Ok arsenic, I too am normally a glass half full bloke, so I...

Ok arsenic, I too am normally a glass half full bloke, so I accept your points. I just wish that, assuming you are right, the two organisations couldn't have agreed on a bit more specific advice. Perhaps along the lines of the release, but with added 'we have found a need to make some improvements to the demonstration plant to overcome issues with ( x and y). We expect to complete these and undertake further production testing in the June quarter, and will report in more detail then....'
is that too much to report to the SHs funding this process?