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Who is Emma Swan in Once Upon a Time? A Strong Argument for Princess Elisa| November 14, 2011 at 5:18 AM EST
If everyone in Storybrook is a fairytale character, who is Emma Swan? Portrayed by Jennifer Morrison on the ABC studios hit show, Once Upon a Time, we still don't know who Emma's counterpart is. In the episode that aired Sunday ("The Price of Gold") Henry told Emma she wasn't ready to know. That means there is something to know! Can we figure it out?
Names often only slightly tell us who a character is. For instance, Cinderella or Ella was Ashley. And Snow White is named Mary Margaret. But then there's Little Red Riding Hood who goes by Ruby. So, is there a clue in Emma's name with her last name being Swan? (It gets confusing because she was a foster child, so we don't know if that's her real last name.)
Though we haven't seen this done yet, there could also be gender switching for some characters. Such as, I don't know, Sleeping Beauty could end up being a boy who has narcolepsy. We do know that animals are fair game, as Jimminy Cricket is in Storybrook.
I have one strong theory, but I will present you my top five ideas.
Brainstorming on Emma's identity:
- Rose-Red? Red seems to be her signature color. But this doesn't connect her to her Mother because Snow-White and Rose-Red were sisters in the Brothers Grimm story, and there's no relation to Snow White (sans hyphen) that is on the show.
- Bella as in Belle from Beauty and the Beast? She was helpful!
- Mary's Child because Emma's child was taken away, as was Mary's? This is pretty obscure, though.
- Sleeping Beauty because Emma has only recently been woken up to this new world?
- My leading theory - The Princess Elisa from The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Anderson because the princess rescues her brothers from a spell cast on an evil queen? Elisa is the one who gets banished, in the story, just as Emma was saved from the curse. Elisa's brothers take her into a foreign land to be safe. But then Elisa works to save her brothers from the swan curse. Along the way she makes many enemies and is accused of witchcraft. Her brothers, as the swans, save her before she is killed. Elisa is able to save them from their curse. Emma could stand for Elisa. And as far as parallels go, this one really works. The only issue here is that not many people probably are super familiar with this story, so would Once Upon a Time really give up the chance at having Emma be a popular character?
If they hadn't already mentioned the Blue Fairy ("The Fairy with the Turquoise Hair"), I would think there's a great argument that Emma was her. Henry would be Pinocchio. The Blue Fairy starts out as his friend and then they realize she's his mother. Uh, just read the Wiki for more details on the non-Disney story. Because it does make sense!
Tinkebell! Sidekick to Peter Pan (Henry) she's brave and sassy! She enables others to fly with pixie dust, much like how Emma is fixing and helping others through her support.
If they wuss out and say that Emma is the essence of all of their dreams and hopes in fairytale worlds, then I'll be a little disappointed! How about you?
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Emma is in the Fairy Tale world. She was the baby that was born right before the curse hit. She was put into the carved out tree and saved. That is how she is tied into all of this. Her parents are Snow White and Prince Charming.
It's apparent that all of the fairy tale characters are related somehow in the fairy tale world, though their individual stories are quite seperate. Take for example the Princes Charming. It seems to me the Prince James and Prince Thomas are related (cousins…brothers perhaps?) So, since Baby Princess Emma is a part of the family, which is her individual fairy tale? I'm wondering if her high leather boot and jacket are giving something away too…
The writers and Jennifer Morrison have stated that Emma does not have a fairy tale counterpart, or rather, she IS her fairy tale counterpart (she was the baby that was born to Snow and James, who was smuggled out of fairy tale world just before the curse hit). The curse did not affect her, because she was sent to the real world before it hit, so she's not a doppelganger and hasn't been implanted with false memories. She's just Emma.
Cinderella is Ashley, Like Ashes. and Snow White is Mary Margaret BLANCHARD. The root BLANC meaning "white".
I really hope Emma's "code name" is her fairy tale counter part, even if the writers stated she wouldn't have one.
I'm pretty sure it's fairly obvious that the code name the kid doesn't think she's ready for is "mom".
In the last episode, Ella held up a large silver star on her key chain. So maybe that connects with the blue fairy theory with "when you wish upon a star" song?
*Emma. Sorry I meant Emma not ella in my last post.
Emma Swan= Mother Goose?
Alice in Wonderland? Because she is the outsider in the strange world?
I completely saw the parallel with Ashley being Cinderella (Cinders=Ashes) as well as Mary Blanchard (Blanchard coming from the latin word for white).
I think Emma Swan could be mother goose too! It's fitting in so many ways… she could be the "mother" figure that so many orphan fairytale characters don't have and she does take care of all the story characters like Mother Goose.
Another thought… Wendy from Peter Pan? She goes to Neverland (Storybrooke) where no one ages and takes care of people there.
@Meena – I like the Wendy thought! Plus the star from her key chain could represent the line "Second star to the right, straight on till morning"
Would that make Henry Peter Pan or another Lost Boy?
Totally agree. I think she is Princess Elisa which should make for some great plot twists in future episodes.
*sighs* She IS her own fairytale character. She's just Emma in BOTH realities. The daughter of Snow White and Prince James "Charming". The series is telling her story. She's a completely new fairytale character straight out if the show's creators' heads. We've never knew her before now. Got it? Good.
Henry is the reincarnation of the queens father whom she sacrifices for the spell to work. That's how I see it anyway. And as for Emma she is her own character as someone else said definitely! It would be good If she had a background character though
Ok, so I don't know if this has already been cleared up or if you know this already, but Emma IS Emma. This whole TV Show is HER fairytale, so to speak. In the fairytale world, Snow White gets pregnant and has a baby, but while she is giving birth the evil queen's curse is coming. So when Snow White has the baby, Prince Charming (a.k.a. James) takes the baby and runs to the magical tree and put the baby inside it. After he puts the baby inside the tree, soldiers bust in and fight him and stab him. As he is lying there on the ground, he sees them open the tree up and he sees the baby is no longer in the tree. Then he blacks out. After the Snow White rushes in and starts crying, and then the evil queen comes and the curse takes them all into "our world" where they are different people, not remembering who they were in the fairytale world.
However, Emma is in that world already as a baby and according to Rumpelstiltskin's prophecy she will return when she turns 26 and save everyone from the evil queen.
What people are saying here I'd that, imagine this curse never took place. Imagine Snow White and Prince Charming had a baby and remained in the enchanted forest. Who would Emma have grown up to be? Could she have had her own fairy tale? Even if not, there still could be a character that she takes after. Obviously we all know that she didn't come over with the curse, so attempts to clear that up are kind of ridiculous. People are just doing a little out of the box thinking.
I am also under the mindset that she could be Elisa from the wild swans. In one version of that story (I can't remember which one) the queen tries to cast the spell on all of them, but for some reason it doesn't work on the girl. She is the only one who can save them. Then she sets out to find them, and once she does, she find out how to save then but she can't tell anyone what she's doing. I think there are strong parallels. My only concern with that theory is that it is not a well-known tale.
Also, I don't think she could be the blue fairy, because the blue fairy and pinocchio (as a real boy) already existed when she was born, as shown in the first episode. She is not Belle, because the writers have already announced some girl from lost will be playing that character. And she's not sleeping beauty, because in a scene with maleficent, it was already stated that the story of sleeping beauty took place well before Emma's birth. Though, anything is possible. I suppose it's possible that she has no fairy tale, and that this is it. But that's not very fun…
Could she potentially be Robin Hood?
What's confusing to me is that she is supposed to return to save storybrooke when she turns 26. However ABC.com has a bio written for her that says "Emma Swan is a 28 year old bond-woman".
Also, as far as a representation goes, Mother goose would be accurate in her creating adn understanding of the stories. however when I first watched I could help but think that all the incorporation of Rumplestiltskin would lead to her being The Girl Who Spins Straw into Gold. Giving up her child, her interaction with the land she's trapped in, and her desperately trying to find a way to get her son back… idk
The more I watch, the more I realize that she kind of fits A LOT of fairy tales, and maybe her character is just going to somehow have all the fairy tales incorporated into her life.
I don't think she is the girl who spins straw into gold, mainly because in that story, no one knew Rumpelstiltskin's name, and before Emma was even born, everyone knew who Rumpelstiltskin was.
It's interesting to me that all the fairy tale characters seem to play multiple fairy tale roles. It would be interesting if the evil queen was originally the girl who spins straw into gold. I mainly say that because her last name is Mills and that girl's father was a Miller. If you look them up, all of the names somehow pertain to the fairy tale role or personality.
I think Emma is Princess Emeralda who kisses the frog which turns into a Prince.
orphan, has been to 7 houses… UGLY DUCKLING! she grew up to be a swan…
if you dont know the story of swan lake try reading it.
i think they are mixing ugly duckling and swan lake.
Listen, Emma doesn't have a counter part. She's the daughter of Prince Charming and Snow White.
Emma could be the Swan Princess????
Emma is daughter to Snow and Charming. She has ALWAYS been named Emma. Where the Swann last name came from, I have no clue. But it IS shown in the first episode, that Emma was wrapped in a blanket with her name sewn into it. She has no fairytale counter part because she didn't live in that realm. And Henry is Emma's SON. So if she left the world as a baby, how could she have a son with a fairytale counterpart?
If the curse never happened and she did grow up in that realm, Henry would have probably not existed since his role in the television show is crucial. She wouldn't have given him up or probably wouldn't have had him. Emma has NO counterpart. She is the curse breaker. She's in Storybrooke to break the curse. She didn't grow up in Storybrooke which proves she wasn't a fairytale character because she came into the town willingly but chooses to stay when I sure she could leave willingly. You can rewatch all the episodes on abc.com. I repeat. Emma and Henry have NO fairytale counterpart. They never existed in the Enchanted Forest. They are their own characters. If anything, they are the heroes who are rewriting the story that has already been changed and working their way to changing the story back and returning everyone back to the Enchanted Forest.
Cinderella plays 2 roles. 1 as Cinderella ans 2 as the partial Girl who Spun Straw Into Gold. She's the one who offers her first born child to Rumpelstiltskin. Not every character is as they seem. Rumpelstiltskin has so many roles in the show, I've lost count. He is as his name implies, he is also the Beast from Beauty and the Beast. He is the "Fairy Godmother" for Cinderella (thus how the deal for her first born child was made). He even made the curse over Storybrooke.
Emma is not a Fairytale character. Not every character has the story you think they have. There are always different sides to every story. Don't let what you know of certain stories try to tell you what a character is like. Emma is not going to end up being a fairytale character. She's the hero. She's not meant to have been a part of their world. If she did, no one could break the curse.
despite what people keep saying about Emma being her own person. I think that she is Aurora from sleeping beauty. she's born and then goes to a far away land to be away from the queen's curse until a certain time when she returns and then pricks her finger and her prince rescues her. Just my theory though.,,,
Judging by her hair I'd say rapunzel.
I think she's Alice. She's fallen down the rabbit hole!
And yet she is fighting to save many people in the town, so her story does seem to fit in with the Swan Princess story, and her last name is Swan. I think we have a pretty clear front-runner. She is the Swan Princess in modern day instead of in Fairyland.
Well, and not to mention her name is Mary Margaret (and isn't she a nun, too?) So her name and occupation are pure as the driven snow. Hence, Snow White. They've kind of covered it all the way around. :)
I agree that she doesn't have a fairy tale equivalent in the fairy land reality, but I do think that she is a fairy tale character living in modern time (unlike the others who are regular people in modern time, and fairy tale characters in fairy time). I don't think the writers would have given her a name that had a fairy tale equivalent if she wasn't meant to be revealed as a fairy tale character down the road. I think it's going to be a long wait though. And while I like the Swan Princess idea and think it's pretty sound, it's also possible there's an Ugly Duckling thing going on… Emma has never quite fit in, but she's coming into her own through her role as Sheriff and Henry's mother… So she is changing and will ultimately be very different from what she initially was, just like the duckling becomes the swan.
why di you think Ruby doesn't fit Red Riding Hood? A Ruby is red I think Emma is Elisa or Swan Prinsess just in a mordern day version and that is who she'll be again when the fairytaleland returns but not before since she was shipped out as a baby
Lauren & Jessica. mother goose appears to have been a direct decent of Charlemagne. Tied to the symbolism of the Rose Tree.
I support the Mother Goose theory
Alice in wonderland?
Emma = M.A. = Ma = Mother
From reading online, isn't emma the name of the princess, from the princess and the frog?
To me, it's obvious that Emma is Rapunzel. Taken from her parents, fostered, imprisoned and her hair has grown to great lengths since the clock in Storybrooke started working.
Emma is Goldilocks! In episode 6, the sheriff brings her pastries. And she says: "You're very lucky you bought a bear claw"…
I've been browsing the web to see other's take on Emma's "character" in a fairy tale. Some have said Goldilocks in reference to the Sheriff bringing her a bear claw. But I was wondering if maybe she was The Swan Princess. I'm not sure if that's even a fairy tale. I just remember the movie when I was a kid.
My theory on Emma is the Ugly Duckling. But, I'm watching the season premiere. Is Henry, Harry Potter? I know thats not a fairy tale, in the classical sense but those sole sucker things remind me of Dementors.
I agree she's just herself this is her Story this is A complete new fairytale
For the love of god! She doesn't have a bloody counterpart. The creators never gave her one nor will she ever! I'm getting a headache trying to comprehend how you people, who have seen the show, would try to give her a counterpart. There's no modern day princess reference. She's not much of a princess type. Hell, she slayed a freakin' dragon! Just stop embarrassing yourselves on the internet.
Okay, Emma doesn't have a counterpart. HOWEVER, Since she is the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, that makes her a princess. So, YES, she would technically be a Swan Princess…… but there is no use trying to make her into an older character. She is the character to her own fairytale.
Lately I've been thinking that she could be the swan princess, but maybe not…
I do believe her to be the swan princess! She has yet to be cursed which leaves tons of potential plot scenarios! Also, the full back story on the swan princess is open for interpretation & she's always portraited as a blond! Befitting!
tinkerbell because of hook and because of the fairy dust her mother took.
but mother goose is a great option but what about the kids father?
the swan princess. DUH
This is what I was thinking!
it was never stated that she was to come to storybrooke at 26. If you actually listen and watch the show you would have heard them say 28 like 8 times through out season 1!
I completely agree with you! I can't understand how all of these people can watch the show and not understand that her character is NOT based off of any previously written fairy tale character. She is completely brand spanking new and the whole show is telling her story which just incorporates the fairy tales we all know and love. Why are people so stupid sometimes? Why do all these people insist on relating her to some other character from something else? She is her own character. Not some other fairy tale character just changed up to fit the show.
Everyone in this forum is fucking stupid!!! Emma is not a fairy tale character nor is she based off or intended to resemble any other fairy tale. She is a BRAND NEW character right out of the writer's brains with no influence or basis on any fairy tale characters. Every single one of these ridiculous theories make absolutely no sense. If you think she is resembling any fairy tale character then you completely missed the point of the show, which is that the whole show basically is telling her's and henry's story which happens to need the classic fairy tales we all know and it tell their backstories to add understanding to the situations in the show. She is no way based off of any fairy tale character at all.
well a lot of people say that Emma doesn't have a fairy tale counterpart, however (!) when Emma asked Henry who is she in the book, he said: "You're not ready to know that" (or something). And i believe that was after he told her that Snow White is her mother.
And Goldilocks is a huge possibility…
I saw resemblance to Aurora because she learns that good things can come from the bad experiences in life & her son is taken from her for a while. I am hoping if she is a new fairytale, that Disney will release a movie so we can get to know it better haha
Note the bear law doughnut she opts for from the previous Sheriff Graham…
Note the bear claw doughnut she opts for from the previous Sheriff Graham..
Alice from Alice in Wonderland, because she enters a new land where things are very obscure and goes against the Queen. Or maybe Odette because of the swan thing.
I've always felt that Emma Swan has too many parallels to Odette from Nest Entertainment's Swan Princess. First, there's her longggg blonde hair. It's often styled much like Odette's. Then there's the keychain that Emma wears as a necklace. It's too coincidental to happen to look like the locket in the movie. Then there's the moment with the line that Regina says just before she casts her curse. "…. everything we hold dear, everything we love, will be ripped from us while we suffer for all eternity." The sorcerer in Swan Princess says, "Everything you own, everything you love, will be mine!" Then he curses Odette into being a swan by day. The last bit would be where, when Emma travels back in time with Hook. They meet Rumple, and get a disguise later. The gown that Rumple gives her is a scarlet red. If you remember, when Fauxdette went to the ball for Derek's profession of love, she wore black with red, and red in general was a big theme. Just before Emma changes back into her modern clothes, she has a white dress with a blue cloak that completely matches Odette's white gown with blue-green sleeves.
The way I see it, they took a ton of parallels very shamelessly from Swan Princess, the movie. I have a slight problem with this, because I feel that Nest Entertainment is somewhat being infringed upon in Odette's general likeness. It's pretty borderline, but Swan Princess was one of my most favorites back when I was a kid, so I readily notice these parallels.
I feel that (former) Nest Family Entertainment should be getting enough credit for their character being so obviously portrayed visually. The one thing that would tip it over the edge is if she actually gets turned into a swan, lol.
I have an issue with this is because Richard Rich was an animation director who left Disney in the 80s. Later, Disney reissued the Lion King right when Swan Princess was being released. Variety called this sabotage. So naturally, I feel that Disney's trying to make Rich's creation their own without actually calling Emma 'Odette.'
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Intermediate board recommendation... again!
I'm pretty sure everyone is sick and tired of such threads but since I didn't find any sticky with recommendations here I go.
I started boarding this year, went quite a few times, got to smooth linking turns, carving and started jumping etc. Now it's time to get a board!
I was thinking about Burton Custom Flying V (2014) since I've read a lot of good stuff about it - mainly how versatile it is. The problem is everyone keeps mentioning it's biggest weakness is ice. Here where I ride ice isn't too rare so I'm looking for some alternatives... Something that will let me hit the park but also enjoy the backcountry and other parts of the slope.
I know it would be best to go and try some stuff out but that is rather out of the question (long story short I live in Japan but my Japanese is still pretty poor so finding out where I can try some boards out and actually trying them out seems too troublesome).
Oh and if that's of any importance I'm 6'4" and 170lbs.
I think that was a issue a couple of years ago but has been fixed. I don't trust the channel system. 4 of 5 of my friends have their feet slide around almost daily and they are moving away from burton because of it, however lots of ppl trust it :dunno:.
k2 raygun or turbo dream might be good because of the setback they have.
Rome agent rocker has the same profile as the custom if you like the idea of that profile.
I don't really know what you have access to in Japan.
OP, if it's icy where you ride go burton custom camber, solid board.
If you live in Japan buy a Jones hovercraft.:thumbsup:
If in Japan agree with Jones hovercraft….
Or a brand new, still plastic wrapped 158 Burton Trick Pony.
Hey guys, thanks for all the advice! I'll definitely check out what you've recommended.
About what's available in Japan, I don't think there's that much difference to what you can get in the US/EU but I might be wrong here. The stores seem pretty well stocked (price is another story, though).
Any particular reason why I should get a Jones hovercraft in Japan?
@SGboarder: thanks for the offer but I guess 155 might be a bit too small for me.
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Chicago Gangs Completely Out Of Control?
"Mayor Rahm Emanuel today decried the weekend violence that left at least nine people dead and at least 36 wounded in Chicago, calling for adults around the city to instill the right values in their children and to stand up for the safety of their neighborhoods…"
-Chicago Tribune website, April 21, 2014
This past weekend, I read some interesting takes on the Chicago-area violence from individuals much closer to it than most. Billy Briggs of the The Daily Telegraph (UK) wrote Saturday:
It's an opinion I hear later from another gangbanger with the Black P Stones. The Stones are one of the Latin Kings' rivals and have about 30,000 members.
In the suburb of Maywood on the city's west side, I interviewed an ex-con called Anthony, better known on the streets by his nickname, Chopper, an allusion to his role in cutting illegal drugs before distribution…
He says Chicago's latest problems are a result of gang discipline breaking down and the rise of a new generation of gangbangers who are completely out of control.
"All the structure in the gangs is gone, so there is no leadership. There is so much shooting going on, nobody knows where to turn. It ain't the older guys, it's the young guys, as young as 13. It wasn't like that in the 80s or 90s. This is new. Some of these guys just shoot for fun."
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
This perceived lack of structure and leadership was also highlighted in a different Chicago gang piece that appeared on The Guardian (UK) website this weekend. John Swaine discussed the recent shooting death of area rapper Mario Hess aka "Blood Money" and "Big Glo," and reported Saturday:
In the 1990s, the aggressive jailing of gang leaders left behind a more fractured setup that is even more difficult to control.
"Back then, two of the heads could stand up and say 'OK: enough, we gonna have a peace treaty,'" said Renaldo Hess, 43, who managed Blood Money before his murder last week.
"Now, it's much more chaotic."
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
"Chicago news crew catches shooting on tape"
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So the jailing of gang leaders created an environment today in the Chicago-area gangs where structure and discipline is severely lacking. Toss in some feral urban youth into the mix- and the rampant gang-related violence that's constantly in the local news these days makes a lot more sense.
Kind of messed up we have to hear that from individuals on/around the inside and from overseas publications.
Whereas here in the Chicago area, all we ever get from the politicians, their disciples, and their presstitutes is that a lot of the violence comes from not enough gun "control."
Yet, I'd be surprised to find out if even one FOID card holder was involved in any of that carnage over the past weekend.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Briggs, Billy. "Armed and ready in Murder City, USA." The Daily Telegraph. 19 Apr. 2014. (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11240669). 20 Apr. 2014.
Swaine, John. "Chicago gang shootings go on as Mayor Emanuel boasts crime at 'record low'" The Guardian. 19 Apr. 2014. (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/19/chicago-deadly-shooting-guns-rahm-emanuel-2014). 21 Apr. 2014.
Latest New York Times Article On Preppers
"It would be easy to assume that a prepper convention would be peopled with right-wing zealots with a taste for guns and gold, or what survivalists like to call 'the bullet-and-bullion set.' But while there was one man standing at a booth handing out business cards for Operation American Spring, a movement to impeach President Obama, there was also a countervailing element of organic gardeners, homeopathic healers and publishers selling books on the commercial uses of hemp…"
-Alan Feuer, The New York Times website, April 6, 2014
Yesterday I came across an article about the third annual National Preppers and Survivalists Expo- a 2-day event focusing on the preparedness, self reliance, supplies and survival skills that are crucial when a catastrophe strikes- on the website of The New York Times.
It was an interesting piece by Alan Feuer, who also wrote "The Preppers Next Door" for the Times back in January 2013.
I blogged back on January 31 of last year:
I was all prepared to read a hack job about modern survivalism, but came away impressed by Alan Feuer's effort.
This could have something to do with the fact that Feuer himself is a prepper…
"Capitalism of Catastrophe" also seemed to be quite fair.
Which may be surprising to some.
As I mentioned in that January 31 post:
Articles by mainstream journalists in which preppers aren't portrayed as somewhat to full-blown kooky are few-and-far-between…
You can read Feuer's April 6 article here on the Times' website.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Signs Of The Time, Part 74
Any readers know who Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez is?
He was the young man charged with the attempted assassination of U.S. President Barack Obama back in November 2011 when he fired shots at the White House. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the attack.
The other day, I spotted this on the legal news site LawyerHerald.com. A staff writer reported Tuesday:
According to a Bloomberg report, an Idaho man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to firing an assault rifle at the White House from his car. 23 year-old Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez admitted to shooting at the White House from his car. His lawyers claimed in a memo to presiding US District Judge Rosemary Collyer that their client has the misguided idea that his action would make the public aware that an Armageddon is coming and that Ortega-Hernandez has no intention to hurt anyone nor President Barack Obama…
Ortega-Hernandez's lawyers had asked Collyer to hand down only a 10-year jail sentence for their client…
According to the memo submitted to Collyer for a reduced sentence, Ortega-Hernandez allegedly fell under the influence of survivalists following a childhood where he has been living in many places and saw his parents separated…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Ah, it was the survivalists' fault.
Apparently, Judge Collyer didn't buy that argument.
But it was only a matter of time before someone demonized preppers/survivalists again after the Sandy Hook shootings.
Remember what was being said back then about one of the first victims of the violence- Nancy Lanza? I blogged on December 17, 2012:
I've come across two more web articles that don't paint the modern survivalist movement in a positive light.
In fact, some might argue they're attempting to connect prepping with the Sandy Hook school shootings.
From The Telegraph (UK) website yesterday:
Connecticut school shooting: Adam Lanza's mother was preparing for disaster
The mother of the gunman who killed 20 children and seven adults in America's worst school massacre, was a gun-proud "survivalist" preparing for economic collapse, it has emerged.
Nancy Lanza, whose gun collection was raided by her son Adam for Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook school, was part of the "prepper" movement, which urges readiness for social chaos by hoarding supplies and training with weapons.
"She prepared for the worst," her sister-in-law Marsha Lanza told reporters. "Last time we visited her in person, we talked about prepping – are you ready for what could happen down the line, when the economy collapses?"
And then there's this from The Independent (UK) site this morning:
Mother of Sandy Hook school gunman Adam Lanza was a 'prepper' survivalist preparing for economic and social collapse, say reports
Friends and family have portrayed Mrs Lanza as a paranoid 'survivalist' who believed the world was on the brink of violent collapse.
"Paranoid." Regrettably, preppers and survivalists should expect more of the same from the establishment politicians, their "presstitutes," and low-information supporters going forward.
Whereas I- not a prepper but gleaning ideas and knowledge from them- see these individuals for the most part as simply wanting to carry on with their lives and look after themselves, loved ones, and friends in the event of an emergency or disaster.
Did I mention that by their actions they free up police, fire, and other public safety agencies to attend to those who for some reason or another failed to prepare for a major crisis?
Paranoid, or actually patriots?
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"Court hands out a 25-year prison sentence on White House shooter." Lawyer Herald. 1 Apr. 2014. (http://www.lawyerherald.com/articles/5175/20140401/court-hands-out-a-25-year-prison-sentence-on-white-house-shooter.htm). 4 Apr. 2014.
Welcome To Cold War 2
There's been quite a bit of talk in the mainstream media these days about Russia and the United States being in a new "Cold War."
As if the Syrian crisis didn't provide a hint.
In "honor" of Cold War 2, I thought I'd bust out this Elton John classic for readers (I've never been a big fan of Elton John, but liked this tune since I first heard it back in the mid-eighties):
Elton John, "Nikita" (1985)
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Even though I first saw this video in 1985, it took me 29 years to realize Elton John was operating the windows of the Rolls Royce Corniche as if the convertible top was on. It wasn't. Funny guy.
And because I didn't see the film version of Tommy until 1994, I didn't realize John had reprised his role as The Pinball Wizard when I first watched the music video on MTV 9 years earlier.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy On IL Concealed Carry Licenses: 'Stand By And Watch What Happens'
Many Chicagoans already know that Chicago Police Department Superintendent Garry McCarthy is not a big fan of Illinois Concealed Carry Licenses, or CCLs. And the former New York cop is predicting things will get ugly with these additional guns on the street- despite their being in the possession of vetted, law-abiding residents who've received more training than a number of their counterparts in the 49 others states where concealed-carry became legal prior to Illinois. From the website of Chicago CBS affiliate Channel 2 this past Tuesday:
McCarthy, who has been one of the most vocal critics of the law allowing Illinois residents to carry concealed firearms in public, warned there will be confrontations that could escalate into a deadly shooting – similar to January, when a retired police officer shot and killed a man who had been using his cell phones during the previews at a movie theater; or when a Florida man shot four teens – killing one – during an argument over loud rap music in 2012.
"There are going to be confrontation situations. We're hearing stories across the country about people getting shot over 'thug music,' right? Or somebody throwing popcorn in a movie theater," he said. "These things are going to come, as sure as we're standing here."
He said deadly shootings involving people supposedly acting in self-defense will be seen in Illinois now that residents can carry guns in public.
"Stand by and watch what happens. The answer to gun violence is not more guns," McCarthy said…
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
A few things worth noting here…
"We're hearing stories across the country about people getting shot over 'thug music,' right?" Stories? Or story? If we're talking about recent shootings over "thug music," I'm only aware of the Jacksonville, Florida, incident that took place on November 23, 2012, which the mainstream media and anti-gun/gun "control" supporters have been desperately trying to equate with the Trayvon Martin shooting.
"Or somebody throwing popcorn in a movie theater?" The individual charged with shooting the popcorn-tosser is a retired Tampa Police Department captain. While studying the gun "debate" these past several years, I've observed calls to no longer exempt retired/separated civilian law enforcement officers from those restrictions placed on other civilians (military police personnel I've worked in the past were quick to make that point) regarding the ownership/carrying of firearms. The incident involving Captain Reeves may have added fuel to the flames as far as this exemption is concerned. I'm not so sure Superintendent McCarthy wants to keep dragging up the incident involving Captain Reeves, lest more attention be focused on the above (although I understand the retired police officer did possess a valid Florida concealed-carry permit).
"Stand by and watch what happens." Superintendent McCarthy predicts "deadly shootings involving people supposedly acting in self-defense will be seen in Illinois now that residents can carry guns in public." Possibly.
To which I add this forecast. Based on the experiences of the 49 others states with legal concealed-carry, there won't be "blood running in the streets" as the anti-gun/gun "control" crowd would like to make you think is going to happen.
Instead, numerous acts of violence will be thwarted by Illinois CCL holders.
And to tweak what Superintendent McCarthy said earlier, deadly shootings involving people acting in self-defense will be seen in Illinois now that residents can carry guns in public.
Criminals are bound to get perforated by law-abiding citizens in this changed environment more in favor of the victims.
All the while, I'll be playing the world's smallest violin…
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"McCarthy Warns Of Dangers From Concealed Carry Law." CBS 2. 4 March 2014. (http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/03/04/mccarthy-warns-of-dangers-from-concealed-carry-law/). 7 Mar. 2014.
HSBC: China, Not Investment Demand From West, Now Steering Gold Prices
Sounds like China may be firmly in the driver's seat these days when it comes to steering gold prices. Yue Li reported in The Wall Street Journal's MoneyBeat blog this morning:
China's buying of gold jewelry, coins and bars is now the biggest driver of prices, not investment demand from the West, according to HSBC Global Research.
"We would argue that physical demand trends in the emerging world will largely define gold's price movements this year," HSBC analysts James Steel and Howard Wen said in a research note.
China alone can take up the equivalent of half of the global gold mine output, while a possible recovery in Indian demand could also act as a boost for the yellow metal as long as the Indian authorities reduce import tariffs on gold.
Investment demand, typically coming from gold exchange-traded funds, had long been considered the sole reason behind the gold's decade-long bull run…
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Long-time observers of gold have recognized China's growing influence in this market.
A question that's probably on their minds is, will Chinese demand continue to steer prices?
Consider what Jennifer Schonberger wrote on the FOX Business website back on February 21:
China overtook India last year as the world's largest buyer of physical gold, according to the World Gold Council. In 2013, Chinese demand for gold bars, coins and jewelry soared 32% to a record high, as China imported 1,066 metric tonnes of the precious metal, or more than one third of the 2,968 metric tonnes of gold produced globally.
And last year's record wasn't a one-hit wonder. This year, the World Gold Council expects China to remain the world's largest consumer of physical gold. While down slightly from last year's record level, the research body projects China will still gobble up a robust 1,000 tonnes to 1,100 tonnes of gold in 2014. China accounts for roughly 25% of global demand for gold and is likely to boost its share in coming years. The stock of gold in China is less than half of India and consumption per head in China is still catching up to other markets.
The Chinese gold rush comes after China's government lifted restrictions on gold ownership. Until 2002, Beijing barred citizens from owning gold bars and coins. Culturally there's been an appreciation for gold for a long time in China, but citizens weren't able to access it to the extent they have over the past 12 years. Now that China has lifted restrictions, the government has unleashed pent-up demand…
I blogged last April what the demand for the precious metal has looked like in China at times.
In the meantime, the financial mainstream media here in the West keeps running pieces about gold's imminent demise. And no doubt plenty of Americans will keep believing it.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Li, Yue. "China Now Biggest Driver of Gold Prices, HSBC Says." MoneyBeat. 4 Mar. 2014. (http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/03/04/china-now-biggest-driver-of-gold-prices-hsbc-says/). 4 Mar. 2014.
Schonberger, Jennifer. "Going for the Gold: Chinese Demand Could Be Gold's Long-Term Bid." FOX Business. 21 Feb. 2014. (http://www.foxbusiness.com/investing/2014/02/21/going-for-gold-chinese-demand-could-be-golds-long-term-bid/). 4 Mar. 2014.
Chicago, The Writing Is On The Wall
The city of Chicago is in for some tough times down the road.
"The Machine" keeps putting a positive spin on the city's deteriorating financial condition, but the numbers don't lie. I've rattled them off time and time again, the most recent being Tuesday. The Chicago press (sans Fran Spielman over at the Chicago Sun-Times and a few others) has even caught on, publishing articles with more frequency these days that reveal just how ugly the city's finances truly are. Case in point, a Chicago Tribune editorial entitled "Chicago is on the road to Detroit" that appeared on their website yesterday. From the piece:
By the most recent numbers, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's government owes $13.9 billion in general obligation bond debt, plus $19.5 billion in unfunded pension obligations. Add in Chicago Public Schools and City Hall's other "sister agencies" and you're talking billions more in debts that Chicago taxpayers owe. Yet here we are on a Wednesday when the mayor probably will get approval from a derelict City Council to issue another up-to-$900 million in bonds backed by property taxes — and to double, to $1 billion, the amount of short-term bank money his administration can borrow to raise cash…
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
By the way, Mayor Emanuel got that approval. Fran Spielman reported on the Chicago Sun-Times website Wednesday morning:
Without a word of debate, the City Council on Wednesday blindly added $1.9 billion to Chicago's mountain of debt even though aldermen have no idea how the money will be spent.
The vote was 43-to-4. "No" votes were cast by Aldermen Bob Fioretti (2nd), Scott Waguespack (32nd), Brendan Reilly (42nd) and John Arena (45th)…
Now, I've heard/read some Chicagoans say something along the lines of don't worry about the city's finances, Governor Quinn and the State of Illinois or President Barack Obama and the federal government will ride to the rescue of their fellow Democrats in control of the "Windy City."
To which I say, I'm not so sure. Is there anyone in America who doesn't know how much of an economic basket case the "Land of Lincoln" is? A $100.5 billion public pension debt and the worst credit rating of all 50 U.S. states routinely make headlines across the country. As for the federal government, I keep encountering the words "insolvent" and "bankrupt" more and more these days to describe the nation's finances. And don't think for a second other economically-challenged cities across the country won't cry foul to the Oval Office and their elected representatives if Chicago is bailed out. I find it hard to believe the State of Illinois or the Feds could come to Chicago's rescue without there being serious financial and political repercussions.
Chicago, the writing is on the wall. By the looks of things, that great city where I was born and from which I recently just left is now past the proverbial point of no return, no longer looking capable of effectively navigating the growing financial crisis.
While I don't foresee the city's death, I do envision a continuation of its already gradual decline until a point of fiscal implosion is reached. Will it be Detroit-esque in its bottoming out? I don't know. But it sure as hell won't be pretty.
Faced with such a scenario, will Chicagoans choose to stay and contend with the almost certain prospect of much higher taxes and fees in conjunction with curtailed city services (public safety comes to mind here), or will they depart the "Second City" like I did?
One might think the latter (going), but I'm sure there will be plenty of the former (staying).
In the interests of surviving and prospering, which is the better choice?
I don't think the answer is as clear-cut as many readers might think. And it's something I'll be exploring and blogging about more in the coming days.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (survivalandprosperity.com)
"Chicago is on the road to Detroit." Chicago Tribune. 5 Feb. 2014. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-debt-edit-0205-20140205,0,3757189.story). 6 Feb. 2014.
Spielman, Fran. "City Council OKs going $1.9 billion deeper into debt." Chicago Sun-Times. 5 Feb. 2014. (http://www.suntimes.com/25398572-761/city-council-oks-going-19-billion-deeper-into-debt.html). 6 Feb. 2014.
Retired BP Geologist Warns Global Oil Production Declining Over 4 Percent Annually
It's been a long time since I last talked about peak oil production. Peak what? Yeah, the mainstream media would rather run stories about alternative energy and "unconventional" oil production, as if it will somehow make up for declining "conventional" oil production before we're hit with another energy crunch.
I've been following this topic for close to a decade now. And some pretty informed individuals have deduced not only is the era of "cheap" crude oil gone, but global oil production is in the midst of a steady decline. Dr. Nafeez Ahmed wrote on The Guardian (UK) website on December 23:
A former British Petroleum (BP) geologist has warned that the age of cheap oil is long gone, bringing with it the danger of "continuous recession" and increased risk of conflict and hunger.
At a lecture on 'Geohazards' earlier this month as part of the postgraduate Natural Hazards for Insurers course at University College London (UCL), Dr. Richard G. Miller, who worked for BP from 1985 before retiring in 2008, said that official data from the International Energy Agency (IEA), US Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Monetary Fund (IMF), among other sources, showed that conventional oil had most likely peaked around 2008.
Dr. Miller critiqued the official industry line that global reserves will last 53 years at current rates of consumption, pointing out that "peaking is the result of declining production rates, not declining reserves." Despite new discoveries and increasing reliance on unconventional oil and gas, 37 countries are already post-peak, and global oil production is declining at about 4.1% per year, or 3.5 million barrels a day (b/d) per year…
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Dr. Miller, who used to prepare the annual BP in-house projections of future oil supply, not only agrees with the conservative conclusions of an earlier study by the government-funded UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) which predicted "a sustained decline in global conventional production appears probable before 2030 and there is significant risk of this beginning before 2020," but is dismissive of shale oil and gas preventing a decline in global oil production.
Dr. Ahmed wrote an incredibly insightful piece, which you should read in its entirety over at The Guardian website here, since this really isn't on the radar of the American press despite EIA data showing it should be a concern.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Chicago At The Tipping Point
"There should be no doubt that I predict tough times ahead for the city. But it's not just me who harbors such suspicion. Even the Chicago FOX affiliate, Channel 32 News, is running a series called 'Chicago at the Tipping Point' these days."
-Survival And Prosperity, July 24, 2013
FOX 32 News in Chicago has been pretty busy with their "Chicago at the Tipping Point" project since I wrote the above. What is it? Political Editor Mike Flannery wrote on their website back on May 30:
FOX 32 News is starting a new series: "Chicago at the Tipping Point."
We know — as you do — that Chicago is at a critical point, where things can either get better, or much worse. We want to know what you think about which way things will go.
Joblessness and violent drug gangs? Lousy schools and families fleeing? We'll be looking at those connections in our city…
Recently, I happened to catch a series special entitled "Special Report: Jobs And The Economy." Released at the end of November and hosted by Flannery and former FOX 32 News anchorwoman Robin Robinson, this production further confirmed for me that Chicago faces some major economic headwinds going forward, potentially making the city's financial position even more precarious than it already is:
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The special is worth checking out when you can spare 33 minutes and change.
In the meantime, for more information about the "Chicago at the Tipping Point" project, visit the FOX 32 News site here.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Flannery, Mike. "Chicago at the Tipping Point: New FOX 32 News Series." FOX 32 News. 30 May 2013. (http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/22463117/2013/05/30/chicago-at-the-tipping-point-flannery-violence-drugs-schools-economy-jobs). 24 Dec. 2013.
Quote For The Week
"It's been a bad week for MSNBC, and a bad week for serious journalism. First, the network learned to regret giving Alec Baldwin a job after he called a photographer a word that is more than a little homophobic. MSNBC have since suspended his show for two weeks. Now, Martin Bashir has scraped the bottom of the proverbial barrel after launching a tirade against Sarah Palin ("America's resident dunce") that has to be seen to be believed. And you're warned: it is stomach churning.
The beloved liberal journalist used his afternoon TV show to deliver a somewhat justified critique of a comparison Palin made between national debt and slavery. His analysis starts crudely and rudely enough, but it ends with a truly shocking suggestion that someone defecate in the former governor's mouth to teach her a lesson. I'm not making this up. Quote:
Given her well-established reputation as a world class idiot, it's hardly surprising that [Palin] should choose to mention slavery in a way that is abominable to anyone who knows anything about its barbaric history.
So here's an example. One of the most comprehensive first-person accounts of slavery comes from the personal diary of a man called Thomas Thistlewood, who kept copious notes for 39 years. Thistlewood was the son of a tenant farmer, who arrived on the island of Jamaica in April 1750, and assumed the position of overseer at a major plantation. What is most shocking about Thistlewood's diary is not simply the fact that he assumes the right to own and possess other human beings, but is the sheer cruelty and brutality of his regime. In 1756, he records that a slave named Darby 'catched eating kanes; had him well flogged and pickled, then made Hector, another slave, s-h-i-t in his mouth.' This became known as 'Darby's Dose,' a punishment invented by Thistlewood that spoke only of inhumanity. And he mentions a similar incident in 1756, his time in relation to a man he refers to as Punch. 'Flogged Punch well, and then washed and rubbed salt pickle, lime juice and bird pepper. Made Negro Joe piss in his eyes and mouth'. I could go on, but you get the point. When Mrs. Palin invokes slavery, she doesn't just prove her rank ignorance. She confirms if anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from Thomas Thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate.
'If anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from Thomas Thistlewood, she would be the outstanding candidate.' Wow.
There's a popular myth that all the hate in US politics comes from the Right. Here's proof that there's plenty on the Left, too."
-Dr. Tim Stanley, British historian and author, writing on The Telegraph (UK) website Saturday.
By the way, from Dr. Stanley's personal website:
I love America deeply and I suspect she is the last hope for mankind (I really don't want to have to learn Chinese).
Too funny.
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Signs Of The Time, Part 70
You may have heard of the following wacky story out of the Nisqually Indian Reservation some 60 miles south of Seattle. Eric M. Johnson of Reuters reported yesterday:
A 93-year-old Washington state man, whose dog returned home with a human leg it had found, buried it in his back yard on an Indian reservation to avoid being suspected of a crime, a local official and media reports said…
Bill Flowers picked up the leg brought home by his dog, Liberty, and thought of calling the police, he told KOMO-TV at the weekend. But fearing they would suspect him of foul play, he buried it in his backyard, where it remained for several days until he told his daughter, who urged him to call the police.
"I was afraid to call. I'm 93 years old. I didn't want to have to go to the pen for something I didn't do," Flowers told the television station.
Many people will probably just dismiss this story as being another one of those weird tales frequently encountered on the Internet.
However, I find it disturbing that a 93-year-old-man is afraid to contact local law enforcement about his pooch's gruesome find.
"I didn't want to have to go to the pen for something I didn't do."
A case of someone watching too many movies/too much TV, or is this how Americans have come to view the police?
All I know is, what's shown on the nightly news doesn't exactly conjure up images of "Officer Friendly" for those on Main Street:
Is that a shemagh that sheriff's deputy is wearing?
By Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Johnson, Eric M. "Dog finds human remains, owner buries leg in backyard." Reuters. 12 Nov. 2013. (http://news.yahoo.com/dog-finds-human-remains-owner-buries-leg-backyard-094716764.html). 13 Nov. 2013.
Chicago's Debt Crisis Finally Gets Major Exposure
Early Sunday morning, I mozied on down to the end of my driveway to pick up my Chicago Tribune. After eating a little breakfast, I busted out the paper and saw the following headline in big, bold letters on the front page:
City's debt splurge: 'It's like a cancer'
Well, it's about time Chicago's debt crisis gets major exposure in a mainstream media outlet.
Of course, Survival And Prosperity readers have known about this growing debacle for some time now (a big hat tip goes out to Fran Spielman over at the Chicago Sun-Times). Back in July 2012 I noted Chicago's long-term debt was over $27 billion. This July, I blogged that this figure was now up to nearly $29 billion, or $10,780 for every city resident ($780 more per Chicagoan in just one year). So the debt splurge wasn't just a feature of the Daley regime.
Regarding that Tribune piece, Patricia Callahan, Heather Gillers, and Jason Grotto reported:
A reckless pattern of borrowing by city leaders has undermined Chicago's future by ignoring the most basic tenets of municipal finance and piling billions of dollars of debt onto the shoulders of future generations, a Tribune investigation has found.
Chicago officials abused a powerful financial tool intended to build for the future — issuance of bonds backed by property taxes — as they spent nearly $10 billion in 13 years with few restrictions and virtually no oversight.
The Tribune's unprecedented examination of city finances reveals that Chicago built mountains of long-term debt from thousands of problematic short-term purchases including software that was soon obsolete, spare parts for vehicles and items you might find on a weekend shopping list: trash bins, flowers, even bags for dog waste…
When the Tribune analyzed $9.8 billion in proceeds from general obligation bonds issued from 2000 to 2012, it found that nearly half of the money went to paper over growing budget problems.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
Any doubts I still may have had about Chicago being in serious financial trouble were dispelled when I read that last bit about half the bond money going to "paper over growing budget problems."
As to the culprits in this financial caper? Callahan, Gillers, and Grotto added:
Most of Chicago's debt woes can be traced to the long reign of former Mayor Richard M. Daley, but the borrowing he relied on so heavily has continued under Rahm Emanuel as his administration gropes for ways to deal with the financial problems it inherited…
There is no limit on the city's general obligation debt, and the sole check and balance is the City Council, a body that rarely pushes back on major mayoral decisions. Since 2007, aldermen have authorized $7.6 billion in general obligation bond issuances without a single dissenting vote. And each year they get millions in bond proceeds to dole out for projects in their wards.
While it would be easy to blame Richie Daley, Rahm Emanuel, and the alderpeople for this big mess, at the end of the day, many Chicagoans need only look into the mirror to see who's really to blame for letting the city's finances get this far out of hand.
As to what "Windy City" residents might want to do now seeing that "a reckless pattern of borrowing by city leaders has undermined Chicago's future"? Perhaps start looking at ways to mitigate the current and coming damage- something I'll be talking more about in the months to come.
A good place to begin would be read the article to get a sense of how bad the problem really is, which can be found on the Chicago Tribune website here.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
What Effect Have (Post-) Apocalyptic-Themed TV Shows And Films Had On The Prepping Movement?
"i friggin LOVE "doomsday preppers"!"
-Milla Jovovich, American model and actress of Resident Evil-fame, Facebook post, November 24, 2012
Back in February 2012, the Daily Mail (UK) reported that "as many as three million Americans now fall into the category dubbed 'preppers'- people who are making detailed plans for the end of the world as we know it."
(Editor's note: Most mainstream media outlets drop that "as we know it" bit out, which is a shame as there's an important distinction to be made between preparing for the "end of the world as we know it" as opposed to the actual "end of the world" where such activity may be thought of as futile. Kudos to the the British publication for keeping this scenario "intact.")
That the ranks of individuals taking up preparedness have grown significantly in the last couple of years while (post-) apocalyptic-themed television shows and big screen productions simultaneously exploded in popularity is probably not coincidence. As a matter of fact, it's something the National Geographic Channel, as part of an upcoming "Blog Carnival," is currently exploring. The American cable and satellite television channel wants to know what effect these TV shows and films have had on the prepping movement.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's a strong correlation between the two. As more shows and movies of the (post-) apocalyptic genre were aired/released for public viewing, I can't help but suspect increasing numbers of Americans bought into the idea of prepping.
I have a feeling the seed for prepping was already planted before watching such shows and films in many cases. Scientific and technological advancements in the Information Age have increased Americans' knowledge of potential man-made and natural disasters beyond events fresh in the mind of many such as 9/11, 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the Panic of '08, 2012's Hurricane Sandy, and April's Boston Marathon Bombings. Viewing such productions on a TV in the family room or at a local movie theater might have made such threats feel closer to home, thereby prompting action.
So the TV shows and films may have served as some sort of prepping recruitment vehicle. Yet at the same time, the preppers portrayed in such media have more often than not been of the extreme sort. These individuals probably aren't a good representative of your typical prepper, if only because there are many different kinds of preppers out there.
Not surprisingly, I've noticed a number of production companies and cable/satellite television channels have come under fire because of the way preppers are portrayed. I can understand why this is, as some believe such depictions only serve to fuel ridicule and potential persecution of preppers by a number of parties including the mainstream media and the government. However, keep in mind that cable/satellite television channels and production companies are part of the entertainment industry, where these extreme prepper types can be quite entertaining to watch (cha-ching!). Those behind the ridiculing and potential persecution of American citizens for merely fulfilling the federal government's recommendations as it concerns household emergency preparedness should keep this in mind as well.
At the end of the day, it must be pointed out that preppers actually perform a major public service in the event of a community/regional/national emergency. That's right. Think about it. Preppers strive to be able to take care of themselves, family, friends, and even neighbors in many cases in the event of a real crisis. That's one less person or group of people public safety agencies need to attend to in a significant emergency, where resources are typically stretched thin already. Because preppers can assume this "sheepdog" role, police, fire, and other groups can focus their limited amount of resources on others (more often than not, those who didn't prepare).
One might even argue here it should be the civic duty of Americans to prep if they can.
Imagine if every American household had a couple of weeks of emergency food, water, and other supplies socked away in case of emergency. The next time a man-made or natural disaster reared its ugly head, think how much smoother the emergency response might be, especially when compared to those recent events I listed earlier.
Returning to the National Geographic Channel's question as to what effect (post-) apocalyptic-themed TV shows and films have had on prepping, despite often portraying more extreme prepper types (it's just show business!), it's my belief such productions have increased the ranks of preppers in the United States, thereby assisting public safety agencies across the United States in the event of a real disaster as preppers should be able to take care of themselves and a number of other individuals in many cases, freeing up limited resources to be applied elsewhere in the emergency response.
Thank you for doing this preppers!
And production companies and cable/satellite TV channels like the National Geographic Channel- go ahead and give yourselves a nice pat on the back as well.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
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Brady, Tara. "Fill the pool with fish and stockpile the guns: Up to THREE MILLION 'Preppers' in the U.S. are prepared for for the end of the world." Daily Mail. 11 Feb. 2012. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2099714/Meet-preppers-Up-3-MILLION-people-preparing-end-world-know-it.html). 20 Oct. 2013.
D.C. Navy Yard Shootings Suspect African-American Male Entering With Only A Shotgun?
I only recently heard about the tragic shootings that took place at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard earlier today. While information about the incident is still coming in- and a lot of nonsense is already being spouted-off ("declare the NRA a terrorist organization!")- I read the following on the website of NBC4 Washington, D.C. a short time ago:
At least 12 people are dead after a shooting Monday morning in a heavily secured building at the D.C. Navy Yard, and authorities now say they have identified the gunman.
That gunman, 34-year-old Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth, Texas, is among the 12 dead. Officials said he recently began working as a civilian contractor.
On the home page of the NBC affiliate, a young, African-American male sporting a bald/shaved head is shown superimposed on a banner which reads:
"Gunman ID'd in Navy Yard Shooting That Killed 13″
Hmm. A number of people were probably real disappointed that it wasn't a "creepy cracker" that was shown.
In addition, there's this:
Survellance video shows the gunman entered the building at the Naval Sea Systems Command Headquarters, at 1336 Isaac Hull Ave., with a shotgun, News4's Jackie Bensen reported.
He shot the security guard in the head, killing him. The shooter then continued through the building, and seemed to target his victims, who were mostly on the third and fourth floors.
D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department and several other law enforcement agencies responded, Bensen said. During that response, a MPD officer was shot in the leg.
The gunman was then shot by a FBI hostage response team, Bensen said.
According to what witnesses are telling investigators, by the time the shootings ended, the gunman was seen with a semiautomatic 9 mm pistol and an AR-15 assault rifle. Authorities are investigating whether the gunman took the security guard's service weapon – likely a 9 mm pistol – and hid in wait for the first responding D.C. police officers, who would be specially armed with AR-15s.
(Editor's note: Italics added for emphasis)
An African-American male suspect possibly armed with just a shotgun initially?
No "assault weapon" or "scary" handgun?
(Editor's note: Some have already suggested this account of the incident may get "sanitized" real quick once the mainstream media get their marching orders from the powers-that-be)
Something tells me the hopes of the anti-Second Amendment crowd in furthering their agenda with the Navy Yard shootings will fade pretty fast if what NBC4 Washington is reporting this afternoon is found to be true.
In the meantime, my prayers go out to all those affected by this violence.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"Gunman ID'd in D.C. Navy Yard Shooting That Killed 13." NBC Washington, D.C. 16 Sep. 2013. (http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Confirmed-Shooter-at-Navy-Yard-One-Person-Shot-223897891.html). 16 Sep. 2013.
Retired CIA Al-Qaeda Expert Michael Scheuer's May Prediction: 'Obama Will Intervene Militarily In Syria'
"We have looked at all the evidence, and we do not believe the opposition possessed nuclear weapons on – or chemical weapons of that sort. We do not believe that, given the delivery systems, using rockets, that the opposition could have carried out these attacks. We have concluded that the Syrian government in fact carried these out. And if that's so, then there need to be international consequences."
-U.S. President Barack Obama, in a PBS NewsHour interview earlier today
As the Middle East threatens to boil over yet again, I thought I'd search out retired Central Intelligence Agency veteran Michael Scheuer to hear his take on the situation in Syria. Regular readers of this blog may remember Scheuer, who tracked Osama bin Laden as Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station ("Alec Station") from 1996 to 1999 and later as a special advisor to the unit from 2001 to 2004, as I've talked about him from time to time.
While what the CIA veteran has had to say recently about the crisis on the website of Foreign Policy Journal has been insightful, it's something Scheuer wrote back on May 21 which really sticks out:
As three administration-wrecking scandals — Benghazi, the IRS, and the AP phone records — continue to unfold, it will become increasingly clear that President Obama is: (a) stupid; (b) unable to control his felonious subordinates; or (c) a liar and a trimmer. And as this clarity evolves, Obama will engineer a U.S.-NATO military intervention in Syria…
Odds are that we are going to see the same old story: Obama will intervene militarily in Syria, get Americans worried about the safety of their soldier-children, stoke their patriotism and fierce support for the troops, and — voila — the Obama-butt-kissing media will refocus the victims of the Obama-ites' domestic felonies on an unnecessary war in the Levant.
The saddest part of the foregoing scenario is that it probably will work.
Time will tell if Scheuer is correct.
Scheuer, Michael. "As scandals deepen, Obama, his party, and Republicans will militarily intervene in Syria." Foreign Policy Journal. 15 May 2013. (http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2013/05/21/as-scandals-deepen-obama-his-party-and-republicans-will-militarily-intervene-in-syria/). 28 Aug. 2013.
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Ohio petition drives come to a close, deadline only a day away
June 29, 2010
By Bailey Ludlam
COLUMBUS, Ohio: With only one day left before the petition drive deadline comes to an end, the total number of proposed initiatives has narrowed from ten to only one. Tomorrow marks the last deadline for initiatives to be certified for the 2010 ballot in Ohio. June 30 is the deadline for any proposed initiated constitutional amendments. For a statute, signatures were required to be filed ten days before the start of Ohio 2010 legislative session, which was on January 4. The recommended filing deadline was December 23, 2009.
This past week supporters of the proposed Ohio Healthcare Amendment shifted their efforts for the 2011 statewide ballot. Supporters cited an insufficient number of signatures to qualify for this year's ballot.
To qualify initiated constitutional amendments for the November 2010 ballot, supporters are required to collect a minimum of 402,275 valid signatures across at least 44 of 88 counties by June 30.
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17 comments:
- Alisa said...
One of the reasons why I love different food blogs is because of the wealth of information about different cultures and recipes.I saw your blog from the foodie blog roll and I'd love to guide Foodista readers to your site. I hope you could add this smallLamb Biryani widget at the end of this post so we coud add you in our list of food bloggers who blogged about lamb biryani recipes, Thanks!
- 28 November 2010 13:48
- Tes said...
Wow I love biryni... your lamb biryani sounds super flavourful and delicious. I can't wait to try it.
- 28 November 2010 15:44
- Spicie Foodie said...
What a delicious recipe, it looks like it tastes amazing. Also how lucky that you had the opportunity to see it being made at by your friend's mothers.
- 28 November 2010 17:12
- Norma said...
Thanks for the add in Foodbuzz. Now I am one of your blog followers and I look forward to enjoying your blog.
- 28 November 2010 17:27
- Adora's Box said...
Amazing! That really looks like the biryanis I see on tv. What a vibrant dish.
- 28 November 2010 18:08
- Country Gourmet Traveler said...
Mmmmmmm what a lovely Blog, yes London is great for Food, I am far too seldom there and if, then most of the times just in Heathrow Airport.... Love you Blog and the Biryani looks delicious
- 29 November 2010 00:42
- 2 peas said...
nice post--love biryani and this version looks great!
- 29 November 2010 03:15
- Ms Pink Piglet said...
Thanks for this wonderful recipe! I love biryanis!
- 29 November 2010 06:22
- Sandra said...
Wonderful recipe..looks amazing and delicious!
- 29 November 2010 14:44
- Quay Po Cooks said...
Your biryani looks scrumptuous.
- 29 November 2010 15:04
- Medifast Coupons said...
I miss London for the same reason you love it, we just can't get things here like I am used to.
Great sound Biryani recipe though, would love to have some.
- 29 November 2010 17:58
- briarrose said...
Delicious dish. I love the seasonings.
- 29 November 2010 18:11
We bumped into your blog and we really liked it - great recipes YUM YUM.
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- 29 November 2010 20:43
- mywanderingspoon said...
Beautiful dish, great job!
- 30 November 2010 21:34
- Pegasuslegend said...
this is an awesome presentation love lamb its my favorite, and the flavors in here make this amazing!
- 3 December 2010 11:07
- HGourmet Foodie said...
wow.. This lamb biryani looks realy delicious...You have a lovely blog here.. I am following you now..
- 3 December 2010 14:05
- Elisabeth said...
This is one beautiful dish...love the spices and the texture!
I have an award for you to pick up at my blog.
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Congratulations, well deserved!
- 3 December 2010 19:59


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