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		<title>Abs Ad Used To Sell Salad Dressing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[abs pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abs in ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kraft salad dressing ad controversy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a salad dressing ad that is using beefcake, rather than cheesecake, to sell product. Pretty low end way for me to show a guys abs being exploited. The article says that a women&#8217;s group finds it offensive, but other readers are happy to see men being treated as sex objects to sell goods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abs At Abercrombie&#8217;s</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[abs pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abercrombie & Fitch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a picture created by retailer Abercrombie &#038; Fitch to sell clothes. I noticed the abs, before I paid attention to the jackets. Shows you where my values lie. But much more interesting is the whole A&#038;F &#8220;scandal.&#8221; The company targets thin, beautiful customers who want to be cool. Some activist groups insist that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Storm Chasing Was Deadly For Tim Samaras</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16710</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 00:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[auto racing and driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life-threatening jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[storm chasing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Samaras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tornado chasing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Samaras, his son and a colleague were all killed chasing a tornado this week. Most of us wouldn&#8217;t usually think of studying tornadoes as an &#8220;athletic&#8221; challenge, but watch this spectacular 2010 footage in which Tim is bloodied by hailstones. Maybe driving toward, and then dodging, a tornado funnel really isn&#8217;t so different from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eldest Everest Climber Almost Dies During Descent</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16699</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 13:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[mountain/skyscraper climbing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dangerous challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[other people's stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk lovers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yuichiro Miura]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I love this elder athlete&#8217;s advice: &#8220;It isn’t just about staying healthy, but it’s about having goals,” he said. “You don’t need to climb Mount Fuji or travel overseas. Just get out of the house. Enjoy good food. Those are the things we should do&#8230;&#8221; Also of interest is that he took off his oxygen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scott&#8217;s Story</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16691</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 03:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[gym stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LIFE LESSONS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[other people's stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Belkner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A friend sent me this very inspirational story about Scott Belkner, who was born with Cerebral Palsey and has dealt with this in a very impressive and memorable way. He was also featured on Reddit, and you can read people&#8217;s comments and questions–and Scott&#8217;s answers–right here . Some of Scott&#8217;s words worth repeating are: Go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After Four Heart Surgeries And A Broken Pelvis, This 80-Year-Old Climbs Mt. Everest&#8230;Again!</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16676</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 22:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[mountain/skyscraper climbing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[other people's stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unbelievable accomplishments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yuichiro Miura]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The news story headline might be enough to talk about: Eighty Year Old Man Scales Everest. But there are other facts even more impressive. The climb marks the third time Yuichiro Miura has summited Everest, a successful feat in itself, but even more remarkable considering his age and his medical history. He has had four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women Celebs Rarely Make Abs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[abs pictures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photos of celebrities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Angela Simmons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celebrity photos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Hudson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The slide show of over 120 female celebrities on the beach promised great bodies, bikinis and ABS! But only two of the women had any definition at all. Maybe movie stars and singers just don&#8217;t work on their stomach muscles. Or it&#8217;s genetically too difficult to create any cuts. Someday I should look for professional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Won&#8217;t Believe Some Of These</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16655</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[basketball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kayaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paragliding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sky diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slacklining, highlining and wire walking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wingsuit flying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crazy stunts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wire walking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am almost speechless after watching this People Are Awesome 2013 video. There are athletic stunts and achievements here I have never even heard of, and many are clearly somewhat established &#8220;sports.&#8221; It also reminds me how nuts some people are to take these risks&#8230;like walking a tightrope between two moving trucks about to enter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Roundup</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16618</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 04:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[horseback riding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humorous stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleveland Bay horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[special moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unforgettable moments]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are times in my life, when I feel no one else in the world—or very few people—are doing what I am doing at that exact moment. I once assured my lawyer that I was his only client that day—or ever—cleaning the inside of a horse&#8217;s sheath (the tubular skin that houses the penis). He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharon Simmons Is Fit In Her Fifties</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16600</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[go for it]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[other people's stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Simmons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saw this article about a 56-year-old woman, Sharon Simmons, who has worked out for over 35 years and started competing in fitness competitions just seven years ago, at 49. Of the 20 she entered, she came in first in nine and placed in two national competitions. She also wrote a couple of books about fitness, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love This Doctor!</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16593</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humorous stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enjoying life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staying fit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A friend sent me this advice from a doctor he met. I love the insights and contrarian views. Q: Doctor, I&#8217;ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Heart only good for so many beats, and that it&#8230; Don&#8217;t waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart not make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From Obscurity To Celebrity Via A Gas Pump</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16585</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humorous stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[from obscurity to celebrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jay Leno Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pumpcast News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[random life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ahh life can be so great at times. Now I can&#8217;t call these moves dancing and there is very little that any objective person would call athletic. I could mention that she is a fitness trainer. But there is such joy and spontaneity and innovation here. Watch when the man starts dancing with a gas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Our Gods Become Mortals</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16566</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LIFE LESSONS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[photos of celebrities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sky diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Felix Baumgartner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gods become mortal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heros are ordinary sometimes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red bull stratos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While watching a tennis match on TV recently, the camera suddenly focused on a familiar face in the stands. &#8220;I recognize that person,&#8221; I thought to myself, but couldn&#8217;t place him. Then the announcer said that he was Felix Baumgartner, the man who jumped last October out of a helium-filled balloon capsule from 24 miles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shotgun Sharpshooter Tom Knapp Was Astonishing</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16553</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 04:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[skeet shooting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exhibition shooters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sharpshooters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shotgun shooting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Knapp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trick shooters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How do superb talents do it? You will be astounded at how accurately and fast he could aim and shoot with his shotgun&#8230; especially if you have ever shot one! Tom Knapp was among the celebrated in the tradition of shot shooters like Annie Oakley. The guy died recently&#8230;only age 62. You can read the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Precision Group Movement</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16549</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 20:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[precision moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese precision moving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japanese team walking drills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This precision movement by a Japanese men&#8217;s group remeinds me of the trick drill team I was on in college. We twirled and threw our rifles in competitions during the Washington DC Cherry Blossom time and were totally awed by the other schools&#8217; teams who bested us. It also reminds me of cheerleading team competitions. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plastic Is More Harmful To Your Health Than You Ever Imagined!</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16534</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 20:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[causes of poor health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic in our lives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Planet movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Werner Boote]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I saw the two-hour TV documentary Plastic Planet about how pervasive plastic is in our lives and how horrible it is for our health. Unbelievable. Unimaginable. It&#8217;s in our food, water and even our blood. We cannot escape it. It causes allergies, obesity, cancer, heart disease and even sterility. We are in big trouble here. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upper Arm Plastic Surgery??? Who Knew???</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16516</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[photos of celebrities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sam Stosur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upper arm plastic surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is an article by Erin Cunningham that startles me: more women want upper arm plastic surgery. (I didn&#8217;t even know there was such a procedure.) And Michelle Obama is the reason. Of course there are contrarians who say she is not the cause. You can decide after looking at some photos of our First [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nailed It</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16509</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[humorous stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humorous]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unusual athletic achievements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are various athletic achievements people excel at&#8230;from flips over approaching cars to extinguishing candle flames with a flicked card: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/nailed-it-15-unbelievable-gifs_n_3147438.html I spend hours every week practicing tennis&#8230;but I love the competitive aspect of the points and the various unexpected shots I have to return successfully. Somehow devoting hours and hours to going down stairs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ever Hear Of Combat Juggling?</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16503</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[juggling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[combat juggling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Combat or gladiator is a game played by jugglers. In its most typical form, a number of players juggle three clubs each, attempting to interfere with other players’ juggling, with the winner being the last to remain juggling three clubs–not necessarily those they started with.” Tactics include: Moving face-to-face with an opponent so the opponent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Turn Your Other Cheek. Get Pissed Instead!</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16485</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LIFE LESSONS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aggressive sport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[channeling your rage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[don't be nice when competing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My problem in tennis has been that I am not a killer. Too nice a guy, my friends say. Not aggressive enough. I do try to be tough, but it&#8217;s artificial, not my basic personality. Two days ago I was playing poorly and became pissed. After losing two sets by huge margins—2-6 and 0-6—with two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Sports In Perspective And Dealing With Envy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tennis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[envy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I write this after a week of sadness from the Boston bombings. Right now the manhunt is on for the second suspect. I have been playing a lot of tennis: tomorrow will be 12 out of 18 days. When I missed shots yesterday, I couldn&#8217;t get upset—I was alive and safe. I was healthy enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Apologetic For Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LIFE LESSONS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fitness through actions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[problems with success]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[April 5th was my 72nd birthday, and it sounds old old old. I feel like I am in my 50&#8242;s, and people tell me to act as young as I feel. So I do. I played two hours of tennis each of five of the last six days. I did my daily exercises, and have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motivations to Lift Weights</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16434</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[gym stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humorous stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gym]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saw this and am lifting weights right now&#8230;with breaks to post this picture&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Banderillero &#8220;Bam Bam&#8221; Exemplifies The Danger And Artistry</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16424</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bullfighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[banderilleros]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is how the banderillas are placed in the bull. I know it may be thought cruel to the bull. But also focus on the elegance and grace of the movement by the man who risks goring to place these barbed sticks. It&#8217;s all part of an historic tradition in Spain and other Latin countries&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>How Patricia McCormick Became The First Female Pro Bullfighter In North America</title>
		<link>http://www.irasabs.com/?p=16409</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ira</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bullfighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bryan Mealer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[from fame to obscurity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how our lives change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patricia McCormick]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great and sad story. Patricia McCormick sees a bullfight when she is seven, and 15 years later is a professional who faces hundreds of bulls over 11 years, becomes an international celebrity, then disappears for 40 years and almost becomes homeless. In the video, she says, &#8220;It has to be a passion, [...]]]></description>
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