I hope the audience here is correct in its assessment of the coming weeks. But here is a post from the Reno paper concerning pending mining legislation, and it begs me to ask: has NitWhit bent the ear of Harry Reid in crafting any of this material? I mean, if you're a shrewd C.E.O. of a mining related business that has key technology to help the industry evolve, wouldn't you want your United States Senator to buy into your program and help legislate your way to prosperity?