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forum: Food & Drink
#21 Sun 10 Feb 13 11:07pm
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- From Melbourne Australia
- Member since Sun 12 Apr 09
Re: Greek food, with love
We had a large Greek migrations here after the war and by the time I was out of the family home Greek food was changing the culture. Garlic, eggplant, zucchini and red peppers I first tried through the Greek owned greengrocers.
And then came souvlaki! Being vegetarian then I would confuse shopkeepers outside Melbourne by asking for vegetarian souvlaki, but they always managed to give me the toasted flat bread filled with salad and drizzled with the tzatziki sauce. In Melbourne city they knew!
Late at night we went to Stalactites Greek Restaurant, it is still there! http://www.stalactites.com.au/ and ate dips and dolmades. (PS Note vegetarian souvlaki on the menu!). It used to have a roof made to look like a crystal cave with polystyrene sculpting and a bit of fluorescent paint! lol, It was great though!
And then there were the wonders of filo pastry and spanakopita! I made a lovely vegetarian moussaka (still haven't tried a meat one!).
I have more Greek recipes in my repertoire, but that was my introduction!
#22 Mon 11 Feb 13 12:36am
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- From Newcastle, Australia
- Member since Sat 10 Mar 07
Re: Greek food, with love
Joy, didn't Melbourne at one stage have the world's largest Greek population outside Greece? I know that quite a few of my in-laws' relatives migrated to Melbourne. Quite a lot to Newcastle, too, where they opened cafes, mainly.
#23 Mon 11 Feb 13 4:16am
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- From Melbourne Australia
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Re: Greek food, with love
That is true Maree, for quite a while we were the worlds second largest Greek population (by city): Athens being the largest!
My suburb was one with a high Greek population and it is still obvious in the local shopping centre: cafe's where all the cakes are Greek, and the tailor! And I think my favourite small supermarket in the area is Diana's which still caters for the Greek population.
#24 Mon 11 Feb 13 12:34pm
Re: Greek food, with love
I believe Australia has the largest greek immigrant population in the world. In fact, there are about 11million Greeks in Greece. But there are 40million Greeks living abroad.
Hold on world, there is a mass exodus from Greece now due to the terrible economic crisis. Just like after WWII Greeks are leaving in mass numbers. I think most are heading to Australia
#25 Mon 11 Feb 13 12:46pm
Re: Greek food, with love
Greeks tend to eat a lot of vegetarian and vegan food due to numerous religious fasting days. We have a 40-50 day period of Lent leading up to Easter, a 2-week lent in the beginning of August, and various scattered days during the rest of the year. It seems like people are always fasting.
Fasting in orthodoxy means not eating meat or fish, sometimes not eating dairy and occasionally not eating oil. For very religious people they will not eating meat on any Friday.
For this reason we have lots of vegan dishes like stuffed tomatoes and peppers, legumes, and vegetable stews. Surprisingly, some seafood is considered ok to eat while fasting because it does not have blood running through its veins. This includes octopus, squid, clams, mussels, etc.
Here is a review and interview with the author of lovely new book about Greek cooking by a greek woman who grew up in S. Africa http://www.cheftalk.com/products/food-f … ns/reviews
#26 Mon 11 Feb 13 11:47pm
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- From Limassol, Cyprus
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Re: Greek food, with love
Living in Cyprus I can lay my hands on most things necessary to make good Greek home cooking. I love an Octopus stew in red wine, or a moussaka - cuttlefish straight of the barbie - so many good things to eat. We also eat a lot of Middle Eastern food and particularly like the way they marinate their meat.
For a Greek style treat, sprinkle some dried oregano on your chips.
#27 Tue 12 Feb 13 1:26pm
Re: Greek food, with love
falcony, care to share some Cypriot recipes? I usually buy sheftalies (raw) from a local cypriot restaurant that make them oh so good. Never tried making them myself.
#28 Tue 12 Feb 13 1:49pm
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Re: Greek food, with love
koukouvagia wrote:
falcony, care to share some Cypriot recipes? I usually buy sheftalies (raw) from a local cypriot restaurant that make them oh so good. Never tried making them myself.
I'll dig out some local Cypriot recipes for the thread. Sheftalies are not that hard to make as long as you can get your hands on caul fat. Some people make them a bit bigger - I like them that way.
You can make them with pork, chicken, or lamb mince.
Ingredient wise, you need:
500g minced pork, chicken or lamb
2 onions, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
6 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
1 slice of bread, remove crust and soak in 2 tablespoons of water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 piece of Caul fat
Juice of a lemon
Wash the caul fat well under running cold water and place it in a bowl, add the lemon juice and leave for 10-15 minutes. Rinse and let it drain.
In a medium sized bowl add the meat, onions, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper, cinnamon. Squeeze any excess water from the bread and add this to the rest of the ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
Lay out the caul fat flat and cut it into square pieces about 7x7cm. Put about a tablespoon of the meat mixture in every piece of caul fat, fold in the outside edges and roll.
#29 Wed 13 Feb 13 11:56am
Re: Greek food, with love
That doesn't sound too hard. I can get caul fat easily here. In fact, I buy caul fat at Easter and we wrap the lamb in it as it spins on the spit. We also make frigadelia which are lamb livers wrapped in caulfat and then grilled. I'm not a big fan of those but our guests are.
#30 Fri 15 Feb 13 1:13pm
Re: Greek food, with love
Tzatziki - if you use low-fat greek yogurt, tzatziki can be a lovely and healthy accompaniment to almost any meal. Greeks love mixing tzatziki with rice, using it as a dip for bread or pita, and served along with meat dishes. You can top baked potatoes, use it as a salad dressing, or even spread it on a sandwich instead of mayo. I usually have a bit of it in my fridge for these purposes.
- 1 cup greek yogurt
- 1/2 english cucumber, skin on, grated
- 2Tbsp olive oil
- 1Tbsp red wine vinegar
- pinch salt
- 1, 2, or 3 cloves of garlic depending on side and your affinity for it
1. After you grate the cucumber put it in a small sieve and toss in some salt. Allow the cucumber juice to drain as much as possible, occassionally pressing it to allow more liquid to drain.
2. To the cucumber add finely minced garlic and combine all the ingredients together. Taste for seasoning.
Sometimes herbs are added. If I'm serving it with lamb or pork I add chopped fresh mint or parsley. Sometimes I add dill and/or scallion. A little squeeze of lemon brightens it up. Using greek yogurt and draining the cucumber really helps make it a thick consistency and not too thinned out.


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Discussion in 'Chevy Suburban Forum (GMC Yukon XL)' started by Paul, Feb 2, 2009.
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How do i get a pic of my burb in my messages? I have uploaded one to my profile.
Pot in in your next reply.
I like to use photobucket.com. Just create an account and upload your pics. Then copy and paste the image code in your post. Just remember if you delete or move your pic on photobucket it will break the link in your post. Another way is to click the "go advanced" at the bottom of the quick reply window. Then upload your pic as an attachment.
To upload a picture, see this thread. There's some quick tips on how to upload.
To post a picture, use the photo's URL (it's listed there when you open a picture in your album). Copy the URL and, in your post, click on the icon above the text box (where you type) that looks like a postcard with a mountain and sun. Once you click that it will open a URL location box.. just paste the location of your picture in there and click on OK.
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Makers and Shakers – FF ThreeSix for Makr Shakr
Imagine a bar staffed by robots. Yes, robots are not unheard of, but it's fair to say that three orange robotic arms that can mix and serve bespoke drinks in real-time classifies as impressive.
Cue in Makr Shakr. Unveiled at this year's Google I/O conference, the fun, but serious installation and social experiment saw many a cocktail concoction crafted by three KUKA robots and delivered via a conveyor belt. And not to mention the elegant live digital tessellations of honeycombed data on-screen behind the "bar" and across mobile screens, keeping track of every shake and stir. People gathered with Makr Shakr app in hand, drinks were ordered, robots made and shaked.
The robotic bartending system was developed and designed by MIT Senseable Lab in collaboration with the Coca Cola Company and Bacardi Rums in partnership with Pentagram's Eddie Opara and team, who were responsible for the identity, web application and data visualisation.
The design intent of the app was to match the agility of the robots, as well as the scientific, step-by-step process of assembling the drinks. Cue in FF ThreeSix. Paul McNeil and Hamish Muir's experimental geometric yet optically balanced typeface embodies this sentiment visually and conceptually. On why it was chosen, Opara, lead Pentagram partner on the project explains – "It exudes technology and the future".
FF ThreeSix is subtle and humanistic in an absurdly mathematical rigour. It has been sublimely applied as part of the Makr Shakr identity not just as an alphabet, but also shape and form. The beautiful lines, dots and sometimes blobs work seamlessly in large and small scales together with the organic and mechanical honeycomb system.
The beauty of the identity is not only in the conceptual execution, but is also in its application across the various platforms (desktop, web, app) and mediums (digital, motion, spatial). Opara and his team have played to the strengths of FF ThreeSix taking advantage of the distinguishing qualities between the various styles, mixing and matching them at different sizes and scales typographically and graphically.
The identity and application also demonstrates the versatility in the FontFont product offering and the benefit of having a library of typefaces available for multiple uses. The diversity in formats and licenses allows for more possibilities in application.
Male, Female. Bourbon, white rum. Lemon, lime, orange peel, mint. Mojitos or old-fashioned. Whether it be recipe, ingredient, drink or drinker demographics, or even what was currently on-drink-trend, the identity and data was magnificently visualised and optimised for the app and large screen display.
Makr Shakr is a fine example of possibility and how a typeface can work holistically to transform an identity.
For more on the making and shaking of the project head to Pentagram's website.


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Armed conflict, weak states and transitional societies are a central security challenge for the United States; the State Department's new Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) works to break these cycles of violent conflict by mitigating crises in priority countries. They engage in conflict prevention, crisis response and stabilization, aiming to address the underlying causes of destabilizing violence.
Ambassador Rick Barton will discuss CSO's innovative approaches to conflict stabilization, new thinking on conflict post-Iraq and Afghanistan, and how the Bureau is applying these ideas in Syria, Kenya and Burma.
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It plays peek a boo on the iPhone too
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
The pop-ups are driving me nuts on the iPad also. I've checked my settings to make sure the pop-ups are off, but they still keep showing up. I just tried to get a URL for the pop-up, but now I can't get them. This has only been happening for the last week for me.
Me too. I think it goes away after X number of minutes--usually by page 3, when I sit down to read new posts at night. Not on my iPad at all this morning though.
The problm would disappear IF we had to PAY a subscrition to this site. Since we don't, we have to put up with the ads. They pay to use this site.
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Singer Centennial model (inherited from my late, fav aunt!)
This is the same reason I cam here too. It does disappear after a few pages, but then reappears a little bit later. I hate it.
Go to your computer and get on the place where you can Change or Remove software. Mine had a new program that I don't know where it came from so I removed it and all those goofy things quit. I had been fighting it for a month.
it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't popping around so much. it makes me want to rethink using this site if this is going to be the way things are from now on here.
I'm having issues with pop-up ads at the bottom of my screen when using my iPad. If I try to close it, it opens it instead.
Four things you can't recover: The stone.....after the throw. The word......after its said. The occasion.....after its missed. The time......after its gone
It pops up only when I am on my iPad. It does not happen to me when on my regular computer. I dislike it too!
When it seems like the world is falling to pieces remember that the pieces are falling into place. We are nearing closer to the End Times.


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Well, I better introduce myself. I'm just getting started this coming spring with 2 hives south of Prior Lake. My grandfather was a beekeeper for a living when I was growing up (70's and 80's), so I have a nostalgic connection with the hobby, but this will be my first experience with it myself. I've been enjoying reading through this site and have been learning a lot.
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Russell Wesley Hunt
BISHOPVILLE – Russell Wesley Hunt Galyon, 21, of Bishopville, died Monday, March 5, 2007 in the Los Angeles area when he was struck by a vehicle after exiting his car to inspect possible tire damage.
Born July 26, 1985 in Salisbury, he was a long-time resident of Ocean City. He was the son of Edward and Rebecca Galyon of Bishopville.
He moved to California in January to take advantage of job opportunities in the San Diego area. He was very excited about his recent move and was looking forward to spending time surfing on the West Coast. He was a graduate of Stephen Decatur High School and attended college at Virginia Wesleyan. He was an avid ice hockey player and fan, and while in high school played in a Delaware ice hockey league.
He was a member of Atlantic United Methodist Church and was active in the church's youth activities and ministries. While in high school, he participated in the Four Corners Native American Ministry and was moved by the experience and the opportunity to work with Native American children.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brother, Lloyd, of New York City; his loving aunt Martha Galyon Hester and her husband Robert; an uncle, Richard Edwards and his wife Rita; and a number of cousins and friends who loved him dearly.
Services were held.
The family suggests contributions in his name be made to the youth ministries of Atlantic United Methodist Church, 105 Fourth Street, Ocean City, Md. 21842.
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OCEAN PINES – Elizabeth Peddicord (nee Constantine), died March 8, 2007.
She was the beloved wife of 62 years to Roger Peddicord and cherished mother of James "Spinner" Peddicord and his wife Darlene, Debra Ann Crawford and Christine Lewis and her husband Ronald. She is survived by three grandchildren, Damon, Darius and Brittany; two great-grandchildren; a brother, John W. Constantine; and a sister, Shirley Totts. She was preceded in death by brothers, Fred, Howard, Eugene and Edward and a sister, Louise Moser.
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MISSOULA, Mont. - With 2013 officially in the books, we finished our NBC Montana countdown with the very top sports performance from the past year.
After already winning state titles and Gatorade Runner of the Year honors twice during her first two years of high school, all eyes were on Bigfork's Makena Morley entering just her junior season of cross country.
And Morley did not disappoint even the highest of expectations, starting with her performance at Missoula's Mountain West Classic in late September. Morley not only won the large regional meet for a third straight year with a time of 16:43, but she broke Zoe Nelson's course record by 17 seconds. We caught up with Morley the following week in Bigfork to ask her about the big win:
"I'm just really proud of myself for doing that because you never know who's going to come from Idaho and Washington. But I came across the finish line and I knew the record was 17-flat so I was so happy and I knew I'd pushed myself really hard I've trained really well this season so I was really happy to finally have broken that record."
One month later it was time for Morley to turn more heads on the same course in Missoula where the state meet was held. She not only won her third straight Class 'B' title that day, but she finished in 16:35 to shatter the previous all-class record for the state of Montana by 15 seconds. That record was also previously held by former Flathead High runner Zoe Nelson. After the performance Morley said the race went as well as she could have hoped:
"You know for this one I've really worked and had a lot better training this year and I was just really hoping to maybe break the state record and at least have fun and be relaxed and that definitely worked out. It's my junior year, my third one so hopefully I can come out and do it again next year for four."
But winning state wasn't even close to the end for Morley's season. For the third straight year she clinched a spot to run in the Footlocker Western Regional Championships. Morley not only placed top-10 at regionals for a third straight year, but she won the regional event finishing 20 seconds better than second place.
One week later it was time for one final competition as Morley competed in the Footlocker National championship race for the third year in a row. Morley set a new personal best and earned all American honors by finishing 8th in the country, although even that was still a small let down for the 5-foot-4 runner with national title aspirations.
"I mean I'm a little bit disappointed obviously because I went in there to go win it but I'm happy that I did the best I could that day and that's all you can ask for really."


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I just bought a Buck Mark Camper at Academy for $290. Trigger pull is amazing but the sharp edges of the slide can hurt you (I got a few cuts myself). I sanded mine and re-blued it. Mine is also very tough to rack/cycle due to the way the hammer blocks the slide. I filed/sanded the cocking ramp to round it a bit and it cycles much easier now. Unmodified, I doubt the ammo recoil is enough to cycle it successfully. Maybe as the hammer spring relaxes in time, it will cycle easier.
I love to tinker so those are no biggie for me but some might find them a total turn off.
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Achievement Guide and Roadmap
-Estimated achievement difficulty: 6/10
-Offline: 40 (880)
-Online: 6 (120)
-Approximate amount of time to 1000: 22-25 Hours
-Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1+ replays
-Number of missable achievements: None (can replay any level)
-Do cheat codes disable achievements? No cheats
-Does difficulty affect achievements? Yes (Absolution achievement). Play on at least Hard.
-Glitchy achievements: Jack of All Trades has not unlocked while at 20/20 for some people.
-Unobtainable achievements? None
-Extra equipment needed? Online pass but it's free
In this game, you play as Agent 47, a professional assassin. You have many ways to take out your enemies and main targets. This game requires you play on at least Hard mode to gain a difficulty related achievement. There are challenges, collectibles, and an online mode which you must complete to gain all achievements. An online pass is required by some regions (though it is free in North America). So far the rating is a 6/10 based on the game being pretty difficult on Hard alone. Without any kind of guide, you can die multiple times not realizing there was an easy way (like just avoiding certain areas in general).
Step 1: Campaign
There are 20 levels to complete for this game. Difficulty matters, so play it on Hard mode if you would like to get the achievement out of the way. Replaying missions on Hard also works for the achievement. This gives you some flexibility if you want to come back to a mission later if it's difficult. You can play any way you see fit to accomplish your goals. Remember that you cannot get any of the achievements in the prologue aside from completing it. You must do all achievements on the following missions. A great place to tackle a lot of the achievements is Mission 2: The King of Chinatown. It is a one area type of mission and you can get a lot of the achievements quickly including the Silent Assassin achievement.
Step 2: Contracts Mode
This is the game's online mode. You do not fight against other players, but set up contracts for them to kill. The game uses the same levels as the campaign but you can pick any AI in the level as a target. You can choose up to 3. A contract is created when a player chooses an AI as a target and kills them in whatever way they see fit. The other player whom is playing the contract must mimic the assassination. There are a few achievements related to this mode, so look through the guide to see what you need.
Note: People have been confirming they used alternate or silver accounts to gain achievements based on Contracts Mode.
Step 3: Misson Replays
If you missed anything or need to complete challenges, collectibles, etc, then you can now do so on Medium difficulty. You only need 100 challenges, so only pick the ones that are easy. Don't bother going for ones such as Suit Only or ones requiring you never to get detected. They take up a lot of time and effort.
This game is pretty straightforward with it's achievements. With mission select, you will be able to retry what you may have missed. The game's saving feature is nice so that once you complete a challenge for example, you may quit out and move on to the next (instead of completing the rest of the level). The game is forgiving in the fact it doesn't make you do all challenges, but under half of them. The games achievements are extremely easy, but the difficulty of the story on Hard difficulty can prove frustrating for some.
Credits: Cinderkin for an early look into the achievements for this game, and for providing me with the information I needed to start this guide. He has revealed all secret achievements to me as well.
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Grand Master 150
You completed 100 challenges
Challenges are within every level. There are a total of 278 that are available. There are level specific challenges, and challenges that are universal for each mission. If you are replaying a level, you may quit out or restart the checkpoint and the challenge would have saved.
Note: Cannot be obtained on easy difficulty.
For specific information on the challenges which help you complete them, visit the below thread.
Challenges Guide
Reach for the Stars 50
You completed 50 challenges
See "Grand Master" achievement description.
The Russian Hare 20
You performed 47 headshots using a sniper rifle
You can slow down time and get headshots easily by holding lightly, then fully pulling it when you have a clear shot. There are a few levels with the sniper rifle so you can just keep playing those sections until you run out of ammo or die. The best level to attempt this is the last level called Absolution. The very start of the level arms you with a sniper rifle that has a silencer. You can pick off multiple enemies and just reload your checkpoint.
A Taste for the Game 20
You completed 10 challenges
See "Grand Master" achievement description.
Absolution 50
You completed Hitman: Absolution™ as a professional
There are 5 total difficulties to choose from:
You always have the option to replay missions on easier settings. The game always asks you what difficulty you want to play the missions on. If you play the entire game on Normal, you can just replay missions on Hard to gain the achievement. You do not have to restart the entire game. Replaying missions will work.
Jack of All Trades 30
You collected all 20 play styles
There are a total of 20 different play styles that you earn. They can be viewed in the Unlocks section from the main menu. There is a hidden amount you must complete for each, so just keep doing the task to gain them. A lot of them can be done on civilians in crowded areas such as Chinatown, so don't make them harder than they have to be. They unlock and show you a notification when you meet the requirements while in the mission.
Needle Pumper: Stealth Kill with Syringes 5 times. You can technically be spotted and hide somewhere, then stealth kill people as they are hunting you. There is a syringe in the mission "Rosewood" right by the first fuse you must collect as part of an obejective.
Undertaker: Hide 5 bodies. As you kill enemies, just remember to hide them.
Piano Man: Kill 5 people with the garrot (your wire) via steath.
Reaper Man: Use Point Shooting to kill 8 enemies. This seems tough at first but it's not. Civilians count and shotguns can actually be used for Point Shooting. In Chinatown this works very well if you have a shotgun and full instinct.
Sandman: Subdue 3 people. This should come naturally as you play.
Dynasty Warrior: Get 9 kills with Katana.
Dynamite Harry: Get 5 kills with remote explosives.Extremely easy in Chinatown. In the first Chinatown you come across on the second level, there are explosives in an alley on the left near a yellow car (go up the stairs). Grab the remote detonator and throw the explosives into a crowd and detonate it.
Gunslinger: Get 15 kills with revolver.A revolver is any gun with a revolving barrel (the circular middle piece). Start up Birdie's Gift which starts you in a gun shop. The back wall has a Mustang Snub. Grab it and run around trying to find ammo for it (stock it at 60). Now Kill some people and run up the stairs past the employee only swinging door. Hold off and kill people when they come up.
Bartender: Get 5 kills with bottles.Easiest to do on the mission Welcome To Hope. The area you start in is a bar and has tons of bottles. Go into the bathroom and flip the lever to cause a bar fight. No go and grab bottles attack people with them.
Champion: 5 hand based combat kills. An extremely easy way to get this is to walk into a crowded location like Chinatown and just keep pressing as you move around, killing everyone with your hands.
Beserker: Get 5 kills with fire axe.
Brutus: 5 stealth kills with knives.
Viking: Get 5 kills with blunt weapon. A good spot is in Hunter and the Hunted. When you get to Chinatown, stick to your left until you get to stairs leading down. By a trash can you will find a sledgehammer. Go kill people in the crowds or police with it. Try to make sure it is swinging and hitting them, not choking them.
Tank: Take damage 20 times. Should come naturally.
Pitcher: Kill 5 people with thrown objects undetected (knife, axe, screwdriver, etc).A good area to get this is the last area of Rosewood. You start by a knife and there are 2 enemies to kill with it. Then the next area has 2 enemies and another knife. Then after that you can get your last.
Spook: Get 3 kills with silenced gun undetected.These must be stealth kills (as in pressing while behind an enemy).
Jinx: Get 2 kills via accidents. Many levels have "accidents" waiting to happen. There are a few which will kill multiple people.
Maestro: Get 5 sniper rifle kills via headshots in a row.
Glass Cannon: Get 3 shotgun kills while remaining undamaged.Works pretty well in crowds, as you can get 3 kills in one shot (crowds with lots of civilians).
Bank Robber: Use 3 human shields without killing them. This works best on civilians in a crowded area. Just grab the person using when prompted to use as a human shield. Now quickly press to knock them out (so that they do not die from people shooting at you). Do so a few more times and you should see it unlock.
It's All in the Wrist 50
You successfully performed a lethal throw
This can be obtained in any mission beyond the prologue (cannot be obtained in Personal Contract mission). Pick up an axe or a knife (or anything that is a sharp throwing weapon). Hold and aim for the head of the enemy. As long as it's red, press to throw it. If successful, the object will kill the enemy. The earliest you can get this is in Mission 2: The King of Chinatown. There are knives near the chefs. You can pick one up and use it to gain the achievement, then reload if you wish.
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Information is Power 30
You collected all evidence
There are 45 pieces of evidence to collect through the missions. There is an in-game tracker that shows which evidence you have collected and on which levels. In the challenges screen during levels, you can see what section of the level has evidence and if you have obtained it or not. You can also view this from the main menu in the challenges section.
Visit this thread here for a guide to obtain them all. It's both written and has a video to help.
Evidence Location Guide
Thumbs Up 20
You liked a contract
Go into Contract Mode. Go into quickplay and choose any contract from the sets available. It's easiest to do a friend's challenge that they made extremely easy on purpose. After you complete the contract, you will see the "Like" feature. Press to pull up a menu to like or dislike the contract. Choose the plus symbol to like it and gain the achievement. If you dislike it, you will not be able to ever like it and will need to play a different contract.
Achievement Trading Thread
Damage Control 20
You contained a situation gone bad
This can only be obtained after the first level. You must cause mischief/chaos within an area. Run around being careless, shooting people, not sneaking around, etc. Enemies will become hostile and attack you. Kill all enemies and once things are back to normal, the achievement unlocks. See One With the Shadows for similar achievement but hiding from everyone. This is best done with a low amount of enemies around.
Set for Life 20
You earned 1 million contracts dollars
This is a total amount earned. If you wish you can boost this with a friend by making extremely easy contracts for one another to gain money quickly. You can also earn money on the tutorial. You cannot keep replaying the same contract to gain money. You can also play some through quickplay. Just remember, not everyone wants to make it easy on you. An easy contract is to play on Chinatown. As soon as you exit the doors, mark the 2 chefs. Use Point Shooting and exit to the door on the right. This can take under a minute to complete and earns you well over $100,000.
Self-improvement 20
You bought an upgrade for a weapon
This game allows you to upgrade weapons by earning currency through contracts and completing missions. Use this money to buy an upgrade and unlock the achievement. Go into the "Unlocks" section, then to "Safehouse". Choose "Weapons". Move to Silverballer and you should see a money sign on the third icon in upgrade slots. Select upgrade with to buy it, and the achievement will unlock.
First Contract 20
You completed the Creating Contracts Tutorial
At the start screen, highlight the Contracts mode and enter it. Scroll down to Tutorials and choose "Creating Contracts". Complete this tutorial for the achievement. This shows you how to create contracts for others to play. Once you are done, you may link this with the "Competitive Spirit" achievement by sending out a competition for what you just created.
Blood Money 20
You completed the Contract Basics Tutorial
At the start screen, highlight the Contracts mode and enter it. Scroll down to Tutorials and choose "Contract Basics". Complete this tutorial for the achievement. This will show you how to finish a contract that has been created.
True Potential 20
You unlocked a technique
This can be obtained in any level. You can unlock a technique by having a high score at the end of a level's checkpoint. You are notified by the game if the level checkpoint grants you a technique and if so, what score is needed to obtain it.
Partners in Crime 20
You played a contract made by a friend
Have someone on your friend's list create a contract, and play it. You can use the below thread to find people to help with this if no one on your list is playing the game. Go into quickplay and select "from friends". The achievement unlocks right away, you don't even have to play it if you don't need the money.
Achievement Trading Thread
Competitive Spirit 20
You created a contract competition
Create a contract competition in Contract Mode. This can be easily obtained after doing the tutorial on how to create them. The game actually let's you use what you created as a competition afterwards. Just pick a friend (or many) and send it out.
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Contender 20
You participated in a contract competition
In Contract Mode, there are competitions you can play (multiple people invited). Go to the Compete menu and look at your challenges you have been invited to. If you need someone to create and invite you to these, please visit the achievement trading thread below.
One With the Shadows 20
You escaped the attention of an enemy
This can only be obtained after the first level. You must cause mischief/chaos within an area. Run around being careless, shooting people, not sneaking around, etc. Enemies will become hostile and attack you. Hide from the enemies and once things are back to normal in a calm "Clear" state, the achievement will unlock (see Damage Control for similar achievement but killing everyone).
A very easy spot for this is Mission 3: Terminus. Go to the left of the hotel doors and down the ladder. There are only 2 people down there. Kill them openly and then hide until you get the achievement.
Note: It's claimed you must get into a disguise for it to unlock the achievement.
Silent Assassin 20
You achieved Silent Assassin
Silent Assassin is a a ranking at the end of a level. The very first mission you can get this is Mission 2: The King of Chinatown (since you can't get it in the prologue). The first time you can get this is in Mission 2: The King of Chinatown. To the right of the area where the target is, there is a area with chefs and they are selling food. Find the chef with the red apron (a female). Behind her is an odd looking dish with poisonous fish. After she turns her back, grab it. Now go North to where there is 2 chefs and a police guard. On the right, sneak in and find the disguise near the garbage. Walk to the middle area where the target has likely left. Poison his coffee and walk away. After he goes back and drinks the coffee, you are free to exit the level. You will also get the "Inconspicuous" achievement as well as "Whoops" if you had not already obtained it.
Inconspicuous 20
You remained undetected throughout a checkpoint
This can be done on any mission except the prologue (Mission 1: A Personal Contract). There are different "areas" in the missions which act as main checkpoints. Go through an entire area without ever being spotted and this achievement will unlock upon the next checkpoint or completing the level (if there was none after). The first time you can get this is in Mission 2: The King of Chinatown. To the right of the area where the target is, there is a area with chefs and they are selling food. Find the chef with the red apron (a female). Behind her is an odd looking dish with poisonous fish. After she turns her back, grab it. Now go North to where there is 2 chefs and a police guard. On the right, sneak in and find the disguise near the garbage. Walk to the middle area where the target has likely left. Poison his coffee and walk away. After he goes back and drinks the coffee, you are free to exit the level. You will also get the "Silent Assassin" achievement.
Whoops 20
You made a kill look like an accident
This cannot be done in the prologue (Mission 1: Personal Contract). Any other mission is fine. There is usually a challenge base don making a death look like an accident. You can get this in Mission 2: The King of Chinatown pretty easily. You have different ways to poison the enemy that will unlock the achievement. You can also disguise yourself as a chef near the back of the area. The target will eventually show up and eat some food. You should notice an opening in the ground, and the target notices this as well. He looks down it and you can push him to give him a closer look. This is one of the earliest spots to get the achievement but not the only one. There are several. You may just reload your checkpoint if you want to play the level a different way. Please see the "Silent Assassin" achievement for a video where you don't get caught .
One of the Guys 20
You blended in and fooled someone
This can be completed on Mission 2 and beyond. An easy place to get this is on Mission 2: The King of Chinatown. Walk into the crowded area where the main target is. Walk to a stand with food on it (there is a sushi plate). Grab the menu and you will look at it and blend in. Since there are police and the main target around, the achievement should automatically unlock.
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Rocksteady 20
You executed a point shooting with at least 3 kills
Can be completed on Mission 2 and beyond. You must have instinct to use point shooting.. Hold and press . Aim for 3 headshots on the enemies, holding to aim and to tag. Press again to kill all 3. If you want this quickly, when you start Mission 2: The King of Chinatown, head to the central area where the target is. There are 3 policemen. You may execute them all with point and shoot to gain the achievement, and then just reload your checkpoint.
Under Wraps 20
You hid a body
Cannot be done in the prologue (Mission 1: Personal Contract). There are areas that have places you can drop bodies in or even hide there yourself within the levels. After you kill or knock out an enemy, drag their bodies holding . Lead them to one of these containers, and choose to as your option to dump their body.
Sandman 20
You subdued a person
This achievement cannot be gained on the prologue mission "Personal Contract". This is a nonlethal way to take out an enemy. Have your bare hands equipped. Sneak up behind an enemy and press . Press the quickly as prompted, and the person will be knocked out. This can be done to enemies as well as civilians that you can disguise yourself as. You can do this on any difficulty. You can get this in Mission 2: The King of Chinatown quite easily.
Heavy Burden 10
You infiltrated the mansion and assassinated Diana Burnwood
Story related, can't be missed.
Kingslayer 10
You fulfilled Birdie's contract and eliminated The King of Chinatown
Story related, can't be missed.
Chamber of Secrets 10
You located the hotel room number 899
Story related, can't be missed.
Catch a Ride 10
You boarded the train and escaped the Chicago PD
Story related, can't be missed.
Forepost 10
You assassinated Wade's men in Chinatown
Story related, can't be missed.
All Bark and No Bite 10
You assassinated Wade
Story related, can't be missed.
The Bartender Always Knows 10
You questioned the bartender
Story related, can't be missed.
Signature Weapons 10
You re-gained your signature Silverballers
Story related, can't be missed.
Like Stealing Candy from a Baby 10
You circumvented Lenny's crew and secured Lenny
Story related, can't be missed.
Not Worth It 10
You left Lenny in the desert
This takes place in the mission "Dead End". It is an extremely short level. Do not kill Lenny, just get in your car and drive off.
Step Into the Light 10
You found your way through the mines
Story related, can't be missed.
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A Heavy Blow 10
You assassinated the facility leaders
Story related, can't be missed.
Faith Can Move Mountains 10
You have defeated Sanchez with your bare hands
Mission: Fight Night
Requirements: Patriot's Disguise
In the very first area of the mission, sneak left and continue around. You must get behind the RV. Once you do so, sabotage the generator and hide. A member of the Patriot's entourage will come to check it out. Subdue him and take the disguise, then hide the body. Now go around the RV and grab the radio. You should also see a teddy bear on a chair. Grab it and hide behind the containers. Eventually the Patriot will notice his good luck charm is missing and will send his men to find it. After they are far enough away, drop the radio and play it. When the Patriot comes to investigate, take him out and use his disguise. You can now exit through the door you knock on at the start of the area. Walk through and straight to the ring where Sanchez is. Follow the prompts to take him out and gain the achievement.
The Killing Fields 10
You eliminated the Saints
Story related, can't be missed.
Jailbird 10
You infiltrated the courthouse and accessed the jail
Story related, can't be missed.
Hour of Reckoning 10
You caught up with Skurky
Story related, can't be missed.
True Form 10
You visited Tommy the Tailor and acquired a new suit and gloves
Story related, can't be missed.
Destroying Something Beautiful 10
You assassinated Dexter's assistant, Layla
Story related, can't be missed.
The Final Countdown 10
You assassinated Blake Dexter
Story related, can't be missed.
A Personal Contract 50
You eliminated Travis and fulfilled Diana's contract
Story related, can't be missed.
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Let me know if the red is too much. I will update with videos once I create them (though there isn't a lot of need for them). Also, once the achievement tiles for the secret achievements are loaded on the site, I will of course change them.
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great guide as always.
can you just confirm something though for me, on the guide where you have this -
Step 3: Misson Replays
If you missed anything or need to complete challenges, collectibles, etc, then you can now do so on a lower difficulty.
what i want to know is on the grand master achievement you have put a note about the challenges not counting on easy, so what level should they be done on as the 2 mentioned above seem to contradict each other.
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I can confirm you can get them all with a 2nd silver-account. That's how I obtained it.
Hope this helps!
So you can get all Contract based achievements via silver account? Meaning you do not need online whatsoever?
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I don't have the game before tomorrow, but i do have a question. Regarding the two for contract competition, this is obvious in the game?
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for the russian hare cheevo, to perform 47 headshots, you could keep replaying the mission 'end of the road' where you kill lenny. you get a sniper in the back of your car to kill him with. i only point this out because i think you need to complete the mission for the headshots to count and the mission is extremely short, even though you only get one kill per attempt.
this mission is also a good place to get 'its all in the wrist' if you're struggling to find a good place. there is a tomahawk stuck in a tree to the right of the direction that lenny is running, just sprint to it, turn around and throw it at him to kill him.
hope these are helpful for anyone.
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But yours is also fine, just takes a lil longer.
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But when it comes to unlock the achievement, it popped right after I did my 47th headshot in the middle of a badass shootout.
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Here's some worth while info you can add to the 47 headshot achievement.
2 good missions you can get this one. One is the Gunshop area and the other is Factory Compound - Infiltrate Compound part. Here's how to do both but the 2nd is the best!
Take note that restarting checkpoints work!
Gunshop - When you have control of 47, find the power box at the back of the shop. Opposite side to the duck shooting game. Sabotage it then the guard behind the front desk will move.
When its clear, go behind the desk and through the door. Head up the stairs and into the room. Now exit the room via the open balcony door and drop down to the left. Follow the path around until you get into the trenches and can look down the shooting range. In this part is a Sniper Rifle.
Grab it, and climb the ladder and take cover. Now just shoot everyone in the head. Only issue is, if you restart the checkpoint, you have to do this all over again.
Compound - Once you've made it down the lift, you'll come to a path that you need to run up. Just outside of this is a guard and a sniper rifle with a silencer. Let the guard move and grab it. Now walk up the stairs to your right for a good advantage point.
From here, kill all the guards. You should get a good 12+ if not more. Guards on the bridge and just off it, some near the building at the back, 2 in the window of the building to the right, and then a fair few to the left near the lorry tanker. Once all are dead, restart and you'll be at the bottom of the hill.
For anyone still wondering when it unlocks. As soon as you get your 47th headshot With any sniper rifle it will unlock. You do not need to do it with one type nor do you need to complete the level.
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Great guide Tyger
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I using your achievement guide. It is great one. You alway great on guide. I knew you do lol
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I earn Rocksteady automatically with All Bark and No Bite
In this Story Shootout at the End from this Mission you must targeting 4 Enemies incl Wade like instinct Shootout.
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With the way the guide mentions it you can get it within the first minute of level 2 without any problems. Guides are always about the fastest way to 1k. Your method is literally the last level.
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hm ok i think this because at the End of the Level in this Boiler Room, i go simple forward to Wade and the Games makes this Shootout automatically by me.
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You can get both 'Damage Control' and 'One With the Shadows' in the same level, popping right after one another.
During the second mission (Chinatown Square - eliminate the king to Chinatown), disguise yourself in the dealers outfit after following him down a set of stairs. Make your way up a different set of stairs and into a room with a Sniper Rifle on the desk.
Go to the window and wait to be seen, then shoot and kill 'The King'. Once done, hide anywhere in the room and wait for things to cool down. Peek before you exit, checking to see how many (if any) officers are in the room. Walk up to the officer and kill him.
This is how I just got mine.
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As always your guides are pretty boss, so thank you! Will come in handy when I need to mop up achievements later.
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The country club security almost caught me two putting last night!
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Kenneth Radnofsky
Kenneth Radnofsky
has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras and ensembles throughout the world, including the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and New York Philharmonic under the direction of Maestro Kurt Masur, Dresden Staatskapelle, Boston Pops, Taipei and Taiwan Symphonies, New World Symphony, BBC Concert Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, Marlboro Festival, Portland String Quartet, and Moscow Autumn, a Russian new music festival.
Radnofsky made his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York premiere of Gunther Schuller's Concerto with the National Orchestral Association. The world premiere of the Schuller was also given by Radnofsky, with the Pittsburgh Symphony, with both of the highly acclaimed performances conducted by the composer. David Amram's
Concerto, "Ode to Lord Buckley"
, is also dedicated to Radnofsky, who premiered the work with the Portland Symphony, under Bruce Hangen's direction. He has also performed on numerous occasions for the Boston Symphony Orchestra over the last 30 years.
Other American composers commissioned by Radnofsky, have included, Chris Theofanidis, Larry Bell, Donald Martino, Milton Babbitt, Ezra Sims, Roger Bourland, Michael Horvit, John McDonald, Allen Johnson, and an innovative commission of Pulitzer Prize–winning composer John Harbison for a Sonata, premiered Dec. 3, 1995 by 43 saxophonists in different locations around the globe in an effort organized by Radnofsky, entitled World-Wide Concurrent Premieres, Inc. (WWCP). Radnofsky is founder of WWCP, and has created a network of musicians commissioning today's finest composers. Vincent Plush (Australia) and Georgy Dmitriev (Russia) have also written for Radnofsky.
Current solo CD releases include Debussy's Rhapsody with the New York Philharmonic (Teldec 13133),
(Boston Records 1043, with conductor Hangen),
Fascinatin' Rhythms
(Boston Records 1044), Donald Martino's
Saxophone Concerto
(New World 80529-2), Michael Colgrass's
Sax Concerto, "Dream Dancer"
(Mode 125), and Elliott Schwartz's
Mehitabel's Serenade (Sax Concerto)
on Albany-Troy 646. In 1991, he was featured soloist with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, performing Franz Waxman's
A Place in the Sun under
John Mauceri's direction (Philips 4321092).
During the last few years, Kenneth Radnofsky has commissioned and premiered additional solo works by Gunther Schuller, Yang Yong, David Amram, Michael Colgrass, John McDonald, Armand Qualliotine, Jaime Fatas, Pasquale Tassone, Shih-Hui Chen, Andy Vores, Lei Liang, Jakov Jakoulov, Donald Martino, and Elliott Schwartz, all while celebrating over 30 years of teaching, with concerts in Rome, Taipei, Havana, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Mexico City, Montreal, Caracas, Manchester, UK, Beijing, Shanghai, and elsewhere. His Radnofsky Saxophone Quartet performs the works of Schwartz, Wuorinen, and Donatoni, as well as vintage saxophone works by Glazounov and Pierne.
Radnofsky's Jordan Hall recital of 2009 featured the first performance of Aaron Copland's original orchestration of the
Incidental Music to Quiet City
. 2008 included the premieres of new works by Israeli composers Betty Olivero and Gil Shohat, commissioned in honor of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel, with performances at Harvard. Radnofksy also recently performed with the Portland String Quartet, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and at Tanglewood as soloist with John Williams in Franz Waxman's
Suite for Saxophone
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A Place in the Su
n." Concurrent with his performing and 60-hour teaching week, Radnofsky has designed and implemented a saxophone program for Venezuela.
Radnofsky is committed to outreach on an international scale, nationally and locally; his editorial on such was published in the
Christian Science Monitor
. Radnofsky has given literally thousands of outreach performances. They include a teaching component and investment in community to which he is deeply committed.
Kenneth Radnofsky performs on a Buffet gold-plated saxophone.
B.M., cum laude, University of Houston; M.M. with honors, NEC. Saxophone and clarinet with Joseph Allard, Jeffrey Lerner, David Salge, Steven Hoyle, Terry Anderson, and Duncan Hale. Recordings on Spectrum, Teldec, Continuum, Golden Crest, Deutsche Grammophon, Northeastern, Margun, Marlboro Recording Society, Philips, Boston Records. Also faculty of The Boston Conservatory, Boston University, Longy School.
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I'll be honest. I built mine on the premise that some of the factory 308 guns were basically a converted 7.62x39 build, after all those comparison photos that were shared of the Saiga .308, the Yugo, and I think a Galil? bolt. The locking lugs are the same on some of them, and so was the size of the lugs on the trunion.
My SVU clone is a rough ride with surplus military ammo (which we all know is really hot) for one simple reason - the gas port is too large. I cut it to the standard AK-47 size of gas port. .177" I believe. Venting the gas tube was an IMMENSE help!
The load I use in it now is one of the recommended accuracy loads on the Nosler website. You can shoot it all day long and it feels like a normal AK-47.
I inspect it regularly since it is a bullpup and I don't want it blowing apart and into my face. It is built on one of those DPH bent flats (remember those?) and is mostly a Romy G kit. I've had about 150 rounds through it, both hot and mild, and no signs of excessive wear or peening. Headspace has not budged at all. And I check it after almost every range trip.
The problem I had with the gas block was due to it being bored out too much, making the base too thin, and the replacement block I installed is A-OK.
I would have no problems using this as a "go-to" gun.
If I were to do it again, I would:
1. Use some 4130 tube steel as the base, with a factory gas block welded to the tubing.
2. Drill a smaller gas port.


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Former Xbox boss Don Mattrick steps down as Zynga CEO
Zynga has announced CEO Don Mattrick, for Xbox boss at Microsoft, is leaving the company and will no longer maintain a position on the company's board of directors.
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More Zynga layoffs, predicts Pachter
Analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that Zynga will announce another round of layoffs, as it's expected that new CEO Don Mattrick will next week outline his strategy to return the company to profitability.
Don Mattrick announces three more Zynga exec departures
Zynga CEO has announced that three more executives have left the company.
Zynga needs to "get back to basics", Mattrick to start "tightening up" leadership
Zynga's new CEO, Don Mattrick, said the firm needs to "get back to basics" and start "tightening up" leadership and by assessing and resetting the firm's product pipeline.
Zynga posts Q2 FY13 declines in revenue, active users
Zynga has announced its Q2 financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 and reports revenue of $231 million, down 31% year-over-year.
Julie Larson-Green appointed head of Xbox Hardware
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has reorganized the company, and has appointed Windows chief Julie Larson-Green as head of Xbox Hardware, formerly headed up by Don Mattrick.
Mojang & Don Mattrick receive cease and desist letters from Putt-Putt mini golf chain
Minecraft developer Mojang has received a cease and desist letter from American mini golf chain Putt-Putt over user-created levels that recreated the company's miniature courses.
Mattrick negotiated Zynga buy-out while at Microsoft in 2010 - report
Zynga CEO Don Mattrick is said to have opened negotiations for a Zynga buy-out while at Microsoft in 2010, according to fresh reports.
Zynga CEO package worth $19.3 million this year, $50 million over three years
Over the next few years, new Zynga CEO Don Mattrick will receive compensation worth about $50 million.
EA "back to square one" now Zynga has Mattrick - Pachter
Michael Pachter believes new Zynga CEO Don Mattrick was EA's first choice for its vacant chief executive role, and is now at a loss for a new candidate.
Mattrick left Microsoft due to a planned reorganization - report
Don Mattrick left Microsoft due to a planned reorganization which would have put him as head of a newly created hardware division. According to Fast Company, Mattrick wanted a bigger role at the firm, so he left.
Zynga shuffle shows Pincus committed to Xbox dream
Yeah, yeah – Don Mattrick has left Microsoft. Brenna wants to talk about the flip-side: Mark Pincus has stepped down as CEO of Zynga.
Mattrick departure unrelated to Xbox One woes, analysts say
Analysts have weighed in on former Xbox boss Don Mattrick's departure form Microsoft, noting that the company's Interactive Entertainment division is in safe hands.
Microsoft memo suggests no replacement for Mattrick
An internal Microsoft memo from the desk of CEO Steve Ballmer regarding Don Mattrick's exit shows the executive taking over for the new Zynga boss,
Confirmed: Xbox boss Mattrick quits Microsoft for Zynga
Following a stormy E3 and some serious policy backtracking, it's been confirmed that Xbox frontman Don Mattrick has left Microsoft to head up Zynga.
Xbox One 24 hour check-in, used policies, more dropped
Microsoft has confirmed "certain polices" pertaining to its DRM control with Xbox One have been changed, such as 24-hour check-ins, "no limitations" to using and sharing disc-based games, and more. Full report below.
"We're over-delivering value": Mattrick defends Xbox One pricing
Xbox One's $499 / £429 price-point has received some flack since it was confirmed last week, but Microsoft's Don Mattrick believes the numbers stack up as the company is over-delivering value.
Xbox One online check-in takes kilobytes, not megabytes, Spencer says
Xbox One's daily check-ins will take a matter of kilobytes, not megabytes according to Microsoft Studios' corporate vice president Phil Spencer. The exec has re-iterated that phone tethering is a viable option for those with shaky internet, and he has stated again that if you don't have online access, then Xbox 360 is the console […]
Xbox One: people are imagining negative 'always-online' outcomes, says Mattrick
Xbox One's online verification checks have been discussed by Microsoft's Don Mattrick in a new interview, in which he suggests people are imagining worst-case scenarios that aren't there.
No Internet? Get an Xbox 360, says Microsoft
If you haven't got access to Internet so the Xbox One can phone home once a day – because you're in the military, or live in one of the millions of cities worldwide where Internet just isn't that great – you can just buy an Xbox 360, one Microsoft executive has said.
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Don Mattrick latest
Zynga needs to "get back to basics", Mattrick to start "tightening up" leadership
Mojang & Don Mattrick receive cease and desist letters from Putt-Putt mini golf chain
Mattrick negotiated Zynga buy-out while at Microsoft in 2010 – report
Zynga CEO package worth $19.3 million this year, $50 million over three years
Mattrick left Microsoft due to a planned reorganization – report
"We're over-delivering value": Mattrick defends Xbox One pricing
Xbox One online check-in takes kilobytes, not megabytes, Spencer says
Xbox One: people are imagining negative 'always-online' outcomes, says Mattrick
Xbox One: Microsoft investing at least $1 billion into next-gen games
Xbox One to support indies with "independent creator program," say Mattrick
Xbox One: "If you're backwards compatible, you're really backwards," says Mattrick
Microsoft working with "partners to support the second hand market," says Mattrick
Microsoft doesn't consider Valve a competitor in the living room space just yet
Microsoft fills Mike Delman's head of Xbox marketing position as retirement date looms
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Royal Armouries appoints new Director General - Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Royal Armouries today announces the appointment of historian and English Heritage Director, Dr Edward Impey, as its new Director General.
Dr Impey takes up his new post at Britain's oldest public museum in October, and replaces Lieutenant-General Jonathon Riley who resigned last year, due to ill health.
An Oxford graduate with degrees in history and archaeology, Dr Impey is currently Director of Heritage Protection and Planning at English Heritage. He is also a former Curator of Historic Royal Palaces and an established author – including two Tower of London history books.
A Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and also of the Royal Historical Society, Dr Impey, 51, is married with two daughters.
His expertise and publications cover aspects of history, architecture, archaeology and conservation – and he has had a life-long interest in arms and armour.
Royal Armouries' Chairman Wes Paul said, "We are delighted by Edward's appointment as Director General, he brings that rare combination of knowledge, expertise, leadership, established networks and a passion for the subject and he joins us at a very important time of change at the Armouries.
"One of our key goals is to make the National Collection of Arms and Armour much more attractive to a broader, more diverse national and global audience so we will be adding much greater context around science, engineering and technology but especially in relation to history in general and military history in particular. Edward will lead this change and we also hope that he will strengthen our impact on research and education and to extend our reach into international markets".
Royal Armouries' Interim CEO Chris Walker – who has acted as accounting officer since August last year – will leave the Armouries to take up a new post at the National Gallery in London.
Wes said, "On behalf of the Royal Armouries' Board of Trustees, we are sorry to lose Chris who has led the Armouries as our Interim CEO for several months and we would like to thank him for his dedication and hard work during that time. We wish him every success in his new post "
Royal Armouries is home to the national collection of arms and armour, including artillery, and has three British sites – at the Tower of London; a purpose-built museum in Leeds; and at Fort Nelson in Hampshire
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STX, WDC: Needham Blasts 'Weak, Unclear' Chanos Remarks
Shares of disk drive makers Seagate Technology (STX) and Western Digital (WDC) today are down $1.85, or 4%, at $40.47, and $1.27, or 2.2%,a t $57.74, respectively, after noted short seller Jim Chanos yesterday argued against both companies in a presentation at the Ira Sohn investment conference in New York.
Needham & Co.'s Richard Kugele, who has a Buy rating on Seagate shares, and a Strong Buy on Western stock, today responds with a note to clients in which he refers to the event as "a charity event where some notable speakers...and some crabby shorts...talk their book to investors paying big bucks for seats."
Kugele goes through Chanos's arguments against the duo, including, as he sees it, the contention that disk drive sales are tied to a declining personal computer market, and that Seagate and Western's profit margins are likely to decline, and that there may be accounting issues, such as Seagate's recording of $1 billion in goodwill in its purchase last year of the disk drive assets of Samsung Electronics (005930KS).
Kugele offers his ripost to each of the claims:
It is amazing to us that in 2013 after 7 quarters of rational behavior, strong margins and cash flow, and a robust capital distribution plan that some of these arguments would be made, let alone in such a public forum. The drive industry has never been so disconnected from the PC industry. The firmness in pricing is driven by carefully managed supply and demand dynamics coupled with robust data storage demand that exceeds by 2-3x available data supply [...] Furthermore, one of the primary reasons for this increased data demand IS THE CLOUD, where data growth is by some estimates increasing 50-70% per year. Cloud providers consume nothing but the highest capacity drives in huge volumes. These higher priced, higher margin drives also support margins. How in the world he gets to 5-10% gross margins as a target for drives from where there are today is unclear [...] The claims of accounting issues are especially incendiary. The difference between purchase price and book value is goodwill. And who could honestly say that Seagate has not generated huge cash flow since the acquisition? Finally the loss of a top executive is factually inaccurate. Bob Whitmore, CTO and the executive most responsible for turning around Seagate's production and R&D facilities in recent years, is transitioning from a day to day role to one of senior technical advisor instead of outright retiring. He will still be an employee and working at the company. There were no performance issues or management defections. To suggest otherwise in order to support these inaccurate claims is fairly weak [...] Bottom line, the drive industry is on solid footing even in the current environment, generating solid gross margins and cash flow. Rational supply/demand behavior and the exponential growth in data demands are the reason for the cash flow. Looking forward, we expect the industry to continue this trend especially as some sources suggest Seagate CEO Steve Luczo has just extended his employment contract 2-3 years. Expanding dividends and a return to a strong buyback level also position the company (and space) for further capital appreciation. In our view, these are longs and we think contrarians shorting them put themselves at risk.


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Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo?
it also looks like there are white wires with black tape on them. Maybe acceptable i previous edition of the code but not today.
Unlikely to be able to get larger lugs for this breaker, so what other solutions are there? There looks to be space for more breakers for the doubled up terminations.
Solution to the oversized wire problem would be to splice an #8 AWG to it with an approved CU/AL connector. Oversized conductor is most likely for voltage drop reduction - a few inches of #8 won't be a problem.
Multiple violations, Twisted pair with one of them being white, Close shave on the bottom conductor, open bus bar(?) picture should be back a little bit further
1.) There's too much exposed bare copper at the breaker lugs...POOR WORKMANSHIP..AND a SHOCK HAZARD! 2.) (3) of these S.P. breaker are "Double-Lugged"!,& 3.) it appears that one "Double-Lugged" breaker has WHITE conductors connected to it
Wires on the three pole breaker have strands cut from them to fit into the breaker. To large of wire for the breaker.
Have they connected aluminium and copper conductor in same terminal?.
Top c/b looks ok,Next 2 pole c/b is a violation wires are to small to be paralled 1/0 min. size. Next 3 pole c/b no phase labels or color code on wires. To much bare wire exposed at terminals. Top 2 cables have strands cut to short. Phase C cable does not match others has smaller but more strands
you can re-identify a white wire with tape if it is part of a cable assembly
what an eye opener. i only saw large wire, issue totally missed smaller errors. thanks fellow electricians.beware of compliance.


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The submission process into ways of funding the huge shortfall in Mayor Len Brown's transport wishlist has not even ended and business lobbyists are already claiming victory. Chairman of Auckland Council's business advisory panel Cameron Brewer says network tolling across the motorway system "seems to be gaining momentum from the business sector as arguably the fairest, the most likely one to generate significant revenue to close the $11.7 billion transport funding gap".
Councillor Brewer said "the panel's preference is decisive and singular".
Of course, tolling is not fair to all users, nor is it very cost effective compared with something as simple as a regional fuel tax. That's if you buy into the argument in the first place, that Aucklanders should pay more for their roads and public transport than other New Zealanders.
Mr Brewer conceded yesterday that tolling was a flat tax that hit the poor hardest.
All heart, he suggested it be levied at a reduced rate for service sector shift workers in off-peak times.
Tolling is also unfair in that it forces the private users who have to pay the extra charges out of their own pockets off the motorways, freeing them up for truckies and councillors, who can pass the charge on as a business expense.
But putting fairness to one side, the big red cross against complicated road pricing systems is the wasteful costs of establishing and running such systems. The Ministry of Transport's briefing paper to the incoming minister in December 2011 highlighted this point: "Auckland Council will outline its proposals for new funding mechanisms, especially those needed to fund the city rail link, early in 2012. The council is expected to propose some form of road pricing scheme to raise revenue.
"Such a scheme would require new legislation to permit charging for the use of existing roads that are not integral to the tolling of a new road.
"Road pricing currently tends to incur higher collection costs as a percentage of revenue than current mechanisms, particularly rates. While it might be an effective mechanism for managing demand and alleviating congestion, it is not currently an efficient tool to raise revenue."
No doubt the ministry's report writer had memories of the costs linked to the tolling of the new Northern Gateway toll road. In the first six months after it's 2008 opening, on average, it cost $1.29 in transaction costs to collect each $2 car toll. Costs have reportedly come down since then, with administrative costs ranging from 13c for an online payment to $3.85 through the call centre.
In March 2008, the Ministry of Transport received a report on Auckland road pricing charging mechanisms from Hyder Consulting (NZ). This followed up on a study in 2005 that canvassed a range of possible charging methods, including the motorway tolling system being pushed by Mr Brewer's group.
Hyder's preference was for either a congestion or a revenue system, based on charging every vehicle inside a cordon enveloping the central city, looping around from Pt Chevalier, along St Lukes and Greenlane Rds, out to Meadowbank then north to Orakei Basin. Any vehicle moving within this cordon would be charged between $3 and $6 a day.
The default charging system would be via a transponder attached to each vehicle communicating with overhead monitoring devices. A network of cameras would have to be set up to police the system, and presumably bill vehicles without transponders.
The system would have to be linked into an upgraded version of the Northern Gateway tolling system. For a basic revenue gathering system, the costs of the roadside electronic paraphernalia is $23.19 million, while the back office system was an extra $33.63 million, a total of $56.82 million. An anti-congestion system would cost $86.98 million to set up.
The annual operating costs of the revenue gathering system were $10.65 million, for a congestion system, $12.16 million. The upside is an estimated annual revenue of $133 million for the revenue system, or $169 million for the congestion system. The consultants do admit that "key factors" are that there be a "high proportion of regular users" and high take-up rates for transponder-based direct payments. They are also expecting future capital costs to reduce.
The reality is, whether one fancies an Auckland road pricing system based on motorway tolling or the cordon system, there's no sign from Parliament that there is any stomach for forcing Aucklanders to pay a surcharge for using the public roads and highways that other New Zealanders do not face.
That the Government has cancelled the regional fuel tax passed by the last Labour government at Auckland's behest is a good indication such geographically selective taxing isn't going to fly.
The public consultation following the 2005 report highlighted opposition to road pricing on many fronts. There were concerns about the adverse impact on CBD retail and commercial activities. Equity issues were raised. There were also demands for a viable public transport network to be in place before any charging was introduced.
For me, the demand for better public transport first is the key. Instead of spending upwards of $86 million to install a tolling system, surely that money, along with more of the state highway budget, should be redirected towards building the passenger transport options that might well help unclog the roads without the need to build more.


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I removed two (2) hives from one wall at a communications company cell site.
The colonies were gentle considering I ran a skill saw with a carbide blade across the top of there home.
Both colonies were transferred into nucs. I was able to locate the queen in this hive (That was a first.)
I inspected the other colony a week later and they have produced seven (7) supercedure cells. I killed all but two of them.
I was surprised by how calm they were considering Im in the heart of AHB country. - San Fernando, Ca
My tendency is to re-queen these but I wonder if I should.


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kings of april, jesters of october
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LOL I've never heard that phrase before but that sums it up....
They start fast and then come playoff time they just crumble. Sorry Banny...
But I can say that is impressive that they can do that with their staff.....
Especially without Halliday now....
Halliday being gone really hurted them.
But hey Vernon Wells is coming through for 'em.
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AG you are wrong my freind, historically the Jays and TO teams as a matter of fact start out like crap and start playing well closer to the end of season when there is no pressure, due to being eliminated from any playoff race after the first week [:@]

now these Jays for the past 2 seasons are starting a new trend.. out of the gates quick but the results arethe same lol

Well.............look at it this way.............you guys got all the good hockey players lol jeeeezzzz , could'nt you just send a few down here to the Islanders. We have'nt had a good team since Regan was President![]


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Hot Mic Catches Reporters Bad-Mouthing NRA Presser: They Basically Said It Was Everyones Fault But Ours
A hot mic seemingly caught a group of reporters bad mouthing the National Rifle Associations press conference on Friday while they waited for the daily State Department press briefing to begin.
[The NRA] basically said its everybodys fault but ours, one reporter said, adding that NRA Chair Wayne LaPierre failed to bring up assault weapons.
LaPierre told reporters on earlier on Friday that the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.
The hot mic also caught a female reporter saying the Code Pink protesters who disrupted the press conference did a really good job of making signs big enough to hide the NRA chairs face, keeping it from being viewed by the cameras temporarily.
The group of reporters laughed when one said that the NRA chair was probably packing and that no one would be stupid enough to pull a gun during the event. An unknown reporter added that the security personnel at the press conference looked like WWF wrestlers and joked they probably hit one of the activists with a chair after they removed her from the room.
Listen to the conversation below: Hot Mic Catches Reporters Bad-Mouthing NRA Presser: 'They Basically Said It Was Everyone's Fault But Ours' | Video | TheBlaze.com
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Will OFAC Pull the Plug on People to People Travel to Cuba?
In January 2011, The Obama administration finally rolled out long-awaiting regulations to re-open 'people to people' travel to Cuba. Such people to people engagement with the island had been pursued by the Clinton administration, only to be squeezed and finally prohibited altogether by the Bush administration in 2003. Countless relationships built across the Florida Straits withered, or rather, wintered, until 8 years later, President Obama's changes allowed them to connect anew. In less than a year and a half, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, which administers Cuba sanctions, granted 140 licenses for such trips, and Americans are dizzingly eager to travel. But now it seems that few if any of those licenses are getting renewed. Ellen Creager writes:
"These are not fly-by-night groups. Typical groups that have -- or had -- Cuba "People to People" licenses include Harvard Alumni, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Geographic, Insight Cuba and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, all reputable groups that ran ethical and very good culturally-rich trips.
Now, a look at their websites tells the story. Harvard has one trip planned for Dec. 27 but with this caveat: "Pending 'People to People" license renewal." The Met wiped Cuba off its itinerary for now. National Geographic, which has run 29 trips taking 703 people total in the past year, is taking only preliminary waiting-list reservations for fall trips with no deposit. (A deposit, according to OFAC rules, is engaging in financial transaction with Cuba and illegal if you have no license) Insight Cuba has suspended all trips for the past two months and is on hold, waiting for its renewal that expired in June. National Trust has 4 Cuba trips still on its 2012 itinerary, but with an asterisk: "Pending People to People License Renewal.""
Why are none of these groups are getting their renewals? Is it a simple case of election year politics? Not likely; the Obama re-election campaign understands Cuban American dynamics better than that, especially considering that it was Obama who went after swing Cuban American voters in 2008 by offering a more pragmatic Cuba policy that would feature engagement - with families as the vanguard - over empty tough talk. Stepped up enforcement of travel rules that this administration itself opened up would only speak to the most hard-line segment of the Cuban American electorate who are overwhelmingly conservative voters and wouldn't vote for Obama anyway.
Is OFAC short-staffed? Drowning in license applications? You might think so given the high demand for people to people licenses since last year. But if OFAC managed to issue 140 licenses in just over one year's time, I'm not sure it's short on personnel. (And here I must digress to note that it wasn't that long ago, during the Bush administration, when Congress learned that OFAC was using some 15% of its investigative resources on enforcing the Cuba travel ban, far more than it was dedicating to rooting out Osama bin Laden's funding networks, it turned out.) If OFAC is truly short on personnel now then perhaps it's time to provide a general license for people to people travel and spend resources on enforcement instead (if you must) of the worst offenders (offering day trips to the beach, and such). A general license would do away with all paperwork except for enforecment audits.
Perhaps pressure from interested - putting it mildly - Cuban American lawmakers oppose any travel to the island has intimidated OFAC? That pressure would certainly explain the May 2012 revision to its guidelines for people to people travel, including that prospective licensees demonstrate how their trips would engage non-government associated Cubans. Given that almost everyone still works for the state in Cuba, such a requirement seems to conflict with the purpose of these trips - to engage. Of course there is a difference between attending a lecture (which may or may not present a 'sanitized' point of view) or a briefing by a government official, and having conversation with students, or an impromptu exchange with a handful of Cubans in the neighborhood. But that doesn't mean that one encounter is valid and the other is not. I've had my fair share of discussions with officials, some of whom I felt were being open and honest, and others I believed were just giving me a party line. But it never stopped me from sharing my perspective, which is useful for said officials to hear, nor from drawing conclusions of my own from the experience. These trips are for learning, and there should be no limit on the ways in which either party can learn from the other. I don't have to agree with you or even like you very much to learn from an encounter with you.
This is why OFAC's new guidelines are so problematic. Restricting contacts in the first place is a bad idea, but this sort of 'Big Brother is watching' approach to people to people engagement is counterproductive (and more than a little ironic). Providing a full itinerary, explaining how contacts with the government helps to make peope more independent of the government, and so on, is an odd way to try to open up what many consider a closed society. And therein lies the problem: the objective of such travel is to open up Cuba, instead of to foster mutual understanding, a principle that should stand on its own. In this way, the Obama administration has backed itself into a policy corner.
But if we must be so focused on changing Cuba, inspite of our repeated failed efforts to do, there's a smarter way to gain influence and access. The fact is, if you want to engage the people, government contacts are just as important as non-government contacts, not simply because of the sheer numbers of Cubans who are in government but because today's mid-level government functionary in Cuba may well be tomorrow's too (there aren't enough dissidents recognized by the people in Cuba to repopulate even the slimmest of governments if there were some sort of overnight change on the island). Whatever Cuba's path in the coming years, we're fools to write off large numbers of Cubans, many of whom will have a greater role than we to play in the future of their country.


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