[vox] [fwd] Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, November 21
Bill Kendrick
nbs at sonic.net
Wed Dec 3 17:03:28 PST 2008
Late fwd'ing this, sorry. :(
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Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:27:35 -0800
From: "Marsee Henon"
Subject: Newsletter from O'Reilly UG Program, November 21
O'Reilly.comUG Program Newsletter
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