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Top Heatseekers for the 4/10/2010 issue

April 3, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Now Last Weeks Peak

1 1 1 School Gyrls – School Gyrls (/IDJMG)

2 3 3 2 Swindoe – Swindoe ()

3 8 6 2 Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons (/Glassnote)

4 2 2 2 Habits – Neon Trees (/IDJMG)

5 1 2 1 Halfway To Heaven – Brantley Gilbert ()

6 13 16 4 Conditions – The Temper Trap (/Columbia)

7 1 7 With Ears To See And Eyes To Hear – Sleeping With Sirens ()

8 14 3 8 Big Echo – The Morning Benders (/Rough Trade)

9 21 33 3 Up From Below – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes (/Vagrant)

10 1 10 The Way Of The World – Mose Allison (/Epitaph)

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‘Cowboy’ duck hunters anger landowner

March 23, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A man has labelled a group of duck hunters “cowboys” after nearly being shot near his home in Nagambie at the weekend.

Ian Barfold says he walked to the front of his property near Kirwans Bridge when he heard gunshots nearby.

He says one pellet narrowly missed his head when he got to the jetty.

Mr Barfold says it is a residential area and people could have been hurt.

“I’ve got five grandkids and one on the way. We’ve got two beautiful labs, it’s like heaven for them down here, so they swim in the water quite a bit,” he said.

“You know there’s a lot of risk there.”

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Muslims in Lucknow offer ‘Alvida Namaz’ before Eid

September 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Lucknow, Sep 18(ANI): Muslims gathered in huge numbers at several mosques of Lucknow on Friday to offer the ‘Alvida Namaz’ marking the last Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan.

“We prayed to the Lord to raise the financial status of Muslims and also eradicate all their problems. In India, Hindu and Muslims have been living together for several centuries and we want them to be like this in future,” said Moulvi Faizul Rehman, an Islamic cleric at a mosque in Lucknow.

Highlighting the significance of the ‘Alvida Namaz’, Mohammad Sayeed, a Namazi said that it is the reason why thousands of Muslim from across the city gather to offer prayers.

“During Ramadan if we participate in the ‘Alvida Namaz’ and offer our prayers, then we get a reward for it and it will usher prosperity to us,” Sayeed said.

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Hijri lunar calendar, commemorates the revelation of Quran, Islam’s holy book, and has traditionally been a time of religious fervour, settling old disputes and behaving charitably towards neighbours.

Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. Considered auspicious for prayers, Muslims observe the month-long fasting named ‘Roza’.

They believe this secures them a place in heaven and also brings them face to face with Allah, the Almighty, on the day of ‘Kayamat’.

The end of Ramadan heralds the festival of Eid-ul-fitr. (ANI)

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Jade Goody reunited with lost twins in heaven, says mum

September 17, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, September 16 (ANI): Jade Goody’s mother Jackiey Budden believes her late daughter has reunited with her lost babies in heaven.

The 51-year-old, who lost her daughter to cancer on Mother’s Day this year, alleges receiving several messages from Jade beyond the grave.

Jackiey revealed the late reality TV star was pregnant with twins while she was with Jack Tweed. One miscarried and the other was stillborn, reports the Daily Express.

She said the reunion has taken place in heaven and Jade has even named one of her lost girls Summer.

She told OK! magazine: “They’re so happy together.

She wanted me to tell Jack, but he can’t get his head around stuff like that.” (ANI)

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Spencer Pratt to change name to “King Spencer Pratt” – legally!

September 2, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Sept 2 (ANI): American TV actor will soon be called “King Spencer Pratt” legally.

The 25-year-old Hills star will be changing his name according to the legal procedures.

The Us magazine quoted him as saying: “I’ve decided since there is a Queen of England and a Prince William that there should be a king of America….I nominate myself for that role.”

But that’s not all, Pratt wants a title for his wife Heidi Montag too.

In an interview with The Hills: The After Show, he called her “the new, modern-day, 2010 Michael Jackson.”

He said: “Michael Jackson’s in heaven…The Holy Spirit now has extra Michael Jackson juice, so boom! For all we know, Heidi gets possessed with some of that Michael Jackson divine spirit.” ANI)

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Shilpa Shetty to launch healthy Indian food range to honour Jade Goody

August 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Aug 20 (ANI): Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty is set to launch her own healthy Indian food range as a tribute to late Jade Goody, according to reports.

The 34-year-old actress is to pay tribute to her Big Brother co-participant by launching her own brand of poppadoms.

Jade was accused of being racist after she called the star “Shilpa Poppa-dom”.

Shilpa’s chicken curry, which divided the house with accusations of under-cooked meat and excessive use of onions, is also expected to be included in the menu.

“Shilpa thinks Jade will have a little chuckle in heaven about the poppadoms,” the Daily Star quoted a source as saying.

“She has been inundated with requests for her curry recipe and one day she just thought: ‘Why don’t I just create my own range?’

“One of Shilpa’s passions in life is healthy living so she wanted to incorporate that into her dishes,” the source added. (ANI)

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Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ voted best song of all time

July 13, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Melbourne, July 13 (ANI): Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ has been voted as the best song of all time in a new poll.

The song sung by late Kurt Cobain has topped Triple J’s ‘Hottest 100 of All Time’ list.

Two more songs from Nirvana’s 1992 groundbreaking album Nevermind, ‘Come As You Are’ and ‘Lithium’, made it to the top 100, at 40th and 74th positions, respectively.

‘Killing in the Name’ by metal band Rage Against the Machine (RATM) came second, followed by ‘Hallelujah’ by Jeff Buckley at the third.

‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ by Joy Division and ‘Paranoid Android’ by Radiohead wrapped up the top five.

“After all these years that scream hasn’t diminished one bit,” News.com.au quoted Triple J’s Richard Kingsmill of Kurt Cobain’s searing voice after broadcasting the winner.

Nirvana was out ahead for much of the vote, Kingsmill added.

The top ten ‘Hottest 100 of All Time’ are:

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana

2. Killing in the Name by Rage Against the Machine

3. Hallelujah, by Jeff Buckley

4. Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division

5. Paranoid Android by Radiohead

6. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

7. Last Goodbye by Jeff Buckley

8. Under The Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers

9. Everlong by Foo Fighters

10. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin (ANI)

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Beyonce Knowles wants to star in ‘Sister Act’ remake

July 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, July 06 (ANI): Beyonce Knowles is urging Disney bosses to remake 1992 movie ‘Sister Act’, for the actress is desperate to play the role of nun in the movie.

The singer’s interest developed after she watched ‘Sister Act’ stage musical in London’s West End theatre in between her UK ‘I Am Sasha Fierce tour’, reports the China Daily.

“Beyonce has asked her representatives to persuade Disney to develop the show into a film vehicle for her,” Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper reports.

It adds: “If this comes to pass, she would take on, in musical form, the part Whoopi Goldberg creates in the 1992 ‘Sister Act’ film, although the stage version moves the action from the West Coast to Philadelphia.”

If the project is agreed upon, the Bodylicious hitmaker will play the role Deloris Van Cartier, which was previously portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg who is forced to dress up as a nun while fleeing a group of gangsters.

US actress Patina Miller is presently playing the lead character in the West End musical, which is co-produced by Whoopi.

Meanwhile, the Dreamgirls star is also in talks about releasing ‘Take Me To Heaven’, one of the musical’s well-known hits.

However, the filming is not expected to start before 2011, as the musical will move to New York’s Broadway theatre district in late 2010. (ANI)

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Patna runs for communal harmony

June 28, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Patna, June 28 (ANI): In a bid to spread the message of communal harmony and social brotherhood, scores of enthusiasts participated in a run in Patna on Sunday.

Organised by the Prajapati Brahma Kumari Ishwariya, an organisation of celibate women, the run saw the participation of about a thousand participants.

“The aim of the run is to promote harmony and brotherhood among all as we all the children of the same Almighty and if we all stay together in peace and harmony then we can usher heaven on earth,” said Brahma Kumari Nirmal Pushpa, a member of the Organising committee.

The run, which had participation from all age groups and from all walks of life, witnessed an overwhelming response. (ANI)

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Govt. backed ‘moral police’ Basij may be behind brutalities on Iranian protestors

June 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, June 20 (ANI): Basij, a semiofficial force of volunteers on whom the Iranian Government has relied for years to enforce a variety of laws and religious codes, have been accused of committing much of this week’s violence in the country.

The protests across Iran have been largely peaceful during the daytime, but Iranians shudder at the violence unleashed at night by Basijis, who indulge in beating, looting and sometimes gunning down protesters they tracked during the day.

One of the more dramatic video clips from Iran this week showed a man in an upper-floor window firing onto demonstrators outside a building near Tehran’s Azadi Square, killing at least one and wounding others, the Washington Post reports.

The building was a base for the Basij. Protesters say they have raided university dorms, beaten women and smashed their way into private homes. Many said they fear the Basij will be used to carry out even worse violence as the protests continue.

But although the Basiji fear looms large in the minds of their countrymen, Iranians and analysts said it is hard to pin down the number of members, their precise activities and whether they are all as loyal to hard-line government factions as many believe.

Joining the Basij can be as simple as going to a local mosque and receiving a membership card. Training and membership are often informal, said Gary Sick; an Iran expert at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, adding that some who carry out activities associated with the Basij may not be official members.

The term Basij means mobilization, and is originally referred to people too young or too old to join the army during Iran’s eight-year war against Iraq.

Then-leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini called for 20 million Iranians-half the country’s population at the time-to volunteer. Many were preteens and teenagers who, swept up in a religion-infused passion, famously walked onto minefields, unarmed, allegedly with plastic keys to heaven around their necks.

After the war, they became known for enforcing moral codes. For years, the word “Basiji” has struck fear into the hearts of more secular Iranians, who know them as young men who stop them on the street for failing to follow the dress code or fraternizing with the opposite sex. (ANI)

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Orlando Bloom’s mum sells off his belongings

June 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, June 19 (ANI): Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom’s mother is auctioning off her son’s clothes, slippers and a wet suit, in a bid to clear out his room before she moves house.

Sonia Copeland-Bloom will also be selling off costumes worn by ‘The Lords of the Ring’ star during the filming of the trilogy.

The money raised from 32-year-old star’s unwanted possessions will go to charity.

“I have spoken to Orlando who is quite happy for me to get as much as I can for charity,” the Telegraph quoted Mrs Copeland-Bloom, who lives in Kent as saying.

“There are some real collector’s items among them and they will all be authenticated by me by letter,” she added.

The collection includes a bodyline wet suit used by Orlando, when he filmed a scene with Elijah Wood in The Return of the King and a poster signed by the entire cast, a pair of Moroccan slippers and boots he wore in The Kingdom of Heaven.

Gucci shoes, Puma trainers, polo shirts and a hooded waterproof Gap jacket belonging to the star is also up for sale.

“We are inviting people to send us bids of which the top ones will be invited to see the items before submitting a further sealed bid,” said Copeland-Bloom.

The money raised will be divided between four charities, UNESCO, the New Marlow Theatre, cancer charity Odyssey and the UKC Music Scholarships. (ANI)

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Lennon to be honoured with Imagine pealing on Liverpool church bells

May 13, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, May 13 (ANI): John Lennon will be honoured with the performance of his peace anthem Imagine, on the bells of one of the churches in his native Liverpool, England.

Cathedral chiefs had given the thumbs up to the bellringers to perform the particular song despite the number’s controversial line, “Imagine there’s no heaven.”

“Allowing Imagine to be pealed on our bells does not mean we agree with the song lyric,” Contactmusic quoted a spokesman as saying.

“We recognise its power to make us think. As a cathedral we do not shrink from debate. We recognise the existence of other world views,” he added.

And the idea was said to have left the former Beatle’s widower Yoko Ono touched, who said it was “so beautiful, it made me choke up”.

Lennon was murdered outside his Manhattan home he shared with Ono nearly thirty years ago. (ANI)

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Orphans crave motherly affection on Mother’s Day in Bodh Gaya

May 11, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Gaya, May 10 (ANI): As several children in cosmopolitan cities celebrated the Mother’s Day by greeting their mothers or giving some gift to them on Sunday, children at an orphanage in Bodh Gaya city in Bihar missed their mothers.

About 250 children, who are being brought up at an orphanage in Bodh Gaya, remembered their mothers’ affection on Sunday, the Mother’s Day.

These children, who cannot express their personal feelings to their mothers, prayed that no matter where does she exist today, may God bless her.

“My mother was very nice. I am praying to god that if she has anyroblems, they should all go away. God should send her to heaven,” saidohammed Mehtab Aalam, a child student at the orphanage in Bodh Gaya.

eachers at the orphanage here always try to convince the children that there is nothing missing in their lives.

“The children pray together for their mothers. All teachers try toooperate with them. We make efforts that they do not feel sad. We cannot be their mothers. But we try that they do not feel that they are orphans,”aid Roshan Ali, a teacher at the orphanage.

The orphanage was established in 1917 by Jeanne Pere, a French lady, who had come to visit Bodhgaya as a tourist but felt moved after noticing the plight of children begging outside a temple. She decided to stay on and take care of these poor souls.

Jeanne Pere runs a school at her orphanage for these children and bringing them up in an affection-filled environment. The children fondly call ‘Mami’ (maternal aunt).

Apart from providing education to the children, Pere also teaches embroidery and other skills at the orphanage. By Surya Pratap Singh (ANI)

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Feng Shui gaining popularity in Chandigarh

May 7, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Chandigarh, May 7 (ANI): Feng Shui, literally meaning wind-water, is a s an ancient Chinese system of aesthetics believed to utilize the laws of both Heaven (astronomy) and Earth (geography) to help one improve life by receiving positive energy.

It also described as popular Chinese art of placement. Widely used for interior decoration, it is gaining popularity in the corporate sector here since business fraternity is facing the heat of global financial downturn.

Chandigarh-based Ginni Singh is one of them who wants end to the run of bad luck in her business. She has been consulting a Feng Shui Master so that the Chinese `science of direction’ can be used to overcome the crisis.

Feng Shui techniques are now popular in Punjab as many believe that they can help alleviate financial strain created by the global meltdown.

“There is little bit instability in our business. To stabilize it I need some help from Feng Shui, an expert can tell me and guide me. Also, my daughter has been facing lack on concentration in studies. I want to seek some help for her also,” said Ginni Singh, Feng Shui enthusiast.

Enthusiasts today can be noticed thronging to Feng Shui shops to buy Laughing Buddha, Feng Shui Candles, crystals, Feng Shui Mirrors and much more.

Available in the price range of one to 120 dollars, depending on the product and its size, Feng Shui sale has almost doubled in the last three years.

Feng Shui decoration is a combination of art, science and proper placement of furniture and accessories.

As decorating and Feng Shui principles work well together, the products are in great demand by Indian companies.

“I have certain bankers who have a list of sick units with them. And somehow they are my clients. They don’t want sick units to exist in this area. So what happens is that they suggest to those people to come and meet me and get consultation from me. And, when I give them the calculation, sick units turn into healthy units in a week or two. They see the results,” said M.S.Walia, Consultant, Feng Shui.

Feng Shui products are popularly believed to enhance weak sectors in any place such as residential, commercial, office or institutional areas.

It’s a long-established Chinese tradition that things are placed in a special manner in a house or any other place, so that human beings are able to live harmoniously with their environment.

It is believed that this practice brings peace, prosperity and happiness in one’s life. By Sunil Sharma (ANI)

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Church investigates posthumous baptism of Obama’s mother

May 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New York, May 6 (ANI): The posthumous “baptism” of President Barack Obama’s mother Stanley Ann Dunham is being probed by a Mormon Church as a “serious breach” of religious code.

Records available with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints show that Dunham, who died in 1995, was baptized last June 4 in Provo, Utah, and received endowment, another sacrament, a week later.

“The offering of baptism to our deceased ancestors is a sacred practice to us and it is counter to Church policy for a Church member to submit names for baptism for persons to whom they are not related,” the politico quoted church’s spokeswoman Kim Farah in an emailed statement.

“The Church is looking into the circumstances of how this happened and does not yet have all the facts. However, this is a serious matter and we are treating it as such,” she added.

Mormons believe that souls cannot enter heaven without undergoing baptism and other sacraments, and that those sacraments can be given by proxy after death.

In the past, the practice of posthumous baptism caused controversy when Jewish groups raised objections to the baptism of victims of the Holocaust.

According to “doctrinal background” of the church, “well-meaning Church members sometimes bypass this instruction and submit the names of non-relatives for temple baptism.”

Others have submitted the names of unrelated famous or infamous people, or even wholly fictitious names. These rare acts are contrary to Church policy. (ANI)

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Keyshia Cole Makes Time For Fourth Album, BIOPIC

May 4, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Despite her busy schedule, Keyshia Cole is working on her fourth album.

Right now, Keyshia is getting ready to headline a summer tour to promote her current album, A Different Me. She’s also preparing to drop her next single, “Trust Me,” which features Monica, and will soon shoot a video for the song.

But according to Singersroom.com, she’s already focusing on her next CD. Her manager, Manny Halley, released a statement Monday, which said, “[Keyshia is] working in the studio nightly on her 4th studio release, which is slated for December 2009.”

That seems to be pretty consistent with how Keyshia rolls; she’s released an album every year since her debut in 2005.

The “Heaven Sent” singer is also proving you don’t have to be deceased to get the story of your life on the big screen. Sources say that she’s working on a script for her biopic, but no release date for the project has been announced.

– Sonya Eskridge

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Natalie Cole fears she will run out of time before kidney transplant

May 2, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, April 28 (ANI): Natalie Cole is terrified that she may not have enough time on her hands to undergo a life-saving kidney transplant.

The 59-year-old singer has been suffering from kidney failure caused by the chronic liver disease Hepatitis C.

The eight-time Grammy Award-winner contracted the condition from her drug addiction during the 80s and is being treated since September last year.

Cole has been put on a waiting list for a replacement organ but she fears the transplant may never come and has now left her fate to the Almighty.

“At the moment, where it’s coming from, heaven only knows,” the Daily Star quoted her as telling Los Angeles Confidential magazine. (ANI)

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40pct Brits believe in ghosts

April 13, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, April 13 (ANI): If a new study is anything to go by, 40 percent Britons believe in ghosts and over 50 percent in life after death.

The survey of more than 2,000 people has shown that seven out of ten people believe in the human soul and more than five out of ten believe in heaven.

ComRes, the company that conducted the research for Theos, found that one in five believes in astrology or horoscopes, one in ten in Tarot or fortune telling and nearly three in ten people believe in reincarnation.
According to the results, people are more superstitious than 60 years ago, at a time when orthodox religious belief is declining and secularism is on the rise.

“The enlightenment optimism in the ability of science and reason to explain everything ended decades ago. The extent of belief will probably surprise people, but the finding is consistent with other research we have undertaken,” Times Online quoted Paul Woolley, the director of Theos, as saying.

“The results indicate that people have a very diverse and unorthodox set of beliefs. Our research may point to a slight increase in scepticism about aspects of the supernatural over the last ten years,” he added. (ANI)

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Between Earth and Heaven

April 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Painting as a medium has the ability to transform the human soul and take one back to one’s own soul, discover oneself and be liberated,” says artist Santosh Mahadik about the first ever joint exhibition that he is holding with his colleague Sachin Akalekar on April 4.

The exhibition has been titled Themes from Earth and Heaven, as the paintings display Mahadik’s love for rustic themes, doors, windows, and rural backgrounds which symbolises the earth and the artist’s tryst with freedom, liberty, and a sense of feeling free, which symbolises heaven. “Basically it is an exhibition where a perscan find reflections of life,” says Sachin Akalekar, the second partner from the artist’s duo.

Both Akalekar and Mahadik have been painting commercially for the last three years. While Sachin has had his paintings showcased at art festivals in Dubai and Goa, Mahadik

has to his credit exhibitions by Art for Heart’s Sake. Speaking more about this Sachin says, “Basically we both have full time jobs, while I am a web designer,

Santosh owns his own advertising studio, in spite of that we find time to pursue our interests in painting, as a result even though we know a lot about the finer nuances of painting we prefer to bill ourselves as commercial artists.”

Beginning on April 4, the exhibition will conclude on April 10, and will be held at the Indiaart Gallery. A total of 45 paintings will be on display and also for sale. The prices of which range from Rs 5000 – 1 lakh.

“The exhibition is basically a gift to our teacher,

Prof D S Khatawkar who taught us everything that we know about paintings today. The paintings are done in acrylic and have a myriad range of hues. The sizes of the canvas range from 4 by 4 ft. to 4 by 7 ft. This contemporary style gives the rural ethos a sense of timelessness and along with it ushers in a belief that combines beauty and magic and takes the person back in time to his or her own soul,” adds Mahadik

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Jade Goody to be venerated with a statue near her childhood home

March 30, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Mar 30 (ANI): Late Brit celebrity Jade Goody will soon be venerated with a statue near her childhood home, if reports are to be believed.

The decision comes after Council chiefs were bombarded with letters demanding that the Big Brother star be honored.

The demands by Late Jade’s fans does not seem to be going in vain, as the council has decided to honour her efforts to encourage young women to be screened for cervical cancer.

“The council has plans for the Dickens Estate area where Jade grew up, and I’m sure we could do something,” the Mirror quoted Bob Skelly, chair of Bermondsey community council in South London, as saying.

Jade’s family and pals are delighted by the news.

“It’s wonderful news.” Jade’s spokesman Max Clifford said.

Meanwhile, Jade’s sons Bobby, 5 and Freddy, 4, will be flying to Australia with dad Jeff Brazier in a bid to miss their mum’s funeral, as their late mother wanted them to remember her as a happy, bubbly person.

“Jade is on her way to heaven,” Jeff said. (ANI)

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