{"id":2347,"date":"2007-12-09T12:06:07","date_gmt":"2007-12-09T19:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=2347"},"modified":"2007-12-09T11:53:47","modified_gmt":"2007-12-09T18:53:47","slug":"the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/2347\/the-odysseus-medal-competition-voting-for-the-peoples-choice-award-is-open-10\/","title":{"rendered":"The Odysseus Medal competition — Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fifteen nominees this week, mostly about big ideas. Vote for the People’s Choice Award here<\/a>. You can use the voting interface to see each nominated post, so comparison is easy.<\/p>\n

Voting runs through to 12 Noon MST Monday. I’ll announce the winners of this week’s awards soon thereafter.<\/p>\n

Here is this week’s short-list of Odysseus Medal nominees:<\/p>\n

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