Thursday, December 2, 2010
1. Play a Maniac. The Jobs are a much better source of experience and cash then fighting and this way you earn more of both instead of just more cash.
2. {{{Don't add to your mafia right away!}}} I can not stress this enough! You want a Mafia Mikes and a Bloody Chainsaw for every 2 members of your mafia but the amount of members you need for another one is based on your current members. That means if you buy a Bloody Chainsaw when you have 12 members, accept 8 members, buy another BC, then you will need 22 members to buy another one instead of the 16 you would have needed.
In short accept 2 members at a time and buy both before accepting more.
3. Put all of your upgrade points into energy. Fighting might be cool but it won't level you quickly. Every time you level your energy is reset so with high energy you can do the harder and therefore more valuable missions plus you won't have to wait as long to do more of them. You will be amazed how fast you level this way.
4. Even though fighting is not your best source of income it can be good. As long as your mafia is well equipped (I'll get to that in a moment) you should be able to beat anyone with an equal or lesser sized mafia. You get the same amount of experience and cash no matter how big their mafia is so don't be afraid to pick on the little guys. If you gain the maximum amount of cash when you beat someone 70,000 you should not only keep attacking them but bookmark their profile and try attacking them later after they are healed.
5. There are 2 ways of equipping your mafia. Looting and buying. The higher the mission the better the loot and sometimes you loot in fights but to be safe you should buy enough equipment to cover every member of your mafia. With your high energy to do jobs and buying Mafia Mikes' every 2 members you will have plenty of cash.
Weapons: Bloody Chainsaw is a great weapon and half of your mafia should have one. The other half should be equipped with Chain Guns. Once you start looting .50 Caliber Rifle or better you can use it in place of a Chain Gun.
Armor: Not only is Body Armor the best armor you can buy but it is the first thing you should buy enough of to cover all of your members. Other items you might buy as you earn cash but these are cheap.
Cars: The weapons and armor are cheaper and therefore a priority but when you are rolling in cash the Towncar is the best you can buy.
(There may be better things to buy but not until you are level 99.)
6. Avoid the Hitlist like the plague. While putting hits on people is fun it only draws attention to yourself and there's nothing to stop a level 100+ whacking you just for kicks. If someone takes a hit out on you you'll die and lose some experience but let it end there. You want to stay below the radar and gather your forces quietly
7. Spend your cash on items for your mafia whenever possible but don't buy more then you need. If you have cash and nothing to buy bank it. The 10% you lose is usually better then repeatedly losing 70,000 from someone farming you for cash.
8. The best jobs for exp and usually cash are:
Levels 1-4 Auto Theft
5-8 Bank Heist
9-12 Museum Break-in
13-17 Wiretap the Cops
18+ I'm currently level 22 and Wiretap the Cops is still the best choice.
9. And of course send me an invite if you want another mafia member :)
I hope this helps some of you who are feeling lost.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
British-Born Tres and Janette Ammerman Catch Record-Breaking Alligator In Florida | Strange News | Sky News
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A British-born family whose hobby is alligator trapping has broken the Florida state record after landing a monster reptile on Halloween.
Florida's longest alligator
The hunters hope to sell the record-breaking alligator to a taxidermist
Yorkshire-born Tres Ammerman caught the 14ft, 3.5in male alligator in Florida's Lake Washington.
The catch broke the previous official state length record set in 1997 by nearly 3in.
Mr Ammerman's wife, Janette, said it is very rare to seen an alligator over 14ft long.
"This really is the longest one that has ever been caught," she told the Orlando Sentinel.
Mr Ammerman was in a boat with two other trappers on October 31 when he spotted the alligator.
The previous record holder was apparently sold for $1,000 a foot... so my husband is going to keep his options open to see what sort of deal we can do with this big boy
Janette Ammerman, the alligator hunter's wife
"I knew he was a giant 'gator when we saw his head," Mr Ammerman said.
The boat crew harpooned the alligator twice and although it attempted to swim away they were able to pull it alongside the boat.
"He was running, jumping, rolling, fighting and trying to bite up on my boat... I was thinking we got Godzilla here," Mr Ammerman said.
His nephew on board the boat, TJ Schause, said the reptile was so large they had to tow it.
In all it took them more than two hours to land the alligator before putting it in a tarpaulin filled with ice in Mr Ammerman's garage.
Arnold Brunell, a Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist who inspected the alligator, confirmed it broke the state record for length, but not weight.
Tres Ammerman and alligator, courtesy of My Fox Orlando.
Registered nurse Tres Ammerman sits atop his alligator
The deadly catch weighed in at a whopping 654 lbs.
"We haven't decided what we are going to do with him yet, probably sell him," Mrs Ammerman said.
"The previous record holder was apparently sold for $1,000 a foot, back in 1997 or '98, so my husband is going to keep his options open to see what sort of deal we can do with this big boy."
With taxidermists willing to pay more than £8,000 for the beast Mr Ammerman, who is a registered nurse, is hoping for a big cheque.
"I feel like I hit the lottery. I do, it's just amazing," he told Fox News.
Monday, October 25, 2010
6 Things You Didn’t Know about Wireless Internet
It seems as though everybody today has the ability to go wireless, no matter where they are or what they are doing. Wi-Fi is offered everywhere from coffee shops to airplanes, and is reaching new markets every day. Although everybody knows that Wi-Fi is the thing to have right now, few people know about its origin or the way it works. The following are just a few tidbits about the development of Wi-Fi.
1. Wi-Fi is a product first, and a name second
As many people know, the name Wi-Fi is short for “wireless fidelity.” This name suggests the trumping of “Hi-Fi,” or high fidelity, which for years was the high standard in audio equipment classification. While this name is catchy, shows evolution, and seems to make sense at first, it is also quite puzzling since audio equipment has nothing to do with wireless Internet.
“IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence” is the name of the technology we all know and love as “Wi-Fi.” Since IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence doesn’t seem to roll off the tongue, and since the abbreviation “IEEEDS” sounds like a cartoon character falling off a cliff, the alliance in charge of its creation hired an advertising firm to coin a new moniker. They discovered the name Wi-Fi, became the Wi-Fi alliance, and the rest is well-marketed history.
2. Wi-Fi is a brand name (sort of)
Since there was an alliance that created this technology and then subsequently named it, we must respect Wi-Fi as something of a brand name. Much like how all Kleenex is tissue but not all tissue is Kleenex, all Wi-Fi is wireless Internet technology, but not all wireless internet technology is Wi-Fi certified.
The Wi-Fi alliance certifies that products bearing the Wi-Fi name and logo meet its strict standards for performance, excellence, and safety. While electronics can connect wirelessly to the Internet without bearing the name Wi-Fi, the components involved were not checked by what is universally recognized as the industry standard.
This may have been done to save money in marketing or because the product in question throws off more radiation than a microwave. Whatever the reason, be careful when purchasing non-Alliance certified products.
3. Did you say more radiation than a microwave?
Yes, but it was a joke, so relax. In fact, radiation exposure is one of the most common fears associated with Wi-Fi.
In reality, the amount of radiation the body is subjected to due to Wi-Fi signals is the same as FM radio or television waves, and those have been floating through the air constantly for the last 80 years without incident.
What’s even more interesting is that Wi-Fi uses the same technology as most 2.4 GHz frequency cordless phones, which would arguably be much more dangerous since they are attached to people’s heads. Nevertheless, Wi-Fi tends to get all of the radioactive bad press.
4. Wi-Fi was cleared for launch in 1985…
In 1985, the FCC allowed researchers and developers to create products that could operate on radio frequencies higher or lower than the currently approved FM and television widths.
This ruling gave the green light to some of the technology we know and love today, such as cordless phones, Bluetooth, and CB radio.
5. Wi-Fi first took off in 1994
Long before the Alliance, the phrase “wireless fidelity,” or the smart phone, there was Carnegie Mellon.
Carnegie Mellon was the first university in the country to offer campus wide wireless Internet.
This setting seemed the ideal place to test launch an open-access network for connecting to the Internet, as the typical college campus is sprawling and would be difficult to hardwire.
By being the first school to try this radical experiment, Carnegie Mellon set a standard, as today nearly all universities offer wireless internet across campus, allowing for significantly easier teaching, learning, and playing World of Warcraft during classes.
6. America doesn’t lead the world in Wi-Fi technology
Although much of the technology responsible for the Wi-Fi revolution is full of home-grown American flavor, our ability to execute leaves a lot to be desired.
The top 10 fastest countries when it comes to average Internet speed are (in order), South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Sweden, Switzerland, Netherlands, Singapore, Luxembourg, Denmark and Norway. Rounding out the top 18 is the good old United States of America.
Although Wi-Fi is everywhere, there are many common facts about its history and origins that the average person doesn’t know. By educating yourself in the truth about Wi-Fi, you can ensure that you’ll be on the cutting edge of technology for the next 20 minutes, before something newer and faster becomes all the rage.
