diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 0c6449599..481b1853d 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Ben Discoe <ben@vterrain.org>
 
 Maroc Jez <marco.jez@arsenal.it>
         - osgParticle
+        - IO support for osgText.
 
 Byan Woods <byran@tapestrysolutions.com>
         - Port to MacOS, various code changes to support this.
diff --git a/include/osg/CullStack b/include/osg/CullStack
index 1d2890b55..02e315a9c 100644
--- a/include/osg/CullStack
+++ b/include/osg/CullStack
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ class SG_EXPORT CullStack
         void pushModelViewMatrix(osg::Matrix* matrix);
         void popModelViewMatrix();
 
+        void setLODBias(const float bias) { _LODBias = bias; }
+        const float getLODBias() const    { return _LODBias; }
+        
         void setSmallFeatureCullingPixelSize(float value) { _smallFeatureCullingPixelSize=value; }
         float& getSmallFeatureCullingPixelSize() { return _smallFeatureCullingPixelSize; }
         float getSmallFeatureCullingPixelSize() const { return _smallFeatureCullingPixelSize; }
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ class SG_EXPORT CullStack
         void popCullingSet();
 
         CullingMode                                                 _cullingMode;
+        float                                                       _LODBias;
         float                                                       _smallFeatureCullingPixelSize;
 
         typedef fast_back_stack< ref_ptr<Matrix> >                  MatrixStack;
diff --git a/include/osgUtil/CullVisitor b/include/osgUtil/CullVisitor
index 55991ee4b..9b1eb7454 100644
--- a/include/osgUtil/CullVisitor
+++ b/include/osgUtil/CullVisitor
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT CullVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor, public osg::CullStac
         const osg::EarthSky* getEarthSky() const { return _earthSky.get(); }
 
 
-        void setLODBias(const float bias) { _LODBias = bias; }
-        const float getLODBias() const    { return _LODBias; }
-        
         /** Switch the creation of Impostors on or off.
           * Setting active to false forces the CullVisitor to use the Impostor
           * LOD children for rendering. Setting active to true forces the
@@ -233,8 +230,6 @@ class OSGUTIL_EXPORT CullVisitor : public osg::NodeVisitor, public osg::CullStac
         RenderBin*                                                  _currentRenderBin;
 
 
-        float                                                       _LODBias;
-
         ComputeNearFarMode  _computeNearFar;
         float               _computed_znear;
         float               _computed_zfar;
diff --git a/src/osg/CollectOccludersVisitor.cpp b/src/osg/CollectOccludersVisitor.cpp
index d9fe287eb..a640061fe 100644
--- a/src/osg/CollectOccludersVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/CollectOccludersVisitor.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 #include <osg/CollectOccludersVisitor>
+#include <osg/Transform>
+#include <osg/Switch>
+#include <osg/LOD>
+#include <osg/OccluderNode>
+#include <osg/Projection>
 
 using namespace osg;
 
 CollectOccludersVisitor::CollectOccludersVisitor()
 {
+    // overide the default node visitor mode.
+    setTraversalMode(NodeVisitor::TRAVERSE_ACTIVE_CHILDREN);
 }
 
 CollectOccludersVisitor::~CollectOccludersVisitor()
@@ -15,28 +22,96 @@ void CollectOccludersVisitor::reset()
     CullStack::reset();
 }
 
-void CollectOccludersVisitor::apply(osg::Node&)
+void CollectOccludersVisitor::apply(osg::Node& node)
 {
+    if (isCulled(node)) return;
+
+    // push the culling mode.
+    pushCurrentMask();
+    
+    traverse(node);
+    
+    // pop the culling mode.
+    popCurrentMask();
 }
 
 void CollectOccludersVisitor::apply(osg::Transform& node)
 {
+    if (isCulled(node)) return;
+
+    // push the culling mode.
+    pushCurrentMask();
+
+    ref_ptr<osg::Matrix> matrix = createOrReuseMatrix(getModelViewMatrix());
+    node.getLocalToWorldMatrix(*matrix,this);
+    pushModelViewMatrix(matrix.get());
+    
+    traverse(node);
+
+    popModelViewMatrix();
+
+    // pop the culling mode.
+    popCurrentMask();
 }
 
 void CollectOccludersVisitor::apply(osg::Projection& node)
 {
+    if (isCulled(node)) return;
+
+    // push the culling mode.
+    pushCurrentMask();
+
+    ref_ptr<osg::Matrix> matrix = createOrReuseMatrix(node.getMatrix());
+    pushProjectionMatrix(matrix.get());
+    
+    traverse(node);
+
+    popProjectionMatrix();
+
+    // pop the culling mode.
+    popCurrentMask();
 }
 
 void CollectOccludersVisitor::apply(osg::Switch& node)
 {
+    apply((Group&)node);
 }
 
 void CollectOccludersVisitor::apply(osg::LOD& node)
 {
+    if (isCulled(node)) return;
+
+    int eval = node.evaluate(getEyeLocal(),_LODBias);
+    if (eval<0) return;
+
+    // push the culling mode.
+    pushCurrentMask();
+
+    //notify(INFO) << "selecting child "<<eval<< std::endl;
+    node.getChild(eval)->accept(*this);
+
+    // pop the culling mode.
+    popCurrentMask();
 }
 
 void CollectOccludersVisitor::apply(osg::OccluderNode& node)
 {
+    // need to check if occlusion node is in the occluder
+    // list, if so disable the appropriate ShadowOccluderVolume
+    disableOccluder(_nodePath);
+    
+    std::cout<<"CollectOccludersVisitor:: We have found an Occlusion node in frustum"<<&node<<std::endl;
+
+
+    if (isCulled(node)) return;
+
+    // push the culling mode.
+    pushCurrentMask();
+
+    traverse(node);
+
+    // pop the culling mode.
+    popCurrentMask();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/osg/CullStack.cpp b/src/osg/CullStack.cpp
index 0e7d0c3ec..35909e43f 100644
--- a/src/osg/CullStack.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/CullStack.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ CullStack::CullStack()
 {
 
     _cullingMode = ENABLE_ALL_CULLING;
+    _LODBias = 1.0f;
     _smallFeatureCullingPixelSize = 3.0f;
 
 }
diff --git a/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp b/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp
index 5738244bf..3671ea059 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/CullVisitor.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,6 @@ CullVisitor::CullVisitor()
     // overide the default node visitor mode.
     setTraversalMode(NodeVisitor::TRAVERSE_ACTIVE_CHILDREN);
 
-    _LODBias = 1.0f;
-
     //_tsm = LOOK_VECTOR_DISTANCE;
     _tsm = OBJECT_EYE_POINT_DISTANCE;
 
@@ -548,7 +546,7 @@ void CullVisitor::apply(osg::OccluderNode& node)
     // list, if so disable the appropriate ShadowOccluderVolume
     disableOccluder(_nodePath);
     
-    std::cout<<"We are in an Occlusion node"<<&node<<std::endl;
+    std::cout<<"CullVisitor:: We are in an Occlusion node"<<&node<<std::endl;
 
 
     if (isCulled(node)) return;