Furthermore, there is always the fear that one more building boom will be the straw that breaks the camel's back. We remind investors that the cruise sectors maintained for many years that new supply would create demand until it didn't in 2000-2003.

We kind of believe that will help establish a base price for both as we go into the future.

We'll participate for the first time this year. We see significant growth in high-oleic sunflower. That's an opportunity.

Our analysis of the locals market suggests that this concern is justified, given that it would take 5 percent population growth and 10 percent increased spending per person to grow same store sales 4 percent ... and to reach revenue targets for Red Rock (Resort) and South Coast.

We just don't have the ability to keep scoring in bunches. We can spurt early in the game, but it's hard for us to keep doing it. We are what we are.

A year ago, the industry came out aggressive with pricing to the farmers. I think the farmers responded by planting more acres.

I think sunflower has kind of come full circle. It was a Cinderella crop in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But as other crops have had technology - Roundup Ready corn, herbicides and insect resistance - growers have opted for those technologies in lieu of sunflower.

In spite of everything this season, Kevin (Murphy) comes every night to play. The kids played hard.

Still, we've seen a 50 percent increase in 20 years.