with me today are Barry Lefkowitz, Executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer, And eileen Grossman, Executive v. p,second in command.On a legal note, I must remind everyone that you information discussed on this call may constitute forward looking statements within the meaning of the Federal Securities Law. Although we believe the estimates reflected in these statements provide reasonable assumptions, We cannot give assurance that the anticipated results will be achieved. We refer you to our news release and annual and quarterly reports filed with the SEC for risk factors that could impact the company.First, i want to review some of our results and activities for the quarter and what we are seeing in our markets.

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