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follow-up of knee joint cartilage thickness changes after acute anterior
cruciate ligament rupture.
Lohmander LS, Hudelmaier MI, and Frobell RB. Arthritis Rheum. [Epub Ahead of Print].
Home Message: Following an anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture overall cartilage thickness in the tibiofemoral
joint increased at an average of 0.4% per year. Patients under 25 years of age showed
greater cartilage thickening than older patients.
patient who experiences an ACL rupture also has an increased risk of long-term
disability due to structural adaptations within the joint. If clinicians
could identify early changes in the joint then clinicians may eventually be
able to implement pharmacological and rehabilitation protocols to limit joint
cartilage changes and other structural changes that may lead to osteoarthritis.
Therefore, Eckstein and college completed a prospective study to quantify
tibiofemoral cartilage thickness changes in patients with an ACL rupture. The researchers
assessed 121 physically-active individuals (18-35 years old, 89 men) with ACL
ruptures who participated in the KANON randomized control trial.
Sixty-two participants underwent rehabilitation and early ACL reconstruction
(within 10 weeks of injury) and 59 participants received rehabilitation with
the option of a delayed ACL reconstruction. Sixty participants sustained
meniscal injuries in addition to the ACL rupture. The researchers measured joint
cartilage thickness changes by magnetic resonance images at baseline (4 weeks
post injury), 2 year post-injury, and 5 year post-injury. Overall, joint
cartilage thickness increased (0.4% increase per year) in the 5 year-follow
period. Participants younger than 25.3 years of age had greater annual
cartilage thickness increases compared with older participants. Cartilage
thickening was most significant in the medial tibiofemoral compartment while
cartilage thinning was noted in the posterior region of both the medial and
lateral tibia. There was some evidence to suggest that changes in joint
cartilage thickness may be more greater in some areas of the knee during the
first 2 years after an injury compared with years 3-5 post injury.
clinical practice the data suggests that we can detect changes in the cartilage
of the tibiofemoral joint during the first 5 years after an ACL rupture. This
complements other work from the KANON trial that showed that changes in bone shape occur
over the first 5 years after an injury. While the joint cartilage overall
increased in thickness there were also areas with cartilage thinning. The areas
of thickening may represent an attempt to adapt to biomechanical changes caused
by the ACL rupture or swelling of the cartilage. These findings may suggest
that changes in the joint biomechanics may be leading to different tibiofemoral
contact points. The researchers also noted that the areas most affected may
vary between participants – it would be interesting to learn if treatment
influenced which regions were most affected. This study should serve as a
reminder to clinicians that joint injuries can have long lasting effects, like
osteoarthritis, that will cause chronic pain and disability. Traditionally,
osteoarthritis wasn’t diagnosed until years after the patient left our care but
with newer imaging approaches we can see that the changes begin while they are
still under our care. As a community focused on injury and illness prevention
we need to do everything we can to prevent these chronic conditions among our
patients. This may include promoting injury prevention programs, education
patients about the risk for osteoarthritis, and trying to optimize joint health
after an injury.
decision making in your current setting? Do you talk to your patients about the
risk of osteoarthritis after a joint injury? Do you think early detection of
change in joint health after an injury will change clinical practice?
Eckstein, F., Wirth, W., Lohmander, L., Hudelmaier, M., & Frobell, R. (2014). Five-year follow-up of knee joint cartilage thickness changes after acute anterior cruciate ligament rupture Arthritis & Rheumatology DOI: 10.1002/art.38881


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(latterly known as the Mark I) ~ and its successor - the Mark II
See also the BSA Martini International Mk.III and the BSA Martini Internationals Mks. IV & V
The introduction of the BSA Martini International was heralded by an article in the British National Small-bore Rifle Association's (N.S.R.A) monthly journal, The Rifleman, in March 1950.
A facsimile of the article is shown below.
A New B.S.A. Match Rifle
THE MARTINI action has stood the test of time for 70 years and, during this period, has undoubtedly proved itself to be one of the finest actions in the world for building into precision target rifles.
In many quarters of the globe, including the United States of America, this " old-timer " in its original form is even today preferred by many front rank small-bore riflemen.
The main protagonists of the Martini in Great Britain are, as everyone knows, the Birmingham Small Arms Company, who consider this action, far from being obsolescent, deserving of a yet greater prominence the world over. Accordingly, they have seen fit, in response to many requests for improvement, to undertake the modernisation of the .22 " Martini " match rifle as a whole. This work has been carried out with the co-operation of both British and American small-bore rifle experts.
The new model, which has been aptly christened the " Martini-International," is undoubtedly a rifle of character, and B.S.A. Designs staff have, in our opinion, achieved an outstanding success.
The first feature which strikes one forcibly is the handsome stock and fore-end which give to the rifle an air of being " custom built." In point of fact, we understand that the woodwork incorporates the ideas of the well-known American small-bore connoisseur, Mr. Al Freeland of Rock Island, Illinois, who has co-operated closely with B.S.A. throughout the development.
The butt and fore-end have been specifically styled to meet the demands of the most discriminating shooter. The butt, with its comfortable cheek piece, has just the right depth of comb to suit both iron and telescopic sights and the broad beaver-tail fore-end complete with an adjustable handstop provides a perfect hold.
Apart from this great advance in stock design, major modifications have been made to the action, and the new square type, straight line body is, in itself, a thing of beauty. Probably the most outstanding feature is that the action has been equipped with a Power Ejector. A mechanism has been incorporated to ensure positive extraction no matter how slowly the cocking lever is operated. The extractor, loaded by a strong spring reflex, will, when released, throw the fired case clear of the action. After firing a round, minimum pressure on the cocking lever allows the breech block to fall and as soon as it is clear of the chamber, the spring loaded extractor is released by a cleverly arranged secondary sear which immediately ejects the case rearwards, the loading platform groove deflecting it in an angular direction to the rear.
The trigger mechanism is an item of major interest as it is not merely adjustable for weight of pull and sear engagement but it also has a regulating screw to eliminate backlash. The trigger itself is broad and grooved for maximum finger control, and is supported by an axis pin of generous proportions, common in dimensions to those which support the breech block, cocking lever, tumbler and extractor. All adjustments can be made with Allen type keys, which are supplied with the rifle. The heavy barrel has a bullet lead designed to ensure that when the cartridge is fully seated the bullet will be engraved by the rifling. The face of the breech block is cam grooved so that after the cartridge has been inserted by hand the block will, on rising, lever the round fully home as it reaches the closed position.
Boring and rifling characteristics have been modified following exhaustive tests which have been conducted, with the most modern types of ammunition currently manufactured in the United States, and under these conditions the new " Martini-International" barrel has, the manufacturers claim, consistently produced 1.25in. groups in or cutting, at 100 yards.
For those not requiring a heavy rifle a standard weight barrel with plain woodwork is planned. Apart from these two variations the rifle will be similar in every respect to the " Martini-International" but will be known as the " Martini-International " (Light Pattern).
The back of the body is radiused and chequered to provide a comfortable thumb rest, and the full pistol grip is of the close-up type; the grip, incidentally, has a " palm swell " on the right-hand side to give additional comfort. The large knurled knob located on the right-hand side of the body enables the action to be removed from the body in an extremely simple fashion.
Messrs. Parker-Hale Limited are to be congratulated on having manufactured special sights for this rifle, of extremely solid design. The tunnel foresight has an anti-glare flange. A further feature of this latest addition to the Parker-Hale range is that it is adjustable longitudinally for eye relief, which will be a boon to many shooters. The sight-line is common to both iron and telescopic sights thus eliminating the necessity of stock alteration when using the latter. Standard U.S. dovetail 'scope blocks will be fitted on every rifle.
For the interest of our readers, we are tabulating below general technical data in regard to this interesting new Match rifle which we feel will be universally sought after directly it becomes available ; in this respect we are informed that initial production will be entirely for export, and for the time being B.S.A. cannot accept orders for the Home Trade.
Overall length : . . . . . . . . 44.2in.
Barrel length : . . . . . . . . . 28in.,
tapering from 1.12in. at breech to - .875in. at muzzle
Rifling : . . . . . . . . . . Six grooves twist 1 in 16
Bore tolerance : . . . . . . . . .0005in.
Weight of the rifle : . . . . . . . . Approximately 14 lbs.
Stock : centre of trigger to butt plate . . . . 13.75in.
Drop at comb
from line of standard sights zeroed for 25yds. . 1.6in.
Butt plate : . . . . . . . 1.94in. x 5.45in.
Fore-end : . . . . . . . Parallel 2..44in. wide, 16.37in.long.
. . . . . . . Handstop with 2.5in. of adjustment.
Sights : Sight base . . . . . . . Adjustable from 29.0in to 31.4in.
This picture was taken when Mr. A. J. Warwick, B.S.A. Sales Manager, called at the N.R.A. of American Headquarters and except for Mr. D. Waite,
includes the technical staff of the American Rifleman. Left to right they are : Edwards Brown, J. G. Rose, General Julian S. Hatcher (Technical Editor),
A. L. Barr, and the figure on the right, probably well known to our readers, is the Olympic 50 Metres Prone Rifle Champion, Arthur Cook.
Left to Right: Edward's Brown; J. G. Rose; A. J. Warwick; Gen. Julian S. Hatcher (A.H.); A.L. Barr; Arthur Cook
Below, the falling block and the extractor / ejector lever can clearly be seen. The large slotted srew to the left side of the action is the locking screw for the dovetail on which the Parker-Hale PH25 rear-sight mounts, permitting fore and aft adjustment. The original issue PH25 sights were just 4 clicks to the minute adjustment. The later rifles were fitted with PH 25A through E rear-sights with 8-click to the minute adjustment. Many of the "Mark I" rifles were understandably retro-fitted, by their owners, with the finer adjustment sights. The knurling on the rear of the action, under the eyepiece, is a non-slip thumb contact area for the "thumb-up" hand hold position. The groove just visible on the centre-line, below the knurling, is the cut-out for the aperture through which a barrel cleaning rod can be passed. The groove is continued back into the comb on the raised cheek-piece of the butt-stock. The standard comb height was too high to otherwise permit a clear run for the rod.
BSA International Mk.II - LHS .............................................and underside forward of the action showing trigger adjustment screws in the trigger guard
Below: the fore-end removed. It is held by only one screw into the underside of the barrel, thus transferring the sling load directly to the barrel. This was altered on the subsequent Mark III rifle, which was effectively a fully-floating barrel arrangement.
Below: a two page contemporary advertisement for the Mk.II rifle.
We have located an original Mark II brochure of 1954, in slightly tatty condition, but rare enough to warrant adding to the page.
Where deemed necessary or worthwhile, the text of the brochure's pages has been repeated adjacent to the image.
The considerable difference between the barrels of the Light and Heavy models can be seen from the weights and dimensions table above, the latter at 6 lbs., and the former one-and-three-quarter pounds less. Both rifles had 6 groove barrels, the light one being 26" in length and the Heavy 29". The taper of the light barrel is greater, which is responsible for a considerable percentage of the weight difference. The overall lengths of the rifles are 44.4" for the Heavy and 41.4" for the Light model. There is an interesting mix of units used in the brochure, with weights in pounds and fractions, and dimensions in decimal inches.Although the latter have been generally used in engineering for years, this is a good indication of the dating being prior to decimalisation of many weights, measures and currency in 1971. That 21st.Century prosecutions of traders in the U.K., for using Imperial measures, have recently been quashed, we at least again feel able to make personal choices in such matters!
Below is the three-page centre-spread
The text on these three pages is as follows ............
"Produced by the Craftsmen of the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, England, the "Martini-International" Mk.II is the culminating achievement of almost a century of experience in the manufacture of High Grade Small Arms. Continued requests for improvements to meet the ever-present world demand for super accurate precision weapons have again encouraged B.S.A. designers to produce what we believe to be the finest match Rifle yet offered to satisfy the exacting requirements of the smallbore marksman.
"Continuous attention has been devoted to the further development of the "Martini-International" trigger, and after considerable painstaking research by our technicians an outstanding success has been achieved in the Mk. II mechanism — the ingenious design of which provides a trigger weight consistency within limits not previously considered possible.
The mechanism can be considered as two separate units
-- comprising trigger release and striker release.
The trigger engages a sear on the pivoted hammer 'B' which is lightly spring loaded and is prevented from rotating by this engagement. This unit is isolated from the striker release mechanism — thus permitting extremely light unit loading on the contact faces, which is the secret of the amazing consistency found in this trigger. This feature allows a very fine but absolutely safe engagement — coupled with virtually complete absence of wear on these vital surfaces. In the striker release mechanism sear 'C' engages tumbler 'D' which holds the firing pin in the cocked position. The engagement of the sear and tumbler is generous and is factory regulated. On squeezing the trigger the hammer 'B' is released and, rotating about its axis, strikes sear 'C' out of engagement with tumbler 'D', permitting the firing pin to travel forward. The lock-time of the whole sequence of movement is exceptionally fast. The trigger let-off weight is governed by a spring at 'T' which has external micro-adjustment. The trigger backlash adjustment is carried out through screw 'E' in a simiiar manner and means are provided for locking these adjusting screws.
RIGHT-HAND • LEFT-HAND
HEAVY & LIGHT MODELS
Designed in close co-operation with small-bore experts on both sides of the Atlantic the B.S.A. "Martini-International" Mk. II provides the complete comfort necessary for improved scores, for both:- right-hand and left-hand marksmen — an exclusive feature not available on contemporary Match Rifles."
We have tried below to separately approximately replicate the last page of the brochure with its lengthy prose.
Since its introduction - more: than seventy years ago, the Martini action has proved to be one of the finest mechanisms for building into super-grade Match Rifles.
The whole action is of unit construction and is easily removable from the robust body in which it is housed.
No pressings are employed. All components are fully machined from solid forgings and hand-fitted in keeping with the established traditions of the English gunmakers' art.
The under-lever loading principle of the Martini action is conducive to ease and speed of operation enabling the marksman to re-load without moving either elbow from the ground or the rifle from the shoulder.
In addition, the inherent shortness of the action facilitates correct location of centre of gravity in the weapon as a whole, which gives perfect balance - weight distribution - and consequent steadiness of aim.
The whole action is of unit construction and is removable from the robust body in which it is housed.
The "Power" ejection system has been re-designed to give full support to the cartridge in the chamber. No matter at what speed the cocking lever is operated ejection is faultlessly consistent.
the most important unit in the quest for supreme accuracy, the B.S.A. "International"
barrel is manufactured only from specially selected highest grade Jessop steel
and infinite care is exercised during each production stage.
After precision fine boring and rifling each barrel is individually hand-lapped. This produces the internal finish so vital to the uniform accuracy which every marksman seeks to achieve.
The Manufacturing sequence is subject to the most stringent inspection conditions, and internal bore tolerance is held within .0005" and parallelism within .0002".
The rifle is subjected to stringent accuracy tests utilizing special "match" ammunition. Shot from a machine rest the B'S.A. "Martini-International" Mk II must achieve three consecutive ten-shot groups cutting a 1" circle at 100 yards.
The P.H.25B. Aperture rearsight and P.H.1 Tunnel foresight are specially manufactured
by Parker-Hale Ltd. for the B.S.A. "International" Mk II.
The dovetail sight bar on the action body provides the rearsight with 2r of tor for eye relief. The eye piece incor porates a six hole
attachment wail aperture variations from .080 to .030".
The foresight is supplied with six interchangeable elements contained in a box which can be fitted in a position to suit the individual. Standard telescope blocks are mounted on the barrel and the sight line it common to both iron and telescopic sights.
The "custom" woodwork of "Freeland" pattern is a feature
which special attention has been devoted. The matched butt and
fore-end made from French Walnut have been specially styled to meet the demands of the most discriminating shooter.
The butt, with its comfortable cheek piece, has the right depth of comb to suit both iron and telescopic sights, and the broad beavertail fore-end with adjustable handstop is ideal for "hold". Checkering* on butt and fore-end extra.
* In the U.K., this would be spelt as "chequering", which indicates the hoped for main market for the brochure, if not the rifle.
Supplied with each new rifle, in addition to the maintenance pamphlet ................................................
............................(do you by any chance have one of those available for copying here?) ......................................
............................................................................. was this folding card relating to the Parker-Hale sights supplied as standard.
The later Mk.III rifle had an improved Model 25 rearsight with one-eighth minute clicks
instead of the one-quarter minute clicks of the Mk.I and Mk.II rifles' sights shown on this page.
Below is an exploded view of the Mk.II rifle (click to view in greater detail), and below that the official sectioned drawing with parts identification
Below, the drawing of the Mk.II International as illustrated in the contemporary BSA Spare Parts List
Click on the image to view the original sized drawing
and the associated key tables showing the parts and their contemporary pricing in Pounds Sterling ( with shillings and pence as prior to 1971 decimalisation).
Several specialist sight systems were produced for the BSA Martini International rifles, one of which was the "KR" in three marks.
Below are the details advertised for the KR Mk.III model suitable for bothe the Internationals Mk.II and III.
`KR' MARK 111 TUBE-SIGHT
Spring loaded vertically and horizontally with 1/8th minute clicks on 1/2 inch diameter knurled wheels.
Tube of best quality steel with anti-glare internal thread.
The front fits directly onto the rear telescope block on top of the barrel and is held in position by one screw.
The rear end of the tube is held between three spring-loaded rollers inside a bronze casting. This substantial casting is fixed directly to the side of the mechanism in place of the present sight holding bar, using the same two fixing screws. The main body of this casting is behind the breech block giving support just where it is needed and bringing the adjusting wheels nicely within the reach of the right hand. Takes the standard 6 hole or Iris eyepiece, which is not supplied with the tube-sight. Finished in gun-black throughout, this sight fits B.S.A. Mk. II and Mk. III International rifles. (Right hand only at present.)
Price, including plywood box £6 5s. plus 1/3d postage. Obtainable from the N.S.R.A.
Quite apart from ongoing use, in original form, in historic competition,
it can be seen below that a Martini International Mk.II's day is never done!
The above rifle has been especially modified for benchrest use.....................
....................... visit WWW.BENCHREST22.ORG
Or see the "bull-barrelled" Mk.V shown on the page for the Internationals Mks IV & V.
See also the BSA Martini International Mk.III


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Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has just shut down Parliament until the end of January. However, it appears that this blatantly undemocratic act is popular across the country. Why? Because the maneuvers of all the parties have completely disgusted Canadians. The sell-out deal between Liberal leader Dion and NDP leader Layton was completely incapable of raising any enthusiasm amongst the working class. As soon as the “Coalition” was formed, it entered into crisis. Now, Harper has bought himself seven weeks to save his reactionary anti-worker regime and the blame lies with the class-collaborationist coalition. It could have been so different.
|Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper |
The feeling of the Canadian population is abject disgust: from the Conservatives, who attack workers and women while playing political games, to the Liberals under the pathetic leadership of Dion, to the NDP leadership who are willing to jettison all of their principles in order to gain a few cabinet seats. The events of the last week have opened up serious cracks in Canada’s bourgeois “democracy”.
In no rational democratic system would Harper be allowed to shut down the so-called house of the people in order to avoid a no-confidence vote. Capitalist democracy is neither rational nor democratic. The unelected representative of the Queen, a feudalist monarch, ends up being more powerful than the majority of the elected representatives. These events have shown that no-matter who you vote for, the rich and powerful always win. No wonder 41% of Canadians do not vote.
The coalition plotters thought they had it all sewn up. However, in a repetition of the Liberal leadership contest of 2006, they couldn’t decide who would lead and so the hapless Stéphane Dion stepped forward by default. Combined with the sell-out by the NDP on Afghanistan and corporate tax cuts, workers were left asking themselves, “Why on earth should I support this strange hybrid creature of a coalition?”
Polls revealed that approximately 1/3 of the population supports the Conservatives, 1/3 supports the Coalition, and 1/3 is sick of both sides. This is far too weak a base to form a new government. In many ways, the blame lies with the Layton leadership of the NDP that was the prime motivator of the maneuver. If they had stuck to principle and opposed the Conservatives’ attacks on workers and women, without entering into any deals with the capitalist parties, there would have been huge optimism in the country. The majority is indeed opposed to Harper, but the coalition has no redeeming features. The NDP could then have worked to impose conditions on a minority Liberal government to benefit the working class. If the Liberals were not willing to meet these demands then they would have worn the responsibility and the NDP would be in a prime place to replace them. Now the disaster of the coalition is firmly in the lap of Jack Layton who is left looking like a complete schmuck. This coalition, that was supposed to save Canada from the evil clutches of Stephen Harper, is preparing the way for a majority win of the Conservatives in the coming months. (Note: Just as this article is being published, CBC News has published a new poll that in the wake of this fiasco, the Tories are strongly in majority territory with 44% support. Both the Liberals and the NDP are down 4% since the election, with the NDP only polling 14%.)
After his pitiable response to Harper, the knives are again out for Dion. It is a surprise that the guy has any space left on his back. After the prorogation was announced, both Layton and Duceppe took a hard-line stance while Dion opened the door to letting the Conservatives stay in power if they made changes to their budget. Therein lies the death of the Coalition and the humiliation of all the parties. Over the next seven weeks, the Conservatives will use their financial advantage to win the media war and whip up more anti-Quebecois racism in the west. It is almost a foregone conclusion that some of the right-wing of the Liberal party will break ranks over this period.
The only force mobilizing for the coalition appears to the Canadian labour bureaucracy and a series of petty-bourgeois “lefts” who have given up all hope of actually achieving even the mild reforms contained in the NDP election platform. However, their attempt to save the coalition is hampered by the lack of anything to enthuse the workers. All they can say is that it is “not Harper”, but this completely counteracts everything they said during the last election about the difference between the NDP and Liberals. Millions do not vote because they feel that “all the politicians are the same”, and now they have been proved right. One can just imagine the next federal election campaign – Jack Layton (if he survives as leader) gets up to propose a reform. The media responds, “Will you dump this policy in a coalition? Why should anybody believe that you won’t dump this policy? Which specific policy will you not dump in a coalition? Why are you running candidates against the Liberals when you agreed to their policy in the coalition? Why not just fuse yourself into the Liberals? Etc., etc., etc…” At the next campaign stop, the circus will be repeated; nobody will ever believe anything Layton has to say from this point on.
The coalition is dead and it saved Harper. The careerism of the NDP parliamentary caucus has dealt a decisive blow to the NDP, just as the NDP was positioned to overtake the Liberals. It has also set back the cause of the fight against the war in Afghanistan and for redistribution of wealth from the bosses to the workers. We hope that every labour activist learns the lessons of this debacle and puts the responsibility precisely where it belongs. The only way to mobilize millions, to provide an alternative for the 41% of non voters, is to offer something different to the corrupt capitalist system. The NDP and the labour movement need to adopt socialist ideas if they are going to put this sorry episode behind them and defeat both the Conservatives and the Liberals.
4 December 2008
NDP-Liberal Coalition: A Complete Sell-Out
On Monday 1st December, just before 5pm, Dion, Layton and Duceppe presented their agreement for a Liberal-NDP coalition government backed by the Bloc Quebecois.
1) Troops remain in Afghanistan.
2) The $50-billion corporate tax cuts stand.
3) No NDP member to have any influence over Finance.
4) Prime Minister Dion selects which 6 NDP MPs will enter cabinet.
It is hard to imagine a more craven sell-out.
The leaders of the three parties walked awkwardly into the room, signed the agreement and uncomfortably shook hands. Only Duceppe smiled, maybe because he doesn’t have to worry about being in a cabinet with the other two.
The NDP and the Liberals signed an accord that commits the parties to a coalition for 30 months. Reading the accord is like reading the Liberal campaign platform minus Dion’s carbon tax. There was not a single substantive concession on behalf of the Liberals to adopt any of the NDP’s campaign measures. All the NDP leadership got was the honour of six of their number being chosen to enjoy the perks of ministerial life – the limo, the $30,000+ pay hike and expense account, the title of “right-honourable…” etc. The NDP does not even get to choose which of its members will be in cabinet!
Throughout the election campaign Jack Layton assured workers and youth that there was a fundamental dividing line between the Liberals and the NDP. Layton attacked the Liberals for sending troops to Afghanistan and for supporting $50-billion in corporate tax cuts. These are the same Liberals who cut social services by a greater amount than any Conservative government. These are the same Liberals who voted down anti-scab legislation. And now Jack Layton is putting these people back into power.
One of the main reasons for low NDP support is the tactic of vote-splitting. Many people who would support NDP policies vote Liberal to keep the Conservatives out and because the NDP and Liberals “are pretty much the same anyway.” In the last election, to its credit, the NDP was able to partially lessen this tendency. However, with the coalition, all this is ripped up. A vote for the NDP now gets you a Liberal government. A vote for the NDP is a vote for people comfortable implementing Liberal policies. If this coalition goes through, why should anybody bother voting NDP ever again?
The fact is that it was Liberal and Conservative policies of support for the capitalist free market that caused the economic crisis. The only way capitalist governments have ever dealt with crises is to put the burden on the backs of the working class. The coalition is supposedly planning $30-billion of “stimulus” to kick start the economy. But is any of this going to the workers themselves? If we look at the record of the Liberals, and the George Bush/New Labour model of other bailouts, the money is likely to be just big handouts to the auto and forestry corporations without any job guarantees. More likely the opposite, as there is a clause that corporations receiving subsidies must submit a restructuring plan – read, “Massive layoffs.” At current share prices, $30-billion is enough to completely buy out Ford, Chrysler and GM (the entire companies, not just the Canadian arm!) However, it looks like the bosses will receive corporate welfare from the public purse for their mismanagement of the economy, while the rest of us face unemployment. It appears that this will be a socialist coalition after all – but that socialism will be reserved for the millionaire bankers and corporatists.
The tragedy is that, instead of allowing the Liberals and Conservatives to rightly take the blame for the crisis of their system, the NDP leadership is throwing them a life-line in their hour of need. Class-collaboration is a dead-end. Never has there been a better time to propose a socialist alternative. To those who say that will never happen we would ask, “one week ago, did you ever even think for a minute that the Conservatives would be fighting for survival against a Liberal-NDP coalition?” If the events of the last 6 days prove anything, it is that, in the present epoch of capitalist crisis, things can change both massively and with astonishing quickness.
Now every move by the Liberals will be blamed on the NDP. Under cabinet solidarity the NDP MPs will be forced to defend every counter-reform. The opposition to every attack will be demobilized by a labour bureaucracy shouting, “don’t rock the boat – you’ll bring down the coalition!” If people think the NDP became unpopular after the Rae Days in Ontario, they ain’t seen nothing yet. But all is not lost.
Already there appears to be little enthusiasm for this coalition. Somehow, workers seem to know they are being sold something fishy. Imagine how this opposition will magnify under the impact of the financial crisis and coalition government attacks. Class struggle is on the agenda, not because of the desires of this or that politician but because of the logic of the capitalist system. Those who are not prepared to break with the system and fight for socialism can end up supporting the most reactionary policy. This class struggle must inevitably have its reflection in the unions and in the NDP. The pressure to break the coalition will grow. It is quite likely that some of the present NDP “leaders” will follow the logic of their actions and join the Liberals, just as Bob Rae and Ujjal Dosanjh before them. On the other side will be left millions of workers and youth, who are sick of the status quo.
We ask everybody who opposes both the Conservatives and the Liberals to join with us in mobilizing against this coalition.
2 December 2008
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- Canada: This Election, Break with the Bosses, be they French or English by IMT Quebec (October 13, 2008)
- Canada Goes to the Polls: Socialist Policies Needed by Fightback Editorial Board (September 9, 2008)
- Canada: Riots and instability in Montreal by Lorenzo Fiorito (September 5, 2008)
- Canada: Police Murder Provokes Riots in Montréal-Nord by Lorenzo Fiorito (August 20, 2008)

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I loved the movie How to Train Your Dragon immensely. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but it felt very complete, very satisfying as an overall story, even if it was originally made for children. It wasn’t until about a week after watching it that it hit me — How to Train Your Dragon is the classic archetypical hero’s journey, more than you would originally think.
Spoiler Alert: There’s a lot of spoilers in this post, so watch the movie if you haven’t already and stop reading.
"And so it happens that if anyone -- in whatever society -- undertakes for himself the perilous journey into the darkness by descending, either intentionally or unintentionally, into the crooked lanes of his spiritual labyrinth, he soon finds himself in a landscape of symbolical figures (any one of which may swallow him) which is no less marvelous than the wild Siberian world of the pudak and sacred mountains." --Joseph Campbell
HTYD starts out by introducing the hero of the story — Hiccup, son of the Viking chief. It turns out that Vikings spent a lot of their days building up a seaside pastoral/horticultural/fishing community that fell prey to constant dragon attacks. Like the archetypical hero, his father is famous and strong. He’s a powerful man who leads his people with ferocity and ambition. Yet, the Viking community is in a state of constant siege and, most importantly, decay. Their never ending battles with dragons wears them down. Hiccup’s father continually seeks for a solution, some form of attack that will cease the dragon attacks once and for all, yet finds himself frustratingly impotent in doing so. While the Viking community is not teetering on the edge of total collapse, the edges are beginning to fray. Tensions are mounting, and something must give in order for there to be renewal in the land.
Hiccup is not strong at all; he’s downright puny. Yet he is endowed with a special gift that sets him apart from the other Vikings, and that is critical thinking and technical knowledge. He stumbles upon a dragon (one of the most powerful, in fact) who is injured; Hiccup befriends the dragon and trains him in a very symbiotic way. The dragon (of Night Fury species), whom Hiccup dubs Toothless, has torn his tail which it uses for flying. Hiccup studies the dragon’s abortive flight attempts and builds a replacement wing which Hiccup controls. Only by working together in a state of union can the two achieve their goals.
During his training sessions, Toothless flies him into the very den of dragons itself, an elusive island Hiccup’s father has sought his entire life. There, he enters the maw of Hell and the underworld, a realm of suffering, death, and decay. He learns the dragons themselves are slaves to a Master Dragon, one Dragon to rule them all and in the darkness bind them. It forces the dragons to raid the Vikings so that they may plunder their lands to bring tribute back to the Great Beast. To disobey is certain death. Hiccup discovers in his venture to the Underworld the source of the Problem itself, a corruption that has thrown the entire world out of balance. Dragons, representative of the forces of nature, need not fight against and destroy Vikings, or humanity. Hiccup sees a vision of a world where man and nature unite in harmony; he intends to see it happen.
Still, the Viking community is very suspicious of dragons and Hiccup must keep this relationship a secret. Eventually, others are drawn into the circle of trust, and eventually he must marshall his allies and directly oppose his father, who has now begun to show signs of hubris (and even madness). After betraying his son’s trust and using him to find the dragons’ homeland, he hurtles towards oblivion with the rest of his followers. Hiccup understands this to be certain death; such an invasion will only end in bloodbath and the complete and inevitable annihilation of the Viking race. Hiccup’s father, the chief, has effectively lost his kingship, his right to rule, and Hiccup must take the crown by violence to save the kingdom now toppling into destruction.
In the midst of the war, he opposes his father and strips him of his authority to lead. He takes the reins of kingship and leads his people in battle. He is victorious; yet, the victory comes not without a price. Hiccup is caught in the dying throes of the corrupted Great Serpent, a now corpulent and bloated mockery of dragonship, and plummets to the earth. It is at this point that he dies, Hiccup son of Stoik the Vast. He is literally swallowed up by the dragon Toothless. Representative of nature’s relationship with man, you could say that the earth itself, Mother Gaia, swallows the lifeless body of Hiccup. However, when the crowd gathers about to mourn the loss of their hero, Hiccup emerges from the dragon’s mouth and is reborn, hero of the Vikings and new chief of the Viking tribe. Still, he has not emerged unscathed — he has lost a leg, symbolic of the atoning price the king must pay in order to renew the land and bring new prosperity to its people. Just as how Toothless (nature) lost its limbs, throwing herself (and the world as a whole) off balance, so Hiccup must also undergo the ritual of sacrificing the king in order to bring about renewing power.
And that he does. Hiccup has brought about rebirth to the land. Dragons and Vikings now live together in harmony, a symbiotic relationship built upon mutual trust and cooperation rather than competition and death. Hiccup has literally restored the paradisaical Garden of Eden, the perfect marriage of man back into his place within the vibrant web of life. Though his father still lives, Hiccup is the de facto new king of the Vikings, revered by his followers and subjects, with a new queen by his side.
What makes HTYD so Campbellian, however, is not the simple Hero Outcast -> Adventures -> Gaining/Realization of New Powers -> Plunge into the Underworld -> Battle -> Death -> Rebirth narrative. Almost every Disney movie has this narrative. Heck, even Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (which is another great movie) has this basic narrative. What makes HTYOD Campbellian is its attention to kingship, decay, and renewal. Here, we are shown a society literally falling apart. The king is helpless, weak despite his physical strength, even slightly mad. The Viking civilization is in a death spiral because the very land itself (the dragons) is rebelling against them. Here sets the stage for a hero to emerge, one of kingly blood himself who will bring renewal to his people but through sacrifice in order to re-establish balance in a world that has gone off-kilter.
Even more Campbellian is Hiccup’s “death.” Many children’s movies have an implied “death(?)” scene where the fate of the hero is in question. Not only does it build climactic tension right before the denouement, but it is essential in order to establish that the hero is no longer the same person; he has been reborn into a new creature. Hiccup’s “death” is even more dramatic and symbolic. Toothless, the symbol of nature, literally swallows up Hiccup, just as the earth swallows the hero’s body as a grave. This grave, ironically, is what saves Hiccup and brings about the means for his resurrection as the hero. And when he emerges, though he has mastered nature and dragons and claimed the rightful throne from his ailing father to lead his people (and thus uniting them as one and overcoming dualistic thinking), he has sacrificed himself to bring about this restoration.
And this is why HTYD is so ultimately more satisfying of an ending, more rich of a conclusion, than a movie like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Flint emerges from his implied “death(?)” scene basically the same as before — he’s the same lovable, goofy inventor, except validated by his peers and (most importantly) by his father. But other than that, nothing internally has essentially changed. The ending is self-gratifying, almost to the point of a Mary Sue — the “moral” of the story is simple; all of us are geniuses waiting to bloom and be validated by those around us, and we are to project this narcissism onto Flint himself.
Hiccup’s death, in contrast, is entirely opposite. Hiccup emerges changed, not only physically, but internally as well. He has suffered and made the blood sacrifice necessary to bring restoration to his people. He emerges the master of two worlds — both the social world he emerged from and eventually tamed as chief, but the dragon/nature world as well, which he also has tamed. His is not a self-indulgent victory in which he narrowly averts crisis brought about by his own hubris (like Flint), but one where he stops the madness of the king from plunging his people into destruction and pays the atoning burden for his people.
In short, this is the difference between HTYD and other hero’s journey stories like Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Another great comparison example (last one, I promise!) is Harry Potter and Twilight. Both are archetypical hero journeys (Yes, Twilight! Though, in reality, it’s more of like an anti-hero’s journey. But that’s for another day). But in one story, the hero suffers loss and undergoes a fundamental change within himself to find mastery over the world he lives in and overcome death. In the other story, the heroine is a narcissistic egomaniac who also finds mastery over the world and overcomes death, but only through sniveling passivity and dithering, vapid cowardice. In the former, the mastery over death is preceded by volunteering to become a sacrifice, and this sacrifice enables the hero to overcome the Problem or the Corruption in order to bring balance, peace, and renewal to his people. In the latter, the mastery over death is preceded by satiating selfish desires, abandonment of previous obligations, and this mastery over death enables the heroine to continue living this selfish lifestyle. Thankfully, HTYD falls into the former category, though unfortunately, many hero journey stories nowadays fall into the latter, a self-indulgent attempt to justify counterfeit heroism — that is, heroism without obligation and sacrifice, yet replete with all of the unearned accolades and laurels of victory.

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Kangana Ranaut is downright awesome as the hero of Tanu Weds Manu Returns (Photo: A still from Tanu Weds Manu Returns)
Heartbreak is a strange disease. If expectations have been crushed, feelings have not been reciprocated; we assume that our heart is broken, because such misery, barrenness and lack of oneself do not require a medical proof. Through printed words, moving images or swirling music, we have been fed that this is it. This is the worst of human conditions. So our cinema in despair handed a glass of booze to our heroes so that they can weep about their heart’s calamity in perfectly sung melodies.
Devdas epitomised it, and we made it staple of our popular culture. But this week’s release, Tanu Weds Manu: Returns gifts us with a grave crisis. Faced with rejection, Kangana Ranaut’s Tanu drowns herself in alcohol while Geeta Dutt comes back to us in melancholic splendour with her Ja ja ja bewafa. In a scene, director Anand L. Rai and writer Himanshu Sharma took away the hero’s inheritance of a broken hearted hoover fixer sucker guy and gave it to the heroine.
R. Madhavan’s Manu who played the quiet guy in the first film returns with weaker resolve, while Kangana’s Tanu revisit us with stronger will. Truman Capote famously said, “You can’t give your heart to a wild thing.” But Manu fell for the wild Tanu in the first film, and suffers his worst fate in the second. Tanu is that impulsive untamed thing, designed to make a mess of her life, but the good part is she gets to decide how she’s going to mess it up.
If this wasn’t enough, Tanu has a doppelganger Kusum, another feisty girl and a state level athlete who is not sorry about her tough to decipher Haryanvi accent in a globalised world where English sets the bar. And when needed, she fights with a potential Khap situation with terrific gusto while her man, Manu is tied down and reveals no trait of the rescue ranger Hindi film hero.
In a film riddled with plot contrivances and logical slits, Tanu and Kusum, both the characters played by Kangana in Tanu Weds Manu: Returns beautifully subverted the march of the cocky boys and men, mouthing crackling lines.
And Kangana post her Queen (2013) crown seems to be the alibi for all the delight we are going to experience at the theatre. The way she plays both the characters as distinct individuals is a triumph of her craft, something that is really going to make her contemporaries insecure.
All the praise aside, there is still a provision for a little grudge. Dear Hindi cinema, why the high-spirited hearts get harked back by traditions? Our heroines can live a life without happy endings, propelled by compromises. Look at Rosy, she did that in 1965, five decades ago.


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For the 16th year, Festival Accès Asie celebrates Asian artists throughout the month of May
Pop quiz: When is Asian Heritage Month? I, too, was surprised to discover that, in Canada, it’s officially every May since 2002, when Ottawa formally opted to follow in the footsteps of the U.S., where they’ve been celebrating Asian Heritage Month since 1979. In typical Montreal fashion, however, we elected not to wait for the rest of the country to catch up, and long before it ever became nationally official, the Montreal Asian Heritage Month Group formed in 1995 with a mission to bring Asian Canadian artists’ work to the general public. Now in its 16th year, the renamed Festival Accès Asie is the longest-running Asian heritage festival in the country, and it continues to program an exciting and diverse cross-section of performances, screenings and cultural exchanges.
From May 6 to 29, an eye-opening umbrella of pan-national Asian culture will spread itself over many of the city’s cultural and culinary institutions, including the Gesù, Ex-Centris, Tangente, NFB’s CinéRobothèque and Buffet Maharaja. For the average armchair anthropologist, Accès Asie’s definition of “Asia” challenges commonly held misconceptions of cultural boundaries in favour of the geographical. According to the festival’s artistic director, Janet Lumb, this year’s programming proudly represents artists from over 20 countries, spanning East Asia (Japan, China, North and South Korea), Southeast Asia (Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore), South Asia (Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka) and Central and Middle Eastern Asia (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan and Armenia).
Accordingly, one of this year’s Accès Asie highlights is a program of Iranian films, which will be presented on Sunday, May 8, at the NFB’s CinéRobothèque theatre, featuring three recent Iranian-Montreal transplants and their selection of feature, documentary, experimental and short films, followed by a discussion.
Back by popular demand, for the foodies, is the Culinary Arts component, which this year is comprised of a chai- and naan-making demonstration on Saturday, May 7, at Buffet Maharaja, which includes a food tasting and tabla and dance performance by Shawn Mativetsky and Sudesna Maulik, respectively.
The signature event of this year’s festival falls under the Sacred Arts series and constitutes a four-day residency by five Tibetan monks who will take over the Gesù church from Thursday, May 26, to Sunday, May 29, in an ultimate culture-melding endeavour, performing a variety of Zen-inducing demonstrations in an effort to raise funds for an Indian temple. The festival’s final gesture and activity will be the destroying of the sand mandala that had been created, which symbolizes material and psychological attachments and the letting go of the ego, of creation, destruction and rebirth. As a souvenir, participants will be given some of the coloured sand to take home. This sombre celebration of life should be a fitting end to the 2011 edition of Accès Asie.
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Yes, record labels can be tough and the changes in the music industry and the pandemic have hit musicians in the pocket. However, there are still many musicians with more money than they know what to do with. And, of course, fame gives them the opportunity to earn more through photo appearances and product endorsements, while licensing tracks for commercials and movies provide ongoing opportunities. And, due to royalty laws, musicians can keep earning money on their songs long after they’ve died.
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Abstract—An experimental procedure was performance on developed dicing machine to improve the positional accuracy and keep tolerances within acceptable range for precision manufacturing industry. The positional accuracy and repeatability of the developed dicing machine of the 5mm ball screw stage were studied and measured using laser interferometer. The values for positional accuracy and repeatability were performed and calculated according to ISO 230-2 standard for all three axes. Correction of pitch error compensation was performed. The results showed that the improvement of positional accuracy using pitch error compensation in this experiment was 5.49 μm, 9.41 μm and 1.35 μm in the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis, respectively.
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Investing in Innovation Fund (i3)
CONTEXT: On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), historic legislation designed to stimulate the economy, support job creation, and invest in critical sectors, including education. The ARRA lays the foundation for education reform by supporting investments in innovative strategies that are most likely to lead to improved results for students, long-term gains in school and school system capacity, and increased productivity and effectiveness. The ARRA provides $650 million for the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3), a competitive grant program designed to encourage and reward local school districts, nonprofits and consortia of schools who are developing fresh ideas, growing promising programs and scaling what works in an effort to dramatically improve our nation’s schools. The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), is seeking peer reviewers for the Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) grant competition. Qualified peer reviewers must meet the criteria listed below.
WHO: We are seeking peer reviewers from various backgrounds and professions including: PK-12 teachers and principals, college and university educators, researchers and evaluators, social entrepreneurs, strategy consultants, grant makers and managers, and others with education expertise. The selected reviewers should have expertise in at least one of the following areas: education reform and policy, evidence, innovation, strategy, and application review as defined below.
Education Reform and Policy
- Broad understanding of each of the four education reform areas highlighted in the i3 program (teachers and principals, data systems, standards and assessments, school turnaround), and specific expertise in at least one of these areas
- Understanding of and experience with implementing student-achievement-focused reform plans at scale in order to know what approaches have the greatest likelihood of success at the school, district, and State levels
- Experience in implementing effective classroom instruction
- Policy implementation experience and/or legal expertise
- Experience managing, conducting, or reviewing rigorous evaluation
- Understanding of education research and recent findings of the relevant literature
- Knowledge of education data sources and measures of program implementation and outcomes
- Familiarity with experimental and quasi-experimental research designs
- Fluency in reviewing organizational and project evaluation plans and evaluation results
- Experience starting, growing, leading, and/or supporting innovative projects or organizations
- Experience leading or helping organizations to develop business models, create plans for scale and sustainability and build capacity to achieve goals
- Knowledge of effective operational and organizational/management infrastructures required to scale with quality (e.g., people, processes, accountability structures, technology systems, program and grant management)
- Knowledge of or experience with building effective partnerships and successfully engaging diverse groups of stakeholders
- Experience reviewing grant applications and making funding recommendations
- Experience participating in or managing State, federal, and/or philanthropic grant project reviews
- Ability to assess the effectiveness of leadership teams and key contributors
- Fluency in reviewing organizational and project budgets and cost measures
WHAT: Peer reviewers will independently read, score, and provide written comments for grant applications submitted to the U. S. Department of Education under the i3 program. The purpose of this program is to fund projects that expand the implementation of and investment in, innovative and evidence-based practices, programs and strategies that significantly: improve K-12 achievement and close achievement gaps; decrease dropout rates; increase high school graduation rates; and improve teacher and school leader effectiveness. The application review will be conducted electronically from the reviewer's location, except for one set of reviews that may be conducted onsite in Washington, D.C. Reviewers will receive an honorarium for their services.
REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the skills, attributes and expertise highlighted above, peer reviewers must also meet the following requirements:
- Availability: Reviewers must be available for approximately 4 weeks during May-July 2010 to review at least 10 applications. (Not fulltime--2 weeks to read applications and 2 weeks for panel review). Scale-up grant reviewers must also be available for an additional week in June-July 2010 for a possible onsite review in Washington, D.C. Reviewers will also be required to participate in an orientation session by conference call prior to evaluating the applications and a series of conference calls for the application review.
- Tools: Each reviewer must have access to the Internet, a phone, a printer and have the ability to interact within a web-based environment.
- Quality of Review: Each reviewer must provide detailed, objective, constructive, and timely written reviews for each assigned application. These reviews will be used to recommend applications for funding. They will also be shared with each applicant following the reviews.
IF INTERESTED: If you would like to be considered as a peer reviewer, please e-mail a copy of your current résumé (No more than 5 pages) along with a completed peer reviewer information checklist-[MS Word 94KB], to the i3 Program at firstname.lastname@example.org by April 1, 2010.
Note: Please save this exact peer reviewer information checklist-[MS Word 94KB], in MS Word only and title the document as follows lastnamefirstname_reviewerchecklist.
PROGRAM INFORMATION: For more information about the i3 Program, go to http://www.ed.gov/programs/innovation/index.html


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I’d never actually seen the original Fright Night, so a couple of weeks ago I took the time to track down that 1985 film. I was disappointed. It was incredibly dull and boasted no surprises whatsoever. In fact, the only things I enjoyed were the 80s synthtastic score and the practical special effects. I appreciate that the film has quite a cult following and that I surely would have had a different reaction if I’d seen it back in the day, but I’m sorry to say it did nothing for me. This meant that I had nothing to lose by watching the remake. Pleasantly, it turns out I quite enjoyed this version, and definitely wasn’t bored.
For those who don’t know, Fright Night concerns Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin), a teenager in the suburbs who learns that a vampire has moved in next door. Without having anyone to turn to, for fear of sounding crazy, he sets out to ensure that the bloodsucking Jerry (Colin Farrell) stays as far away from Charley’s mum (Toni Collette) and girlfriend, Amy (Imogen Poots.)
The first thing that one notices is that (‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ alumnus) Marti Noxon’s script has given the characters more depth. We get a better understanding of why Charley hangs out (or doesn’t, as the case may be) with the likes of ‘Evil’ Ed (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and why he wouldn’t immediately bring Amy in on his suspicions. I certainly felt a lot more for the characters than I did in the original. It’s also interesting that the setting has moved to a housing estate just outside of Las Vegas, where most of the population works nights on the ‘strip’ and thus have an excuse to have the blinds drawn all day. It’s a unique location that makes the film a little bit different from the average suburban horror movie.
Jerry the vampire is a lot more aggressive than Chris Sarandon’s original portrayal. In the 1985 version, Jerry spent a lot of time waiting for people to come to him. Farrell first of all plays Jerry as an alpha male – someone whom Charley wishes he could be – instead of simply a dreamy object of affection for middle-aged women who read romance novels. He also takes drastic (and thankfully obvious) measures once he realises his cover is blown. This is something that clearly links back to Noxon’s work on ‘Buffy’, whereby characters’ common sense outweighs the urge to follow a traditional narrative.
Yelchin is good in the lead role, though I’m finding it more and more difficult to imagine him as a teenager. Poots is wonderful as Amy, and despite the fact she’s the same age as Yelchin, I haven’t seen her in the likes of Star Trek, so I have no trouble suspending my disbelief. David Tennant plays Peter Vincent, here a stage illusionist rather than an over the hill actor as in the original, and does a respectable job in a role that was seemingly written for Russell Brand.
Fright Night has some great surprises and some inventive scenes. There are, however, many times when it simply felt that the humour should have been hilarious rather than chuckle-worthy, and perhaps this is down to director Craig Gillespie. A number of jokes fall flat, despite the efforts of Tennant et al.
When it comes down to it, if you hold the 1985 film on a pedestal, you’ll probably be offended that they even considered remaking Fright Night. If, like me, you have no fondness for the original, then you’ll likely enjoy this vampiric comedy horror that boasts some decent visual effects and ambitious action sequences.Rating:

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February 15th, 2020:
We are currently working on a full revamp of the website. Hope to bring you new works as soon as possible!
February 7th, 2020:
You guys are just the best. Yesterday, the second issue of The Following Casework’s Kickstarter funded, clearing with just over twelve hours to go. Fans of our comics will soon have yet another amazing issue to check out!
There is also a ton of new events and launches that are coming in the next month or two. Check them out below to find your favorite!
- Boskone 2/14-2/16
My second writer-centric convention ever, Boskone is a great opportunity to meet some truly amazing creators, including Jane Yolen and Christopher Pannicia. Check out our events page for more information!
- South Coast Toy and Comic Con
Our first time in Swansea, and we get to see some of our favorite creators! Joe St. Pierre, Joe Souza, Joseph Schmalke…yes, there are a lot of Joes.
And myself and Ben Goldsmith! Again, check out our events page for more information.
- Lost Heroines 0
Our first ebook exclusive release! March 10th, the Lost Heroines start their very own series. “The Lost Odyssey,” follow the Green Witch, Lady Violet, and Darkling from Littlebrook to the tower of Gratitude. With an amazing cover from Space Viking Matthew R. Crafton, you do not want to miss the beginning of this brand new series!
- What do you want me to write?
We now have a number of books and projects out on the website and in Ether. What has been the most fun for you? What would you like me to write more of?
I’ll be adding some more flash fiction to the site, and maybe even more comics pages!
Thank you so much for reading, have a wonderful day.
October 23rd, 2018:
Our Kickstarter is live!
“The Following Casework,” our first comic from Arcane Inkdustries. A rogue god has arisen out of Twitter. Armed with a hashtag that can grant any miracle, the deity is looking to expand its following by any means necessary. But T. Titus Thyme, theological investigator, and Bev, a punk elf Hispanic hacker, are on the case.
If this looks interesting by itself, you can find out Kickstarter here. There you can back for a wide selection of materials from Arcane Inkdustries. If you would like to check out a preview about Titus and Bev, you can find one right below!
Thank you so much for reading. We hope you back our comic, and help start this next great series!
September 27th, 2018:
Something looks different.
So we are currently rebuilding the website. It is going to have more features, such as highlighting our books, upcoming events, and new blogging about a host of topics.
Don’t worry, we will still be publishing our story clips twice a week as per usual. They can still be found on the website, and will continue to be free. If you have any questions or comments about the new look, please feel free to contact us at any time.
We hope you enjoy the new website, and share it with anyone you know and even more you don’t.
August 9th, 2018:
We have previews.
Interested in what our first comic is going to look like? Want a sneak peek? Of course you do. And you can, right now.
The Following Casework’s first story, “#INeedaMiracle,” is completed, and you can read the first four pages NOW. Just click here.
What are you waiting for? You guys are amazing, enjoy some free pages!
July 16th, 2018:
Has it really been this long for an update? Wow.
A lot to cover. We are wrapping up our latest story with Bin Tract, the Ogre Mage. Soon Bethany and Arlyle (The Scourge of Darrenfell!) will be making new friends and terrorizing all of existence.
But in major news, we have projects coming out one by one! The first one is the anthology our writer is editing, “Why Faith.” A comics anthology exploring what faith means across political, cultural, and religious spectrum. We have Eisner Hall of Famer Trina Robbins, New York Times Bestseller Jody Lynn Nye, Russell Nohelty, and so many more contributing from their heart. We will keep you updated as this comes about.
Another book that we are proud to announce is the beginning of our very own comic series. “The Following Casework,” details the life and times of T. Titus Thyme, theological investigator. Partnered with his companion, a punk elf Hispanic hacker named Bev, the two investigate cases of a divine nature.
Their very first issue, “#INeedaMiracle,” pits them against a new god rising out of Twitter. Written by Jack Holder, illustrated by Lucas Santos, colored by Chunlin Zhao and lettered by Micah Myers, this comic will be coming to Kickstarter October 15th.
There is so much more to cover, including the next short story anthology from us, Demon Riders book 2, and possibly even a full-length novel. We will keep you informed, hopefully keep you interested, and always, keeping you reading.
Thank you so much.
December 23rd, 2017:
And so our second year comes to a close. Over a dozen stories, four conventions, two successful Kickstarters for two published works, and a website for all you amazing fans. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.
Next year we will be bringing new, longer stories that focus on our younger protagonists. We hope you enjoy the city of Gratitude, a flash of lightning, and growth in the face of agonizing indifference. Two years has been an amazing ride, and we hope you have enjoyed it as well.
September 13th, 2017:
And so our second Kickstarter ends. 54 backers later, and we could not be happier.
To all our backers, thank you for Joining the Ride. We will be giving updates as the process moves forward, and hope to keep you so current about the reward process that you are absolutely sick of it.
Arcane Inkdustries will be continuing as normal, and we hope you are enjoying the latest stories.
And as always, thank you for reading.
August 14th, 2017:
Our Kickstarter is live! And Funded!
Wow, that was a fast $5.
If you are a frequent fan of this site, make sure you snag your copy of Demon Riders. Our fantasy western is just starting to get off the ground, and we cannot wait to get it into your hands.
The link for Demon Riders is HERE: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/520578277/demon-riders
We can’t wait, but we know there are those who don’t know enough about us to trust the purchase. So this week, we are giving away Dealing with the Apocalypse FOR FREE.
Snag your free copy of Dealing with the Apocalypse HERE: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0723CSHKK
Read our book, fall in love with our style, and purchase Demon Riders.That’s the plan, anyways. Enjoy our work regardless, and thank you.
August 7th, 2017:
Another update to our Kickstarter for Demon Riders. Our fantasy western is coming to our audience in just a short week, and there is so much you can receive by backing the project! Paperback copies of it and Dealing with the Apocalypse, posters from some of our favorite artists, a comic from Russell Nohelty of Wannabee Press.
And as we reveal today, our first five days of the Kickstarter, you can download the Kindle version of Dealing with the Apocalypse FOR FREE. August 14th-18th we are doing a free promotion to celebrate the launch of Demon Riders. If you know of anyone who has been on the fence for buying or reading, please share and let everyone know they can try out this great book and see just what Arcane Inkdustries is all about.
Thank you, and enjoy!
July 21st, 2017:
So I can now announce that our next book, Demon Riders, is coming to Kickstarter! August 14th, we will be starting our campaign to get print books of our novella into your hands.
Demon Riders is a book about several characters you will recognize from the website. Kait Demonborn and Harsk, and their lives both with and without each other. As they try to grapple with the outside World and the demons from the Pit, they can only hope to keep the darkness at bay for a time.
Please keep watching for more updates, and as always, thank you. Enjoy!
May 23rd, 2017:
We are in a comics contest! Our first comic, “Spells and Taxes,” is up for an award with Pulsar Entertainment’s contest. A new take on the princess and the frog, a poor frog’s wishes are irrelevant when it comes to magic and the gnomish tax code.
We need your help to get into the second round, with 200 votes needed to get to the next round. Please create an account on Pulsar, support “Spells and Taxes,” and tell everyone to do the same. The process is two minutes long and completely free. Thank you so much, and have a wonderful day.
the link: https://www.pulsar-entertainment.com/contest/contest_detail_page?id=130
March 27th, 2017:
As promised, our books are now on sale! If you have enjoyed reading here, please look up at the Buy Our Books tab at the top of the page. That will take you to our author page on Lulu.com, where you can purchase Dealing with the Apocalypse as a paperback, hardcover, or a digital copy. As always, thank you, and enjoy.
March 26th, 2017:
Our first convention!
We are excited to announce that Arcane Inkdustries will be at The Great Philadelphia Comic Con! Working alongside the great guys The Barnstormers on April 7th and 8th, we will be selling our book, Dealing with the Apocalypse, as well as getting to know the great fans in the area.
If you are going to the convention, make sure to look us up, it will be an honor to shake your hand and hear your thoughts.
March 2nd, 2017:
A year has passed.
A year since we revamped the website and started releasing our stories twice a week for you. In that time we have produced over a dozen short stories, and several short snippets on this quirky little dystopia.
We hope you have enjoyed this last year, and continue with us for many more. As we write this, our books and materials from our successful Kickstarter are being shipped to our writer to be addressed and sent out to all the backers. If you are among them, thank you.
If not, still thank you for reading. You are amazing.
February 8th, 2017:
We are funded! As of today our first book “Dealing with the Apocalypse,” has finished its funding goal. The writer is currently screaming down icy streets in the joy while the voices in his head remind him about cars.
We will be keeping everyone up-to-date about the progress of the book. Thank you all.
January 6th, 2017:
Happy New Year, everyone! We keep moving steadily forward, and we are 3 days away from our Kickstarter! Dealing with the Apocalypse will soon be available to everyone. In celebration, we are releasing a sneak preview from “Lost Heroines,” illustrated by Carlos Bonardi.
We hope you enjoy it, and back our kickstarter on Monday!
December 24th, 2016:
As our calendar year draws to a close, I bring you a collage of all our works. We have seen girls find their goddess, men become boys. War has been proper, while job interviews turned bloody. Bargains were struck, a State survived, and the stars shone brightly. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season, and a wonderful 2017.
October 3rd, 2016:
Welcome back! We hope you’ve been enjoying the latest stories. Today I get to announce an amazing thing. Our first book.
Dealing with the Apocalypse will be released this coming January on Kickstarter. Some of your favorite stories from the past year will be included, as well as six new stories that will never be released online. All of these stories are illustrated by half a dozen artists that span across the globe. We hope in the coming weeks to start sending out the book to reviewers and generate interest in our first endeavor.
This book is brought forth by such an amazing cast of men and women. We look forward to bringing this to you soon.
August 9, 2016: This is what the writer looks like after this summer weather. But with this, we can GUARANTEE new material every Tuesday and Friday through the New Year.
Our major project is one we have waited to talk about for six months. The tale of one nation that is able to survive and even thrive in this world. Interspersed between the preceding stories is A Star Alone, the legend of the great state of Texas in our strange, magic-ridden future.
We look forward to this coming school year, and hope you enjoy.
June 1, 2016: Summer is arriving. The submissions call was a rousing success, with many artists of higher caliber contributing their talents to the website and stories. All the candidates are being reviewed, and we hope to make a formal decision in the next week or so. This submissions call may be over, but there are expected to be others in the coming months. Please check this news page often for more information.
We will continue to bring new material every Tuesday and Friday. As shown in our Stories Archive, the summer months will feature “Making the Cut,” “Promethean Sparks,” and “Proper War.” Three stories that each examine moral decisions and how best to manage power. We hope you enjoy.
May 10, 2016: Lot to get through this time, please bear with us because there is an opportunity for aspiring artists!
As we get into the summer months, and the writer has been set free to frolic, he turns his head towards art. And so in the spirit of magical enterprise, he sets forth a submissions process!
Yes, Arcane Inkdustries is opening its proverbial doors for artists. We are bringing new faces in for short stories, commissioning pencils, inks and digital pieces to stand alongside the pieces as illustrations.
Paid! Paid, the commissions are paid!
Exactly. $40/illustration, the number to be determined in further negotiations if chosen.
We will be looking for interior and/or cover artists for the following stories
A Family Far Beneath the Stars
A Girl and her Goddess
Lost Heroines (Which coincidentally started today)
Why are we doing this?
First off, it is an appreciation of great art supplementing fine stories. Second, we are prepping these stories, as well as others, for publishing. Next year we hope to release a kickstarter and fund a collection of short stories, both those you have loved here and those never-before-seen.
The deadline for the submissions is May 31st, 2016. Please send your portfolio, info and interest to firstname.lastname@example.org
Thank you, have a wonderful day.

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Stephen Marche (born 1976) is a Canadian writer. In 2005, he received a doctorate in early modern English drama from the University of Toronto.
He writes a monthly column for Esquire, "A Thousand Words about Our Culture". In 2011, this column was a finalist for the American Society of Magazine Editors award for columns and commentary. His articles also appear in the New York Times and the Atlantic.
Marche's novel Raymond and Hannah was published in 2005. An anthology of short stories linked by a common plot element, Shining at the Bottom of the Sea, followed in 2007.
Marche has a son.
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- "Is Facebook Making Us Lonely?". RadioWest website. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- Beha, Christopher R. (September 9, 2007). "The Lost World". The New York Times.
- Marche, Stephen (June 7, 2013). "Why Fatherhood Matters". Esquire. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
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