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Genetics and animal models of hypoparathyroidism Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 12, Issue 7, 1 September 2001, Pages 288-294 Natasha Garfield and Andrew C. Karaplis Abstract Hypoparathyroidism is a heterogeneous group of disorders with diverse etiologies. During the past decade, major advances have been made towards unraveling the precise cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the pathogenesis of this endocrinopathy. Studies of patients afflicted with the disease and of genetically altered mice with strategically engineered mutations have paved new and exciting avenues of investigation into its causes. While focusing on these discoveries, we review areas of controversy and discuss possible approaches for their resolution. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (1581 kb) |
FAM111A Mutations Result in Hypoparathyroidism and Impaired Skeletal Development The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 92, Issue 6, 6 June 2013, Pages 990-995 Sheila Unger, Maria W. Górna, Antony Le Béchec, Sonia Do Vale-Pereira, Maria Francesca Bedeschi, Stefan Geiberger, Giedre Grigelioniene, Eva Horemuzova, Faustina Lalatta, Ekkehart Lausch, Cinzia Magnani, Sheela Nampoothiri, Gen Nishimura, Duccio Petrella, Francisca Rojas-Ringeling, Akari Utsunomiya, Bernhard Zabel, Sylvain Pradervand, Keith Harshman, Belinda Campos-Xavier, Luisa Bonafé, Giulio Superti-Furga, Brian Stevenson and Andrea Superti-Furga Abstract Kenny-Caffey syndrome (KCS) and the similar but more severe osteocraniostenosis (OCS) are genetic conditions characterized by impaired skeletal development with small and dense bones, short stature, and primary hypoparathyroidism with hypocalcemia. We studied five individuals with KCS and five with OCS and found that all of them had heterozygous mutations in FAM111A. One mutation was identified in four unrelated individuals with KCS, and another one was identified in two unrelated individuals with OCS; all occurred de novo. Thus, OCS and KCS are allelic disorders of different severity. FAM111A codes for a 611 amino acid protein with homology to trypsin-like peptidases. Although FAM111A has been found to bind to the large T-antigen of SV40 and restrict viral replication, its native function is unknown. Molecular modeling of FAM111A shows that residues affected by KCS and OCS mutations do not map close to the active site but are clustered on a segment of the protein and are at, or close to, its outer surface, suggesting that the pathogenesis involves the interaction with as yet unidentified partner proteins rather than impaired catalysis. FAM111A appears to be crucial to a pathway that governs parathyroid hormone production, calcium homeostasis, and skeletal development and growth. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (809 kb) |
A Common and Recurrent 13-bp Deletion in the Autoimmune Regulator Gene in British Kindreds with Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Type 1 The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 63, Issue 6, 1 December 1998, Pages 1675-1684 Simon H.S. Pearce, Tim Cheetham, Helen Imrie, Bijayeswar Vaidya, Nicholas D. Barnes, Rudolf W. Bilous, David Carr, Karim Meeran, Nicholas J. Shaw, Colin S. Smith, Anthony D. Toft, Gareth Williams and Pat Kendall-Taylor Abstract Summary Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy type 1 (APS1) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by autoimmune hypoparathyroidism, autoimmune adrenocortical failure, and mucocutaneous candidiasis. Recently, an autoimmune regulator gene (AIRE-1), which is located on chromosome 21q22.3, has been identified, and mutations in European kindreds with APS1 have been described. We used SSCP analysis and direct DNA sequencing to screen the entire 1,635-bp coding region of AIRE-1 in 12 British families with APS1. A 13-bp deletion (964del13) was found to account for 17 of the 24 possible mutant AIRE-1 alleles, in our kindreds. This mutation was found to occur de novo in one affected subject. A common haplotype spanning the AIRE-1 locus was found in chromosomes that carried the 964del13 mutation, suggesting a founder effect in our population. One of 576 normal subjects was also a heterozygous carrier of the 964del13 mutation. Six other point mutations were found in AIRE-1, including two 1-bp deletions, three missense mutations (R15L, L28P, and Y90C), and a nonsense mutation (R257*). The high frequency of the 964del13 allele and the clustering of the other AIRE-1 mutations may allow rapid molecular screening for APS1 in British kindreds. Furthermore, the prevalence of the 964del13 AIRE-1 mutation may have implications in the pathogenesis of the more common autoimmune endocrinopathies in our population. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (1445 kb) |
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The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 63, Issue 1, 163-169, 1 July 1998
Ruti Parvari1, , , Eli Hershkovitz2, Adam Kanis3, Rafael Gorodischer2, Shlomit Shalitin4, Val C. Sheffield3 and Rivka Carmi1
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3 Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Iowa, Iowa City; and
4 Institute of Pediatric Endocrinology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
The syndrome of hypoparathyroidism associated with growth retardation, developmental delay, and dysmorphism (HRD) is a newly described, autosomal recessive, congenital disorder with severe, often fatal consequences. Since the syndrome is very rare, with all parents of affected individuals being consanguineous, it is presumed to be caused by homozygous inheritance of a single recessive mutation from a common ancestor. To localize the HRD gene, we performed a genomewide screen using DNA pooling and homozygosity mapping for apparently unlinked kindreds. Analysis of a panel of 359 highly polymorphic markers revealed linkage to D1S235. The maximum LOD score obtained was 4.11 at a recombination fraction of 0. Analysis of three additional markers—GGAA6F06, D1S2678, and D1S179—in a 2-cM interval around D1S235 resulted in LOD scores >3. Analysis of additional chromosome 1 markers revealed evidence of genetic linkage disequilibrium and place the HRD locus within an ∼1-cM interval defined by D1S1540 and D1S2678 on chromosome 1q42-43.


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It's the first large outlet mall in the Jackson metropolitan area, which will feature major top of the line stores.
"We have about 80 retail tenants here," said Spectrum Capital Vice President Matt Summers. "We have got about 325,000 square feet, and we are the largest in Mississippi. In fact, the largest within about a three and a half hour drive from here."
The mall features a tower that's 100 feet tall.
"The 100-foot tower right above Nike is primarily for signage," said Yates Construction Project Executive Dwain Wood. "There will be signs and logos all up and down the tower for the various tenants."
"We know this is going to bring additional retail development," said Pearl Mayor Brad Rogers. "We know additional restaurants, things of that nature to our city. You know I like to let the developers bring the surprises, but I would just say this, more and bigger and better things are yet to come."
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His termination left him with questions about how he was treated, the process that led to his getting sacked and whether he'll ever work in education again.
Tom Galovic, the former chief financial officer for Greater Clark County Schools, has taken to the web with some of his perspectives and opinions on what happened to him and the school district in general on a locally based Internet forum.
But in his interview with the News and Tribune, Galovic said he's speaking out because he wants to make sure his side of the story gets told.
"I feel like if nobody actually comes forward and discusses how these things are handled in Greater Clark and in education in general, nothing's going to change," Galovic said. "Somebody's got to step forward and give the other side of the story."
Galovic said in the time he worked for Greater Clark County Schools, he had not been formally reprimanded or otherwise disciplined for anything until an investigation was launched against him in January.
Galovic said the investigation was started in part because of a payment he authorized to Robbie Valentine, former board member, for a mentoring program at Parkview Middle School. The $500 payment was donated through EMCOR in October 2011, and paid through the school's extracurricular account.
But upon approval, Galovic said he was unaware Valentine's wages were being garnished. Documentation from the district shows the money was refunded in full to GCCS on Dec. 22, 2011.
Though Galovic said he understands he made an oversight with Valentine's garnishment, he thinks that incident was used by the board as something it could "hang its hat on" for disciplinary proceedings against him.
"That's so minor," Galovic said. "It was an oversight on my part about the garnishment. Everything else was handled properly."
The day after the money was returned, GCCS board members Kevin Satterly and Mark Pavey, along with board president Christina Gilkey, approached Superintendent Stephen Daeschner with questions about the incident.
Martin Bell, chief operating officer for the district, declined to comment for this story, but said everything the district had to say was in the termination letter provided after the March 20 meeting of the school board.
The termination letter included accusations of staff members feeling intimidated or bullied by Galovic, as well as a "lost of trust and faith" from board and cabinet members.
But Galovic said Daeschner told him that the intimidation complaint could have been something anyone could have said about any person in the district.
"He said that point blank in front of Marty [Bell] and Sandy [Lewis, district general counsel]," Galovic said. "There are times where people are going to be uncomfortable, where they won't be sure or feel like they aren't being treated the way they should, that's just the way that is."
Galovic said he didn't think Bell conducted a fair investigation because he didn't talk to all of the board members about the incident, only the ones who made the accusations against him.
"[Bell] admitted to me that they didn't interview everybody that I talked to on the board," Galovic said. "They had a select number of people they talked to."
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Now that the investigation has led to his firing, Galovic said he doesn't think he'll be able to get a job in education administration again.
"I am not marketable now for a job in education," Galovic said. "They effectively — through their lies, deceit and... — have ended my 15-year career of education. They did that based on lies and nonsense. And just because Gilkey thinks they do not have to give an explanation doesn't mean that it's right."
But Gilkey said she doesn't think Galovic's career as an administrator is over necessarily. She thinks if anything, Galovic's openness to the media has done him more harm than good.
"The only person who might have affected his employment opportunities is himself because he's gone out to the media," Gilkey said. "Greater Clark has said nothing derogatory about Dr. Galovic."
She said the board followed procedure by voting on the superintendent's recommendation to terminate Galovic.
"We handled it just the same way we'd handled anything else," Gilkey said. "The superintendent did an investigation, he came to the board with a recommendation and we voted on it."
But Galovic said he thinks there were some behind-the-scenes discussions that led to his termination because he showed interest in becoming the superintendent on an interim basis. The board decided in December not to extend Daeschner's contract and he will leave the position on June 30. A search for a new superintendent is under way.
Galovic said his concern of behind-the-scenes maneuvering is what has led him to consider legal action.
But as the man who handled the district's funds for more than a year, he said he doesn't want to do anything that would further impact Greater Clark's budget issues.
"If I had a choice of punishing the district and the kids in it or going after the people that did this to me, I'd rather go the latter route," Galovic said. "Those three members who came in and conspired to do what they did."
He said he would consider a civil suit against Satterly, Pavey and Gilkey before he'd sue the district.
But Gilkey said she's not worried about a lawsuit because she doesn't think the board has done anything wrong.
"We haven't done anything or said anything publicly that would have damaged Dr. Galovic's reputation," Gilkey said. "How can you sue somebody when they haven't said or done anything? That's just my opinion, I'm not an attorney."
But Galovic is living in Indianapolis and spending time with his son, looking for work to pay for child support.
He said though he had been warned about working in Greater Clark by several other administrators in other districts when he took the job, he ended up having an affinity for the schools and the students in them, which is why he hates to leave.
"I would have stayed down there for the rest of my career," Galovic said. "It had everything I wanted and everything I was used to, and I fit perfectly there, based on my past experiences. For liking my job that much and the place I was employed to be shoved out like a common criminal, it's embarrassing for the corporation."
Superintendent Dr. Stephen Daeschner was contacted for this story, but did not return calls before press time.
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But despite falling on CMA Awards week, the gathering focused on mountains rather than trophies. The recording artists met Monday evening at manager Ken Levitanâs house to discuss the Music Saves Mountains campaign, an artistsâ initiative intended to help protect the Appalachian mountains from a form of strip mining called âmountaintop removal.â
âThe mountains of Appalachia are responsible for countless folk, country and bluegrass songs. Now, the home of that rich tradition is being destroyed,â said Harris, whose catalog includes a version of Utah Phillipsâ âGreen Rolling Hills.â The song about the mountains of West Virginia was later covered by Kathy Mattea, who is also involved with Music Saves Mountains.
The Monday event, which was sponsored by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Gibson Foundation, allowed artists to hear from NRDC senior attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and from NRDC senior scientist Allen Hershkowitz.
âWe have to change the cultural assumption that itâs okay to blow up Appalachian mountains, and okay to blow up 502 ridgelines and peaks and get away with it,â Hershkowitz said. âThereâs no voice more influential in the southeast than the country music industry. This would not be allowed to happen in the Adirondacks, or the Rockies or the Sierra Nevadas. It shouldnât be allowed to happen in the Appalachians.â
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Pork with Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Sweet potatoes, sliced apple and moist pork tenderloin blend perfectly in this simple meal-in-one. Dried cranberries lend a burst of color, making the main course look just as good as it tastes! Mary Relyea of Canastota, New York shares the recipe.
- 1 pork tenderloin (1 pound), cut into 12 slices
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 medium apple, sliced
- 4 green onions, chopped
- Flatten pork to 1/4-in. thickness. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper; add pork, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat.
- In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown pork in oil in batches. Remove and keep warm. Add the broth, sweet potatoes and cranberries to the skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4-6 minutes or until potatoes are crisp-tender. Stir in mustard.
- Return pork to the pan; add apple and onions. Cover and simmer for 4-6 minutes or until meat juices run clear. Yield: 4 servings.
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Reviewed Feb. 20, 2012
This was tasty and easy for a weeknight dinner. I only had whole berry cranberry sauce and seeded mustard, but they both worked out quite well. Will try this again as written.
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This is one of my go-to dishes for company. Always turns out wonderful!
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I cooked an onion with the pork and added a can of drained black beans and made this a great meal in one dish. Also used dried cherries. All the sweet apple, cherry and potato, my kids loved it.
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According to the "Nutrition Fact's" as listed, I hope there is more flavor than Nutrition!
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2008
I have used apple juice making this because I didn't have chicken broth. It made it very sweet to our taste. I did think that using 1/2 broth and juice might be good, but I haven't made it again.
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After Labor Day the tourists mostly disappear from Point Reyes, and sometimes so does the fog. We recently picked up Jessica Lage's excellent guidebook, and spent Sunday hiking near Abbott's Lagoon. Right after pulling into the parking lot a great blue heron landed about 20 feet from the car. After passing a group of birdwatchers on the trail to the beach, we encountered what must have been 80 pelicans sitting on a sandbar in the lagoon. During the rest of the hike we had the pleasure of watching these almost prehistoric looking creatures flying back and forth over the ocean. We hiked North along the sand towards Kehoe Beach for about 3 miles, and didn't see a single person. We did encounter a flock of snowy plovers, who have a very cartoon-like walking style. There was also a mysterious gelatinous substance on the beach — perhaps someone can identify this goo in the photo below? After the hike we drove out to the Lighthouse, and stopped to see the RCA Marconi wireless station on the way. The weather was excellent, and the traffic was light. Fall is a great time to be outdoors in the Bay Area. Enjoy the photos.
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I believe the mysterious goo is a jellyfish.
The goo is, indeed, a jellyfish.
>>> perhaps someone can identify this goo in the photo below?
Most likely ectoplasmic slime…
See a lot of bull kelp? It's been a good year for it. The near shore waters were packed with it when i went camping at Salt Point a couple weekends ago.
Brian & HeatherLyn – thanks, I wasn't sure.
Brad – I was secretly hopeful that this was a job for Ghostbusters!
Steve – Yeah, quite a bit. How is camping at Salt Point?
Salt Point is highly recommended. It's one of the few places in the state parks system where you can make summer reservations without a six-month lead. The sites are a little close to each other, so avoid the weekends if possible, but it's a beautiful spot (Sea Ranch without the buildings) with good hikes along the coastal bluffs or inland. Very popular with abalone divers too.


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Neighborhood watch
A neighborhood watch or neighbourhood watch (see spelling differences), also called a crime watch or neighbourhood crime watch, is an organized group of citizens devoted to crime and vandalism prevention within a neighborhood. In the United States it builds on the concept of a town watch from Colonial America.
Organization and history[edit]
A neighborhood watch may be organised as its own group or may simply be a function of a neighborhood association or other community association.
Neighborhood watches are not vigilante organizations. When suspecting criminal activities, members are encouraged to contact authorities and not to intervene.
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The current American system of neighborhood watches began developing in the late 1960s as a response to the rape and murder of Kitty Genovese in Queens, New York. People became outraged after reports that a dozen witnesses did nothing to save Genovese or to apprehend her killer.[1] Some locals formed groups to watch over their neighborhoods and to look out for any suspicious activity in their areas. Shortly thereafter, the National Sheriffs' Association began a concerted effort in 1972 to revitalize the "watch group" effort nationwide.[2]
The neighborhood watch system gained intense media attention after the February, 2012, fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman, an appointed neighborhood watch coordinator.[3] Zimmerman, who wasn't acting in his neighborhood watch role at the time of the shooting, claimed self-defense and was tried for second-degree murder and manslaughter before he was acquitted from all charges.[4] His actions on the night of the shooting generated controversy as he exited his vehicle and was carrying a gun, both of which go against neighborhood watch recommendations.[5][6] He has also been accused by prosecutors of profiling Martin,[4] and he is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department for possibly committing a racial hate crime.[7] Martin was black and Zimmerman is a mixed-race Hispanic.[8]
In another incident involving a neighborhood watch, Eliyahu Werdesheim, part of an Orthodox Jewish community in Maryland, was convicted in May 2012 of second-degree assault and false imprisonment for beating and then pinning down a teenager he thought suspicious in 2010. Werdersheim and his brother, who had also been charged in the case but was acquitted, chose a bench trial, contending they would not get a fair trial due to the publicity over the Martin case.[9][10] He was given a three-year suspended sentence and three years of probation at sentencing in June 2012.[11]
A June 2012 New York Times article reported that neighborhood watches in the New York City area are growing again after decades of decrease due to lower crime rates. It also said that neighborhood watch groups fell under scrutiny since the shooting of Trayvon Martin.[12]
In response to the Trayvon Martin case, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) began drafting a bill that would require neighborhood watch groups to be certified and limit their duties. Currently, with local police agencies setting guidelines for their neighborhood watches, groups across the U.S. vary greatly in their scope, function, the level of activity by their members, and training. Robert McCrie, professor of security management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City, disagrees with Lee's initiative. He believes that standards for neighborhood watches "are best left to the state or local community," although he would support background checks for volunteers.[10]
Town watch[edit]
The town watch program is similar to that of the neighborhood watch, the major difference is that the Town Watch tend to actively patrol in pseudo-uniforms, i.e. marked vests or jackets and caps, and is equipped with two way radios to directly contact the local police. The Town Watch serves as an auxiliary to the police which provides weapons (if any), equipment, and training. The town watch usually returns their gear at the end of their duty.
Like the town watchman of colonial America, each citizen must take an active interest in protecting their neighbors and be willing to give their time and effort to this volunteer activity.
See also[edit]
- Block Parent Program (Canada)
- Citizen Observer (United States)
- Crimestoppers (United States, United Kingdom and Australia)
- Guardian Angels (United States)
- National Neighborhood Watch Program (United States)
- National Night Out (United States)
- Natteravnene (Norway)
- Neighbourhood Watch (United Kingdom)
- Inminban (North Korea)
- PubWatch (United Kingdom)
- Senkom Mitra Polri (Indonesia)
- Shomrim (United States and United Kingdom)
- Voluntary People's Druzhina (Soviet Union)
- ^ Rasenberger, Jim (October 2006). "Nightmare On Austin Street". American Heritage Magazine.
- ^ ncpc.org
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/us/trayvon-martin-death-spotlights-neighborhood-watch-groups.html?_r=0
- ^ a b "George Zimmerman charged, hearing expected Thursday". CNN. April 11, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ Robles, Frances (March 17, 2012). "Shooter of Trayvon Martin a habitual caller to cops". The Miami Herald. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ^ Simon, Mallory; McConnell, Dugald (March 23, 2012). "Neighbors describe watch leader". CNN. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ "Justice Department, FBI to probe Florida teen's death". CNN. March 20, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ^ Hamacher, Brian. "George Zimmerman Makes First Appearance Before Judge". NBC Miami. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
- ^ "Judge grants Werdesheim brothers bench trial". wbaltv.com. April 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Sodaro, John. "Shadow Policing".
- ^ "Probation in Md. neighborhood watch beating case". Associated Press. June 27, 2012.
- ^ Wilson, Michael (June 22, 2012). "Far From a Shooting in Florida, an Increase in Block Watchers". New York Times.


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Criteria | v |
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The Curonian Spit (Lithuanian: Kuršių nerija, Russian: Куршская коса, German: Kurische Nehrung, Latvian: Kuršu kāpas) is a 98 km long, thin, curved sand-dune spit that separates the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea coast. Its southern portion lies within Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia and its northern within southwestern Lithuania. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site shared by the two countries.
The Curonian Spit stretches from the Sambian Peninsula on the south to its northern tip next to a narrow strait, across which is the port city of Klaipėda on the mainland of Lithuania. The northern 52 km long stretch of the Curonian Spit peninsula belongs to Lithuania, while the rest is part of the Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia (see the map). The width of the spit varies from a minimum of 400 m in Russia (near the village of Lesnoy) to a maximum of 3,800 m in Lithuania (just north of Nida).
Geologic history[edit]
The Curonian Spit was formed about 3rd millennium BC.[1] A glacial moraine served as its foundation; winds and sea currents later contributed enough sand to raise and keep the formation above sea level.[1]
The existence of this narrow shoal is inherently threatened by the natural processes that govern coastal shoreline features.[2] It depends on a dynamic balance between sand transport and deposition. If (hypothetically) the source area to the south-west were cut off, say, by a large port construction with a pier, the Spit would erode and eventually disappear. It is thus a geologically speaking ephemeral coast element. The most likely development, however, is that the shallow bay inside the Spit will eventually fill up with sediment, thus creating new land.
Human history[edit]
According to Baltic mythology, the Curonian Spit was formed by a giantess, Neringa, who was playing on the seashore. This child also appears in other myths (in some of which she is shown as a young strong woman, similar to a female version of the Greek Heracles).
From ca. 800 to 1016, the Spit was the location of Kaup, a major pagan trading centre which has not been excavated yet. The Teutonic Knights occupied the area in the 13th century, building their castles at Memel (1252), Neuhausen (1283), and at Rossitten (1372). The Spit may have been the home of the last living speaker of a now-extinct Baltic language, Old Prussian.[3]
Significant human impacts on the area began in the 16th century.[1] Deforestation of the spit due to overgrazing, timber harvesting, and building of boats for the Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf in 1757 led to the dunes taking over the spit and burying entire villages. Alarmed by these problems, the Prussian government sponsored large-scale revegetation and reforestation efforts, which started in 1825. Owing to these efforts, much of the spit is now covered with forests. In the 19th century the Curonian Spit was inhabited primarily by Curonians (Kursenieki) with a significant German minority in the south and a Lithuanian minority in the north. The population of Curonians eventually dwindled due to assimilation and other reasons; it is close to non-existent these days and even before 1945, when the spit had become totally ethnic German.[citation needed] Until the 20th century, most people in the area made their living by fishing. From 1901 to 1946 the village of Rossitten, now Rybachy, became the site of the pioneering Rossitten Bird Observatory, the world's first, founded by German ornithologist Johannes Thienemann there because of the Spit's importance as a bird migration corridor. The German population was expelled by force after World War II by the occupying Soviet forces, accompanied by widespread ethnic cleansing. Like elsewhere in present-day Kaliningrad the assimilation of the territory and colonization by Russian settlers was completed by changing the historic German toponyms to Russian ones throughout the Russian-controlled part of the Spit.
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, tourism flourished; many Germans, mostly the descendants of the inhabitants of the area, choose the Curonian Spit (especially Nida, as no visas are needed for Germans in Lithuania) as their holiday destination.
Reforestation may have been "sponsored" at some point by the Prussian government, but most reports state in the late 19th century George David Kuwert, the owner of a post station in Nida, began the spit's reforestation.[citation needed]
Current state[edit]
The Curonian Spit is home to the highest moving (drifting) sand dunes in Europe. Their average height is 35 meters, but some attain the height of 60 meters. Several ecological communities are present on and near the Spit, from its outer beaches to dune ridges, wetlands, meadows, and forests.[4] Its location on the East Atlantic Flyway means it is frequently visited by migratory waterfowl. Between 10 and 20 million birds fly over the feature during spring and fall migrations, and many pause to rest or breed there.[4]
The largest town on the spit is Nida in Lithuania, a popular holiday resort, mostly frequented by Lithuanian and German tourists. The northern shoreline of Curonian Spit is the site of beaches for tourists. Both the Russian and Lithuanian parts of the spit are national parks. The settlements of the Curonian Spit (from north to south) are:
The first six are on the Lithuanian side, while the last three are on the Russian side. The Russian side of the Curonian Spit belongs to Zelenogradsky District of the Kaliningrad Oblast, while the Lithuanian side is partitioned among Klaipėda city municipality and Neringa municipality.
There is a single road that traverses the whole length of the Curonian Spit. In the Russian side it goes to Zelenogradsk, while on the Lithuanian side it goes to Smiltynė. The spit is not connected to mainland Lithuania. Car ferries provide a transportation link between Smiltynė, located on the spit, and the port town of Klaipėda.
Since 2000, the Curonian Spit has been on UNESCO's World Heritage List under cultural criteria "V" (an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture [...], or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change).
Currently there is a demand to tear down the homes on the Curonian Spit. These homes are owned by people who were given permits to build by corrupt local government officials. The demand to tear the homes down is based on the fact that the Spit is a UN World Heritage Site and the only structures that were to be allowed there were fishing shacks.[5]
Environmental concerns[edit]
There are various environmental concerns related to the Curonian Spit, which is often promoted as a refuge of clean nature.
Due to the importance of tourism and fishing for the regional economy, pollution of sea and coastlines may have disastrous effects for the area as both the unique nature and the economy would be damaged. The construction of an offshore oil-drilling facility (the Kravtsovskoye (D-6) oilfield) in the territorial waters of Russia, 22.5 kilometres from the coastline of the Curonian Spit raised concerns over possible oil spills. Between 2002 and 2005 local environmentalists in both Kaliningrad Oblast[6] and Lithuania[7] protested against Lukoil's plans to exploit the oilfield, objecting to the possible great damage to the environment and tourism (a vital source of income in the area) in case of oil leakage. These concerns did not engender support in the government of Russia. They were, however, supported by the government of Lithuania, as the oilfield is about four kilometers from the boundary of Lithuanian territorial waters and the prevailing northward currents means that the Lithuanian coastlines would receive a large part of potential damage in case of leakage. However, opposition to the operation of D-6 met little international support and the oil platform was opened in 2004. During the first decade of the 21st century the two states agreed to a joint environmental impact assessment of the D-6 project, including plans for oil spill mitigation.[8] The assessment and mitigation project had not been completed as of 2010.[8]
Another concern is that increased tourism destroys the very nature that attracts it. For this reason, various measures have been taken, such as banning tourists from hiking in certain areas of the spit.
Natural hazards are also more dangerous in the Curonian Spit than elsewhere in Lithuania or the Kaliningrad Oblast. For example, storms tend to be stronger there. Due to the importance of trees in preventing soil erosion, forest fires that happen in summer are more dangerous to the ecology.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c "The Development of the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon". Kuršių Nerija National Park. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "Curonian Spit". UNESCO. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ The Kaliningrad question. Rowman & Littlefield. 2002. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-7425-1705-9.
- ^ a b "Curonian Spit". UNESCO. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ "Lithuania:The Battle for the Curonian Spit". Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ a b "32COM 7B.98 - Curonian Spit (Lithuania / Russian Federation) (C 994)". UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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- UNESCO World Heritage Site Curonian Spit
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Over the past few months we have jammed and crammed our way through players that have added some pop (Adam Lind, Raul Ibanez), some saves (Koji Uehara, Jose Veras) and some steals (Juan Pierre, Peter Bourjos) to our fake baseball rosters. Let's forget my mention of Jackie Bradley Jr in week one okay? Thanks. But I have not always been a Razzballin' Guru. In a former life I spent my working hours spinning the radio hits. Think Backstreet Boys and other boy band classics. *BBLLAARRGGHH!!* Just threw up in my mouth a little. The music may have sucked, but the payola was great! i.e. See The Guru's swimming pool/pool table courtesy of Tower Records. However, most of my time on the dial revolved around rock radio. Think AC/DC, Metallica, Guns 'n Roses and some occasional Motorhead. The problem was my share of program directors never appreciated my love for Pabst Blue Ribbon drinking, live sheep in the studio, the lesbian dating game or UFO guitar solos. All things I was fired for doing. To paraphrase Hunter S. Thompson, "radio is a shallow money trench where good men die like dogs." But I'd still argue morning drinking builds character and one of the greatest guitar solos of all-time has to be the plank spanking in UFO's "Rock Bottom" (check it out around the 3:30 mark). I'm sure Eddie Trunk would agree. This week let's look at some jammer/crammers stuck to the underside of your waiver wire Chuck Taylor's. They are the barely owned cast-offs, the red-headed step children, the "Lobster Boy-Alive" fantasy freaks of our baseball world. They will fit perfectly on my team. *cracks another Pabst* We have officially hit rock bottom. Time to jam it or cram it.
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I originally titled this post "SuperNova Destroys Baltimore," but I was worried it would cause mass panic in the Crab Cake Capital, and those guys already have it rough enough with Hamsterdam running wild. For now, I'll settle for simply pissing PETA off. Planet destroying exploding stars aside, Ivan Nova's star was shining extra bright Friday night as he dominated Baltimore pitching a complete game, giving up just three hits, two runs and striking out 11 Orioles. Ivan "I Vill Crush You" Nova's only blemish in this game was a second inning home run to Matt Wieters. It looked like Nova would be stuck with the no-decision but new best friend and obvious father figure Vernon Wells hit a walk off single in the bottom of the ninth to get New York their fifth win in a row. It was Ivan's first career shutout and he now has a 2.95 ERA and 0.94 WHIP with a 22/4 K/BB ratio in his three starts since returning to the majors. You gotta like that! Ivan gets the Royals next time out and he could be worth streaming in most formats, because they aren't any good. Super Nova is a star worthy of a look, at least until he explodes.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Well, if the Dodgers really do have the Magic touch, they better get Zack Greinke some aid. Greinke flew back to LA yesterday and, boy, is his elbow tired. I say, "Blame it on Harang," but I say like I'm Milli Vanilli. Greinke's MRI came back clean, and Dr. Neal ElAttrache diagnosed him with inflammation. Is it me or does Dr. Neal ElAttrache's last name look like those sneaker/slippers Nike used to make in the 90′s? Any the hoo! Dr. Neal Air Huarache gave Greinke some anti-inflammatory medication and the news has been positive (after the negative news). I really to the third power dislike pitchers with elbow issues, but Greinke is supposed to be able to throw again in a few days. I haven't moved him yet in my 2013 fantasy baseball rankings, but I'm going to be watching this situation like I'm a cyclops with a monocle. Anyway, here's what else I saw in spring training for fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Why hello there. This article will look at the position battles in each division. Today's topic, for the rare reader that ignores the title, is the NL East. By the way, I'm all in on non-Marlins pitchers in the NL East. Do any of those lineups look devastating? Not really. And you'll probably get a win each time they face the Marlins. Anyway, here's some of the position battles to keep an eye on in the NL East:
Please, blog, may I have some more?You, "Hey, look at that, I'm in a crazy/stupid/gooftarded deep league and everyone in this league that I'm talking to myself about is well-versed in this fantasy baseball shizz because they are also in this crazy/stupid/gooftarded deep league yet they forgot to draft Matt Holliday. Cool!" Yeah, that's not going to happen. If you're drafting from guys in the top 100 outfielders for 2013 fantasy baseball, your league is deep and you know you're not going to get much from these guys. Potatoes to chips, most of these guys will be worth owning at some point in the season. In keepers and single league, uh, leagues, most should be owned from the jump, if 'from the jump' means what I think it does when kids say it. Now get off my lawn! Here's all of the 2013 fantasy baseball rankings. If you're joining us late, here's the top 20 outfielders, top 40 outfielders, top 60 outfielders and top 80 outfielders. Anyway, here's the top 100 outfielders for 2013 fantasy baseball:
Please, blog, may I have some more?Yankee pitchers haven't been hit this hard since Ed Whitson ran into a Billy Martin drinking jag. You know, Yogi's always the one quoted from the Yankee archives, but Billy had some good ones too. Here's my favorite, "I'd like to mouth f*** that bottle of whiskey." Before the Yankees game, CC Sabathia hit the DL with an abductor strain in his groin. Someone's got clams! CC is supposed to be fine to go right after the All-Star break, as long as no one else tries to shuck his groin. Then, once the game got going, Andy Pettitte was hit in the ankle with a comebacker. Pettitte is supposed to be out for 6-8 weeks. At least he didn't pull a Zumaya during his retirement and hurt himself playing Guitar Hero (or, more likely, Guitar Praise). The Yankees' rotation now has plenty of room for anyone the Cubs, Astros, Padres or Brewers want to give trade them. I did the crossed out text thing, I'm a jerkoff! Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Daniel Hudson – Torn UCL.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Ryan Zimmerman recently admitted to the Washington Post that his shoulder isn't at 100%. I recently admitted to the College of Fantasy Baseball at Charleston Alumni magazine that my pinkie finger has been acting up. I go to type up some fantasy baseball advice and it looks like this, "I drafted Ryan Zimmerman, that piece of @#$%^&*" I don't reach for the Shift key and symbols, but my pinkie involuntary adds them.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Carlos Marmol regained the ninth inning duties Friday night as he was called upon to get the save against Boston. Manager Dale Sveum explained he needed more stability and consistency from the tail end of the bullpen. You can't argue Marmol hasn't consistently given poor Cubs fans multiple heart attacks (they're from Chicago so they naturally have multiple attacks). Carlos didn't waste any time getting back to his old ways; with a 3-0 lead he loaded the bases, walking a batter and giving up a hit.
Please, blog, may I have some more?It hasn't been easy owning Matt Wieters this year. After a monster April (.279 / 6 HR / 15 RBI), he had an Arencibian May (.188 / 2 HR / 7 RBI). All the while, catchers on the waiver wire like A.J.
Please, blog, may I have some more?I watched Mat Latos yesterday. Now I want an eye transplant with someone that watched Jamie Moyer pitch (not when he was first called up because that eye transplant would have cataracts). I wish I could pinpoint what the problem is with Latos, besides looking terrible. He was hitting 95 MPH on the maybe-a-tad-Reds-friendly radar gun for three straight pitches to Beltran. Unfortunately, he threw all three friggin' pitches in the exact same spot, so, of course, Beltran turned on one. Then he made the next hitter, Holliday, look terrible with offspeed stuff. Like a bachelorette order form, is there somewhere I can check for him to mix in the junk? Does Mesoraco only have one finger on his pitch-calling hand? Is Latos giving up early runs so Dusty can't throw him into the 11th inning? How do you even give up 5 earned runs in the first two innings on only 6 baserunners? Is that even mathematically possible with only one two-run homer? Why are you making me wrack my brain? And why are you giving up a two out triples to the opposing pitcher?! Latos gets the Giants next. If he can't make them look like a team that has only three hitters, and one of which they bench, then Latos is going to my bench for the foreseeable future. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:
Krispie Young – The MRI revealed a ligament tear and who wins this year's Biggest Loser. Damn you, MRI, and your spoilers! Krispie's headed to the 15-day DL and the Diamondbacks say he should be fine after a couple of weeks of rest. With a ligament tear in his shoulder? Sounds like they have a ligament tear in their silver lining. This sounds like something that won't only sideline Krispie for longer than 15 days but also leave him at less than 100% for the rest of the season until an offseason of rest. It's pretty terrible news. Rico Suave should see the majority of the time in the outfield while Krispie gets himself right. Parra's pretty yawnstipating from a fantasy perspective for mixed leagues. In NL-Only leagues, he should get you some counting stats.
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Reggie Arceneaux rolled a rack of basketballs out onto the court before practice Thursday. For a few minutes, before his Wright State teammates started filing in one by one, the sophomore guard had the Nutter Center court all to himself.
Today will be a little different. Four thousand or so fans will watch Arceneaux and the Raiders play their final regular-season game at 2 p.m. against Youngstown State (16-13, 7-8).
A season that started with question marks could end with an exclamation point, or maybe even an OMG or even a SMH — that's "oh my God" and "shaking my head" if you're over the age of 30 or not on Twitter — depending on what happens today and next week.
"We'd like to play better and get a win under our belt going to the tournament," Wright State coach Billy Donlon said. "You always feel a little better when that happens."
The Raiders (18-11, 9-6) lost 60-55 at Illinois-Chicago on Tuesday, slipping to fourth place in the Horizon League.
The tournament scenario is a simple one for the Raiders. If they win and Green Bay loses at home to Valparaiso, Wright State will get the No. 3 seed and will play in the quarterfinals at 6 p.m. Friday against the No. 6 or 7 seed.
If Wright State loses or Green Bay wins, then the Raiders get the No. 4 seed and host No. 9 seed Milwaukee in the first round Tuesday.
The irony for Wright State is it needs to reverse a recent trend and play well at home, where it has lost four of its last five games, in order to have a chance to not play at the Nutter Center again this year.
"We need to regain the Nutter Center," freshman guard Joe Bramanti said. "This is our home court. This is where we want to be. No one's coming in here and taking it from us. That's a crucial point."
If this is the last home game, it's not such a big deal for this team. The Raiders have no seniors and should return the same team next year — something that's not a given considering how much the roster changed in the offseason after last season ended — while adding Butler transfer Chrishawn Hopkins and freshman Steven Davis.
"We've been fortunate to have some young guys transform into really good quality leaders," Donlon said. "No seniors this year, but they need to play like it's senior night, I know that much."
The team will get a boost if Arceneaux can play better. He returned to action Tuesday with one point in 22 minutes having had just one full practice since suffering a concussion Feb. 12.
"I think hopefully a day or two of practice and a game to get himself back, I think he'll play better," Donlon said. "And the way he played on Tuesday, you can't really fault him. He hadn't played in two weeks. I love Reggie. We all didn't have a good day at the office, myself included."
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Merlyn Townley attaches a spoke to the rim of a new wheel at his shop, Merlyn Mechanics, a custom bicycle wheel shop, repair station and maintenance school.Staff Photo by Jake Daniels
From India and Rwanda to China and Argentina, Merlyn Townley has seen much of the world through the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
Townley is one of only a handful of Category 1-licensed bicycle race mechanics in the world, a distinction in the field that has afforded him the opportunity to work as a support mechanic in 60 counties on six continents during the last 20 years. He is also a practitioner of the art of building bicycle wheels by hand, a craft that is becoming rare.
After moving to Chattanooga in September 2009, Townley late last year launched Merlyn Mechanics, a custom bicycle wheel shop, repair station and maintenance school.
Q: Chattanooga is gaining a reputation as a bike town. Would you agree with that?
A: It is very much a bike town. I find that there are a lot of cyclists and a lot of really good cyclists here. It's a great scene for that. There's a lot of great riding here, both road and mountain.
There is getting to be more cyclo-cross racing going on. Without much effort, there could be more 'cross racing here than there is in New England, and New England has dominated that sport for 30 years.
Q: What does a bicycle race mechanic do for the cyclist?
A: Mainly, I'm known for neutral support, which means I will work for everyone, whether they are on a team or are an individual. (Mechanics) have 30 wheels and four or five bikes on the roof (of the car). If someone gets a flat, they move to the back and put a hand out. The mechanic pulls in behind them, gets out and puts a new wheel in very quickly. What is entailed in being a race mechanic is a mind-boggling amount of work.
Q: How quickly can you change a wheel?
A: I can do a consistent rear-wheel change in seven seconds. Front wheels, ironically, take a lot longer, depending on equipment challenges.
Q: Describe one of the worst crashes you've seen.
A: There were 130 riders going down the road in a circuit race in Massachusetts. One guy on the left decides he wants to be on the other side of the peloton (the main riding group). Instead of going up and around or back and around, he goes right through the middle as if no one was there. He took out 70 riders at once, and he was in a coma for five days. I personally did 28 wheel changes and four bike changes for that one crash. It was just pure, unadulterated chaos.
Q: What was the most common mechanical problem during a race?
Age: 46
Family: wife, Heather Huston
Education: B.A. in industrial design and landscape architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design
Hometown: Bristol, R.I.
Hobbies: Volunteering with the Red Cross and amateur photography
Personal hero: Orville and Wilbur Wright and Willy Wonka
Favorite musicians: Igor Stravinsky, Daft Punk, Paul Oakenfold, MGMT and The Dead Kennedys
Place he'd like to return to: Peru
Place he'd like to go: New Zealand
Favorite book: "Dune" by Frank Herbert
Dream celebrity meeting: Benjamin Franklin
A:Flats, usually rear flats, unless it's raining, in which case it's front flats.
Q: What was one of your favorite races to work?
A: The most extraordinary cycling event I've done of any kind was in South Africa. It was called Cape Epic, and it was very aptly named. The people who put that on put on such a grand event they couldn't possibly have known anything about cycling before they got into it. There were 600 teams of two riders each. It was absolutely spectacular. That was in February or March of 2009.
Q: What was it like working the Odyssey 2000 around-the-world tour?
A:You'd be hard-pressed to do another tour like that. I can't imagine anyone doing another one with so many riders and so few mechanics. It started Jan. 1, 2000, and ended Dec. 31, 2000. In that time, we did 46 countries on six continents — 20,000 miles of riding. Sixty percent of it was camping, so 260 days of camping. My sleep was worth a lot to me, considering I was one of two mechanics for 250 riders. It was a logistical nightmare, an absolute nightmare.
Q: Why is having a Category 1 license such an exclusive distinction?
A: The difference between a category 2 and a category 1 (of four possible license levels) is a significant amount of international experience. It's a huge undertaking to do races overseas — traveling all the time, flying and dealing with the language barrier thing.
Q: Do you have to speak all the languages fluently?
A: I speak ... little bits of lots of things. After a while, you get in the airport, and the first thing you're asking is, "How do you say 'Thank you?' How do you say 'Where is the bathroom?'" Then, you get to know those bits and pieces, and you'll inevitably get to a place where you have a driver, and you get to talking to them or have a translator, and you'll learn a little bit more. Then, you'll leave for two years, forget it all until you come back.
Q: How did you start building custom wheels?
A: Jay Downing (in Providence, R.I.) taught me to build wheels. In those days (the late 1980s), every shop had a wheel builder. You would buy your rims and your hubs, and you would do your spoke calculations the old way -- with math instead of using some computer program. The math is mind-bogglingly complicated, so sometimes, it didn't work out so well. (Laughs.)
Q: What motivates you to keep making wheels that way?
A: I just refuse to let that kind of knowledge go. I think it's important, as part of our history, if nothing else. Also, I can build things machines can't build and do ... often, such as putting a twist or a half-twist in spokes on one side of a wheel.
Q: What is the benefit to the cyclist of having a handmade wheel?
A: You get exactly what you want. I talked to a guy a few months ago who wanted a set of wheels for his touring bike, which he wanted to ride from London to Hong Kong. Once you leave Europe, even the roads across China leading to Hong Kong leave a lot to be desired. They are beyond rough.
I can build the kind of wheel that will last for that kind of thing; that's no problem. But nobody builds wheels like that with a machine; it's too much, and there's not much call for it.
Casey Phillips has worked as a features reporter in the Life department since May 2007. He writes about entertainment, young adults, technology and people of interest. Casey hails from Knoxville and earned a bachelor of science degree in journalism and a bachelor of arts in German. He previously worked as the features editor for Sidelines at Middle Tennessee State University. Casey received the East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists Award of Excellence for Reviewing/Criticism in ...
Thanks, TFP, for this interview with a local craftsman in a fascinating area of work.
A fascinating article about a true craftsman! Kudos, Merlyn, on your success.
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