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“Giant Tsunami Hits Japan And Sweeps Houses And Cars”

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More than 160 people are feared dead after a giant tsunami wave rolled across Japan sweeping homes, cars and debris with it early this morning.

The victims thus far, include 100 passengers on a cruise ship that was swept away by the tsunami. Shocking images of the carnage dominated national and international headlines this morning.

In the photo above, a small pleasure boat became trapped in the center of a gigantic vortex created by the tsunami. The boat went under water taking an unknown number of souls with it.

According to The Daily Mail, the Japanese declared a state of emergency at a nuclear power plant in Fukushima after the 8.9 quake caused the cooling system to fail. Massive fireballs caused by explosions at an oil refinery scorched the sky.

A tsunami is formed when an earthquake shifts the ocean floor hundreds of miles out in the ocean. The pressure from the shifting plates creates a ripple effect in the water that gathers strength as the giant waves roll out from the epicenter toward land.

A receding tide is usually the first sign of an approaching tsunami.

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“Taraji P. Henson, Took It All Off For PETA”

The ReadyWriter

Actress Taraji P. Henson went nude for this new PETA [People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals] ad.

The “Curious Case of Benjamin Button” actress, appears in the latest ad in the animal rights’ “I’d Rather Go Naked” campaign.

She said: “I don’t think a living being should suffer for the sake of fashion, period. End of story.”

“You don’t have to kill an animal just because you want to be hot and fly. And I really stand by that.” ~ Splash News Online

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“How Often Do You Dine Out?”

The ReadyWriter

When I was listening to the news yesterday morning, they reported that fewer people are eating out in this weak economy and choosing instead to eat at home. The survey conducted said, “Americans are choosing to eat out on special occasions only – and chosing to cook in at home”.

Well that could be no further from the truth, with regards to myself at least. I eat out maybe 3-4 times a week however, I can cook…and when temperatures plummeted as they did this past weekend, you can find me in my cozy little hideaway (on a Sunday especially) cooking a meal.

Check out the dish I made above, pasta in an alfredo sauce, with sautéed broccoli, lots of garlic and spinach in EVOO, topped with jumbo shrimp.

What do you prefer, eating out or cooking at home?

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“People Are Stranded In The Blizzard – Are U?”

The ReadyWriter

Treacherous storms, lashing winds and low visibility, dumped about a foot of snow on the East Coast yesterday. Leaving thousands of airline, rail and bus passengers stranded.

The blizzard conditions wreaked havoc on travelers from the Carolina’s to Maine and forced the suspension of operations at some of the nations busiest airports.

Airlines are scrambling to rebook passengers of thousand cancelled flights but don’t except to resume service until later today and not completely until Friday.

I’ve received many emails and phone calls informing me that the Governor of New Jersey has declared New Jersey “A state of emergency”. States of emergency have been declared in North Carolina, Virginia, Maine and Massachusetts as well.

Thank God I don’t have to worry about that until Sunday. 🙂 So if this post pertains to you, please stay safe.

Thanks to loyal CEO Blog reader Ebony for the photo.

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“Baby Born With Massive Head Swelling”

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Neurosurgeons at a hospital in San Antonio, Texas are fighting to save the life of an 11-month old baby, born with a rare condition that has caused his head to swell more than twice the normal size.

“Baby Klaus,” as his parents and local media are calling him, was born with hydrocephalus, a build-up of excess fluid in the brain that has caused his head to swell to more than 130% larger than a typical newborn’s head.

After several doctors near their home in west Texas refused to operate or told them that their baby would die soon, the stricken baby’s parents, who identified themselves as Klaus Sr. and Beatrice, found a hopeful savior in Dr. David Jimenez, the chairmen of the department of neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio.

Jimenez and his staff inserted a tube in the baby’s head to drain the fluid and relieve the pressure, and the child’s head is already about a foot smaller than it was when his parents brought him in about two weeks ago, San Antonio’s KENS5-TV reported.

Still, doctors and hydrocephalus experts said Baby Klaus’s had a particular severe case and that progress would be slow.

Known to doctors as “water on the brain,” hydrocephalus occurs in about 1 out of 500 babies born and can cause brain damage, if left untreated, the condition can be fatal.