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    dc:description="Have you read Martin McPhillps&#39; counter&#45;terrorism thriller &amp;lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Corpse&#45;Armor&#45;Martin&#45;McPhillips/dp/1449541887/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1269433968&amp;sr=1&#45;3&quot; target=&quot;main&quot;&amp;gt;Corpse in Armor&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;? I have, and most recently posted some thoughts on McPhillips&#39; book under the heading &amp;lt;a href=&quot;http://www.improvedclinch.com/index.php/weblog/comments/corpse_in_armor_&#45;_buy_it_read_it_understand_it/&quot; target=&quot;main&quot;&amp;gt;“Corpse in Armor” &#45; Buy It, Read It, Understand It&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;. In &amp;lt;a href=&quot;http://westernrifleshooters.blogspot.com/2010/07/review&#45;corpse&#45;in&#45;armor.html&quot;&#8230;"
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    dc:title="A History &quot;Discovery&quot; While Off Grid"
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    dc:description="Over the past seven days, I have not read much beyond topo maps, and the lays of trout in small, fast streams while exploring the U.P. of Michigan. What I&#39;ve read since returning to the grid, deals with a bit of history, and this is because I &quot;discovered&quot; this. &amp;lt;img src=&quot;http://www.improvedclinch.com/images/uploads/Complete_picture_from_above.JPG&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;image&quot; name=&quot;image&quot; width=&quot;440&quot; height=&quot;340&quot; /&amp;gt; The photograph is a bit difficult to view; I&#39;m no photographer and one hundred and twenty&#45;nine (129) years have weathered&#8230;"
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    dc:description="I no longer vote. Many individuals may state that because I do not vote my opinions do not hold water, or, that I am not allowed to register my disdain for governmental programs, politicians, or what have you in matters regarding the State. I do not vote because, after much consideration, &amp;lt;i&amp;gt;I&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt; have come to the conclusion it is immoral, but here is another opinion which notes the futility of voting.&amp;lt;blockquote&amp;gt;There have been several occasions when the American people have voted for smaller government;&#8230;"
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