Author's Acknowledgments

First and foremost, I offer my appreciation and gratitude to the wonderful people at Wiley. It has been a pleasure to work with such a top-notch organization that works so hard to create products that offer readers tremendous value and information. I wish all of you continued success! Wiley has some notables whom I want to single out.

The first person is Georgette Beatty (my project editor). She has guided me from day one. Her patience, professionalism, and guidance have kept me sane and productive. Thanks for being great!

Todd Lothery (my copy editor) is a pro who took my bundle of words and turned them into worthy messages, and I thank him.

The technical editor, Juli Erhart-Graves, is a great financial pro whom I appreciate. She made sure that my logic is sound and my facts are straight. I wish her continued success.

My gratitude again goes out to my fantastic acquisitions editor, Stacy Kennedy, for making this 3rd edition happen. For Dummies books don't magically appear at the bookstore; they happen because of the foresight and efforts of people like Stacy. Wiley is fortunate to have her (and the others also mentioned)!

Fran, Lipa Zyenska, I appreciate your great support during the writing and updating of this book. It's not always easy dealing with the world, but with you by my side, I know that God has indeed blessed me. Te amo!

Lastly, I want to acknowledge you, the reader. Over the years, you've made the For Dummies books what they are today. Your devotion ...

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