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Kevin Neelands's Discussions (32)
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"During your presentation I wasn't fully following your logic as I don't deal with Cl…"Kevin Neelands replied Feb 16, 2010 to Instant Runoff Voting - Contest #2 |
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Apr 5, 2010 Reply by Dan Lackey |
"Am I too late? I think Eric and Dan may already be tied to win this contest. Regardl…"Kevin Neelands replied Feb 11, 2010 to Instant Runoff Voting - Contest #2 |
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Apr 5, 2010 Reply by Dan Lackey |
"Extend the deadline a week or two and I might take a shot. Today's schedule revolves…"Kevin Neelands replied Dec 27, 2009 to Wari - Contest #1 |
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Feb 17, 2010 Reply by Lamine Ba |
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
Notes
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