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And now for something completely different, and just for fun.
My son and I have been enjoying Minecraft since last fall, working first with the Pocket Edition and mostly with the PC version that supports creating circuitry with the Redstone element. Between my son and I, he's more of a builder and I'm the one that more enjoys mining.
In one of my worlds,* which I'm just playing by myself, I've been working a lot with enchantments for which you need a variety of materials like Lapis Lazuli (necessary to do enchanting) and the quite rare Diamonds (used to make the best armor, tools, and weapons). This has led me to do some systematic mining deep underground where these materials are best found. Because I was specifically looking for diamonds, I concentrated on mining at levels 5-12 (see the Ore page for distribution statistics), where you'll also find lots of other good stuff too.
This kind of mining is best done systematically. Here's how I went about it:
- Standing on level 11, I circumscribed a 50×50 square tunnel, 2 blocks high (you could do any dimensions), periodically dropping torches on the outer side of the walls for light.
- Level 11 is recommended because lava lakes are generated at this same level, so you'll always come out on the edge of one rather than below one where it'll drop on you and cook you rather quickly. (Always carry a bucket of water in case you get set on fire, and it's also handy to dump on top of lava to make obsidian, which is an effective way to remove lava and mine obsidian at the same time.(
- I then mines tunnels in one direction all along the square, going every other block. This means that I end up with a bunch of parallel tunnels with a one block wall in between. This accounts for the fact that ores nearly always come in groups of 3 or more blocks, so you don't have to mine out every last bit to find the ores. You will occasionally miss a single block of something like diamond, but they seldom generate that way.
- For the first tunnel near an edge, I don't bother dropping torches but punch a hole in the wall about every 6 blocks to let light in from the adjacent tunnel. This is pretty sufficient for keeping monsters from generating, though they do show up every now and then. (But they're in tunnels so very easy to handle.)
- I then light the next tunnel (the third) the same way I lit the first. In other words, odd tunnels get light, even tunnels get holes. This way I save on torches.
- When I encounter ore, I typically mine the whole thing out, but sometimes leave stuff on lower levels for the next set of tunnels.
- Once all the level 11 tunnels were done, I made a hole in each corner for ladders going down to level 8–which allows for a two-block high tunnel with one block for the ceiling.
- I then circumscribed the same 50×50 edge tunnels and repeated the parallel tunneling. At level 8 though, you have to listen for lava sources. When you do, be careful as you mine in case lava flows out. However, if you start at level 11, you'll know where most of these are. When I encounter a lava lake at level 11 I'll dump water on it to turn it to obsidian and mine a bunch of it out. As lava is exposed at level 10, I'll water it down too. This reduces the risk of getting cooked, and makes it far less likely to encounter flowing lava in the level 8 tunnels.
- Finally, I did the same thing again down to level 5, which is the lowest you can go without encountering bedrock obstacles.
I was quite pleased with everything I was able to extract, especially as I used a pickaxe with the Fortune III enchantment when mining lapis, diamond, coal, and redstone to increase the yield. What I found interesting, though, is that the return on mining at level 5 wasn't nearly as good as levels 8 and 11 as these numbers illustrate
|Levels 8-12
|Level 5-6
|% Level 8-12
|% Level 5-6
In short, the effort to mine at level 5 really wasn't worth it. I'd have been better off extending the range of the tunnels at levels 8 and 11, or, if looking for Lapis, to extend up to make tunnels at level 14.
In any case, I got quite a good haul out of this effort!
* For this world I used the seed "St Louis" because we'd just visited there. It's a great challenge, as you spawn on a set of mesa islands with just a single tree to work with, and a little bit of grass from which to get seeds. But that was plenty, as I have a whole forest and farms going strong. There's also an ocean monument nearby, and if you go straight east for a while (use a boat) from the southeast islands you'll cross a couple more islands and then get to a desert village and a number of other villages nearby.


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Division of guitars according to the method of creation and formation the tone
After the strings are twisted, a tone is generated, which is guided by a bridge and a resonant hole in the body of the instrument. There, with the help of the front plate, rib placement and the shape of the tool body, it strengthens and acquires the necessary qualities, such as color. The quality of these guitars is therefore completely dependent on the right design and the material from which they are made.
They are especially outstanding with irreplaceable color and purity of tone and machine independence.
The disadvantage can be low volume, especially when playing in a busy environment.
It would very much rise in price if some individuals learned to shut up h ... and listen :-)
Spanish guitar
The other guitars are distinguished mainly by a greater neck width (50 mm, +/- 2 mm), a more colorful tone, always a round resonance hole, and nylon strings, which, unlike other guitars, are fastened to the bridge by knots created by the strings. See Guitar Strings for more info.
The right hand plays almost exclusively fingers, but the trick is an exception (some jazz styles).
Typical is nail play, which gives us a sharp and distinctive tone.
Its use is mainly in classical music, flamenco, brazilian music and jazz.
Jumbo guitar
The Spanish guitar is distinguished by a narrower fingerboard and metal strings. Typical is the more robust body of a tool, which usually allows for brighter bass tones. The neck is adapted to a greater string tension, often with a reinforced wire that can accommodate any unwanted bend. The strings are fixed to the bridge by means of pins. Your right hand is playing with your fingers or thumps.
Jumbo is used in many musical styles, the most common are country, folk, jazz, blues, rock.
Western guitar
So far I have not found the fundamental difference between jumb and western guitar. Perhaps only jumbo has a more robust body and, therefore, more bloody bass.
Jazz Guitar
It has an arched top plate with two sound apertures, so-called ephids, which are similar to the violin's violins. It is equipped with a cut-out for the left hand (so-called cutaway) for better movement and easier to reach the heights. Another specific feature is the pickguard, which is the impact area for the picker, and a hand that prevents damage to the surface of the front panel. As the name itself suggests - it is typical of jazz music.
Hawaiian guitar
It is similar to the Spanish guitar, tuned into the main chord, and it differs mainly in the way of the game: We cross the strings with a metal tunic in our hand, shortening the tone of the tone.
The resonant guitar (the body is fitted with a large aluminum resonator) with a wooden body. For good guitar rounded neck, we can play either classic guitar style or so called slide style (using a handcuff like a Hawaiian guitar), where the tool can be placed horizontally on the knees. It has a strong and bell-like sound and is used mainly in country and bluegrass.
Acoustic bass
is a stringed bass tool that has a hollow body similar to a western guitar, but slightly larger. Most acoustic basses are fitted with sleepers, but they are also unprotected. The instrument normally has four stunts, the tuning is similar to a double bass or an EADG bass (an octave below the deeper strings of a normal guitar). Exceptionally, multiplayer tools also appear. Because hearing acoustic bass without an amplifier can be difficult, the instruments are usually equipped with a piezoelectric sensor.
The first modern acoustic bass was developed by Ernie Ball in the early 1970s. At the end of the 80's and during the 1990's, the acoustic bass was used during MTV Unplugged concerts.
They are similar to acoustic guitars, they differ only in built-in sound pickup electronics (kennel sensor, built-in microphone, Jack 1/4 connector input, etc.). Their popularity is growing, thanks to the ability to sound a tool. It often helps to solve the band's loudness problem with louder instruments (drums, electric basses, wind instruments).
An electric guitar (more accurately electrophonic) is a type of guitar in which electromagnetic sensors convert the vibration of strings with a steel core into an electric current that is guided by the guitar into an amplifier. An electric guitar often uses various effects to adjust the sound. The resulting sound is also greatly influenced by the amplifier and speaker used. Guitars are of a variety of shapes.
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On engineered fraternity
We shared a leaf between us both
Of us it made a kin;
And no one knew -
They knew of you,
Of me they'll find out too.
Unwilling birds together shared
To bring us both at once;
For us they died -
Who died hath tied,
So blood could claim we lied.
We crushed a seed with borrowed hands
We both found in it calm;
Over it spill -
And spill at will,
Of times awaiting still.
The ages of 18 through 20, my college years, were particularly precious. It was a difficult time for me because I had left my hometown of Dubai, and relocated to Goa, India, which is where I'm supposedly from. It's difficult for a teenager to leave his entire world behind, and move to a whole new country. And not just any country - India. I did not feel like I was moving forward, I felt like I was moving backward. On my prom night, I was saying goodbye to friends who were moving to the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand - or just staying in Dubai. I was the ONLY ONE moving to India - and I was gutted. My world was my colony where I grew up, my friends, my then girlfriend. It was everything I had ever known for 18 years of my life - and now it was being taken away. A day after prom I was on a plane to India with my family, that's how quickly the move happened. And on that plane, I thought about what was in store - which was nothing. As far as I was concerned, nothing was in store. I was not excited. This was not going to be a new adventure. I was not going to return to Dubai with tales from the land of the Kamasutra. As far as I knew, I was being punished, and I did not know why.
The first few months were torture. I missed everyone. I would scrounge for change to make ISD calls from phone booths. I would send 140 character SMS messages that cost a fortune. I even wrote letters. And received them. But at some point I realised that by doing that, I was just holding on to something that I didn't really have, and probably never would. Relationships that were bound to evolve, most probably without me - and there was nothing I could do about it, because life goes on. And so I started making new ones. If I was going to have to survive in this new place, whether I like it or not, I had to make new friends and new relationships. This poem is about one of those relationship. It was not a romantic relationship of any kind, but one that holds a very special place in my heart. The person I wrote this for was there for me in so many ways during those initial months. He was a mentor, a brother, and a friend with whom I had some rather strange, albeit interesting adventures. The kind I was convinced wold never happen to me in this strange land - and yet it did. In the almost 15 years since we first met, we've grown apart, fallen out, gotten back together, gotten married (to other people), added new relationships to the fold - grown the tribe, and through everything, made my life what it is today. Really what it is, is a testament to the fact that change really is inevitable in the world around you. You can choose to change with it, or you can choose to stay still. You can stop, or you can continue to move forward. But ask yourself, would you rather be the seed? Or the flower it becomes? The choice is yours.
If you met God
If you met God today
What would you say?
What might he look like?
What might He say?
Would you tell him you're sorry
For the things you've done?
For the people you've cheated?
For the lies you've spun?
Or would you just stare
And say nothing at all?
Scared that at last
The wicked would fall?
Or maybe you'd explain
The cause of your plan,
And fail to forget
The one who made man.
God is in the word, and the Devil is in the detail. It's a very interesting concept that I discovered while reading the works of the inimitable Paulo Coehlo - though this poem was written long before I picked up any of his books. This I wrote way back in 2004, when I was 18, but while reading this again, it made me think of The Alcehmist and Brida, and the nature of people who are good for you, and those who are just vile.
I'm sure back then I had a different reason for writing this, but now, all things considered, 18 year old me has nothing on 31 year old me. So much has changed. I've grown, physically and mentally. And every experience has thought me something. The most important thing that I have learned is that the Universe is greater than all of us - the creator of the universe is greater still. But yet, as insignificant as we are, God is in us all - and in the words we speak. For the words we use are the greatest weapon known to man. It has the power to create relationships, and break them. Every war that was ever fought, was fought after words, and ended because of them as well. How we use our words is so important, because God is in them. But interestingly, we all know it's possible to say one thing, and mean another - and that my friends, is where the Devil resides. In the details. Details like intent, sarcasm, deceit. We think we're being so smart, but the one who created us is the smartest of all. And if you were to meet him after all of this, do you really think you can pull the wool over his eyes as well? If God resides in all of us, then do you think you can truly deceive your partner, your co-worker, or your friend? You can try - make up a story, spin a tale that after enough repetition could possibly fool you as well - but remember, you can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time - but you can't fool all of the people all of the time. And that's my take away from this. If you don't have something good to say, don't say anything. Let your actions speak for you. But if you do have something to say, let it be something good. Something that will build bridges instead of a wall. Something that ties bonds, not breaks hearts. Your words should not be a weapon, it should be a tool. Tools build, weapons destroy. Use your words to build.
The locket
She gave her a locket
And told her "my girl,
This is precious, hold tight,
Keep it safe from the world –
Till the day you meet someone,
Not tomorrow, but soon,
Who will promise the world,
With the sun and the moon.
But be wary, for words
Sell for less than a pound
And if your locket is lost
It will never be found"
So with caution she held it,
Her locket of gold
To never be opened
To never be sold
To be continued …
You have to be living under a rock to not know about the incessant rape culture that has enveloped this country. What was once something that was carried out and later discussed in the shadows, has now made its way into the light - broad daylight. Everyday there are instances of rape across India, and the most unfortunate part is that it doesn't show signs of slowing down. At this point, let me just say that when I speak of rape, I am referring to sex that is not consensual, be it a woman, man, animal, or child. If either one party has not agreed to the act, then for all intents and purposes, it is rape.
When I sat down to write this poem, my head was buzzing. I started mulling over this concept a few weeks ago, and it kept evolving. Till finally when I sat down to write it, I decided, I wasn't going to write out the entire poem. In fact, I was just going to start it, and when my mind clears, complete it - give it an ending. Or maybe not. Maybe I'll continue the story, while I decide whether or not this story has a happy ending. Because isn't that what rape is? Doesn't it start one way and end another? And does the rapist know going in how this is going to end? Maybe he or she will get his or her way, leave the other person there, and flee the scene. Or maybe the other person will not take it lying down, and the rapist will have to make the decision to kill that person so that there is no evidence. Or maybe, the victim will fight back; overpower his or her attacker and bring his or her own justice because the system that was put in place to do just that has failed. You don't know unless it's you in that situation - and I pray it never is. This will also be continued ...
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Fortune finds itself surrounded by beggars
Cloaked in the shadow of guilt –
Wretched bodies of men, thrown to the stones
On which this city was built.
Ashes to dust, your phoenix was slaughtered
By invalids covered in grease,
And through the streets and underground tunnels
You wait for the moaning to cease.
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Puzzling Urbanization
How should we try to anticipate the future of urbanization? What are the drivers of European urbanization in the coming decades? How should we make sense of them in the Finnish context?
In the foresight seminar organized by the URMI project, we will hear presentations on urban dynamics as well as on possibilities to anticipate their future. There will be two keynote speeches by foreign guests, both top-notch scholars in their fields:
Arjan van Timmeren is the Professor of Environmental Technology at TU Delft Department of Urbanism, in the Netherlands. He is specialised on urban dynamics and theories of complexity.
Kerstin Cuhls works as a scientific project manager at the Frauenhofer Institute in Karlsruhe, Germany, where her projects deal with Futures Research methods and technology foresight in Asia and Europe.
The seminar includes also inputs from Finnish experts. They will present recent contributions in the field of urban futures as the basis for discussion.
Professor Panu Lehtovuori from Tampere University presents puzzling urbanization and urbanization drivers.
Tuomas Martikainen from Migration Institute of Finland tells how international migration can be forecasted.
İdil Gaziulusoy from Aalto University Department of Design presents shifting trajectories on carbon neutral cities.
Rasmus Aro from MDI tells about the regionalised data trajectories, with examples including the Population Forecast for 10 urban regions.
Aleksi Neuvonen, Otto-Wille Koste & Kaisa Schmidt-Thomé from Demos Helsinki present The Urbanization Scenarios produced in cooperation of the URMI and BEMINE projects.
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The eerie waters that flow under a bridge that leads you to Gapsa Temple in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do.
Hello Again Everyone!!
Like Donghaksa Temple in Gongju, I had long wanted to revisit Gapsa Temple. And much like Donghaksa Temple, it was raining torrential rain. But I guess that should be expected from this summer. However, Gapsa Temple was just as beautiful as I remembered it, even though it was raining.
Gapsa Temple is located on the west side of Gyeryong-san National Park, and it's one of the oldest temples in all of Korea. It dates back to 420 A.D. when monk Ado, who helped introduce Buddhism to the Silla Dynasty. Gapsa Temple was later expanded in 556 A.D. by monk Hyemyeong. It was after this time that the temple became one of the top ten temples in the Hwaeom Buddhist Order as ordered by monk Eusang in 679. Then the temple was expanded one more time in 887 by the monk Muyeom. Unfortunately, like most important temples in Korea, all the temple buildings at Gapsa Temple were burnt to the ground during the Imjin War in 1592 to 1597. Luckily for us, the temple was rebuilt in 1604. It was further expanded in 1654. Originally, the temple was called Gyerong Gapsa during the early Joseon Period; but it was subsequently shortened to its present name: Gapsa Temple.
Initially, the trail will quickly fork to the left and right next to the parking lot. The path to the right leads through a gauntlet of Korean restaurants. If you want to avoid this, take the trail that leads left. You'll walk for about 500 metres before coming to the temple's ticket booth and the stately Iljumun Gate. Not long after this gate, you'll cross over a bridge that allows you to cross over the cascading water below you. There is an older looking Chinese character graffiti littered amongst the rocks. Continuing your climb up the ascending hillside towards the temple, you'll next come to the beautiful Cheonwangmun Gate that houses the Four Heavenly Kings. These fierce looking Kings are trampling equally fierce demons under their feet. After making the one kilometre hike up the trail, you'll come to a bend in the road, this is the surest sign that you've arrived at Gapsa Temple, that and the fact that you'll finally be able to see the temple buildings.
When you first arrive at the temple grounds the first building you'll see on the elevated hillside is the hall called Gangdang, which was formally a lecture hall. This hall is now dedicated to Jijang-bosal (The Bodhisattva of the Afterlife). Inside this hall, as you'll later see when you climb the stairs to the main courtyard, is an altar with a taller seated Jijang-bosal. Behind him, in this cavernously lit hall, is a wall of smaller sized Jijang-bosal statues around the altar. To the right of the altar is a beautiful black painting depicting Jijang-bosal and his assistants. To the rear of the hall is a unique structure with handles on it. This elaborately coloured wooden top that stands about two and a half metres in height is meant to be spun around by an individual. It's said that whoever spins this top will have their bad karma dissolved. Still in the lower courtyard, you'll also see a little pavilion. Inside this little pavilion is the temple's bronze bell. This bell was cast in 1584 and stands a stout one metre in height.
Climbing the stairs, the Jijang-bosal hall will be to your immediate left. Stepping forward, you'll be greeted by a lush and grassy green courtyard, which is somewhat atypical of a Korean courtyard that is usually just made of dirt. To the far right is the lecture hall and administrative centre, which is off limits. To the far left are the monk dorms. Immediately ahead of you is the main hall, Daeung-jeon Hall. Inside this large hall are seven altar pieces: three seated Buddhas and four standing Bodhisattvas. On either wall of this elaborately decorated interior are guardian paintings. Atypically, the main hall has no paintings decorating this main hall that dates back to 1604. To the back, and to the right, is the newly built Three Spirits Hall. The exterior of this hall is decorated with paintings representing the three Shaman gods housed inside this hall. The inside of the hall has three beautifully rendered paintings of the Shaman gods.
There were a few things that we were unable to see while at Gapsa Temple, but they are things I would like to talk about just in case someone out there might want to see them. One of the things we didn't see was the Daejeok-jeon hall. This hall is just down the hill in a clearing. It's where the original temple was situated. Inside this hall are housed Seokgamoni-bul, Amita-bul, and Birojana-bul who is in the centre of this triad. Next to this hall is a stupa that is highly unique. The base has swirling dragons and lotus buds. The body of the stupa is decorated with the Heavenly Kings, while the top is capped with a tile roof. Another part of the temple we didn't see was the hall, Pyochungwon, which houses a portrait of Yeonggyu-daesa. He was the warrior monk that helped lead during the wars of the 1590's against the Japanese. This hall was built in 1738 to commemorate Yeonggyu-daesa and two other monks. And finally, there is a standing figure of Yaksayore-bul (The Medicine Buddha) that is housed in a small trailside grotto 100 metres from the temple courtyard. So unlike us, don't miss them!
HOW TO GET THERE: The easiest way to get to Gapsa Temple is from the city of Gongju. You can take the frequent buses that leave from the Gongju bus terminal. Take bus number 2, and the ride will take you about 30 minutes. Or you can take bus number 2 from the neighbouring city of Yuseong. The travel time of this bus is about 50 minutes.
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OVERALL RATING: 8.5/10. There's a lot to see and do at one of the oldest temples in all of Korea. The beautiful main hall at Gapsa Temple is adorned with beautiful paintings and Buddha and Bodhisattva statues. The newly renovated Jijang-jeon is beautifully adorned with a wall of smaller sized, but eerily lit, Jijang-bosal statues. To the rear of the hall is a Buddhist top for dispelling bad karma. Finally, if you have the time, you can explore some of the things that aren't housed in the main courtyard at Gapsa Temple like Daejeok-jeon hall, the uniquely designed stupa, the hall for housing a portrait of a warrior monk, or the rock grotto dedicated to Yaksayore-bul (The Medicine Buddha).


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Another SXSW (recaps from 2010, 2011 & 2012 – comedy to revisit!) came and went; I must confess, I went to Austin kicking and screaming, not wanting to run thru the labyrinth of confectionery displays and the tragerrificness of watching bands come from all over for the madness of shitty sound, ego presenting disconnect and subpar audiences. On the other hand, such a high percentage of colleagues in the biz are in town, both Zuzuka Poderosa and Los Rakas had intimate showcases and a shot at showing their live show to a slew of new folks across different mundos…so Texas was messed with. Friends were seen, new music was absorbed (highlights: Keys N Krates, Las Cafeteras, Red Baraat & lowlights: your most hyped hip-hop crew) and BBQ was had.
I had the fortune to hang out with the good people of Sacramento's Sol Collective and make homebase a beautiful lakehouse about 25 minutes away from ground zero (aka 6th Street). From there, I was able to wake up with the sun and ripples of the water to calm and prepare for the long days/daze while being surrounded with family: Estella Sanchez (Sol Collective founder) and her family, the folks from Trust Your Struggle and a cast of crazy creative folks.
Running around with artists makes it a little difficult to really see much else at SXSW and with a schedule like this, even more so. But it was a great opportunity to catch up with both Raka Rich, Raka Dun and Zuzuka Poderosa – who I don't always get to see face-to-face all year in this sort of setting. You are constantly interfacing with folks who may have never heard your band's music – everyone becomes a hustler. But then, such a high frequency of friends and industry colleagues are around too – so it's a wonderful time for reunion and re-connecting. Luckily I was able to make some SX homebases, like Converse Rubbertracks mobile studio, FADER Fort and the c3 Virgin Mobile House – with drinks flowing and battery chargers available (and steak tacos!) I also took the time this year to carve out oasis' of time for meet-ups and dinners, which added a nice pace to the usual madness and took me out of the regular limbo.
What made this year particularly special was helping with some promotion for Sol Collective's 'Listen Global. Act Local' showcase at Kenny Dorham's Backyard next to the Historic Victory Grill, which Austinist called, "one of the most off the map and lovingly curated events of the festival" and featured A Tribe Called Red, Los Rakas, Sonora, Mandeep Sethi, Zuzuka Poderosa w/ King Louie, World Hood, Las Cafeteras, Chorizo Funk, El Indio, DLRN hosted by Andru Defeye. Pop Matters dedicated almost its entire post-SXSW coverage on the mini-festival, in a piece called "SXSW Music: Finding the Diamonds in the (Very) Rough." I'm so excited for this project to grow in the coming years and add some organic community-minded global programming to SX.
The trip was cut short (and welcome) as I made my way late Friday night of SX to Mexico City for their equivalent to Coachella – Vive Latino – which was a treat! Check the coverage in NPR's Alt.Latino, Remezcla, Panamerika and MTV Iggy (peep me in the shot for Ari Puello #soyfan) for a well-rounded summary of how great it was! Will definitely be back.
Some photo highlights of the week: Zuzuka Poderosa & Peligrosa's King Louie @ 505 Warehouse (Photo by Subcomandante Quito)
My SXSW Uniform @ FADER Fort (Photo by Zuzuka Poderosa)
Los Rakas @ Mixpak vs Tormenta Showcase (Photo via XLR8R)
Zuzuka the Zebra on the Texas Tracks (Photo by moi!)
Los Rakas in Austin 2013 (Photo by Society Hae)
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Los Rakas and Sol Collective's Estella Sanchez @ #GlobalLocalSXSW
Zuzuka Power LIVE @ #GlobalLocalSXSW
Sunshinin' on myself & Bear Witness from A Tribe Called Red #GlobalLocalSXSW
One of my favorite charachters from SX: Molefi and his Shea Butter!
Los Rakas interview with Society Hae – coming soon!
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Touching down in Austin's SXSW manana & Mexico City's Vive Latino on Saturday. See you!?
"Los Rakas is one of the most talented & multi-faceted globalized voices in hip hop & R&B." – Austinist
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Whilst ego -surfing Technorati the other day , I saw that I had been linked to by one Eliza F , Late of London, stout of heart, and strong of blog .
Don't let the pink design fool you. Diane Vreeland says that "Pink is the Navy Blue of India" and, if you doubt the signifigance of this utterance, take it up with the authors of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. I crap you negative, this very dab was included in a recent edition. Quotation? Yes. Familiar? No.......
What was signifigant about the link was (and is) that it's one of only 8 listed in the blogroll and was described thusly: " A blog about er... blogs which would be an exercise in over analytical up-arsedom except it is brilliant"
Eliza, I am blushing the color of your oh so pink background. Noone's ever said that about anything I've written.
Here's another blog you should add to your blogroll post haste: My Boyfriend Is A Twat . He is, it does, and thanks again for the undeserved superlatives.


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Wednesday, 19 September, 2001, 10:48 GMT 11:48 UK
Embassies act on Pakistan unrest
Western embassies in Pakistan have ordered the families of diplomats and non-essential staff to leave the capital, Islamabad.
The moves come amid fears of increasing unrest in Pakistan as the United States prepares to launch military action against the Taleban in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Correspondents say support for the Taleban is strong on the ground in Pakistan and there have been several anti-American protests in the past few days.
The British High Commission in Pakistan has issued an order, asking all diplomatic dependents and non-essential staff to leave Islamabad, "in the light of the security situation".
"British nationals who choose to stay in Pakistan should exercise caution, avoid crowds and demonstrations," the High Commission said.
The US embassy said non-essential staff had already been given an option to leave earlier in the week. France, Canada and other European Union countries have also taken similar measures.
But diplomats stressed that the moves did not amount to an evacuation.
"The embassies are thinning out their staff out now when it is not too bad so that it is easier if we have to evacuate later," the AFP news agency quoted a western diplomat as saying.
Growing protests
The moves come as 1,000 Islamic students held a protest rally in the north-western city of Peshawar.
They held placards with messages of support for Osama Bin Laden and Taleban leader Mullah Omar, and said if the US attacked Afghanistan they would go there to fight a holy war.
Police were deployed to prevent them from approaching the consulate. It was the largest such demonstration in recent days.
Religious leaders in Pakistan have warned that such protests could turn violent if the US launched an attack on Afghanistan.
They are angry at General Musharraf for accepting a US request for assistance in the event of any attack.
The Pakistani leader is expected to defend his decision in his nationwide address later on Wednesday.
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Eurozone inflation falls further below central bank target
Inflation has dipped modestly across the 19-country eurozone in December largely because of a moderation in the growth of energy price rises, figures show.
Eurostat, the European Union's statistics agency, said consumer prices across the eurozone were 1.4% higher in the year to December, down from 1.5% the month before.
The decline was expected in financial markets and means that inflation remains well below the European Central Bank's (ECB) policy goal of just below 2%.
Of perhaps more concern to policymakers at the ECB is the fact that the core rate, which strips out volatile items such as food and energy, remained even lower at 0.9%. That suggests that the economic rebound in the eurozone has yet to materially affect wages.
A buoyant economy should help reduce unemployment, stoke wages and consumer prices. However, in the wake of a near-decade-long economic crisis that saw unemployment in many parts of the region jump dramatically, this economic transmission mechanism appears to have broken down for now, with workers still too wary to ask for big wage gains.
The lower core rate is a clear indication that wage rises remain subdued across the eurozone even though the recovery is going well and the ECB has slashed interest rates and pumped hundreds of billions of euros into the eurozone economy.
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Worries that populist politicians across the eurozone would win power in a series of elections in 2017, notably in France and the Netherlands, failed to materialise, while concerns over the future of Greece in the eurozone have eased.
Unemployment across the eurozone has been falling steadily, notably in Spain, which endured a sky-high rate of around 25% for years. Still, unemployment across the region remains relatively high at 8.8%, around double the rate in the United States.
The ECB remains convinced that the sustained fall in unemployment will eventually start to work its way through into higher wages, which should help inflation get to its target rate.
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ECB president Mario Draghi has argued that the recent era of low interest rates and negligible inflation may have convinced wage negotiators to settle for lower pay deals, with many possibly more focused on keeping jobs than securing higher salaries.
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Bert Colijn, senior eurozone economist at ING, said there are signs in surveys that the normal transmission mechanism by which higher growth leads to higher pay and inflation is beginning to show itself and that wage growth will "start to pick up more meaningfully this year" as firms look to hire to meet demand.
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Has it already been nearly a month since we were at Icehouse Mpls w/ Oyin Dance Collective and Jayanthi Kyle / Wes Burdine (Gospel Machine)!
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the Jemez mountains.( Swampers). The photo on the right was taken just before the TTC.
|Yes this V10 in this truck can chirp the four rear drive wheels on pavement!!!
Way cool!!!
Articulation is out of this world. It will be a great Top Truck Challenge Truck
(Stan competed in the 2004 TTC, see some of the photos on the Four Wheeler TTC pages).
Look for the USA at off-road rallys throughout the US. The official usa6x6.com site
will have appearance details. So what's next? Look here: USA 10X10 Tow-Rex!
A while ago I received emails from Stan and Daniel who, after seeing the T-Rex concept Ram, were considering a construction project to build a 6X6 Ram. They promised to keep me updated with their progress. In May 2001, I began receiving project photos. Here they are!
The cost of this project is expected to be only $12,000. It will be sporting three axles, exterior roll cage, custom bumpers front and back, hyd. winch, and a whole lot more. The axles are 2.5 ton Rockwell military versions, which make the OEM Dana 60 and Dana 70 axles look down right puny.
Stan writes: "I plan to do alot of safaris with this truck. I want to go up to the artic and Alaska, and also do a lot of off roading around here locally at Farmingtom, Moab, Teluride, and maybe a trip out to Glamis. This truck has been a dream of mine ever since I saw the first T-Rex unveiled in 1997. As soon as DC scrapped the project I began designing my own. It is great to see a 2 year project finally come to fruition."
See the December 2002 issue of FourWheeler for an article about the T-Rex.
|Photos of the construction process
Original 1997 truck
Front Axle photos
Rear Axle photos
Body Work photos
|Left: The original 2500 Ram pickup with some 50" tires beside it to look at overall fit (for fun).
|Daniel Little - 6X6 conversion specialist dbl7[a]hotmail.com
Web Site: usa6x6.com
Stan D. Prueitt - USA 6X6 T-Rex owner sprueitt[a]lanl.gov Stan's other trucks
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As athlete's we take our fitness seriously. But what about the planet's fitness? Cape to Cabot has joined Athlete's For a Fit Planet and taken the Pledge of Sustainability to make this the first green race in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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2018 has just started and potentially every other person is trying to come up with NY resolutions. I don't normally do that as IMHO you can try to change/learn/travel/save money etc every month. You don't need to wait till the beginning of the new year to start changing things..every moment is good for that….
So last year I had my 12 resolutions for 2017 but when reading them now how many did I actually stick to? Wow – 10 out of 12 – not bad I suppose. I failed only with not signing up for the mystery shopping and not selling unwanted belongings but considering that 2017 was a mad year with an unexpected house purchase I can live with myself failing 2 out of 12 resolutions as it still gives me pretty good score…
This year however I am going to do something else. I am going to be more offline than online and for that reason I am going to use a budgeting journal. I am going to follow Japanese art of saving money called: Kakebo.
Did you know that Abraham Lincoln was in debt in early 1840 and his solution to recovering from it was exactly when cutting down on many expenses he had..
Kakebo is perfect for me as it is a recipe for decluttering the finances when applying minimalism (something I have been trying to master pre 2017 already).
Ok I am money saving girl, so you may say I do not need it – but I think that there is always a room for improvement, so here we are starting 2018 with a budgeting journal. I will plan my month ahead to be more mindful about my money.
As per Japanese people beliefs tidiness in one's finances is as important as tidiness in one's house. Saving money with Kakebo isn't about being stingy, it's about working out what is most valuable for your well being. Kakebo author claims that kakebo is the act of thinking mindfully about where one's money goes.
What is high on my wellbeing list in 2018?
- Good food is definitely very high up on my list as I believe you can live well for less– I am very much interested in eating quality food, food which is healthy as I don't see any point in buying cheap processed food. In my opinion that's not saving money but deceiving your body and no good will come out of it in the elderly age…
- Books – I love reading so I keep using free Kindle Library (as an Amazon Prime member I am entitled to 1 free book per month) to get 1 free book per month, saving that way on my Amazon spend. I keep doing Google Opinion Reward surveys from time to time and using the money in Play store for books.
- Traveling – whenever I am free I try to go away, so I hope to keep up this trend in 2018. I haven't planned any cheap holidays yet but I will keep checking Holiday Pirates for some amazing deals.
And what are yours 2018 resolutions/plans/goals? Do you have any? Feel free to comment below 🙂


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The S&P is down 5% in a week. News writers are talking about the pending doom and gloom of the Chinese economy. Gold prices are falling through the roof. The Blue Jays have won 11 straight; they are going to the World Series. The world's not right any more. It's time to hide in a bunker with beans and bottled water. The pending financial apocalypse is coming.
All this news the past week has been there to scare the average investor. Those who invest emotionally and watch the stock market roller coaster up and down will have a hard time stomaching such a large decline that we experienced over the past week. People only see short term results, but the 9.7% year to date gain in the S&P was just a distant memory. The bar room chatter has already begun to swing from why I didn't buy to why I didn't sell.
The fact is, none of what is happening should scare you. You shouldn't be investing for the short term. You should be financially planning for your future, not what you need to spend tomorrow. The fact that the S&P has already risen so much in this year should tell you something already. It's unsustainable. On average the stock market has only ever averaged 8-9% of annual growth historically. Even if the stock market did nothing for the rest of the year, 2013 would already have been considered a very good year in investing.
So what should you do when the markets go down? Check to make sure your financial plan is still being followed. Are you still allocating your money in the proper ratios of what a balanced portfolio should look like? As bond prices drop and the stock market rises, is your exposure to stocks too high now? Make sure that you keep your desired ratios of stocks, bonds, fixed income and real estate within your desired targets. Remember that a good diversified portfolio will protect your money from a volatile market in any one particular sector.
Take the opportunity to buy into a down market. If you have been researching investments to buy and you haven't yet pulled the trigger on it, then the best time to buy is when no one else wants it. Think of it as a shirt on the sales rack. Many people have looked at it browsed it and no one wants it. It's been sitting there so it eventually goes on clearance. When it's on clearance it's as low as it can get, but it's a shirt that you've been scoping out every day, so now that it's so cheap why not buy it?
Don't let mass media influence your decisions because media is there to provide entertainment. No one would read the news if it was boring, but if the headlines were overly dramatic then it would catch your attention. Stay true to your principles and don't let your emotions get the best of you. Remember that your goal is to build a well balanced, diversified portfolio that will help you weather the worst of times and reward you during the good times. If you need to top up a specific asset class because it is now running under your desired goals, then do so. This is how balancing a portfolio works and it is something you should be doing periodically when significant financial events occur.
Remember my last post about the CPP and how well it manages its money even in turbulent times? It seems that the Toronto Star has been reading my past post and even they too are telling you how you should be learning from them too. As I have mentioned before, stay patient, give yourself a longer time horizon and all of these turbulent times will feel like a road bump in your overall financial goals.


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Sounds Like the Future (2013 Zero S in Manhattan)
Zero Motorcycles recently brought their 2013 lineup of electric motorcycles to New York City. I was lucky enough to grab one to ride around the Big Apple and to stop by the Ear Inn (the motorcycle gathering spot on Tuesday nights) before bringing the bike home for the evening. There will be a write-up in an upcoming issue, but I thought that I'd share some thoughts here on the Digital Rider.
First, watch this video and think about what's missing:
Kind of eerie, huh? I've turned down the sound when the bike gets moving and wind noise picks up, but at a standstill you can hear everything, from the birds chirping in the trees to the sound of a passing car. That, in a nutshell, is one of the most profoundly intriguing things about Zero motorcycles (and electric vehicles in general).
I know that some of us can ID an engine configuration from 50 yards away (i.e., potato-potato vs. the sound of ripping canvas) and some of us love those sounds, but could you/would you/should you live without it?


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Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to share with you, my shame. (And, frankly, what appears to be a condescending attitude from my Wii!)
I've been bored with my regular workout so I thought I'd charge up the old batteries and give my Wii Fit another go.
It's been 1316 days since I last used my Wii; that's about 3 1/2 years. What HAS happened to me in the last 3 1/2 years that my Wii Fit hasn't been a part of is a lifestyle change that resulted in me losing nearly 50lbs (and gaining back twenty… oh cupcakes, you sinful little mouthfuls…) and learning how to move my body without an electronic hand to guide me.
I went through the Wii Fit body testing and I remembered why I stopped using Wii Fit: it uses BMI to calculate how 'fit' you are.
BMI IS FLAWED! At best, it is a rough indicator of how 'fit' you may be. It's incredibly frustrating to see a pudgy little mii on the screen when in real life I look good and I could see how it might be triggering for anyone who has a history of disordered eating. (There's nothing disordered about the way I eat cupcakes!)
I'll give it another go but I think I've moved on from the Wii Fit and Fitocracy.com is now more my speed. This past weekend I completed a series of Fitocracy quests centered around barbell squats and, whoo boy, I've definitely out-grown the Wii Fit!
The Wii Fit is great to start you off getting fit but there will come a time where you outgrow the exercises on it, invest in some equipment or a gym membership, and step your game up.
So, yes, Wii Fit feels that 1316 days since my last visit has been too long but I think it hasn't been long enough. Good-bye, Wii Fit, and if you know anybody interested in buying a used game and step-thinger, drop me a line because I'll be selling mine.


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Well it's been an amazing first year on The Mastermind and now it is time to discuss some of the very best features that this site has to offer. Click on the links below to explore all of The Mastermind's Best Features! And be sure to be back tomorrow to vote on The Mastermind Awards 2016!
Annual Rankings
From long editorials like Survivor Season Rankings & Winners Rankings to top 10 lists like Top 10 Audience Blindsides and Top 10 Big Brother Canada Players, The Mastermind has plenty of annual rankings for all to enjoy. These rankings look set to get updated after every single major season and earn a whole new post every single year. If Rankings are your type of thing then make sure to rank it number one on your Mastermind Awards 2016 voting ballot.
Team of the Week
Team of the Week is something that I have been doing since the 2012-13 season when Luis Saurez and Gareth Bale were tearing up the Barclays Premier Leaugue. It started as partially something to do for fun and partially something to help me better conceptualize who was having a good season and who was not for my Top 100 Footballers in the World lists. But ever since strarting this blog in May, it has really taken off and has become one of my favourite things to write about. From that very first TOTW post in GW1 of Euro 2016 to the latest edition, GW12 in the English Premier League, every single time I have gone to write about the Team of the Week it has not only been fun and exciting but has also helped me to increase my awareness of the sport and today's stars and stats. So this next month, score a couple of goals, vote for Team of the Week and you could be The Mastermind's Player of the Week!
Team of the Month
Team of the Month began a season after Team of the Week did in 2013-14 when I just couldn't get enough of these things. What has really surprised me ever since bringing it over to The Mastermind is how popular it has been. The second most popular post on this website of all time is the English Premier League August Team of the Month which demonstrates how much of a hit it has been for viewers. Inphographics were also incorporated in October's Premier League Team of the Month and may now be a hallmark of the special feature for years to come. Team of the Week is pretty great, but if coming back to check out the Team of the Month is more your pace then kick your vote towards it now!
Episode Recaps ♥
Amazing Race Canada and Survivor recaps of every single episode since May have been a joy to write. Even if they are long and take a lot of careful consideration of what words to use, writing these recaps has never been an ounce streneous. Doing these has also only enhanced my understanding of every single episode of these two shows and has helped me look for common trends when making my predictions which as you all know is something that I love to do very much. From that first episode recap on Amazing Race Canada 4's premiere pictured above to the one I left for you all to read last night on the latest happenings of Survivor Millennials vs. Gen X writing every single episode recap has been so much fun and it will definitely be a feature of this site for as long as it exists.
Top 100 Footballers
The oldest tradition of anything on here, Top 100 Footballers started when I was still in elementary school. Originally when I first started writing, this was the only thing I was writing about, with each player getting a two page writeup in a massive two-hundred something page book. Now it has fallen to the background a bit more in place of the features above, but is still very much at the forefront of The Mastermind's thoughts. Since it began, no one has ever knocked Lionel Messi off of the number one spot on the end of season rankings but Cristiano Ronaldo has stolen the number one spot away from Messi on the end of year rankings two years in a row and is looking to make it a third in 2016. The final, epic edition for 2016 is coming soon so make sure to stay tuned on all the happenings inside The Top 100 Footballers.
The Purple Giraffe
When The Mastermind feels passionate about something an article about is almost certain to follow. The Purple Giraffe encompasses every single article of passion from The Mastermind so far this year in one epic category of articles. From the very first couple like Why Cassandra Shahinfar Should Win Big Brother Canada 4 and Why Jeff Probst Needs To Stop Telling Contestants To Make Big Moves to ripping on Jose Mourinho in Three Better Alternatives To Jose Mourinho at Manchester United to praising Adam Lallana's transformation this season at Liverpool, every single one of these has been absolutely amazing to write about and has given me a platform for considering journalism as a professional career. So if your favourite part of The Mastermind has been waiting for the next big article to hit the floor then make sure to vote for this category on The Mastermind Awards 2016.
So there it is! The nominees for Best Special Feature on The Mastermind as part of The Mastermind Awards 2016. So where can I vote?! Voting is now open here -> VOTE: The Mastermind Awards 2016. Enjoy! And if you haven't done so already, make sure to check out The Mastermind Award Nominees 2016 Page for all the details on who and what is up for every single award. Have fun! 🙂


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Is it safe for pregnant women to take Samsca (tolvaptan)? Animal studies have shown that this drug may delay fetal bone formation, cause miscarriages, and increase the risk for birth defects. However, research in pregnant women is lacking, so it is unknown whether this drug would cause similar problems in humans.
Samsca® (tolvaptan) is a prescription medicine used to treat low blood sodium (salt) levels that can result from certain medical conditions. Based on the results of animal studies, this medication may not be safe for use during pregnancy, although the full risks are currently unknown.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses a category system to classify the possible risks to a fetus when a specific medicine is taken during pregnancy. Samsca is classified as a pregnancy Category C medicine.
Pregnancy Category C is given to medicines that have not been studied in pregnant humans but do appear to cause harm to the fetus in animal studies. Also, medicines that have not been studied in any pregnant women or animals are automatically given a pregnancy Category C rating.
Samsca has not been adequately studied in pregnant women. However, the drug caused a variety of problems when given to pregnant animals. In these studies, Samsca delayed fetal bone formation and reduced the weight of the rat fetuses when given in high doses to pregnant rats. When given to pregnant rabbits, it increased the risk for miscarriage and birth defects, including cleft palate (a birth defect in which the roof of the mouth does not form properly) and abnormalities of the limbs (arms and legs), eyes, and bones.
However, it is important to note that animals do not always respond to medicines in the same way that humans do. Therefore, a pregnancy Category C medicine may be given to a pregnant woman if her healthcare provider believes that the benefits to the woman outweigh any possible risks to her unborn child.
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Selena was supposed to perform at two holiday-themed concert over the weekend, one in Chicago and another in Seattle, but she pulled out of them due to "family emergency". Selena found out the news while she was in the audience at Power 106's Cali Christmas 2011 concert in Los Angeles. She immediately left the show and headed home. It is unclear whether her boyfriend %cJustin Bieber% tagged along or not.
Selena's representative said that the singer is okay but she has to be with her family. The baby would have been her mom, Mandy Dawn Cornett's first child with Brian Teefey, whom Mandy married when Selena was five.
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I will not be posting for a few weeks on Ecco*Eco as I conclude the summer with my family, travel to Italy, and work on studio and writing projects. Stay tuned for announcements regarding new initiatives for Autumn 2011. In the interim, please enjoy my visual journal, Lost in Fiber, in order to explore ideas related to 'fashioning self and the environment'.
A sweet summer conclusion to all.


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According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average house contributes more to outdoor air pollution than the average car.
(Annual emissions- 22,000 pounds of CO2 per house vs. 10,000 pounds of CO2 per car).
1) by burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, fuel oil, or propane and
2) by using electricity: more than 70 percent of the electricity generated in the US comes from burning coal, oil, or natural gas.
For example, a 100-watt light bulb will, on average, use 100 kWh over its life. Generating this electricity requires: 107 pounds of coal or 7 gallons of gasoline or 1,119 cubic feet of natural gas or 1.3 ounces of uranium oxide (for nuclear power plants).
In the interests of reducing outdoor air pollution, the EPA "Energy Star" program labels high efficiency cooling and heating equipment which meets their specifications.
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In a hot climate, it would take a coal-burning power plant more than 1000 pounds of coal just to operate the average air conditioner for one summer. A new Energy Star labeled air conditioner could reduce the amount of coal needed by 300-400 pounds.
If everyone chose to purchase Energy Star labeled heating & cooling equipment instead of standard efficiency equipment over the next 15 years, air pollution would be reduced by the equivalent of removing 10 million cars from the road each year.
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But in 1984, along came a radical game-changer – the minivan – initiated by Chrysler Corp.'s Dodge Caravan with its combination of cavernous interior space, carlike ride, front-wheel-drive handling and above-the-fray views outward, making it ideal for vacation transportation.
Wagons suffered a slow death, with only a handful left alive by the time the next trend – the sport-utility vehicle – in turn bit deeply into the sales of the once-flourishing minivan.
Then it was the truck-based SUV's turn to fall out of favor, shunted aside by the crossover utility vehicle. The CUV, based on a car-type chassis as opposed to a truck's, offered generally better ride and handling, fuel economy and, most importantly, none of the "soccer mom" styling stigma attached to the minivan.
Dodge's entry into the midsize CUV segment, the Journey, melds a number of facets of all these vehicles to create a family-friendly synthesis of features.
Need passenger room? There's available seating for seven. Demand generous space to store cargo and other travel incidentals? There's cubbies aplenty, including nifty in-floor second-row storage bins (a feature borrowed from the Dodge minivan) and storage under the front passenger-seat cushion.
Performance? Go with the optional Pentastar V-6, and you'll find smooth, responsive acceleration – and a slight fuel-economy penalty over the overwhelmed, base four-cylinder. Still, EPA-rated at 16 city/24 highway doesn't earn bragging rights, but for an all-wheel-drive vehicle of this size, it's not that bad.
The six-speed automatic swaps cogs, up or down, with notable smoothness.
The solid-feeling Journey absorbs road irregularities with ease, delivering a composed ride and surprisingly adept handling.
The Journey's cabin is subdued in design, but pleasantly fitted with quality materials and soft-touch surfaces that lend a near-luxury air. Our Limited tester added leather seating as well as such niceties as heated steering wheel, keyless entry/start, and a flat-fold front passenger seat for long loads.
Then there's the Journey's price: Our loaded tester surprised with a bottom line of $35K. These days, that's a bargain.