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Day: May 21, 2011


2011-05-21

Catch up time

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by Neil Godfrey

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Looking forward to catching up with some discussions that have been under way here in a couple of days when I stop traveling (again).

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Author Neil GodfreyPosted on 2011-05-21 08:58:17 GMT+00002020-06-21 01:59:05 GMT+0000Categories VridarLeave a comment on Catch up time

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