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Acknowledgments
is book would not have been possible without the support and encour-
agement of many people, all of whom are our friends, colleagues, and stu-
dents. Our deepest thanks go to Maarten H. van Emden, Akira Maruoka,
Forbes D. Lewis, Geo Dowling, Robert Senser, and Christine Coder.
We also express our appreciation toRandi Cohen, Marsha Pronin,
and Judith Simonof CRC Press for making our job so much smoother
and easier.
Special thanks go to our families, Sachiko, Hania, Hiroshi, Yoshiko,
Robert, Tadashi, andJohannah, for their patience, understanding, and
having to put up with us over the past 5 years.