ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Iam grateful to the following people who did not forget to help me when I needed it most: Caesar Simon, James Luyrika Sewagudde Jr., David Hill, Evelyn Lee, Mike Lee, Tom Hogan, David Nason, Hartly Nason, Colleen Donovan, Jim Morris, Elana Morris, Paula Pedrosa, Jennifer Parkinson, Mike Parkinson, Rick Altman, Paul Clothier, Amy Nason, Iris Varga, Ron Berndt, Danielle Daly, Dwight Larue, Livia Teixeira, Bruce Kasanoff, Scott Adams, Leah van Zelm, Joni Galvão, Marioara Taran, Holly Gilthorpe, Constantin Taran, Kevin Lindsay, Casey Ebro, Jann Basso, Erich Gerber, David Evans, Cindy Turner, Chelsie Park, David DeVisser, Chad Sweazey, Shri Nandan, Mary Ann Sabo, Iriny Amerssonis, Danielle Araujo, Elaine Parrish, Bill Besselman, Nicolas Rivollet, Diana Andone, Thomas Been, Josipa Caran Safradin, Bob van Duuren, Mitchell Levy, Steve Gleave, Ernie Simon, Jack Daly, Mark McDaniel, Chris Taylor, Jeff Cristee, David Purdie, Hugo A. St. John III, James Lani, Mark McDaniel, Pablo Teixeira, Tom Lewis, Lucian Bure, Marina Demant, Rob Nachum, Ashok Kanjamala, Gabriella Giamundo, Patricia Simon, Mark Damiano, Hoang Luxius, Adele Revella, Rogerio Chequer, Kasey Morris, and Patricia Wallenburg.