Greetings and welcome to the J . Crew Group , Inc. Second Quarter Fiscal 2010 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
Thank you and good morning. I d like to welcome you to our listen-only conference call to review Third Quarter Results and the transaction we announced this morning. I would like to begin by reminding you of the Company's Safe Harbor language, which I m sure you are familiar with.
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