Those that came late, if you have a smart phone, and we do encourage the use of smart phone here at the club, were the despite our ancient accrue at thisments, do encourage the 21st century technology, we would like your phones on silent or vibrate because we also like you to tweet and follow along here in the room and of course to our viewing audience. To do that you would follow us using the handle pressclubdc. Using the pashclag npc live. R hash tag headliners. Sing the handle pressclubdc. Thats for our Television Online and radio audiences. Please be aware today there are members here in the audience who are members of the general public. So therefore if you hear any expressions of applause or signs of approval or disapproval, that doesnt necessarily mean its coming from the working journalists in the room. We do have some decorum. I like to think we do. Mr. Ballou before we get into the rest of it, i would like to introduce the head table. Then we will thank some important people