My extreme gratitude to my friends and colleagues Mehrdad, Nasrin, Hossein Farmani, Anna Bolek, Sheila and Bob Harris, Rikke Nielsen, Kelly Wearstler, and Patricia Gajo, as well as to Steve Mockus for his editing skills, and to Azi Rad for her thoughtful design. Grateful thanks also to James Felder, Jocelyn Miller, Adrian Curry, Ahmad Kiarostami, and Abbas Kiarostami.