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This afternoon we spent some time together getting his questions set up on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/\">Survey Monkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, I&#8217;m just trying to help him get word out on the survey, which you can complete <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/s.aspx?sm=VaBgtFNh0Ynw_2frZLgS_2f4bA_3d_3d\">here<\/a>.  If you can spare five or ten minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">\u23f3 Approximate reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min<\/span><\/span>If you can spare five or ten minutes, Ph. is working on a school project for his Government class. 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