HDAS on TV

[Wilson Gray]

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Charles C Doyle <cdoyle at uga.edu> wrote:
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> Last night I was watching a rerun of "NCIS" on the USA network. Â The regular character who is a young Israeli woman notable for fracturing English idioms was shown (very briefly) studying a tome that was clearly recognizable as HDAS. Â Obviously, it's a must-read for all successful murder-solvers and spy-catchers.
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Good eye, Charlie! :-)

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