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| Tiny Computer Is a Dickens of a Game
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…pick out a common, or not–so–common object, and prepare to be eerily amused. ” | |  | |  | | by Lonnie Brown
December 10, 2006
The Ledger
Lakeland, Florida
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Gift Wrap: Top–selling holiday gifts | |
| | | December 06, 2006
BusinessWeek
New York
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| The Gadget That Can Read Your Mind | |
| | | | | | | “ Play the classic game of 20 questions
with this sophisticated pocket guru. ” | | | | | | December 01, 2006
ThinkGeek.com
U.S.A.
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| 20 Questions: Can You Stump The Machine? | |
| | | | | | | “ Students build critical thinking skills as they attempt to stump a
“20 Questions” machine. ” | | | | | | by Gary Hopkins
September 15, 2006
Education-World.com
U.S.A.
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| The Lighter Side Of Artificial Intelligence
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I’m pleased and moderately frightened to report that the game has made a successful transition to the Internet Age. ” | | | | | | by Glenn McDonald
August 20, 2006
PopMatters.com
U.S.A.
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| Twenty Questions, Ten Million Synapses: Forget Chess - This A.I. Has Mastered A Classic Parlor Game | |
| | | | | | | “ It’s a computer program that’s
nearly two decades old, but is only now gaining widespread recognition for being a powerful and novel piece of Artificial Intelligence. ” | | | | | | by Karen Schrock
July 28, 2006
Scienceline.org
New York, U.S.A.
LIVE LINK | |
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| Gift Review—20Q | |
| | | | | | | “ …a brilliant piece of entertainment technology that easily fits
in a handbag or briefcase. ” | | | | | | by Brian Clegg
July 4, 2006
Popularscience.co.uk
U.K.
LIVE LINK | |
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| Top Books And Games To Keep Kids Entertained In The Car
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| | | by Caroline Lamar
June 26, 2006
WBIR.com
Knoxville, U.S.A.
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| Game Designer Apparently Not From South | |
| | | | | | | “ As it turned out, there was a lot
of “way.” ” | | | | | | by Otis Gardner
May 10, 2006
The Daily News
Jacksonville, U.S.A.
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| It Is Animal, Vegetable Or Artificial Intelligence? | |
| | | | | | | “ Robin Burgener wants to turn child’s
play into rocket science. ” | | | | | | by Ian Harvey
May 02, 2006
The Globe and Mail
Canada
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| Inside Your Mind | |
| | | by Matt O’Donnell
February 15, 2006
ABC Action News
U.S.A.
LIVE LINK | |
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| All Third Graders In Unicoi County Receive Free Educational 20Q From NFS And FRAMATOME
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| | | | | | | “
The real winner in this game is the students… ” | | | | | | by Ron Scalf
January 18, 2006
The Valley Beautiful Beacon
U.S.A.
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| It’s True: Once A Military Man, Always A Military Man
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| | | | | | | “
Santa originally bought the toy for my 5–year–old son Ford, with no clue whatsoeverhow much fun the “adults” would have with it instead. ” | | | | | |
by Sarah Smiley
January 18, 2006
Sarasota Herald Today
Sarasota, U.S.A.
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| Retro Games Making A Comeback | |
| | | by Aman Batheja
January
15, 2006
ContraCosta Times
Fort Worth, U.S.A.
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| Want A Perfect Playlist? Clairvoyant Computers Come To The Rescue | |
| | | by Andrew Leifer
January 15, 2006
The Stanford Daily
U.S.A.
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| 20 Questions With The Inventor Of 20Q
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| | | | | | | “
It’s the surprise hit of the holidays, a toy that so impressed movie star Will Smith he can’t stop showing it to his buddies. ” | | | | | | by James A. Fussell
January 7, 2006
The Kansas City Star
Kansas, U.S.A.
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| It’s Reading Your Mind Right Now | |
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| | | | “ Not your grandma’s guessing game. ” | | | | | | by Bill Hutchens
January 6, 2006
Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma, U.S.A.
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| “Is It A Carrot?” | |
| | | | | | | “ A Web site had never before been turned into a game. ” | | | | | | by TD monthly staff
December 16, 2005
Toy Directory Monthly
U.S.A.
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Great American Toy Test | |
| | | by Ken Amaro
December 9, 2005
NBC News
U.S.A.
LIVE LINK | |
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| Other Toys
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| | | December 9, 2005
Fort Wayne Journal
Fort Wayne, U.S.A.
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| Great American Toy Test | |
| | | by Ken
Amaro
December 9, 2005
ABC News
Jacksonville, U.S.A.
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| The Year’s Best Toys | |
| | | by Karen Macpherson
December 6, 2005
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh, U.S.A.
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| Santa’s Top Toys: Here’s What Might Be Under The Tree This Year | |
| | | by Karen Macpherson
November 27, 2005
The Toledo Blade
Toledo, U.S.A.
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Mind Reader | |
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“ The game is decepetively addictive—so cool that parents are now giving them out in loot bags at their kids’ birthday parties. ” | | | | | |
November 26, 2005
Saturday Night Magazine
Toronto, Canada
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| Gotta Have Gizmos | |
| | | November 23, 2005
New York Post
New York, U.S.A.
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| New Electronic Toys Give Control Back To The Children | |
| | | | | | | “ It’s uncanny how accurate
the toy can be, and even grownups enjoy trying to stump the game. ” | | | | | | by Karen Rudolph
November 16, 2005
The Calgary Herald
Calgary, Canada
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| Can You Stump The Little Genius Living Inside This Game?
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| | | by Levi Buchanan
November 8, 2005
IGN.com
U.S.A.
LIVE LINK | |
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| IEEE Spectrum Editor’s Pick
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| | | | | | | “
The 20Q is so good at guessing, it’s almost scary. ” | | | | | | by Stephen Cass
November 7, 2005
IEEE Spectrum
U.S.A.
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| You Vs. Internet Hal | |
| | | by Jim Shea
July 2, 2005
Hartford Courant
Hartford, U.S.A.
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| Game For Some Road-Trip Fun? | |
| | | by Lynn Patrak
June 6, 2005
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, U.S.A.
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| Computer Identifies Anything Via 20 Questions | |
| | | by Craig Crossman
May 15, 2005
Computer America Radio Show
U.S.A.
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Is It Bigger Than A Breadbox? | |
| | | by Kim Komando
May 15, 2005
Kim Komando (Cool Sites)
U.S.A.
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| If Search Engines Could Read Your Mind | |
| | | by Chris Sherman
May 11, 2005
The Guardian
U.K.
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| Radica In The Hunt | |
| | | by Brent
Felgner
May 11, 2005
Playthings
U.S.A.
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| Play 20Q Ten-dollar A.I. | |
| | | | | | | “ People who play chess machines won’t be surprised, but just about everyone else is tickled. It feels like the future. ” | | | | | | by Kevin Kelly
May 10, 2005
Cool Tools Home
U.S.A.
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| Twenty Questions Unlocking The Code? | |
| | | | | | | “ Impressive,to be sure, and a fun
example of the increasing sophistication of artificial intelligence software. ” | | | | | | by Jamais Cascio
May 10, 2005
World Changing
Essays
U.S.A.
LIVE LINK | |
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| A Toy With Attitude. Any Questions? | |
| | | by Rob Salem
April 30, 2005
Toronto Star
Toronto, Canada
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| Obsession Of The Week | |
| | | April 23, 2005
The National Post
Toronto, Canada
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| Radica 20Q Electronic Game | |
| | | | | | | “ This egg–shaped gizmo can
zero in on almost anything I can think of. Its great entertainment for my 45–minute ferry ride to work. ” | | | | | | by Anna Alexander
March
01, 2005
Wired Magazine
U.S.A.
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Is It Big? Does It Live In The Water? Does It Squirm? | |
| | | by Andy Rathburn
March 23, 2005
The State
U.S.A.
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| Is It A Mineral? Yes. Is It Good At 20 Questions? You’d Better Believe It
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Smarter than any of us, for that matter. It is, to be sure, downright creepy. ” | | | | | | by Mark Baker
March 20, 2005
The Register-Guard
Eugene, U.S.A.
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| Can You Outsmart An Online Brain?
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| | | by Andy Rathburn
March 19, 2005
Indianapolis Newsday
Indianapolis, U.S.A.
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| Computing With Bifocals—Four Cool Web Sites | |
| | | by Nancy Carroll Gravley
March 18, 2005
Mac Observer
U.S.A.
LIVE LINK | |
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| Is It Artificial Intelligence?
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| | | by Nancy Fasoldt
March 16, 2005
Syracuse Post Standard
Syracuse, U.S.A.
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| No. 1 Can A Game Get Smarter? | |
| | | by Andy Rathburn
March 16, 2005
New York Newsday
New York, U.S.A.
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| Easter Basket Gift List Features Little Treasure for Spring | |
| | | | | | | “ The mystical sphere will ask a range of silly and bizarre questions.
” | | | | | | March 3, 2005
PRNewswire
Wayne, U.S.A.
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| Playthings Of The Future Increasingly Electronic | |
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by Karen Macpherson
February 27, 2005
The Blade
Toledo, U.S.A.
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| Guess Star: 20Q Is A Winner, Without Question | |
| | | by Vikki Ortiz
February 22,
2005
Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee, U.S.A.
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| Easter Basket Gift List Features Little Treasure For Spring | |
| | | February 14, 2005
Think Geek
U.S.A.
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| 20Q Offers Chance To Play Mind Games With A Computer | |
| | | | | | | “
A machine guessed what I was thinking! I’m no Luddite, but I was astonished. ” | | | | | | by Sara Thompson
February 13, 2005
The Courier
Journal
Louisville, U.S.A.
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| Handheld Version Of 20Q “Mind-Reader” Causing A Stir
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| | | by Heidi Stevens
February 11, 2005
St. Paul Pioneer Press
St. Paul, U.S.A.
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| Guessing Game | |
| | | by Heidi Stevens
February 11, 2005
Lexington Herald-Leader
Louisville, U.S.A.
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| February 10, 2005 | |
| | | | | | | “ And sure enough, it reads your darn mind. ” | | | | | |
by Heidi Stevens
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, U.S.A.
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| Competing With Your Computer | |
| | | by Jose Antonio Vargas
February 3, 2005
Free New Mexican
U.S.A.
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| The Brain-Game Drain | |
| | | by Jose Antonio Vargas
February 1, 2005
The Washington Post
Washington, U.S.A.
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| Are These Toys For Kids Or Grown-Ups? | |
| | | by Parija Bhatnagar
January 25, 2005
CNN Money
U.S.A.
LIVE LINK | |
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| Cogito Ergo Q | |
| | | by Ben Davis
January 10, 2005
Rhizome.org
New York, U.S.A.
LIVE LINK | |
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| Your Toys Will Be Assimilated
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| | | by Alan Boyle
November 25, 2004
MSNBC
U.S.A.
LIVE LINK | |
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| Gadget Of The Week
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| | | by Wilson Rothman
November 19, 2004
Time Magazine
Toronto, Canada
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| Top Toys Kid Tested: Fancy Robot, And A New Twist On An Old Game, Among Top Toys | |
| | | by John Ward
November 11, 2004
The Halifax Herald
Halifax, Canada
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| Little Experts Pick Top Toys | |
| | | | | | | “ And it has a remarkable record, even for the quirkiest of objects.
” | | | | | | by Luma Muhtadie
November 10, 2004
Globe and Mail
Toronto, Canada
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| Top Toys List Released By Toy Council | |
| | | by CBC News Online Staff
November 10, 2004
CBC.ca News
Ottawa, Canada
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| “The Best of Balanced Play”: The Canadian Toy Testing Council Announces Top Toys Of The Year | |
| | | by Leigh A. Poirier
November 10, 2004
CTTC Press Release
Ottawa, Canada
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| Rude Robot Is A Must-Have Toy | |
| | | by Richard Edwards
October 25, 2004
Evening Standard
London, U.K.
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| One Smart Game: A.I. Program Homes In On Right Answer | |
| | | by Sean McKibbon
July 25, 2004
Ottawa Sun
Ottawa, Canada
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| Toys, Books, Music, Snacks That Keep Kids Content | |
| | | June 17, 2004
AZCentral.com
Phoenix, U.S.A.
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| Not All Games For The Road Can Stand The Test Of Time
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| | | May 16, 2004
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco, U.S.A.
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| Scary Toy: Devil In A Blue Ball | |
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May 1, 2004
Stuff Magazine
U.S.A.
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Toys and Games You’ll Want To Take Along For The Ride | |
| | | | | | | “ 20Q is like having a brother in the back seat with you, only it stays on its side of the car. ” | | | | | |
by Marylou Tousignant
April 7, 2004
The Washington Post
Washington, U.S.A
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| Game Creator Stops Asking Questions And Gives Some Answers | |
| | | by Janis Campbell
April 6, 2004
Detroit Free Press
Fort Wayne, U.S.A.
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| The Ball Knows All | |
| | | | | | | “ It’s oddly addictive. ” | | | | | | by Sandra Eckstein
April 3, 2004
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta, U.S.A.
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| The Mind Game Has All The Answers | |
| | | | | | | “ We couldn’t believe how a small, handheld game could know so much! ” | | | | | |
by Emily G., Joseph T., Taylor P. and Mitchell P.
March 30, 2004
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, U.S.A.
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| Webscape | |
| | | March 25, 2004
BBCWORLD.com
U.K.
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| Gadget Check | |
| | | | | | | “
And it’s got attitude. ” | | | | | | by David Hayes
March 21, 2004
The Kansas City Star
Kansas, U.S.A.
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| What Are You Thinking? | |
| | | by Jackie White
March 7, 2004
The Kansas City Star
Kansas, U.S.A.
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| Closer Look At Tech Toys | |
| | | | | | | “ Be prepared to be awestruck. ” | | | | | |
by Ed Curran
March 3, 2004
CBS 2 Chicago
Chicago, U.S.A.
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| What’s A Small Plastic Gizmo That Tries To Read Your Mind? | |
| | | | | | | “ It is amazing that a simple electronic device can deduce a thought. ” | | | | | |
by Charles Herold
February 26, 2004
The New York Times
New York, U.S.A.
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| Cool New Toys Previewed At Fair | |
| | | by Ed Curran
February 24, 2004
CBS 2 Chicago
Chicago, U.S.A.
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| Tech Toy Hits Shelves | |
| | | by Deborah Porterfield
February 17, 2004
Lansing State Journal
Lansing,
U.S.A.
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| Chance To Rule The World In Social Setting
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| | | | | | | “
So does the unit actually work? Much to my pea–brained amazement, yes. ” | | | | | | by Joseph Szadkowski
February 12, 2004
The
Washington Times
Washington, U.S.A.
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| Tech Now
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| | | January 11, 2004
CJOH
Ottawa, Canada
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| Game Hits The Big Time | |
| | | by Vito Pilieci
November 8, 2003
The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, Canada
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| Vegetables And Minerals On The Radar | |
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| | | | “ The program has become a bit of a smart–aleck. ” | | | | | | by Pamela LiCalzi
O’Connell
March 27, 2003
The New York Times
New York, U.S.A.
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