May be a real victory for short people. Marys book, in the kirby lobby, thank you for sharing. Thanks very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] next, Melvin Urofsky from the bill of rights book festival, talks about the role of dissent and the Supreme Court. He has an extraordinary array of publications in addition to his definitive biography of brandeis, a life. He has written books on american zionism and his latest book which we are here to discuss is so wonderful and so timely, so provocative that i couldnt put it down. Is dissent and the Supreme Court, its role in the courts history and its role in constitutional dialogue and i cant wait to discuss it with you, please join me in welcoming Melvin Urofsky. [applause] you dont need to, this great book, we had a blast, we couldnt resist starting to talk about it. I have to begin with the obvious question. It was a logical step to go from there because brandeis is one of the great dissenters and according to his opinion in the wh