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A Very Hearty Word of Thanks Goes to

Em. Prof. Dr. Bruno J. Van Herendael, Stephen Mattues, Pierre Rosseel, Joris C. Höfelt, Quentin Labelle-Loizillon, Jérôme Bonneville, John Chapman, Daniël Demaeght, Jim Elder, Dushan Grujich, Bjørn E. Sørensen, Oleg Alexandrov, Jaroslav Hyrsl, and those who know who they are!