Adam Reynolds of Shingletown, this year's Easter
Seals Society poster child, received therapy Tuesday
at the local center, South Allen Street and Waupelani
Drive. The center, which provides speech and physical
therapy to area residents, often pays for part of
patients' treatments when they or their families cannot
afford it. Volunteers of all ages give their time and
effort to help with therapy, while trained therapists
visit children at their homes and schools to offer
additional aid.
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Joe Woodring of Boalsburg receives therapy from Jim McLarren, a physical
therapist at the Easter Seals Society of Centre and Clinton counties. The society
has been helping area residents for 25 years. The center has equipment to assist
therapists with the patients, including parallel bars to help with balance and a
wheel to strengthen arms
Student's new kidney . is 'perfect match'
By PAM ROBERTO
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
University students seem to contract all sorts
of ailments from minor colds to mono.
Others have more serious health problems that
affect their entire lifestyles for more than just a
few days or weeks.
John Proper (10th-mechanical engineering)
found out just how important good health is
during the past few years. Proper, who had a
kidney transplant in November, said his kidney
problems influenced him academically and socia
lly
Proper's kidney malfunction was first discov
ered in 1977 when he was a sophomore at Behrend
Campus in Erie. One of his kidneys failed to
remove impurities from his blood.
At first, Proper said, he felt fine, because his
kidney was functioning at 50 percent, which is
enough for a person to live normally. But as he
began his fall term studies at University Park, his
condition worsened.
At that time, he was unwilling to admit there
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was any trouble, and refused to undergo dialysis.
Then he found himself increasingly unable to
concentrate on his studies. His grade point aver
age fell from 3.16 to about 2.5.
"Your kidneys affect every system in your
body," Proper said. "When they're not func
tioning well, your mind gets foggy. I found myself
spending two hours doing problems that should
have taken 20 minutes."
Proper said he seldom told his instructors
about his kidney trouble.
"I tried to live as if I were perfectly normal,"
he said. "I didn't want to use it as an excuse.
"When you tell people, they don't know wheth
er to cry or feel sorry for you," he said. "They just
don't know how to react to it."
Proper said he also began to have difficulty
walking. •
"When your blood gets toxic, it affects your
brain's ability to send messages to other parts of
your body," he said. "I had to walk stiff-legged
because when I tried to bend my legs, I fell."
Proper withdrew from the University Spring
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By WALT De TREUX
Staff Writer
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The buildipg, is modest. It is wedged
into the corner of South Allen Street and
Waupelani Drive. But inside the bland
exterior is a wealth of love, concern and
help for the handicappo of the commu
nity.
The Easter Seals Society of Centre and
Clinton Counties has been serving the
handicapped for more than 25 years. It
moved to its present location in March of
1974.
The center provides speech and physi
cal therapy to any area resident without
regard to his or her financial status.
"If someone receives therapy and
can't afford it, we absorb the cost," said
Dave Doll (12th-health planning and ad
ministration) who served his practicum
at the center last term.
Emilie Westgard, director of the cen
ter, said, "We go to every resource to pay
for it. They may pay fifty cents or a
dollar for a visit."
The therapy is no easy task, she said,
and the therapists are kept busy.
"All our therapists not only work
here," Doll said, "but they must go to
Centre Community Hospital, Park For
est Day Care Center, the child's school or
the child's home. And right now there is a
nationwide crisis for therapists."
The center has equipment to assist the
therapists with the patients, including
parallel bars to help with balance and a
wheel to strengthen arms.
"Sometimes it can take 20 minutes to
put on braces, but part of our therapy is
play," Doll said.
He said tricycles often are used as
rewards for a successful day of therapy.
"We hope everything taught here is
carried over at home," Westgard said.
She also said speech therapy is an
important part of the center's work. A
mirror and a large-print newspaper are
two useful tools, she added.
"With the mirror, the child can see his
Term 1978, and during that summer consented to
undergo dialysis, which takes over the kidneys'
function of removing impurities from the blood.
He said he refused the treatment at first
because, "I felt that God was going to heal me. I
wanted to be healed miraculously, and I was
waiting, giving God every opportunity. I held off
for nine months. I've learned that God does work
miraculously through the doctors."
Proper resumed his studies while undergoing
the dialysis treatment, but found his time limited
because the dialysis took about 20 hours per week.
His study time was further limited, he said,
because the treatments and medication caused
dizzy spells and fatigue.
Proper's social life also was affected. "You're
always in the hospital, or not feeling well," he
said.
Proper, who plans to graduate next spring,
said he would have graduated two years ago had
it not been for his kidney trouble.
There were some complications during Prop
er's dialysis treatment. He suffered from pericar-
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In addition to the therapists, the center
employs two handicapped 'people, from
Centre CETA, and many volunteers.
"We are something of a protected
environment," Westgard said. "We are
preparing these employees for work in a
real office environment.
"We will take anyone who wants to
volunteer," she said.' "We have a 98-
year-old man who regularly gives his
time."
"A big problem with disabled patients
is transportation," Doll said. "We have a
station wagon that picks the patients up,
brings them to the center and brings
them home."
The center also offers recreational
therapy for its patients.
"We provide swimming, bowling and
horseback riding," Doll said.
"In the horseback riding, we have the
child wear a helmet, there are three
people holding him, and we use breaka
way stirrups," he said. "The satisfaction
and fun is so great, we are willing to take
a loss (of money)."
The Pennsylvania Easter Seals Society
also runs summer camps in Meadville,
Somerset, Middletown and the Poconos.
Doll said the camp sessions run from 10
days to two weeks.
"If a child would like to go to camp, but
can't afford it, we'll split the tab," West
gard said.
The center also sponsors a rehabilita
tion club once a month for people who
have suffered strokes.
"It is a resocialization club for stroke
victims before they rejoin their old
groups," Westgard said. "We arrange
for speakers, craft demonstrations, and
the like."
Fundraising a necessary function of
the center, and it employs various means
to do the job.
"The Toilet Bowl is held after Super
Bowl Sunday on a gentleman's farm,"
Doll said. "It is a football game between
Handicapped receive therapy, loy0..:,
the old guys and the:young guys
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sion to the bowl," 'Vikestgard said, "and
by auctioning off baked goods. Once a
cake in the shape of a toilet went for
$100."
The Easter Seals Society often uses
public service ads such as this one to
educate the public about handicapped
people
Other fundraisers include the Nittany
Lion Pushup-a-thon, the Sigma Pi Open
golf tournament, Lily Day and Coffee
Day.
"On Coffee Day, in various downtown
restaurants, waitresses sell the customer
a cup of coffee and a button for a dollar,"
Doll said. "Later in the week, the cus
tomer presents the button and gets a cup
ditis, which is an enlargement and inflammation
of the heart caused by excess fluid surrounding it.
If not treated properly, it can kill a person, but
Proper said the excess fluid was removed, and his
heart should be back to normal by now.
Proper also suffered from pneumonia, which
was caused by excess fluid going to his lungs.
When kidneys malfunction, he said, body weight
is replaced by fluid.
The setbacks were only temporary, however.
Proper said the dialysis did improve his condition
and in the fall of 1979, he began jogging again.
When Proper received his new kidney, he
withdrew at the end of Fall Term and took Winter
Term off. He dropped two of his Fall Term
courses and received a deferred grade in another.
Proper said his new kidney began functioning
right away because it was almost a perfect
match. Since he received the kidney, Proper says
he feels much better and can live normally again.
"I can eat and drink anything," he said.
"Before, I was on a sodium-free diet and had to
limit protein and watch my fluid intake. I can also
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"The public attitude has changed in.ttat,
last ten years," he said. "There
better accessibility in the schools
restaurants."
In addition to working with the
the center works closely with the UniVet
sity.
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"One day a week, studentslm a cpnk,
munity nursing course visit two faniiffel4
to help them with the problems they
encounter as a result of a handicap*!l
family member," Westgard said.
"We use students in every aspect from
special education to pre-med," she said:
"We will use anyone who has an area:of.
expertise." : -.)y•
The center received help from a lap&
scape architecture class to desigiv'4
playground which is scheduled to: be
constructed this term.
"The architect has the drawings tofia
in the construction details," Westgkra;
said. "There will be three f phaseg,, , of
construction."
She said the center plans to use priet`
cal building materials to build the play
ground. The obstacles planned include a
pyramid of tires, concrete pipes and a
textured walkway made of railroad ties,
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their handicap prevented doing so. *-
"Gardening in the playground is a
form of therapy," he said. •
Westgard often quotes a saying that
she said she wishes people would adopt
when they think of the handicapped. Ste
borrowed it from an old Easter Seal§
poster.
"We all have handicaps, on some of us
they show."
think more clearly, and, of course, I have more
time now."
Proper still jogs, and says his jogging endli- 1
ance has improved since the transplant.
However, Proper cannot participate in contact ,
sports.
"If I get hit in the kidney, it could destroy the
transplant," he said. "I have to avoid any shocks.
"Both of the old kidneys are still in. -00.
kidneys are only removed if it's absolutely nee:
essary, because they perform other functfons.
The new one is in a different spot, closer to the
skin, and it's not as well protected as the others."'
Proper said the experience has taught him a
lot.
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"I had some rough times, but I was nioFe
fortunate than others," he said. "I saw what other
people can go through. It gave me a compassion
for others. You always take your healthloi•
granted, but now I have a greater appreciation for
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Gary Matthews' leadoff home run off
Enrique Romo in the bottom of the 11th
inning gave the Philadelphia Phillies a 4-
3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates last
night in Philadelphia.
Matthews, acquired during spring
training from the Atlanta Braves for Bob
Walk, smacked a 2-0 pitch deep over-the
left-center field fence for his first homer
of the year.
Pittsburgh had threatened in the top of
* the 11th, loading the bases with two outs
against Tug McGraw, but Dale Berra
struck out to end the threat. McGraw was
credited with his first win of the year,
while Romo, who entered the game in the
10th, lost his first decision.
Jim Bibby tqok a seven-hitter and a 3-1
lead into the last of the ninth inning, but
the Phillies tied it on a two-run single by
Keith Moreland. Bibby, was replaced by
Kent Tekulve after Mike Schmidt singled
and Matthews walked to open the inning.
Tekulve retired the first two batters he
faced, but Larry Bowa, who reached first
on a forceout, stole second, setting up
*Moreland's tying hit.
Bake Mcßride, who doubled home
Philadelphia's first run in the fourth,
added another double in the sixth for his
I,oooth career hit.
Mets 5, Cards 3
' Doug Flynn singled home two runs and
*Mookie Wilson tripled in two more in the
. Mets' , four-run second inning and New
York went on to a 5-3 victory over the St.
Louis Cardinals yesterday. Zachry, 2-0,
pitched 5 1-3 innings, allowing five hits,
walking three and striking out five. Tom
Hausman replaced Zachry and threw one
witch in the sixth, coaxing a doubleplay.
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Guards Maurice Cheeks and Lionel
Hollins each scored 20 points and the
Philadelphia 76ers repelled a final quar
ter rally to beat the visiting Milwaukee
Bucks 116-99 last night and take a 3-2 lead
in Aheir National Basketball Association •
Etstern conference best-of-seven semifi
nal series:
Philadelphia gets a chance to close out
the Bucks and enter the Eastern final
against the Boston Celtics if they can win
the sixth game of this series tomorrow .
night in Milwaukee.
..„If the , Bucks, the Central Division t7s
cmps, win at home and tie the series,
the deciding game would be played in.
Philadelphia Sunday.
Sidney Moncrief and Mickey Johnson
each had 20 points for the losing Bucks.
One of the keys to Philadelphia's victo
ro was the defensive play of 7-foot Cald
well Jones on Milwaukee's terrific
scoring Marques Johnson. Johnson
scored only nine points and did not play
in the final period because of back
spasms.
`Philadelphia led 27-22 at the end of the
first period and 58-47 at halftime.
*ilwaukee rallied in the third period to
slash their deficit to 78-73 with 2:40 re
maining, Nit the 76ers pulled away. Phil
adelphia led 88-73 after three quarters.
Milwaukee, led by eight points from
Junior Bridgeman, rallied in the fourth
quarter to reduce Philadelphia's lead to
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Philadelphia's Julius Erving (6) tries to score over the Bucks' Mickey Johnson
in the Sixers' 116-99 win over Milwaukee last night at the Spectrum in
Philadelphia.
Spurs hold
Expos 5, Cubs 4
Gary Carter singled home Andre Daw
son from third base to cap a two-run rally
in the eighth inning as the Montreal
Expos opened their 13th home season
with a 5-4 triumph over the Chicago Cubs
yesterday. Chicago reliever Bill Caudill
retired 10 batters in a row before walking
Rodney Scott with one out in the eighth.
Scott stole second and when Caudill went
to a 2-0 count on Dawson, he was re
placed by Dick Tidrow, 1-1.
Astros 2, Braves 0
Nolan Ryan and Frank LaCorte out
dueled Tommy Boggs to lead the Houston
Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Atlanta
Braves last night in Houston. Ryan, 1-0,
allowed only three hits in seven innings
and surpassed St. Louis great Bob Gib
son on the all-time strikeout list. Ryan
gave way in the eighth to LaCorte, who
gave up one hit in the last two innings for
his first save. Boggs, 0-1, struck out four,
walked one and finished with a two-hit
ter.
White Sox 5, Brewers 4
Bobby Molinaro's pinch sacrifice fly in
the eighth inning scored Harold Baines
yesterday tacarry the Chicago White Sox
to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee
Brewers. The victory went to reliever
Lamarr Hoyt, 2-0, who pitched the last
three innings, allowing two hits.
Red Sox 7, Olioles 2
Veteran Carl Yastrzemski drove in
three runs in his 1981 American League
debut and Tony Perez hit a wind-blown
two-run homer as the Boston Red Sox
defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 yes
terday in Boston. The 41-year-old
Yastrzemski, who missed his first season
on to win
95-79 with 8:05 left in the game. But that
was as close as the Bucks could come.
Seven Philadelphia players finished in
double figures, including Julius Erving,
who scored 19 and substitute Steve Mix,
who contributed 17.
Spurs 101, Rockets 96
Swift San Antonio forward George Ger
vin hit a back-breaking basket with 13
seconds to play yesterday to clinch for
the Spurs a 101-96 NBA Western Confer
ence semifinal playoff victory, over the
Houston Rockets in Houston.
The Spurs, facing elimination in the
best-of-seven series, evened the playoffs
at three games each with the decisive
seventh game scheduled tomorrow in
San Antonio.
The Rockets, trying to become the first
team in 13 years to reach a conference
final with a losing regular season record,
had edged ahead of the aggressive Spurs
early in the fourth quarter on four
straight baskets by Rockets center
Moses Malone, who scored a game-high
36 points.
Calvin Murphy who came off the bench
to score 20 points, gave the Rockets a 90-
87 lead with seven minutes left in the
game. But Gervin, Paul Griffin and
Mark Olberding hit three straight bas
kets to put San Antonio ahead for good.
Gervin, who finished with 26 points, hit
the Spurs' first four baskets of the game
and had 17 points early in the second
quarter.
inning homer keys Phils 4-3 win
opener in 21 years because of back mus
cle spasms last week, drove in Boston's
first run with a groundout in the first
inning and then lined a two-run single in
the fourth for his 3,110 th major league
hit.
Rangers 8, Indians 0
Designated hitter Al Oliver, mired in a
2-for-18 slump, knocked in three runs
with a homer, double and a fielder's
choice grounder last night to back the
solid pitching of Doc Medich, and the
Texas Rangers rolled to an 8-0 victory
over the Cleveland Indians. Medich,
making his first start of the year, scat
tered five hits through 7 1-3 innings
before he tired in the eighth inning and
yielded to reliever John Henry Johnson.
Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3
Oscar Gamble's solo homer and Dave
Winfield's two-run single keyed a five
run fourth inning that carried the New
York Yankees to a 6-3 victory over the
Toronto Blue Jays last night in Toronto.
Rudy May recorded his second victory in
as many starts for the Yankees this
season and 10th regular-season triumph
in a row since July 1980. The big left
hander pitched seven innings, striking
out four with no walks.
Tigers 4, Royals 0
Dave Rozema tossed a six-hitter in his
1981 debut last night and Al Cowens
tripled home a run and scored to lead the
Detroit Tigers to a 4-0 victory over the
Kansas City Royals in Kansas City. Lar
ry Gura, 0-2, gave up only seven hits as
the defending American League champs
suffered a two-game sweep by the Ti
gers.
Villanova discontinues football program
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) Ron Coates' college dated laboratory equipment and additional scholarship
football career at Villanova ended before it began. The aid.
high school senior signed a letter of intent, not knowing "The budget cuts in education proposed by President
the university's board of trustees already had decided to Reagan promise an even greater strain on the fiscal
end the football program because of increasing costs. resources of private independent institutions like Villa-
Coates, like most of the athletes and recruits, didn't nova," Driscoll said.
find out until yesterday, when Villanova President John The 90 scholarship athletes, including recruits, will
M. Driscoll announced the 87-year-old football program be allowed to keep their grants without playing a varsity
was finished— effective immediately. sport cirtherintay transfer to other colleges, Driscoll
"I can't tell you what,l'm going to do right now," said ; said. "No othei sports are in trouble," Driscoll added.
Coates, a 6-2 defensive end from Deptford, N.J. "I think The decision, reached by the university's board .of
it's pretty bad because there's nothing I can do about it. trustees Tuesday, leaves only Temple and the Universi-
I had considered some other schools, but I let them ty of Pennsylvania with NCAA Division IA football
down to go to Villanova." programs in the Philadelphia area.
"We have had a good recruiting year and now these Villanova has struggled to compete at that level in
guys are stuck," said senior defensive tackle Howard recent years, but the Wildcats won six of their last eight
Long, who called the decision an "overnight shafting."
In a statement, the Rev. Driscoll said Villanova's games to finish 6-5 in, 1980, the first winning record since
1976
plans for the 1980 s call for "intensified rededication to.
its academic mission
"The decision to discontinue football at Villanova Maryland 7-3, but bounced back to stun Boston College
was not easy nor was it ill-considered," said Driscoll, 20-9 and closed their season with a convincing 23-7
citing the need for campus building renovations, up- victory over arch-rival Temple.
By STEVE GRAHAM
Daily Collegian Sports Writer
Penn State defensive end Larry Kubin,
redshirted last season after sustaining
torn ligaments in his right knee, said
Tuesday he has not yet reached a deci
sion on whether to turn pro or play
another year with the football team.
Kubin, who has not practiced with the
team in spring drills, said he's been
weighing the advantages and disadvan
tages of both options.
He said he will probably make up his
mind "within a week or so," just prior to
the National Football League draft to be
held April 28-29.
"I think at this point, I'll probably
make a decision before the draft," said
the native of Union, N.J. "Joe (Paterno)
and my parents and I have been talking a
great deal about some things. It's up in
the air right now."
Since,last season ended, Kubin said he
has talked with about 25 teams in the
NFL and Canadian Football League.
Recently, he has been contacted by rep
resentatives from the Seattle Seahawks,
Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh , Steelers and
Miami Dolphins.
Paterno said he hasn't been playing the
role of go-between in Kubin's talks with
numerous pro teams. In fact, he said the
decision rests solely in Kubin's hands.
Paterno doesn't want to pressure him in
any way.
"I think he's entitled to make his mind
up anyway he wants to and when he
wants to," Paterno said. "Whatever he
wants to do is fine with us. Obviously,
we'd like to have him back. He's a great
football player."
A three-year starter, Kubin registered
16 total tackles (13 solo and three. as
sisted) in the first three games last
season against Colgate, Texas A&M and
Nebraska. He has also been a prodigious
pass rusher for the Lions, tallying 30
sacks for 237 yards in losses in his college
career.
Dick Mansperger, director of player
personnel for Seattle, said it would be in
Pittsburgh's Omar Moreno safely steals second base in the third inning of the Phillies' 4-3 victory over the Pirates last
night in Philadelphia. Phillies' second baseman Manny Trillo covers on the play.
The 'Cats lost an early season game to bowl-bound
Kubin's best interests to return to Penn
State for another football season.
"We advised him that since he did have
another year (of eligibility) left, he
should take it," Mansperger said. "That
would give us another year to watch him.
Pro football would take care of itself
down the line."
Bedause the draft is quickly ap
proaching, Mansperger said it is imper
ative that Kubin'make his decision soon
so the pro teams are aware that he wants
to be drafted. But he added, a team can
draft anyone it wants, regardless of a
player's eligibility to compete at the
collegiate level.
"The thing I tried to impress upon
Larry," Mansperger said, "is that what
ever you're gonna do, you should make a
definite move.
"The only thing is, with the position
we're caught in, if he is gonna come out
(for the draft), we need to know. Other
wise, we'll look up and some other team
in the league will draft him."
All of the teams seem very interested
in him, Kubin said, but they as well as
Paterno are concerned whether the 6-1,
222-pound senior has fully recovered
from knee surgery.
"I guess (if he turns pro) he'll be going
into camp maybe not as well physically
as he'd like to be," Paterno said. "There
are a lot of disadvantages about going
(pro) right now. The fact that he's not 100
percent yet; he hasn't started to run
yet."
Kubin, who has been working on
strengthening his knee by lifting weights,
said it has repaired excellently from
surgery. He said he has no doubt that
he'll be playing football somewhere next
season.
"I'm almost back (to) where I'm start
ing to run right now," Kubin said. "I'm
just at that point where I'm just starting
to get back into some things.
"I'm just taking each day as it comes. I
can't really say in a week or a month
what's gonna be going on. I just know
that things are going really well. I'm
happy with everything."
Kubin said some pro clubs have asked
him to take physical examinations given
by their own team doctor, but he said
doing that might jeopardize his eligibility
for the upcoming Penn State football
season.
Norm Pollom, director of player per
sonnel for Buffalo, said he talked to
Kubin Tuesday and would still like him to
come to Buffalo for a physical.
"You know, I don't know what Larry's
situation is," Pollom said. "We would be
interested in Larry (if he decided to turn
pro). We have good reports on him.
"I think if his physical came out right,
he'd definitely be in the first five round
s. . .probably higher."
But Kubin said he doesn't care which
"We went through four years and put so much into
the program. In all honesty; I feel like crying right
now," said senior middle guard Joseph Makoid.
Coach Dick Bedesem, who had a 30-35-1 record in six
seasons, was told Tuesday night of the decision to drop
the program. Bedesem, who received a new contract
after last season, was offered a position at the universi
ty. Bedesem has made no decision and the position was
not disclosed.
"I would rather have seen us drop down a division,
but it's not my decision," said Bedesem. "I didn't even
know they (the trustees) were discussing it."
In 1972, the trustees considered dropping football
after the program lost over $315,000 in 1971. Hoping to
get in a league and have some games televised, the
program was continued, but neither a league nor
television coverage materialized. The university's sta
dium underwent a $1.3 million renovation last summer,
but "the football program was not the primary consid
eration," said Driscoll.
Founded in 1842, Villanova has 6,100 undergraduate
students.
Larry Kubin
round he gets drafted in. He's only con
cerned with eventually getting a chance
to play pro football, whether it be at
defensive end or at the position most pro
teams would like him to play lineback
er.
Kubin said he doesn't foresee any prob
lems in making the transition from de
fensive end to linebacker. For that
matter, neither does Paterno, but he said
Kubin's injury could cause some compli
cations.
"It's bound to be somewhat of a prob
lem for him," Paterno said. "If he were
100 percent, and was going into camp
without worrying about the knee and
some things, I don't see any problem that
he would make the transition."
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