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Facebook wants the hashtag.
Facebook is using the mark, most well-known in the Twitterverse, to group conversations, according to the Wall Street Journal. However, don't expect it to show up on your Facebook news feed immediately because the social network is still testing the hashtag, or word or words preceded by #.
The hashtag is probably most associated with Twitter, but that won't stop Facebook from using what has now become synonymous with associating an update or post with a subject. Facebook will use the hashtag to index conversations likely because the hashtag is used a lot on Instagram, which the social network bought last year.
Facebook has been slowly using many of Twitter's features, including creating subscriber lists and tagging people with the @ sign. The hashtag, which Twitter followers created five years ago, also plays a role in marketing for well-known brands. Strangely, there was no comment from Twitter on the new Facebook development.
It would be interesting to know what Twitter has to say about the development, especially since its clientele is a bit different than Facebook's. While it can't copyright a hashtag, Twitter still can't "like" Facebook copying its style and associated symbols.


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Summary Report for:
39-7011.00 - Tour Guides and Escorts
Escort individuals or groups on sightseeing tours or through places of interest, such as industrial establishments, public buildings, and art galleries.
Sample of reported job titles: Discovery Guide, Docent, Guide, Historical Interpreter, Interpreter, Museum Educator, Museum Guide, Science Interpreter, Tour Escort, Tour Guide
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Describe tour points of interest to group members, and respond to questions.
- Escort individuals or groups on cruises, sightseeing tours, or through places of interest such as industrial establishments, public buildings, or art galleries.
- Conduct educational activities for school children.
- Monitor visitors' activities to ensure compliance with establishment or tour regulations and safety practices.
- Provide directions and other pertinent information to visitors.
- Greet and register visitors, and issue any required identification badges or safety devices.
- Distribute brochures, show audiovisual presentations, and explain establishment processes and operations at tour sites.
- Research various topics, including site history, environmental conditions, and clients' skills and abilities to plan appropriate expeditions, instruction, and commentary.
- Select travel routes and sites to be visited based on knowledge of specific areas.
- Drive motor vehicles to transport visitors to establishments and tour site locations.
- Collect fees and tickets from group members.
- Assemble and check the required supplies and equipment prior to departure.
- Provide for physical safety of groups, performing such activities as providing first aid or directing emergency evacuations.
- Train other guides and volunteers.
- Perform clerical duties, such as filing, typing, operating switchboards, or routing mail and messages.
- Solicit tour patronage and sell souvenirs.
- Speak foreign languages to communicate with foreign visitors.
- Teach skills, such as proper climbing methods, and demonstrate and advise on the use of equipment.
Technology Skills
- Customer relationship management CRM software — Centaur Systems Centaur Travel Business Management System TBMS; IBS Software Services Tour Partner; Softrip Travel Software System; TourTech Systems TourTools (see all 5 examples)
- Data base user interface and query software — Microsoft Access
- Electronic mail software — Email software; Microsoft Outlook
- Graphics or photo imaging software — Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop ; SmugMug Flickr
- Internet browser software — Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Mobile location based services software — Global positioning system GPS software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Web page creation and editing software — Facebook
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Busses — Tour buses
- Desktop computers
- Electronic charts or maps or atlases — ActiveMap Tour Guide software
- Emergency medical services first aid kits — First aid kits
- Laser fax machine — Laser facsimile machines
- Microphones
- Mobile phones — Cell phones
- Passenger or automobile ferries — Tour boats
- Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers — Personal digital assistants PDA
- Touring bicycles
- Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- History and Archeology — Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
- Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Work Activities
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Detailed Work Activities
- Provide attraction or event information to patrons.
- Respond to customer inquiries.
- Guide patrons on tours.
- Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
- Monitor patron activities to identify problems or potential problems.
- Distribute resources to patrons or employees.
- Greet customers, patrons, or visitors.
- Provide patrons with directions to locales or attractions.
- Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
- Drive vehicles to transport patrons.
- Monitor availability of equipment or supplies.
- Administer first aid.
- Gather information in order to provide services to clients.
- Train service staff.
- Organize recreational activities or events.
- Perform administrative or clerical tasks.
- Promote products, services, or programs.
- Sell products or services.
- Demonstrate activity techniques or equipment use.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context
- Contact With Others — 60% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Deal With External Customers — 57% responded "Extremely important."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 62% responded "Every day."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 55% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Public Speaking — 62% responded "Every day."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 48% responded "Extremely important."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 45% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 44% responded "Important results."
- Physical Proximity — 51% responded "Moderately close (at arm's length)."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 33% responded "Very important."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 33% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Telephone — 50% responded "Every day."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 39% responded "Very important."
- Time Pressure — 28% responded "Every day."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 38% responded "Every day."
- Spend Time Standing — 40% responded "About half the time."
- Frequency of Conflict Situations — 31% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include hydroelectric production managers, travel guides, electricians, agricultural technicians, barbers, court reporters, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
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- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
- Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
Work Styles
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
Work Values
- Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
- Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Related Occupations
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wage data for Tour and Travel Guides.
Employment data for Tour and Travel Guides.
Industry data for Tour and Travel Guides.
|Median wages (2019)
|$13.27 hourly, $27,600 annual
|State wages
|Local wages
|Employment (2018)
|61,900 employees
|Projected growth (2018-2028)
|Faster than average (7% to 10%)
|Projected job openings (2018-2028)
|State trends
|Top industries (2018)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data and 2018-2028 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2018-2028). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
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Banner Ironwood Medical Center
Banner Ironwood is a 24-bed, start-up facility with the ability to grow to 86 beds without any building expansion. The selection of sustainable products was highly considered throughout the design and construction process. BIM was an integral piece of the project's design and construction process, allowing the team to design and deliver the project in 22 months — six months for design and 16 months for construction. One unique approach utilizing BIM that McCarthy and SmithGroup developed was the virtual mock-up of a typical patient room. Using this mock-up, the construction team was able to show user groups months ahead of physical construction how the room would appear, as well as figure out the measurement and placement of critical equipment.
Developer: Banner Health
Honorable Mention: Banner Thunderbird
AZRE Red Awards March 2010 | Previous: Best Office Project | Next: Best Educational Project


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Do your duty this year: Exercise your right to vote
It's the best way for citizens to have their say.
Some polls indicate that voter enthusiasm, especially among young and minority voters is ebbing - a marked change from 2008. Whomever you support for president this year, it's a concern if fewer people decide to exercise their right to have a say in the political process.
Anyone who is eligible should vote.
Voting is the one way you can have your concerns heard. As the saying goes: If you don't vote, don't complain.
And while we realize that the question of voter identification is contentious, we're glad that Wisconsin's voters will not have to contend with that during this election. That means that 300,000 eligible voters who do not have a driver's license or a state ID card, according to at least one estimate, can remain a part of the process. Election integrity is essential but there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud. Even if there was, it couldn't be stopped with a voter ID card. In the absence of fraud, there is no reason for a voter ID law - unless the point is to discourage voting.
Consider the situation in Tennessee. On Thursday, with less than 20 days before the presidential election, a judge is still trying to determine whether the state's photo ID law is constitutional. This comes a day after voters have already begun casting early ballots for the general election.
With so little time left before the election, it could be a nightmare for any state to suddenly change its law.
In Wisconsin, a voter ID law pushed through by Republicans has been hung up in the courts. Texas, South Carolina and Pennsylvania are delaying implementation of similar laws. Wisconsin residents can still register at a polling place on election day and vote, an element of state law that we hope never changes.
And about those billboards in some low-income and minority communities and elsewhere: "Voter Fraud is a Felony," they say. That sort of intimidation should be answered en masse - by voting. Such messages are designed to confuse and discourage eligible voters from doing their duty. Answer them.
Voting needs to be free, fair and accessible to everyone. When it is, voter enthusiasm goes up because people are participants in the process.
But to ensure that people are a part of the process, they need to know their rights - what is required of them when they go to vote. And they need to know where they can quickly find the right information.
Organizations such as the League of Women Voters have traveled to many states, including Wisconsin, to pass out fliers with the latest information and get people registered. They will have volunteers at some polling places.
The American political process works best when people get to the polls and make their voices heard. Make sure you do that on Nov. 6.
Across the Board
The Journal Sentinel Editorial Board's blog on the day's happenings as they happen.


text: ________ _________ ______ / _____/ |___ ___| / __ \ | / ___ | | | |__| | | | \ | | | | __ | | | | | | | | / \ | | \_ _| | | | | | | | \_______/ /___\ |_| |_| \ C H I N A T O W N / \_____W A R S_____/ /------------------------------------\ | W A N T E D L E V E L & L A W | | E N F O R C E M E N T S G U I D E | \------------------------------------/ FAQ Started: May 4th, 2009 Written By Metroidude477 ASCII art by: Metroidude477 Original Version finished: June 18th, 2009 Email: email@example.com Current Version: 1.05 __ __ \ _______ / \____/ [1.0] \______________________________/ __ __ \ [ I N T R O D U C T I O N ] / \ ___________________________________________/ Hi, Metroidude477 here with my GTA: Chinatown Wars Wanted Level & Law Enforment Guide. I just got GTA: CW and have been playing it a lot recently, and found the LCPD really annoying. You get wanted levels for really minor things such as softly bumping a Police Patrol with a car, yet when I blow up a gas station the police do nothing, and so I've decided to write this guide on all you need to know about the LCPD within this game. I will be happy to take in any comments, suggestions, etc, just E-Mail 'em to me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I'll add in your contribution (If you have one) and credit you in the credits section. So, good luck, load those SMGs, and blast away. __ __ \ _______ / \____/ [2.0] \______________________________/ __ __ \ [ T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S ] / \ ___________________________________________/ Use Ctrl + F (For Windows users) and enter the number on the right to skip to that section. ----------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction [1.0] 2. Table of Contents [2.0] 3. What's Law & What's Not [3.0] 4. Wanted Levels [4.0] a) One Star Wanted Level [4.1] b) Two Star Wanted Level [4.2] c) Three Star Wanted Level [4.3] d) Four Star Wanted Level [4.4] e) Five Star Wanted Level [4.5] f) Six Star Wanted Level [4.6] 5. Law Enforcements [5.0] a) One Star [5.1] b) Two Stars [5.2] c) Three Stars [5.3] d) Four Stars [5.4] e) Five Stars [5.5] f) Six Stars [5.6] 6. Tricks of the Trade [6.0] a) Weapon Tips and Tricks [6.1] b) Vehicle Tips and Tricks [6.2] c) Survival Tips and Tricks [6.3] 7. End Guide [7.0] a) Credits [7.1] b) Copyright [7.2] c) Contact Information [7.3] d) Version History [7.4] __ __ \ _______ / \____/ [3.0] \______________________________/ __ __ \ [ W H A T' S L A W & W H A T' S N O T] / \ ___________________________________________/ Many things in GTA aren't so realistic. In this section I'll be covering what's breaking the law and what's not in the unpredictable grounds of Liberty City. (Thanks to Gta.Wikia.com for the info) Actions that don't get you a wanted level: -------------------------------------------- - Displaying a firearm (Such as a Rocket Launcher, lol) - Wielding a melee weapon (Such as a chainsaw) - Speeding, running red lights, driving off road, etc. - Jumping on people's cars - Drug Dealing (Unless spotted) - Breaking property (Such as street lights, gas stations, etc) - Jumping off high grounds - Creating road blocks - Driving a military vehicle (Such as a tank) - Driving illegally stolen vehicles - Entering contruction sites - Crossing roads illegally - Posing as a police officer, paramedic, taxi driver, firefighter, etc - Aiming weapons at civilians There are probably more, but I just took a few from the GTA Wikia, credit goes to them. If there are any I missed, please E-mail me and I will happily add in your contribution. Actions that DO get you a Wanted Level: ---------------------------------------------- - Attacking, ramming or killing a Police Officer - Attacking or killing a civilian with an officer nearby - Throwing a grenade or Molotov Cocktail with an officer near by - Shooting a firearm with an officer nearby - Carjacking with an officer nearby - Hitting, carjacking, or attacking a police vehicle in any way - Performing a Drive-By with an officer near by - Being spotted in a vehicle with its alarm set off - Driving through the toll gate without paying the $5 fare - Attacking a law enforcement vehicle with a cop nearby - Blowing up a gas station and harming someone in the process - Firing the Rhino's (Tank) Cannon a few times, even if it doesn't hurt anyone Once again, the info was taken from the GTA wikia, so all credit goes to them. If I've missed anything, you know what to do (Email me). So as you can see, GTA ain't the most realistic games around. I mean come on, you'd think the cops would be pretty freaked out if you wield a rocket launcher or drive a tank down the street, but then again, this is GTA, and games aren't reality. __ __ \ _______ / \____/ [4.0] \______________________________/ __ __ \ [ W A N T E D L E V E L S ] / \ ___________________________________________/ In this section I'll be covering everything you need to know about wanted levels. What kinds of Police Enforcements will be used, etc. First off, you'll need to actually HAVE a wanted level. To get one, piss off a cop by stealing, attacking, or killing civilians or cops themselves. First of all, if you've commited any crime from the list above in front of a cop, then you'll get a wanted level and the cops will try to arrest you. If you've been knocked down near a cop, then the cop will hold you at gunpoint, thus busting you. When you get busted, a few hours of ingame time will pass and you will appear at the nearest police station, with a few hundred dollars gone used to bribe the cops to let you out. All your weapons and body armor will also be gone, as well as any drugs you might have on you. The higher your wanted level, the harder the cops will try to bring you down. I will list below all the details on each level as well as tips for survival. Thw Wanted System in GTA Chinatown Wars is rather unique. Unlike previous GTA games, the main way to level down your wanted stars are to disable police vehicles. To do this, crash in to them at high speeds, make them crash into walls, or just leave them to crash each other. Another way of disabling cop cars are to have an explosion nearby to knock 'em out. It doesn't count if they blow up themselves, so don't go on shooting the cars. After they're disabled, a red X will appear from the disabled vehicle and move to the top right of the top screen, crossing out one of the whatever number of vehicles needed for that particular level, so say you have 4 stars, then you'll need to disable 4 cars to move down one level, and so on. Note that disabling a cop vehicle does not kill the cop inside it, so watch out if they come out and try to bust you. Oh yeah, disabled vehicles also wont work if you try to drive 'em. --------------------------------------------- One Star Wanted Level [4.1] --------------------------------------------- Summary: ------------------------------- You've probably commited a small crime and got on an Officer's nerves. This wanted level is really minor, and will disappear over time if you are well hid without Law Enforcements nearby. Or if you're in a hurry, disable a police vehicle and get away until the bottom screen remains blue (Indicating your out of the cops' sight) which will get you an instant safe (Well, grey flashing stars anyway). How to get: ------------------------------- - Attack or kill a civilian - Attack or kill a Police Officer - Carjacking any vehicle with an Officer nearby - Throwing a grenade or Molotov Cocktail - Using a chainsaw with a cop nearby - Driving through the toll booth without paying the fare - Damaging a Police Vehicle in any way - Spotted in a car with its alarm set off - Using the flamethrower - Firing the Rhino's cannon, even if it doesn't hurt anyone - *Blowing up a Gas Station and harming a group of people * Blowing up a gas station gets you different Wanted levels, depending on the amount of people you hurt, but it's usually 1 or 2 stars, but most of the time the cops don't care if you cause a Boom. Law Enforcements: ------------------------------ During this level, cops'll pursue you in attempt to hit you with their night sticks. If you get spotted by a cop car, the car'll slowly chase after you in an attempt to run you over. Beware, if you get pulled out of a car or knocked down with a cop nearby, you be busted. Oh yeah, if you for whatever reason come in view of an airbourne police heli (No, not the ones flying ones flying over the bridges), the helicopter'll pursue you and shoot at you with its gun. How to escape this wanted level: -------------------------------- Easy, just hide it out somewhere and wait for the star to disappear. Be warned, you won't be safe just that moment. After the lit star disappears, a gray star will be flashing, which means you're under suspicion, so don't commit any more crimes before the flashing star dies down. If you do, all your stars'll be back. If you want, you could go to a Pay 'n' Spray (I don't see why you would wanna do that, this level is wayy to easy to avoid). Another way of relieving you of any amount of stars you have is to save at your safe house. When you go back outside, the stars'll be gray and flashing. The final tactic is to disable police cars. After you disable one, make a quick getaway and the star'll disappear and the usual gray flashing star'll take its place. Additional Notes: ------------------------------ It's always a good idea to quickly get rid of this star ASAP. You might not think it's soo serious, but if you commit any additional crimes this star might start multiplying, so watch out. --------------------------------------------- Two Star Wanted Level [4.2] --------------------------------------------- Summary: ------------------------------- You've probably retaliated Law Enforcements and now they'll actually TRY to get you. Police Cars'll pursue you and ram you, cops'll be more violent, etc. This level is easily escaped by using Pay 'n' Sprays or disabling Police Vehicles. How to get: ------------------------------- - Retaliate Law Enforcements - Kill a cop - Blow up a Cop Vehicle - Kill a large amount of civilians in a short time - Blowing up a large number of vehicles - Blowing up a Gas Station while hurting more then 4 people (Need confirming) - Destroying a Helicopter - Excessive use of grenades or Molotovs - Suprise bust when Drug Dealing Law Enforcements: ------------------------------- At this stage, Police cars'll start to pursue you at a pretty good speed, and cops'll start shooting pistols at you. Police cars are arguably more aggresive at this point, and they'll often be more then one on your tail. Cops'll be taking cover behind cars if you decide to fight them, and you'll probably be run over then shot to death. How to escape with wanted level: ------------------------------- The best way to shake this one off is to just disable the Police Vehicles. You only need to crash 3 for you to be safe, so why not? Hiding no longer works at this level, but you can still Pay 'n' Spray if you want to. Or yeah, in order for you to use the Pay'n'Sprays, there can't be any cops around. Additional Notes: ----------------------------- This is still one of the easier wanted levels, with efficent ways of getting away from the cops. Try not to provoke the police any more at this level, since 3 stars is a pain in the butt. --------------------------------------------- Three Star Wanted Level [4.3] --------------------------------------------- Summary: -------------------------------- This is when it starts to get dirty. The LCPD is finally taking you seriously. There'll be a police helicopter on your tail shooting bullets at you, police cars everywhere, and cops gunning you down. A few NOOSE Enforcers with NOOSE in 'em will also start appearing, so stay alert. How to get: -------------------------------- - Retaliate Law Enforcements - Kill a large amount of civilians in a short time - Blowing up a large number of vehicles - Extreme use of grenades or Molotovs Law Enforcements: ------------------------------- Hehe, fun! A police heli'll start to pursue you and shoot at you, police cars around every corner, cops swarming sidewalks, and some NOOSE Enforcers banging into you. Cops shoot at you on sight, and want you more dead then arrested. How to escape with wanted level: ------------------------------- You'll need to disable a total of 6 cop cars to evade arrest or death, but that's still kind of easy. Why? Cause since there's so many cop cars around, it'll be easier to find one to disable. Pay'n'Spray is literally impossible now, with that Chopper around. Saving your game in a safehouse also instantly turns all stars flashy gray. Additional Notes: ----------------------------- For a quick kill on Police Helicopter, throw a molotov at it. If angled right (Just aim at it) the Heli'll instantly burn down and explode. Oh yeah, if you need some health, try to find a NOOSE Enforcer and get in. Entering an Enforcer'll instantly give you full body armor. Ambulances also give 20% of your health back. --------------------------------------------- Four Star Wanted Level [4.4] --------------------------------------------- Summary: -------------------------------- Well, your a big problem for the LCPD now. They'll dispatch alot more NOOSE Enforcers & Police Cruisers now, and sometimes even the FIB'll join in. The heli is still on your tail, and roadblocks made of NOOSE Vans are common now. How to get: -------------------------------- - Retaliate Law Enforcements - Kill a huge number of civilians in a short time - Destroying two or more helicopters, or a bunch of vehicles Law Enforcements: -------------------------------- Aside from the usual Police Patrols and cops, choppers, NOOSE Enforcers and sometimes the FIB will also give chase. The NOOSE are armed with Micro SMGs, so you can kill them for some ammo. The FIB can be deadly, they'll first try to run you over, and then gun you to death, with the occasional bust if they see the opportunity. The FIB are armed with Micro SMGs, in their FIB Ranchers (Which make surprising good vigilante vehicles), and are easily distinctive in their gray outfits. Now I'm not quite sure on this, but I do think that at 4 stars and up helicopters will drop SWATs down if you stand below them for too long. How to escape with wanted level: ------------------------------- Disable 10 police cars and you're safe, easy if you can find a fast and durable car like the Sabre GT or Turismo. Don't head for Pay'n'Spray, it's impossible to use at this level. Remebr, saving at a safehouse (No, PDA save doesn't work, though you can restart the game after you quicksave to respawn at your nearest safehouse, wanted level free) also gets you safe. By the way, completing a mission will also clear any wanted levels you've obtained. Additional Notes: ----------------------------- Note that the FIB won't appear until you first meet Heston, and that Taxis also won't take you as a fare (considering you're "Dangerous"), and most pedestrians will have disappeared by this level, but some cars are still present. --------------------------------------------- Five Star Wanted Level [4.5] --------------------------------------------- Summary: -------------------------------- Liberty is officially declaring you as a federal problem now (Yay). They'll send out the FIB to hunt you down, along with an heckload of cops. More NOOSE appear now, with Agents alongside them. Prepare for a fight. How to get: -------------------------------- - Retaliate Law Enforcements Law Enforcements: -------------------------------- Said before, the Cops, NOOSE, SWAT (From Helicopters), and FIB are all in. Bulletproof Taxis are a good choice now, since Agents and NOOSE on foot will want you dead with their Micro SMGs. Look out for Choppers droppping down SWAT and firing at you with their machine guns. Remember, you can always bust a heli by throwing a Molotov at it, or if you wanna go Rambo, Assualt Rifles and RPGs work well too. Watch out for road blocks, as well as incoming cars from all directions. How to escape with wanted level: ------------------------------- Save in a safehouse, disable 15 cars, or complete a mission. Those are your only three options of getting out of this one. No Pay'n'Spray, no hiding. Try to avoid traveling on foot, always get in a rancher or Patrol for a quick gettaway. Additional Notes: ----------------------------- Remember, Enforcers always give you free body armor when you get in them, but only once per car. Getting into Patrols or Ranchers give you 5 shotgun shells, so use em in case you're low on ammo. --------------------------------------------- Six Star Wanted Level [4.6] --------------------------------------------- Summary: -------------------------------- Congratulations, you've made it to the highest of wanted levels, the peak of Law Enforcements, the almighty Six Stars. You've been classified as Global Terror, and so Liberty has made the decision to send out the Army on you. At this level, there's no more fooling around. The Army wants you dead, NOW. Do your best and avoid tanks at all cost. Get ready for one last showdown. How to get: -------------------------------- - Retaliate Law Enforcements Law Enforcements: -------------------------------- The Army in their fancy old tanks are out to hunt you down. Don't be stupid and try to steal one (Like me), their doors are locked. Tanks are near invincible, so don't try to blow one up with your puny Assualt Rifles (I still love M16s). The only ways to destroy one are to knock it out with a heck ton of explosions, or to fire 5 or 6 RPG Heads. Do NOT go anywhere near a tank while in a car, the Tank will just blow your car up with a cannonshot (It doesn't blow it up immediately, once hit, the vehicle will be instantly set on fire, giving you some time to bail out). For a safespot from the tank's cannon, walk right up to it and the tank can hurt you (Unless it runs you over XD), thanks to Spotter4 for the info. For some awesomeness, try to get to the southwest corner of Francis International, and there you will find a Rhino. Get in it, quit the mission, and then reenter the Rhino, and it's all yours. Try fighting tank with tank, it's fun =D. Army Soldiers will also spawn regularly, armed with assualt rifles, so beware. Aside from the Army, LCPD, NOOSE, SWAT, and the FIB will also join in. Have fun on this one! How to escape with wanted level: ------------------------------- Disable 21 vehicles to get out of this mess. Saving also helps, if you can get to a safehouse, that is. Remember the PDA trick? You know, save, reset, and your safe? Well, that works nicely here too. If you possibly can, get a tank from the airport and bang any cop cars you see. The Rhino has awesome ramming power, so disabling cars shouldn't be a problem, just watch out for other tanks and cops trying to pull you out. Good luck, soldier! Additional Notes: ----------------------------- Not much, except soldiers sometimes exit Tanks when they start to smoke, giving you a chance to hijack it. __ __ \ _______ / \____/ [5.0] \______________________________/ __ __ \ [ L A W E N F O R C E M E N T S ] / \ ___________________________________________/ This part of the guide will cover every Law Enforcement unit in this game with a description, threat level, best weapon used against them, etc. Patrols, Rhinos, it's all in here. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- O N E S T A R [5.1] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Police Officer ------------------------------------ Threat Level: */***** Weapon(s) used: Nightstick, Pistol Best weapon against them: Revolver These guys are the grunts of the LCPD. They appear at every level, but will only use their pistols at two stars and higher. At the basic 1 star, they'll just chase after you, giving up after a while if you run a distance away from them. They'll also try to bust you by pulling you outta cars. At 2 stars and up, they'll start shooting you on sight, & taking cover behind Patrols. Any weapon proves effective against them, but the Revolver does the most efficient job. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- T W O S T A R S [5.2] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Police Patrol ------------------------------------ Threat Level: **/***** Weapon(s) used: N/A Best weapon against them: Shotguns/SMG These cars only come after you at 1 star if they see you. They drive slowly in pursuit, and can easily be outspeeded with any vehicle. They contain one officer inside, so watch out. At 2 stars and up, these cars become much more aggresive. They'll accelerate with great efficiency, and will bang you on the sides. Still, they can be easily destroyed by pumping a few shells into 'em with your shotgun. SMGs work well too. Patrols' re pretty fast, and when entering one you'll recieve 5 shoty shells. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- T H R E E S T A R S [5.3] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOOSE Van ------------------------------------ Threat Level: ***/***** Weapon(s) used: N/A Best weapon against them: Assualt Rifle/Shotgun These cars are an upgrade from the Patrols. They're sturdier, more powerful, and can take more punishment, though their speed is lower then the Patrols. These vans are sometimes used by the LCPD to make roadblocks, but most of the time you can just ram right through. They crash at you harder, but are easier to drive away from. When Huang enters one, he recieves full bodyarmor. Easily outmatched by a few stubby shotgun shells or assualt rifle rounds. NOOSE Officer ------------------------------------ Threat Level:**/***** Weapon(s) used: Best weapon against them: Revolver, SMG These guys are from the National Office of Security Enforcement (NOOSE). They're a step up from the regular Officers, and now spawn around Liberty to assist the LCPD to bring you down. They come in NOOSE Enforcers, on foot, or drop down from helicopters (Or is that SWAT?). They hold slightly higher defense then the normal Officers, but a few Revolver rounds will easily put them out of commision. For a quicker kill, just pump some lead into 'em with your SMG. (Thanks to BNLegend for telling me what weapon the NOOSE Team uses.) Police Helicopter ------------------------------------ Threat Level: ****/***** Weapon(s) used: Mounted Machine Gun Best weapon against them: RPG/Molotov Cocktail The Police Mavericks from previous GTAs are back. Like always, they begin pursuit at 3 stars. If you hear a cop shout "We need air support NOW!" then you know a chopper's coming. The helis' ll chase you in the air, and shoot at you if in range with their powerful machine guns. If you stay in one area for too long with a heli above you, then they might start dropping SWAT (Or is it NOOSE?) down to dispose you. Best way to beat 'em down is to just make 'em eat a rocket. Another good way is it to thow a Molotov at it. Should all else fail, pull out the minigun. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- F O U R S T A R S [5.4] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Nothing new appears at four stars yet, but the FIB do tend to spawn now every so often after you meet Heston. I'll leave the FIB for five stars, but for now just try to handle all the extra cops that rush at you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- F I V E S T A R S [5.5] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- FIB Agent ----------------------------------- Threat Level: */***** Weapon(s) used: Pistol Best weapon against them: Revolver, SMG These guys aren't so different from the NOOSE. They come at five stars now to lend a hand to both NOOSE and LCPD. The Agents dress in their distinct Gray suits, and apparently wield pistols (For the FIB??). They are pretty strong, but the Revolver is still stronger. SMG works well too. Just make sure not to get caught in the middle of a pack! (Thanks to BNLegend for info on the weapons FIB use.) FIB Rancher ----------------------------------- Threat Level: **/***** Weapon(s) used: N/A Best weapons against them: Assualt Rifle, Shotgun The signature vehicle for the FIB, these SUVs are nice and durable, making them great choices for Vigilante. At Five Stars (Or four) they will begin to take over Patrols as they pursuit you around Liberty. These cars are more resistant then the Patrols, making 'em harder to disable. Still, whack 'em hard enough and they'll be X'ed out. Ranchers carry FIB Agents, so beware. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- S I X S T A R S [5.6] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Rhino ----------------------------------- Threat Level: *****/***** Weapon(s) used: Cannon Best weapons against them: RPG, Another Tank's Cannon The Rhino (Tank) is the peak of security and has death written all over it. These tanks spawn ocasionally at 6 stars and will target you with their cannons. If you stay in one spot for more then a few seconds, then they'll fire, usually resulting in your death. Vehicles will explode when hit by a cannon, except for when Huang is in it (In which case it will set on fire). When the Army uses them, the doors'll be locked, so don't try hijacking. A good way to take out a Rhino is to blow it up with 2 Rhino cannon shots, or use an RPG till it catchs fire. Soldier ---------------------------------- Threat Level: ****/***** Weapon(s) used: Assualt Rifle Best Weapons against them: SMG, Shotgun These guys are hardcore. They can blow your *** open in a matter of seconds with their Assualt Rifles if you're not careful. Though they rarely spawn, they still are deadly. They are also inside tanks. Eliminate them with caution, and remember to take cover. Use hard hitting guns for the best effect. They dress in camouflage green. Oddly, the Army don't use Patriots or Barracks anymore. Oh well. __ __ \ _______ / \____/ [6.0] \______________________________/ __ __ \ [ T R I C K S O F T H E T R A D E ] / \ ___________________________________________/ In this secton I will be covering any tips and tricks that will help you, even if they were already mentioned in the above section. Any new tip/tricks are welcome, just email me at email@example.com. The tips will be divided into different sections, for easy reference and organization. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- W E A P O N T I P S A N D T R I C K S [6.1] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Micro SMG or SMG? ---------------------------- Well, the Micro SMG offers a bigger clip then the SMG, holding 50 rounds opposed to the 30 of the SMG, which is pretty useful in firefights, but the SMG has much more firepower then the Micro. While both can effectively kill human targets, the SMG is way supreior when it comes to destroying vehicles. Each bullet of the SMG packs more punch then the Micro, which really helps when performing drive-bys. It's really your call, whether you want a gun with a bigger clip or a gun with more firepower, but I prefer the SMG. Heavy Weapons? ---------------------------- There are 3 types of heavy weapons in this game. The flamethrower, the RPG, and the minigun. All three are pretty expensive to purchase off ammunation, reaching the thousands, so unless you've hit the million, it's better to find other ways to get them. The flamethrower is a great weapon for creating chaos and messing around with. If a person touchs the flame the Flamethrower shoots out, then they'll set on fire and will start running around screamin as they slowly die. Vehicles are also affected by the flame, so it's a great tool for destroying a large pack of cars, but it will take several seconds of scorching before actually exploding. The flamethrower may a strong weapon, but it lacks range as the flame can only be shot 1 or 2 meters ahead. It also lacks the ability to aim upwards, so it can't target anything like helicopters. The Flamethrower is also the easiest to obtain out of the three weapons, being the cheapest weapon in the catagory and common in Arson vigilante missions. The RPG is a famous weapon in the GTA series, and all have come to love it. It packs a great destructive punch, often destroying anything in one shot. The damage of one warhead is unmatched, and can be effectively used to blow down helicopters that get in your way. The thing is, you can't fire this at anything near you, or you'll go flying yourself. Also, each clip carries only 1 rocket, and so must be reloaded each time you fire. It is also the second most expensive weapon in this catagory, right under the minigun. However, it can be sometimes found in Ammunation vans if you decide to hijack one. What I like to do is to buy some whenever there is a discount on it on Ammunation, for $4000 each. The RPG is best used against vehicles, for reasons said before. It makes a great anti-air weapon, and it also has to ability to stop tanks (That is, after several rockets). The Minigun is is the almighty key to destruction. Not saying that other weapons aren't good, it's just that this thing is wayy too strong. Being the more expensive weapon in the game at $10000 per gun and clip, it sure has its reasons. The minigun eats ammo faster then anything in the game except for the flmaethrorwer, and so it shoots rounds faster then heck, capable annihilating anything in its path. Because it shoots so fast, ammo is a problem. It leaks bullets, and minigun rounds are never cheap. Your choice, whether you want others to have fiery death, an explosive death, or a violent death (That's the minigun). Personally I prefer the RPG, since the flamethrower lacks range, and the minigun is to expensive and can only be bought after you beat the game. Gettaway/kill 'em all in a flash! ------------------------------------ If you are stuck in the middle of a firefight and need some breathing space, try using a flashbang. These handy projectiles can only be ontained by buying them off Ammunation or getting them from a red dumpster by the pier during the mission "Clear The Pier''. When deployed, they'll emitt a bright flash, temporaily stunning all nearby foes, rendering them defenceless. You can take this opportunity to kill them or run away. The stun wears off after a few seconds, so act fast. The problem is since this weapon is a projectile, you can't use Molotovs or Grenades, which realling sucks. "I was outta bullets..." ----------------------------------- Wanna easily get red of that darn police heli that's always after you? Here's a good way how. Get some molotovs, and aim 'em at the heli. The helicopter should be positioned at the highest point of your targeting line, then let loose the Molotov. If done correctly, the heli should quickly catch fire and start spinning out of control, eventually crashing. Congratulations, you just took down a heli with one measly Molotov! If you don't have molotovs, just use an assualt rifle, RPG, or shotgun. Another wicked way of taking down a chopper is to throw a grenade directly undernieth it. If thrown right, then the explosion should take down the heli above, or atleast damage it. Discount on Ammunation ---------------------------------- Score gold on all weapons at the Liberty City Gun Club for a discount on Ammunation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V E H I C L E T I P S A N D T R I C K S [6.2] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Need a Lift? ---------------------------- If you ever need to get somewhere quickly or just too lazy to drive, then you can hire a taxi to drive you instead. To hire one, go near a taxi with a LIT yellow light on top and hold the X button or whistle/blow into the microphine. Both will cause the taxi to stop and small arrows will point into it. Go to the taxi and you will automaticaly get in. You will then be brought to a GPS menu where you can tap the location you wish to go to, and then tap on the money symbol at the bottom-left corner of the screen. The game will show you the fare price. Then tap the checkmark and you'll be on your way. You can watch the whole journey, press B to speed up, or just press select to skip the whole thing. You will then be dropped off at your destination. Gas Tank fun! ------------------------------------ Here's an awesome trick that you can preform in just about every vehicle. While driving, bail out and immediatly press A with a gun wielded. Huang should automaticly aim at the vehicle's gas tank, setting it on fire immediatly, and blowing up quickly after. This can be used stragetically to blow up roadblocks, cop cars, or even pedestrians. Even more funny when you do it driving into a gas station =D! (Credit to shoving_tacoZ for telling me) Gas Tankers, watch out! ------------------------------------ There are usually gas tankers around Liberty at Gas Stations. These heavy trucks blow up hard when they're set on fire, and have a wide explostion range, which you can use to your advantage. Drive the tanker and bail out midway, and quickly hit the A buttom while wielding a gun. Huang should automaticly aim at the vehicle's gas tank, leading to it to be set on fire immediatly, blowing up quickly. This can be used strageticly to destroy roadblocks or police vehicles, just be sure to let the truck roll ahead a bit so you don't blow yourself up. Burnout! --------------------------------- This is an awesome speed move preformable in most vehicles. First of all, you'll need a moderately fast car. Get in, and stay on the spot, then hold down both B and Y at the same time until your tires start to smoke. Then, release the brakes (Y) and your car will recieve a quick burst of speed, leaving behind a fiery tire trail. This is especially useful in Street Races and Vehicle missions, so use it alot. You can also preform on-the-spot turns when holding Y & B! Of yeah, the fiery streak you leave behind can be used to set peeps on fire =D. Drug Vans --------------------------------- After completing a certain mission (Where you have to raid a spanish lord warehouse) special Burritos marked with arrows pointing at them will appear on the streets of Liberty. These vans can be jacked, and then must be brought to the nearest secluded safehouse, where the vans can be searched for any drugs it may carry. Be careful, the drivers are armed. Ammunation Trucks -------------------------------- After unlocking Ammunation, specially marked Yankees with stars on the top and arrows pointing down at them will start spawning in Liberty City. Unlike their drug van counterparts, these vans are unlocked way earlier and their doors are locked. Should they be rammed or threatened, they'll start speeding away. Luckily, they're marked on your GPS as soon as they appear on-screen. If you want, you could ram it until the driver bails out, or shoot at it until the driver decides to face you. Anyways, an effective way to jack the locked trucks are to shoot the van with 5 revolver rounds (Which will make the driver stop and come out) and pull out a shotgun or assualt rifle to finish the driver, which is armed with a stubby shotgun. Either way, after you've gotten the truck, head towards the nearest secluded safehouse (The GPS will automatically direct you to the nearest) where you'll cut open the cargo door with a heat gun (Don't stop cutting and watch your gas level) and obtain the tresures inside. The loot can be anything from a Micro-SMG to a RPG. NOOSE Van armor --------------------------------- If you enter a NOOSE Van, you'll automatically recieve full bodyarmor. This can only be done once per van, or if you put the Van in a garage, you can do it over and over again. Patrols ain't bad either ---------------------------------- Get into a Police Patrol (You know, your everyday cop car) and you'll instantly be given a normal shotgun and 5 shells. The shells are all-shotgun-compatible, so this trick can be done to quickly obtain shotgun shells. You can only get ammo once per Patrol, but a trick allows it to be much easier. First of all, get a Patrol into a garage. Park the car in, and Huang should automatically walk out. Get back into the garage, drive the car out, and drive it back in. Since everytime the car gets put into the garage it gets "Renewed", the game will assume it's a brand new Patrol and will award you with 5 shells. Repeat this as many times as you want, getting 5 shells each time you enter the garage. Now if I recall correctly, FIB Ranchers also supply you with 5 shells each time you enter a new rancher. Ambulance to save the day ----------------------------------- Entering an ambulance will give you 20% of your health back everytime you enter a new can, so you can exploit this with the garage trick for a quick replenish (But I don't see why you don't just save, seeing you're at a safehouse). Rhino to go ----------------------------------- You don't need to spend $10,000 everytime you want a Rhino, just get to the southwest corner of Francis Internation Airport and have a look around on your GPS for a building that looks like this: _________ | | ___| | | | | | | | | | |_______ | O = Patriot | | X = Rhino O X | | |____| Anyways, find a building that looks like that and there you will find a Rhino parked next to a Patriot. Entering the Rhino will trigger a sidemission, but just quit it, get back in the Rhino, and it's all yours. Have fun wrecking havoc! Bulletproof Taxis --------------------------------- Successfully completing 15 Taxi fares in a row during the Taxi side mission (Activated by pressing Select while in a Cabbie) will make all Taxis bulletproof while you're in them. This can be really useful when raiding gang warehouses or messing around with cops. Note that being bulletproof doesn't mean the Taxi can't be damaged by explosions, crashes, or fire. Bullet proof cars are still OHKOed by Rhino Cannons, so don't try using these against them (Thanks to DarthVashti for the info). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- S U R V I V A L T I P S A N D T R I C K S [6.3] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Lottery can be a lifesaver ----------------------------------- When you're low on health, you can try heading into a Lottery shop. Sometimes there'll be lottery tickets with pictures of a hamburger on them. Buy em (They're only like $5 each), and get scratching. If you're lucky, you might get three hambuger icons, which fully restores your health. 3 Hotdogs and your reward will be half of your bar refilled. Also, Ammunation scratch tickets hold a chance to win bodyarmor. Dumpsters too?! ----------------------------------- When searching GREEN dumpsters (Not red ones), you have a chance to find food. Never pick up moldy food, just walk away from the dumpster. Sometimes you might find food wrapped up, these are good to eat, and they'll restore health when munched down. Hotdog stands ----------------------------------- Approach a hotstand with someone behind it and you will be given the option to buy a hotdog for $5. If you do, then Huang will eat it in record time and you'll get some health restored. Flame Retard ----------------------------------- Get a Gold rank in Firefighter sidemissions (Beat 10 firefighter missions) and you'll be rewarded with the Flame Retard ability. What this does is that it makes you permanently immune to fire. This means it's impossible for you to catch fire now. You can run through flames, touch fire, all without getting a scratch on you. Fun huh? Now where's my flamethrower... Roll = Anti-fire ----------------------------------- If you ever catch fire, you can quickly extinguish it by doing a roll(Press Y). I've heard that blowing into the microphone also kills the fire, but I've never gotten it to work, but you can still try. Double Bodyarmor ----------------------------------- Complete 5 Vigilante sidemissions with a 100% kill rating and you'll get the Double Armor upgrade. This means that the bodyarmor you wear will be twice as strong as before, so technically you have 2 bars of armor. Pretty helpful in shootouts. Marathon! ----------------------------------- Complete 5 consecutive Ambulance missions to gold ranking for the upgrade "Marathon". Now you can sprint forever without getting tired! Very useful when escaping cops. Cars for cover ----------------------------------- While in a car, Huang cannot take direct damage, so use this to your advanatge. When facing enemies, try driving in and preforming drivebys. Since Drivebys automatically aim, it's actually easier to kill others, as long as you're pumped with SMG ammo. Just look out for people trying to pull you out of your car! Pulled outta a car? ------------------------------------- When people are trying to pull you outta your car (Like cops), just hit X to exit and either get back in and drive off or run away. Very useful when cops are trying to bust you. Also if you want, you may shoot at cops who are trying to pull you out to effectively kill them and save yourself from being busted, and also you wont need to get outta the car and risk being shot, though you should watch out as this gives you an instant 2 stars (Thanks to Felipe de Azevedo Piovezan for the tip). Health Regen ------------------------------------- Complete both Noodle Delivery missions to gold ranking and Huang will gain the ability to regenerate his health when it's below 25%. Useful when on rampages and messing with the cops. Skip hotwiring....for a price ------------------------------------- If you really wanna skip the hotwiring process of a car, just get in and out again. Doing so will activate the car alarm, but the car itself will be drivable. If any cops nearby see you in a car with its alarm set off, then you will get a one-star wanted level. The alarm stops after a while though. Gas station KABOOM ------------------------------------- Shooting or crashing into a gas pump will cause it to explode dramatically. The range is fairly large, so you can use it to disable nearby cop cars, perform stunts (The explosion sends your vehicle flying), or just wreck havoc. Huang's protection ------------------------------------ If you are in a car, then it will not instantly explode when hit with a OHKO weapon, such as a RPG. Say, if normally a Formula R is shot by a Rhino then it will instantly blow up, but if Huang is IN the Formula R when it is shot then it will not blow up immediatly, but will be knocked over by the force and set on fire, exploding shorty after. What this does is it gives you a chance to bail out before you blow up. Gas Stations are also the same thing. So, don't bail out right when you are about to be KOed, or the car will explode as usual and the explosion will probably kill Huang. Staying in is actually better then out! Sword for life ------------------------------------ The sword is a great melee weapon, as it kills mose enemies in one hit. Use it when low on ammo or in close quarters. Car Bomb shop ------------------------------------- In Liberty City there's a car bomb shop that you can use when you're clear of wanted levels. It costs $500. Drive a car into the bomb garage, and then you will do a small car rigging minigame. After done, the bomb will be in the car. Drive the car to where ever you want, and detonate it with the detonator at the bottom of the screen. Very useful for clearing roadblocks and killing large groups of enemies. The bomb has a large explosion radius, so be careful not to blow yourself up! Pay'n'Sprays -------------------------------------- If you to lose your wanted level or want to repair a vehicle, then you can go to a pay'n'spray. Drive a vhicle into the garage and it'll be repaired and repainted for a few hundred bucks. Note that cops must not be near for you to be able to spray. Also, you may not spray law enforcement vehicles of any kind, including police patrols, FIB ranchers, etc. Doing so will result in the text "I won't touch these cars" or something like that to appear and your car will NOT be sprayed. Thanks to Felipe de Azevedo Piovezan for pointing this out. __ __ \ _______ / \____/ [7.0] \______________________________/ __ __ \ [ E N D G U I D E ] / \ ___________________________________________/ Well, this is the end. Here comes all the boring stuff. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- C R E D I T S [7.1] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- First off, I'd like to thank all the guys on the GameFAQs GTA: CW message boards for their help on this guide, and also for just being chat friendly. Me - For making this Guide Nintendo - For being the best video game company ever. Rockstar Games - For publishing this great game, and all the other GTAs. Rockstar Leeds - For making this awesome game, and their crude sense of humor. "Ahhh I'm still a Virgin!" SoundOfNoise - For some nice suggestions that I (Unfortunately) decided not to put in. Still, thanks! Orson1984 - For a nice tip on disabling Cop Cars by making them fall into the water. Thanks! Spotter4 - For several useful tips on the Rhino, FIB, and other things. Thanks mate! Felipe de Azevedo Piovezan - For two useful tips on my survival tips and tricks section.Also pointed out an Email mistake. Thanks! You - For reading this guide, thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- C O P Y R I G H T [7.2] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is Copyright of Rockstar Games 2009. All rights and trademarks reserved. This guide is copyright of David "Metroidude477" Hao. You may share this guide with others (Send, make copies, give, etc.) free of charge. However, if you are to post this guide anywhere, in anyway, you must ask me first. If you don't, consider yourself breaking a copyright law and you will be punished if I hunt you down. Anyways, do not use this guide for profit. This guide is free for all to use and read. Do not alter this guide in any way. If your going to use it,use it only in its original form unless I update it. You must give me creditfor it. Don't steal this work and call it your own. You may not use this guide for commerical reasons (Advertising, etc.), and that's about it. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com if you need to ask me a question or make a contribution, etc. This is my 2nd time with copyright stuff, so if you find a flaw in here, please point it out for me and I will credit you greatly. In any case, please do not abuse any flaws you may find within or you WILL be hunted down and annihilated. (c) Metroidude477 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- C O N T A C T I N F O R M A T I O N [7.3] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or contributions, please send them to firstname.lastname@example.com . Make sure you include GTA somewhere in the title or I'll probably delete it as spam. No negative comments, and use good grammar. But the number 1 rule is... NO LEET SPEAK! I ABSOLUTELY HATE 1337! Anyways, if you make a worthy contribution that I decide to put in, then you'll be credited and the contribution will be added. Well, that's about it for this section. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- V E R S I O N H I S T O R Y [7.4] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Version 0.00 (04/05/09) - Got started on the guide. This is revenge for my Metroid Prime 2 boss guide, which got deleted during a Computer Reboot. Version 1.00 (18/06/09) - Finally finished the whole damn thing! Heck, that was hard. I sure am a slow typer =P First attempt at submitting guide. Version 1.05 (02/08/09) - A small update with a few useful tips from Felipe de Azevedo Piovezan regarding "Pay'N'Spray" and "Pulled outta a Car?". He also caught a little email mistake, my email is lowercase not uppercase XD Thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G U I D E E N D [7.5] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, that wraps it up. This took me way longer then my Metroid Prime boss guide XP (Which only took 2 days, and this took like a month). Thanks for reading! Remember, I will usually add in all contributions so send in your suggestions! That's about it, happy gaming! (I wonder how many people are actually gonna read this part =P, here's a reward for you for making it this far: There's a RPG spawn somewhere in this game! As for where & how, that's for you to find out. Hint: Weapon Map on Gamefaqs) Bye!</p>


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There are many celebrity married couples where the man is old enough to be the father of the woman. Whether it is younger woman dating older man, older women dating younger men or women getting attracted to already married men, society does not look kindly at the woman in such relationships. Those women are often branded as gold diggers, cougars or the other woman whereas the man in the relationship would be called a 'stud' or 'hero'. While I am not supportive of those ladies who ruin the homes of other woman or those men who leave their wives for younger women, I would give the benefit of doubt for those single women in the other categories that they may have been genuinely in love.
Reasons Why some women prefer Older Men for Dating or Marriage
There may be many reasons why a younger woman may prefer to choose an older man. Some of them can be because
- They may be more matured and responsible.
- Older men mostly have established Careers or Business which gives the financial stability and comforts a lady desire.
- Older men tend to be more caring and may pamper her more and also be an authority figure in her life who takes change of things better.
- They are more reliable and disciplined compared to their young counterparts.
- They also seem to be more devoted to their partners and normally do not run around flirting or sleeping around with several women.
- They are more sexually experienced and know to please their partner.
- They are also knowledgeable because of their own experiences about what makes a relationship work and do not commit the mistakes younger men does.
- An Older Man may not possess the energy of his younger counterpart and thereby need not be pleased sexually on a daily basis which most woman consider as a positive thing.
- He also may not want children from you as he might already have some which is definitely a plus for a career oriented woman.
- He is more knowledgeable because of his age and because of this wisdom he can teachher and make her feel more secure and confident.
If it is not his Qualities which make a younger woman drawn to him then may be she is genuinely in love with him. And love is blind, isn't it? If it is not love that has attracted her to him then may be she is a Gold Digger who is after his money. What do you think?
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The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team and other players in camp for extended tryouts on the official opening day of the summer training block on May 6, 2013. Front Row (L-R): Courtney Thompson, Jenna Hagglund, Kristin Dozier, Caitlyn Donahue, Stephanie Klefot, Cassidy Lichtman, Kristin Hildebrand, Tama Miyashiro, Lauren Cook, Kayla Banwarth. Back Row (L-R): Joe Trinsey, Karch Kiraly, Jessica Jones, Lauren Paolini, Kim Hill, Kelly Murphy, Alaina Bergsma, Nicole Fawcett, Alix Klineman, Christa Harmotto, Regan Hood, Rachael Adams, Reed Sunahara, Kelsey Robinson, Cursty Jackson, Tom Black, Jill Wosmek, Tim Layton, Rob Browning.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 6, 2013) - The current U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Weekly update released on May 6 includes briefs on U.S. players.
U.S. WOMEN OPEN SUMMER TRAINING BLOCK: The U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team officially opened its summer training block on May 6 at the USA National Team Center located in Anaheim, Calif. The outside hitter group includes Kim Hill (Portland, Ore.), Regan Hood (Carrollton, Texas) , Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Cassidy Lichtman (Poway, Calif.) and Kristin Richards Hildebrand (Orem, Utah). U.S. Women's National Team middle blockers include Rachael Adams (Cincinnati, Ohio), Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.), Christa Harmotto (Hopewell Township, Pa.), Jessica Jones (Naperville, Ill.), Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.). Setters in camp include Jenna Hagglund (West Chester, Ohio), Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.), Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.). Opposites currently training are Nicole Fawcett (Zanesfield, Ohio) and Kelly Murphy (Wilmington, Ill.). Liberos Kayla Banwarth (Dubuque, Iowa) and Tama Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) are in camp training as members of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Additional members of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team will return to training later this month and throughout the summer. Further, several athletes who completed their collegiate eligibility will be in the gym at various times during the summer as part of a tryout process to earn a spot on the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, while a select group of college seniors-to-be will be in the gym on a short-term basis to help acclimate to the team for a possible return to the team following their college careers.
SCOTT-ARRUDA, ALISHA GLASS WITH PUERTO RICO'S MAYAGUEZ: Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.), a five-time U.S. Olympic Volleyball Team selection and two-time Olympic silver medalist, and Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), a setter for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball team, are competing for Mayaguez in the Puerto Rico Super League. Mayaguez opened the best-of-seven final round series with a 25-17, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22 victory over Corozal on May 1. Scott-Arruda notched 19 points with 16 kills to help Indias to the opening victory. Glass set Mayaguez with 20 assists to go with 20 digs. Shonda Cole, a past member of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, was credited with a match-high 21 points to pace Mayaguez. On the opposite side of the net, 2008 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball player Kim Willoughby led Corozal with 19 points. In the second match of the series, Mayaguez came back from a first-set loss to post a 19-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-19 victory on May 3. Scott-Arruda turned in 13 points, while Cole charted a match-high 20 points. Glass was credited with 10 assists and three blocks in the victory. Willoughby paced Corozal with 17 points. Mayaguez moved to within one victory of the league title with a 25-17, 25-18, 26-28, 25-21 victory on May 5. Scott-Arruda posted 16 points lead the Indias to victory, while Glass produced 34 assists and 13 digs. Cole added 13 points in the win. Willoughby tallied 14 points for Corozal. The series continues on May 7, with matches five and six on May 9 and May 10, respectively, if needed. Should the series continue to a seventh match, it will be played on May 12 at a neutral site.
DAVIS WITH GERMANY'S DRESDNER SC: Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.), a two-time Olympic Games silver medalist as a libero with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, joined Dresdner SC late in the 2012-13 season. Dresdner, as the third seed, evened the best-of-five final round series with top-seed Schweriner SC with a 25-13, 17-25, 25-19, 25-17 victory on May 1. Davis charted 20 service receptions with a 55 positive percent in guiding Dresdner to a 44 kill percent for the match. However, Schweriner regained the series lead with a 25-19, 17-25, 25-21, 25-22 victory on May 4. Davis contributed a 75 positive reception percent (55 excellent percent) on 20 service receptions to help her squad to an overall 36 kill percent. The series continues on May 8 with Dresdner as the home tie. Should the Dresdner win the fourth match, the tiebreaking fifth match will be played on May 11 in Schwerin.
LARSON-BURBACH, BOWN WITH RUSSIA'S DINAMO KAZAN: Jordan Larson-Burbach (Hooper, Neb.) and Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), who have each won an Olympic silver medal with the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, are competing for Dinamo Kazan in the Russia Super League. Kazan, which concluded the regular season in first place, was idle this past week as the squad wrapped up its best-of-five semifinal round series quickly with a series sweep over Omichka. In the best-of-five championship round series, Kazan lost the opening match to second-seed Dinamo Moscow 28-26, 24-26, 25-20, 25-21 on May 6. Larson-Burbach charted 21 points in the loss with 20 kills on 44 attacks and a block. She added a 91 positive reception percent on 11 chances. Bown started the first set, but did not score on three attacks. Kazan now prepares to face second-seed Dinamo Moscow in the best-of-five final round series. The next two matches are scheduled for May 7 and May 11.
FAUCETTE WITH ITALY'S YAMAMAY BUSTO ARSIZIO: Juliann Faucette (San Diego), a U.S. outside hitter/opposite, is competing for Yamamay Busto Arsizio of the Italian Serie A1 for the 2012-13 season. Busto Arsizio (15-3, 46 points) finished the regular season in first place with an eight-point lead over second-place Rebecchi Nordmeccanica. After starting its best-of-three semifinal round series with a 3-0 win over Imoco Volley Conegliano on April 26, defending champion Busto Arsizio found itself out of the playoffs with consecutive losses. Conegliano won the second contest 25-18, 18-25, 25-22, 25-18 on April 29. Faucette was a sub in the first and third sets, scoring one kill on three errorless attacks. In the tiebreaking match on May 1, Conegliano easily won 25-21, 25-13, 25-18 with a road victory in Busto Arsizio. Faucette was a sub in the first and second sets. She scored three kills on eight attacks in her limited action.


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What's Mono?
Have you ever heard of the "kissing disease"? If you said that it's mono, you're absolutely correct.
But you don't get mono only from kissing. Infectious mononucleosis, called mono for short, is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which is a type of herpes virus. Other viruses in the herpes family cause cold sores and illnesses like chickenpox.
How Do Kids Get Mono?
Most people who get mono are between the ages of 15 and 25, but younger kids can get it, too. The mono virus affects the lymph nodes, throat, salivary glands, liver, spleen, and blood, and it can make a person feel tired and achy all over. It can also make you lose your appetite.
You probably know what your lymph nodes are, and you probably guessed that your salivary glands are inside of your mouth. But what about your spleen? It's located on the left side of your abdomen, just under the ribcage, and it helps cleanse your blood of bacteria and viruses.
Mono is contagious, which means someone who has it can spread the virus to other people. Even though it's called the kissing disease, there are other ways you can get mono. They all involve contact with saliva (spit) — so sharing straws, toothbrushes, or food from the same plate can spread mono.
At first, people usually don't feel sick after getting infected with the EBV virus. A person could be infected — and be spreading mono — and not even know it. That's why it's important not to share things like forks, straws, water bottles, or lip gloss at school.
What Are the Signs of Mono?
Mono can cause you to feel really, really tired, but you may have other symptoms, too. These include:
- sore throat
- swollen lymph nodes (the infection-fighting glands in your neck, underarms, groin, and elsewhere throughout your body)
- headaches
- sore muscles
- enlarged liver or spleen
Sometimes, it may seem like you have the flu or maybe strep throat because the symptoms are so much alike. The only way to tell for sure if you have mono is to go to a doctor, who will examine you and draw blood for tests (one test is called the Monospot) to see if you have mono.
What If I Have Mono?
If you have mono, you probably will need plenty of rest. This might mean no school for a while, no sports, and no running outside playing with friends or even wrestling with your little brother.
While you're resting, drink plenty of water and other fluids. You can ask your mom or dad to give you a pain reliever if you have a fever or if your muscles are sore. Don't take any aspirin, though, because that can put you at risk for a condition called Reye syndrome, which can be dangerous.
Some kids with mono might not feel very sick at all, so a lot of bed rest isn't necessarily for everyone. But it's very important to listen to your body. A kid who has mono should tell a parent if he or she starts feeling worse. And if the kid feels tired and run down, it's the body's way of saying more rest is needed.
If you play contact sports (like football or basketball) and get mono, you will probably need to avoid them while you're sick and for about a month after the illness — especially if your spleen is enlarged. Your doctor will let you know when it's safe for you to get back in the game.
Mono usually goes away after a few weeks, even though you'll have to take it easy for awhile. Make sure you wash your hands after you cough or sneeze. Keep your straws, forks, and toothbrushes to yourself, and… no kissing for a few months!


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Tor can help you anonymize web browsing, by bouncing communication around a distributed network of servers called onion routers.
This is nice, but how this helps?
If the communication is bounced over network of servers and the last server that forwards communication located in US, Pandora will think that the user himself is located in US and will not block him.
So what we need is to force last server to be in US and use Tor only for communication with Pandora. This is done in four simple steps:
- Install Tor.
Got to http://tor.eff.org/download-windows.html.en and download just Tor (marked for experts only), or use this link http://tor.eff.org/dist/win32/tor-0.1.2.14-win32.exe.
- Update torrc file.
Open torrc file from Start->Programs->Tor and add paste at the bottom
StrictExitNodes 1
exitnodes desync,whistlersmother,lefkada,bettyboop,croeso,TorLuwakOrg,nixnix,inap1,redpineapple,cronic,sasquatch,slowturtle2
This will force the last server to be located in US.
- Create tor.pac file. I have created it directly under c: drive (c:\tor.pac).
Start by creating new text file. Open it in Notepad and paste
function FindProxyForURL(url, host)
if (shExpMatch(host, "www.pandora.com")) return "SOCKS 127.0.0.1:9050";
return "DIRECT";
Rename it tor.pac.
Alternatively you can download my tor.pac from here: http://openpandora.googlepages.com/tor.pac.
- Set tor.pac to be used for automatic configuration in Internet Explorer.
Open Internet Explorer. Go to Tools->Internet Options.
Select Connections tab.
Open Lan Settings by pressing the button.
Check/Select 'Use automatic configuration script'.
Write in Address "file://" following the tor.pac file name with full path. I wrote "file://c:\tor.pac" (without the quotation marks).
Now you activate Tor from Start->Programs->Tor->Tor and run OpenPandora. It will take some time until Pandora will load, but when it loads the music never stops.


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Drinks & Cocktails With Triple Sec
Triple Sec is an orange flavored liqueur used cocktails like the Cosmopolitan, Margaritas and Long Island Ice tea and many other delicious cocktails. Meaning, "triple distilled," triple sec is made from the dried peels of bitter and sweet oranges. Triple sec can be served neat, on the rocks or as mixer for a variety of cocktails. If you are to buy just one liqueur, you might want it to be triple sec as it's extremely useful in the bar.


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There was Mitt Romney's speech to try to dispel concerns about his Mormon faith. There was Barack Obama's denunciation of certain beliefs of his longtime pastor. Last week it was John McCain's turn to cut himself off from two controversial preachers whose endorsements he had once sought. And throughout the presidential primary season, there have been candidate forums on religious beliefs, plus eager courting of evangelical Christians, Catholics, and other faith groups.
Are religion and faith playing an appropriate role – or an inappropriate one – in the 2008 presidential campaign? So far, it's some of both, say those who've been monitoring the campaign.
There's no arguing that religious speech is more prominent than ever this election season. That's in part because Democratic candidates, traditionally reluctant to discuss religious views out of privacy concerns, have warmed to the topic in recognition that many voters want an understanding of how a president's religious convictions might influence him or her in office.
Whether this focus on candidates' religious views is helpful or detrimental depends, say political observers, on how the political parties, faith groups, and the news media handle faith issues in coming months.
Religious talk in ads and on the stump, "gotcha" questions during debates, and aggressive outreach to religious groups sometimes have crossed the line in ways that some observers say harm the country.
Inappropriate use of religion "can be dangerous and divisive for our pluralistic democracy ... and it can end up harming the integrity of religion," says Melissa Rogers, who teaches religion and public affairs at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. Religious ideas are much bigger than political parties or candidates, she says, but they lose their dimension when people in the pulpit suggest that voters of faith should support a particular candidate or that God looks with favor on one party over another.
According to polls, most Americans want a president with strong religious beliefs and they want to know how a candidate's faith shapes his or her values and policy proposals. The trouble comes, some say, when political leaders use religion as a weapon to inflict political harm.
"During the last couple of decades there's been a dramatic tilt toward a more partisan religious political culture," says David Domke, communications professor at the University of Washington in Seattle and coauthor of "The God Strategy."
Critics also cite news media that turn faith into mere entertainment or play it for controversy. Some questions asked during televised debates have been helpful, they say, but others have been inappropriate or irrelevant, bordering on religious vetting. The Interfaith Alliance (TIA), a religious liberty watchdog, became so concerned it released a video called "Top Ten Moments in the Race for Pastor-in-Chief." Among the questions it criticized: "What's the worst sin you've committed?" and "Do you believe every word of the Bible?"
"Why ask Senator Clinton about 'feeling the presence of the Holy Spirit'?" complained TIA president Welton Gaddy after the Compassion Forum aired on CNN in April. "Far more useful would be specific questions about how their faith would impact their policy positions."
Others, however, say voters have the right to ask questions that will tell them whether a candidate shares their values or worldview, religious or otherwise.
In defense of the event, the Rev. Jennifer Butler of Faith in Public Life, the group that sponsored the forum, said it was held "so people of diverse faiths could ask the candidates about moral issues that cut across ideological divides.... The voters care more about the common good than the culture wars."
Still, some questions have verged on the bizarre, such as asking former Governor Romney about Mormon undergarments. "The media thinks that since religion is a legitimate area of inquiry, somehow anything goes," Ms. Rogers says. "I hope we can work toward developing more good rules of thumb for handling this."
Foremost, though, how the parties and the candidates employ religion will determine whether the campaign is unusually rancorous or fosters discussion of values.
Some problems to watch for, says religion historian Martin Marty, include the flaunting of religious identity, the exploitation of religion, and attempts to squelch or denigrate other voices.
Former Gov. Mike Huckabee, an ordained Baptist pastor, was criticized during early primaries for emphasizing that he was "a Christian leader," for airing a Christmas ad in which bookshelf edges formed a white cross in the background, and for saying explicitly that his rise in the polls was due to divine influence.
A bit more subtly, Senator Obama in October told a congregation "I am confident we can create a Kingdom right here on earth" and issued brochures focused on his being a "Committed Christian."
Senator McCain – ordinarily reticent about faith – caused an outcry after asserting during an interview last September that America was founded as "a Christian nation" and saying he preferred a Christian president. Some saw his comments as more than just a mistake. "It was a subtle suggestion that Romney, a Mormon, is not Christian," says Dr. Domke. "And it helped him draw enough Christians to prevent all going off to Huckabee."
The campaign has also brought examples of denigrating others' convictions and misrepresenting their faith. In his speech on religion in December, Romney explicitly left out nonbelievers when he said that religion requires freedom, and "freedom requires religion." Such uses of faith, critics say, relegate millions of nonbelieving Americans to second-class citizens.
The most flagrant attack may be Web-centric efforts of unknown origin to paint Obama as a Muslim. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in March seemed willing to benefit from that attempt when she said that it wasn't true, "as far as I know."
In response, Democrats who are not keen on the rising role of religion in the campaign seem willing to give Obama a pass on his "Committed Christian" brochures, seeing them as necessary to informing voters of the truth.
Many expect religion's high profile to continue through the general election. Some worry that tax-exempt political organizations, known as 527 groups, could act as a tinderbox, whether by resurrecting the controversial pastors or misrepresenting candidates' religious convictions.
"The ground here is volatile, depending on what candidates' supporters do," Domke says. "If the candidates can control these folks and squelch [negative] messages, we could have a pretty good discussion about faith and the presidency."


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Epson EB-1775W Business Projector
The 3LCD-based EB-1775W weighs 1.7 kg, and a mere 44 mm thick. Other features include brightness of up to 3,000 lumens, automatic horizontal and vertical keystone corrections, 5-second start-up time, and one-button screen fit function.
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1. You must have already obtained and installed Miromaa and have at least attempted to use Miromaa
2. If you haven't obtained Miromaa but wish to attend apply for Miromaa now
3. You must have a good understanding of Windows file management ie. Being able to save files and locate them easily on your computer.
4. Are confident in using a computer and products like Word, Publisher, Powerpoint etc, you may not be an expert but you at least are not afraid to have a go
5. We are not teaching you how to use a computer but how to take advantage of the power which exists with the technology and the basic skills you already have.
What to Bring:
1. Yourself of course
2. Your laptop in a sound working order with Miromaa installed - if you cant do this we have 10 laptops with Windows 7 and everything needed installed on them.
3. Your Miromaa DAT and multimedia files and folders on a USB memory stick if you have no laptop
4. Language evidence in some form, ie book, word list, dictionary, speaker, audio etc
This would be a self funded course, in other words you would have to fund yourself to attend, that would entail flying to Newcastle Airport and accommodating yourself in the city, there are some really nice places close to us, we also have the beaches and the harbour nearly at our doorstep.
We will provide catering during the days for morning tea, lunch and arvo tea.
We would look at the first day being a back to basic introduction and getting you back on track day, the next two days would be more specific in helping you really get to grips with using technology for your language activity. We envisage that the first day would be optional, those who are comfortable with the basics of Miromaa would not need to attend this day.
The next two days would include group lead activities in using Miromaa, Lexique Pro and other software programs, we will have on hand the latest technology hardware including Zoom recorders, digital cameras and video equipment. We will also attend to your own personal situations and needs in a one on one basis if so required.


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First off, I want to say, "THANK-YOU!" so much for all the concern, support and well-wishes I received after I hurt my back 11 days ago. *If you don't know what happened, the video is below. The out-pouring of concern was truly touching and I can't tell you how much it was appreciated. It feels really good to know people cared and if I could hug each one of you, I would. M-U-S-H-Y, but true. Let me update my situation. So, I literally couldn't walk for the first 5 days and the difficulty/pain it took to take a shower, change clothes, go the bathroom (I know, tmi) was past intense and even getting out of bed was so difficult, I slept sitting up on the couch. To say I was a little worried would be a vast understatement. I didn't want to say it then, but I'll say it now, I knew I should have seen a doctor, but truth is, the money situation just isn't all that...enough said. Fast forward to this past Monday when I woke up and it was almost as if KARMA decided I had had enough. I don't want to say 'miracle', but kinda. I'm at about 90% and have even hit the gym these past 3 days. I attribute my quick rebound to Karma and the fact I'm in shape, I think out-of-shape may have had some serious problems. That fall may not look like much to some, but at 53, believe me, we just don't 'bounce' like we used too. Anyway, thanx again. And btw- I know a few of you thought the video was 'funny', so remind me to laugh when you walk into a pole.
The fire that engulfed 'Just Good Food' a couple weeks ago was indeed arson. *The video is below. The owner and our friend, Mike, is trying to figure things out, but as of this writing, it doesn't look like he will rebuild. Will post more on this later.
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I spent the better part of last week walking around at the 2013 National Farm Machinery Show, talking with various exhibitors and generally staying on the lookout for new, interesting farm technology.
I didn't leave disappointed. I saw cloud computing, telematics, touchscreen technology, remote diagnostics, and unique hardware and software solutions everywhere I turned. That got me thinking - what has been the most important farm technology advancement over the past year, or even the past decade? Is it something John Deere, Case IH or another tractor company has developed? What about a new innovation from one of the precision ag companies? Or how about some other bit of new farm gadgetry?
Those are all great, but if I had to pick one, I'd go with a device that wasn't even designed for farmers. But farmers are increasingly using this device for more and more functions on the farm. I'm talking about the iPad.
The iPad and other tablet computers debuted less than three years ago, but they've already saturated the consumer market and are increasingly ubiquitous on the farm. The tablet computer is the vessel for so much useful information. A new generation of farmers are combining the iPad and autosteer technology to conduct more business than ever in their tractor cabs.
Start with a simple mount, and you can access markets, news and weather from your cab. Add a few cameras and turn your iPad into a rearview mirror, or keep an eye on livestock, buildings or other valuable assets. Download a few apps, and your iPad becomes a recordkeeping device, a decision-making business tool, a math whiz. It's also a digital water cooler where you can chat with farmer friends on ag discussion forums or even Twitter.
The iPad is also nudging the rest of the industry, especially in precision ag design. Notice how many ag devices now feature touchscreen functionality, with more and more having "swipe" and other functions that mimic how you use tablet computers.
"It's a technology culture that's driving the iron now," says Trevor Mecham, Case IH AFS marketing manager. "Iron is the business we're in, but it's the technology that's selling the iron now."
Of course, opinion is subjective. Many farmers get along just fine without a tablet computer. What do you think is the most important farm technology to come along in the past decade?