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		<title>February 1st: Carnival excesses and spinach?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2015 02:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>January 7th: Vehicles for Learners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>October 31st: Gory Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 03:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>July 12th: Sunscreen and Little Baby Blue</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jul 2013 00:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>July 9th: Allergy Shots</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptiontales.org/2013/07/09/july-9th-allergy-shots/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>July 8th: Eating Allergy Inducing Foods</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>August 8th: Picture Perfect</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>August 7th: Extraordinarily Large Pumps</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>February 21: Adoption Honeymoon Period</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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