I well remember how the stock price went in the crapper last December just ahead of the financing. No doubt Haywood, Wellington et. al. were shorting ahead of the financing whilst pumping the news. Shades of "Crime of the Century" from FinancialSense.com where they detail how this is routinely done in Canada with the mining shares. So we have these shmucks issuing press releases and buying\selling the news AND they are in on the financing as well. I have to believe Fung and company are well aware of the game being played here. They are Canadian money men and were not born yesterday. It has been said that this is just "the cost of doing business" in Canada. Somebody needs to keep a close eye on Haywood Securities and compare thier press hype to their actions. If we are lucky enough to get the permit and go for additional financing....these shiesters need to be kept on a leash!