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The Sultan RS is a highly modified sports variant of the Sultan in Grand Theft Auto IV and its downloadable content.
DesignThe Sultan RS is a high-performance two-door coupe variant of the Sultan, itself based on the First Generation 2001-2005 Lexus IS300, with minor influences from a range of '00s Subarus, although the Lexus has never had a two-door coupe configuration, their influence remains obvious in the RS. The front and the complete shape of the car closely resemble that of a 2001 Lexus IS300 series with a sport body kit, and of course a side exhaust system, which aren't usually found on Lexuses. The massive rear spoiler is usually a stock feature on the Subaru WRX STi. The rear of the car is highly reminiscent of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV.
The car comes with a carbon fiber hood, roll cage, side exit large-bore exhaust, front-mounted intercooler, rear diffuser, racing rims, and low-profile tires. Some variants also have a carbon fiber trunk lid, hood scoop, and metallic paint. The car is available in several colors, including pink, which is rare in-game, although carbon fiber components (such as the hood) are always colored black.
There are two physical variants: one has a hood scoop, and one does not. This difference is only visual; and does not affect vehicles' performance in any way.
The car's top speed is at 186 mph (300 km/h). Its acceleration is the fastest of any car in the game, but the Forklift acceleration is the fastest of all vehicles. According to the rocker covers on the engine as well as the model marque on the trunk, it has a medium displacement, 3.5L Inline-6 DOHC (dual overhead camshaft), turbocharged powerplant. The engine in this car is obviously very different to Subaru's iconic boxer engine. This vehicle also comes fitted with a high-pressure blowoff valve which results in a hissing sound after changing gear past 6000 or more RPM. The engine has a lot of turbo lag, but once the turbocharger spools up at higher RPMs, the power is impressive. The engine sound is similar to that of a Subaru Impreza, although this car is powered by an inline 6 cylinder engine, this is due to car featuring the unequal length manifolds, similar to the models of Impreza that produce a distinct rumble.
The Sultan RS utilises an all-wheel drive system (30%-70% front to rear torque distribution balance respectively), which makes its acceleration rate lag at just over midway to top speed. The Sultan RS is slightly lowered, but handles great in all conditions. The car drives very well on asphalt, although a bit slippery and at times hard to control at high speeds due to the all-wheel-drive system, but with some practice this car can handle extremely well. It is also great on dirt and sand.
Like the Infernus, Banshee, Buffalo, F620, and Bullet GT, the exhaust system of the Sultan RS is prone to letting unburnt fuel explode in flames from the sidepipes during throttle liftoff after high revving. The RS is also equipped with a dump (blowoff) valve on the turbo which causes a whipping/ hissing sound when the throttle is released. Offroad, the RS handles quite well for a racing car. The only trouble with the RS offroad is the massive amounts of oversteer, and the flat roof. The flat roof makes it difficult to roll back onto the RS's wheels.
An interesting note is that there are several variations in the Sultan RS's engine redline (maximum RPM) - some cars can reach higher RPM than others. This is evident when the player tests multiple cars near the abandoned mansion (where the car spawns) by holding down the handbrake and throttle at the same time to see how high the engine note of that particular Sultan RS is.
It is unusual that the Sultan RS houses a GPS system, as most stripped down cars of its type aren't usually equipped with one because it is viewed as unnecessary.
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- Driving the Sultan RS around often results in the rare Sentinel XS spawning more frequently, being both tuned racing cars puts them into the same category.
- This vehicle can be sold to Stevie, fetching $2500.
- The Sultan RS in the beta version of Grand Thert Auto IV was available in a green and blue two tone color and a different spoiler. It can be seen in-game at the mini vendor stands around the city by using the sniper rifle to zoom in on the magazines. This beta Sultan RS can also be seen on the television screens inside the Stretch.
- The Sultan RS's default radio stations are as follows:
- In The Ballad of Gay Tony, it as a frequently used car to transport/protect drugs in the Drug Wars. Many of these have a unique paintjob.
- The letters RS stand for 'Rally Sport', of which usually designate that the car is a highly tuned racing version of it's original derivative.
- The mass of the car is very reflective of real life counterparts; the Lancer Evolution VII GSR having a mass of 1410 Kg, Impreza WRX STi being 1440 Kg and Altezza being 1310 Kg. This means that the mass is in between all real life counterparts.
- Parked in the bushes behind the garage of a run-down mansion in Westdyke, Alderney; the mansion is located at the end of a dirt road, at one of the northernmost points of the island. A link to a map showing the location of the mansion on the map can be found here.
- Appears in traffic when the player is already driving one.
- Very rarely spawns in Hove Beach while driving a Sentinel.
- Sometimes seen competing in Brucie's races, however stealing a competitor's car will end the race and count as a loss to the player. Fortunately, the presence of the RS may cause others to spawn in traffic on the way to the race, during it, or immediately after.
- In The Ballad Of Gay Tony, a unique purple-blue one is used in some of the Drug War missions driven by the Korean Mob.
- In The Ballad of Gay Tony, another unique Sultan RS is used in Drug Wars. It is black with a tannish-white roof and black hood.


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UC Berkeley
- Strength: 18/12
- Intelligence: 9
- Wisdom: 8
- Charisma: 16
Berkeley is a chaotic neutral thief/barbarian. It has a +2 Rod of Lordly Might, which comes in handy for smiting wayward hippies, however, its unstable alignment makes it dangerous to have at your back.
UC Davis
- Strength: 18% alcohol by volume.
- Nose: plummy, hints of oak, kiwifruit, and cut grass.
- Flavour: mildly acid with deep tannin structure.
- Mouth feel: gritty.
Davis can be enjoyed now, but will improve with age. It has been proven to cause cancer in fewer than 5 percent of rats.
UC Irvine
- Strength: 10
- Intelligence: 20
- Dexterity: 22
- Constitution: 16
Irvine is a level 20 Elvish Wizard. It possesses the Amulet of Yendor, which grants it the power to teleport out of the Community Portal at will, but also drains 10 magic points per turn. Irvine is powerful, but beware, only one of you can leave the Portal with the Amulet.
UC Los Angeles
- Strength: resists physical attacks well.
- Weakness: easily harmed by cold.
- Special Ability: berserker frenzy.
To activate UCLA's berserker frenzy, wait until Raiden appears, then jerk the joystick left while pressing all the buttons in sequence with the theme music. This will only work if you fight Raiden before level 5. If you reach level 5 and have not seen Raiden, your best bet is to demand a refund.
UC Merced
- Strength: ability to curl up into a little ball to defend itself from predators.
- Weakness: vulnerable to bright lights.
- Special Ability: sonar.
Merced is well camoflaged in its own habitat, and able to endure long periods without water. If you are trapped, you can throw it at your enemies and retrieve it later.
UC Riverside
- Special Ability: good with children.
- Other Features: broad powerful shoulders, winning smile, manly chest.
- Height: 6 foot 2 inches
Riverside is a life-size statue of Tom Jones, carved out of dilithium crystal. It is very heavy, but of high intrinsic value, and can be exchanged for many useful goods and services.
UC San Diego
- Atomic Mass: 88.3
- Atomic Number: 45
UCSD is the second transition metal of the fifth period. It is relatively inert, but mildly radioactive, and decays back into Riverside with a half-life of 1.3 million years. Its main uses are in the tobacco industry, as a catalyst, and to coat the outer surface of Michael Jackson. It is otherwise completely useless.
UC San Francisco
- Surface Temperature: 50 degrees Kelvin.
- Composition: mostly liquid hydrogen with occasional ammonia crystals and a hard rocky core.
- Weather: blustery.
To use San Francisco's gravitational field to slingshot out of the solar system, you must be travelling at between 50 and 60 kilometers per second, and able to achieve a stable orbit.
UC Santa Barbara
- Habitat: under the bark of trees, in small crevices, and, where conditions are wet enough, the forest floor.
- Breeding: lays one pale blue egg, typically in a pile of decomposing vegetable matter.
- Call: an intense tintinnabulating drone.
UC Santa Barbara is small enough to carry around with you, but its soft body can easily be inadventently damaged. You would be well advised to store it in a rigid case. Speak to it and caress it frequently, and it will emit cooing sounds of delight.
UC Santa Cruz
- Weight: 2 kilos, but seems much lighter.
- Shape: roughly cubical.
- Composition: a mysterious silvery metal.
UC Santa Cruz was found under the face of a retreating glacier. When humans touch it, they are able to see distant things very clearly, and read the minds of others. With these visions come others - some of things long past, some of things that are yet to be - but these visions are unclear and disturbing. Frequent contact with Santa Cruz extends life far beyond its natural span, but also leaves one with unbearable longings, as if for a world that no longer exists.
UC Sunnydale
- Strength: Look, we all know you're going to have to transfer out in season seven, so let's make things simple and choose another campus right now, k?
Whenever you do anything at night, roll on the encounter table to see what vampire or nasty creature attacks you. On a roll of 4 on a d4 Buffy also appears. If this is season four, military vampire hunters appear on a roll of 6 on a d6. You die. You become a vampire. Go play Call of Cthulhu.
When you have a degree from each of the UC campuses, you may combine them to form Voltron. Voltron has all of the powers of each campus, and none of the weaknesses. To form Voltron, pile your degree certificates together, and point the apex of your power crystal at them. When it begins to glow, raise your arms vertically above your head, and shout "By Gorthaur's hammer, you will be avenged!"
At this point Voltron should appear. If he does not, go back and make sure you completed all eleven degrees. Check that you activated UCLA's berserker frenzy before level 5, that Santa Barbara is still alive, and that Irvine's amulet was not a cheap plastic imitation.
You may only form Voltron once every 500 turns. Do not do so until your need is great.


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Item # BCI2285109 | Model # K-5827 | Whitehaven Collection
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The Power of Independent Thinking
George Ayittey Discusses Why Africa is Poor on BBC radios Exchanges on the World Economy
Recorded: Friday, October 25, 2013
Ghanaian economist and Research Fellow, George Ayittey argues that Africa is poor because it is not freedue to dictatorships. He spoke with host Justin Rowlatt and an audience at Paris Dauphine University in Paris.
Experts: George B. N. AyitteyType: RadioIssues: Culture/ Society, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Economic History and Development (International), Economic Policy, Economists, Free Market Economics, Trade
A Gala for Liberty: The Independent Institutes Gala Reception and Dinner
Recorded: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
On September 16, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, actor and director Andy Garcia, and entrepreneur William K. Bowes, Jr. were honored at the Independent Institutes A Gala for Liberty. Each honoree received the Alexis de Tocqueville Award in recognition of their contributions to advancing the ideas and ideals of liberty, entrepreneurship, innovation, and peace.
Experts: George B. N. Ayittey, Michael J. Boskin, William K. Bowes, Jr., Andy Garcia, Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Business, Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Collectivism, Culture/ Society, Democracy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Economic History and Development (International), Free Market Economics, Free Speech, Freedom, Government Power, History (International), Latin America, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Race Issues, Religion, Taxes, Terrorism and National Crises, Trade
The Secret to Making Poor Nations Rich
Recorded: Thursday, February 21, 2008
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For decades, efforts to end world poverty have focused on redistributing wealth, rather than creating it. This approach, however, has done little to foster long-term economic progress in Africa.
Experts: George B. N. Ayittey, Benjamin W. Powell, Alvaro Vargas LlosaType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Diplomacy and Foreign Aid, Economic History and Development (International), Economic Policy, Free Market Economics, History (International), Latin America, Nationalism, Property Rights, Regulation and Deregulation, Taxes, Trade
Eminent Domain: Abuse of Government Power?
Recorded: Tuesday, January 31, 2006
In June 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Kelo v. New London that local governments may force property owners to sell out and to make way for private economic development, even if the property is not blighted. In response, many states have passed legislation and proposed amendments to their state constitutions to block this unprecedented government assault on the rights of property owners.
Experts: Steven Greenhut, Timothy SandefurType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Housing, Land Use, Property Rights


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Dear Kalamazoo:
Ever since leaving your fine city and your excellent Reading Together program events, my wife and I have been talking about you. To each other. To bookstores. To other writers. We hold you up as a model to other all-city read programs. No question Kalamazoo does it right.
It's a rare and wonderful thing for an author to share his work with such a cross-section of a community as I did with Kalamazoo. To be able to meet with readers is always grand, but to be welcomed as a friend by so many, across such different platforms was an incredible experience. I know you appreciate the amazing work of your librarians and the Reading Together committee that made it all possible because you were so warm and responsive. We never ran out of things to talk about! I was only disappointed to not be able to attend ALL the events.
I was especially touched by the artwork done by the high school students and showcased in your spectacular library. I will be posting pictures of some of that work. As an artist, to inspire other artists is a dream come true. It also meant so much to me to have the support of my friend (and your own literary heroine) Bonnie Jo Campbell. A special thanks to you for inviting her to be involved with your program. That shows a great literary commitment all the way through your community.
I was especially heartened by the fact that you forged a bond with Kankakee, IL. I think the the future is being written by towns like Kankakee and Kalamazoo and I am so honored that my novel could play a part.
On a personal note, I just have to say that your librarians and staff people were spectacular. I enjoyed every minute of your company. I deeply appreciated your generosity and I have to say doing an event in front of a few hundred kindergartners was probably the coolest tour experience of the last year!
Thank you to Karen Santamaria and everyone on the Reading Together committee. Thank you for selecting my novel Into the Beautiful North, thank you for reading, and most of all, thank you for your friendship and support. Hope to see you again soon!
Loyally, Luis Alberto Urrea
P.S. Oh yeah, best donuts we ever had, too!
Photo: Keith Howard
As one who hasn't watched many classic Westerns, I didn't have set expectations about Friday's screening of the 1960 classic The Magnificent Seven at the Kalamazoo Valley Museum's Stryker Theater. However, from the first strains of the iconic soundtrack's main theme, I was 100 percent on board with the story and soon, understood how the movie inspired the characters of Into the Beautiful North.
The film's simple storyline is captivating, but add to it Yul Brynner's unflinching gaze, stage presence and solid stature buttoned into his close-cut black denim-and-leather western wear, I understood Aunt Irma's infatuation with "Mexico's greatest film star." Steve McQueen held his own with his sapphire blue eyes, confident wily smile and social-justice motivations.
For me, viewing the film after reading Into the Beautiful North added to my enjoyment of both film and novel. I recommend this PG-rated film to anyone looking for an escapist classic Western adventure, but especially to those who have read Into the Beautiful North. Check your library's catalog for the DVD of The Magnificent Seven and invite a friend over to watch it.
~ Jim Ratliff, Librarian, Arcadia Commons Campus Kalamazoo Valley Community College
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If you were not able to attend Luis Urrea's presentation last week, you missed a wonderfully engaging evening of storytelling and music provided by Kalamazoo's own Los Bandits de Michigan. Fear not, however. Thanks to our friends at Public Media Network, we are pleased to offer four opportunities to watch the rebroadcast of the evening on channel 95. Here is the schedule:
Whether or not you've read Into the Beautiful North, you are bound to enjoy Urrea's easy-going manner and his humorous yet poignant remarks. In fact, if you're like many people I've spoken to since, chances are you'll be inspired to check out several of his award-winning titles.
When I came to Kalamazoo twelve years ago, I knew it was a special place. We are lucky to have so many arts organizations, cultural events, and an award-winning public library that sponsors Reading Together! We are even luckier that this year's Reading Together author, Luis Urrea, visits Kalamazoo next week.
Urrea will speak on Tuesday, March 6, at 7 pm in the Kalamazoo Central High School Auditorium. This is a free event, and all are invited to hear Urrea speak about Into the Beautiful North, writing, and being "dual culture." Come listen to the music of local Tex-Mex band Los Bandits de Michigan and even have a book signed by the author!
You will also have a chance to meet Urrea on Wednesday, March 7 at noon in Kalamazoo College's Light Fine Arts Building Recital Hall. Urrea will be working with a Kalamazoo College class, talking about the craft of writing, and exploring issues of crossing borders. He will also address the recent "Librotraficante" movement and the banning of his books from the Tucson, Arizona Unified School District. This event is free, open to the public, and snacks will be provided after the class.
Urrea's visit is timely. With the controversy over prohibiting ethnic studies in Arizona (HB 2281), Urrea can give us a "banned author's" perspective on the issue. Don't miss this rare opportunity to interact with the author, ask questions, and explore border crossings of your own.
~Dr. Stacy Nowicki, Library Director, Kalamazoo College Library
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One of the things that amazes me about Into the Beautiful North, that I really only paid a lot of attention to on my third reading of the book, is the wonderful, philosophical one-liners that are sprinkled throughout the book. They're so easy to miss, so I thought I would note a few of them here, just in case others missed them. The page number that follows is the page number in the paperback version of the book.
Here they come:
There are many more, but these particularly struck me because of the universality of them all. The last two, in particular, I hope people can say more readily about Kalamazoo following our Reading Together experience this year.
Another thing I found in the "joining unlike groups of people together" is the mention that Arnold Davis, border patrol, wants to escape, as does Matt, the former missionary. We are all so much more alike than different! If you talk with someone not like you who has read the book, you'll probably discover the same thing—we're all so much alike and our differences are very interesting.
~ Sherry Ransford-Ramsdell, Reading Together Steering Committee
The first several chapters of Into the Beautiful North hint at the violent realities of modern day Mexico. In the first chapter we witness the menace of the bandidos and the result of their work is what ultimately sends Nayeli and her friends on their journey north. A desire to learn more about the effect that drug cartel violence is having on daily life in Mexico led me to a number of accounts that depicted such shocking violence and brutality they seemed fictional. Yet further reading revealed nothing but more complexity, corruption, fear and unbelievably horrific human behavior. Two stories related to the border town of Juarez, Mexico have resonated with me ever since. Sarah Hill's 2010 story The War For Drugs from the Boston Review is an unflinching account of life in Juarez, showing how the traffickers, U.S. and Mexican politics, and mainly U.S. demand for illegal drugs have brought that city to its knees. Finding this story led to the wonderful discovery that Sarah Hill is in fact a faculty member with the Department of Anthropology at WMU and will present a program titled Modern Mexican Reality on Tuesday, March 13 at 6:30 at the Oshtemo Branch Library as a part of this year's Reading Together programming. Please plan to attend, it is sure to be interesting. The other story Angels Send Message of Peace to Juarez Mexico is an amazing story about the powerful and artistic reaction of a group of teens in Juarez to the drug violence they witness daily in their city. When I first heard this incredible story I was immediately reminded of Nayeli and the group of teens that Luis Alberto Urrea invented to tell the story in Into the Beautiful North; and I was happy to find a glimmer of youthful hope in the otherwise grim picture of life in Mexico today.
Luis Urrea is a compelling speaker. His style is frank and unassuming, yet modest and refreshingly upbeat. Last time, I wrote about hearing a conversation with Urrea on the National Endowment for the Arts blog, "Art Works."
Here are some follow-up podcasts that should help provide a little additional context for his upcoming appearance(s) in Kalamazoo… Enjoy.
Photo of Luis Urrea: Kankakee Public Library
Author Luis Alberto Urrea speaking at Kankakee Public Library, Kankakee, Illinois, in 2006. [65:00] (Kankakee Public Library)
Kankakee Public Library (another KPL!) in Kankakee, Illinois, offers the audio portion of Luis Urrea's program when he first visited the library on January 26, 2006. Urrea discusses his early writings; The Devil's Highway and Hummingbird's Daughter, along with then (and still) timely issues of immigration and growing up in a Mexican family. Urrea was so moved by this visit to Kankakee and the story of its library that it prompted him to write an article for the New York Times, "Kankakee Gets Its Groove Back."
Author Luis Alberto Urrea speaking at Kankakee Public Library, Kankakee, Illinois, in 2009. [59:09] (Kankakee Public Library)
Urrea returned to Kankakee Public Library on May 20, 2009 for the launch of his (then) latest novel, Into the Beautiful North. During this discussion, Urrea speaks about Kankakee's place in Into the Beautiful North and reads excerpts from the book. The program includes an introduction by Julia Sandstrom, whose mother, Mary Jo Johnston, was the Kankakee librarian who so inspired Urrea. Urrea shares more about his first experiences in Kankakee, his resulting friendship with Mary Jo, and how Kankakee found its place in his writing.
Author Luis Alberto Urrea is a guest on BlogTalkRadio in 2011. [31:14] (BlogTalkRadio)
During this half-hour podcast/radio show recorded for BlogTalkRadio in November 2011, Luis Urrea discusses his current book, Queen of America. Urrea tells listeners about his great aunt, who happens to be the main character of the book, and her experiences as a "back door" immigrant in New York City during the early 20th century. One caller during the program was Miriam Downey, a Kalamazoo-based blogger (The Cyberlibrarian Reads) who added a nice plug for Urrea's Kalamazoo visit. The program is an interesting and timely conversation about the immigrant experience, writing, getting his first book published, and even Mexican food!
Don't miss your chance to see and hear Luis Urrea in person, Tuesday, March 6th.
Reading about an author or artist is one sure way to gain insight into that person's creative process, but hearing authors tell about their work in their own words often seems to add a new dimension to our understanding. With that in mind I headed out for a dog hike yesterday and quickly grabbed a couple of podcasts to listen to along the way. I was interested to learn more about Reading Together author Luis Alberto Urrea; here's some of what I what I found.
One standout was an interesting interview with Urrea from January 2011 that was posted by the National Endowment for the Arts on its blog called "Art Works." Interestingly, Urrea talks about getting to know the town of Kankakee, Illinois, (important in Into the Beautiful North) and his discovery of the public library there.
According to Urrea, the Kankakee Public Library had become the cultural centerpiece of a citywide revitalization project. "They made the library a highly computerized, safe open-late-at-night haven for kids go to, free of gang violence," says Urrea. "It was an amazing turnaround of a town who figured it out on their own." (The story, it seems, is not at all unlike the recent revitalization of downtown Kalamazoo, where our own world class library is a community centerpiece.) "This new public library has become the cultural hub of the city," Urrea later wrote in the New York Times, "crucial to its downtown revitalization."
It's an interesting story; give it a listen. You can download a copy for yourself and/or read a transcript on the Art Works blog.
Author Luis Alberto Urrea talks about the inspiration for and writing of his novel Into the Beautiful North, which takes place from Sinaloa, Mexico, all the way up north to Kankakee, Illinois. [25:54] (Art Works.)
Next time, I'll share more findings about Into the Beautiful North; including a recent podcast recorded last November that includes some discussion with Urrea about his upcoming visit to Kalamazoo on March 6th. Stay tuned.
I have been trying to keep up with Luis Urrea's public life while he is on tour promoting his new book, Queen of America. He blogs regularly on his website and shares little snippets about his travels on Facebook and Twitter. The more I read, the more excited I get for his visit to Kalamazoo in March. Did you know there will be several opportunities, including one for a Spanish-speaking audience, to see/hear Urrea in person on March 6th and 7th? You can find all the details here.
In the meantime, you might be interested to read Urrea's own words about writing Into the Beautiful North (scroll down past the description of the book). I particularly enjoy his humility, his honesty and his sense of humor, and I so look forward to witnessing them in person in just a few short weeks.
Have you noticed the great lineup of Reading Together programs for this year? I'm looking forward to "Kankakee to Kalamazoo." Since moving to Kalamazoo, I've been intrigued by other places with unique names beginning with "Ka." I always thought it would be fun to plan a road trip, from one "Ka" place to the next. We could start not too far away in Kalkaska, MI, pass by Kalamazoo, visit Kankakee and end up in Kalispell, MT, right near Glacier National Park.
Imagine my surprise, then, to learn that Kankakee is a primary destination for main character Nayeli, as she road trips Into the Beautiful North. She learns a lot on her long journey, even if some things she might rather not have discovered. Often when we travel, we learn so much from the people and places we encounter along the way. One could say the same about reading a well-written novel!
This April we have the chance to discover more about Kankakee directly from its residents, without ever leaving our dear town.


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September 21, 2011
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As the football season rolls on in the high school ranks a handful of junior prospects have already begun to separate themselves from the rest of the pack. Cypress Ranch running back Keith Ford appears to be doing just that as the talented rusher has already picked up a handful of offers from some major programs across the country. Despite his team's ability to establish more of a passing attack in their second season of varsity competition, Ford sees it as a benefit to the team's ground game. "It has been real good start to the year," said the junior standout. "Last year we were mainly a run team but this year we started out passing the ball and opening space up, getting the whole team involved to set up the run. We have some different guys from last year that have been able to step up."Despite a lack of older players in the new program to learn from, Ford says the team has learned from the coaches that they need to step up individually to create their own tradition of winning."Before each game we talk about how each group needs to do their part on the field," he said Tuesday night. "Last year we didn't really have that confidence going into games because we were a new school and we didn't know how to prepare or act or carry ourselves. We didn't have any tradition from players that came before us that we could watch and learn from. This year with a little more experience and the help of the coaches we are better prepared."When the calendar turned to September nearly a month ago Ford and his dad became proactive with the recruiting process which admittedly caused Ford some stress to his schedule."At first there was a ton of conversations with coaches but it has kind of calmed down some," he said. "My dad and I would call three, four, five sometimes six coaches each night. It got kind of stressful to be honest but I fought through it and we ended up backing away a little. I was staying up real late because we would call coaches and then I would stay up late doing homework. It was a tough schedule to adjust to and we didn't want my grades to suffer because of it."Another part of the process for many juniors is attending games of programs that are vying for your services. The one program that seems to have taken an early edge in this aspect is Texas A&M who will host Ford for the second time this season Saturday as they face off with their toughest test of the season to date."I am going to the Texas A&M game with Oklahoma State this weekend," he confirmed. "I had gone up there for their game with SMU earlier in the year. I liked the atmosphere with the stadium and all of that and I liked that they ran the ball a lot and I am looking forward to the return trip."Despite a growing number of juniors making their decisions and verbally committing to teams well before any decisions can become binding, Ford seems to be happy taking his time with the process and getting to know the programs a little better."Right now I am really just checking out all of the schools and all of the offers," said Ford of the recruiting attention. "I am just taking my time with the process and looking closely at the programs. I'm interested in mechanical engineering so I want to see what facilities each place has and take a look at it a little more from an educational standpoint."Ford and Cypress Ranch are 3-0 heading into their game with Cypress Woods. Ford has already racked up 415 rushing yards on 54 carries along with six scores. He currently holds offers from Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Texas Tech and Utah. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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By Walter Cambra, MA (LAMAFA)
According to the ancients "Via Combusta" exerted a malefic influence, particularly for the Moon in one's natal chart.[1] Via Combusta is Latin for "the burning way" and generally refers to the first fifteen degrees of the sign of Scorpio.[2] Other astrologers have extended Via Combusta to include the last fifteen degrees of the sign of Libra and/or the entire sign of Scorpio.[3]
Modern astrologers have speculated that the negative influence of the signs of Libra and Scorpio, specified as Via Combusta, had its origins in antiquity when many of the malefic fixed stars were located in those two signs.[4]
Kepler graduate Chris Brennan prepared an overview article that gives a roundup of predictions made by astrologers about the outcome of the 2012 presidential election in the United States. The article doesn't just focus on the predicted outcome, but includes the techniques used. "The purpose of this exercise is so that we can go back after the election and have a discussion within the astrological community about which techniques worked, and which ones didn't." Read the article.
by Carol Tebbs (faculty), Rhonda Busby (graduate), Kathy Kipp (senior)
Sometimes it is easy to forget that the great books of literature are riddled with astrological references. Contrasting views about astrological fate are important in understanding the interactions of characters in Shakespeare's play, King Lear. The older characters place great stock in the influence of the stars on human affairs, while the younger characters mock these superstitious beliefs. The viewpoints in the play mirror the attitudes and arguments about astrology that were taking place in the 1600's.


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Moody AFB, GA - The 23d Civil Engineer Squadron Explosives Ordinance Disposal team will detonate numerous munitions at Grand Bay Bombing and Gunnery Range on Nov. 8, 2012.
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Amid the current economic and financial crises, President Obama may do well to remember the men who have come before him.
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January 14th, 2013
Nearly two weeks into the year, most people's shiny, new resolutions have lost their luster. It's easy to slide back into comfortable old habits, routines and ruts, but we're here to combat that with a little personal challenge.
In my list of food resolutions for 2013, I suggested a monthly "Food Adventure Day," experimenting with an in-season ingredient you've never used before. They won't all be winners, but chances are that you'll end the year with at least a few new fruits or vegetables in the rotation.
As I wandered through Fei Long market in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, last week, stocking up on my usual baby bok choy, lotus root and taro, it occurred to me that while I've eaten countless bowls of take-out Chinese broccoli, I'd never actually cooked it at home. Into the basket it went.
This leafy brassica goes by a bounty of names around the globe: kai lan, gai lan, pak kana, Chinese broccoli, Chinese kale, mustard orchid and white flowering broccoli. By any of these, it's nutrient-dense, delicious, and incredibly easy to cook.
Chinese broccoli is high in calcium, iron, vitamins A and C, and it's packed with flavonoids, which have beneficial anti-inflammatory properties. That would be reason enough to gobble it down by the bushel, but legendary cookbook writer Nigel Slater upped the ante by dubbing it "possibly the most delicious of all the cabbage family" in his vegetable manifesto, "Tender". He blanches the leaves in boiling water, then dresses them in a slick of oyster sauce, ginger and garlic to be served over fluffy, white rice kissed with coriander.
The method I settled on after reading a few dozen articles and recipes is even more stripped down and highlights the earthy, nutty, slightly bitter flavor of the greens. Many people simply steam the leaves whole and incorporate them into stir-fries. I pre-heated the oven to 350°F, then rinsed a large bunch of leaves in a colander to remove any grit and patted them dry.
Next, I used my fingers to strip the tender greens and flower buds from the sturdier stalks, then chopped the latter into short segments. I distributed those in an even layer on a baking tray, tossed them in a very light coat of sesame oil and kosher salt and put them in the hot oven. While they roasted, I repeated the same oil and salt treatment with the leaves, and after five minutes slid them in the oven alongside the stems. When the leaves and buds began to brown around the edges, I pulled out both trays, stirred the contents together in a bowl and served it alongside fried duck tongues and a wild duck I'd acquired on the same shopping trip. The combination was quacking fantastic.
The beauty of this method is that the separation allows the stems to soften, but maintain a bit of bite, while the tender leaves and buds crisp up without burning. It's also a wonderful canvas for spice, sauce and condiment experiments. Splash on some soy, black vinegar or ponzu, or sprinkle five spice, cumin or flakes and rounds of your favorite chile while it's cooking. Try it sauteed over simple pasta, treating it like you would broccolini (which is a hybrid of Chinese broccoli and the broccoli so many of us grew up hiding in our napkins) or broccoli rabe.
If you're a fan of raw kale and can handle the bitter bite, chop it into small pieces, stems and all, and add it to your favorite mix of winter salad greens. The only limit is your ability to find it at local market. Pan-Asian groceries are your best bet, and make sure to have a chat with vendors if you're lucky enough to have a farmers market that stays open at this time of year.
Look for fresh, full leaves, stalks that don't have a hard, white center, and buds with a bare minimum of flowering. And hey - if it's not to your liking, February brings fresh fennel and a billion ways to enjoy bok choy, March rings in especially excellent endive, and before you know it, it's lychee and jackfruit season. The world is your oyster plant. Open wide.
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The National Weather Service is warning of rip currents and shore breaks along the northern end of the North Carolina coast.
Forecasters have issued a beach hazards statement for a moderate risk of rip currents from 8 p.m. Monday through Tuesday evening north of Cape Lookout. The weather service is also warning of a dangerous shore break through Tuesday evening north of Cape Hatteras.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21Alive) -- There's no doubt that the freezing temperatures have taken over our viewing area, so while the temperatures are here to stay, why not use them for a good cause.
The seventh annual polar plunge kicked off Saturday afternoon.
The polar plunge helps raise money for the Special Olympics Allen County and for the state of Indiana.
Because of the freezing temperatures the usual plunge was improvised, it was too cold for participants to jump in the dumpster full of cold water this year.
Instead people utilized the fresh snow and jumped in two smaller kiddy pools filled with ice cold water.
Money raised from the polar plunge helps fund the proceeds for Special Olympics participants in the area.
"Special Olympics is a completely community funded organization. Special Olympics Allen County we brought into the community seven years ago so that our athletes could participate in a program they didn't have to pay to play. So they get to enjoy, sports activities and camaraderie with one another, and not have to worry about the bill of it, and just get to enjoy one another and learn some really great skills and some life skills at that," Allen County special Olympics event and fundraising coordinator Julia Fiechter said.
City officials from the Fort Wayne fire department, police department, and even Mayor Tom Henry joined the festivities for the good cause.
This year's plunge raised $19,250.
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A woman is expected to make a full recovery from an accident Saturday at a popular shooting range.
A spokesperson from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office confirmed the woman was hurt when a bullet ricocheted and hit her in the knee.
She was apparently on the pistol range at the Dragonman's facility in eastern El Paso County.
Witnesses told 11 News it was an accident. According to those nearby, the woman was reloading her gun when it misfired and hit a trash can. The shot then ricocheted and hit the woman, causing a minor injury.
"I've seen a lot of injuries before so it was nothing new to me," said Brian Torczynski, certified by the Red Cross to provide emergency assistance. "The wound wasn't terrible; it just looked like it just grazed her leg, not a whole lot of blood."
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By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY
Brussels Airport and a Swiss airline are at the center of a multi-million dollar international diamond heist that's in the news this morning (Feb. 19).
Police say the theft occurred late Monday at Brussels Airport. According to authorities, a group eight men cut a hole in a perimeter security fence, drove out to the tarmac and removed diamonds worth tens of millions of dollars from the cargo of a Helvetic Airways' Fokker 100 jet operating for Swiss International Airlines.
"There was no shooting and nobody was injured," the operating company for Brussels Airport says in a statement to FlightGlobal.com. "This lasted only a few minutes and, after that, they left the airport domain through the damaged fence."
The airport tells FlightGlobal.com that the incident has "had no impact on the continuity of [other] air traffic."
As for the heist, Brussels prosecutor's spokeswoman Anja Bijnens tells The Associated Press that the armed and masked men used two vehicles in their Monday raid.
Brussels Airport spokesman Jan Van der Cruysse tells Bloomberg News the diamond thieves apparently were efficient, needing just three minutes at the plane in an operation that took only 11 minutes total.
"It was very well organized, very swift, efficient and well planned," Van der Cruysse tells Bloomberg News in a telephone interview.
Police say they found a burnt-out vehicle near the airport later on Monday, but they were still looking for more clues.
The stolen diamonds could be worth as much as $50 million, Caroline De Wolf of the Antwerp World diamond Centre.
"What we are talking about is obviously a gigantic sum," AP quotes De Wolf as saying to Belgium's VRT network.
Bloomberg writes "Antwerp, Belgium's second-largest city, is the biggest trading hub for rough diamonds, handling four-fifths of the world's trade." Antwerp is about 30 miles from Brussels Airport.


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The whole Gall-Peters thing is idiotic. Modern global wall reference maps all use non-cylindrical map projections like Robinson and Winkel Tripel, not Mercator. It's a solution in search of a problem, and has problems of its own, precisely equal in magnitude to Mercator.
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darklogos wrote:Usually we think theme is for weak players. Theme ican be a strong tool in the right creative minds because it forces the player to think more efficiently then the common meta player.
Don't expect your theme deck to be the next top deck.
teasel wrote:if the meta changed that fast then there wouldn't be problem like stale meta and waiting for the next set... anyway i made a thread feel free to contribute if you feel like it... i just think that you can only give a limited set of general advice and mostly are already covered quite well
darklogos wrote:When I was playing heroclix there was two types of theme teams. The first is an actual super hero line up of the original comic book cast. The second theme team was a team that consisted of generic keywords to mesh more efficient, non universe untis together. Now while the first team build up could be effective many times it didn't win. The second team built itself around keyword bonuses that applied to certain units and took off their opponents face from there.
Cotillion wrote:Ah I do see where you are coming from and I completely understand why most do not quite view "theme" this way which was that old gamer dude recommended Hesse's Glass Bead Game. I can't really sum it up, but after reading that book I viewed 'theme' differently and the same could be said for everyone I know that ended up reading the book.
Cotillion wrote:For Heroclix, those are the generally accepted terms, yes but then things can always get complicated. For instance I made a "Watchmen" team a long time ago using different characters that didn't have actual 'clix representations whose abilities in game relatively approximated the actual characters (Doc Manhattan was always most difficult). It was a "theme" to me but to a casual observer, especially one who had not read Watchmen since it was way before the movie, it would not have appeared so. Another example is the last Heroclix championship from when I played was won by the player cramcompany using lockjaw and Iron Fist (which was not considered a common team build at all at the time even though lockjaw was commonly played and Iron Fist was always considered good). I instantly saw that build as a 'theme'. The theme involved developing an overall strategy and then using different tactics to accomplish the strategy based on the current situation.
Cotillion wrote:For your examples, yes I agree completely about Return not necessarily being a theme. But this is where truly understanding the difference between strategy and tactics comes in. For one example: Mavel's Return file uses Return as a Theme not just as a tactic. The whole file is built to accomplish this theme in many ways (not just the Return card itself). When I say "Return as a theme" I mean taking that one game mechanic and building a file specifically around that mechanic. Another way to look at it it that Guardian is generally considered Refess' best or at least one of the best single cards. Yet most EM files, the generally accepted top Refess file, do not run Guardian. Why not?
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"Guardian, while being a great individual card, does not contribute to the overall theme an Eternal Morning file" Thus while it certainly can provide tactical advantages in certain situations, since it doesn't really contribute to the files' overall strategy, EM files are usually better off replacing Guardian with other cards that provide different tactical advantages but still contribue to the file's overall theme.
Cotillion wrote:I can try to rephrase all this and add more examples specific to Alteil if you are writing another guide, Ill try to find time. Good job though btw, it was a great read. Hope this doesn't sound like criticism, the whole notion of 'theme' has usually provided interesting conversations in real life ccgs I played.
Peralisc2 wrote:I do sort of view grim spam as a theme. The theme of mindlessly spamming grims. So i do agree, but isnt it better to just call it abuse or spam?
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