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		<title>Joe Weider Memorial To Be Broadcast Live</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2013/04/04/joe-weider-memorial-to-be-broadcast-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bodybuilding.com will provide a free, live webcast stream from Joe Weider&#8217;s memorial service in Santa Monica, CA on April 14, 2013. Arnold Schwarzenegger himself will be one of the speakers. The Memorial for publishing, fitness and bodybuilding icon Joe Weider will be streamed live via the Internet on Bodybuilding.com, the largest fitness site in the]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Los Angeles Fit Expo Pictures</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2013/01/23/2012-los-angeles-fit-expo-pictures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With more than 30,000 people attending the 2013 Los Angeles Fit Expo, here are a few of the expo pics that were taken by Ron Avidan during the weekend of February 19-20th, which occurred at the L.A. Convention. Check it out! The two day event brought out some top bodybuilders such as Phil Heath, Jay]]></description>
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		<title>4x Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler Signs with BPI Sports</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/09/03/4x-mr-olympia-jay-cutler-signs-with-bpi-sports/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/09/03/4x-mr-olympia-jay-cutler-signs-with-bpi-sports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 13:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Isaac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s official. Jay Cutler has signed with BPI Sports and will be launching his own signature series sometime in 2013 with the company. BPI Marketing Director Diana Ross shared, “This is the first of many big moves to come for BPI Sports. Cutler will allow BPI to market its subsidiary brands in various outlets like]]></description>
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		<title>Generation Iron &#8211; a new bodybuilding docudrama coming soon</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/08/01/generation-iron-a-new-bodybuilding-docudrama-coming-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/08/01/generation-iron-a-new-bodybuilding-docudrama-coming-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American Media Inc. has partnered with writer/director Vlad Yudin and producing partner Edwin Mejia of the Vladar Company to produce and direct a bodybuilding docudrama titled, Generation Iron. They will follow the world’s top seven bodybuilders as they fight to bring home the 2012 Mr. Olympia title. Yudin is slated to direct and co-produce the]]></description>
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		<title>NPC National Vice President / NJ State Chairman John Kemper passes away</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/06/13/npc-national-vice-president-nj-state-chairman-john-kemper-passes-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[R.I.P. John Kemper, who passed away on June 13th, 2012. He was the NPC National Vice-President, the NPC New Jersey State Chairman, an NPC Promoter, an NPC/IFBB Judge, and the creator of The World Famous Diamond Gym, New Jersey. Today is truly a sad day, and we all offer our condolences to his family. John]]></description>
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		<title>Robert Kennedy &#8211; Bodybuilding Industry Icon passes away</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/04/13/robert-kennedy-bodybuilding-industry-icon-passes-away/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/04/13/robert-kennedy-bodybuilding-industry-icon-passes-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Kennedy, one of the icons of the bodybuilding industry, passed away on Friday, April 13th, at the age of 73. Bob, publisher of many bodybuilding magazines, books and all around incredible person, lost his battle with cancer. He will be missed by his family, friends and fans. From RK Publishing: It is with great]]></description>
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		<title>IFBB appoints Dan Solomon to the IFBB Press Commision</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/03/11/ifbb-appoints-dan-solomon-to-the-ifbb-press-commision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/03/11/ifbb-appoints-dan-solomon-to-the-ifbb-press-commision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan Solomon, creator of the popular radio internet show, Pro Bodybuilding Radio, has been appointed to the IFBB Press Commission. Congratulations Dan! Dan&#8217;s role will be to help bring out information and news to help out Dr. Rafael Santonja worldwide bodybuilding initiatives. The International Federation of Bodybuilding &#038; Fitness (IFBB) is pleased to announce the]]></description>
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		<title>Lionel Brown &#8211; One week out from the Flex Pro</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/02/12/lionel-brown-one-week-out-from-the-flex-pro/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/02/12/lionel-brown-one-week-out-from-the-flex-pro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[IFBB / NPC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2012 NPC Gold Contest contest in San Diego, Lionel Brown guest posed, one week out from the Flex Pro Bodybuilding Contest (which is next Saturday). Here are some pics of Lionel on stage, much heavier and more muscular than he has been.]]></description>
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		<title>RYU Signs 2011 Mr. Olympia Phil Heath as Official Athlete</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/01/05/ryu-signs-2011-mr-olympia-phil-heath-as-official-athlete/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2012/01/05/ryu-signs-2011-mr-olympia-phil-heath-as-official-athlete/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Respect Your Universe, Inc. announced signing 2011 Mr. Olympia Phil &#8220;The Gift&#8221; Heath as an official RYU athlete. Gracing the covers of five national publications in 2011 (Flex, Muscular Development, Ironman, MuscleMag, and Planet Muscle around the world), Heath was selected by RYU for encompassing a hard work ethic, discipline, respect and humility that correlate]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Bodyspace Spokesmodel Finalists Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2011/12/14/2012-bodyspace-spokesmodel-finalists-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2011/12/14/2012-bodyspace-spokesmodel-finalists-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Top 5 Finalists (both male and female) in the Bodybuilding.com&#8217;s Annual Spokesmodel Contest. Hundreds of people applied to be the next Bodyspace Finalist, and the final list is in. The competitors will be flown to Los Angeles, and the winners will be announced on stage at the 2012 Fit Expo at the]]></description>
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		<title>Derik Farnsworth Squats 585 Pounds for Charity</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2011/12/11/derik-farnsworth-squats-585-pounds-for-charity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2011/12/11/derik-farnsworth-squats-585-pounds-for-charity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 10th, at the Metroflex Gym Long Beach, Derek Farnsworth, weighing 176 pounds squatted 585 pounds, for donations for a worthy cause, the 1736 Family Crisis Center. 619 Muscle Long Beach (the supplement store inside the gym) also collected toys for the children, and brought quite a few vendors to their annual Holiday Bash.]]></description>
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		<title>IFBB Pro Lee Banks signs with Champion Nutrition</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2011/04/11/ifbb-pro-lee-banks-signs-with-champion-nutrition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2011/04/11/ifbb-pro-lee-banks-signs-with-champion-nutrition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Lee Banks for signing with Champion Nutrition. Champion Nutrition recently announced the signing of IFBB Pro Bodybuilder Lee Banks to its “Team Champion” group of amateur and professional athletes! Lee, inspired by his late father, Lee Andrew Banks, experimented with lifting weights at the age of 16 and after many years of dedicated]]></description>
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		<title>IFBB Pro Brandon Ray signs with Betancourt Nutrition</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2011/04/11/ifbb-pro-brandon-ray-signs-with-betancourt-nutrition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2011/04/11/ifbb-pro-brandon-ray-signs-with-betancourt-nutrition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Betancourt Nutrition is excited to announce the addition of Brandon Ray, the 2010 NPC Nationals Light Heavy-weight champion and exemplar of the 202 lb aesthetic physique to it&#8217;s team. Jorge Betancourt, the teen bodybuilding legend who possessed one of the most aesthetic structures of his time has seen great potential in Brandon and his ability]]></description>
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		<title>IFBB New York Pro Fitness: Twitter Updates</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2011/04/09/twitter-updates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2011/04/09/twitter-updates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 18:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Updates via Twitter from the IFBB New York Pro Fitness contest&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Photographer Of The Year &#8211; Ron Avidan</title>
		<link>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2010/12/17/2010-photographer-of-the-year-ron-avidan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.getbig.com/headlines/2010/12/17/2010-photographer-of-the-year-ron-avidan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 06:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am honored and humbled to be the 2010 Photographer of the Year at Bodybuilding.com. This truly has made my day! The honor was given at the 2010 Bodybuilding.com Site Awards. You can check out the link of all the awards here. 2010 Bodybuilding.com Site Awards Here is the excerpt of the Photographer of the]]></description>
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