EDNote: Happy New Year everyone! I am back at the post and have
dispatched SES to a well deserved holiday. Thank you, my co-editor! I
note that the list has been especially lively and fruitful lately, and
I hope that this time of productivity will keep its momentum. I attach
below Fran's note of thanks to Suellen-- as you all know, we don't
usually run such items but forward them privately; however, this
transitional message seemed the perfect place to put it, and to echo
Fran by thanking to all contributors and readers for their
participation on the list. I wish you all the very best in 2009.
Cheers! --Stephen Blackwell
Thank you Suellen. Happy New Year! Fran