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Mitchell's star power now includes NCAA 3-point record
Ohio State senior Kelsey Mitchell hit seven 3-pointers Friday to become the NCAA's career leader in 3-pointers made. The All-American guard now has 402 3-pointers, breaking Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis' previous mark of 398.
Anigwe ready to help return Cal to national prominence
Kristine Anigwe is one of the best players in the country who has spent two years on a Cal team that was widely considered an underachiever in a surging Pac-12. Now a junior, Anigwe is ready to have her team's performance match her own.
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Everything falls into place for UConn at historic Pauley Pavilion
UConn improved to 4-0 with a win at No. 5 UCLA on Tuesday. But perhaps even more important -- in Geno Auriemma's eyes, at least -- was that the Huskies "grew up as a team a little bit" and got an All-American back on track and a big game from a freshman.
Connecticut wins 39th straight on the road.
Napheesa Collier scores 23 points to lead No. 1 UConn past No. 5 UCLA 78-60.
Women's Basketball
Around the Rim
LaChina Robinson and Mechelle Voepel discuss Villanova's win over Duke and Katie Lou Samuelson's injury before the host interviews Maryland coach Brenda Frese.
Lady Vols remain unbeaten, top Shockers.
Rennia Davis puts up 15 points and grabs 10 rebounds as No. 12 Tennessee tops Wichita State 68-56 to improve to 3-0 on the season.
Louisville's Durr is espnW's player of the week
After a single-game school-record 47 points and helping to lead the Cardinals to a 5-0 start, including wins over a trio of Top 25 teams, Asia Durr is the first player of the week for the 2017-18 season.
Louisville beats second top-10 opponent, wins Preseason WNIT title
Early on, it looked like Asia Durr could beat Oregon all by herself. After she was sidelined with foul trouble, Louisville made all the right adjustments without her. Add it all up and it's the blueprint for a season that could end up in the Final Four.
Durr, Louisville top Oregon.
Asia Durr connects on 10-of-18 attempts from the field and scores 26 points to lead No. 5 Louisville past No. 10 Oregon in the preseason WNIT championship.
Sunday's highlights
UConn rolls past Maryland on the road.
Connecticut is able to prevail with Katie Lou Samuelson out with a foot injury as all five starters score in double digits to defeat Maryland 97-72.
Notre Dame
Notre Dame holds off Oregon State.
In a top-20 matchup, Jackie Young drops 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting to lead No. 6 Notre Dame to a 72-67 win over No. 18 Oregon State.
NCAA Sports
NCAA concussion settlement faces challenge
A little-noticed but unprecedented court ruling could rip the lid off the NCAA's concussion settlement by putting a fundamental question back on the legal table: Does the organization that covers collegiate sports have a duty to care for its athletes?
Bruins score big win over No. 3 Baylor
Monique Billings and Jordin Canada came to UCLA to return the program to national prominence. Saturday, the seniors led the way as the No. 8 Bruins beat a team ranked in the top three for the first time in nearly a decade.
No. 8 UCLA tops No. 3 Baylor.
Jordin Canada records 20 points and 13 assists as the Bruins defeat the Bears 82-68.
Despite Samuelson injury, UConn makes statement in home opener
UConn routed No. 20 Cal, even after losing Katie Lou Samuelson to a foot injury in the second quarter. Geno Auriemma was happy with how his team responded, and the Huskies are determined to step up no matter how long she's out.
Samuelson injured in UConn win.
UConn triumphs over Cal despite losing Katie Lou Samuelson to a foot injury in the second quarter.
Signing Week
2018 Recruiting Class Rankings: A race to the finish
Connecticut drew a pair of aces in Christyn Williams and Olivia Nelson-Ododa, but Baylor was sitting there all along with a royal flush. Our final class rankings.
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No. 19 Aggies fall to No. 10 Ducks.
Sophomore Sabrina Ionescu had her second straight triple-double as Oregon beat Texas A&M 83-68 to advance to the Preseason WNIT final.
Louisville powers past Michigan in second half.
Asia Durr and the No. 5 Cardinals use the third quarter to rally past No. 24 Michigan en route to a 74-49 win.
NCAA Basketball
The story behind Cal's Chen Yue, who fell in love with basketball and made history
An American mentor working with the Utah Jazz and former Louisville player Kevin Ware became unlikely inspirations for the first Chinese player in NCAA Division I women's basketball history.
Despite making history, Cal's Chen just aspires to be the best version of herself.
The story behind Cal's Chen Yue, who fell in love with basketball and made history.
Around the Rim podcast
Louisville's Durr on Around the Rim
Louisville's Asia Durr, who scored a school-record 47 points Sunday, guests on the Around the Rim podcast. Host LaChina Robinson also breaks down UConn's win over Stanford and that fifth career triple-double from Sabrina Ionescu.
Mid-Major Rankings
South Dakota State starts out on top of mid-major rankings
With Macy Miller back after a knee injury sidelined her for most of last season, South Dakota State holds the top spot in our first poll of the season. Northern Colorado, Green Bay, Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky round out the top five.
Dolan parting ways with Liberty was only a matter of time
Will the Liberty, put up for sale Tuesday by MSG's Jim Dolan, stay in New York? Who might buy them? Where will they play? Yes, the team faces a lot of uncertainty, but this much is fact: The Liberty never seemed to matter a great deal to Dolan.
Texas dominates McNeese State.
The No. 2 Longhorns outscore the Cowgirls 32-8 and don't look back as Ariel Atkins leads with 23 points in a 100-34 victory.
Wooden Preseason Candidates
espnW preseason Player of the Year Wilson headlines Wooden Watch list.
Five Connecticut players (Napheesa Collier, Kia Nurse, Katie Lou Samuelson, Azura Stevens and Gabby Williams) join South Carolina's A'Ja Wilson on the preseason Wooden Award list.
Baylor cruises past Central Arkansas.
No. 3 Baylor gets double-doubles from both Lauren Cox and Kalani Brown to lead the Bears to a dominating 86-55 win.
WNBA draft lottery
What will Laimbeer do with Las Vegas' No. 1 draft pick?
The WNBA's new Las Vegas franchise had the best odds in Monday's draft lottery and ended up with the No. 1 pick. Now Bill Laimbeer will have to decide between players such as South Carolina's A'ja Wilson and 19-year-old Russian post player Maria Vadeeva.
WNBA Draft Lottery
Las Vegas will receive top overall pick in WNBA draft.
Bill Laimbeer says new expansion Las Vegas team is off to a great start by winning the draft lottery.
South Carolina
South Carolina holds off Maryland's late rally.
A'ja Wilson's 32 points lead the way in No. 4 South Carolina's 94-86 win against No. 15 Maryland.
How Baylor landed No. 1 recruiting class
Baylor is calling them the "Fierce Five" and says it's the best class in program history. NaLyssa Smith, Caitlin Bickle, Aquira DeCosta, Honesty Scott-Grayson and Queen Egbo explain their decisions to sign with Baylor.
No overlooking Louisville after Ohio State upset
Louisville, behind Asia Durr's school-record 47 points, showed in an overtime win against No. 5 Ohio State that like UConn, the Cardinals are also a contender.
Mitchell, Durr recap OT thriller.
Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell and Louisville's Asia Durr discuss their off-court friendship and a tight overtime game that went the way of the Cardinals.
Durr leads Louisville in OT win against Ohio State.
Asia Durr scores a career-high 47 points in No. 9 Louisville's 95-90 win against No. 5 Ohio State.
Seven months later, UConn win streak at 1
Dismantling Stanford behind a first-half performance that even Geno Auriemma couldn't help but praise, UConn looked more than motivated in its season opener, and sophomore point guard Crystal Dangerfield looked better than ever.
No. 1 UConn rolls behind Dangerfield's career-high 24.
The No. 1 Huskies jump out to an early 35-point lead in the first half and never look back and crush No. 10 Stanford 78-53.
South Carolina
No. 4 South Carolina opens season with 99-31 win.
The Gamecocks have four players in double-digits and take care of Alabama State in the first game of the season.
Notre Dame
No. 6 Notre Dame dominates in season opener.
Arike Ogunbowale scores her 1,000th point in her 21-point performance to lead No. 6 Notre Dame to a 121-65 win over Mount St. Mary's.
Season Preview
Stevens immediately makes UConn even better
On a UConn roster with three returning All-Americans and a Canadian Olympian, Duke transfer Azurá Stevens has the potential to be the best of them all.
5 storylines to watch unfold in 2017-18
Can Tennessee return to the days of old? How quickly will UConn adjust to adding Azurá Stevens to the lineup? And are we all underestimating defending NCAA champ South Carolina? We tackle the biggest questions looming for the 2017-18 season.
Season Preview
South Carolina
Wilson is espnW's preseason player of the year
A'ja Wilson already has accomplished so much: an NCAA title with her hometown university, Final Four most outstanding player honors and repeating as SEC player of the year. But the South Carolina senior forward isn't finished yet.
Top 25 players
The top 25 women's basketball players for 2017-18
Four UConn players were ranked among the top 10 in our countdown of the best 25 players in the country. But South Carolina senior forward A'ja Wilson tops the list at No. 1.
Signing Week
No. 1 prospect Williams signs with UConn
After months of speculation, top prospect Christyn Williams has announced that she's heading to Connecticut. The two-time Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year and three-time USA Basketball medalist becomes the first player in Geno Auriemma's 2018 class.
Texas trivia with Charli Collier.
As the No. 2 prospect in the nation, Texas recruit Charli Collier gets high marks on the basketball court. But does the Longhorns' new signee know how an armadillo fits into all of this?
Signing Week
Photo Gallery: Pens, papers, props and prospects
We've grown accustomed to balloons and cakes, caps and jerseys. But Archbishop Mitty set a new signing-ceremony standard by breaking out the neckwear. Basketball players across the country share their signing day snapshots.
NCAA Basketball
Oregon's Ionescu refuses to be limited by goals
Sabrina Ionescu doesn't do goals. Instead, Oregon's sophomore guard focuses only on what she can control, such as work ethic and being a good teammate -- things that might lead the Ducks to another deep NCAA tournament run.
Oregon's Ionescu bringing lessons from UConn loss to new season.
Oregon sophomore Sabrina Ionescu says losing to UConn in last season's NCAA tournament was a learning experience.
Around the Rim
Around the Rim with UConn's Auriemma, Williams
LaChina Robinson sits down with UConn coach Geno Auriemma and senior forward Gabby Williams to talk about the Huskies' Final Four loss, preseason ranking and expectations for 2017-18.
NCAA Basketball
Auriemma, UConn ready for another ride to the top
Stepping off an elevator in the wee hours after UConn's shocking loss in the Final Four, Geno Auriemma could see the big picture. The Huskies' streak was over, 111 down to zero. But the right team had won -- and it just might help UConn be even better.
Auriemma: Final Four loss needed to happen to help UConn grow.
UConn coach Geno Auriemma says he was the "happiest guy in that building" after his Huskies fell to Mississippi State on a buzzer beater in the national semifinals of the 2017 NCAA tournament.
Season Preview
Power 5 preview: Teams to watch
Teams from the Power 5 conferences made up half of the women's NCAA tournament field last season, and accounted for all but three teams in espnW's preseason poll. We break down each league race.
South Carolina
NCAA Basketball
South Carolina
Wilson and defending champion Gamecocks must forge new identity
The local star who stayed home, South Carolina was always A'ja Wilson's program. But as the only holdover from the quartet that led the Gamecocks to their first national championship, this is her team now more than ever.
Texas, Baylor are No. 1 seeds in preseason Bracketology
The SEC leads the way with eight teams in Charlie Creme's first bracket projection of the season. But a pair of Big 12 teams join UConn and Stanford on the top line as No. 1 seeds.
Bracketology preview - 5 teams to watch.
Charlie Creme explains why Sophie Cunningham and Missouri will make an impact on this year's 64-team field. The espnW bracketologist also breaks down four other teams to keep an eye on this season.
2017-18 Season Preview
Preseason Top 25
UConn back on top in espnW's preseason women's top 25
South Carolina is the defending champ, but UConn -- which looks even stronger than last season -- is our unanimous preseason No. 1. Texas, Baylor, Mississippi State and Ohio State round out the top five.
Top 25 players
Counting down the top 25 women's basketball players for 2017-18
Before the season opens, we're breaking down the best 25 players in the country. A pair of picks from the Pac-12 and SEC -- including one of the smallest players who made the biggest impact at last season's Final Four -- open the countdown.
Vote: Weigh in on preseason questions
The WNBA season is over; the college season is days away. Get yourself ready by weighing in on some of the pressing issues in women's college basketball.
Notre Dame
Transfers remain tricky but growing part of women's college basketball
Notre Dame, hit hard at the post position by injuries, got good news this week when Jessica Shepard was granted a waiver to play right away. But transfers -- their growing number and how they impact teams -- remain tricky and inconsistent.
Around the rim podcast
Around the Rim wraps up WNBA season
LaChina Robinson goes one-on-one with five-time WNBA champion Rebekkah Brunson. The Lynx star discusses Minnesota's WNBA Finals win, her new venture as a business owner and more.
ESPNW: The Buzz
A memorable wedding for Delle Donne and Clifton
Elena Delle Donne and Amanda Clifton's wedding on Friday had everything, from memorable first dances and donuts to a cake that was almost as tall as the WNBA star herself.
NCAA Basketball
UConn basketball and the liberation of losing
The stunning end to UConn's 111-game winning streak has given the Huskies -- and breakout leading scorers Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson -- a new outlook.
Geno had to answer to a reverend after Final Four loss.
Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma remembers being grilled by a reverend on the street after UConn lost in the Final Four last season.
South Carolina
Staley: 'We're practicing to play without Wilson.'
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley joins SportsCenter to discuss her team's preparation following their National Championship.
Miss St
Miss. State's William breaks down UConn buzzer-beater.
Mississippi State's Morgan William and head coach Vic Schaefer explain what went into the play to break UConn's 111-game win streak at the buzzer.
NCAA Basketball
There's no reason to give Rick Pitino the benefit of the doubt
Geno Auriemma was asked, hypothetically, if he would hire ex-Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino, and he said yes. But given Pitino's marred past, he doesn't deserve Auriemma's deference, writes Mechelle Voepel.
Geno on hypothetically hiring Pitino: 'Who's better? Nobody.'
UConn head coach Geno Auriemma explains why former Louisville head coach Rick Pitino deserves another chance.
Notre Dame
McGraw calls Hall of Fame honors humbling.
Notre Dame head coach Muffett McGraw joins SportsCenter to discuss the upcoming season and being elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
South Carolina
Gamecocks' Wilson describes winning national title.
Preseason player of the year favorite A'ja Wilson joins SportsCenter as she breaks down her national championship experience with South Carolina.
Ohio State
NCAA Basketball
Ohio State aiming for Final Four in own backyard
Behind a top-10 team and one of the most dynamic players in the country, the Buckeyes hope to return to the Women's Final Four in the season of the 25th anniversary of their only other appearance.
Breanna Stewart: I was molested as a child
WNBA star Breanna Stewart says she was sexually abused in an essay published Monday morning by The Players' Tribune.
South Carolina
NCAA Basketball
South Carolina
A'ja Wilson astounded by championship ring.
South Carolina's A'ja Wilson reacts to receiving her championship ring after South Carolina won the 2017 Women's NCAA Basketball Tournament.
South Carolina
Staley 'speechless' as USC receives championship rings.
Women's basketball coach Dawn Staley shows off her new bling and reacts to her team receiving their national championship rings during the Vandy vs. USC game.
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UConn Huskies' NCAA-record win streak snapped at 111 games
UConn hadn't lost since November 2014, winning an NCAA-record 111 straight games that included two NCAA titles and a 38-0 season in 2015-16. Mississippi State snapped the historic run Friday.
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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Forecasters say there's a chance of thunderstorms today in Eastern Washington as a cold front moves inland. Later today storms could become strong in the northeast corner of the state and the Idaho Panhandle. Cool and showery conditions will prevail through much of the week across Washington with a gradual decrease in showers and moderating temperatures by the Memorial Day weekend.


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It's the start of February, meaning it's time for the First Friday Art Walk in downtown Zanesville.
This months featured artist is Documentary and Freelance Photographer Michelle Black. Black specializes in child photography and said her inspiration began with her son.
"It made me start focusing on how to be patient when you're with children and how to soothe and comfort them," said Black. "It took me about three or four years to realize I wanted to specialize, specifically, with kids."
Black has recently begun candid sessions at the home of her clients, where she enjoys capturing the true moments and memories of children- similar to the work she'll showcase during the First Friday Art Walk.
"I'm going to be show casing most of my personal stuff, so there is going to be a lot of snap shots and travel photography that I have done and just candid things I've done with kids, and maybe some out-takes from sessions as opposed to the formal ones I would present to my clients," said Black.
To learn more about Michelle Black Concepts, visit www.MichelleBlackConcepts,com or visit her studio located in the Freight Shops during the First Friday Art Walk from 5-9 p.m.


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Southern Methodist University freshman Thomas King, 19, wrote a letter to the paper about how a certain staff member in the Umphrey Lee cafeteria was making a lot of people happy.
He referred to her as "Momma T," and wrote at length about her ability to make the best omelets. In addition to that, he wrote, she is a true friend to those who have just left the nest for college.
I was amazed that a college freshman even had time to sit down and write such a gracious letter. I had to meet Momma T.
It's been awhile since I have been on a college campus. Walking across the campus, I feel a little out of place amid the sounds of hundreds of flip-flops hitting the pavement.
I arrive at the cafeteria and meet King walking in. He's all smiles because it's his birthday, and he says it's a real gift to be able to share the story about Momma T.
I follow King through the omelet station and marvel at his healthy selections.
"It's egg whites only, turkey and spinach in this omelet, served with lots of love — and that last ingredient is not an option," King says.
I wave to Momma T, who is busy flipping omelets sky-high while cameras flash. She is touched by the attention. She smiles and laughs in a giddy way.
"Momma T, you deserve it," freshman Dylan French, 18, of Fort Worth says over the sneeze guard.
Tamerlyn Holmes, 37 — a.k.a. Momma T — is out of bed at 4 a.m. She's got to catch the light-rail and then a bus to report to the omelet station by 6 a.m., rain or shine.
She's worked at Umphrey Lee for six years and has made the rounds of all of the cooking stations.
Kyle Wilson, SMU director of residential dining, gave me a tour of a place that looks like a cafeteria on The Jetsons. There are flat-screen TVs all over and "action-oriented food stations," where customized foods are prepared out in the open. There's a vegan and gluten-free food line.
"If we are not doing what the student wants, we are missing the mark," says executive chef Timothy Schaub.
It is official: The college cafeteria has evolved. In fact, parents might have to step it up a bit in the kitchen when their kids come home.
Did I mention that breakfast is served all day?
"Yes ma'am, I cook those omelets with a lotta love," Holmes says as we chat at a table nearby.
So what makes her omelets so tasty that a student would file a news tip?
"Maybe it's the way I cook it," she says. "I make sure it's perfect. I make sure there are no eggshells in it. I just make sure everything's real fine."
She says two students came up to her last week and reported that the weekend omelet maker wasn't flipping omelets the same way Holmes does.
"I flip mine real high," she says. "I do. I let them go real high."
Students are drawn to Momma T for more than her omelets, though.
"We're just one big, happy family here," she says. "If the kids come in sad, you make them feel better. I think it means a lot. It does. It really does."
So what did Holmes think when she heard about this young man telling the local paper about her?
"He's just so sweet to me. He's really attached to me," she says. "He sat down with me when I was on break one day and just started talking to me and asking me about my life."
King says, "Well, she is just unconditionally loving, caring and universally gracious to everyone that walks up to her station. I just recognize that and appreciate it."
I was dying to find out what King, from Kingwood, near Houston, wants to be.
He's a Nancy Ann and Ray L. Hunt Leadership Scholar recipient, going after a finance and economics major. Surprise: He wants to start a business that somehow will help people in life.
While I'm impressed with Holmes' attitude, cooking talents and work ethic, I'm equally blown away by this young man who told us about this experience at school.
He's not just having a good time bantering in the cafeteria line. He knows that Holmes is the youngest of four, and he knows her early-morning schedules.
He can tell when she's not feeling well. He knows that she loves to cook for and check on her aging mother in Dallas, who is suffering from mild dementia. He knows that she is saving for a car of her own.
He really knows Tamerlyn Holmes and has found a friend in her.
Genuine interaction with all types of people is an important life skill that can set young folks apart in a competitive world.
The school cafeteria might be the best place to eat smart, but it's serving up more to students willing to look beyond the menu.
Clare Miers is a Dallas freelance writer.


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Dundalk given huge jobs boost
DUNDALK received a major jobs boost with the announcement that National Pen, which have been in Dundalk for over 25 years, will create 200 new permanent positions by 2017.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny was joined by Social Protection Minister Joan Burton and Jobs Minister Richard Bruton for the annoucement which was made at National Pen's international HQ at the Xerox Technology Park on Friday.
The expansion is made with the support of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland.
Mr. Kenny said: 'The creation of 200 new jobs at National Pen is fantastic news for Dundalk and the surrounding area and it demonstrates the company's commitment to Ireland.
'National Pen are a key export orientated company and announcements like this are a significant signal of Ireland's strengths as a location for investment - our people, our pro-business policies and our proximity to European markets.
'The government, through our Action Plan for Jobs, will continue to prioritise measures which will build on the 3,000 new jobs being created by the private sector every month.
The international headquarters of National Pen services 19 markets outside North America and Friday's announcement will bring the company's permanent workforce to 459 by the end of 2017.
The jobs will be created across the company in its sales, customer services, manufacturing, technical and administrative functions.
Minister Bruton said the National Pen news was 'a great boost for Ireland and the North East'.
Peter Kelly, Senior Vice President of National Pen said: 'We celebrated 25 years of business in Dundalk last year and moved to a new custom designed facility to accommodate the growth of our international business and the demand for our products.
'Ireland is a great location from which to service our global markets. We have enjoyed a very positive experience in Ireland over the years due to the pro-business environment, the availability of skilled staff and the support of IDA Ireland'.
The news was welcomed by Louth TD Peter Fitzpatrick who said: 'This is testament to the people of Louth's resilience in the face of adversity. We have a huge pool of talented workers who have already shown organisations such as PayPal and eBay the benefits of setting up operations in Louth'.
IDA boss Barry O'Leary said National Pen had been a long term client of theirs and had demostrated a stable track record over many years in Dundalk.
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Madlib Beatkonducta Vol. 3-4: India (Stones Throw)
Like 2006's Beatkonducta Vol 1-2 CD release, this collection was also originally released on vinyl only -- now offering many a chance to catch up on the brilliance that is the production of Madlib. For this collection he effortlessly melds Bollywood soundtracks (mostly instrumental, but about 15% with vocals and spoken word soundbites mixed in, usually at beginning) with hip-hop beats -- generally looped into hypnotic patterns. The 34 tracks are mostly short (2 minutes or less) in length.
Z-Trip All-Pro Soundtrack (Decon)
Like its series predecessor -- Dan The Automator presents 2K7 on Decon for 2K Sports, which was also a DJ produced collection featuring guest emcees and turntablists -- this is another video game soundtrack. And it rocks, thanks to Z-Trip's perfect choice of collaborators (mostly West Coast), including Chali 2na, Aceyalone, Quannum's Lateef and Gift of Gab, Hiero's Pep Love and Casual, plus LA turntablist duo Backyard Bangers. Also includes a track from longtime collaborator of Z-Trip's DJ Faust (of Faust & Shortee fame), plus Z-Trip's inspired turntable remix of Rush's "Tom Sawyer."


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OXFORD United had agreed a fee with Peterborough United for striker Tyrone Barnett on deadline day, but could not get the deal done in time.
And Peterborough chairman Darragh MacAnthony said he was left "stunned" that the 28-year-old did not complete his move to the Kassam Stadium.
A number of clubs were interested in landing the highly-regarded forward, but it was Oxford who were leading the race for his signature.
However, the deadline passed without a deal being struck, to the surprise of the Peterborough chief.
"We had a few in for Barnett," MacAnthony told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
"We'd a fee agreed with Oxford, him and his agent did not get it over the line for whatever reason."
Barnett joined Peterborough for £1.2m in May 2012 and has since had loan spells at Ipswich and Bristol City.
"I thought it would have been a good move for him," added MacAnthony.
"Oxford are a sleeping giant and the club could do very well so I'm a bit stunned he did not go there.
"But hey ho, when the window opens someone else will be in for him."
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Damon Hill will stand down as the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) president in August to spend more time with his family and is set to be replaced by Derek Warwick.
1996 Formula One world champion Hill was appointed president in 2006 and has been behind numerous BRDC initiatives, including the modernisation of Silverstone and securing a 17-year-deal for the circuit to hold the British Grand Prix. He will stand down on August 25 at the BRDC's AGM and the board has announced its unanimous support for existing board director Derek Warwick to take his place.
"It has been a great privilege and honour to serve as BRDC President since 2006," Hill said in a press release. "As a Club and business, we can be immensely proud of everything we have achieved for British motor sport over the past few years. The BRDC and Silverstone face a stable and exciting future, so the timing is right for me to hand over the reins and devote more time to my family, my own interests, and the racing career of our son, Josh. However, I remain a committed Member of the BRDC and look forward to watching the Club go from strength to strength."
BRDC Chairman Stuart Rolt added: "I cannot speak highly enough of the superb work that Damon has carried out since his appointment as BRDC President. We owe him an immense debt of gratitude for the commitment and energy he has put into being the public face of the Club, and therefore Silverstone, at times of uncertainty and then great optimism. We will miss his low key, no nonsense approach to life, and wish him all the best."
Rolt said Warwick would be a worthy successor to Hill.
"The Board is delighted that Derek is willing to offer himself for election as BRDC President, to take over from Damon," he said. "In Derek we have another hugely experienced, yet down to earth, genuine racer.
"In addition to his on-track success and recent work as a Director of the BRDC, Derek has been heavily involved in the management of the BRDC SuperStars and he very much shares Damon's passion for supporting young British drivers."


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This study investigates whether adaptations of mitochondrial function accompany the improvement of endurance performance capacity observed in well-trained athletes after an intermittent hypoxic training program. Fifteen endurance-trained athletes performed two weekly training sessions on treadmill at the velocity associated with the second ventilatory threshold (VT2) with inspired O2 fraction = 14.5% [hypoxic group (Hyp), n = 8] or with inspired O2 fraction = 21% [normoxic group (Nor), n = 7], integrated into their usual training, for 6 wk. Before and after training, oxygen uptake (V̇o2) and speed at VT2, maximal V̇o2 (V̇o2 max), and time to exhaustion at velocity of V̇o2 max (minimal speed associated with V̇o2 max) were measured, and muscle biopsies of vastus lateralis were harvested. Muscle oxidative capacities and sensitivity of mitochondrial respiration to ADP (Km) were evaluated on permeabilized muscle fibers. Time to exhaustion, V̇o2 at VT2, and V̇o2 max were significantly improved in Hyp (+42, +8, and +5%, respectively) but not in Nor. No increase in muscle oxidative capacity was obtained with either training protocol. However, mitochondrial regulation shifted to a more oxidative profile in Hyp only as shown by the increased Km for ADP (Nor: before 476 ± 63, after 524 ± 62 μM, not significant; Hyp: before 441 ± 59, after 694 ± 51 μM, P < 0.05). Thus including hypoxia sessions into the usual training of athletes qualitatively ameliorates mitochondrial function by increasing the respiratory control by creatine, providing a tighter integration between ATP demand and supply.
- intermittent hypoxia training
- skeletal muscle
- mitochondria
- time to exhaustion
- endurance athletes
hypoxia and physical exercise are two independent potent metabolic stressors (1) that induce adaptations of the O2 supply and utilization at the whole body tissue as well as molecular levels. For this reason, to cumulate benefits of both stimuli, training under hypoxic conditions is widely used to improve athlete aerobic performance linked to peripheral adaptations. The "living low-training high" (LLTH) method, which consists of performing only the training sessions under hypoxia, has provided significant improvement in maximal O2 uptake (V̇o2 max) (23, 29). In addition, increased mitochondrial densities, capillary-to-fiber ratios, fiber cross-sectional areas, activities of oxidative enzymes like citrate synthase (CS), capillary density, and higher myoglobin content have been reported in muscle of sedentary humans subjected to LLTH protocols (7, 17, 23, 37, 45). In athletes, however, the loss of efficiency mainly due to lower training intensities and the lack of convincing effects in competitive performance are often pointed out (13, 21, 30). Moreover, improvements in performance seem to be obtained with LLTH only when hypoxic training sessions are of sufficient duration and intensity [typically above second ventilatory threshold (VT2)] (38), but not for lower work rates (43).
To take into account these inconveniences, an intermittent hypoxic training (IHT) program has been proposed, whose specificity is the combination of hypoxic and normoxic training sessions performed by trained athletes, run at velocity associated with VT2 (vVT2) for at least 2 × 12 min per session twice a week (43) [see part I of this study (10)]. Although this new training protocol was without effect on maximal power output and hypoxic maximal work capacity in a previous study (43), the combination of hypoxic stimulation during exercise with the preservation of high workloads during the normoxic sessions could be expected to induce beneficial effects on aerobic performance, especially when the ability to sustain longer the minimal velocity associated with V̇o2 max [time to exhaustion (Tlim)] is considered. Indeed, we show in the accompanying paper (10) that introducing hypoxic training sessions in the usual training schedule of trained athletes greatly improved Tlim, thus opening the question of the muscular mechanisms accompanying the observed improvement in endurance performance capacity.
Although muscle oxidative capacity is a major component of endurance performance, after several years of endurance training, it seems that athletes reach the limit of their adaptive potential in terms of quantitative aspects of muscular oxidative capacities (27). At the cellular level, it is now clearly established that low sensitivity of mitochondrial respiration to cytosolic ADP and the control of respiration by the creatine kinase (CK) system with mitochondrial CK (mi-CK) as an ultimate element is a hallmark of fatigue-resistant oxidative muscle (19, 41). This tissue specificity of the control of mitochondrial respiration permits the highly oxidative muscle to respond to ATP utilization by modifying energy fluxes through the CK shuttle on a "pay as you go" basis, with mitochondria being less sensitive to cytosolic ADP levels but more sensitive to the local phosphocreatine (PCr)-to-Cr ratios (44). This allows close control of mitochondrial regulation by energy consumption at the sites of excitation-contraction coupling. It has recently been established in animal models and human subjects that increasing aerobic performance is associated with reorganization of muscle fiber cytoarchitecture and with quantitative and qualitative mitochondrial adaptations (39, 50, 52). These qualitative modulations of mitochondrial function involve decreased sensitivity of mitochondrial respiration to cytosolic ADP and increased coupling to phosphotransfer kinases, contributing to a better integration between ATP demand and supply. Such changes are expected to limit perturbations of homeostasis like the decrease of the ATP-to-ADP ratio (ATP/ADP), to improve oxidative ATP supply, and to delay the participation of anaerobic glycolysis to energy supply.
We hypothesized that qualitative changes of mitochondrial function could be a critical mechanism of muscular metabolic adaptation induced by a training protocol capable of increasing the maximal endurance capacity (Tlim) of athletes.
The goals of the present study were thus: 1) to investigate whether the increased aerobic performance capacity of already trained athletes, following a training program, including moderate hypoxia stimulation, is accompanied by changes in the sensitivity to ADP and creatine of skeletal muscle mitochondria; and 2) to verify whether alterations of one or more of the parameters of mitochondrial function are linked to the improvement in aerobic performance.
Fifteen highly trained male distance runners participated in the study. Biopsies were performed before and after training in the 15 subjects. Among them, eight trained with two weekly hypoxic training sessions to constitute the hypoxic group (Hyp, n = 8), and seven trained without hypoxic sessions to constitute the normoxic group (Nor, n = 7). Both groups had similar anthropometrical characteristics (Table 1), including the percentage of body fat mass (12). All subjects gave their written consent to the study and were fully informed about its potential risks. All experiments were approved by our institution's ethics committee.
Experimental design.
Before and following the training period, all subjects performed: 1) an incremental treadmill test to exhaustion at sea level [inspired O2 fraction (FiO2) = 21%] and at the simulated 3,000-m training altitude (FiO2 = 14.5%), to assess oxygen consumption (V̇o2) at VT2 and vVT2 and V̇o2 max and the minimal velocity that elicited V̇o2 max (vV̇o2 max); and 2) a constant-load test at vV̇o2 max to determine the Tlim. For further details, see part I of this study (10). During incremental and all-out tests, athletes breathed normoxic or hypoxic air through a facial Hans-Rudolph mask, and V̇o2 was assessed by measuring both FiO2 and expired O2 fraction. For further details, see part I of this study (10).
Subjects were randomly assigned to one of the two groups for 6 wk and performed within their usual training program two weekly training sessions on a treadmill at vVT2 calibrated by the previous incremental tests (10). The Hyp group ran the two laboratory sessions under simulated normobaric hypoxia (FiO2 = 14.5%) by breathing through a face mask providing the hypoxic gas mixture, whereas the Nor group breathed room air. Identical sessions were performed by the control group (Nor) under normoxia (FiO2 = 21%). Exercise duration of the sessions at vVT2 was increased each week (from 2 × 12 min to 2 × 20 min), and exercise intensity was readjusted at the fourth week to elicit the same heart rate as at the first laboratory VT2 session. For further details, see part I of this study (10).
Skeletal muscle biopsy.
Biopsy samples were taken using the percutaneous Bergström technique after local anesthesia (lidocaine-lignocaine), as previously described (26). Subjects were asked to refrain from sporting activities 48 h before the biopsy, which always occurred before any other evaluation test. No complications occurred following biopsies in any subject. The muscle tissue retrieved was rinsed in ice-cold saline, one part was immediately frozen in liquid nitrogen for enzymatic activities, and another part served for in situ respiration studies. Muscles were kept at 4°C in solution S (see below) until fiber separation.
In situ study of mitochondrial respiration.
Mitochondrial respiration was studied in situ in saponin skinned fibers, as previously described (32, 42). Briefly, fibers were gently separated under binocular microscope in solution S at 4°C (see below) and permeabilized in solution S with 50 μg/ml saponin for 30 min. After being rinsed for 10 min in solution R (see below) to wash out cytosolic adenine nucleotides and PCr, skinned fibers were transferred in a water-jacketed oxygraphic cell (Strathkelvin Instruments, Glasgow, UK) equipped with a Clark electrode containing 3 ml of solution R, as previously described (26), and basal respiration rate (V̇0) was measured at 22°C under continuous stirring. ADP-stimulated respiration (V̇ADP) above V̇0 was measured by stepwise addition of ADP as phosphate acceptor (from 10 to 2,000 μM), with or without creatine (20 mM). The apparent Km values for ADP were calculated by using a nonlinear monoexponential fitting of the Michaelis-Menten equation. Nonlinear fitting for Km assessment in skinned muscle fibers is an already established fitting method, giving consistent results and yielding correlation coefficients ≥0.99 for each measurement. Moreover, it gives an equal weight to each experimental measurement, avoiding the disadvantages of linear fitting that overweigh the extreme points compared with the others. Maximal respiration rate (V̇max) was calculated as (V̇ADP + V̇0). The acceptor control ratio (ACR) was calculated as ratio of V̇max to V̇0. Examples of the data obtained by the skinned-fiber respiration experiment with increasing amounts of ADP and the corresponding Michaelis-Menten fit are presented in Fig. 1.
Following these ADP additions, functioning of various complexes of the electron transport chain (ETC) function was also assessed. Addition of 2 mM amytal, a specific inhibitor of complex I, followed by 25 mM succinate, allowed estimation of the maximal respiration from complexes II, III, and IV (V̇succ). Thereafter, N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD; 0.5 mM) and ascorbate (0.5 mM) were added to estimate only maximal respiration from complex IV [V̇TMPD-Asc, cytochrome oxidase complex (COX)]. The V̇TMPD-Asc-to-V̇max ratio, which represents the amount of excess respiration, is an expression of the COX excess (15).
Both solutions R and S contained 2.77 mM CaK2EGTA, 7.23 mM K2EGTA (100 nM free Ca2+), 6.56 mM MgCl2 (1 mM free Mg2+), 20 mM taurine, 0.5 mM dithiothreitol, 50 mM potassium-methane sulfonate (160 mM ionic strength), and 20 mM imidazole (pH 7.1). Solution S also contained 5.7 mM Na2ATP and 15 mM creatine phosphate. Solution R contained 3 mM phosphate, 2 mg/ml fatty acid-free bovine serum albumin, 2 mM malate, and 5 mM glutamate. After the experiments, fibers were harvested, dried, and weighted to express respiration rates as micromoles O2 per minute per gram dry weight.
Enzyme analysis.
Part of the frozen muscle samples were weighted, homogenized into ice-cold buffer (30 mg/ml) containing 5 mM HEPES, 1 mM EGTA, 5 mM MgCl2, and 0.1 Triton X-100 (pH 8.7), and incubated for 60 min at 0°C to ensure complete enzyme extraction. CS activity was determined according to Srere (35), and COX activity was assayed according to Wharton and Tzagoloff (49) at 30°C and pH 7.5 by spectrophotometric analysis.
Statistical analysis.
Statistical analysis was performed by using the Sigmastat 3.0 software. To test for both treatment (hypoxia vs. normoxia) and time (before vs. after) effects on each of the measurements during the training period, we used a two-way ANOVA for repeated measures followed by a Student-Newman-Keuls post hoc procedure. Data are means ± SE. Differences were considered to be significant for P < 0.05.
Exercise tests.
Both V̇o2 max and V̇o2 at the VT2 were significantly improved by training in the Hyp group only, as shown in Table 2. Moreover, the time the subjects were able to sustain vV̇o2 max until exhaustion (Tlim) was markedly longer after training in the Hyp group only (+41.7%; P = 0.001), as depicted in Fig. 2.
Mitochondrial function.
Mean V̇0 in the absence of the phosphate acceptor ADP and mean V̇0 at saturating ADP concentration (V̇max), which characterize the muscle oxidative capacities, were similar in both groups before training (Fig. 3). None of these quantitative parameters were improved after 6 wk, whatever the training modality. The ACR (V̇max/V̇0), representing the coupling between oxidation and phosphorylation, was similar in the two groups before training (Nor: 5.4 ± 0.6; Hyp: 5.2 ± 0.7) and remained unchanged after training (Nor: 6.4 ± 1.1; Hyp: 5.1 ± 0.7).
Mean Km values for ADP are presented in Fig. 4 in the absence or presence of creatine. Before training, both groups presented high and similar Km values without creatine (inversely proportional to ADP sensitivity). In both groups, addition of creatine to stimulate mi-CK significantly decreased the Km (Km+Cr) values to a similar level. As expected, the fivefold increase in ADP sensitivity with creatine indicates an efficient mi-CK coupling with oxidative phosphorylation in the muscle of these highly trained subjects (52).
After training, the Km values significantly increased in the Hyp group only, reaching values higher than in the Nor group (+57%; P = 0.001). Interestingly, in the Hyp group, pre- and posttraining Km and Tlim individual values disclosed a consistent pattern of simultaneous increase after hypoxia training (Fig. 5B) that was not found after normoxia training (Fig. 5A). However, the correlation between changes in Km and changes in Tlim did not reach significance (P = 0.286). After training, the ratio of Km to Km+Cr (Km/Km+Cr), which reflects the efficiency of mi-CK and oxidative phosphorylation coupling, increased two times more in Hyp (+124%; P = 0.005) than in Nor (+66%; P = 0.04).
Assessment of the different complexes of the mitochondrial ETC is shown in Table 3. The ADP-stimulated maximal V̇succ and the ratio of V̇succ to V̇max remained unchanged after training in both groups. V̇TMPD-Asc as well as V̇TMPD-Asc-to-V̇max ratio were similar in both groups and did not change, whatever the training modality, showing neither specific adaptation nor deterioration at the ETC level after both training modalities.
Enzyme activities.
Enzyme activities are presented in Table 3. The Krebs cycle enzyme CS as well as the complex of the respiratory chain COX activities were similar in both groups and remained unchanged by the 6-wk training.
Major findings.
This study shows that skeletal muscle mitochondrial adaptations accompany exercise performance improvements in already trained athletes after the present IHT program. While oxidative enzyme activities (CS and COX), as well as muscle oxidative capacity (V̇max) remained unchanged, the control of mitochondrial respiration by cytosolic ADP (higher Km) was depressed after IHT only.
Taken together, these results suggest that, in already trained athletes with high muscular oxidative capacities, qualitative rather than quantitative adaptations of skeletal muscle metabolism are still to be obtained after an IHT. These qualitative adaptations could participate in the increase of the endurance performance by improving integration of energy demand to utilization.
Normoxic and hypoxic training and performance.
As presented in part I of this study (10) and reported in Table 1, V̇o2 max and V̇o2 at the ventilatory threshold were significantly improved by training in the Hyp group only. Moreover, improved endurance performance capacity was also clearly observed as a prolonged Tlim at the pretraining minimal velocity, eliciting V̇o2 max in the Hyp group only. Thus, despite moderate hypoxic exposure, this IHT program demonstrated a significant training effect in competitive runners (see Ref. 10 for further discussion).
Physiological consequences of the normoxic training programs on muscle oxidative capacity.
Although it is well known that endurance training results in improvement in exercise capacity and muscle oxidative capacities when either ultrastructural (6, 40), biochemical (16), or functional parameters (47, 52) are examined, the present normoxic training protocol increased neither V̇o2 max and Tlim at vV̇o2 max, nor any biochemical or functional markers of mitochondrial content. The origin of this difference may arise from one main reason: the training protocol, corresponding to the usual training of the athletes, neither increased the duration of the training sessions nor augmented the metabolic and mechanical components of the training load compared with the normal activity of the athletes. Effects obtained in the Hyp group could thus be mainly attributed to the added hypoxic stimulus.
Lack of quantitative changes of mitochondrial function after the IHT program.
The measure of mitochondrial respiration in situ (V̇max), as well as COX and CS activities, showed that replacing two normoxic sessions of the usual training by two moderately hypoxic sessions at the same relative intensity did not change the muscle maximal oxidative capacity (quantitative changes) of endurance athletes. In the past, ultrastructural mitochondrial density and CS as a flux-generating enzyme in the Krebs cycle have been used, together with the COX activity, as markers of maximal oxidative capacity (25). Therefore, our results suggest that no further increase in mitochondrial density occurs after hypoxic training in already well-trained subjects, despite improvement in their endurance capacity (i.e., Tlim). These results contrast with previous studies showing an increase in mitochondrial content following hypoxic training (14, 45). The most likely explanation for these apparent discrepancies is that the latter were carried out on initially untrained animals or human subjects (14, 17, 23, 47) and reflect both training and hypoxia effects.
Together with the results obtained in the Nor group, this suggests that quantitative adaptations of the mitochondrial network to endurance training may progressively level off as oxidative capacity increases. This may appear, despite further exposition of muscles to the mechanical and metabolic stimuli induced by training and/or hypoxia. Therefore, oxidative capacity in vastus lateralis muscles of these trained athletes may have reached levels close to the maximal ones possibly induced by training. Actually, oxidative capacity of less trained subjects (7.9 ± 0.5 μmol O2·min−1·g dry wt−1) (52) was similar to the values observed in the present study (Nor: 8.2 ± 0.7; Hyp: 8.0 ± 0.7 μmol O2·min−1·g dry wt−1), despite a V̇o2 max 12 ml·min−1·kg−1 lower than in the present groups, strongly arguing for an upper limitation of mitochondrial content following intense training (27). The ACR also remained unchanged in both groups, suggesting that the electron transport to phosphorylation coupling was not further improved compared with less trained subjects (52). These results are in accordance with the observation that hypoxia hardly affects mitochondrial function. Hypoxic stress stabilizes and activates the hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1. This transcription factor mainly activates the transcription of genes coding for glycolytic enzymes and angiogenic factors but hardly modify mitochondrial proteins (18). Nevertheless, the possibility that longer training duration may further modify the quantitative parameters of mitochondrial respiration needs further investigations. Altogether, this suggests that, for already trained subjects, either the skeletal muscle plasticity allows quantitative adaptations of mitochondrial oxidative capacity up to a plateau and levels off thereafter, or hypoxic stimulus does not improve mitochondrial content.
Qualitative changes of mitochondrial function after the IHT program.
Although improved muscle performances rely in part on increased mitochondrial content and oxidative capacity, we and others have recently shown that organization of intracellular energy fluxes is an integral part of the muscle phenotype and of the adaptation to endurance training (44, 47, 50, 52). The main observation of this study is a critical modification of the regulation of mitochondrial respiration by ADP and creatine after IHT. It is noteworthy that the apparent Km for ADP (inversely proportional to the affinity of mitochondria for ADP) was already high in the two groups, in accordance with previous results obtained for highly trained athletes compared with untrained subjects (48, 52). In addition, it was more than 50% higher after integration of hypoxic sessions into the usual training program of athletes. The fact that quantitative and qualitative characteristics of mitochondrial respiration are not always coregulated was already suspected from our laboratory's previous study (52), where only mitochondrial quantitative adaptations were observed, together with increasing training status (comparison of sedentary vs. active subjects), whereas supplemental qualitative adaptations appeared with regular endurance training (comparison between active and athletic subjects). The apparent Km for ADP has been shown to be related to the metabolic profile of the muscle, being higher in muscle with higher oxidative capacity (4, 19, 32, 41, 44, 50). In such oxidative muscles, addition of creatine decreases the Km for ADP, indicating that ATP production is then coupled to PCr resynthesis within the intermembrane space. Thus the decrease in sensitivity to external ADP, together with the ability of creatine to increase the respiratory effects of ADP as a phosphate acceptor, is a hallmark of oxidative muscle fibers. In these fibers, cytosolic ADP is no longer the main stimulus of mitochondrial respiration that is then driven by the local Cr-to-PCr ratio, with mi-CK being coupled to ATP production and translocation. In the mixed human vastus lateralis muscle, a decrease in mitochondrial sensitivity to cytoplasmic ADP appears either with training or with increasing activity levels (39, 47, 52). Moreover, consistent with the higher Km/Km+Cr values observed in trained subjects (52), the dramatic increase of the Km/Km+Cr in Hyp (+124%) underlines the critical role of mi-CK coupled to ATP production. This increase in mi-CK coupling to oxidative phosphorylation enhances the transfer of the phosphate moiety to PCr, and ADP is recycled to oxidative phosphorylation. This allows amplification of the ADP signal for stimulation of mitochondrial respiration, so that a smaller cellular ADP signal is necessary to stimulate respiration in intact muscle when CK is active. Mathematical modeling has shown that, in cells where mi-CK is coupled to adenyl nucleotide translocase and where there is a restricted access of ADP to the mitochondrial intermembrane space, the sensitivity of cellular respiration to the PCr-to-ATP ratio is increased (31). Therefore, O2 uptake in these cells is also driven by lower local changes in ATP/ADP. This explains the long-held observation that the sensitivity of intact muscle cell respiration to global changes in ATP/ADP, and therefore to ADP, increases with training (9). In oxidative muscles, PCr is then shuttled by cytosolic CK and ultimately transferred by the bound MM-CK isoenzyme to ADP produced locally by the ATPases, thus ensuring a better coupling between energy production and utilization (33, 46). The Cr/PCr system thus functions as a low-threshold ADP sensor, functionally coupling energy production to energy utilization. Such an increase in energy channeling within the cell may have happened after hypoxic training in the vastus lateralis of endurance runners.
As suggested by the concomitant increase of both Km and Tlim in the Hyp group, this may further improve energetic performance, without necessarily increasing mitochondrial mass. However, lack of significant correlation between the changes in Km and Tlim suggests that other factors may be involved in the improvement of Tlim, as suggested by the results presented in part III of this study (51). Indeed, the vastus lateralis muscle of already trained athletes may be quite optimally stocked with mitochondria, and further increase in mitochondrial mass would develop at the expense of sarcomeres and other organelles. Thus a better coupling of energy production to energy utilization by the CK system may provide an increase in energetic efficiency and an improvement of muscle performance without changes in mitochondrial content. This seems to be the case after hypoxia in our subjects. The hypoxic training sessions may be the source of lower intracellular Po2 and reduced O2 diffusion gradients to the mitochondria, as discussed previously (10). Adaptation of mitochondrial function toward a more efficient coupling between energy utilization and the local energy production units may help to maintain longer the cellular homeostasis with high local ATP/ADP and may delay the use of anaerobic energy production and accumulation of protons.
The signals producing these cellular changes remain unclear at present. It is already known that training at low Po2 results in a higher production of oxidants, generated by both the ETC and the NADPH oxidase in rats (3). Bailey et al. (1) showed, in already trained athletes (V̇o2 max >50 ml·min−1·kg−1), that similar IHT, in terms of simulated altitude and exercise intensity, increased V̇o2 max and lipid peroxidation with free-radical generation possibly induced by lower mitochondrial Po2. They proposed that oxidative stress might be considered as a biological prerequisite for performance adaptation. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated by each complex of the ETC under hypoxia, and moderate ROS fluctuations may play a role as regulatory mediators of cell signaling processes (8, 18, 24, 36). In this case, ROS production may be involved in modifying mitochondrial function and cytoarchitecture (31).
Complexes of the ETC.
We found no change in the intrinsic functional properties of individual respiratory chain complexes in skeletal muscle of already well-trained athletes after both normoxic and hypoxic training. This original observation suggests that IHT did not result in permanent deleterious effects on complexes of the ETC. According to previous studies, several potentially deleterious effects on complexes I and IV could be suspected to have occurred: for example, low arterial O2 saturation increases the proportion of the inactive isoform of complex I with a resulting higher mitochondrial NADH concentration (2), in turn reducing the complex II inhibition by oxaloacetate (22). According to our observations, this is unlikely to have occurred in our subjects. Additionally, V̇TMPD-ASC is shown to be >50% reduced under hypoxic conditions (5, 11). However, persistent changes in COX enzymatic activity are unlikely, as we did not observe changes in V̇TMPD-ASC and COX activity, whatever the training modality. Thus we assume that our training protocols did not impair the mitochondrial complexes of the ETC.
Limitation of the study.
One possible limitation of the study is that only the Hyp group used a mask during the hypoxic training sessions. By inducing a specific work of the respiratory muscles, the mask might be responsible for a potential effect on performance improvement. Considering a healthy subject, with anthropometrical characteristics comparable to our subjects, 15% (mostly 30%) of the theoretical maximal inspiratory pressure (16.23 cmH2O in this case) is reported to be the minimal resistance required to induced a significant respiratory muscle work, resulting in endurance performance improvement (for review see Ref. 34). In the practical conditions of the present study, the resistance does not exceed 1.8 cmH2O when the ventilation is equal to 200 l/min (Hans-Rudolph, 1999). Therefore, according to both the data available for the Hans-Rudolf valve combined to the mask and the previous studies on specific respiratory muscle training (34), the athletes of the Hyp group only experienced a negligible fraction of the theoretical minimal resistance needed to expect a respiratory training-induced performance improvement (1.8 vs. 16.23 cmH2O). In these conditions, we assumed that the influence of mask breathing on our observed performance improvement is likely to have been limited. Another limitation could be the use of vastus lateralis muscle for biopsies. In elite endurance runners, gastrocnemius and vastus lateralis are, respectively, the first and the second most recruited leg muscles during the entire running cycle (20). For both of them, the fiber distribution, the capillary-to-fiber ratio, as well as the CS and lactate dehydrogenase activity values are included in the same range (28). We choose to study the vastus lateralis muscle for two main reasons. 1) This muscle is far more safe to biopsy in humans compared with the gastrocnemius, because the former has an underlying bony layer, which helps homeostasis and does not contain major arteries. Conversely, the latter contains the twin arteries increasing the risk for intramuscular hemorrhagic complications after biopsy. 2) The vastus lateralis muscle is known to be sensitive to the training status in terms of both quantitative and qualitative parameters of mitochondrial function (47, 50). Interestingly, even if this muscle contributes less than the gastrocnemius to the metabolic and mechanical work of running, the changes that occurred in the qualitative aspects of the mitochondrial function after IHT might even be more dramatic in the gastrocnemius. We believed that this point highlights the potential beneficial effect of IHT on the skeletal muscle mitochondrial function.
Important changes of Km and Tlim occurred simultaneously and only after IHT, which, at first sight, suggests a potential contribution of a higher coupling between energy utilization and production sites to the Tlim improvement. However, because of our too small number of subjects per group and also because of the likely multifactorial nature of the mechanisms that influence changes in both Km and Tlim, the respective variations of the Km and Tlim values were not significantly correlated. Thus our hypothesis of an influence of qualitative mitochondrial changes within the myocyte on endurance performance as expressed by Tlim warrants further studies on larger cohorts of subjects.
In conclusion, inclusion of two weekly moderate hypoxic training sessions at VT2 (never exceeding 80 min/wk) into the usual training of endurance runners induces skeletal muscle mitochondrial adaptations that may contribute to the improvement of endurance performance (Tlim). Our results suggest that adaptations of the athlete's skeletal muscle to the added hypoxic stress involves a better coupling between the energy utilization and production sites to promote more efficient oxidative pathways and to decrease intracellular energetic perturbations.
This project was supported by grants from the International Olympic Committee, the Ministère Français de la Jeunesse et des Sports, and the Fondation de France. The scientific and sport coordination were, respectively, assumed by Jean-Paul Richalet and Laurent Schmitt to whom we express our sincere gratitude.
The authors thank all of the athletes for enthusiastic participation. We are also indebted to the whole laboratory staff from the Department of Respiratory, Cardiocirculatory and Exercise Functional Explorations, for daily technical support as well as to Valérie Bougault and Frédéric Daussin for contribution during the training sessions. Moreover, we thank Dominique Fortin and Guillaume Bocs from INSERM U-446 for technical assistance.
The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. The article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1734 solely to indicate this fact.
- Copyright © 2006 the American Physiological Society


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Louis Vuitton Pacific Series: Challenger Final
Auckland, February 12, 2009
Challenger Final Race Two BMW Oracle Racing (NZL 84) vs. Team Alinghi (NZL 92)
Eschewing the dial up, BMWOR gybes below Alinghi, with Russell Coutts chasing Ed Baird down the start box, keeping the Swiss boat to windward. But several circles later, the positions switch as the boats headed back to the line on starboard, BMWOR to windward of Alinghi. Somehow, Coutts gave Baird room to luff the American boat away at the committee boat, a master class in slamming the door at the line.
The deficit at the top mark was 28 seconds, a hole nearly impossible for the Americans to erase on a short course, especially with Alinghi getting further away on the run. There was no chance to make gains on mistakes either as an unpressured Alinghi executed a perfect early spinnaker drop and easy bottom mark rounding. By the time the boats reached the top, the delta was a whopping 58 seconds, building further to 1:07 at the finish.
Alinghi wins the Challenger Finals, 2-0.
Brad Butterworth,
skipper, Team Alinghi:
Russell Coutts,
skipper, BMW Oracle Racing:
"That was our second bad start in this regatta, both against Alinghi. That's not a good thing to repeat. We just burned up too much time."
Also on this page: Louis Vuitton Pacific Series Press Releases Alinghi Press Release
Alinghi put out their red flag at the end of the race –- it turns out they were protesting the race format. The team prefers switching boats after each race to even any advantages, while race organizers, believing the boats to be equal and preferring to keep the time between races short, set up the regatta to keep each team to the same boat for the Final, as was listed in the Sailing Instructions.
Alinghi seems to prefer NZL-92; however, Emirates Team New Zealand's Dean Barker has said that he does not have a preference between the boats.
The protest was scheduled to be heard at 1:30 local time; after 25 minutes of conversation, the protest was adjourned until after the boat draw.
At the draw, boat teams were told that the winner of the draw had the choice between picking a boat or picking a side of entry at the start. Alinghi's name was drawn, leaving Brad Butterworth to choose NZL-92. Dean Barker choose yellow, the starboard entry. Listen to audio of the LVPS Draw (mp3)
-- Reporting by Diane Swintal for CupInfo/©2009
Race Reports:
Rounds Robin
1 and 2:
CupInfo's Louis Vuitton Pacific Series page
Today's Herald shows the happy outcome, a
picture of Sam, as she has been named, who was rescued when Tree contacted
animal welfare. Her paws are scorched but she is otherwise fine and will
be released back into the wild once she is healed -- and a suitable area
for her release is found. The fires have devastated the area, but the
outpouring of support is wonderful -- including $5 million raised for fire
relief Monday at the Chappel-Hadley cricket series between Australia and
New Zealand.
Alinghi Will
Race Emirates Team New Zealand
AUCKLAND, NZ Switzerland triumphed in a face-off between Americas Cup winners Ed Baird and Russell Coutts this morning. Steering Switzerland's Alinghi, Baird slammed the gate on Coutts and BMW Oracle on the start line and went on to win the challenger finals of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series 2-0.
Tomorrow Alinghi meets host Emirates Team New Zealand at the beginning of a two-day, seven-race regatta for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series trophy.
Today's race marked the end of 13 days of high-energy match racing to select a finalist to race against Emirates Team New Zealand. The home team raced in two round robins with nine international teams from eight countries but sat out the sail-off series that finished today.
Yesterday, the Swiss team, skippered by Kiwi Brad Butterworth with Baird steering, pulled off a shock victory against Coutts and his American team. Coutts had led the entire race but lost by one second.
You can always reflect on things that might have been and yesterday I think perhaps we got a little complacent at the end of the race, Coutts said. The finishing line was heavily biased towards the committee boat end and it is a pretty elementary thing to spot, but we sort of missed that, so that was our fatal error."
Today, with the threat of heavy wind this afternoon, racing started early in a 15-knot northerly and for Coutts and the Americans it was over before the start gun fired as Baird blocked his approach to the start line.
Oracle had enjoyed the advantage of the right hand entry at the five minute gun and engaged Alinghi in a couple of tight circles, the boats only meters apart. With 1:30 remaining, both boats were lining up for the start inside the starboard layline with Oracle astern and to weather.
As they approached the line Baird remained on starboard but pointed his bow straight at the committee boat. Coutts had nowhere to go and went head to wind as Baird bore off at speed right close to the committee boat.
Coutts could only follow slowly dead astern in his opponent's wake. The American boat was trailing by 40 meters just moments after the start and never threatened Alinghi as the margin opened out to 58 seconds at the second weather mark and over a minute at the finish.
We were in quite a nice position today and had plenty of time to assess the options coming on the final approach to the start, Coutts said ruefully. We burned up a little too much time when we didn't need to.
Asked if problems with his boats trim tab affected steering during the start, Coutts acknowledged that there was a problem with its control chain a couple of minutes before the start. That's not why we lost though, he said emphatically. No excuses. We lost the race.
Asked if he'd return to
New Zealand for a similar event, Coutts said: I thoroughly enjoyed the
racing over the last few weeks. I think it's a fantastic event and I think
in these economic times the idea that Louis Vuitton and Emirates Team New
Zealand have come up with where all the teams race in borrowed boats,
rather than shipping boats all around the world is frankly a commercial
reality. There's no question in my mind that this format works, it's
something that should be looked at in future."
Vuitton Pacific Series
& Final Race, Louis Vuitton Pacific Series Challenger Finals
Switzerland triumphed in a face-off between America's Cup winners Ed Baird and Russell Coutts this morning. Steering Switzerland's Alinghi, Baird slammed the gate on Coutts on the start line to start at speed as the gun sounded. Coutts could only follow slowly dead astern in his opponents wake. The American boat was trailing by 40 meters just moments after the start and never threatened Alinghi as the margin opened out to 58 seconds at the second weather mark and over a minute at the finish.
Oracle enjoyed the advantage of the right hand entry at the five minute gun and engaged Alinghi in a couple of tight circles, the boats only meters apart. With 1:30 remaining, both boats were lining up for the start inside the starboard layline with Oracle astern and to weather.
As they approached the line Baird remained on starboard but pointed his bow straight at the committee boat. Coutts had nowhere to go and went head to wind as Baird bore off at speed right close to the committee boat. With a 2-0 record, Alinghi wins the Challenger Finals.
Alinghi finished flying a red flag to protest the format for the seven-race Louis Vuitton Pacific Series final which starts tomorrow. The protest hearing will be held today as soon as the boats get ashore.
Pre-Race Report 0930 hours NZ Time
With an approaching low and its associated cold front approaching Auckland today, the northerly breeze was fresh this morning. The forecast calls for heavy air this afternoon so the Race Committee is starting racing an hour earlier.
Today Alinghi and BMW
Oracle Racing will continue their three-race regatta for the Challenger
Finals of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series. Alinghi won the first race
yesterday and Oracle must win the first race today to stay alive.
Alinghi Victory over BMW Oracle Racing in LVPS
Challenger Finals
Alinghi won the LVPS Challenger Finals today beating BMW Oracle Racing by 1 minute 7 seconds
Alinghi, Defender of the 33rd America's Cup, competing in Auckland, New Zealand this month in the inaugural Louis Vuitton Pacific Series has raced its way into the Finals beating rivals BMW Oracle Racing 2-0 in a best of three competition. The Swiss team now passes into the final stage against Emirates Team New Zealand for the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series Cup which begins on Friday and wraps up on Saturday.
Brad Butterworth, team skipper and tactician comments on a win on the water against BMW Oracle Racing today: It's a great result for the team; there were two good crews out there today and we had perfect sailing conditions. In the end we managed to get a good victory and are into the next stage of the event. It is really good to get the sport back where it belongs: on the water. Racing not only against BMW Oracle, but alongside all the other teams is something we like to do as a group and I only hope that we can sort all this out as soon as possible so we can get on and do that.
In the LVPS Finals draw
this evening, Alinghi drew NZL92 as their race yacht for the rest of the
series while ETNZ will race NZL84. Emirates Team New Zealand drew the
preferred starboard entry for tomorrow's first race. Ed Baird, helmsman
for Alinghi, comments on the upcoming race against the LVPS defending
challenger ETNZ: TNZ have always shown themselves to be the best team
going in the Cup boats. They qualified in the AC Challenger Series and
raced for the Cup against us last time and here we are sailing their
boats, in their bay, in their current and with their stuff. It is going
to be really exciting to see how it goes, they do a great job. They are
all good friends and it is great to go out against a team like that and
have a nice, clean and exciting match.
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Barbara Joan Paschal, 65, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002.
A native of Eatonton, Miss Paschal was a daughter of the late J.H. and Ruth Sowle Paschal. She was retired from Athens Newspapers Inc. after 16 years of service as a circulation data entry clerk. She was a member of Altrusa Club, Athens Business Club and Winterville First Baptist Church where she was a member of the Friendship Sunday School Class and Women's Missionary Union and was pianist for Adult I Department.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, East, with Dr. Stan Annandale and the Rev. Palmer Rehberg officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Eatonton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Winterville First Baptist Church, 305 N. Church St., Winterville, GA 30683.
Athens Banner-Herald, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Tuesday, November 12, 2002.
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Hindi: Bollywood Classics - Mohammad Rafi (mega compilation)
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Hindi: Bollywood Classics - Mohammad Rafi (mega compilation) Mohammed Rafi (December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) was a popular Indian playback singer. He sang in many Indian languages, but he is primarily remembered for his songs from Hindi cinema. He was one of the leading male Bollywood playback singers from the 1950s to the 1970s. My favourite among the male singers. Aadmi - Aaj Purani Raahon Se Aan - Maan Mera Ehsaan Arre Nadaan Aan - Takra Gaya Tumse Dil Hi To Hai Aap Ki Parchayian - Main Nigahen Tere Chehre Se Aap To Aise Na The - Tu Is Tarah Se Aarti - Ab Kya Misaal Doon Aas Paas - Tu Kahin Aas Paas Hai Aaye Din Bahar Ke - Mere Dushman Tu Aayee Milan Ki Bela - Tum Kamsin Ho Ab Dilli Door Nahin - Chhoon Chhoon Karti Aayi Chidiya Abdullah - Maine Poochaa Chand Se Abhilasha - Wadiyaan Mera Daman Akashdeep - Mujhe Dard-e-Dil Ka Pata Na Tha Amaanat - Door Rehkar Na Karo Baat Aman - Aaj Ki Raat Yeh Kaisi Raat An Evening In Paris - Aasmaan Se Aaya Farishta An Evening In Paris - Aji Aisa Mauka Phir Kahan Milega An Evening In Paris - Akele Akele Kahan Ja Rahe Ho An Evening In Paris - Deewane Ka Naam To Poochho Andaz - Sunlo Sunata Hoon Tumko Kahani Anokhi Raat - Mile Na Phool Arzoo - Ae Nargise Mastana Arzoo - Ae Phoolon Ki Rani Badi Bahen - Mohabbat Ke Dhoke Mein Bahaaren Phir Bhi Aayengi - Aap Ke Haseen Rukh Pe Bahu Begum - Hum Intezar Karenge Baiju Bawra - Insaan Bano Baiju Bawra - Mann Tadpat Hari Darshan Ko Aaj Baiju Bawra - O Duniya Ke Rakhwale Baiju Bawra - Tu Ganga Ki Mauj Bambai Ka Babu - Saathi Na Koi Manzil Barsaat Ki Raat - Zindagi Bhar Nahin Basant Bahar - Duniya Na Bhaye Mohe Bhabhi - Chal Udd Ja Re Panchchi Bharosa - Is Bhari Duniya Main Bheegi Raat - Dil Jo Na Keh Saka Brahmachari - Chakke Mein Chakka Brahmachari - Dil Ke Jharoke Mein Brahmachari - Main Gao Tum So Jaao Cha Cha Cha - Subah Na Aayee Shaam Na Aayee Chandrakanta - Maine Chand Aur Sitaron Chaudhvin Ka Chand - Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho Chaudhvin Ka Chand - Mili Khaak Mein Mohabbat China Town - Baar Baar Dekho Chirag - Teri Aankhon Ke Siwa Chitralekha - Mann Re Tu Kahe Na Dheer Dhare Dastaan - Na Tu Zameen Ke Liye Dastak - Tumse Kahoon Ek Baat Deedar - Hue Hum Jinke Liye Barbaad Deedar - Meri Kahaani Bhoolnewale Dharam Veer - O Meri Mehbooba Dil Deke Dekho - Hum Aur Tum Aur Yeh Samaa Dil Diya Dard Liya - Dilruba Maine Tere Pyaar Mein Dil Diya Dard Liya - Koi Sagar Dil Ko Bahlata Nahin Dil Ek Mandir - Yaad Na Jaye Do Badan - Naseeb Mein Jiske Jo Likha Tha Do Badan - Raha Gardishon Mein Hardam Do Raaste - Yeh Reshmi Zulfein Dosti - Chahoonga Main Tujhe Dosti - Jaanewalo Zara Dosti - Mera To Jo Bhi Kadam Hai Dosti - Meri Dosti Mera Pyaar Dosti - Rahi Manwa Dulari - Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki Dulhan Ek Raat Ki - Ek Haseen Shaam Ko Ek Musafir Ek Haseena - Humko Tumhare Ishq Ne Ek Musafir Ek Haseena - Mujhe Dekhkar Ye Aap Ka Ek Phool Do Mali - O Nanhe Se Farishte Ek Sapera Ek Lootera - Hum Tumse Juda Hoke Farz - Baar Baar Din Yeh Aaye Farz - Mast Baharon Ka Gambler - Mera Mann Tera Pyaasa Ganga Jamuna - Nain Lad Jai Hein Geet - Mere Mitwa Ghazal - Rang Aur Noor Ki Baraat Goonj Uthi Shehnai - Kehdo Koi Na Kare Yahan Pyaar Goonj Uthi Shehnai - Maine Peena Seekh Liya Gopi - Sukh Ke Sab Saathi Gora Aur Kala - Tu Meri Sapnon Ki Rani Banegi Guide - Din Dhal Jaye Guide - Kya Se Kya Ho Gaya Guide - Tere Mere Sapne Ab Ek Rang Hain Gumnaam - Jaan Pehchaan Ho Hanste Zakhm - Tum Jo Mil Gaye Ho Hanste Zakhm - Yeh Maana Meri Jaan Haqeeqat - Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyon Haqeeqat - Main Yeh Sochkar Hariyali Aur Raasta - Man Mora Banwra Hasina Maan Jayegi - Chale The Saath Milke Hawas - Teri Galiyon Mein Heer Ranjha - Tere Kooche Mein Heer Ranjha - Yeh Duniya Yeh Mehfil Hum Dono - Abhi Na Jao Chhod Kar Hum Dono - Kabhi Khud Pe Kabhi Hum Dono - Main Zindagi Ka Saath Hum Kisise Kum Nahin - Chand Mera Dil Hum Kisise Kum Nahin - Kya Hua Tera Waada Humsaya - Dil Ki Aawaz Bhi Sun Jaani Dushman - Chalo Re Doli Uthao Kahaar Jaanwar - Lal Chhadi Jaanwar - Meri Mohabbat Jawaan Rahegi Jaanwar - Tum Se Achcha Kaun Hai Jab Jab Phool Khile - Ek Tha Gul Aur Ek Thi Bulbul Jab Jab Phool Khile - Is Deewane Dil Ne Kya Jaadu Chalaya Jab Jab Phool Khile - Pardesiyon Se Na Ankhiyan Milana Jab Pyaar Kisi Se Hota Hai - Jiya O Jab Pyaar Kisi Se Hota Hai - Teri Zulfon Se Jagriti - Hum Laaye Hain Toofan Se Jeene Ki Raah - Aane Se Uske Aaye Bahaar-I Jeene Ki Raah - Aane Se Uske Aaye Bahaar-II Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan - Kahaan Chal Diye Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan - Kaun Hai Jo Sapnon Mein Aaya Junglee - Ai Ai Ya Sukoo Sukoo Junglee - Chahe Koi Mujhe Junglee Kahe Junglee - Ehsan Tera Hoga Mujh Par Kaagaz Ke Phool - Dekhi Zamaane Ki Yaari Kaajal - Chhoo Lene Do Kala Bazar - Apni To Har Aah Ek Kala Bazar - Khoya Khoya Chand Kala Bazar - Teri Dhoom Har Kahin Kalapani - Hum Bekhudi Mein Tum Ko Pukare Kanyadaan - Likhe Jo Khat Tujhe Kanyadaan - Meri Zindagi Mein Aate Kashmir Ki Kali - Khuda Mehfooz Rakhe Kashmir Ki Kali - Taarif Karoon Kya Uski Khilona - Khilona Jaan Kar Tum To Khilona - Khush Rahe Tu Sada Khwaab - Tu Hi Woh Haseen Hai Kohinoor - Madhuban Mein Radhika Naache Re Laila Majnu - Barbad-e-Mohabbat Ke Laila Majnu - Tere Dar Pe Aaya Hoon Lal Qilla - Lagta Nahin Dil Mera Lal Qilla - Na Kisi Ki Aankh Ka Leader - Apni Azaadi Ko Hum Leader - Hameen Se Mohabbat Leader - Mujhe Duniyawalon Loafer - Aaj Mausam Bada Beimaan Hai Love In Tokyo - Aaja Re Aa Zara Love In Tokyo - O Mere Shah-e-Khubaan Madhumati - Jungle Mein Mor Naacha Madhumati - Toote Hue Khwabon Ne Mahua - Dono Ne Kiya Tha Pyaar Man Pasand - Logon Ka Dil Agar Mehboob Ki Mehndi - Yeh Jo Chilman Hai Mela - Yeh Zindagi Ke Mele Mera Saaya - Aap Ke Pehlu Mein Aakar Mere Humdum Mere Dost - Chhalkaye Jaam Mere Humdum Mere Dost - Hui Shaam Unka Khayaal Aaya Mere Humdum Mere Dost - Na Ja Kahin Ab Na Ja Mere Huzoor - Apne Rukh Par Nigaah Karne Do Mere Huzoor - Gham Uthane Ke Liye Mere Mehboob - Ae Husn Zara Jaag Mere Mehboob - Mere Mehboob Tujhe Mere Mehboob - Tumse Izhaar-e-Haal Kar Baithe Mere Sanam - Pukarta Chala Hoon Main Mere Sanam - Tukade Hai Mere Dil Ke Meri Surat Teri Ankhen - Naache Mann Mora Magan Miss Mary - Yeh Mard Bade Dil Sard Bade Mother India - Na Main Bhagwaan Hoon Mughal-E-Azam - Aye Mohabbat Zindabad Muqaddar Ka Sikandar - Zindagi To Bewafa Hai Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal - Caravan Guzar Gaya Naunihal - Meri Awaaz Suno Neel Kamal - Aaja Tujhko Pukare Mera Pyaar Neel Kamal - Babul Ki Duayen Leti Ja Night In London - Ba-Hosh-O-Hawas Mein Deewana Night In London - Nazar Na Lag Jaaye Pagla Kahin Ka - Tum Muhje Yun Bhoola Na Paaoge Patanga - Thoda Ruk Jaayegi Patthar Ke Sanam - Patthar Ke Sanam Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon - Aanchal Mein Saja Lena Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon - Aji Qibla Mohatarma Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon - Banda Parwar Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon - Laakhon Hai Nigaahon Mein Pratigya - Main Jat Yamla Pagla Prince - Badan Pe Sitare Professor - Ae Gulbadan Professor - Khuli Palak Mein Pyaar Hi Pyaar - Main Kahin Kavi Na Ban Jaon Pyaar Ka Mausam - Tum Bin Jaoon Kahan Pyaar Ki Jeet - Ek Dil Ke Tukde Hazaar Hue Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya - Zindagi Kya Hai Gham Ka Dariya Hai Pyaar Kiye Ja - Gore Haathon Par Na Zulm Karo Pyaar Kiye Ja - Kehne Ki Nahin Baat Pyaasa - Jinhen Naaz Hai Hind Par Pyaasa - Sar Jo Tera Chakraaye Pyaasa - Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaaye To Raat Ke Andhere Mein - Agar Bewafa Tujhko Pehchaan Jaate Raaz - Akele Hain Chale Aao Railway Platform - Basti Basti Parbat Parbat Railway Platform - Kitna Badal Gaya Bhagwaan Rajkumar - Is Rang Badalti Duniya Rajkumar - Tumne Kisi Ki Jaan Ko Saajan Bina Suhagan - Kaise Jeet Lete Hain Saawan Bhadon - Kaan Mein Jhumka Sangam - Yeh Mera Prem Patra Padhkar Sangharsh - Mere Pairon Mein Ghunghroo Bandhade Sargam - Hum To Chale Pardes Sasural - Teri Pyaari Pyaari Surat Ko Sehra - Taqdeer Ka Fasana Shabnam - Maine Rakkha Hai Mohabbat Shabnam - Yeh Teri Saadgi Yeh Tera Baankpan Shaheed - Ae Watan Ae Watan Shankar Hussain - Kahin Ek Masoom Naazuk Si Ladki Sharabi - Kabhi Na Kabhi Sikandar-E-Azam - Jahan Daal Daal Par Suraj - Baharon Phool Barsao Suraj Aur Chanda - Tere Naam Ka Deewana Taj Mahal - Jo Baat Tujh Mein Hai Taqdeer - Jab Jab Bahaar Aayee Teen Deviyan - Aise To Na Dekho Teesri Manzil - Deewana Mujhsa Nahin Tere Ghar Ke Samne - Dil Ka Bhanwar Tere Ghar Ke Samne - Sunle Tu Dil Ki Sada - I Tere Ghar Ke Samne - Sunle Tu Dil Ki Sada - II Tere Ghar Ke Samne - Tu Kahaan Yeh Bata The Train - Gulabi Aankhen Thokar - Apni Ankhon Mein Basakar Tumsa Nahin Dekha - Chhupnewaale Saamne Aa Tumsa Nahin Dekha - Jawaaniyaan Yeh Mast Mast Tumsa Nahin Dekha - Yoon To Humne Laakh Haseen Udan Khatola - O Door Ke Musafir Umeed - Mujhe Ishq Hai Tujhi Se Uphaar - Main Ek Raja Hoon Ustadon Ke Ustad - Sau Baar Janam Lenge Yakeen - Gar Tum Bhoola Na Doge Rafi - Others -------------- Dharam Veer - Saat Ajube Is Duniya Mein Farz - Tumse O Hasina Hamrahi - Mujhko Apne Gale Lagaa Lo Kaise Kahoon - Mann Mohan Mann Mein Kalpana - Tu Hai Mera Prem Devta Naya Daur - Yeh Desh Hai Veer Jawanon Ka Rajkumar - Tumne Pukara Aur Hum Chale Aaye Sanjh Aur Savera - Ajahun Na Aaye Baalma Seema - Jab Bhi Yeh Dil Udaas Hota Hai Shagird - Bade Miya Deewane Shaheed - Watan Ki Raah Mein Over 17 hours of Mohammad Rafi! 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BRADENTON, FL. - Manatee County Sheriff's Office deputies were called to the scene of a home invasion robbery late Sunday night.
According to a report, it happened at the 2800 block of 22nd Street W, around 11 p.m. The victims, Charles Whidden and Joshua Moore heard a knock on their front door. When they answered, three men forced their way inside and pulled a gun on the men.
At some point, shots were fired inside the home. Multiple casings were found in the bathroom and near the bathroom.
On Monday night, Manuel Lebron-Jimenez was arrested in connection to the home invasion and has been charged with Attempted Murder and Armed Home Invasion.
The investigation continues. Anyone with information should contact the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.


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