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My all time favourite Sachin Tendulkar smashed One Day Cricket's first ever double hundred today against South Africa.  A great landmark indeed.  However my hero of the day is 12 year old Sarfaraz Khan from Springfield Rizvi School, Mumbai who scored 439 runs in 421 balls against Indian Education Society in a three day Harris Shield match. It was in this tournament in 1988 when a 15 year old prodigal Tendulkar had scored 329 in a 664 run partnership with his childhood friend Vinod Kambli. So, another star is rising on the horizon of Sub-Continent cricket.  He is reported to have said "I swear I will never hit another 400 in my life", "slogging on the field is a way easier than posing". Whether he becomes another Little Master Blaster is yet to be determined but take my word for sure this guy is going to make a big mark in the history of cricket. I have got another hero in the making. God take care of him.

Saturday, February 20, 2010 OCCUPIED-AL-QUDS: Israeli police said on Friday they were looking into allegations of sexual abuse against one of the country’s most famous and politically influential rabbis, in a case that has triggered dramatic headlines this week. Mordechai Elon — known as “Rabbi Motti” by viewers of his popular TV show and by many young men in the West Bank settler movement — has vehemently denied the accusations by a group of fellow rabbis who say their aim is to combat sexual harassment by authority figures.  But that has not stopped a wave of soul-searching, which has some parallels with recent turmoil in the Roman Catholic Church.  At issue is the power of charismatic clerics over young people in their care, as well as questions about the extent to which religious communities should regulate their own affairs without involving the Jewish state’s secular authorities.  A Justice Ministry spokesman said the attorney-general had asked police to consi...

Despite SC demand, Law Ministry blocking Swiss Cases By Ansar Abbasi ISLAMABAD: While the NAB chairman is facing the wrath of the Supreme Court for not implementing the two-month-old NRO verdict, the Law Ministry, led by the close confidant of the president, is still determined to block the reopening of Swiss corruption cases. Sources in NAB told The News on Friday that despite being formally approached and reminded, the Law Ministry is sitting on the issue of reopening of foreign cases and is not responding to NAB’s pending request on the matter. These sources said that after being warned by the Supreme Court on Friday over the non-implementation of the NRO decision, the NAB chairman approached the Law Ministry to take a decision on the Bureau’s pending request for the reopening of foreign and Swiss cases against President Asif Zardari and others. The Supreme Court’s observations on Friday emphasised on the reopening of all the cases without any exception, thus giving streng...

By  JAMES T. AREDDY 'Panda' Exploit Offers Rare Inside Look at China's Cybercrime Networks FEBRUARY 20, 2010 WUHAN, China—Some of today's biggest cybersecurity worries trace their roots to this central Chinese city, where a hacker with a junior high school education slapped cartoon pandas onto millions of computers to hide a destructive spy program. The Panda Burns Incense computer worm, created by 27-year-old Li Jun, wreaked havoc for months in China in 2006 and 2007, eventually landing Mr. Li in jail. Jumping one computer to another by tricking users into opening what appeared to be a friendly email message, the Panda funneled passwords, financial information and online cash balances from game Web sites to Mr. Li's cohorts—leaving a panda as its calling card. China rejects as nonsense that it is a hacker haven. "The government has never supported or been involved in cyber attacks, and it will never do so," Peng Bo, an official with the State Council I...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — What is the difference between a Canadian and an American? The old question is coming up again here at the Olympics, with answers involving eagerness for war, ketchup, the pronunciation of toque or the ability to identify poutine and the Tragically Hip. Most Canadians, like most Americans, are naturally right-handed, so the discrepancy has nothing to do with national brain-wiring. And how you hold a pencil, say, has little or no bearing on how you hold a stick. A left-handed shooter puts his right hand on top; a right-hander puts the left hand there. But none may be so simple as how one holds a hockey stick. According to sales figures from stick manufacturers, a majority of Canadian hockey players shoot left-handed, and a majority of American players shoot right-handed. No reason is known for this disparity, which cuts across all age groups and has persisted for decades. SOURCE : The New York Times By JEFF Z. KLEIN Published: February 15, 2010

JIDDA, Saudi Arabia — Secretary of State  Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke to young women at a Saudi women’s college here on Tuesday, the site of a spirited exchange five years ago with a female official of the Bush administration over the rights of women in  Saudi Arabia . Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton signed autographs at the Dar al-Hekman College on Tuesday in Jidda, Saudi Arabia. But despite Mrs. Clinton’s invitation to raise the issue, none of the women in the audience asked her about it. The discussion, while lively, focused on the same foreign-policy and security themes that have dominated her visit to the Persian Gulf, notably Iran and the Middle East peace process. Mrs. Clinton said she wanted to hear the views of the students on women’s rights, noting that “American media presents a very unidimensional portrayal of Saudi women,” focusing on the black veils most wear. None of the students picked up on Mrs. Clinton’s observation about how the American med...

JUNEAU, Alaska –  Sarah Palin  is lashing out at the portrayal of a character with  Down syndrome  on the Fox animated comedy " Family Guy ." In a  Facebook  posting headlined "Fox Hollywood — What a Disappointment," the 2008  Republican vice presidential nominee  and current  Fox News  contributor said Sunday night's episode felt like "another kick in the gut." Palin's youngest son, Trig, has Down syndrome. The episode features the character  Chris  falling for a girl with Down syndrome. On a date, he asks what her parents do. She replies: "My dad's an accountant, and my mom is the former governor of Alaska." Palin resigned as Alaska governor last summer. Palin's oldest daughter, Bristol, also was quoted on her mother's Facebook page, calling the show's writers "heartless jerks." SOURCE : Associated Press By BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press Writer  –  1 hr 27 mins ago