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2012 Honda Accord
The Honda Accord is difficult to beat in terms of overall performance, efficiency and refinement. Accord comes in sedan and coupe body styles. (There's also the high-riding Crosstour hatchback crossover, but it's reviewed separately.) The 2012 Honda Accord is available with a choice of four-cylinder and V6 engines, and manual or automatic transmissions.
Accords are roomy, comfortable and very easy to live with, largely free of niggling annoyances that can make otherwise good cars less appealing. Honda Accord and Toyota Camry have long been the benchmarks for midsize sedans because both do everything well. The Accord has a hint of sportiness that adds appeal.
The four-door Accord sedan competes with the Toyota Camry, Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda 6, and Chevrolet Malibu. The Accord offers roomier front seats than the competition. And the Accord comes off more polished than most, with an emphasis on power, fuel economy and space efficiency.
The stylish Accord Coupe offers a 6-speed manual with the V6, for a rare combination in mid-size cars. It comes with a sporty suspension package and low-profile tires on 18-inch wheels, and goes head to head with the Nissan Altima coupe.
With effectively five trim levels, the Accord can fit a wide range of budgets. There's a no-frills sedan with plastic wheel covers, essential features and a solid stereo; and high-trim models with sumptuous leather, mega-watt sound systems, active noise cancellation and navigation. All variants deliver high engineering standards, excellent finish, good build quality and all the important safety equipment.
The 2012 Accord carries over largely unchanged; a USB port comes standard on all 2012 Accord models. The Accord benefitted from a facelift for 2011, and some new features and efficiencies brought improved fuel mileage ratings. The Accord sedan and coupe were last redesigned for 2008, when they grew in exterior dimensions and offered improved occupant safety.
Some of the Accord's competitors have been redesigned more recently. Others can be more fun to drive. Yet there may be none that match Accord's overall combination of polish, refinement, efficiency and choice. For that reason, the Honda Accord remains a benchmark among mainstream, midsize automobiles.
Model LineupHonda Accord LX Sedan ($21,380); LX-S Coupe ($22,980); LX-P Sedan ($23,180); SE Sedan ($23,930) EX Sedan ($24,305); EX Coupe ($24,655); EX V6 Sedan ($27,280); EX-L Coupe ($27,305); EX-L Sedan ($27,555); EX-L V6 Sedan ($29,630); EX-L V6 Coupe ($29,930)
Walk Around
All Honda Accord models got a mild styling makeover for 2011, and there are no significant changes for 2012. Known in the car business as a mid-cycle facelift, the 2011 changes are about as extensive as any car gets between complete redesigns. They re-emphasize the Accord's conservative, upscale appearance.
The current-generation Accord sedan was introduced as a 2008 model, and it's larger than any before it. Although it competes in the mid-size market segment, the sedan is classified a large car by the federal government, based on interior volume. The Accord is more than four inches longer that the Nissan Altima.
The two-door Accord coupe is smaller than the sedan, both visually and by exterior measurements. Every dimension, save width, is two to four inches shorter than the sedan. The coupe looks lighter, more lithe.
The 2011 styling updates for the sedan and coupe won't be obvious from across a parking lot, but they're noticeable in details at closer range. The sedan's front bumper and grille, wedged between angular, jewel-like light clusters were re-shaped. The effect is a slightly more pronounced snout than before. In back, the lip of the trunk lid and the taillights have been tweaked for a crisper, even more substantial look.
In general, the Accords maintain their contemporary yet notably conservative design, highlighted by a strong character line that slopes down and forward like that of the Acura TL, though the Hondas are much less angular than the Acuras. All Accord variants maintain the Honda hallmarks of narrow windshield pillars and a low cowl that promote good forward visibility. The sedan's rear door pillars have a pronounced kink popularized decades ago by BMW, and the four-door Accord might be mistaken from a distance as a BMW 5 Series or some other European luxury sedan.
Once seated, the Accord driver can see the hood and the top of the fenders where they meet the hood, but the forward edges of the car are not so visible. The swept-back headlight housings minimize protruding corners and ease maneuverability, though it takes some familiarity before the driver is certain exactly where the corners of the car are. Many of the Accord's design elements are a product of auto/pedestrian collision standards. The wiper arm mounts are designed to break away when hit, for example.
The Accord cabin is spacious, light and airy, with a thoughtful layout and plenty of elbow room. Everything you touch feels right for the price. Everything you need seems to be where you want it, and everyone on board will be comfortable.
Accord LX models deliver pleasing design and materials, with a variety of storage areas for modern conveniences like iPods and old-fashioned vices like a bottle of Coke. Stepping up to the Accord SE model adds leather upholstery and heated seats, but the basics like seat design and driver ergonomics are shared by all models.
The leather is high quality and perfectly tailored, and the driver's seat in most models has multiple power adjustments. There's good support for the long haul, but the seats are easy to slide in and out of during around-town errands. EX-L V6 models add a two-position memory for the driver's seat. Accord coupes make use of their longer front door panels by adding a return sweep and pull handle to the armrest trim.
Accord's standard tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel provides a good range of adjustment and compliments the driver's seat movement, so people of every size can find a good driving position. The shifter is right at hand, and the proper handbrake has short travel. The sunroof button, reading lights and a drop-down glasses holder are located in a mini-console above the rearview mirror.
There's a clear view of what's all around outside the Accord, and of the proven, extra-crisp dial-and-needle gauges inside. Accords equipped with the navigation system now come with a back-up camera, and it's valuable. The information display or navigation screen is inset under a shade at the same height as the gauges, so glare is controlled, and the screen can be viewed with polarized glasses.
Lights and wiper controls are stalks on the steering column. Honda's graphics for the variable intermittent wipers are among the simplest: Rather than bars, lines or dots of differing size, the Accord uses one raindrop for long interval and three raindrops for more frequent wiping.
Controls for audio and navigation sit below the navigation screen and center dash vents. On lower-line models, the big round knob controls volume; on others it is the interface through which you work through various menus. Even on fully equipped cars with navigation, the layout is less daunting than the number of buttons first suggests. One row of switches controls audio input (AM, XM, CD, etc.) and another row has six audio presets.
Climate controls are located to the sides of the center stack, so you needn't wait to approve the legal disclaimer on the screen before you can ask for heat or air conditioning. The climate switches were among the improvements made for 2011, with more frequently adjusted fan and temperature control positioned on the left side, closer to the driver, and less-frequently used buttons on the right side.
Convenience features aren't exclusive to high-trim models. The door locks, for example, have multiple functions on all models. With the key inserted, the lock cylinders can raise and lower the windows and open or close the sunroof by turning clockwise for up and counter-clockwise for down. The unlock button on the key fob will lower the power windows and open the moonroof when it's depressed for three seconds and then held. The available navigation system adds convenience with voice activation, which can handle a multitude of chores without a hand ever leaving the steering wheel.
Our complaints about the Accord cabin are minor: We wish there was more differentiation in the appearance of different types of controls (climate and audio, for example) for easier recognition while driving. The lumbar support on all front seats (regardless of power or upholstery) is stout, and several drivers wished for less of it. The front seats have lots of room around them, prompting some slender occupants to note that the door was too far away for a comfortable armrest or leg brace. To some extent, of course, this gripe is a function of a large interior space with room for large people. The width of the Accord translates directly into a wide cabin, especially in front. The center armrest is big enough for two adults to share.
Rear-seat passengers will have few complaints. Seat cushions and backrests carry right out to the door without wheelwell intrusion, and the rear doors offer easy ingress and egress. Six-footers can sit comfortably, even with one in the back seat behind one in the front seat. The center seat is well padded, and as such it loses a bit of headroom to the outer seats. There's nothing particularly fancy in the back of the Accord: adjustable air vents on the back end of the center console, decent cupholders, but no rear reading lamps.
Trunk space in the sedan is a class-average 14.7 cubic feet, in a fairly useful shape, and the contents need not be heaved waist-high to load in. The rear seatbacks fold for more cargo room, and there's a lock on the pass-through behind the armrest on some models. The navigation system's DVD-drive is remote mounted on the upper edge of the trunk, but it's protected by a stout steel band.
Honda's Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) comes standard in all Accord models except the base LX sedan, but we were hard-pressed to notice the noise difference between LX and EX. The Crosstour has an upgrade called Active Sound Control (ASC), which is more sophisticated than ANC, according to Honda. Whereas ANC deals specifically with the elimination of low decibel noise entering the cockpit, ASC has a much broader range, including the elimination of unwanted high frequency noise. We still weren't overwhelmed with the effect.
Vibration and engine buzz are minimal with the four-cylinder engine and negligible on the V6, so all Accords come across as very quiet. With everything off and the windows and roof closed, tire and road noise flow in first, but it's never anything more than background. Bottom line: The Accord is smooth and quiet with or without noise cancellation technology.
Driving Impressions
Nearly all Honda Accord models are well-balanced cars that are good at just about everything. Just about every car in this class is well balanced, to be sure. Mid-sized sedans are usually crafted as all-things-to-everyone vehicles, intended to appeal to the largest possible chunk of buyers. It's a question of which one gets the balance appropriate for a buyer's taste, and again the Accord settles somewhere near the middle.
We find the Accord nicely mannered, polished, pleasant and steady regardless of model, engine or transmission. It's comfortable, and perfectly predictable, regardless of body style. In general, the Accord comes across as firmer and a bit livelier than the Toyota Camry. It's softer and less edgy than the Nissan Altima.
The Accord has gotten bigger and heavier over the years, and it shows. The Accord sedan feels more like a mid-size luxury car on the road, less like a perfectly sorted, well-finished compact car. That evolution is hardly a bad thing, but it's safe to say that Accord has lost some of the spunk, or perhaps the fun, that launched it to the top of the sales charts decades ago.
Across the many Accord trim levels, the ride-handling balance varies over a narrow but distinguishable range. The softest-riding model is the Accord LX, by virtue of the softest suspension settings and 16-inch tires with a larger sidewall. The LX is also the lightest and best balanced model. Not as mellow as the Camry but gentler than much of the competition, the Accord LX handles bad roads with aplomb and basically goes where it's pointed. Electronic stability control helps get it back in line if it's pointed wrong.
The Accord LX stays relatively flat in the corners. It doesn't nosedive under braking, and it remains stable during left-right transitions on a winding road, or working through city clutter. Steering is light, direct, and makes quick work of a U-turn, though there isn't as much feedback about how hard the front tires are working as some Camrys and all Altima models offer.
Accord EX models have slightly firmer suspension calibrations, but most of what you'll notice comes from the lower profile tires on 17-inch wheels: more noise and vibration from lane divider dots, expansion joints, bridge seams, manhole covers. Apart from slightly quicker response to steering and braking commands, the EX is essentially the same easy-going Accord. Trips of any duration are accommodated comfortably, with a nice compromise between the isolated, creamy Camry and the adrenaline-induced Altima. Enthusiast drivers could live happily with an Accord sedan serving as a spouse's daily commuter, or they could opt for a V6 manual coupe.
The Accord Coupe trades a smidge of ride comfort for greater handling precision. Most of the change comes from larger anti-roll bars and lower weight. Tire specifications mirror those on the sedans.
Honda Motor Company is known as one of the world's fine engine manufacturers, and not one of the engines in the Accord line disappoints. Honda is also known for efficiency, and in that regard, every Accord sedan and coupe gained in fuel efficiency thanks to 2011's revisions. Improvements to vehicle aerodynamics, reductions in engine friction and new transmission gear ratios all contributed to higher mileage ratings. Fuel economy ratings for four-cylinder Accords improved by 2 mpg in the city and 3 mpg on the highway, and about 1 mpg for V6 models.
Fuel economy is an EPA City/Highway rating of 23/34 mpg for any four-cylinder Accord sedan, regardless of engine tune or transmission choice. Accord V6 sedans get an EPA-estimated 20/30 mpg. Four-cylinder coupes rate 22/33 mpg with automatic, 23/32 with manual; V6 coupes rate 19/29 with automatic, 17/26 with manual.
The Accord LX's 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine matches Nissan's 2.5-liter for horsepower, if not torque, with less fuss or raucousness. Compared to the 2012 Camry's four-cylinder, the Honda delivers one less horsepower and a bit less torque. But even though the Accord is the heavyweight of the three, its base engine's 177 horsepower is plenty to keep up with the Joneses, whether you choose the manual or automatic. The manual, though, makes for the livelier car.
Accord EX models get the same basic 2.4-liter engine with some minor changes and a higher rev limit, delivering 190 horsepower and besting nearly all the competition with no degradation in fuel economy. With the automatic this engine delivers instant downshifts and response for passing, but it upshifts at full-throttle well before redline. The console-mounted shifter has no manual mode, and the detente between Drive and D3 is soft, so we found ourselves checking the dash indicator to make sure we had selected the most economical choice.
The 5-speed manual requires low clutch effort, and the engine engages smoothly. The shifter offers good action, if not the short, crisp movement of some smaller Hondas we've driven. The manual allows a driver to get the most out of either four-cylinder engine, which will cleanly rev right past the marked redline. That lets a 177-horsepower 2.4 manual keep up with a 190-horsepower 2.4-liter automatic.
Of course, the 190-horsepower 2.4-liter and 5-speed manual are the most entertaining of all four-cylinder models, and this combination will appeal to that segment of the Accord audience that enjoys driving and believes shifting is done with hands and feet, not thumbs. If you don't know whether to choose the 177-horsepower or 190-horsepower version (setting aside trim considerations), ask yourself how often you floor the throttle and run your engine to redline. If the answer lies between never and seldom, then the 177-horsepower four will prove quite satisfactory.
The Accord's optional 3.5-liter V6 is rated 271 horsepower and 254 pound-feet of torque. That's more horsepower than both the Camry and Altima V6 engines (by a nose). The Honda V6 is smooth and quieter than the Altima's, and it has the latest version of Honda's Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) to improve economy.
Like GM and Chrysler systems designed to save gas on big V8s, VCM changes the number of operating cylinders at any given time to save fuel. The Honda V6 can run on six, four or three cylinders, depending on how much power the car needs to do what the driver wants it to do. The system is completely automatic and unnoticeable to the driver except for two things: an Eco light that illuminates on the dash when the system is on, and a slight hunting sensation as it switches back-and-forth between four and three cylinders at certain speeds. You'll need to be paying attention to notice that, however.
Accord coupes offer only the 190-horsepower version of the four-cylinder engine. It, and the V6 in coupes with an automatic, is identical to the engines in the sedan. The V6 used in the coupe with the manual transmission is different. Size and output are the same, but the unique coupe V6 has a different intake system that packs most of the power in the middle of the rpm range, and it eliminates the VCM fuel-saving system. The target buyer isn't springing for the sportiest model to save gas by letting pistons coast along for the ride.
The Accord EX V6 Coupe with manual transmission is the closest successor to Acura's defunct CL Type-S coupe, and it has a character all its own. This is most definitely the raciest car in the Accord line-up. The engine snarls and growls under a heavy foot, the shifter and clutch have more weight behind them, and the 235/45VR18 wheel and tire package adds another level to crispness and handling grip.
The Honda Accord is big on efficiency, whether that means getting the most power and range from a gallon of gas, delivering the most interior space for the exterior dimensions or providing the smoothest, quietest ride and highest level of crash protection with the least weight. Accord offers a range of four- and six-cylinder engines Every Accord is easy to operate, well-engineered and well-mannered. Moving four people comfortably or enjoying the long way home, any Accord is up to the task.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent G.R. Whale filed this report from Santa Monica, California. J.P. Vettraino contributed from Detroit, and John F. Katz from south-central Pennsylvania.


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EAU CLAIRE, Mich. (AP) -- A Krause has again won the annual cherry pit spitting contest in southwestern Michigan.
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PURSUANT to a resolution of the executive committee adopted at a
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Since it was necessary that the statement on the question should be issued promptly the committee has restricted its consideration to the questions most immediately at issue. It still has under consideration a number of related questions, such as treatment of valuation reserves in general.
The committee and the research department have carefully exam-ined the available literature, including memoranda issued by a special committee of the Institute in 1931 and 1933 (which seem to call for no substantial modification), and have discussed the subject with accountants and others actively engaged in practice in which such questions frequently arise. A statement by the committee is accord-ingly submitted.
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE Treatment of Earnings and Assets
1. The disturbed conditions abroad, and the uncertain future, make it necessary to reconsider the accounting treatment of assets, liabili-ties, losses, and gains involved in the conduct of foreign business, and included in the financial statements of United States companies.
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Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos
Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos (Greek: Χρυσόστομος Παπασαραντόπουλος , 1903-1972) was a pioneering missionary who laboured to spread the Orthodox faith in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Congo.
Greece 1903-1960
Childhood Years
Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos was born Christos Papasarantopoulos in 1903 in Vasilitsi, Messenia, Greece to Theodoros Papasarantopoulos and Stavroula Trigourea (afterwards Nun Sebastiani), the seventh child of the family. He was born into a devout Christian home, and from childhood he devoted his life to Christ. At the age of 10 he lost his father, and was forced to leave school in order to work. At 15 years of age he left his family home in secret and went to settle at the Koroni monastery in order to pursue his longing for the spiritual life; however he soon left this monastery since his relatives would visit him and beg him to return to the family. Afterwards, he went to Kalamata, to the then well-known Hermitage of Panagoulakis (Holy Monastery of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary),[note 1] known for its strict asceticism, and here he became a monk. The excesses of the Igumen there and the very strict lifestyle of that Hermitage overcame him and left him him with a permanent health problem.
Later Years
During the years 1920-1929 Archimandrite Chrysostomos stayed at the Holy Monastery of Gardikiou (Moni Gardikiou), in Messenia.[1] On May 4th 1926 he was ordained into the priesthood, and was appointed as the Igumen of that monastery. At some point he tonsured his mother as a Nun. For several years he served at the surrounding villages as the officiating priest. During this period Fr. Chrysostomos found time to complete his school studies (via Homeschooling), and undertook to learn the French language. After the disestablishement of the Monastery of Gardikiou (due to lack of personnel), Fr. Chrysostomos transferred to the Metochion of the Holy Monastery of Voulkano, Chrysokellaria, near Koroni.[note 2]
He then came to Athens and joined the Holy Monastery of the Bodiless Powers (Petraki),[note 3] where his main duty was that of father confessor for people of all ages and walks of life, becoming well respected and loved. In the years of occupation[note 4] Fr. Chrysostomos went to Edessa where he served as the General Hierarchical Vicar and Protosyngellos. Subsequently he was transferred to Kozani, Thessaloniki, and Athens, where he received his Secondary School Diploma. Afterwards he returned to Monastery of the Bodiless Powers (Petraki) in Athens, from where he determined to enroll in the University of Athens Theological School. At the age of 55, in 1958, he finally received his theological degree which he had so greatly desired.
During the course of his studies in Athens he came into contact with certain colleagues of African descent, who may have inspired him towards his forthcoming mission. In the event, after many years of faithful service in his native country, he experienced a strong leading, a true "Macedonian Call,"[note 5] to go as a missionary to Africa.[2]
Africa 1960-1972
At the age of 57 he decided to go on his mission to Africa. Both the Archbishop at that time and his friends tried to discourage him from going, citing his advanced age and medical condition. However during a trip to the Holy Land, he encountered the Patriarch of Alexandria Christophoros II from whom he obtained the blessing, and thus resolved to continue the mission.
He then came to Kenya. Learning a new language at that age was not easy, but within a year of arriving in Kenya, Father Chrysostomos could preach in Swahili. He also translated the Divine Liturgy and various Prayers into Swahili. Although no longer young, Father Chrysostomos displayed an energy, which a man half his age might have envied. He launched himself into a continual round of evangelizing, teaching and preaching. He had the qualities, which should be the hallmark of every priest: zeal, dedication, self-sacrifice, devotion to duty and, above all, holiness.[2]
For 10 years, Father Chrysostomos laboured in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, but all the time his spiritual vision was fixed on another territory, where the flag of Orthodoxy had not at that time been raised: the country which is today called the Democratic Republic of Congo.[note 6] In 1970 Father Chrysostomos went to live in Congo to begin a new mission there, staying there for two years, that is, for the remainder of his life.
Father Chrysostomos continued his labours until his death. On December 13, 1972 while travelling from Kananga to Lubumbashi he was overcome by profuse nose-bleeding. He returned to Kananga, celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Christmas Day, and ultimately fell asleep in the Lord on December 29, 1972.[note 7]
Father Chrysostomos opened the road for modern Orthodox missionary activity in Africa. He started out at 57 years of age all by himself without any aid, and found himself in Africa preaching the word of the Gospel. After labouring for twelve years across Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Congo, and having learned the Swahili and French languages at a relatively old age, he fell asleep in Africa having started a huge task which was continued with great success.
Today, much progress has been made in evangelizing Congo, and there is a Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in Kinshasa. Father Chrysostomos was the pioneer, who laid the foundations, on which the superstructure of Orthodoxy in Congo was raised up. Kenya is not a small country, but Congo is more than four times the size of Kenya. Father Chrysostomos was always on the move, travelling widely. His life was a continuous round of travelling, preaching, baptizing, planting churches and celebrating the Divine Liturgy. The greatest desire of his heart was to spread Orthodoxy to Congo, and in this, he was marvellously successful. He was a perfectly humble man, full of the Holy Spirit, a truly altruistic person who remains relatively unknown even today.[2]
See also
- ↑ Hermitage of Panagoulakis in Kalamata, Greece (Greek: Ιερά Μονή Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου Παναγουλάκη). This monastery is currently Old Calendarist and not in communion with the Church of Greece.
- ↑ (Greek: Παλαιά Ιερά Μονή Βουλκάνου). This Byzantine monastery dates from the year 725 A.D. according to tradition.
- ↑ (Greek: Ιεράς Μονής Ασωμάτων - Πετράκη)
- ↑ Second World War, and the ensuing Greek Civil War.
- ↑ Acts 16:6-10.
- ↑ Previously called Zaire.
- ↑ A very close co-worker with Father Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos in East Africa had been a Greek Archimandrite named Athanasios Anthidis, who offeried his mission work there for many years. On Christmas 1980, Father Athanasios traveled to India to begin a systematic Orthodox Mission in the rural area of Arambah, in West Bengal. After he passed away in 1990, he was suceeded a year later by priest-monk Fr. Ignatios Sennis, who came to Calcutta to continue the mission. (Censer, Dec. 1998)
- ↑ Holy Metropolis of Messenia. Holy Monastery of Gardikiou.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya. Sermon at a Memorial Service for the Pioneer Missionary Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, at the Church of St. Paul, Kagira, 29 December, 1993. Adventures in the Unseen, Volume 1. Orthodox Research Institute, 2004. pp.115-119.
- Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya. Sermon at a Memorial Service for the Pioneer Missionary Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papasarantopoulos, at the Church of St. Paul, Kagira, 29 December, 1993. Adventures in the Unseen, Volume 1. Orthodox Research Institute, 2004. pp.115-119. ISBN 9780974561851
- Holy Metropolis of Messenia. Holy Monastery of Gardikiou.
- Stephen Hayes. Orthodox Mission in Tropical Africa. Missionalia (Journal of the Southern African Missiological Society).
Greek sources
- Χρυσόστομος Παπασαραντόπουλος at the Greek Wikipedia.
- Aναμνηστικός τόμος Ελληνικής Εταιρείας Ορθοδόξου Εξωτερικής Ιεραποστολής. Αρχιμανδρίτης Χρυσόστομος Παπασαραντόπουλος. Θεσσαλονίκη 1974. Επιμέλεια: Π.Δ.Παπαδημητρακόπουλου.
- Περιοδικό "Φως Εθνών". Ορθοδόξου Ιεραποστολής "Ο Πρωτόκλητος", τεύχος 114.
- Aρχιμ. Χαρίτων Πνευματικάκις. Στην Αφρική για το Χριστό ο Αρχιμανδρίτης Χρυσόστομος Παπασαρντόπουλος.
External Links
- Πανελλήνιος Χριστιανικός Όμιλος Ορθοδόξου Ιεραποστολής (Orthodox Missionary Website - in Greek)
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X-MEN: SEASON ONE Aims for New Readers with Old Characters
First announced last month, Marvel's "Season One" line of original graphic novels aims to reach beyond the traditional comic book shop audience and get fresh stories in the hands of folks new to comics.
The first crop arrives in early 2012, with books focusing on the Fantastic Four, X-Men, Spider-Man and Daredevil — some of Marvel's most well-known characters, and all ones who have received wider recognition due to movies, TV shows and video games. The twist is that these books are set within the established continuity of the Marvel Universe, taking decades-old concepts and placing them in a modern context.
The format itself is an unusual one for Marvel. Though the company has a rich history with graphic novels dating back to Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's Silver Surfer in 1978, it's become extremely rare for them to release material in the format without first putting out single issues. The Season One books clock in at 136 pages, with a cover price of $24.99.
X-Men: Season One is scheduled for March 2012, and revisits the original lineup of Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Iceman and Angel — mentored by Professor X, of course — through the contemporary interpretation of writer Dennis Hopeless (Lovestruck, Marvel's upcoming Legion of Monsters) and artist Jamie McKelvie (Phonogram, Generation Hope). Beyond the old-school X-roster, the book's also got antagonists in the form of Magneto, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and the Sentinels.
Newsarama spoke via email with Hopeless and McKelvie about working in the original graphic novel format, attracting non-traditional comic book readers, their love for the original team and the undeniable appeal of Unus the Untouchable. And while you're reading, check out seven pages of exclusive X-Men: Season One interior art from McKelvie.Newsarama: Dennis, X-Men: Season One, like all the Season One books, are in the original graphic novel format. In what ways does writing a 136-page one-shot story affect your approach?
Dennis Hopeless: Our story is actually split into somewhat self-contained chapters. I wrote it just like I would a miniseries.
I guess I took the "Season One" thing literally because it's structured a lot like a short television series. One story told in 5 episodes.
Nrama: Jamie, similar question for you — from your perspective as an artist, does the format change your strategy at all? And what makes it ideal for attracting new readers, as is the goal of the Season One books?
Jamie McKelvie: Not really that much different — although I spent a lot of time at the beginning of the project working on the look of the characters, because I'm going to have to happy with them for a whole book's worth of pages!
For new readers, it's a nice solid chunk of story, taking in the early adventures of the original crew, learning how to work together, how to live together... it's a great story in itself but it'll hopefully also provide a springboard into the current comics for anyone wanting to check them out.Nrama: Dennis, since you yourself are new to Marvel, is it pretty easy for you to write for a wider audience?
Hopeless: Wow, I dunno. I think the project itself makes it easier to write for new readers.
Continuity can be intimidating to the uninitiated. But these stories take place before most of the continuity happened. The reader doesn't need to have read anything else when they pick up a Season One book. As far as they're concerned, this is Marvel Universe day one.
I'm an X-Men fan, so I have plenty of that history rolling around in my head. But all I had to re-read for research was those first few Stan and Jack issues. Our story takes place in and around that handful of early X-Men stories.
Nrama: This is your first time writing the X-Men. You noted that you're a fan — what do you like about the team?
Hopeless: I'm a lifer. I can't remember not loving the X-Men.
It's just such a great premise. You have mutant teenagers trying to figure themselves out in a world that hates and fears them. And a rich bald mindreader who thinks he can change the world by training kids to be freedom fighters. That's brilliant.
I love writing the original five as teenagers. They're all messed up in such interesting ways. They trip over their own feet and hurt each other's feelings and fall in love every ten minutes. Just like we all did. But these are X-Men, so afterward they have to go out and fight Magneto.Nrama: So do you see any similarities between the themes you're working with in X-Men: Season One and any of your past work?
Hopeless: It's so hard to talk about theme without sounding like a tool. So bear with me.
I tend to write about the challenge of growing up. As a kid, I thought that at some point you get old and transform into an adult. But the older I get, the more I realize that never happens. You just fake it the best you can and hope nobody calls you out.
Life is a process and we all stumble trying to get from one stage of it to the next, everyone moving at their own pace.
X-Men: Season One is about five kids trying to grow up into superheroes.
Nrama: On the other hand, Jamie, you've drawn a fair amount of X-Men comics in recent years. This is focused on the original five, though. How much of a fan are you of that lineup? And what's your take on the classic X-Men costume designs? They obviously have a timeless element to them, as they've been returned to (in one form or another) many times throughout X-history.
McKelvie: Oh, I love the original gang. It's great fun to put my little spin on them visually. Each character is so distinctive and has their own personality that just begs to be brought out in the drawing.
Costume design was a bit of a balancing act — we're modernizing the story, but at the same time need to keep things in a fairly tight continuity with what's gone before. The original costumes have a lot of charm, but are a product of their time. If I just drew them straight into the book they would look out of place. So we took the strong visual elements Kirby gave them - the colour blocks, the masks - and made some subtle changes to modernize it. Hopefully that means that while they won't look weird, they also won't confuse anyone seeing the original costumes turn up in the main books.Nrama: Dennis, how much of a fan are you of the classic group? Hopeless: It's the perfect team because for them everything is new.
There's no precedent for them to follow. No past X-Men success stories to boost their confidence. For all they know, Xavier might be a crackpot. The whole thing is just an experiment that at this point and I love that uncertainty.
Nrama: Though it is the classic team from the '60s, things are clearly being modernized in the Season One comics. Dennis, what can you discuss about that process? Is it pretty easy to put the original X-Men team and villains in a contemporary context?
Hopeless: Well, we've modernized the setting but the basic continuity hasn't changed at all.
I look at it like this, everything from Stan Lee's run happened just like we remember. I wrote the story to take place in between (and in some cases during) those existing moments. That stuff is bedrock.
The only change is that for our purposes, those things happened yesterday not 50 years ago. The danger room has virtual reality. Xavier has an iPad. The kids use smart phones. It's the same story, we've just wound the clock forward a bit.
It requires the same sort of suspension of disbelief we all use to justify 30-something heroes who were teenagers in 1963.Nrama: Jamie, since these are in-continuity stories, how much interpretation are you able to exert visually? Are things pretty locked in to how they appeared design-wise, or are you able to exert a good amount of your own visual influence? (Will Unus the Untouchable still be in a red bodysuit with the pattern over his crotch?)
McKelvie: Again, it's a balancing act. The general world is modernized — from the Danger Room to the clothes the kids wear — but it's on a case-by-case basis. Magneto's costume design is so strong and iconic, it really doesn't need anything doing to it — I mean, he's still wearing it in the main books now, right? There's a reason for that. But the X-Mansion gets an overhaul, the kids dress like, well, modern kids, and so on.
Nrama: On that same note, can you describe a bit what you're doing to bring things up to speed with the modern day?
McKelvie: Firstly, making the kids look like teenagers you might see on the street today. I think that's really important — as an industry we can be kind of inward-looking at times, and with a book like this, where you're hopefully reaching out to new readers, you need a link to the real world to bring them in. Then you can hit them in the face with the costumes and the powers and so on.
Not literally, of course.Beyond that, just trying to make it look and feel like it could be happening in the real world of today. And hopefully making it cool — those 60s Marvel comics were cool, you know? They were a product of that same pop culture era that made TV like The Avengers (Mrs. Peel!) and The Saint. I want to try to capture a kind of modern version of that.
Nrama: Since the Season One books are in continuity, how much consideration was given to making the story "fit"? And is it a challenge to write a story featuring a major villain like Magneto that wouldn't have affected anything that comes after.
Hopeless: It was a challenge, sure. I obviously couldn't have them defeat Magneto once and for all. But there's plenty of room for more story in between the original issues. We just had to look for the right spots to drop it in and make sure everything fit back together after.
Our story is more about these kids coming together as a team than it is about any one fight.Besides, if you go back and look at those issues, the villains aren't defeated as much as thwarted. The same ones pop up again and again. It's not inconceivable that the X-Men would have fought Magneto or The Blob a couple extra times.
Nrama: Wanted to ask about the use Unus the Untouchable, a definitely Silver Age-y type of character that hasn't seen too much use in the current comics. What do you like about the character, and what inspired you to use him?
Hopeless: Ha. "Unus" is the very first word written at the top of my plot outline. X-Men #8 is incredible.Hank quits the team to become a professional wrestler. His first match is against Unus the Untouchable, a mutant wrestler whose power is that it's impossible to touch him. Hank takes a beating in the ring and before long, The X-Men have to figure out a way to defeat the untouchable menace.
How can you not love that?
On top of me just really liking Unus, that issue marks an important turning point for Hank. It's the first time we see him use science to solve a problem. Up until issue #8, Hank was written more arrogant than intellectual. Basically just a loudmouthed jock. But here we see him use his brilliant mind to solve a problem when his fists fail him. That's huge. It foreshadows everything Hank will become. I had to put it in.Got a comment? There's lots of conversation on Newsarama's FACEBOOK and TWITTER!


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May 2001 - Newsletter 67
The countryside around here is at it's best right now. The grass and the trees are beginning to look green and lush and lovely. In the lanes the banks are full of primroses, violets and cowslips. The woods are showing the first hint of bluebell and it's very difficult to equate all this beauty with the absolute disaster afflicting Cumbria and Devon and other parts of Britain. Of course, if you live in the country you are bound to be affected. Some of the farmers around here winter sheep from up north and they have not been able to ship them back home for lambing so there are a lot of lambs skipping about with Dorset accents instead of Yorkshire ones. Fortunately though we have had no cases of foot and mouth in Dorset. I'm sure the side effects will go on for months. The saddest person in around here is the one who nicked half a bucket of disinfectant from outside a farm gate in Pulham about a month ago.
We have had a few bookings postponed and a Caravan Club Rally cancelled but I don't think the crisis will prove too problematical for us. I am trying to keep the web site information a little more up to date and certainly any changes that are thrust upon us (such as the concert at Barrow Gurney on the 12th of May) will be quickly displayed on it. If you are worried about changes, cancellations etc. you can always write to PO Box 3, Sherborne, ring 01935 814611 or, of course, use the jolly old e-mail at email@example.com. Yetminster Fair is definitely on by the way.
New Recording
We are rehearsing like mad for a new CD/Cassette for Bob Barratt at Grasmere Music and will go into the studio from Monday May 7th until the 11th to record same. (Yes, I know the 7th is a bank holiday and all of you will be swaning around on Weymouth Beach or some such foot and mouth free spot but there are those among us of have to work). We have no idea what the finished product will be called but there will be one or two familiar songs on the which we don't have currently on CD such as 'Bread & Fishes' and 'D Day Dodgers'. The rest will be mostly new material for us although some of the songs, such as 'Scarborough Fair', will surely ring a bell. The idea is a sort of follow up to 'The Folk Music of England' CD and Pete has been scouring the archives for tunes with names which represent the four corners of England. The last list I saw looked pretty impressive. If things go according to plan (and with Bob Barratt in charge they usually do) the release date will be sometime in September. I will obviously be giving it a good old plug in Newsletter 68 when title etc. will be revealed.
Old Recordings
More and more people are talking about collecting our old recordings. We hear of bargains picked up in local Oxfam shops, markets etc. across the UK and, occasionally, of somewhat outrageous prices charged by dealers who specialise in LPs. There's a great deal of fun and satisfaction in poking around charity shops and finding a bargain, no matter what you collect, with the added bonus of knowing that you are passing on some cash to a good cause. There are lots of Yetties LPs out there but a lot of you may not realise what you are looking for. The list goes something like this:
Acorn Records 1968 Festival At Towersey
(with other artists)
1969 Fifty Stones of Loveliness
1970 Who's A-Fear'd
BBC Records 1971 Folk on Friday
(with other artists)
Argo records 1970 Keep A Runnin
1971 Our Friends
1971 The World of Irish Dancing
(disguised as O'Dalaigh's Ceilidh Band)
1971 The World of Folk
(with other artists)
1972 Dorset Is Beautiful
1972 Cyril Tawney In Port
(background vocals and instruments)
1972 Bob Arnold Mornin' All
(background vocals and instruments)
1973 All At Sea
1974 Up In Arms
(with Sherborne Town band in support)
1974 The World of The Countryside
(with other artists)
1975 The World of The Yetties
1975 The Yetties of Yetminster
1975 Let's Have A Party
1977 Cider With Rosie
(background music to Laurie Lee's reading of his own book)
1979 Tess of the d'Urbervilles
(background music to Moira Shearer's reading)
Decca Records 1976 The Village band
(with Sherborne Town band)
1977 Up Market
1978 Dorset Style
1978 Focus On The Yetties
(double album)
1979 In Concert
ASV Records 1981 A Little Bit of Dorset
1981 A Proper Job
1986 The Yetties
1988 The Musical Heritage of Thomas Hardy
(double album)
1989 Singing All The Way
1990 The Fiddler Knows
(more music from The Hardy collection)
White Hart Records 1983 Cider & Song
1984 The Sound of Cricket
(with John Arlott)
1984 The Banks of Newfoundland
1985 Top Of The Crops
1989 Play It Again
Conifer Records 1990 Out In The Green Fields
1991 Looking For The Sunshine
If I have missed any I do apologise to those who know better but my collection is not full. ARGO and Decca also released singles when we were with them but I'm not sure exactly when and I only have a couple of these. The rest of the recordings are still available, see the Sales page. Meanwhile, best of luck with your record harvest.


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MUTEK.ES Previews: Interview with Deadbeat and Danuel Tate
Before their show at the Soiree MUTEK in Barcelona, to launch the new Micro MUTEK program, we caught up with two Canadian artists
Chris Mann - November 22, 2012
Since Deadmau5 confessed back in June that he, and some other electronic artists, just press play on stage, the debate over authenticity and what artists are really doing behind the laptop has become one of the defining themes of the year. Before their show at the Soiree MUTEK in Barcelona, to launch the new Micro MUTEK program, we caught up with two Canadian artists, Deadbeat and Danuel Tate, both of whom have spent the majority of their careers playing live, and who have developed some informed and experienced opinions on the current 'state of play'. Danuel Tate, a keyboardist and vocalist, has dazzled MUTEK audiences in several of their incarnations (Montreal, Mexico, Barcelona) many times, in the context of live performance, as a member of Cobblestone Jazz, but also with his recent solo sets. Scott Monteith, aka Deadbeat, has also continuously challenged the live format, through his own command of software and hardware, but also by working with visual collaborators such as Lillevan, and by constantly updating his set courtesy of the new material derived from his prolific studio output. Danuel and Scott mused on man versus machine, the stigma of devices, the nature of jamming, and being Canadian.
Q: Let's talk about the show tonight. What are you going to be playing? DJing or playing live?
SM: We're both going to be playing live, I think?
DT: Yep!
Q: Are you going to play together as you obviously just collaborated on the single "Lazy Jane"?
DT: Maybe at the end.
SM: Yeah, maybe at the end.
Q: How are you going to do it? Is Danuel going to sing and play keyboards?
SM: We're just going to go for it. Just jam.
Q: How much of your recording is jamming and how much is pre-meditated?
SM: The recorded stuff is all jamming really. A case in point is when Dan was in Berlin last year. I sent him a rhythm, an idea for a tune that became "Lazy Jane." Two weeks before that I was thinking "Hey, I´ve been hearing you on this. Here it is." We were like four hours in the studio and it became three mixes.
Q: So what did you hear about Danuel in the track then? The voice particularly. But were you also playing keyboards?
DT: Yes. We had a piano there, and The Mole was there too.
SM: And the organ, what was that? The Farfisa! The Farfisa Compact was on that tune as well.
DT: Didn't we layer some keyboards?
SM: Not so much of it ended up in the final mix. Those mixes are mostly my beats and Dan's voice. That's the bottom line. That's one of the good things about jamming. You get a whole big mess and then you just start deleting.
DT: Pretty nice for me really! [Laughs] It's pretty easy!
Q: Scott didn't you used to play in a band before you started doing electronics?
SM: I used to play bass in a band called Lucidity when I was 16 years old.
Q: So how do you find the jamming on the electronic gear compared to the band?
SM: I'm a terrible musician. I don't play bass, piano, guitar or drums or anything very well, so electronic gear is fucking great for me because I can actually contribute something of substance that doesn't involve dexterity.
Q: What about you Danuel, you are obviously very good with the piano. How much jamming are you doing live now?
DT: I think it's like sharing [the creative experience] with the gear. So it's like a simulation or whatever, where the line between… you can feel really exposed if you are just playing a piano in a club, but if you are playing a piano that's gated and this and that it's… a lot of criticism is out there where people are saying music is going downhill because of these ways that you can use gear to enhance the way you sound and feel. It's as if you were giving the robot, or whatever you want to call it, the technology, some of the artistry, so it's more of a sharing between the human and the technology. I think, in my opinion, music is getting better.
SM: I can also say that I think Dan is a great example of a mind blowingly talented musician, like an example of when the human choice aspect of it [music making] is really prevalent. The first time Cobblestone Jazz played MUTEK at Metropolis, Mat [Mathew Jonson] and Tyger Dhula going for it for probably a good 40 minutes or so before Dan touched any keys, you know. And then they played "Dumptruck" and destroyed the place. It was that human notion of wait, wait, wait…waiting for that moment to actually come and be ready: "Ok, this is my time!" and bang! And then going for it. That's something that not even the smartest robot in the world is going to be able to figure out.
DT: Intuition, right. So we get to think on a higher level a little bit, instead of being right down the bottom playing everything note for note, every chord that goes by in the track. You get to think about it on, not a higher level, but a different level.
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The store's manager noticed that something was wrong when he got to work.
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With a second consecutive home game looming on Saturday, the Dynamo are maintaining their level of intensity in training sessions this week in the hopes of notching back-to-back wins for the first time all season. Saturday's contest against Philadelphia (7:30 p.m.) will kick off a stretch of three games in eight days - Houston's second such stretch already this year - and holds extra significance as the Dynamo's final home contest before the World Cup break.
At Tuesday's training, under typically scorching Houston heat, the Dynamo ran through several six-minute sessions of half-field 11 v. 11 games before wrapping up at the end of a normal 90-minute session. However, when assistant coach John Spencer called several of the younger players over for extra conditioning, the entire squad volunteeerd to stay around to participate.
That meant 15-20 more minutes of short-range sprints for all the field players, with Spencer, head coach Dominic Kinnear, and first-year assistant coach Wade Barrett all yelling encouragement. With a home-field advantage like the Houston heat, Dynamo players intend to be prepared. The regimen also showcased the players' commitment to each other, as most players made a point of slapping hands with each other player once the running had finally come to a halt.
The conditioning had to be an eye-opener for one of the less familiar faces in training, Dynamo Academy midfielder Josue Soto. Currently between his junior and senior years at SMU, Soto was one of the first players to join the Dynamo Academy in early 2007 and is part of the Academy's first class to rise to be college seniors. He and SMU teammate Pana Vasquez (Cy Falls H.S.) have been invited to join first-team training sessions at times this summer, and other Academy players could follow suit. Vasquez is slated to begin training next week.
The left-footed Soto played central midfield for one team - made up mostly of non-starters from Saturday - alongside Sammy Appiah and had two standout moments in the session, once setting up Bobby Boswell for a goal with a well-weighted pass and another time creating space to fire a shot from the top of the box that went just wide.
Canadians Andrew Hainault and Pat Onstad (national team) and Adrian Serioux (personal) remained absent from training, but Hainault and Onstad are expected back for Thursday's practice session. Geoff Cameron was also on hand Tuesday, walking on crutches.
In related news, Dominic Oduro did extra finishing after practice and reports that his shoes are still HOT from Saturday's goal. Vote now for Oduro (or Danny Cruz) for Goal of the Week.
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