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The SAID Principle And You

One of the first things I learned as an undergraduate student while studying exercise science was the SAID Principle, which stands for Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands. SAID is the basis for all training programs,...

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Necessary Border Crossing

This column was always supposed to be about how and where we spend our money.  Many times I’ve expanded my definition to talk about how public money is spent and the choices made by people paid with public money.  This edition...

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The Site That Knew The Score

UNC Athletics is re-launching its official website under the url of GoHeels.com, which is hardly a new name to Tar Heel Internet junkies. In the early days of the web, about 15 years ago, GoHeels was the website of choice for...

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Adventure of a Lifetime

So we are about to do a family vacation across the US, Griswald style. Instead of the woody wagon, we have the Honda Odyssey, complete with a dvd player. Thank God for technology. Why talk to your children when you can plug them...

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dare to say what you don't do

It goes against the grain, if you are a creative communications and marketing professional as I am, to tell people that you don’t use some of the social media tools out there, even the ones widely used. It’s simply not a good...

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Home of the Brave

Today I’m taking a break from my usual comic-book coverage to talk about another big summer movie that should appeal to comic book fans—and don’t worry, it’s not The Avengers again! I was lucky enough to see a sneak preview of...

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Travel Time

One week. That’s all it’s been since I last posted. Yet I feel like it could’ve been a month. Let me clarify, it’s not that the trip is dragging on, it’s that every hour we are seeing something...

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Just the Facts

Do you remember the TV series Dragnet that featured Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday?  Many people associate the Los Angeles cop with his famous opening line, “My name is Friday, — I carry a badge.”  Others may associate him...

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Remembering a Good Dad

This Father’s Day has an extra special meaning for me. It was 40 years ago that I left home for good, and I am thinking about my dad more than usual this week. He died 13 years after I last lived with him, and I never said a...

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The Bulking Up Myth

or: ‘Why Women Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Train With Weights’… “I don’t lift weights because I don’t want to get bulky.” I’ve heard this phrase too many times to count from my female...

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