Tsunami from Chile quake reaches Japan

TOKYO – The first tsunami from Chile's earthquake has hit Japan's outlying islands, but the initial waves are small.

Japan's Meteorological Agency said the first tsunami to reach Japan after the magnitude 8.8 quake off Chile was recorded in the Ogasawara islands early Sunday afternoon. It was just 10 centimeters high. There were no reports of damage.

Officials warned that bigger waves could reach Japan's main islands, and kept up their alert for the nation's Pacific coastline.

Japan put all of its eastern coastline on tsunami alert Sunday and ordered hundreds of thousands of residents in low-lying areas to seek higher ground as waves generated by an earthquake off Chile raced across the Pacific at hundreds of miles (kilometers) per hour.

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Massive earthquake hits Chile, 214 dead

 

Vehicles that were driving along a highway that collapsed near Santiago are seen overturned on the asphalt Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 after a powerful earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/David Lillo

CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) - One of the world's most powerful earthquakes in a century battered Chile on Saturday, killing at least 214 people, knocking down buildings and triggering a tsunami that threatened Pacific coastlines as far away as Hawaii and Russia.

 

A map locating the epicentre of the huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake which has rocked Chile.

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Source : Reuters - by Jose Luis Saavedra

 

Fishing boats washed up by a wave generated by an earthquake are seen in Talcahuano Port, a city just outside Concepcion, some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter, February 27, 2010. A huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday, knocking down homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific. REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra

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Music`s Mad Genius : Lil Wayne -- I AM MISUNDERSTOOD

At first blush, you might think its pretty easy to size up Lil Wayne. He's got the teeth (150k grills), the tatts, and the 'tude.

"I'm a Gangsta -- I don't take nuthin' from no one, I do what I wanna do. And I'm gonna do dat until the day dat I die.  And if I can't do dat then I'll just die."

He has this... Fierce independence. In this age of highly packaged stars, Wayne is an outlaw.

In his words, ``I am great.`` He isn`t cocky like Kanye, he has the right amount of confidence.
He has ``I AM MUSIC`` and ``MISUNDERSTOOD`` tattooed on his left and right temple.

Things you might not know about Lil Wayne :

*** He grew up in New Orleans, he was a straight A student

*** He released his first album when he was 12 years old
*** Dwayne is a Jr. and dropped the D in his name because he didn`t want any asoociation to his father whatsoever.

*** Only 28, THA CARTER III was his 6th solo album and has other albums and mixed tapes released.  THA CARTER III sold nearly 3 million albums making it the No. 1 selling album of 2008. He has won several Grammy awards and has collaborated with various artists.

*** His way of making music is eccentric, he doesn't write down his lyrics and he writes the music first.

 *** Wayne loves bowling and has been since 16, he bowls with a curve so he has custom-made balls.

*** He has four kids to date, 4 different moms from Toya Jackson (his high school sweetheart) to Model/Actress Lauren London, Sarah B and R&B Singer Nivea.

 *** He was rumored to have been addicted to Presciption cough medicine; he loves to smoke Marijuana;  and has been arrested for Drug Posession. As of recently Lil Wayne’s jail sentence was delayed for dental surgery — and the rapper made sure he used it to have everything taken care of all at once.

Indeed -- what you see with this tough talkin`rapper is not necessarily what you get.

Dwayne Carter Jr.

With his signature `rows, is no doubt THE best rapper alive.

Watch his interview with Katie Couric here.

For VHI1 Special on Lil Wayne : Behind the Music, click here to see the 4 part HD Video.

'Talhotblond': Portrait of a mother from hell

There's something addicting about a secret. -J. Edgar Hoover

I just saw this film a few days ago, about an upstate NY married factory worker Thomas Montgomery started playing games online, he got a lot more than he signed up for. A beautiful teenager, screen name talhotblond, texted him hello, and he was hooked. But in order to keep her attention, he lied and pretended to be a buff, brave 18 year old soldier, screen name marinesniper. The online romance was epic, but the fantasy blew up when the teenager found out who Montgomery really was. For revenge, she starts up an online affair with one of Montgomery’s co-workers, who’s 22 and telling the truth about who he is. The teenage vixen pits both men against each other, plays wicked mind games with them, and raises the levels of desire and deceit until the games escalate into real life murder...

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A frail King Tut died from malaria, broken leg

CAIRO – Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot. He died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria and his parents were most likely brother and sister.

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Source : Yahoo! News, the Associated Press

Valentine's Day [Movie] (2010)

A diverse group of Los Angelenos navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day.

Man Training to Be 911 Operator Saves Son's Life

2010 Winter Olympics being held in Vancouver, BC, Canada

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held on February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia and in the Vancouver suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands. Both the Olympic and Paralympic GamesVancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC). The 2010 Winter Olympics are the third Olympics hosted by Canada, and the first by the province of British Columbia. Previously, Canada was home to the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. are being organized by the

Following Olympic tradition, then Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan received the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The flag was raised on February 28, 2006, in a special ceremony, and was on display at Vancouver City Hall until the Olympic opening ceremony. The event was officially opened by Governor General Michaëlle Jean.^[3]

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Gov't: 34 deaths alleged in Toyotas since 2000

WASHINGTON – Complaints of deaths connected to sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles have surged in recent weeks, with the alleged death toll reaching 34 since 2000, according to new consumer data gathered by the government.

Complaints to a database maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about the popular Toyota Prius hybrid grew by nearly 1,000 in just over a week.

On Monday, Transportation Department spokeswoman Olivia Alair said NHTSA is quickly gathering information to help guide the government's examination of sudden acceleration, the Prius braking system and other safety issues.

Toyota Motor Corp. has recalled 8.5 million vehicles globally during the past four months because of problems with gas pedals, floor mats and brakes, threatening the safety and quality reputation of the world's No. 1 automaker.

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We Are The World 25 For Haiti - Official Video

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