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Sunday, July 13, 2008
The Creepiness Continues
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Not all Cake Wrecks are a result of poor construction, as you can see from this example. Some cake artists just seem to forget that, at the end of the day, their creation is meant to be eaten. Can you seriously imagine being told to slice up and serve this cake?
And baby shower cakes seem to be the worst offenders in this vein. People, try to think outside the box, will you? Just because the occasion has "baby" in the name doesn't mean the cake has to BE a baby, mmkay? You don't see bridal shower cakes made to look like the bride, do you? Oh, wait - scratch that example...
But getting back to this cake - I think the worst part is that the baby is staring at me. No, really - check out the right eye. [shudder] Dang, that would be spine-tingling even if it were a real baby, you know? (And can you imagine being the person who gets served that eye? Eeeek- I'm going to give myself nightmares.) Call me finicky, but I really can't eat anything that looks like its looking at me.
Still not creeped out? Then watch the video of this cake's construction. The final few seconds are the stuff horror flicks are made of ("The eye! It's opening! Aaauggh!!!).
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- About Me said...
For some reason the name Rumpelstiltskin popped into my head when I saw this cake.
- July 13, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- The Courteous Chihuahua said...
My daughter literally jumped back from the computer screen when I told her it was a cake.
That's some scary shiznit right there. - July 13, 2008 at 7:17 PM
it's the left eye that looks a slit open. creeeeeepy!!
- July 14, 2008 at 7:03 AM
- Jade said...
In all fairness to the creator, the cake wasn't meant to be served and eaten. It was for a sculpted cake contest: Cake 2006 at NEC Birmingham, UK by Michelle Wibowo.
But, it IS creepy. ;) - July 14, 2008 at 8:22 AM
- giz said...
The artistry in this cake can't be denied but the "Chucky Factor" just so creeps me out. I'd feel like a baby killer cutting into this cake. Eeeuuuwww.
- July 14, 2008 at 10:31 AM
I remember seeing the video some time ago and thinking "eck!" who the HE** is going to eat the baby! Okay, so it was made for a competition, but still, in general cake is meant to be eaten, so even a competition cake should be tasteful enough to be eaten (no pun intended).
- July 14, 2008 at 7:36 PM
I agree with anonymous....cakes are meant to be eaten! Competition or not!
If I were to make a cake that looked like a baby though, I'd at least make a CUTE baby. This one looks like it's had a hard life and has been hitting the "bottle" just a little too much...... - July 18, 2008 at 10:17 AM
but if you cut into it, is it red? are there bones?
- July 19, 2008 at 9:01 PM
Yikes! Not sure if I'd want a piece of this cake either.
- July 19, 2008 at 10:08 PM
I've seen similar stuff from Asia, bakery that makes products to look like human body parts.
- July 20, 2008 at 6:03 AM
- Becky said...
So, do you think it was a red velvet cake?
- July 20, 2008 at 11:17 PM
I'll never be able to say "Why you just look good enough to eat!" to a baby again!
- July 21, 2008 at 12:40 PM
- Shaindel said...
How *perfect* would it be to serve this cake to a support group for moms with post-partum depression? Just think--a safe way to act out your fantasies ;-)
- July 22, 2008 at 2:38 PM
Your site is great! I arrived here courtesy of a link off of joemygod.blogspot.com.
I personally think almost her entire portfolio of work are eligible to be cakewrecks! I mean, it's great that she's apparently making a handsome living off of this stuff, but it boggles the mind who orders these things. I've seen some weird similar stuff on "King of Cakes" on the Food Channel, but nothing as creepy as this baby!! - July 22, 2008 at 4:10 PM
Ooh--I call the soft spot!
- July 22, 2008 at 4:18 PM
Golly Jeepers! Totally grotty. And the WORST PART??? The cake maker is NOT wearing a HAIR NET!
TOTALLY GROSS! - July 22, 2008 at 6:31 PM
There are lot of things beyond babys and bunnys and stuff... really mean things...
Not everything has to be all cute and and adorable...
...ya seen Trainspotting? - July 23, 2008 at 7:11 AM
- George Bernard Shaw said...
Well, if your a cannibal looking for a birthday cake, this would work. I'm Sure Dr. Lecter would serve it to his patients!
Silence of the babies! - July 23, 2008 at 10:24 AM
- platts42 said...
Quit being sissies. I would love to take a knife to this cake and devour it!
How cool would that be?
M-M-M! That's some gooood baby. - July 23, 2008 at 10:52 AM
- Annalisa Ure said...
Who the heck would eat that?!?!
- July 23, 2008 at 1:55 PM
- Izile said...
I'd eat it. To paraphrase Dylan Moran: "I just want to eat the face, I like to interact with my food, and if you eat the eyes first, you'll always win the staring contest."
- July 23, 2008 at 4:45 PM
The best part is, when I watched the youtube video, I honestly thought the information said "The Making of a lifeless Baby Cake for sculpted cake competition"
- July 23, 2008 at 6:38 PM
- RJ said...
Somehow, the fact that it looks like Mother Theresa as an infant disturbs more than anything else.
- July 24, 2008 at 1:11 AM
- Yewtree said...
I think it's a changeling! Can't you see? The slightly wrinkly appearance, the eerie facial expression. All says "changeling" to me.
- July 24, 2008 at 6:38 AM
So that is where Kuato's been hiding all these years! Someone call Arnold.
- July 24, 2008 at 11:15 AM
wouldnt it be a bit wierd having to slide a knife into a newborn?? It coudld give someone an appitite for stabbing babies and or pregnant women...
- July 24, 2008 at 2:49 PM
That's beyond wrong. As a vegan, even if it were a vegan cake, I'd probably still consider eat it wrong... cannibalism, if you will.
Awesome blog, btw, it took everything in me to wait till I got home to read more after I got the link :) - July 24, 2008 at 8:30 PM
Clearly, based on the fact that this is meant to be slices, is either to celebrate a bris, or a congrats on your abortion cake :D.
- July 25, 2008 at 3:15 AM
+10 experience points for sliding a knife into this train wreck!
- July 25, 2008 at 3:17 AM
Yea, speaking of horror flicks- the first thing I thought of when I saw this cake was the remake of Dawn of the Dead!!! ZOMBIE BABY.
- July 25, 2008 at 9:13 AM
- badfae said...
Well, to be fair, the YouTube link says it was for a competition. I agree that it's way, WAY too creepy to eat, though. *shudder*
- July 25, 2008 at 2:24 PM
cutting into that with a knife is just too creepy
- July 25, 2008 at 3:18 PM
- Seoul Brother said...
Is it just me, or does it look like the li'l baby is resting on dishtowels?
And Beth, you're right. It does look like the zombie baby from the "Dawn of the Dead" remake. Ain't nuttin' wrong with zombies.
But the first zombie baby I was thinking of when I saw this Undead Pastry was the anklebiter (sorry, I couldn't resist) from Peter Jackson's magnum opus "Dead Alive." - July 26, 2008 at 8:17 AM
- Nauntie Lush said...
I think that someone took that phrase from Austin Powers "I'm gonna eat your baby" a little too far. Also that baby looks a lot like a dead baby. It is very creepy...indeed.
- July 27, 2008 at 11:42 PM
- faeorain said...
Yes, I would have to say this one sort of creeped me out a bit. The baby itself is a little creepy looking...but the thought of slicing into it...what were they thinking?
- July 28, 2008 at 7:47 AM
It looks like one of the munchkins of the lollipop guild in the Wizard of Oz....way too creepy, to eat or to just look at!
- July 28, 2008 at 3:59 PM
This kind of thing is precisely why Charm City Cakes (Ace of Cakes fame on Food Network) stopped doing cakes of people's pets. It just got too disturbing.
"Who wants cake?"
" I do! I do! AHHHHHH!!! We're eating Scraps?!!? WAHHHHH!!!!!" - July 29, 2008 at 2:08 AM
The commentary alone on this post is well worth coming here!!
Thank you for making a truly awesome site (I would say hawesome, my highest compliment, but I'm afraid the spelling people would be on my butt about it. Alright I'll say it any way. Your blog. It is the hawesome.)
The baby looks a little like a mythological dwarf of some sort to me. Or maybe I'm just a big dork like that.
Also, does it look to anyone else like the "baby" is covered with whatever rags happened to be lying around? Like, "Well, our baby is ugly. Let's put a burlap sack over it and forget about it. Maybe it'll go away." - July 31, 2008 at 7:42 PM
- LolaLane said...
Doesn't this remind anyone of the line "Open your mind Quaid" of Total Recall fame?
- August 1, 2008 at 1:48 PM
"Quaid! Start the reactor!"
- August 3, 2008 at 10:13 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh my! That is just sooo creepy.. and besides that, how do you make such a real-looking cake anyway?? and why!?
- August 5, 2008 at 8:15 AM
It looks like an infant Yoda offered up on a platter to the Dark Lord. "Mmm, infant Jedi! Tasty!"
Can you imagine putting candles in this? "Oops, set the baby on fire!" - August 5, 2008 at 12:25 PM
- Jenny O said...
It doesn't even look like a baby, it looks like a shriveled old woman alien. Even those creepy realistic baby dolls in the newspaper inserts (which are weird to the extreme anyway) look more like an actual baby than this does.
Whoever wondered if it was a red velvet cake should get a prize. Especially if it also has strawberry jam filling. - August 7, 2008 at 3:11 PM
just watched the video, very clever, but i agree, creepy as hell. I actually got goosebumps as it zoomed in at the end.
I sure as hell wouldn't want to watch it in reverse, that WOULD be like a horror movie! - August 12, 2008 at 5:59 PM
I've just discovered your blog and cannot stop laughing at the insanity of some people! This is a friggin' scary cake. Sort of weird is the fact that several of the "related videos" on the YouTube page for the video of the baby cake are of women breastfeeding toddlers... educational or for perverts?
- August 13, 2008 at 12:01 AM
- L said...
I'm dying, I'm laughing so hard I absolutely cannot breath. That is the scariest looking baby cake I've ever seen. I'm pretty sure it may just come alive Child's Play style, for goodness sakes it looks like Chuckie!
- August 14, 2008 at 1:46 PM
I just found your blog and I am laughing so hard I am crying! Makes our little "Happy Birtday Andy" cake look so peanuts. But this particular baby one gives me sympathy for the 2-year old Elmo lover I know who let out horrified screams when mommy started to cut into his Elmo cake. . . . now I get it!
- August 15, 2008 at 10:53 PM
Did they catch the serial killer that asked this to be made?
- August 19, 2008 at 10:36 PM
- Mom O Matic said...
That is so damn wrong. And it totally looks like an "early" baby so it's double sick that they are going to eat it.
What's next? Placenta cake? - August 20, 2008 at 12:41 AM
- jme said...
How do you figure out you can create this sort of thing? The creepiest part of the video is the construction of the baby's right arm. It took soooo long & there was so much detail. Something about those tiny baby-hand fingernails is creepin' me out man! UCK & Shudder...
- August 20, 2008 at 2:08 AM
I just found your blog and I am laughing so hard! As one who has a hobby of cake decorating, I see a bunch of examples of "what NOT to do!"
- August 20, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Jade, show me a cake that's not meant to be eaten, and I'll show you an utter waste of cake.
This cake is an abomination. The demon child must be destroyed! And eaten! Mmmmm... - August 20, 2008 at 5:54 PM
The love child of E.T.?
- August 31, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Also, the music in that video is so frenetic and ominous that it makes it seem like something TERRIBLE is about to happen - and it DID.
- August 31, 2008 at 8:12 PM
This blog is awesome, LOL....I have been sharing some of the worse ones with my husband and when I showed him this one, he said, "Hmm...wonder if it's a red velvet cake?"
Reading the comments, I see he's not the first to ponder this, LOL....Just had to share. Great site! - September 3, 2008 at 12:51 AM
That looks like Quato from Total Recall!!!
- September 3, 2008 at 11:11 PM
Wow. I could not imagine eating that. Does anyone else see that its like a deflated baby?
Looking through her portfolio I have to say it is pretty impressive, Id rather see her have a show than Charm City she definitely has much more talent. Sorry to all hte fans but a cake decorator that uses rice krispies as a short cut is not one to me. - September 8, 2008 at 9:51 AM
It is very interesting but I can't decide who it resembles the most: Author Truman Capote, North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms or composer Paul Williams.
- September 10, 2008 at 6:10 AM
- Jannick R. said...
Snort... best caption ever... tears are flowing, I'm rolling... wooo... hilarious.
thanks :) - September 18, 2008 at 5:35 PM
- ChefinaBox said...
I actually went to this person web site to look at her cakes. And while I have to admit she can spin a frosting bag. She does not seem to have a grasp of what looks normal, fake or out and out creepy. Her animals are strange looking some huge dinosaur with eyes that look like they are human eyes. Then what got me was a BMW car cake with Happy 30th to Michael on it. You have to see the two people standing next to the car. One looks like a pimp and the other male is half the size dressed in pink shoes and a pink sports jacket and nothing else. I gave that five Whisk's for being just freaky and in poor taste. As far as the baby cake goes, give me the knife, anyone care for a slice.
~Chef in a Box~ - September 23, 2008 at 8:09 AM
- Wendy said...
This cake will give me nightmares.
- September 29, 2008 at 3:31 AM
- Persephone said...
If it was red velvet I would totally eat it! Mmm... red velvet. Totally fits, though. XD
- November 2, 2008 at 4:47 PM
It looks like the offspring of a highly ill-advised union between E.T. and Mother Teresa.
- November 17, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Cake is not sculpture. Anything you make is going to be eaten (unless it is such a wreck that no one will touch it.) IF IT CREEPS YOU OUT TO THINK OF EATING IT, DON'T MAKE IT OUT OF CAKE!
(If eating that wouldn't creep you out, you are sick) - November 21, 2008 at 7:12 AM
That cake has Fat Bastard written all over it lol.
"I ATE A BABY!" - November 23, 2008 at 4:33 AM
- Danamite said...
What would Duff Goldman say...
- November 28, 2008 at 3:58 PM
This brought to mind the old Tom Petty music video "Don't Come Around Here No More" which had an Alice in Wonderland theme. At the end, Alice became a life-size cake and they ate her. Well...at least THAT was fantasy. This is just...ew.
Gina - November 30, 2008 at 4:47 PM
Awww I think it's gorgeous!
- December 4, 2008 at 9:29 PM
I went to this site, the woman who made this cake actually won an award for it!
- January 1, 2009 at 5:18 PM
- ~M said...
I watched the video. This woman is a genius. It's too bad she hasn't learned to use her power for good instead of evil. And what's with the 8 layers of fondant and a cake solid enough to carve, I'm sure it was "tasty."
- January 12, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Open your mind, Quaid. Open your miiiiiiind. Open youuuur miiiiiiiiiind. Ooopen your miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind!
- January 20, 2009 at 8:44 AM
- Wayward Son said...
Ewwwwww! Reminds me of those dolls that really look like live babies. Maybe I'm alittle extra touchy since I went to an infant funeral 3 weeks ago.
And that music! I know Flight of the Bumblebee is used for speed, but that version just makes the video even creepier... - January 25, 2009 at 9:55 PM
- Julia Grover said...
Does this remind anybody else of Benjamin Button?
- January 26, 2009 at 2:28 AM
I just found the link of how it was made lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFx2hSkuWk8
- February 4, 2009 at 2:35 PM
It looks like a 70 year old baby.... it's too creepy to eat
- February 27, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Is it wrong that I really want to eat a baby cake? I'm going to have to find one, and get some friends to help me eat it.
Mm, delicious youth! - March 6, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Benjamin Button???
- March 7, 2009 at 11:29 PM
my god, that is terrifying!
Anyone else think it looks like E.T.?
o.0 - March 19, 2009 at 7:18 PM
- Jessica said...
I couldn't eat a baby! it's way too realistic
- March 29, 2009 at 4:44 PM
The cake maker got an AWARD for the cake,I wonder if the judges actually ate a slice,or declared her a winner at the spot so they wouldn't have to slice it up.
- April 10, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- permanentcloud said...
this is god-awful. lol. very well put together, but if someone presented this cake to me at a babyshower, I would be horribly frightened...
- April 18, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- OrbitalDiamonds said...
Reminds me of something some stand-up comic said about a newborn once. "That's not a baby, that's a junkie!"
- May 3, 2009 at 7:35 AM
Oh my. Is it sort of a voodoo cake? I'm not sure what anyone would have against a baby this young, but it's either a voodoo cake or someone trying to quit cannibalism cold turkey.
And to Sara: "I call the soft spot"? really? EWW!! - May 19, 2009 at 12:48 AM
I'm not eating that thing, it's been dead too long. Euw.
- June 14, 2009 at 11:33 AM
- Unknown said...
Ugh, this is solidly in the Uncanny Valley.
- June 18, 2009 at 5:20 AM
Ignoring the obvious squick factor...
After that much fondant, you may as well switch your artistic medium to Sculpey; at least then you won't have the ramifications of it being edible! (Not that I consider that much lightly-sweet crayon wax to be edible anyway...)
Call me old fashioned, but I would think cakes would have to be at least 51% actual cake by weight to be eligible for competition. - June 29, 2009 at 8:08 PM
I love the cake, but I just couldnt cut into it. i'd feel like I was committing a murder!
Linda Wadsworth - June 30, 2009 at 1:01 AM
I just showed this picture to my hubby and he said "is that Benjamin Button?" Hahaha...
- July 7, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Meggin (Serendipity Reviews) said...
Hi! Sorry, I know this is an old post... you must get enough comments to moderate as it is... but I just wanted to say how much I looooooooooooove your blog!
- July 14, 2009 at 7:16 PM
Ok this is a VERY cool job. That being said - what's with that frigging eye?!?!?! Freaks me right the heck out.....
- August 8, 2009 at 2:22 AM
Gives a whole new twist to the saying of having a baby in the oven, don't it?
- September 6, 2009 at 1:21 AM
- Gary said...
What is the material this thing is made of? Plasticene? Silicone?
I'm trying to imagine what would be firm enough and plastic enough to sculpt in this way, but still edible. Something tells me it would be like biting into a big chunk of sealing wax. - October 6, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Gary said...
What is the material this thing is made of? Plasticene? Silicone?
I'm trying to imagine what would be firm enough and plastic enough to sculpt in this way, but still edible. Something tells me it would be like biting into a big chunk of sealing wax. - October 6, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- KatK said...
Augh! *twitch* THE CAKE IS A LIE!!! (Portal reference for the win!)
- October 24, 2009 at 8:00 AM
- Unknown said...
Wow, watching that video was the longest 3:15 of my life! I looked down at the time-counter thinking it had been at least eight minutes! Thanks for giving me a laugh today. I found your blog from the Merci Beaucoup website.
- October 29, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Its Benjamin Button!
- October 30, 2009 at 10:58 AM
- Yarnovah said...
When I saw this video it reminded me of the poem "Dreadful" from "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein. The last stanza goes:
"Someone ate the baby.
What a frightful thing to eat!
Someone ate the baby
Though she wasn't very sweet.
It was a heartless thing to do.
The policemen haven't got a clue.
I simply can't imagine who
Would go and (burp) eat the baby."
I also think the decorator's talents are impressive, but I wouldn't want to slice or eat that cake. (But I feel a little bad about eating chocolate bunnies and lamb cakes.) - November 2, 2009 at 2:44 PM
it would be SO ironic if that cake was Red Velvet-flavored...
- December 8, 2009 at 10:13 PM
- EllyYuki said...
The baby looks dehydrated or extremely aged for some reason. It looks as if it has been too long out in the sun. Doesn't look very healthy... If appetizing.
- January 26, 2010 at 7:17 PM
- Melissa said...
I've got to stop looking at these baby shower cakes - your comments are making me laugh so hard I'm forgetting how to breathe.
- February 21, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- Xydexx said...
Oh my goodness! It's like something out of A Modest Proposal.
Baby: It's What's For Dessert. - February 26, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Unknown said...
I really hope that wasn't made out of red velvet cake.
(Remembering the armadillo cake from Steel Magnolias ...) - March 17, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Creepy! This is what my baby nephew looked like in his casket.
- April 23, 2010 at 12:53 AM
It looks like Bert Newton. IT LOOKS LIKE BERT NEWTON! Aaaaauugh!!!!
- May 24, 2010 at 5:13 PM
- Cake in a Box Lady said...
Half human...half E.T...scary! ;) x
- October 7, 2010 at 3:42 PM
I seriously thought that was an old lady on the cake at first...
- December 2, 2010 at 9:47 PM
Looks like Benjamin Button....lol
- April 19, 2011 at 1:00 PM
It reminds me of Yoda, for some reason.
- April 23, 2011 at 11:24 PM
- libro said...
Guide! I loved it hope you like mine
- June 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM
And the baby seemed like an old guy! Uggly!!!
- June 13, 2011 at 8:36 PM
- Haiku Joy said...
Cake baby loves you.
Cake baby wants to hold knife.
Cake baby needs bloooooooood . . . - July 12, 2011 at 2:03 PM
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A little over a year ago I tried cooking lentils for the first time and it did not go so well. It seemed that no matter how long I cooked them they just did not soften. That put me off lentils for a while but recently I have been wanting to give them a second chance. I was thinking about doing a simple lentil dish with some vegetables and aromatics to show off the lentils. I was a bit worried that the lentils would be a bit plain and I remembered seeing a sausage and lentil dish that looked nice. I thought that some tasty sausage would rescue the meal if the lentils proved to be boring. I wanted some green vegetables in the meal and having recently enjoyed some sauteed Swiss chard I thought that it would round out meal perfectly.
The lentils smelled amazing while they were cooking. My fears of flavourless lentils were quickly thrown aside and I was eagerly awaiting for them to finish cooking. I made sure to test the lentils a few times around when they were supposed to be done to make sure that I caught them when the were al dente. The lentils turned out really well. They smelled great, were full of flavour, and I enjoyed their texture. The sauteed Swiss chard and Italian sausage finished the meal off nicely. I was using up some leftover sausage from my freezer and the sausage ran out before the lentils and Swiss chard so I enjoyed the leftovers with a fried egg on top for breakfast. I am now looking forward to cooking with lentils again.
Sausage on Lentils and Greens
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 small onion (chopped)
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- 1 rib celery (chopped)
- 1 cup dry lentils
- 1 bay leaf
- ~2 cups water (or broth or stock)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 2 links Italian sausage
- 1 handful parsley (chopped)
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Add the garlic, onion, carrot, and celery and saute until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the lentils and bay leaf and cover in water.
- Simmer covered until the lentils are al dente, about 20-30 minutes.
- Season the lentils with salt and pepper.
- Heat the oil in a pan.
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The Financial Risks of Ecological Limits
Some of the economic implications of resource constraints were introduced to the world of international finance this week in London, when Global Footprint Network and the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), in collaboration with leading financial institutions, launched the E-RISC (Environmental Risk Integration in Sovereign Credit) report at Bloomberg, a leader in global financial data.
The interactive event drew over 150 participants, including representatives from leading financial institutions, investors, asset management firms and rating agencies, including Caisse des Depots, SNS Asset Management, Standard & Poor's, J.P. Morgan, KfW Bankengruppe, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Barclays.
To date, tightening resource constraints and their impacts on national economies have been largely absent from financial analyses. The E-RISC report fills this gap by exploring to what extent resource and ecological risks can impact a nation's economy and how these factors affect a nation's ability to pay its debts.
The E-RISC project analyzes five nations' (Brazil, Japan, France, Turkey and India) natural resource-related risks over short-, medium- and long-term risk horizons, providing a simple framework to compare and rank countries. Despite having similar ratings from the three major credit rating agencies, the five nations have very different environmental risk profiles.
BusinessWeek and Financial News covered the E-RISC project and some of its key findings. For example, nations that are heavily dependent on natural resource imports may find that continued supply becomes unreliable or costly. For example, a 10 percent variation in commodity prices can lead to changes in a country's trade balance equivalent to 0.5 percent of GDP. Further, a 10 per cent reduction in the productive capacity of soils and freshwater areas alone could lead to a reduction in trade balance equivalent to over 4 per cent of GDP.
Also yesterday, Bloomberg announced that it will now be offering Global Footprint Network's country-level natural resource risk data (National Footprint Accounts) on all its terminals. This means that Bloomberg's 300,000 global subscribers will have access to data that will help them integrate natural resource risk into sovereign debt, economic growth and company valuation models. The availability of Footprint data on the Bloomberg terminals is significant, as it marks a further step towards integrating—rather than externalizing—the ecological assets on which economies rely upon. Global Footprint Network will be the only provider to cover comprehensive natural resource risk data on the Bloomberg terminal.
The E-RISC and Bloomberg news came only days after Global Footprint Network won more honors for its Footprint work. The Binding Prize—one of Europe's top environmental awards—was awarded to Global Footprint Network President Mathis Wackernagel. Previous winners include the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA), Slow Food International, and the European Greenbelt (Grüne Band Europa). The honor comes on the heels of Dr. Wackernagel formally receiving the Blue Planet Prize at a ceremony in Japanat the end of October.
The Binding Prize has been given every year since 1986 in Liechtenstein to people chosen for their advancement of ideas in the field of nature conservation and environmental protection. Binding Foundation board member Martin Boesch, who presented the award in Vaduz on November 9, said that the Ecological Footprint concept not only helps to promote global sustainability, "but also had a dramatic and widespread media influence, eliciting environmental policy decisions."
"Climate change is not the problem. Erosion, water scarcity, desertification and overfishing are also not. These are all just symptoms of a dominant theme: We are demanding more than the Earth can sustainably provide," Wackernagel said in his acceptance speech. "Together with the leaders of these countries [referring to the 10+ nations that have adopted or reviewed Ecological Footprint accounting] we want to find out what this means for the future. Can the trends be turned in the right direction?"


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It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Smith.
Friday was the second anniversary of the uprising in Egypt, the topple of the president there, Hosni Mubarak. The anniversary sparked massive protests against the new government, the Islamist government. The violence has left more than 40 people dead.
In a forceful address to the nation earlier today, Egypt's president declared a 30-day state of emergency in three Egyptian cities. NPR's Leila Fadel joins us to discuss the latest. Hey, Leila.
LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: Hi.
SMITH: Why don't you start by telling us exactly what President Mohammed Morsi means by a state of emergency?
FADEL: Well, basically, he's imposed the emergency law of Hosni Mubarak's era again in these three cities for a limited time - for 30 days. But it means that there's carte blanche. They can arrest anybody they want if they look a little bit fishy, and they can use the full force of the state to try to quell the city.
So for some, you know, human rights groups are saying it's a little concerning that they're employing what they call Mubarak era's tactics to try to calm the protests that have turned so violent.
SMITH: Well, I'm sure he's justifying it by the level of violence that's been seen in Port Said. Tell us about what's happening there.
FADEL: Well, Port Said, in some ways, is a bit of a separate issue than the anti-government protests that we've been seeing since Friday. There was a court ruling that sentenced 21 soccer fans to death over soccer-related riots that happened last year that killed 74 people. While some people were happy, Port Said erupted.
SMITH: Well, you talk about the situation in Port Said. The protesters there, do they have a political agenda also?
FADEL: I think there is a general discontent, a general anger, towards how this transition has gone over the last two years. Not only is there no political stability, but the economy keeps getting worse. And so people feel that since these promises of economic equality and gender equality, civil liberties, happened two years ago, nothing has come to a fruition.
So there is an undercurrent of just general discontent, and then this court ruling, many people feel, is rushed and politicized away to placate some people because many soccer fans known as ultra - Al-Ahly - that are here in Cairo were saying if the full extent of the law is not served, we will set Cairo on fire. And so people feel that this sentencing was actually politicized, that these young men are being scapegoated.
SMITH: I'm sure you've talked to people who two years ago had such high hopes for the future of Egypt, and now they're seeing all this on their television. They hear about the state of emergency. What are they saying?
FADEL: I think people are just disappointed. You know, there was so much promise, there was so much hope two years ago, and none of that really has come to pass. None of the potential of that promise has come to pass, and there's a lot of discontent with this government. But it's also a country that is so polarized right now between those that want to give the Islamist president more of a chance and those who feel that he's just failing to fulfill any promise that he's ever made and also feel that he is serving more of an Islamist agenda than an Egyptian agenda.
So this is a country deeply divided. And although we're seeing thousands of people on the streets, so many people are not on the streets, and so many people don't want these protests to continue. They feel they are just stifling any progress. And every time there is a step forward, there are 10 steps back.
SMITH: You're headed up now to Port Said. You said the situation is still very dangerous there.
FADEL: It is very dangerous. This is an extremely enraged city. And speaking to residents up there by phone, they feel abandoned by the rest of Egypt. They feel that they're being allowed to be scapegoated in this way, and it's really come unleashed. From what I understand, the - on Saturday, many of these supporters and family members of the 21 men tried to storm the prison, pulled out weapons, and it's continuing until today.
And there's a lot of suspicion of anybody outside of Port Said coming into the city because there is such anger. So now that this message has been delivered from the president, we'll see how the city reacts.
SMITH: Leila Fadel is the Cairo bureau chief for NPR. Thanks, Leila.
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Feds in Brooklyn: Hackers stole $45M in ATM card breach
he sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was carried out, but also for the threat that more such thefts may be in store.
Seven people were arrested in the U.S., accused of operating the New York cell of what prosecutors said was a network that carried out thefts at ATMs in 27 countries from Canada to Russia. Law enforcement agencies from more than a dozen nations were involved in the investigation, U.S. prosecutors in New York said Thursday.
"Unfortunately these types of cybercrimes involving ATMs, where you've got a flash mob going out across the globe, are becoming more and more common," said Rose Romero, a former federal prosecutor and regional director for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"I expect there will be many more" of these types of crimes, she said.
Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, who called the theft "a massive 21st-century bank heist," announced the case Thursday in New York.
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Hackers got into bank databases, eliminated withdrawal limits on pre-paid debit cards and created access codes. Others loaded that data onto any plastic card with a magnetic stripe — an old hotel key card or an expired credit card worked fine as long as it carried the account data and correct access codes.
A network of operatives then fanned out to rapidly withdraw money in multiple cities, authorities said. The cells would take a cut of the money, then launder it through expensive purchases or ship it wholesale to the global ringleaders. Lynch didn't say where they were located.
It appears no individuals lost money. The thieves plundered funds held by the banks that back up prepaid credit cards, not individual or business accounts, Lynch said.
Ori Eisen, a cybercrime expert and founder of 41st Parameter, a fraud detection and prevention firm, said the $45 million heist was on the "high-end" of what can be done by cybercriminals who exploit banking systems connected to the Internet.
"Given the scale of the global credit card networks, it is almost impossible to detect every kind of attack," he said. "This attack is not the last one, and if the modus operandi proves to be successful crooks will exploit it time and again."
There were two separate attacks in this case, one in December that reaped $5 million worldwide and one in February that snared about $40 million in 10 hours with about 36,000 transactions. The scheme involved attacks on two banks, Rakbank in the United Arab Emirates and the Bank of Muscat in Oman, prosecutors said.
Such ATM fraud schemes are not uncommon, but the $45 million stolen in this one was at least double the amount involved in previously known cases, said Avivah Litan, an analyst who covers security issues for Gartner Inc.
Middle Eastern banks and payment processors are "a bit behind" on security and screening technologies that are supposed to prevent this kind of fraud, but it happens around the world, she said.
"It's a really easy way to turn digits into cash," Litan said.
Some of the fault lies with the ubiquitous magnetic strips on the back of the cards. The rest of the world has largely abandoned cards with magnetic strips in favor of ones with built-in chips that are nearly impossible to copy. But because U.S. banks and merchants have stuck to cards with magnetic strips, they are still accepted around the world.
Lynch would not say who masterminded the attacks globally, who the hackers are or where they were located, citing an ongoing investigation.
The New York suspects were U.S. citizens originally from the Dominican Republic who lived in the New York City suburb of Yonkers. They were mostly in their 20s. Lynch said they all knew one another and were recruited together, as were cells in other countries. They were charged with conspiracy and money laundering. If convicted, they each face 10 years in prison.
The accused ringleader in the U.S. cell, Alberto Yusi Lajud-Pena, was reportedly killed in the Dominican Republic late last month, prosecutors said. More investigations continue and other arrests have been made in other countries, but prosecutors did not have details.
An indictment unsealed Thursday accused Lajud-Pena and the other seven New York suspects of withdrawing $2.8 million in cash from hacked accounts in less than a day.
Arrests began in March.
Lajud-Pena was found dead with a suitcase full of about $100,000 in cash, and the investigation into his death is continuing separately. Dominican officials said they arrested a man in the killing who said it was a botched robbery, and two other suspects were on the lam.
The first federal study of ATM fraud was 30 years ago, when the use of computers in the financial community was growing rapidly. At the time, the Bureau of Justice Statistics found nationwide ATM bank loss from fraud ranged from $70 and $100 million a year.
By 2008, that had risen to about $1 billion a year, said Ken Pickering, who works in security intelligence at CORE Security, a white-hat hacking firm that offers security to businesses.
He said he expects news of the latest ring to inspire other criminals.
"Once you see a large attack like this, that they made off with $45 million, that's going to wake up the cybercrime community," he said.
"Ripping off cash, you don't get that back," he said. "There are suitcases full of cash floating around now, and that's just gone."
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(CNN) -- The longtime head football coach of Steubenville High School landed a contract extension this week, despite the rape controversy that gripped the small Ohio town and the nation.
Reno Saccoccia was granted a two-year extension by the local school board, Steubenville Superintendent Michael McVey said Monday.
The decision comes about a month after two star Steubenville High School football players were convicted for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl.
The trial highlighted shocking examples of teenage alcohol use and crude text messaging. There were also whispers of the possibility of the assault being covered up by some in the football-crazed Rust Belt town.
There is currently an online petition by those who feel the coach did not do enough to bring accused football players to justice. The petition, which calls for Saccoccia's ouster, has more than 130,000 signatures.
Saccoccia's contract extension is for his administrative duties and does not pertain to his coaching activities, McVey told CNN affiliate WTOV.
Saccoccia is in year three of his five-year coaching contract, the affiliate reported.
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Teenagers and star football players Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond were found guilty in March of raping the 16-year-old girl. The two were accused of raping the girl during a series of end-of-summer parties in August 2012.
Prosecutors used an avalanche of cell pictures and videos and social media posts about the rape to help prove the case.
During the trial a text message was read that indicated that Saccoccia knew about the incident and his football players believed the coach would "take care of it," the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper reported.
The coach told the newspaper that he had not known about the rape and had not discussed it with his players.
Mays was sentenced to a minimum of two years in a juvenile correctional facility. Richmond was sentenced to a minimum of one year, but like Mays, he could be in detention until he is 21.
But despite the verdict, the case is continuing.
Ohio's attorney general said last month that a grand jury will be empaneled to determine if anyone else should be charged in the case.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
Varun Gandhi - Pamela Anderson of politics
Varun Gandhi is a babe. So is Rahul Gandhi. In fact, these elections are dominated by the Babe Brigade. Nearly all the newbies on the block fall into the babe category. Most are Pamela Andersons of politics, cashing in on the oomph factor. 'Babewatch' rules. Pamela had silicone in her breasts. Desi Babes have silicone in their brains. No issues. It's sexy to be in politics these days. Especially if your surname is Gandhi. You can bank on the family name to save your butt after opening your mouth and stuffing both feet into it. As Varun has done with his recent hate speech. If jaws dropped, he didn't notice them. Or perhaps, he doesn't really care. This babe has made it to the front pages of nearly every newspaper , with tv channels greedily gobbling up every bon mot uttered by Maneka Gandhi's beta. He himself insists love means never having to say you are sorry… and to hell with what civil society, the EC and others think of his outrageous, preposterous, provocative and - pardon the word – rabid comments. Mom Menaka has protected the interests of animals for years. She must know how dangerous a rabid dog is . What on earth was Varun thinking? He now claims it was a doctored cd that got the natives worked up. That's a babe comment. He also adds he is proud of his faith, not apologetic about it and that he is a 'Gandhi, a Hindu and an Indian in equal measure.' Jai ho, bete. Bhagwan tera bhala karey.
I am not a Gandhi ( thank God for small mercies!), but I am also a Hindu and an Indian. Unapologetic on both scores. But I don't want to cut off anybody's hand or gouge out eyes to prove my credentials as either. Sensibly, the BJP has promptly distanced itself from the speech and the orator. But that's the easy part. First you get an out of control babe to go out there and bak bak. Then the big boys back off leaving the babe to face the music. By then the damage ( or the dirty work) is done. Smart! But sometimes being over smart has a nasty way of back firing. As has happened in Varun's case. This Gandhi Babe is looking bad as compared to the other Gandhi Babe, who dimples away prettily and sticks to the safe and narrow script. The faux pas so far have been harmless and largely inoffensive.Babe Rahul has stuck to the moderate path approved by Mamasita and other party veterans. He has not grabbed too many headlines, but his style of netagiri is distinctly different from his cousin's. Which is not surprising given the political ideology of their respective fathers.
Gandhigiri is not the sole prerogative of these two families. But try telling that to the faithful. The scarey thought is that Varun's bluster may pay rich, short term dividends. Just like his father Sanjay Gandhi's once did many moons ago, when he instigated his mother Indira Gandhi to impose the Emergency ( surely one of the most shameful periods in modern India's history). Sanjay found takers galore for his demolition drives and other autocratic moves to 'improve' Delhi. It was a short and tragic love affair, but ominous while it lasted. Perhaps Babe Varun's minders are hoping he too will have the 'Sanjay Effect' on the gullible who might confuse his aggression and immaturity for dynamism and daring. One can only hope he remains in a minority of one . Someone should remind him that netas like Sanjay briefly streak across the political sky before burning themselves out and disappearing into a black hole. India has always voted with its head and heart and unfailingly chosen moderation over extremism. That has been the pattern so far. And chances are that is how it will continue. Bigotry and hate have been traditionally defeated by those who offered the middle path. That should give us all the hope we require to see us through the coming ordeal. Leaders who challenge democratic principles may succeed as regional satraps ( Narendra Modi, please note), but any leader aiming for national acceptancy instinctively knows it is just one thing that is going to do the trick this time - the promise of stability and security for all. The last two words are key – 'for all'. Babe Varun has been misguided by his handlers. Winning Pilibhit may be comparatively easy. But winning the hearts of Young India will require much more than a baring of teeth.This babe's bark had better be worse than his bite. Time to get rid of that silicone, sweetie.
37 comments:
- varry said...
Wish politicians read this article of urs. :)
- March 22, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- hitch writer said...
Seems you have posted the same thing 4 times or m i missing something....
for a change however the Election commission acted fast... we must ensure and nip this in the bud... dont let him get away with this and make him pay for it...
we have enough of raj's muthalik's togadia's we dont need another varun ! pls - March 22, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Rajesh Nair said...
Frankly don't know whether it is a good idea to have these 'babalog' in the Parliament. At least the last bunch shut their trap even though they did not do anything !
- March 22, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- Lt Col Indrajit Gupta (Retd) said...
V for VARUN - V also stands for VILE; VITRIOLIC & VULGAR
- March 22, 2009 at 2:11 PM
- Reflections said...
was wondering when u were going to react on this issue....
...and its quite mild when measured against ur usual posts..
But u've got ur msg across;-D - March 22, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Kush said...
Vitriolic. Sarcasm at its very best. Where has this been published?! And you sure have courage to write like this... Don't you ever receive warnings by powerful ppl when you write like this?
I just googled some keywords in the article and have found this article published in the TOI's mobile version. Would love to see what the reactions are from various quarters. - March 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM
- Ankit said...
Wow! Thats what v call politically correct!
- March 22, 2009 at 7:19 PM
- J P Joshi said...
Read it in the TOI, Bangalore edition this morning. A very hard hitting and factual account of our political scenario today. Jai ho, and Jai Hind.
- March 22, 2009 at 7:59 PM
- Karan Bhardwaj said...
Varun Babe! Don't sell your cheap politics here! We are much ahead wiser of your 'Gandhi fame'.
Very interesting shobha! It made me laugh too! - March 22, 2009 at 8:34 PM
- Jogeshwar said...
Yes, winning the hearts of Young India will require much more than a baring of teeth. When will they realise such things no longer work?
- March 22, 2009 at 9:22 PM
- naval said...
Varun babe had no other mean to expand his reachability other than playing a communal card just like many from the saffron groups had done b'fore.........
- March 22, 2009 at 9:25 PM
- Shaunak Mukherjee said...
Satirical Verses, that's what this post should be called.
Had a good laugh on this!
To comment on what repercussions Varun's actions will have seems irrelevant now. The tides are too far in to change course on such issues I guess. - March 22, 2009 at 9:52 PM
What can one expect from a character, whose father allegedly slapped the then President of India, and also his own Mother, the one who forcibly got young men .....under the Family Planning programs, buldozed shanties and was also responsible for the Emergency.
God help India, if we have a few more of these specimens here and in Parliment. Rest assured we would be going the Arab way, if not the Taliban.
We sure need more people to voice their disapproval of such elements.
Norman - March 22, 2009 at 10:48 PM
- Sidhusaaheb said...
Varun Gandhi could have been an ambassador for national integration, I suppose, with Sikh maternal granparents, a Hindu paternal grandmother and a Parsi paternal grandfather.
- March 23, 2009 at 1:42 AM
Varun gandhi just spoke mis heart. I know lots of people used to say these things (yes same thing). Whether it is old or young people, doesn't matter. And you also know this fact. I have lots of friend in Mumbai who scared alot after 26/11. When they used to scare when they see someone with beard. This is happened. This is fact. Fact remains fact, you can not change them.
You just thought that he made statement in favour of Hindu to gain cheap publicity. Thats really funny. He came in politics in 2004. At that time he wanted to contest election but BJP denied as he was just new at that time. Later on, BJP asked him to contest election but then he wanted to work for people. Why did he need cheap publicity as he is already working for people. He just voiced his concerns for the Hindu people in that region who were suffering.
Atleast he has courage to say that.
And when People from Congress, SP, Paswan's party do something for muslim, why dont media speak against them. Why congress always give some advantageous to particular religion when there is no need?
Thats what I think, he represents common man at the moment. - March 23, 2009 at 4:11 AM
- Another Kiran In NYC said...
So what exactly did he say and why cant I find his words on the net?
Desh Ka ladla (DKL, yaani ke Hamari Italian Bahu ka Beta.. haan woh apna Rahul) is coloring with lacklustre crayons within the lines. Maneka ka Ladla (MKL wahi apna ladla Varun)Piccasso ban-ney chala? - March 23, 2009 at 6:36 AM
Let me tell you scenario in Plibhit. Lots of Hindus were targeted in Pilbhit. He said something like this: if somebody lifts hand against Hindus, or thinks they are weak, there is nobody behind them, then I swear on the Bhagavad Gita that I will cut off that hand. Here, he did not mention about any religion.
Later on in his speech, he said:
Some people have such scary-sounding names... Karimulla, Mazharulla... If you ever encountered them at night, you will be scared.
As I told before, some of my friend in Mumbai experienced similar situation after 26/11.
And he also said: he has a little cousin sister, she saw some photos of people with beard on some banner and she said to him that "Bhaiyya, I did not know that Laden is contesting from your constituency". - March 23, 2009 at 7:00 AM
- Gr@t!F!c@t!0N H@ngEd said...
Let the barking (rabid) dogs bark....and the let the activist moms stop them from being kicked in the ass...as long as they enter the public regime, kick boxers (janta) won't stop.....
India has been very perseverent towards such petty issues which last no more than a day and no larger than getting a few TV channels their TRP raised high...(again for a day)...
At the end, these creatures end up calling 'alive fools' of the Mother Earth; while we sit, read a good article and laugh at their foolishness.... - March 23, 2009 at 10:12 AM
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- March 23, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- Mohammad Umar Baba (Byline: Baba Umar) said...
I was waiting for news channels like India Today, IBN and Aaj Tak to blow up the issue. But it seems the more Taliban gaining ground in Afghanistan, more is the time spent on Taliban bashing. I wonder How long it will continue.
- March 23, 2009 at 1:16 PM
- The Panorama said...
Loved this piece, like I enjoy reading most of your posts. You have a very ironic and funny way of putting your point across. Thanks for this post!
- March 23, 2009 at 4:35 PM
- Bala said...
This is interesting ... hate ka jawab hate ....!!!!!!!!
I was trying to analyze how hate is selling like a hot cake in India. Someone in politics ( who is actually nobody) starts his hate campaign ... then what happens next is the guy gets support from some sections because he is totally on their side and ready to bash others .... so he starts getting the support of some people
But what media or writers and editors do ... they in turn hate this guy ... and at times it creates symapthies for such idiots who wouldn't have got it otherwise.
The core issue of working together is left out in the process ... no one else but electronic media has given rise to these sensational news... I guess media needs to exercise the control and completely ignore these stupid type of 24x7 news telecast and focus on what really matters to people .. I haven't seen any news channel analyzing and focussing on different candidate's backgrounds, what good or bad work they have done so far ... the news channel needs to be source of information for the people .. and not the source of violence oriented hindi dramas ...
I hope at some point the journalists will get it .. they have power to change how India thinks ...provided they use it in right direction. - March 23, 2009 at 8:23 PM
- Pritesh Patel said...
De, i expected more from you. Besides the take on class, i think you should have commented on her brand of politics as well. I too dislike Mayawati for the exact same reasons pointed put by you, but one expects more from a writer-activist.
This post is absolute crass; I am disappointed! - March 23, 2009 at 10:38 PM
- Sidhusaaheb said...
I wonder whether all those who've commented here about how Varun Gandhi touched their hearts with his alleged hate-speech (since he probably vocalised the hatred that they too have in their hearts for any one who practises a religion different than their own) are heart-broken now, since Varun is doing his utmost to prove that he never said anything of the sort.
If he, indeed, is a bigot, he certainly doesn't have the courage to stand up and accept as much. Howzzat?
BTW, I read another blog-post on the subject at http://www.razarumi.com/2009/03/22/varun-gandhi-is-a-scary-bigot/ . - March 23, 2009 at 11:16 PM
- Priyadarshini Karanjai said...
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- March 24, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- Priyadarshini Karanjai said...
outrageous- immoderate, shocking, grossly cruel
preposterous- utterly absurd, contrary to nature, reason and common sense
rabid- unreasoning, headstrong, fanatical...other meaning? dog infected with rabies..he he
credentials- evidence of a person's achieveness or trustworthiness
prerogative- a right or previlege exclusive to an individual or class
what u wrote was witty and correct(not politically) except for the last bit on Indira and Emergency.. but then, your view. i think he(varun) is trying to ape u and be politically incorrect. its not ur cup of tea varun baby. u need to sugarcoat if u desire to survive. now ape some diplomatic babe. go play. - March 24, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- sharad said...
With the latest controversy Varun Gandhi have emerged stronger, more mature. For a 28 yr old politician seeng the bottom level of politics and to be valiant indeed shows his Fighting Spirit. The furore and politics behind the whole episode saddens an 'aaam Indian' like me.
Varun Gandhi is charged with violating election code of conduct and spreading communalism(sic!). He is charged with inciting public with inflammatory speech. The charge that Varun denies. Although he insists that in India it has become fashion to brand communal anyone speaking for us Hindus.
Now I stand behind Varun. I would appreciate BJP and allies to stand beside him. Not to leave him alone to fight this 'gandi rajneeti'. Infact we have the reason to doubt the entire controversy.
Why is the Election Commission so active in this case. When in the past violations by many leaders it has taken soft approach.
It is Varuns' Mama who have released the CD's. This 'Shakuni' mama had earlier fell-out with his sister Meneka Gandhi, Varun's mother and have even contested against her on Congress ticket against her. This time also he manages to get the Congress ticket.
Why are CD's released 16 day fter it was supposed to be made. The Mama insists that Varun is flaring communal tensions for the past couple of months then why no other CD is out to date.
Now news is that a cd with Varun distributing money to the electorate is out. What a sham!
CEC says it is onus on Varun to proove that the tapes are doctored. So will they apply the same criteria to other violations also.
Indeed to push the issue to limits would it not have been better to sternly warn Varun on future violations, when this had been done most of the times earlier.
Why the media is over-board. Are they motivated by someone in the ruling family, ahh ruling party!
When during the last Gujrat state assembly elections Sonia Gandhi said on Narendra Modi as ' maut ke saudgar' it changed the scenario there and results are for everybody to see. To corner Varun for speaking for Hindus may lead to similar situation with National consequences...
http://omsherryom.wordpress.com - March 25, 2009 at 11:19 AM
- Uma said...
HAA HAA...Woman you rock!
Have hated many of your posts. Now you silence the critics with flair. - March 25, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- pressclicker said...
> The Indian American Intellectuals Forum expresses regret at
> the no-holds-barred campaign of vilification and calumny
> unleashed by the entire 'pseudo-secular' establishment
> of India on Varun Gandhi, the BJP candidate for Parliament
> from Pilibhit in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
> Varun Gandhi is reported to have said in an election speech
> that "if someone thinks that Hindus are weak and
> leaderless... if anyone raises a finger towards Hindus -
> then I swear… I will cut that hand."
> This rare display of utter fearlessness and exemplary
> courage from the young BJP leader has echoed the simmering
> feelings of millions of Hindus all over the globe. For
> coming out openly to speak the truth, the Indian American
> Intellectuals Forum congratulates him.
> Judging from the unchecked spate of terrorist attacks on
> large metropolis like Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru,
> Jaipur, Varanasi, etc., in which the Hindus incurred the
> maximum financial damage and the huge loss of lives, there
> is a widespread feeling that the Hindu Nation is in a
> 'State of Siege' in its own country.
> Despite the bitter condemnation from the English language
> press, Varun Gandhi is being lauded all over India in the
> vernacular media. We suspect the slanderous crusade against
> Varun Gandhi is backed by certain anti-national elements for
> the sole purpose of demoralizing and demonizing this young
> would-be MP.
> It is worth noting that at the moment Hindu Nation is neck
> deep into an unprecedented crisis because of the double
> whammy of Islamic jihad on one hand and the pseudo-secular
> Congress Party politicians protecting even the high profile
> terrorists like Mohammad Afzal Guru, the convicted
> mastermind of Parliament attack, on the other.
> It is not hard to look around and see that most Hindus have
> already been religiously cleansed from the neighboring
> Pakistan; they have been either converted to Islam or simply
> killed. The same thing is fast happening to the Bangladesh
> and Kashmir Valley.
> In many other parts of India, Hindus are under attack from
> the Jihadists in collusion with the Maoists, Naxalites or
> other Marxist terrorists. (The recent murders of Swami
> Lakshmananda Sarasvati in Orissa and other prominent Hindus
> in Kerala are the gruesome reminders of this deadly
> combination).
> We have to understand that Varun Gandhi's Pilibhit
> Parliamentary constituency is up north near the Nepal
> border. Thousands of Muslim mosques and madrasas have sprung
> up in the area. An extreme fear psychosis is created by
> Jihadi forces in the region. Several young Hindu girls have
> been molested and raped in recent times. Cow slaughter is
> going on recklessly on the streets in open.
> In the conditions, Hindus find themselves very unsafe. They
> feel persecuted. The local Hindu population is in a state of
> shock and bewilderment.
> All the above things are, obviously, happening under the
> very nose of young and vigilant Varun Gandhi. Instead of
> attacking him thoughtlessly, his speech describing the
> Muslim terrorist activities in the area should, on the
> contrary, be analyzed from the national security point of
> view.
> We do not see anything wrong with Varun Gandhi's
> statement. Actually, his assertion that "I am a proud
> Hindu, I am a Gandhi and I am an Indian" should come as a
> breath of fresh air for all Indians in the suffocating
> pseudo-secular politics of India.
> We look upon Varun Gandhi as valiantly fighting like Veer
> Abhimanyu, the brave son of legendary Arjun of Mahabharatha.
> Our modern Abhimanyu has been encircled in a chakraviyuh
> (the deadly maze) and is being viciously attacked by
> Kauravas.
> The role of modern Kauravas is played by an unholy
> combination of the pseudo-secular politicians of country
> led by Congress party and other anti-national elements
> directly or indirectly shielded by this Grand Old Party of
> India.
> As such, we appeal to the Non-Resident Indians in general,
> and the Indian public in particular, to solidly stand behind
> Varun Gandhi, the gutsy young leader of the modern India.
As received in an email doing the rounds. - March 25, 2009 at 6:04 PM
- Anuja said...
"What is in a name?" Everything it seems. Varun is only the latest in a long line of bad - ass Gandhis. Indira, Sanjay, Rajiv... Jawaharlal Nehru's legacy to the country in the form of his offspring has become a curse. Indira's totalitarian rule, Sanjay's gangsta tactica, Rajiv's Bofors... Need I say more? Mahatma Gandhi was one of a kind and there will never be another like him. Lets make our peace with that, move on, and get rid of the imposter Gandhis.
For more scintillating views check out www.anujamouli.blogspot.com - March 25, 2009 at 10:50 PM
- wadani said...
I absolitey agree these hate mongers should be disquilified to contest any election
- March 29, 2009 at 12:50 AM
Very right....but when we are talking in favor of Varun it does not imply that we are talking against any religion. But with pseudo-secularists politicians and media talking Hinduism is fundamentalism. OK your Islamist country where you are residing is very liberal but try speaking out against them, surely some fatwa would be waiting for you. So you will never dare it. But in India it is a fashion, a HS symbol to cricise Hindu and to pmper Muslims.
Now imagine how far this issue have gone. Varun courts' arrest. He has every right by constitution to do so. He is now charged with NSA. How shameful. But if I am feeling betrayed in my country, who cares ? Varun concocted CD will make Pak out of India....So what? India has already gone the Pak way when our ruling Congress Party cannot arrange security for IPL cricket tourney.
So Sir/mam, be an HS NRI and continue passing judgements. We in India will sort our things!
http://omsherryom.wordpress.com - March 30, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- Tejo Panini said...
"But I don't want to cut off anybody's hand or gouge out eyes..."
What if the hands are raised to kill you.Atleast you 'raise' your hands to protect yourself , right?Varun is refering to THOSE hands.
This is lost in media cacaphony. - April 1, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- Khanna said...
Hello Mam,
Nice article. I like the way you represent it. It is totally different style of looking at this case.I came across your article when i was browsing in
http://toostep.com - April 1, 2009 at 3:58 PM
- Ranu said...
Ms. De:
Kindly let us know when you might have the same courage of conviction in taking the ever so sophisticated Omar Abdullah to task in firmly aligning himself the protector of valley muslims on the parliament floor with a thunderous 'apni zameen ke liye laade' while claiming to represent all of Kashmir (there is a fast diminishing Hindu minority there you know, in case it slipped your attention). Also I would like to know your opinion on Abdullah senior predicting dire consequences for the nation and judiciary if an enemy of the country who attacked her icon of democracy was meeted out his court ordered punishment after a trial.
I among a lot of other Indians would like to know who these people are whose commitment to a convicted enemy of the country so trumps any regard for her democratic institution they will resort to violence and killing and unrest, and why are they not behind bars along with Mr. Farouq Abdullah under NSA for his egregious support and advocacy of this dangerous sentiment.
If you have already written about the above stated, hopefully with the same alacrity and chutzpah you have shown on jumping on Varun Gandhi, let us know where we can have the benefit of the pearls of your wisdom. It does not appear to be on your blog.
Also, while you are at it can you direct me to the sources of your inside facts (where by facts, I mean facts not assertions packaged in outrage and partisan opinions) on Varun Gandhi's hate speech - all I have had access to so far is the same brief clip a 100 times over, where I can't really hear clearly from the horse's mouth with the voice of the ibn commentator interrupting with her commentary on what is being said, telling us what to think.
I hope this request will not automatically make me a Hindutvavadi fanatic in your mind..or is that too much to ask?
Thanks much. - April 3, 2009 at 5:08 AM
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Red Amber Olive Faceted Beads Stretch Bracelet
- Red color faceted olive shape beads
- Bead size : 7.5 ; 10 mm | 0.29 ; 0.39 inches
- Weight: 5.5-9 grams
- Elastic silicone
- Red color faceted olive shape beads
- Bead size : 7.5 ; 10 mm | 0.29 ; 0.39 inches
- Weight: 5.5-9 grams
- Elastic silicone
* Product color may slightly vary due to photographic lighting sources or your monitor settings.Natural amber is a gem from the past that still fascinates us today. Its unique qualities, including its beauty and ability to preserve small items, make it highly valuable and desirable. By purchasing natural amber, you will be sure to purchase a real piece of history that will be treasured for many years.
All of our products are handmade with passion and love. The location, nature and traditions enables us to achieve the best results in amber processing. The experience in manufacturing amber products have taught us to achieve the highest quality of amber jewelry.
We gladly accept returns. Return items to us within 30 days once it was delivered. Please notify us before dispatch your return items. Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value. Amount for the returned product is transferred to the buyer to the specified account within 10 working days from the seller's confirmation that the product has been returned in proper condition. Amount of items delivery and return are non-refundable.
The product can't be exchanged for another product.
Individually manufactured or customized items can't be returned.
The goods (which are in stock) will be shipped at the same or next business day after the order payment confirmation.
Production of the ordered goods (which are out of stock) can approximately take 1-10 days.
Worldwide delivery available by these couriers:
- Lithuanian Post (price 7 €):
· Europe: 4-14 days
· The rest of the world: 14-30 days
- UPS/ DHL/ FEDEX Worldwide (price 50-80 €):
· Worldwide: 2-7 working days


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