Yes the PR was up for a year before going inactive though it can still be found on their website.
See i don't think you can disregard the previous funding for the project, i think the aim is the completion of the project, not some sort of news that tells us they have secured "substantial" funding. I think that is the main reason we don't hear much.
What i was simply stating is that being "long" is up to the individual investor from their point of view, that's why i conceded to that fact. Other than that i was simply stating facts about the company. I don't no where this beef/animosity that you speak of comes from?