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Archaeology and the Social History of Ships
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- Author: Richard A. Gould, Brown University, Rhode Island
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Maritime archaeology deals with shipwrecks and is carried out by divers rather than diggers..It embraces maritime history and analyzes changes in ship-building, navigation, and seamanship, and offers fresh perspectives on the cultures and societies that produced the ships and sailors. Drawing on detailed past and recent case studies, Richard A. Gould provides an up-to-date review of the field that includes dramatic new findings arising from improved undersea technologies. This second edition of Archaeology and the Social History of Ships has been updated throughout to reflect new findings and new interpretations of old sites. The new edition explores advances in undersea technology in archaeology, especially remotely operated vehicles. The book reviews many of the major recent shipwreck findings, including the Vasa in Stockholm, the Viking wrecks at Roskilde Fjord, and the Titanic.Read more
- This thoroughly revised new edition is the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of underwater archaeology currently available
- Examines the impact of new undersea technologies
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Introduction: toward a higher standard
1. Interpreting the underwater archaeological record
2. Underwater archaeology: the state of the art
3. Ships and shipwrecks: basic mechanics
4. The archaeology of small watercraft
5. The earliest ships
6. Shipwrecks and our understanding of ancient trade
7. Sailing ships of the Middle Ages
8. Ships of the great age of sail
9. From sail to steam in maritime commerce
10. New technologies and naval warfare
11. The archaeology of maritime infrastructure
12. The future of shipwreck archaeology.
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say motorists rescued four 2-year-olds who wandered from their daycare center in Mooresville into a busy road.
At least five motorists stopped when they spotted the youngsters standing alone in and beside the road Monday.
Police say the children left the Learning Experience child-development center through a gate that apparently came unlatched by strong winds. Authorities say the children could not reach the latch.
Two children wandered into the road and two more were standing beside it.
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ESSEX — The zoning commission Monday approved a special permit for a new restaurant to be located on the first floor of a partially vacant commercial building at 30 Main St. in the Centerbrook section.
The application of ECC Realty and Colt Taylor was unanimously approved after a brief public hearing where several residents spoke in support of the plans. Taylor told the panel he was raised in Essex, has been involved with restaurants in both New York and California,and wants to return to open a restaurant in his hometown.


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In Windows 7 when I set the desktop color, it actually sets the color of text in desktop icons. So if I have a black wallpaper, I need to set it to white so icon text will be visible.
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Skyrim E3 ad literally goes big over LA hotel
You may have seen this in an unfinished state a couple of times, but here's the full banana: a massive piece of art for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim overwatching LA in time for E3. The art is hanging over the Figueroa Hotel, as posted by Bethesda marketing and PR chief Pete Hines on Twitter. If the location looks a bit familiar, it's because it is: Final Fantasy XIII was there two years ago. You can see a high-res version of the Skyrim art here.
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My acne is mostly under control with yaz but around my mouth still breaks out sometimes with painful cysts. So I am trying ziana. The first week I used it every day and even with lotion my face was soooo dry and I had three super painful cysts develop. I think I overdid it big time so I took a break and just applied lotion for a few days to let my skin rehydrate and now I'm going to try using it just twice a week and work my way up ( I read about other people having very good results with this). Luckily my cysts are mostly healed and the rest of my skin is looking really hydrated/fresh. I have clogged pores all around my mouth and I think the ziana is starting to unclog them .. In a couple spots the clog has come to the surface and basically falls out when I wash. The cysts may have just been purging some deeper stuff but I hope it's over now! Good luck everyone!
P.S. I wash my face in the shower with head and shoulders shampoo, let my face dry, apply ziana, then apply lotion once the ziana dries. I was waiting longer in between the ziana and lotion but then I got so peely that I couldn't stand it. The lotion doesn't seem to alter the effects of ziana as far as treating pimples so for me it is better to just apply the lotion immediately after.
UPDATE: I wash my face with neutrogena body wash (salacylic acid 2%) at night to get my makeup off, wait for my face to dry and then apply ziana every other night. On the nights i don't apply ziana i wash my face with neutrogena body wash, then apply cerave SA lotion and go to bed. In the morniing i just rinse with water. Face has been great so far. Keep up the good fight! (also i am on mononessa birth control, gerneric of ortho cyclen but that has never gotten me this clear)
Decided to give it a shot after my derm wanted to switch me from clindamycin phosphate.Turns out the skin peeling is little too much for me.However dries up the worst of zits pretty quickly.
Okey, so I've only been on Ziana for about 2 weeks, and I kind of feel that my skin is getting better. My skin had a terrible breakout out of nowhere for a little more than one month ago, and it made me extremely frustrated as I've never ever struggled with acne or pimples before. I also take Tetralysal 300 mg (oral antibiotics) twice a day, and I've been taking them for 4 weeks now, but I feel as if Ziana is doing the job here. My main problem is clogged pores and whiteheads, I rarely get big pimples or cystic ones, only tiny red grossers and skin colored bumps. Mainly on my forehead, chin and hairline. I've noticed that Ziana makes my acne a little more red than usual, also my scars have this constant redness. Hopefully, my acne will reduce more the upcoming weeks, can't wait to see the results! Really got my hopes up for this nice little cream. Oh, and yes, it does make your skin very oily! But I can deal with that, as long as my acne says bye bye
UPDATE: my oh my this is really hard, I've been experiencing an initial breakout since I started using this cream, and it's non-stop. I wake up every morning with 3-4 new tiny pimples ready to be poped, and my scarring is really red. Like REALLY. My face is more red than skin colored. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME!!!!:( all i want is clear skin like i've always had..... I haven't been out with my friends on a saturday since new years eve because make up makes it look much worse.... I miss my life!!!!!!!!!! Can anyone tell me that this will end sometime soon?! I've been on this cream for around 3 weeks now......
I am 33 years old and just had an onset of adult cystic acne about 2 years ago. I have been using this topical medication for approx. 3 months and I have seen no change in my skin. I did like that I was not affected with harsh red, itchy skin like some other medications have done to me. This gel, however, does make my skin incredibly oily in the morning even though I use the recommended pea size amount. My doctor has decided the only thing that will help is a prescription for isotretinoin so this Ziana med just wasn't strong enough for me.
nothing changed, it just made my hair stick to my face.
I am 25 years old and have always had acne. At age 12 I started proactive and that was able to keep my acne to a minimum but still I was never completely clear. My acne was never horrible, but I always had 1-3 active zits along my chin/ jawline (sometimes cystic) and a few on my temples and forehead.
After I got new insurance that didn't require a refer to go to a derm I finally decided to see one. He prescribed me Aczone in the am and Ziana in the pm. I was very cautious at first--I started using a gentle cleanser and bought cereve pm moisturizer since I had read reviews that my skin would get extremely dry.
The first couple nights my skin got a bit red and itchy from Ziana but after night 3 that totally stopped. I also didn't find that it made my skin sticky or oily at ALL. However the cerave pm moisturizer DID, so after about 2 weeks I discontinued use of that and did not need a night moisturizer.
There was a purging stage---weeks 2-4 I saw an increase in active acne in my hot spots (chin and jawline) with 2 cystic zits. But even though I had about 4-5 active zits, they would disappear quickly before others would pop up. Of course any purge is going to suck but i promise if you stick to it you will be so happy. It took about a month for everything to totally clear up, and now I am 2 months in and my face has been PERFECT. I have not seen even one zit for an entire month. My face is so clear that I don't need any makeup at all. My hyper pigmentation from past acne is slowly fading but that will require a bit more time. I am so happy with the results of these 2 products!
Also, just FYI I do not have sensitive skin so all of that redness/dryness/pealing/ sun sensitivity did not happen to me at all. If anything my skin is actually perfectly hydrated since the proactive was drying out certain spots, now those are gone!
I am 22 years old and have been dealing with pretty much every kind of acne for years. I have tried everything you can buy in the store and nothing really worked (I read that a lot of drugstore acne products put stuff in that makes you break out so you keep buying their products). When my face is broken out, I don't want to leave the house and I am constantly thinking about my skin to where I feel absolutely depressed about it. So I saw a dermatologist and he put me on clindamycin (probably not great spelling) lotion in the day, adapalene cream at night, and doxycyline for a month to help with the initial breakouts they sometimes cause. It worked fantastic for me for like a year and a half and then my skin randomly started breaking out again really bad. I went back to see my dermatologist and he put me on a bunch of stuff that didn't work and I was dealing with even worse skin for a long time without solution. He finally put me on ziana a month ago for the nighttime, onexton for the day, and ampicillin tablets. Since I was trying to avoid accutane (which was my next option), he also recommended that I change my birth control to one that helps acne so I switched to yaz immediately. The first week was pretty bad because the onexton hurt (it burned, itched, made my face red) and the ziana made my face flakey and dry when I woke up in the morning. My doctor told me that these products can take up to 4 months to be effective and that they oftentimes make your skin a lot worse before it can get better (it has to bring up all the acne and bacteria up to the surface to get rid of it which takes time). I broke out pretty badly the first week and the beginning of the second, on top of that my face was flakey so I couldn't really wear makeup and I was just bummed (even though I knew that's how some of these treatments work and it's probably a sign that it's working). I've had a few side effects that were not unbearable and also went away as my body and skin got used to the medications. I was expecting that I would have to deal with it for months. Honestly, with the exception of accutane, I have been on every pill and and cream there is. By the end of week two and miraculously it was crystal clear. I never thought i would ever be someone to not wear makeup, and I have been (even on dates! That is how clear it is). It's still a little dry, but I started using a really gentle moisturizer (4 dollar ponds) with both the ziana & onexton and also using a lot less of the product. When I first got the onexton, I put a lot on because I wanted to make sure it "really worked" and that was such a mistake because it was VERY painful. I have been using a pea sized amount with moisturizer of both and it works better that way. When I was having my initial breakout, I would desperately read these reviews to have hope and I made a pact with god that if my acne clears up, I will share my experience to help others who are going through the horrible issues acne causes. My advice: don't use too much, don't exfoliate (ziana is an exfoliant and that's why there is flakey skin at first. It also makes your skin super thin so you can't pick and have to be very gentle), be careful in the sun, avoid any other harsh products, and hang in there! You might have an initial breakout, you might not. Either way, it depends on the person when your skin clears up and if you give up before 4 months, you could miss out on a chance to see the progress, my breakout was so bad that I wanted to stop and I read these encouraging posts and figured that I was going to have acne either way (if I was off the medicine or if I was on it) so I might as well suffer through breakouts while I'm treating it and it's worked for me. If you give up before a few months, you haven't even let the medicine do it's job yet and there isn't a single acne perscription that says if can get rid of your acne before 4 months (otherwise I would have tried it). Don't believe me? Ask your doctor. Don't give up, bug your doctor and ask a million questions. As soon as one didn't work, I got another, and kept going until I got something that works for me. I hope everyone finds what they're looking for and hangs in there :]
18 Female, have had acne all my life but it was always a few zits, nothing too bad. In the past few months I broke out a lot due to stress.
Ok so my dermatologist prescribed this to me and advised me to use it before going to bed. It's been a month since I have been using it and honestly it hasn't done anything good for me. But overall Ziana just gets sticky and annoying to sleep with, and I have to wash my pillow case very often because of this. Ziana also makes your skin extremely oily, if you wear makeup you can't use this product because your face will be so shiny. Makes me feel gross!
In the 2nd week I broke out A LOT, and I had to go back to one of my old regime's of salicylic acid 2% for a few days and I got cleared up (My skin is too dry for constant salicylic acid).
I am going to ask my dermatologist to give me something else because this product is just a very water based gel that is not strong enough for me.
I'm a female in my mid 20s who has mild acne. I received Ziana from my dermatologist a month or so ago, switching from Finacea, which wasn't doing much for me. It has helped the acne around my mouth and chin so much. I have only had ONE pimple, compared to three or four a month, since using Ziana. That was when I first started using it. I also did not go through the 'purge' my dermatologist warned me about. I use it once each night and put it on after my moisturizer. I also moisturize in the morning. I haven't noticed much of a difference in my 'scars' or pinkish reddish brown spots leftover from previous acne, but hope to. I have also been receiving monthly facials lately, which I think has also helped a lot. I can't wait to continue to use Ziana and see how much more it improves my skin in the future!
I was given this treatment by my dermatologist about 5-6 months ago, and was told that it would for sure make me break out in the beginning, but that that would just be a "purge" and that my skin would clear up. I read mixed reviews, many saying that you just had to wait it out. I have, and still not satisfied. I can't see any significant improvement, and I'm not surprised, as the product doesn't even feel like it's working. Maybe my skin is just tough. When I applied this product the clear gel went on smoothly, but I had no tingling sensation or anything, and usually I look for that as a sign of disinfection. This product feels like absolutely nothing on facial skin, and I haven't been seeing results. Not to mention the INSANE price. :c


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A Rabbi's World
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Since assuming the presidency of the Rabbinical Assembly almost two weeks ago, and for some weeks before then, people have been asking me exactly what it is that the Rabbinical Assembly does, and by extension, what the president does.
It is a fair question that merits a serious answer. At its most fundamental level, the responsibility of the Rabbinical Assembly is to represent the interests of the Conservative rabbinate, to be its voice on the issues of the day, and to bring the Torah of its members out to the widest possible audience. That is a large portfolio. The Assembly has some 1600 members worldwide. Its interests are diverse, and its Torah encompasses a broad and eclectic range of approaches and scholarship. Being a voice for a large group of rabbis that speaks with many voices can be a delicate assignment.
And that, of course, alludes to the political dimension of the work of the Rabbinical Assembly, both within and outside the Conservative movement.
All of the major Jewish denominations in the United States have academic, professional, and synagogue arms. Yeshiva University shares the governance of modern Orthodoxy with the Rabbinical Council of America and the Union of Orthodox Congregations of America. In the Reform movement, HUC-JIR works alongside the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the URJ- the Union for Reform Judaism.
In the Conservative movement, the Rabbinical Assembly works within a similar constellation of sister organizations, each with its own unique areas of endeavor within the larger context of the movement. We have a number of academic centers that train our clergy and educate our laity: the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles, and two others, in Jerusalem and Buenos Aires.
The United Synagogue represents the interests of the movement's kehilot, its spiritual communities. And, of course, the RA, as it is popularly referred to, represents the interests of the rabbis (and there is a Cantors Assembly that does the same for the movement's cantors). As one might imagine, there are more than a few instances where those spheres of activity and influence overlap, with the resulting "discussions" about whose turf is being intruded on and what the larger interests of the movement are. Some of those differing perceptions are easily overcome. Others are stubbornly resistant to resolution.
So there is, as one might imagine, an irreducibly political dimension to the presidency of the Rabbinical Assembly. As a voice of the Conservative rabbinate (one has to be careful to capitalize the word "Conservative," to insure that people don't associate the Assembly with conservative politics… we have both liberals and conservatives as members, and every possible permutation between them), learning to navigate the divergent opinions of its members along with the occasional internal issues within the movement is nothing if not a political assignment. Our organization is blessed with wonderful and talented professionals who work much more than full-time to accomplish our work. It is my privilege to work alongside them to promote the work of our movement, and protect the interests of our colleagues.
What became clear to me at our recent convention, however, is that the real focus of our rabbinate is not to be found in discussions about institutional self-interest. It's not that those things are unimportant. In their proper context and proportion, they matter a lot. But when all is said and done, our most important and enduring work consists of tending to the spiritual lives of those we teach and lead. That sounds like a self-evident truth, but it's not– not at all. We rabbis need to remind ourselves of that truth each and every day.
In a variety of contexts and ways, I listened to colleague after colleague at our convention share stories of personal struggle, and how that struggle was impacting his/her work. One spoke– with powerful eloquence– about how her children's autism posed a daily challenge to her faith, and how she had to work hard to transcend that feeling. Many spoke of the inevitable strains and stresses that the rabbinic pulpit often places on family life, and how isolating it can be. Still others addressed the myriad challenges of building Jewish community where there is no existing infrastructure to support it, and I couldn't help but think of how very fortunate I am to live and work in an area where there is an absolute embarrassment of Jewish support services…
I looked at my colleagues, and I saw my congregants. Real people, with real concerns, trying their hardest to live meaningful lives under circumstances that are often less than optimal. I think it's fair to say that we rabbis do our best and most important work right there, in the intersection of the hand life deals us on the one hand, and the life we'd like to be living on the other. To the degree that we can apply the richness of Jewish tradition and wisdom to make those moments more bearable, we are doing our jobs well. That work is much harder than protecting institutional self-interest. Providing meaning in the face of great challenge can change a person's life for the better. What can be more important than that?
Providing meaning in the face of great challenge… a daily desideratum for the rabbi, regardless of denominational affiliation. I'm proud to count myself among them.
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The sun is shining and Madonna has just released the lyric video for her second single, "Girl Gone Wild". Such a great start to the week! If you have a sharp eye for detail you'll have noticed that it's seems that the song has gone from "Girls Gone Wild" to the singular version. This is more than likely the result of lawsuit threats from Joe Francis, the creator of the "Girls Gone Wild" video series.
As the song starts off, the lyrics Madonna sings are: "It's so hypnotic / The way he pulls on me / It's like the force of gravity | Right up under my feet. / It's so erotic / This feeling can't be beat | It's coursing through my whole body | Feel the heat | I got that burnin' hot Des-I-Re."
It's a definitely a hot track to give your workout a boost and to kick the dance floor into high gear. Give the new song a listen below!


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Sports Champions 2 – Sony's Move enabled answer to Nintendo's Wii Sports franchise – has been officially dated.
PS Blog EU can reveal that Sports Champions 2 will launch October 31st in Europe, courtesy of developer Zindagi Games.
The sequel will deliver a host of new events including Skiing, Boxing, Tennis, Golf, Bowling and Archery. The game also includes an avatar editor and an enhanced Party Play mode with split screen options.
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- Anthony Carmine: Complete Act 1 in the original Gears Of War (have any Act 1 achievement unlocked from that game).
- Dizzy Wallin: Complete Act 1 in Single Player mode.
- Flame Grenadier: Complete Act 4 in Single Player mode.
- Kantus: Complete Act 2 in Single Player mode.
- Lt. Minh Young Kim: Find 10 COG tags in the original Gears Of War (have the "Time To Remember" achivement unlocked from that game).
- RAAM: Defeat RAAM in the original Gears Of War (have the "A Dish Best Served Cold" achievement from that game).
- Skorge: Complete Act 5 in Single Player mode.
- Tai Kaliso: Complete Act 3 in Single Player mode.
Insane difficulty
Successfully complete the game.
Complete the indicated tasks to unlock Gamerpics.
- Successfully complete Campaign mode under the Insane difficulty setting to unlock a Gamerpic of Marcus.
- Successfully complete Seriously 2.0 to unlock another Marcus Gamerpic.
- Get the "Friends With Benefits" achievement to unlock a Gamerpic of Marcus and Dom.
- With the Collectors Edition of the game, insert the bonus disc in and go to "Gamer Pictures". You will unlock both of the sets. One set has COG and the other has Locust.
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When you reach rank 100, instead of "100" appearing as your rank, you will instead have a star. This indicates it as being the highest rank possible.
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Make Brumak roar
Close to the end of the game, when you hijack the Brumak, click the Right Analog-stick while riding it.
Hidden sequence
Turn on the game and wait for the "Gears of War: Press Start" screen to appear. Do not press Start. Allow the screen to idle for a few minutes and a video will begin to play.
Easy flame grenadier kill
To easily kill a flame grenadier in Story mode, aim your gun at the fuel tanks on its back. It then becomes a very large mobile grenade. Do not stand too close to it or else you will be downed or killed.
Kung fu flip
When you see a Boom Shield, pick it up and place it in the ground. Take cover behind it. Immediately get out of cover and change weapons (D-pad). You will fly into the air, flip twice, and land nicely behind an enemy, if they are after you.
Neck break
When in front of a downed enemy, press X + A. This will also automatically break the enemy's neck from any direction quickly and effectively without picking the enemy up first.
Easy Horde mode
- When playing in Horde mode, go to the Day One map. Inside the Game room there should be a shield. Pick up the shield and go to one of the two staircases. Depending on which staircase you choose, you can select between a cycle of Longshot/Torque Bow or Mulcher/Mortar. Plant the shield in the middle of the staircase with the shield facing toward the bottom of the staircase. If placed properly, this will block larger enemies like the Bloodmounts and Boomers from reaching you, allowing for easy kills. There is plenty of cover for you to snipe drones running around and ducking for cover on the ground. It is best to kill a Mauler with a shield to plant additional shields. Drones and Sires will kick the shield down if you do not kill them as they run up. Even if they do, just run up the stairs and jump over the cover. You can kill anyone using blind fire or shooting and ducking. You can even plant a frag or smoke grenade somewhere for a quick kill or get some chainsaw action while they are down. Then, just set up your shields again and continue. Keep in mind when you kill the last enemy and the new horde begins, you have about twenty seconds before your shields will disappear. You must kick them down and replant them. You can also pick one up before you kill the last enemy.
- When playing in Horde mode, go to the Blood Drive map. You should begin somewhere on top of a double staircase. One direction leads all the way down, while the other leads off to the side through a room then leading to a smaller staircase. Run to the room. There should be ether frags or an ink grenade behind the pillar (they cycle with each Horde). If it is ink, just die. Its easiest to start with frag grenades. Plant a grenade on each wall next to each staircase. Go back to the room and collect the grenades as they respawn. Stay outside one side of the room killing enemies. If someone runs up they will blow up; just replant the grenade when that happens. Also, you will hear the grenades explode if someone tries to sneak behind you. Once again, replant the grenade if this happens. This works best in Co-op mode because each player can only plant two grenades of the same type, and of course you can watch out for each other. If player one plants a smoke then plants a frag grenade, player one's smoke grenade will automatically explode. Using two people you can plant four frag or ink grenades. As you kill enemies, if someone gets too tough, just Roadie Run past a grenade. They will always chase you. When you get to Horde 3 you should have a Boomshield Mauler come for you. Kill him and take his shield. Plant the shield in one of the doorways where the grenades are located (two Maulers, two shields, two blocked doorways). With both players in the room, the grenades, and blocked doorways, fighting off enemies should not be as difficult. Before you kill the last enemy, load up on ammunition. You can get some ammunition back as each Horde begins. Remember to pick up your shields or replant them as the new Horde begins so that they do not disappear. The Torque Bow takes out most enemies fairly quickly with a headshot if you wind it until it self releases. If you run out of ammunition, you can melee behind the shield (the Torque Bow is the most powerful melee weapon) or tag with grenades. The flame thrower kills groups very fast.
- This trick works better with only two players. In the "River" map, go any of the two houses with the sniper or torque bow. Put a grenade at the entrance then hide behind the columns there. Crouch for maximum cover, then wait for a Boomer with the shield to get in. Kill him and take his shield. Put it in the ramp so that no enemy can get in, then shoot away.
Hidden message
Successfully complete the game and allow the credits to end. A secret message will play after the credits.
Wear Dizzy's cowboy hat
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Play Act 1 Chapter 3, "Rolling Thunder", under the Insane difficulty setting. Shoot the three hidden cowboy hats at the start of the chapter. You and all the COG will wear cowboy hats for the rest of the level. Additionally, a Corpser that appears from the ground later in the chapter will wear a cowboy hat and shout "Yee haw".
See Dizzy's exposed head
Shoot off Dizzy's hat by aiming it. Dizzy wears a beret and appears to be bald.
Created by utuber118.
Play Act 4 Chapter 5, "The Best-Laid Plans". After meeting Dom (or Marcus if co-op) again, walk to the end of the hallway where Locust ammunition boxes are found. Shoot the pedestal in the center along the wall and press X to reveal a hidden toaster that will pop some toast.
Skip cinematics
Tap Back to skip the cinematic sequences. Whenever Marcus is talking to control (he will have a finger on his ear) or to Alpha 2, you can also skip it so and complete the level faster. Marcus will sometimes say something similar to "Don't wanna here it" or "Quit yapping".
Meatflag gamercards
Complete a game of Submission then press Y to view the game stats. Scroll down to the Meatflag (Hanley, Chaps, or Franklin) to see their gamercard, complete with a detailed profile and unlocked achievements.
Multiplayer execution moves
Do not perform an execution move (or curb stomp) during any multi-player mode. You are only exposing yourself to enemy fire power.
Jack Thompson reference
Enter the arcade room on the "Day One" multiplayer map with a character or the Ghost Cam. One of the fake arcade machines is entitled "Murder Simulator", a jab at attorney Jack Thompson, who often labeled Gears Of War (among other games) a "murder simulator".
Carmine or Dom ladder climb fail
In Act 2,Chapter 2 "Indigenous Creatures", when you first get to use the rock-worm as cover against enemies, there will be two ladders behind a group of enemies where a Troika gun is located. Note: This is where Marcus says that it looks like a staging area after you kill the enemies. After killing the enemies, get up on one of the ladders before Dom or Carmine gets up. Wait for one of them to start climbing, then get directly in their way when they give their final pull upwards. They will stand on the edge and fall down. Keep doing this and eventually Carmine will give up and just stand at the base of the ladder until you go to a different area. Note: This trick might work on different ladders.
Use any regular weapon with the Boomshield
While standing above a Boomshield, equip your pistol. Perform a melee attack and quickly press X + D-pad Left or Right. If done correctly, you should now be using whatever weapon was in the left or right slot with your Boomshield equipped. This will not work with a Mulcher or mortar as they do not occupy an actual weapon slot.
Disguised weapon
Shoot some bullets out of the weapon that you want to disguise. Then, reload while shooting. As soon as it reaches the active reload area, change to smoke and throw it. Then, switch to the gun to be disguised, then to the weapon you want to use to hide the weapon. Repeat the steps from the change weapon part. For example, you can use the shotgun and disguised it as a pistol. Your screen will display the weapon you wanted to disguise; other screens except for the host will display a pistol.
Multi Chainsaw
Two or three players can chainsaw the same enemy. It looks extremely funny to the players on screen.
Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.
- Green as Grass (10 points): Train the rook (any difficulty).
- It's a Trap! (10 points): Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 2.
- Escort Service (10 points): Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 4.
- Girl About Town (10 points): Story progression in Act 1, Chapter 6.
- That Sinking Feeling (10 points): Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 4.
- Freebaird! (10 points): Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 5.
- Heartbroken (10 points): Story progression in Act 2, Chapter 6.
- Longitude and Attitude (10 points): Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 3.
- Tanks for the Memories (10 points): Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 4.
- Water Sports (10 points): Story progression in Act 3, Chapter 6.
- There's a Time for Us (10 points): Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 2.
- Better Wrapped in Beacon (10 points): Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 3.
- Have Fun Storming the Castle (10 points): Story progression in Act 4, Chapter 6.
- And the Horse You Rode in On (10 points): Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 1.
- You Are the Support, Son (10 points): Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 2.
- Brumak Rodeo (10 points): Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 4.
- Does This Look Infected to You? (10 points): Story progression in Act 5, Chapter 5.
- Tourist of Duty (25 points): Complete all campaign acts on Casual Difficulty.
- Guerrilla Tactician (50 points): Complete all campaign acts on Normal Difficulty.
- Artist of War (75 points): Complete all campaign acts on Hardcore Difficulty.
- Suicide Missionary (150 points): Complete all campaign acts on Insane Difficulty.
- Collector (5 points): Recover 5 collectibles (any difficulty).
- Pack Rat (15 points): Recover 20 collectibles (any difficulty).
- Completionist (30 points): Recover all 41 collectibles (any difficulty).
- One-Night Stand (10 points): Complete 1 chapter in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom).
- Open Relationship (30 points): Complete 10 chapters in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom).
- Friends with Benefits (50 points): Complete all acts in co-op on any difficulty (Marcus or Dom).
- Once More, With Feeling (10 points): Perform 30 perfect active reloads (any mode).
- Takes a Licking (30 points): Melee 30 Tickers (any mode).
- Organ Grinder (10 points): Kill 30 enemies with a cover mounted Mulcher (any mode).
- Shock and Awe (10 points): Kill 30 enemies with the heavy Mortar (any mode).
- Said the Spider to the Fly (10 points): Kill 10 enemies with a planted grenade (any mode).
- Crowd Control (10 points): Melee 10 enemies down with the Boomshield equipped (any mode).
- Smells Like Victory (10 points): Kill 30 enemies with the Scorcher Flamethrower (any mode).
- Variety Is the Spice of Death (30 points): Kill an enemy with every weapon in the game (any mode).
- Seriously 2.0 (50 points): Kill 100,000 enemies (any mode).
- Standing Here, Beside Myself (10 points): Win 3 matches of Wingman (public).
- Beat the Meatflag (10 points): Capture 10 meatflags in Submission (public).
- It's Good to be the King (10 points): Win 10 rounds of Guardian as the leader (public).
- You Go Ahead, I'll Be Fine (10 points): Win three matches of King of the Hill (public).
- Back to Basic (10 points): Successfully complete the 5 lessons of multiplayer Training Grounds.
- Party Like It's 1999 (30 points): Play 1999 rounds of multiplayer (any mode).
- Around the World, Again (30 points): Win a multiplayer match on each map (any mode).
- Dirty, Dirty Horde (20 points): Survive the first 10 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map).
- Hoard the Horde (30 points): Survive all 50 waves of Horde (any difficulty, any map).
- Crossed Swords (10 points): Win 10 chainsaw duels (any mode).
- A Parting Gift (20 points): Kill 10 enemies with a grenade while down but not out (any mode).
- Pound of Flesh (10 points): Use a meatshield to save your life 10 times (any mode).
- Photojournalist (10 points): Submit a spectator photo.
- Kick 'Em When They're Down (10 points): Perform all 11 unique executions on a downed enemy.
The following achievements require the "Flashback Map Pack" and "Combustible Map Pack" bonus downloadable content.
- Annex: Now With Execution Rules (75 points): Win an Annex match on each Flashback and Combustible Map Pack map (public matches only).
- Bound by a Shared Past (15 points): Win a Wingman match on each of the 5 Flashback Map Pack maps.
- Forged in the Fire (15 points): Win a Wingman match on each of the 3 Combustible Map Pack maps.
- More Mystery, Less History (15 points): Win a multiplayer match on each of the 5 Flashback Map Pack maps (any mode except Wingman).
- Skeletons in your Closet (20 points): Complete waves 1 through 10 on all Flashback Map Pack maps in Horde (any difficulty).
- The Roof! The Roof! The Roof… (15 points): Win a multiplayer match on each of the 3 Combustible Map Pack maps (any mode except Wingman).
- Trial by, and on, Fire (20 points): Survive first 10 Horde waves on Combustible Map Pack maps as a team.
The following achievements require the "Snowblind Map Pack" bonus downloadable content.
- Battle-Tested Gear (30 points): Earn enough multiplayer experience to reach level 25 (Public only points).
- Rookie Gear (10 points): Earn enough multiplayer experience to reach level 5 (Public only points).
- Seasoned Gear (20 points): Earn enough multiplayer experience to reach level 15 (Public only points).
- Battle-Hardened Gear (50 points): Reach level 50 and play a match on each of the 4 Snowblind Map Pack maps (Public only points).
- Frigid Body Dynamics (5 points): Play a multiplayer match on each of the 4 Snowblind Map Pack maps (any mode points).
- Icy Dead People (25 points): Complete waves 1 through 50 on any Snowblind Map Pack map in Horde (any difficulty points).
- Never Eat Red Snow (20 points): Complete waves 1 through 10 on all Snowblind Map Pack maps in Horde (any difficulty points).
- The Weather Outside Is Lethal (15 points): Win a multiplayer match on each of the 4 Snowblind Map Pack maps (any mode points).
- Veteran Gear (75 points): Reach level 100 and win a match on each of the 4 Snowblind Map Pack maps (Public only points).
Leave level boundary
Shoot some bullets out of your Lancer then take cover. Switch to your shotgun, then back to your Lancer. As soon as the your hand touches the Lancer press B + Analog-stick Back. Your Lancer should be jammed and you will not be able to reload. After a few seconds you should have a full clip. Take cover on something you can mantle over and hold B while jumping over. Release B after you have jumped halfway over and press Back. You should now on be on top of the cover. From here do the same thing that you did when you got on top of the cover. You should be able to jump out on any stage
Blood from nowhere
Find a crewmember who has just started to use the chainsaw melee on a Locust. Use your chainsaw on the same Locust at the same time. The Locust will be on the ground while blood is flying from your chainsaw.
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