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In 2008 it was reported that there were around 4.2 million security cameras in the UK, which means around one camera for every 14 people. Trouble is, unless you live in a major city those cameras aren't pointing into your house or office allowing you to monitor your stuff when you aren't there.
In steps the Y-Cam Knight SD a wireless digital camera that hooks up to your broadband connection and fires off a video stream to any browser on the planet.
The Y-Cam is fairly simple in its design. It's white, comes with a wall-mounting bracket that doubles as a stand and a wide-angle lens to catch all the action. The lens is surrounded by infrared lights so it will work in the dark too. It's not hardened, or waterproof so we wouldn't recommend placing it outside, but everywhere else seems to be fine.
Set-up is incredibly easy with you first connecting it to your router, whizzing through the set-up wizard and then disconnecting the wires so you can place it where you want as long as there is power to plug it in.
There is a small programme to install, and frustratingly this didn't actually work for us. No the rest of the review isn't just made up, luckily we chose to read the manual before throwing the device out of the office window. A good job too as it turns out you don't need to bother. Everything can be done via the web browser and an IP address worse case scenario. All you've got to do is find, via your router admin page, what that IP actually is.
It's not the simplest way to get things started, but it did mean we could get it working rather than resigning it to the Pocket-lint gadget bin. Once you've got the camera up and running you can access it locally on your own network or, as long as your router supports UPnP, via the world wide web.
Quality is standard definition and we found that there are some colour issues. Those plants are supposed to be green, not bright purple as in the picture we grabbed from the software.
It's worth bearing in mind that it's supposed to look like that though, with a note inside warning you before you start: "Please note: the camera's lens is designed for night vision purposes and as a result the colour of the video image will be slightly different than that of the ordinary day-view cameras. This variation in colour is quite normal and is not a defect of the camera".
Appealing to those with security in mind, rather than those that just want to spy on the kids or the au pair, you can record what the camera sees so you don't have to be watching the whole time. Images can be automatically uploaded to an FTP of your choice and emails sent when something happens.
If an FTP sounds too confusing you can save the images or video on to a microSD card, however with no locking mechanism in place and quick hot swap access at the bottom anyone could help themselves and take the evidence. Doh!
Back to the quality of the image and the footage is recorded as an MPEG4 file at 640 x 480px resolution - it's basically a 3-megapixel CMOS sensor - you can opt for a lesser quality if your broadband connection isn't up to scratch and it's fairly easy to change from the settings menus.
Those looking to hear what people are saying can do so as well with a built-in mic option and the camera picks up audio just as well as the images.
Accessing the video on your phone is possible, however due to Flash limitations on the iPhone you don't get audio with video, just video. That of course doesn't affect other handsets like your average BlackBerry.
In our tests the Y-Cam Knight SD will let you see what is happening whether you're in the building on the network or not. The picture quality in daylight is questionable, but then you do get the night vision offering which is probably, for most, more important.
While set-up is easy, it still requires you to have some knowledge of FTP servers, email settings and other such complications to get the most out of it. For some that isn't going to be a problem, for others you'll end up wanting to run for the hills.
Good, but at £185 we would expect the software interface to be a little easier.


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It's already almost the end of June, and we are only really a full month away from Haunt construction season (most of what seems August into September). From the rumors, I've heard Death Trap is being retired, and a giant castle is being built in the empty lot to expand Age of Darkness. Can anyone confirm this?
I really hope Haunt doesn't continue to digress. Everyone I know mentions how much better Haunt was in the early years. I remember the first year of Haunt in 2008 and it seemed that every single attraction had a ton of actors and energy. Now, it seems every attraction lacks them as well as their motivation to scare. What do you guys think?

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Rob and I have been looking at the various kinds of NoSQL databases and looking at the differences between them. We've distilled this into four main types. Key/Value, Column oriented, Document centric and Graph databases.
As a result of this analysis we have just published a paper universalNoSQL.pdf which shows how Globals can be used to model each of these types of database.
Not only can you get all the characteristics of each of the NoSQL database types, but with Globals you get this in a mature package with comparable performance and some extra goodies, like transaction procession, thrown in for good measure. Read this paper universalNoSQL.pdf to find out more about this.
InterSystems kindly allowed us to present NoSQL, a Slipstream event, at their symposium on 23rd September 2010.
The scene was set with deckchairs, cocktails and a beach scene, conveying the laid back approach that is NoSQL. Rob, George and Chris chatted over their views on a number of topics from their deckchairs, which made for an entertaining and thought-provoking afternoon.
If you were unable to attend and missed out on this exciting event please check back here shortly. We will be posting slides, photographs and other good stuff here in due course.
George and Rob will be hosting NoSQL NoCON, a half day non-conference by the pool at Bonnet Creek Hilton in Orlando on Wednesday March 24th from 1pm.
FOSDEM is a large Free and Open Source Developers' conference. This year it was at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and was attended by about 5,000 developers.
One of the tracks was NoSQL which embraces all of the Non-SQL databases that have emerged in the last couple of years. It appears to have been one of the most popular topics at the conference with standing room only for many of the presentations.
Rob Tweed and I both gave talks about some of the things we've been doing with GT.M. Rob talked about M/DB and M/DB:X while I talked about the XAPI service that GT.M provides for OpenStreetMap.
Judging from the questions at the end of my talk, I was impressed that at least some people in the room actually understood the most technical part of my talk. Geospatial indexing and the benefit that key compression in globals gives in this context.
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Shares of Yahoo! (YHOO) were up 76 cents, or 2%, at $35.39, in late trading, after the company this evening said its board authorized a $5 billion extension of its stock buyback powers, and said it will issue $1 billion in convertible bonds due 2018.
Upward of $200 million of the bonds may be used to purchase shares from holders in a private transaction, the company said, while the rest is expected to be used for general corporate purposes.
Citigroup's Mark May reiterated a Buy rating on Yahoo! shares following the announcement, writing he was not surprised:
We note that this announcement does not come as a surprise considering: 1) we had expected the company to remain an active repurchaser of its shares; 2) the company ended 3Q13 with only $300mn remaining on its previous authorization; 3) the company ended 3Q13 with $3.2bn in cash (and we forecast $3.4bn at YE13), which is not meaningfully above the $3bn minimum management has cited it prefers; and 4) debt financing remains cheap. We also note that this transaction in no way changes our view about the potential cash proceeds or timing of the Alibaba Group transaction or of the continued turnaround of core Yahoo!


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24/11/2008 | Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
During a recent routine web browsing session, we came across a short and simple fashion forum post about Rosie Huntington-Whiteley that piqued our interest. The note, written way back in the summer of 2004, told the world to, "stay tuned, because this girl will blow you away." At the time of this prophetic message, Huntington-Whiteley was merely a year-deep into her modeling career and completely unknown to us, but the statement has proved to be true. The petite beauty (she's only 5'9", short by industry standards) has not only taken the fashion world by storm, but she's also swanned her way into our good graces too, thanks to her terribly chic personal style.
Huntington-Whiteley really popped up on our radar in late summer, when she started appearing in the big Burberry fall advertisement spreads, but we'd noticed her before. In addition to her modeling accolades (which include prestigious campaigns with Victoria's Secret, BCBG, and Topshop, runway shows, and key shoots for various fashion magazines), Huntington-Whiteley is also a bit of a British scenester. She's got a rock'n'roll pedigreed boyfriend, Ty Wood (son of Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood), and goes to all the best London parties, so it's no wonder that some fashion insiders are setting her up to be the next Kate Moss. Obviously those are some pretty big Loubis to fill, but—as her November British Vogue cover shows—Huntington-Whiteley just might be up for the job.
Of course, the key to becoming a huge fashion icon, especially one on par with Glossy Mossy, is to have impeccable taste in clothing. Thus far, Huntington-Whiteley's demonstrated she's got a sophisticated sort of personal style that has much potential. In fact, while creating her Girl of the Month layout, we had a difficult time narrowing down our favorite looks, because Ms. H-W seems to achieve perfection with every color and silhouette she tries! Whether she's clad in a bright white Foley + Corinna Embroidered Silk Dress and Christian Louboutin's City Girl platform sandals for a Louis Vuitton dinner, or stunning onlookers in a Burberry sweater, vintage cropped blazer, Les Chiffoniers Leggings ($330), and Balmain boots at Diesel's XXX Creative Experiment, she is equally captivating.
Thus far, we've noticed that Huntington-Whiteley has several sartorial signatures: she always has an of-the-moment clutch in her hand, seems to love short hemlines, and tends to prefer somber hues. A few of her leading ensembles include the sequined Burberry mini dress, platform heels, and jeweled clutch she wore to the re-opening of the fashion house's Beverly Hills store and the colorful Peter Pilotto Dress ($920, 212.965.9964), Burberry Tux Jacket, and Burberry Ruched Cross Strap Pumps ($695) combo she showed off at a GQ/Burberry dinner. It's safe to say Huntington-Whiteley has met and exceeded the predictions of our aforementioned fashion forum savant, so we'll reiterate their wise words: stay tuned into this one, because she certainly has the sort of style worth watching!—Jessica Amento
Outfits and Events (from left)
Burberry Store Opening, Los Angeles: in all Burberry
Burberry/GQ Dinner, London: in a Peter Pilotto Dress ($920, 212.965.9964), Burberry Tux Jacket, Heels, and Clutch
Richard Prince for Louis Vuitton dinner, London: in an American Apparel Cotton Spandex Jersey Dress ($26), Balmain Boots, Tom Binns jewelry, vintage jacket and scarf
Glamour Women of the Year Awards, London: in all Burberry
Scream Gallery Exhibition for Sophie Delaport, London: in a Burberry sweater, vintage blazer, Les Chiffoniers Leggings ($330), and Balmain boots
Photos of Rosie Huntington, Getty Images.
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Aix-en-Provence, France, February 19, 2014 – Inside Secure (NYSE Euronext Paris: INSD), a leader in embedded security solutions for mobile and connected devices, today announced the availability of second-generation VaultSEcure™ secure element, the market's first fully comprehensive mobile security chip. The key feature that sets it apart from other secure elements available today is its built-in applications to address security vulnerabilities in enterprise and entertainment markets, such as DAR (Data-at-Rest) protection, VPN (Virtual Private Network), DRM (Digital Rights Management) and others, a feature unmatched elsewhere in the market.
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*Visio import/export: Open Microsoft Visio? documents (VSD or VDX) directly in OmniGraffle, as well as Visio stencils (VSS) and templates (VST). Export to Visio XML documents (VDX).
*Shared layers: Easily update common elements that you'd like to display on multiple canvases. Layers can now be toggled between a normal and a Shared layer.
*New controls specify which edge or center of an object is reflected in the Geometry Inspector. You can set the X and Y coordinates of a selected vertex point.
*Shape combinations: Easily create new shapes using combinations of existing shapes (with support for union, intersection, and subtraction). Combined shapes can now be uncombined into their component shapes.
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First picture is full of drama, pity that old man though..ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Amir. Eh you back in KL already or not? Lets go shooting lah !Delete
- Wolfgang R.9/08/2012 10:50:00 PM
Hello Robin, great pictures again. Wish I would have such scenes here in the town of Erbil in Kurdistan.I have to make it to the local "old bazar" as soon as possible. The main color I see here is brown&yellow (from sanddust) or grey skye (air pollution).ReplyDelete
Have you tried the FT 50/2.0 on a MFT cam like a Pen or the little brother of yours M5?
Keep on going. Best regards WolfgangReplies
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Thanks for the kind compliments. You were right about the grey sky, it was a completely overcast, dull WHITE sky morning. Lighting was flat.
I do not have an E-M5, the review I did in this blog was with a loaned unit that I have returned to Olympus Malaysia.
I did try the 50mm on the E-M5 during my reviews. What would you like to know?
- Wolfgang R.9/08/2012 11:07:00 PM
Hi Robin, I am getting old and being tired :-) forgot the point! Is the autofocus on the MFT P3 and the E-M5 fast with the Macro 50/2.0? I like the focal length of 100mm alot as I used it in the analog times. I got only the "old PEN´s" P1&PL1 and my most liked lens is the M-Zuiko 45/1.8. Sometimes I think Olympus miscalculted the price of this lens.Delete
But I like the DOF of yours 50/2.0 alot :-)
Hello Wolfgang,Delete
Any original DSLR lens if used on micro 4/3, will be slow in AF. Same goes to the 50mm F2 macro lens, it can be used, but the AF is not fast enough for most applications. I would say, for street shooting, the 45mm F1.8 (native micro 4/3 lens) fares much better with the PEN and OMD bodies.
Yes, I am loving the 50mm F2 macro lens too, hence it is my favourite !
- Wolfgang R.9/08/2012 11:23:00 PM
Tks. Robin. BTW your pictures of the M-Zuko 75/1.8 are stunning !!! Love them alot. Many of my friends were also stunned. Absolutly breathtaking.Delete
Thanks Wolfgang ! I won't say they are stunning, but the lens itself is superb !!Delete
- Wolfgang R.9/09/2012 12:20:00 AM
Well Robin . 10% the lens 90% you :-) keep on testing!Delete
You are too kind. No worries. If Olympus Malaysia comes to me with something new its hard to say no !Delete
Hi Robin.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing another great images. My fav images are Still Standing, Giving Direction and the Street Drama.
I have nothing much during my Saturday session except I met a traveller from Oracle Singapore. We have a good walk around KL's place of interest. On the other note, I went to Olympus Malaysia this morning and my UTough 8010 need upgrade.....TG1 is very tempting.
May you have a great evening.
John Ragai


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Owning a Reptile
If you or any member of your family own a pet reptile, you should know that reptiles can make you sick. However, there are steps you can take to make sure that no one in your household becomes ill. Reptiles include turtles, snakes, or lizards. It is now known that all reptiles can carry a bacterium called Salmonella on their skin.
There are many kinds of Salmonella, and they can all cause illness in people. Some of the symptoms include headache, fever, diarrhea, vomiting, chills and cramps. It takes about eight to seventy two hours for symptoms to begin after you become ill with Salmonella. This disease can spread easily from your hands to your mouth or the food you eat.
There are many cases of people becoming ill from Salmonella, in which the disease was traced back to a pet reptile that was in their home or in an area they often visited. A normal healthy adult can recover from this disease within five days, but children and older people are very likely to become extremely ill. Babies under one year of age are especially at risk of illness, hospitalization and even death.
How can you avoid illness for you and your family? If you own a reptile, follow the steps below to stay safe:
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As a writer, procrastination can impede my ability to develop story ideas into completed works. In order to avoid procrastination, I must first understand exactly what procrastination is. What is procrastination? It is the delaying, or the putting off, of tasking on a (sometimes urgent) situation. Usually, this is the delaying of completing a less […]


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There are ten slots to save color presets and I keep losing them and am unable to recover it once I do...
(The bottom left was the color I recently lost)
the flat colors I can deal with but the gradiant colors are a bit harder to get back. all it takes is a tiny flick to pick it up and drag them... even if your cursor is still on that selection save slot, it will just disappear as soon as you let go with the stylus or mouse. I have lost a handful of colors so far and now my favorite one is gone . So this was the trigger to mention this in the forums.
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Michael Dun has has a website on which he accounts for the British, Canadian, and American PoW's of the War of 1812.
There are some 15,000+ names covered on this website.
For example, in the Canadian section, he takes the book by C.H.J.Snider, Under the Red Jack: privateers of the Maritime Provinces of Canada in the War of 1812, and he gives a brief history of the ship, and lots of names, so it is worth a read.
In the bibliography, beside listing books which may interest you, there is also the Niles Weekly Register from Baltimore which gives an account of the American side of the war, and the Lloyd's List, which covers the British part of the war.
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Matthew McConaughey may enjoy doing business out of his car like his slick, oft-chauffeured criminal defense attorney character in "The Lincoln Lawyer" (opening this Friday), but he'd prefer to do the driving himself.
As someone who's frequently limo-ed and town car-ed around Hollywood himself, McConaughey admits he's on a first name basis with a regular driver ("I've got my guy," he chuckles). And just like fictional lawyer Mickey Haller's relationship with his driver Earl, some bits of McConaughey's backseat business are better left unheard.
"There are times when they have to put on the proverbial headphones," the actor tells PopcornBiz. "It's best that you don't hear. Don't incriminate yourself. So if a judge ever comes around, you can go 'I don't know – I didn't hear that. The headphones were on.' If it's going to be a long day with a lot of meetings or if I'm going to be out late at night, it's nice to get a driver, and get some business done in the backseat."
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But McConaughey would rather be behind the wheel whenever he can. "I really like to drive," he says. "Behind the wheel is my favorite spot. My own car is a mobile office. I will leave two hours early just to find a good spot to park and hang out. I'm going to make my phone calls under this tree parked outside of this place two hours before my meeting. I love sitting in a car seat, controlling my music, controlling the temperature, backing the seat up, putting my leg out over the side mirror."
"I love having meetings in cars," he explains. "I'll do that a lot. I'll say where we going to meet: 'Meet me at this place. I'll come pick you up and let's go for an hour drive.' When I was living in my trailer and traveling across the United States I would do things like that. Someone would go 'It's Thursday, I could come in Saturday morning to meet you,' and I'd look at the map and say 'I'm heading east – I'll be in Tucson by Saturday morning. Why don't you fly into Tucson Airport and I'll pick you up and I'm going to keep driving east. We'll spend the day together and I'll drop you off, you can get a flight out of El Paso and I'll drop you off at the airport at El Paso.' It was some of the best business I ever did! It's a great, freeing place to get some business done."
McConaughey says becoming a dad hasn't changed his pace on the road, either. "I've always been a lean-to-the-slow-side-of-driving guy anyway – I'd rather leave early and just cruise, because I enjoy driving. So I don't want to rush it."
"It's like my brother says: 'I drink Lite Beer because I like to drink beer and I can drink more of it.'"


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In honor of the many lives that have been lost to war, we honor those who have given their lives for our freedoms this Memorial Day weekend. I found a really good horror war movie that I've seen and really liked called Deathwatch. English soldiers "capture" a German trench and things just go completely wrong because of an evil force hidden in the trench. Maddness and death await those in the trench. Good movie and well worth a watch. I have the trailer for this movie at the end of this post. Just an observation, when I was younger it seened we honored our war heros much more than we do now. WWII vets were about the last group to "enjoy" the admoration of our nation. It seems to me that after that, we as a nation didn't consider the efforts of Korean, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq and the like to be worthy of our honor... I speak of our vets. Maybe because those wars/conflicts were not popular, I don't know the reason. I for one may not always agree with our leaders decisions, but the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect this nation deserve our praise and honor. To those brave ones, living and dead, I thank you and your familes for your service to this nation. Enjoy your weekend, but DON'T forget what this holiday is all about!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Memorial Day Horror Movie...
In honor of the many lives that have been lost to war, we honor those who have given their lives for our freedoms this Memorial Day weekend. I found a really good horror war movie that I've seen and really liked called Deathwatch. English soldiers "capture" a German trench and things just go completely wrong because of an evil force hidden in the trench. Maddness and death await those in the trench. Good movie and well worth a watch. I have the trailer for this movie at the end of this post. Just an observation, when I was younger it seened we honored our war heros much more than we do now. WWII vets were about the last group to "enjoy" the admoration of our nation. It seems to me that after that, we as a nation didn't consider the efforts of Korean, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq and the like to be worthy of our honor... I speak of our vets. Maybe because those wars/conflicts were not popular, I don't know the reason. I for one may not always agree with our leaders decisions, but the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect this nation deserve our praise and honor. To those brave ones, living and dead, I thank you and your familes for your service to this nation. Enjoy your weekend, but DON'T forget what this holiday is all about!
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Five years in the making... a teaser from my book. Enjoy...
Chapter 1
Jonathan stood in the midst of the village; a dead male Indian with a large gaping hole in his abdomen lay at his feet. Blood covered the ground. Jonathan looked at the dead man's bowels still firmly grasped in his hand. He threw the intestines to the ground and licked the remaining blood from his fingers. With outstretched hands raised to the heavens, he screams in a voice that shook the earth, "Why God, why did this have to happen?" Jonathan looked to the sky for answers but found them not. He observed the entire landscape of the village. If not for a few dead Indian's laying about the encampment, all seemed calm. Yes, it was calm indeed, tranquil in this vindictive massacre.
Jonathan sank to his knees and fell prostrate to the earth. Sorrow griped his soul. Sorrow for the tremendous lost he felt. How could this have happened? Why did it happen? How can I go on without her? These provocative questions gripped his soul. Jonathan began to think back, back to a time when the warmth of the suns rays beat upon his shoulders. A time before darkness ruled his world, a time before he came to this god-forsaken wilderness. Jonathan could still see the face of his mother as she looked down upon him as he lay there crying from the pain. "Jonathan, you mustn't move if I am to help you."
Sobbing he said, "I cannot help it mother, my leg hurts so badly." Jonathan's mother looked down at her son's twisted leg with a feeling of sadness and regret. She felt sadness for his pain and regret that he must always learn things the hard way. "Jonathan, I told you not to go near that horse."
"I know mother, I'm sorry I didn't listen to you" Jonathan said through the tears streaming down his check.
At the age of ten, Jonathan crept up behind a neighbor's horse and mischievously pulled at his tail. To Jonathan's amazement, the horse reared up and kicked Jonathan in the left leg shattering several bones, leaving him screaming in pain and crying for his mother. The bones in his leg healed but he would never walk without a limp again. That seemed so long ago to Jonathan as he lay in the middle of the Indian village. Jonathan rolled over on his back and looked up into the stars, "Mother, am I destined to live with the pain of my mistakes forever?" Jonathan rose to his feet and began the long walk to his home.
Why did I come to this new world? What possible good has come from my being here… none, I tell you! Nothing but death and heartache has followed me across the Atlantic. Jonathan was in a moment of despair with nothing but the knowledge that loneliness was going to be his companion for all eternity. Eternity? How do I know the same will not happen to me… walking carefree and in a moment, gone? Jonathan felt such a horrible loss. The pain was intense. His heart felt empty and cold… it was a different kind of pain. Jonathan continued to think about the events that brought him to this new land.
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
The Horror of it all... Blackflies
We were working in our yard today when it happened... Blackflies!!! Those suckers were everywhere. They love swarming around your face, getting in your ears, eyes, mouth, and nose. We plastered OFF all over us and that seemed to keep them at bay for a while. The female bites because it needs the blood to lay its eggs. One thing I found interesting is that Blackflies only breed in clear, clean running water. Since New Hampshire has some of the cleanest streams and rivers in the US, we have thousands of Blackflies every spring and early summer. I tried to put a picture of this monster on this post, but I'm not sure it worked. Below is some information on what is "lovingly" called the state bird of New Hampshire.
Black Flies
Status: Common
Identification: Blsck grey, some are yellow, broad, clear wings with heavy veins, large round
eyes, with a humpbacked appearance. Large rear ends, adults look similar to small bees.
Habitat: Some species in forests, others in open areas, streams, creeks.
Food: Algae and plant particles in larval stage; blood, nectar and honeydew when adults.
Predators: Swallows, dragonflies,
Interesting/Important Facts:
-Only females are bloodsuckers.
-Livestock, pets, poultry and wildlife are severley irritated by blackfly bites.
-Some people call them "buffalo gnats" or "turkey gnats."
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
Timber Falls...
Letting everyone know that I have a new review on my blog (near the bottom of this page). We watched a new release the other day called Timber Falls. Basically if you've seen the movies Wrong Turn and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, then you've seen this movie only not as good as the other two. Not bad, but not great either. It crakes me up that Timbers Falls is set in the mountains of West Virginia. I grew up in West Virginia and in over 18 years of my life there, I never heard about any of the crazy people they have in this movie and also in Wrong Turn (also set in WV). People love to think all mountaineers are backwoods religious zealots killing in the name of god I guess. Any way, check out the review and if you want a really good WV crazy people movie, Wrong Turn is your best bet.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
The Happening...
I saw the trailer to this movie on TV this evening and I have to say it looks awesome. I hope the video link I have at the bottom of this post works so you can see the trailer. Mark Wahlberg and John Leguizamo star in this thriller from M. Night Shyamalan. Shyamalan gave us such movies as Signs, The Village, The Sixth Sense, Lady in the Water, and Unbreakable... all movies I've seen and enjoyed. It comes out in theaters in June. I will probably wait till it comes out on DVD, but you never know. If the trailer link doesn't work so you can veiw the trailer on my blog, here is the link to MSN Video's so you can go to that site and watch the trailer.
The movie really looks good and I look forward to seeing it!
'The Happening' Trailer
M. Night Shyamalan ("Lady in the Water") directs this grim apocalyptic tale about a family fleeing a natural disaster that poses a grave threat to the whole of humanity. Stars include Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo.
'The Happening' Trailer
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Dark Shadows... Joshua Collins makes a fateful discovery...
Last night they came and stripped the floors at the store I work in. I got to work at 7pm and left at 5:20am... long night for sure. However, I had a Dark Shadows DVD to watch. 3 1/2 hours of my favorite show of all time. It was Collection 6 Disc 1. Since I started with Collection 1 Disc 1 over a year ago, I've watched over 73 hours of the show. The writing of Dark Shadows is remarkable. The twists and turns in the story lines are woven in expertly like a basket maker weaving a beautiful wicker basket. This collection is set in 1679 or there abouts and tells the story of how Barnabas Collins becomes a vampire. The clip below is in this collection and tells of how Joshua Collins (Barnabas' dad) finds out that Barnabas is now a creature of the night. Long clip, over 9 minutes, but well worth a watch. I love this show. The imagination in the story lines is awesome. The acting at times over the top, but nevertheless great. I can't think of any movie or TV show that has captured my imagination the way Dark Shadows has. So, enjoy the clip and if you remember this show and liked it back in the late 60's, then I recommend you start with Collection 1 Disc 1 and start an exciting journey from your past. It will be a vey entertaining ride for sure!
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Stephen King...
I was sitting here thinking about my vampire book that has been five years in the making and my mind drifted to Stephen King for some reason... not that I think I could ever equal his skill or imagination, but thinking about what it takes to succeed in book writing. Certainly not writing long convoluted sentences like my first one above. Any way, I was thinking how important imagination is in creating a story. Not that skill, grammar, education, and perhaps luck aren't important, but without imagination, what do you write? That's what lead my mind to Stephen King. What causes or creates a mind that can think up some of the most bizarre horror books ever? I guess that is the question for the ages. Does environment, TV, movies, parents, friends, society, school... what creates imagination? Is it a gift at birth or is it grown out of experiences? I really don't know, but I think it is key to writing for the simple fact you have to think of something to write about. Stephen King has more imagination in his pinky than most people have in their entire body. I admire him for that. Horror is not his only genre, look at The Shawshank Redemption book for one. One of my all time favorite movies. Then you have The Shining, which is probably my favorite horror film. Talent for sure, but imagination beyond belief. Here's a clip from several Stephen King movies set to the song Thriller by Michael Jackson. The music is in sync with the clips and is a good sample of his brilliant career. Enjoy the clip... remember to pause Mytubex before looking at the clip!
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
A "HORROR" mother's day tribute...
Ok, I know it is mother's day and since this is a horror blog, I searched for the perfect horror movie "mom" to celebrate the day. I searched and searched until I came across this clip from several of the Psycho movies. The original Psycho was the best... the rest just tried to make money off the first one. Any way, This clip is set to the song "Mother" by Glenn Danzig. Alfred Hitchcock was awesome in the way in which he made certian scenes mute/silent in order to enhance the terror. The old horror movies are still the best... maybe I'm just an old guy, but terror and fear are more frightening in reality than pure gore. Not that I'm against gore, I'm not... but a great horror movie brings tension and fear together to scare the living daylights out of you. Back to the theme of the day... Mother's Day. To all the mom's out there, (Happy mother's day Tina! I love you!), I hope you have a very special day. To my mom, thanks for all you've done for me in my 49 years of life. Everyone, enjoy the clip!
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Quick note...
You will need to "pause" Mytubex in order to view the other videos in my blog:)
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John Cusak is a great actor. He did an awesome job in the movies 1408, The Contract (with Morgan Freeman), Runaway Jury (with Gene Hackman), Con Air (with Nicolas Cage), and my personal favorite Identity. One of my other favorite actors is in Identity, Ray Liotta. This movie has so many twists and plot turns that you are totally wrapped up in this film. It is a thriller with a little horror twist to it. Cusak is a very gifted actor and has an intensity about him that draws you to his characters in every movie I mentioned eariler. Identity is the type of movie that you can not take your eyes off of. Every detail of the movie means something to the overall plot. It is a movie that holds your interest throughout and makes you care about what is going on. The plot has about 10 people being trapped at a roadside motel in terrible weather and must work together to stay alive. Someone is killing them off one by one and fear reigns within the cast to solve this before it's their time to die. This Movie truly is a thriller and is one of the best movies I've ever watched. Below is the short trailer from the film to give you an idea of what this movie has to offer. It is well worth a watch!
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Don't be surprised when you open my page and music begins playing. I found this cool site called Mytubex.com. You can put clips from movies, videos, music, or anything on YouTube and several other video sites on your blog. If it's in a video and it's on the web, it can be on your blog and you can have many clips that anyone looking at your blog can choose from. It's easy to set up and just as easy to put on your blog. On my Netflix page I have all music videos. On this blog I have horror movie clips from Hellraiser, The Shining, Wishmaster, 30 days of Night, Skinwalkers, Underworld, and my favorite... Benny Hinn. OK, Benny Hinn isn't in a horror movie, but I could not pass this one up. In my mind Benny Hinn is a false prophet sucking the life AND money out of the people he is supposed to be "saving". The clip is set to the music of Drowning Pool's song, Bodies (Let the Bodies Hit the Floor)... great song and it fits so well with the clip. The Mytubex post is in the middle of my blog, so scroll down and view as many clips as you can. Many are set to music, but most are not. You can visit my Netflix page and check out my music videos... be warned :) I like heavy, hard hitting music, so not for the faint of heart. I put the link at the end of this post. There's a few other videos on that page that my friend Elise sent me from the movies Scarface and The Godfather...very cool. I also have about 35 music and horror movie videos you can check out in my video section of my Netflix page. So if you're interestted in browsing the web, check it out.
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This article originally appeared on the Voices Education Project website. I am reprinting here with permission of the author. Joyce Frame gives a compassionate account of what it was like-literally-to live inside Michael Jackson's skin; to know the same trials and tribulations he faced as a victim of this disease. Why? Because she has lived it!
Case Study: White As New Fallen Snow: How Vitiligo And Michael Taught Me Compassion
By: Joyce Frame
I am a 52 year old white woman, and when I say white, I mean white like new fallen snow! I have Vitiligo. Vitiligo is a disease that can compromise your immune system and distort your whole appearance.
The summer before I was getting ready for college, I noticed some strange looking chalky patches that suddenly appeared on my hands. I was an olive skinned girl who never worried about sunburn and who tanned every summer to a golden mocha. Of course in those days of the early seventies we were slathering ourselves with baby oil never giving a thought to sunscreen. It never occurred to me to worry about my skin or the sun or my appearance beyond the occasional pimple and getting the latest fad in fashion and makeup.
I thought the spots were from the French fry grease at the fast food restaurant where I worked that summer to save up money for college. I was sure they were small burns from the fryer and would go away when the burns healed. But at college that fall, I noticed the spots not only had not disappeared, but had grown larger while new ones were forming on my elbows. I knew then that they could no longer be ignored.
I had never even heard of the word: "Vitiligo" but after my doctor visit, I soon became intimate with it as it became a huge feature in my world. An autoimmune disorder, I learned that Vitiligo can be genetically passed down in families but not always. My family has no history of Vitiligo. And it was autoimmune- what a heart-stopping betrayal! Everybody wants to be "comfortable in their own skin" but my own skin was damaging itself and damaging me! How can your own skin turn on you?
I began to read everything I could find on the disease. Vitiligo is an antibody that is in your genes when you are born and for some reason it gets stimulated to start destroying your melanoctyes which are the cells in your skin and hair that produce melanin. Melanin is what gives your skin pigment or color. There is lots of research being explored to discover what triggers Vitiligo and what determines how fast it spreads. It may be environmental factors, stress, physical factors like hormones and blood loss or most likely a combination of all of these. The medical community has established that the antibodies in Vitiligo completely destroy the melanocyte.
That means that my body sees my own cells as something foreign that needs to be attacked, destroyed and removed! There are some treatments that may help restore pigment in some cases but those treatments are not a cure. As of now, there is no cure. The treatments are very time consuming and involve taking a drug that can cause liver damage. I tried a few of these therapies early on when my white spots were not so widespread, but it was not very successful. I decided that I would rather have white spots which were not painful or really hurting me in any way, (other than sunburn, and strange glances and remarks from people) than risk damaging my liver and turning yellow from the resulting jaundice! Did I want to turn white or turn yellow? Were those my only choices? Nursing was my college major and that influenced my decision to forego the drugs because I understood, medically, the reality of the side effects. I later tried the depigmentation therapy on my face to bleach out the remaining dark areas but it did not work very well for me. It affects everyone differently and it takes a lot of diligence and repeated treatments.
The National Vitiligo Foundation (NVF) is a lifesaving resource for people afflicted with this disease. They spearhead the research and search for a cure while providing education and resources for sufferers of this disease. Vitiligo is in the same category as other autoimmune disorders like Lupus, Reynaud's, Diabetes, and some Thyroid disorders. Most people who acquire an autoimmune disorder develop more than one. I recently discovered that my Thyroid is also involved and I have mild Reynaud's which is a disorder that affects the circulation in extremities like hands and feet. It makes one's fingers and toes cold and discolored from poor circulation.
I learned at an NVF conference I attended that because melanocytes are completely destroyed by Vitiligo, there is zero chance of getting Melanoma in the areas that are white. Researchers are looking at a possible treatment for Melanoma using antibodies taken from the blood of people with Vitiligo. The thought is that maybe those melanoctye-destroying antibodies might provide a treatment or cure for cancer is a thought I like to hang onto because it would mean that something good could come out of this disorder.
There are emotional valleys for the person adjusting to the diagnosis of Vitiligo. Over time Vitiligo spreads and is not easy to hide in those stages. My face, hands, arms, and legs became covered with white patches and were a source of embarrassment for me. But the day came when I decided that I was not going to wear long sleeves and pants for the rest of my life! I did need to protect my skin however, because the depigmented skin has no protection from the sun. I found out the hard way how badly burned one can get from the sun if not extra careful. I sometimes think I alone keep the sunscreen industry in business. There are days I wish for a vat to dip myself into to decrease the time it takes to apply sunscreen and protect my skin because it's necessary if I am going to continue the outdoor activities I love and enjoy. The evening is a better time for me to do things when the sun is not so intense and I forego things scheduled for daytime when the sun is bright. It does require lifestyle adjustments.
I often think how fortunate I was that I didn't have to deal with this during my junior high and high school years. Being a teenager dealing with all of the hormonal changes, peer pressure and confusion is tough enough without harsh comments about one's strange and changing appearance. I am sure I would have had to endure cutting remarks regarding my strange appearance. I did need to learn to deal with people staring and making comments especially during the summer months when my pigmented skin was darker in color and I was more exposed wearing summer clothes. I have heard some very bizarre, sometimes funny and occasionally hurtful comments.
I don't think people intend to be mean but are surprised by someone's (mine) appearance and don't think before they speak. I imagine that I did look odd with white spots all over my skin. Children wanted to know if I was "like a leopard" or was I "part zebra?" Adults thought I had been burned and would ask "is it painful" or "is it contagious?" I think I actually liked it better when someone would actually speak to me about their curiosity and ask questions rather than just staring or worse yet snickering or whispering to their friends. Explanations had to be necessarily lengthy and that took up my time when I might have preferred to spend it in some other way.
I will never forget one of the saddest encounters I can remember with a woman who was from India who stopped me one day in a parking lot:
"I noticed the patches on your skin. Do you have Vitiligo?"
"Yes, I do. Are you familiar with it?"
"Yes. My sister who lives in India will never be able to marry because she has Vitiligo. There is a taboo surrounding it in that culture and no man would consider marrying a woman with the disease and whose appearance is marred and undesirable. When it comes to women, India places a lot of emphasis on beauty."
I could not fathom that attitude nor imagine it to be true. I thought about how lucky I was to have met a man who looked at me and loved me without seeing a "spotted person" but saw a human being. Actually, he was more offended by people staring and snickering at me than I was. I was once stopped in a store by a woman who wanted to know how I had gotten such a bad case of poison ivy. I was baffled by that one until she added that she couldn't believe how much calamine lotion I had on!
There was one incident where I noticed a lady staring at me which happened all the time, but this time she began following me in the grocery store and when it got a little creepy I turned to face her. She remarked that I "must be an amazing volleyball player to have so many brush burns on my knees and elbows from diving for balls." I had to bite my tongue so I wouldn't burst out laughing! I always feel bad for most of the people who make comments because they are so embarrassed when I tell them the facts. The most hurtful encounters are with people who don't take the time to stop and ask but just stare, point or even laugh. There were times I would actually forget that I did look "odd" until I noticed someone staring or pointing and that would launch me right back into feeling self-conscious and awkward.
I realized too, that I was fortunate to be a white person with Vitiligo. I met several black people with Vitiligo at the NVF conferences I attended and learned how much more devastating it is for them. I was a white person who was turning whiter. They were black people who were becoming white. Not only did they have to deal with the physical changes, but they had to deal with feeling a loss of their race and identity. I cannot speak to this but I can certainly empathize with how much more difficult that must be to lose your ethnic roots, identity or race and to not only question your own identity, but have all that questioned by others.
The Famous Face of Vitilgo
That brings me to the most famous person to have Vitiligo: Michael Jackson. I was a big Michael fan from his early days with the Jackson Five and all through his solo career. He and I were the same age so I grew up on his music and dancing. I remember hearing for the first time the rumors that he was bleaching himself white; I thought that was crazy. I knew personally how difficult it was to try to use depigmentation as a treatment for Vitiligo so I couldn't imagine how someone could actually bleach their entire body. I asked my dermatologist at one of my yearly visits in the late eighties if she knew anything about Michael Jackson's skin color and she told me that it was known by most in the dermatology community that he had Vitiligo.
At first I was excited to think that I shared something in common with Michael Jackson. Then as the reality set in, the more I thought about it, the more I realized how horrible it must have been for him. Not only was he a black man, he was probably the most well known person in the world and someone who performed in front of millions of people. It was easy for me to just ignore the stares and go on with my life but how do you do that when you are in the spotlight all the time and subjected to ridicule and tabloid trash talk? I can understand why he tried to cover his Vitiligo up the best he could with makeup and clothes. Michael was known to be a very private person who didn't want to divulge his medical condition to the world. I have a feeling he may not have received a lot of support from those around him, his professional contacts, and certainly not from the media. And when he did admit to having Vitiligo, so many hateful people in the media refused to believe it using ridicule and writing he "claims to have a skin condition." Claims to? They accused him of trying to bleach his skin and become a white person. They called him a traitor to his race thinking he had betrayed the African American community of his roots. Who would chose a disease that betrays your own body, challenges your very identity and continually changes your appearance requiring medical treatment and makeup? How does someone who makes their living with their famous face and who faces a debilitating disease deal with that kind of ridicule and mocking from the press?
There were those in both the black and the white communities who turned against him simply because of his changing appearance. Hurtful words can be more painful than a physical attack. Michael endured far too many hateful, hurtful words. Many in the "media" claim that even with Vitiligo Michael would not have naturally turned so completely white. Well, I can verify that it is very possible. My Vitiligo started with me being mostly tan colored with white patches and spots, and gradually progressed to my appearing mostly white with tan spots to now being almost completely white except for a very few tiny tan spots.
Not only is a morphing appearance unavoidable with Vitiligo, but it is inevitable. Now that the antibodies have finished with my skin, they are starting on my hair. I have huge white patches in my hair, eyebrows and eyelashes. It is a cruel joke that the hair on my legs remains as dark as ever which looks even worse against the stark white skin! I can't throw out that razor yet. And I now get stares and lots of questions about my hair.
Most people actually think I just have beautiful white skin now. I am sure Michael could have experienced a similar evolution of his appearance. He reportedly used the depigmentation therapy to help even out his skin color so he would not have to wear so much makeup. It is all so easy to understand if people were only not so quick to make hateful judgments or believe everything the tabloid media spews about celebrities.
I wish I could have understood better what Michael Jackson went through while he was still with us. I regret not letting Michael know in some way that I understood at least in part what he went through dealing with this disease. I regret not speaking up more then. I have now become a major defender of Michael Jackson promising myself that I will not let hateful words stand! I think too and I sincerely hope, that I have become more accepting of people's differences because of my own personal struggles with appearance and acceptance. I try really hard to not make judgments about people without learning more about them. Without the challenge of Vitiligo in my life, and my connection to Michael Jackson I might not have that understanding; I might be a different person. Vitiligo and Michael Jackson taught me about compassion.
UPDATE: Here is some additional info from The National Vitiligo Foundation that Joyce passed along to me. I am sorry I was not able to post it in time for the 25th, but you can still access their website, read the information, and sign the petiton to make June 25th a world recognized holiday for vitiligo awareness.
World Vitiligo Day!
The National Vitiligo Foundation is joining hands with vitiligo foundations worldwide to celebrate World Vitiligo Day on June 25th. The goal of World Vitiligo Day is to raise awareness of vitiligo worldwide. There is a petition being circulated to secure this date as an official holiday. Help make history, we urge you to sign it today! You can find more information on the World Vitiligo Day website
In the US, we will be honoring the holiday by having some of our vitiligo experts answer questions on vitiligo to be posted on our website. Have a burning question? Send them our way! The National Vitiligo Foundation wants to answer your biggest questions on vitiligo. You can send questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or post them on our facebook page then join us on June 25th hear the expert answers to your most pressing questions. Visit our website for more information www.nvfi.org
– The National Vitiligo Foundation Team
UPDATE: 7/15/12: Here is a great article on World Vitiligo Day!
World Vitiligo Day 2012 bonds Michael Jackson with Fox 2's Lee Thomas
It's time for the truth to be told.
The truth about Michael is coming out June 25, the third anniversary of his death – which is World Vitiligo Day.
As many of you probably already know, Fox 2's Lee Thomas lives with Vitiligo. Raising awareness – and reaching out to people around the world who live with the disease – has been a daily mission for Lee. He even produced an award-winning documentary on his experience.
Lee also published a book titled, "Turning White: A Memoir of Change." You can purchase the book on Amazon by clicking on this link: http://www.amazon.com
Monday on The Nine, Lee, Kam and Jason talked about the story Michael Jackson never told. The most famous entertainer in the world suffered from a disease called Vitiligo. And even after his death it's still one of the most misunderstood things about the king of pop. Vitiligo is a skin disorder that robs the body of it's pigment. It's the reason the most famous man on the planet went from black to white.
And Mr. Jackson was not alone. Well over 100 million people from all over the world suffer from this disease. It affects all nationalities, ages and genders, every level of social strata. One can find them in schools, hospitals, on TV and movies screens, sport arenas, and churches, while many went into seclusion and voluntary isolation from society.
Vitiligo is an acquired disease characterized by progressing skin depigmentation, due to destruction or malfunction of melanocytes, cells that produce melanin. It is present worldwide, and its prevalence in different countries ranges from less than 0.1% to more than 8% of general population (~1% in the United States and in Europe), while many cases go unreported due to the current dermatology practice.
Although viii daily has destroyed the lives of millions of individuals since recorded history, predominantly in the developing world, there is no cure in sight. Few diseases give rise to more fear and loathing than viii, especially in dark-skinned people, in whom it can be strikingly prominent. And because it is not contagious or life-threatening, patients often receive no support from national healthcare systems or insurance companies whatsoever.
The World Vitiligo Day is a public initiative aimed at building global awareness about viii. Its ambitious goal is to raise 500,000 signatures to address the United Nations in order to recognize this neglected and debilitating disease. The choice of this particular day is a memorial to the popular artist Michael Jackson, who suffered from viii since 1986 until his death, occurred on June 25, 2009.
This idea was first nursed by Steve Haragadon, the founder of the Vitiligo Friends network, and further developed by Ogo Maduewesi, the founder of the Vitiligo Support and Awareness Foundation (VITSAF) from Nigeria. In early 2012, VR Foundation, a non-profit organization squarely focused on viii research, has joined the group to boost and to coordinate this mass-collaboration campaign. All activities are now united on the web site 25June.org.
Who is the VR Foundation?
Firmly committed to curing Vitiligo, the VR Foundation is a US-based philanthropic organization funding and fast-tracking medical research across the biomedical spectrum. With bio-IT tools, it provides a collaborative an environment to bridge the gap between scientific frontiers and the patients who need treatment. The VRF has recently joined a group of biotech companies that are bypassing traditional mass-market cosmetic and orphan drug development indications to expedite product development.


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Friday, May 21, 2010
Contest Winners & Double Espresso Deus Ex Machina
Winner of Barnes and Noble Gift card: DL Hammons
Winner of the book, A Northern Light: Laura B. Diamond
Winner of the Starbucks card: Renae
Please email me your addresses at LydiaKang (at) yahoo (dot) com and I'll send you your gifties soon. Thanks again to all for joining in!
Today I wanted to talk about the plot device called deus ex machina. Pronounced DAY-us Ex MAK-in-ah.
And I checked. It is NOT a double espresso maker from Europe. But it should be.
It means "God in the machine" (okay, for all the caffeine junkies out there, maybe God is in espresso makers) and refers to many Greek tragedies in which a seemingly horrible ending is avoided by intervention of the gods. A more modern take is when a tragic ending is resolved by "a contrived and unexpected invention of a new character, ability, or object." Quoting Wiki, here.
A few examples:
- 1st, 2nd and 4th Harry Potter books (Harry's mom's love saving him from Quirrell, Fawkes showing up out of nowhere, and the priori incantantem spell saving him from Voldemort)
-The Stand by Stephen King
-Lord of the Rings trilogy (the giant eagles miraculously rescuing Frodo and Sam).
This type of plot device can be unsatisfying for many. A perfect ending that comes out of nowhere? You can imagine the reader may feel tricked, since nothing substantial in the plot set this ending up.
On the other hand, it does make for a juicy, surprise ending! And a kick-ass cappuccino, to boot.
It occurs to me that some of the examples here are more a Chekhov's Gun type technique rather than Deus Ex. Please see my other post on Chekhov's Gun!
Posted by Lydia Kang at 6:00 AM
44 comments:
- JE said...
Hmmm...interesting. I'll be keeping that plot device in mind, I might have a use for it in the near future!
Congrats to the winners!
- May 21, 2010 at 8:50 AM
- Avo said...
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- May 21, 2010 at 8:59 AM
- DL Hammons said...
What a way to start to the weekend. Thank you so much Lydia! I'll make sure to put it to good use. :)
And about that plot device...I'm one of those that consider it unsatisfying. A writers cheat. I require some foundation first. That's just me, though.
Thanks again!
- May 21, 2010 at 9:09 AM
- Unknown said...
Interesting post. I hope my ending isn't considered that. Hmmm...I don't think so because the plot device is in place the whole story.
- May 21, 2010 at 9:20 AM
- Karen Jones Gowen said...
P.S. on your examples...no debut author had better try this plot device!! It won't fly!
- May 21, 2010 at 9:22 AM
- About Me said...
I liked this device in the Harry Potter books. But Karen's right, newies beware.
- May 21, 2010 at 9:24 AM
- Melissa Sarno said...
You're bringing my back to my high school days by discussing this plot device. I wonder if there's a way to use this device less literally in literary fiction (I don't write fantasy) Thanks for getting me thinking :-)
- May 21, 2010 at 9:27 AM
- Lydia Kang said...
Duuude! Thanks Alesa!!!!
I fixed it. Stupid French lessons from my past coming back to ruin my horrible sense of Latin.
- May 21, 2010 at 9:30 AM
- Avo said...
It happens to the best. : j
- May 21, 2010 at 9:33 AM
- Mayowa said...
Congratulations on an awesome contest and congrats to the winners!
I knew deus ex machinas were bad from english class, but i rather enjoyed all those books you mentioned that use them.
This calls for some mulling over.
- May 21, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- Janet Johnson said...
Congrats to the winners!
Interesting study. I agree with Mayowa. I enjoyed those books, which tells me that Deus ex machina can be used to good ends if it's done right. In most of those, there was a prior reference setting up the possibility. Particularly the eagle rescue. Good post.
- May 21, 2010 at 10:02 AM
- Jackee said...
Congrats to the winners! :o)
That was interesting, the examples Wiki gives. I think deus ex machina certainly has its place and can be tasteful in some situations because oh how I love plot twists!
- May 21, 2010 at 10:43 AM
- Bidisha said...
Lucky, lucky winner! I'm so J right now :P
Interesting post.. I agree, readers can have mixed reactions to strange plot devices that appear out of nowhere to tie up everything neatly in the end. Depending really on how the story goes.
- May 21, 2010 at 11:01 AM
- Candyland said...
Some books it works for, others I'm dissatisfied. Great post and congrats to winners!!!
- May 21, 2010 at 11:11 AM
- Elana Johnson said...
Congrats to the winners! And I agree with the others here. I didn't feel dissatisfied in Harry Potter, even when Fawkes showed up. So yeah. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
- May 21, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Shannon O'Donnell said...
Congrats to the lucky ducks! I loved the surprise endings you mentioned, but there have certainly been times I didn't.
Have a great weekend! :-)
- May 21, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- Lindsay said...
Congrats to the winners.
I sometimes think the whole suprise can work if it's done well. If not, like you said, it's unsatisfying.
- May 21, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- Caroline Starr Rose said...
I have a pretty contrived character show up at the end of my ms. My editor has given me hints about how to fix him, and I'm dying see!
Thank goodness for other, wiser eyes.
- May 21, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- Munk said...
Entre Deus Ex Machina Lydia Blogadoo... You are blogdom's very own.
- May 21, 2010 at 2:51 PM
- Susan Fields said...
Congrats to the winners!
I'm pretty sure we do have God to thank for coffee (and espresso)!
- May 21, 2010 at 3:03 PM
Congratulations to the winners! :)
I never thought about the HP endings being deus ex machina, but now, thinking about it, they really are. I think, as long as the DEX isn't entirely obvious and has never been alluded to before, I don't mind it so much.
- May 21, 2010 at 3:16 PM
- Creepy Query Girl said...
Congrats to the winners. iiiinteresting about the plot device with the weird name that I'm not going to attempt spelling. I know what you mean and agree- sometimes it's like 'what?' but if done in just the right way it can make for a kickass scene or ending.
- May 21, 2010 at 3:25 PM
- Corey Schwartz said...
Great post! Love the graphic!
- May 21, 2010 at 5:30 PM
- Shannon said...
Congrats to the winners.
Funny that you should bring up this topic today. Last night Michael and I were talking about this device during dinner. I can't remember how we got on the subject, but we pulled apart a lot of books and movies that use it.
Timely post. :)
- May 21, 2010 at 5:44 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
Endings out of nowhere sure can be frustrating - it's more satisfying if the characters create the solutions themselves.
- May 21, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- Unknown said...
Yeah, I thought the arrival of Fawkes was a little too convenient.
Congrats to the winners. I always love it when bloggers I know win. :)
- May 21, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- Diane said...
Sometimes I do feel cheated by an out of the blue ending. Depends on the rest of the story. :O) Good analysis.
- May 21, 2010 at 6:20 PM
- Aubrie said...
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
I know exactly what you mean about Harry Potter, I've wondered about it myself but had no idea there's a name for it.
It does bother me.
- May 21, 2010 at 6:31 PM
- Jamie Grey said...
Congrats to the winners!
I recently realized that one of my first drafts had this problem! *blushes* I didn't even realize I was doing it. But needless to say I've fixed it now! It's easy to let someone else sweep in and save the day, but very unsatisfying to the reader (and the writer!)
- May 21, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Tana said...
Congrats to the winners! I agree that plot ending does seem to come out of left field and sometimes leave me saying huh? I wonder if those authors paint themselves in a corner and need to find a creative way to get themselves out?
- May 21, 2010 at 7:04 PM
- Theresa Milstein said...
Congratulations to the winners!
A couple of years ago when my husband and I visited France, our friends had a machine like that. It was one of my favorite parts of the trip.
- May 21, 2010 at 9:25 PM
- Tricia J. O'Brien said...
Congrats to the winners, and may I have a latte, please. :D
I have left you an award or two on my blog in appreciation of all your fine blogging.
- May 21, 2010 at 9:46 PM
- Vicki Rocho said...
I love your illustrations! They add such a nice bit of charm.
I was TOTALLY pronouncing that wrong...and that's AFTER we talked about it in Philosophy class so I should've known better!
Congrats to all the winners!
- May 21, 2010 at 10:50 PM
- Roland D. Yeomans said...
Deus ex Machina is poor ploting unless God has been a background character all along.
Hey, are you going to participate in Bryan's Logline Blogfest? You get to write 5 one sentence loglines describing your novel.
I would like to see what you would write. Roland
- May 21, 2010 at 11:33 PM
- Jo Schaffer said...
Nice to meet you, girl! (=
- May 21, 2010 at 11:45 PM
- kanishk said...
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- May 22, 2010 at 5:15 AM
- kathrynjankowski said...
Congrats to the winners!
Yes, I was annoyed by the endings of the first and fourth Harry Potter books, but not the second because Fawkes came after Harry declared his loyalty to Dumbledore.
As for LOTR, my understanding is that Gandalf sent the eagles; they didn't appear out of nowhere.
- May 22, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Woo-hoo! Thanks, Lydia! Lookin' forward to reading that book!
By the way, my espresso machine--er, I mean, deus ex machina--is on back order. Go figure. ;)-
- May 22, 2010 at 4:55 PM
- storyqueen said...
Great post, Lydia.
And thank you for following my blog!
I kind of liked those twists in Harry Potter...especially the priori incantantem.
I suppose that when I am reading a book with magic, I expect there to be magical things that happen..
- May 22, 2010 at 5:02 PM
- Zoe C. Courtman said...
Congrats to the winners! What a fun contest :D And I LOVE that you included the deus ex machina in this post. Cuz, truly, I HATE it when it shows up in something I'm reading. Terrific post, dude!
- May 23, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Eeleen Lee said...
Deus Ex Machina aka 'The Cavalry Coming Over the Hill'
I actually want to write a ghost story about the ghost in the machine and how maligned he/she has been through the ages
- May 23, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- Kelly Polark said...
I have never heard that term before. I honestly did not feel unsatisfied with that type of ending in the Harry Potter books you mentioned.
I could see how it could be though in certain stories. But then again, sometimes the unexpected indeed does happen!
- May 23, 2010 at 10:28 PM
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$55.99 shipped is a great price for the convenience and portability that a fast external enclosure provides. Not to mention using an external enclosure allows you swap drives to a larger/different drive if/when needed as opposed to having multiple enclosures lying around that are no longer needed.
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SIN CITY AND NUMBERS: Now, best sit down for what we're about to say here, because it might come as a surprise. Found a comfy cushion? Good. Here's the thing: Las Vegas and numbers kind of have a relationship that goes back a few years. In fact, we'd even go out on a limb -- or the length of a neon sign -- and say that many visitors to the sparkliest night place on the planet arrive with a lucky number or two in mind. Meaning that they only ever choose Red 23 at the roulette wheel or they only pull a slot's arm when the clock lands on a 7 (so, 1:07, 1:17, 1:27...).
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WHICH MEANS... that 11/12/13, which is due this coming November, should also make for interesting times at the city courthouse. But here's an interesting Las Vegas option for those twosomes looking to hitch on Tuesday, Nov. 12: The Mob Museum, which is the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is offering a wedding package for five couples for the easy-to-remember price of $1,112.13. The setting might seem to be, well, offbeat at first glance, but consider that the museum is housed in an historic federal courthouse from 1933, meaning it definitely has the old-school stately looking chops (for those who desire that over, say, getting married in a neon-lit chapel). The wedding will take place in a courtroom which, again, should give the adventurous nuptialists loads to talk about with their fascinated friends.
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And there's no wedding setting quite like the Mob Museum. If you aren't getting married, or don't need to be wed on 11/12/13 inside a former federal courthouse, you can visit the museum on another day of the year, sans veil and tuxedo. If you do want that wedding, book sooner than later. It is, after all, a numbers game, with spots open for just five couples. And everyone knows, in Sin City, that numbers rule.


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In an earlier posting CEMETERY FIELD TRIP Shawnna and I were wondering why Ella did not have a death date. Shawnna jokingly said "Maybe she's still alive." After looking at all the dates it seems to be that Ella was the last of the siblings to die, perhaps there was no money to add the date, or they just did not get around to doing it.
I belong to the ALLEGHENY COUNTY PA Roots Web Group and they have given me a lot of help and ideas. My next step will be finding Church records. They were Lutheran so maybe I will be able to find some information.
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