Unfortunately and with great saddness I have to agree with Hog. The US is a mess with a small radical minority ready to drive the US off a cliff to make a point . However, the world still gravitates to the US greenback because in comparison to other safe havens, excluding hard assetts, the US dollar is in better shape , at least for now, than any other currency. The EURO, toast in the not to distant future. The renimbi (SP?) not yey established and subject to central planning etc etc . Thank heavens for SLI. We have found a path to protect and grow our investment(s). Preservation of capital, in these days and times, is always the most important strategy, growth is almost secondary. With the unlocked value of SLI quivering in the not to distant future I think all of us participants in the potential of SLI will be vindicated in our belief in the property, the management and the value to be accorded to real money in that previously mentioned not too distanced future.