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Travelling through the stars, dancing in the light — until we meet again, my friend.
Posted on May 31, 2012 by Diz
Anita had an exquisite way with words and always came from truth, whether hard or soft as a pillow. Through personal dialogue and encouragement, and the very intimate meetings where she facilitated our Sophia group, a meeting of minds discussing … Continue reading →
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Bill Charlap, a versatile pianist based in swing who is also a longtime member of the Phil Woods Quintet, pays tribute to the great George Gershwin throughout this likable set. Although some of the ten Gershwin songs are slightly modernized, the music is very much in the tradition. There are up to four horns on some numbers, with the best individual moments coming from veteran tenor Frank Wess on "How Long Has This Been Going On" (sounding a bit like Paul Gonsalves), trombonist Slide Hampton on "A Foggy Day," and altoist Woods whenever he plays. Charlap's longtime trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington is featured on "Who Cares?," and Charlap takes the brief closing "Soon" as an unaccompanied solo. Nothing all that revolutionary or revelatory occurs but the music is pleasing overall, swinging and creative within its boundaries. ~ Scott Yanow


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Brian Gibbs, a 1984 Hope graduate who has spent most of his time since graduation living and working in Germany, will present the address "Learning—and Loving—a Language for Life" on Monday, Sept. 30, at 4 p.m. in the Fried-Hemenway Auditorium of the Martha Miller Center for Global Communication.
The public is invited. Admission is free.
Gibbs majored in German, international studies and business administration at Hope, and has lived in Germany for all but three years since graduating. He worked for 20 years in operations management consulting, including 15 years as a partner and managing director, and he has traveled to some 50 countries. He is currently conducting research and teaching at Regensburg University in Regensburg, Germany, and is associate dean at the European Business School in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Since 2009, he has been serving as the international representative on the Hope College Alumni Board of Directors and has met up with Hope students, faculty and alumni frequently over the years in Austria, Germany and England, and more recently in Scotland, France and The Netherlands.
He lives in Bad Homburg, Germany (near Frankfurt) with his Austrian wife, Barbara, and their three children.
The presentation is sponsored by the Department of Modern and Classical languages and the French Cultural Studies Colloquium.
The Martha Miller Center for Global Communication is located at 257 Columbia Ave., at the corner of Columbia Avenue and 10th Street.


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Archive for the tag "libata"
Robby's libata switchover howto
The new kernels in Slackware (post 13.0) have one important change compared to previous kernels. This change will affect anyone with Slackware installed on an IDE disk (like /dev/hda) who wants to upgrade to the latest state of affairs. The new kernels exclusively use "libata". The last bits of the old IDE/ATA subsystem have finally […]
Posted: 9 January, 2010 in Slackware.
Tags: ata, ide, kernel, libata, lilo
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Have too many lipsticks and want a better option to carry them around? Jenbabae from the Makeup Alley forums has an easy do-it-yourself lipstick palette you can do at home. All you need is your favorite lip balms or lipsticks, a palette with however many wells you would like (you can find some great empty palettes at Japonesque), 1 teaspoon stainless steel measuring spoon, floss and flame. With that, you can achieve this:
Cute right? I'm going to try this one of these days.
The first step is to take the product you'll be adding to the palette and use floss to slice through it as shown. Be sure to not do all the product at once or it may overflow when it melts. After slicing the product, place it into the stainless steel measuring spoon.
It will soon look like this. Feel free to stir the mixture using the spatula included in the palette. This isn't necessary for lip balm, but for lipstick it is recommended. This keeps the shimmer (if applicable to your product) even throughout the mixture. Otherwise it may sink to the bottom of the measuring spoon.
Then slowly pour the mixture into the pan with a steady hand.
Your final product will look like this. Do not disturb it while it solidifies. You will need to repeat this process with each item you add to your palette. This is Jenbabae's palette.
What would you put in your palette?


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John Kirby
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2013-14: Lettered as a first-year ... expected to remain among the team's Top 8 players during his sophomore season.
2012-13: Earned Third Team All-ODAC honors at No. 3 doubles while teaming with Brian Krouskos ... posted a 7-8 record in singles and an 11-9 mark in doubles.
High School: Earned four letters as a member of the tennis team at Stanton College Prep ... helped lead the team to a trio of conference championships and a regional title as a senior ... competed at the state championships as a junior and senior.
Off the Court: Mother, Susan, played tennis at Tennessee-Chattanooga ... undeclared major.


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at Whitworth Library every week
Come along and have a knit and a natter, see what other people have made, find some new patterns, pick up some wool and along the way make new friends. It doesn't matter whether you're new to knitting or a 'dab' hand, everyone is welcome - the library provides a friendly place where you'll find a warm welcome. Refreshments available.


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why little gluten in whole wheat flour?
Hi everyone,
I'm failing to find info on why whole wheat flour is said to contain little gluten, or less than other flours do. If gluten is a protein found in the wheat endosperm, and if WW flour means WHOLE wheat, endosperm included, how come WW flour isn't the champion in gluten content?


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Posted on Aug 14, 2013
A Walk Down School's Memory Lane and Care for Dementia and Alzheimer's Sufferers
It's back to school season and for many families that means purchasing supplies and new clothes. Gathering school supplies and mentally preparing for the start of daily routine is very important to successfully kick off the new school year. Cooler weather is approaching, the leaves on the trees have a hint of starting to change color, and warmer clothes are on display in stores.
Going to school is something the vast majority has in common. Walking into class for the first time with your backpack strapped on and your bagged lunch in hand is a memory that you share with many. This includes your aging loved one. Have you ever asked your senior about their favorite school memories? Why not start today? Discussing school memories can help your aging loved one remember their school days as well as the lessons they learned back in the day.
There are many memories associated with time spent in school. Probably because we were shaped in our school years to be the person we are today. You may want to ask your senior loved one about their favorite class in school. What were their favorite subjects in school? If they say they liked science, try to incorporating cooking with science. Perhaps they were very interested in math. You could pull out some games they used to enjoy or a simple card game like War. If your senior loved one was an English fan, you could bring them a diary to write in and share their stories. Maybe you could pick up a new book for the both of you to read and discuss like you are in your own private book club. There might even be some local book clubs in your community that you could join together.
When asked, a lot of people fondly remember a favorite teacher. There was something about that teacher that created a spark inside them to make them eager to learn. Talking about favorite and least favorite teachers can give you a better understanding of how your loved one learns. Perhaps their least favorite teacher never asked questions or was unavailable when help was needed. There are many tips that can be picked up in hearing stories about learning in school.
If your senior loved one was really involved in a particular subject in school and seemed to really enjoy it, ask them about their A+ projects. This will help them remember their proudest memories from school and to boost their confidence to continue learning. Just because your senior loved one is no longer school age does not mean that they have to stop learning. Remind them of the parts of school they enjoyed and aim to find activities that can reinvigorate the part of them that strives to succeed and excel in subjects they love.
If you would like to learn more about in home dementia and Alzheimer's care, call Senior Helpers of Burnsville to speak to a senior care specialist today 952-892-8403! Senior Helpers of Burnsville provides a wide range of services including Alzheimer's and dementia care, personal assistance, companionship, and so much more to all areas of Burnsville, West St. Paul, South St. Paul, St. Paul, Apple Valley, Eagan, Lakeville, Minnesota.


text: DC Universe Online has finally been released! I've been working on this project for well over four years now, so it's great to see it out-the-door. Here's a look at a few pieces printed in the Art of DC Universe Online book, currently included in the collector's edition. Head over to my site for more.


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The Sims – FAQ/Walkthrough
FAQ/Walkthrough by dwarfman1990
Version: 1.02 | Updated: 03/07/04
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If you really want to use some information from this FAQ all you have to do is ask. Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Never use another person's information without crediting them. This file may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal or private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission, except the websites stated above. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. Version History --------------- Version 1.02 - Changed some of the ASCII art Version 1.01 - Added 'Game Specification' Changed 'Outro and Thanks' Changed 'Legal Stuff' Corrected some spelling mistakes Version 1.0 - Completed first write-up of the guide. Everything from the contents list has been included. ****************************************************************************** CONTENTS ****************************************************************************** 1. Introduction a) Game Specification 2. Game Modes a) Get a Life b) Play The Sims c) Options d) Bonuses e) Credits 3. Get A Life Walkthrough a) Creating Your Sim b) Level 1: Dream House c) Level 2: Money From Mum d) Level 3: Reality Bites e) Level 4: Party Animals f) Level 5: Hot To Trot g) Level 6: Who Loves Ya Baby h) Level 7: The Last Simolen 4. Career Paths a) Military b) Slacker c) X-Treme d) Entertainment e) Musician f) Life of Crime 5. Play The Sims a) Creating a Neighbourhood b) Creating a Family c) Building a House - Basics d) Living Your Life 6. Multiplayer a) Co-operative Games b) Unlockable Mini Games 7. Items a) Full Item List b) Unlockable Items c) Using Items Effectively 8. Cheating a) Cheat Codes b) Action Replay/Gameshark Codes 9. Miscellanous a) Recommendations For Building a House b) Funny Things To Do 10. Outro and Thanks ****************************************************************************** INTRODUCTION ****************************************************************************** Welcome to my third FAQ, and my biggest yet, for The Sims. Please note that this guide is for the PS2 version of the game, and not the PC version. If you are just looking for one specific part of this FAQ all you have to do is press Ctrl+F and then type in the title of the part you want to see from the contents. Enjoy reading this FAQ and I hope it helps you! Game Specification ------------------ Game Name: The Sims Creators: EA Games and Maxis System: Playstation 2 Players: 1-2 Analog Control: Compatible Vibration Function: Compatible Memory Card Capacity: 1593KB minimum ****************************************************************************** GAME MODES ****************************************************************************** This section tells you about what all the different game modes are and what they allow you to do. Get A Life ---------- This starts the story game of The Sims, where you create yourself as a Sim and play in a story with 7 levels to complete. See the 'Get a Life Walkthrough' section for a full guide on this mode. Play The Sims ------------- This allows you to start an open-ended game like what you do on the PC version of this game. You can start you own neighbourhood, create your own family and create your own house. Options ------- This allows you to configure The Sims to your every desire. Below is a list of what options does what: Free Will - Choose whether your sims will do things on their own or whether you have to tell them everything they do. Turn ON or OFF. Controller Vibration - Choose if you want your controller to vibrate when certain things happen in the game. Turn ON or OFF. Auto Center - Choose whether you want the game to automatically centre the screen for you. Turn ON or OFF. Sound Effects Volume - Choose how loud you want the sound effects to be in the game. Choose from 1-10. Music Volume - Choose how loud you want the music to be in the game. Choose from 1-10. Screen Adjust - Adjust the placement of the screen manually. Bonuses ------- This will bring you to the menu for where you can play the mini-multiplayer games. Note that the bonus games are unlockable, please see my 'Multiplayer' section for an explanation of all the multiplayer games and how to unlock them. Credits ------- Displays the names of all the wonderful people who helped make The Sims. ****************************************************************************** GET A LIFE WALKTHROUGH ****************************************************************************** This is, for the most part, the most important part of this FAQ. This is a complete, in-depth walkthrough to the Get A Life mode, which is the story mode in The Sims. Creating Your Sim ----------------- The first screen you will come to after clicking on the 'Get a Life' button is the screen in which you will create your sim. You can edit everything about your sim, below is a list of exactly what you can edit: Family Name - Before you do anything, you must put in the surname of your sim. Personal - You can edit your sim's first name, gender, and his/her personality points. Please look im the next section about Personality Points. Body - Edit your sim's skin tone, body type (thin, normal or fat), what shirt they where and what colour it is, what they were on their legs and what colour that is and what shoes (if any) they where and what colour they are. Head - Edit your sim's face style, hairstyle and hat type and the colour of that, facial hair (if any) and the colour of that, eye colour and accessories (glasses or earrings and necklaces). Then click on done when you are finished creating your sim. Now your life can begin! Note - To find out the choices when creating a child sim, look at the 'Play The Sims' section of this guide. Level 1: Dream House -------------------- DIFFICULTY - Very Easy GOALS - None After creating your sim you are taken to a massive house with lots of expensive accessories. This is your chance to get to know the controls a bit better. You can 'Use' an item by hovering over it and clicking on the X button. After about 5 seconds you get a message that comes up which is your sim wondering where the hell he is. Click X after you have read this message. Straight afterwards, in a flurry of smoke, a hot woman appears right in front of you. Then, for no apparent reason, you kiss. Your sim must know the woman because he says 'Roxy, what are you doing here?' straight after the kiss. Roxy then walks over to the hot tub and gets in. After about 10 seconds, Roxy invites you to join her in the hot tub. When you get in, the level is completed. But remember, you don't have to get in the tub straight away, explore a bit, as you might not see any of the items in this house for a long time. Level 2: Money From Mom ----------------------- DIFFICULTY - Easy GOALS - Borrow $800 from Mom Cook dinner without starting a fire Fix the TV Get A Job After being in this massive house, you are woken up to what is more like a slum rather than a house by your mum, it was all a dream! This is your first proper level on The Sims. You main goal is to borrow $800 from your mum so you can move out on your own. The first thing your mum does is break the TV, so that is another goal for you to accomplish. You also may have noticed that you have another goal other than getting the money from Mom, that is to cook a dinner without starting a fire. OK, we'll start with fixing the TV. First, you will need to study mechanical (just click on the bookcase, and select the appropriate option) until you have 1 bar filled (hold the left directional button to see how many bars you have in each skill). Now you are skilled enough to fix the TV. It does take a while to fix the TV because you are so unskilled but you can do it with only 1 bar. Next, let's cook dinner without starting a fire. First, go to the bookcase a select 'Study Cooking'. Again, study until you have 1 bar. Now you will definitely be able to cook once without starting a fire. Go to the fridge and select 'Serve Lunch'. You sim will now automatically take the food out of the fridge and cook it on the oven. Now you have completed 2 out of 3 goals. Your next goal is the main one, borrowing the money from your mum. The way to do this is to keep talking to Mom until your relationship is over 50 (hold the right directional button to view relationship statistics. Then compliment her a couple of times, then select 'Borrow Money'. She will give you $100 everytime you ask her, so you will have to ask 8 times to have enough money. Beware though, Mom will not give you any money if she is in a bad mood, so make sure all of her mood bars have at least a quarter green (hold the up directional button to view the mood bars). After the eighth time, you will get a message saying that you have enough money to move out, and then you will get another goal, 'Get A Job'. To do this, you must simply go to the paper that is waiting for you outside, and select 'Find A Job'. You will be shown a list of possible jobs you can take, simply press X when you see the one that most appeals to you, and there you have it, you have finished level 2! Level 3: Reality Bites ---------------------- DIFFICULTY - Quite Easy GOALS - Clean the place up Fix the broken stuff Get promoted to level 2 Get promoted to level 3 Increase house value from $34,561 to $35,711 This is the first level in the game that is going to take you some time. After completing level 2, Mom recommends that you go and see a guy called Mr Landgrabb to pay what she has lent you in rent to him for a house. You then find yourself talking to a strange ginger haired person called Dudley outside your new pad. He tells you that he will let you live in the house for free if you can clean it up. He said that it was in such a state because he had too many parties in there. So the first thing you should do is start clearing things up. There is a lot of rubbish around, so this will take you about a day. The next goal to work on should be fixing all of the broken stuff. I think that the only stuff that is broken is the computer and the coffee machine, but I am not sure. To fix the broken stuff you should have at least 1 mechanical point, preferably 2. After fixing the broken stuff you need to get promoted. To do this, all you have to do is press D-Pad left and looking at that menu, you have to work on the points that are coloured in yellow. You can work on points by buying something that will increase that certain skill (for example the benchpress machine if you need to work on your 'body' skill). Once you are promoted to level 2, you must then do the same method again because you need to get promoted to level 3. The next goal is the one that is going to cost you a bit, you must increase the house value by $1,150. All you have to do is buy an item that costs equal or more than that amount. This will nearly wipe out your finances. Anyway, after doing that you will have completed the level and you will move out into Dudley's house! Well done! Level 4: Party Animals ---------------------- DIFFICULTY - Very Hard GOALS - Get promoted to level 4 Get promoted to level 5 Increase house value from $53,180 to $54,680 Throw a raging party Move a with one of Dudley's friends at a party For some reason this is one of the hardest levels in the game, and it is right in the middle of the game! You are now in a house with Dudley and you can control Dudley aswell. Don't bother doing anything with Dudley, just make sure you send him to work on time every day. Dudley never does any housework so you will either need to do it all yourself or hire a maid. OK, the first thing you should work on is getting promoted to level 4 and level 5, again you just need to work on the skill level coloured in yellow. Now you have to buy an item that is worth $1,500 or above to increase the house value. Now tha hard bit comes in, you have to throw a party that is 'raging'. This can be very hard to do. To make a party raging you must first of all get loads of people over. Then you should get Dudley to cook loads of burgers on the barbecue (about 3 plates), then you should buy 2 hot tubs when you have the money. And last of all, you should have a stereo in the garden playing out music. You will know if your party is raging because one of the guests will tell you so. The hard thing about it though is that nearly all of the time, before you party is raging the police will come and close it down and all the guests will leave, you just have to be lucky. The last goal is a pretty easy one if you do manage to throw a raging party. You have to move out with one of the party guests. To do this, simply pick someone that you quite like, and keep on talking to them and complimenting them until they are in love with you (relationship is over +80). Then all you have to do is select 'Ask to be room mate' and, if you party is raging, they will move out with you and you will have completed the level! Well done! Level 5: Hot To Trot -------------------- DIFFICULTY - Very Hard GOALS - Get promoted to level 6 Get promoted to level 7 Increase house value from $46,050 to $48,050 Throw a raging party Try to 'score' with a party guest This level is pretty much the same as the last one, the only differences are that you are getting promoted to levels 6 and 7, you have to buy an item worth $2,000 or more and after throwing another raging party you are trying to 'score' with a party guest. To do this find someone you like of the opposite sex and make them fall in love with you (relationship over +80), then press 'Score With', and if it is a raging party this will work and you will get married right there and you will have completed the level and you and your new wife will move in together. Level 6: Who Loves Ya Baby -------------------------- DIFFICULTY - Hard GOALS - Get promoted to level 8 Get promoted to level 9 Increase house value from $69,404 to $73,404 Have 2 babies Keep children in school This level does not involve throwing raging parties so I actually think it is slightly easier than the last 2 levels. You are now in a house with your new wife. Don't get your wife a job because she is needed later on in this level. OK, the first thing you should do is get promoted to level 8 and 9 by again fufilling the yellow skill points. Then buy an item worth $4,000 or above to increase the house value. Next the hard part comes in. 2 babies will appear and you have to look after them and raise them into children. This is where your wife comes in handy. The babies will need a lot of attention, they will probably cry every 3 hours. So, build another room in your house with a bed, a fridge, a toilet and a computer. Put your wife and the babies in that room so that your sim isn't being woke up all the time so he isn't late for work and so that when your baby does need attention the wife can do it immediately because she will have everything that she needs to live in that room. After a while your babies will grow into children. All you now have to do is keep them in school. To do this, simply keep their grade at B or above by studying a little bit every night. Then you have completed the penultimate level of The Sims! Well done! Level 7: The Last Simoleon ------------------------- DIFFICULTY - Extreme GOALS - Get promoted to level 10 Send children to prep school Buy a yacht Throw a raging party Well done, you have made it all the way to the last level of The Sims! OK, the first thing you should do in this level is get your final promotion, to level 10, by again fufilling the skill points in yellow. Then you have to send your kids to prep school, this is easy. All you have to do is get them a computer each and get them to study for a few hours each night. They will be sent to prep school when they have an A+ grade. It will cost $3,000 to send both of them but you should have enough money to cover that by now. Then you have to buy a yacht, this will cost $20,000, but again you should have enough to cover the cost for that. Now you have to throw one last raging party. You need to have a lot of friends round to make this one succeed. Once the party is raging, you have completed the level, and you get a really cool ending sequence which I won't spoil the surprise of. You have now completed 'Get A Life' mode on The Sims, well done!!! I hope this guide helped you! ****************************************************************************** CAREER PATHS ****************************************************************************** This section will give you a description of every career path you can possibly follow in The Sims, it will also tell you all the stages of promotion and the pay in this stages. Remember that is career path has 10 jobs which you can get promoted to, for each promotion you will have to work on a certain skill. Hold the left d-pad button to see what skills you currently have. The bars that are coloured yellow are the ones that you need to fufill. Also, for some promotions you need to make a certain amount of friends to be able to get the promotion. You can view how many friends you need for the next promotion against the number of friends you already have on the same screen as your skills. Military -------- Level 1: Recruit Pay Per Day: $250 Work Time: 6:00am - midday Level 2: Elite Forces Pay Per Day: $325 Work Time: 7:00am - 1:00pm To Be Promoted: Points - 2 body Level 3: Drill Instructor Pay Per Day: $400 Work Time: 8:00am - 2:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 mechanical, 2 charisma Level 4: Junior Officer Pay Per Day: $450 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 2 body, 1 cooking Level 5: Counter Intelligence Pay Per Day: $500 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 mechanical, 1 logic, 2 charisma Level 6: Flight Officer Pay Per Day: $550 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 mechanical, 1 body, 2 logic, 1 friend Level 7: Senior Officer Pay Per Day: $580 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 3 mechanical, 2 logic, 1 charisma, 1 friend Level 8: Commander Pay Per Day: $600 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 3 mechanical, 3 body, 1 logic, 1 friend Level 9: Astronaut Pay Per Day: $625 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 mechanical, 2 body, 3 logic, 2 charisma Level 10: General Pay Per Day: $650 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Slacker ------- Level 1: Golf Caddy Pay Per Day: $90 Work Time: 5:00am - 10:00am Level 2: Convenience Store Clerk Pay Per Day: $110 Work Time: 10:00pm - 3:00am To Be Promoted: 2 body Level 3: Lifeguard Pay Per Day: $150 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 2 charisma, 1 friend Level 4: Record Store Clerk Pay Per Day: $180 Work Time: Midday - 5:00pm To Be Promoted: 2 charisma, 1 friend Level 5: Party DJ Pay Per Day: $220 Work Time: 11:00pm - 4:00am To Be Promoted: 3 mechanical, 1 friend Level 6: Projectionist Pay Per Day: $280 Work Time: 6:00pm - 1:00am To Be Promoted: 2 mechanical, 1 friend Level 7: Video Editor Pay Per Day: $350 Work Time: Midday - 6:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 body, 3 charisma, 1 friend Level 8: Freelance Photographer Pay Per Day: $400 Work Time: To Be Promoted: 3 body, 1 charisma Level 9: Personal Tour Guide Pay Per Day: $450 Work Time: 2:00pm - 7:00pm To Be Promoted: 3 body, 1 charisma Level 10: Professional Party Guest Pay Per Day: $600 Work Time: 10:00pm - 2:00am X-Treme ------- Level 1: Daredevil Pay Per Day: $175 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Level 2: Bungee Jump Instructor Pay Per Day: $250 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To be Promoted: 2 body Level 3: Whitewater Guide Pay Per Day: $325 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 mechanical, 2 body, 1 friend Level 4: Xtreme Circuit Pro Pay Per Day: $400 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 logic, 1 mechanical, 1 friend Level 5: Bush Pilot Pay Per Day: $475 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 2 body, 2 mechanical, 1 friend Level 6: Mountain Climber Pay Per Day: $550 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 mechanical, 3 creative, 2 charisma, 1 friend Level 7: Photojournalist Pay Per Day: $650 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 mechanical, 1 creative, 1 body, 2 logic, 1 charisma, 1 friend Level 8: Treasure Hunter Pay Per Day: $725 Work Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm To Be Promoted: 3 creative, 2 logic, 2 charisma, 1 friend Level 9: Grand Prix Driver Pay Per Day: $825 Work Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm To be promoted: 2 creative, 1 body, 1 logic, 3 charisma, 1 friend Level 10: International Spy Pay Per Day: $925 Work Time: 11:00am - 5:00pm Entertainment ------------- Level 1: Waitress Pay Per Day: $100 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Level 2: Extra Pay Per Day: $150 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 2 charisma Level 3: Bit Player Pay Per Day: $200 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 2 body, 1 friend Level 4: Stunt Double Pay Per Day: $275 Work Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 creative, 1 body, 1 charisma, 1 friend Level 5: B-Movie Star Pay Per Day: $375 Work Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 mechanical, 1 creative, 1 body, 1 charisma, 1 friend Level 6: Supporting Player Pay Per Day: $500 Work Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 creative, 1 body, 2 charisma, 1 friend Level 7: TV Star Pay Per Day: $650 Work Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 mechanical, 1 creative, 1 body, 3 charisma, 1 friend Level 8: Feature Star Pay Per Day: $900 Work Time: 5:00pm - 1:00am To Be Promoted: 3 creative, 1 body, 1 charisma, 1 friend Level 9: Broadway Star Pay Per Day: $1,100 Work Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm To Be Promoted: 3 creative, 1 body, 2 charisma, 1 friend Level 10: Superstar Pay Per Day: $1,400 Work Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm Musician -------- Level 1: Subway Musician Pay Per Day: $90 Work Time: 3:00pm - 8:00pm Level 2: Piano Tuner Pay Per Day: $120 Work Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm To Be Promoted: 2 creative Level 3: Wedding Singer Pay Per Day: $190 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 creative, 1 friend Level 4: Lounge Singer Pay Per Day: $250 Work Time: 8:00pm - 4:00am To Be Promoted: 1 creative, 2 mechanical Level 5: High School Band Teacher Pay Per Day: $325 Work Time: 7:00am - 2:00pm To Be Promoted: 3 mechanical, 1 creative, 1 friend Level 6: Roadie Pay Per Day: $400 Work Time: 11:00am - 8:00pm To Be Promoted: 4 body, 1 creative, 2 friends Level 7: Backup Musician Pay Per Day: $550 Work Time: Midday - 9:00pm To Be Promoted: 2 charisma, 1 body, 1 creative, 1 friend Level 8: Studio Musician Pay Per Day: $700 Work Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 creative, 2 body, 5 charisma, 1 friend Level 9: Rockstar Pay Per Day: $1,100 Work Time: To Be Promoted: 2 creative, 4 logic, 3 charisma, 1 friend Level 10: Celebrity Activist Pay Per Day: $1,400 Work Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm Life of Crime ------------- Please note that this career path is unlockable. To unlock it, you must capture a criminal in 'Get a Life' mode. Level 1: Pickpocket Pay Per Day: $140 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Level 2: Bagman Pay Per Day: $200 Work Time: 10:00pm - 7:00am To Be Promoted: 2 body Level 3: Bookie Pay Per Day: $275 Work Time: Midday - 7:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 creative, 1 charisma, 1 friend Level 4: Con Artist Pay Per Day: $350 Work Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm To Be Promoted: 2 mechanical, 1 creative Level 5: Gateway Driver Pay Per Day: $425 Work Time: 5:00pm - 1:00am To Be Promoted: 1 mechanical, 1 body, 1 logic, 1 charisma, 1 friend Level 6: Bank Robber Pay Per Day: $530 Work Time: 3:00pm - 11:00pm To Be Promoted: 1 creative, 2 body, 1 logic, 1 friend Level 7: Cat Burglar Pay Per Day: $640 Work Time: 9:00pm - 3:00am To Be Promoted: 2 mechanical, 2 creative, 1 logic, 1 friend Level 8: Counterfeiter Pay Per Day: $760 Work Time: 9:00pm - 3:00am To Be Promoted: 1 creative, 1 body, 3 charisma, 1 friend Level 9: Smuggler Pay Per Day: $900 Work Time: 9:00pm - 3:00am To Be Promoted: 2 creative, 2 charisma, 1 friend Level 10: Criminal Mastermind Pay Per Day: $1,100 Work Time: 6:00pm - Midnight ****************************************************************************** PLAY THE SIMS ****************************************************************************** This section covers everything to do with the other main mode, 'Play The Sims'. This mode is the open-ended gameplay mode, like what you do on the PC version of The Sims. Creating A Neighbourhood ------------------------ As soon as you click on the Play The Sims button for the first time, you will have to create a new neighbourhood. You are then taken to a screen where you have to enter the name you want to give to your neighbourhood. After doing this you are taken to your neighbourhood. This consists of 8 houses, but 3 of these houses are automatically inhabited by computer made families and houses. But you can delete this families and houses and create you own. Creating a Family ----------------- The first thing you will want to do after creating your neighbourhood is creating your first family. To do this press circle (O) from your neighbourhood and you will be taken to the list of families who don't currently live anywhere in you neighbourhood, there are 2 computer created families on this menu, but you can delete them, just highlight them and press circle to delete them. To begin creating your family all you have to do is highlight 'Create New Family' on this screen and press circle. You are then taken to the screen where you must enter the surname of your family. Once you have entered the surname you are taken to the main family screen, this is the screen where you can create new family members or edit or delete existing family members. Just highlight 'New' and press X to go to the screen to create a new sim. To find out how to create a sim please refer to my 'Creating Your Sim' section earlier in this guide. You can create up to 4 family members and when you are finished highlight 'Done' and press X. The family that you have just created will now be added to the family list. Building a House - Basics ------------------------- After creating a family you will want to move them into a house. To do this, on the neighbourhood screen press left or right on the d-pad until you have found an empty lot. Next press 'Move in Family', you will then be taken to the family list where you can select which family you want to put in the house. Once doing this, press 'Enter House'. You will now be taken to your house and you will be asked if you want the help system to be on or not. If you are not familiar with the game, make sure you press X to select 'Yes' to this question. After doing this, immediately press start to go to the pause menu. Now select 'Build' to begin building your house! You are now shown a vertical menu with lots of symbols representing different types of items, these symbols are pretty easy to figure out so I won't go into detail about them. The first thing you should do is put the walls up in the house, so select the 'Wall Tool'. Now to build a wall hold down X and drag the wall in the direction that you want to. Once you have made you walls you should now choose the wall decoration and the type of flooring you want. Next put the doors in. Then put the windows in, but note that you must put plenty of windows in because for some reason your sims get really depressed if there are note many windows, so put at least 1 window for every 4 pieces of wall. Next you should put your plants in where you want them, then if you want to (and if you can afford to), put a fireplace and a swimming pool in. Now you have finished building the basic parts of your house and it is now time to move on to putting the items in. To do this select 'Buy' from the pause menu and then select what items you want. For a full description of every item in the game look at the 'Items' section of this guide. Living Your Life ---------------- Now you have finished building your house you are now ready to begin living your life! The more family members you have created, the harder it will be because you have got to control so many people. Remember that after creating your house you will probably be skint (that's if you didn't cheat), so you will definitely need to send the adult(s) in your family out to work to pay the bills. Another thing you absolutely must do is have one person have at least 3 cooking points, so you won't be starting any fires. And also, if you have more than 1 family member, make sure you select 'Serve Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner', because that will mean you will make 4 meals on 1 plate. If you have people in your family who are quite messy, make sure you hire a maid because they are very cheap and definitely worth it. And the last but most important thing to remember, never get your sims to try to fix something with no mechanical points, as there is a pretty good chance that they will die. And that's all you need to know for your sims to live a happy life! ******************************************************************************* MULTIPLAYER ******************************************************************************* One of the very few differences to the PC version of The Sims is that you can play with 2 players. There are 2 ways in which you can play with 2 players on The Sims. One way is playing a 'Co-operative Game' and another way is playing specially made 'Multiplayer Games'. Both of these modes are described in this section. Co-operative Games ------------------ This type of multiplayer game is used in the 'Play The Sims' mode. To be able to do this, you must first have a family of at least 2 people living in a house in 'Play The Sims' mode. You should enter this house, and then the person with the player 2 controller should press start. This will then put him in the game as the other person or one of the other people, so now 2 players can play the open ended game co-operatively. Unlockable Mini Games --------------------- These are small 2 player games that pit you and the other player head to head to accomplish a certain goal, with the first player to reach this goal being declared the winner. Please note that these games are unlockable and for a list of all the unlockable things and how to unlock them see the 'Unlockables' section of this guide. Below is a list of all the mini games in The Sims: Museum: In this game you have 10 minutes to get as much money as possible from the 'inspectors' that will be in the museum with you. The way to do this is to get the inspectors to fall in love with you and then ask them for some money. The person with the most money at the end of the 10 minutes is declared the winner. The Frat House: This game is simple enough, there is you, your opponent and lots of other people in the house, and the first one to make 3 friends is the winner. The only catch is that you and your opponent can spread rumours about each other, and if the person believes the rumours, they will stay away from the person of whom the rumours are being spread about. Taylor's Place: Plain and simple, again you are with lots of other people but this time you have to fall in love with as many as possible, and you can't spread rumours. Another thing about this one is that a computer controlled person can only be in love with one person, either you or your opponent. Club Abih: Exactly the same as Taylor's Place. The Maid's House: You and your opponent each have one half of a room, which is very messy, so you have to clean it. The person who's half is cleaner by the time the maid comes back is the winner. The catch is that neighbours come in and mess up the house while you are cleaning. Another thing is that the maid's child is in the house aswell and if you keep the child happy the maid will give you some more 'winning hearts'. The Handyman's House: Exactly the same as The Maid's House but with a handyman instead of a maid. The Park: The first person to fill themselves up with food is the winner. You can get food by grilling your own, begging other people for food or stealing food from other people. The only catch is that people come and steal your food from time to time so it is quite hard to fill yourself up. Party Motel: Exactly the same as The Frat House except that you have to fall in love with 3 people rather than just becoming friends with 3 people. ******************************************************************************* ITEMS ******************************************************************************* This is the biggest section in this guide. In this section is a list of every item in the game, its price and a description. And later on in this section is my guide on how to use items effectively. Full Item List -------------- Because this section is so big I have divided all the items into the categories that they are put into in the game. There are 16 sections in total. Below are a list of all the sections. To find a specific section of items just press Ctrl+F and type in the section of items that you are looking for from the list below: Section 1: Building Equipment Section 2: Wallpapers Section 3: Flooring Section 4: Doors Section 5: Windows Section 6: Fireplaces Section 7: Plants, Bushes and Trees Section 8: Swimming Pools Section 9: Beds, Chairs and Sofas Section 10: Tables and Counters Section 11: Artistic Items Section 12: Electronic Items Section 13: Kitchen Appliances Section 14: Bathroom Items / Hot Tubs Section 15: Lighting Section 16: Other Items Section 1: Building Equipment ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #1 Item - Wall Tool Cost - $70 Description - A requirement for all houses, this creates a block of wall. Hold X and drag to make a longer wall. #2 Item - Picket Fence Cost - $10 Description - A pretty white fence used for gardens. #3 Item - Connecting Iron Fence Cost - $45 Description - Looks like the picket fence, but it is black. #4 Item - Wrought Iron Balustrade Cost - $100 Description - A rather overpriced and ugly looking garden fence. Section 2: Wallpapers ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #5 Item - Dry Wall Cost - $0 Description - The original texture of the wall when you first buy it. #6 Item - "Cerebralic" Wallpaper Cost - $4 Description - Plain light grey wallpaper, how boring. #7 Item - "Placentonic" Wallpaper Cost - $4 Description - Green wallpaper with a dark green border at the bottom. #8 Item - "Harvestic" Wallpaper Cost - $4 Description - Ugly yellow and brown wallpaper. #9 Item - "Oceanic" Wallpaper Cost - $4 Description - Blue and purple mosaic style wallpaper. Use this if you are on a tight budget and need a decoration for your bathroom. #10 Item - "Peaches 'n' Cream" Sponge Paint Cost - $4 Description - Light brown wallpaper, could be used in a bedroom. #11 Item - "Westchester Ecru" Wallpaper Cost - $4 Description - Horrid brown wallpaper with diamond patterns. #12 Item - Robin's Egg Blue Paint with Border Cost - $4 Description - Contrary to the title, this is actually a violet wallpaper with a white and turquoise border at the bottom. Ideal for a woman's bedroom or a lounge. #13 Item - "Rest in Peace" Wall Treatment Cost - $5 Description - A blue wallpaper with a strange not nice looking pattern. This is the sort of wallpaper you see at your gran's house. #14 Item - "Claire de Lune" Swirled Plaster Cost - $5 Description - Turquoise swirly wallpaper, looks good in a bedroom. #15 Item - "Shooting Stars" Wallpaper Cost - $5 Description - Yellow wallpaper with various patterns on. Looks nice in a child or baby's room. #16 Item - "Paradise Found" Wallpaper Cost - $6 Description - Light blue wallpaper with a dark blue wallpaper and with palm tree patterns on it. Looks nice in a lounge or bedroom. #17 Item - "Mountain Fog" Wall Treatment Cost - $6 Description - Beige on the top half and white tiles on the bottom half. Ideal for a kitchen or bathroom. #18 Item - "Supperclub" Walnut Paneling Cost - $6 Description - Cool looking wooden paneling, looks good just about anywhere but a bathroom. #19 Item - "Too Turquoise" Wall Treatment Cost - $6 Description - Plain turquoise on the top half, mosaic style turquoise tiles on the bottom half. This is the best wall decor you can get for bathrooms. #20 Item - "Settler's Fashion" Wall Treatment Cost - $7 Description - Blue and white chequered wall covering with wooden panels at the bottom. This is the best wall decor you can get for kitchens. #21 Item - "Rustic Memories" Wall Decor Cost - $7 Description - Blue and dark blue striped wallpaper. Looks disgusting and is a rip-off, it should be down with the ones at $4. #22 Item - Ramshackle Wood Shingles Cost - $7 Description - 1 of the 4 outdoor wall coverings. This is a mouldy wood covering. If you want your house to look like an old shed from the outside, then buy this. #23 Item - "Passaic" Aluminium Sliding Cost - $7 Description - 1 of the 4 outdoor wall coverings. This is a modern looking shiny aluminium covering. Choose this if you don't want to have bricks on the outside of your house but you still want it to look nice. #24 Item - Bovine Wall Treatment Cost - $8 Description - Red wallpaper with a cow textured border at the bottom. Ideal for children's rooms. #25 Item - Shoji Screen Wall Covering Cost - $8 Description - One of the coolest wall decor in the game. It is designed to look like one of them Japanese paper coverings. Looks good in any room at all. #26 Item - "Tickled Fancy" Wallpaper Cost - $9 Description - White wallpaper with yellow stripes at the top and bottom, this is ideal in children's bedrooms because it has multicoloured patterns on it aswell. #27 Item - "Erectonica" Wallpaper Cost - $9 Description - Brightish green wallpaper. Looks nice but there are no floor styles that are green. #28 Item - "Dusty Fields" Wallpaper Cost - $9 Description - Similar design to the "Erectonica" Wallpaper but this is a much more murky green so it doesn't look as good. #29 Item - "Aerometric" Wall Covering Cost - $9 Description - Plain blue wall decor. You can get blue wallpapers with nice patterns for a cheaper price than this so there is no point in buying this one. #30 Item - African Equine Wallpaper Cost - $10 Description - Zebra style wallpaper, this looks really great in a bedroom or a lounge. #31 Item - "Othello" Wall Treatment Cost - $11 Description - Disgusting grey tiled covering with wood panels at the bottom and a brown border in the middle. Doesn't look good in any room. #32 Item - Adirondack Wall Treatment Cost - $11 Description - Yellow wallpaper with a grey border at the bottom, this looks quite nice in bedrooms and lounges but it is too expensive. #33 Item - "Midlantic" Tan Brick Cost - $12 Description - 1 of the 4 outside wall coverings. This is traditional bricks, to make your house look truly British. #34 Item - "Hazy Fantazy" Wallpaper Cost - $13 Description - Blue, grey and white wallpaper. This is great for lounges and bedrooms because it matches well with a lot of the carpets on offer. #35 Item - "Exit-15" Wall Treatment Cost - $13 Description - This is a vibrant purple wall decor with a metallic border, this looks great but it makes your rooms seem really dark. #36 Item - "Nix Brothers" Wall Treatment Cost - $14 Description - Black wall decor with a beige coloured tiled border. I think this is supposed to be used with kitchens but because it is black there is no point in buying it because it makes your room look dark. #37 Item - "Charvat Manor" Granite Ashlar Cost - $14 Description - Mosaic style grey tiles, this looks really cool in bedrooms if you want an artistic sort of house #38 Item - Wartburg Wall Cost - $15 Description - 1 of the 4 outdoor wall coverings. Makes your house look like a castle from the outside. #39 Item - "Lancastrian" Wall Treatment Cost - $16 Description - Bland grey wallpaper, a complete rip-off, you can get much better wallpapers at just $4. #40 Item - "New Light" Wall Treatment Cost - $17 Description - Light and airy wallpaper, with a flower border at the top, looks very nice in a lounge, but it costs a bit too much. Section 3: Flooring ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #41 Item - Grass Cost - $0 Description - It's green, it's free and it's perfect for gardens! #42 Item - "Milk and Honey" Linoleum Cost - $5 Description - Very light green linoleum, looks nice just about anywhere and it is cheap too! #43 Item - "Tintoretto" Linoleum Cost - $5 Description - Blue linoleum, looks more like a carpet though really, goes well with any blue wall covering and cheap too! #44 Item - "Blue Heaven" Linoleum Cost - $5 Description - A lightish blue floor with a simple pattern, looks great in bedrooms or living rooms #45 Item - Royal Blue Carpet Cost - $5 Description - Goes well with any sort of royal or dark blue wallpaper #46 Item - Moss Green Carpet Cost - $5 Description - The only green flooring in the game, and it isn't really green, it is more turquoise, but it does have a nice pattern. #47 Item - Berber Carpet Cost - $5 Description - Brown carpet that, without being funny, looks like poo. Only get this if you have a brown wallpaper of have no taste. #48 Item - "Mintastic Elastic" Carpet Cost - $6 Description - Violet carpet with a diamond pattern, looks nice in lounges and alongside wallpapers that look good with it. #49 Item - "Blue Moon" Wonder Carpet Cost - $7 Description - If you have any kind of blue wallpaper then get this, it is light blue so aswell as looking nice it also brightens up your room. #50 Item - Hyper-Safety Mat Cost - $8 Description - Bright yellow tiles that should only be used in a child's bedroom. #51 Item - "ExposiTime" Floor Cost - $8 Description - The same design as the Hyper-Safety Mat but this time it is in a reflective dark blue colour, looks pretty cool. #52 Item - Cement Cost - $8 Description - The same colour as the paths, if I were you, only use this outside. #53 Item - Poured Concrete Cost - $10 Description - Looks good in gardens as an alternative to grass. #54 Item - Cabernet Carpet Cost - $10 Description - A purple carpet that is ideal for use in bedrooms, lounges or with any matching or light coloured wallpaper. #55 Item - "Pine Soul" Wood Floor Cost - $11 Description - Polished floorboards. The reflective effect with this looks great and this can be used in any room. #56 Item - "Californica" Carpet Cost - $12 Description - Bright red carpet with black star patterns. Should ONLY be used with the Bovine Wallpaper. #57 Item - "Solar Flare" Carpet Cost - $14 Description - Yellow carpet with black polkadots. Despite the fact that this doesn't go with any wallpaper, this looks really cool and is one of my favourites. #58 Item - "Il Rustico" Earthenware Tile Cost - $15 Description - Red ceramic tiles with diamond patterns, looks nice when used as a patio. #59 Item - "El Capitan" Grey Shale Cost - $15 Description - Reflective light blue linoleum, perfect for bathrooms. #60 Item - Dark Granite Tile Cost - $15 Description - Grey tiles for use outdoors as patios, pathways, etc. #61 Item - Foursquare Parquet Cost - $15 Description - Another wooden floor but this one looks better because it is patterns of wood rather than just polished floorboards. Looks good in any room. #62 Item - La Fortuna II Tile Cost - $18 Description - Dim green tiles that have a diamond pattern (yet again). These don't look good indoors and because of the dim green colour they don't look right outdoors either, so a definite no. #63 Item - La Fortuna Tile Cost - $18 Description - Exactly the same pattern as #62 but this time the tiles are a light brown colour, so it looks good as an outdoor patio area. #64 Item - Striped Macadam 2 Cost - $20 Description - Black floor with a horizontal yellow strip, when put in a room it makes that room look like a motorway (don't ask, just try it). #65 Item - Striped Macadam 1 Cost - $20 Description - Black floor with a vertical yellow strip, when put in a room it makes that room look like a motorway (don't ask, just try it). #66 Item - Macadam Cost - $20 Description - Black floor. Very black. Blacker than black itself. Unless you want your room to look very dark then don't buy this. #67 Item - "Too Turquoise" Ceramic Tile Cost - $20 Description - Made to match item #19, this is perfect for bathrooms. #68 Item - "Los Alamos" Tile Cost - $22 Description - Tiles that give the impression of a stony patio, perfect for garden patios. #69 Item - "El Diablo" Tile Cost - $22 Description - Dim green tiles with diamond patterns, but these ones are brilliant. They give the impression of some sort of Spanish villa patio, looks great for garden patios. #70 Item - "Stone Cold" Tile Cost - $22 Description - More tiles but these are boring because they have a very basic and boring pattern, and at $22 it is a rip-off, don't bother. #71 Item - Cobblestone Tile Cost - $22 Description - Great tiles that make your patio look like a cobblestone road, worryingly like Coronation Street, these are worth the money. Section 4: Doors ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #72 Item - Walnut Door Cost - $100 Description - Basic wooden door but it will never let you down, and cheap too. #73 Item - Maple Door Frame Cost - $150 Description - Not a door, just a frame, creates a flowing effect between 2 rooms, great for kitchen diners. #74 Item - Federal Lattice Window Door Cost - $200 Description - White outdoor door with small windows in it. Looks very nice for a main front door. #75 Item - Windsor Door Cost - $300 Description - Posh looking wooden door with a oval shaped frosted window in it. Ideal if you are filthy rich! #76 Item - Monticello Door Cost - $400 Description - The most expensive door, again it is a white outdoor door. Has small windows all over it. Section 5: Windows ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #77 Item - Single-Pane Fixed Window Cost - $50 Description - Basic square window, can be used in any room, even bathrooms because this window is quite high up. #78 Item - Single-Hung Window Cost - $55 Description - Another square window but this one is always slightly open. Looks great above the kitchen sink. #79 Item - Privacy Window Cost - $60 Description - A very small window that goes at the very top of your wall, good for bathrooms so no-one sees what is going on. The only downfall with this window is that it looks like something you see at a prison! #80 Item - Plate Glass Window Cost - $65 Description - A window that covers the whole height of the wall, great for large rooms that need more light. Section 6: Fireplaces ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #81 Item - Modesto Tile Fireplace Cost - $600 Description - Grey tiled fireplace with a wooden mantelpiece, it looks really cool but it is quite expensive, mind. #82 Item - The Bostonian Fireplace Cost - $1,000 Description - Very posh looking brickwork fireplace with a wooden mantelpiece. This looks brilliant but only buy it if you are VERY rich. Section 7: Plants, Bushes and Trees ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #83 Item - Wildflowers Cost - $5 Description - Rather rough looking green plant. #84 Item - Daffodils Cost - $10 Description - Despite these being daffodils, this plant looks exactly the same as item #83 #85 Item - Nasturtium Cost - $10 Description - A small, green plant that is so flat it looks like someone stepped on it...repeatedly. #86 Item - Tulips Cost - $25 Description - This is supposed to be a purple bunch of flowers but it still looks like a green thing when you buy it. #87 Item - Rose Bush Cost - $100 Description - Quite nice piece of shrubery with small pink roses scattered around in it. #88 Item - Boxwood Hedge Cost - $150 Description - A hedge that is cut into the shape of a box, looks great when put in rows. #89 Item - Surplus Llama Lawn Ornament Cost - $200 Description - A large hedge cut into the shape of a llama, quite amusing. #90 Item - Pine Tree Cost - $220 Description - A tall tree, looks good in groups of 3 or 4. #91 Item - Mulberry Tree Cost - $250 Description - A tree that is shaped like a lollipop, looks good in groups of 3. #92 Item - Birch Tree Cost - $280 Description - A very expensive tree. Looks good in groups of 3. Section 8: Swimming Pools ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #93 Item - Mini Pool Cost - $1,800 Description - The cheapest pool, this is just as good as the other pools but it is smaller and it doesn't have a diving board. #94 Item - The "Wet Tangle" Cost - $3,300 Description - The average rectangular pool with a diving board. Very expensive. #95 Item - "Elle Belle" Pool Cost - $3,675 Description - An "L" shaped pool with a diving board. This is good if you have a long, thin garden. Very expensive. #96 Item - "I Claudius" Roman Pool Cost - $6,075 Description - An "I" shaped pool. Extremly expensive! Section 9: Beds, Chairs and Sofas ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #97 Item - Werkbunnst All Purpose Chair Cost - $80 Description - The cheapest chair, can be used anywhere but gives very little comfort, it looks quite cool though. #98 Item - "Posture Plus" Office Chair Cost - $100 Description - A swivel chair used for computer desks, still very little comfort in this chair. #99 Item - Deck Chair by Surviviall Cost - $150 Description - A wooden chair that again gives little comfort. #100 Item - Contempto Loveseat Cost - $150 Description - A 2-seater sofa that gives little comfort, but your sims can sleep on this as they can on any other sofa. #101 Item - Satinistics Reproduction Armchair Cost - $155 Description - A blue coloured armchair with a strange pattern on it. #102 Item - Contempto Couch Cost - $180 Description - The 3-seater version of item #100. #103 Item - Country Class Armchair Cost - $250 Description - A blue coloured armchair with a wooden shell. Looks disgusting. #104 Item - Parque Fresco del Aire Bench Cost - $250 Description - A wooden bench that should be used outside and NOT as a sofa because sims can't sleep on it. #105 Item - "Back Slack" Recliner Cost - $250 Description - The cheapest recliner, it is black and it is quite comfortable. #106 Item - Spartan Special Cost - $300 Description - The cheapest bed, it is a single bed and despite it being so cheap it does give your sims a good night's sleep. #107 Item - Country Class Loveseat Cost - $340 Description - A 2-seater sofa to match item #103. #108 Item - Country Class Sofa Cost - $450 Description - A 3-seater sofa to math items #107 and #103 #109 Item - Tyke Nyte Bed Cost - $450 Description - Children's colourful bed, although adults can sleep in it aswell, although that would be VERY strange! #110 Item - Cheap Eazzzzze Double Sleeper Cost - $450 Description - The cheapest double bed, this is worth the money as it is very comfortable and gives a lot of energy, and for that it is at a very cheap price. #111 Item - "The Sarrbach" by Werkbunnst Cost - $500 Description - In my opinion this is the coolest chair. It is purple and is curvy, also it is very comfortable. It can be used anywhere, the dining table, the computer desk, anywhere! #112 Item - Empress Dining Room Chair Cost - $600 Description - A posh looking chair specifically made for the dining table. Not very comfortable at all but it makes the room it is in look better. #113 Item - "Von Braun" Recliner Cost - $850 Description - Cool looking but expensive recliner. This is one of the most comfortable chairs in the game. #114 Item - Luxuriare Loveseat Cost - $875 Description - Horrible brownish colour 2-seater sofa. It is comfortable but not as comfortable as item #113 #115 Item - Napoleon Sleigh Bed Cost - $1,000 Description - Expensive double bed, but the money is worth it, because this is one of the best beds, comfortable and will give your sims a great night's sleep. #116 Item - "The Deiter" by Werkbunnst Cost - $1,100 Description - Comfortable but expensive 3-seater leather sofa, made to match item #113 #117 Item - Modern Mission Bed Cost - $3,000 Description - Very expensive double bed but it is the best bed in the game for comfort and it will fill up your sim's energy bar the quickest. #118 Item - The Vibromatic Heart Bed Cost - $4,500 Description - The only bed that can allow you to get the option of having a baby if you 'use' it with someone who loves your sim. Very expensive though. Section 10: Tables and Counters ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #119 Item - Pinegulcher End Table Cost - $40 Description - Nice and cheap bedside table, actually looks better than some of the more expensive ones. #120 Item - Wicked Breeze End Table Cost - $55 Description - A round bedside table with cool looking curved legs. #121 Item - KinderStuff Nightstand Cost - $75 Description - Bright and colourful bedside table that is ideal for a child's bedroom. #122 Item - Mesquite Desk/Table Cost - $80 Description - Can be used as a computer desk, or even a small dining table. Good if you don't have a lot of money to spend. #123 Item - NuMica Folding Card Table Cost - $95 Description - Large green table that is good for if you have a large family and not much money to spend on dining tables. #124 Item - "Anywhere" End Table Cost - $120 Description - Basic looking wooden bedside table with a shelf underneath. #125 Item - NuMica Kitchen Counter Cost - $150 Description - Cheap and cool looking kitchen counter with a metallic surface. #126 Item - Backwoods Table by Survivall Cost - $200 Description - Picnic table ideal for use in the garden for barberques. #127 Item - London "Cupertino" Collection Desk/Table Cost - $220 Description - Grey desk which is the best looking desk for computers to go on. #128 Item - Tiled Counter Cost - $250 Description - Rather expensive kitchen counter with a blue tiled surface. #129 Item - Modern Mission End Table Cost - $250 Description - The most expensive but best looking bedside table. It has a mahogony finish and a drawer. It also makes sims happier because it makes the room look nicer. #130 Item - Count Blanc Bathroom Counter Cost - $400 Description - The only bathroom counter. Looks good with a sink and then a medicine cabinet above it. #131 Item - London "Mesa" Dining Design Cost - $450 Description - The most expensive dining table. It is made out of polished wood. This also makes your seems feel happier. #132 Item - The "Redmond" Desk/Table Cost - $800 Description - Wooden desk with a draw underneath. Don't bother with this because it looks no better than the other desks and it is way too pricy. Section 11: Artistic Items ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #133 Item - Pink Flamingo Cost - $12 Description - A small pink flamingo on a stick. Strangely, your sims can kick it! #134 Item - African Violet Cost - $30 Description - Nice looking purple and green potted plant. Note that this can only be placed on tables. #135 Item - Spider Plant Cost - $35 Description - Scruffy looking leafy plant. Note that this can only be placed on tables. #136 Item - "Roxana" Geranium Cost - $45 Description - Red flowery potted plant, looks nice. Note that this can only be placed on tables. #137 Item - What a Gas! Party Balloons Cost - $50 Description - Colourful balloons that pop after a couple of hours. Great if you are having a party #138 Item - Watercolor by J.M.E. Cost - $75 Description - Three watercolour paintings rolled into one, these cover the whole height of your wall. #139 Item - Queen Vivanco Roses Cost - $99 Description - A nice bouquet of red roses. Note that these can only be placed on tables. #140 Item - Rubber Tree Plant Cost - $120 Description - A rubber plant that is placed on the floor. This needs a lot of watering. #141 Item - Echinopsis Maximus Cactus Cost - $150 Description - A small cactus in a yellow pot. #142 Item - Jade Plant Cost - $160 Description - A large green potted plant which looks like a miniture tree. #143 Item - Poseidon's Adventure Aquarium Cost - $200 Description - The only kind of pet you can have in this version of The Sims, fish! Don't forget to feed the fish daily and clean the tank periodically. #144 Item - Old Movie Prop Cost - $210 Description - A rather scary looking mask that attaches to your wall. #145 Item - "Bi-Polar" by Conner I.N. Cost - $240 Description - 2 small rectangular paintings, one is blue, one is yellow. This will look excellent if you have a blue and yellow room. #146 Item - "Delusion de Grandeur" Cost - $360 Description - A pink painting to hang on a wall. Looks good in a woman's bedroom, or in a man's bedroom if he likes pink! #147 Item - Beaver Pelt Moosehead Cost - $450 Description - The one artistic piece that is worth having, this is a moose's head to put on a wall. It looks great! #148 Item - Floor Rug by Leopard Life Cost - $460 Description - A floor rug which is designed to look like leopard skin. Make sure not to put this near a fireplace, unless you want a fire, that is! #149 Item - "Fountain of Tranquilitry" Cost - $700 Description - A small, working fountain. Your sims can actually play with it! #150 Item - SimBad's Stuffed Marlin Cost - $777 Description - A stuffed pike fish, to put on your wall. Great if you want your sim to feel like he is a fisherman! #151 Item - "Hazard the Guess" by Connor Tiist Cost - $950 Description - A rather dull looking painting to hang on your wall. #152 Item - "Blind Date" by I.Roney Cost - $1,020 Description - A colourful portrait of a woman which looks like something Picasso would do. #153 Item - "Scylla and Charybdis" Cost - $1,450 Description - A very strange looking statue with a picture of the Sun halfway up it. #154 Item - Head in Jar Curio Cost - $1,470 Description - A head in a jar which lights up illuminous green, looks very cool. #155 Item - Highbrau Coat of Arms Cost - $1,800 Description - A shield with 2 swords passing though it to hang on your wall. #156 Item - Snails With Icicles in Nose Cost - $2,140 Description - Brightly coloured painting which looks like something a toddler drew. Very over priced. #157 Item - Portrait Grid by Payne A. Pithcher Cost - $3,200 Description - A small portrait of an ugly woman. Again very much over priced. #158 Item - Grandfather Clock Cost - $3,500 Description - The old British favourite, this is a traditional wooden grandfather clock. #159 Item - Blue China Vase Cost - $4,260 Description - A blue china vase on a grey stand. Be careful not to knock it off! #160 Item - Faux Bearskin Rug Cost - $4,300 Description - A cool rug which is made out of bearskin and looks exactly like a bear. #161 Item - White Rhino Re-enactment Cost - $4,800 Description - Very cool rhino's head to stick onto your wall. #162 Item - "Still Life, Drapery and Crumbs" Cost - $7,600 Description - A small green coloured painting. Highly over priced. #163 Item - "Eruption of Decadence" Tapestry Cost - $8,100 Description - Old fashioned tapestry which looks like a nativity scene. Looks cool because it covers the whole height of your wall. #164 Item - Antique Persian Rug Cost - $8,200 Description - Rug with a classy looking pattern on it. Don't put this near a fire place because it will catch on fire. Section 12: Electronic Items ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #165 Item - FireBrand Smoke Detector Cost - $50 Description - Make sure you buy these to put near each of the following items: Oven, barbeque and fireplace. Because you never know what might happen! #166 Item - SCTC Cordless Wall Phone Cost - $75 Description - Have at least 1 of these in your house, otherwise you won't be able to phone the police, fire brigade and you won't be able to invite friends round if you don't have one. #167 Item - Urchineer Train Set by Rip Co. Cost - $80 Description - Ideal if you have to get a toy for your child and you don't have much money to spend. #168 Item - Monochrome TV Cost - $85 Description - Small black and white television. Won't give your sims as much enjoyment as a colour TV will. #169 Item - "Down Wit Dat" Boom Box Cost - $100 Description - Small hi-fi. Your sims do a weird dance to music on hi-fi's. #170 Item - SimSafety IV Burglar Alarm Cost - $250 Description - You should buy one of these and put it by your front door. Then, if a burglar comes in the alarm will sound and the police will be automatically called. #171 Item - Electronic Insect Control System Cost - $300 Description - This attracts flies into it and electrocutes them. Your sims can also touch this, but they will get a nasty electric shock! #172 Item - Trottco 27" Colour Television B94U Cost - $500 Description - A small colour TV set. Provides moderate amounts of enjoyment for a sim who watches it. #173 Item - Zimantz Component Hi-Fi Stereo Cost - $650 Description - A large hi-fi which sits on the floor rather than a table. #174 Item - OCD Systems SimRailroad Town Cost - $955 Description - A large train set which has its own legs. Fun for children and adults. #175 Item - Moneywell Computer Cost - $999 Description - The cheapest computer. This is highly susceptable to break though. Also helps your children with their school studies. #176 Item - Wurl 'N' Hurl Retro Jukebox Cost - $1,199 Description - A cool, old style jukebox, like the ones you see in American cafes. #177 Item - "See Me, Feel Me" Pinball Machine Cost - $1,800 Description - Bring the arcade to your house with this cool pinball machine. This is perfect for parties. #178 Item - Microscotch Covetta Q628-I500JA Cost - $1,800 Description - A much more powerful computer with a flat screen. Your sims have lots of fun when they play on this computer. #179 Item - SSRI Virtual Reality Set Cost - $2,300 Description - Very hi-tech virtual reality goggles. When your sims put these on they do all sorts of weird things! #180 Item - Strings Theory Stereo Cost - $2,550 Description - A massive hi-fi with 2 giant speakers. Great for using when you are hosting a party. #181 Item - Soma Plasma TV Cost - $3,500 Description - A gigantic flatscreen plasma TV. Sims get the most enjoyment ever out of this TV! #182 Item - Meet Marco Cost - $6,500 Description - A very cool computer with a flat screen. This costs a lot, but it is worth it, because it gives your sims the most fun out of anything else in the game! Section 13: Kitchen Appliances ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #183 Item - Mr. Regular-Joe Coffee Cost - $85 Description - A basic coffee machine that will keep your sims awake a little bit longer. #184 Item - Brand Name Toaster Oven Cost - $100 Description - The cheapest cooking tool, you can cook your meals in this, but it is much better to have a microwave or oven. #185 Item - XLR8R Food Processor Cost - $220 Description - A requirement for cooking as you need to process the food before cooking it. #186 Item - Positive Potential Microwave Cost - $250 Description - A microwave for cooking food in. Better to have an oven though. #187 Item - Wild Bill THX-451 Barbecue Cost - $350 Description - An outdoor barbecue for grilling burgers on. Ideal for when you are hosting a party. #188 Item - Junk Genie Trash Compactor Cost - $375 Description - Put all of your rubbish in here. You can fit much more rubbish in one of these than you can with a plain old trash can. #189 Item - Dialectric Free Standing Range Cost - $400 Description - The cheapest oven. This is very dangerous to use if you have a low cooking level. #190 Item - Gagmia Simore Espresso Machine Cost - $450 Description - An improved coffee machine. This will keep your sims awake for quite a while longer. #191 Item - Dish Duster Deluxe Cost - $550 Description - Rather than having to wash your dishes in a sink you can just throw them in this dishwasher! This breaks very easily. #192 Item - Llamark Refridgerator Cost - $600 Description - The cheapest fridge. This is required for your sims to be able to eat. #193 Item - Fuzzy Logic Dishwasher Cost - $950 Description - A better quality dishwasher than item #191, it will not break so easily. #194 Item - The "Pyrotorre" Gas Range Cost - $1,000 Description - A cool metal stove. Much less dangerous for lower level cooks to use. #195 Item - Porcina Refridgerator Model Plg-S Cost - $1,200 Description - A better fridge that will fill you sims up more. #196 Item - Freeze Secret Refridgerator Cost - $2,500 Description - The highest quality fridge. Fills up your sims the most. Section 14: Bathroom Items / Hot Tubs ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #197 Item - Hyrdronomic Kitchen Sink Cost - $250 Description - The cheapest sink. This will flood VERY easily. #198 Item - Hygeia-O-Matic Toilet Cost - $300 Description - The cheapest toilet. A requirement for your sims to empty their bladders. #199 Item - "Andersonville" Pedestal Sink Cost - $400 Description - A white coloured bathroom sink with it's own stand. #200 Item - Epikouros Kitchen Sink Cost - $500 Description - The best sink. Will never flood and is made of shiny metal! #201 Item - SpaceMiser Shower Cost - $650 Description - A cubicle shower. This will need cleaning periodically. #202 Item - Justa Bathtub Cost - $800 Description - The cheapest bathtub. Basic rectangular shape and it is white. #203 Item - Flush Force 5 XLT Cost - $1,200 Description - A toilet that will automatically flush! And apparently it has a 56K modem! #204 Item - Sani-Queen Bathtub Cost - $1,500 Description - A Victorian style bathtub, the tub stands on legs. #205 Item - Hydrothera Bathtub Cost - $3,200 Description - A very expensive square shaped bathtub. This is very hygenic and comfortable for your sims. #206 Item - Sonic Shower Cost - $3,999 Description - A shower that does not use water, it uses cleansing laser beams! Very hygenic and comfortable for your sims. #207 Item - WhirlWizard Hot Tub Cost - $6,500 Description - A 4-seater hot tub which can be used indoors or outdoors. Perfect for use in parties. #208 Item - Libidinex Spa System Cost - $10,000 Description - A 2-seater hot tub shaped like a heart. Perfect for 2 lovebirds to play in. Section 15: Lighting ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #209 Item - Bottle Lamp Cost - $25 Description - A cheap lamp to be placed on tables or desks. #210 Item - Garden Lamp by Lunatech Cost - $50 Description - Just as it says, a lamp to go outside in your garden. Automatically turns on and off. #211 Item - Halogen Heaven Lamp by Contempto Cost - $50 Description - A very bright floor lamp with an uplighter style lampshade. #212 Item - Oval Glass Sconce Cost - $85 Description - A funky oval shaped lamp which fixes to your wall. #213 Item - Top Brass Sconce Cost - $110 Description - A small lamp with a lampshade that fixes to your wall. #214 Item - Blue Plate Special Sconce Cost - $135 Description - A small circular light with a blue tint that fixes to your wall. #215 Item - Elite Reflections Chrome Lamp Cost - $180 Description - An original table lamp with a lampshade. #216 Item - Torchosteronne Table Lamp Cost - $200 Description - A cool table lamp with black bars used as the stand. #217 Item - Torchosteronne Floor Lamp Cost - $350 Description - A floor lamp to match item #216. Section 16: Other Items ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #218 Item - Trash Can Cost - $30 Description - A yellow trash can. Can't fit as much trash in it as the trash compacter can. #219 Item - SnoozMore Alarm Clock Cost - $30 Description - An alarm clock that, when you set it, will wake you up 2 hours before you have to leave for work. #220 Item - Magical Mystery Toy Box Cost - $50 Description - A toy box to amuse your children. Watch closely, as they take different things out of the box. #221 Item - Happy Thunder Neoscillating Sprinkler Cost - $65 Description - A rotating sprinkler that, as well as watering the grass, your kids can play in. #222 Item - Narcisco Wall Mirror Cost - $100 Description - A small wall mirror that helps your sim's charisma skill. #223 Item - Slurp 'N' Burp Beverage Cooler Cost - $100 Description - A beverage cool box that your sims can pull a drink out of. #224 Item - Medicine Cabinet Cost - $125 Description - Perfect for going above the sink in your bathroom. Your sims can brush their teeth with this. They can also improve their charisma skill. #225 Item - Narcisco Wall Mirror Cost - $150 Description - A floor mirror that your sims can use to improve their charisma skill. #226 Item - Will Lloyd Wright Doll House Cost - $180 Description - A small doll's house that a girl child can play with. #227 Item - Cheap Pine Bookcase Cost - $250 Description - A small bookcase with 4 shelves. With this, your sims can study cooking, mechanics or they can just read a book. #228 Item - "Dimanche" Folding Easel Cost - $250 Description - A painting easel where you sim can paint something, and then sell it. #229 Item - Pinegulcher Dresser Cost - $250 Description - A chest of drawers that your sim can use to change into different outfits. #230 Item - Kinderstuff Dresser Cost - $300 Description - A multicoloured chest of drawers that is ideal for a child's bedroom. #231 Item - Chuck Matewell Chess Set Cost - $500 Description - A chess table that your sim can play by himself or with someone else. Improves your sim's logic skill. #232 Item - Artists' Block Cost - $500 Description - A large block that your sims can sculpt into statues. #233 Item - Amishim Bookcase Cost - $500 Description - A small, posh looking bookcase that even has a clock fixed onto it. With this, your sims can study cooking, mechanics or they can just read a book. #234 Item - Traditional Oak Armoire Cost - $550 Description - A large, wooden wardrobe. With this, you sims can change their outfit. #235 Item - Beejaphone Guitar Cost - $580 Description - This improves your sim's creativity skill. If their skill is really high, they can play some really cool tunes! #236 Item - Strip Poker Table Cost - $600 Description - Two sims can play a game of poker on this table, and whoever loses has to take off an item of clothing! Very funny if your sim is terrible at poker! #237 Item - SuperDoop Basketball Hoop Cost - $650 Description - A basketball hoop to go outside that you sims can play on. Strangely, they always seem to miss! #238 Item - "Exerto" Benchpress Execise Machine Cost - $700 Description - This improves your sim's body skill. Beware though, if you use it for too long your sim will get very tired! #239 Item - KraftKing Woodworking Table Cost - $720 Description - Your sim can make wooden gnomes with this, it also increases their creativity skill. #240 Item - Bachman Wood Beverage Bar Cost - $800 Description - A cool minibar that your sims can have some alcohol from. Even children can make a non-alcoholic drink for themselves! #241 Item - Libri di Regina Bookcase Cost - $900 Description - A large wooden bookcase. With this, your sims can study cooking, mechanics or they can just read a book. #242 Item - Domestic Beach Simulator Cost - $1,000 Description - The name of this item is a bit posh, basically it is a sand pit for child sims to play in. #243 Item - CharisMaster Vanity Table Cost - $1,000 Description - With this, you can change a sims facial appearance. #244 Item - The Funinator Deluxe Cost - $1,200 Description - Massive children's apparatus to go in your garden. This can keep your sim children entertained for hours. #245 Item - PerspirAction Executive Treadmill Cost - $1,200 Description - Improves your sim's body skill. You can get your sim to walk, jog or run. Beware though, if you get your sim to run while they are tired, they will probably fall over! #246 Item - Antique Armoire Cost - $1,200 Description - An antique wooden wardrobe. With this, your sims can change their outfit. #247 Item - SweetsWay Tree Swing Cost - $1,200 Description - A bench attached to a large tree, put simply. #248 Item - Horrorwitz "Star-Track" Backyard Telescope Cost - $2,100 Description - A telescope to go in your back garden. Improves your sim's logic skill. If you look out of this for too long, your sim will be abducted by aliens and sucked into the telescope! #249 Item - Aromaster Whifferpuff "Gold" Cost - $2,500 Description - An air freshner that can be set to different smells. Each one improves a different aspect of your sim's mood. #250 Item - Teppan'Yaki Table Cost - $3,000 Description - A Chinese cooking table. If your sim is a good cook, they can produce a great meal from this! #251 Item - Chimeway & Daughters Piano Cost - $3,500 Description - A piano. Improves your sims creativity skill. If the sim's skill is high, they can play a really cool tune on the piano! #252 Item - Aristoscratch Pool Table Cost - $4,200 Description - A full size pool table that your sims can play on. Strangely, they never seem to pot any of the balls! #253 Item - Meet Major Domo! Cost - $15,000 Description - The most expensive item in the game. Major Domo is a monkey butler that, when you give him some money, will do everything for you! Cooking, cleaning, simply everything! And that just about concludes the items list. Phew! The next section is a list of all the items from the list above that you have to unlock to be able to use and where to unlock them. Unlockable Items ---------------- All the unlockable items are unlockable only by playing through the 'Get a Life' mode. This section lists the items avaliable from each level of 'Get a Life'. Level 1: Dream House ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ No items to unlock Level 2: Money From Mom ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #243 - CharisMaster Vanity Table #249 - Aromaster Whifferpuff "Gold" #243 - PerspirAction Executive Treadmill #235 - Beejaphone Guitar Level 3: Reality Bites ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #171 - Electronic Insect Control System #223 - Slurp 'N' Burp Beverage Cooler #250 - Teppan'Yaki Table #155 - Highbrau Coat of Arms Level 4: Party Animals ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #247 - SweetsWay Tree Swing #236 - Strip Poker Table #208 - Libidinex Spa System #154 - Head in Jar Curio Level 5: Hot To Trot ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #206 - Sonic Shower #232 - Artists' Block #118 - The Vibromatic Heart Bed #176 - Wurl 'N' Hurl Retro Jukebox Level 6: Who Loves Ya Baby ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #95 - "Elle Belle" Pool #96 - "I Claudius" Roman Pool #242 - Domestic Beach Simulator #221 - Happy Thunder Neoscillating Sprinkler #160 - Faux Bearskin Rug Level 7: The Last Simoleon ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ #253 - Meet Major Domo! #161 - White Rhino Re-enactment That is the entire list of the items you can unlock with their number referring to the full item list slightly earlier on in this guide. Using Items Effectively ----------------------- This section is my guide on how to use items the best so you sims will like their house the most. Windows ^^^^^^^ For some reason, your sims become very depressed if there aren't a lot of windows in their house, so always make sure that you put plenty of windows in your house. I would say that you should put one window for every 5 squares of wall space around the outside of your house. Beds ^^^^ Never put a double bed in straight away for 2 sims and expect them to sleep together in it. If they aren't friends (relationship is under +50) then they will not sleep in the same bed. So start off with 2 single beds if you have 2 sims in a house. Paintings and Artistry ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Don't overcrowd your house with artistry. You only have to put it in where it is required. It is required if the sims 'room' mood rating is mostly red when they are in a certain room. If it is over half in a room, no artistry is needed in there. Items Blocking Other Items ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Never put an item in the way of a door or another item, this will only frustrate your sims when they want to use the blocked item or room. Make sure everything is spaced out enough in your house. For more tips on how to build a good house, see the 'Recommendations for Building a House' section later on in this guide. This concludes the items section of this guide, I hope it wasn't an information overload and that you got some use out of it (because it took me days to write!). ******************************************************************************* CHEATING ******************************************************************************* The Sims does have various ways to cheat on it. And, if you are a cheating kind of person or if you just want to mess about with the game, this section is devoted entirely to the cheats in The Sims. Cheat Codes ----------- This section list all the cheat codes that can be entered while in the game, not using a special cheat program like Gameshark. The following codes can be entered at the main menu by holding down L1+L2+R1+R2 and then entering one of the following codes: MIDAS - Unlocks all of the unlockable items and clothing. FREEALL - Everything you buy to put in a house will cost nothing. SIMS - 'Play the Sims' mode is unlocked without having to do the 'Dream House' level of 'Get A Life'. PARTY M - The 'Party Motel' multiplayer mini game is unlocked. FISH EYES - When in game press circle (O) 3 times and you can view your sim in first person view. Action Replay/Gameshark Codes ----------------------------- Please note that Action Replay and Gameshark codes are the same and I think that some of these codes will not work of Action Replay, but I am not sure. (M) 0E3C7DF2 1853E59E EEA9826E BCC8DF62 Uncensored Mode DE82904 BF899B8B DE82904A BCA99B83 Money For New Family DEA1FCDE C19E7B1F Menu SFX Off DEA90336 BCA99B83 Menu SFX On DEA90336 BCA99B84 Everything is Free DEA90332 BCA99B84 Debug Info DEA9033E BCA99B84 Debug Info Off DEA9033E BCA99B83 Items/Skins Unlocked DEA9033A BCA99B84 Unlock Party Motel DEA903C6 BCA99B84 Unlock Play The Sims DEA903C2 BCA99B84 Comments On DEA903CA BCA99B84 Comments Off DEA903CA BCA99B83 Big Heads DEA903E2 BCA99B84 Normal Heads DEA903E2 BCA99B83 Blue Mode On DEA903EA BCA99B84 Blue Mode Off DEA903EA BCA99B83 ******************************************************************************* MISCELLANOUS ******************************************************************************* This section has all the stuff in it that I couldn't really put into a specific category, so I just stuck it in here. Have fun! Recommendations For Building a House ------------------------------------ This section is my guide to the best way to build a house. It will show you what rooms you should build corresponding to how many members of your family you are going to have. 1 Person ^^^^^^^^ One Living Room One Kitchen or Kitchen/Diner One Bathroom One Bedroom One Study (for building up skill levels) 2 People ^^^^^^^^ One Living Room One Kitchen or Kitchen/Diner One or two Bathrooms One or two Bedrooms One Study 3 People ^^^^^^^^ One large Living Room One large Kitchen/Diner Two Bathrooms (3 if you have the money) Two or three Bedrooms One Study 4 People ^^^^^^^^ Two Living Rooms One large Kitchen/Diner Two, three or even four Bathrooms Two or three Bedrooms One large Study If you are just starting out with a family I would recommend only starting with 1 or 2 people, because you can't spend that much at the very beginning. Funny Things To Do ------------------ This section is all about the funny (and maybe cruel) stuff you can with your sims. Have fun! 1. Put your sim in a small room with a fireplace and lots of rugs. Once they are in, take the door away so they a locked in. Then get them to light a fire. The rugs should now catch on fire one by one until the whole room is alight, your sim will then burn to death. A cruel, but comical way to die! 2. Get your sim to try to change a lightbulb with no mechanical skill points. They will electrocute themselves. That really is a funny way to die, changing a lightbulb! 3. Get a child sim and make them get in a swimming pool. Then put tables all the way around the edge of the pool so they can't get out. After about 4 days of eternal swimming let them get out of the pool. If it is a child that you put in, they will have a hyperactive fit and then collapse and die! 4. Put a sim in a small room with a stereo in it and then take the door away so he can't get out. Get the sim to turn on the stereo and set it to 'Country'. Then go to the 'Buy' menu on the pause menu and turn the stereo round so it is facing the wall. Now your sim will not be able to turn the stereo off and they will be doomed to hearing country music for the rest of their life! Another funny thing with this is that when they fall asleep on the floor they are woken up immediately by the stereo. There are several other cruel and funny things that you can get your sim to do, I am sure that you will figure out a lot of them. If anyone has any more things for this section, please email me and I will put them in with a credit to you. ******************************************************************************* OUTRO AND THANKS ******************************************************************************* This just about concludes my guide for The Sims, I hope you enjoyed reading it. Thanks to EA Games and Maxis for making The Sims, my mum for buying the game for me! And most of all, thanks to GameFAQs, Neoseeker and Warp2Games for posting this guide on their respective websites. Copyright(c) Nick Comber 2004 _ __ _ ___ ___ ___ __| |_ ____ _ _ __ / _|_ __ ___ __ _ _ __ / |/ _ \ / _ \ / _ \ / _` \ \ /\ / / _` | '__| |_| '_ ` _ \ / _` | '_ \| | (_) | (_) | | | | | (_| |\ V V / (_| | | | _| | | | | | (_| | | | | |\__, |\__, | |_| | \__,_| \_/\_/ \__,_|_| |_| |_| |_| |_|\__,_|_| |_|_| /_/ /_/ \___/
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Here I am going to go through several cases studies to see how people can get SIRIUS in a Home Theater system.
Case Study #1- You have a Home Theater system that is NOT SIRIUS-Ready or SIRIUS Built-In.
There are a couple different options you have with this setup. Let's say you bought a Home Receiver and it does not have any SIRIUS Radio connections or capability and you want to add SIRIUS Satellite Radio.
First off you must add a separate SIRIUS receiver. You can choose form these different options:
#1- Polk Audio SRH-1000, this is a standalone receiver that connects to the LINE IN on your Home Theater Receiver. The nice thing about the SRH-1000 is that is also has VIDEO OUT as-well so you can see the SIRIUS Channel, Artist, and other data right from your TV screen.
#2- SIRIUS Conductor, this system has a remote and base station. The base station is setup with your Home Theater receiver and the remote controls and displays all of the SIRIUS content. The Channel name and artist info is displayed right on the remote's LCD screen and you can walk around the room listening, controlling, and seeing all the SIRIUS content you desire.
#3- If you already have a SIRIUS Radio in your car, there might be a SIRIUS Home Kit for it that can be installed to your Home Theater Receiver. This way you do not have to add an additional subscription.
#4- We also have a couple Professional tuners that are built for Commercial use as-well.
Case Study #2- You have a SIRIUS-Ready Home Receiver
This is the more common case out of them all. You purchase a Home receiver that says "SIRIUS-Ready". This case you have also a couple options:
#1-SCHDOC1 SIRIUS Home Connect Dock. If you already have a SIRIUS Radio that has the Universal docking style connector, then you may use this dock to allow you SIRIUS-Ready Home Receiver to connect, control, and display all of the SIRIUS content. This way you do not have to add an additional subscription.
#2-SIRIUS Connect Home Tuner SCH1– this is the standard tuner for a SIRIUS-Ready Home Receiver. This will connect via the 8-pin data cable,provided, and allow you Home Receiver to play SIRIUS right through.
Case Study #3- You have a SIRIUS Built-In Home Receiver.
This is will be the rarest of all the cases. In this case you purchase a Home Theater that is "SIRIUS Built-IN". In this case the SIRIUS Tuner and translator are built into the Home Receiver. So all you would need externally is an SIRIUS Antenna. This is an extremely rare case and if you are unsure at all if you fit into this category, please feel free to to Email me and I can help you decide.
Here is a link to our SIRIUS Home Antenna section.
If you have any question about how to get SIRIUS Satellite Radio in your home please feel free to shoot me an Email.