Rich, As you know, many of us can hardly wait for the release/availability of your dissertation. Since I'm in the proposal stage of my own studies, I find it helpful to learn about other proposals. With this in mind, I was wondering if you could comment on certain aspects of your proposal. 1) How long was it? 2) How long did it take you to complete it? 3) What did you find most challenging in the process? 4) How many references did you cite in your Lit. Review? 5) How many in your bibliography? 6) What theory and methodology did you use (or propose)? 7) Did you cite both scholarly and popular literature? Many thanks. Roscoe