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diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/02_CatalystBasics.pod b/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/02_CatalystBasics.pod
index 0156f2b..28f3ab0 100644
--- a/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/02_CatalystBasics.pod
+++ b/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/02_CatalystBasics.pod
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ Save the file, and you should notice the following in your server output:
      - /home/me/Hello/lib/Hello/Controller/Root.pm (modify)
     
     Attempting to restart the server
-    ...	
+    ...
     [debug] Loaded Private actions:
     .----------------------+--------------------------------------+--------------.
     | Private              | Class                                | Method       |
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ chapters of the tutorial).
 Create a C<root/hello.tt> template file (put it in the C<root> under 
 the C<Hello> directory that is the base of your application). Here is 
 a simple sample:
-  
+
     <p>
         This is a TT view template, called '[% template.name %]'.
     </p>
@@ -442,6 +442,32 @@ using the "-r" option -- manually restart it if you aren't),
 and look at L<http://localhost:3000/hello> in your again. You 
 should see the template that you just made.
 
+B<TIP:> If you keep the server running with "-r" in a "background 
+window," don't let that window get totally hidden... if you have an 
+syntax error in your code, the debug server output will contain the 
+error information.
+
+B<Note:> You will probably run into a variation of the "stash"
+statement above that looks like:
+
+    $c->stash->{template} = 'hello.tt';
+
+Although this style is still relatively common, the approach we
+used previous is becoming more common because it allows you to
+set multiple stash variables in one line.  For example:
+
+    $c->stash(template => 'hello.tt', foo => 'bar', 
+              another_thing => 1);
+
+You can also set multiple stash values with a hashref:
+
+    $c->stash({template => 'hello.tt', foo => 'bar', 
+              another_thing => 1});
+
+Any of these formats work, but the C<$c-E<gt>stash(name =E<gt> value);>
+style is growing in popularity -- you may wish to use it all the 
+time (even when you are only setting a single value).
+
 
 =head1 CREATE A SIMPLE CONTROLLER AND AN ACTION
 
@@ -459,7 +485,7 @@ In C<lib/Hello/Controller/Site.pm>, add the following method:
         my ( $self, $c ) = @_;
     
         $c->stash(username => 'John',
-				  template => 'site/test.tt');
+                  template => 'site/test.tt');
     }
 
 Notice the "Local" attribute on the C<test> method. This will cause