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From: B_HILBORN@ICRF.AC.UK
Newsgroups: bionet.jobs
Subject: ---->NEED A C PROGRAMMER?<----
Date: 7 Oct 92 10:33:00 GMT
Distribution: bionet
Original-To: BIOJOBS@UK.AC.DARESBURY


Dear Employer,

	I am a C programmer with experience on PC, Macintosh, Unix and
VMS environments.  I also program in SQL, SQR, Pascal, and Assembler.  I
am seeking 21-24 hours a week part-time work in the London area.  If you
are interested, please contact me at b_hilborn@icrf.icnet.uk and I will send
you a CV.
Newsgroups: bionet.jobs
From: R.M.WALMSLEY@umist.ac.uk ("Richard M. Walmsley")
Newsgroups: bionet.jobs
Subject: Employee available now!
Date: 16 Oct 92 13:02:28 GMT
Distribution: bionet
Original-To: biojobs@uk.ac.daresbury

Dear Biojobs,
One of our graduates (IIi, Biochemistry and Applied Molecular Biology)
is unexpectedly looking for a one year contract.  He had a job fixed up
which fell through for rather unexpected reasons......
If you have found yourself looking to fill a position for your own
unexpected (or expected) reasons, please let me know and I will give
you his phone number.
He would prefer a position in a molecular biology lab as he will be
taking up a position in this field in Oct 1993.  All non-molecular
biology jobs please apply too!
Richard Walmsley
tel 061 200 4174
Dept Biochemistry and Applied Molecular Biology
Umist
Manchester
M60 1QD
Newsgroups: bionet.jobs,sci.bio.technology
From:  gal@humgen.siobc.msk.su (Dr. Galina S. Monastyrskaya)
Subject: From dr. Krykbaev : looking for a res. scientist/postoc position.
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 20:55:07 GMT
Reply-To: gal@humgen.siobc.msk.su
Organization: Lab. Human Genome, Shemyakin Institute
Keywords: E. coli expression, Dna sequencing, cloning, Western, Southern, Northern blots, PCR

        Molecular biologist seeks a postdoc / research scienist position.

        o  PhD in 1987 at Shemyakin Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry
           ( Moscow, Russia )

        o  PhD Thesis : Cloning and high-level expression of human gamma-inter-
           feron gene in E. coli cells.

        o  Skilled in recombinant DNA methods : Cloning, sequencing, oligonuc-
           leotide-directed mutagenesis, PCR, Southern and Northern blotting,
           in vitro RNA synthesis, protein immunoblotting ( Western blots ),
           radioimmunoassay.

        o  good command of conversational English.

        For more details and cv please send FAX to : 7-327-2-63-12-07,
                                                     7-327-2-63-66-34.

        please quote the address and phone in the heading :

                                    Rustem Krykbaev,
                                    Karl Marx street 162,
                                    apartment 22, Alma-Ata,
                                    480021, Republic of Kazakhstan.
                                    Phone 63-07-72 ( home ).

       or E-mail to rust@ricc.alma-ata.su
From: godfrey@sscvx1.ssc.gov (LAURENCE GODFREY)
Newsgroups: bionet.jobs
Subject: non-HEP
Date: 8 Oct 92 21:48:00 GMT
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1

High Energy Experimental physicist seeks job in anything but High Energy
Experimental physics.  PhD (1982), 1st class hon. BSc (1975) Univ of
London, England.  11 years postdoc teaching and research experience.
Must be somewhere interesting (not UK, Canada, Singapore, Japan).

laurence
From: u8111082@cc.nctu.edu.tw ()
Subject: 14
Organization: National Chiao Tung University
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Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 09:32:20 GMT
From: buchberg@CALVIN.JCI.TJU.EDU (Dr. Art Buchberg)
Newsgroups: bionet.jobs
Subject: (none)
Date: 8 Oct 92 21:38:27 GMT
Distribution: bionet

NIH funded Postdoctoral positions are available as outlined below. Please 
respond by email to the address listed.


POSTDOCTORAL POSITION 
JEFFERSON CANCER INSTITUTE

A Postdoctoral Position is available immediately to study the role of novel 
oncogenes in contributing to both murine leukemogenesis and development.
 Current research focuses on elucidating the role of two novel genes, Evi-2a and 
Evi-2b, localized within an intron of the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene, in 
contributing to  myeloid leukemia as well as todetermine their role in 
development.  Experience in molecular biology and/or biochemical techniques 
desired.  Please send curriculum vitae and the names addresses and telephone 
numbers of three references to:

				Arthur Buchberg, Ph.D.
				Jefferson Cancer Institute
				Thomas Jefferson University
				233 S 10th Street
				Philadelphia, PA 19107
				(215) 955-4533
				(215) 923-4153 (FAX)
				buchberg@calvin.jci.tju.edu (internet)


POSTDOCTORAL POSITION 
JEFFERSON CANCER INSTITUTE


A Postdoctoral Position is available beginning in December of 1992 to study the
 role of novel growth factors that alter susceptibility to various neoplasms and 
affect several developmental processes.  Current research focuses on elucidating 
the role of two genes in contributing to solid tumor formation as well as myeloid 
leukemia.  Experience in molecular biology, genetics and/or biochemical 
techniques desired.  Please send curriculum vitae along with the names, 
addresses and telephone numbers of three references to:


				Linda D. Siracusa, Ph.D.
				Jefferson Cancer Institute
				Thomas Jefferson University
				233 South 10th Street
				Philadelphia, PA 19107
				(215) 955-4536 (phone)
				(215) 923-4153 (fax)
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 13:16:54 EDT
From: <MEK104@psuvm.psu.edu>  (Mark Kubiske)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Re: pycnometers

      dangold1@iastate.edu (Daniel M Goldman)  requests info in article

            <dangold1.718579257@pv1414.vincent.iastate.edu>

>Pycnometers are devices which allow precise determinations of
>volume.
>Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with these?
>There are liquid displacement type instruments and air/gas
> comparison types.
>Any comments or leads appreciated. Thanks. -DmG


A colleague of mine devised a way of measuring the volume of leaves.  A beaker
of distilled water on an analytical balance - immerse the leaf suspended by a
thin wire supported from a ring stand.  If the leaf does not touch the beaker,
the volume of the leaf will be equal to the mass of water displaced (allowing
for minute corrections due to temperature related changes in the mass
density of water).

Sources of error include air bubles which may adhere to the leaf surface, and
variation in how much of the supporting wire is immersed with each measurement.
The later can be minimised by using a very thin wire, the former must be
controlled by observation and pre-wetting of the leaf surface.


MEK


Newsgroups: bionet.plants,bionet.general
From: samodena@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu (S. A. Modena)
Subject: Re: pycnometers
Organization: Crop Science Dept., NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 22:08:38 GMT

In article <dangold1.718579257@pv1414.vincent.iastate.edu> dangold1@iastate.edu (Daniel M Goldman) writes:
>Pycnometers are devices which allow precise determinations of
>volume.
>Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with these?
>There are liquid displacement type instruments and air/gas
> comparison types.  
>Any comments or leads appreciated. Thanks. -DmG
>

You could telephone Dr. Robert Patterson
		    Crop Sci Dept
		    NCSU
		    (919) 515-3267
who uses them is his field studies of drought tolerance of soybean.
[No, he definitely doesn't have email.]

Steve
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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 17:41:07 EDT
From: <MEK104@psuvm.psu.edu>  (Mark Kubiske)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Re: def. germline

      cxf@fred.med.yale.edu ()  in article
            <1992Oct8.205215.26094@news.yale.edu>   requests:

> Who knows the definition of germline? Thanks.


Germ line (two words) is the lineage of generative cells that give rise to the
gametes.  (from The Cambridge Dictionary of Natural History)

MEK
From: PRAKASH@TUSK.bitnet
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: PLANT PATHOLOGIST LOOKING FOR JOB
Date: 15 Oct 92 20:57:11 GMT
Distribution: bionet
Organization: Tuskegee University

DEAR NETWORKERS:
I AM PLACING THIS MESSAGE ON BEHALF OF MY FRIEND WHOSE CAREER HAS BEEN
JEOPARDIZED BY THE HURRICANCE ANDREW WHICH HIT SOUTH FLORIDA.  HE HAS BEEN
WORKING AS A RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN PLANT PATHOLOGY CONDUCTING STUDIES ON
ISOZYME ANALYSIS OF "COLLETOTRICHUM" PATHOGEN ON CITRUS AND MANGO.  AS HIS
JOB WAS FUNDED BY FRUIT GROWERS AND BECAUSE THEY SUFFERED SERIOUS LOSS DUE TO
HURRICANCE, THE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH HAS BEEN CUT RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF
HIS JOB.

        I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU KNOW OF A SUITABLE OPENING FOR HIM AND
COMMUNICATE THIS TO HIM.  HE HAS A PH. D. IN PLANT PATHOLOGY FROM UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAII, TWELVE YEARS OF RESEARCH EXPERIENCE SINCE PH. D., SEVERAL PUBLICATIONS,
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE IN: PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF HOST-PATHOGEN
INTERACTION, PLANT TISSUE CULTURE, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF PLANT DISEASE, INSECTS
& WEEDS ETC.

        HIS NAME AND NUMBER:
        DR. BASU GANTOTTI
        PHONE: 305 246 7031
        FAX: 305 246 7003

THANKS A LOT!                   C. S. PRAKASH, TUSKEGEE UIVERSITY

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From: letovsky-stan@CS.YALE.EDU (Stan Letovsky)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants,bionet.announce,bionet.biology.computational,bionet.molbio.genome-program
Subject: Mapping Software Workshop
Date: 7 Oct 92 15:54:48 GMT
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept., New Haven, CT 06520-2158


		Genome Mapping Software Workshop
		  (Supplemental information)

November 8, 1992, 1:00-6:00 PM
Town & Country Hotel
San Diego, CA

This is an informal workshop preceding the Plant Genome I Conference.  

The objectives of the Workshop are 
(1) to demonstrate and share information on the properties of 
current mapping software, and 
(2) to engage software developers and mappers in discussions of 
the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches and of 
needs for the future as the volume and complexity of genome data 
increases.  
(3) to consider database components for storing and analyzing 
mapping data, and for generating maps.

Current plans include presentations/demonstrations of MapMaker (S. 
Lincoln), GMendel (S. Knapp, B. Liu), JoinMap (P. Stam), CProp (M. 
Berlyn, S. Letovsky), and graphical genotype software such as 
HyperGene (S. Boutin), and others.  Individuals who may have a 
mapping product they would like to demo are asked to contact 
the organizers so that we might try to arrange for it.
Discussion of needs for the future will follow the presentations.

There is no registration requirement.  Participation is open to all who 
have an interest in advancing the development of mapping software.  

Organized by Mary Berlyn (berlyn@biomed.med.yale.edu), Stanley 
Letovsky (203-432-5145; letovsky@cs.yale.edu), and Ed Coe (314-
882-2768; ed@teosinte.agron.missouri.edu).
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
From: maildrop@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu (S.A. Modena maildrop)
Subject: Community Supported Ag info sources needed
Organization: Crop Science Dept., NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 00:00:41 GMT

>Message-Id: <22100909205394@vms2.macc.wisc.edu>
>Date: Fri, 09 Oct 92 09:20 CDT
>From: Gretchen Farwell <FARWELL@macc.wisc.edu>
>Subject: Inquiry
This is a relay from another ListServ.

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My name is Gretchen Farwell.  I am a librarian at Steenbock Memorial Library 
on the University of Wisconsin - Madison campus.  We are the state resource
library for agriculture and the life sciences.
 
A current hot topic here is community supported agriculture.  Do any of you
know where I can find published material on this phenomenon?  I currently have
a pamphlet published by the Bio-Dynmanic Farming and Gardening Association
entitled "Community Related Agriculture."  I found only two references in
Agricola to this concept.  One of them is an article entitled "Vegetables for
All" from the September 1987 issue of "Organic Gardening".  I also have a
photocopy of an aticle entitled "Share the Land" from the May 15, 1991,
"Washington Post"; another photocopy of an article entitled "Fresh Hope for
the Small Farmer" (June 1989 from an unknown source).  Steenbock has also
purchased the book, "Farms of Tomorrow", by Trauger Groh and S. McFadden from
the Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening Association.
 
I would be grateful to receive any other sources of information about this
concept known as CSA, coummunity-supported agriculture, subscription farming,
or community farms.
 
I am also interested in finding published information on the concept of local
or indigenous knowledge as applied in "developed" (First and Second World)
countries.  There is a prodigious amount of information concerning Third World
applications of this idea.
 
Thank-you.
 
 
Gretchen Farwell
Steenbock Memorial Library
550 Babcock Drive
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 263-7574
 
E-Mail address: farwell@macc.wisc.edu
 
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From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Re: Problems shipping seeds overseas?
Date: 7 Oct 92 21:47:17 -0500
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

In article <1avu30INN50@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>, arkdr@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Dave Rindos) writes:
> bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu (Bill Williams) writes:
> 
>>A colleague of mine in Asia has asked me to order some seeds for him. 
>>Apparently the U.S. vendor he wants to use won't ship overseas.  Am I
>>likely to encounter any problems or restrictions? Can I just order the
>>seeds and put them in the mail? 
> 
> sure.  no problem sending stuff.  but whether he/she will receive them
> is quite a different matter.  most countries have IMPORT restrictions on
> certain species of plants (to protect the local plants from foreign
> diseases and pests).  your friend should check with the local
> authorities and order *only* those plants permitted entry. Import
> permits or other paperwork may also be needed.

My experiences in sending and receiving seeds are that if the seeds are
marked for experimental use or "scientific use, no commercial value",
and are sent to a university address, small quantities go through OK.

If you want to send larger quantities of seed, you usually have to 
get a phytosanitary certificate and/or an import license.  My old
major prof had to register as a "seed importer" when he took 10 lbs of
tomato seed to Britain for lab work.

Interestingly enough, herbarium specimens, either in papers or glued
specimens, are rarely subjected to phytosanitary inspection.  But take
the seeds off the specimens, and the bureaucrats start getting nervous!!!

A herbarium director of my acquaintance always sprinkles a few mothballs
in specimens going out of the country.  Claims PDB wards off customs
inspectors, even if it doesn't do anything on insects...

Kay Klier  Biology Dept  UNI 
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
From: purves@jarthur.claremont.edu (Bill Purves)
Subject: Re: PR (PlantReligion) [was Re: INFORMATION-BASED FARMING]
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711
Distribution: bionet
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 18:39:12 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.044316.22102@muddcs.claremont.edu> purves@jarthur.claremont.edu (Bill Purves) writes:
>In article <1992Oct7.030627.22136@gserv1.dl.ac.uk> ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk writes:
>>In article <92106135825.MIN-LZDAa15305.bionet-news@uk.ac.daresbury> you wrote:
>>: [...]
>>: Umm... although Lysenko tried to take credit for the concept of
>>: vernalization, it is clear that he was NOT responsible for the
>>: actual science involved.  He has been given a lot of undue credit
>>: for that one.
>>
>>What do you mean by "the actual science"?
>>
>>Do you mean that it wasn't his idea, or that he didn't do the work?
>
>I meant that it wasn't his idea and that he didn't do the work.
>...
>Since this issue has arisen, I'll try to
>come up with the reference to an excellent book that examines Lysenko's
>career in detail--it is by a Soviet scientist.

And now I have the reference:  The Rise and Fall of T. D. Lysenko,
by Zhores A. Medvedev.  There is a Doubleday-Anchor edition of this
excellent book.

(bill)

William K. Purves
Department of Biology
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA 91711
From: samodena@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu (S. A. Modena)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Re: PR (PlantReligion) [was Re: INFORMATION-BASED FARMING]
Date: 9 Oct 92 21:04:50 GMT
Distribution: bionet
Organization: Crop Science Dept., NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620

In article <1992Oct9.183912.9623@muddcs.claremont.edu> purves@jarthur.claremont.edu (Bill Purves) writes:
>In article <1992Oct7.044316.22102@muddcs.claremont.edu> purves@jarthur.claremont.edu (Bill Purves) writes:
>>In article <1992Oct7.030627.22136@gserv1.dl.ac.uk> ajt@rri.sari.ac.uk writes:
>>>In article <92106135825.MIN-LZDAa15305.bionet-news@uk.ac.daresbury> you wrote:
>>>: [...]
>>>: Umm... although Lysenko tried to take credit for the concept of
>>>: vernalization, it is clear that he was NOT responsible for the
>>>: actual science involved.  He has been given a lot of undue credit
>>>: for that one.
>>>
>>>What do you mean by "the actual science"?
>>>
>>>Do you mean that it wasn't his idea, or that he didn't do the work?
>>
>>I meant that it wasn't his idea and that he didn't do the work.
>>...
>>Since this issue has arisen, I'll try to
>>come up with the reference to an excellent book that examines Lysenko's
>>career in detail--it is by a Soviet scientist.
>
>And now I have the reference:  The Rise and Fall of T. D. Lysenko,
>by Zhores A. Medvedev.  There is a Doubleday-Anchor edition of this
              ^^^^^^^^

And I did say Medved....which is close enough for something I read
perhaps 10 years ago.

Bill, you and I seem to remember the book in rather different ways....
for Medvedv certainly remembers Lysenko primarily as a murderer.
The book, as I recall, is barely about science; rather it is about the
destruction of Soviet scientific genetics and agriculture by a man
whose modus operandi was a perfect imitation of the ruthlessness of
The Great Wise One.

>excellent book.
>William K. Purves

Steve
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|     In person:  Steve Modena     AB4EL                           |
|     On phone:   (919) 515-5328                                   |
|     At e-mail:  nmodena@unity.ncsu.edu                           | 
|                 samodena@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu                |
|                 [ either email address is read each day ]        |
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Newsgroups: bionet.plants
From: maildrop@csemail.cropsci.ncsu.edu (S.A. Modena maildrop)
Subject: Popcorn breeding info
Organization: Crop Science Dept., NCSU, Raleigh, NC 27695-7620
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 23:57:04 GMT

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>Date:         Thu, 8 Oct 1992 11:43:26 BSC
>From: Rogerio andrade <DBGXCRUZ%BRUFV.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
>Subject:      popcorn breeding

I am Working with popcorn breeding and wish some references about.
thanks in advance!

Rogerio Alvares de Andrade
Universidade Federal de Vicosa
dbgxcruz@brufv.bitnet

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From: jose@MENDEL.BERKELEY.EDU (Jose Gutierrez)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: About transposons in Legumes
Date: 16 Oct 92 22:27:27 GMT
Distribution: bionet

My name is Jose F. Gutierrez, I would like to know references about transposons  
or transposon like sequences in legumes. I would like also contact with someone
 working with this subject.
My E-mail adress is jose@mendel.berkeley.edu
Thank you


Jose
From: cxf@fred.med.yale.edu
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: def. germline
Date: 8 Oct 92 20:52:15 GMT
Organization: Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole

Who knows the definition of germline? Thanks.
--CXF
From: barbet@tournesol.versailles.inra.fr (Jean-Claude Barbet)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
Date: 13 Oct 92 08:18:10 GMT
Distribution: bionet
Original-To: plantbio@uk.ac.daresbury
Pp-Warning: Illegal Received field on preceding line
Original-Received: by tournesol.versailles.inra.fr, Tue, 13
                   Oct 92 09: 18:10 +0100



POSTDOCTORAL POSITION OPEN


in the "Arabidopsis Molecular Genetics" group (Group leader 
Jerome Giraudat), Institut des Sciences Vegetales (Director Adam 
Kondorosi), CNRS, Gif sur Yvette, France.

Our Institute, which is located in a multidisciplinary research 
campus of the Paris area, is composed of 5 research groups 
working on various aspects of plant molecular and cellular 
biology.

Our group is primarily studying the molecular mechanisms of 
action of the phytohormone abscisic acid: cloning and 
characterization of the abi (abscisic acid-insensitive) loci of 
Arabidopsis, and analysis of a drought adaptive response at the 
root level in Arabidopsis. In the last 6 months, we have also 
developped the characterization of Expressed Sequence Tags (EST) 
of the Arabidopsis genome: partial sequencing, and ultimately 
mapping, of cDNAs. This project is part of an ongoing integrated 
French effort which comprises of 8 different labs, and will soon 
(EEC decision pending) be part of the multinational Arabidopsis 
genome project of the EEC BIOTECH program. 

We are looking for a postdoctoral scientist which would take the 
leadership of the team working on the EST project within our 
group. Besides this responsibility, the candidate would have the 
time and the facilities to take part in one of the other ongoing 
projects, or to develop an additional project (to be discussed 
according to his personal interests), within the group.

As for the EST project, the candidate will benefit from at least 
a senior technician, one (or more) student, an automatic 
sequenator, and all necessary computer facilities.

Please contact:

Dr. Jerome Giraudat
Institut des Sciences Vegetales
CNRS
91198 Gif sur Yvette CEDEX
France

Phone: (33-1) 69 82 36 22
FAX:   (33-1) 69 82 36 95
E-mail: EARN/BITNET  GIRAUDAT@FRCITI51.BITNET
From: arkdr@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Dave Rindos)
Newsgroups: bionet.plants
Subject: Re: Problems shipping seeds overseas?
Date: 8 Oct 1992 08:06:56 +0800
Organization: The University of Westrn Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: uniwa.uwa.edu.au

bwilliam@oyster.smcm.edu (Bill Williams) writes:

>A colleague of mine in Asia has asked me to order some seeds for him. 
>Apparently the U.S. vendor he wants to use won't ship overseas.  Am I
>likely to encounter any problems or restrictions? Can I just order the
>seeds and put them in the mail? 

sure.  no problem sending stuff.  but whether he/she will receive them
is quite a different matter.  most countries have IMPORT restrictions on
certain species of plants (to protect the local plants from foreign
diseases and pests).  your friend should check with the local
authorities and order *only* those plants permitted entry. Import
permits or other paperwork may also be needed.

dave