Nope.... Sorry to have to say Speedy, But a Pr. at this stage of the game dont mean squat as far as Empire goes actually having funding in hand to procede with drilling operations as planned. Trust me, I have been a hard core investor of eegc for going on 7 years. And believe me when I say, I have seen more Empire PR's than Carter has liver pills! And to say that Empire seems to have a credibility problem with PR's that come true, Is a severe understatement at the very least! Nope, Like I say, Yes, Im an old time long, and yes, I hold a pretty substancial block of eegc shares, But nope, The only thing Im going to believe this time around is a drill bit turning, and oil being pumped down the pipeline for shipment. And even then, Ill be looking twice and thrice just to make sure. Dont get me wrong. Empire may pay off in the end, and make us all rich fat cats. That would be GREAT! . But this time around Ill believe it when I SEE it, not just read it.