[lugm.org] [Fwd: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Nov]

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Subject: Books and News from the O'Reilly User Group Program--Nov
From:    "Marsee Henon & Jon Johns" <usergroups at oreilly.com>
Date:    Tue, November 2, 2010 2:00 pm
To:      aadil at lavabit.com
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Thanks,

---- Marsee Henon and Jon Johns

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