Dedication

To my sister Hrissy; you showed me what real courage means

P.T.

To the memory of my father, Leonidas de Almeida Leme

F.L.

To my wife, Marie-Albane, and my children, Paul, Jean, and Pierre-Olivier

V.M.

To my loving family: my wife Lori, my son Alexander, my mother Micheline, and to the memory of my father Greg

G.G.