Steven wrote: "For now, I think I'll reserve a definitive conclusion on the Rossi matter."
As Richard Feynman said, there are some who are very uncomfortable not making a decision... Some individuals tend to operate in a binary mode, and are constantly changing their 'decision' as new data comes in. I, like Steven, am perfectly comfortable with making no decision on this. Or perhaps more accurately, I place a 'probability figure' on it depending on the data available so far. It's a sliding scale from 0 (absolutely no significant evidence in support of claims) to 100 (has been absolutely proven beyond all doubt). To each his own... -Mark