It's nothing that we would ever do. The main reason is that we have enough expertise in-house to run the system right, so why pay someone else to do it?

The disconnect was, people thought there was some federal expertise out there. There wasn't. Not from you.

We are pleased to retain the excellent technical expertise of Don Foot in a position of responsibility and impact. At this point in the development of our Comstock/Mountain Lion iron project and the ongoing work at the Western Utah copper project, their background and technical expertise will be invaluable to us. Likewise, Dr. Nelson adds a tremendous dimension of knowledge and technical capability to our board of directors.

One reason for this is succinate's broad utility - it can be used to make everything from noncorrosive airport de-icers and nontoxic solvents to plastics, drugs and food additives.

The only reason I did it is because I needed a signature piece.

The reason the article is reprinted so much, I believe, is that it's a reminder that we're no different. Sure, these tribal people have all these beliefs and practices that seem so weird — but look at what we do. It's the same thing. It speaks to human nature.