Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Tips for Creating a Motivating and Supportive Environment for Staff Success in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Services

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/tips-creating-motivating-and-supportive-environment-staff-success-healthy-marriage-and

OR

Four Tips to Recruit Spanish-Speaking Immigrant Men into Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs 

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/four-tips-recruit-spanish-speaking-immigrant-men-healthy-marriage-and-relationship

OR

REFRAME: Centering the Strength of Black Voices in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs




2. The Social Breakdown: The Poverty of Family, Community, and Religious Life in America

Thursday, May 4, 2023 | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET

https://www.aei.org/events/the-social-breakdown-the-poverty-of-family-community-and-religious-life-in-america/



3. Fatherhood and Marriage: Does Strengthening Fatherhood Depend on Renewing Marriage in America?

With W. Bradford Wilcox | Ian Rowe, 

Richard Reeves

https://www.aei.org/events/fatherhood-and-marriage-does-strengthening-fatherhood-depend-on-renewing-marriage-in-america/



4.  What’s the Plan? Cohabitation, Engagement, and Divorce 

by Scott M. Stanley & Galena K. Rhoades

https://ifstudies.org/ifs-admin/resources/reports/cohabitationreportapr2023-final.pdf

OR

New DU Study Highlights Risks of Living Together Before Engagement

Emma Atkinson




5. Divorce Rates: Exploring the Influential Factors and Trends

JACOB MASLOW

https://www.legalscoops.com/divorce-rates/



6. How premarital sex could impact your marriage

 Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/2023/4/19/23687280/premarital-sex-impact-marriage-wheatley-institute-byu



7. The Next Issue in Family-Focused Public Policy

Paid family leave is getting serious bipartisan attention.

By 

https://thedispatch.com/article/the-next-issue-in-family-focused-public-policy/




8. State-level Data for Understanding Child Welfare in the United States
Sarah Catherine Williams
Rachel Rosenberg
Valerie Martinez
https://www.childtrends.org/publications/state-level-data-for-understanding-child-welfare-in-the-united-states

9. National Fatherhood Initiative, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health partner for new program

Hayley DeSilva


https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-mental-health/national-fatherhood-initiative-virginia-department-of-behavioral-health-partner-for-new-program.html




10. Toolkit: Elevating Family Input in TANF and Child Support Programs: Resources for Program Staff, Leaders, and Families

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/toolkit/toolkit-elevating-family-input-tanf-and-child-support-programs-resources-program-staff


Thanks
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five # 464

1. Marital transitions during earlier adulthood and subsequent health and well-being in mid- to late-life among female nurses: An outcome-wide analysis

Ying Chen a b

, 

Maya B. Mathur c

, 

Brendan W. Case a

, 

Tyler J. VanderWeele a b

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590113323000020




2. How moms and dads view each other as co-parents affects kids


Jeff Grabmeier, Ohio State News

3. Fatherhood and Marriage: Does Strengthening Fatherhood Depend on Renewing Marriage in America?


With W. Bradford Wilcox, Ian Rowe, and Richard Reeves.

 click here shortly before 5:00 pm on Tuesday, April 25th for the live stream.
https://www.aei.org/events/fatherhood-and-marriage-does-strengthening-fatherhood-depend-on-renewing-marriage-in-america/



4. The Evidence on Family Affordability

By Angela Rachidi

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/the-evidence-on-family-affordability/




5. Architects of Father Policies and Programs Discuss How it is Done
 Tuesday, May 16 · 12 - 1:30 pm EDT

By The Center for Policy Research / The Fatherhood Research & Practice Network

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/architects-of-father-policies-and-programs-discuss-how-it-is-done-tickets-603947883377



6. Speaking of Psychology: What you know about aging is probably wrong, with Manfred Diehl, PhD

https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/ageism



7. Rejecting ring by spring

Claire Lyons

https://ndsmcobserver.com/2023/04/rejecting-ring-by-spring/

OR

MARRIAGE THERAPIST SPEAKS ON DATING

QUINN DELAMATER





8. 3 PRINCIPLES FOR RAISING TEENS WITHOUT RUINING YOUR MARRIAGE

Suzanne B. Phillips, Psy.D.,

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/speaking-about-trauma/202304/3-principles-for-raising-teens-without-ruining-your-marriage



9. Dinner and a Marriage (tonight!)

https://business.katychamber.com/events/details/dinner-and-a-marriage-04-20-2023-22752



10. Using Data to Guide Improvement in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Services

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/using-data-guide-improvement-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-services


OR

Tips for Creating a Motivating and Supportive Environment for Staff Success in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Services

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. National Siblings Day

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/siblings.html


OR

On Thursday, April 13, a downloadable file containing July 1, 2022, estimates of the resident U.S. population by single year of age and sex will be released on the Population and Housing Unit Estimates webpage.



2. TANF & Child Welfare Collaboration: Preventative Strategies Focused on Family Well-being-A Review of the Evidence and Implications for Practice



https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/tanf-child-welfare-collaboration-preventative-strategies-focused-family-well-being-review




3. 
Universal Benefits of School Programs that Bolster the Behavioral Health and Educational Success of Our Youth

 Wednesday   •   April 19th   •   2:00-3:30 ET

 

Registration link: https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7PtAJvAZQRGJyAeZYUnUQQ

 

Download flyer

 

The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives (NPSC), the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, and the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC) at Penn State University are hosting a congressional briefing on the benefits to children of school-based programs designed to foster social, behavioral, and emotional development.




4. The tyranny of science over mothers.

By Jessica Clements and Kari Nixon in the MIT Press Reader

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-tyranny-of-science-over-mothers/




5. No fault. No divorce boom

Harry Benson

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/no-fault-no-divorce-boom/




6. The average family spends just 6 hours together — each week

Report by 72Point writer Alice Hughes contributed to this report

https://studyfinds.org/average-family-spends-6-hours-together/



7. Positive Experiences in Close Relationships Are Associated With Better Physical Health

https://spsp.org/news/press-releases/positive-relationship-experiences-better-physical-health



8.  Stable Homes, Built on Love: Implementation Strategy and Consultation 
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Education by Command of His Majesty

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1147317/Children_s_social_care_stable_homes_consultation_February_2023.pdf

OR

Government plans to reform children's social care in England: CASPAR briefing

Candidates for IFS Friday Five #462 (another Elite 8 March Madness Edition)

1. Centering Positive Youth Development to Enhance Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programming

Asari Offiong, Desiree W. Murray, Mindy E. Scott, Lindsay Anderson, Deja Logan

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/centering-positive-youth-development-to-enhance-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-programming/




2. Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady Drifted Apart

https://fatherhoodchannel.com/2023/03/23/gisele-bundchen-and-tom-brady-drifted-apart-32023/




3. We Wanted the Best for Our Children But Made a Mistake

Lenore Skenazy

https://intellectualtakeout.org/2023/03/want-best-child-but-made-mistake/




4. State-sponsored matchmaking app launched in China

Amy Hawkins




5. For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters

Brendan Case and Ying Chen

https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-long-term-health-and-happiness-marriage-still-matters-86114ced




6. Wisconsin residents to see welfare reform question on April 4 ballot

 ALLISON COURTRIGHT

https://badgerherald.com/news/2023/03/21/wisconsin-residents-to-see-welfare-reform-question-on-april-4-ballot/



7. Incentives and Marriage

By: Kevin Corcoran

https://www.econlib.org/incentives-and-marriage/



8. Black Marriage Day 2023: History, theme and 3 ways to celebrate occasion

By Aarzoo Kalyan

https://meaww.com/black-marriage-day-2023-history-theme-and-3-ways-to-celebrate



Thanks
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five #461 (Elite Eight edition)

1. Replay: Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes (with Q&A and resources)

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/event/webinar-premarital-cohabitation-timing-engagement-and-marital-outcomes/



2. 

How moms and dads view each other as co-parents affects kids


Ohio State University



https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230315132431.htm



3. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Aaron Cooper, Ph.D

https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/try-something-different




4. Fostering Trust with Program Participants and Serving Young Fathers: Highlights from the Third FRAMING Research Technical Work Group on Responsible Fatherhood

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/fostering-trust-program-participants-and-serving-young-fathers-highlights-third-framing

OR

Tips for Delivering Engaging Virtual Workshop Sessions in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs (New)

March 15, 2023
Expand

Interactive Snapshots of the 2015 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees (New)

March 14, 2023
Expand

Expand

Expand

Tips for Providing Skill Coaching to Reinforce Workshop Content in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs (New)

ALL REPORTS https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource-library?f%5B0%5D=type%3Areport




5. Assessment of the Impact of Social Media on the Health and Wellbeing of Adolescents and Children (Meeting 4)

https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/04-06-2023/assessment-of-the-impact-of-social-media-on-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-adolescents-and-children-meeting-4




6. New Parents, Social Media & Pregnancy: What You Need to Know

Kathy Klein, M.S.Ed., MSW, LSW

https://councilforrelationships.org/new-parents-social-media-pregnancy-what-you-need-to-know/




7. New Research Suggests A Unique Way To Enhance Your Sex Life

Mark Travers,Contributor

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2023/03/19/new-research-suggests-a-unique-way-to-enhance-your-sex-life/?sh=50a773735bc8




8. Centering Positive Youth Development to Enhance Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programming

Asari Offiong, Desiree W. Murray, Mindy E. Scott, Lindsay Anderson, Deja Logan

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/centering-positive-youth-development-to-enhance-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-programming/



Thanks from Monterey,CA

Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Mindful life: Care for carers

During my recent period of ill health, I’m reminded of how much my husband goes the extra mile to take care of me

By Rebecca Lawrence

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/mindful-life-care-for-carers




2. What Makes Home a Home

John Cuddeback

https://life-craft.org/what-makes-home-a-home/



3. Marriages in Australia

The Australian Institute of Family Studies

https://aifs.gov.au/research/facts-and-figures/marriages-australia-2023




4. 

The Power of the Success Sequence

for Young Adults

 Brad Wilcox, Ph.D., University of Virginia, and Wendy R. Wang, Institute for Family Studies

Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7359278044950498398




5. Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings

Lauren Akers, Jennifer Tippins, Susan Hauan, and Miranda Lynch-Smith

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS



https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/primary-prevention-convening-brief





6. Data on Families With Low Incomes Across America Can Inform Two-Generation Approaches

Elizabeth Wildsmith, Marta Alvira-Hammond

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/data-on-families-with-low-incomes-across-america-can-inform-two-generation-approaches




7. Ten years of Supporting Families: Supporting Families programme annual report 2022-23

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ten-years-of-supporting-families-supporting-families-programme-annual-report-2022-23



8. Bill Doherty is presenting the Marital First Responders Workshop live (via zoom or in person in St. Paul, Minnesota) on April 1st, from 9 am to 4 pm Central.

https://maritalfirstresponders.org/mfr-workshop-registration/



9. Can Ruptured Adult Sibling Relationships Be Healed?

Peg Streep

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/tech-support/202303/can-ruptured-adult-sibling-relationships-be-healed



10. Marriage and Divorce Statistics (2023): Surprising trends & findings


ROSELLE UMLAS

https://hackspirit.com/marriage-and-divorce-statistics/



11. Ask an Expert — Five Ways to Share the Mental Load in Marriage

By David Schramm




12. Integrating Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education with Economic Stability Services: Findings from Two Programs


Thanks. Now back to March Madness...

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes

Scott Stanley, Ph.D., and Galena K. Rhoades, Ph.D., University of Denver

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/event/webinar-premarital-cohabitation-timing-engagement-and-marital-outcomes/



2. I Want Our Relationship to Last: Strategies That People Employ in Order to Improve Their Intimate Relationships

Menelaos Apostolou https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-1848, Maria Argyridou, […], and Timo Juhani Lajunen m.apostolou@gmail.com

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14747049221147154

https://www.psypost.org/2023/03/new-research-reveals-the-top-strategies-people-use-to-repair-and-improve-intimate-relationships-69093



3. State divorce rate falls, but still 7th highest in country


https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/state-divorce-rate-falls-but-still-7th-highest-in-country/article_5fa53b0a-c7c1-5bb5-90d4-02b066f06d5b.html



4. OFA Webinar: The Whole Family Approach: How TANF Programs Can Engage Customers in Mental Health Services – Part II

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/ofa-webinar-whole-family-approach-how-tanf-programs-can-engage-customers-mental-health-0

OR

REFRAME: Centering the Strength of Black Voices in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs




5. What is puberty like for girls? – Making sense of puberty

By Mary Kate Koch

https://childandfamilyblog.com/what-is-puberty-like-for-girls/



6. Children's social care: Stable Homes, Built on Love

UK Department for Education Consultation

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/childrens-social-care-stable-homes-built-on-love


OR

Reducing parental conflict information for parents





7. To get children to think for themselves, listen more, lecture less
 
 for WAPO

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/07/parent-encouragement-program-helps-parents-conflict/



8. Six “red flags” in relationships: From being dangerous to gross and being apathetic to unmotivated

Zsófia Csajbók a, Kaitlyn P. White b, Peter K. Jonason c d

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886922005530?via%3Dihub




9. Race, class, and marriage: Components of race differences in men’s first marriage rates, United States, 1960–2019

Steven Ruggles1

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9980877/




10. 

Geo bachelors and singles attend marriage event


Monica K. Guthrie

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/439405/geo-bachelors-and-singles-attend-marriage-event



THANKS!
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Four myths about peer pressure

Phyllis Fagell

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/02/28/peer-pressure-myths-advice/



2. Hampton University Receives A $1 Million Grant From Communio To Support The Hampton University National Center For Black Family Life

https://home.hamptonu.edu/blog/2023/02/24/hampton-university-receives-a-1-million-grant-from-communio-to-support-the-hampton-university-national-center-for-black-family-life/#gsc.tab=0



3. In Post-Roe World, These Conservatives Embrace a New Kind of Welfare

Dana Goldstein

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/us/conservatives-child-care-benefits-roe-wade.html?unlocked_article_code=IXY6pG8wDamKhgrbtEodfDAA3bpzVDKhbc9bFOI3M61hvsr78k4ipN0vgoVDAh_447xlBWUYiJhFkvYY0IggIRH71iORGy0kvBKKAZiqvOuHKN-rvGS-6FFwe5KOMKilCIYaIwZ5mu1E9vnjBpefyVBwF3LwoVZKoC4m1WYKA_-lTtO7bMxg8ON4TaG8p7tdqnkp78soJtLvz309cDMNfkVleKdhEsg4qhf5ILf4WlNw2eEAcv1g0n7kywUBQLT3L6d29yne9liwOpuQM4OZowHoveMLyrkVgB27HCi_qbIkszVNQ8ZQizXJheTjr5RfSI_MZdCM-xE2d6kNon5oq6b8rXtQkUf7G1gHLQVdxwQ&smid=url-share


and/or https://www.crisismagazine.com/opinion/are-conservatives-embracing-a-new-kind-of-welfare



'
4. Setting the record straight: my full thoughts on family policy

Miriam Cates MP


https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/government-prioritise-family-policy-nation-succeed




5. The antipoverty effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit across states: Where were the historic reductions felt?

Sophie Collyer, Bradley Hardy, and Christopher Wimer

https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-antipoverty-effects-of-the-expanded-child-tax-credit-across-states-where-were-the-historic-reductions-felt/








6. China’s Collapsing Birth and Marriage Rates Reflect a People’s Deep Pessimism

By Nicholas Eberstadt

































9. How Many First Marriages End in Divorce? Statistics and Facts
https://psychcentral.com/health/the-myth-of-the-high-rate-of-divorce



10. Marriage: More Than a Century of Change

  Julissa Cruz

https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/college-of-arts-and-sciences/NCFMR/documents/FP/FP-13-13.pdf  



Thanks



Bill Coffin

301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com

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Candidates for IFS Fridat Five

1. Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes

Scott Stanley, Ph.D., and Galena K. Rhoades, Ph.D., University of Denver

Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific

https://app.getresponse.com/view.html?x=a62b&m=BMhDKc&mc=I6&s=3RAQ36&u=Sabv&z=EBtmB2w&



2. Professional Development Grants

The Marriage Strengthening Research & Dissemination Center (MAST Center)

https://mastresearchcenter.org/for-emerging-scholars/professional-development-grants/



3. How to help teen girls’ mental health struggles – 6 research-based strategies for parents, teachers and friends

https://theconversation.com/how-to-help-teen-girls-mental-health-struggles-6-research-based-strategies-for-parents-teachers-and-friends-200052

OR

Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids

https://theconversation.com/parents-in-the-us-had-alarmingly-high-rates-of-anxiety-and-depression-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-that-has-a-direct-effect-on-kids-193700



4. Biden’s Top Child Welfare Official Discusses Her 2023 Priorities with The Imprint



https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/bidens-top-child-welfare-official-discusses-her-2023-priorities-with-the-imprint




5. How you feel about your job affects how well you parent your kids

By Elizabeth Chang

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/02/16/parents-work-impacts-parenting/



6.  Relationship conversations-  TIPS FOR EMPLOYERS

OnePlusOne

https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5c52d5d1984fb0f0e7fc158c/63f4b7c1ca4f789c5973cae6_RC%20Tips%20for%20Employers%20Feb%2023%20v2.pdf



7. “The Value of Family - Fiscal Benefits of Marriage and Reducing Family Breakdown in New Zealand”

  Andrew M Bullians

http://familyfirst.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Value-of-Family-Report-2023-web.pdf  



8. 23RD National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

APRIL 11-13 AND APRIL 18-20, 2023

https://nccan.acf.hhs.gov/register.html



9. Black couples pay a higher tax penalty for marriage than White couples. Here’s why

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/20/success/taxes-racial-inequity-married-couples/index.html

or https://theatlantavoice.com/black-couples-pay-a-higher-tax-penalty-for-marriage-than-white-couples-heres-why/



10. CNRMA CREDO team hosts marriage retreat

By MC1 Maddelin Hamm CNRMA Public Affairs

https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/news/top_stories/cnrma-credo-team-hosts-marriage-retreat/article_c0ab5ff0-ad2e-11ed-9bfa-cb72b24113d1.html



Thanks
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes

Scott Stanley, Ph.D., and Galena K. Rhoades, Ph.D., University of Denver

Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific

https://app.getresponse.com/view.html?x=a62b&m=BMhDKc&mc=I6&s=3RAQ36&u=Sabv&z=EBtmB2w&

(Note: If you use #8 below you could save this for next week)



2. How Today’s Parents Say Their Approach to Parenting Does – or Doesn’t – Match Their Own Upbringing

BY KILEY HURST, DANA BRAGA, SHANNON GREENWOOD, CHRIS BARONAVSKI, AND MICHAEL KEEGAN

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/01/24/how-todays-parents-say-their-approach-to-parenting-does-or-doesnt-match-their-own-upbringing/



3. Top Family judge calls on senior politicians to break their decade of silence on the importance of marriage

Sir Paul Coleridge



https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/the-marriage-gap/



4. Why marriage may help prevent type 2 diabetes — regardless of how happy it is

Martha McHardy

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/type-2-diabetes-marriage-prevention-b2276610.html



5. Re-Examining the Link Between Premarital Sex and Divorce

Jesse Smith https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9730-200X jus769@psu.edu and Nicholas H. Wolfinger

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0192513X231155673



6. Abuse at home spills over into the workplace, new study reveals

BPS Communications

https://www.bps.org.uk/news/abuse-home-spills-over-workplace-new-study-reveals




7. The best way to break up with someone, according to Philly relationship experts

Henry Savage

https://www.inquirer.com/philly-tips/how-to-break-up-advice-philly-sex-relationship-therapists.html#loaded



8. Living Together Before Marriage: A Risky Move?

Scott Stanley, Ph.D.

https://www.du.edu/news/living-together-marriage-risky-move




9. Love is in the Air: Marriages Rebound in 2021

 Brian Tsai

https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2023/02/14/7278/



10. Red States Should Lead Way in Reforming Anti-Marriage Welfare Policies

Benjamin Paris, Jamie Bryan Hall

https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/commentary/red-states-should-lead-way-reforming-anti-marriage-welfare-policies



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Thanks! HT to Dave for #3-6
Bill