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Why This Universe? toward a Taxonomy of Possible Explanations
Kuhn, Robert Lawrence, Skeptic (Altadena, CA)
WHEN I WAS 12, IN THE SUMMER BETWEEN seventh and eighth grades, a sudden realization struck such fright that I strove desperately to blot it out, to eradicate the disruptive idea as if it were a lethal mind virus. My body shuddered with dread; an abyss had yawned open. Five decades later I feel its frigid blast still.
Why not Nothing? (1) What if everything had always been Nothing? Not just emptiness, not just blankness, and not just emptiness and blankness forever, but not even the existence of emptiness, not even the meaning of blankness, and no forever Wouldn't it have been easier, simpler, more logical, to have Nothing rather than something? (2)
The question would become my life partner, and even as I learned the rich philosophical legacy of Nothing, (3) I do not pass a day without its disquieting presence. I am haunted. Here we are, human beings, conscious and abruptly self-aware, with lives fleetingly short, engulfed by a vast, seemingly oblivious cosmos of unimaginable enormity. (4) While "Why Not Nothing?" may seem impenetrable, "Why This Universe?", revivified by remarkable advances in cosmology, may be accessible. While they are not at all the same question, perhaps if we can begin to decipher the latter, we can begin to decrypt the former. "Why This Universe" assumes there is "Something" and seeks the root reason of why it works for us.
I am the creator and host of the PBS television series Closer To Truth, and for the past several years I have been bringing together scientists and scholars to examine the meaning and implications of state-of-the-art science. The next Closer To Truth series, now in production, focuses on cosmology and fundamental physics, philosophy of cosmology, philosophy of religion, and philosophical theology, and thus I have been interviewing cosmologists, physicists, philosophers, and theologians, asking them, among other questions, "Why This Universe?" From their many answers, and from my own night musings, I have constructed a taxonomy (5) that I present here as a heuristic to help get our minds around this ultimate and perennial question.
The Problem to be Solved
In recent years, the search for scientific explanations of reality has been energized by increasing recognition that the laws of physics and the constants that are embedded in these laws all seem exquisitely "fine tuned" to allow, or to enable, the existence of stars and planets and the emergence of life and mind. If the laws of physics had much differed, if the values of their constants had much changed, or if the initial conditions of the universe had much varied, what we know to exist would not exist since all things of size and substance would not have formed. Stephen Hawking presented the problem this way:
Why is the universe so dose to the dividing line between collapsing again and expanding indefinitely? In order to be as dose as we are now, the rate of expansion early on had to be chosen fantastically accurately. If the rate of expansion one second after the big bang had been less by one part in [10.sup.10], the universe would have collapsed after a few million years. If it had been greater by one part in [10.sup.10], the universe would have been essentially empty after a few million years. In neither case would it have lasted long enough for life to develop. Thus one either has to appeal to the anthropic principle or find some physical explanation of why the universe is the way it is. (6)
To Roger Penrose, the "extraordinary degree of precision (or 'fine tuning') that seems to be required for the Big Bang of the nature that we appear to observe ... in phase-space-volume terms, is one part in [10.sup.10] (1 23) at least." Penrose sees "two possible routes to addressing this question ... We might take the position that the initial condition was an 'act of God.... or we might seek some scientific/mathematical theory. …


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Singer Yessi Burton may prefer to avoid religion altogether, but that's hard to do when his band's album is so closely tied to his spiritual leanings.
Burton's California metal band Chrysalis will perform at 10 p.m. Saturday at Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave.
He said the band's "Focus on the Center" was inspired directly by his studies of the Tao te Ching.
"When I read it, my eyes were opened — all of these great ideas just put into one very small, simple piece of text," Burton said.
But the tao flies directly in the face of Burton's upbringing as a Jehovah's Witness.
"Growing up that way, you have this idea in your head that this is the one and true faith, and that there IS some kind of one and true faith," Burton said. "I guess I've kind of come to the conclusion that it's neither."
That comes both from Burton's study of other religious traditions and from suffering personal tragedy.
"One of my friends just committed suicide, an extremely tragic event, and on his Facebook page, I couldn't believe it, but people were discussing ... whether or not he was going to hell.
"What a disgusting thing to delve into after someone's death," he said. "It makes me want to write even more music, to say (expletive) you even more to those views that I had grown up with and basically shaped my childhood."
The result: "These days I just focus on my music and try to avoid ... religion, even conversations that have anything to do with it," he said.
That said, "I have nothing but appreciation for the world's religions for giving me art," he said. "I honestly don't know what I would write about if I didn't have the Tao te Ching or the Bible.
"I guess there's 'ooh, baby' love songs, but there comes a time when you want to scratch a little beneath the surface."
how to go
o what: Chrysalis with Lose Control and Lifeless 2 Life
o when: 10 p.m. Saturday
o where: Whiskey River, 4001 S.W. 51st Ave.
o how much: $7
o information: 806-367-6163 or www.chrysalisband.com

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1 Park near Boyne City, Michigan
East Jordan, Michigan 6.47 miles SW
Boyne Falls, Michigan 8.34 miles SE
Bay Harbor, Michigan 10.45 miles NE
Petoskey, Michigan 10.45 miles NE
Charlevoix, Michigan 11.44 miles NW
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Aug 2015 - $26.00
This park is an older one of the MI system causing mixed reviews.
Pros: quiet, sites large enough for big rigs, great lake, power levels good, wooded sites with plenty of firewood available, ability to park at any angle on your site. Park personnel great at making a pleasant stay.
Cons: Roads are old and very narrow making large vehicle access tricky. Allows multiple tents on any site making crowding on the site a problem with cars close along the road. Restrooms older but clean with shower head at shoulder level so interesting showers.
We had 4 different track teams during our stay and they were the most polite and quiet every. - dalenoel
Aug 2012 - $25.00
The Good: Close to Boyne City which has a nice Farmers Market. Nice swimming beach. Our Verizon aircard had a good signal here. The Bad: This park is not a highlight in the MI State Park system. The roads are narrow and the facilities are aging. The park was extremely crowded with High School track and cross-country teams. We saw sites with 5-6 large tents on them with multiple kids in each tent. We thought there was a rule covering how many unrelated campers could be on each site. The bathrooms and showers were not cleaned any more for the large crowd so were constantly muddy. The park was loud until quite late. Other campers had parked their trailers parallel to and right next to the already-narrow road which made getting our RV in difficult. Not a restful or enjoyable visit. - Boyinks4Adventure
Jul 2012 - $31.00
Most of sites are a bit cramped in, and the numerous boats and trailers parked all over do not help the maneuvering process. Our site #80 in Terrace had lots of small pieces of garbage in-bedded in the dirt, otherwise not a bad size site as it backed onto trees and the trail area. Bathrooms were closed/cleaned at very inconvenient times: 9:00am every morning. Only 2 water spigots to fill up with and one is very slow, you may be in for a wait. On the plus side Lake Charlevious is absolutely gorgeous! Very accessable from Oak section. The sandy beach in the park is awesome. Boyne City and surrounding area just beautiful. Lots of stuff to do around the area, shopping zipline, etc. Will come back to the area but will pass on the park. - jbondy2


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Dvd Release Date: 2000-02-15
Genre: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Rating: R
Duration: 1hr 46min
Detective Jeffrey Cole is going undercover on a mission so dangerous, it could cost him his life...and possibly his soul. The target: a gangster called "God" whoÂ's hooked into 80% of the cityÂ's crime. No cop has been able to bring him down, but Cole is not your average cop. As a recent graduate from the police academy, Cole believes he was born to serve as an undercover agent. After a few successful busts and a few close calls, he feels he can do whatever it takes to put "God" away for good. After being entangled "under" for too long, his superiors see him as a major threat to the operation, the one love in his life, and himself. Will he be able to separate himself from the character he created after the mission is finished, or will he lose himself in the same evil he hopes to destroy? Now, with every friend he makes and every threat he faces, heÂ's getting one step closer to the man heÂ's after, and one step further from the man he was.
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Black Velvet Ice Cream
Adapted from Godiva's website, this is more of a rich frozen custard than an ice cream. A little amount goes a long way - and it's worth every calorie! Makes about 1 1/2 qts, 12 half-cup serving
Black Velvet Ice Cream
3/4 cup black beans, very well cooked, drained and rinsed
4 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp honey
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
pinch sea salt
2 1/4 cups evaporated milk (not sweetened condensed) (don't use reduced fat / skim)
1/4 cup dark cocoa powder (I like King Arthur's "Black Cocoa")
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 tbsp full-fat Greek style plain yogurt
1 tbsp Godiva Original Chocolate liqueur
1 tbsp vanilla
- In a food processor, puree the beans, egg yolks, white sugar and honey until smooth.
- Heat brown sugar, salt, evaporated milk and cocoa powder to a brisk simmer in a heavy medium saucepan.
- Remove from heat and slowly add 1 cup of this hot mixture into the food processor with the yolks, running the machine constantly, until blended.
- Scrape the processor mixture back into the saucepan and place over medium heat.
- Continue cooking, stirring constantly with a silicone spatula or wooden spoon, for 3 minutes - until mixture is thick.
- The mixture is ready when you can run your finger down back of a coated spoon and the line remains visible, and the mixture reads 175ºF on an "instant read" thermometer.
- Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and let stand 1 minute.
- Whisk until melted and smooth.
- Strain through a mesh strainer into a large metal bowl and set into a basin containing ice water.
- Stir custard frequently until it has cooled to room temperature.
- Remove from the ice bath and stir in the yogurt, liqueur and vanilla.
- Cover the surface of the mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Using a metal whisk, beat the custard until a little air is incorporated into the mixture, then scrape into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
- Pack into a 1 1/2 quart container, cover and freeze for 2-4 hours.
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Quilt auction highlights bazaar
It's time for one of the area's premiere quilt auctions for charity.
The Black Swamp Benefit Bazaar, to benefit the Sunshine Children's Home and Mennonite Central Committee, opens at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Fulton County fairground in Wauseon.
The event grew out of the former Sunshine Bazaar and Quilt Auction, which raised funds for Sunshine, a nonprofit organization in Maumee that serves those with disabilities and their families.
In 2001, volunteers from Sunshine and the Mennonite Central Committee decided to merge fund-raising events, and the Black Swamp Benefit Bazaar was born.
According to bazaar information, over the course of the five previous events, more that $754,000 has been raised for the two charities.
The centerpiece of the bazaar is the main auction, featuring handmade quilts, wall-hangings, and woodcraft items donated by individuals and more than 50 area churches and quilt guilds.
Among items to be auctioned is the 2007 feature quilt, Spring in the Swamp. Measuring 97 by 116 inches, the quilt was designed by Kathie McClarren of Wauseon and Mary Clark of Sylvania, pieced by Carolyn Snyder of Pettisville, Ohio, and hand-quilted by volunteers at Zion Mennonite Church in Archbold, Ohio. More than 17 animals and birds native to northwest Ohio are represented in the design.
Tomorrow's activities include food booths opening at 4:30 p.m.,
a puppet show at 6:30, a musical performance by Sunshine residents, also at 6:30, and the opening program at 7. The bazaar closes for the day at 9.
On Saturday, a pancake and sausage breakfast and a 5K run-walk start at 7:30 a.m. (registration at www.blackswampbenefit.org); the food and merchandise booths open at 8; the children's activities area opens at 9, when the oozeball (mud volleyball) tournament starts. The main auction also begins at 9, with a children's auction at 10:30, featuring items for children ages 13 and younger.
Ten Thousand Villages, an MCC fair-trade group, will have items for sale, and collection jugs for the Penny Power project will be set up. Visitors are urged to toss in their loose change as they leave, and a major donor will match every dollar raised to support water projects around the world.
The Black Swamp Benefit Bazaar is scheduled from 4 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and 7:30 a.m. to midafternoon Saturday at the Fulton County fairground, on State Rt. 108, between U.S. 20 and the Ohio Turnpike (exit 34), north of Wauseon. Information:


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March 9, 2011 2:21 PM
Sally Meyerhoff: Athlete's fatal bike crash.
March 9, 2011 2:21 PM
Sally Meyerhoff: Athlete's fatal bike crash.
Last edited by Bare Feet; 03-09-11 at 05:46 PM. Reason: copy right violation to post the entire article.
It's a tragedy anytime someone is lost in this manner. But the CDC is way out of line with their comment or, CBS/AP reported what they said out of context. Most emergency room visits by cyclists don't involve a rider hitting a truck or automobile for that matter. The numbers are really about kids on bikes doing what kids do. Sorry for the rant, but it just annoys me that someone is dead, and now everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon. I'll keep Sally's family and friends in my thoughts tonight.
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Yes, the cbs/ap article goes into little detail about what happened.
I wonder if it really was as simple as blowing through a stop sign? "still investigating"
Sad, in any case.
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If she went through a stop sign, then riding the bicycle is not the problem. she might have been killed in a car if she went through the stop sign. The problem here is not obeying stop signs, if that's what actually happened.
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Whatever the details, it's horribly tragic. I know the shock waves that family and friends feel after a sudden, unexpected loss due to a tragic preventable accident -- one needs to experience it first-hand know the sickening punch-in-the-gut feeling and hurting heart it causes in the aftermath. I feel for her family, friends and fellow athletes.
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Sad. Especially since it was apparently preventable.
It's all too common that people are willing to use a coffin as a soapbox to espouse their own pet peeves. In other times and places it would be considered appalling.
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After the earlier death of another great runner, CDC did not say:
"Steve Prefontaine: Athlete's fatal car crash one of tens of thousands each year."
This was mentioned in our club meeting last night. The fact she ran the stop sign was also mentioned, but, I dont know what source the person had for that information.


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Today I'm over on BlogHer, talking about diversifying revenue streams on the tail of my panel at BlogHer Food last Friday. In my case, diversification was an imperative, and it led me to occasionally unexpected opportunities, including my food tours of Italy. Continue reading
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I failed to blog yesterday. Barely a week into NaBloPoMo, and I dropped the ball. I have plenty of excuses. I was traveling home from the whirlwind weekend that was BlogHer Food, where I spoke on a panel. I had to get up very early to make my flight, and my head was not so clear. I should have written while on the plane, but I didn't. I should have done it when I got home, but I didn't. I should have planned farther ahead so I wouldn't have to deal with blogging on a day I knew would be tight, but I didn't. Friday morning's keynote at BlogHer Food was on maintaining long-term happiness. The panelists were all good... Continue reading
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A little short on time while I'm at BlogHer Food, so I updated my cranberry package on Punk Domestics. Continue reading
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I love persimmons, and while I've been a bit obsessive about making hoshigaki in the past, it really is much easier to dry them in the dehydrator. If you don't like the slithery texture of fully ripe hachiyas, this is a good way to use them when still firm. Find out more over on About Food Preservation. Continue reading
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Last night, we had dinner in the Bayview at the home of friends, one of whom was on my recent trip to Italy. She and her friend, who was also on the trip, recreated many of the tastes of our trip: Piadina, hand-rolled fresh pasta (including cappelletti, yum), and the wondrous cheeses and spreads we had in Emilia-Romagna. Fast forward 24 hours, and I'm in Chicago, the evening before the BlogHer Food conference. I enjoyed dinner at a private residence (of the honorary consulate to the Principality of Liechtenstein, I'll have you know) in the company of fellow bloggers. The hosts served up a massive bouquet of tastes that were entirely gluten- and dairy-free. The meals, and the crowds, could... Continue reading
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I've been enjoying my friend Pamela Braun's new book, Jerky Everything, and you should too. Head over to Punk Domestics to read all about it, and enter to win. Continue reading
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Hey, you know what's the easiest way to create content? Make someone else write it for you! Today over on About Food Preservation, I've excerpted a lovely piece on what precautions you need to take when making homemade jerky, from Pamela Braun's lovely book Jerky Everything. Don't eat beef? No problem, the book also covers fowl, seafood, and even fruits and vegetables. Stay tuned for a deeper review and giveaway! Continue reading
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Over on About Food Preservation, I'm offering up some alternative ideas for condiments and the relish tray for Thanksgiving. Not that there's anything wrong with cranberry sauce, but why not think outside the box with chutneys, pickles, and more? Continue reading
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Not that you'd know it from reading this blog, but I write a lot. All day, every day, my job is to create content—or, more accurately, my jobs. Currently, I'm doing recipe editing and copywriting for Din, email marketing for California Wines, and I'm the Food Preservation Expert on About.com. Above and beyond that, I support my husband, realtor dpaul brown, with some blog and newsletter content, as well as my own DIY food site, Punk Domestics. Once in a while, I even manage to pinch out a freelance story or two. So in light of all that, the idea of writing on a personal blog is fairly ludicrous. Yet, the very reason I started Hedonia nearly 10 years (!)... Continue reading
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Ages ago, I lived in Santa Fe. Ask anyone who knows me; I talk about it a lot, even though it's been almost 25 years. New Mexico is where I developed my addiction for spice, since green chiles are the condiment of choice on all foods, at every meal. Specifically, the most popular chile of the region is the Hatch chile, a long, crooked green pepper. It is the quintessential flavor of New Mexican cuisine, and now is the season for them. So when I received an invitation from Mollie Stone's for their annual Hatch chile roast with a voucher for a free 10-pound box, I didn't hesitate to RSVP. So it was on an uncharacteristically New Mexico-like Sunday that... Continue reading
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Continued excerpts from my interview with chef Hugh Acheson, discussing the state of dining in the South and beyond. Continue reading
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Today's the last day to catch Ai Weiwei's @Large exhibit on Alcatraz. In case you missed it, here's a few shots from our visit earlier this week. As you enter the New Industries Building, you're faced with a tremendous, colorful dragon. The dragon is a symbol of power and freedom, and incorporated in the body of the dragon are panels with quotes from political prisoners. In the next room, political prisoners are depicted in portraits done in Legos. In the main prison, one block of cells was equipped with audio. Each cell had a different experience -- readings, music -- that you immersed yourself in as you entered the cell. I hadn't been to Alcatraz in well over 20 years,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2015 at Hedonia
Photo: Edible Excursions For the most part, Mexican food in San Francisco is associated with our signature burrito, a fat slab filled with beans, rice, meat and potentially more, easily weighing in at a pound or more. Everyone has their favorite taqueria, and disagreements over which is superior can get heated indeed. I like an SF burrito as much as the next guy, but I think we need to be honest: It's not Mexican food. It's San Francisco food. When I worked in Redwood City, a colleague told me that a large part of the city was populated by emigrants from Michoacan, families who have come to Redwood City and returned, generationally. Consequently, the city is chockablock with excellent, if... Continue reading
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In a CNN interview last night, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu lashed out at the recent United Nations report on Israel's conduct during Operation Cast Lead in December 2008 and January 2009. "Hamas actually was committing a double war crime," he said, "firing on civilians while hiding behind civilians." The report of the U.N. fact finding mission headed by South African judge Richard Goldstone accused Israel's military of committing war crimes during its Gaza incursion.
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Not much time for explanations, as you found. All you can run down the hall, dodging necromorphic your way, and turn to the left when you can. After the initial "shock", where you have to press A or X repeatedly, you can take the first breath.
Chapter 1
Go through the door and follow the signs leading you to the "safe zone" first and "Observation Room", after climbing the stairs later. There you will see on a monitor, Nolan Stross, and you will come to know him. Advance to the end of the room and proceed through the door on the left, the one that is not closed.
The talk with the doctor is not going as expected, but at least you are more or less free. Take the medicine cabinet and use it as the tutorial asks you, and take the torch of the cabinet also. Get into the elevator and go down to the lower floor. Use the flash light to see into dark. In one corner you will find the first sound recording. Follow the only possible way, where there are several wheelchairs, and if you save the game for the first time in the panel with the icon of a camera. Okay? Follow. Cross the next room and right, get on the vent is marked with a hologram of a spanner. Disables floating panel next to the guy to get the kinetic form, necessary to solve small puzzles like this: grab the tapered tubes of the couch and throw against the glass to break. Do the same with the two necromorphic coming towards you. Enter the elevator, take the medicine cabinet and up.
In the next room you will find three more Necromorphic, terminate them. The stamp that teaches you to do now is important. ALL the bodies of enemies drop items and money if you step (or they're still shooting after death). Progresses to the operating room where, finally, get the plasma cutter. Interact with your computer, and then shoot the two bugs that will come to you. Remember: it is much more effective to target limbs. You can kill him also that is tied to the couch to get. There is more room on the right, in the closet and on the table. Now, go through the door. In the next room there is nothing, so it advances to the terminal to save. In the room with several passages, first go to the bottom, right: there is ammunition, a small kit and money in the closet. Kill the four or five necromorphic to open the safety locks. Enter through either door and make sure you take the node energy in the circular sitting room, between two chairs. Move to the next terminal to save the game.
Continues to the "Hall of admission", where you will play your first machine hack. The mark is a hologram with the gears and it will serve to achieve the stabilization module. Use it against the enemy that appears, it is slightly stronger than the previous. In addition, you can reload the module power in panels of two walls. You can take the text log that is in the ground. Deactivate the security gate and is out there. Is it closes before that can happen? For this serves to stabilize: use it against the door while open and this time it will close very slowly so the crossings without problems.
Then you will come across a new type of necromorphic quite bastard, named Puker, vomiting which hurts and I slowed down. The strategy is the same: dismantling them both. At the end of the room are two closets and a power node. Proceed to the elevator. Along with these self-balloon can be popped, "find another text record on the counter, another power node. Follow the hallway only to discover unlocked the wonderful world of decompression: shoot the red triangle on the door to lock and follow the left. Beware that the bastard is not dead soil. Once it is, grab the power node from the wall and save the game if you like. At the store, for heaven's sake, buy the engineering outfit to remember old times, be somewhat protected and unlock an achievement or trophy. If you do not have enough money so badly you had to do, take the thousand bucks worth of the table with cups of coffee. Upon leaving a vacuum, do not stay long with the same views as you run out of air. Yes, look at the light that shines more and use the kinetic force to attract: a power node.
Walk with open Eye now because it comes the first enemy of great. When you enter is a panel to recharge the stabilization energy, so use all you want and move in there to fill time. Make the game against the columns bug makes you gain time, but he does not hurt. Watch your step, move quick and crush whenever possible and cut off the arms firing in the yellow zone. Concentrate first on one-to ten shots rip it off, so that they have to drag. Now go slower, but beware of the tentacle that comes out of the mouth, because it has a considerable extent. When you've split the other arm, reach to grab the gold semiconductor and vindictive the scare also wanted to give you cutting off the tentacle. When you've broken all the shit and caught their content, follows the only possible way. Eventually come to some sort of engine room where, at the end of a hallway, is an icon with a magnet. Throughout the game, that means you can grab the object with kinetic module: in this case, is the top of a ventilation duct through which you get to crawl to finish the chapter.
Chapter 2
Take the sound recording and see if you need something from the store: the linear and the gun barrel javelin are the two new flagship products. Gold sells semiconductor and if you want, move a chest or a bit of ammunition to the safe to make space in inventory. In the same room you will find the first bank to improve your team. Invest power nodes as you like, but try to spend one to increase the hit points of your costume and save one for opening a door shortly. You're ready to go. Take the conveyor belt kit and rock the monster gets up there. Turns the back door with the power node I told you to book. Inside is the diagram to add, precisely, the node energy as a product to buy in the shops. That is vital. Pilla also the ruby semiconductor and returns to the shop front room to get you 10,000 credits.
In the next room, kill the enemy first to find the front and then look to the right, after the rubble: Clear the field by always flying bug as soon as you can, because if it is not infecting bodies become necromorphic. Turn you again to find a power node on the floor. Take the elevator. When Stross tell you, the end of your call, watch out, let her case because it is one of those Leapers with sharp tail. They are extremely fast, so using stabilization with them is a good idea. After the next door, also kills the enemy that falls from the roof and continues to the right. In the laundry, be prepared when the lights go out, because few of the roof fall: one normal, one of those who spit, another sharp tail and three of the most typical, more or less in that order . Scroll down until you reach another lift very similar to last you used. Save game if you want and go to the back door. A Necromorphic will try to come through the wall to your left when you're about to open.
After watching the ship crashes, kills two necromorphic, take the kit on the couch to the right and wait until others come Exploders, those with a sort of stump explosive-remember that you can cut it and throw it at other enemies, by which you came. On the other side of the conveyor belt, of course, there is a gold semiconductor can attract up to you. Continue on the door that just opened. In the monorail station, kill the Infector first if you want to put all standing bodies of the swath. When you're done with all, look at the path that has been on fire and load attracts stabilization diagram shines down there. Hop on the train and advance through the cars until a terminal to put pirates in transporting up and do a few necromorphic appear. Continues use your new ability to propel freely for the first time. Avoid the two doors off the wagon in front-first left-and repeatedly press A or X to grab when you get there. Kill the Exploder and his two companions and continues until the train endurance.
Be hanging upside down is no impediment. Clear the field to any creature that comes near you. On the floor are enough irons that can be used as the launch kinetic harpoon to save ammunition. When they are all, including the Brute top-shoot in the yellow of their shoulders, take air and get ready for chapter 3.
Chapter 3
After the car fire in a corner, is the diagram for the pulse rifle. On the opposite side, there is a closet with a power node in it. Go up the stairs, before casting an eye to the open locker. In the corridor with the disturbing shadow, strip first to the left to get another power node and then back up the other side. Beware of rising from the ground. The child aspect of the room indicates that you are about to meet the new necromorphic child-like. His strength is not much, but always attack in groups and is quite fast. The gun line is really effective; it can reach several of them with every shot. Put yourself in a corner so they cannot surround you and be easier to achieve. When finished, stop by the store if you like and take the elevator.
On the ground, in this kind of business district, find some money and a text log. If you poke, you'll see on the floor below the blue light flashes from a chip. Gold is a semiconductor, but the rail prevents capture the kinetic module: Break the glass on the railing to get it. Go to the other end, to the temple of the ancestor, and hack the elevator to gain entry. Rounding the first corner, appear necromorphic of all kinds. The good news is that the rear window can be broken to send all travel into space, the bad, if not quickly shoot the red triangle, you will go after them. Then comes another wave of kids who do have to charge you the conventional style. Now you can sneak through the vent.
Watch the video of his friend and pray that his trick will serve only to him and up the hill to your left to reach a room with a save point and a bank of improvements. Activate the blue panel that says "OFF" and back the way you came. When you are in charge of four enemies, enter the door that is falling on the left side of the "compressor of waste that was previously closed. Here you can float and move freely by the grace of zero gravity. First go to the room on the left, where you'll find a couple of open lockers and a power node. Now go to the door on the other end and activate another blue panel to turn a huge fan. Go toward him through the tunnel and when you can get on the right, where is the door that leads to the "Infrastructure Cassini Towers."
Go up the dark hallway, you eliminate the necromorphic exits left and spends a power node if you get a gold semiconductor, a first aid kit and enough pasta medium-to trample on the corpse of the room. When you have it, get the power cell kinetics of soil and insert into the hole in the wall. That will make the elevator work again. Comes and goes. Walk out, grab the power node to your left and continue until the sect with candles and small spider-shaped critters that you get on your back if you do not kill quickly. Try to throw everything you can to avoid wasting ammunition. Enter the room down the hall, where the tune comes to children. He goes ahead until you come to call Daina and see a ship through the windows. In the hall with candles and painted over another necromorphic assail you out of the wall, remove it and takes the elevator to leave you facing a terminal to save game.
In the large room with several sculptures are bundled well. As always, kill first infects the small bodies. Take care after the other three enemies and then the other Infector that appears later. If you look behind the Effigies, where the window, find the diagram for the javelin. Enter the door and crosses the hall as fast as you can so you do not reach the fire.