diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 83077303b..aedc6249c 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
             'UI/JsLibraries/backbone.modelbinder.js'         : 'http://raw.github.com/theironcook/Backbone.ModelBinder/master/Backbone.ModelBinder.js',
             'UI/JsLibraries/backbone.mutators.js'            : 'http://raw.github.com/asciidisco/Backbone.Mutators/master/backbone.mutators.js',
             'UI/JsLibraries/backbone.shortcuts.js'           : 'http://raw.github.com/bry4n/backbone-shortcuts/master/backbone.shortcuts.js',
+            'UI/JsLibraries/backbone.relational.js'          : 'http://raw.github.com/PaulUithol/Backbone-relational/0.8.5/backbone-relational.js',
+
             'UI/JsLibraries/backbone.pageable.js'            : 'http://raw.github.com/wyuenho/backbone-pageable/master/lib/backbone-pageable.js',
             'UI/JsLibraries/backbone.backgrid.js'            : 'http://raw.github.com/wyuenho/backgrid/master/lib/backgrid.js',
             'UI/JsLibraries/backbone.backgrid.paginator.js'  : 'http://raw.github.com/wyuenho/backgrid/master/lib/extensions/paginator/backgrid-paginator.js',
@@ -168,4 +170,4 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
     grunt.registerTask('default', ['package', 'watch']); 
     grunt.registerTask('update', ['curl']);
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/UI/Index.html b/UI/Index.html
index 02558893d..aaa017771 100644
--- a/UI/Index.html
+++ b/UI/Index.html
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 <script src="/JsLibraries/underscore.js"></script>
 <script src="/JsLibraries/handlebars.runtime.js"></script>
 <script src="/JsLibraries/backbone.js"></script>
+<script src="/JsLibraries/backbone.relational.js"></script>
 <script src="/JsLibraries/backbone.modelbinder.js"></script>
 <script src="/JsLibraries/backbone.deep.model.js"></script>
 <script src="/JsLibraries/backbone.mutators.js"></script>
diff --git a/UI/JsLibraries/backbone.relational.js b/UI/JsLibraries/backbone.relational.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16fd296a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UI/JsLibraries/backbone.relational.js
@@ -0,0 +1,1860 @@
+/* vim: set tabstop=4 softtabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 noexpandtab: */
+/**
+ * Backbone-relational.js 0.8.5
+ * (c) 2011-2013 Paul Uithol and contributors (https://github.com/PaulUithol/Backbone-relational/graphs/contributors)
+ * 
+ * Backbone-relational may be freely distributed under the MIT license; see the accompanying LICENSE.txt.
+ * For details and documentation: https://github.com/PaulUithol/Backbone-relational.
+ * Depends on Backbone (and thus on Underscore as well): https://github.com/documentcloud/backbone.
+ */
+( function( undefined ) {
+	"use strict";
+
+	/**
+	 * CommonJS shim
+	 **/
+	var _, Backbone, exports;
+	if ( typeof window === 'undefined' ) {
+		_ = require( 'underscore' );
+		Backbone = require( 'backbone' );
+		exports = module.exports = Backbone;
+	}
+	else {
+		_ = window._;
+		Backbone = window.Backbone;
+		exports = window;
+	}
+
+	Backbone.Relational = {
+		showWarnings: true
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * Semaphore mixin; can be used as both binary and counting.
+	 **/
+	Backbone.Semaphore = {
+		_permitsAvailable: null,
+		_permitsUsed: 0,
+
+		acquire: function() {
+			if ( this._permitsAvailable && this._permitsUsed >= this._permitsAvailable ) {
+				throw new Error( 'Max permits acquired' );
+			}
+			else {
+				this._permitsUsed++;
+			}
+		},
+
+		release: function() {
+			if ( this._permitsUsed === 0 ) {
+				throw new Error( 'All permits released' );
+			}
+			else {
+				this._permitsUsed--;
+			}
+		},
+
+		isLocked: function() {
+			return this._permitsUsed > 0;
+		},
+
+		setAvailablePermits: function( amount ) {
+			if ( this._permitsUsed > amount ) {
+				throw new Error( 'Available permits cannot be less than used permits' );
+			}
+			this._permitsAvailable = amount;
+		}
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * A BlockingQueue that accumulates items while blocked (via 'block'),
+	 * and processes them when unblocked (via 'unblock').
+	 * Process can also be called manually (via 'process').
+	 */
+	Backbone.BlockingQueue = function() {
+		this._queue = [];
+	};
+	_.extend( Backbone.BlockingQueue.prototype, Backbone.Semaphore, {
+		_queue: null,
+
+		add: function( func ) {
+			if ( this.isBlocked() ) {
+				this._queue.push( func );
+			}
+			else {
+				func();
+			}
+		},
+
+		process: function() {
+			while ( this._queue && this._queue.length ) {
+				this._queue.shift()();
+			}
+		},
+
+		block: function() {
+			this.acquire();
+		},
+
+		unblock: function() {
+			this.release();
+			if ( !this.isBlocked() ) {
+				this.process();
+			}
+		},
+
+		isBlocked: function() {
+			return this.isLocked();
+		}
+	});
+	/**
+	 * Global event queue. Accumulates external events ('add:<key>', 'remove:<key>' and 'change:<key>')
+	 * until the top-level object is fully initialized (see 'Backbone.RelationalModel').
+	 */
+	Backbone.Relational.eventQueue = new Backbone.BlockingQueue();
+
+	/**
+	 * Backbone.Store keeps track of all created (and destruction of) Backbone.RelationalModel.
+	 * Handles lookup for relations.
+	 */
+	Backbone.Store = function() {
+		this._collections = [];
+		this._reverseRelations = [];
+		this._orphanRelations = [];
+		this._subModels = [];
+		this._modelScopes = [ exports ];
+	};
+	_.extend( Backbone.Store.prototype, Backbone.Events, {
+		/**
+		 * Create a new `Relation`.
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} [model]
+		 * @param {Object} relation
+		 * @param {Object} [options]
+		 */
+		initializeRelation: function( model, relation, options ) {
+			var type = !_.isString( relation.type ) ? relation.type : Backbone[ relation.type ] || this.getObjectByName( relation.type );
+			if ( type && type.prototype instanceof Backbone.Relation ) {
+				new type( model, relation, options ); // Also pushes the new Relation into `model._relations`
+			}
+			else {
+				Backbone.Relational.showWarnings && typeof console !== 'undefined' && console.warn( 'Relation=%o; missing or invalid relation type!', relation );
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Add a scope for `getObjectByName` to look for model types by name.
+		 * @param {Object} scope
+		 */
+		addModelScope: function( scope ) {
+			this._modelScopes.push( scope );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Remove a scope.
+		 * @param {Object} scope
+		 */
+		removeModelScope: function( scope ) {
+			this._modelScopes = _.without( this._modelScopes, scope );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Add a set of subModelTypes to the store, that can be used to resolve the '_superModel'
+		 * for a model later in 'setupSuperModel'.
+		 *
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} subModelTypes
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} superModelType
+		 */
+		addSubModels: function( subModelTypes, superModelType ) {
+			this._subModels.push({
+				'superModelType': superModelType,
+				'subModels': subModelTypes
+			});
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Check if the given modelType is registered as another model's subModel. If so, add it to the super model's
+		 * '_subModels', and set the modelType's '_superModel', '_subModelTypeName', and '_subModelTypeAttribute'.
+		 *
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} modelType
+		 */
+		setupSuperModel: function( modelType ) {
+			_.find( this._subModels, function( subModelDef ) {
+				return _.find( subModelDef.subModels || [], function( subModelTypeName, typeValue ) {
+					var subModelType = this.getObjectByName( subModelTypeName );
+
+					if ( modelType === subModelType ) {
+						// Set 'modelType' as a child of the found superModel
+						subModelDef.superModelType._subModels[ typeValue ] = modelType;
+
+						// Set '_superModel', '_subModelTypeValue', and '_subModelTypeAttribute' on 'modelType'.
+						modelType._superModel = subModelDef.superModelType;
+						modelType._subModelTypeValue = typeValue;
+						modelType._subModelTypeAttribute = subModelDef.superModelType.prototype.subModelTypeAttribute;
+						return true;
+					}
+				}, this );
+			}, this );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Add a reverse relation. Is added to the 'relations' property on model's prototype, and to
+		 * existing instances of 'model' in the store as well.
+		 * @param {Object} relation
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} relation.model
+		 * @param {String} relation.type
+		 * @param {String} relation.key
+		 * @param {String|Object} relation.relatedModel
+		 */
+		addReverseRelation: function( relation ) {
+			var exists = _.any( this._reverseRelations, function( rel ) {
+				return _.all( relation || [], function( val, key ) {
+					return val === rel[ key ];
+				});
+			});
+			
+			if ( !exists && relation.model && relation.type ) {
+				this._reverseRelations.push( relation );
+				this._addRelation( relation.model, relation );
+				this.retroFitRelation( relation );
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Deposit a `relation` for which the `relatedModel` can't be resolved at the moment.
+		 *
+		 * @param {Object} relation
+		 */
+		addOrphanRelation: function( relation ) {
+			var exists = _.any( this._orphanRelations, function( rel ) {
+				return _.all( relation || [], function( val, key ) {
+					return val === rel[ key ];
+				});
+			});
+
+			if ( !exists && relation.model && relation.type ) {
+				this._orphanRelations.push( relation );
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Try to initialize any `_orphanRelation`s
+		 */
+		processOrphanRelations: function() {
+			// Make sure to operate on a copy since we're removing while iterating
+			_.each( this._orphanRelations.slice( 0 ), function( rel ) {
+				var relatedModel = Backbone.Relational.store.getObjectByName( rel.relatedModel );
+				if ( relatedModel ) {
+					this.initializeRelation( null, rel );
+					this._orphanRelations = _.without( this._orphanRelations, rel );
+				}
+			}, this );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 *
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel.constructor} type
+		 * @param {Object} relation
+		 * @private
+		 */
+		_addRelation: function( type, relation ) {
+			if ( !type.prototype.relations ) {
+				type.prototype.relations = [];
+			}
+			type.prototype.relations.push( relation );
+
+			_.each( type._subModels || [], function( subModel ) {
+				this._addRelation( subModel, relation );
+			}, this );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Add a 'relation' to all existing instances of 'relation.model' in the store
+		 * @param {Object} relation
+		 */
+		retroFitRelation: function( relation ) {
+			var coll = this.getCollection( relation.model, false );
+			coll && coll.each( function( model ) {
+				if ( !( model instanceof relation.model ) ) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+				new relation.type( model, relation );
+			}, this );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Find the Store's collection for a certain type of model.
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} type
+		 * @param {Boolean} [create=true] Should a collection be created if none is found?
+		 * @return {Backbone.Collection} A collection if found (or applicable for 'model'), or null
+		 */
+		getCollection: function( type, create ) {
+			if ( type instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) {
+				type = type.constructor;
+			}
+			
+			var rootModel = type;
+			while ( rootModel._superModel ) {
+				rootModel = rootModel._superModel;
+			}
+			
+			var coll = _.findWhere( this._collections, { model: rootModel } );
+			
+			if ( !coll && create !== false ) {
+				coll = this._createCollection( rootModel );
+			}
+			
+			return coll;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Find a model type on one of the modelScopes by name. Names are split on dots.
+		 * @param {String} name
+		 * @return {Object}
+		 */
+		getObjectByName: function( name ) {
+			var parts = name.split( '.' ),
+				type = null;
+
+			_.find( this._modelScopes, function( scope ) {
+				type = _.reduce( parts || [], function( memo, val ) {
+					return memo ? memo[ val ] : undefined;
+				}, scope );
+
+				if ( type && type !== scope ) {
+					return true;
+				}
+			}, this );
+
+			return type;
+		},
+
+		_createCollection: function( type ) {
+			var coll;
+			
+			// If 'type' is an instance, take its constructor
+			if ( type instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) {
+				type = type.constructor;
+			}
+			
+			// Type should inherit from Backbone.RelationalModel.
+			if ( type.prototype instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) {
+				coll = new Backbone.Collection();
+				coll.model = type;
+				
+				this._collections.push( coll );
+			}
+			
+			return coll;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Find the attribute that is to be used as the `id` on a given object
+		 * @param type
+		 * @param {String|Number|Object|Backbone.RelationalModel} item
+		 * @return {String|Number}
+		 */
+		resolveIdForItem: function( type, item ) {
+			var id = _.isString( item ) || _.isNumber( item ) ? item : null;
+
+			if ( id === null ) {
+				if ( item instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) {
+					id = item.id;
+				}
+				else if ( _.isObject( item ) ) {
+					id = item[ type.prototype.idAttribute ];
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Make all falsy values `null` (except for 0, which could be an id.. see '/issues/179')
+			if ( !id && id !== 0 ) {
+				id = null;
+			}
+
+			return id;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Find a specific model of a certain `type` in the store
+		 * @param type
+		 * @param {String|Number|Object|Backbone.RelationalModel} item
+		 */
+		find: function( type, item ) {
+			var id = this.resolveIdForItem( type, item );
+			var coll = this.getCollection( type );
+			
+			// Because the found object could be of any of the type's superModel
+			// types, only return it if it's actually of the type asked for.
+			if ( coll ) {
+				var obj = coll.get( id );
+
+				if ( obj instanceof type ) {
+					return obj;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return null;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Add a 'model' to its appropriate collection. Retain the original contents of 'model.collection'.
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} model
+		 */
+		register: function( model ) {
+			var coll = this.getCollection( model );
+
+			if ( coll ) {
+				var modelColl = model.collection;
+				coll.add( model );
+				this.listenTo( model, 'destroy', this.unregister, this );
+				model.collection = modelColl;
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Check if the given model may use the given `id`
+		 * @param model
+		 * @param [id]
+		 */
+		checkId: function( model, id ) {
+			var coll = this.getCollection( model ),
+				duplicate = coll && coll.get( id );
+
+			if ( duplicate && model !== duplicate ) {
+				if ( Backbone.Relational.showWarnings && typeof console !== 'undefined' ) {
+					console.warn( 'Duplicate id! Old RelationalModel=%o, new RelationalModel=%o', duplicate, model );
+				}
+
+				throw new Error( "Cannot instantiate more than one Backbone.RelationalModel with the same id per type!" );
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Explicitly update a model's id in its store collection
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} model
+		 */
+		update: function( model ) {
+			var coll = this.getCollection( model );
+			// This triggers updating the lookup indices kept in a collection
+			coll._onModelEvent( 'change:' + model.idAttribute, model, coll );
+
+			// Trigger an event on model so related models (having the model's new id in their keyContents) can add it.
+			model.trigger( 'relational:change:id', model, coll );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Remove a 'model' from the store.
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} model
+		 */
+		unregister: function( model ) {
+			this.stopListening( model, 'destroy', this.unregister );
+			var coll = this.getCollection( model );
+			coll && coll.remove( model );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Reset the `store` to it's original state. The `reverseRelations` are kept though, since attempting to
+		 * re-initialize these on models would lead to a large amount of warnings.
+		 */
+		reset: function() {
+			this.stopListening();
+			this._collections = [];
+			this._subModels = [];
+			this._modelScopes = [ exports ];
+		}
+	});
+	Backbone.Relational.store = new Backbone.Store();
+
+	/**
+	 * The main Relation class, from which 'HasOne' and 'HasMany' inherit. Internally, 'relational:<key>' events
+	 * are used to regulate addition and removal of models from relations.
+	 *
+	 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} [instance] Model that this relation is created for. If no model is supplied,
+	 *      Relation just tries to instantiate it's `reverseRelation` if specified, and bails out after that.
+	 * @param {Object} options
+	 * @param {string} options.key
+	 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel.constructor} options.relatedModel
+	 * @param {Boolean|String} [options.includeInJSON=true] Serialize the given attribute for related model(s)' in toJSON, or just their ids.
+	 * @param {Boolean} [options.createModels=true] Create objects from the contents of keys if the object is not found in Backbone.store.
+	 * @param {Object} [options.reverseRelation] Specify a bi-directional relation. If provided, Relation will reciprocate
+	 *    the relation to the 'relatedModel'. Required and optional properties match 'options', except that it also needs
+	 *    {Backbone.Relation|String} type ('HasOne' or 'HasMany').
+	 * @param {Object} opts
+	 */
+	Backbone.Relation = function( instance, options, opts ) {
+		this.instance = instance;
+		// Make sure 'options' is sane, and fill with defaults from subclasses and this object's prototype
+		options = _.isObject( options ) ? options : {};
+		this.reverseRelation = _.defaults( options.reverseRelation || {}, this.options.reverseRelation );
+		this.options = _.defaults( options, this.options, Backbone.Relation.prototype.options );
+
+		this.reverseRelation.type = !_.isString( this.reverseRelation.type ) ? this.reverseRelation.type :
+			Backbone[ this.reverseRelation.type ] || Backbone.Relational.store.getObjectByName( this.reverseRelation.type );
+
+		this.key = this.options.key;
+		this.keySource = this.options.keySource || this.key;
+		this.keyDestination = this.options.keyDestination || this.keySource || this.key;
+
+		this.model = this.options.model || this.instance.constructor;
+		this.relatedModel = this.options.relatedModel;
+		if ( _.isString( this.relatedModel ) ) {
+			this.relatedModel = Backbone.Relational.store.getObjectByName( this.relatedModel );
+		}
+
+		if ( !this.checkPreconditions() ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Add the reverse relation on 'relatedModel' to the store's reverseRelations
+		if ( !this.options.isAutoRelation && this.reverseRelation.type && this.reverseRelation.key ) {
+			Backbone.Relational.store.addReverseRelation( _.defaults( {
+					isAutoRelation: true,
+					model: this.relatedModel,
+					relatedModel: this.model,
+					reverseRelation: this.options // current relation is the 'reverseRelation' for its own reverseRelation
+				},
+				this.reverseRelation // Take further properties from this.reverseRelation (type, key, etc.)
+			) );
+		}
+
+		if ( instance ) {
+			var contentKey = this.keySource;
+			if ( contentKey !== this.key && typeof this.instance.get( this.key ) === 'object' ) {
+				contentKey = this.key;
+			}
+
+			this.setKeyContents( this.instance.get( contentKey ) );
+			this.relatedCollection = Backbone.Relational.store.getCollection( this.relatedModel );
+
+			// Explicitly clear 'keySource', to prevent a leaky abstraction if 'keySource' differs from 'key'.
+			if ( this.keySource !== this.key ) {
+				this.instance.unset( this.keySource, { silent: true } );
+			}
+
+			// Add this Relation to instance._relations
+			this.instance._relations[ this.key ] = this;
+
+			this.initialize( opts );
+
+			if ( this.options.autoFetch ) {
+				this.instance.fetchRelated( this.key, _.isObject( this.options.autoFetch ) ? this.options.autoFetch : {} );
+			}
+
+			// When 'relatedModel' are created or destroyed, check if it affects this relation.
+			this.listenTo( this.instance, 'destroy', this.destroy )
+				.listenTo( this.relatedCollection, 'relational:add relational:change:id', this.tryAddRelated )
+				.listenTo( this.relatedCollection, 'relational:remove', this.removeRelated )
+		}
+	};
+	// Fix inheritance :\
+	Backbone.Relation.extend = Backbone.Model.extend;
+	// Set up all inheritable **Backbone.Relation** properties and methods.
+	_.extend( Backbone.Relation.prototype, Backbone.Events, Backbone.Semaphore, {
+		options: {
+			createModels: true,
+			includeInJSON: true,
+			isAutoRelation: false,
+			autoFetch: false,
+			parse: false
+		},
+
+		instance: null,
+		key: null,
+		keyContents: null,
+		relatedModel: null,
+		relatedCollection: null,
+		reverseRelation: null,
+		related: null,
+
+		/**
+		 * Check several pre-conditions.
+		 * @return {Boolean} True if pre-conditions are satisfied, false if they're not.
+		 */
+		checkPreconditions: function() {
+			var i = this.instance,
+				k = this.key,
+				m = this.model,
+				rm = this.relatedModel,
+				warn = Backbone.Relational.showWarnings && typeof console !== 'undefined';
+
+			if ( !m || !k || !rm ) {
+				warn && console.warn( 'Relation=%o: missing model, key or relatedModel (%o, %o, %o).', this, m, k, rm );
+				return false;
+			}
+			// Check if the type in 'model' inherits from Backbone.RelationalModel
+			if ( !( m.prototype instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) ) {
+				warn && console.warn( 'Relation=%o: model does not inherit from Backbone.RelationalModel (%o).', this, i );
+				return false;
+			}
+			// Check if the type in 'relatedModel' inherits from Backbone.RelationalModel
+			if ( !( rm.prototype instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) ) {
+				warn && console.warn( 'Relation=%o: relatedModel does not inherit from Backbone.RelationalModel (%o).', this, rm );
+				return false;
+			}
+			// Check if this is not a HasMany, and the reverse relation is HasMany as well
+			if ( this instanceof Backbone.HasMany && this.reverseRelation.type === Backbone.HasMany ) {
+				warn && console.warn( 'Relation=%o: relation is a HasMany, and the reverseRelation is HasMany as well.', this );
+				return false;
+			}
+			// Check if we're not attempting to create a relationship on a `key` that's already used.
+			if ( i && _.keys( i._relations ).length ) {
+				var existing = _.find( i._relations, function( rel ) {
+					return rel.key === k;
+				}, this );
+
+				if ( existing ) {
+					warn && console.warn( 'Cannot create relation=%o on %o for model=%o: already taken by relation=%o.',
+						this, k, i, existing );
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return true;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Set the related model(s) for this relation
+		 * @param {Backbone.Model|Backbone.Collection} related
+		 */
+		setRelated: function( related ) {
+			this.related = related;
+
+			this.instance.acquire();
+			this.instance.attributes[ this.key ] = related;
+			this.instance.release();
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Determine if a relation (on a different RelationalModel) is the reverse
+		 * relation of the current one.
+		 * @param {Backbone.Relation} relation
+		 * @return {Boolean}
+		 */
+		_isReverseRelation: function( relation ) {
+			return relation.instance instanceof this.relatedModel && this.reverseRelation.key === relation.key &&
+				this.key === relation.reverseRelation.key;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Get the reverse relations (pointing back to 'this.key' on 'this.instance') for the currently related model(s).
+		 * @param {Backbone.RelationalModel} [model] Get the reverse relations for a specific model.
+		 *    If not specified, 'this.related' is used.
+		 * @return {Backbone.Relation[]}
+		 */
+		getReverseRelations: function( model ) {
+			var reverseRelations = [];
+			// Iterate over 'model', 'this.related.models' (if this.related is a Backbone.Collection), or wrap 'this.related' in an array.
+			var models = !_.isUndefined( model ) ? [ model ] : this.related && ( this.related.models || [ this.related ] );
+			_.each( models || [], function( related ) {
+				_.each( related.getRelations() || [], function( relation ) {
+						if ( this._isReverseRelation( relation ) ) {
+							reverseRelations.push( relation );
+						}
+					}, this );
+			}, this );
+			
+			return reverseRelations;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * When `this.instance` is destroyed, cleanup our relations.
+		 * Get reverse relation, call removeRelated on each.
+		 */
+		destroy: function() {
+			this.stopListening();
+
+			if ( this instanceof Backbone.HasOne ) {
+				this.setRelated( null );
+			}
+			else if ( this instanceof Backbone.HasMany ) {
+				this.setRelated( this._prepareCollection() );
+			}
+			
+			_.each( this.getReverseRelations(), function( relation ) {
+				relation.removeRelated( this.instance );
+			}, this );
+		}
+	});
+
+	Backbone.HasOne = Backbone.Relation.extend({
+		options: {
+			reverseRelation: { type: 'HasMany' }
+		},
+
+		initialize: function( opts ) {
+			this.listenTo( this.instance, 'relational:change:' + this.key, this.onChange );
+
+			var related = this.findRelated( opts );
+			this.setRelated( related );
+
+			// Notify new 'related' object of the new relation.
+			_.each( this.getReverseRelations(), function( relation ) {
+				relation.addRelated( this.instance, opts );
+			}, this );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Find related Models.
+		 * @param {Object} [options]
+		 * @return {Backbone.Model}
+		 */
+		findRelated: function( options ) {
+			var related = null;
+
+			options = _.defaults( { parse: this.options.parse }, options );
+
+			if ( this.keyContents instanceof this.relatedModel ) {
+				related = this.keyContents;
+			}
+			else if ( this.keyContents || this.keyContents === 0 ) { // since 0 can be a valid `id` as well
+				var opts = _.defaults( { create: this.options.createModels }, options );
+				related = this.relatedModel.findOrCreate( this.keyContents, opts );
+			}
+
+			// Nullify `keyId` if we have a related model; in case it was already part of the relation
+			if ( this.related ) {
+				this.keyId = null;
+			}
+
+			return related;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Normalize and reduce `keyContents` to an `id`, for easier comparison
+		 * @param {String|Number|Backbone.Model} keyContents
+		 */
+		setKeyContents: function( keyContents ) {
+			this.keyContents = keyContents;
+			this.keyId = Backbone.Relational.store.resolveIdForItem( this.relatedModel, this.keyContents );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Event handler for `change:<key>`.
+		 * If the key is changed, notify old & new reverse relations and initialize the new relation.
+		 */
+		onChange: function( model, attr, options ) {
+			// Don't accept recursive calls to onChange (like onChange->findRelated->findOrCreate->initializeRelations->addRelated->onChange)
+			if ( this.isLocked() ) {
+				return;
+			}
+			this.acquire();
+			options = options ? _.clone( options ) : {};
+			
+			// 'options.__related' is set by 'addRelated'/'removeRelated'. If it is set, the change
+			// is the result of a call from a relation. If it's not, the change is the result of 
+			// a 'set' call on this.instance.
+			var changed = _.isUndefined( options.__related ),
+				oldRelated = changed ? this.related : options.__related;
+			
+			if ( changed ) {
+				this.setKeyContents( attr );
+				var related = this.findRelated( options );
+				this.setRelated( related );
+			}
+			
+			// Notify old 'related' object of the terminated relation
+			if ( oldRelated && this.related !== oldRelated ) {
+				_.each( this.getReverseRelations( oldRelated ), function( relation ) {
+					relation.removeRelated( this.instance, null, options );
+				}, this );
+			}
+
+			// Notify new 'related' object of the new relation. Note we do re-apply even if this.related is oldRelated;
+			// that can be necessary for bi-directional relations if 'this.instance' was created after 'this.related'.
+			// In that case, 'this.instance' will already know 'this.related', but the reverse might not exist yet.
+			_.each( this.getReverseRelations(), function( relation ) {
+				relation.addRelated( this.instance, options );
+			}, this );
+			
+			// Fire the 'change:<key>' event if 'related' was updated
+			if ( !options.silent && this.related !== oldRelated ) {
+				var dit = this;
+				this.changed = true;
+				Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.add( function() {
+					dit.instance.trigger( 'change:' + dit.key, dit.instance, dit.related, options, true );
+					dit.changed = false;
+				});
+			}
+			this.release();
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * If a new 'this.relatedModel' appears in the 'store', try to match it to the last set 'keyContents'
+		 */
+		tryAddRelated: function( model, coll, options ) {
+			if ( ( this.keyId || this.keyId === 0 ) && model.id === this.keyId ) { // since 0 can be a valid `id` as well
+				this.addRelated( model, options );
+				this.keyId = null;
+			}
+		},
+
+		addRelated: function( model, options ) {
+			// Allow 'model' to set up its relations before proceeding.
+			// (which can result in a call to 'addRelated' from a relation of 'model')
+			var dit = this;
+			model.queue( function() {
+				if ( model !== dit.related ) {
+					var oldRelated = dit.related || null;
+					dit.setRelated( model );
+					dit.onChange( dit.instance, model, _.defaults( { __related: oldRelated }, options ) );
+				}
+			});
+		},
+
+		removeRelated: function( model, coll, options ) {
+			if ( !this.related ) {
+				return;
+			}
+			
+			if ( model === this.related ) {
+				var oldRelated = this.related || null;
+				this.setRelated( null );
+				this.onChange( this.instance, model, _.defaults( { __related: oldRelated }, options ) );
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	Backbone.HasMany = Backbone.Relation.extend({
+		collectionType: null,
+
+		options: {
+			reverseRelation: { type: 'HasOne' },
+			collectionType: Backbone.Collection,
+			collectionKey: true,
+			collectionOptions: {}
+		},
+
+		initialize: function( opts ) {
+			this.listenTo( this.instance, 'relational:change:' + this.key, this.onChange );
+			
+			// Handle a custom 'collectionType'
+			this.collectionType = this.options.collectionType;
+			if ( _.isString( this.collectionType ) ) {
+				this.collectionType = Backbone.Relational.store.getObjectByName( this.collectionType );
+			}
+			if ( this.collectionType !== Backbone.Collection && !( this.collectionType.prototype instanceof Backbone.Collection ) ) {
+				throw new Error( '`collectionType` must inherit from Backbone.Collection' );
+			}
+
+			var related = this.findRelated( opts );
+			this.setRelated( related );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Bind events and setup collectionKeys for a collection that is to be used as the backing store for a HasMany.
+		 * If no 'collection' is supplied, a new collection will be created of the specified 'collectionType' option.
+		 * @param {Backbone.Collection} [collection]
+		 * @return {Backbone.Collection}
+		 */
+		_prepareCollection: function( collection ) {
+			if ( this.related ) {
+				this.stopListening( this.related );
+			}
+
+			if ( !collection || !( collection instanceof Backbone.Collection ) ) {
+				var options = _.isFunction( this.options.collectionOptions ) ?
+					this.options.collectionOptions( this.instance ) : this.options.collectionOptions;
+
+				collection = new this.collectionType( null, options );
+			}
+
+			collection.model = this.relatedModel;
+			
+			if ( this.options.collectionKey ) {
+				var key = this.options.collectionKey === true ? this.options.reverseRelation.key : this.options.collectionKey;
+				
+				if ( collection[ key ] && collection[ key ] !== this.instance ) {
+					if ( Backbone.Relational.showWarnings && typeof console !== 'undefined' ) {
+						console.warn( 'Relation=%o; collectionKey=%s already exists on collection=%o', this, key, this.options.collectionKey );
+					}
+				}
+				else if ( key ) {
+					collection[ key ] = this.instance;
+				}
+			}
+
+			this.listenTo( collection, 'relational:add', this.handleAddition )
+				.listenTo( collection, 'relational:remove', this.handleRemoval )
+				.listenTo( collection, 'relational:reset', this.handleReset );
+			
+			return collection;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Find related Models.
+		 * @param {Object} [options]
+		 * @return {Backbone.Collection}
+		 */
+		findRelated: function( options ) {
+			var related = null;
+
+			options = _.defaults( { parse: this.options.parse }, options );
+
+			// Replace 'this.related' by 'this.keyContents' if it is a Backbone.Collection
+			if ( this.keyContents instanceof Backbone.Collection ) {
+				this._prepareCollection( this.keyContents );
+				related = this.keyContents;
+			}
+			// Otherwise, 'this.keyContents' should be an array of related object ids.
+			// Re-use the current 'this.related' if it is a Backbone.Collection; otherwise, create a new collection.
+			else {
+				var toAdd = [];
+
+				_.each( this.keyContents, function( attributes ) {
+					if ( attributes instanceof this.relatedModel ) {
+						var model = attributes;
+					}
+					else {
+						// If `merge` is true, update models here, instead of during update.
+						model = this.relatedModel.findOrCreate( attributes,
+							_.extend( { merge: true }, options, { create: this.options.createModels } )
+						);
+					}
+
+					model && toAdd.push( model );
+				}, this );
+
+				if ( this.related instanceof Backbone.Collection ) {
+					related = this.related;
+				}
+				else {
+					related = this._prepareCollection();
+				}
+
+				// By now, both `merge` and `parse` will already have been executed for models if they were specified.
+				// Disable them to prevent additional calls.
+				related.set( toAdd, _.defaults( { merge: false, parse: false }, options ) );
+			}
+
+			// Remove entries from `keyIds` that were already part of the relation (and are thus 'unchanged')
+			this.keyIds = _.difference( this.keyIds, _.pluck( related.models, 'id' ) );
+
+			return related;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Normalize and reduce `keyContents` to a list of `ids`, for easier comparison
+		 * @param {String|Number|String[]|Number[]|Backbone.Collection} keyContents
+		 */
+		setKeyContents: function( keyContents ) {
+			this.keyContents = keyContents instanceof Backbone.Collection ? keyContents : null;
+			this.keyIds = [];
+
+			if ( !this.keyContents && ( keyContents || keyContents === 0 ) ) { // since 0 can be a valid `id` as well
+				// Handle cases the an API/user supplies just an Object/id instead of an Array
+				this.keyContents = _.isArray( keyContents ) ? keyContents : [ keyContents ];
+
+				_.each( this.keyContents, function( item ) {
+					var itemId = Backbone.Relational.store.resolveIdForItem( this.relatedModel, item );
+					if ( itemId || itemId === 0 ) {
+						this.keyIds.push( itemId );
+					}
+				}, this );
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Event handler for `change:<key>`.
+		 * If the contents of the key are changed, notify old & new reverse relations and initialize the new relation.
+		 */
+		onChange: function( model, attr, options ) {
+			options = options ? _.clone( options ) : {};
+			this.setKeyContents( attr );
+			this.changed = false;
+
+			var related = this.findRelated( options );
+			this.setRelated( related );
+
+			if ( !options.silent ) {
+				var dit = this;
+				Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.add( function() {
+					// The `changed` flag can be set in `handleAddition` or `handleRemoval`
+					if ( dit.changed ) {
+						dit.instance.trigger( 'change:' + dit.key, dit.instance, dit.related, options, true );
+						dit.changed = false;
+					}
+				});
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * When a model is added to a 'HasMany', trigger 'add' on 'this.instance' and notify reverse relations.
+		 * (should be 'HasOne', must set 'this.instance' as their related).
+		*/
+		handleAddition: function( model, coll, options ) {
+			//console.debug('handleAddition called; args=%o', arguments);
+			options = options ? _.clone( options ) : {};
+			this.changed = true;
+			
+			_.each( this.getReverseRelations( model ), function( relation ) {
+				relation.addRelated( this.instance, options );
+			}, this );
+
+			// Only trigger 'add' once the newly added model is initialized (so, has its relations set up)
+			var dit = this;
+			!options.silent && Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.add( function() {
+				dit.instance.trigger( 'add:' + dit.key, model, dit.related, options );
+			});
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * When a model is removed from a 'HasMany', trigger 'remove' on 'this.instance' and notify reverse relations.
+		 * (should be 'HasOne', which should be nullified)
+		 */
+		handleRemoval: function( model, coll, options ) {
+			//console.debug('handleRemoval called; args=%o', arguments);
+			options = options ? _.clone( options ) : {};
+			this.changed = true;
+			
+			_.each( this.getReverseRelations( model ), function( relation ) {
+				relation.removeRelated( this.instance, null, options );
+			}, this );
+			
+			var dit = this;
+			!options.silent && Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.add( function() {
+				 dit.instance.trigger( 'remove:' + dit.key, model, dit.related, options );
+			});
+		},
+
+		handleReset: function( coll, options ) {
+			var dit = this;
+			options = options ? _.clone( options ) : {};
+			!options.silent && Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.add( function() {
+				dit.instance.trigger( 'reset:' + dit.key, dit.related, options );
+			});
+		},
+
+		tryAddRelated: function( model, coll, options ) {
+			var item = _.contains( this.keyIds, model.id );
+
+			if ( item ) {
+				this.addRelated( model, options );
+				this.keyIds = _.without( this.keyIds, model.id );
+			}
+		},
+
+		addRelated: function( model, options ) {
+			// Allow 'model' to set up its relations before proceeding.
+			// (which can result in a call to 'addRelated' from a relation of 'model')
+			var dit = this;
+			model.queue( function() {
+				if ( dit.related && !dit.related.get( model ) ) {
+					dit.related.add( model, _.defaults( { parse: false }, options ) );
+				}
+			});
+		},
+
+		removeRelated: function( model, coll, options ) {
+			if ( this.related.get( model ) ) {
+				this.related.remove( model, options );
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	/**
+	 * A type of Backbone.Model that also maintains relations to other models and collections.
+	 * New events when compared to the original:
+	 *  - 'add:<key>' (model, related collection, options)
+	 *  - 'remove:<key>' (model, related collection, options)
+	 *  - 'change:<key>' (model, related model or collection, options)
+	 */
+	Backbone.RelationalModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
+		relations: null, // Relation descriptions on the prototype
+		_relations: null, // Relation instances
+		_isInitialized: false,
+		_deferProcessing: false,
+		_queue: null,
+
+		subModelTypeAttribute: 'type',
+		subModelTypes: null,
+
+		constructor: function( attributes, options ) {
+			// Nasty hack, for cases like 'model.get( <HasMany key> ).add( item )'.
+			// Defer 'processQueue', so that when 'Relation.createModels' is used we trigger 'HasMany'
+			// collection events only after the model is really fully set up.
+			// Example: event for "p.on( 'add:jobs' )" -> "p.get('jobs').add( { company: c.id, person: p.id } )".
+			if ( options && options.collection ) {
+				var dit = this,
+					collection = this.collection =  options.collection;
+
+				// Prevent `collection` from cascading down to nested models; they shouldn't go into this `if` clause.
+				delete options.collection;
+
+				this._deferProcessing = true;
+
+				var processQueue = function( model ) {
+					if ( model === dit ) {
+						dit._deferProcessing = false;
+						dit.processQueue();
+						collection.off( 'relational:add', processQueue );
+					}
+				};
+				collection.on( 'relational:add', processQueue );
+
+				// So we do process the queue eventually, regardless of whether this model actually gets added to 'options.collection'.
+				_.defer( function() {
+					processQueue( dit );
+				});
+			}
+
+			Backbone.Relational.store.processOrphanRelations();
+			
+			this._queue = new Backbone.BlockingQueue();
+			this._queue.block();
+			Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.block();
+
+			try {
+				Backbone.Model.apply( this, arguments );
+			}
+			finally {
+				// Try to run the global queue holding external events
+				Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.unblock();
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Override 'trigger' to queue 'change' and 'change:*' events
+		 */
+		trigger: function( eventName ) {
+			if ( eventName.length > 5 && eventName.indexOf( 'change' ) === 0 ) {
+				var dit = this,
+					args = arguments;
+
+				Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.add( function() {
+					if ( !dit._isInitialized ) {
+						return;
+					}
+
+					// Determine if the `change` event is still valid, now that all relations are populated
+					var changed = true;
+					if ( eventName === 'change' ) {
+						changed = dit.hasChanged();
+					}
+					else {
+						var attr = eventName.slice( 7 ),
+							rel = dit.getRelation( attr );
+
+						if ( rel ) {
+							// If `attr` is a relation, `change:attr` get triggered from `Relation.onChange`.
+							// These take precedence over `change:attr` events triggered by `Model.set`.
+							// The relation set a fourth attribute to `true`. If this attribute is present,
+							// continue triggering this event; otherwise, it's from `Model.set` and should be stopped.
+							changed = ( args[ 4 ] === true );
+
+							// If this event was triggered by a relation, set the right value in `this.changed`
+							// (a Collection or Model instead of raw data).
+							if ( changed ) {
+								dit.changed[ attr ] = args[ 2 ];
+							}
+							// Otherwise, this event is from `Model.set`. If the relation doesn't report a change,
+							// remove attr from `dit.changed` so `hasChanged` doesn't take it into account.
+							else if ( !rel.changed ) {
+								delete dit.changed[ attr ];
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					changed && Backbone.Model.prototype.trigger.apply( dit, args );
+				});
+			}
+			else {
+				Backbone.Model.prototype.trigger.apply( this, arguments );
+			}
+
+			return this;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Initialize Relations present in this.relations; determine the type (HasOne/HasMany), then creates a new instance.
+		 * Invoked in the first call so 'set' (which is made from the Backbone.Model constructor).
+		 */
+		initializeRelations: function( options ) {
+			this.acquire(); // Setting up relations often also involve calls to 'set', and we only want to enter this function once
+			this._relations = {};
+
+			_.each( this.relations || [], function( rel ) {
+				Backbone.Relational.store.initializeRelation( this, rel, options );
+			}, this );
+
+			this._isInitialized = true;
+			this.release();
+			this.processQueue();
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * When new values are set, notify this model's relations (also if options.silent is set).
+		 * (Relation.setRelated locks this model before calling 'set' on it to prevent loops)
+		 */
+		updateRelations: function( options ) {
+			if ( this._isInitialized && !this.isLocked() ) {
+				_.each( this._relations, function( rel ) {
+					// Update from data in `rel.keySource` if set, or `rel.key` otherwise
+					var val = this.attributes[ rel.keySource ] || this.attributes[ rel.key ];
+					if ( rel.related !== val ) {
+						this.trigger( 'relational:change:' + rel.key, this, val, options || {} );
+					}
+				}, this );
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Either add to the queue (if we're not initialized yet), or execute right away.
+		 */
+		queue: function( func ) {
+			this._queue.add( func );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Process _queue
+		 */
+		processQueue: function() {
+			if ( this._isInitialized && !this._deferProcessing && this._queue.isBlocked() ) {
+				this._queue.unblock();
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Get a specific relation.
+		 * @param key {string} The relation key to look for.
+		 * @return {Backbone.Relation} An instance of 'Backbone.Relation', if a relation was found for 'key', or null.
+		 */
+		getRelation: function( key ) {
+			return this._relations[ key ];
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Get all of the created relations.
+		 * @return {Backbone.Relation[]}
+		 */
+		getRelations: function() {
+			return _.values( this._relations );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Retrieve related objects.
+		 * @param key {string} The relation key to fetch models for.
+		 * @param [options] {Object} Options for 'Backbone.Model.fetch' and 'Backbone.sync'.
+		 * @param [refresh=false] {boolean} Fetch existing models from the server as well (in order to update them).
+		 * @return {jQuery.when[]} An array of request objects
+		 */
+		fetchRelated: function( key, options, refresh ) {
+			// Set default `options` for fetch
+			options = _.extend( { update: true, remove: false }, options );
+
+			var setUrl,
+				requests = [],
+				rel = this.getRelation( key ),
+				idsToFetch = rel && ( rel.keyIds || ( ( rel.keyId || rel.keyId === 0 ) ? [ rel.keyId ] : [] ) );
+
+			// On `refresh`, add the ids for current models in the relation to `idsToFetch`
+			if ( refresh ) {
+				var models = rel.related instanceof Backbone.Collection ? rel.related.models : [ rel.related ];
+				_.each( models, function( model ) {
+					if ( model.id || model.id === 0 ) {
+						idsToFetch.push( model.id );
+					}
+				});
+			}
+
+			if ( idsToFetch && idsToFetch.length ) {
+				// Find (or create) a model for each one that is to be fetched
+				var created = [],
+					models = _.map( idsToFetch, function( id ) {
+						var model = Backbone.Relational.store.find( rel.relatedModel, id );
+						
+						if ( !model ) {
+							var attrs = {};
+							attrs[ rel.relatedModel.prototype.idAttribute ] = id;
+							model = rel.relatedModel.findOrCreate( attrs, options );
+							created.push( model );
+						}
+
+						return model;
+					}, this );
+				
+				// Try if the 'collection' can provide a url to fetch a set of models in one request.
+				if ( rel.related instanceof Backbone.Collection && _.isFunction( rel.related.url ) ) {
+					setUrl = rel.related.url( models );
+				}
+
+				// An assumption is that when 'Backbone.Collection.url' is a function, it can handle building of set urls.
+				// To make sure it can, test if the url we got by supplying a list of models to fetch is different from
+				// the one supplied for the default fetch action (without args to 'url').
+				if ( setUrl && setUrl !== rel.related.url() ) {
+					var opts = _.defaults(
+						{
+							error: function() {
+								var args = arguments;
+								_.each( created, function( model ) {
+									model.trigger( 'destroy', model, model.collection, options );
+									options.error && options.error.apply( model, args );
+								});
+							},
+							url: setUrl
+						},
+						options
+					);
+
+					requests = [ rel.related.fetch( opts ) ];
+				}
+				else {
+					requests = _.map( models, function( model ) {
+						var opts = _.defaults(
+							{
+								error: function() {
+									if ( _.contains( created, model ) ) {
+										model.trigger( 'destroy', model, model.collection, options );
+										options.error && options.error.apply( model, arguments );
+									}
+								}
+							},
+							options
+						);
+						return model.fetch( opts );
+					}, this );
+				}
+			}
+			
+			return requests;
+		},
+
+		get: function( attr ) {
+			var originalResult = Backbone.Model.prototype.get.call( this, attr );
+
+			// Use `originalResult` get if dotNotation not enabled or not required because no dot is in `attr`
+			if ( !this.dotNotation || attr.indexOf( '.' ) === -1 ) {
+				return originalResult;
+			}
+
+			// Go through all splits and return the final result
+			var splits = attr.split( '.' );
+			var result = _.reduce(splits, function( model, split ) {
+				if ( !( model instanceof Backbone.Model ) ) {
+					throw new Error( 'Attribute must be an instanceof Backbone.Model. Is: ' + model + ', currentSplit: ' + split );
+				}
+
+				return Backbone.Model.prototype.get.call( model, split );
+			}, this );
+
+			if ( originalResult !== undefined && result !== undefined ) {
+				throw new Error( "Ambiguous result for '" + attr + "'. direct result: " + originalResult + ", dotNotation: " + result );
+			}
+
+			return originalResult || result;
+		},
+
+		set: function( key, value, options ) {
+			Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.block();
+
+			// Duplicate backbone's behavior to allow separate key/value parameters, instead of a single 'attributes' object
+			var attributes;
+			if ( _.isObject( key ) || key == null ) {
+				attributes = key;
+				options = value;
+			}
+			else {
+				attributes = {};
+				attributes[ key ] = value;
+			}
+
+			try {
+				var id = this.id,
+					newId = attributes && this.idAttribute in attributes && attributes[ this.idAttribute ];
+
+				// Check if we're not setting a duplicate id before actually calling `set`.
+				Backbone.Relational.store.checkId( this, newId );
+
+				var result = Backbone.Model.prototype.set.apply( this, arguments );
+
+				// Ideal place to set up relations, if this is the first time we're here for this model
+				if ( !this._isInitialized && !this.isLocked() ) {
+					this.constructor.initializeModelHierarchy();
+					Backbone.Relational.store.register( this );
+					this.initializeRelations( options );
+				}
+				// The store should know about an `id` update asap
+				else if ( newId && newId !== id ) {
+					Backbone.Relational.store.update( this );
+				}
+
+				if ( attributes ) {
+					this.updateRelations( options );
+				}
+			}
+			finally {
+				// Try to run the global queue holding external events
+				Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.unblock();
+			}
+			
+			return result;
+		},
+
+		unset: function( attribute, options ) {
+			Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.block();
+
+			var result = Backbone.Model.prototype.unset.apply( this, arguments );
+			this.updateRelations( options );
+
+			// Try to run the global queue holding external events
+			Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.unblock();
+
+			return result;
+		},
+
+		clear: function( options ) {
+			Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.block();
+			
+			var result = Backbone.Model.prototype.clear.apply( this, arguments );
+			this.updateRelations( options );
+
+			// Try to run the global queue holding external events
+			Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.unblock();
+
+			return result;
+		},
+
+		clone: function() {
+			var attributes = _.clone( this.attributes );
+			if ( !_.isUndefined( attributes[ this.idAttribute ] ) ) {
+				attributes[ this.idAttribute ] = null;
+			}
+
+			_.each( this.getRelations(), function( rel ) {
+				delete attributes[ rel.key ];
+			});
+
+			return new this.constructor( attributes );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Convert relations to JSON, omits them when required
+		 */
+		toJSON: function( options ) {
+			// If this Model has already been fully serialized in this branch once, return to avoid loops
+			if ( this.isLocked() ) {
+				return this.id;
+			}
+
+			this.acquire();
+			var json = Backbone.Model.prototype.toJSON.call( this, options );
+
+			if ( this.constructor._superModel && !( this.constructor._subModelTypeAttribute in json ) ) {
+				json[ this.constructor._subModelTypeAttribute ] = this.constructor._subModelTypeValue;
+			}
+
+			_.each( this._relations, function( rel ) {
+				var related = json[ rel.key ],
+					includeInJSON = rel.options.includeInJSON,
+					value = null;
+
+				if ( includeInJSON === true ) {
+					if ( related && _.isFunction( related.toJSON ) ) {
+						value = related.toJSON( options );
+					}
+				}
+				else if ( _.isString( includeInJSON ) ) {
+					if ( related instanceof Backbone.Collection ) {
+						value = related.pluck( includeInJSON );
+					}
+					else if ( related instanceof Backbone.Model ) {
+						value = related.get( includeInJSON );
+					}
+
+					// Add ids for 'unfound' models if includeInJSON is equal to (only) the relatedModel's `idAttribute`
+					if ( includeInJSON === rel.relatedModel.prototype.idAttribute ) {
+						if ( rel instanceof Backbone.HasMany ) {
+							value = value.concat( rel.keyIds );
+						}
+						else if  ( rel instanceof Backbone.HasOne ) {
+							value = value || rel.keyId;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				else if ( _.isArray( includeInJSON ) ) {
+					if ( related instanceof Backbone.Collection ) {
+						value = [];
+						related.each( function( model ) {
+							var curJson = {};
+							_.each( includeInJSON, function( key ) {
+								curJson[ key ] = model.get( key );
+							});
+							value.push( curJson );
+						});
+					}
+					else if ( related instanceof Backbone.Model ) {
+						value = {};
+						_.each( includeInJSON, function( key ) {
+							value[ key ] = related.get( key );
+						});
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					delete json[ rel.key ];
+				}
+
+				if ( includeInJSON ) {
+					json[ rel.keyDestination ] = value;
+				}
+
+				if ( rel.keyDestination !== rel.key ) {
+					delete json[ rel.key ];
+				}
+			});
+			
+			this.release();
+			return json;
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		/**
+		 *
+		 * @param superModel
+		 * @returns {Backbone.RelationalModel.constructor}
+		 */
+		setup: function( superModel ) {
+			// We don't want to share a relations array with a parent, as this will cause problems with
+			// reverse relations.
+			this.prototype.relations = ( this.prototype.relations || [] ).slice( 0 );
+
+			this._subModels = {};
+			this._superModel = null;
+
+			// If this model has 'subModelTypes' itself, remember them in the store
+			if ( this.prototype.hasOwnProperty( 'subModelTypes' ) ) {
+				Backbone.Relational.store.addSubModels( this.prototype.subModelTypes, this );
+			}
+			// The 'subModelTypes' property should not be inherited, so reset it.
+			else {
+				this.prototype.subModelTypes = null;
+			}
+
+			// Initialize all reverseRelations that belong to this new model.
+			_.each( this.prototype.relations || [], function( rel ) {
+				if ( !rel.model ) {
+					rel.model = this;
+				}
+				
+				if ( rel.reverseRelation && rel.model === this ) {
+					var preInitialize = true;
+					if ( _.isString( rel.relatedModel ) ) {
+						/**
+						 * The related model might not be defined for two reasons
+						 *  1. it is related to itself
+						 *  2. it never gets defined, e.g. a typo
+						 *  3. the model hasn't been defined yet, but will be later
+						 * In neither of these cases do we need to pre-initialize reverse relations.
+						 * However, for 3. (which is, to us, indistinguishable from 2.), we do need to attempt
+						 * setting up this relation again later, in case the related model is defined later.
+						 */
+						var relatedModel = Backbone.Relational.store.getObjectByName( rel.relatedModel );
+						preInitialize = relatedModel && ( relatedModel.prototype instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel );
+					}
+
+					if ( preInitialize ) {
+						Backbone.Relational.store.initializeRelation( null, rel );
+					}
+					else if ( _.isString( rel.relatedModel ) ) {
+						Backbone.Relational.store.addOrphanRelation( rel );
+					}
+				}
+			}, this );
+			
+			return this;
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Create a 'Backbone.Model' instance based on 'attributes'.
+		 * @param {Object} attributes
+		 * @param {Object} [options]
+		 * @return {Backbone.Model}
+		 */
+		build: function( attributes, options ) {
+			var model = this;
+
+			// 'build' is a possible entrypoint; it's possible no model hierarchy has been determined yet.
+			this.initializeModelHierarchy();
+
+			// Determine what type of (sub)model should be built if applicable.
+			// Lookup the proper subModelType in 'this._subModels'.
+			if ( this._subModels && this.prototype.subModelTypeAttribute in attributes ) {
+				var subModelTypeAttribute = attributes[ this.prototype.subModelTypeAttribute ];
+				var subModelType = this._subModels[ subModelTypeAttribute ];
+				if ( subModelType ) {
+					model = subModelType;
+				}
+			}
+			
+			return new model( attributes, options );
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 *
+		 */
+		initializeModelHierarchy: function() {
+			// If we're here for the first time, try to determine if this modelType has a 'superModel'.
+			if ( _.isUndefined( this._superModel ) || _.isNull( this._superModel ) ) {
+				Backbone.Relational.store.setupSuperModel( this );
+
+				// If a superModel has been found, copy relations from the _superModel if they haven't been
+				// inherited automatically (due to a redefinition of 'relations').
+				// Otherwise, make sure we don't get here again for this type by making '_superModel' false so we fail
+				// the isUndefined/isNull check next time.
+				if ( this._superModel && this._superModel.prototype.relations ) {
+					// Find relations that exist on the `_superModel`, but not yet on this model.
+					var inheritedRelations = _.select( this._superModel.prototype.relations || [], function( superRel ) {
+						return !_.any( this.prototype.relations || [], function( rel ) {
+							return superRel.relatedModel === rel.relatedModel && superRel.key === rel.key;
+						}, this );
+					}, this );
+
+					this.prototype.relations = inheritedRelations.concat( this.prototype.relations );
+				}
+				else {
+					this._superModel = false;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// If we came here through 'build' for a model that has 'subModelTypes', and not all of them have been resolved yet, try to resolve each.
+			if ( this.prototype.subModelTypes && _.keys( this.prototype.subModelTypes ).length !== _.keys( this._subModels ).length ) {
+				_.each( this.prototype.subModelTypes || [], function( subModelTypeName ) {
+					var subModelType = Backbone.Relational.store.getObjectByName( subModelTypeName );
+					subModelType && subModelType.initializeModelHierarchy();
+				});
+			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Find an instance of `this` type in 'Backbone.Relational.store'.
+		 * - If `attributes` is a string or a number, `findOrCreate` will just query the `store` and return a model if found.
+		 * - If `attributes` is an object and is found in the store, the model will be updated with `attributes` unless `options.update` is `false`.
+		 *   Otherwise, a new model is created with `attributes` (unless `options.create` is explicitly set to `false`).
+		 * @param {Object|String|Number} attributes Either a model's id, or the attributes used to create or update a model.
+		 * @param {Object} [options]
+		 * @param {Boolean} [options.create=true]
+		 * @param {Boolean} [options.merge=true]
+		 * @param {Boolean} [options.parse=false]
+		 * @return {Backbone.RelationalModel}
+		 */
+		findOrCreate: function( attributes, options ) {
+			options || ( options = {} );
+			var parsedAttributes = ( _.isObject( attributes ) && options.parse && this.prototype.parse ) ?
+				this.prototype.parse( attributes ) : attributes;
+
+			// Try to find an instance of 'this' model type in the store
+			var model = Backbone.Relational.store.find( this, parsedAttributes );
+
+			// If we found an instance, update it with the data in 'item' (unless 'options.merge' is false).
+			// If not, create an instance (unless 'options.create' is false).
+			if ( _.isObject( attributes ) ) {
+				if ( model && options.merge !== false ) {
+					// Make sure `options.collection` doesn't cascade to nested models
+					delete options.collection;
+
+					model.set( parsedAttributes, options );
+				}
+				else if ( !model && options.create !== false ) {
+					model = this.build( attributes, options );
+				}
+			}
+
+			return model;
+		}
+	});
+	_.extend( Backbone.RelationalModel.prototype, Backbone.Semaphore );
+
+	/**
+	 * Override Backbone.Collection._prepareModel, so objects will be built using the correct type
+	 * if the collection.model has subModels.
+	 * Attempts to find a model for `attrs` in Backbone.store through `findOrCreate`
+	 * (which sets the new properties on it if found), or instantiates a new model.
+	 */
+	Backbone.Collection.prototype.__prepareModel = Backbone.Collection.prototype._prepareModel;
+	Backbone.Collection.prototype._prepareModel = function ( attrs, options ) {
+		var model;
+		
+		if ( attrs instanceof Backbone.Model ) {
+			if ( !attrs.collection ) {
+				attrs.collection = this;
+			}
+			model = attrs;
+		}
+		else {
+			options || ( options = {} );
+			options.collection = this;
+			
+			if ( typeof this.model.findOrCreate !== 'undefined' ) {
+				model = this.model.findOrCreate( attrs, options );
+			}
+			else {
+				model = new this.model( attrs, options );
+			}
+			
+			if ( model && model.isNew() && !model._validate( attrs, options ) ) {
+				this.trigger( 'invalid', this, attrs, options );
+				model = false;
+			}
+		}
+		
+		return model;
+	};
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Override Backbone.Collection.set, so we'll create objects from attributes where required,
+	 * and update the existing models. Also, trigger 'relational:add'.
+	 */
+	var set = Backbone.Collection.prototype.__set = Backbone.Collection.prototype.set;
+	Backbone.Collection.prototype.set = function( models, options ) {
+		// Short-circuit if this Collection doesn't hold RelationalModels
+		if ( !( this.model.prototype instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) ) {
+			return set.apply( this, arguments );
+		}
+
+		if ( options && options.parse ) {
+			models = this.parse( models, options );
+		}
+
+		if ( !_.isArray( models ) ) {
+			models = models ? [ models ] : [];
+		}
+
+		var newModels = [],
+			toAdd = [];
+
+		//console.debug( 'calling add on coll=%o; model=%o, options=%o', this, models, options );
+		_.each( models, function( model ) {
+			if ( !( model instanceof Backbone.Model ) ) {
+				model = Backbone.Collection.prototype._prepareModel.call( this, model, options );
+			}
+
+			if ( model ) {
+				toAdd.push( model );
+
+				if ( !( this.get( model ) || this.get( model.cid ) ) ) {
+					newModels.push( model );
+				}
+				// If we arrive in `add` while performing a `set` (after a create, so the model gains an `id`),
+				// we may get here before `_onModelEvent` has had the chance to update `_byId`.
+				else if ( model.id != null ) {
+					this._byId[ model.id ] = model;
+				}
+			}
+		}, this );
+
+		// Add 'models' in a single batch, so the original add will only be called once (and thus 'sort', etc).
+		// If `parse` was specified, the collection and contained models have been parsed now.
+		set.call( this, toAdd, _.defaults( { parse: false }, options ) );
+
+		_.each( newModels, function( model ) {
+			// Fire a `relational:add` event for any model in `newModels` that has actually been added to the collection.
+			if ( this.get( model ) || this.get( model.cid ) ) {
+				this.trigger( 'relational:add', model, this, options );
+			}
+		}, this );
+		
+		return this;
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * Override 'Backbone.Collection.remove' to trigger 'relational:remove'.
+	 */
+	var remove = Backbone.Collection.prototype.__remove = Backbone.Collection.prototype.remove;
+	Backbone.Collection.prototype.remove = function( models, options ) {
+		// Short-circuit if this Collection doesn't hold RelationalModels
+		if ( !( this.model.prototype instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) ) {
+			return remove.apply( this, arguments );
+		}
+
+		models = _.isArray( models ) ? models.slice() : [ models ];
+		options || ( options = {} );
+
+		var toRemove = [];
+
+		//console.debug('calling remove on coll=%o; models=%o, options=%o', this, models, options );
+		_.each( models, function( model ) {
+			model = this.get( model ) || this.get( model.cid );
+			model && toRemove.push( model );
+		}, this );
+
+		if ( toRemove.length ) {
+			remove.call( this, toRemove, options );
+
+			_.each( toRemove, function( model ) {
+				this.trigger('relational:remove', model, this, options);
+			}, this );
+		}
+		
+		return this;
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * Override 'Backbone.Collection.reset' to trigger 'relational:reset'.
+	 */
+	var reset = Backbone.Collection.prototype.__reset = Backbone.Collection.prototype.reset;
+	Backbone.Collection.prototype.reset = function( models, options ) {
+		options = _.extend( { merge: true }, options );
+		reset.call( this, models, options );
+
+		if ( this.model.prototype instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) {
+			this.trigger( 'relational:reset', this, options );
+		}
+
+		return this;
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * Override 'Backbone.Collection.sort' to trigger 'relational:reset'.
+	 */
+	var sort = Backbone.Collection.prototype.__sort = Backbone.Collection.prototype.sort;
+	Backbone.Collection.prototype.sort = function( options ) {
+		sort.call( this, options );
+
+		if ( this.model.prototype instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) {
+			this.trigger( 'relational:reset', this, options );
+		}
+
+		return this;
+	};
+
+	/**
+	 * Override 'Backbone.Collection.trigger' so 'add', 'remove' and 'reset' events are queued until relations
+	 * are ready.
+	 */
+	var trigger = Backbone.Collection.prototype.__trigger = Backbone.Collection.prototype.trigger;
+	Backbone.Collection.prototype.trigger = function( eventName ) {
+		// Short-circuit if this Collection doesn't hold RelationalModels
+		if ( !( this.model.prototype instanceof Backbone.RelationalModel ) ) {
+			return trigger.apply( this, arguments );
+		}
+
+		if ( eventName === 'add' || eventName === 'remove' || eventName === 'reset' ) {
+			var dit = this,
+				args = arguments;
+			
+			if ( _.isObject( args[ 3 ] ) ) {
+				args = _.toArray( args );
+				// the fourth argument is the option object.
+				// we need to clone it, as it could be modified while we wait on the eventQueue to be unblocked
+				args[ 3 ] = _.clone( args[ 3 ] );
+			}
+			
+			Backbone.Relational.eventQueue.add( function() {
+				trigger.apply( dit, args );
+			});
+		}
+		else {
+			trigger.apply( this, arguments );
+		}
+		
+		return this;
+	};
+
+	// Override .extend() to automatically call .setup()
+	Backbone.RelationalModel.extend = function( protoProps, classProps ) {
+		var child = Backbone.Model.extend.apply( this, arguments );
+		
+		child.setup( this );
+
+		return child;
+	};
+})();