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		<title>Does childhood obesity equate to child abuse?</title>
		<link>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/does-childhood-obesity-equate-to-child-abuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know posts have been practically non-existent here of late, but I couldn&#8217;t let this one slide. Travelers Rest teen&#8217;s obesity may help expand definition of neglect By Ron Barnett Staff writer July 21, 2009 Jerri Gray was doing all she could to help her son lose weight, according to her attorney, Grant Varner. But [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nomagicpill.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3905175&amp;post=1282&amp;subd=nomagicpill&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Still alive</title>
		<link>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/still-alive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, folks, apologies for the massive hiatus, but a lot of stuff has been going on behind the scenes around these parts that have pulled me away from this particular blog. However, part of that &#8220;stuff&#8221; has been: &#8212;Continued study toward Level 2 of the Youth Fitness Specialist certification. &#8212;Business-side development in preparation for officially [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nomagicpill.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3905175&amp;post=1280&amp;subd=nomagicpill&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Quick update</title>
		<link>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/quick-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings and salutations, folks. Just wanted to give a heads-up on what&#8217;s been going on here lately (read: this is why I haven&#8217;t been and likely won&#8217;t be posting much for a bit). 1. I completed the YFS1 certification from the IYCA a couple weeks ago and have since been working on YFS2. Higher level [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nomagicpill.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3905175&amp;post=1274&amp;subd=nomagicpill&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The shave IS the haircut</title>
		<link>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/the-shave-is-the-haircut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s done. The only visible hairs on my head are my brows and lashes. Before getting to the pictures, I&#8217;d like to thank everyone who donated, attended, and/or just spread the word. A little over a month ago, a couple guys were being guys (online, but that&#8217;s beside the point), and in the end, $225 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nomagicpill.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3905175&amp;post=1265&amp;subd=nomagicpill&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m a lumberjack, and I&#8217;m okay&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/im-a-lumberjack-and-im-okay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From my training log today: I woke up a couple hours early to get in an interval workout of rope skipping followed by a core circuit. I walked outside with the dogs to find a bunch of branches had fallen on and around the storage shed. No big deal, but I wanted to clear them [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nomagicpill.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3905175&amp;post=1259&amp;subd=nomagicpill&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One week left&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/one-week-left/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/?p=1248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;until the head potentially gets shaved. I say &#8220;potentially&#8221; since, the economy being what it is, donations are pretty low at this point, but hey, one guy already did the deed; I may just get to keep MY hair :) However, if you&#8217;re so inclined, consider helping out the Komen Foundation while also seeing the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nomagicpill.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3905175&amp;post=1248&amp;subd=nomagicpill&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte area welcomes new youth fitness specialist</title>
		<link>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/charlotte-area-welcomes-new-youth-fitness-specialist/</link>
		<comments>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/charlotte-area-welcomes-new-youth-fitness-specialist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Me. I got my congratulatory email this morning (so much for written letters, though I prefer the speed of email) letting me know that I&#8217;d passed the IYCA Youth Fitness Specialist (level 1) exam and that my certificate and other paperwork would arrive in 4-6 weeks, so I&#8217;m free and clear to start legitimately promoting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nomagicpill.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3905175&amp;post=1244&amp;subd=nomagicpill&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Give the gift of life</title>
		<link>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/give-the-gift-of-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rescue a tractor or truck tire from the trash heap. You give an old tire new purpose, help the environment, and whip yourself into shape fairly quickly. I FINALLY picked one up today&#8212;if you&#8217;re in the Charlotte area, Miller Brothers (8101 Statesville Road, in a small, white trailer behind ChillCon way back off the road). [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nomagicpill.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3905175&amp;post=1235&amp;subd=nomagicpill&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The power of pictures</title>
		<link>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/the-power-of-pictures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 17:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I decided to join a small body composition challenge over at JP Fitness this past week. Just &#8220;before&#8221; pictures and measurements so far, and as you can see by the rules, it&#8217;s pretty wide open, just one check-in at the end of the timeframe (Memorial Day-ish to Labor Day-ish). Measurements are just numbers to be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nomagicpill.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3905175&amp;post=1232&amp;subd=nomagicpill&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking of shaving&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://nomagicpill.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/speaking-of-shaving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 17:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mention the following since getting a haircut (and now a shave) is one of the single most relaxing things I can think of, so I&#8217;m counting is as regeneration :) My recent move took me even farther from the already-tad-too-long drive I used to make to get my haircuts, and while twenty minutes was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nomagicpill.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3905175&amp;post=1226&amp;subd=nomagicpill&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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