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By Joshua Friedberg, Contributing Writer
Country music may often be called “the white man’s blues,” but questioning that construction is long overdue.
With Lil Nas X scoring the biggest Billboard #1 hit in history—not merely the biggest country crossover—with “Old Town Road,” and continued controversy over the underrepresentation of women on country radio and award shows, many commentators in popular media have increased their coverage of issues of race and gender in the country industry.
Historians and critics alike have cataloged lists of African American innovators in country, often focusing on figures like Tee Tot Payne and Arnold Shultz, who played key roles in the music of Hank Williams and Bill Monroe respectively.
However, as the twenty-first century scholarship of Diane Pecknold and others makes clear, scholars, critics, and fans mustn’t focus only on the historical influence of blacks on their white peers, but engage more deeply with the current, active involvement of black country musicians and fans.
There’s a similar reckoning happening with gender. Authors like Robert K. Oermann and Mary A. Bufwack have written for decades about women’s contributions to the country field, but few have gone so far as Holly Gleason, whose 2017 edited collection, Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives, claims country is “in many ways women’s music”.
Still others, especially scholars like Nadine Hubbs, have extended the analysis of race and gender in country music beyond the black-white binary and into LGBTQ+ territory with books like Rednecks, Queers & Country Music and the forthcoming Country Mexicans.
Hubbs recently edited a country-focused issue of the Journal of Popular Music Studies, which focuses on the diversity of the genre’s practices and processes. This issue and other texts amply demonstrate that some of the most impressive music scholarship today is coming out of analysis of country.
Simultaneously, there is often a backlash to progressive forces in history and culture, and whether or not they are intended as such, books like Ted Gioia’s 2019 survey, Music: A Subversive History, while sometimes illuminating, grossly mischaracterize the roots and history of country and reinforce the perception of country as a white man’s world.
As a corrective, this article names four essential books that redefine, rethink, and redraw many boundaries constricting how we think about race and gender in country music. While all were released roughly in the last decade from university presses, some are for general readers while others are more for academic specialists. All highlight new ways of thinking of and understanding important dimensions of country, including its performative dimensions regarding authenticity and perceptions of its core audience.
Hidden in the Mix
Hidden in the Mix: The African American Presence in Country Music, ed. Diane Pecknold (https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/1623/Hidden-in-the-MixThe-African-American-Presence-in)
While Diane Pecknold is known as an expert on the business of country, as established by her 2007 book The Selling Sound: The Rise of the Country Music Industry, she is also an eminent scholar on race and gender in the field, including as coeditor of A Boy Named Sue: Gender and Country Music and Country Boys and Redneck Women: New Essays in Gender and Country Music. Her insightful introduction to the 2013 collection Hidden in the Mix: The African American Presence in Country Music, highlights some of the key problems in how country music discourses depict African American figures in the music’s history. This collection of brilliant chapters by a diverse group of scholars helps readers refigure what it means to be a black musician, songwriter, entrepreneur, or fan in country.
Writing on topics ranging from the trajectory of African American engagement with the banjo, which originated in Africa and later became transfigured into a symbol of white historical nostalgia, to the salience of country in St. Lucia in the Caribbean, reconstituting how we think about country in the United States, scholars in this volume consistently add new perspectives and help readers form new narratives about country and its history regarding race.
While not the most cohesive book—it is an edited anthology of essays, after all, rather than a straightforward monograph recounting the history of African Americans in country—Hidden in the Mix educated me on a number of key black contributions to country. Pecknold’s chapter on the legacy of Ray Charles’s country work helped form much of my research for an article on it that I wrote for PopMatters. Pecknold and the other authors do more than most to rethink race in music, demonstrating the instability of country’s whiteness. I highly recommend this book.
Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music
Rednecks, Queers & Country Music, Nadine Hubbs (https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520280663/rednecks-queers-and-country-music)
One of the most convention-busting books I’ve ever read, musicologist Nadine Hubbs’s 2014 book, Rednecks, Queers & Country Music, combines multidimensional analyses of country recordings (particularly Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck Woman” and David Allan Coe’s “Fuck Aneta Briant” [sic]), arguments about the supposed virulent homophobia and racism in white working-class communities; and analysis of the classism in what she calls “the narrating class,” with many quick to assert that they listen to “anything but country.”
Hubbs’s insightful assessment of different themes and values in country that are prominent in white working-class communities, as well as of what constitutes “the political” in country music discourses, prove among the most insightful commentary, while her analysis of the aforementioned “anything but country” trope, informed by theorists like Pierre Bourdeiu, is also persuasive.
I recommend this book for anyone looking for a unique perspective on class, gender, sexuality, and race—not just people interested in learning about country music and its history, though it has plenty to teach many a music scholar as well.
Woman Walk the Line
Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives, ed. Holly Gleason (https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/gleason-woman-walk-the-line)
Given the ongoing debates on women’s representation in country, if you’ve ever wanted a manifesto for country as women’s music, this 2017 edited collection of personal essays fills the bill. Holly Gleason has edited a moving compendium of female writers writing about their favorite women in country music, and gives ample evidence of the power of country music to women as listeners, fans, and creators.
In addition, the book has a few essays on women of color in country music, including Lil Hardin, Rita Coolidge, and Rhiannon Giddens, as well as multiple narratives written by or involving LGBTQ country artists and fans. But while highlighting the often-overlooked diversity of country music’s artists and audiences, the collection also emphasizes how the business acumen of stars like Barbara Mandrell and the moving music of Emmylou Harris and Patty Griffin inspired women in their careers—and sometimes even helped heal major trauma.
While, as I have written elsewhere, Woman Walk the Line is emphatically not a canonical overview of female country greats, if you’re looking for an accessible book to understand women’s importance in country, this is a great place to start.
Natural Acts: Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music, Pamela Fox (https://www.press.umich.edu/277898/natural_acts)
“Authenticity” is a word with enough interpretations that it can mean everything and therefore nothing. As Nadine Hubbs writes in Rednecks, Queers, and Country Music, genres like country and hip hop, associated with working class people, are often subjected to greater scrutiny for how “authentic” the music and artists’ personae appear to be. If you want a book with a wealth of innovative lenses and interpretations of authenticity in any kind of art, I recommend Pamela Fox’s 2009 book, Natural Acts: Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music.
This book is the most theoretically sophisticated work on country that I have ever read. Its arguments defy neat summary, as English and Gender Studies professor Fox weaves intersectional strands of class, gender, and race into her study of key moments when country discourses—including recordings, interviews, autobiographies, and promotional materials—focused on the music’s perceived authenticity. Going back to the early days of radio barn dances and blackface performance through the increasing primacy of alt.country in the twenty-first century, Fox’s book is not quite a catalog of every moment that country signaled its “realness,” but its rich use of academic theory ranging from Pierre Bourdieu to Raymond Williams makes this one of the most useful books that I’ve seen that applies academic discourses to a music genre.
Published in 2009, Natural Acts is especially insightful around gender, highlighting how different moments reflect alternately masculinized and feminized renderings of authenticity. Fox especially provides a service to the world of country when she focuses on authenticity in the work of female artists from Jean Shepard and Kitty Wells to Gillian Welch and Iris DeMent. Fox’s chapter on female country artists’ autobiographies redefining authenticity in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s uses some of the most sophisticated interdisciplinary reading of multiple forms at work—literary, musical, visual—that I have seen in any work in Cultural Studies. While this book might be dizzying in its layered complexity, it gives credence to a comment from sociologist Barry Shank about the book: “Country music studies has come of age.”


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In addition to the official reveal of several Galaxy newcomers Samsung detailed new Ativ products at their event in London last night. Two tablets, a range of notebooks and an all-in-one PC will be seeing release under the Ativ branding, though the launch dates and pricing for the new products have yet to be revealed.
The two new Ativ tablets, the Ativ Q and Ativ Tab 3, are notable for their own reasons. The Ativ Q will features a frankly bonkers resolution of 3,200 x 1,800 (275ppi), crammed into a 13-inch qHD+ display. The Ativ Q is also a hybrid device, in more ways that one. Able to function both as a notebook and a tablet, in one of four configurations, it also boasts two operating systems: Windows 8 and Android 4.2.2. A Core i5 processor, integrated Intel graphics and 4GB of RAM with 128GB of solid-state storage will also be features of the hybrid device when it releases.
The Ativ Tab 3, on the other hand, is being billed as the world’s thinnest tablet. It is a mere 0.81cm thick, with a 10.1 inch display (1,366 x 768) and an Intel Atom Z2760 CPU. The Tab 3 has 2GB of RAM, 64GB of flash storage and runs the full version of Windows 8. It will have a claimed 10 hour battery life, an improved S Pen and will also come with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 preinstalled.
Two 13.3 inch notebooks, the Ativ Book 9 Lite and Ativ Book 9 Plus, were also announced at Samsung’s London event. The Ativ Book 9 Plus will include a quad-core processor, which remains nameless for now, and the same display as the Ativ Q hybrid tablet. The Ativ Book 9 Lite also pops in the Ativ Q’s 3,200 x 1,800 qHD+ display but has slightly stripped-down specs. An AMD A6 quad-core CPU, 4GB of RAM and 128GB solid-state drive call the Lite home.
By comparison there were relatively few details made available for the Ativ One 5 all-in-one PC, aside from its thickness (26.9mm) and the fact that it can used as a home server for a range of Samsung tech. Samsung will likely have more to say on that front at a later stage.


Today’s Bank of Japan (BOJ) intervention into the price of the Japanese yen versus the dollar now explains why Naoto Kan was kept on as president of the DPJ and will continue as Prime Minister of Japan: It was all a back-door deal. Wheeling and dealing as usual.
“Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.”
All this time Kan was reluctant to prop up the yen and then, suddenly, he wins the vote and the next day, his so-called “principles” are out the door and the BOJ jumps into yen intervention head-first for the first time in six-years (after it was proven it didn’t work the first time). Well, at least that explains why he was kept on.
My favorite economic blog in the world, Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis, has an excellent
analysis on the idiocy of the BOJ intervening in the price of the Japanese Yen versus the US dollar.
Mish cynically writes of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) intervention:
It has been proven time and time again that currency intervention does not work. Yet, somehow it is “good for the government to show its strong stance”. (Referring to foolish remarks by investment strategist Takao Hattori at Mitsubishi UFJ bank).
He also adds later in the same article:
If the Yen does drop in a sustained way, it will not be because of the intervention, but rather because the Yen had outrun fundamentals and was simply ready to drop.
Even though Japan had been complaining that a strong yen was hurting their exports, records show that Japan actually had strong exports in July 2010:
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“Clearly the U.S. is not going to be too friendly towards it although they may not argue too much about it in that Japan is a big customer for its Treasury securities.”
“I’m not sure we are going to see a major weakening of the macro statistics in Japan, but if we do that would obviously help weaken the yen, but exports were quite strong in July both on a nominal and real basis so it’s a bit of a quandary for Japan.”
“But the biggest problem for Japan is not the U.S. cross rates, it’s the Korean won, and the Korean won has just been ridiculously weak. Yet G20 officials have yet to really pressure Korea on this at all, which I think is really to Japan’s detriment.”
I highly recommend reading Mish’s entire blog on the subject as he is a much better expert on this than I, but I want to point out something here that is missed by most people as to what happened to the price of gold, in yen, immediately after this market intervention. And how government intervention – any government intervention – distorts the marketplace and creates problems for investors and business men alike.
Today, Sept 15, 2010, the opening price per gram of gold was ¥3426 per gram. This was before the BOJ intervention in the price of the yen versus the dollar.
This price was realized after strong gold gains in New York overnight where gold closed at $1268.70 on Sept. 14, 2010. This created the gold price of ¥3426 a gram as stated in the previous paragraph. At that time the yen was trading at ¥82.27 per dollar.
Then, at about 10:30 am Tokyo time, the BOJ intervened and the price of the yen dropped from ¥82.27 per dollar to nearly ¥85 per dollar. This caused the Nikkei 225 to soar.
It also caused the price of gold to jump too.
In just a moment, the day’s price of gold went from ¥3426 a gram to ¥3461 a gram…
Now, most gold owners would celebrate at this information, but a closer look reveals that this is not all that great and that, even the supposed “experts” think that this intervention won’t matter as market fundaments are what’s driving the price of the yen.
As the NPR reported:
“The effect from Japan’s solo intervention won’t last very long. We have to see how the U.S. and European monetary authorities would react,” said Yuji Kameoka, chief forex strategist at Daiwa Institute.
The intervention came a day after Prime Minister Naoto Kan held onto power after fending off a challenge from veteran lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa for the ruling party presidency. Ozawa had advocated currency intervention, but Kan had until now been reluctant to act.
So now, one again, things make perfect sense. Ozawa was willing to intervene in supporting the yen. Kan wasn’t. Ozawa was a big money politician who had a dirty image; Kan wasn’t… Ozawa played the sneaky back-door smoke-filled room deals; Kan was supposedly a “new face” and not a part of the “Good Old Boys” ….
But that’s all gone now.
Kan and his people got the votes they wanted by promising to prop up the yen… It’s business as usual in Japan, folks.
The politicians in this country and even the Bank of Japan are not concerned about the well-being of the average Japanese person. They will do whatever they can to keep the Ponzi scheme going for as long as they can… The can has been kicked down the road once again….
A few months ago, Kan said he wouldn’t prop up the yen because he was worried that, due to debt, Japan would become like Greece… But, here we are.
Thank God that these politicians look out for number one… Thank God they will do whatever it takes to get elected….
The Japanese people be damned.
Keywords: gold, Ponzi, Ichiro Ozawa, Kan, Mish, Marketing Japan
Great News! Japan’s best airlines (no, it’s not Japan Airlines)… Japan’s best airlines, All Nippon Airways will launch a LCC (Low Cost Carrier).
Japan’s ANA to launch budget carrier
TOKYO — Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to launch a low-cost carrier that will operate both international and domestic short-haul routes from the second half of 2011, the company said Thursday.
ANA said it had signed an agreement with Hong Kong-based private equity firm First Eastern Investment Group to establish “the first Japanese low-cost airline”, adding that it would operate independently from ANA.
The new company will be established by the end of this year, ANA said, with the aim of flying both international and domestic short-haul routes out of Kansai International Airport, Osaka by 2011.
“Regardless of the intense competition in the air transportation industry, we anticipate an increase in passenger traffic demand in East Asia,” said Shinichiro Ito, president and chief executive of ANA.
The carrier “came to the conclusion that a low cost carrier would be the right approach to compete effectively in this market” he said.
The airline said the new company will be 66.7 percent owned by Japanese investors, with ANA holding a 39 percent stake.
First Eastern will hold the remaining 33.3 percent stake, the maximum foreign ownership currently allowed in Japan.
I just got back from the 2011 Rugby World Cup Press Conference in Tokyo. It was pretty much a success. Since basically everyone else who was there was from old media (TV & print) I thought I had better use the Internet and my blogger advantage to tell you good folks what happened at the event at least a day before the antique media gets around to it…
I mean, what’s the point in inviting a blogger if they don’t blog immediately, right?
The event was held at Tepia Hall 4F. Tepia Hall is next to Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Aoyama in Tokyo. The closet subway station is Gaienmae (exit 3). The event started at 2:30 pm and ended at 3:30 or so.
The guests included the New Zealand Ambassador to Japan, Ian Kennedy; Jason Hill the head of New Zealand Tourism; John Kirwan the most famous Kiwi rugby player in history and head coach of the Japanese national team, the Cherry Blossoms; and the Japan team current representative player, Fumiaki Tanaka.
John Kirwan, head coach of Japan’s National Rugby team gets award from children
The event started with a short speech by the ambassador to Japan, Ian Kennedy, followed by another speech and a list of data presented by Jason Hill. (Wow! New Zealand representatives can speak Japanese! The people the USA sends over never can!)
Some of the interesting points about the Rugby World Cup 2011 are:
* It is the world’s third largest sporting event (soccer is #1)
* This will be the 7th World Cup
* In 2015 the WC will be held in England; in 2019 in Japan
* There will be 48 matches in 45 days with 20 teams
* Opening match is Sept. 9 at Eden Park featuring New Zealand vs. Tonga
* 1.65 million tickets will be sold
* Plus New Zealand is safe and the most desirable place to visit on earth (I can attest to that!)
After Jason Hill gave his speech, the guest of honor appeared. John Kirwan took the stage to answer questions and give his take on the World Cup.
Since John Kirwan took over as coach of Japan Rugby, the Japanese Rugby team has improved by leaps and bounds. Japan used to be ranked #19 in the world, but with John Kirwan (JK as he is affectionately called) at the helm, they have shot up to #12 in rankings.
JK says that Japan must do well this World Cup in order to qualify for the 2015 World Cup in England and that is the goal for the Japan team and JK’s personal goal too.
John Kirwan answering reporter’s questions
Well, that and doing well against the All Blacks, New Zealand’s team who is hungry for a World Cup victory – and will be extremely tough to beat – especially since they are playing at home.
When I asked JK what his purpose was when the Japan team takes on the All Blacks in their second game at the World Cup, JK said that no matter what, that after the game is over, win or lose, the All Blacks must respect the Japan team…
He also said that if Japan can beat the All Blacks that he would be satisfied and retire right there on the spot. I reckon that would motivate his guys!
Good luck to John Kirwan, the Cherry Blossoms and well done to New Zealand and New Zealand Tourism for a very interesting and well done event!
Go Japan! Go New Zealand!
Keywords: John Kirwan, All Blacks, Mike Rogers, Rugby, 2011, 2011 Rugby World Cup, New Zealand, Fumiaki Tanaka, Cherry Blossoms, Mike in Tokyo Rogers, Marketing Japan
If you use Gmail – and who doesn’t these days? – you might have noticed a that, at the top right of your Gmail, there is a new item in bold red lettering that says “New Priority Inbox Beta“. This is a new Google Gmail feature that I think is just fantastic and it is definitely going to make our lives easier!
The people who make it in the new economy are the ones who can stay focused and stay organized. Everyone knows how difficult that can be! Just how do we stay on top of several email accounts that are constantly filling up and altering our work priorities by the minute? It is tough! I know, when I work at the GM of the broadcasting station, I was getting over 800 emails a day. There was no way to keep up with them all. I had to prioritize. You must do that too. (I have written some other tips for you here.)
Well, now here comes Google’s Gmail newest feature! The New Priority Inbox Beta promises to make live easier for all of us by presorting mail for us into higher and lower priority. I gather that it uses some sort of algorithm that judges mail by past actions; did you get mail from this person before? Did you answer it? Did you answer it soon, etc., etc?
Here’s a brief rundown of what New Priority Inbox Beta can do from the website:
Email is great… Unless there’s too much of it.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you knew which messages to read first?
Introducing Gmail Priority Inbox!
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If you want to get back to a message later, just mark it with a star!
How does Priority Inbox work?
Gmail already has a great spam filter…
But what’s really neat… It’s really good at predicting what’s important!
Based on which e-mails you read and which emails you reply to.
And, if it makes a mistake….Just mark a message less important or more important.
Over time, it gets better and better!
So checking email will be much less daunting!
And here is a short cartoon explaining briefly about the features!
I can honestly admit that I started using New Priority Inbox Beta a few days ago and from the first time I used it, it helped me to spot an important mail that I had missed; and that mail came to me 12 days ago! Had I not tried New Priority Inbox Beta I would have missed that mail completely and lost money! I do not like losing money!
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Photo: Pictured above, Gadsden City School System Superintendent Tony Reddick (right) shares a joyful moment with Dr. Tara Donald Walls (left) before delivering the keynote speech as the Gadsden Inspirational Choir applauds at the 35th annual city-wide observance of Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. Day in Gadsden.
By Katie Bohannon, Staff Writer
The 35th annual city-wide observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hosted by WMGJ Radio at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church in Gadsden, celebrated the man whose devotion to change inspired others to walk in his footsteps for generations.
Local students from different schools and churches came together to form the Gadsden Inspirational Choir, whose powerful voices and beautiful harmonies moved the audience throughout the event. Under the direction of Katherine Hood and Rev. Reginald Huff, the choir sang several pieces including “Glory” and “Ride On, King Jesus.”
Senior Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church Z. Andre Huff and Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Roderick Thomas welcomed the audience to the celebration and introduced speakers.
Gadsden City High School student Sheldon I. Bush recited a poem by James Weldon Johnson entitled “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The poem reflected on how the past affects the present. Johnson’s words reminded listeners of God’s preservation and encouraged listeners to never forget His blessings and influence on their lives and their native land.
“Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,” Bush said. “Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.”
Etowah County Probate Judge Scott W. Hassell followed Bush, and prayed with the audience, recognizing Dr. King’s contribution as an instrument of God’s glory and voice on the earth. Hassell prayed that the celebration would serve as a catalyst and spark for revival that begins in Etowah County where residents will turn to God and through Him, demonstrate righteousness and justice.
Inspired by the students’ singing, Former Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s Gadsden-Etowah Chapter President Joseph Cole felt led to redirect his message. He emphasized the importance of youth involvement and the impact of younger generations but also addressed the audience as individuals. Cole illustrated how each year, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is celebrated and honored, and out all of Dr. King’s numerous accomplishments, the one speech that seems to stand out among the rest is his “I Have a Dream” speech. Cole also discussed how each year, including 40 years ago when he served as SCLC president in the same Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, the song “We Shall Overcome” is sung. He asked the audience to examine themselves and determine what they as individuals are doing to make Dr. King’s dream come true and what they are doing within themselves to overcome.
Cole told that audience that members can take the first step to overcome that same night in their homes, churches and schools. He introduced a word to the congregation—forgiveness. Cole preached forgiveness of others, but also forgiveness of self as the only method of releasing all the strife and division that festered in the past.
“Once we forgive, we can get rid of all that frustration, all that hate and all that bitterness,” Cole said. “And then black and black can come together. White and white can come together. Then black and white can come together.”
WMGJ Radio’s operations manager David L. Lawson welcomed attendants to the celebration. He said that his uncle and WMGJ creator Floyd Donald would be extremely proud if he were witnessing the celebration, but Lawson felt comforted to share the stage with his cousin and Donald’s daughter, Dr. Tara Donald Walls, who spoke later in the evening. Donald began the MLK Celebration 35 years ago and Lawson paused to applaud the man who began an event of such grand importance.
Lawson reminded the audience of the church’s role in the civil rights movement and the significance of holding the MLK Celebration in a church that evening. Despite the disruption of communities, distress in America or turmoil in the world, Lawson noted that believers who submit themselves to God have control over their actions. He reflected on Cole’s message of forgiveness and described that as the civil rights movement began with the church, forgiveness begins with kindness. As Lawson drove to the celebration, Etowah County Sheriff’s Executive Assistant Tammy Bean called to let him know that she arrived at Mt. Pilgrim. Lawson said that Bean’s action was God’s grace and kindness and Etowah County Sheriff’s Department’s excitement to participate resulted in a warm invitation. Lawson stated that if people focused more often on kindness, they would not have to forgive as much as they do. He gave the audience a place to start.
“We can be so wrapped up in the things that fall against us in this work and progress for true equality that we end up becoming the things we are fighting,” Lawson said. “It’s a better reason why this place, God’s holy ground, we can have all kinds of great ideas in the world. Look where you are starting from. Welcome to this place, the church, and start from here.”
Etowah County Commission Chairman and District 5 Representative Jeffrey Washington presented a proclamation to WMGJ radio station and Lawson in recognition of WMGJ’s 35 years of annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Etowah County Commission recognized Dr. King for his inspiration, leadership and commitment to the American struggle for civil rights.
Washington said that when he ran for county commission, he ran with the idea of wanting to unite District 5 and bring people together. He called District 5 to action and Etowah County to join themselves in love and harmony to create a community working together, united in strength rather than divided in weakness.
“The blood inside you is the same blood inside me,” Washington said. “Brothers and sisters, we are the same. Our differences do not make us superior or inferior to one another, but the differences bring us about in a collective effort of strength—that we benefit from it all.”
Gadsden City Councilman and District 3 representative Thomas Worthy brought greetings from city hall and a message of Gadsden’s progress over the last 15 years. He noted the importance of Gadsden’s black political leaders and the significance of two black judges, a black female city council president and a black county commission chairman. Worthy added that despite the achievements civil rights advocates made in Gadsden, the city still has a long road towards change.
“We have to do better as a community,” Worthy said. “We have to come together in unity. We had the [MLK] prayer breakfast this morning. We pray and we pray, but if we don’t put our boots on the ground and start doing something about our community, it’s for naught. So I ask of you, let’s come together, let’s work with each group and let’s don’t worry about who gets the credit. Because God will get the credit in the end.”
Renaissance House Director Fred Zackery introduced “Unsung Heroes,” a portion of the celebration that recognized individuals for their efforts that embodied the integrity, diligence and character Dr. King represented. Before giving awards, Zackery said that reconciliation in Gadsden comes from forgiveness and addressed the police chief for working with him. He also addressed the Gadsden Inspirational Choir students and young audience members, calling young people “the bench” that must step up and ensure that reconciliation does not get buried in democracy.
In the past, Zackery explained how the MLK Celebration honored foot soldiers, who were identified as people involved in the civil rights movement who stood firmly in their beliefs despite suffering persecution, physical harm or death. In 2020 however, the MLK Celebration expanded its definition of foot soldiers. Zackery introduced Chip Rowan as his brother, who he met years ago when Zackery advocated for a young intellectually challenged student who needed assistance that he was not receiving in the Gadsden school system. Rowan contacted Zackery and tutored the student for two years. Driven by his concern for the lack of employment opportunities for young adults with disabilities after public schooling, Rowan developed a special training program that transformed into the Beautiful Rainbow Café. Located in the Gadsden Public Library, the Café employs people of varying disabilities who receive paid wages and high school co-op credit for their work. The café placed 22 students in private employment and food facilities in the past two years. Zackary awarded Rowan’s service to these students with a plaque in his honor, declaring him a foot soldier.
On stage, Rowan expressed thanks for the recognition. He said that though he has won awards in the past, being honored on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day by the same community who began the celebration 35 years ago was truly overwhelming. Rowan considered Dr. King the true American hero, someone who inspired him and his family. Rowan tied the acceptance and unity Dr. King represented to his personal efforts at the café.
“You know people ask me ‘why did you name it Beautiful Rainbow Café?’” Rowan said. “Tonight I’m reminded why I named it Beautiful Rainbow Café, because together we are brothers and sisters, we are a beloved community and together we are a beautiful rainbow.”
Isaiah Hayes III was honored posthumously as a foot soldier. Zackery described Hayes as a renaissance man, listing his accomplishments in engineering and electrical maintenance and service as president of the local Civic League, active member of NAACP and Mount Zion Baptist Church of Attalla, chairman of the Incorporation Committee of Ridgeville. Portraying Hayes as a man who left footprints in the sands of time, Zackery presented Hayes’ award to his widow, Carolyn.
“When I read your husband’s resume and all the things he had done, [how he] put himself in harm’s way more often than not to serve his community, I want to say thank you for sharing him with this community,” Zackery told Mrs. Hayes.
Dr. Walls introduced the celebration’s keynote speaker Gadsden City School System Superintendent Tony Reddick. Walls grew up in Gadsden, at 428 North 9th Street down the road from Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church. She and her family represented her father during the celebration, which she said did not begin 35 years ago, but much earlier with how her father lived his life embracing kindness, service, change and unity. Walls remembered her father’s values and how they coincided with Dr. King. She remembered separate but equal and attested to how Gadsden has made many changes. But change is an ever-evolving process that Walls reflected on as she connected Dr. King’s “Blueprint” speech to Reddick’s life.
“A couple weeks before [Dr. King] passed away, he gave a speech to some junior high school children called ‘Blueprint,’” Walls said. “In that blueprint, he told them to see where you want to be and plot a course to get there. Mr. Reddick saw where he wanted to be and he plotted out a course.”
Reddick’s blueprints developed into the creation of genuine service in his role as superintendent. As Reddick took the stage, he described a legacy as what a person leaves behind for those they have served. At the celebration, Reddick shared how Dr. King’s legacy inspired his own.
In March of 1965, Reddick’s mother joined Dr. King in a march from the south end of Boston to Boston Common. At Boston Common, Reddick’s mother had a front row seat for Dr. King’s speech and while she never actually spoke to Dr. King, Reddick’s mother waved at him and he waved back. Reddick surmised that since he was with his mother, Dr. King was waving at him too. A week after this moment affected Reddick’s life, another moment changed him forever.
While crossing the street, Reddick was hit by a car and had a near death experience that resulted in blindness in his right eye. But this incident did not inhibit Reddick from envisioning who he wanted to become and how he wanted to serve others. From excelling in academics and the arts to dedicating himself to bettering his students at numerous schools to serving as superintendent, Reddick carried Dr. King’s blueprints for noble leadership with him.
“Although I have had some damage to my sight, my vision is still clear,” Reddick said.
Reddick compared the loss of his sight with the improvement of his hearing and shared some negative comments he heard about his role in Gadsden City schools. But negative comments never affected Reddick’s vision to benefit his students’ education and lives, to improve their learning as he gave them clothes, to increase ACT scores as he cut their hair, to buy them opportunities as he bought them cars. As Dr. King did so himself, Reddick turned that negativity into a lesson that encouraged a transformation and promoted the hope for change.
“It is my hope that these things that promote abasement in our community will soon create an uplifting in our community,” Reddick said. “Hope, defined by Webster’s, is a feeling that we have of expectation, a desire for things to happen. What is your hope? How do you intend to fulfill it? It can’t be through division. It can’t be through hatred. It can’t be through guile. It can’t be through any of those things. But nothing can be more accomplished without hope.”
Reddick applied Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech to reiterate the themes of unity, vision and separatism that were discussed all day from the prayer breakfast to the celebration. Reddick associated the word dream with the future and quoted Dr. King when he said “Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to make justice a reality.”
Using his knowledge of mathematics as a metaphor, Reddick illustrated how opposition and division destroys progress and suffocates positive change. He described how a circle is 360 degrees and the diameter of that circle is a line that connects one side of the circle to the other through the center. He implored the audience to consider the center of their own lives, the center of their joy.
“Whatever that [center] might be, if you are diametrically opposed to it, that means if you are on one side of it, I am on the other side of it,” Reddick said. “We can’t progress like that. Some of us share that circle. We can’t be diametrically opposed to one another and expect to achieve the thing that Dr. King challenged us to go after. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plain of dignity and discipline. Who are you?”
Reddick shared several Bible verses with the audience, connecting God’s word to the message of unification Dr. King preached. From Amos 3:3-8 Reddick read, “Can two walk together, unless they be agreed? Shall a trumpet be blown in the city and the people not be afraid? The lion has roared, who will not fear him? The Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?”
Reddick heard the trumpets and responded to their call. He emphasized the trumpets blown throughout Gadsden and that now is the time for Etowah County to move forward. He encouraged Dr. King’s dream to live on in the hearts of all in the community as they practice the greatest force against the strife, turmoil and division that exists in the world—love.
“I’m talking about agape love, selfless love,” Reddick said. “The love God has for man and man is supposed to have for God. It’s important that we start showing love. [Love is] the only thing that can erase hate. Love conquers hate.”
A litany followed Reddick’s speech to conclude the celebration, focusing on the relationship between God’s word and Dr. King’s message that promoted love’s transformative power, character’s triumph over judgement, the faith that remains steadfast in opposing injustice and the unification that manifests when justice prevails.

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Recently, the climate change has become a globe issue influencing human survival and development and all countries have taken steps to reduce carbon emissions to address climate change. Low carbon building is one of the effective methods to deal with climate change. However the low carbon building market is developing slowly. Thus, it is necessary to analyze the factors influencing the market promotion. Promotion of low carbon building market concerns about stakeholders including the government, developers and consumers. Considering their interest, a game analysis is done between the developer and customer under the background of policy support. And the price of low carbon building is calculated which meets the interest of both sides. Results show that consumer dominates the promotion of low carbon building because the developer's decision relies on prediction about whether a consumer prefers to buy a low carbon or an ordinary building. Besides, higher government grants lead to more profits for developers and a lower incremental price for consumers.
Chen-Chen He, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Xiao-Ming Wang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
Guo-Chao Zhao, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
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Again in mid-Might, The New York Instances regarded on the success of girls leaders in coping with the COVID-19 disaster. Whether or not it was Angela Merkel in Germany operating up a far decrease loss of life fee than neighbors in France or Italy; 34-year-old Prime Minster Sanna Marin in Finland whose all-women-led coalition got here up with a plan main to only 6% of the deaths in Sweden; President Tsai Ing-wen main Taiwan by a plan so profitable that the full variety of deaths for the entire occasion so far is 7; or all-star Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand, who was proclaimed the best chief on Earth in uniting her nation to fully eradicate the illness there. Girls: They acquired the job accomplished.
As of Monday, New Zealand had 23 instances of COVID-19, all of them being fastidiously monitored in isolation. America had 1,620,520, and states had been waving the white flag on even making an attempt to conduct contact tracing or case administration. Whereas these women-led nations present the world that devoted management on testing, contact tracing, case administration, social distancing, and protecting measures can efficiently cut back the loss of life fee and include the illness, the USA has turn into the poster baby for easy methods to do each attainable factor completely mistaken.
How may issues have been totally different? Properly …
On December 31, 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Well being Fee in Hubei Province, China, knowledgeable the World Well being Group (WHO) that there was a suspicious cluster of pneumonia instances within the space. This data was instantly handed on to WHO members, and in the USA it was dropped at the eye of the International Well being Safety and Biodefense unit underneath Navy Rear Admiral R. Timothy Ziemer. On New Yr’s Day, Ziemer briefed Clinton, who licensed a U.S. group to hitch the WHO Incident Administration Assist Staff as they evaluated this new illness. Two weeks later, the virus has been sequenced, WHO has issued technical steering warning of potential for unfold, and the primary case has appeared in Taiwan. Public well being consultants are in place in airports in New York Metropolis, San Francisco, and Los Angeles to display incoming passengers from China. (Imagine it or not, virtually all of this occurred underneath … that different man, apart from the biodefense group, as a result of they not exist.)
It’s what occurs subsequent that basically adjustments issues. As a result of when the primary case seems in the USA, Clinton is prepared with 1000’s of take a look at kits obtained from abroad upfront of Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) kits changing into out there. As really useful by quite a few workouts, she has already created a government for dispatching private protecting tools (PPE) to states. The truth is, virtually half of the out there PPE and ventilators have already been despatched to states earlier than that first case is confirmed, and extra tools has already been ordered to restock the nationwide provide.
With that first case, testing websites are arrange and Clinton pronounces a nationwide effort to distribute exams, present guidelines for isolation and quarantine, and guarantee immediate outcomes.
At the same time as these take a look at stations are being established, it’s clear that the freshly named COVID-19 has unfold additional and quicker than anticipated. Instances have appeared on each coasts. However with exams out there and a group centered on delivering them to the websites of recognized instances, preliminary outbreaks are way more contained. A nationwide program of sampling begins, with random exams looking for neighborhood unfold in surprising areas.
New York emerges as a scorching spot however by no means runs out of hospital area because of centered efforts to get exams the place they’re wanted and conduct early regional quarantines. By the primary week of March, Clinton pronounces that each the Inner Income Service (IRS) and the Census Bureau have been given a brand new task, with their regular features positioned on maintain. These large number-crunching businesses are enlisted in touch tracing and case administration. Working with state and native officers, it’s their activity to see that each recognized case of COVID-19 is being dealt with by correct isolation and receiving follow-up testing. As well as, they direct a rising variety of cellular testing groups to trace down potential contacts and implement a 14-day quarantine interval. Over the objection of Republicans within the Senate, Clinton requires a nationwide stay-at-home order whereas working with Congress to safe protecting gear and bonus funds for important staff and Emergency Fundamental Earnings for the rest of the nation.
By the top of April, the U.S. passes a tragic milestone with 90,000 confirmed instances and over 9,000 Individuals useless. Nonetheless, widespread testing is in place throughout the nation, case counts are dropping, and the proportion of exams coming again constructive is under 1%. By mid-Might, the storm has handed. Clinton pronounces that fewer than 100 constructive exams have been decided within the final week. The nation begins to reopen on a regional foundation, with clear tips and strict enforcement of guidelines for distancing and crowd-size.
In the meantime, Sen. Mitch McConnell pronounces that Republicans within the Senate are launching a sequence of investigations into “the biggest catastrophe in American historical past.” Ted Cruz calls it “Benghazi occasions 3,000” and Fox Information declares that each warning they gave about Clinton is completely proper. Frequent visitor Donald Trump seems to elucidate how if he had been president, the whole lot would have been so a lot better. In a nationwide speech, Clinton thanks the residents of the nation for his or her unity and fortitude, and ends by saying: “I settle for full duty.”
The aim of this prolonged sigh is solely this: Trump needs to declare a “win” by evaluating the present outcomes of the pandemic towards merely permitting the virus to run wild. However that’s not the correct measure. The measure is competent management. May anybody have actually held the numbers in the USA this low? All of the proof says sure. A speedy response on testing, a coordinated nationwide effort, and a system that ran on proof quite than spite might have recognized the areas the place COVID-19 was circulating in the neighborhood earlier than emergency rooms stuffed up. South Korea’s response restricted the instances there to only 12,000 and stored deaths all the way down to 285.
After all, none of that is going to be simple for Joe Biden, who isn’t ranging from scratch, however has to cope with a nation the place Trump has merely walked away from any duty. However a minimum of Biden has a plan that’s extra actual than a fairy story … in contrast to the whole lot Trump has accomplished.

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Summary: Got this as a gift recently. Heads up also the price has dropped at GAME you can pick this up for £19.99. Which I would say is good value. I have played this quite a bit now and it is really good fun. There are a good mix of questions and puzzles. For quite a few of them you really do not need to be a movie buff at all. All it takes is practice and with games like the anagrams it's simply a question of working out the answer.
Summary: Scene it ist in keinster Weise ein Konkurrent für Sony´s Buzz. Ein einziges Spiel in dem es nur Filme und Schauspieler geht. Schnell durchgezockt, und die Auswahl einzelner Aufgaben im Spiel ist sehr begrenzt.

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The One (Show) that got away! Chris Evans gets pally with ex-wife Billie Piper's new husband Laurence Fox on lads' day out
He's previously joked that he should 'set up a group' with Billie Piper's cast offs.
But joker Chris Evans, 49, seemed to be well on the way when he found himself getting very pally with ex-wife Billie Piper's second husband Laurence Fox, 37, on Monday.
The One Show presenter - who has been brazen enough to crack 'ex jokes' with Billie live on TV before - was hanging out with the father of her children on a familiar lads' day out.
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Getting along famously: Chris Evans and Laurence Fox, one a former and one a current husband of Billie Piper, hung out in London on Monday
The two men even cut a very similar appearance when they stepped out in jeans and sunglasses; with former redhead Chris' silver flecked hair looking a touch lighter with age.
They appeared to laugh and joke with each other as they walked along, perhaps skimming over the one very memorable thing they have in common.
Chris was famously married to Billie between 2001 and 2007, when their 16-year age gap saw the popstar wed a man nearly twice her age at just 18.
She married actor Laurence before the year that they divorced was up, and now the couple have two sons, Winston and Eugene.
Something in common: Billie has been married just twice, but was divorced by the time she was 24
Strong bond: Chris and Laurence have previously joked about the common link
Replaced: Chris and Billie were married for six years and had a 16-year age gap
Chris and Laurence certainly seemed to be able to share a laugh on the day out on Tuesday, hopefully not at Secret Diary Of A Call Girl actress Billie's expense.
In 2013, when Billie was invited onto Chris' 50th anniversary breakfast show for Radio 2, she brought along new beau Laurence and the comedy inspiration was flowing.
Billie discussed her role in Doctor Who, and the time when she discussed Christopher Ecclestone's departure from the show when David Tennant arrived.
'I met David and I was like, Goodbye Chris', Billie joked to the radio presenter, before he quipped, 'I've heard that before, me and him should set up a group!'
Settled down: Actress Billie now has two sons with fellow actor Laurence
Happy now: Chris is now happily married to Natasha Shishmanian, after two failed marriages
Chris, also previously married to Loose Women's Carol McGiffin for seven years, is now happily married to Natasha Shishmanian, with whom he also has two children, Eli and Noah.
This month, he returns to the job he had when he first Billie, as a presenter rowdy Channel 4 programme TFI Friday.
Evans will celebrate the Channel 4 show's 20th anniversary with a 90-minute episode on 12 June, 2015.
The Radio 2 presenter hosted the first five series, while the final sixth series was fronted by a celebrity guests including the Spice Girls, Davina McCall and Elton John.
Coupled up: The pair, seen here in November 2014, have been together since 2007
Lost love: Billie and Chris, seen here in 2004, were married in 2001 but split in 2007, staying close friends
Things are going from strength to strength for the presenter, who has been linked to the revived Top Gear format.
He has been named in connection with replacing Jeremy Clarkson on the BBC, who was fired for an argument with a producer.
This week, Evans was seen directing a £1million LaFerrari and a £175,000 Ferrari 458, believed to have been driven by touring car legend Jason Plato.
He was also getting to grips with his celeb friend set when he bumped into Sharleen Spiteri the same afternoon.
Celeb friends: The One Show presenter even bumped into Sharleen Spiteri while he was out
New job: Chris will celebrate the 20th anniversary of TFI Friday this month with a 90-minute episode on 12 June
Close pals: Things are looking up for the television personality, who may even replace Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson
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Childhood & Early Life
Alicia was born Alicia Gräfin von Rittberg, on December 10, 1993, in Munich, Germany, into a noble family. She has three brothers.
Alicia attended a humanities-oriented gymnasium. Her academic schedules often clashed with her acting projects, as she had been in the industry since 2000. Alicia later studied corporate management and economics at the 'Zeppelin University' in Friedrichshafen.
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Alicia made her debut in 2006, with the small role of ‘Jasmin Carnap’ in an episode of the German crime drama 'Der Alte' ('The Old Fox') for 'ZDF.' She played a different character, ‘Leonie Wintzer,’ in the same series, in 2011. Alicia starred as ‘Miriam Heitmann’ in the German TV movie ‘Die Sache mit dem Glück’ (2008) for 'ZDF.'
Alicia had a brief recurring role (five episodes, from 2008 to 2009) as ‘Lilly Sander’ in 'Meine wunderbare Familie.' She played the teenage version of the character ‘Romy’ (played by German actor Romy Schneider) in the TV biopic 'Romy.'
Alicia played ‘Charlotte Waldmann,’ the adolescent daughter of the lead character, in the 2010 two-part German TV film 'Das Geheimnis der Wale' ('The Secret of the Whales'). She was seen as ‘Gisela Kerner,’ a member of the Jewish family shown in the 2011 TV movie 'Hindenburg,' based on the Hindenburg air ship crash of 1937.
In 2011, Alicia made her film debut, as ‘Tina Brandner,’ in the German comedy 'A Very Hot Number' ('Eine ganz heiße Nummer'). She then portrayed ‘Therese Ederer’ in the German–Austrian TV movie 'A Deal with Adele' (original title: Die Verführerin Adele Spitzeder), based on the life of the notorious German actor Adele Spitzeder.
Alicia introduced the young version of the lead character ‘Luisa Keller’ (played by Senta Berger), a foster child, in the 'ZDF' film 'Und alle haben geschwiegen.' The performance earned her the 2013 'Young Artist Award' at the 'Bavarian Television Award' and the 'Günter Rohrbach Film Award' (shared with Leonard Carow). She starred as ‘Clara Liebner’ in the 2013 German TV film ‘Alles für meine Tochter' ('Everything for my Daughter').
Alicia had a brief yet important role, as ‘Emma,’ in the 2014 war film 'Fury,' which marked her Hollywood debut. She then played ‘Clara Novak,’ the granddaughter of the lead character, in the 'ARD' road movie 'Unterwegs mit Elsa.'
Her performance in the supporting role of ‘Lotte Seiler’ in the 2014 German–Austrian–Czech TV movie 'Die Hebamme' ('The Midwife'), based on Kerstin Cantz’s novel, earned a ‘New Faces’ award. She later reprised the role in the second part of the film, aired in 2016.
Alicia appeared as ‘Natasha’ in the 2016 British spy thriller 'Our Kind of Traitor' and was the lead, ‘Nadesh,’ in the 2017 German film 'Jugend ohne Gott' ('Youth without God'). Alicia earned her breakthrough TV role of ‘Ida Lenze,’ a 19th-century passionate assistant nurse, in six episodes of the first season of the 'Netflix' series 'Charité,' for which she received the 'Bambi Award' for the ‘Best German Actress’ in 2017.
Alicia was cast in the recurring role (four episodes) of ‘Anna Winteler’ in the first season of the 'National Geographic' anthology period drama 'Genius' (2017). She was seen as ‘Lotte Brendel,’ a skillful draftswoman forced to hide her talent from her father, in the 2018 TV film 'Lotte am Bauhaus' ('Lotte at the Bauhaus').
The 2019 German comedy 'Rate Your Date' featured Alicia as the lead, ‘Teresa.’ She will be seen as ‘Regine’ in the upcoming biographical drama film 'Resistance.'
Family & Personal Life
Alicia has always kept her personal life away from the media. She has not posted anything on 'Twitter' since December 2016 and has been inactive on 'Facebook' since December 2017. Thus, not much is known about her current relationship status. Reportedly, she is single.
While filming 'Lotte am Bauhaus,' Alicia was impressed with the sober style of classical modernism. She confessed she had later realized that ‘Bauhaus’ had played a crucial role in shaping her personality.


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Man 'carrying two knives' shot dead by police in Westminster
9 March 2020, 05:26 | Updated: 9 March 2020, 05:46
Armed police have shot a man dead in Westminster after he pulled out two knives when officers challenged him
Scotland Yard said officers were patrolling the area about 11.30pm on Sunday when they noticed the man acting suspiciously.
When challenged by police, the man produced two knives.
Armed police officers responded and used a Taser and police firearm.
London Ambulance Service attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene at Great Scotland Yard a short time later.
No police officers or members of the public were injured during the incident and a Met spokesperson said the incident was not being treated as terror related.
Uniformed officers manned cordons at Scotland Place, leading to Great Scotland Yard, and on parts of Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall nearest to Trafalgar Square.
The police watchdog, The Independent Office for Police Conduct said they have started an "independent investigation following an incident involving officers from the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police in Great Scotland Yard in Westminster, London WC2 around 11.25pm on Sunday 8 March."
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When will Johto Pokemon become available on Pokemon Go? Pokemon Go launched on July 6 with the original 151 Pokemon of the Kanto region, but noticeably absent were the Pokemon from Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos. When will those Pokemon be added?
As of now, Nintendo, the Pokemon Company, and Niantic, the creator of Pokemon Go, have not made any mention of expanding mobile game play beyond the first 151 Pokemon. The in-game PokeDex also only lists 151 Pokemon, ending with #151, Mew.
This may be for a variety of reasons, and that the original 151 Pokemon are more well known than their later counterparts.
Pokemon Go has sent Nintendo stocks climbing, with CNN reporting that Nintendo “stock surged nearly 25% in Tokyo on Monday, after jumping 9% on Friday.” The game is now #1 in the App Store on iPhones.
The mobile game release comes months before the next console installment of the Pokemon franchise, Pokemon Sun & Moon.

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There are many different variations of both barbecue rubs and seasonings used for grilling. Traditionally, rubs are used when the meat is cooked slowly over low heat, and other seasonings are sprinkled on for grilling over high heat.
There are many different variations of rubs and seasonings that are geared for different types of meat. Practically speaking, it is difficult, and often wasteful, to have several different concoctions lying around.
This rub is a good choice that can be used for anything from slow smoking baby back ribs over hickory or grilling steaks.
- 1/4 cup freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup coarse salt (sea or kosher)
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
- 1/4 cup paprika (or 3 tablespoons paprika and 1 tablespoon smoked/sweet Spanish paprika)
- 1 tablespoon onion powder or dried onion flakes
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
Mix all ingredients together. Use your fingers, a fork or a hand mixer to make sure all lumps are broken up and ingredients are mixed evenly.
When using this for barbecue (slow cooking over low heat), use it liberally and pat or rub it into the meat.
If using for grilling steaks, pork chops, etc., sprinkle it lightly on one side of the meat if you just want a light seasoning, or on both if you prefer more flavor.

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(Bangkok) – The Myanmar junta added a ban on satellite television to existing restrictions on the internet and media, tightening its grip over information in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 4, 2021, the ruling State Administration Council announced that anyone using satellite dishes to watch television faces up to one year in prison or a fine of K500,000 (US$320).
The military junta claimed that “illegal organizations and news agencies” were broadcasting programs via satellite that threaten state security. The ban appears targeted at independent Burmese language broadcasters such as the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) and Mizzima, which have continued broadcasting via satellite since the junta revoked their operating licenses in March. The ban will also affect foreign news channels broadcast via satellite into Myanmar.
“The satellite TV ban is a blatant attempt to deny access to independent news broadcasts and further isolate Myanmar’s people,” said Linda Lakhdhir, Asia legal advisor. “The junta should immediately withdraw its outrageous blanket censorship and end its relentless assault on news reporting.”
The ban on satellite television is part of the military’s full-scale attack on the country’s media, Human Rights Watch said. On May 4, the junta also announced it was banning two more media outlets, Kachin-based 74 Media and Shan-based Tachileik News Agency, increasing the number of banned media outlets to eight. Many of those outlets, including 74 Media and Tachileik News, have responded with defiance to the junta’s bans, vowing to continue their reporting.
In addition to banning media outlets, the security forces have aggressively targeted journalists for arrest. At least 71 journalists have been arrested since the February 1 coup, of whom at least 48 remain in detention. The authorities have charged many of those detained, including Japanese freelance reporter Yuki Kitazumi, with violating a new provision in the penal code adopted by the junta that makes it a crime to publish or circulate comments that “cause fear” or spread “false news.” Those convicted face up to three years in prison.
The authorities have imposed severe restrictions on the internet, making it very difficult for people to access or to share information. Mobile internet data and wireless broadband have been turned off for more than six weeks, and Facebook and other social media platforms popular in Myanmar have been blocked since the coup.
“The Myanmar junta’s increasingly desperate efforts to block those inside the country from accessing independent news and information won’t hide the truth about its ongoing violations of rights,” Lakhdhir said. “Concerned governments should use their wide array of tools, including arms embargos and targeted sanctions, to pressure the junta to end its rights abuses and bring those responsible to account.”


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Avoid Ski-Related Injuries
If winter means you’re headed to the slopes, UT Southwestern Medical Center’s sports medicine physicians remind you that preparation is critical to avoiding injuries.
Getting in shape before you hit the ski trails is among the best preparation, especially if you haven’t been skiing in a while, says Robert Dimeff, M.D., medical director of sports medicine at UT Southwestern. Exercises to strengthen the core are critical. Abdominal, lower back, hip, and lower leg muscle strengthening typically is advised. This may include abdominal crunches, back extensions, squats, lunges, and balance exercises.
“However, any exercise regimen should be coordinated with your primary care physician, or a sports medicine specialist for more advanced athletes, to be sure it takes into account your health history,” says Dr. Dimeff, who advises professional athletes and teams.
Injuries are more frequently reported when skiers are fatigued, such as the end of the day or the end of a ski vacation week, as well as in the early morning, when skiers have not yet warmed up, according to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). Aerobic workouts can assist in improving stamina and reducing fatigue, though again, it’s important to talk with a physician first, Dr. Dimeff says.
Here are some other tips to help prevent or lessen the severity of common ski-related injuries:
- If you have never tried skiing, take time to learn techniques for moving, stopping, and falling from a professional instructor, rather than just relying on haphazard tips from friends. Pick an easy, starter slope that’s aimed at others also learning how to ski.
- Check to make sure that your ski binding is working properly prior to your vacation and then perform a self-release test at the start of each day. Check with the ski shop experts if you are uncertain of proper settings.
- Wear a helmet to help protect against head injuries, which are the most common cause of death in ski-related accidents, according to the AOSSM.
- Drop your ski pole when you fall to avoid thumb and hand injuries, one of the most common injuries among skiers, according to the sports medicine society.
- Avoid alcohol and other drugs, including stimulants, which can interfere with your performance, slow response times, or make you jittery or nervous.

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In the present article several critical issues on domestic violence are addressed focusing on the violence between spouses/partners. Especially the dimensions of the phenomenon in the Greek society are approached through the results of previous empirical researches and also the legal framework in Greece is presented, namely the provisions of the Law No 3500/2006. Moreover, the application of restorative justice measures in cases of domestic violence is being discussed, while the findings of recent research in the State’s Prosecutor’s Office in Thessaloniki regarding the procedure of mediation in Greece are presented and analyzed. The noted inadequacies give rise to further study and underline the need for reform in criminal justice policy.
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RALEIGH, N.C.—In an effort to cut corners and increase profit, employees for a supply company knowingly shipped syringes without making sure they were sterile, according to federal prosecutors.
Many of those syringes were tainted with bacteria, causing at least 200 bacterial infections and five deaths before the needles were recalled in 2007.
U.S. Attorney George Holding said that federal authorities have launched an international search for the executive charged with rushing shipments of bacteria contaminated syringes from an AM2PAT Inc. plant. Two former plant workers who provided prosecutors details about the plant’s operations have pleaded guilty for their roles in shipping tainted syringes.
The syringes contained Heparin, a blood thinner, and saline, and were recalled in December 2007 after an outbreak of illnesses. Health inspectors identified bacterial infections in Colorado, Texas, Illinois and Florida.
Heparin and saline are used to flush intravenous lines during cancer treatments, kidney dialysis and other procedures.
The U.S. attorney said investigators believe AM2PAT CEO Dushyant Patel has fled to his native India. Patel was indicted last week on 10 charges including fraud, false statements and selling adulterated medical devices.
AM2PAT is based in Chicago and had a subsidiary in North Carolina.


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The Monticello Sages moved backt to 10-games over .500 by sweeping the season series with Rantoul with a 7-1 Thursday win.
David Vanderkloot went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs. Konnor Bundy added a pair of hits and Nathan Mumm reached base three times via walk.
David Vanderkloot went three innings, Bundy added two innings of relief and Austin Hopper closed things out with a scoreless seventh inning.
The Sages have a Saturday double-header with Decatur MacArthur this weekend. Tuesday, they take on Maroa-Forsyth.
Hear the action from Forsyth on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com. Game time is 4:30.


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It's a tale as old as the city itself: when early settlers arrived in Tarpon Springs they saw tarpon jumping in the bayou and thus a community was born.
However, the fish that were jumping were actually mullet not tarpon, according to this history of the area by the the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida.
The report states that,
"Actually the fish were mullet, not tarpon!"
According to the historical rundown of the area, Mary Ormond named the city Tarpon Springs.
Mary loved watching the fish jump in the bayou, which was basically her backyard, according to the Florida Center for Instructional Technology.
Mary was the daughter of A.W. Ormond and the two remain the first recorded settlers in Tarpon Springs. They arrived in 1876 and by 1887 the city was incorporated with a population of 52, according to the report.


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Sexy photos of Paulina Porizkova, one of the most beautiful women of all time. Paulina Porizkova is an Czech model and actress who gained fame in the early 1980s when she became the first Central European model on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition at age 18. In 2005, she became a Victoria's Secret lingerie model in that company's catalog. Porizkova served on the panel of judges on "America's Next Top Model" Cycle 10 in 2009.
There are few women in the world who have withstood the test of time as well as Paulina Porizkova. Even after decades in the spotlight, she is the subject of some of the hottest pictures ever taken and is aging gracefully. Stephanie Seymour will go down in history alongside stars like Marilyn Monroe and Cindy Crawford as one of the world's classic beauties.
These Paulina Porizkova young pics were taken from a variety of sources, including several magazine editorials and ad campaigns. They are now a virtual Paulina Porizkova image gallery, curated by fans, containing only the cutest pictures and jpgs from around the Web. While there are many sexy Paulina Porizkova photos, these are the hottest around. Paulina Porizkova hot pics!Everyone is always searching for Paulina Porizkova nude, Paulina Porizkova naked and even Paulina Porizkova topless but these Paulina Porizkova bikini pics are the next best thing!


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Panel Discussions - Monday, November 02, 2009
Study: 20 Million Displaced by Climate-related Disasters in 2008
An IPI policy forum launched a new joint study by a UN office and a prominent Norwegian group showing that 36 million people were displaced in 2008 by sudden onset natural disasters — 20 million of them by climate-related disasters such as storms and floods.
This large number of climate-related displacements has significant implications for the planning for and delivery of humanitarian assistance to displaced populations.
By contrast, the study showed, in the same year, there were 4.6 million people newly displaced by conflict.
“It shows something about the balance here,” said Elisabeth Rasmusson, Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, whose Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) conducted the study in collaboration with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Entitled “Monitoring Disaster Displacement in the Context of Climate Change” and launched in an IPI meeting on November 2, 2009, the study examined disaster-related forced displacement in 2008, specifically climate-related disasters, and proposed a methodology to monitor disaster-related displacement on an ongoing basis.
Sir John Holmes, the Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Aid Coordinator, pointed out in his remarks that the study “does lend scientific weight to what we, in the humanitarian community have known anecdotally, from a long time from our work on the front lines, that natural disasters do have huge consequences in terms of displacement and, in particular, that climate change has profound displacement implications and those implications are increasingly making themselves felt.”
A third panelist, Dr. Simon Mason of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, discussed the prospects and difficulties of predicting natural disasters while Jeem Lippwe, the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia highlighted the existential threat that climate change poses to many countries; in particular, the fact that some small island states may likely become uninhabitable due to rising sea levels.
“The risk of statelessness is one of the greatest security threats caused by the impact of climate change,” he said.
Dr. Edward C. Luck, IPI’s Senior Vice President and Director of Studies, made welcoming remarks and moderated the meeting.
Read edited transcript of this session (pdf)
The Global Observatory
Are Recent Prison Breaks in Nigeria Part of a Southward Expansion by Boko Haram?
Whoever is behind them, these prison breaks signal that Nigeria’s authorities are struggling to maintain the rule of law, not just in the far northeast, but also in the Middle Belt and the southwest.
Key Global Events to Watch in December
A list of key upcoming meetings and events with implications for global affairs.
2014 Top 10 Issues to Watch in Peace & Security: The Global Arena
A list of ten key issues to watch that are likely to impact international peace and security in 2014, compiled by IPI's Francesco Mancini.
The Global Observatory, produced by IPI, provides timely analysis on peace and security issues, interviews with leading policymakers, interactive maps, and more.
December 09, 2014
Small States in a Multilateral World
Despite their size and limited resources, small states have an important and crucial role to play in the multilateral system and can leverage their power through cooperation.
December 02, 2014
Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict: From Concept to Norm
Five years after the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1894, the concept of Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict (PoC) has become a widely accepted norm at the UN, featuring more and more in Council mandates and becoming a cornerstone of UN missions on the ground.
November 27, 2014
Dialogue on Multilateralism Continues in Geneva
The Geneva launch of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism (ICM) took place on November 27th in the Palais de Nations, the UN headquarters in Geneva which used to be the seat of the League of Nations.
December 15, 2014
Video: Nazila Fathi on the Struggle for Modern Iran
December 12, 2014
Video: Effective Governance in Challenging Environments
September 25, 2014
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Novel Writing Advice. Start Short - #002 Brainstorm Podcast
The Brainstorm Podcast with fantasy author Clifton Hill is about writing, genre fiction and moral quandries.
Every author I've met starts their journey to learn the craft of writing with a story. These stories are their "Golden Ideas", often these ideas are too large, too ambitious and take too long. Learn the craft of writing faster, by writing short. Short stories let you experience the trial and error of creating a full story/character arc much faster. And doing so helps you learn the full writing process and valuable life lessons (I would dare say) much faster than sticking with writing a full length novel as your first piece of work.
It is a lesson I learned the hard way.
Short stories mentioned that are enjoyable reads and good examples of what can be achieved in the short form:
Erik Wecks' Eighty-Three is an inventive story of time travel. Time travel in a way that I haven't seen before. Available in the Anthology: The Time Travel Chronicles, with multiple other authors. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016XIY2EC
Touchstone by Sonia Orin Lyris. I read it for free on the Baen Books website, but they must have changed the formatting at some point because now it looks atrocious. Story is awesome, so just change the size of your browser (if on a desktop, phone is probably fine.) https://www.baen.com/touchstone. You can also buy the story here for your device: https://lyris.org/book/touchstone/
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In a meeting with a share of the Ivy League regular season title on the line, the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team traveled to Ithaca, NY for a game against the Cornell Big Red. Despite falling behind 5-0 in the first quarter, the Big Red responded with a 9-0 run in the second quarter leading to a 15-10 win over the Tigers. Check out all the highlights of the game with Lax.com!
Choosing The Right Lacrosse Arm Protection And Sizing Guide
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Lambert vs West Forsyth | 2023 Georgia 7A Championship
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Limes can do a lot more for our skin and overall health than just adding a refreshing zest to any drink, cleansing our body, and boosting immunity. Let’s take a look at some of the benefits they offer.
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Doctor insights on:
Pulmonary Hypertension Patients With Low Bp
Pulmunary artery pre: The most importan is to asses the sistolic pulmonary atery presure and asses rigt ventricular function. ...Read more
A blood pressure reading has two numbers: a systolic blood pressure and a diastolic blood pressure. The systolic blood pressure is the maximum pressure the blood exerts on the vessels when the heart is beating. The diastolic blood pressure is the pressure the blood exerts on the vessels in between heartbeats. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, begins when the systolic blood pressure remains above 140 or when the diastolic blood pressure remains above 90. Hypertension can be a result of increased blood flow through vessels or increased resistance to ...Read more
Sadly sometimes: Pulmonary hypertension can become devastating and sometimes does, in fact, progress to the point where one is bed bound. I assume he has been thoroughly evaluated for treatable causes? If not, he should see someone show specializes in ph at a university hospital. The university of michigan and henry ford hospital in detroit are 2 that come to mind in your state. ...Read more
Referral: If there is hypoxia, o2 can be given, even with desaturation to exercise. Then refer to the expert or to a pah center as not all pulmonary hypertensions are because of the lung per se and the meds for pah may not be safe. Sometimes when meds are given appropriately, the forward flow of blood improves and improves bp. ...Read more
Help please? What is medicine for dry cough , patient is suffering from primary pulmonary hypertension?
Is a Octostim (DDAVP) test for bleeding issues contraindicated in a patient with mild pulmonary hypertension requering notreatment?
Test with caution: DDAVP (desmopressin) is contraindicated in patients with known allergy, kidney failure or low sodium levels. It is known to cause fluctuations in your BP and a decrease in sodium levels. It should be used with caution in patients with cystic fibrosis, heart failure as they are prone to sudden drops in sodium. If your pulmonary hypertension is not related to any of the above, then you can proceed with caution. ...Read more
Can a tilt-table test plus the adrenaline shot cause problems to patients with pulmonary hypertension?
TTT Pulm HTN:
A TTT assesses how your BP/HR responds to standing. Adrenaline is normally released in response to standing to raise the HR. It could have a vaso constrictor effect on pulmonary circulation.
Guazzi MD, De Cesare N, Fiorentini C, et al. Pulmonary vascular supersensitivity to catecholamines in systemic high blood pressure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1986;8(5):1137-1144. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(86)80393= ...Read more
Can 5 weeks of pulmonary hypertension (as well as a few other diagnoses) lead to moderate anoxic brain injury? A patient in his early 50's receives diagnosis of mssa- causing pulmonary hypertension, chf, aortic valve regurgitation, a stretched mitral valv
A rare side effect: If mild, you may not feel anything at all. If severe and prolonged, you may have trouble with your heart--right-sided heart strain/failure. You may notice neck vein distention. You may notice shortness of breath, especially on exertion etc..If you used Phentermine for longer than 6 month, or have any such symptoms above, consult doc. An echocardiogram (ultrasound) can show this. Best of luck. ...Read more
If someone had pulmonary hypertension and shortness of breath at rest, would you expect a fast HR and low oxygen sats? Or can they be normal ?
Pulmonary HTN: It does that. Need to treat it. Please see cardiologist or Primary care physician. ...Read more
My daughter has cchs- her dr seems puzzled when we explain that her o2 sats run low, while still maintaining an appropriate co2 level. The best they have come up with is malacia- she shows no signs of pulmonary hypertension. What else should we have rul
A few things: As you know, cchs is a rare condition and is not fully understood. There are a number of diseases that are associated with and syndromic with cchs. An example is hirschprungs disease, which seems to share a link with an underlying genetic defect that also can cause cchs. The best way to evaluate is a pulmonoligist affiliated with a children's hospital that has a wide range of subspecialities. ...Read more
Could cryofibrinogenemia cause shortness of breath and/or mild pulmonary hypertension that increases at times in intensity, improving overall with daily low-dose hydrocortisone?
Theoretically yes: Cryofibrinogenemia increases your risk of arterial and venous clots. Anything that does this, including clotting disorders, can increase your risk for pulmonary hypertension. And because cryofibrinogenemia is associated with inflammation, Hydrocortisone treatment would theoretically decrease inflammation and your risk for pulmonary hypertension. ...Read more
Can I take vitamin C pills (always made of sodium/potassium bicarbonate, (sodium bicarbonate) ascorbate, benzoate...) w. pulmonary hypertension requiring low sodium diet?
Yes, however...: I strongly advise you take Vitamin C, ideally 1000 mg 2-3x/day, but you should try to find forms without sodium. I don't know what's available in Denmark, but in the US you can find ascorbic acid, or calcium or magnesium ascorbate without sodium. Lypo-spheric Vit. C is esp. well-absorbed,but has 120 mg of sodium, but a low sodium diet usually allows 2000mg/day. Vit. C is best with bioflavonoids. ...Read more
PH Stages: There are not any specific stages of pulmonary hypertension (ph); however, one of the several ways your doctor determines the severity of the ph is by assessing your symptoms using the new york heart association (nyha) score from 1 to 4.. Four is the worse and typically involves shortness of breath at rest. ...Read more
It may be inherited: Up to 5% of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (pah) may have a genetic or heritable cause. Research studies have identified a genetic abnormality affecting bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 (bmpr2) that appears to predispose a patient to pah. Fortunately, even if an individual inherits the abnormal gene, the likelihood of developing pah is only 1 in 5. ...Read more
PH evaluation: The conclusive diagnostic test for PAH is a right heart catheterization to measure pulmonary artery pressures and cardiac output. The diagnosis may be supported by physical findings, blood tests, chest x-rays, electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, pulmonary function tests, exercise tolerance tests (six-minute walk tests) and nuclear scans (ventilation/perfusion scan), but these tests may be negative or only suggestive of the diagnosis. ...Read more
Yes: There are many causes of pulmonary hypertension and one specific cause is from left heart disease. If systemic high blood pressure (hypertension) remains untreated for a long time, it can cause consequences to the left ventricle of the heart and cause problems of relaxation or thickening. This in turn causes high pressure in the left side of the heart and ultimately backup of blood and Pulm Hyptn. ...Read more
Very different: Pulmonary hypertension is high pressure in the lungs and associated with chest pain, shortness of breath and fainting spells. Essential or systemic hypertension is different and is high pressure in blood vessels outside of the lungs. It can cause headaches, cheat pain but usually no fainting spells. ...Read more
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Stages may refer to functional class which is
i: no symptoms
ii: symptoms with moderate exertion
iii: symptoms with minimal exertion(short walk)
iv: symptoms at rest. ...Read more
Depends: If on therapy and tolerating exercise you can increase intensity. However pulm HTN usually decreases exercise tolerance. ...Read more
PAH is treatable: FDA approved treatments include oral endothelin receptor antagonists, ambrisentan and bosentan; nitric oxide pathway, riociguat, tadalafil and sildenafil; and Prostanoids (iloprost, epoprostenol, and treprostinil) that can be oral, inhaled, or intravenous or subcutaneous infusion. These treatments widen lung blood vessels and ease the symptoms of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ...Read more
Sometimes: There are some forms of pulmonary HTN that are inherited and there are some conditions that lead to pul HTN that are inherited but there are also forms of pul HTN that are not inherited. ...Read more
Probably not: Talk to your pulmonologist. Ph is a serious disease. ...Read more
Elevated blood pressure in the lungs that can be a primary problem or due to other causes. The right side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs and if the blood pressure in the lungs is elevated, the right side of the heart can fail. Pulmonary hypertension can be difficult to diagnose and usually requires echocardiography ...Read more
Abnormal blood pressure is a symptom in which a person's blood pressure is much higher or much lower than it should be for his age and body size. If either the systolic (upper number) pressure or the diastolic (lower number) pressure is not in the normal range, then the ...Read more
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Oxygen-regulated beta(2)-adrenergic receptor hydroxylation by EGLN3 and ubiquitylation by pVHL.
Agonist-induced ubiquitylation and degradation of heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play an essential role in surface receptor homeostasis, thereby tuning many physiological processes. Although beta-arrestin and affiliated E3 ligases mediate agonist-stimulated lysosomal degradation of the beta(2)-adrenergic receptor (beta(2)AR), a prototypic GPCR, the molecular cues that mark receptors for ubiquitylation and the regulation of receptor degradation by the proteasome remain poorly understood. We show that the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein (pVHL)-E3 ligase complex, known for its regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) proteins, interacts with and ubiquitylates the beta(2)AR, thereby decreasing receptor abundance. We further show that the interaction of pVHL with beta(2)AR is dependent on proline hydroxylation (proline-382 and -395) and that the dioxygenase EGLN3 interacts directly with the beta(2)AR to serve as an endogenous beta(2)AR prolyl hydroxylase. Under hypoxic conditions, receptor hydroxylation and subsequent ubiquitylation decrease dramatically, thus attenuating receptor degradation and down-regulation. Notably, in both cells and tissue, the abundance of endogenous beta(2)AR is shown to reflect constitutive turnover by EGLN3 and pVHL. Our findings provide insight into GPCR regulation, broaden the functional scope of prolyl hydroxylation, and expand our understanding of the cellular response to hypoxia.
Xie, L; Xiao, K; Whalen, EJ; Forrester, MT; Freeman, RS; Fong, G; Gygi, SP; Lefkowitz, RJ; Stamler, JS
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Garden State Spring
Fri, March 23, 2012
The Beard House
Member Price: $130 Public Price: $170 Phone: 212.627.1111
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Liberty House Restaurant - Jersey City, NJ
There’s a reason why New Jersey is called the Garden State. At this seasonal dinner Bernard’s Inn alum Ken Trickilo will demonstrate it with a menu featuring the state’s most impressive early spring ingredients: morels, asparagus, and, of course, ramps.
Event photos taken by Jeffrey Gurwin.
Tickets to events held at the James Beard House cover the cost of food and a unique dining experience. Dinners are prepared by culinary masters from all regions of the United States and around the world. All alcoholic beverages are provided on a complimentary basis and are not included in the ticket price.
James Beard Foundation events permit guests age 21 and older.


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