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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:23:27 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Henry Stradford`s Thoughts</title><link>http://www.henrystradford.com/thoughts/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:09:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Japanese Blood Typing</title><category>daily life</category><category>health</category><category>japan</category><category>lifestyle</category><category>mental health</category><category>nature</category><dc:creator>Henry Lee Stradford II</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:09:46 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.henrystradford.com/thoughts/2010/6/17/japanese-blood-typing.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">401971:4736424:8012014</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>&#160;</p>  <p></p> <a href="http://www.henrystradford.com/resource/WindowsLiveWriter-bdf7b73cdaac_10C7A-?fileId=7373831"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; 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