library's video collection contains a wide variety of bird behaviors, but there are many aspects of the lives of birds that need further coverage. If you have recordings of any of the following species that you would like to contribute to the archive, please contact us.
The Hit List:
- Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
- Eared Quetzal (Euptilotis neoxenus)
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
- Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
- Hermit Warbler (Dendroica occidentalis)
- Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea)
- Olive Warbler (Peucedramus taeniatus)
- Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus)
- Brown Jay (Cyanocorax morio)
- Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)
- Aztec Thrush (Ridgwayia pinicola)
- Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus)
- Varied Bunting (Passerina versicolor)
- McKay's Bunting (Plectrophenax hyperboreus)
We are particularly interested in new video of nesting activities (nest-building, incubation, feeding of nestlings), swimming underwater, diving (prey capture in Osprey, Gannet, Kingfisher), as well as other birds of prey hunting and capturing prey. Anyone with a strong interest in filming and recording nature is well suited to assist in our efforts.Please contact us if you are interested in submitting video or if you would like to learn more about opportunities for instruction in field technique and the possibility of borrowing high quality recording equipment.
The Macaulay Library regularly undertakes recording expeditions to increase the breadth and depth of vocalizations and behaviors in the archive. In recent years we have targeted regions with a high diversity of species that are not yet well covered. See our Big Year Expeditions website detailing our efforts in 2007 to record North American birds in Alaska, Florida, Nova Scotia, and Texas. Between 2008-2010, expeditions visited the Canadian Arctic, Guatemala, South Carolina, Texas, western Mexico, the Great Basin and the Louisiana Gulf coast. Some of our most recent expeditions are detailed below.
Recent Expeditions
Channel Islands Seabird recording: In 2010, Assistant Curator Benjamin Clock carried out a recording expedition to California's Channel Islands National Park to record the night chorus of breeding Alcids and Petrels on their offshore breeding rocks and inside sea caves. Several nights were spent in the islands gathering recordings of Ashy Storm-Storm-Petrel and Cassin's Auklet as they arrived at the breeding caves and Xantus's Murrelet around the periphery of the breeding colony recorded from a kayak.
PNG Bird-of-Paradise filming and recording: In 2010, Video Curator Edwin Scholes and collaborator Tim Laman conducted three month-long expeditions to document Birds of Paradise in New Guinea and Australia. Target species, most of which were new for the Macaulay Library included: Splendid Astrapia, Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise, Pale-billed Sicklebill, Long-tailed Paradigalla, Greater Bird of Paradise (from the Aru Islands), Wilson's Bird of Paradise, Red Bird of Paradise, Paradise Riflebird, Short-tailed Paradigalla, King of Saxony Bird of Paradise, Ribbon-tailed Astrapia, and Raggiana's Bird of Paradise. This work, which is part of the Bird of Paradise Project co-led by Scholes and Laman, is a significant contribution to the most comprehensive collection of bird of paradise video in the world.
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Audio Curation
The collection storage room is designed specifically to house our audio and video media. With limited access and specialized shelving, coupled with strict temperature and humidity control, we ensure an ideal environment for the long-term storage of magnetic tape, thereby maximizing the life of the recording medium.
Aside from simply documenting who made a recording, identifying the species, and noting where and when the recording was made, we also store valuable information on the recording equipment used, detailed behavior and habitat descriptions, and weather conditions. We make an effort to supplement information not originally noted by the recordists by consulting experts to note additional information, such as the the call type or identifying other species vocalizing in the background.
Protocols for consistency
Over the years, the Macaulay Library has developed protocols to ensure uniformity in the way each recording is preserved as a 'specimen' and associated data are stored. The goal is, if an archivist from 1960, 2004, or 2040 were to be given the same field recording, all would generate nearly identical specimens. While advances in technology have and will alter and expand the way in which the work is done, the essence of the archived specimen should remain consistent.
Over time, problems develop with recording media in both analog and digital formats. For example, tapes may become sticky and/or shed, causing the oxide (material the sound is stored on) to separate from the tape backing, resulting in lost information that can never be reclaimed. Tape stocks may also dry out and become brittle, making playback without damage nearly impossible. We have the expertise and facilities on-site to temporarily correct many of these problems, thereby allowing us to digitize otherwise unplayable recordings.
How does the digital archival process work?
Audio field recordings are put into a digital editing system at sampling rates of either 96 kHz or 192 kHz and a depth of 24 bits, using either Prism Sound or dCS analog to digital converters. While these may seem like extraordinarily high sampling rates for many species, it provides unparalleled fidelity, signal resolution, and the ability to handle many of the ultrasonic signals produced by toothed whales, bats, and other wildlife.
Specimen creation and editing
After putting the raw field recording, the archivist uses standardized protocols for determining where one specimen ends and another begins. Some example criteria used for these decisions are whether the recording equipment was turned off and for how long, or whether the species or the individual of interest during a recording changes. The field material is edited into audio specimens with a powerful digital sound-editing program, SonicStudioHD. After identifying the specimen on the original field recording, the archivist assigns a catalog number, adds a voice announcement of the catalog number, digitizes the desired audio segment, and optimizes the amplitude of the sound of interest. Other than level optimization, archivists strive to maintain the specimen as it came from the field. No additional manipulation of the sound occurs and filtering is used only when the amplitude level setting on a particular sound is challenging due to low-frequency interference, such as from wind or equipment handling.
Data entry
The associated data record for each audio specimen is created by the archivist, mostly from information provided by the recordist. Using the recordist's notes, the archivists enter precise information on time and location, habitat description, behavioral context, equipment setup, and any other information available. Data are stored in a relational database, allowing powerful searches on multiple fields and text entries.
The output of the digitization process is high resolution (96 kHz/24-bit) AIFF audio files, which are written onto two, first-generation DVD-ROM discs. One DVD is stored on-site, and the second serves as a safety copy that is sent to a secure, off-site, climate-controlled facility. The high-resolution files are also down-sampled into more readily accessible and more easily-distributed lower resolution formats such as .wav, .mp3, and QuickTime.
Storage and Delivery
After a batch of recordings are processed the archivist exports the tracks (named by catalog number) as high-resolution (96 kHz/24-bit) BWF files. The high-resolution files are transcoded into a 44.1KHz/16-bit wav and MP3 file formats. The MP3 versions are moved to a server that allows for instant web access. The 44.1/16 wav files are ready to fulfill client requests. The high-resolution files are stored on an Apple Xserve/X-RAID array with a 70-terabyte storage capacity. In addition, two DVDs are burned containing the high-resolution files. The DVD's are analyzed using an AudioDev CATS DVD-R/RW Pro audio system to ensure that they meeting industry standards. One DVD is stored on-site and one is sent to a secure, underground storage facility in Pennsylvania.
Quality control
Quality control is a critical part of our archival process. Archival studio equipment is frequently calibrated to known International Standards. Internal operating protocols are in place to ensure consistent quality standards, throughout the archival process. Additionally, archivists double-check each others' work after archiving a body of recordings. The storage media (DVDs) are also quality control checked pre- and post-writing. All DVD-Rs are analyzed by using an AudioDev CATS DVD-R/RW Pro audio analyzer system to ensure that they meet or exceed industry standards. Discs that either fail or are of marginal quality are rejected. To monitor the stability and longevity of the digital archive, DVD discs are randomly selected and re-tested. We then compare test data from initial disc creation to current tests, looking for any signs of change or manufacturing batch-related problems.
Video Curation
In 2001, the Macaulay Library became a more diverse multimedia collection by making a concerted effort to seek out and archive video for the first time. Film has been a small component of the archive from its very early days, but today it holds over 3,000 reels of various film and video formats. To date, between one third and one half of the reels acquired have been digitized.
In recent years, a trend towards tapeless, digitally born (DigiBorn) video has required some alternative workflows that largely parallel the processes described below for tape-based media. Differences in workflow are described as necessary, denoted by an asterisk.
Archival Agreement
Before receiving or accepting video material from a contributor, the curatorial and archival staff must carefully consider the commitment of storing, preserving, and archiving the material in perpetuity. When it's agreed that the material should be accepted for archival, an archival agreement with the contributor must be completed. This agreement is the contract that sets the specific terms of archival between the Macaulay Library and the contributor, including any restrictions and/or sub-licensing rights.
Upon receiving video material from a contributor one of the first steps in the archival process is to enter several pieces of information about the material into our accessions database. Media (tape or film reels) received from a contributor (individual or institution) at one point in time generally constitutes an 'accession' and receives a unique accession number. For each reel in an accession the date(s), the location(s) and the recordings subject(s) are recorded. Media format, media generation, storage location, technical notes and notes about condition of the reel are also recorded during the accessions process. At this point we assign a unique alphanumeric code for each reel (the "ML reel number") and labels with the reel number are then applied to each unit (i.e. tape, film reel, disk, etc). The accessions process and resulting reel numbers allow us to track individual media units within the physical storage space. The reel number is also used to track digitized reels and related project files throughout the course of the entire archival process.
* When accessioning DigiBorn video, the archivist will parse the sometimes numerous video files into 'reels' based upon dates and locations of the recordings. Files from one reel are moved to a single folder, named by the ML reel number convention, and then moved to an offline hard disk, which is stored in the physical storage space like an actual media reel. An identical backup is placed on a second hard disk for redundancy in the unlikely event of disk failure.
All physical media is stored in a climate-controlled facility, designed specifically to preserve the life of original analog materials. The temperature and humidity in the physical storage area are set to specific levels to minimize the degradation of magnetic tape.
After the accessions process, the next step is to digitize or 'encode' the tape-based media. To process motion picture film, transfer to videotape using a process called Telecine is required first – this process comes at a relatively high cost through an external Telecine service. Macaulay Library has in-house hardware to handle several videotape formats including: HDCam, HDV, DVCam, DV, MiniDV, Digital Betacam, BetacamSP, Hi8, Video8, VHS and SVHS. The appropriate tape deck is used in conjunction with an AJA IoHD media converter and an Apple Mac running Apple's Final Cut Pro video editing software. Using this equipment, the entire reel (or usable portion) is digitized using the ProRes 422 codec (a compressor/decompressor algorithm), which produces a compressed, but visually lossless, image for archival. The full digitized reel (or master encode) is retained as a digital duplicate and is stored on an offline hard disk, whose contents are cataloged and managed in the accessions database. As part of the digitization process a Final Cut Pro project file is created for every reel and named by the associated ML reel number.
* DigiBorn videos, by definition, do not require digitization. However, most DigiBorn videos are in a 'native' codec other than ProRes 422. In the interest of consistency throughout the archive we convert all DigiBorn material to the ProRes 422 codec in a process called transcoding, which is a computer intensive 'translation' process whereby one codec is converted into another.
When a reel has been digitized it can be broken up into discrete subclips that end up as individual assets, or video specimens, in the digital archive. This is part of a process called logging. By opening a Final Cut Pro project file the archivist can play back and review the associated master encode. Frame-by-frame control of the master encode is possible and the temporal limits (start and stop) of each subclip can be defined (i.e.- edited). Archivists edit subclips based upon video qualities (focus, frame, smoothness, etc.) as well as content (species, behaviors, etc.) As they are defined and selected as assets, the subclips are listed in a browser window within Final Cut Pro. There, additional metadata including date, locality, subject, behavior and equipment data can be recorded in columns of the browser window. When the entire reel is logged and all usable subclips are defined they are given unique catalog numbers and then exported. The exported subclips retain the ProRes 422 codec and other inherent video qualities of the master encode. Other editing techniques like video filters are rarely used so as to maintain the original quality of the recording. The exported files are, of course, shorter in duration than the master-encode and they are named using the ML catalog number convention.
* For DigiBorn material the logging process is generally quite similar. However, there are some key differences. First, with DigiBorn material the Final Cut Pro project file will reference several digital video files that make up the reel instead of the single master encode. The same editing techniques and criteria are used with these multiple video files. However, most DigiBorn clips are quite short and they do not generally require subclipping – many clips are exported without making changes to the duration at all.
Archiving and Transcoding
After being exported the subclips officially become Macaulay Library video specimens by moving them to the archive volume on an Apple X-Serve/X-RAID array. The archive volume has a capacity of around 55 TB and the entire video archive amounts to about 13 TB at the start of 2011. The content of this high quality archive can be accessed within the Macaulay Library by an application called Final Cut Server. Final Cut Server is a relatively new, but powerful, media management application that allows you to sort and search media files in a variety of ways.
So that streaming of data-intensive video files is possible over the Internet, a lower resolution "web proxy" version of all archived assets must be created. All assets are transcoded to a proxy version using a codec with greater compression, which translates to smaller file sizes and ability to be played through a web-browser via the internet. And so, in addition to the high quality archive, there is a parallel proxy archive that can be accessed through the Macaulay Library website.
Data Entry
Each cataloged video asset has an associated data record stored in Macaulay Library's Oracle database, which is accessed through a custom-built online data entry application (currently only available to Macaulay Library staff). This data record includes much of the same recording-specific metadata that is entered into the browser window in Final Cut Pro, including the taxonomic identification, date recorded, geographic location, and life history and behavioral information. Additional recording-specific details and annotations are added on a record-by-record basis. Most of these data are available through the cataloged video specimen record on Macaulay Library website along with the proxy version of the recording described above.


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After doing a lap of the park, I usually head back to Shoreditch to get that bagel I've been dreaming about since I set off. What I love about the route is that it gives me three different environments, three different terrains and each part of it has a different feel. Plus, ending the run in Shoreditch means you can give the legs a rest and reward yourself with some good ol' people watching.
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12 divers with the Lowndes County Search and Rescue Team navigated through the Little River today in their second day of searching for Valdosta State University student Nathan Wilkins.
Late Tuesday afternoon, Lowndes deputies received an anonymous tip leading them to believe that Wilkins is alive. Investigators believe he staged his suicide. His parents reported him missing Monday afternoon after they hadn't seen him in four days.
"Thursday his mother dropped him off at VSU for classes, and that was the last time they've seen him," said Brooks County Sheriff, Mike Dewey.
Right along the Little River bank a fisherman found Wilkins' shirt, shorts, flip flops, and a note yesterday afternoon. Sheriff Dewey says the note led investigators to believe that Wilkins may have committed suicide.
And today the Brooks and Lowndes Sheriff's Offices brought out a lot of manpower to search for the teen they thought was in this river.
Sonar and diving equipment allowed investigators to search in the murky river. A cadaver dog from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources also searched the nearby woods. The Little River search has since been called off.
"We've got some other leads of people that were talking to, family members, friends," said Dewey.
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Voice Like A Horn is made up of a single original and seven standards that showcase McGuinness' curious vocal cross of Chet Baker's vibrato-less delivery coupled with Kurt Elling's fearless attack on convention. All selections were given ample time for development, the lion's share being five minutes or longer. The disc opens with Jerome Kern's Yesterdays. McGuinness opens fire with a machine-gun scat that could light a fire over a thundering piano support. A good start, to be sure. Both Oh, You Crazy Moon, featuring the set's best ensemble arranging, and trumpeter Bill Mobley's 49th Street, which allows McGuinness to properly demonstrate his scat prowess, find the trombonist joined by the trumpeter and saxophonist Jon Gordon. Dizzy Gillespie's minor blues, Birk's Works, join 49th Street as a scat showcase, McGuinness' delivery is as smooth as a single malt, neat, recalling the vocal calisthenics of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Bassist Andy Eulau has his best solo, extended between the scat singing. McGuinness turns in a performance of Tea For Two that rivals that of Anita O'Day at Newport, 1958. His delivery is precise at speed and speed is the key operative. Voice Like A Horn has many charms and should appeal to a broad jazz listening public. McGuinness might prove to be the next thing in male jazz vocals, an area needing new and bolder talent
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From Proteopedia
|1ys0, resolution 2.00Å ()
|CDC25B, CDC25HU2 (Homo sapiens)
|Protein-tyrosine-phosphatase, with EC number 184.108.40.206
|1ym9, 1ymd, 1ymk, 1yml
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Crystal Structure of the CDC25B phosphatase catalytic domain with the active site cysteine in the disulfide form
Cdc25B phosphatase, an important regulator of the cell cycle, forms an intramolecular disulfide bond in response to oxidation leading to reversible inactivation of phosphatase activity. We have obtained a crystallographic time course revealing the structural rearrangements that occur in the P-loop as the enzyme goes from its apo state, through the sulfenic (Cys-SO(-)) intermediate, to the stable disulfide. We have also obtained the structures of the irreversibly oxidized sulfinic (Cys-SO(2)(-)) and sulfonic (Cys-SO(3)(-)) Cdc25B. The active site P-loop is found in three conformations. In the apoenzyme, the P-loop is in the active conformation. In the sulfenic intermediate, the P-loop partially obstructs the active site cysteine, poised to undergo the conformational changes that accompany disulfide bond formation. In the disulfide form, the P-loop is closed over the active site cysteine, resulting in an enzyme that is unable to bind substrate. The structural changes that occur in the sulfenic intermediate of Cdc25B are distinctly different from those seen in protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B where a five-membered sulfenyl amide ring is generated as the stable end product. This work elucidates the mechanism by which chemistry and structure are coupled in the regulation of Cdc25B by reactive oxygen species.
Structural mechanism of oxidative regulation of the phosphatase Cdc25B via an intramolecular disulfide bond., Buhrman G, Parker B, Sohn J, Rudolph J, Mattos C, Biochemistry. 2005 Apr 12;44(14):5307-16. PMID:15807524
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
About this Structure
1ys0 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
See Also
- Buhrman G, Parker B, Sohn J, Rudolph J, Mattos C. Structural mechanism of oxidative regulation of the phosphatase Cdc25B via an intramolecular disulfide bond. Biochemistry. 2005 Apr 12;44(14):5307-16. PMID:15807524 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi047449f


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TOLEDO - The NHL's Detroit Red Wings have assigned goaltender Jordan Pearce to the Walleye from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. Forward Adam Hobson has been released from his PTO with the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL and the Chicago Blackhawks have reassigned forward Byron Froese to Rockford. Both are expected to be with Toledo today against Evansville. The Toledo Walleye have released goaltender Jimmy Spratt.
Pearce leads the Walleye with 11 wins on the season. The Anchorage, Alaska native is the Walleye all-time leader in appearances with (67) and shutouts (5). Hobson appeared in two games with the IceHogs and did not collect a point. The Mission, BC native has 4 goals and 6 assists in 16 games this season with the Walleye.
Froese has not appeared in a game since suffering an injury on November 30 against Kalamazoo. Spratt was signed on Thursday this past week and did not appear in a game for Toledo.