for the record, my name is emil lawrence. i have a few brief comments. first of all, i think for the public at large, and i'm not sure who is supposed to handle this, but someone should direct some of you on how to use the microphone. based on the various levels of your speech, and whether you're addressing the public at large or whether you're addressing one another on a question because it's very difficult for us to follow you on exactly what you're doing. what you're discussing. in relation to whose question. for the last 30 minutes, i listen to most of you and it's very hard for me to determine what was going on here. whether someone was answering the question, asking a question or just making gossip to one another based on some of the statistics that were read. it's very difficult to follow. this is a public forum, a public format. you're not here to talk to one another based on some relative means but to talk to the public and let them know exactly what you're doing. i'm a member of the public and i could not understand what you were doing. and i'm