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glad to hear that all is well for you mate..take care...

no mate...they didnt stay away...every kiwi immediately gathered up every family member they could and off to the beach they frolicked to watch the tsunami waves roll in...after every media outlet in the country and the civil defence warnings to not head for the beach..this included surfers... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10600499 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10629100 Timeline of tsunami in NZ: here

Sunday's tsunami still affecting seas around New Zealand.... The seas off New Zealand's east coast remained dangerous today more than 24 hours since a tsunami passed by reports WeatherWatch.co.nz. WeatherWatch.co.nz also says although the seas are relatively calm people need to be aware of dangerous underwater rips that may not be visible. The forecasting site recommended people stay out of the sea until at least Tuesday. The attached GeoNet website gauge clearly shows a choppy sea...

ANIMATION/VIDEO: Tsunami spreading across entire Pacific Ocean: The Chile tsunami was generated by a Mw 8.8 earthquake 115 km (60 miles) NNE of Concepcion, Chile. The tsunami was first recorded at DART® buoy 32412. Forecast results shown below were created with the NOAA forecast method using MOST model with the tsunami source inferred from DART® data. The tsunami waves first arrived at Valparaiso, Chile (approximately 330 km northeast from earthquake epicenter ) earlier than other tide gages, at 0708UTC, about 34 minutes after the earthquake. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Tsunami churns up Northland sea in NZ.... While the waves aren't especially large in New Zealand the tsunami affected us by creating very dangerous seas. These pics, from WeatherWatch.co.nz , show the violent water churning off the normally calm coast at Mangonui NZ then heading into Mangonui harbour.

The fifth small wave to pass through the Heathcote & Avon estuary at Christchurch NZ Occurred at 1750 (local time) 28.02.2010 more than 5 thousand miles from the coast of Chile. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

Lady Gaga is planning to wear a fake penis on stage. The Bad Romance singer - who has been dogged by speculation she has had a sex change or has both sets of genitals - can understand where rumours she is a hermaphrodite have come from and plans to make fun of them in an "artistic" way. read more

If money makes the world go round, then U2's latest tour, which is dubbed "360 Degrees," proves this saying true. The veteran act leads Billboard's 2010 Money Makers list, earning more than $108 million ($151.9 million) in 2009. Bruce Springsteen is second with $57 million and Madonna follows with $47 million. AC/DC and Britney Spears round out the top 5 with $43 and $38 million, respectively. read more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzvhFBazWWE

Beleaguered diva Whitney Houston's eagerly awaited yet widely panned return to the pop pen has not exactly gone to plan. Houston faced a barrage of criticism when she took her Nothing But Love tour to Australia last week, amid reports of fans walking out of her shows, demanding refunds and complaining she was off-key during performances. The backlash was kick-started after her disastrous Brisbane appearance. read more....and here http://www.youtube.c...h?v=UCLvgCAe3tQ

Madonna's toy boy Jesus Luz has signed a record deal. The '4 Minutes' singer has used her sizeable influence to help the Brazilian model launch a pop career, and has even agreed to allow her former label Warner Brothers to use some of her iconic back catalogue in adverts in return for signing him. Source

Bow Wow has finally settled his US$100,000 debt to rap pal The Game, more than a year after he lost a bet in a videogame battle. The two stars went head to head over American football game Madden '09 in September 2008, after Bow Wow took exception to The Game's boasts that he was the best celebrity Madden player. He challenged the ‘Dreams’ hitmaker to a winner-takes-$100,000 marathon - but the 22-year-old lost the match 23-55. Source

Lil Wayne may be a self-professed gangsta with the gunshot wound to prove it, but he's made plenty clear how he feels about doing time behind bars. read more source: AP <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>image: Fair Use/Youtube/Screengrab: LIL WAYNE...."I'd rather be pushin' flowers, than to be in the pen sharin' showers."

Pop superstar Prince is facing a US$2.3 million lawsuit over a cancelled concert in Dublin, Ireland. read more source: WENN.com <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vITKFi2W_o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vITKFi2W_o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vITKFi2W_o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> image: Fair Use/Youtube/Screengrab: PRINCE

Rob Zombie's dream of touring with rock legend Alice Cooper has finally come true - they are teaming up for a series of shows across North America. read more source: WENN.com <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pigolO6f-4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pigolO6f-4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pigolO6f-4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> image: Fair Use/Youtube/Screengrab: ALICE COOPER/ROB ZOMBIE/GRUESOME TWOSOME/THE GHOUL SHOW

Janet Jackson has agreed to take her late brother Michael's place in the Jackson 5 when the reformed sibling group embarks on a world tour later this year. read more source: WENN.com <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>image: Fair Use/Youtube/Vevo/Screengrab: JANET JACKSON

Rock titans Muse have spoken out against their label's decision to withdraw their music from online streaming services. read more source: 3 News <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>image: Fair Use/Youtube/Screengrab: MUSE: "The corporations are setting the rules on these things because they're clutching at straws… I do sometimes feel that this whole restriction that's been set on how your music can get out there these days that doesn't ever really come from the bands. It's coming from the corporations behind everything. "As far as bands are concerned you just want people to hear your music whichever way they can."

Struggling music company EMI Group has shelved plans to sell Abbey Road, the London recording studio made famous by The Beatles. read more source: AP VIDEO: The Swinging Blue Jeans perform The Hippy Hippy Shake in a mocked-up session recording for the cameras. This was almost certainly made in Spring 1964, just after the Blue Jeans actually taped their version of the 1959 hit song. The scene appears to have been filmed inside Studio Three, with engineering legend Norman Smith at the recording desk. Smith, of course, powered a great many of the Beatles' recording sessions. The clip also shows us a rare colour glimpse of the Ready Steady Go television studio. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>image: Fair Use/Youtube/Screengrab: ABBEY ROAD

Slash will resume his search for Scott Weiland's Velvet Revolver replacement once he finishes his solo tour. The group, founded by the guitarist and his former Guns N' Roses bandmate Duff McKagan, has been auditioning singers since firing Scott Weiland in April 2008. read more source: WENN.com <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>image: Fair Use/Youtube/Screengrab: Velvet Revolver Vocalist Audition/January 2010/New Singer Search

A bomb squad rushed to an Ozzy Osbourne book signing on Friday (26 February) after a man was caught with homemade fireworks in his backpack. read more source: WENN.com <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zzYgTI1uNo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zzYgTI1uNo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zzYgTI1uNo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> image: Fair Use/Youtube/Screengrab: OZZY OSBOURNE/THANK GOD FOR THE BOMB

Bryan Ferry is reuniting his group Roxy Music to headline a UK festival, marking their first performance together in five years. read more source: WENN.com <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_KFebLWpY0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_KFebLWpY0&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_KFebLWpY0&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> image: Fair Use/Youtube/Screengrab: ROXY MUSIC/BRYAN FERRY

Punk legend Patti Smith made a Tibetan refugee's dreams of stardom come true on Friday when she invited the teenager to perform with her band at a benefit concert in New York. read more source: WENN.com <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>images: Fair Use/Youtube/Screengrab: PATTI SMITH/HORSES/HEY JOE

After turmoil that included public squabbling, threats of a lineup change and a rehab stint, Aerosmith is back and ready to rock. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have announced their Cocked, Locked and Ready to Rock European summer tour - with Steven Tyler. read more source: AP <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=" name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>image: Fair Use/Youtube/Screengrab: AEROSMITH/COCKED LOCKED AND READY TO ROCK....with STEVEN TYLER