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Yellowstone National Park “swarm of earthquakes”

The number of earthquakes experienced since Sunday at Yellowstone National Park has now risen to 901 with two of the strongest quakes occurring late Wednesday, according to scientists monitoring the situation.

The swarm of earthquakes is one of the largest ever recorded at the park.

They said there have been 901 quakes in the swarm ranging from 0.5 to 3.8.

They say the swarm is likely the result of a slip in pre-existing faults and not a sign of a potential volcanic eruption.

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Five British sailors are expected to return home

Five British sailors who accidentally strayed into Iranian territorial waters are expected to return home to their families today.

David Bloomer, Oliver Smith, Oliver Young, Sam Usher and Luke Porter were released by Iran on Wednesday after being held for a week.

They said it was "very tense" to start with as they were questioned on suspicion of being spies, but were "treated very well" by their guards.

Veterans Day in Retrospect…

...and a few other links.

Over at my blog - Veterans Day, 2009: David Sullivan shares his experience. From the article: In Portland, Oregon this past Wednesday I went to my first Veterans Day Parade. I served from 1964-1968 on active duty in the Navy, then from 1979 -1996 in the Navy Reserve. This was the first time in 42 years I did not have to work Veterans Day.
"Who Needs Mathematicians for Math?" - crazy liberals in the field of Education have bad ideas, money and influence. Not a good combination.
"Chavez's Economic Problems Turn Nasty" - a case study in populism and tyranny.

Wasn't online much last week, and kinda glad I wasn't. The news is always repetitive, but sometimes moreso than other times, and being a blogger one has to roll with the news cycle. Sometimes that can be excruciating. Just hope the reading I did away from the computer will turn into more thoughtful blog entries.

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On High Alert in Korea

South Korean troops increase readiness after naval skirmish with North Korea

clipped from www.foxnews.com

South Korea warned it was ready to deter any retaliation by North Korea following the two countries' first naval clash in seven years, reportedly deploying two warships to the disputed sea border Wednesday.

The skirmish will not deter Washington from sending an envoy to North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said, vowing to continue efforts to resolve long-standing disputes over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

Antigua-flagged arms ship Francop was intercepted by Israeli commandoes

clipped from www2.debka.com

The Antigua-flagged arms ship Francop commandeered by the Israeli Navy early Wednesday, Nov. 4, near Cyprus, carried 300 containers, in 40 of which hundreds of tons of Iranian arms for Hizballah were hidden, said Israeli Navy commander Brig.-Gen Ronnie Ben-Yehuda in a news briefing Wednesday, Nov 3. Most of it was ammo, grenades, 122-km Katyusha rockets, mortar shells and anti-tank missiles, enough to keep Hizballah fighting for a month or more.