Investors know this year will not be a great litmus test. The acquisition is a wealth of opportunity for Federated and it is something that will be executed diligently over time.

It's definitely a litmus test for us. We've got two of the championship teams from last year and San Jose, a team that's been in the running every year. So it's definitely a test for us, and I think we're ready for it.

This is a good litmus test for us. It will tell us how much work we have to do, what sort of reception we're going to get from the community.

We knew coming in that this would be a litmus test for our team. Who better to see where you're at then against the team favored to win? Chesterton had a really good meet, but we didn't just roll over for them.

The Republican Party has never been this narrow, litmus-test type party.

With cool spring weather retailers were unable to sell much seasonable merchandise in March. Easter is coming at the tail end this year. That means April will make or break their fiscal first quarter.