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This guide is designed to help answer many important questions you should know regarding the purchase of a hardwood floor. You will know more about the different characteristics of different types of products and will be better prepared to make the right choice. You will purchase a hardwood floor perhaps only once in your life, so it's important to be well informed.
Hardwood flooring makes an excellent flooring choice. It's a durable material, available in a vast range of species and colors. Colors that will compliment most any furniture or decor. In addition to creating a warm atmosphere, often times it will add to the value of your home. Unlike other flooring types, hardwood flooring is easy to maintain and provides a healthy, hypoallergenic environment, and is a recyclable product. Most hardwood flooring can be refinished to it original beauty for a modest sum of money. Hardwood is typically more expensive than most types of floors, but it service life can easily exceed fifty years.
A unfinished or traditional hardwood floor is made of unfinished hardwood strips which are sanded, possibly stained, and polyurethaned on site. The flooring can be installed by the consumer but the sanding and finishing typically requires the assistance of professionals. Unfinished flooring has been in existence for generations, and sanding and finishing techniques have evolved greatly over the years. Its final appearance is smooth and has no bevel on the sides of the flooring.
There are inconveniences with this type of flooring. There are great quantities of dust created during the sanding process. Also the finishes used on the floors can often times give off very strong fumes. Which means often times people have to temporarily move out of their homes. The time required to do all the work of the sanding and finishing can easily exceed a week, depending on the number of coats of finish applied to the floor (3 to 4). Even though their drying time is faster than that of traditional urethanes, water-based finishes are generally less resistant but have the advantage of yellow less.
It is also important to consider that the quality of workmanship of the finish job. Often times without a professional the end finish result will be of medium quality. Site conditions, other s works in progress, atmospheric and climatic conditions, the finishers experience, professionalism and attention to detail, and the quality and adjustment of the finisher equipment are many of the factors the will effect the beauty of your floor.
Another aspect to consider is that urethane sometimes brings out the natural colors of the wood that were not apparent prior to the time of installation. Thus it makes it a little more difficult to lay out the pattern of the flooring. After many years have passed , when the floors finish starts to show signs of wear, it can be sanded and refinished to its original state and shine.
The original purchase price of traditional hardwood flooring is relatively low. But the cost of the entire project will vary depending on the fee charged by the finisher. As in any type of hardwood flooring, traditional hardwood remains a good choice considering its long service life. You will enjoy it for many years to come.
Prefinished, or factory-finished, hardwood flooring refers to a floor made of solid hardwood strips that have been sanded, stained (if desired), and protected by a finish that is applied and cured by ultraviolet light in a factory, under ideal conditions. A finish applied in a factory is generally more resistant to wear than finish that is applied to floors in the field. The finish of factory-finished floors consists of many coats of urethane containing aluminum oxide and other anti-abrasive ingredients which provide the flooring with a finish that is exceptionally resistant to wear. In addition most urethanes applied in the factory also contain ingredients that reduce changes in the color of the finish as much aspossible. All there is to installing the floor is carefully nailing it in, often time very easy for the consumer to do. Each factory finished strip has what is called a micro-v (bevels on all four sides) which allows each strip to stand out in the floor.
Factory finished floors also have advantage of allowing you to easily match up natural colors in the wood strips as you install them. After several years have passed, when the floors finish starts to show signs of wear, it can be sanded and refinished to its original state, just like a traditional hardwood floor.
Its original purchase price is higher than that of a unfinished hardwood floor but its overall cost is generally less, considering the costs of sanding and finishing a traditional floor. In addition, a traditional solid hardwood floor or a prefinished hardwood floor will add value to your residence. Excellent value for the money and one of the best selections among different types of flooring.
An engineered hardwood floor is one whose top surface is made of hardwood. This solid hardwood surface layer, whose thickness varies from one manufacturer to the next, is glued onto a plywood base to give it greater stability. These products are generally factory finished and available in individual strips or mats made of to or three strips. Being more stable, engineered floors are often time used with radiant heat and in areas where the relative humidity is higher than usual.
Many manufacturers offer this type of flooring. The quality , number of layers of plywood, thickness of the solid wood top layer, and the quality of the finish varies greatly from one product to the next and the price usually reflects the quality of the product.
Engineered flooring is often glued onto a sub floor made of concrete, plywood, and acoustic underlayements. Some products can be stapled down to sheets of plywood. Depending on the thickness of the upper solid hardwood layer, the floor's service life will be less than a unfinished or prefinished hardwood floor. This is typically because the wear layer of a engineered floor much thinner and only can be refinished a few times.
The purchase price of most engineered hardwood flooring is generally much higher than that of prefinished solid hardwood flooring. Laminated flooring is a major investment, given its service life, and should be installed in areas where you want to enjoy the warmth of real wood but limitations make the installation of solid harwood floor impossible.
A laminated floor has a printed surface, a photograph protected by a layer of plastic polymer which imitates the grain of solid wood. Since it is a photograph, the wood-imitation pattern is repeated from one panel to the next. The base of this flooring consists of MDF ( medium density fibre) HDF (high density fibre) which are made of a mixture of sawdust and glue compressed to different levels. The installation is called floating because no nails or glue hold the floor to the subfloor. A sublayer of Styrofoam must be installed between the subfloor and the product. This is easy to install, it is matter of putting glue into the panel mortises and assembling it. Some of today's floating floors do not even need glue, their panels are snapped together. This product type can be found at most construction material manufactures and is relatively economical, depending on the desired quality.
Laminated flooring cannot be restored when worn outor repaired when damaged. Its service life is relatively short, which can make it and expensive flooring option over the long term.
Many wood species are available on the market today. Each one has its own unique color, grain, hardness and stability characteristics. Each species of wood is unique. You must consider your visual preference first. Species durability and hardness are two aspects among many to consider in choosing your floor. However, they are not the priority in making your decision since all wood species can be damaged if maintenance is neglected and certain precautions not taken.
The term grade, or quality, refers to the natural characteristics of the species. Each grade displays its distinctive natural color and typically does not dictate a difference in quality. Choosing a grade is a matter of personal taste. A more uniform grade will be more expensive than a grade with natural color variations. In the prefinished products industry, the terms or names used to designate quality levels are often different from manufacturer to the next.
The choice of flooring width is a matter of personal taste and desired appearance. Please note that narrow strips are more stable in fluctuating relative humidity conditions. The wider the floor the more seasonal expansion and contraction you will get. To avoid flooring expansion and contraction it is important to maintain your home's room temperature between 60 degrees to 72 degrees. And the relative humidity level between 40%-45%.
For prefinished flooring the application of Ultra Violet Cured polymer urethane coating that contain aluminum oxide considerably increases the finishes resistance to wear. Make sure that the products contains coats of aluminum oxide. The number of finish coats on the flooring does not necessarily reflect the thickness and quality of the urethane applied. In general the higher the amount of coats the smoother the finish.
I t is preferable that you entrust the installation of a solid hardwood floor to a professional if you do not believe you have the necessary skills and knowledge. The professional will guarantee his work which in turn ensures a quality job. If you decide to do the installation yourself you will need tools and preparation. You must ensure that the temperature and humidity of the room are controlled, and have a suitable subfloor and adequate tools. We advise that you carefully read the manufacturers installation guide before beginning any job.
You may install your hardwood floor in all the rooms of your home with the exception of the bathroom, laundry room since they have high levels of humidity. Most solid and engineered flooring manufacturers recommend that their products not be installed in the basement of a house. However some manufactures have developed glued and floating floor installations techniques that would allow you to do so under certain conditions.
Choosing a hardwood floor is a wise investment. Hopefully this guide has helped you choose a floor that is best suitable for you. Please do not be afraid to ask questions. You may purchase a hardwood floor perhaps only once in your life so it is important to be informed.
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GameZone presents Agent 47 in his new endeavor in search for Absolution after all the years of sinning. We bring to you - Hitman: Absolution in all of it's glory....
-- Access Mansion Grounds
We start off the game with a little introductory scenario where you are given directions by the game's voice. Move ahead past the Ice Cream truck and when you reach the gate, you are told to look for an alternative path. Look to the left of the gate and you'll find a way inside -
Keep crouched and move into the area. Now, you will be able to see pointers in your mini map which represent the enemies. Their direction is also shown. Now, as soon as you go in, hit SPACE near one of the carts to take cover behind them. Now, use your INSTINCT to search for any object and to the right, you will spot a wrench. Take it and throw it into the buckets -
Then the guard gets distracted and you can move past him into the next place. There are more enemies in the next area and you can use the similar technique to distract them and move past them. You will reach the Tennis Court from here. Try to stay hidden and keep moving and soon you will reach your first checkpoint. Past the Checkpoint, you will come into a small area with four enemies close by -
If you stay in a cover place where a guard comes around ahead of you then you can attack him and subdue him. Move to the left most side so that you come on behind the left most guard on the map and distract him and move past him towards the left (use your instinct to know the location of the exit). At the exit, you have to be a little careful as two guys keep talking over here. Wait for their conversation to end and only then they will move away and you can slip past them to the exit door -
Move ahead once you are past the door and use your Instinct to know the movements of the guards. Wait for one of them to the come to the railing on the left side and throw him into the sea. Then go to the next guy and do the same (you can additionally use the knife to distract or kill one of these guys) -
Keep crouched and move ahead and take cover. You will notice two guys talking to each other. Use INSTINCT here to notice a disguise to the right which glows yellow -
Equip the disguise and you can simply walk past the enemies while holding the INSTINCT button as you move past them to avoid detection.
-- Infiltrate Greenhouse
After the successful infiltration of the Greenhouse, you need to move past the Greenhouse and out of it. The best path out of the greenhouse is to move from the right side. If you have instinct then you can move thru quickly and use instinct whenever you are being detected. If you are more patient then you can move past without using instinct even once as the gardeners patrol around the area. Once you reach the other end, use your instinct to locate a pipe with a valve -
Turn this valve and the people blocking the exit to the left now disperse and you can move thru easily.
-- Gain Access to the Mansion
Once you move out of the greenhouse, you will come to three guys ahead. You can simply walk past these guys if you have the security guard outfit with the use of instinct. Once you reach the right side end, you will come to a ledge, use it to move towards the window -
Keep going up and you will come to an open window. There's some guy who patrols around this place so wait for him to come near the window and pull him out. You will come to another guard inside with a in-mansion security guard outfit. You can subdue him and take his outfit and then dump his body into the sea. Move into the mansion now thru the door ahead.
-- Disable Security Systems
After going in move to the right end and you will see a laptop here from which you can disable the security systems. There's also another interior security disguise here and a piece of Evidence to the left -
Take it and go thru the door into the house.
-- Get Keycard from Head of Security
Once inside, go to the kitchen where you see the Chef scolding a guard. Wait in cover and after the guard is sent away, subdue the chef, take his outfit and dump him to the left in a bin beside the refrigerator. Move out into the main hall where the Head of Security is talking. Move ahead and to the left and go up the stairs and you'll come to the rest room. Here you'll find some sleeping pills. Take these back downstairs and to the main hall. Here if you use your instinct, you will find a cup of coffee which the Head is drinking from. You can place the pills in this cup. Then after he starts sleeping, grab his card and move to the exit of the upper floor. Use the card here and you'll come to some stairs. Keep going and you'll reach Diana.
-- Get to Victoria
Move out and you'll soon come to four guys ahead of you. Here the game teaches you how to use the quick shot. First while using instinct, hit Q to enter quick shot mode and mark all your targets - mark their heads for lethal takedowns. After you mark all of them, hit the button again and 47 immediately shoot all of them in the place where you aimed. After you kill them the entrance to Victoria's room is free and you can go in -
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Your first objective is to find and then assassinate the King of Chinatown. He can be found very easily (infact I don't know why they mentioned this as an objective). Just head straight inside the square and you will be able to find him inside the pagoda which is at the center of the place -
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Eliminate the King of China Town
You can't just strike at him now because if you use your instinct you'll see all the bodyguards around him in yellow, all of them - Chicago Police. So, just continue right to the alley where you'll be able to see a Police Officer in the end resting on a chair -
You will also be able to see a fuse box to the right here. Go near the box and hit E to demolish it. Now move back a bit. Wait for the guard to come to the fuse box and then crouch and move past him. Now, once you are past him, you will come to a set of stairs. Go up these stairs and use your instinct to locate the dealer. Move in and subdue him whenever possible and then change to his clothes. Drag him into the nearby bin and dump the body.
You will also be able to find a Kazo TRG on the desk to the right here. Take it and move to the window. Now, point to the King's head and hold SHIFT to stabilize the aim and make the shot. After you kill him, holster the rifle and move back downstairs casually while the police come up looking for a hitman. You can just walk past the police without anything happening. Go into the Pagoda where you shot the king and you will be able to grab a piece of EVIDENCE here -
Take it and go to the right side ahead (you can also use instinct to locate the exit). The exit is a door which has a duck with a chef's hat on it.
Gain access to the upper floors
NOTE: This mission will take a lot of time and patience so make sure you are not short of both before starting the mission.
Go straight and you'll spot the hotel at the other side of the road. If you go to the right from here, you will be able to see a mini-van. There's a construction worker here who talks to one of the bodyguards and moves inside. Infront of the van on top of a trash bin is a wrench. Pick it up and move to the front of the van. Crouch here and throw the wrench onto the shutter door to the right -
This will make the bodyguard ahead to come and checkout the area. Subdue him, take his clothes and dump his body inside the trash can.
Before we go to the next area, we should be taking a detour so that we can pick up a piece of evidence. Go back and into the hotel area and enter thru the main entrance. Remember that the guards can spot you since you wearing their uniform. Now, you will need to be careful while moving - use instinct to cover yourself if someone is watching you or better yet, wait for the guards to move away and only then move thru the area.
After entering the hotel, go to the right side where you will find an office with an old man inside. Go in past him and recover the piece of EVIDENCE you find here -
Now, we can continue with our main objective. You need to go into the cellar area. You can go there in a few different way. One is to go thru the laundry chute from the laundry room which is to the left of the hotel here. The second is to go back outside all the way to where you subdued the first guard whose clothes you are wearing. Then you can go in from there too.
Either way, once you are down there, make your way to the elevator which is in the center of this area. There's a checkpoint in the room which is to the left of the elevator. Once you are near the elevator, wait for the guard nearby to move away and stay crouched and call the elevator. Move back and hide till the elevator comes and get inside it once it lands.
Get to the eighth floor
Now, you'll come to the seventh floor and you need to get to the eight floor from here. You can easily do this but first, as soon as you exit the elevator, move to the left side into the room here (it says staff only). After you enter the room, wait for a while as a maid also enters the room. Wait for her to turn her back to you and then go to the disguise which is here and wear it. You need to wear the disguise when the maid is not looking - you can also wait for the maid to go outside and then change. Once you are in the Janitor's clothes there's no one who can stop you in this floor. So go out and roam freely and when you are ready to continue then head to the right from the elevator. Here you will come to a grill to the left which has a board on it asking you not the enter or something like that. If you listen carefully, you will also hear some music and if you go in, you'll see large speakers outside a room.
Go to the speakers and sabotage them. Wait for the guy inside to come out and look at the speakers and when he is attending to his speakers, crouch past him into his room and go to the left near the window and slip out thru the window.
Once you are outside, go onto the ledge and to the right you'll come to some stairs. Go up these stairs and you'll come to a checkpoint. Once you are past the checkpoint, move onto the ledge to the right and wait near the open window. One of the guards comes near the window. Wait for him to come to it and then pull him out -
There are still two more inside but you need not worry about them as their patrol routes will not cross the path you'll be taking. Now use instinct to see where the other two guards are and while they are looking away, go in thru the window and crouch behind the table immediately and take cover.
Get to room 899
Once the guards do not notice you. Go behind the piano and watch out for the guard who is to the left. To avoid him. You can move to the space which is to the right of the open door thru which he looks and the couch to the right of the door. If you hide in this space, you will be out of danger from both the guards -
Wait for the guard to the left to go back on his patrol and while he is away, move in and hide inside the storage cabinet ahead. Wait for this guard to move to the door which you came in form and move out and subdue him. Drop his body into the cabinet and move thru the door. You'll see that the room 899 ahead is locked. So, go thru the vent to the right of the room and you will be ale to listen to an interesting conversation. After you are done, move ahead into the dark all the way thru the vent.
Move to the back of the room and go thru the window. Go to the right and climb the ladder on the fire escape. When you are on the roof. Head down the stairs and to the right and be sure you are crouching. You'll come to three police officers here. If you can wait then they will gradually withdraw from the place and you can follow them. Once you come down the stairs sneak behind them into the shed nearby and break the door in the end to come out of this place.
This place is very easy to go thru even though it looks complicated. The first point of action is to grab a uniform though which will help you to get past the enemies a bit easier. Go down from where you are and then wait for the closest guy to get near you. You will be able to spot a dumpster in the back nearby. Take his clothes and dump him. Or you can do this to any other cop ahead provided you wait for him to get near the dumpster. If you move from the right side of this place, you will be able to proceed till the end where you'll find two cops guarding the door ahead. Best thing to do is use something and throw it to distract both the guards and move thru as they inspect the disturbance. Exit thru the double doors and go up the first flight of stairs. Go near where the second should be but the stairs are broken. Now climb the ledge and go up. You'll come to the exit soon enough.
Pigeon Coop
Keep going and soon you'll come to a small ventilation shaft near the ground -
Go thru it and in the next area, you'll come to the copter again and two cops who ae blocking your path. They just keep on chatting -
It's better to just slip past them while they are busy in their conversation. Just move from cover to cover using the change cover command whenever possible. Just run to the door when it's nearby - don't worry about the detection arrow. Just run and hit the interact button near the door to pick the lock and go thru.
You'll come to some kind of hippy paradise. Keep going thru it till you come to the large plant indoor-nursery. Go to the other end while staying crouched in the plant and choose a path thru the place that is least visible to the other officers. Once you come out the other side. Go to the right hallway and you'll come to a room to the right in the end which has only one police officer. Go in and subdue him.
After that, move to the room which is to the right of this one and look at the notebook on the table -
After taking the notebook, go back to the safe and unlock it. Arm the explosive and pick it up. Now, where you place the explosive is totally up to you. You can place it in this room and go back outside and into the door which is opposite of this one and blow the bomb or you can throw the bomb somewhere else and detonate it.
Thing is, once you detonate the bomb, the police officers who are guarding the entrance to the elevator should move from there allowing you to get to the elevator. Once you do get to it, call the elevator and get out of here.
Train Station
You'll be asked to locate the exit as soon as you come here. Go left first and immediately take cover behind the low wall ahead and wait for a police officer to come up. When you can, subdue him and dump him in the box. Wait for the other officers to dispoerse downstairs and then move ahead. Sneak past the last cops when they are distracted by the commuters and you'll come out to the crowd.
Once you are in the crowd, things should be very easy. You should be able to blend in with the crowd rather easily by standing still when you draw ay attention. Head to the left end of this area to the ledge -
Go thru the window and then up the ladder which you come to. You'll come into the signals main room where you can activate the train signal on platform B -
Move out thru the door and go to the right. You will see a counter on the bottom of the screen which tells you how much time remains in 15 sec intervals. You'll have to be on the platform in 45 secs. If you come by an officers, then use your instinct to move past them. As soon as the train comes, move into it along with the crowd and the coast should be clear as soon as you do so -22
Hunter and Hunted
Keep moving ahead till you come to some officers. To the left here is a room which is filled with paper cuttings of missing people -
In this room, if you wait outside one of the officers comes in and looks around. If you want a disguise, this is a good time to get it. Go back outside and in a place to the left is a air vent which you can use to get out of here -
You will also find a checkpoint here just below the vent -
Keep going and you will come outside to the police. If you use your instinct, you will be able to see the exit ahead. But the area is filled with policemen and to get to the exit you'll have to be very careful. If your instinct is high enough then just use it to slip past them without any suspicion.
The Vixen Club
You'll come out to the Vixen Club. There are three guys ahead but you don't need to go there. Just look to the left and on the wall you will find a ledge -
After you go up the ledge, you can go into the club thru the open window. This is a jackpot area since you will be able to find EVIDENCE, a KEYCARD and also a JAGD pistol in this room -
Go down the stairs and you'll come out to a door. Past this door is a chick who can spot you and two guys. The two guys go away when their conversation is finished so wait for them to go and crouch past the chick to the left and you'll come to the entrance of the club area.
Go into the club and the surroundings come to life. DOM keeps moving thru the club area and there are two ways you can kill him. First is easier - go to the right from the entrance and you will come to the rest room -
Go in and subdue the bouncer inside and wear his clothes. You can dump his body in the locker nearby. You can wait here till Dom comes in and he does come in after a while and keeps doing his rounds here. Once he comes in you can grab him and kill him with the signature fiber wire which will give you an additional bonus. Then dump him inside the locker too and go out calmly.
The second way to kill him is to get a Keycard from one of the bouncers (the guy in the wash room works fine). Take his disguise and keycard. Go to the left end of the club where you'll see a group of guys around a single dancer. This is supposed to be a bachelor party. Go in thru the door to the right here and once inside, look out the glass to the dancer and the group of guys outside. There's a switch here which has a warning note to it.
The note asks you not to hit it - but were here exactly for that. Wait for Dom to come into the room ahead and he comes close to the Dancing babe. Hit the button now and the Disco Ball falls on him and he's in a pool of blood -
this will give you even higher kill bonus.
There are some other things you can do like check for a room with a booby babe which unlocks the private dance achievement. Then you will need to gain access to the upper floor of the club.
Dressing Rooms
From where you are (in the room next to the bachelor party). Go left but be wary of all the guards and dancers. You'll come to some stairs here but it has two guys nearby. You can distract them by throwing something or just use instinct to get past them. Once you come out on top. Crouch and pass the guys here. Keep going and you'll make it to the office without any problems since there's no one around. Use the answering machine on the table to end this.
Derelict Building
Go ahead till you come to a group of police officers looking around a small hole in the ground -
Leave them be and move to the right and thru the broken rooms. Keep going and you'll come to a checkpoint. To the left you can climb onto the ledge -
On the top floor move to the left and you will find the dead body of a girl the police are looking for. Pick up the body and dump it onto the lower floor -
After you dump it, move to the right and go thru the rooms and in the end, you can jump down to the lower level. But watch out for the cops, wait for all of them to move to the dead body you just threw and climb down -
There's EVIDENCE just below after you come down. pick it up and move to the left. Keep going and climb any ledge if you need to and you'll come to the exit soon.
Convenience Store
Move to the left edge and climb down to the lower ledge -
Be careful as you come down since a cop is looking around the room in the lower area and the window is boarded. You'll be spotted here if you aren't careful. Move past the window after the cop moves away and crouch near the wood platform which is connecting the roof ahead -
Go to the opposite roof and and onto the ledge to the left -
Go thru the window into the store but watch out for the clerk inside. Subdue him and take his disguise. You can dump him in the container nearby. Then go down into the store and move to the right where you see a police officer talking to a woman. Go behind them (if you use your instinct, you can see a pipe glowing yellow. Go to the right here to find a valve -
Now the fire alarm starts but that's not enough is it? In addition to the fire alarm, if you use your instinct you can see a ripple somewhere nearby where you'll see a switch with which you can start a fire and a cloud of some and just walk thru the store without anyone noticing - but just the fire alarm from earlier is enough.
The last thing you are supposed to do is to slip past a set of cops. There's a fuse box you can sabotage ahead. Use it when the cop to the right is not looking and wait for him to get to it. Then slip past him from the right and wait here because there's another cop just ahead. Keep going and you'll come to the exit and you can go thru it to the next and final area of this mission.
Chinese New Year
This is perhaps my favorite part of this mission and one of my favorite assassinations in the entire game. You'll be entertained to no mean ends here....and you'll see clearly how great the game is and how much thought the developers put into making it work.
Note that you can kill a target in more than a few different ways and how you do it is entirely up to you. Let's start then -
First, note that you'll need instinct to identify the three enemies amongst the crowd of people and if anyone is recognizing you. You can move into the crowd and stay still and the alert arrow will go away. So let's go for Frank Owens first.
He's the guy in the middle pic in the three pics to the top right of the screen. From where you entered this area, go straight and to the right corner of this entire area - if you remember from the earlier mission you exited this area thru the duck hat door when you eliminated the King of Chinatown. Anyway, you'll come to an area to the right which is guarded by a police office and as you get here one of the stall workers comes in and talks to the police guy. Crouch near the broken area of the wall ahead and look thru -
You'll see the chef smoking inside. Now, observe him very carefully and you will see him smoke a cigarette each time, throw it down and turn around. You'll have only a couple of seconds to move in when he turns around. So watch him and go inside when he turns around -
Go in and keep going till you get to the gas pump ahead. Sabotage the pump and move back and hide behind the low wall here -
Wait for Frank to come here and talk on his phone and see what happens next. You can dump his body nearby. There's also a sledgehammer with which you can cause a bit to noise so that the chef and cop go away. Now move out of this place and let's go for the next guy.
As you move out of this place, move ahead and go right, you should see one more guy ahead talking on his phone. Follow him ahead, he moves thru the central pagoda towards the tatoos store in the area ahead and takes a right from the Tattoos store -
Then continues to the Dance to Dawn school. He speaks to the officer ahead and then moves in. The office also goes ahead turning his back on you. Move behind him and when he goes behind a wall, subdue him and grab the Chipmunk outfit from the ground here. Dump the officer and go downstairs to where the target went. You should see the target talking to the police guy here and they both move away from you and look at weapons. Go from the right and move towards them while crouched - you can spot Birdie's file here -
Take it and move back a bit and see what happens. There's a vent here you can use to get out. After you go out, you'll need to search for the last target.
After you find him (use instinct if possible) follow him and you will see him taking a chef into an abandoned alley -
There's a cop guarding the area ahead. You need to use something and throw it behind the cop so that he turns around and you will be able to pass behind him crouched or better yet, you can even subdue him and dump his body so that he wouldn't be a problem later.
Now, move in and you will see the last target talk to the chef and eventually, the target will knock the chef unconscious. Now, move in behind the target slowly while crouched and kick him into the open pit behind him -
You will also find a piece of evidence nearby where the police officer was patrolling earlier -
Now, just exit chinatown and you'll be clear.
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Valtteri Bottas says he is ready to justify Williams's faith after taking Bruno Senna's seat for next season.
The Finn replaces Bruno Senna and will partner Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado, who drove for Williams in 2011-12.
Bottas, Williams's reserve driver in 2012, said: "I don't see any reason why I can't do well in Formula 1."
Founder and team principal Sir Frank Williams said Bottas was "one of the most talented young racing drivers we have ever come across".
Williams have picked Bottas after a string of impressive performances in many of the free practice sessions this year, when he often matched Maldonado's pace and rarely made mistakes.
Bottas, 23, said in an exclusive interview: "I think that was the key. Many times I was in the same pace as Pastor and sometimes even quicker.
"Sometimes, for sure, Pastor had the edge but that was to be expected - he has already two seasons in the car and knows the team as well. He's a really quick guy and I'm really happy I could match him sometimes.
"I think they have seen I am really quick, I am ready to work hard and to do everything I can to get a lot of points for the team.
"I know and the team has seen that there will be much more to come from my side as I get to drive the car more.
"It is not an easy job doing the Fridays. It is just one session, one set of tyres, job done. And there are always big gaps between the Fridays so it is not easy to keep the rhythm.
"The team has seen I can still improve a lot and we can do good results."
Bottas, who last raced when winning the GP3 feeder series in 2011, acknowledged that he was making a big step up next season.
"I know it won't be easy because you are competing against the very best in the world," he said.
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Williams said of Bottas that he expected "great things from him in the future".
And Bottas said he believed he could follow in the footsteps of countrymen Keke Rosberg, Mika Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen and win the world title in the future.
"I am here only for one reason. One day I want to be the world champion," he said.
"Everyone in Finland will be expecting me to be world champion one day because most of the Finnish drivers have been.
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Kamui Kobayashi has received almost £1m in donations from fans as he tries to raise funds to stay on the Formula One grid.
Kobayashi launched the Kamui Support website after Sauber confirmed Esteban Gutierrez would join the team for 2013, leaving no place for Kobayashi at the team.
Gutierrez brings backing from Mexican telecommunications giant Telmex. Sauber had already appointed Nico Hulkenberg for next season following Sergio Perez's move to McLaren.
As of today Kobayashi has raised ¥127,863,961 (£967,000) via the website.
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Bye bye, HRT.
HRT absent from 2013 FIA entry list
HRT have not been included in the official FIA 2013 team entry list. With the team still struggling to find a buyer, and the deadline for teams to pay their entry fee for the 2013 season passing on Friday, it looks almost certain that there will only be 22 drivers for 11 teams in the 2013 seasons.
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He mentions three main points that were mistakes highlighted in the Techcrunch article:
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Kent State University Announces Events for 43rd Annual Commemoration of May 4Posted Apr. 29, 2013
Kent State University will hold its 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place from May 2-5. The annual commemoration provides an avenue for the university community to come together to remember those lost and injured during the tragedy and also to reflect on the meaning of May 4 for today.
Screening of May 4th Voices
A preview of the video production May 4th Voices will be held on Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. at the Kent Stage in downtown Kent. The production will premiere on Western Reserve PBS (WNEO 45.1/WEAO 49.1) on Friday, May 3, at 10:30 p.m.
May 4th Voices is a play that was written by David Hassler, director of Kent State's Wick Poetry Center, as part of an Ohio Humanities Council grant from 2009-2010.
"The play stemmed from the 'Kent State Shootings Oral History Project,'" Hassler says. "There are more than 115 interviews with guardsmen, students, townspeople and politicians that document personal narratives and reactions of May 4 and its aftermath. The voices in the play were woven together anonymously to tell the human story and emotional truth of the tragic events."
Speakers' Program, Candlelight March/Vigil and Commemoration
The May 4 Task Force programs are scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, in the Kent Student Center Kiva with a screening of the film Fire in the Heartland. The May 4 Task Force Lecture Panel, featuring David Burstein, William Ayers and Tom Hayden is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m.in the Kent Student Center Kiva.
The annual candlelight march begins May 3 at 10:30 p.m. at the Kent State Commons. The march loops the campus and pays tribute to those wounded and lost on May 4, 1970. A vigil follows the march until 12:24 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, with people standing at the spots where the four students — Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder — fell.
The annual commemoration program, also hosted by the May 4 Task Force, occurs May 4 from noon-2 p.m. on the Commons.
Dedication of the May 4 Visitors Center
The commemoration continues with the dedication of the May 4 Visitors Center on May 4, featuring film director and producer Oliver Stone and PBS news anchor Gwen Ifill. Ifill, moderator and managing editor of PBS' Washington Week and co-anchor of PBS NewsHour, will moderate a panel discussion on the "Historical Significance of May 4 and the Visitors Center," from 4-6 p.m. in the University Auditorium at Cartwright Hall.
Following the panel discussion, Stone, an Oscar-winning director, producer and screen writer, will share his thoughts on "History and Memory in Film," based on his films that depict '60s-era events, from 7:30-9 p.m. Both events with Ifill and Stone are free and open to the public, with seats available on a first-come basis. A reception will follow Stone's presentation at 9 p.m. in the Atrium of Cartwright Hall.
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"I'm excited about all three events," says Laura Davis, director of Kent State's May 4 Visitors Center. "People will be interested in hearing from these public figures the place that May 4th has in public memory and the course of American history."
For more information about May 4, Kent State's May 4 Visitors Center and dedication events for the visitors center, visit www.kent.edu/may4. For information about the May 4 Task Force and this year's May 4 Commemoration events, visit www.m4tf.org.
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I rarely do stuff like this because I don't want it to detract from the main goal of this blog, which is to present the goings on of today in a way that is humorous and fun, but this has my blood boiling. I can't even imagine how I would feel if the TSA did this to my wife (we are expecting a little girl of our own in 3 months).
I know they have a very boring job, but you'll see in the video how these fat slobs just can't help themselves but oppress this poor woman. The most disgusting thing about all of this is this government sanctioned harassment stems from terrorist attacks done in the name of Islam, perpetrated by MEN whose M.O. could not be further from who this woman is.
I plan on sharing this, starting with everyone who sees this post. I'll also be sending this to my congressman and senators. This is nuts, its out of control, and it CANNOT stand.
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William Barnaby Faherty, S.J., 1914-2011
William Barnaby Faherty, S.J., a professor emeritus of history at Saint Louis University, died Monday, Aug. 22. He was 96.
A Jesuit for nearly 80 years, Father Faherty was born in St. Louis, where he graduated from Saint Louis University High School.
Father Faherty entered the Society of Jesus at St. Stanislaus Seminary in Florissant, Mo., Sept. 1, 1931. After completing his undergraduate degree in medieval history at Saint Louis University in 1938, he was ordained to the priesthood on June 21, 1944, at St. Mary's College in Kansas. He returned to SLU and went on to complete his S.T.B. in social history in 1945 and Ph.D. in theology in 1949.
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After teaching history at Regis College (now known as Regis University) from 1948 -1956, Father Faherty joined the SLU faculty in 1963 as an associate professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences where he taught for more than 20 years, retiring in 1984. In 1995, the College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Merit Award was named in his honor.
From 1956-1963 he served as a writer and pamphlet editor for the Queen's Work in St. Louis. Over the years, he wrote many articles for magazines, encyclopedias and historical quarterlies. He wrote several historical novels, including A Wall for San Sebastian (1962), which was the basis for the 1968 film Guns for San Sebastian starring Anthony Quinn and Charles Bronson, and Wide River, Wide Land (1976).
He also wrote numerous histories, most especially of St. Louis and the Catholic Church. These include Better the Dream (a history of SLU); Dream by the River: Two Centuries of Saint Louis Catholicism, 1766-1967; Moon Port: Apollo Launch Facilities and Operations; Jesuit Roots in the Middle West; Henry Shaw: His Life and Legacies; St. Louis: A Concise History; American Catholic Heritage: Stories of Growth; and The St. Louis Irish: An Unmatched Celtic Community.
A well-known speaker, Father Faherty gave numerous talks for the Sacred Heart Program. He also regularly preached at the White House retreat center.
From 1980 to 2002, Father Faherty served as the curator of St. Stanislaus Museum on the site of the original Jesuit novitiate in Florissant. From 1984 to 2000, he was the archivist for the Missouri Province Archives and later the Midwest Jesuit Archives in St. Louis. He continued writing up until his death and served as archivist emeritus for the Jesuits of the Missouri Province.
Phillip Gavitt, Ph.D., chair of the history department, called Father Faherty one of their most notable colleagues.
"He was a man of astonishing literary productivity," Gavitt said. "
Gavitt also shared a memory from fellow history professor Mike Ruddy who said "Father Faherty was more than a member of the history department at Saint Louis University; he was part of its history. He researched and wrote about things that were important to him, including the University, the Catholic Church, and the Saint Louis region. His popular writing style attracted the attention of the general public, making him ambassador between the University and the Saint Louis community."
SLU archivist John Waide, who knew Father Faherty for nearly 40 years and worked with him on many projects, said his knowledge of history was incredible.
"He never ceased to amaze me with his knowledge of St. Louis and University history," Waide said. "I can honestly say that every time we had a conversation about an historical topic - and we had literally hundreds of them - I learned something new that I did not know before."
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, at St. Francis Xavier College Church. A funeral Mass will follow at 7:30 p.m. Burial will take place at 9 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at Calvary Cemetery.


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If you think everything in your yard that isn't grass must be a nuisance, you're missing out—on a free lunch. Those pesky weeds invading your lush green patch of paradise are actually valuable foods, loaded with antioxidants, vitamins and protein, sometimes even more nutritious than what you'll find at the grocery store. Things like dandelions and clovers are commonly found in American lawns, and if you pick them early, you'll get an incredibly sweet, nutritious addition to your next meal.
Here are some suggestions for finding free munchies in your backyard. Just remember to ID them with a credible source if you're not plant-savvy—there's even an app for that! If you've got a smart phone, download the Wild Edibles app created by Steve Brill, a botanist known for giving edible-plant tours of New York City's Central Park. Also, wash your harvest thoroughly before consuming, and steer clear of areas that may have been treated with chemicals or pesticides.
Perhaps the most familiar lawn weed of them all, the dandelion may also be the weed that's most known to be edible. In fact, the reason it exists in the U.S. is that European settlers introduced it as a salad green. You can buy dandelion greens at some specialty food markets, but odds are, there are some growing, for free, a whole lot closer to you. They have a slightly bitter taste when they mature, so harvest the tender leaves that appear in early spring and in late fall, when they're sweetest. The flowers are edible too and have a mildly bittersweet flavor. And eat them up! Dandelions have more beta-carotene than carrots.
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This plant has rounded, succulent, leaves and a reddish stem and grows everywhere, so it's very likely that you'll find a purslane plant somewhere in your neighborhood. Notoriously difficult to kill as a weed, purslane is probably better suited to your dinner plate anyway. It's loaded with antioxidant vitamins like vitamins A and C, and also contains healthy omega-3 fatty acids. You can eat the stems and leaves fresh—try them in salads or sandwiches—or use them in soups or in recipes that call for spinach (they're related and have a similar taste).
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This familiar plant, made into everything from floorboards to pajamas, is actually a type of grass. And if anyone near you has ever planted any (it's actually grown by U.S. farmers in warm climates and even as far north as New England), there's a good chance some of it will spread into your yard because, once it escapes, the weed can be very invasive and hard to control. Bamboo shoots are full of fiber, and are sometimes described as tasting like corn. Should any pop up in your vicinity, harvest shoots that are less than two weeks old and under 1 foot tall. Bamboo shoots have to be cooked before you eat them: Peel the outer leaves away and remove any tough flesh. Cut across the grain into one-eighth-inch slices, and boil in an uncovered pan for 20 minutes (or longer, if there's still a bitter taste to them). After they're prepared in this way, you can eat them with some soy sauce, add to salads, or use them in stir-fries.
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Another invasive species you can control with your appetite, Japanese knotwood looks a little bit like bamboo, but they're not related—even though it's sometimes called "Japanese Bamboo." This weed might be harder to find if you don't live in the Northeast or Midwest, where invasive populations have taken root. But if you do see some, harvest the green and red shoots when the weeds are 6 to 8 inches tall, before they turn woody. Remove any tough leaves or rind and steam or simmer for a tart, rhubarb-like taste.
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Despite what it sounds like this isn't meat. Lamb's quarters is a weed commonly referred to as "wild spinach," and fortunately, it starts to appear in early summer after the last of the spring spinach has disappeared from farmer's markets. It's loaded with calcium and protein, as well as vitamins A, C and K, even more so than spinach. The best way to eat the leaves, or pretty much any green weed in this list, is to wash them well, sauté them in olive oil while they're still wet (the steam helps them wilt), then add a dash of salt, garlic, pepper and a squeeze of lemon or lime, says Hank Shaw, forager and author of Hunt, Gather, Cook (Rodale, 2011).
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You can pay $3 for a bunch of watercress—an antioxidant powerhouse—at your local grocery store…or you can find a stream and stock up for free. An increasingly popular ingredient in gourmet salads, many people don't realize that watercress is actually a weed. It grows alongside streams and riverbanks in nearly every U.S. state. The most popular way to eat watercress is to add it to salads raw. If you need some ideas, check out the watercress recipes in the Rodale Recipe Finder.
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Gardeners, homeowners, landscapers and foodies south of the Mason-Dixon line, take heed: Kudzu, the "weed that ate the South," can actually be eaten itself. This highly invasive weed, introduced from Japan in the late 1800s, now covers over 7 million acres of the Southern U.S. and is nearly impossible to kill. Thus, you have an unending supply with which to experiment in the kitchen. Southerners have found dozens of ways to eat kudzu, including making jams and jellies to pickling the flowers that appear in August and September. For your first efforts at cooking it, try steaming or boiling the roots until they're tender and adding soy sauce or miso, as is often done in Asian cooking. The plant is also used in Chinese medicine for treating allergies, colds, fevers and as a digestive aid. Brew a kudzu tea by chopping up a cup of leaves and boiling them for about 30 minutes to treat what ails you.
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Another weed you'll see all over the U.S., red clover has been used for ages as a folk remedy for cancer. It contains the phytoestrogen genistein, which, although controversial, has been found to have a protective effect against colon and prostate cancers. However, because there's some evidence that phytoestrogens can have the opposite effect on breast cancer, go easy on the red clover. But if you have some growing in your yard, an occasional meal of red clover flowers sprinkled over rice or cooked in soy sauce is a good way to clean up your yard. In addition to being potential cancer-fighters, clover flowers are high in protein. You can also eat white clover, but it's not as nutritious or flavorful as red.
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"I love being able to speak with people who are passionate about technology--the same technology I'm passionate about. And then you see what they're accomplishing out in the community and it's humbling."--Desiree Lockwood
After working closely with Microsoft's Windows Phone team for six years—working on major launch campaigns and integration in events such as the Mobile World Congress—Desiree Lockwood took over as a senior product marketing manager for Windows Phone just three months ago. One of her first realizations? The tremendous reach and impact of the MVP community.
"There are just 35 Windows Phone Development MVPs and together they reached three million people last year," explained Desiree. "It's not just amazing reach though; it's depth. They help drive awareness of what this platform can do and truly enhance people's experience with it around the world, every day."
"This is one of my favorite things about this job," she continued. "I love being able to speak with people who are passionate about technology--the same technology I'm passionate about. And then you see what they're accomplishing out in the community and it's humbling: they're coming to me with full plans for spreading the word out in their region or helping the product teams better communicate features. It motivates me every day. I see part of my job as just helping to unblock their paths and enable them."
That relationship with Windows Phone Development MVPs extends to the product engineering team, who make sure there are seats for MVPs in nearly every product review cycle. "The engineering team feels very comfortable sharing early information with the Windows Phone Development MVP community. They know MVPs have the pulse of the community and are out in the trenches, helping developers get from point a to point b every day," said Desiree.
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SLE213 - Introduction to Spectroscopic Principles
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Spectroscopy, in its many and varied forms, is employed extremely widely in all areas of the physical, natural and life sciences. Consequently, this unit provides an introduction to the fundamental principles and applications of modern spectroscopy incorporating both the elucidation of molecular structure and the determination of chemical concentration. Areas of study will include the following: electromagnetic radiation and the mechanism of its interaction with matter; derivation, applications and limitations of the Lambert-Beer Law; interpretation of nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared and mass spectra of molecules; basic theory of molecular and atomic electronic absorption; instrumentation for molecular ultraviolet/visible and flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
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Mark Stielow has been at the leading edge of the Pro Touring genre since it began. Quite likely, it was one of Mark's cars that tipped the whole thing over. Anyone who's followed the 45-year-old's progress knows that Mark is smitten by the 1969 Chevy Camaro, so it has become the car to build for road race, slalom, 0-100-0 rips, and burning up the quarter-mile. Though his cars can be driven daily, they aren't-but that has always been Stielow's mindset when planning and building. It's the whole enchilada in one trick bag, or it's nothing.
Stielow: "The Red Devil was supposed to be my economical build after I had to sell Camaro X. I had a plan and was working to it: a basic Pro Touring '69 with DSE chassis and an LS7 engine. I was able to piece most of it together at a reasonable cost. I almost had all the pieces together and then went to SEMA last year. After I drove [Charlie Lillard's] Jackass at the Optima Street Car Challenge and saw the reaction of people to that car, I knew I needed more power than an LS7. I called my engine builder Brian Thomson and asked him about an LS9. He said that he'd done a 427 LS9 for a customer and asked me if I wanted to drive it. Well, like the [street] dealers say in Detroit, the first one is free ... I was hooked. I needed a 427 LS9. I told Brian to build me one."
Mark found the car he wanted in Sacramento, California. He's the third owner. He was able to retain every bit of the stock sheetmetal but lightened the front end a bit with an aluminum cowl hood and aluminum front bumper. Reiter Metal Craft in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, did the initial metal repair, DSE mini-tubs, subframe connectors, and QUADRALink install. Joe Borschke at Stenod Performance in Troy installed the roll cage and exhaust cutouts in the floorpan. Mark couldn't have done this in the prescribed time frame without some help. He credits Ryan Kuhlenbeck for wiring the engine, chassis, and the antilock braking system. Dave Mikels tuned the package and, with Kyle Tucker's (DSE) pointers, Kevin Zelenka tuned the chassis.
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Thomson readied the block with ARP studs instead of torque-to-yield bolts. He installed one of his blower cams (specs proprietary) with the LS9 rollers, pushrods, and every other bit of the LS9 valvetrain. The LS9 cylinder heads carry 2.160 titanium intake and 1.590-inch sodium-filled exhaust valves. Combustion chamber volume is an as-cast 68cc. For reasons of durability, reliability, and ground clearance, Thomson retained the LS7's 8-quart dry sump oiling and consummated the deal with a Peterson Fluid Systems tank (Henderson, Colorado). The top of the engine is piled with a 1.9-liter Eaton supercharger that cranks out 10 psi maximum with a 3:1 drive ratio.
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This unit aims to prepare students to teach confidently across curriculum areas of Geography, Civics and Citizenship, History, Economy, Philosophy and general Humanities offered in Years 7-10 in schools. The focus is to develop in students: knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects; a range of engaging pedagogical approaches; design of teaching and learning sequences and tools for assessment. Through research and reflection students will analyse recent developments in Humanities education and their impact on curriculum development, teaching and resource implications. In this unit students will review research as it informs and shapes Humanities teaching; study design of teaching and learning activities that acknowledge sequence, breadth, depth and curriculum policy; undertake analysis of concepts in sustainability, indigenous education, justice, peace and citizenship across local, national and global contexts; incorporate appropriate assessment tools to enhance learning; appraise resources including technological, print and community based; and have opportunities to receive professional support through both real and virtual networks of educators.
History Teaching and Learning Report: Individual 2500 words (50%)
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