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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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Sunjug Cigar Night
December 15, 2010 from 6pm to 10pm – World of Beer - Sarasota Join us for the Sarasota Java Users Group Cigar Night at the World of Beer in Sarasota. Besides the excellent beer, World of Beer has cigars for sale as well. See http://wobsarasota.com for more in… Organized by David Moskowitz | Type: cigar, night
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GatorLUG - Linux Users Group
December 15, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – The Lab Greetings All, You are invited to join us at the next GatorLUG meeting in beautiful (but way too cold ) Gainesville, Florida. We'll end a long year with a relaxed social meeting at The Laboratory.… Organized by Clint Collins | Type: user, group, meeting
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