OPC,

Good post - makes sense to me. I also do not understand Matt's comments regarding the financing completion making partnership easier. My only thought, for what its worth, is that completion of financing takes some blood out of the water that the prospective partner(s) were using as leverage. The flip side is that nothing has been negotiated to date primarily due to Al's intransigence in negotiating on his terms only. As much as I respect what Al Mann has done, business and politics in 2012 is nothing at all like it was in the 1960's and 1970's. Ego, pride, and greed can be both assets and liabilities, particularly in the classless society of today!

Regards,

Mike