[Ken Patton]

Thanks to everyone for the encouragement and kind words.

It is going to be an exciting year for us on Team 51. When we look at the experiences and strengths of the former 47ers and 65ers who are on board, it looks pretty good. Now we are going to do everything we can to realize our potential. I am sure we will learn a lot about working together.

I would like to say thank you to the 47ers and 65ers who helped make this happen, and especially to our new team leader, Mike Martus.

I would like to extend my deepest, most sincere thanks to the GDC, for bringing alliances to us in 1999.

Ken