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Wings of Nature Cranberry Crunch Organic Snack Bar Review

At Project Swole I receive all kinds of offers to try free samples and then review them on my blog. Some successful reviews in the past have been for Zola Acai, Sobe Lifewater, and the Venom Energy Drink. There have also been some pretty horrible free samples sent to me; someone once sent me some kind of lemonade ice cube diet product that was totally lame.

Fortunately some free samples work out great! I recently got to experience a free sample delight when the Wings of Nature folks recently sent me their 3 organic snack bars and I must say they are straight yummy.

Wings of Nature has this great new line of certified organic fruit, nut, and coffee bars.

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How to Get Your Butt in Shape

You’re standing in front of your full-length mirror, struggling to squeeze into last year’s swimsuit. You peer at yourself. There’s no denying it: Either your suit shrank or your behind grew. And, alas, you’re sagging and flabby, too. Panic sets in, as you realize that instead of Buns of Steel, your backside story could be called Dead End.

But don’t give up yet! It’s only October, so you’ve got about seven months before the next beach season to get your rear in gear — which is a lot of time, fitness-wise.

So what can you do? Try my four-step butt tune-up plan.

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Soldiers participate in Rocky Elite Iron Warrior Competition

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq — Enter the Task Force Marne Headquarters building at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq, and the noticeable sound of typing and clicking, hurried steps and multiple conversations will fill the hallways.

But on the night of Oct. 2, the building was silent. Instead, the noise was present in the back compound of the headquarters, where cheers and claps, paired with adrenaline pumping music, filled the area.

Soldiers gathered at the compound for the Rocky Elite Iron Warrior Competition, a competition that tested the endurance of both males and females in a three-series weight lifting event. Continue reading…

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Down Syndrome Kid Scores a Touchdown

Today’s post can be filed away in the there-is-hope-for-humanity category.

A 17 year old high school student named Ike Ditzenberger has down syndrome. He also plays on the varsity football team.

In late September, the Lake Stevens Vikings were crushing the Snohomish Panthers 35-0 with 10 seconds left in the game. That’s when the Panthers ran their top secret play, The Ike Special.

Ike took the hand off from the Panthers quarterback and proceeded to run 51 yards for a touchdown as the clock expired. Vikings players definitely took the end of that play off, but in this case it mattered way more to everyone on that field for little Ike to score 6 points, than to tackle the poor guy to salvage a shutout.

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