I would like to thank several friends, colleagues, and family members for their support. They have tirelessly reviewed early manuscript drafts and have been the sounding boards for much of the material developed and presented through this site. I could not have completed my work without their help and feedback.

A very special thank you goes to Irene Cole for her support, while simultaneously pursuing a PhD. She also functioned as my editor, catching many typos and grammatical errors.

I also want to thank Scott Beechuk for his patience and honest feedback on very early drafts of my papers. He has watched them steadily improve and never tired when a new version was ready for review. I also want to thank Manoj Thulasidas and Robert Canup II for their feedback on my experimental papers.

 

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