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Ki Users In The Dresden Verse

 Very quickly, I told Bob about my run in with the Foo Fighters, wincing at every bruise I was reminded myself of. Other than a few crass questions about the girls that took part in my emasculation, it seemed like he was paying close attention to my description. 

 "Thing is, they felt human," I finished. I like to think I can feel out when something is inhuman, at least when it starts pulling out the mojo. Mind you, when most creatures do that, that's when they stop pretending to be the least bit human. "And not like scions either. These were bonafide purebred humans, near as I could tell. Not vanilla mortals for sure, though. Not the way they moved." 

 Bob was quiet for a moment, his eyes socket empty of ethereal orange light. If he were human, I'd expect his eyes to be closed and thoughtful hum to be coming from his lips. "Well, boss, it sounds like you had a run with some ki users. Not a lot of those on this side of the world, more of an Eastern thing." 

 I nodded, reviewing what I remembered about Chicago's latest exotic guests. "That tracks, they sounded like they were from there. So, it wasn't magic then? Or is ki a kind of magic?" 

 "They're the same thing in the way that radio waves and gamma rays are the same thing. Technically, but you're dealing with very different animals. For one, they're not bound by the Laws."

 That got a flinch out of me. The Seven Laws of Magic were a combination of metaphysical and legal. Break them, and it stained your soul, at least right up until some very interested men in grey cloaks come around to chop off your head. It was the biggest thing keeping wizards from running richkshaw over vanilla mortals. 

 "Mind you, you won't normally see a ki user invade minds, change people's forms or raise the dead. Some can, but they're an esoteric minority of an already small bunch And you definitely won't be seeing them time travel or do any kind of summoning, let alone things beyond reality." 

 I thought about what he said or, more importantly, what he didn't say. That still left Law number One, Thou Shalt Not Kill. That'd put a new spin on our encounter if I didn't naturally assume everyone wanted to kill me already anyway. It also meant a bunch of potential killers that could go toe-to-toe with White Court Vampires at the very least were loose in Chicago. Not that they've killed anyone, yet. 

 "Any weaknesses?" I asked, getting to the practical question. 

 "No more than you. Less, actually. They're still mortals, with all the perks that come with having freewill. Ki doesn't even mess up technology the same way magic does." 

 I frowned, thinking of the logistic implications of that. "Is there a particular reason that ki use isn't more widespread? It doesn't sound anywhere near as restrictive as magic." Magic users might be rare, but a big enough city like Chicago has a small community. 

 "There's a few theories, though they all have problems. Your basic predator doesn't like prey that can fight back, hence that White Court scheme to wipe out minor female practitioners, but wizards are a wily bunch, especially when cornered, and you lot have ways of taking your killers with you." 

 I grunted at that, noting at least one implied weakness there, ki users didn't have a Death Curse. Not that I was planning on killing them, but life has a funny way of sneaking up on you and so does murder, so it was a good thing to know ahead of time. 

 "The Jade Court operates in the East and for as quiet as they are no one's got the balls to step into their territory, at least not for long. Now, the theory goes that while every other predator went out of their way to cull the herd of humans that could hop like grasshoppers, the Jade Court cultivated them instead." 

 "Why would they do that?" 

 "Why don't you ask Thomas how good wizards taste? White Court vampires eat with magic, Jade Courts eat with ki, so people think they allowed ki users to spread in their territory for greater meals. The problem is, that's kind of like roiding up your local deer population so they make more meat, it's asking to get gored! I don't know a lot about the Jade Court, not a lot of people do, but I'm pretty sure they're not stupid." 

 "Okay, so what's the other theory?" 

 "Well, whatever misbegotten gene gave you monkeys magic must've been present in your earliest ancestors, because as rare as it is, they still show up everywhere. So, the other theory goes that whatever traits lets humans harness their ki showed up later in Asia. It had to have been after the last Ice Age too, because the trait doesn't appear in Native Americans either. 

 "Now, the problem with that theory is that migration is still a thing. People packed up their things and hoofed it for thousands of miles all the time. Yet, you still hear about ki users so infrequently in the Western hemisphere that you're over here asking me what even are they. So, one of two theories that actually makes sense combines the last two. 

 "The ki trait shows up in Asia, possibly because of Jade Court vampires, meddling with the stock without knowing the results or humans just developing a defense or even both. It grows out of control before they can do anything about it but every time it moves out of their sphere of influence every other predator moves in to cull the herd." 

 I sat back, digesting that monologue of exposition before letting another knot of worry settle in my stomach. As dangerous as that group that I ran into potentially was, they looked young. Like, too young to drink even. And if the local post-human pseudo-cannibals got wind that another breed of freak kine was running around, they might do exactly as Bob suggested and cull the herd once again. Those kids were inordinately tough, I'd seen that myself, but I also didn't go in against them with gun blazing. The monsters of Chicago wouldn't handle them with kids gloves. 

 "Wait, you said one of two theories that made sense. What's the second one?" 

 "That the decadence of the West is detrimental to the discipline needed to harness ki." 

 "Oh, well fuck you then."

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SUZUKI

The story In October 1909, when the Suzuki Loom Works Company was founded by Michio Suzuki in the small village of Hamamatsu, Japan, they were looms coming out of their production line. After thirty years dedicating himself exclusively to the development and production of these complex machines, Michio realized that he should diversify his business. Not because the textile market was bad. Their looms were from the beginning a sales success. But, in the entrepreneur's view, it needed to expand. Analyzing the consumer demands of the time, he decided to produce compact cars. Thus, in 1937, the first car designs of the future automaker begin to be made and, in only two years, SUZUKI already exhibits numerous built prototypes. - - The first cars were equipped with the then innovative 4 stroke four-cylinder 13 horsepower engine. With the imminence of World War II, however, the success story of the automaker had to be postponed. For the Japanese government, civilian cars were considered expendable items, and so the planning of new vehicles was shelved for a while. When the war ended, SUZUKI needed to recover quickly and produced the already renowned looms. But in 1951, with the cotton market collapsing, the factory could no longer keep up with the sale of its looms alone, and once again attention was turned to automobiles. In this postwar period, the Japanese felt a need for personal transportation, available and safe. Several companies began offering gas powered machines that could be attached to a regular bike. SUZUKI's first effort in the world of two wheels appeared in 1952 in the form of a motorized bicycle called Power Free. Designed to be inexpensive and simple to build, the new model featured a two-stroke 36cc engine. And so the SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION was born. In 1954, when the monthly production of motorcycles reached 6,000 units, the company created Suzulight, a small car that started the compact era in Japan and became the first mass-produced car in the country. Equipped with a two-stroke 360-cc engine and independent suspension, the car, introduced in the Japanese market the following year, was one of the pioneers in front-wheel drive projects in the country. In 1958 the brand officially adopted the stylized "S" as its signature. While expanding its factories and resales to other countries, such as the United States in 1963, SUZUKI significantly increased its line of vehicles. In 1968, the first four-wheel drive mini-car, the LJ, began to be developed, which two years later would be marketed under the name of Jimny. Diversification also came in the areas of operation. With the name already recognized for its motorcycles, cars and outboard motors (introduced in its product line in 1965), the company entered in 1974 in the field of medical equipment (with the commercialization of the motorized wheelchair Suzuki Motor Chair Z600 ) and real estate (with the production of prefabricated houses). It was in this decade, the biggest period of development of the brand with the launch of the different versions of the Fronte models and mainly of the small jeep Jimny, that began to be exported to the whole world, of the line of motorcycles GS (400cc, 500cc, 750cc), in addition to the first overseas factory, opened in 1975 in Pakistan. In 1982, the company innovates once again and kicks off the thriving market for all-terrain vehicles, launching the quad-bike QuadRunner LT125, later copied by other companies.

In 1985, the Jeep Samurai was the first car model launched on the American market under the SUZUKI brand. With this model SUZUKI has become a mark of success in the North American market, after all the reputation that already had in Japan in the construction of small cars. However, a few years later, at the end of this decade, the automaker was forced to introduce a new model in the market. The birth of the Suzuki Vitara was occasioned by a curious situation related to the Suzuki Samurai. The small jeep, commercialized in the United States with great success, happened to have high incidence of rollovers. NHTSA, the country's trucking regulator, has determined that the vehicle was unsafe and that it should be wider, longer and heavier to trade. This forced SUZUKI to create a new vehicle, the Vitara. Also in this decade SUZUKI also conquered Europe through models such as the Vitara and Jimny jeeps, as well as the compact Ignis, Liana and Wagon models. The success of its compact cars led to a large increase in production and consequently in sales, which reached, in 1995, more than 975,000 cars. In the following years the Japanese automaker launched enormously successful automobiles like the Gran Vitara, Jimmy and SX4. SUZUKI currently offers a versatile line of including the spirited four-door SX4 Sport, the bold five-door SX4 Crossover, the thrilling mid-size XL7 SUV, the rugged compact Grand Vitara SUV, the popular SX4 sedan, and the European-style Splash compact. In Brazil, SUZUKI cars were re-marketed again from December 2008 with the Gran Vitara model, after a five-year absence.

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Local government and business leaders, the project development team, PHS staff and GracePointe Crossing staff and residents gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony held on the main campus, located on RiverHills Parkway, where construction began earlier this fall. The vision of PHS has been paramount in addressing and providing services in what we refer to as the senior tsunami, said Mayor Marlys Palmer, who addressed the guests attending the ceremony. Palmer spoke about the value GracePointe Crossing has brought to the community, by providing housing and services for older adults as well as through programs, educational activities and caregiver support. Our citizens look forward to the completion of this building project, not only for this common good, but also for the employment opportunities and the assurance that our city will continue to grow and prosper. The redevelopment and expansion project will reconnect the living options at GracePointe Crossing by moving the Gables East and West care centers. The new care center will serve up to 141 long-term residents, including care center memory care residents. The building will connect to GracePointe Crossing Commons assisted living to consolidate amenities and services and enrich community life. The new Gables will be designed in a home-like setting to accommodate Liberty Personally Designed Living, the care model of PHS. An additional 50 senior apartments and 18 assisted living memory care apartments will be included in the new construction, as well as a therapy center for resident and outpatient services. A new Town Center will feature a chapel/auditorium, bistro, wellness center, salon and theater. Ten Village Homes (townhomes) were eliminated to accommodate the new construction. The project to expand and reposition GracePointe Crossing will meet the changing housing and services demands of older adults in the region.

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