diff --git a/voltha/voltha.py b/voltha/voltha.py
index c9dd39b..99ff513 100755
--- a/voltha/voltha.py
+++ b/voltha/voltha.py
@@ -1,10 +1,48 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# Copyright (C) 2016 by Zsolt Haraszti, Nathan Knuth, and Ali Al-Shabibi   #
+# All rights reserved.                                                     #
+#                                                                          #
+#   _    ______  __  ________  _____                                       #
+#  | |  / / __ \/ / /_  __/ / / /   |                                      #
+#  | | / / / / / /   / / / /_/ / /| |                                      #
+#  | |/ / /_/ / /___/ / / __  / ___ |                                      #
+#  |___/\____/_____/_/ /_/ /_/_/  |_|                                      #
+#                                                                          #
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+# PROPRIETARY NOTICE                                                       #
+# This Software consists of confidential information.                      #
+# Trade secret law and copyright law protect this Software.                #
+# The above notice of copyright on this Software does not indicate         #
+# any actual or intended publication of such Software.                     #
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
+""" virtual OLT Hardware Abstraction """
+
+import argparse
 
 
 def main():
-    print "Hello, I am VOLTHA"
-
+    if (args.verbose):
+        vType = 'verbose'
+    else:
+        vType = 'regular'
+        
+    print 'Hello, I am {} VOLTHA'.format(vType)
+    print ' _    ______  __  ________  _____ '
+    print '| |  / / __ \/ / /_  __/ / / /   |'
+    print '| | / / / / / /   / / / /_/ / /| |'
+    print '| |/ / /_/ / /___/ / / __  / ___ |'
+    print '|___/\____/_____/_/ /_/ /_/_/  |_|'
+    print ''
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('-i', '--interface', dest='interface', action='store', default='eth0',
+                        help='ETH interface to send (default: eth0)')
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', dest='verbose', action='store_true', default=False,
+                        help='verbose print out')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
     main()