If the state goes forward with a percentage interest in the pipeline, the state may or may not request the assistance of the Permanent Fund in the financing. And we want to understand very clearly what we would be involved with before doing it.

That provision is not in there at our request.

Another name that's probably been kicked around by fears over interest rates. It's well off its high. It's a leader in the consumer finance business. At the end of this year, it will have produced 25 consecutive years of earnings increases. That's a pretty impressive record with a rock-solid management, selling at about 15 or 16 times next year's numbers. So it looks like a pretty good deal to me.

I think it's been driven down in large part by concerns over interest rates. There have been some pricing concerns in their long distance business, as well, but just a great company that's well off its high.

We are meeting every request that we get from the state, ... Late Edition.

Our last request was suspended by the State Department until further notice.