The first half of Friday's program featured geologist and earthquake predictor Jim Berkland (syzygyjob.org(1)) who said we are just about to enter a "seismic window," i.e. a period of greater likelihood for quake activity. Correlated with the start of the new moon, he said a 140 mile range from both San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as the Oregon and Washington coasts would be particularly susceptible.

Discussing his study of increased missing animal reports that are made before major quakes, Berkland recommended the book When the Snakes Awake(2) by Helmut Tributsch, that also draws a connection between animal behavior and quake prediction.
There is evidence that major solar flares could be another correlate, and Berkland noted some large quakes had occurred within a short space of time after X-class activity on the sun. Eclipses, such as the one next week, are also associated with increased earthquake risk he said.

1. http://www.syzygyjob.org/
2. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262700255/ctoc

Korean UFO

Jeff in Pusan, Korea sends us a link(1) to his weblog showing a picture of a UFO that was photgraphed on the night of November 17, 2003, with his translation of the original news story.

1. http://jeffinkorea.blog-city.com/read/357008.htm

Bumper Music

Bumper music from Friday November 21, 2003