spry, in general, i agree with your THOROUGH DD but you seem to have a generally negative bent. Case in point, you read the PR, and concluded that the bad news was that there was no funding on the table. The PR only mentioned that they were engaging an engineering firm. But when other people suggest opinions that imply GOOD news... you request proof.
If you're going to request proof every time someone says "I think this could mean that we have a funding deal in place", then you need to provide better proof for your negative assumptions.
on chris12's calculations, i don't believe that any calculus was involved.
