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A few dramatic, frightening opening bars… a prelude to a sad and slow theme. Then, drama, again. And then: melancholy. This string quartet expresses a lot of feelings: distress, a cry for help, a longing for deliverance, a certain bitterness, the memory of past joys and injuries, of youthful lust and glory – time flies and before we realize it, we are confronted with our own finiteness.
In 1882-83, Bedrich Smetana wrote String Quartet No. 2 in D Minor, JB 1:124, the last quartet he would write. In a letter to his friend Josef Srba the composer, deaf by then, presents his difficulties with the work, his misgivings and fears. He worked on it despite his doctor's orders to refrain from all musical activity. The first public performance took place on 3 January 1884 in Prague, the score was not published until 1889, five years after Smetana's death. I call my own a very nice recording by the Pavel Haas Quartet.
Operas on nationalist themes
Smetana is the first Czech nationalist composer and was at his time the leader of a new style of Czech opera composers. "The Bartered Bride" became his best known operatic work, while the symphonic poem "Ma Vlast" (see a previous post) became his most famous orchestral works. Smetana's chamber music is less well-known; many pieces are considered lost or survived only as fragments.
The composer was born into a brewer's family that had achieved a certain standard of living. Chamber music was frequently heard at Smetana's home and his father initiated young Bedrich to music when the boy was four years old. Smetana learnt to play the violin and the piano in his spare time. If he had had his way, he would have become a music student, but his father had other ideas and enrolled him in a humanistic college. In 1840, Smetana abandoned school and started to perform in an amateur quartet, "attracted […] more to the social and cultural life of Prague", as Oxford Music Online puts it. His passion for music is attested by a list of early compositions in his diary of 1841. Only one of these pieces survives intact: his polka "Louise" for piano.
First steps as a pianist and composer
The break with his father was inevitable, but Smetana completed his studies under the supervision of an older cousin, teaching at a clerical Gymnasium in Plzen. Smetana composed mainly dance and salon pieces for piano. In 1844, he became a music teacher of the family of Count Leopold Thun. His hopes rested on a career as a pianist, but he lacked the flexibility required by extended touring, and his attempts in this direction failed. In 1848, he founded a music institute that helped him out of his financial distress.
1848 was a year marked by revolutionary ambitions all over Europe, and Smetana started to compose pieces that expressed his political convictions focusing on a sense of national awakening. But he did not get the recognition he thought he deserved, the only person truly encouraging him was Franz Liszt. In 1856 Smetana emigrated to Sweden. His teaching activities in Gothenburg secured him a steady income and he achieved one of his long-term goals: becoming a conductor. With a local ensemble he performed works written by Händel, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Wagner – and Smetana. However, being so far from the cultural centers of Europe, meant to a certain degree artistic isolation.
Returning to Prague
In the mean time, his wife had died, and during a visit in his home country he had set his sights on the sister-in-law of his brother as his second wife. In 1860, he returned to Prague, just in time for the opening of the Provisional Theatre in 1861, which had a high demand for Czech plays and opera. Smetana gave concerts to make his name known, wrote symphonic poems and operas gravitating more and more around nationalist themes, a musical development in line with Smetana's growing patriotic feelings as a Czech (as opposed to be just a citizen of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire).
This later phase secured Smetana his deserved place in the history of European and Czech music. However up to his death, he harboured bitter resentments at the perceived failure to reach recognition as a national composer. In 1882, a year before he started to compose his final string quartet, he wrote: "'I do not write in the style of any famous composer, I admire only their greatness, taking for myself everything that I recognize as good and beautiful and above all truthful in art."
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In the first nine months of two-thousand and eight everything was smooth sailing for the big shipping companies, especially for the largest shipping firm in the world—Maersk. But, the storm was brewing the last quarter of the year and since the beginning of 2009 it hasn't been smooth sailing for them or any other shipping company.
The shipping giant reported 3rd quarter losses of $778 million and expects losses to exceed $1 billion for the year. This shipping news doesn't raise enthusiasm for a recovering economy.
In a recent article by John W. Miller in the Wall Street Journal, "Maersk Signals Slow Sailing Ahead," Maersk CEO, Nils Smedegaard Andersen sees rough sailing through 2010. Paraphrasing Mr. Andersen, "the shipping industry in general will remain under pressure in 2010."
Maersk is not the only shipping company with "The Shipping Blues." Neptune Orient Lines Ltd expects losses of $636 million this year. HHLA AG said its 2009 container revenue would fall 30%. And the bankruptcy of Eastwind Maritime a few months ago reduces global fleet size, but still exposes the fragility of shipping companies under current economic conditions.
Under the pressures of a trade boom bubble that could possibly burst, shipping companies stand to lose billions more through the next couple of years. The industry bet heavily on a fervent global economy and many placed orders for new ships during the height of the economic growth. Now they are scrambling to cancel orders, delay deliveries, or negotiate drastically lower prices.
There is at least some slightly positive shipping news. After the worst September at the Port complex of Los Angeles and Long Beach in 9 years, exports were up in October at the Port of Los Angeles. Ronald D. White who has been covering the West Coast ports, reported the increase in exports in his Los Angeles Times article, "Tide may be changing at Port of L.A."
Despite the increase in exports at L.A., exports were down at Long Beach 10.1 % and imports were down at the 5 biggest West Coast ports by 14.2% in October compared to a year ago. It will difficult to see a 'real' recovery until shipping recovers.
Maersk and other shipping companies have been badly bruised by the economic slowdown and it appears it may take a long time for that bruise to heal. As shipping goes, so goes the economy.

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Local blogs on both sides weighed in, both as to why this might be reasonable, and why this was possibly wrong.
Today, HoCoMoJo posted an interview with Katie Essing, general manager of the Mall, and they brought up some interesting points. She emphasized that the policy focuses on behavior and an acceptable code of conduct. The process of rule 'education' and enforcement sounds pretty reasonable in this interview - and she surprised me by admitting there were times when security might have acted inappropriately (in general terms).
I didn't blog about this, though I did read the article and some of the responses. And I'm pretty much blogging about it now because I have some thoughts, after the Mall's response - not because I suddenly feel qualified to do so.
To be honest, I thought a lot of the interview rang like non-specific damage control.
Example: Essing hemmed and hawed about specific question in which a commenter on Tale of Two Cities mentioned seeing people literally washing themselves (bathing, so to speak) in the bathroom at 9am. When Bittner asked her if that was a violation of conduct, this was her response.
"Well, that would be a tough one. . . . I think it would be a determination of is it a normal use of the bathroom, you know, or is it crossing a line where it would make other guests feel uncomfortable."
To me, that's sort of like the age old question: if a tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound? Or, if someone's offended by a joke, is that what makes it inappropriate?
Just sayin'.
She did go on to say that it was a behavior she would want reported to security. It just seemed strange that, if there is a code of conduct in the mall, that a case like this wouldn't be a clear decision. It seems to boil down to two things: making patrons comfortable, and the fact that the mall is private property.
The interview did not address the allegation made by the WaPo reporter that he was ejected from the premises, and I was surprised that the interview didn't address that at all. Was his behavior in violation of the mall's code of conduct?
"A few minutes later, security guards appeared and ordered a Washington Post reporter to leave the grounds. One guard said interviewing people without permission constituted solicitation and warned that police would charge the reporter with criminal trespassing if summoned."
Good thing he didn't try to bathe.
The article includes a take on the ejection from the ACLU:
Deborah A. Jeon of the ACLU of Maryland said that although malls are private property, owners do not have an unfettered right to ban people.
"Anybody who's committing a crime could be removed from the property," said Jeon, who helped resolve a dispute over homeless persons' access to shopping centers in Baltimore and Cecil counties. "But people who have legitimate business there and aren't doing any harm, getting a cup of coffee or talking to a friend - there's no reason the mall should be interested in removing such people."
I am glad to hear that the Mall is trying to work with nonprofits that assist the homeless and recognize the challenges this population faces during the winter, especially. I'm sure that their job is not easy. Still, was the Post reporter truly being disruptive, or was the Mall trying to avoid embarrassment?
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Cleveland Clinic pain management specialist Robert Bolash, MD, says, "A number of therapies are achieving much more than modest pain reduction in the rating scale for pain intensity that patients have become accustomed to – the zero to 10 pain scale."
A recent clinical trial looked at a new form of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and found that chronic pain was reduced for patients. The new SCS was compared with conventional SCS in patients with back and leg pain caused by common spine pain diagnoses, including failed back syndrome, nerve root pain (radiculopathy) and degenerative disk disease.
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Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a challenging pain condition. A recent clinical trial of a new type of neuromodulation device may advance the treatment model for patients. Standard practice calls for dorsal column stimulation, but the new device was applied to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) near the spinal nerve. This led to 70 percent of patients achieving an 80 percent decrease in pain, compared to 52 percent with conventional SCS. "This new placement may also help to conserve battery life," says Dr. Bolash.
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If you know me in person, I open pretty much every conversation with podcast recommendations. I really got into podcasts first through This American Life and Serial, and when I discovered My Favorite Murder, I was 100% hooked. Since everyone knows about My Favorite Murder, I haven't included it in my list… Here are 16 (yes, 16!) podcasts that I really enjoy. One of the first things I do every day is refresh my Podcast feed to see what new episodes are there! Listening to podcasts while cleaning, knitting, driving, or doing my makeup is the BEST.
I discovered most of these podcasts from friends, or on other podcasts that I like, so I wanted to share them in case you haven't heard about them either! Podcasts that I find Relative To My Interests include:
- Comedy that isn't obnoxious or abrasive. Mostly from women, but some guys do this great. I love very risque comedy, but especially with true-crime/comedy there is a fine line between hilarious and horrifying. (This is the reason that I don't recommend Last Podcast on the Left).
- Beauty stuff, obviously
- True Crime, especially really good serious investigative podcasts OR stuff about serial killers OR true crime/comedy mashups like My Favorite Murder
- Horror, especially that which presents a creative use of the podcast medium
So, here we go with my top 17!
- The No Sleep Podcast. Okay, if I had known what this actually was I might not have started listening to it, but trust me, it's GOOD. This is a series of well-produced and well-acted stories from r/creepypasta. That concept sounds dumb to me but honestly they are riveting and scary AF. Some of the stories are a little hit or miss but the ones that are good are SO GOOD. The episode that got me hooked is S9 E20, the story My Brother Ben, Who Was Adopted. It took a very disturbing and unexpected turn…
- Radiotopia Showcase' The Polybius Conspiracy. First of all, yes, these are real interviews with real people. During much of the 7-episode arc I was wondering if it was actually fiction and it took a little bit of googling to figure out for sure. The basic premise is that there is a man who gives street tours in Portland, OR focused on a mythical video game urban legend. That's all I want to tell you about it–it takes turns and leaves you wondering even after the last one.
- The Dollop. The "brother" podcast to My Favorite Murder: one of the co-hosts was Karen Kilgariff's "first comedy boyfriend". From their opening line: The Dollop is a bi-weekly* American History Podcast. Every week, Dave Anthony reads a story to his friend, Gareth Reynolds, who has no idea what the topic is going to be about. I have learned so much from this podcast, and it's always hilarious. Even though the hosts are two cis-men who often say pretty graphic off-color things, they are pretty "woke" when it comes to sexism, racism, and our historical atrocities.
- My Dad Wrote a Porno. As far as I can tell, everyone's already listening to this, but just in case… This is three British comedians: a gay man, a cis/het man, and a woman; one of them reads aloud to the other two from his father's series of really, really bad erotic novels. I have laughed harder from this podcast than anything in years. It will bring you joy, I promise.
- You Must Remember This. Probably the most impeccably researched and well-produced podcast I've ever heard. You Must Remember This tells long-form stories about the lives of Old Hollywood. The multi-part series about Joan Crawford was fascinating, but my favorite storyline was the six-part series about Charles Manson in Hollywood. I thought I knew the story of the Manson Family and I'm here to tell you that I did not.
- Generation Why. Aaron and Justin tell us about true crime and other mysteries (mostly murders). Sounds simple but they are great, insightful and interesting. Another impeccably researched podcast and they've been on for years so there are HUNDREDS of episodes to listen to. Not all the episodes are on podcast services but you can download them all for free on their website. They've done most of the major serial killers (BTK, Night Stalker, Ted Bundy, etc) and many lesser known ones.
- Reaching for the Moon. A sweet little podcast from Everglades Moon Local Council that comes out every Sabbat for Wiccans. I haven't found many witchy podcasts I enjoy, but this one kind of makes me feel like Prairie Home Companion for witches. It's not super high-production but it's warm and enjoyable.
- True Crime Obsessed. OK, it's a little meta: This is a cis/het woman and a gay man reviewing and discussing true crime documentaries, like Voyeur, Cropsey, and The Keepers. They're hilarious and I enjoy listening to episodes about movies I have wanted to see but haven't watched (I don't mind spoilers).
- And That's Why We Drink. These two kids have a special place in my heart because I started listening from the very first episode–they had followed me on Twitter, because I think they were following everyone who followed MFM. Good marketing strategy! Em and Christine spend each episode discussing a paranormal/ghost story that Em presents, and a true crime story presented by Christine. They're engaging, charming, and well-researched. I have enjoyed following their adventures on the podcast and via twitter/Insta (especially when the love between Em and Christine's BFF Allie blossomed) and I like to think of myself as their queer auntie, but with 4 million downloads in one year I know I'm just one of many fans! (Congrats on your fame explosion, kids!)
- The Faculty of Horror. I binged the hell out of this when I discovered it a few weeks ago and it's my new absolute favorite podcast. Andrea and Alex, a sociologist and horror writer, respectively, host an academic analysis of a particular horror film in each episode. They are unbelievably smart and well-researched, but have great senses of humor, and I am absolutely fascinated by every episode. They're great at calling out and discussing problematic themes, characters or plot points while acknowledging their own perspective as cis/het women. It's highly feminist and highly critical of horror in the best possible way–they love horror and they love these films but they break everything down and unpack it. My favorite episode so far was The Exorcist, and fair warning: They play an audio clip in the episode for the film Audition that literally made me dry-heave for 5 minutes.
- Fat Mascara. Jess and Jen are two seasoned beauty editors and each week they have a guest from the beauty industry, like my fave Marcia Kilgore from Beauty Pie. These women KNOW beauty and I always learn something about trends. It's the only beauty podcast I really like; Natch Beaut is also pretty good but I have to be in the right mood for the host's boisterous personality.
- Alice Isn't Dead. One of the best pieces of horror fiction I have ever experienced in any media format. I don't want to spoil it for you, but the fact that it comes from the creators of Welcome to Nightvale should give you a clue. It's scary AF, totally suspenseful and twisty. There are two seasons up, and season 3 comes in 2018.
- Limetown. Horror fiction, but presented as an investigative podcast ala Serial. Ten years ago 300 people disappeared from a small town and a reporter wants to know why. Also totally creepy and I can't wait to find out what happens in season 2 (2018).
- Zealot. If you're a big fan of My Favorite Murder, like me, you might remember Jo as the girl who moonwalked across the stage and did a hometown murder. After that episode aired, her podcast, Zealot, was #1 on iTunes. It's actually good, though! She's Australian and she has a guest on each episode to talk about a different cult. She's hilarious and has these little jingles for things that cults have in common (like "Does anyone? Think? They're Jesus?")
- The Cleaning of John Doe. This is a new true-crime podcast with stories from a woman who runs a crime scene cleaning company. I've encountered crime scene cleanup several times in my work (we've had to call for hoarding situations) so I have been very curious about what that job is like. In the podcast you get both crime stories and her own story of how she created and grew her business. Sometimes graphic, but all interesting.
- Fat Feminist Witch. The only other witchy podcast I'm really into, I like it because I, too, am a fat feminist witch. Also, the host is darling and the topics are interesting!
- True Crime Fan Club. I like 2 things about this podcast: First, she does a lot of research and discusses in great detail some grisly and lesser-known crimes. Second, she has this soft, soothing voice that sounds like an ASMR video. What's not to like?
So, there you go, my top 17 podcasts. Don't ever complain to me about your commute again! 😉


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The State of the WoW TCG|Die Situation des WoW TCGs
Posted by soulwarrior in Blog on July 22, 2013
In case you haven't noticed, the general mood in the WoW TCG community has been somewhat negative as of late. The main reason is the lack of an official OP schedule, which translates to "we don't know if there will be any events to enroll in next month".
While some players are very (read: "overly") "idealistic", claiming that they'll even continue playing the game if all hell breaks loose and the zombie invasion is on its way, most of the veterans are ready to sell all their remaining cards as soon as they'll be convinced that "the game is done".
I, personally, don't blame them. I've been there before. I have a number of binders and decks sitting at home, collecting dust, full of Vs. System cards that used to be worth the money you need to buy a lot of new furniture. And we're not talking Ikea here.
In fact, there was a time when I was working for a company, Upper Deck Entertainment, that was "hanging in the loose" for quite a while, not knowing whether they would be able to renew the license for their (back then) most important product, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. My job depended on that. So I really know what it's like and when there's more on the line than "just your collection".
Some of the older folks that have been around when UDE shut down know the signs and they aren't unfamiliar with the feeling of "hanging in the loose" that usually precedes the shutdown of a game. On a long enough time line, everyone's fascination with a game that's no longer getting continued drops to zero.
While there are somewhat understandable reasons for Cryptozoic not speaking up, I personally don't agree with the current strategy of the company. Please don't read this as "Oli doesn't like Cryptozoic" since that's not the case. I appreciate all the good things they've done for us in the past years and I dearly hope that they'll continue to produce a game that's helped me make a lot of friends and travel the world.
However, I still want to "break the silence" and provide a little more information regarding "the situation". A large reason for the current unrest are misinformed players spreading rumors and there are few things that are more damaging in my personal opinion. In an effort to give you a better understand of what's going on, I decided to write this article. I didn't publish it on TheMetaMart on the A Question of Gluttony homepage or any other similar page that I'm involved with in a certain way since all of this is my personal opinion and it could be considered "anti-CZE". So let's get started after this introduction of epic proportions, shall we?!
Why do we not have a confirmed OP schedule?
The very simple reason for the lack of news regarding official events is the fact that Cryptozoic doesn't know if they'll even be allowed to run the events in question. This has nothing to do with "finding a suitable venue", "figuring out the best hotel to locate the staff for the respective event" or anything of the like.
Why does CZE not know whether they'll be able to run these events? It turns out that the official World of Warcraft license is running out (or has already run out). Some of you might remember the new A Question of Gluttony podcast host Matt Conner bringing this up a while ago since the license was "up for grabs" and this is "public knowledge" (since Blizzard is a publicly traded company and all, but don't ask me about the exact details).
CZE then reached out to the podcast team, asking us not to bring this up again. We didn't think of it as a big deal; quite the contrary in fact. To us, it seemed like all Cory (the CEO of Cryptozoic) needed to do was put his signature under a new licensing agreement and we'd be good for a few more years of WoW TCG fun.
As it now turns out, it's not such a "minor" thing after all. In fact, the lack of a licensing agreement between CZE and Blizzard is the root of all evil regarding the current situation.
Why is Reign of Fire still coming out if there's no licensing agreement?
This is rather simple: A licensing deal either tends to span a set amount of releases or it states something like: "After the end of the licensing deal, the licensing partner may still publish one more product they've been working on." Again, don't ask me about the exact details, I'm not an expert regarding licensing agreements. All I want to say is the fact that Reign is being released does not mean that the licensing agreement has been renewed.
Why is Cryptozoic not talking openly about this?
I have been working for 2 gaming companies in my lifetime and I learned that their number 1 concern is the mood among the players. If only enough people think that "a game is dying", a game will be dying. If Cryptozoic openly announces that they have been in talks with Blizzard for a number of weeks and they still couldn't close the deal, this will cause huge unrest in the community.
Cryptozoic tried a few strategies to avoid the naysayers taking over all the threads on their forums, making announcements like "we're working on block 8". Unfortunately, these announcements are of no real value, since I'm currently "working on" a book that might either be released soon™ or never. I'm also pretty certain that Cryptzoic is "working on" the OP schedule. Further, I got a friend who's currently "working on" winning the lottery and yet another one is "working on" a project that will – according to him – make millions once it's finished. His official launch date? To be announed.
In other words, a company telling you that they are "working on" something is a company not being able to confirm something to you; IF they would be able to tell you with absolutely certainty that "Set X will be released at this and that date", they would usually do exactly that. The latter is a confirmation and there's a big difference between that and a statement claiming that it's their intention to do something. It's "just" an attempt at buying time and nothing else.
This is basically my biggest issue when someone asks me about what the company is doing wrong at the moment. Cryptzoic's foundation, according to their own company statement, used to be "fans first". It was impossible to argue this the first few days and weeks after the company took over the WoW TCG. Ben Drago, may god have mercy on his soul, responded to each and every forum thread, answering every single question that popped up, even if it was the 5th time he came across it that day.
Nowadays, we receive the mushroom treatment – we're kept in the dark and we're fed shit.
This is, in my humble opinion, more damaging to the game and the company as a whole when compared to openly speaking about the issues. People – or, more specifically, fans – will forgive you if you mess up as long as you tell them what's going on and why you've messed up.
The Affiliate Program was shut down without as much as a mass e-mail. I haven't heard any official volunteer news in months apart from the bi-monthly posts about the "volunteer of the month" (and even those have rarely been on time). And this list goes on.
The way I see it, we are currently dealing with a huge lack of communication and it's harming the company in the worst way possible; fans are losing their trust in the company and sometimes, this is all a gaming company can rely on. Trust is the number one reason why every new Blizzard game is a hit – enough players simply trust Blizzard to produce another hit because they tend to put their heart and soul into the game in question.
We can currently watch how antipathy is building up against the company in a large part of the community. Some of the most dedicated volunteers openly stated that they consider dropping the ball despite the fact that they worked long and hard to put their local playgroup together. Some of them approached me and told me that they would prefer if Cryptozoic would just announce that the game will be over just so they would finally know what's going on (naturally, they quickly pointed out that they would prefer to see the game being continued). What I'm saying is: People are starting to consider taking "drastical" measures.
This is the reason why I felt that this article was necessary. Bear with me a few more minutes so I can talk about a few other things that are related to the issue at hand before I'll let you be the judge whether I am being helpful or not.
I haven't been around in the Upper Deck Entertainment days, how is it not just the same thing happening all over again?
In case you didn't know, Upper Deck Entertainment or short UDE was the company that was responsible for getting the WoW TCG off the ground in the first place. The other big license that the company had and that helped them becoming the number 1 seller of Trading Card Games (at the time) in North America was the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG.
Since the head of UDE was even greedier than your average CEO, he decided that they should attempt to squeeze even more money out of Yu-Gi-Oh! by …
… producing fake cards.
I know this one is a little hard to swallow, so take your time, but believe me when I say that this is exactly what went down.
What UDE did was coming up with a list of very sought-after cards – some of which hadn't even been published in the US – and they then packed them together with some old product (this is generally called a "repack"), selling it to Toys'R'Us and other larger retailers.
Unfortunately, even though they had perfect information with .pdf versions of all cards ever printed, it was possible to identify the cards that they produced on second sight, making this one of the worst executed fake jobs in the history of faking stuff…
(Don't get me wrong, I'm not encouraging this kind of behavior…)
Konami, one of the license holders of the YGO TCG, traced the fakes back to UDE. They then sued them and UDE did what it always did when it got dragged into court – it bought itself out of the whole thing and released a press release that made it look like they had been the winning party (in case you want to read a little more about the case, this article that comments on the press releases is a probably a good starting point).
Still, everyone knew what happened. It couldn't have been that much more obvious. This was a huge blow to UDE's reputation and it eventually led to the company's demise. Blizzard didn't renew the WoW TCG license, Upper Deck later also lost a license for the MLB, for which they had produced Trading Cards before, and a few short years after, they went bankrupt if I'm not all too mistaken (I have to admit there was a point where I pretty much stopped caring and I didn't follow the whole thing too closely. Also, the UDE president died because of his worsening condition that probably had something to do with the consumption of alcohol if an overwhelming amount of evidence is to be believed).
So what I'm saying here is that the situation between what happened back in the (not so) good (but still) old UDE days and what's happening at the moment is not the same. Cory Jones is a different kind of CEO and I don't think he would consciously do something to piss Blizzard off big time or severly damage the reputation of his own company.
Which brings us right to the next larger rumor…
Is Hex the reason why the companies can't come to an agreement?
My personal opinion is that this has nothing to do with it. Like I said, Blizzard originally handed the license to UDE, a company that was also distributing the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, which is a product "in direct competition" with the WoW TCG. So it appears Blizzard doesn't care too much what other products the respective company they're giving the license to is selling.
I'm not sure whether they would give it to Wizards of the Coast since Magic is a lot more similar to the WoW TCG than Yu-Gi-Oh! and even they might feel like this is pushing it a bit, but an online only Card Game shouldn't be that big of a deal.
What about Hearthstone?
Is this a serious question?
Did you play Hearthstone? It is not a TCG. The target audience for Hearthstone is your average facebook zombie that sends you invites for SimFarm. It's a game "for in-between", like when you're riding the bus and you're on your way to a friend, but it's nothing that you'll be playing competitively and where you'll invest several hours a week to playtest and build decks.
On top of all of this, Blizzard is using artworks for Hearthstone that have been used for the WoW TCG before. So their own game is benefitting from the fact that they're having some other party produce a WoW based card game. Therefore, it should be in their interest to continue the WoW TCG as far as Hearthstone is concerned.
I heard Blizzard wants to pull all the loots from packs and that's why CZE is considering discontinuing the game?
Granted, this rumor is not totally out of this world. Back when the fourth (!) set was coming out, there were a number of fans of the online game that complained about the loots. According to them, it wasn't fair that they "had to" pay lots of money to be able to ride on a Saltwater Snapjaw or get their hands on a Spectral Tiger.
Someone at Blizzard took these people way too serious and the company did in fact consider pulling the loots. But that was roughly five (!) years ago and to my best knowledge, this hasn't been a bigger topic ever since.
Also, if it actually were the case that Blizzard doesn't like loots, why in the world would they agree to a million loots being released in Reign of Fire? Just something to think about, so I don't think there's anything behind this rumor.
So why can't they come to an agreement?
Ah, finally, the one million Dollar question. There are a number of possible reasons that are still standing after this wall of text:
- Blizzard wants more money
This is the most simplistic reason of them all. So far, Blizzard made x amount of Dollars everytime Cryptozoic sold a pack and in the future, they want to make x and something more. Cryptozoic doesn't agree and claims that they wouldn't be making enough money to sustain the OP program as well as the other costs (employees, etc.) that come with distributing the game and they try to renegotiate. Which is obviously not really working with Blizzard not willing to give in.
- Blizzard isn't pleased with CZE for some other reason
While this is possible, I can't come up with an exclamation that will still stand at the end of the day. I don't think that Blizzard is too upset with the direction the game has been taking or at least not upset enough to consider not renewing the license. Yes, I also dislike the fact that the game is "all about allies" at the moment as much as the next guy, but I don't think that Blizzard will get too upset about this. For the most part, it is a well-executed version of the MMO and I don't think anyone else could do a better job than Cryptozoic is doing at the moment (we're talking about R & D here).
- Blizzard thinks there's no reason to renew the license
I've heard that Blizzard hasn't renewed any other WoW license they've been handing out over the course of the past few years. I'm not 100 % certain about this, but according to this rumor, there's only been 1 WoW board game and the company that produced it never followed it up and the same remains true for WoW related toys and all that other WoW based stuff.
In a way, this makes it sound like Blizzard is always "pulling back" the license after 3 years. However, since that's not how your usual publicly traded company is operating (usually, they are quite interested in making money and milking their licenses as much as possible), I find it hard to believe. Especially considering that there will be a WoW movie coming out soon√¢'Äû¬¢.
- There's another company that's interested in picking up the license
Generally speaking, this is a possibility. I just don't think it's very likely since there are very few companies that come to mind.
Even if I'm wrong and there is in fact another company that's trying to get their hands on the license, all they could do is hand in their offer, Blizzard would pick one of the two (either Cryptozoic's or the one of the other company that's interested in the license) and things would then continue as normal (more or less). So I don't see how this process can take 3 or more months and therefore, I also consider it unlikely this is the case.
What does CZE need to do to fix things?
- In my personal opinion, it would be best if the company could clarify what's going on and what's been keeping them for so long.
- Then, they need to step up their game regarding Community Management. If someone asks what the status is regarding the prizes for event x, they should receive a reply in less than 24 hours (in a perfect world, no one would ever feel the need to ask this question…). The same goes for all the other questions that haven't been addressed in a very long time.
- They have to avoid running a WoW TCG event and then ONLY announcing stuff for Hex. I play WoW, I'm somewhat excited about Hex, but when I go to a WoW TCG event like the NACC, first and foremost, I want to hear WoW TCG related news. If all the announcements of "things to come" are Hex-related, it's almost impossible not to think that they intend to drop WoW and concentrate all their resources on Hex.
- They have to finalize the OP schedule. This one should be easy and straightforward enough.
- They need to ensure that sets, promotional materials, Battleground kits and all of these things are delivered in time. Never, and I mean never, should a player have to fear that there might not be any boosters at his local Sneak Preview since the set is behind schedule. If I'm attending my local Battlegrounds, I always want to be able to reap the rewards for my efforts right then and there. Not 3 weeks later.
These are the things on top of my list. Also, that's all from my end. I understand that there are still a few things that haven't been covered in this article, but for the time being, a little more than 3.000 words will have to do.
I really hope that this article helped you understand some of the things that are currently going on. There's still a good chance Blizzard and Cryptozoic will come to an agreement sometime soon (no â"¢ this time) and once that happens, I have no doubts we'll have a finalized OP schedule just a few days later. Things will then look great again, so don't panic too much.
If it really doesn't happen, prepare for the zombie apocalypse.
In the meantime, please stop spreading rumors. Oh, and please do me a favor and let me know whether you think if this article has been helpful or if I'm just adding more fuel to the fire, making things worse.
In any case, I dearly hope that my motivation to write this article shone through; I only want the best for the game and that's why I try to put an end to some of the poisonous rumors that are making things worse. So yeah, let me know whether I succeeded or not.
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Posted by soulwarrior in News, releases|Veröffentlichungen on March 22, 2010
Last weekend, the Realm Championship Season 5 took place. Or at least it was supposed to; due to the licensing situation between Upper Deck and Blizzard, no official tournament could be held. Instead, the tournament organizer from Reutlingen, Matthias Jedele, took it into his own hands to run a tournament.
The "inofficial Realm Champs" attracted 53 players and pretty much all of the better German, Swiss and Austrian players showed up (well, OK, only 1 Austrian showed up). I was lucky enough to make it to the tops, but lost in the quarter finals.
You can read a lot more about the tournament in my tournament report that will be published as part of my weekly column (that's taking a break from its break): Suppe für den soul – Realm Champs tournament report.
Suppe für den soul – What now?|Suppe für den soul – Wie geht's weiter?
Posted by soulwarrior in releases|Veröffentlichungen on February 15, 2010
Upper Deck and Blizzard didn't renew their license agreement. This means that from April on, Upper Deck is no longer allowed to publish the WoW TCG.
What happens next isn't entirely clear at this point. In my weekly column, I tried to give as much background information of what happened and what might happen next: Suppe für den soul – What now?


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Four years with Active Tree Services has allowed Englishman Jack Payne to explore parts of Australia even the locals don't know and get up close and personal with almost every native animal in the wild. It's a far cry from his home town of Lincolnshire, but an opportunity he wouldn't have missed for the world.
Jack is based around Melbourne working on a variety of energy contracts as a lead climber. His main role is clearing vegetation around power lines, and it's taken him from Victoria to South Australia, and New South Wales.
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After graduating from arboricultural college, Jack had been working in and out of the tree industry as the economic downturn in the UK saw job opportunities dry up.
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"That's nice to be a part of," Jack explains. "It's changed a terrific amount, increasing in size, scope and staff, and it's fantastic to have a proactive, organised management team."
The team work in general is something Jack values about the job. He recalls a particular project in his second year as one of the best examples of how rewarding a group effort can be.
"We were working to new specifications and there was a real drive to get it done on time," Jack explains. "Everyone was on the same page and as a team we pushed to complete the works in a group effort. It was really satisfying."
When it comes to challenges, Jack says as an Englishman who used to work on ice-laden trees, he can hardly complain about the weather, but he concedes rainy days can be a "bit miserable" climbing trees.
He also notes it's a role where safety needs to be front of mind.
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According to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944884 IIS 6 and IIS 7 logs include network time unless response is smaller than 2 kb, does this changed on IIS 8, could not find relevant information.
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If you ever wondered where guidance comes from, here is a great example, from about 10 minutes ago.
In an email conversation, one of my "interns" was commiserating with me... because the refrigerator died again, and this time there is no excuse: it needs to be replaced.
But... in order to bring in a new one, I have to push stuff aside, clean the old one from now rotting stuff... and I feel very weak to even contemplate doing it.
So she says (my intern): "and everything feels heavy when you're weak."
Lucky formulation of a sentence... because it woke me up. This, what she says, is true across the board. It is true in the physical realm, and it is even more true in the "psychological" realm: if you feel weak you'll do little.
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Last week prior to Friday, May 13, 2016 (one of our busiest days) Mattel Monster High brand teased the following from their Twitter:
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Last week prior to Friday, May 13, 2016 (one of our busiest days) Mattel Monster High brand teased the following from their Twitter:
Which on the day was followed up with the announcement and a reveal. Continue reading
Our apologies we didn't post this sooner. We were watching superheroes cause a lot of damage over international paper work. We know how that can go.
Last November details emerged from Mark Caplan, Sony Pictures VP of global consumer products about Ghostbusters merchandise that was to come (Ecto-Containment Blog Post, November 11, 2015) from Mattel. One of those intriguing items, a Ghostbusters board game.
With Ghostbusters (2016) about 2 months away from its theatrical release we now know more about Mattel Games Ghostbusters board game, Ghostbusters Protect The Barrier.
M&J Toys Inc., a die cast retailer put up a new product page for the upcoming Ghostbusters (2016) ECTO-1 and ECTO-2 from Mattel's brand, Hot Wheels.
This Hot Wheels set is expected to be released in June 2016.
Ghostbusters gaming continues in May with Ghostbusters (2016) UNO from Mattel Games and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
It's the matching game you love, now featuring iconic characters from the 2016 Ghostbusters movie! Score points by being the first to get rid of all the cards in your hand. When you're down to one card, don't forget to yell,"UNO!" This UNO 2016 Ghostbusters Movie Card Game contains 112 cards plus instructions. For 2 to 10 players.
This weekend is Toy Fair New York. Or as most have called, including us New York Toy Fair. Quite of a few of our licensees are exhibiting our mutually beneficial wares. Our Ghostbusters franchise members have been in attendance to provide announcements and photos. Most have been taken by NYC Ghostbusters.
**Post Updated – February 16, 2016**
Handy Disclaimer: We'll be covering NYTF 2016 Ghostbusters merchandise with individual blog posts. Continue reading
Retail Merchandiser writer Stephanie Crets has an article about upcoming Ghostbusters (2016) merchandise. We've previously written (more then once at times) about most of these items.
We hadn't specifically written about some of the new merchandise or had seen photos until the past week. Continue reading
In November 2015 Sony Pictures VP of global consumer products, Mark Caplan talked about (Ghostbusters International Blog Post, November 11, 2015) Ghostbusters merchandise in the coming year. Naturally this includes the upcoming Ghostbusters 2016.
Figures from Mattel are forthcoming. Ghostheads didn't quite know what the "new" team would like in toy form, until January 7, 2016.
Paul Feig, the director of Ghostbusters (2016) tweeted:
Our Mattel 6″ prototypes. #TheresGhostbusters
They were described as prototypes. I'm not quite sure what changes would need to be made, if any.
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Brazilian Hot Wheels fan site, T-hunted has posted pictures of Mattel brand Hot Wheels Retro ECTO-1A. This small die cast ECTO-1A is probably a little more detailed then the one you might have had when you were 12. Also this still has all its paint on it. Continue reading
In early 2012 I bought a Matty Collector Ghost Trap from a seller within my state. I took un-boxing photos almost immediately, didn't do much with them. The intent was to upload them to Ecto-Containment and around that time write a review. Whatever the reason prior to "Superstorm" (right) Sandy I sat on them.
The first week of November two years later I finally decided to work with those original pictures and add them to Ecto-Containment. The review still needed to be written. With my sense of humor I made it seem like we'd see that in 2016. Before the review I realized I needed more detailed pictures. I took a new series of photos, uploaded on November 9 and on November 10 wrote a review of my Matty Collector Ghost Trap, which has been published to Ecto-Containment.
The only prop toy I haven't reviewed is their P.K.E Meter. I could see covering it by the end of 2014, I'll see how that goes.
This past February I posted about Mattel/Hot Wheel's 30th Anniversary ECTO-1 with figures. Which was barely close up and the item was in a case. Now Mattel has released some detailed pictures of what 1:18 ECTO-1 and especially these Ghostbusters figures will look like.
If Matty Collector, Mattel's adult collector brand had never made more detailed 6 and 12 inch Ghostbusters figures within the last 5 years, these are passable for possibly static figures that are meant for display purposes. If these are the final production figures and they're being compared to the stand alone figures, its easy to nitpick. Does anyone else feel like these could be knock offs of the $22/25 USD figures?


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I've heard many concerns, varying concerns, concerns about the resource industry, concerns about a foreign company investing in Canada
OTTAWA — Canada's junior finance minister, Ted Menzies, said on Tuesday his constituents In Alberta are split over Chinese state-owned CNOOC Ltd.'s US$15.1-billion takeover bid for Canadian oil producer Nexen Inc., with some backing and others opposing the deal.
The Conservative government, of which Menzies is a member, is deciding whether to approve the CNOOC bid on the basis of whether it is of net benefit to the country. Menzies is a legislator from the oil-rich province of Alberta where Nexen's Canadian assets are concentrated.
The bid has divided cabinet, pitting ministers keen for more investment in the tar sands of northern Alberta, one of the world's biggest crude oil deposits, against those nervous about a Chinese state-owned enterprise buying Canadian assets.
"I've heard many concerns, varying concerns, concerns about the resource industry, concerns about a foreign company investing in Canada," Menzies told reporters when asked what his constituents were telling him.
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"We're hearing comments on both sides of the story, many supportive and certainly some that are concerned. What I'm hearing is more concern rather than actually not understanding the issues."
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said last month that public opinion would be taken into account when deciding the fate of CNOOC's bid.
Alberta is the political heartland of the Conservative Party, which holds 25 of the province's 28 seats in the federal House of Commons.
The opposition New Democratic Party later seized on Menzies' remarks to suggest that the government was even ignoring Conservatives.
"This takeover opens up serious questions about ownership of Canada's energy resources. We know the minister (of industry) is consulting thoroughly with lobbyists from CNOOC and Nexen. Why won't he agree to consult the Canadian public for a change?" NDP legislator Peter Julian asked in Parliament.
Industry Minister Christian Paradis responded merely that the transaction "will be scrutinized very closely".
The comments by Menzies contrast with those made by two relatively outspoken Conservative Alberta backbench legislators. Even though they both said they have concerns about the deal, they also reported hearing few worries from voters.
"For me to receive one or two e-mails, that's not an outcry, that's not popular opposition to this deal," said Brent Rathgeber, who belongs to a wing of the Conservative Party that is wary of forging closer ties with Beijing.
"There are some significant issues with respect to the Chinese government, with respect to the human rights record of the Chinese government, which we're all very, very concerned about, with respect to some of the business practices of Chinese companies generally," he told Reuters.
Rob Anders, another Alberta member of Parliament, said many Conservative legislators were concerned about the deal.
"I'm never a fan of state ownership of resources, particularly in China's case, because I don't believe it's a benevolent state," he told reporters.
Although the Conservative Party is known for keeping tight control over its caucus members, Anders dismissed the idea he was off-message on the Nexen file.
"I think the prime minister and many other people in the room all have some concerns on this and so I think that I'm totally in tune with a lot of people," he said.
When Harper first came to power in 2006 he was suspicious of Beijing and famously said he would not sell out human rights in China "for the almighty dollar".
Since then he has changed his approach and now actively promotes closer business ties. In February, he went to China to push the idea of buying oil from Canada.
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver says foreign investment is needed to fund what he estimates are C$650-billion (US$663-billion) of new projects in the energy patch over the next decade.
"Canada is open for business. We are a trading nation and we have investors who want to invest in companies in Canada, whether it's the resource sector or the finance sector," Menzies said.
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'Restaurant Australia' on the menu for Japanese travellers
3 June 2015
On Friday 29 May Tourism Australia hosted a long-table dinner on the Odaiba boardwalk in Tokyo, Japan as part of its 'Restaurant Australia' campaign showcasing the best of Australian food and wine.
The Aussie-inspired menu prepared by Australian chef Matthew Crabbe was served on an 80-metre long table to 150 industry and media representatives.
Tourism Australia Managing Director John O'Sullivan who attended the dinner said he was delighted to be able to share the evolution of the 'Restaurant Australia' campaign in Japan, one of Australia's most important tourism markets.
The menu is available to be enjoyed until 30 June as a special 'Restaurant Australia' course at the Two Rooms Grill/Bar in Aoyama, Tokyo where Matthew Crabbe serves as executive chef.
The event was widely publicized by Japanese media, including Fuji TV, TBS, national newspapers and bloggers. A video of the long-table event and media briefing is featured on Jiji Press, one of Japan's leading wire service companies.
Tourism Australia also launched a new partnership with two of the world's largest food websites Tabelog and Cookpad at the event, offering a potential reach of more than 100 million viewers monthly.
Cookpad, the world's largest recipe sharing and search website, opened Tourism Australia's 'official kitchen' on its high-profile kitchens page last month. The page features Australian cuisine that can be made at home, including recipes featuring unique Australian ingredients such as finger limes and Macadamia nuts. A series of favourite recipes from noted Australian chefs and cooking experts will be published on the website.
In July, Tabelog, Japan's largest gourmet ranking and review website operated by Kakaku.com will launch a Japanese app that will allow travellers to search for Australian restaurants based on recommendations by Japanese tourists, Japanese communities in Australia as well as Australians. This is Tabelog's first Japanese app focused on overseas restaurants as well as its first partnership with a national tourism organisation.


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Now, this is at a very early stage, so my excitement is probably not well justified.
But I've just heard that an Italian agent wants to present City of Masks to some German publishers. Germans are huge readers, apparently, and there's a big demand for slightly unusual works from non-German authors.
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