Tsunami warning lifted; waves reach Japan, Russia – USATODAY.com

TOKYO (AP) — The tsunami from Chile’s deadly earthquake hit Japan’s main islands and the shores of Russia on Sunday, but the smaller-than-expected waves prompted the lifting of a Pacific-wide alert. Hawaii and other Pacific islands were also spared.

In Japan, where hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from shorelines, the biggest wave following the magnitude-8.8 quake off Chile hit the northern island of Hokkaido. There were no immediate reports of damage from the four-foot wave, though some piers were briefly flooded.

I know it’s best to err on the side of safety, but a four foot wave?

Really? Is that the best you could do, Mother Nature? That is totally weak.

After hockey gold for Canada, party is on – 2010 Olympics – Yahoo! Sports

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP)—In a sport Canada invented, nothing less than gold would do. And when the women’s hockey team had it in hand, the joy and champagne overflowed.

Hey, at least they don’t turn over cars or shoot people. That’s for America and our third world cousins.