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James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount, 22 February
1974), is an English singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to
Bedlam, and single releases, especially "You're Beautiful", brought
him to fame in 2005. His repertoire is a mix of pop, rock and
acoustic-tinged folk. Recording for Linda Perry's independent
American label Custard Records, Blunt won two BRIT Awards and two
Ivor Novello Awards, and was nominated for five Grammy Awards in
2006. He released his second album All The Lost Souls, in 2007.
Prior to embarking on a career in music, Blunt was an officer in the
Life Guards, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, and served
under NATO in Kosovo during the conflict in 1999. While posted to
Kosovo, Blunt was introduced to the work of Médecins sans Frontières
(MSF) (Doctors Without Borders), a humanitarian aid group best known
for its emergency medical care in conflict-torn regions. Since then,
Blunt has supported MSF by holding meet-and-greet auctions at many
of his concerts.
Blunt's primary residence is now on the Spanish island of Ibiza.
Early life
Blunt was born at an army hospital in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England,
the first child born to Jane and Charles Blount. Blunt spent his
early childhood living in England, Cyprus, and Germany, where his
father, a Colonel in the British Army Air Corps, and military
helicopter pilot, was posted at various times. He has two younger
siblings. His father instilled in his son a love of flying, and
Blunt earned his pilot's licence at age 16. The Blount family has a
long history of military service, dating from the 10th century.
At age seven, Blunt was enrolled at Elstree School, Woolhampton,
before continuing to Harrow School (Elmfield House) on an army
bursary. From Harrow School he gained an army-sponsored place at the
University of Bristol, where he first studied Aerospace
Manufacturing Engineering and then subsequently read Sociology. He
graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Sociology in 1996.
Military career
As the British Army sponsored his university education, Blunt was
obliged to serve a minimum of four years in the armed forces. Blunt
trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned
as a Second Lieutenant in the Life Guards, a unit of the Household
Cavalry, where he rose to the rank of Captain. One of his first
assignments was to British Army Training Unit Suffield in Alberta,
Canada, where his squadron was posted for six months in 1998 to act
as the opposing army in combat training exercises.
In 1999, he served as an armoured reconnaissance officer in the NATO
deployment in Kosovo. Initially assigned to reconnaissance of the
Macedonia-Yugoslavia border, Blunt and his unit worked ahead of the
front lines directing forces and targeting Serb positions for the
NATO bombing campaign. He led the first squadron of troops to enter
Priština, and was the first British officer to enter the Kosovo
capital. His unit was given the assignment of securing the Priština
airport in advance of the 30,000-strong peacekeeping force; the
Russian army had moved in and taken control of the airport before
his unit's arrival. As the first officer on the scene, Blunt shared
a part in the difficult task of addressing the potentially violent
international incident. There were less intense moments during
Blunt's Kosovo assignment, however. Blunt had brought along his
guitar, strapped to the outside of his tank. At some places, the
peacekeepers would share a meal with hospitable locals, and Blunt
would perform. It was while on duty there that he wrote the song "No
A keen skier, Blunt captained the Household Cavalry Alpine Ski Team
in Verbier, Switzerland, eventually becoming champion skier of the
entire Royal Armoured Corps. He had extended his military service in
November 2000, and after an intensive six-month army riding course
was posted to the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment in London,
England. During this posting, Blunt was interviewed about his
responsibilities on the television programme "Girls on Top", a
series highlighting unusual career choices. He stood guard at the
coffin of the Queen Mother during the days of her lying in State and
was part of the funeral procession on 9 April 2002. Blunt finally
left the army on 1 October 2002 having served six years.
Music career
Early career
James Blunt in April 2006Blunt took piano and violin lessons as a
child, but his first significant exposure to popular music was at
Harrow School. There, he was introduced to the guitar by a fellow
student, and started playing guitar and writing songs at age 14. At
Bristol University, his undergraduate thesis was The Commodification
of Image - Production of a Pop Idol; one of his main references for
the thesis was Simon Frith, a sociologist and rock critic, and
current chair of the Mercury Music Prize.
Blunt left the British Army in 2002 so that he could pursue his
musical career. It was at about that time that he started using the
stage name "Blunt", in part to make it easier for others to spell;
"Blount" is pronounced the same way, and remains his legal surname.
Shortly after leaving the Army, he was signed to EMI music
publishers, and to Twenty-First Artists management. A record
contract remained elusive however, with recording label executives
pointing to Blunt's "posh" speaking voice as a barrier in
class-divided Britain. Linda Perry, who was just launching her own
Custard Records label in early 2003, heard Blunt's promotional tape
when visiting London, and soon after heard him perform live at the
South by Southwest Music Festival. Within a few days, Blunt signed a
recording contract with Perry, and one month later he was in Los
Angeles working with producer Tom Rothrock.
Back to Bedlam
Blunt recorded Back to Bedlam in 2003 with producer Tom Rothrock at
Rothrock's home studio, using session musicians and performing on
many different instruments himself. While in Los Angeles, he lodged
with actress Carrie Fisher, whom he had met through the family of a
former girlfriend. Fisher was very supportive of Blunt's
aspirations, suggesting the name of the album and providing use of a
bathroom in her home for Blunt to record the song "Goodbye My
Lover". Back to Bedlam was finally released in the UK in October
The debut album from the unknown Blunt attracted little critical
attention, and there were no published reviews from major UK music
journals. His live performances, mainly in support of better known
musicians, received somewhat mixed but generally favourable reviews.
Blunt's lack of performing experience and inconsistent approach with
audiences was commented upon, while his music was likened to that of
Damien Rice and David Gray. In March 2004, with Blunt performing in
the support role for Katie Melua in Manchester, Alex McCann of
Designer Magazine wrote, "Blunt's ascendance is a dead cert and this
time next year it isn't that far removed from reality to suggest
that a number 1 album, Brit Award and countless accolade's [sic]
will be his for the taking."
James Blunt's debut single in the UK was "High" (co-written with
Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue). This song peaked below the Top 100 of
the UK Singles Chart. However, the song was chosen to appear in a
Vodafone commercial in Italy, and was a Top 10 hit in that country.
Concert support slots for Elton John and Lloyd Cole and the
Commotions in late 2004 and early 2005 followed, as did a band
residency at London club 93 Feet East. In March 2005, his second
single, "Wisemen," was released.
Blunt's third single "You're Beautiful" was his breakout hit. The
song debuted at number 12 in the UK, and rose all the way to the
number one position six weeks after its debut. The song also
received massive airplay in the UK, which helped propel Back to
Bedlam to number one on the UK Albums Chart. The extensive airplay
ultimately led to Blunt and his co-writers being awarded the Ivor
Novello Award for Most Performed Work. After the success of "You're
Beautiful" in the UK, the song crossed over to mainland Europe,
becoming one of the biggest hits of summer 2005 across the
continent. In the U.S., "You're Beautiful" made its debut in the
summer of 2005 on WPLJ, a prominent radio station in New York City,
despite not having been released to radio yet. Once the song was
released to radio stations in the fall of 2005, the song climbed
into the Top 10 at three radio formats: Adult Contemporary, Adult
Top 40, and Adult Alternative. Blunt became the first British artist
to top the American singles chart in nearly a decade when his song
"You're Beautiful" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in
2006; the last British artist to do so had been Elton John in 1997
with the song "Candle in the Wind 1997". "Goodbye My Lover" was
released as the fourth UK single from the album in December 2005,
and was later the second US single. The songs "High" and "Wisemen"
were subsequently re-released in 2006. Blunt started off 2006
celebrating five BRIT Award nominations, going on to win Best
British male solo artist and Best pop act categories, having already
started an 11-month tour that would take him around the world.
There was extensive promotion in the United States starting in the
fall of 2005, with Blunt making appearances on The Oprah Winfrey
Show and as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live. Eight of the
songs on the album were featured in television shows (The O.C.,
Grey's Anatomy and many more), films (Undiscovered), and advertising
campaigns (Hilton Hotels, Sprint telecommunications) throughout 2005
and 2006. Blunt performed "You're Beautiful" at the 49th Grammy
Awards in February 2007, dedicating the song to the late Ahmet
Ertegün of Atlantic Records, but he did not win in any of the five
categories for which he had received nominations.
The album eventually sold 11 million copies and topped the album
charts in 16 territories worldwide. It sold 2.6 million in the U.S.
and was certified 2x platinum. In Britain the album was certified
10x platinum, sold over three million copies, and entered the
Guinness Book of Records for the fastest selling album in one year.
In 2005, Blunt performed in 90 live shows, mainly across the UK and
Europe, ending the year supporting Jason Mraz in a North American
tour. The "Back to Bedlam World Tour" started off in January 2006,
covering cities in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and
Japan, as well as three separate headline tours in North America,
ending in November of that year. Not including promotional
appearances, Blunt performed over 140 live shows in 2006. He enjoys
the touring experience, saying in July 2006 that he and his band
were having the time of their lives going to new places every day.
The videos for all of Blunt's singles released from Back To Bedlam
feature symbolism and dark imagery. In the first video for "High",
he is buried in a desert. In the first video for "Wisemen", he is
kidnapped and taken hostage. In the video for "You're Beautiful", he
alludes to suicide by jumping off a cliff into the sea. In the
"Goodbye My Lover" video, he is the outsider in a love triangle,
imagining the couple, a man and woman (played by Matt Dallas of Kyle
XY and Mischa Barton of The O.C.) together. The re-release video for
"High" features Blunt running in a forest. The re-release video for
"Wisemen" has Blunt burning identification papers, and then walking
through a forest while he is on fire.
Blunt appeared on an episode of Sesame Street which aired 14
November 2007, singing about triangles to the tune of "You're
A parody of You're Beautiful titled "You're Pitiful" was recorded by
Weird Al Yankovic. James Blunt gave personal permission for this
parody to be included on a Weird Al album, but Atlantic Records,
Blunt's record company, stepped in to forbid the commercial release
of the song. Weird Al has since made the song available as a free
MP3 download on his website.
All the Lost Souls
Blunt's second studio album, All the Lost Souls, was released on 17
September 2007 in the United Kingdom and one day later in North
America. It sold 65,000 units in its first week, and was certified
gold in the UK after only four days. By the end of January 2008, the
album had sold 600,000 copies in the UK, and 3.5 million copies
internationally. Blunt completed the album's songs at his home in
Ibiza in the winter of 2006–2007. He performed five of the ten album
tracks during his 2005–2006 tours; lyrics, melodies, and harmonies
were refined for the studio recording, on which his touring band
played and Tom Rothrock worked as producer.
While Blunt's first album received very little critical attention,
critics from every major music publication, and newspapers around
the world, weighed in on All the Lost Souls. The album maintains a
53/100 rating at Metacritic, which the website describes as "mixed
or average reviews." Eric Danton, of The Hartford Courant wrote that
the album is "a collection so bland, it makes hardtack seem
sumptuous", while Rolling Stone said that the album contains
"forgettable ballads that make Coldplay seem like the Arctic
Monkeys." Yet, in her review of the album, Kerri Mason of Billboard
said Blunt "shows the abandon and confidence of a long-term artist,
not just a one-hit wonder". And of the album, Mason wrote, "there is
not a misstep throughout". Equally effusive, Liz Hoggard of The
Observer wrote that "it's impossible to resist Blunt's troubadour
The first single from All the Lost Souls, "1973", was inspired by
Blunt's nights out at Pacha, an Ibiza club, which opened in that
year. The song became another hit for Blunt reaching number one the
Billboard European Hot 100 Singles chart. D.J. Pete Tong remixed
"1973" and played the track during his set at Pacha over the summer
of 2007. The second single, "Same Mistake", was released in early
December 2007 but did not fare well in the UK charts, peaking at
number 57. It was Number 1 in Brazil and a hit in many South
American countries. The third single from the album was "Carry You
Home", released in March 2008, peaking at number 20 in the U.K
charts and bringing the album back into the Top 10, six months after
its release.
In the end of 2007, Blunt worked with French rapper Sinik. They
released "Je Réalise", which took elements of Blunt's song "I'll
Take Everything", in France the same year and became a top 3 hit.
Throughout 2008, Blunt toured the world to promote the album. After
the successful spring leg of the tour in smaller venues in the UK,
Blunt also announced several arena concerts in the UK to be
performed during the first two weeks of October.
Blunt's latest single from the album is 'I Really Want You'.
On November 14, 2008, "Primavera in anticipo", Laura Pausini new
album, was released. The title track is a duet with Blunt. The album
reached the Number 1 in Italy.
On November 24, 2008, James Blunt re-released his newest album All
The Lost Souls in the United Kingdom as a deluxe edition, with new
album artwork and the new single "Love, Love, Love" and the
documentary "Return To Kosovo". It was released November 17
elsewhere, but there is not a release date for the U.S. version yet.
The single EP for "Love, Love, Love" was released on US iTunes on
November 18th.
Personal life
Blunt says that he has become closer to his family since his musical
success; his father manages his finances, and his mother arranged
for the purchase of his principal residence in Ibiza, where Blunt
has holidayed since he was a teenager. Blunt also owns a châlet in
the Swiss town of Verbier, which he purchased in February 2007, and
he was named "godfather" of one of the town's new ski lifts.
Blunt was instrumental in introducing his sister to her eventual
husband after offering her for "sale" on Ebay. She was having
difficulty obtaining transport to a funeral in Ireland, and Blunt
listed her as a "damsel in distress." The winner provided helicopter
transportation. Blunt's sister and the winner subsequently began a
relationship and eventually married.
The musician's social life has been the subject of significant
commentary, particularly in the tabloid press; he is well known to
enjoy nightclubbing and socialising with other celebrities. Blunt
has, in the past, been romantically linked to Dixie Chassay, casting
director for the Harry Potter films; Camilla Boler, musician and
daughter of the late Stephen Boler; and supermodel Petra Nemcova.
Blunt himself has found the degree of interest in his personal life
to be bizarre, stating that "fame and celebrity is something that
other people have constructed that I'm not really party to."
Blunt has raised funds for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also
known as Doctors Without Borders, through benefit concerts and by
auctioning meet and greet opportunities at his own shows. He first
encountered MSF medical care workers during his tour of duty in
Kosovo, and was impressed with their work despite minimal support
and limited security.
He also supports environmental causes, screening the trailer for An
Inconvenient Truth at his concerts, and planting a tree for each
advance sales concert ticket purchased through his designated
website. On 7 July 2007, Blunt performed at the Live Earth concert
at Wembley Stadium, London, and is the owner of one of two prototype
electric cars made by Hybrid Technologies under a Space Act
partnership with NASA.
Blunt, a former soldier, is also a patron of Help for Heroes, a
charity aiming to raise money to provide better facilities to
wounded British servicemen, and has also held benefit concerts for
this charity.
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Jamie Oliver may have won his battle with the leadership of LAUSD but lost the one to stay on ABC's schedule. The network has pulled the series, which promotes healthy eating, for the upcoming May sweep. At least initially, Food Revolution will be replaced by Dancing with the Stars recaps. Te recaps had been doing better than Oliver's reality series, which most recently drew a 1.5 rating in adults 18-49 in the Tuesday 8 PM time period. Food Revolution will return with originals June 9 in the Friday 9 PM slot.
ABC Pulls 'Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution' For May Sweep
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Jamie Oliver's show is the only 'reality' show I watch! It figures.
I was a big fan of this show in its first season, but this season has rubbed me the wrong way. It feels preachier, more infantile, more manipulative. Moreover, if you've seen the first season, there's nothing new here, it's just Jamie complaining about flavored milk and whining about nobody taking him seriously, again, as if it's a sequel to a movie. Also, putting the show in LA was just dumb. If any city government is going to look at reality TV with a jaundiced eye, it would be this one.
I don't know if they have a different producer, or if this season was just produced more haphazardly than the first one, but it's just not coming together. Don't blame viewers for not tuning in, blame the show itself.
A show about healthy eating is unpopular in America? Shocking.
It is a down right shame that ABC did not keep the show on the air. This is the show that America needs. This a reality show that comes closest to actually representing reality.
Yeah, ABC will cancel this, but "Celebrity Wife Swap" is boffo!
If they had any shame, they would be ashamed.
TV is a business. It wasn't getting the numbers. I don't know why anyone is shocked by this decision.
My KIDS LOVE this show!!! They were so glued to the tv for the first season and can't wait to watch it this season. They were so disgusted with chicken nuggets after the season 1 and so into the eat healthy message that Jamie is trying to get across to families and schools. I'm very disappointed by the choice ABC has made! I'm very thankful for Chef's like Jamie Oliver trying to make a difference.
This just in — people don't like being told to stop doing what they enjoy!
Actually this just in: Americans don't like some pudgey Limey twat telling them they're fat.
This just in: America is the most obese nation on the planet. Especially those fatties in middle America.
Keep eating your donuts and processed food, tea partiers. I'm sorry but seriously obese people disgust me. It's not that difficult to eat healthy. I changed my diet (not that I was ever obese) a few years ago, and now not only do I feel so much better, but I no longer can stand most processed and fast food. It's disgusting.
So celebrities pretending to know they can dance wins over healthy eating? That right there shows you the networks' priorities for their audiences.
Anybody upset about this stop blaming ABC. As usual it is the public's fault. Networks are not interested in putting out quality tv. They are only interested in making money and that is fine. If large numbers of people would stop watching crap like Idol, dancing shows, Survivor, etc. and start watching good shows like Jamie's show then they would stay on the air. Always blame the poor taste of the public.
Liked the first season – at the start – but it just got faker and faker as it went along. I wish the US version had kept the authenticity of the Brit version…
The premise was good but the execution was piss poor. Oliver comes off as a condenscending twat who needs to take some of his own advice (he's at least 10 lbs overweight) and also find his way into a gym once in awhile. The British have a love/hate relation with him. The critics can't stand his smarmy yuppie themed cooking shows. But, he has a sizable follwing because of his everyman persona that he purposely exudes – even though he owns two mansions.
that is america, only thinking about the present and not the future. buying cheap burgers now, and ending up paying a hefty medical cost later. if the majority of americans dont care about watching their health, they will suffer the last few months or years they have, cry about it in their wheelchair or bed, and eventually die. in addition, causing alot of grief in the family. the food that are available most places now are what i call "silent assassins." the food we eat wait for us to slowly damage our health until they get the opportunity to hit us with diabetes.

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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
The number of diabetes mellitus (DM) patients is increasing, and stroke is deeply associated with DM. Recently, neuroprotective effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) are reported. In this study, we explored whether liraglutide, a GLP-1 analogue exerts therapeutic effects on a rat stroke model. Wistar rats received occlusion of the middle cerebral artery for 90 min. At one hour after reperfusion, liraglutide or saline was administered intraperitoneally. Modified Bederson's test was performed at 1 and 24 h and, subsequently, rats were euthanized for histological investigation. Peripheral blood was obtained for measurement of blood glucose level and evaluation of oxidative stress. Brain tissues were collected to evaluate the level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The behavioral scores of liraglutide-treated rats were significantly better than those of control rats. Infarct volumes of liraglutide-treated rats at were reduced, compared with those of control rats. The level of derivatives of reactive oxygen metabolite was lower in liraglutide-treated rats. VEGF level of liraglutide-treated rats in the cortex, but not in the striatum significantly increased, compared to that of control rats. In conclusion, this is the first study to demonstrate neuroprotective effects of liraglutide on cerebral ischemia through anti-oxidative effects and VEGF upregulation.
The number of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) is almost nine million, and stroke is the third most common cause of death in Japan. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue is recently established as a daily injection drug for type 2 DM, with actions including stimulation of insulin secretion, glucagon suppression, and appetite loss [
There was no difference in the modified Bederson's score at one hour after reperfusion between liraglutide-treated rats (1.9 ± 0.14) and control rats (1.9 ± 0.14). At 24 h after reperfusion, the modified Bederson's score of liraglutide-treated rats was significantly lower (1.1 ± 0.14;
The cortical cerebral blood flow at MCAO of both groups decreased (liraglutide-treated rats: 50% ± 8.6%; control rats: 53% ± 7.1% relative to the value at pre-MCAO), compared with that at pre-MCAO. The cortical cerebral blood flow at reperfusion of both groups significantly increased, compared with that at MCAO (liraglutide-treated rats: 79% ± 11%; control rats: 70% ± 11%,
Blood glucose level of liraglutide-treated rats was 98 ± 5.1 mg/dL at eight hours after reperfusion, while that of control rats was 109 ± 7.0 mg/dL. There was no significant difference between the two groups, although there seems that blood glucose level of liraglutide-treated rats might be lower than that of control rats (
Representative images of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining of liraglutide-treated and control rats are shown in
The level of derivatives of reactive oxygen metabolites (d-ROMs) in peripheral blood of liraglutide-treated rats was significantly suppressed (494 ± 12 U.CARR.) at 24 h after reperfusion, compared to that of control rats (526 ± 6 U.CARR.,
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) level of the cortex in liraglutide-treated rats (infarct side: 18 ± 2.1 pg/mL, intact side: 12 ± 0.49 pg/mL) was upregulated, compared to that in rats of the control group (infarct side: 10 ± 1.7 pg/mL, intact side: 9.8 ± 0.54 pg/mL;
In this study, single administration of a GLP-1 analogue, liraglutide reduced infarct volumes induced by MCAO for 90 min with behavioral amelioration, compared to control rats. The neuroprotective effects of liraglutide might result from the suppression of oxidative stress and VEGF upregulation.
Several reports demonstrated therapeutic effects of GLP-1 analogue on animal models of diseases in the central nervous system, including stroke, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis [
Liraglutide was a GLP-1 analogue, which has been used in several studies related to Alzheimer's disease. Liraglutide prevented memory impairments in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model with reduced synapse loss in the hippocampus [
In our study, the level of d-ROMs of liraglutide-treated rats significantly reduced, compared with that of control rats. The mechanisms of the reduced level of d-ROMs in blood may be due to the suppressed oxidative stress in the ischemic brain produced by liraglutide administration. There has been no study directly demonstrating anti-oxidative effects of liraglutide in the central nervous system. Previously, a few reports demonstrated anti-oxidative effects of exenatide and GLP-1 on pancreatic islet cells [
In ischemic brain, neurogenesis increased with migration of newly developed progenitor cells into ischemic penumbra. Enhancement of endogenous neurogenesis might be a promising strategy of regenerative medicine for diseases in the central nervous system [
Recent studies revealed that GLP-1 enhances proliferation and differentiation of endothelial progenitor cells through upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor [
Adult male Wistar rats (CLEA JAPAN, Inc., Tokyo, Japan;
Rats were randomly divided into two groups, that is, control (
MCAO was carried out according to the intraluminal suture method used in our previous study [
Cortical cerebral blood flow at the right parietal cortex was measured on MCAO after suture insertion and reperfusion immediately after recanalization by using a laser Doppler device (Laser flowmeter ALF21; Advance Company, Ltd., Saitama, Japan). The stainless steel probe (diameter: 6 mm) was placed on the brain surface through the hole perforated on the right parietal bone.
Neurological deficits were evaluated using modified Bederson's score at one hour after reperfusion, immediately before liraglutide-administration and 24 h after reperfusion (
Peripheral blood was obtained from caudal vein at eight hours after reperfusion. Blood glucose was measured by using a blood glucose meter, ONETOUCH Ultra Vue (Johnson & Johnson Corp., New Brunswick, NJ, USA).
Rats were euthanized under deep anesthesia using pentobarbital (100 mg/kg) with following saline perfusion and brains were quickly removed at 24 h after reperfusion for TTC staining (
The blood was taken from caudal vein by cutting at 24 h after reperfusion and the level of oxidative stress was measured (
For protein assay, fresh brain tissues of the bilateral cortex and striatum from rats of control and liraglutide-treated groups (
Data are presented as the mean ± S.E. (modified Bederson's score; infarct volumes: percent to the intact hemisphere; d-ROM: Carr U; VEGF: pg/mL). Data were evaluated statistically using Mann–Whitney
In this study, reduction of infarct volumes with behavioral improvement was achieved by administration of liraglutide likely through anti-oxidative effects and VEGF upregulation. Liraglutide may afford therapeutic benefits to type 2 DM patients with cerebral infarcts, although further basic and clinical research investigations are needed.
Amelioration in behavioral scores. Post-stroke administration of liraglutide reduced modified Bederson's score at 24 h after reperfusion, although the scores of both groups did not differ at one hour after reperfusion just before administration of liraglutide or saline. *
Reduced and partially recovered cortical blood flow at MCAO and reperfusion. Cortical blood flow was reduced to almost half at MCAO and recovered to 70%–80% at reperfusion. There was no difference between both groups. *
Reduced infarct volumes in rats receiving liraglutide. Representative images of TTC staining of rats in control (
Reduced oxidative stress in liraglutide-treated rats. The graph shows significant reduction in level of d-ROMs in liraglutide-treated rats. *
VEGF upregulation in the cortex of rats receiving liraglutide.
Experimental design. Rats in control and liraglutide-treated groups underwent MCAO surgery with subsequent reperfusion at 90 min after the occlusion. Behavioral test was performed at 1 and 24 h after reperfusion. Blood was sampled from caudal vein to evaluate oxidative stress and blood glucose level. Then rats were euthanized for histological evaluation and protein assay at 24 h.
This work was supported in part by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research and Health Science Research Grants for Research on Brain Science from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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I'm on the Pfitz 18/55, just finishing the LT + Endurance part (7 weeks to go). But...my target marathon is 9 weeks away. So I have a 'spare' two weeks to do some extra training. I started the Pfitz early in case I had to take some time out due to injury, but so far I've managed to handle the volume, been tough though.
My question is what should I do for the two weeks, i.e. what shortcomings of the 18/55 could I try and address?
Appreciate any advice...
Break on through
It depends. I might try to add a couple weeks of training that is meant to improve my weakest attribute - endurance / threshold / VO2 max ? - If I was really worn out, I might use one of the weeks as a Recovery week to be able to start the next phase rested and ready to train hard again.
"Not to touch the Earth, not to see the Sun, nothing left to do but run, run, run..."
Thanks for your reply Beat. A recovery week is certainly tempting! In terms of weakest attribute, I'm most concerned with the distance rather than speed. The longest run of the 18/55 is 20mi, tempted to use one of the weeks to throw in a 22-23 miler.
Sayhey! MM#130
If you are so inclined, I heartily recommend the plan to get in a 22-23 miler pre-race.
There's a real authenticity to the glib phrase, "the race begins at mile 20."
Don't run it for speed, of course, but for endurance.
It will help your mental state enormously; have you run many marathons?
https://agratefullifedotnet.wordpress.com/ (for a piece or two of my mind)
Thanks for your reply AamosY,
Absolutely agree. I used the two weeks to include a steady 23 miler and a long (16m) race pace session and felt these gave me more confidence that I was ready. This, and the Pfitz schedule in general, worked. I ran a 2:59 on the day. As you would imagine, very happy with that!
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Jordan, Artishia Garcia Wilkerson
Birth Year : 1901
Death Year : 1974
Artishia G. W. Jordon was a teacher, civic leader, a leader in the AME Church, and supported civil rights. She was born in Louisville, KY, the daughter of attorney Bernard O. and Dr. Artishia Gilbert Wilkerson. She was a graduate of Central High School, attended Howard University, graduated from the University of Chicago in 1923, and earned her master's degree in mathematics at the University of California in 1924. She was the wife of Frederick D. Jordan who was a bishop in the AME Church. Artishia Jordan served as president of the Southern California Conference Branch, and was vice-president of the Chicago Conference Branch and the Southwest Missouri Conference Branch. She organized the AME Minister's Wives Alliance of the Los Angeles vicinity. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the Order of Eastern Star, and was elected to the executive council of Southern California Council of Church Women. She also served as president of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Council of Negro Women, and was a member of the Committee of Management of the Woodlawn YWCA. She was affiliated with the Sojourner Truth Home and the NAACP. Jordan was the first African American director of the Los Angeles Chapter of American Mission to Lepers. She was a contributing editor of the Afro-American Woman's Journal and was editor of the Women's Missionary Recorder from 1940 to 1944. She taught math at Central High School in Louisville and also taught at Western University. Artishia Jordan and her husband, Bishop F. D. Jordan, made several trips during the 1950s visiting AME Churches in South Africa. Artishia Jordan was author of The African Methodist Episcopal Church in Africa. Jordan Hall at Morris Brown College was named for Rev. and Mrs. Jordan. In 1976, the AME Church founded the Artishia Jordan Scholarship Fund, and after Bishop Jordan's death in 1976, the name of the fund was changed to the Artishia and Frederick Jordan Scholarship Fund. More than 1,000 students have benefited from the fund. For more see Mrs. Artishia Wilkerson Jordan in The Encyclopaedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church compiled by Bishop R. R. Wright; J. Jordan, "Thirtieth Anniversary of the Artishia and Frederick Jordan Fund," in the Christian Recorder Online (English Edition), 11/09/2006; and see Artishia Gilbert Wilkerson Jordan in Negro Who's Who in California, 1948 edition, by H. M. J. Williams.
See photo image of Artishia and Frederick Jordan at the Jordan Scholarship Fund webpage, a Howard University website.
Subjects: Activists, Civil Rights, Authors, Civic Leaders, Migration West, Women's Groups and Organizations, National Council of Negro Women
Geographic Region: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky / Los Angeles, California
Morris, Lois W.
Birth Year : 1919
Death Year : 1989
Born in Mississippi, Morris was the founder and president of the Louisville chapter of the National Council of Negro Women and the founder and executive director of National Black Women for Political Action. In 1969 she won the Democratic primary for 12th Ward Alderman, one of three general elections that she won for that seat. In 1977 she ran unsuccessfully for mayor in the Democratic primary. For more see the Lois Morris Papers in the University of Louisville Archives and Records Center; Women in Public Office. A biographical directory and statistical analysis, 2nd ed., compiled by the Center for the American Woman and Politics; and The Encyclopedia of Louisville, ed. by J. E. Kleber.
Subjects: Politicians, Politics, Appointments & Elections, Women's Groups and Organizations, National Council of Negro Women
Geographic Region: Mississippi / Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Norman, Florence K. Morton
Birth Year : 1894
Death Year : 1944
Norman was born Florence K. Morton in Mason County, KY. Her mother, Sallie Morton, was a widow and the mother of three girls: Mary, Florence, and Susan. In 1900 the family lived at 570 E. Fifth Street in Maysville, KY, according to the U.S. Federal Census. Florence would become the wife of musician and music arranger Fred Norman (1910-1993). The couple lived in New York. Florence Norman was the past president of the National Council of Negro Women. She had attended Howard University and the Jenifer Business College and managed the Washington Business Institute in D.C. She had also been employed as secretary to Carter G. Woodson at the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. For more see "Mrs. Fred Norman," New York Times, 02/11/1944, p. 19.
Subjects: Civic Leaders, Education and Educators, Migration North, Women's Groups and Organizations, National Council of Negro Women
Geographic Region: Mason County, Kentucky / New York
Yancey, Sadie Mae
Birth Year : 1907
Death Year : 1958
Sadie M. Yancey was the top honor student when she graduated from Kentucky State College in 1935 [now Kentucky State University]. She was the first graduate of the college department at Kentucky State College to earn a Ph.D. Yancey received her doctorate from Cornell University, September 1950; she had earned her master's degree in education from the University of Cincinnati in 1942. Yancey was an advocate for education: in 1940 she was a member of the Kentucky Negro Educational Association, serving on the Committee of Expenditures of Funds on Educational Inequalities [source: KNEA Journal vol. 10, no. 2, p. 8]. Yancey gave a presentation, "What Guidance Techniques I Am Using," at the Guidance Workers Conference during the 1942 KNEA Conference in Louisville, KY. In 1950, she was the dean of women and a psychology professor at Florida A&M and was later dean of women at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She was the first president and a founding member of the National Association of Personnel Workers (NAPW), founded in 1953. The association was a combined effort of the National Association of the Deans of Women and Advisers of Girls in Colored Schools and the National Association of the Deans of Men in Negro Educational Institutions. The NAPW was renamed the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP), and the Sadie M. Yancey Professional Service Award was established as the second highest honor that a member of that organization can receive. Yancey was also vice president of the National Council of Negro Women. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta, and chaired the Scholarship and Standards Committee. Sadie Yancey was born in Lexington, KY, the daughter of Minnie Jackson Yancey, a domestic, and Charles Yancey, a Lexington grocer who was from Canada [source: Sadie Yancey's Certificate of Birth]. The family lived at 120 South Upper Street in Lexington. Sadie Yancey was also the granddaughter of Belle Mitchell Jackson and Jordan C. Jackson, Jr. [source: 1910 U.S. Federal Census]. For more see "Two Kentucky state graduates...," The Crisis, vol. 57, no. 11 (Dec. 1950), p. 736; "Professional Associations" in Student Services: a handbook for the profession, by S. R. Komives and D. Woodard; Sadie Yancey in The Historical Cookbook of the American Negro, by S. B. Thurman, et al.; under the heading "Died" see "Sadie M. Yancey, 51,...," Jet, Oct 16, 1958, p.43; and H. A. Davis and P. Bell-Scott, "Association of Deans of Women and Advisers to Girls in Negro Schools" in Black Women in America, vol. 1 A-L, edited by D. C. Hine, pp. 49-51; and In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the challenge of the Black sorority movement, by P. Giddings. See also Yancey's Ph.D. dissertation, A Study of Racial and Sectional Differences in the Ranking of Occupations By High School Boys, and her master's thesis, A Follow-up Study of Five Graduating Classes of the Paul Laurence Dunbar High School.
See photo image of Sadie M. Yancey at the Yancy Family Genealogy website.
Subjects: Education and Educators, Librarians, Library Collections, Libraries, Fraternal Organizations, Women's Groups and Organizations, Higher Education Before Desegregation, Kentucky, National Council of Negro Women
Geographic Region: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky / Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky / Florida / Washington, D. C.


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Way to rock that leather vest, Kevin Jonas! We knew you had it in you!
Behold, the just-released promo image from the upcoming Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, featuring the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato in all their glory. If this doesn't constitute a Mount Rushmore of Disney-style awesomeness, we don't know what does.
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam will premiere on Friday, September 3 on the Disney Channel. In the meantime, Demi and the boys are hitting the road over the summer to crank out the tunes live for the masses.
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The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 9.0965 Thursday, 8 October 1998.
Date: Wednesday, 07 Oct 1998 22:52:34 +0100
Subject: Queries
Although I have contributed rather little to SHAKESPER so far, I read
all the messages attentively and I generally learn a great deal from
them. Sometimes I print out some of them for students of mine
particularly interested in the modern or postmodern rewriting of
Shakespeare's plays.
Today, I have two rather specific queries for the list in order to try
and help two students of mine. One is anxious to know whether there are
identifiable signs of a Shakespearian influence on the novels of Irish
Murdoch (particularly *The Sea, the Sea*) and whether she or any critic
or scholar has already written about them from that particular angle.
The second question is more practical and concerns Tom Stoppard. Does
anyone know if and where he may be reached for an interview on two of
his recent plays, *Arcadia* and *The Invention of Love*? The first was a
great hit in Paris (Theatre du Vieux Colombiers) and is about to be
revived at the Comedie Francaise.
I have a third question, a more personal one this time, concerning Ilia
Gililov's recent book (Moscow Art, 1997), *The William Shakespeare
Game*, apparently a great hit in Russia at the moment (going through its
third reprinting apparently)? From what I have been told, this is
another "new" biographical interpretation with an interesting decoding
of "The Phoenix and the Turtle" attached to it. Has anyone heard about
it or read it (is there a translation in English ?) If so, what are the
reactions ?
Thanks for your help and suggestions on all this (I realize this is a
lot of questions at the same time ! ...)


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Chapters consist of three levels that can be replayed at any time for a better score. However, the rewards for playing—a mix of gold charms, gem charms, and cards—can only be obtained once.
Finding Forever After requires the player to search for three special items across three different levels per chapter, of which there are five in total. All but the first chapter's first level are locked when the player starts the game, but playing through a level will unlock the next one, regardless of score. Level and chapter progress are stored on the player's account if they are logged in and previous levels can be replayed any time for higher scores.
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Most items are well in sight, while a few are located far in the back or made to look as part of the scenery and thus more difficult to spot. A handful of items has to be found in hiding places, which are often marked with a head logo. Hiding places are unique to each level, even if the location might be recycled for another level. For instance, the Classroom location that is part of both "Unlocking Secrets" and "Page Ripper!" contains a door that can be opened by clicking on it in the first chapter, but that cannot be opened in the latter one. As well, which items are hidden and if they are at all is randomized. It is possible to open up hiding places between completing an item set and being presented with a new one to complete, so searching the hiding places during the interval is a good idea.
To make the game a little more user-friendly, there is a dragonfly located in the lower right corner which, when clicked, will fly to the location of the yet-unfound item that is listed most left in the current set. If only one more item of the current set needs to be found, the dragonfly will fly to that item's location. If two items remain to be found, the dragonfly will pinpoint the one listed on the left side of the other. It does not cost points to use the dragonfly, but the dragonfly can only be used when not asleep, thus limiting the number of times it can be used before the hourglass is drained. The dragonfly starts asleep and goes to sleep after every summon. There is time for a maximum of three summons per item set, but the third summon would barely be worth the remaining points.
- Some of the aspects of Finding Forever After weren't part of the inital release, but were added on November 26. The first change was the switch to an hourglass as timer. Prior, the time and remaining points were visualized as a mirror with lights moving over its surface. Each light represented three points, but became worth more in bigger numbers. As time passed, lights extinguished and thus points were lost. Another update was the addition of logos to objects that can be manipulated to change the scenery to identify them as such. Lastly, the loading screen was adjusted to incorporate a random gameplay tip to prepare the player before each level.
- The specific cards that can be unlocked with Finding Forever After in order are:
- School Classroom: Ever After High (I)
- Enchanted Forest: Finding Forever After
- Castleteria: Finding Forever After
- Apple White: Diary Key
- Village of Book End: Finding Forever After
- Library: Ever After High
- The Vault: of Lost Tales (II)
- Good Magic: for Evil Queens
- Imperial Gold: Turntables
- Enchanted Forest Road: Finding Forever After
- Muse-ic Classroom: Finding Forever After
- Study Lounge: Finding Forever After
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But five or ten years later, they're still in the same place, talking about all the things they're going to do ... but never doing anything.Clergyman Peter Marshall had a word of advice for people and organizations like that. He said, "Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned."You've got to DO something ... even if there are a few obstacles in your way. You should heed the words of the English writer Samuel Johnson: "Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome."Of course you may say there are times you don't FEEL like working on your goals. So what! Don't wait for inspiration. Just DO something. As British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli observed, "Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action."George Gershwin knew that. He didn't wait until he FELT like working on his goals or his music. In fact he got most of the ideas for his music by just sitting down at the piano and playing. He didn't wait for inspiration. He would hit various chords, improvise a bit, and pretty soon the music would come out of him. Throughout his brief career, Gershwin demonstrated that the way you learn to do anything was by doing it. Orators learn to speak by speaking. Authors learn to write by writing. You get the point. That's why I tell my prospective clients ... that when they hire me to speak ... I will be actively engaging the audience the entire time. I know they can't learn to communicate more effectively by simply hearing someone talk about communication. They've got to DO it ... and so do you.4. Use focused persistence. As I said, you create a legacy ... partly ... by doing something. But it's more than just doing something. You've got to do some things that are focused on getting the results you want. That's why author H. Jackson Brown, Jr. writes, "Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, buy you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways."You see ... the road to your legacy isn't a spurt but a long steady climb. It's quiet, steady, persistent work that gets results. So please, don't rush into a set of actions, lose your focus, lose your energy, and wear out. Take a lesson from Grover Cleveland Alexander, one of the greatest pitchers of all time. He grew up on a farm and wanted to play professional baseball. Between chores, he would throw apples, stones, anything he could get his hands on to sharpen his accuracy. When he was able to acquire a few baseballs, he nailed a catcher's mitt to the outside wall of a chicken coop and threw at it hour after hour. He got so he could hit the mitt nine times out of ten.Later when he became a star, sportswriters went into raptures about the brilliance of his pitching. 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Introduction to
Cattle Industry
Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef
and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as
draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products
include leather and dung for fertilizer or fuel. In many cultures,
cattle take part in spiritual, economic or political significance far
ahead of the monetary worth of the animals themselves. As a response to
these many uses and habitats of cattle, a broad array of breeds have
been developed.
Spanish explorers initially brought cattle to
the Americas inauguration in the initial 1500s. These cattle were hardy
and rugged, and the adapted readily to the new-found environments. They
make up a breed family called criollo cattle; the term criollo means "of
European origin but born in the New World." North American criollo
breeds include the Corriente, Florida Cracker, Pineywoods, and Texas
Cattle from England and Northern Europe were
imported to North America commencement in the the first part of 1600s.
[The imported European breeds] served a variety
of subsistence niches in America for over 200 years. A more intentional
introduction of cattle breeds began around 1800. Several improved cattle
breeds were imported from Scotland, England, France, and the
Netherlands. The Shorthorn [from England] (also known as the Durham) was
by far the most valuable. People needed multipurpose cattle, and the
Shorthorn combined excellent dairy and beef qualities as well as the
size and strength needed for aid as oxen. It soon became the largely
well-liked breed in America.
By 1900 the marketplace had shifted to support
the use of specialized beef and dairy breeds. The Hereford and Angus
came to dominate the beef industry, while the Ayrshire, Jersey, and
Guernsey were the most numerous of the diary breeds.
Imports since 1900 have further increased the
diversity of cattle breeds in the United States. The huge quantity of
beef cattle breeds - and the genetic diversity they stand for - has been
a keystone of achievement for the beef industry, allowing producers to
respond to changing marketplace demands. Yet diversity has been
conserved not deliberately because of the broad range of habitats in
which beef cattle are raised, the accessibility of markets, and
decentralized approaches to selection. It is for the reason that of this
informal conservation process that farmers and breeders have access to
the diversity they required for new production and market niches.
The dairy industry presents a critical contrast,
as it rests almost entirely on the use of a single breed, the Holstein.
The Holstein is famous for is adaptation to confinement dairying, and
the cows yield more milk under such conditions than do those of any
other breed. As a consequence, it has prospered at the expense of all
other breeds in the previous fifty years. The success of the Holstein,
however, rests on the availability of high levels of inputs, together
with large amounts of grain and veterinary support.
The revival of lower cost, grass-based dairying
as a production niche is causing dairy farmers to rethink the industry's
reliance on the Holstein. Grass-based production requires cows that are
active grazers, able to keep up body condition, churn out milk, and
reproduce efficiently on a forage diet. Farmers looking for these
qualities have turned to the Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Jersey, and other
"colored" dairy breeds.
The pressures of economic consolidation and
vertical integration, substantial in the swine and poultry industries,
have had less obvious influence on cattle. Nonetheless, there is
increasing consolidation along with the companies that buy milk and beef
from farmers. This process is progressively having two negative effects:
The overall lowering of prices paid and the further discounting of
animals which do not conform to a standard industrial type. The cattle
industry, built upon a foundation of genetic diversity, cannot afford to
let short term market pressures eliminate rare breeds and thus the
diversity essential to its future success.
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For Cattle Fencing To Avoid Your Cattle Grazing On Other Ranchers'
Guide on Cattle Handling and Why Learning the Ropes Matters When Keeping
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Raising Black Angus Cattle
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|All snazzed up for the Tonys!
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You are too cute, girl!! Loving your outfits and the big smile you sported all week! Sounds like you and M have a super fun night planned!! ENJOY!! Happy (early) Father's Day to your dad! From girl time to grilling out ...and relaxing in a hammock (ahhh :)), I'm sure that the celebratory weekend that awaits will be nothing short of amazing!! Soak up every bit of it, friend!! XxOoReplyDelete
Thank you, I'm glad the outfits were a hit (especially because I definitely tried on more than a few options for the Tony party, haha!).Delete
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So many wonderful things to enjoy!! I have heard of Body Pump but haven't tried it - sounds like a perfect intense class though!! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Despite the soreness, I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would...if there is a class by you, I recommend checking it out!Delete
A backyard hammock sounds ideal- especially after being sore from the class! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
A hammock is definitely ideal for any situation, and it was especially welcome this weekend!Delete
So much FUN is this post...the awards party sounded fab! Xx.ReplyDelete
Always love an excuse to dress up fancy, and awards are perfect for that!Delete
The gym I used to go to had Bodypump and it was one of my favorite classes! You can see results so quickly and after my first class I felt like I could barely lift my arm the next day!ReplyDelete
That's so encouraging to hear...I will definitely be sticking with it and working it into my regular exercise routine!Delete
Ok mac and cheese, spinach artichoke dip and chocolate cake sound amazing right now. Trying to keep things light right now the week before we head to the beach! lol I want a backyard hammock. Enjoy your BBQ! XOReplyDelete
Haha well last week was kind of my final splurge...now I'm trying to get back on track with healthier eating for the summer. Enjoy the beach!Delete
Hope you gals have an amazing time :)
Thanks, we certainly did! :)Delete
co-hosting an awards party sounds like it would be so much fun! and I love how you had your own little viewing area, what a great idea!ReplyDelete
It was great because we could be loud and embrace our theatrical nerdiness without disturbing the bar's other (sportier) patrons, haha!Delete
Why didn't I know you were a fellow New Yorker? I'm so happy! I feel like all the other bloggers I meet are from the South. I hope you have a fabulous weekend! Your plans sound awesome!ReplyDelete
Oh I love meeting fellow New York bloggers! I didn't realize either until recently that we're both here...so fun!Delete
Stopped over from the link up! Your weekend plans sound amazing! Have a fabulous weekend!ReplyDelete
Thanks, it was great - hope yours was a fun one, too!Delete
Summers in the city are the best aren't they?ReplyDelete
There really is nothing better!Delete
OMG. Bodypump. You are hardcore. I would've been out for a solid week!
Also... I don't know about you, but I've been super bummed about missing five on Friday for the summer. If you're interested my friend Karli {september FARM} and I {the farmer's wife} are starting up a link-up "oh hey, friday!" with the exact same outline and would love for you to join us tomorrow! Hope to see you there.


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SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – The Master's University women's basketball team narrowly fell to Westmont College as the fourth-ranked Warriors edged No. 14 TMU 50-47 on Bross Court.
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