also, i want to thank gary for all the patients that he had throughout the endless -- i think months kiri she has worked until midnight months on end. sometimes i wonder if. it is not humanly possible, but she did it, and we are really lucky to have her, and i am really sad that she is retiring, but at the same time, i think it is very well deserved, and i'm sure that she will tackle lots of other projects with as much gusto as she did with the exploratory and. [applause] >> commissioners, i am one of the project management team -- one of the project managers on the project. with me is the project director for the exploratory him. she will have a few words to say. as want to thank jennifer 45- plus years of 100% commitment to our project -- for five-plus years of 100 percent commitment. we could not have gotten here without her. when the project is complete, i think she should feel a real sense of pride that she was as much an author of this project as any of the authors associated with it. on a personal note, i will say -- my job it's very easy when i'm sitting across from someone who is