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But when tested underground, these types of emmisions can be very weak, and much harder to detect under normal circumstances with a substantial yield device, and this one was very small, estimated at just under 1 kiloton. That would put it in the category of the van-bomb at Oklahoma city. Thats why it took awhile for the State Dept. to make the announcement that it was a real nuclear test. They waited until they had accumulated enough test results they could be sure.

- It was probably a fizzle of a larger planned yield. Smaller nuclear devises are much more difficult to build, and most likely beyond the NK’s early capibility at this point.

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- But all of that notwithstanding, it’s a hoot to have both of my teams, OSU and the Chargers, doing well. Watching a good solid team get messed over by questionable coaching is the pits. It’s hard enough as it is.

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- Even a 2nd string rookie knows what happens at the pro level when you openly hand the game momentive to the other side. It was “wuss” ball at its finest, and I pray our team owner tells him if he does it again he’s history.

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A fish knows that if it keeps its mouth shut, it won’t get in trouble.

I think that’s the first safety I’ve seen intentionally run in the NFL since the 50′s.

I’ve seen two or three much more recently, in situations where the team that was ahead and had the ball was pinned deep in their own end, and did not want to punt with a chance of getting it blocked. Have the punter (and once, the quarterback) run around in the end zone and waste a few seconds, then run out, take the safety, and free kick from the 20.

The one I’m still waiting to see is a team take a free kick after a fair catch for a long field goal attempt that can’t be blocked. Maybe after Doug Flutie’s drop kick of last season, anything is possible.

- Mean time, back on the Grid iron, the Chargers did a number on the once mighty SF 49′ers team yesterday. I’m happy to say that Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer decided to return to NFL football, rather than the high school variety, after that embarrassment where he actually ran a “safety” trying to sit on a lead in the Raven game. I think that’s the first safety I’ve seen intentionally run in the NFL since the 50′s. If he would have let our rookie quarterback Rivers play the game, we could be 5 and 0, but I’ll take it anyway. Maybe it’s good he got that foolishness out of the way early, instead of pulling that elephant out of his hat later in the season in a do or die game. Even at this early stage in his development, Rivers looks a great deal like Dan Fouts and “Air Coryell” from the glory days back in the late 70′s and 80′s, except he’s actually a good athelete, big, and he can run it when he has to. I can hope. This could turn out to be a banner football year for the Banger from Ohoho. (Don’t ask who I pull for when the Chargers play the Browns, I don’t “woof”, even then.)

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Sorry, but someone had to get their butt whooped.

My wife wants to move to Minnesocold. I’ll stay a Packer fan, and I’ll probably root for the Badgers and USC, too.

That is also posted inthe Washington Times, and personally, I don’t think he would mind. [winks]

I think the more people learn about it then Mr Malzberg would be happy.

Regardless of which, I sumbit to your wisdom on this and better to be safe than sorry.

Still, interesting though..eh?

Sorry…wife is Canadian, or was {chuckles]