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Ted Roche
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Subject: Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter -- March 2009
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 12:43:50 -0500
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Issue 14—March 2009
Pearson Education User Group Program Newsletter
*News & Announcements*
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Java for Programmers
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Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.0 Unleashed
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