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Mehdi Hassan Died: Ghazal Maestro Mehdi Hassan Passes Away In Karachi
@MichelleObama Twitter: First Lady Michelle Joins @MichelleObama Twitter
Olivia Munn Nude PETA: Olivia Munn Poses Nude For PETA Anti Fur Campaign

Mehdi Hassan Died: Ghazal Maestro Mehdi Hassan Passes Away In Karachi

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 09:56 PM PST

India-born legendary Ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan died on Friday morning at a private clinic in Pakistan’s Sindh’s provincial capital Karachi, according to reports emerging from Pakistan.

The 84-year-old singer was admitted to the ICU on Wednesday following respiratory problems.

Hassan, the voice behind evergreen ghazals like Ab ke bichade and Patta patta boota boota, was on Thursday put on a ventilator after he collapsed due to respiratory problems.

The ghazal legend has been ill for the last few years due to a serious lung condition that has led to complications and breathing problems.

The legendary singer, who was born into a family of traditional musicians at Luna village in Rajasthan in 1927 and the voice behind evergreen ghazals like ‘Ab ke bichade’ and ‘Patta patta boota boota, had recently lost his voice due to his illness.

Hassan remains a hugely popular Ghazal singer in the Indian sub-continent because of his background as a gharana trained classical singer. He cut back on his performances in the late 80s due to illness.

Born in Rajasthan, his family migrated to Pakistan during Partition.

The singer last performed in India in 2000. He wanted to visit India in 2010 for treatment and wished to meet Lata Mangeshkar, Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan.

The visit could not take place and his earlier planned visit in 2008 was also cancelled in wake of Mumbai attack.

@MichelleObama Twitter: First Lady Michelle Joins @MichelleObama Twitter

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 09:33 PM PST

US First Lady Michelle Obama has signed on to micro-blogging site ‘Twitter’ and within a few hours gained over 100,000 followers.

“We’re excited today to launch @michelleobama as a new way for you to connect with First Lady Michelle Obama and the President’s campaign,” @michelleobama said in the first tweet.

The second tweet clarified that the account would be managed by the Obama Campaign, indicating that this would be used as a tool in the re-election campaign of U.S. President Barack Obama.

A few hours later, the First Lady herself twitted for the first time.

“Hi, everyone, and thanks for the warm welcome. Look forward to staying in touch with you here. mo,” she said in a tweet authenticated by her initials ‘mo.’

At the end of the day Michelle made her second tweet.

“Here’s something dear to my heart: the MLK Day of Service. Will you join me to serve your community on Monday? http://OFA. BO/NTYQkR – mo,” it said.

The First Lady is following only five accounts so far one that being of Obama’s, campaign manager Jim Messina and the official White House Twitter account.

Of course, she is following the official twitter account of her husband, which is also managed by the campaign staff.

The twitter account of Barack Obama – @BarackObama – has more than 11 million followers and he follows more than 683,000 tweet accounts. The president occasionally tweets personally, designated by his initials ‘bo.’

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Olivia Munn Nude PETA: Olivia Munn Poses Nude For PETA Anti Fur Campaign

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 07:49 PM PST

Model and actress Olivia Munn is the latest celebrity to strip down for PETA’s “I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur” campaign.

Shot by top celebrity photographer Emily Shur, the billboard image shows the correspondent for “The Daily Show” posing topless opposite a bunny as the tagline asks, “Who Needs Fur To Feel Beautiful?”

Unfortunately, the fully nude image was deemed too risque, so only a partial topless photo of Munn will appear on the PETA billboard on Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

“When you think about even that little tiny trim of fur on your gloves or on your collar, that is still coming from an animal that had to endure so much pain just for you,” the 31-year-old actress said in a press release announcing the campaign. “There’s nothing good about pretending like you don’t know.”

The ad aims to draw attention to PETA’s ongoing campaign campaign against fur which, the group explains on their website, leads to inhumane treatment and suffering of animals.

When people learn that millions of innocent animals are beaten, boiled, hanged, and electrocuted for their fur every year; that each fur coat, each piece of fur lining or fur trim, and each fur cat toy represents the intense suffering of dozens of animals; and that furriers intentionally mislabel the fur of cats and dogs as fur from other species or as faux fur — then every decent human being will want to go fur-free.

Similarly, the Humane Society says the fur industry is notorious for extreme mistreatment of animals.

“On fur factory farms around the world, millions of raccoon dogs, rabbits, foxes, mink, chinchillas, and other animals spend their lives in wire cages, only to be killed by anal electrocution, by neck-breaking, or in gas chambers,” the group says on their website.

Munn, who stars in Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming comedy “Magic Mike” and Aaron Sorkin’s HBO drama series “Newsroom,” previously posed nude for PETA in 2010, advocating that people boycott the circus over animal cruelty.

Other celebrities who have posed for PETA’s eyebrow-raising “I’d Rather Go Naked” ad campaign include Khloe Kardashian, Eva Mendes and Elisabetta Canalis.

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