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"Odd indeed. Thanks.

Lets put this one to bed. The seismic report in question is located here:

http://www.emsc-csem.org/cgi-bin/ALERT_datafile.sh?X7234&ALFM

This report is based upon a report from seismic analysis of network ALFM. ALFM happens to stand for the Research Center of Astronomy and Geophysics - Mongolia.

Now reviewing the seismic reporting from the EMSC-CSEM web site we see the following reports (note the times):

2004/06/14 23:00:04.0 31.1N 80.9W Mw6.1 A ALFM OFF EAST COAST OF UNITED STATES

2004/06/14 22:55:00.5 24.0N 95.8W 33 mb5.3 A LDG GULF OF MEXICO

2004/06/14 22:54:42.0 18.4N 94.1W mb5.5 A GFZ BAY OF CAMPECHE

2004/06/14 22:54:27.7 15.7N 96.1W 27 M 5.1 M BGR NEAR COAST OF OAXACA, MEXICO

2004/06/14 22:54:25.7 16.7N 97.9W 29 mb5.6 A MIX OAXACA, MEXICO

2004/06/14 22:54:23.9 16.5N 97.7W 33 Ms5.7 M GSRC OAXACA, MEXICO

You see our ALFM the lastest report of the series. However,notice the timing and the regional view of the preceeding reports. ALFM appears to be reporting the Oaxaca Mexico earthquake, albet locationally inexact but in a broad regionally correct area (after all, seismographs are located in Mongolia). Hence because of incorrect plotting, the ALFM report places a 'phantom' earthquake off the coast of the US, while integrated into other networks and human evaluation, it actually recorded the Mexican quake. End of story, file it.

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Human rights groups have claimed that armed gangs have proliferated in Nigeria after prominent politicians and ethnic figures armed them to intimidate voters during the 2003 elections in the world's seventh largest oil-exporter.

More than 11 000 people have died in political, religious and communal violence in Africa's most populous nation in the last five years.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=86&art_id=qw1087447865823N252

More rough stuff in Nigeria, happened yesterday. Anyway, I posted this here because of the election stuff. Armed gangs roaming around to intimidate voters.

"ALFM happens to stand for the Research Center of Astronomy and Geophysics - Mongolia."

Stop the world I wanna get off,lol...between the chips we need but have to go to Taiwan for( China ready to breathe dragon fire over them thar chips...as a matter of national security why aren't we still making them!?) and this "outsourcing" in Mongolia, it seems we've lost the war before it's begun. We've had the rug sold out from under us...a meteor might be a blessing in disguise...if it can come down on Fujian.

ALFM...is this a UN related scientific org? What strings are attached and where does their $$$ come from? I realize it's most likely on the level but these days one has to ask.