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Nemanja Nesic - NEM-'s Discussions (9)
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Gainesville Events - web and android appHey guys checkout my new android app for social events in Gainesville http://goo.gl/qF5sT - the web app built in grails http://goo.gl/bQH… Started by Nemanja Nesic - NEM- in Java |
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Dec 9, 2012 Reply by Michael Levin |
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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