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Men's Tournaments
CEV Champions League 2018
YavorD
Favourite Team
Bulgarian NT, Neftochimik Burgas, Belogorie Belgorod, Sisley Treviso
Starting from the 4th Round as per the latest European Cups Ranking List
Zenit KAZAN, Dinamo MOSCOW (RUS)
Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA, TRENTINO Diatec (ITA)
Halkbank ANKARA, Arkas IZMIR (TUR)
Zaksa KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE, PGE Skra BELCHATOW (POL)
CHAUMONT VB 52 Haute Marne (FRA)*
Knack ROESELARE (BEL)
BERLIN Recycling Volleys (GER)
PAOK THESSALONIKI (GRE)
Teams to be drawn on Wednesday, June 14 and starting from the 2nd or 3rd Round depending on the European ranking of their respective National Federation:
Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK (RUS)
Sir Sicoma Colussi PERUGIA (ITA)
Fenerbahce SK ISTANBUL (TUR)
JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel (POL)
Spacer's TOULOUSE VB (FRA)*
Noliko MAASEIK (BEL)
VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER)
Jihostroj CESKE BUDEJOVICE (CZE)
Vojvodina NS Seme NOVI SAD (SRB)
Posojilnica AICH/DOB (AUT)
Neftohimic 2010 BURGAS (BUL)*
Ford Store Levoranta SASTAMALA (FIN)*
ACH Volley LJUBLJANA (SLO)
Jedinstvo Bemax BIJELO POLJE (MNE)*
Shakhtior SOLIGORSK (BLR)*
Abiant GRONINGEN (NED)
Omonia NICOSIA (CYP)
OK Mladost BRCKO (BIH)*
Maccabi TEL-AVIV (ISR)*
KV Luboteni FERIZAJ (KOS)*
*Teams making their first historic appearance in the CEV Volleyball Champions League
The draw for the first qualification rounds will be held today. If anyone knows what is going on in Spain and why they continue to show no interest in club's competitions (is it only about the money?), please, share. Spain recently held a World League Division III tournament in Barcelona which was well-attended, I really want to know what is happening with their clubs/federation.
Volero - Wisconsin Univ - Developres
Linda Andersson, Nootsara Tomkom, Maja Ognjenović, Piyanut Pannoy
Yavor, One spanish team will play in Women Challenge Cup (CVB BARÇA). Maybe they don't want to waste money.
USA (W/M) - BRA (W/M) - PUR (W/M)
We (Perugia) play the winner between Shakhtar Soligorsk and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
2nd Round (teams listed first will play the first match at home, home matches October 18, away matches October 22, 2017)
OK Mladost BRCKO (BIH) vs. ACH Volley LJUBLJANA (SLO)
Omonia NICOSIA (CYP) vs. Jedinstvo Bemax BIJELO POLJE (MNE)
Maccabi TEL-AVIV (ISR) vs. Shakhtior SOLIGORSK (BLR)
KV Luboteni FERIZAJ (KOS) vs. Abiant GRONINGEN (NED)
3rd Round (teams listed first will play the first match at home, home matches November 8, away matches November 12, 2017)
Winner of OK Mladost BRCKO (BIH) vs. ACH Volley LJUBLJANA (SLO) vs. Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK (RUS)
Winner of Maccabi TEL-AVIV (ISR) vs. Shakhtior SOLIGORSK (BLR) vs. Sir Sicoma Colussi PERUGIA (ITA)
Posojilnica AICH/DOB (AUT) vs. Fenerbahce SK ISTANBUL (TUR)
Winner of Omonia NICOSIA (CYP) vs. Jedinstvo Bemax BIJELO POLJE (MNE) vs. JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel (POL)
Vojvodina NS Seme NOVI SAD (SRB) vs. Spacer's TOULOUSE (FRA)
Winner of KV Luboteni FERIZAJ (KOS) vs. Abiant GRONINGEN (NED) vs. Noliko MAASEIK (BEL)
Neftohimic 2010 BURGAS (BUL) vs. VfB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER)
Ford Store Levoranta SASTAMALA (FIN) vs. Jihostroj CESKE BUDEJOVICE (CZE)
La Gazzetta Dello Sport" brings a bombastic information which says that Italian Men's volleyball clubs might withdraw from European Cups for one season as an act of protest against CEV and FIVB!
Diego Mosna, the President of Diatec Trentino (qualified to the 2018 CEV Champions League) revealed for "La Gazzetta Dello Sport" that he proposed to Italian Men's Volleyball League (at whose helm he was until recently) to withdraw all clubs that qualified for European Cups next season because he considers CEV (European Volleyball Confederation) and FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) do not respect Italian clubs and championship enough.
Mosna explained that busy international volleyball calendar forces Serie A1 to adjust, which includes playing games in mid-week besides on weekends. Mosna emphasized this is unacceptable for one of the strongest club competitions in Europe and hopes both CEV and FIVB will figure out they will lose a lot by not having Italian teams in European Cups.
http://www.worldofvolley.com/N…-cups-for-one-season.html
I doubt they'll do it but atleast they can be heard I have to say the schedule of CEV was too conflicting especially for Serie A clubs. The pool phase ended on March instead of January. I know there's a qualification round now but CEV should organize the qualification for the first round in October and make it a single robin match instead of home and away format but in a neutral ground.
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The Champions League is underway with the first qualifying matches. As expected, the most interesting encounter in the 2nd round is between Maccabi Tel-Aviv and Shakhtior Soligorsk. 32 points from an OH is impressive even nowadays, let alone from an almost 38-year-old player. It's inspiring what Leo Dos Santos, a former CL particpiant with Unterhaching, Zalau, and Tirol, could do at this age.
Let's see how prepared Neftochimik are to create some trouble for Heynen's Friedrichshafen. The Germans are clearly the better side, of course, the hosts will rely on some home support, it's been a trademark at least for Neftochimik (and most Bulgarian teams) in the rare European games we've had in Bourgas. This is their first Champions League participation, however, and I hope the younger players won't crack. One positive side of that encounter is that, unlike many volleyball matches and tournaments, there will be some noise in the hall, which should be full. The new sports hall in the city, right across the current one, is being built, so the (c)old, socialist-style sports hall where the club has played for years will host the match tonight. For the first time they have have organised ticket sales in advance and additional tribunes were installed. I hope the match will be as entertaining as it promises now, 2 hours before it starts.
About the two teams. I don't have super recent news about VfB, I only know that their summer signing, one of the few Bulgarian talents Martin Atanasov, got injured relatively seriously and had to end his contract with Friedrichshafen. I think all other players arrived in Bulgaria and should play. I am curious about Takvam's position tonight as Heynen has been experimenting lately. Neftochimik, on the other side, has two injured players (the MB Petkov and the OH Petrov) but both are said to take painkillers in order to play. The MB Petkov should be a starter, at least. The OPP crisis that started with the departure of Levan Kalandadze is almost over. The Ukrainian Oleksandr Statsenko (33 years old, free agent, last season in Tokat Plevne in Turkey) is eligible to play tonight and will probably make his debut. He is still waiting for approval for the domestic league.
I know Shakhtar is not that strong as the mightiest club in Europe but I wish Bernardi put his strongest lineup during an away match.
Golden set will decide the fate of Toulouse and Novi Sad after the former def. the latter 3-1(0-3 in their previous encounter).
Going to left side for every out of system attack hurt the team from Ssrbia. Toulouse probably dug everything from that guy hence the grave they dug for their own.
TimHH
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I did not see the matches but in the end it seems that Friedrichshafen played these matches in good professional style and did not leave too many chances for Neftochimik. Talking about Takvam, it is pretty save that he will play the season as OH, especially considering Atanasov's injury. Both starting OHs (Protopsaltis, Sossenheimer) really inhalated Heynen's "tippy-tappy" offense, so Heynen's idea behind this move probably is, that Takvam could bring a bit more aggression and "high-ball-qualities" from the left side.
These qualities could still become important, once the opponents become individually stronger, especially in CL group matches. Whether he can reach a sufficient level on reception and defense is questionable though.
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Started to watch somewhere in the middle of 4th set and i have to say, that in no moment i had the impression that Toulouse would still lose this. But anyway, hats off to Novi Sad for delivering such a good battle
never mess with your setter......
I also had the same feeling as you TimHH.
I feel like Novi Sad lost their motivation from winning despite winning only the 1st set.
It's cliché but I felt the desire to win from the French club and it showed. The crowd probably helped too. They were awesome cheering for their team.
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Mhm, I watched both matches in Burgas and Friedrichshafen and Takvam did play as an OH. Absolutely agree, based on the squad he has, or rather what is now left of it after the injury of one of the OHs, Heynen will utilize Takvam as an attacking option. To be honest, I am not that sure how his idea with Protopsaltis and Sossenheimer will work in the long run. So far it has turned out great in the domestic league and in the CL qualifiers, but you don't have to be an expert to see that they will suffer immensely against a more physical team. Actually, Sossenheimer seemed to me as the player that Tischer will rely more on, Protopsaltis is a great jumper but his height should and will be a problem. This is why I don't think they will suffer much in defence, Heynen's team normally didn't, but rather in attack, if you ask me. Besides, VfB's opposites Malescha and Boladz are both inexperienced.
Unfortunately, the preparation before and the expectations from the encounter were greater than what Neftochimik could deliver. They are obviously not in good shape, lacked enough game time before facing a serious team like Friedrichshafen and overall had more confidence than what their current status represents. I am sure that if they could take part in the second preliminary round before meeting the Germans (theoretically), they could have benefited. They were nervous in the first two sets at home and they kind of decided the outcome already. We know for a fact that they mysteriously hired a coach who might know how to play volleyball but fails miserably at leading and managing his teams (Nayden Naydenov, became more famous internationally during the 2012 Olympics where his assistant Placi actually did his job). The fact that the shorter OHs of the Germans outplayed the Bulgarian block on a number of occasions says enough about the MB selection in Burgas. Nikolov couldn't be prevented, of course, from going to Belogorie, but last year's head coach Dochev and ex-NT member Samunev (MB) left because of a conflict with the management. Iliya Petkov and Nikolay Kartev are still green and offensively oriented, but at least the latter is a prospect for the future. They both struggled, however, against a smart and experienced setter and were lost against shorter attackers. Georgi Bratoev is obviously not in shape, Naydenov is not a coach who can influence and rather limit his frivolities. Valentin still hasn't fully recovered from his injuries and I doubt he will ever come even close to his form some years ago namely in Friedrichshafen. Salparov, although he wasn't that bad, is also not in good shape. The role of a playing sports director in the club is, unfortunately, setting limits to his ambitions as a player. Besides, there are personal moments happening these days in his life that are also partially taking his mind away from the court, so we can't expect him to do miracles in the CL or in the NT anymore. Maybe the only positive sign was the new signing's performance. Oleksandr Statsenko came in a good shape for someone who hadn't played in months. He was sharp, often reliable and belongs to the CL group stage in general, even at the age of 33.
Neftochimik will now face Dukla with Vesely, Janouch, and Stokr in the CEV Cup and I can't say I am optimistic about their chances. Friedrichshafen, on the other side, were too good right now for Neftochimik. We shouldn't judge them only on those games because the Bulgarian champions were relatively poor, besides it is early in the season, but I can't honestly say that I am impressed by the team Heynen has. Friedrichshafen didn't look threatening at all and will very much depend on Tischer's health. Let's see how the draw unfolds for them this week, but they will have trouble in Europe.
So far it has turned out great in the domestic league and in the CL qualifiers, but you don't have to be an expert to see that they will suffer immensely against a more physical team. Actually, Sossenheimer seemed to me as the player that Tischer will rely more on, Protopsaltis is a great jumper but his height should and will be a problem. This is why I don't think they will suffer much in defence, Heynen's team normally didn't, but rather in attack, if you ask me. Besides, VfB's opposites Malescha and Boladz are both inexperienced.
Yes, and this is exactly the problem which occured for Friedrichshafen last season during Bundesliga finals and in CL group matches. If they want to advance and depending on the draw, they will need Takvam's height ad/or Malescha/Boladz having their coming out as reliable and dominant opposites.
By the way, CEV announced the modalities for tomorrows draw:
http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=26354&ID=5
The pool stage of the men's competition features 20 teams, including the
eight that made it through the second and third rounds contested in
late October and early November. The 20 participating teams will be
drawn across five pools (A-B-C-D-E), comprising of four teams each, from
the bottom row to the top one according to the latest European Cups
Ranking List and the relevant provisions from the CEV Volleyball
Competitions Regulations.
• Cup 4: includes the eight teams which qualified
through the 3rd Round, i.e. Lokomotiv NOVOSIBIRSK (RUS), Sir Colussi
Sicoma PERUGIA (ITA), Fenerbahce SK ISTANBUL (TUR), JASTRZEBSKI Wegiel
(POL), Spacer's TOULOUSE VB (FRA), Noliko MAASEIK (BEL), VfB
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (GER), and Ford Store Levoranta SASTAMALA (FIN). Five
out of these eight teams will be drawn from left to right to complete
the last row of each pool; the three remaining ones will move to Cup 3.
• Cup 3: includes the three teams 'left' from Cup 4
plus Poland's PGE Skra BELCHATOW and Turkey's Arkas IZMIR, i.e. the
second-best teams from the National Federations sitting in third and
fourth place in the latest European Cups Ranking List. These will be
drawn from left to right, thus completing the third row in each pool.
• Cup 2: includes the second-best teams from the
National Federations sitting in first and second place in the latest
European Cups Ranking List, Russia and Italy, i.e. Dinamo MOSCOW and
TRENTINO Diatec, plus the national champions of Germany, Belgium and
Greece – i.e. BERLIN Recycling Volleys, Knack ROESELARE and PAOK
THESSALONIKI. These will be drawn from left to right, thus completing
the second row in each pool.
• Cup 1: includes the national champions from the
National Federations ranked 1st to 5th in the latest European Cups
Ranking List, i.e. Zenit KAZAN (RUS), Cucine Lube CIVITANOVA (ITA),
Zaksa KEDZIERZYN-KOZLE (POL), Halkbank ANKARA (TUR) and CHAUMONT VB 52
Haute Marne (FRA). These will be drawn from left to right, thus
completing the first row in each pool.
As per the regulations in force, two teams from the same country cannot
feature in the same pool, unless one of these two has qualified to the
group stage through the 3rd Round.
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scarpetta
Group A must be the strongest group in CEV history
If one day we start discussing the (lack of) popularity of volleyball again or if you get asked by your friends or relatives about the same topic and why such a nice game, widely played for fun across the globe, doesn't get the recognition and financial prowess it might have had, show them the video with the draw in Moscow today. Or the draw organized by the inadequate Bulgarian federation for the ECH back in 2015. Or tell them about the comic governing bodies. It would be quite illustrious and will probably end any further discussion. I thought a lot about Mark Lebedew's thought, which I read some months ago, that volleyball gets EXACTLY the popularity and the recognition it DESERVES. Although I thought it can and should achieve more, I have been starting to agree with him. He is right.
I used to complain a lot about the ceremonies we've seen over the years, not just the draws, but also in general. I will pass this time, I guess you all saw the ridiculous procedure and the funny formula which, thanks to luck, didn't bring all 3 teams of a country into a group together. You might say it was impossible but nothing seemed impossible during that ceremony...
Congratulations, Friedrichshafen! You got the max amount of luck you could have theoretically and practically received (although they are used to being drawn in groups of death). Italian and Russian derbies in two of the pools. I wasn't OK when Lokomotiv Novosibirsk got together with Zenit in a group some years ago, I won't accept the fact that now history was beaten and we will have domestic matches in the CL
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Fenerbahce and Knack Roeselare can definitely contend with Civitanova and Perugia so I can see that point.
Not a chance! We had Zenit Kazan, Lube, Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, and Posojilnica some seasons ago. As well as Lokomotiv Belgorod, Iraklis, Lube, and Dukla in another season.
Anachronistic competition. (Cit. Katia Pedrini)
And she is totally right. There is no logic in whatever CEV does about clubs competitions.


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So much has been made this week of Mueller and McCabe and Stormy Daniels the mind boggles. But unlike previous administrations we keep being distracted by sideshows rather than focusing on important policy issues. And none is more important than the relationship between the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; aka North Korea) and the US.
The fact that the countries' two leaders may meet is remarkable. I have to commend Kim for extending the offer and Trump for accepting. I doubt anything immediate and substantive will result but it never hurts to talk. As my 'leftie' friends like to say, "give peace a chance". Now, I'm on the left side of the 50 yard line but we have to be realistic. One element that's crucial to understand is that reason works on reasonable people and often we are dealing with psychopaths or sociopaths. Assad, Hussein, Karadzic. The list goes on. But it's worth the shot. However, it's also key to manage expectations by understanding the personalities of the principals.
North Korea is an issue I should address, since the first part of 'The Girl from Ipanema' takes place in the DPRK. Well, I needed a country that has an authoritarian system so it would be easier for the main characters to exercise 'extreme prejudice', as they say, with few constraints. The DPRK is topical and, with a fair degree of understatement, controversial. Bottom line, I thought it would be fun. It did raise some hackles. One reader, who very much liked SVMM, was offended by the North Korean fighter jet on the jacket cover. And he was Canadian!


Johannesburg – It's been three years since his last one-man show, but SA comic Stuart Taylor says he's ready for the challenge.
Chatting to The Juice about his new production, Funny You Should Say That, the star explains that the show takes "a comical look at the things you can and can't say, and kind of questions the boundaries of what makes it okay for comics to say things when the general public can't".
"I think what sparked it is people get into so much trouble on social media for saying inappropriate things, using words that they must not use. You hear those stories daily, and I was going, 'how is it that you don't understand what you can and can't say'. But then, is it right for me as a comedian to say that? Because I do get away with saying some outlandish things," he adds.
While he has not performed a one man show in a while, Stuart says it's kind of like riding a bicycle – you never forget. Comparing it to the successful Big 5 Comedy Show, which he took part in alongside other top local comics, he says the intimate setting of a solo performance leaves no space for the artist to hide.
"I love the fact that it's me, a mic, a mic stand, and a chair, and I'm just here to make you laugh. There's a lot more pressure, but I love it."
Taking on Rob van Vuuren as his director also helped the comedian channel his ideas into one neat package. He sings Rob's praises, saying having him on board is like working with an editor – allowing Stuart the opportunity to perform the material at comedy clubs, later showing recordings to Rob and having him "edit, cut, paste and panel beat".
After noting that his "tolerance for BS" has decreased somewhat as the years have gone by, the comedian says fans should expect a lot more honesty from him this time around.
"I would always skirt around a lot of the issues in terms of my political views and what I think about issues of the day. You go, 'Oh well, I don't want to offend some people'. I'm really so over having to offend you."
And though he's not deliberately trying to ruffle feathers, he says at the end of the day it's all about remaining true to himself. "I've got to perform what I find entertaining, I've got an opinion on something and I want to give it to you, and hopefully you're not going to hold it against me too much if you disagree with my views on the world."
Touching on the current state of the comedy scene in South Africa, Stuart is blown away by the support and recognition local artists are receiving from fans and organisers alike.
"Comedy was always sort of the janitors of the entertainment industry – they didn't need much. Just give them a mic and a mic stand and a corner to play in and they'll be happy. I think we're really stepping up and becoming a major scene and a staple of the entertainment industry."


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Eureka! 5 Easy Ways To Grow Kids' STEM Skills At Home
Looking for fun STEM activities to try at home with your kids to get them excited about science, technology, engineering and math? These ones make experimenting easy instead of intimidating!
Science, technology, engineering, and math (the "STEM" subjects) are important areas of learning for any student. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 8.6 million STEM-related jobs in the United States, and that figure is climbing.
Children have a natural curiosity. They love to experiment, analyze, build and create connections between what they already know and the fascinating world around them. Fostering an early interest in STEM can build a strong foundation for your child's math and science skills for years to come.
If your child is interested in science, tech, engineering or math, there are a number simple ways to hone their skills at home.
Getting started doesn't require a Ph.D., a ton of time, or sophisticated equipment — just a new perspective for finding real life examples of STEM concepts and an entertaining way to present them. Here's some inspiration to get the ball rolling!
Counting Cups
The basis of all things math begins with number recognition and understanding the corresponding quantity. Turn snack time into learning time with an easy but entertaining counting and sorting game.
Set out empty cupcake liners in two rows of five, with a number between one and 10 beneath each cup. Challenge your child to put the correct number of snack pieces into each category (try using chopsticks to keep little hands busy and to develop even better coordination).
DIY Marble Run
It's never too early to teach kids concepts like cause and effect, energy and gravity. Scientific inquiry is developed through building, reconfiguring and adapting. See it all in action with a do-it-yourself marble run built with stuff from around the house.
Put your mini-engineer to work with a pile of paper towel and toilet paper tubes. Attach tubes to the wall horizontally and diagonally with strips of masking or washi tape (or any kind that's flexible and easy to remove), and experiment with creating different configurations while testing the effects on a marble's travels. Discover which routes are faster or slower, and hypothesize why.
Fun Math App
Technology can be a blessing and a curse when it comes to kids. Although it's an amazing tool for learning, it's also an endless diversion. The upside to technology is that it offers the ability to introduce new material in an entertaining and engaging way. Put that interest to work with educational apps.
The Tiggly Chef: Preschool Math Cooking Game is an iPad counting app that brings together aspects of real-life cooking and a colorful virtual world full of number-related challenges. Improve your child's motor skills, language skills, and executive functioning with silly addition and math challenges. He'll be so glad for additional device time, he won't even realize he's learning!
More: 21 Free Educational Apps for Kids
LEGO Pattern Blocks
Build in some learning time with LEGOs! Identifying and creating patterns with these colorful bricks helps children learn to make predictions about what should happen next. Predictive ability is not only important in math, but also in broader social development, as patterns and routines help children find order in the seemingly disorganized world around them. Turn your next LEGO session into pattern prediction practice with some new ground rules on play.
Create a pattern using LEGOs by alternating colors or sizes, and ask your child to copy what they see using their own blocks. Increase the level of difficulty by going from an A-B-A-B pattern to A-B-B-A or using more than two variables. You can also make patterns that include blank spaces and invite your child to determine what's missing.
Make your own numbers game using dice and dominoes! Counting and adding up the dots helps children compare quantities and begin to recognize the relationship between numbers. She'll also get familiar with identifying "more than" and "less than"—another important mathematical building block.
It's easy! Simply have your child roll the dice and then search for a domino with a sum of the corresponding number. For instance, if a three was rolled, she would need to find a domino with one dot on one end, and two on the other for a total of three. Give her points for each correct answer and encourage her to beat her previous score from the last game.
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The Godfrey Phillips' Stars of British Films series of cigarette cards were produced in Australia around 1933. They provide a fascinating snapshot of the British (and Australian) film industry of the period.
On the back of each card is a short biography of the star. Click on the thumbnails for the bigger picture, biography and updates to show what happened to the star's career.


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AVENGERS CONFIDENTIAL: BLACK WIDOW/PUNISHER
Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher [Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Blu-ray: $19.99, DVD: $14,99] was released in March of this year as a direct-to-video anime. I got the movie via my local library system.
The basic plot is uncomplicated: the Punisher is tracking down and slaughtering terrorists putting high-tech weapons on the streets he protects. SHIELD is involved because the weapons are stolen SHIELD technology. The Punisher's goals and those of SHIELD aren't really in sync. Frank Castle battles the Black Widow, loses, and ends up in SHIELD custody. Castle and the Widow agree to work together to stop the terrorists, but it's an uneasy alliance.
The movie was made by Madhouse, Inc., a Japanese anime company. The story is by Marjorie Liu, a New York Times best-selling writer who has also written for Marvel's X-Men comics. The screenplay was by Mitsutaka Hirota, who has written for such animated properties as Pokemon and the X-Men.
The good and the bad of this feature:
The Punisher still doesn't mix well with traditional Marvel super-heroes, though he and the Widow aren't bad together. When the two first meet and fight, he's shooting with seemingly lethal intent at the Widow. That seemed wrong to me, especially considering later scenes when Frank agonizes over having killed innocents.
The Widow is overly flirtatious through the movie and saddled with a cheesy "lost love" romance sub-plot. The resolution of that sub-plot is simplistic.
The voice acting is excellent with Jennifer Carpenter as Natasha, Brian Bloom as Castle, Eric Bauza as Amadeus Cho, Matthew Mercer as Iron Man and Hawkeye and Fred Tatasciore doing his usual terrific job as the Hulk. The animation is dramatic and dynamic, creating a constant (if grim) world for the characters. The stakes for SHIELD and the world become very high very quickly, which justifies neat guest appearances by Captain Marvel and other Avengers. We also get some fun guest turns by villains such as Baron Zemo, Graviton, the Griffin and others. Overall, the film delivers a satisfying story and conclusion. I recommend it.
I'm still weeks away from full-length and regular blogging, but, as time permits, I'll post short bloggy things like this one. I'll be back soon (hopefully) with more stuff.
I'm thankful for my wonderful family, many friends and many readers.
I'm thankful for this blog and the amazing forum it offers me.
I'm thankful for my life in comics, the ups and the downs.
Regular blogging will resume in a few weeks as I finish my 2014 commitments.
I see 2015 as the "Year of My Bucket List" in which I work on the many ideas and stories on my long bucket list of things I want to write before I get the bucket.
I also see 2015 as the "Year of the Road Trip" as, starting in February, I will be making two public appearances almost every month. Watch for details.
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Have a great Thanksgiving. I'll be back soon with more stuff.
This week in TONY'S TIPS at Tales of Wonder, I have holiday shopping suggestions for you, including a great collection of Spider-Man newspaper strip stories and How to Survive a Sharknado!
This week in TONY'S TIPS at Tales of Wonder...A Voice in the Dark, Trees and more Original Sin from Marvel.
REGULAR BLOGGING WILL RESUME IN DECEMBER
If you've been following my Facebook page, you know that the past several weeks have been a parade of expensive and time-consuming home and plumbing repairs. This has put me terribly behind schedule on a number of fronts. With my upcoming appearance at the Grand Rapids Comic-Con (Friday through Sunday, November 21-23, 2014, at the DeltaPlex, 2500 Turner Ave. NW) and more household work to be done before Thanksgiving, I'm not going to have any spare time for blogging. I'm sure I'll be posting some short items during these two weeks, but my full-scale blogging won't return until Monday, December 1. Thanks for your patience.
THE PUNISHER 2014
I was there for the birth of the Punisher or, at least, some parts of it. I might not have been there at the precise moment when Gerry Conway and John Romita smacked Frank Castle's butt to encourage his first breath - I'm amazed the kid didn't shoot them on the spot - but I saw some of the post-birth cleaning up before the character, swaddled in black leather, was put into Papa Gerry's arms and, from there, introduced to the Marvel Universe in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 [February, 1974].
It would have been sometime in mid-1973 or so. I was working in the Marvel Comics offices on the British weeklies and other projects.I walked into John's office and saw him tinkering with a drawing of the Punisher.
Gerry had come up with the idea and design of the new character he originally called the Assassin before editor-in-chief Roy Thomas suggested usurping the name of the robot used by Galactus several years earlier. Gerry's original design had a smallish skull's head on his breast, which John expanded until it took up the whole front of the Punisher's shirt. Ross Andru would be the first to draw the Punisher in an actual comic book.
When I walked into John's office, he was drawing Frank's face. At his side was one of the early Mack Bolan novels by Don Pendleton. The paperback action series about the Vietnam-era Green Beret who came home to the murder-suicide of his father and sister and took up arms against the Mafia, who, with good reason, he blamed for the killings. The series was the inspiration for the Punisher and the lead character's rugged good looks likewise inspired the features of the Punisher.
I was intrigued by that Mack Bolan paperback, which also inspired several similar adventure series. The proliferation of such heroes was not unlike the growth of the pulp-magazine heroes four decades prior. I bought the first several Bolan books and, over a weekend,read them obsessively. I would read well over a hundred of them in the ensuing years before marriage, parenthood, job responsibilities and, ultimately, the repetitious nature of the books brought an end to my obsession.
I liked the Punisher, this new not-quite-hero, from the start, but he was always an awkward fit for the Marvel Universe. However much his targets might have deserved killing, he was a murderer in the eyes of the law. Every time the heroes worked with him or let him escape, it diminished those heroes. Whenever they would attempt to capture him and he escaped despite of their powers, it diminished them. The character regularly stretched the willing suspension of disbelief so necessary to super-hero comics. Add the tendencies of some writers to portray the Punisher as a lunatic or monster...and Frank Castle would become even more of an uneasy travelers through the fantastical Marvel Universe.
The dubious morality of a "hero" who kills aside, the Punisher has always worked best for me when furthest away from the rest of the Marvel Universe. When you throw in the fantastic, you get bat-shit insanity like the Punisher teaming up with the Avengers or becoming some sort of heavenly hitman or even getting dismembered and being revived as a "Frankencastle" monster. Shy of being cut into pieces, he's lost a finger here and an eye there, but those injuries have been either forgotten or took place in some alternate continuity.It gets too confusing for me and even Wikipedia isn't of much help in sussing it all out.
This brings us to the newest series: The Punisher by writer Nathan Edmondson and artist Mitch Gerads. Edmondson first showed up a few years ago with comic books published by Image. Gerads, who seems to be another relative comics newcomer, worked on some of those comics with Edmondson. Their respective styles fit the Punisher well, so I have no complaints in that regard.
Having read the first 11 issues of this new series [$3.99 each], I liked where it started. Castle is tracking the Dos Soles drug gang and ends up in Los Angeles. It's a good idea to keep the Punisher as far away from the New York City super-heroes as possible.
The Punisher action is what one would expect and it works well to a point. Complicating his activities is a government-sanctioned hit squad called - sacrilege - the Howling Commandoes. I'm not a fan of this sort of intrigue/villainy because the evil government routine has become such a cliche. I'm not a fan of it here, but it wasn't a deal-breaker for me.
The Los Angeles cast includes the owner of a coffee shop and a police officer developing a crush on Frank without realizing who he is. These quiet moments are a nice contrast to the violence.
The Dos Soles get ambitious and bring in a super-weapon. This new series gets less enjoyable after that. With this weapon, which is not a bad idea per se, we also get A.I.M., the Taskmaster, Electro and the Black Widow. Though the Widow is probably one of the very few Marvel heroes who sort of works in the Punisher's more mundane world, the rest sent the story off the rails for me.
This is what I mean when I say the Punisher is best when he's not involved with the Marvel Universe. Electro should be able to turn Castle into ashes with ease. When the Punisher has an opportunity to put a rubber bullet into Electro's eye and kill or, at the very least, maim him, he doesn't do it. The characters aren't themselves in this encounter.
The story picks up again when the surviving Dos Santos attack Los Angeles at a time when the Punisher isn't in town. The city, which had seen crime drop as a result of Frank's residence, quickly gets worse than it was before he came. Desperate police officers start bending and breaking the law to stem the tide of criminal violence. That's interesting stuff.
The bottom line? Flawed though it is, The Punisher is a series I'll keep reading in the hopes that the Marvel Universe will again fade into its distant background. Whether you would enjoy it or not will likely depend on how you prefer your Frank Castle. At least Frank isn't slaughtering in the name of God or worrying about whether or not his body-part stitches will come undone.
Regular blogging will resume on December 1..
THE SHADOW #87: THE POOLTEX TANGLE AND DEATH TURRETS
The Shadow #87: The Pooltex Tangle & Death Turrets [Sanctum Books;$14.95] features novels by Theodore Tinsley and Walter B. Gibson of The Shadow as a master escape artist. These full-length novels are inspired by and a tribute to the legendary Harry Houdini.
The Pooltex Tangle is by Theodore Tinsley writing as Maxwell Grant. It first appeared in The Shadow Magazine for the October 1, 1937. From the back cover:
Can The Shadow recover a stolen invention that will change the course of a future war?
Death Turrets is by Walter B. Gibson as Maxwell Grant. It's from the November 1, 1937 issue of The Shadow Magazine. From the back cover:
In his true identity of Kent Allard, the Dark Avenger attempts to thwart the murderous plots of a serial killer!
In addition to the novels, The Shadow #87 also features a new essay by Will Murray that focuses on Gibson's relationship with Houdini.Gibson, the president of the Philadelphia Assembly of the Society of American Magicians in his pre-Shadow days, knew Houdini and washired to write books on magic for him. Though Houdini died before this venture began, Gibson would, working with the Houdini estate,write Houdini's Magic and Houdini's Escapes.
Rounding out this volume are "Memories of Houdini" by Gibson and a short piece on Bill Lawlor, who posed as The Shadow for the photo cover of The Shadow Magazine for November 1, 1937.
As with the other Sanctum Books series - Doc Savage, The Whisperer and others - these Shadow adventures are entertaining journeys into the heroic fiction of the pulp era. More Sanctum Books news is on the way.
REPORT: CLEVELAND COMIC CON
I was a guest at three conventions in as many weekends, which puts me three weeks behind in reporting to you on Cleveland Comic Con.The event was on Sunday, October 26 at the Doubletree Cleveland in Independence, Ohio.
Cleveland Comic Con is a newer show. It's put on by a group of fans from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and North Carolina who love just about every kind of fandom there is: comic books, gaming, anime, cosplay and more. The promoters and volunteers clearly worked hard to deliver a quality convention experience. They hope their single-day show will eventually grow into a multiple-day event. I can see some obstacles ahead of them, but I'll save my suggestions for the end of today's bloggy thing.
I had two reasons for contacting the show about my appearing as a guest: Paul Kupperberg and Linda Lessmann Reinhold. Paul and I go back to before I moved to New York to work for Marvel Comics, back when he was publishing The Comics Reader with his boyhood pal Paul Levitz and I was writing for TCR and virtually every other fanzine that would have me. After an amazing run writing Life with Archie, Paul is writing for The Charlton Arrow, an ongoing tribute to the legendary comics company where so many comics creators made their first appearances. I bought the first two issues of the title from Paul and plan on reading/reviewing them in an upcoming edition of this bloggy thing of mine.
Linda started work at Marvel Comics a few weeks before I did. Like most of the younger guys that worked there, I had a crush on the talented colorist who was both gorgeous and sweet as could be.We've run into each other at conventions in the past, but this was a first reunion in way too many years.
I'm a firm believer in the notion that conventions are whatever you make of them. I asked the convention to put my table next to Paul's table and the table shared by Linda and husband Bill, who is a very lucky man, a nice guy and a terrific artist.
How could I not have a great time at the convention with such good people around me? Linda was a guest on my "Tony's Tips Live" presentation while Paul and I did a panel on "Making Independent Comics" that strayed off the subject and pretty much came down to a wonderfully snarky chat between two grizzled veterans of the comics industry.
After the show, Paul, Linda, Bill and I had dinner at the Winking Lizard, a swell bar-and-restaurant near the hotel. During the day, we talked about our lives, our kids, our careers, friends we knew back in the day, politics and everything else old friends will talk about when they get together for the first time in too long a time.The day was all I could have hoped for. I hope I get to see my dear friends again sooner rather than later.
I don't want you to think my friends were the only good things about the Cleveland Comic Con. From my table in artist alley, I chatted with fans, signed a bunch of comic books, sold several copies of my award-deserving 1000 Comic Books You Must Read and other Isabella-written items, sold some other comics I had brought to the event and also some Superman posters. I even sold the 25-to-30-year-old Superman cocoa and peanut butter I found in my Vast Accumulation of Stuff. So, not only did I have a great time at this convention, I came home with a few bucks in my pocket.
The Cleveland Comic Con crew seems to have a sincere desire to make their event as good as they can and they also seem to be willing to work hard to achieve their goal of growing the show. With that in mind, let me share a few comments.
The Doubletree isn't the best venue for a convention that wants to grow. While there was a lot of open space in the ballroom serving as the dealers room, the artist alley room seems more than a little cramped and confined. I never got a chance to see if the wall that divided the two rooms could be opened. If it can be opened, I think it would greatly improve traffic flow and allow fans to move easily between the two areas. However, even if the wall could be opened, I think the convention will outgrow the Doubletree in another year or two. Indeed, it may have already outgrown it.
Cleveland Comic Con had a lot of enthusiastic cosplayers. I loved the costumes I saw. However, the cosplayers clogged the hallways of the hotel, especially when they and the fans were trying to enter the room where the costume contest was held. Those hallways could be a fire marshal's nightmare.
I was pleased with the room where my panels were held. It was good-sized, bright and comfortable. The only problem I had with the set-up was that there were no stairs to the stage. At the start of my career, over four decades ago, I could have leaped on and off that stage with ease. At 63...not so much.
The pluses of the Doubletree was that it had free parking and lots of it. It had what seemed to be a decent in-house restaurant and was within a short walking distance of a couple good restaurants. During the show, there was a food table in the hallway outside the dealers room, and, for convention/hotel food, I thought the prices were reasonable. These pluses aren't enough to make the Doubletree a suitable location for the future of the convention, but they are all elements which any new venue should have. You don't want your attendees to have to sweat the small stuff.
The positives of Cleveland Comic Con outweigh my areas of concern.The promoters are smart guys who treated their guests and who put together a solid day of programming. I would happily return to the show next year.
Cleveland is one of the toughest markets for comics conventions in the country. Cleveland Comic Con has a shot at carving out a spot for themselves in that market. I wish them well.
This is my favorite photo of my dad. He bought the motorcycle when he returned from his World War II service in the Army Air Corps. My grandmother hated it. His not-yet-wife and my mother wouldn't ride on it. So he didn't keep it long. But I think the picture shows an adventurous nature Dad would suppress as he accepted his roles as husband, father and the guy who kept the Isabella Brothers Bakery going for decades.
As you can tell from the photo, Dad could rock a hat. It was one of his many gifts, but, alas, one I did not inherit. I'm content with having inherited the Isabella Charm, which made him beloved of just about everyone who crossed his path from his family to his bakery customers to the people who cared for him in hospitals and hospice.
Louis A. Isabella passed peaceful in the very wee hours of Tuesday, October 14. He was 89 years old. He was married to my mother for 65 years. With her, he raised five kids while working for the bakery for half a century or so. The past couple of years were very rough on him while he struggled with various ailments.
Today's blog will not be a recounting of his struggles. When I knew Dad wouldn't be with us much longer, I knew I would write about him here. I also knew that, instead of mourning his life, I would try to celebrate his life and his role in my life. I mean no disrespect to my siblings, but this blog is between me and Dad.
I visited Dad as often as I could at various hospitals and nursing homes. We talked about stuff. We didn't agree on a lot of it, but there was mutual respect. I was proud of him. He was proud of me. We didn't leave anything unsaid before he was unable to communicate and that was a blessing to me. I knew we were good and that made his passing a bit easier for me to handle.
Dad got me better than the other members of my family. He was very supportive of my desire to be a writer. When I was in my teens, he partitioned off a portion of our basement to create an "office" for me and give me the privacy I needed to write. When I would move to New York to work for Marvel Comics, he rented a truck and brought my comic books and other stuff to my Brooklyn apartment.
I brought him to the Marvel offices and introduced him around. He met Stan Lee and they liked each other. That was a special moment for me, being in the same room with the two men who had shaped my life more than any other people in that life.
When I visited Dad in the hospital and rehab center, before he went into hospice, he was usually in good spirits. When he wasn't, he'd sometimes talk about mistakes he had made in his life. I don't know if he believed me, but I said most of what he considered mistakes were simply him doing what he had always done throughout his life.More times than I can count or want to recount here, Dad sacrificed his own ambitions and wants to help his children, other members of his family, friends and neighbors. He was a good guy and, in many ways, he taught me what it takes to be a good guy.
I have a great many stories I could tell you about Dad, his life, his final years and more. I'll share those stories in the fullness of time. But I have to tell you about one special day I shared with Dad and my son Eddie because it will help me explain my father and the kind of man he was.
Dad served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and he loved planes. My son Eddie fell in love with planes around the time that he saw Top Gun on TV. So, when an opportunity arose for me to tour a National Guard airbase, I invited them to join me.
I was being considered for a writing gig for the Air Force. The guy who thought I would be perfect for the project arranged for me and Dad and Eddie to get a tour of that base. The project fell through, but the day was more rewarding than any paycheck could have been.
Eddie was in the third grade. I got permission to take him out of school for the day. Dad, retired since his bakery closed, drove to my house in Medina. We drove to the base in my van.
For me, watching Dad and Eddie on that tour was more fun than the tour itself. I couldn't tell you which of them had the widest eyes as they got to explore big cargo planes and check out other areas of the base. To this day, I can picture their smiling faces. It's a memory I hold dear and which comforts me whenever I start missing Dad. Which I do every day.
Sitting with Dad in hospice, during times when I couldn't be sure if he could hear me, I figured out what that day revealed about him. I shared the revelation with a few others and they all understood what I was saying, even those who hadn't known my father except at the end of his life.
Dad wanted to fly. He always wanted to fly. What kept him tied to the ground was his commitment to his family, his ongoing sacrifices to our needs. Dad couldn't fly, but he wanted to make sure his kids could. That's who Dad was.
Dad got me better than any other member of my family. He knew how much my writing meant to me. Even when he didn't read the things I wrote, he took joy from seeing my name in the credits. I think he understood that writing was my flying. I hope he realized it was him who gave me my wings.
GRAND RAPIDS COMIC-CON
The Grand Rapids Comic-Con will be Friday through Sunday, November 21-23, 2014, at the DeltaPlex, 2500 Turner Ave. NW in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Because I am a slave to my passions, I'm a late addition to the guest list. Despite that, the show organizers could not have been more gracious in making my appearance possible.
The passions of which I speak? One of the convention guests is Paul Bales, the co-producer of Sharknado and Sharknado 2: The Second One and the producer of other Isabella favorites like Mega Python Vs Gatoroid, Mega Piranha, and Mega Shark Vs Mecha Shark. The moment I heard Balas was a guest at the show, I wanted to meet him. Maybe if we hit off, I'll get killed by a shark in Sharknado 3. A man has to dream, doesn't he?
Other media guests include Alaina Huffman, who I adore in her role as Abbadon, Queen of Hell on the CW's Supernatural, and the awesome Nichelle Nichols, who, as far as I'm concerned, has been the queen of outer space since she starred in the original Star Trek series.
Comics guests include Arvell Jones, co-creator of Misty Knight from the Iron Fist run we did together in the 1970s, Christopher Jones, William Messner-Loebs, Andrew Pepoy, Ryan Stegman, Chris Yambar, the legendary Allen Bellman and others. The con is also bringing in a few literary guests and hosting an artist alley that looks packed with some very interesting talents.
Convention programming includes panels, costuming, special events and exhibits and after parties. It's an impressive line-up with all sorts of fun.
On Sunday from 1:15 to 2:15 pm, I'll be presenting my TONY'S TIPS LIVE panel. To quote myself:
Tony Isabella brings his long-running Comics Buyer's Guide and online column to the Grand Rapids Comic Con. The creator of Black Lightning, Misty Knight and Tigra will bring his usual mix of news, reviews and views to the stage. There will be insights and insults. There will be snark and wisdom. There will be blood. Okay, maybe not blood, but things could get dangerous as Tony talks about the secret history of comics and answers audience questions. It's chilling and thrilling...and you are there!
Because of my being a late addition to the convention, it looks as if I'll be set up with the media guests. I'll be bringing a box of my award-deserving and soon-to-be-out-of-print 1000 Comic Books You Must Read. If the publisher follows through on its decision to not to do a third printing - a baffling decision in light of the swell royalty checks I've been getting all along - all rights to the book will revert to me.
As always, I'll be happy to sign any Isabella-written items free of charge. However, I will not sign any DC Comics books or merchandise for which I haven't been paid. Even in this small way, I do regret disappointing any of my fans and readers. But I feel I must take a stand against DC's continued disrespect of me and my work and the company's violations of its agreements with me. I appreciate your understanding in this matter.
That said...
I'm thrilled to be part of this show. It will be my last convention appearance of the year and I can't think of a better event to close out 2014. I hope to see many of my bloggy thing readers, Facebook friends and other fans and acquaintances there.
This week in TONY'S TIPS at Tales of Wonder...Erik Larson's Savage Dragon, Joshua Williamson's Nailbiter and, from NBM/ComicsLit, Beauty.
DOC SAVAGE #77: HAUNTED OCEAN
Recently published by Anthony Tollin's Sanctum Books, Doc Savage #77: Haunted Ocean & The Spook of Grandpa Eben [$14.95] reprints two novels by Laurence Donovan and Lester Dent (writing as Kenneth Robeson), as well as a new historical essay by the ever-informative Will Murray.
Donovan's Haunted Ocean was first published in Doc Savage Magazine for June, 1936. Spooky enough to serve this book's "Halloween" theme, the tale features an eerie villain who calls himself The Man of Peace. From the back cover:
Bizarre disappearance on the sea floor and a strange power blackout result in the President enlisting Doc Savage to investigate the Haunted Ocean.
The cover is by Walter Baumhofer, who painted the first Doc Savage cover and all of the next 42 covers for the magazine. This cover is his last. The interior illustrations are by Paul Orban.
Dent's The Spook of Grandpa Eben is from the December 1943 issue of Doc Savage Magazine. From the back cover:
Why is a chemical company owned by Doc Savage providing substandard products to the war effort? Doc, Monk and Ham go ghost hunting to solve the mystery of The Spook of Grandpa Eben.
Murray's essay should be of particular interest to comic-book fans. In it, he points similarities between Doc Savage novels written by Donovan and some early Superman stories.
As with other Sanctum Books editions - The Avenger, The Shadow and others - these Doc Savage double novels are entertaining journeys into the heroic fiction of the pulp era. They're wonderfully made books and I regularly despair I might never get around to reading all of them. But what I can and will do is let you know about the new releases as they appear. More Sanctum Books news is on the way.
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THE AKRON COMICON (November 8-9)
The Akron Comicon is my third convention in as many weekends. The event is expanding to two days in this third year of its operation. The convention is on Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9 at the University of Akron's Quaker Station, 135 S. Broadway in Akron, Ohio. The promoters have said they are aiming for their show to be the new Mid-Ohio-Con and I believe they have been making excellent progress towards reaching that loft goal.
The show hours are:
Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday: 11 am to 5 pm
Their guest list is sensational and includes: Darryl Banks, Mike W. Barr, Tom Batiuk, Allen Bellman, Craig Boldman, George Broderick Jr., Gerry Conway, Jose Delbo, Ron Frenz, Daniel Gorman, Mike Gustovich, Dirk Manning, Graham Nolan, Brad Ricca, Joe Rubenstein, Mike Sangiacomo, Thomas Scioli, Chris Sprouse, Joe Staton, Paul Storrie, Marc Sumerak, Chris Yambar, Thom Zahler and others. There will be panels and a costume contest over the weekend.
I'll be appearing on a Marvel Comics panel scheduled for Sunday at 2 pm. Also on the panel: Allen Bellman, Gerry Conway, Ron Frenz and Josef Rubenstein.
My table set-up will be somewhat more modest than I hoped because of the major plumbing issues we've been dealing with at my house. Our front lawn and part of our downstairs living room, which sits on a slab, will be torn up this week. That said...I'll be selling my award-deserving 1000 Comic Books You Must Read, those two-sided Superman posters created for 1988's International Superman Expo and at least one box of older comic books.
As always, I'm happy to sign Isabella-written items free of charge. I'll sign other items on a case-by-case basis, continuing my policy of not signing comics or other things whose existence represents DC Comics violations of their agreements with me.
I'm also happy to participate in podcasts and speak with publishers and artists who want to work with me. In the new year, I'm going to be implementing some changes vis-a-vis the kind of work I accept. I'll have more to say about this in a near-future blog.
The blog? It should return to nigh-daily posting later this month, though some features may not return until 2015. I'm doing my best to clear the desk for new opportunities and projects. I have taken many hits this year, but I'm not down for the count by a long shot. Keep watching this bloggy thing.
I hope to see you at the Akron Comicon.
This week in TONY'S TIPS at Tales of Wonder...My reviews of Mighty Avengers, Sally Heathcote Suffragette and Shutter by Joe Keatinge and Leila Del Duca.


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(PG-13: Language) British expat Chris Broad has been living in Japan for a while now, and has some pointers for things you never should do while in the country. It's a humorous, but very useful look at Japanese manners and decorum. TL;DW: Don't play with your chopsticks.


Mons is located in Belgium, about 30 miles south-west of Brussels and about 20 miles west of Charleroi. It is a location associated most with 1914 - the first British contact of the War, the Battle of Mons on the 23rd of August and of course the famous "retreat from Mons", when the BEF had to fall back, almost in panic, in late August and early September after the Germans crossed the canal. The Retreat meant the British marched from near Mons to near Paris in just two weeks. As well as the association with 1914, Mons is also a location which saw action at the very end of the war.
This cemetery is rightly hailed as one of the most beautiful and striking war cemeteries on the Western Front. Located down a small quiet track to the east of Mons, steps lead up to the cemetery entrance. From here, there are three routes forwards; with gates to the right and the left leading into the cemetery and steps straight ahead leading to a monument in the form of an obelisk.
The gate to the left bears the cemetery name in German, and that to the right shows the name in English. Soldiers of both nationalities are buried here. Climbing the steps straight ahead, however, leads to the obelisk. This is located on an artificial mound that pre-dates the cemetery, and the cemetery was in fact designed around the mound. The obelisk (see photo above) at this highest point in the cemetery was erected by the Germans in memory of both German and British servicemen killed in the actions near Mons on the 24th and 25th of August 1914.
From the obelisk on top of the mound there are good views to the right and left across the cemetery which was designed to resemble a park, with separate and distinct areas for groups of graves. The cemetery was originally started by the Germans in August 1914, after the Battle of Mons. By the Armistice there were 245 German and 188 Commonwealth graves here, but this number was later added to by the concentration of graves from a number of other burial sites and cemeteries. There are in total a little over 500 graves here today, with 229 Commonwealth burials, and 284 German graves.
As one walks through the cemetery, small plots of graves come into view between the trees, each laid out in a different way and with surrounding features and vegetation that also differ, reinforcing the impression of an ornately designed park or garden. In the main German plot on the left side of the cemetery, there are several different designs to the headstones, some of which are shown in the photographs below. One which stands tall is that of Leutenant George Rutergut.
There are more German graves immediately behind and below the central obelisk memorial, and six plots containing the British and Commonwealth graves are found behind and to the left of these. In Plot 2, toward the back right, there is a large stone set behind some of the graves, and Plot 3 consists of a circle of headstones around a tall memorial, in the form of a column surmounted by a ball. This is the Middlesex memorial.
This memorial was again erected by the Germans, to commemorate the officers and men of the Middlesex Regiment, and the column bears a cross and the simple inscription "Here repose 46 English soldiers of the Royal Middlesex Regiment".
Another memorial, also erected by the Germans, can be found up some steps which are opposite the Cross of Sacrifice. This is the memorial to the Royal Fusiliers and Royal Irish Regiments; again it is in the form of a column, and is located at the end of a long horseshoe of headstones, with a seat behind it.
In faded letters on this column is the inscription "Here repose 53 English soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers and of the Royal Irish Regiment".
The Cross of Sacrifice itself stands on another mound, smaller than the main one but still rising above the British and German graves. Steps lead up to it from Plot 6.
As well as the memorials mentioned above, there are a number of interesting graves within the cemetery, including, by anecdote at least, those of the first British and last Imperial forces soldiers to die in the Great War. The former is Private John Parr of the 4th Middlesex, who was killed, aged 20, on the 21st of August 1914 according to his headstone, although there is some dispute about whether he died that day or the day after. Private George Price, a Canadian soldier of the 28th (Saskatchewan) Regiment, is reportedly the last Imperial force soldier to die in action in the Great War; he was killed at 10:58 a.m. on the 11th of November 1918 by a German sniper.
The last believed British battle caualty is also buried here; Private George Ellis of the 5th Irish Lancers who was also killed on the 11th of November 1918. The man who won the first Victoria Cross of the war is buried here too: Lieutenant Maurice Dease, of the 4th Royal Fusiliers. He won the VC and died on the 23rd of August 1914, manning a machine gun at the Nimy canal, not far from where he is now buried. Private Sidney Godley was also awarded the VC for this action, and he survived, although he was wounded and captured by the Germans, spending the rest of the War as a prisoner.
As stated earlier, Mons and the area around saw fighting at the very beginning and the very end of the war. Not far from Saint Symphorien cemetery on a cross-roads between the N90 and the N40 stands a memorial to the first and last battles fought by forces of the British Empire. The road is busy so it is best to turn off the main N90 road and park on the side-street near by. The memorial is in the form of two columns surmounted by a horizontal structure, with a plaque in front. This commemorates the first battle, at Mons on the 23rd-24th of August 1914, and also the last, when Canadians entered the town on Armistice Day after "60 hours of heavy fighting".
A memorial to the Royal Irish Rifles is also located by the same cross-roads. The RIR memorial is in the form of a Celtic cross, with a bronze plaque at the base which lists the battle honours of the regiment and also states "Near this spot the 2nd Battalion commenced operations on the 23rd August 1914 and finished on 11th November 1918 after being decimated on four occasions".
About three miles to the north-east of Mons, on the main N6 road that leads to Soignes, are two memorials commemorating the first and last shots of the Great War. On the left hand side as you head away from Mons is the First Shot Memorial. This is a short blockwork obelisk which is now sadly in a poor state of repair, and is set back in the bushes by the side of this farily busy road. The text on the plaque, first in French then below in English states "This tablet is rerected to commemorate the action of "C" Squadron 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards on 22nd August 1914, when Corporal E. Thomas fired the first shot for the British Expeditionary Force, and Captain C.B. Hornby led the first mounted attack against the Germans". Between the 12th and 17th of August, the BEF had been crossing the channel to France. They then travelled to the area near Mons and were largely in position by the 20th. On the 22nd, 'C' Squadron sent out two patrols from Obourg in the direction of Soignes, and here they encountered a German piquet, on which they fired, forcing the Germans to retreat. Ironically, the memorial was unveiled in 1939, just before the start of the Second World War.
On the opposite side of the road is a plaque on the wall of a restaraunt (Le Medicis) commemorating the spot where the 110th Canadian Infantry Battalion stopped at the moment of the armistice on the 11th of November 1918. The plaque is on the right hand front of the building.
Also located on the N6, a little further towards Mons, is a church on the left as you head towards Mons. This is Maisieres church, and on the wall is a plaque which (in French) commemorates men from the BEF who died here on the 23rd of August, 1914. Specifically, the plaque mentions men from the 56th Company Royal Engineers (here spelt 'Angineers'), the 4th Battalions of both the Royal Fusiliers and the Middlesex, and the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Irish Regiment. These men were originally buried in the cemetery here at Maisieres, although their bodies were later moved to the cemetery at Saint Symphorien (see above).


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(source: serdir) Today we're going to look at some good design in travel sites, and tomorrow we'll continue the series with some that need a little help. Let's get started!
TrueGreece, as the name implies, is a site dedicated to Greek vacation packages. It does a good job of putting the user at ease with nice use of appropriate colors and photography. Layout / Navigation: TrueGreece's layout is simple, functional and intuitive, which is very important. The left navigation makes sense and the icons used as links beneath the main picture are subtle and unobtrusive. The phone number and addresses are present on the left of every page. Another excellent point to note is that the layout is very consistent from page to page. If a site's layout changes suddenly from one page to another, the user can get disoriented and annoyed, unable to find what they're looking for. Colors: The use of a relaxing blue-to-teal gradient evokes a feeling of being by the sea, which is a nice touch. The black body text is bold and easy to read, but it might be improved by lightening slightly to a dark gray. A warm orange is used to effectively draw attention to specific areas or titles, and offsets the cool tones nicely. Photography: One of the most engaging parts of TrueGreece's website is the use of beautiful photography, which often plays an important role in design; it can separate a good design from a truly engaging experience. This is especially crucial for a travel site - it's imperative that the viewer gets a sense of what it could be like to travel to the featured destination. The photography used here is crisp, with bright colors and nice cropping. Critiques: After a quick review, I see three issues with the site. First of all is the left navigation. The gray behind the links is drab and doesn't fit with the rest of the site's bright look and feel. I would leave the background white. When the user is viewing one of the pages linked to in the left navigation, that page's link acquires an orange background and white text, which looks great. Second of all, though related, is the use of drab gray backgrounds in their Travel Questionnaire form. I much prefer the cleaner style used by the Contact Us form. The last thing I'll mention is the large expanse of white space in the lower-right quadrant of the background, as well as the upper-right area next to the top navigation. It's clear that the gradient in the background of the right side of the page is supposed to align with the main picture, but it throws off the site's balance in a big way. I'd recommend using the same gradient background from left side, minus the flower, so as to let that element maintain is uniqueness.
Travel2Greece is of course another Greek travel site. The home page gets a bit crowded due to its lack of content, but once the user enters a subpage, a nice layout is adopted. I don't know why the home page is left-aligned while the rest of the pages are centered, and that's something I'd rectify. Travel2Greece also has a lot of beautiful photography, which really helps the user visualize what taking these trips would be like. Layout / Navigation: The homepage aside, Travel2Greece's layout is consistent and simple. The header features a main page picture as well as preview photos for the other main pages. The right column is filled with stunning views to entice further research while the main content area is filled with information, and often additional photography. Colors: The colors are bright, modern and consistent. The body text color is a nice gray while the headers are lime green and links are a light, slightly unsaturated blue. To enforce the branding, even in HTML text, the site name is written in gray, very light blue and then a sky blue. Photography: Travel2Greece makes abundant use of a variety of photographs, all professional quality. The multitude of breathtaking scenes shown on the site offer a spectacular tour of the country and, as I already mentioned, there's nothing more helpful to a travel site for getting leads than the photography. Critiques: My first critique is of course the randomly inconsistent homepage. It should be centered like the subpages. Another problem with the homepage is how crowded it feels. This is because the homepage consists only of the header and the footer, the latter being way too crowded for my taste. Reorganizing or reducing the content in the footer would help improve both the home page and all of the subpages. Additionally, the homepage should contain calls to action, as well as content similar in style and layout to the subpages. I also have a problem with the sudden and harsh black dividers used to break up tables. These lines should be lightened, replaced with more subtle dividers or removed. Lastly, the subpage headers have a style that doesn't fit with the rest of the site's design. These should be redesigned so as to make the site more uniform as a whole.
Layout/Navigation: Friendly and modern are the two prime adjectives that come to mind. It's very clean and well-organized with lots of white space and uses of gentle color for area separation. The best part, though, is the branding. The interesting shapes and colors used in the logo are repeated throughout the site to tie everything together and maintain a fun feel throughout. Colors: A lot of saturated, playful colors are found in the Bahamas logo. Fortunately, the user isn't bombarded with all these colors all the time. If that were the case, along with the mass amounts of content present, the user could feel quickly overwhelmed. Instead, a nice dark, saturated blue is used for headers and a dark gray is used for body content. Besides that, various other colors are primarily seen in the awesome photography throughout the site. Photography: Myriad fantastic photos are seen on practically all of the many, many pages that make up the Bahamas website. Again, this is what will really impress most users. Critiques: This site is incredibly well-executed. This makes sense, as tourism is the country's primary economic activity, accounting for about two thirds of the GDP (according to Wikipedia). The website is also amazingly vast and features countless sections containing staggering amounts of information. What would I change? Well, the last word in the navigation at the top of the page (My Bahamas, Bahamas Directory, etc.) shows up on the next line in Firefox for some reason. It works fine in Internet Explorer, Safari and Chrome, though. Other than that, I've got nothing.


Insert the work as an original fact in the process of liberation, place it first at the service of life itself, ahead of art; dissolve aesthetics in the life of society: only in this way, as [Frantz] Fanon said, can decolonization become possible and culture, cinema and beauty—at least, what is of greatest importance to us—become our culture, our films, and our sense of beauty.
On the release of La Hora de los Hornos [The Hour of the Furnaces] in the U.S. in 1971, New York Times critic Vincent Canby remarked that "…the work might well turn out to be a polemical epic, an essay film of a political, cinematic and psychological complexity unlike anything I've ever seen." Authored by the Argentinean Cine Liberación Group (directors Fernando Solanas and Octavio Getino) and produced clandestinely between 1966 and 1968 under the threat of reprisals by a military dictatorship, the film was initially shown in meetings of workers and activists, cultivating space for political debate and inciting action.
La Hora de los Hornos is divided into three sections: "Notes and Testimonies on Neocolonialism, Violence and Liberation" (88 min); "Act for Liberation" (110 min); and "Violence and Liberation" (34 min). It forms an analysis of the social, economic, historical, and cultural aspects of life in Latin America, and particularly Argentina, in the 1960s, and the neo-colonial forces that defined them. Between sections of the film, the intertitle OPEN SPACE FOR DIALOGUE reflects the intent of the filmmakers towards the active formation of autonomous spaces of political dissent and self-determination.


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La commune rurale de Porvoo () est une ancienne municipalité du Päijät-Häme en Finlande.

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Les municipalités voisines étaient Askola, Myrskylä, Pernaja), Pornainen et Sipoo.

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T.L. Handy Obituaries
Graduation Year: 1970s
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Keith R. Houghtaling
Alumni Type: Student
Keith R. Houghtaling passed away Monday evening, July 12, 2021 at Covenant Health Care-Cooper, Saginaw at the age of 64 years. He was born on October 22, 1956 in Bay City, Michigan. Keith graduated from T.L. Handy High School in 1974 and received a baseball scholarship. He later went on...
Rickey David Coyer
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Rickey David Coyer, 67, of Bridgman passed away peacefully at his home on June 11, 2021. He Graduated from T.L. Handy in 1971. A gathering of family and friends will be held Saturday, July 31st, 2021 from 2 – 5 PM at Baroda Township Park/Hess Lake Park, 600 W Lemon...
Francisco S. Gonzales
Francisco S. Gonzales passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021 at McLaren Bay Region following a brief illness, at the age of 61. He was born May 5, 1959 in Bay City, Michigan. He graduated from T.L. Handy in 1977. He was employed at G.M. Powertrain Bay City-Plant. Frankie loved...
Kimberly Ann Long
Kimberly Ann Long, age 59, passed away January 5, 2021. She was born in Tawas City Michigan April 4, 1961 to the late Calvin J. and Phyllis "Peg" Long. Kim enjoyed writing and singing in a gospel group with her sisters. She was a former receptionist at Redi Med and...
Gail Lee Bedell
Gail Lee Bedell, age 59, passed away peacefully in her home on December 3, 2020, following a 4 year battle with breast cancer. She was born in Bay City Michigan, December 27, 1960 to the late Wayne and Caroline (Stanton) Bedell. She was the proud owner of Cleaning Connections, loved...
Marjorie Anne (Rowe) Mann
Marjorie Anne Rowe Mann of Asheville, NC, passed away on Friday, November 6th, 2020. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 1st, 1960, Margie spent her formative years in Bay City, Michigan. Following her graduation from T.L. Handy High School in 1978, Margie completed her undergraduate degree at Alma College and...
James C. Clark
James C. Clark passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Cedar Woods Assisted Living in Belleville, Michigan. Age 68 years. The son of the late Opia and Norma (Gifford) Clark was born September 11, 1951 in Ashland, Kentucky. Mr. Clark enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family. He...
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Wendy Evelyn (Weaver) Peterson, age 67, of Ramah, New Mexico, died Friday, July 17, 2020. Wendy was born November 23, 1952 in Bay City, Michigan to Eleanore (Smith) Weaver and Ronald Weaver. She grew up in Bay City, graduated from T.L. Handy High School in 1970, and spent most of...
Darla J. (Hamel) Clark
Darla J. Clark, age 58 of Sears, gained her peaceful angel wings, Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Spectrum Health Reed City. She was born September 26, 1961 in Cadillac, MI, the daughter of Robert and Lethel (Kopischka) Hamel. In 1979 Darla graduated from T.L. Handy High School Bay City. Darla...
Dale R. Hughey
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Living Bhangra legend Malkit Singh (MBE) will pay a special visit to Bristol for a night of Punjabi Bhangra music at St George's Bristol in December (2017). Presented in association with Asian Arts Agency.
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