We have assisted the Office of the Attorney General with its probe into the matter.

It's been a conscious question among some of our folks, so they've been on the lookout for something. But they haven't seen anything.

A lot of them were very specific requests, like what grant money was used for rather than what recipient got how much money.

Demand for office space will be strong, and there will be minimal new construction. While several new office buildings are being planned, few will be completed by the end of 2006.

With insufficient supply to meet consumption, with uncertain political developments in the Middle East, with inflation worries slowly but surely increasing, and with emerging markets, who are historically strong buyers of gold, also booming, it is hardly surprising that gold is rising.

It feels like a continuation of the Blondie sound. It's very eclectic, ... Our influences are not all musical. We're influenced by art, culture, camp values and irony. That's what puts us away from the rest of the pack.