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SEC Whistleblower Program Rules Available
Thursday, May 26th, 2011
Since the Commission's 3-2 vote adopting the final rules yesterday, the SEC has made the document available on its website at ttp://www.sec.gov/news/press/2011/2011-116.htm
Kenney & McCafferty is carefully reviewing the document and determing how the new rules can benefit those reporting securities violations. For a free consultation about a potential claim of your own, please call K&M today.
Tags: abuse, corporate fraud, False Claims Act, fraud, government fraud, health care fraud, pharmaceutical fraud, retaliate, retaliation, Tax Fraud, tax whistleblower, waste, whistle blower, whistle blowing, whistleblower, whistleblowing, wrongful termination
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SEC Adopts Final Whistleblower Program Rules
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
In a split vote, the SEC adopted final rules to implement the whistleblower program provisions enacted under Dodd Frank in July 2010. Chairman Mary Schapiro presided over the discussion, with Sean McKessy and Stephen Cohen of the SEC's staff answering questions by the commissioners on the proposal.
Cohen said that the SEC had strengthened its Office of Market Intelligence to handle the incoming tips and would be adding a special Whistleblower page to a new Tips, Complaints, and Referrals section of the SEC's webpage. McKessy said that they have not seen a significant increase in the number of tips to the SEC since the passage of Dodd Frank, but staff has seen an improvement in the number of high quality tips received.
Commissioners Walter and Aguilar praised the SEC staff for implementing a "robust public process" leading to the development of today's rules. Commissioner Paredes dissented and said that he thought the rules did not adequately preserve the role of internal corporate compliance programs and the process for reporting of tips would be a deterrent to whistleblowers. Paredes also said he voted against the proposal because the rules as proposed would create an "undue risk of encouraging low quality submissions." Paredes said the issue was not the merit of whistleblower programs, but anticipated problems created by this particular set of rules.
Schapiro called for the vote, and the final rules were passed 3 to 2.
Tags: abuse, corporate fraud, False Claims Act, fraud, government fraud, health care fraud, pharmaceutical fraud, retaliate, retaliation, Tax Fraud, tax whistleblower, waste, whistle blower, whistle blowing, whistleblower, whistleblowing, wrongful termination
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US Supreme Court Rules FOIA Responses Trigger Bar Against FCA Claims
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the majority opinion holding that Freedom of Information Act request responses constitute "reports," relators who rely on FOIA request responses can fall prey to the public disclosure bar of the False Claims Act. The Court issued the opinion in Schindler Elevator Corp v. United States ex rel. Kirk on May 16, 2011. Justice Ginsburg filed the dissenting opinion, in which Justices Breyer and Sotomayor joined.
Relator Daniel Kirk, a military veteran, worked for Schindler Elevator from 1978 to 2003. He resigned in September 2003 saying that the company had forced him out. Kirk filed his False Claims action in 2005. In an amended complaint in 2007, Kirk alleged that Schindler has improperly submitted for payment hundreds of false claims to the government because Schindler had certified it was in compliance with VEVRAA reporting requirements. Kirk alleged the certification of compliance was false.
Relator Kirk sought verification that his allegations were correct by asking his wife to ask for Schindler's reporting information through a FOIA request. Mrs. Kirk made three requests, and DOL responded with information that showed the reports were not filed for several years in question.
Schindler asked the Court to dismiss the case on the ground that the verification information Mrs. Kirk obtained through the FOIA requests was a "public disclosure." Under the pre-existing public disclosure rules, whistleblower claims could be dismissed if the relator was found to have "based" the allegations on specified types of publically available information. In Schindler, J. Thomas said that a FOIA response = a report = a public disclosure. He left open the question of whether or not Mr. Kirk based his allegations on those FOIA responses.
False Claims actions can be complicated, and the statute requires a whistleblower to be represented by an attorney. For a free consultation on a potential government fraud claim, please call Kenney & McCafferty, P.C. today.
Tags: abuse, clarence thomas, corporate fraud, corruption, False claims, False Claims Act, FCA, FERA, fraud, fraud reward, government fraud, public disclosure, Qui Tam, reward, supreme court whistleblower, tax whistleblower, whistle blower, whistle blowing, whistleblower appeals, whistleblower reward, whistleblowing, wrongful termination
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K&M Presents Testimony on Whistleblower Program
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
Linda Stengle of Kenney & McCafferty, P.C. presented testimony before the IRS on May 11, 2011, on its proposed definition of "collected proceeds." The definition, if approved, would form the basis of calculating whistleblower awards.
The IRS had four people on a panel to hear the comments. They were Tom Kane, Senior Legal Counsel; Stephen Whitlock, Director of the Whistleblower Office; Alexandra Minkovich, Attorney-Advisor; and Kirsten Witter, Chief of the Service's Ethics and General Government Law Branch. The panel asked questions of a few presenters, including Stengle. Tom Kane stated that NOLs should be considered to be ordinary deductions and were not relevant to an award calculation. Kane also said there should be no 2 year waiting period imposed in cases involving a closing agreement and that further guidance would be issued with regard to whether whistleblowers can obtain a portion of criminal fines.
Stengle pointed out irregularities in the public comment process ordinarily required when the IRS changes a major regulation. Specifically, the IRS issued its Whistleblower Manual in June 2010 without public comment and narrowed the definition of "collected proceeds." Senator Grassley, the author of the statute mandating IRS whistleblower awards, criticized the Manual and said that several sections worked to deter whistleblowers from reporting large scale tax underpayment. Stengle echoed Grassley's request that the manual be held in abeyance while substantive sections undergo public comment.
Four other attorneys presented testimony on the topic. Among other comments, Richard Rubin observed that the proposed rule addressed the inclusion of specific categories of recovery into the definition, but no actual definition for "collected proceeds" exists anywhere in the regulations.
All those who presented stated that the proposed definition for collected proceeds needed to be broadened. The panel members gave no indication of when the IRS plans to publish the final version of the definition.
Tags: corporate fraud, government fraud, IRS, IRS reward, IRS whistleblower program, tax evasion, Tax Fraud, tax underpayment, tax whistleblower, whistleblower award, whistleblower reward
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Corporate Attorneys and Investigators Represent the Company – Not Whistleblowers
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
A long time corporate investigator recently shared his concern that whistleblowers look to corporate investigators and attorneys for help and protection when they blow the whistle. Nothing could be further from the truth. "There's nothing I can do," said the investigator. "I've seen it over and over again. They are going to get their heads cut off."
The investigator said he knew that whistleblowers, no matter the merit of their report, would be skillfully and systematically terminated with a substantial paper trail to support management's actions.
"They look to me for help," he said. "I work for the company. I tell them that, but they don't seem to understand."
Neither did CEO Ian Norris of Morgan Crucible Company. Morgan Crucible came under government investigation for an international price fixing conspiracy. CEO Norris began a campaign to obstruct a grand jury investigation, and he shared details of his campaign with Morgan Crucible's attorney. When the government learned of Norris's obstruction, it charged Norris with corruptly persuading, and attempting and conspiring to corruptly persuade, others with intent to influence their testimony in grand jury proceedings. Morgan Crucible waived its attorney client privilege and granted permission for corporate counsel to testify. Norris fought the testimony, saying the corporate attorney also represented Norris in his individual capacity and was prohibited from testifying.
The Third Circuit disagreed, but found that communications about scope of representation were ambiguous. Ultimately, the court ruled that Morgan Crucible, alone, held the right to waive attorney client privilege, and the attorney testified.
The attorney testified that Norris, in front of counsel, disseminated a false cover story and scripts about the price fixing and encouraged everyone, including counsel, to relay the false information to investigators. The attorney said he did not know the information was false.
Attorneys and investigators should provide employees with explicit explanations about their role in investigating allegations of fraud within a corporation. They often do not, for a variety of reasons. Bottom line – employees need to take steps to protect themselves when they report corporate misconduct internally.
For a free consult about whether you have a potential government fraud claim, call K&M today.
Tags: abuse, attorney general, corporate fraud, corruption, False claims, False Claims Act, FCA, FERA, fraud, fraud reward, government fraud, health care fraud, IRS whistleblower, IRS whistleblower program, medicare fraud, pharmaceutical fraud, Qui Tam, retaliate, retaliation, SEC whistleblower, Tax cheat, tax evasion, Tax Fraud, tax whistleblower, whistle blowing, whistleblower award, whistleblowing, wrongful termination
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IRS Goes Viral?
Thursday, April 14th, 2011
Not exactly, but the IRS has introduced its own YouTube channel, along with an array of audio products to help taxpayers take advantage of tax benefits available in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. People can visit the site at www.youtube.com/irsvideos. The IRS YouTube channel caters to people of different backgrounds by offering videos in English, Spanish, and American Sign Language.
One video teaches viewers how to use the IRS Withholding Calculator. The IRS suggests that people who have more than one job or working spouses should especially check their withholding to ensure neither too much nor too little is being withheld. People can use the calculator to help determine if they should make adjustments. Another video of interest discusses the role of an interim appeals office and what taxpayers can expect from that office.
In another attempt to make the tax code more transparent to today's filers, the IRS has also launched an ITunes podcast site featuring information about ARRA tax credits.
Unfortunately, the IRS tax whistleblower program has not been the subject of a YouTube video, at least not one produced by the IRS. However, interested tax fraud followers can go to YouTube and type in "irs whistleblower." One of the results listed will be a video of an IRS Whistleblower Conference panel discussion starring K&M's lead partner Brian Kenney.
Of course, if you would like to learn more about the IRS whistleblower program, there's no need to look at YouTube at all. Call Kenney & McCafferty at 215-367-4333 for a free consult today.
Tags: corporate fraud, government fraud, IRS, IRS reward, IRS whistleblower program, tax evasion, Tax Fraud, tax underpayment, tax whistleblower, whistleblower award, whistleblower reward
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IRS To Hold Hearing on Definition of Collected Proceeds
Monday, April 4th, 2011
The IRS has set May 11, 2011, as the hearing date for public comment on proposed regulations REG-131151-10 on the payment of rewards for whistleblowers. Chief among the areas of interest is the new definition of "collected proceeds."
The proposed regulations do not make it clear whether corporations alleging a Net Operating Loss that is reduced by whistleblower information would result in an award for the whistleblower. Large corporations routinely rely on highly sophisticated tax experts to help them reduce their cash tax liability. The IRS's proposed change in definition of "collected proceeds" appears to target individual taxpayers but fails to clearly identify large corporations who evade taxes. Tax underpayment by corporations, not individuals, should be the focus of the IRS. Corporations represent the greatest opportunity to capture much needed tax dollars for the US Treasury. Those blowing the whistle on large corporations should be incentivized to the same extent as those blowing the whistle on an individual taxpayer.
People who want to present oral comments at the hearing must submit a written outline of their comments to the IRS by April 19th. Each speaker will be allotted 10 minutes. The hearing will be held at the Internal Revenue Building at 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C.
Tags: corporate fraud, government fraud, IRS, IRS reward, IRS whistleblower program, tax evasion, Tax Fraud, tax underpayment, tax whistleblower, whistleblower award, whistleblower reward
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ACLU Loses Attack on Seal Provisions of FCA
Monday, March 28th, 2011
The ACLU lost its most recent attempt to strike down the seal provisions of the False Claims Act. The ACLU had lost its case in the Eastern District of Virginia and then appealed to the Fourth Circuit. The Appellate Court affirmed the district court's decision to dismiss the ACLU's case.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit in 2009, making a facial constitutional challenge to the long standing seal provisions of the FCA. The False Claims Act allows the qui tam plaintiff/relator to file the civil complaint under seal, which means the complaint is not served on the defendant until the seal is lifted by judicial order. The seal allows the government time to investigate the complaint without alerting defendants to the specific allegations. Depending on where the case is filed, the government frequently asks the judge for extensions of a sealed complaint to allow it more time to conduct its investigation. At some point, the complaint becomes unsealed.
The seal makes filing False Claims actions more attractive to whistleblowers because the whistleblowers enjoy anonymity while the government is conducting its investigation of the defendants. If the complaint is under seal, the defendant does not know that a whistleblower is involved and many times, does not know that it is being investigated. Whistleblowers who are current employees of a defendant that is committing government fraud are able to assist the government in its recovery of fraudulently obtained government funds without worrying unduly about retaliation for reporting the illegal conduct.
Oddly, the ACLU sought to strike down the seal provisions on the grounds that they acted against the whistleblower's right to free speech, that the seal violated the public's right of access to judicial proceedings, and that the seal impermissibly violated the doctrine of separation of powers. The ACLU was not able to point to a single whistleblower that agreed with the ACLU's position, however, and admitted that it did not have much familiarity with the workings of a qui tam action.
The Fourth Circuit pointed out that seals are often ultimately lifted in qui tam cases and that the United States has a compelling interest in protecting the integrity of ongoing fraud investigations. Kenney & McCafferty applauds the Courts' rulings in this matter and looks forward to continuing working with qui tam relators in sealed government fraud investigations.
Tags: abuse, corruption, False claims, False Claims Act, FCA, fca seal, FERA, fraud reward, government fraud, government fraud recovery, Qui Tam, relator reward, whistle blowing, whistleblower, whistleblower reward
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Galileo – History's Greatest Whistleblower?
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
February 15, Galileo's birthday, is a fitting time to reflect upon Galileo's experience with blowing the whistle on the Ptolemaic theory, the long held belief that the Earth was the center of the universe and that the sun and the planets orbited the Earth. Galileo today is called "the father of modern observational astronomy" and "the father of modern physics." Stephen Hawking stated, "Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science." Most people don't realize that Galileo was tried by the Inquisition for his advocacy of Copernicanism, found guilty of heresy, and spent the rest of his life under house arrest.
As brilliant he was, Galileo did not understand the environment in which he was operating, and he failed to adhere to rules and constraints placed on those attempting to advance scientific theories in the 1600s. His support of heliocentrism offended the Catholic church. The church admonished Galileo, who thought he would be clever and work around the constraints that had been placed on him. After being chastised, Galileo waited years to publish Dialogue Concerning Two Chief World Systems, but he didn't follow the rules. To publish, he needed papal permission and formal authorization from the Inquisition. He didn't get them. Had he followed the rules, Galileo probably could have avoided trial and arrest. Instead, Galileo was:
* Found "vehemently suspect" of heresy.
* Sentenced to formal imprisonment, which was later commuted to house arrest.
* Had his publication, Dialogue, banned.
* Forbidden to ever publish again.
After his death, the world eventually lauded his contributions, but Galileo died without acclaim and in isolation.
Whistleblowers should learn from Galileo's mistakes. No matter how brilliant a whistleblower may be, it is impossible for everyone to know everything. There is no substitute for experienced legal advice when one decides to blow the whistle. Galileo originally had many supporters who could have guided him the intricacies of the papacy's rules for publication. He didn't ask, and he thought he had the situation well in hand. He was wrong.
If Galileo could not figure out how to maneuver through the intricacies of successfully blowing the whistle, who can? Fortunately, whistleblowers today have Kenney & McCafferty to call for expert advice. Whistleblowers should educate themselves on the pros and cons before blowing the whistle. If you want to report fraud against the government, save yourself some headaches. Get a free consultation by calling Kenney & McCafferty today.
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Get Smart about Whistleblowing – Retaliation is Human Nature
Monday, February 7th, 2011
In 2008 Judith Moldover, Senior Staff Attorney of the Lawyer's Alliance of New York, stated, "[R]etaliation is human nature." Moldover made the statement to a group of human resources professionals at a conference sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management. As one who spent most of her career defending employers, Moldover warned the HR crowd that retaliation claims would increase because there is an almost "irresistible urge to strike back" against employees who complain about problems or who file lawsuits against their employers. Kenney & McCafferty speaks every day to victims of retaliation. Perhaps because retaliation is so ingrained, employees who speak out against fraud, waste, or wrongdoing should expect their bosses to retaliate against them. The only thing employees can do is smarten up. Figure out if you are a likely target of retaliation as early as you can. Assess whether you have a viable whistleblower claim. And, think twice about making any further reports to your boss.
If you believe your boss is genuinely trying to improve the workplace and wants your input, make good faith reports of problems, at least once or twice. Some employers will do the right thing, and some will even be grateful. Many will not. As Moldover points out, no one likes to hear about problems, and most employers would rather hear that their departments or companies are running well than hear a report of non-compliance or a misuse of company funds. Sometimes a whistleblower can assess the workplace environment and get clues about how a particular supervisor will react to reports of fraud, waste, or abuse.
Suppose you make a report. How does your boss react? Does your boss correct the wrongdoer, or give him more support? Does your boss try to blame the problem on you? Does your boss try to diminish your value to the company somehow? Does your boss suddenly give greater weight to petty workplace problems of yours when those were previously tolerated? Does your boss suddenly give you demeaning work assignments? Does your boss allow others to be rude to you? Are your resources taken away, while wrongdoers get more resources? Does your access to the boss decrease? Does the wrongdoer get more access? Is the wrongdoer emboldened somehow? Does your boss suddenly chastise you in ways that never happened before? Are you passed over when it comes time to hand out plum assignments? Signs of retaliation can be subtle or obvious, but when whistleblowers look back, they often realize that they had observed specific small behaviors that indicated they would be punished for their efforts to address fraud. If your boss shows signs of retaliation against you, even in small ways, step back, and assess the situation.
Unfortunately, most whistleblowers are people of high integrity and perhaps undue optimism. They see little, subtle signs of retaliation like those described above, but they don't want to be involved in covering up fraud, or they just can't bring themselves to gloss over a co-worker's misconduct. Sometimes, they just have too much faith that their companies will appreciate their efforts. By the time the hapless whistleblower contacts an attorney, it's too late. The well meaning, smart, trustworthy supporter of the company has experienced high level retaliation – attacks on reputation, bad performance appraisals, demotion, and perhaps, loss of job. Despite well publicized reporting protections, retaliation can take many forms, and even in serious, obvious cases, it takes a long time to be made whole when an employer retaliates against you. Think twice before making that report to a boss who doesn't want to hear it.
Of course, many employees don't have much choice about whether or not to report fraud, waste, and abuse. Compliance officers, auditors, attorneys – these and many other occupations require one to take action of some sort when encountering fraud. All employees can and should take steps to protect themselves when reporting misconduct and illegal behavior. In cases where government money is involved, even indirectly, the whistleblower should get legal advice early. A workplace insider who reports government fraud can be an important asset to government prosecutors in a False Claims action, for example. A terminated employee is often less valuable.
K&M would like to help you assess whether you have a viable whistleblower claim and what steps you can take to protect yourself in the process of addressing government fraud. If you know of government fraud in your workplace, and you suspect even a hint of possible retaliation, call K&M for a free, expert consultation today.
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Live import list
How to amend the live import list
Applications to amend the list to include animals
The department manages applications to amend the live import list to include animals. The process outlined below is relevant to applications to import specimens not currently permitted for import into Australia.
Figure 1. Flowchart of the process for applications to amend the live import list to include animals
Application form and guidelines
Use the following application form and guidelines to apply to amend the live import list. This application form should be used for all applications except for biological control agents. Please note that there are separate guidelines and terms of reference that can be used when applying for Australian native specimens.
- Application to amend the list of specimens suitable for live import (PDF - 142 KB) | (Word - 492 KB)
- Guidelines for preparing your assessment report to amend the live import list (PDF - 186 KB) | (Word - 187 KB)
- Terms of reference (PDF - 107 KB) | (Word- 134 KB)
- Guidelines for preparing a report for Australian native species (PDF - 331 KB) | (Word - 85 KB)
- Terms of reference for a report for Australian native animal species (PDF - 25 KB) | (Word - 33 KB)
Biological control agents
Use this form for biological control agents.
Applications to import live plant specimens
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
Applications to import live plant specimens currently not permitted for import into Australia can be made to the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) on their new plant product form . For more information on importing new plant specimens, contact AQIS: firstname.lastname@example.com
National environment law does not regulate the import of viruses, green algae or single celled organisms such as bacteria or protists. For information on importing these taxa, please contact AQIS by email email@example.com or visit the AQIS website.
State and territory lists
Every Australian state and territory has its own list of specimens it will and will not allow within its borders.
Before submitting an application to the department, you should contact the relevant authority in your state or territory to determine if they will allow you to keep your proposed specimen.
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In the mid-1980s, as an effort to cultivate the next generation of leadership, the Illinois General Assembly, in conjunction with the University of Illinois at Springfield, created a program to give students of color the opportunity to work as interns with elected officials and within other sectors shaping public policy and to receive a stipend, as they complete their degrees.
This five university consortium, formerly known as the Board of Governors, is comprised of: Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Western Illinois University and Northeastern Illinois University. This consortium is instrumental in exposing students to the fundamentals of creating, shaping and implementing public policy initiatives.
The founders of the program believed that this exposure was critical in developing the next generation of decision-makers within the public and private sectors. Twenty-six years later, several hundred students have participated in the program. We are committed to supporting and expanding the program for the next decade of leadership development.
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Rob McKenna is the able candidate | Letter to the editor
October 22, 2012 · 4:05 PM
As an Independent voter, having viewed several of the governor candidate debates, I see an informed intelligent candidate in Rob McKenna and an empty chair when it comes to his opponent Jay Inslee.
Rob McKenna deals with the facts and the reality of the state's present fiscal problems. Whereas Jay Inslee bases everything in his plans for "Lean Efficiency," better known as the lean management.
He continues to try attaching the bi-partisan legislative "land swap" idea to Rob McKenna, even after it has been explained to him by Rob McKenna and others that it is one of the ideas being considered by our legislators to comply with the Supreme Court's ruling on education funding, not by Rob McKenna.
If Jay Inslee truly believes in Lean Management as the answer, why didn't he attempt to utilize in his years in Congress during the doubling of our national debt in the last four years? The Congress which he was a member has accomplished little; this is a Congress which has the lowest approval ratings in U.S. history. He has voted down party lines 92 percent of his votes and 99 percent in the 111th Congress.
I see another Washington, D.C., partisan life-time politician, hoping to get the Democratic voters to vote him into office on that fact only. Not on his ability or experience to actually be the chief executive for the state. I hope they prove to him and others that their vote will be based upon the candidate's ability and past history, not party affiliation.
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The Windows Software Development Kit for Windows 8 (Windows SDK) contains headers, libraries, and a selection of tools that you can use when you create apps that run on Windows operating systems. You can use the Windows SDK, along with your chosen development environment, to write Windows Store apps (only on Windows 8) using web technologies (such as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript), native (C++), and managed (C#, Visual Basic) code; desktop applications that use the native (Win32/COM) programming model; or desktop applications that use the managed (.NET Framework) programming model.
The Windows SDK also includes the Windows App Certification Kit (ACK) to test your app for the Windows 8 Certification Program and the Windows 7 Logo Program. If you also want to test your app on Windows RT, use the Windows App Certification Kit for Windows RT.
The Windows SDK no longer ships with a complete command-line build environment. You must install a compiler and build environment separately. If you require a complete development environment that includes compilers and a build environment, you can download Visual Studio 2012 Express, which includes the appropriate components of the Windows SDK.
For access to additional resources and information, go to the Windows Dev Center.
Version: Windows SDK for Windows 8
Windows ACK Version: 2.2
Date published: November 15, 2012
File name: sdksetup.exe
Updated or Removed Features
The following items were either changed or removed from this version of the Windows SDK.
Tools Many obsolete or deprecated tools have been removed from the Windows SDK. The following tools have been removed:
Apatch.exe, Bind.exe, Checkv4.exe, Consume.exe, DeviceSimulatorForWindowsSideShow.msi, Err.exe, FDBrowser.exe, FXCopSetup.exe, Guidgen.exe, Make-Shell.exe, MDbg.exe, Mpatch.exe, MSIZap.exe, PTConform.exe, ReBase.exe, sddlgen.exe, setenv.cmd, SetReg.exe, SoapSuds.exe, Sporder.exe, TcpAnalyzer.exe, TSPDesigner.exe, UTL2IDL.exe, ValidateSD.exe, VirtualLightSensor.exe, WinDiff.exe, WpfPerf.exe
Supported Architectures:
The Windows SDK for Windows 8 supports building applications for the following architectures:
Note: The Windows SDK for Windows 8 cannot be installed directly on the ARM architecture. You can install the Windows SDK on an x86 or x64 platform, in order to build applications that target the ARM architecture.
Supported Operating Systems:
The installation of the Windows SDK is supported on the following operating systems:
The Windows SDK can be used to build applications that target the following operating systems:
In order to install the .NET Framework 4.5 Software Development Kit feature, the .NET Framework 4.5 redistributable package must be installed before the Windows SDK is installed. This release of the Windows SDK does not include a .NET Framework Redistributable Package. You can download the redistributable package from Microsoft Download Center.
To optimize your Windows SDK setup experience, we strongly recommend that you install the latest updates and patches from Microsoft Update before you begin installing the Windows SDK.
Windows SDK Disk Space Requirements
The complete installation of the Windows SDK requires 10 megabytes (MB) to 1 gigabytes (GB) hard disk space for installation, depending on the features selected. Please verify that the computer you are installing to has the minimum required disk space before beginning setup. If the minimum required disk space is not available, setup will return a fatal error.
How to Uninstall SDK Components
When you uninstall the SDK through Programs and Features, most of the SDK components will be uninstalled automatically. However, a few shared components installed by the SDK may need to be uninstalled separately. This guide provides instructions for uninstalling those shared components.
Note: If you uninstall components that other applications use, they will be adversely affected. For example, Visual Studio 2012 also uses the .NET Framework 4.5 SDK.
To uninstall shared SDK components:
This release has the following known issues:
AppVerifier, a tool for testing and verifying the correctness of running applications, might be installed in such a way that it cannot be separately uninstalled. In order to remove it from your computer, uninstall the App Certification Kit or uninstall the Windows SDK.
.NET Framework 4.5 SDK Tools on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
The installer for the Windows SDK for Windows 8 is not supported on Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Server. However, if you have another computer with a supported operating system, you can install the .NET Framework 4.5 SDK Tools on Windows 2008 Server by following these steps.
You can copy these files to a Windows Vista or Windows 2008 Server computer within your organization. These files need to be copied to same directory on the Windows Vista or Windows 2008 Server computer.
Note: Do not redistribute these files outside your organization or as part of any other installer.
Install .NET Framework 4.5 SDK tools by using the command line:
Msiexec /i sdk_tools4.msi VSEXTUI=1
Certain operations may fail if you use the x64 version of signtool that is included in the SDK. Please use the x86 version of signtool available under <SDK install location>\Windows Kits\8.0\bin\x86 for all your code signing needs.
WinRT MetaData APIs
If you want to use the WinRT metadata functions, you must install the .NET Framework SDK 4.5 to have access to the complete set of necessary header files. The WinRT metadata functions are RoGetMetadataFile, RoParseTypeName, and RoResolveNamespace in RoMetadataResolution.h. Also, you need the IMetaDataDispenser definition in RoMetadataApi.h and MetaDataGetDispenser in RoMetadata.h.
Windows App Certification Kit Port Usage
The Windows App Certification Kit (ACK) installs a number of services to your machine. One of the services is Te.Service, which allows ACK to perform automated tasks in a secure manner, for example, in the context of a standard user. It also enables other functionality, for example, remote task execution across machines. The service only starts when needed during execution and stops once it is done. When the service starts, it opens firewall ports and doesn't prompt the user for consent. Though ACK does stop the service and closes the port upon completion.


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Sorry, after some more thought, I realized that you would still have your first endpoint definition. The gateway would be an intermediary (rather than using RequestReplyTemplate or sending directly to a channel and then invoking correlator.getResponse()). For example, something more like this:
Then you would invoke it like this:Code:<endpoint input-channel="input" handler-ref="serviceimpl" handler-method="execute" default-output-channel="responses"/> <gateway id="serviceGateway" target-channel="input" response-channel="responses"/>
Since this would be backed by a ProxyFactoryBean, you could also provide an interface for the proxy (other than the default MessageHandler):Code:Message response = serviceGateway.handle(message);
In that case, the code would be using the regular argument and return value of that interface, while the gateway proxy converts to and from Messages.Code:<gateway id="serviceGateway" interface="com.foo.SomeService" target-channel="input" response-channel="responses"/>
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Spider Organics produces Mite Kill and Mold Killwith OMRI-listed and 100%-natural ingredients. Our products eliminate spider mites and mold on contact. We provide you with a safe, economical and natural way to rid your garden of soft-bodied pests and mold. Spider Organics is a family-owned and -operated business with facilities in California, Oregon and Michigan. For more information, visit your local retail store.
Using innovative technology, Silver Nutrient Solutions, LLC, manufactures the highest-grade ionic colloidal silver for hydroponic and agriculture use. Colloidal silver is a natural elemental antibiotic known to kill and prevent disease and pests and over 650 harmful pathogens. By adding Colloidal Shield to your nutrient solution or reservoir, nano particles of silver bind to—and suffocate—any pathogen present in your feeding solution, resulting in pathogen-free uptake into your plants! Besides being one of the purest elemental disinfectants on the market, Colloidal Shield works systemically when the silver is broken down by micro-organisms, in turn repairing damaged cell walls. For more information on Colloidal Shield, visit a retail shop near you.
Unleash your plant's potential with the newly launched OptiCal-Mg by Optimum Hydroponix®. This powerful calcium and magnesium liquid supplement with iron is the perfect addition to any plant nutrition program, whether you're growing in soil, coco or other soilless media used for hydroponic cultivation.
OptiCal-Mg is balanced just right to make calcium and magnesium readily available to maturing plants during the critical bud, flower and fruit development phase. Simply add OptiCal-Mg to your regular feeding program to optimize plant growth. Create bigger, heavier and more fragrant flowers and fruit. Invigorate overall health and development of root systems and plant structures. Also, use OptiCal-Mg to correct calcium or magnesium deficiencies at any time during a plant's lifecycle. It can be used with all quality plant fertilizers. Available in 0.26-, 1.06- and 5.28-gal. formats. For more information, go to an indoor gardening shop near you.
Method Seven Optics brings its patent-pending rendition technology to growroom photography. Introducing the M7 Photo Filter, which offers perfect color balance under HPS lights for photography and video. Made from German mineral crystal glass, the same formulation found in Method Seven's award-winning rendition glasses, photographers can now experience perfect daylight-balance photography shooting under HPS lights. Color and details are vividly reveled and the strobe effect produced by some ballasts is also eliminated. For more information, see your local hydroponics store.
Method Seven Optics—the company that brought you perfectly balanced color, clarity and safety under HPS lights—introduces a Halide Plus lens, giving you balanced color and protection while working under metal halide lights. The halide-tuned lens is a dark-smoke color with M7's silver Plus coating, making these glasses the perfect crossover product between the growroom and the street. This product was developed in collaboration with Carl Zeiss Vision Labs and made in Italy, ensuring the best technology for clarity, focus and comfort. To learn more, speak to a hydroponics retailer.
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The Green Pad CO2 Generator is proud to announce the newest in our innovative line of humidity-activated CO2 pads for indoor gardens: the Grand Daddy Pad (GDP Green Pad).
With four times the CO2 generating power as our original Green Pad, each GDP can reach over 1,000 ppm levels in an indoor garden area of over 800 cu. ft. for up to two weeks. Our natural chemicals react to humidity or moisture to enrich your garden or propagation dome with beneficial CO2. If kept dry in the original packaging, they will still be effective in over a year. Tank users: keep a pack on hand for when your tanks run dry or to supplement your existing CO2 system to make those tanks last even longer.
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Ranking in at the highest levels of any humic-based nutrient on the market, Brilliant Black is also the only inoculated humate product that also contains immediately available herbs and superfoods to feed the biology of your soil and in return offering a rich, healthy plant with exuberant flowers.
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Micronized herbs bring the best to your crop, offering a clean, vibrant flower that is sought after for its boutique-level of cultivation. Cacao is one superfood in Fat Flowers that separates DEM's products from any other plant food on the market. Fat Flowers is an organic, biostimulant, rhizo-tonic elixir for your garden. Dragonfly Earth Medicine has formulated a product that contains beneficial bacteria, a blend of organic herbs, sugar and more. Fat Flowers 3-6-6 is organic like all Dragonfly Earth Medicine products. See an indoor gardening retail shop for more information.
Humboldt County's Own Magnum with B1 is a potent magnesium supplement for preventing or treating magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is the critical element in the chlorophyll molecule, which drives all the energy processes in a plant. High demand for magnesium in the bloom stage—right when flowers are putting on mass at a rapid rate—can cause fading green leaves due to chlorophyll deficiency. Magnum will keep a plant's energy factories optimized and the B1 helps relieve the serious stress caused by high-performance bloom. Contact a hydroponics shop for more information.


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Diamond Corp., a Toronto real estate development company with a strong commitment to developing high-quality, innovative and award-winning residential and mixed use projects, has established itself as a leader in the development industry in the Greater Toronto Area. Diamond Corp. is a part of the Whitecastle group of companies and acts as the manager of the Whitecastle New Urban Fund 1 and 2. Diamond Corp. is committed to progressive city building rooted in a legacy and tradition of quality and innovation. Read more...
Habitat for Humanity Families are the Winners at 159 WellesleyToronto Star - March 07, 2013
Toronto condo developer Diamond Corp. and Habitat for Humanity Toronto are teaming up to create eight affordable family units in a 35-storey downtown highrise. "This is very exciting, this is a first. We are very excited to work with Habitat and to deliver the eight units to them," says Bob Blazevski, executive vice president of the Diamond Corp., which along with the Kilmer Brownfield Fund, is developing 159 Wellesley E.. "Hopefully, this will be a catalyst for similar projects." Click here for full article |
Toronto Condo Would be Splash of Colour in Sea of GreyGlobe and Mail - February 14, 2013
Because I would like to see innovative applications of colour in contemporary architecture, I perked up when I saw the first rendering of a distinctly red 52-storey condominium tower proposed for a Sherbourne Street site just south of Bloor Street East. This condo stack may not, in the end, inject colour that's very strong into its stretch of Sherbourne; the work is still at an early stage, and the exact appearance of its skin is not settled. Click here for full article |


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World of Disney Comes to Disney Village at Disneyland Resort Paris
World of Disney has long been a premiere shopping destination at Disney Parks. The first location opened in 1996 at Downtown Disney Marketplace in Florida. The second opened in 2001 at Downtown Disney District in California. There was even a World of Disney that operated on 5th Avenue in New York City during the middle part of this past decade.
On July 12, Disney's newest store officially opened at Disneyland Resort Paris as part of their 20th anniversary celebration.
Located at the entrance to Disney Village, near the entrance to Disneyland Park, Walt Disney Studios Park and hotels, the store contains about 15,000 square feet of shopping space (about 1400m2 for those using metric). Like its sister locations in the United States, this destination will be home to a huge selection of souvenirs.
The outside features eight bas-reliefs showing Disney characters and the Eiffel Tower. The rotating domed roof represents a retro-lit globe and has Tinker Bell gilded in gold leaf on top (the dome takes a little over one minute to rotate).
Inside, the center piece is a hot air balloon with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Pluto. (It reminds me of my favorite scene from Impressions De France at the France Pavilion in Epcot.) There is also a series of murals that pays tribute to the five continents that line the walls. The center area is supported by 10 columns, which is a tribute to major Parisian department stores.
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You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
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Hertz to rent EVs in San Francisco
Car-rental company Hertz has added electric vehicles to its fleet in San Francisco, available to members of the Hertz On Demand program.
Renters can choose from the Nissan Leaf, the Smart EV or the Mitsubishi "i".
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Jewell McDonald Maner Stutts, 87, died Thursday afternoon, February 21, 2013. Jewell slipped away, resting peacefully in her own bed in her own beloved home, having been lovingly and carefully attended by family members and constant caregivers.
Jewell was born in the McDonald Community of Richmond County, NC, November 12, 1925. She was the baby of nine children of Winfield Scott and Brevie Emeline McDonald. Jewell's Mother died when Jewell was nine years old and this resulted in her spending a great deal of time with her Father. Jewell spent hours and hours listening and learning her family's history from her "Papa" and his visitors. Genealogy became her passion and she enthusiastically passed on her family history and tales which she had stored in her remarkable memory.
Other sources of joy and pride for Jewell were the years she spent as bookkeeper for Rose's Dime Store. She displayed a nurturing attitude to all the young girls that she helped to get their start in the business world working at Rose's. As a retired bookkeeper she continued her skills, preparing tax returns for numerous clients into her early 80's.
Jewell graduated from Rockingham High School in the Class of 1943 and she regularly attended her class reunions. Only a fractured hip kept her from celebrating her 69th Class Reunion in 2012.
Jewell was preceded in death by her parents, her step-mother Elton Bruton McDonald, her first husband John Wesley Maner, five brothers (Furman, Carl, Leonard, James, Ed, and their spouses), two sisters (Marjorie Long, Abbie Cross and their spouses), and the spouse of her brother Cecil.
Jewell is survived by her tender, loving, devoted husband of forty-six years, Ralph J. Stutts. She is also survived by her 92 year-old brother Cecil McDonald, two half-brothers David (Pat) and Ralph (Tammy) McDonald, two sisters-in-law Flora Bell Ingram and Jean Brooks, a host of cousins, nieces and nephews (great, great-great, etc.), and friends.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 23, 2013, at McDonald Baptist Church Cemetery, McDonald Church Road, Rockingham, NC. Jewell was a member of McDonald Baptist Church for most of her life. The Rev. Robert Tyson and the Rev. Alex Perakis will officiate. Watson-King Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family is also served by Richmond County Hospice. Appreciation is expressed to all who helped to support Jewell in her life and in her illness.
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@Akis,nice parapak icon,mind if I use it,just for personal taste
@Akis,nice parapak icon,mind if I use it,just for personal taste
R.I.P.(Requiescat in pacem) loran korn & MrScruff
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@Aidas2 Yes its Angovile just changed a bit. About helmets - Slayerknecht is right its mix model.
@Akis Thanx mate
I would glad to accept any help with creating more maps for mod.
Thanks Gents,
@serg_codmod, I can help with icons, portraits and symbols but I never build maps, sorry.
@Gamerisin, Feel free to do so, anyway its free.
excuse me...but did you worked on a famous fallschirmjager mortar like the 5cm Granatewerfer 35?.The smallest mortar used in world war 2?.
and actually, the Italians only used engineers on the battle of crete.They were glidered off to the bridge on corinth canal.
But serious though, i'm pretty excited for this mod...
JungleGuerilla's Mini-ModsIf they throw rocks at you, try throwing Panther shells at them would'ya?
@serg...you have very nice pics mate,the mg34 ones are very good,why don't u post them as an advancement?
another cool mod is coming~
Wow...it looks more better than before. I don't like only one thing. I saw doctrine guides on Imageshack and English doctrines are totally same(only bit changed). I hope that English doctrines will be changed more.
btw nice pictures
BotB, EF, N44, and now this. We are being spolied here. Let's not forget Modern Warfare, Cold of War, The Great War 1918, CoH Vietnam, Pacific Thunder, The Farben Effect, Blitzkrieg and all the other promising mods we have. What a great community.
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"To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue."
Looks amazing can't wait.
"Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle hardened. He will fight savagely"
General Dwight Eisenhower - 6th June 1944
Release Coming Soon!!!
New gameplay video!
very nice..I can't wait for this!!!
Looks awesome, also gotta tell u the second time that Angovile looks amazing and I see that theres no buildings neither at axis or allies base, did you edit the ai files to be only Infantry battles or were u playing online? Also everything looks awesome, love the Commandos with Thompsons
Relise!Battle of Crete v1.0!see first post
Well... core mod is almost ready when till end of work kinda far In any
case mod already playable!
We made closed beta-testing, but I would be glad to
play it with some of you.
Your opinions, criticism and advises is more then welcome!
My nickname in game is Rrr88 (Chats Play CoH Mods).
Some things still under development:
- only one map currently present (remake of Angoville)
- no AI for German (so you can play only against British AI)
- no models for Light Tank Mk VI, Matilda II (temporary replaced with
Stuart and Churchill)
- no model for German DFS 230 (replaced with British glider model)
nice, i am trying..
R.I.P. Rad | R.I.P. Loran | R.I.P. MrScruff
Create desktop shortcut for RelicCOH.exe, in shortcut properties in Target field add " -dev -mod Battle_of_Crete"
(dont forget "space" before"-") (for example "C:\Program Files\THQ\Company of Heroes\RelicCOH.exe" -dev -mod Battle_of_Crete)
I think you should upload the mod to moddb too= More downloads. And maybe give more information on the mod there?
One last thing: Don't say "this is my first mod" because some people might think that it is of bad quality etc which it isn't
Very nice mod, just played it and i love some of the new models! Keep up the good work!
Also loving the skins too, they are nice.
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Ok I played a round now and I'm positively in pressed. The whole presentation of the mod is very well done and the map's atmosphere suits perfectly.
Also gameplay is fine and refreshing. I just think there should be more variation in troops, especially through doctrines. For example there could be a Flamethrower Squads added Luftlande Sturm Rgt. Tree instead of those former PE upgrades.
Paras should have normal Grenades imho. And you could add a Panzer II call-In (limited to 1 - there were two on the whole island).
I'll test through the doctrines, but in general very nice work, respect, esspecially the presentation.
I love what you have done with your mod. This is Perfect. It is very simple yet it is good fun infantry battle without heavy reinforcements. I love the idea of deploying all units from the air instead of building from the factories. Thank you for your hard work.
holy crap!!! I've just got home and I see it's been released..downloading now..I'll provide feedback after I'm done
Wow! I never thought i'd see that day, good work! It looks very professional, and i can't wait till the AI see's some more attention. Definately on my automatic-download and watch lists.
Maybe a British allies doctrine? (Greece, Australia, New Zealand) You would be able to call in reinforcements from each ally. I'll elaborate later.
"I could have won the whole of Africa with a Division of Australian Soldiers under my command"-Erwin Rommel
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Its awesome, just played. Have some feedback. Its far too hard to play as British early in the game with their costly and inafective units in the begining. Eg. Falls vs inf Section. Brit section will win if their in cover and falls are not. otherwise they loose all the time. Also the munitions drop from the German 3rd command row, the 3 ability on the left doesnt show up when unlocked. Its easy to play as Brits when you get tanks, maybe give some call in of a tank for Germans to? Also the Stuart call in is a bit overpriced, by the time I unlocked Stuart I got the second British Tent and could build 2 stuarts for 560 instead of a 600 call in of 2... Maybe lower the the cost to like 500? Another thing is the German leutenant u can build from HQ, in the description it says you get new abilities based on the command row, but when I built him, nothing changed, he didngt have any abilities. The German tech up is way too fast and needs to be slow
ed down, maybe by requirements or higher costs? And the Fall Mp40 fires semi only, no auto :/ Also the Mp40 is very good in long ranges somehow and easily kills everything...
This was a play online between British 3rd company and German 3rd company. I can upload a replay if you want.
The German Tech costs enough...
You need fuel for attack call-ins, so its ok
as you see, we managed to play online, dont know, what the problem was...
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You need to change the shortcut in properties from AAA to Battle_for_Crete
Use this for your shortcut
ok for some reason when i try to launch the game it tells me i need to update and install a 1.34mb file patch
@arbituh101: Uhm, thats relic updater or something isn't it? Did you fresh install CoH too?
i reinstalled it again but when i click COH opposing fronts it doesnt tell me to update
Love the mod! I love playing a full out airborne invasion.
Really impressive work. I love the Stuka call-in and the Wehrmacht glider call-in.
The only downside is the few number of unit types and abilities (for the Wehrmacht at least, I haven't played as Brits).
For the Wehrmacht, an entrenching ability would definitely be nice for the infantry, at least for the glider-borne heavy infantry, to help survive the Brit mortar bunkers and light armor.
For the Brits, the Matildas could use a dig-in option, since if you believe wikipedia at all, that's how there were mostly employed.
Your on the right track and it plays well. Hope to see the Aussie's and the Kiwi's (ANZACS) giving them Hell.
From down under.
Got the mod working and BTW super awsome mod, very fun, although,. the germans should get the Messerschmitt Me 321 glider and add that to the game so u could get medium tanks for germans
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Love the mod. Love the battle chosen as subject material.
The first and probably last entirely airborne operation on this scale that was successfull on its own.
I know its early beta but some suggestions if I may (just my humble opinions):
Have a parachute unit that has not got airdroped weapons at all.
From memory a lot of german airborne were running around with pistols until they could find dispersed weapons cannisters (dropped seperately).
Also iirc the germans did have some small mountain arty howitzers - i may be thinking of the americans here.
Allow the germans to capture enemy equipment easily. It would be good to be able to capture some British tanks/brens etc.
Have a German Para pioneers unit for sabotage and raiding.
Trenches - I know the germans did at least some digging in. It may be wise to allow digging in for the germans? undecided here.
German Warhship Support - Cannot remember exactly. But towards the end of the campaign the germans started shipping things like no tomorrow. Was their big gun support from german destroyers?
If possible mountain troops should not be seperated in a tree. But rather be recruitable at the top tier by anyone with a lot of variety late in the tree provided by mountain troops being shipped in with heavy weapons by glider or destroyer. The mountain troops made a real difference in the campaign when they were able to land in force.
British Units:
Maori Unit - not really much different from a normal infantry unit. Would look different and have different stats though.
ANZAC Units - Australia and NZ did well in this campaign. Although their successfull charges were curtailed by the british.
did the brits have armoured cars on the island?
Concentrate on the minute differences in weapons and training on both sides and exagerrating them?
What would be really great to swing is defending an airfield and getting regular glider drops to it. But this is already done really with the ju52 coming in.
Looking forward to more maps and AI for the germans.
Thanks for this.
German Fallschirmjager DID drop with nothing but Walther P38s.
Any news on development status?
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very nice mod , love it.
what did you change in next update ? (ai german ? new maps ? new pak 36 model ? what else ! )
ps : i translat for fun into french if you interested PM i can send you my fr ucs files and the translation.
Hi Madjo!
Now I remaking map Poin du hoc, after I will try to manage with AI for
Germans (would be nice if anyone could help).
I thinking about new models as well.
About French - yes, it would be great! We already have German, Russian and
English versions of mod.
good news
i send you my fr ucs files and the fr translation
Hey, just tested the Mod for a quick first time, and its refreshing.
I dont need to say that I like mods which focus on special Battles and have a professional look. Its much more epic on this side. Well done.
Havent tried any provided maps yet.
For gameplay: I would love the idea of Destreax.. if its possible to drop weapons and
Squad seperately, that would be awesome..but maybe too relaistic.
I havent played very much yet, cause the tomies eat my fallschirmjaegers for breakfast.. but mor feedback to come.
Keep up the good work.
"- no model for German DFS 230 (replaced with British glider model)."
Just noticed that there is a DFS230 Model in Codename: Panzers Phase I. It is used to bring the Germans in Mission 6 and it doesn't look that bad... You can have a look on it in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6aNNE-Iym8
And (you may already know...) there are tools to extract those models from panzers... so you perhaps are willing to look at it (at least)
Go on with this mod.... I like it very much (but already made a couple of changes...)
Love the Gebirgsjaeger's skins! Reminds me o brothers in arms.
This is an exceptional mod. Congrats matey. Is there ETA for the next release?
Great Mod, like the Oberst Kurt Steiner touch. With a little adaptation from the V-2 scenario in CoH you could have Eben Emael.
Mod is not dead Its in final stage of work and will be relised in may. Stay turned! 20.05.2011-->70th anniversary of Battle of Crete.
@ All thanks everyone fot support and waiting. Lots your comments and ideas helped me in my work.
@ Herr Oberst About Eben Emael... i though about it< maybe will do it in the future. The main problem there is map.
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