Few nations are concerned over the security threats that the BlackBerry poses as the data are routed abroad. The countries like India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates feel that since the data the users of BlackBerry provided or get are via servers located on internationally territories and route via overseas it can be intercepted by others and can violate the nation’s security system.

India wants the data that are processed or used by the Indian BlackBerry users to be accessible by the law enforcement and intelligence department from the Research In Motion Ltd the makers of BlackBerry. Unless RIM agrees to do that India is going to put a ban on the Smartphone. The ban was to be enforced from Aug 31 but now they have given 60 days more to RIM to conduct the research on how feasible India’s demand of data accessibility is.

Like India, Indonesia too is concerned about foreign countries intercepting the country’s data. Hence Indonesia wants to have a RIM server in its country so the data is not routed to offshore.

Both Lebanon and Saudi Arabia are in the process of reviewing the security threat that BlackBerry might pose. Saudi Arabia has already stopped the BlackBerry service across the kingdom but it is not clear if this ban will be permanent and if not for how long it will be in effect. UAE too is starting to put on a ban on the BlackBerry’s e-mail, Web browsing and instant messaging from Monday, but on Friday some kind of deal was made, however, details about it were not made public yet.

Will this likely ban or threat of doing it affect BlackBerry and its popularity in these nations? (ENSNN)

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Perturbed Hindus are asking for immediate termination of New Zealand TV presenter and charging him with racism and xenophobia for reportedly ridiculing Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and New Zealand Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that reported making repeated fun of Sheila Dikshit’s last name was plain bigotry and was not acceptable. There was nothing to be laughed at “Dikshit” as it was a well-meaning word in Hinduism, which simply meant “initiated”.

Governor-General Sir Anand Satyanand, personal representative of New Zealand’s Head of State Queen Elizabeth II of New Zealand, was born and raised in Auckland, attending Richmond Road School in Ponsonby, and Sacred Heart College in Glen Innes. He had been a Judge in a number of courts in the Auckland area, a Parliamentary Ombudsman and was awarded the New Zealand Commemoration Medal and made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for public services. How much more “proper and authentic” New Zealander one could be as reportedly questioned by presenter Paul Henry, asked Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism.

An official website media release dated October five quoted TVNZ CEO Rick Ellis as saying that Henry “does a magnificent job” and “is one of New Zealand’s best broadcasters” and “speaks his mind and that is what many New Zealanders like about him”. It seemed like the company was glorifying this presenter instead of being ashamed of his actions, Rajan Zed argued.

Zed stressed that freedom of speech never meant that one ridicule others for no other reason than their ethnicity. It seemed like a deliberate attempt to humiliate Hindus/minorities.

New Zealand Parliament refused to consider Zed’s request in 2008 to amend its prayer procedure/structure for making it more inclusive and universal. New Zealand was now a multicultural country where religion encompassed more than one tradition, and it included Anglicans, Catholics, Presbyterians, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, Spiritualists, etc., besides many with no religious affiliation and should be more accepting and welcoming, Rajan Zed pointed out.

The commentator Henry is reportedly a breakfast show host at state-owned channel TVNZ, which claims to be New Zealand’s leading television and digital media company “designed to foster a sense of national culture and identity” and its role is defined as “to reflect and explore what it means to be a New Zealander”. Sir John Anderson is Chairman of TVNZ Board.

New Zealand, a geographically isolated country in southwestern Pacific Ocean of the size of Colorado, is one of least crowded countries (population around 4.3 million) with beautiful landscape, which includes fjord-scarred shores, snowy peaks, and sheep dotted pastures. Food, beverages and tobacco are its largest exports. John Key is the Prime Minister.

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Hindus are asking French actress Fanny Ardant (Ridicule) to exhibit her short drama “Chimères Absentes”, being shown at upcoming Rome Film Festival, to Pope Benedict also to make him aware about Roma (Gypsy) apartheid happening right under his nose in Europe.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in USA today, applauded Ardant for taking up the cause of helpless Roma through this film, which tells the story of Sonietcka, a little Roma girl not admitted at the school refectory owing to her family’s poverty.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, further said that maybe after seeing Ardant’s film, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI would openly embrace the Roma cause. Zed argued that Jesus Christ clearly told the world to help the helpless, defenseless and downtrodden and love them, and He showed the way. The Pope, being the acclaimed representative of God on earth, should raise his voice against continuous Roma maltreatment. The Pope should recognize, acknowledge and affirm the Roma as children of God who deserved to be treated like all other people—as equals.

“Chimères Absentes”, a film directed and written by Fanny Ardant against Roma discrimination, stars Ardant herself, Francesco Montanari, Paolo Triestino, and inhabitants of Roma camp Chimères. Filmed in Rome and Lazio in Italy in Italian, it is made by Dorje Film. Produced by Fondazione Cinema per Roma, Fifth International Rome Film Festival will be held from October 28 to November 5 at Rome’s Auditorium Parco della Musica. Gian Luigi Rondi is the President while Francesca Via is the Director General of the Festival. Total of 146 films will reportedly be shown at the Festival.

Ardent will reportedly meet the audiences during exhibition of this film and will explain her commitment towards the recognition of the Roma rights, and her fight against prejudices about them. Roma were a hot topic in Ardant’s home country France where President Nicolas Sarkozy ordered crackdown on Roma sometime back and created an unprecedented row between France and European Union.

Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe in Strasbourg (France) on June 22, Lumiere Award winner Ardant, 61, declared: “We say Dosta! (which means enough) To injustice, humiliation, ignorance and violation of human rights.” She further said that society had proved to be barbarian to Roma people.

Rajan Zed urged other celebrities like Oscar winner Angelina Jolie (Changeling), Oscar nominated singer-musician Bono, Golden Globe winner entertainer Madonna (Evita), etc., to undertake the cause of apartheid of about 15-million Roma people of Europe. Many Hollywood and other celebrities had successfully worked against South Africa’s apartheid in the past.

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Do not be afraid of yoga, Hindu statesman Rajan Zed tells practitioners of different faiths.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism and lives in Nevada (USA), in a statement today, said that although introduced and nourished by Hinduism, yoga was a world heritage to be utilized by all. One could still practice one’s respective faith and do yoga. Yoga would rather help one in achieving one’s spiritual goals in whatever religion one believed in. It was not at odds with any faith and rather made one spiritually healthier. Question of spiritual confusion was irrelevant as yoga brought more clarity in thought.

Rajan Zed further said that yoga, referred as “a living fossil” whose traces went back to around 2,000 BCE to Indus Valley civilization, was a mental and physical discipline handed down from one guru to next, for everybody to share and benefit from. According to Patanjali who codified it in Yoga Sutra, yoga was a methodical effort to attain perfection, through the control of the different elements of human nature, physical and psychical. Yoga was based on an eightfold path to direct the practitioner from awareness of the external world to a focus on the inner.

According to National Institutes of Health, Yoga may help one to feel more relaxed, be more flexible, improve posture, breathe deeply, and get rid of stress.

Swami Vivekananda reportedly brought yoga to USA in 1893. According to an estimate, about 16 million Americans now do yoga.

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Hindus and Jews have strongly criticized the advertising campaign in Switzerland reportedly likening Roma migrants to rats and thieves, calling it racist and xenophobic.

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, and Rabbi Jonathan B. Freirich, prominent Jewish leader in Nevada and California in USA, in a joint statement in USA today, demanded that this campaign should be immediately banned and legal action taken against those behind it.

Rats were reportedly shown nibbling at Swiss cheese in these posters that went up in some Switzerland towns. Stigmatizing an entire ethnic group of helpless Roma was highly inappropriate, Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, and Rabbi Freirich, argued.

Switzerland; the country of Albert Einstein, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jeremias Gotthelf, Max Frisch, Roger Federer, orphan girl Heidi, cosmopolitan Geneva, Lausanne cathedrals, Valais wines, Red Cross, World Economic Forum, International Olympic Committee, dozens of Nobel laureates, and mountain high life; should be more mature, accepting and welcoming; Rajan Zed and Jonathan Freirich pointed out.

Doris Leuthard is President of Swiss Confederation.

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It has been reported that Michael Oher and his teammate Tom Zbikowski have been fined $5,000 each.

According to the Baltimore sun, Oher was flagged for a personal foul when he took a right-handed swipe at Smith during the Ravens’ 24-17 win.

Michael Oher is an offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Mississippi for the Ole Miss Rebels. His life through his first year of college is one of the subjects of Michael Lewis’s 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game and the subject of the 2009 film The Blind Side.

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game is a book by Michael Lewis released in 2006 about American football.

It features two dominant story lines. The first is an examination of how offensive football strategy has evolved over the past three decades in large part due to Lawrence Taylor’s arrival in the 1980s and how this evolution has placed an increased importance on the role of the left tackle.

The second storyline features Michael Oher. Lewis follows Oher from his impoverished upbringings through his years at Briarcrest Christian School, his adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy and on to his position as one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football.

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Today afternoon, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court is supposed to deliver its verdict on Ayodhya land dispute case. It is a crucial moment for India when it is tested for its commitment to secularism and the rule of law.

We do know that in 1992 a sixteenth century mosque named Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) was damaged by Hindu extremists, claiming that it was the actually the birth place of their deity Rama. The site has been disputed for centuries, and post independence, no unanimous stand could be taken on it. Today, things can change for good once and for ever.

Expectations are high as the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court will read the verdict. There have been appeals by political leaders to maintain restraint. Prime minister Manmohan Singh has opined that even if some quarter is dissatisfied after the verdict, which is to be delivered this afternoon, there are due mechanisms to take care of their complaints, making it clear that verdict is not the last word in case there is disagreement.

Bollywood celebrities too have joined political leaders while calling for calm. Ranbir Kapoor while promoting upcoming “Anjaana Anjaani” said at a press gathering on Thursday that we are known for our unity: If you disagree with the verdict please don’t resort to violence. There are peaceful methods to resolve it. Please maintain peace and order. Co-star Priyanka too echoed a similar opinion. She said that whatever may be the verdict, we should maintain peace and harmony as it is a very important day for India, reports apunkachoice.

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Katherine Jackson and Michael Jackson’s children are suing AEG Live — claiming the company breached its agreement to provide physical care for Michael Jackson — and that AEG was negligent in their hiring of Dr. Conrad Murray as MJ’s physician.

In the suit, Katherine claims AEG’s contract with Michael "created a legal duty for AEG to act reasonably toward the physical well-being of Michael Jackson."

In the document, Katherine also blames AEG for hiring Dr. Murray without  a proper background check — claiming, "AEG did not provide a doctor who was truly looking out for Jackson’s well-being and did not provide equipment."

The suit also alleges AEG caused emotional distress to Michael’s son Prince because he witnessed Michael suffering and dying, and "he was put in a position as bystander to these tragic events."

Kenny Ortega, who produced the planned London concerts for Michael, is also named as a defendant.

The attorney who filed the suit, Brian J. Panish, released a statement saying, "The purpose of this lawsuit is to prove to the world the truth about what happened to Michael Jackson, once and for all."

Source: TMZ.com

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Christine O’Donnell, the woman who has won the primary election for senator of Delaware was born August 27, 1969. She has previously run in the primary in the US Senate election for Delaware in 2006, and was nominated for the republican party in 2008. In 2008, she lost to long time Senator Joe Biden.

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She has used campaign contributions to help pay the rent, taken more than 20 years to get her bachelor’s degree and equated masturbation with adultery. And she just stunned the GOP establishment by beating a nine-term congressman and two-term governor in Delaware’s U.S. Senate primary election.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39201242/ns/us_news

Christine O’Donnell left political pundits and analysts scratching their heads in the early morning hours after Tuesday night’s primaries. From out of nowhere she soundly defeated her "party backed" opponent and longtime Republican Rep. Mike Castle.

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The Department of Children and Family Services investigation into allegations of abuse against Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva regarding their infant daughter Lucia will remain open until approximately Christmas.

A source close to the situation tells us, "The investigation will remain open out of an abundance of caution for the well being of Lucia. Both Mel and Oksana have been extremely cooperative with DCFS officials.

"They both love her and want nothing but the best for their daughter. DCFS officials have found absolutely no evidence of abuse by either parent directed towards Lucia."

The investigation had been scheduled to be officially closed but DCFS recently decided to leave the file open.

Source: Radaronline.com

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