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Instant Runoff Voting - Contest #2Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is a fascinating way to run an election. The basic idea is that voters rank the candidates and the votes for th… Started by Michael LevinLatest Reply |
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Instant Runoff Voting - Contest #2Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) is a fascinating way to run an election. The basic idea is that voters rank the candidates and the votes for th… Started by Michael Levin |
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Apr 5, 2010 Reply by Dan Lackey |
Apps for Healthy KidsOn President Obama’s first full day in office, he called for recommendations to make the Federal Government more transparent, participatory… Started by Michael Levin |
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Wari - Contest #1Senegal is a land of magic and mystery. People there use their heads for recreation! How? Well, here's an example. The photo you see abov… Started by Michael Levin |
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Feb 17, 2010 Reply by Lamine Ba |
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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Welcome to Codetown!
Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
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