USGS: No Earthquake at Dominican Republic

The USGS has issued a statement in their website regarding the reported magnitude 8 earthquake that hit the Dominican Republic as a “false alarm” and further stated that: “Users of the USGS Earthquake Notification System received a message reporting a magnitude 8.0 earthquake near the Dominican Republic. This was a mistake. In an effort to increase our ability to detect smaller earthquakes in the Caribbean region following the January 12th earthquake in Haiti, the USGS began accepting earthquake locations and magnitudes from additional sources in the region. The message reporting a magnitude 8.0 earthquake near the Dominican Republic was incorrect and resulted in the distribution of the errant e-mail. We acknowledge this was a serious mistake and have issued a correction.”
Other sources have stated that a 3.2 magnitude quake hit the Dominican Republic. Others are saying it was a 4.5 but strangely enough a visit to the USDS official website would reveal nothing about the said earthquake. It should be remembered that the Dominican Republic was not affected by the magnitude 7.0 killer quake that shook Haiti last January 12, 2010, despite occupying the eastern half of the same Caribbean Island as Haiti. The killer quake was considered by many as “a serious loss of life” and “a disaster in every way imaginable.”

CELTIC TATTOOS

Tattoos are like stickers impressed in the hands with a needle and an ink. These can’t be removed like a sticker but they stay life long in the hand. So in olden days and even in this modern world people have the habit of putting tattoos in their hands. They write their names, sometimes lovers’ names or some symbols like spider, scorpion etc in their hands. Since they were warriors they had impression of war weapons used in those days in their hands. These symbols show that they belong to that group. The Celts were not exception to such tradition. They wore their Celtic symbols in their hands and walked around proudly.

Google Changes Name to Topeka

Don’t worry, it’s not a typo or a relevant headline for that matter, but with the advent that is April Fools Google decided to change its name to Topeka temporarily. So Google decided to play a prank and as expected people were entertained by this April Fools gesture. Why Topeka? Sources say Google was only returning the favor to the Kansas, Texas capital, which is actually the recipient of the “Fiber for Communities” program, a Google broadband test project that would give Topeka access to internet speeds 100 times faster than most networks provide.

Its April Fools day!

Everybody should brace themselves for it’s that time of the year again, and I’m not talking about summer or the global warming-induced heat! It’s actually April Fools day and the whole world is set to sabotage one another with a variety of tricks and pranks meant to entertain and bring a slight degree of embarrassment to the lucky recipient of what should be an innocent practical joke, all in line with the tradition that is April Fools.

Sarah Jessica Parker Not Dead

There have been nasty rumors posted on different blog sites about the supposed demise of Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker. What’s with the prank? Is it an April fools tradition? Whatever! But sources say that the rumor indeed is a nasty prank that just so happened to blow out of proportion! Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays writer Carrie Bradshaw on the widely popular HBO series Sex and the City is no stranger to such gossip and controversy. Have you guys heard of Sarah Jessica Parker Looks Like A Horse (SJPLLA?) It’s a website purely dedicated to showcase the allegedly horse-like fascia of the popular actress! Are they being mean? Do they have too much time on their hands to create a website that is meant to be funny and insulting at the same time? I must admit SJPLLA does have entertainment value but from a human standpoint it does come out as mean.