pushing brendan changes after odd branch switch.
Revert "pushing brendan changes after odd branch switch."

This reverts commit cd75ef4a3725baa4a6678f622f429b32f35f8278.
Revert "Revert "pushing brendan changes after odd branch switch.""

This reverts commit 73fd40d1f73d13d5963c41d4a47628396cf8ab2d.