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Humans are undeniably social creatures, a trait biologically hardwired into us. It was a necessity for our distant ancestors' survival and a welcomed convenience as we spread and grew civilization. We instinctively realized that groups of people could succeed and accomplish more together than as mere individuals, and in turn, we are literally rewarded on physiological level for buying into that mindset. Everything we know, everything we have, it all boils down to the unrelenting need to be around other people.
This is why isolation often has such detrimental effects. Whether it's physical, emotional, or social isolation, the act of being removed from others for a prolonged period of time creates lasting negative effects. While plenty of people strive for solitude and respite from the larger human collective to some degree, nearly all of us still find ourselves craving those interpersonal relationships…even if we don't always consciously understand why.
There are innumerable examples in our everyday lives where we can see these forces at work. From attending schools or churches, to viewing or participating in sporting events, to engaging with social media, to merely coexisting in large urban areas, people are inexplicably drawn to one another out of desire or need to participate in a shared experience. Which is why we continuously seek out and find groups that cater to areas of interest and importance. We want to associate with others over even the simplest of commonalities. And naturally, this includes gaming.
Gaming is nothing if not a social enterprise. Beneath all of the paper and cardboard, tabletop gaming is fundamentally about socializing with one another. Woven into the fabric of every game is the unspoken expectation that you're there not only to enjoy the game itself but also the company of those with whom you've decided to experience it with. You cannot separate the two. Which is why gaming is so renown as an exceptional way to bring people together.
But today we're here to talk about another kind of social gathering. One that's iconic enough that most of us can relate to: the twentysomething house party.
Brought to us by Ninth Level Games, best known for the wonderfully kooky RPG Kobolds Ate My Baby, Meeple Party is a lightweight cooperative spatial logic game for 1-5 players about trying to throw the most epic house party possible. In it, players must navigate about their house trying to achieve various party moments over the course of the night while avoiding ever-looming drama-filled situations that will raise the hosts' stress levels and can torpedo the entire evening's festivities. If you can end your evening on a successful note, then everybody wins!
Well, except for Nancy, who won't find enjoyment no matter what you do. The fact that Nancy was even there at all was a huge shock to everyone. She hates these kinds of things. It's obvious she was only tagging along because Rebecca wanted someone to go with in case her mega crush Tyler didn't show. But Tyler was there, so she just ended up standing around being snarky and awkward the whole time because she was the one that drove. The whole thing was just a disaster waiting to happen!
At the beginning of the game, each player becomes one of the five Roommates in the house, each representing one of the partygoer types in Meeple Party: The Party Animal, The Flirt, The Wallflower, The Jerk, or The Cool. Additionally, each player receives a pair of Photo Op cards, depicting your individual goals for the party at any given time. All five Roommate meeples (player controlled or not) begin in the various Bedroom tiles of the house.
Among the most notable things about Meeple Party is how much scalability there is from the onset in determining how difficulty you wish your game to be. There are three different ways of adjusting the challenge level in Meeple Party, all of which are decided in quick succession. The most free-range of these is determining the layout of the house itself. Every house in Meeple Party consists of nine separate room tiles. There are some specific tiles required depending on the player size, but there's space for discretion over which tiles to use beyond that. Only a few rooms contain special rules, meaning that the majority are otherwise interchangeable for flavor purposes.
Where you do have some freedom is how you decide to build said house. Easier games require that rooms be adjacent to at least two others, but there's incredible flexibility in general over how you want to create the map for each of your playthroughs. Perhaps you'll try to recreate your own house, or that of someone you know. Maybe you recreate the layout of a memorable party from your past. Or maybe you just see where your inspiration takes you in that very moment. The choice here is up to the group, opening up the game to untold modular layout variations. Layouts such as this:
The second difficulty lever that you can adjust is the length of the game itself, which is determined by selecting a Friday Night or Saturday Night party. The gameplay for either is largely identical, but the Saturday Night option is about a third longer than Friday, increasing the odds for more potential problems and a greater chance of failure. Because, well, it's a Saturday night party. Obviously. Friday night shindigs are fun, but Saturday house parties are something unto themselves.
At least, if memory serves.
Meeple Party proceeds in a series of turns that all behave the same way, beginning with the player who last went to a house party – whether that was a few weeks ago or more years than you care to count. First, you draw a meeple from a bag and add (Welcome) them to a room in the house. Any room is fair game, because like any party, half the time you don't even know someone is there till you turn around anyway.
Like the larger Roommate meeples, nearly every drawn meeple in the game is one of the five party types. When a meeple is Welcomed to the house, the effect corresponding to their type activates. This involves either pulling meeples from other rooms into theirs or pushing other meeples in their room away. To keep things simple, any adjacent tile in Meeple Party is considered accessible, so there's no need to worry about doors, walkways, or other more creative ways of making your way from one room to the next. Adding a Jerk to a room, for instance, pushes another meeple two rooms away. Because not everyone wants to deal with a jerk.
The one exception to this process is drawing a handful of white Surprise meeples. Representing the unexpected antics that can – nay, will – befall any house party, whenever a Surprise meeple is drawn, it's returned to the bag and you instead reveal a Surprise card, bringing with it any number of effects. These can range from amusing, to benign, to outright frustrating, all depending on who decides to stop by. Really, the only that won't be surprising is that most of them have the potential to upset the genial flow of your evening. A fair amount of Surprises generate Stress for you and / or your team. This is the major thing in the game you're trying to avoid, as if everyone ends up with at least three Stress, the game is over, and the party is a bust.
Next, since it's a party, you have to Mingle, which means moving any meeple from one room to an adjacent room and resolving their effect in the same manner.
Your primary goal during your soiree is creating memorable Photo Ops, commemorating all those good times. Completing Photo Ops propels the game along and helps you win, but to do this, you have to set the scene that the Photo Op demands. Some Photo Ops requirements are fairly flexible, such as having at least five people in a single room, whereas others are highly specific, requiring the exact the stated types and amounts of meeples in a given place. If after Mingling you can demonstrate that you've accomplished one or both of your Photo Ops, you turn them in for new ones, advance the party track, and resolve the one-time effect of the new party track space.
Thematically speaking, the combination of the Surprise and Photo Op cards are what make this game particularly resonant. The situations presented cut a wide swath across memory lane for almost anyone who has been to a house party over the years. They have a tendency to rekindle recollections and even nostalgia of past party events in your own life. Reflecting all the natural highs and lows of such events, the situations depicted within Meeple Party can be entertaining, mundane, raunchy, gross, or even a little uncomfortable, depending on your own experiences. It's hard not to look through these decks and say things like, "I knew this guy", or "This reminds me of…", or "I've been in that exact situation". It's a testament how well Meeple Party taps into its all-to-familiar source material and creates a meta environment for its own players.
That all being said, while Meeple Party is overall a lightweight game, and everything is depicted via colorful, animated meeple caricatures, it should be noted that some of the situations portrayed definitely stray into mild PG-13 territory.
The final difficulty adjuster to the game is Disaster cards, which is the second major set of obstacles you'll need to overcome. Disasters represent the potential for things at your party to go completely sideways. These cards create situational restrictions that you must ensure don't occur on your turn after Welcoming and Mingling guests. If you fail to avoid a Disaster, every player gains a Stress and you're given a replacement Disaster to worry about. Because house parties are ultimately nothing if not a series of potential disasters waiting to happen, really.
To ratchet up or down the difficulty, at the beginning of the game you'll decide to deal a single Disaster card communally to the board for everyone to worry about, deal each player their own Disaster card, or both. The more Disasters in circulation, the greater the odds of something going wrong. And no one wants a party foul.
At the end of any given turn, if you've reached the end of the party track, the night is over, the house is still standing, and everyone wins! Your reward will be a well-deserved nap before you have to get up and clean the place thanks to your amped-up revelry.
Don't let the name fool you on this one: even if you aren't the party-going type, Meeple Party may very well still be your kind of social outing. With a unique and playful premise alongside highly irreverent (if sometimes slightly bawdy) flavor, Meeple Party's tongue is firmly planted in cheek for the entire duration, acting as both a sendup of, and callback to, past social experiences that most can relate to. Yet despite its party-hardy theme, it isn't a party style game. Rather, Meeple Party is a pleasantly disguised casual co-op game focusing around an ever-shifting logic puzzle and sporting an impressive amount of variability in both layout and level of difficulty. This charmingly low-key title surprises you, offering more substance than it may seem on the surface but never deviating from its purpose of wanting to provide a lightweight and accessible 30ish minute game about throwing the best darn party around.
There ain't no party like a Meeple Party! And if this sounds like your kind of scene, then you can join in the festivities right now over on its Kickstarter.
Photo Credits: Meeple Party cover and artwork by Ninth Level Games.


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Love motivated a teen to free a friend under a tractor
Some time ago, a teenager, Arthur Hinkley, lifted a 3,000-pound tractor with his bare hands. He wasn't a weight lifter, but his friend, Lloyd Bachelder, 18, was pinned under a tractor on a farm near Rome, Maine. Hearing Lloyd scream, Arthur somehow lifted the tractor enough for Lloyd to wriggle out. Love motivated him to do it. Our Father in heaven heard the screams of lost humanity, crying out for deliverance. He sent His one and only precious Son to the cross so that our sins could be lifted off of us and on to Him. Love motivated Him to do it. (Source Unknown).

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"The existing 12 percent levy on heavy duty trucks is already the highest excise tax imposed by Congress on a percentage basis," said Eric Jorgensen, chairman of the American Truck Dealers (ATD) and a Wisconsin Peterbilt truck dealer. "With a highway bill and comprehensive tax reform on the agenda in Washington,
H. Con. Res. 33
sends a clear message to Congress that hiking the FET on commercial trucks should not be on the table. Since all the heavy-duty trucks sold in the U.S. in 2014 were manufactured in North America, increasing the FET would hurt the nearly 9 million Americans employed in the U.S. trucking industry. ATD applauds the leadership of Representatives Ribble and Walz to fight against increasing this tax. This is ATD's number one priority."
An increase in the FET would depress new heavy-duty truck sales, and would also delay the deployment of cleaner, safer, and more fuel efficient trucks. ATD strongly supports this legislation, and is urging all its members to contact their congressional representatives and request their cosponsorship on H. Con. Res. 33. Additionally, ATD has been reaching out to other stakeholders to garner support for this legislation and will continue to do so throughout the year. Click
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"I have long believed that the federal excise tax deters business owners from purchasing safe, more fuel-efficient and environmentally sound trucks that are critical to moving goods on the road," said Rep. Ribble. "The federal excise tax damages truck manufacturing and its related jobs by raising the costs of new safer trucks. The tax is a minimal part of the Highway Trust Fund and should not be increased. I am working on broader legislation to solve the Trust Fund's systemic problem without stifling economic activity."
Originally imposed to help defray the cost of World War I, the FET on heavy-duty trucks has long outlived its purpose. What's more, since 1955, the excise tax rate on most new heavy-duty trucks, tractors and trailers has increased by 300 percent, ballooning from 3 percent when it was initially incorporated into the Highway Trust Fund to its current rate of 12 percent.
"We need a robust transportation bill that makes bold investments to repair our crumbling infrastructure system, increase safety, and encourage more fuel efficient vehicles on our roads," Rep. Walz said. "Part of that plan should include encouraging trucking companies to move towards safer, more fuel-efficient trucks and that starts with not raising the Federal Excise Tax. The purchase of trucks is already highly taxed at a rate of 12 percent, adding, on average, nearly $20,000 in additional costs. An additional increase is not the way to go, which is why I, along with Rep. Ribble, introduced this resolution today encouraging negotiators not to increase it in a robust transportation package."
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A visit to Belleair is a food-lover's fantasy
A visit to the iconic Belleview Inn takes you on a trip back in time to a hotel once known as the White Queen of the Gulf, a vacation haven to athletes, celebrities and presidents until it closed in 2009.
Steeped in its gilded age grandeur, the historic, 35-room Belleview Inn in Belleair, Fla., has been meticulously restored and recently reopened. The inn is a section of the original Henry Plant hotel, the Hotel Belleview, erected in 1897. And who was Henry Plant? What caught my attention and piqued my interest was the Connecticut connection. Born to a modest farming family in Branford in 1819, Plant first went to work at the age of 18 as a captain's boy for the New Haven Steamboat Co. that ran between New York and New Haven. He's the little-known individual responsible for kick-starting the development of Florida. Henry Plant was founder of the Plant System of railroads and steamship lines. Known for connecting the previously isolated Tampa Bay area and southwest Florida to the nation's railroad through his network of southern railroads and acquisitions, he saw the potential in opening up this part of the state.
It was the kind of resort hotel the area had never seen and became the largest occupied wood-frame building in the world. Notable guests, including past presidents, musicians such as Tony Bennet and Bob Dylan, the DuPonts and the Vanderbilts retreated here for a high-class, laid-back leisure vacation. The golf courses hosted famous athletes, including Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones and Joe DiMaggio. Fascinating to watch was the video shown in Mort's Reading Room (named after Henry's son Morton) of the building being repositioned — lifted on to rollers, rotated 270 degrees and moved about the length of a football field, making it the largest moved structure in the world. The reading room is chock full of artifacts from the hotel's heyday, including dishes, postcards, bellhop uniforms, even a sketch of the original golf courses signed by Donald Ross.
And speaking of golf, Belleview guests have access to play and eat at Florida's historic Belleview Biltmore Golf Club, a few hundred yards away; the first golf course in Florida, opened in 1897 and redesigned by Donald J. Ross in 1915.
There are several eating and drinking venues to choose from, with breathtaking views of the golf course greens.
For lunch, I began with enjoying the views while savoring the red pepper bisque, silky with just the right creaminess. The entrée was one of the daily signature dishes, smoked salmon and asparagus quiche. To my surprise, the beautifully presented dish not only showcased an individual quiche, it was accompanied by a bagel, a generous serving of smoked salmon, cream cheese, diced red onion, tomato, capers and diced hard-boiled egg. A slice of key lime pie with Chantilly cream hit the sweet spot.
A unique service at the inn: each morning waiting at your door is a basket with freshly baked muffins, fruit and juices. Need something more or snacks during the day? Maisie's Marketplace, named after Morton Plant's wife, offers coffee, breakfast, beer, wine and small plates.
After enjoying the inn's pool, you might wish to head to the beach to sink your feet into the powdery white sand or take a dip in the blue waters at Clearwater Beach, voted America's Best Beach by TripAdvisor 2019. Guests of the Belleview Inn are warmly welcomed at its nearby beachfront sister property, the award-winning Sandpearl Resort, providing free valet parking and access to its expansive beach. While at the Sandpearl, I enjoyed Sunday brunch at Caretta on the Gulf, with breathtaking views. Not only will you savor traditional buffet breakfast items and made-to-order omelets, there are hot and cold main dishes such as tortellini antipasto, flatbread pizza, grouper, crispy-skin chicken, grilled pork loin, carving stations, sushi, salads, smoked salmon shrimp cocktail, oysters on the half shell and array of desserts from the pastry kitchen. My favorites, the Tequila sunrise panna cotta and key lime cheesecake. All of the desserts are just the right size, so you can try a few. And, let me not forget the waffles, served with house-made blueberry compote or real maple syrup and whipped cream. Champagne and mimosas, too.
Merging Italian cuisine, especially homemade pasta, and fresh-caught seafood, Sea-Guini, at the Opal Sands, also located in Clearwater Beach, is a coastal-inspired restaurant with beautiful Gulf of Mexico views. Standout features include a large, brick pizza oven and a homemade pasta making station, where I watched Mike Crosby, chef de cuisine, make pasta, a staple component of many of the menu's dishes. Another standout is the chef's focus on the use of farm-fresh and fresh-off-the-boat ingredients.
I started with the baked artichoke fonduta: tender baked artichokes with creamy fontina and ricotta cheese, topped with melted tomatoes, fresh herbs served with hearth flatbread. The crispy Brussels sprouts are flash-fried and served with shaved parmesan, whole grain mustard and truffle aioli. Chef Mike accommodated my request for a small portion of the lobster pappardelle (cold water lobster tossed with roasted wild mushrooms, baby heirloom tomatoes, sweet peas, sherry lobster sauce). Cobia, a mild firm white fish, similar to the texture of swordfish, is grilled and served with a pesto roasted vegetable medley and smoked almond romesco, and aged balsamic. Pairing bananas and cheesecake made for the perfect bananas foster cheesecake. The presentation is spectacular. Chef Mike shares the cobia recipe below.
Belleair Coffee Co. is the place for killer coffee and.… The coffee beans are roasted on premises. I stood in front of the showcase of delectable pastries, mesmerized by the baker's creations. Turnovers and scones are sweet or savory. Quiche is made from cage-free eggs and the selection changes daily. The Belleair breakfast sandwich is prepared with cage-free eggs and nitrate-free bacon. The paleo carrot muffins are so moist and fragrant; it is surely not your typical paleo muffin. For this recipe, visit https://bit.ly/2Z4MSxf.
My food explorations are not complete without a visit to a chocolatier. I found some of the most beautiful chocolates at William Dean Chocolates.
Handmade in small batches, the chocolates are not only decadent, but works of art. Many look like colorful pieces of jewelry. I tried the lemongrass and coconut (white chocolate ganache infused with fresh lemongrass and coconut milk), and PB&J (milk chocolate and peanut butter with bits of peanut brittle topped with a blend of 3 jellies). The pastries are elegant, pleasing to the eyes as well as the taste buds. Check out this video interview from a visit I made several years ago, days after Bill Brown, founder and chief chocolate officer at William Dean Chocolates, opened the current location.
Locals highly recommended the Wildflower Café and Market, and it was named "Top Choice" for lunch and breakfast in Tampa Bay Newspaper's Readers Polls, so I walked a few blocks from the inn only to find a long wait. Short for time, I had to put it on my list for a return visit. The outdoor patio, tucked under oak trees was very inviting. I peeked through the window of the marketplace; unfortunately they weren't open yet. Filled with specialty food items, grab-n-go, cakes and pastries, it sure was a tease, all the reason for a return visit.
Grilled Cobia with Pesto Roasted Vegetables and Romesco
2 pounds Cobia or other white fish
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Brush the cobia with olive oil, salt, and pepper then grill until it is cooked through.
Vegetable medley
1 carrot
1 zucchini
1 head cauliflower
1/2 pound green beans
Cut vegetables and blanch. Toss with ½ cup of the pesto and roast at 350 degrees for about 5 minutes.
Basil Pesto
1 cup basil leaves
2 tablespoons pine nuts
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Kosher salt to taste
Place all pesto ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
Romesco Sauce
32-ounce can peeled tomatoes, including juice
32-ounce can fire roasted red peppers, discard the juice
1 cup toasted breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons, roasted garlic, minced
2 tablespoons blended oil (1 tablespoon canola, 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil)
1 cup smoked almonds (if you can't find smoked, use regular)
1 tablespoon paprika (use smoked paprika if not using smoked almonds)
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
salt and white pepper to taste
aged balsamic reduction (optional)
Heat all and simmer for 10 minutes then puree in food processor or blender until smooth. Adjust seasoning of salt and white pepper.
To plate, pour some romesco on plate, place some roasted vegetables over sauce and then place fish on top of vegetables. Optional: drizzle with aged balsamic reduction
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Next Stop New Haven, April 22, 5:30 p.m., Shubert Theatre, 247 College St., New Haven, 203-562-5666, $75 general admission, $175 VIP, $30 under 30 years old. This is a fundraiser for the Shubert Theatre. Pre-show cocktails and small bites from a variety of New Haven restaurants, a program in the theatre featuring performances by three current Broadway stars, a live auction, the announcement of the 2019-20 Broadway season and a post-show dessert reception. Details and tickets at https://bit.ly/2Uxs0Mt.
Consiglio's Cooking Demonstration and Dinner: April 24, 6:30 p.m., Consiglio's Restaurant, 165 Wooster St., New Haven, 203-865-4489 (reservations required), $75 (beverages, tax and gratuity not included). https://bit.ly/2Nd0xAg Menu: Baby Arugula, Walnuts, Gorgonzola, Pancetta Vinaigrette; Homemade Bowtie Pasta, Broccoli Rabe, Sweet Sausage; Norwegian Salmon, Baby Spinach, Roasted Garlic Sauce; Poached Pears in Puff Pastry.
Worth Tasting: April 27, 10:45 a.m. the first guided 3½-hour culinary walking tour of the season, downtown New Haven, reservations required, 203-415-3519, 203-777-8550, $65. Tickets at https://bit.ly/2FjiwMP. Enjoy tasty samplings from several of New Haven's favorites. You won't be hungry after this tour. I will lead this one.
Suds & Curds beer and cheese pairing festival, April 27, 1-5 p.m., Black Hog Brewing, 15 Hurley Road, Building 9A, Oxford; general admission $60, includes 2-ounce beer and cheese samples, $80 VIP tickets include exclusive tour and tasting with master brewer Tyler Jones and cheese pairing master class with Jason Sobocinski at noon, $35 designated driver ticket includes cheese samples. For participating breweries, dairies and tickets, visit https://bit.ly/2TQpCz9.
Sip & Stir: May 1, 6:30-9 p.m., Chef's Emporium, 449 Boston Post Road, Orange, $65. Reservations 203-799-2665, If you regularly smother spaghetti with a store-bought product you pour out of a jar, it's time for you to learn to cook homemade pasta sauce. Making your own sauces might seem difficult. However, with a few simple cooking tips and tricks, you'll be on your way to preparing a fresh, exceptionally tasty sauces. You will learn how to make, basil pesto sauce, Carbonara sauce, and Bolognese sauce. You'll take some home to share with your friends and family. Feel free to bring your favorite bottle of wine or beverage to enjoy during this class. Tickets at https://bit.ly/2IcJZFE.


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Armed with perhaps the most unwieldy band name I've ever encountered, Portuguese psych unit dUAsSEMIcOLCHEIASiNVERTIDAS (which I gather from minutes of internet research translates roughly to "tWOHALFiNVERTEDeIGHTHNOTES") drop a burner of a c30 housed in a plywood box thanks to enterprising labelhead Carlos Costa of brand new imprint A Giant Fern.
The first jam, "Amnesia," teases a little bit with scattered notes here and there and no real form. You can sense something is coming though. Fragments of riffs are leaked out, a rhythm section slowly take shape amidst oscillations. Then all of a sudden, it smacks you in the face, the moment you've been waiting for. A killlller 3-note bass riff hits real smooth. Now that I'm expecting the band to blow the jam wide open they opt to end it (what's the deal?) I might be a little miffed but they get back to it on "Anagrama" which sounds much cleaner with another relentess 3-note riff tripled on bass, organ and guitar. A saxophone wails away as the rest of the band veers back and forth between mellow vibes and aggressive buzzsaw modifications to the main riff. If The Jesus Lizard was a psych band, you'd probably get something like this. Sweet. Finishing out the side with much chiller vibes is "Apneia." Bouncing from "Anagrama" to this track is like seeing these guys play at a basement punk show and then at some mellow late-night club. Previous track gets you up on your feet and this gently pushes you back into your seat.
The album's default epic, "13:13," on the second side, is pretty sparse and definitely free at first. Each member drops their own strange sounds. So suddenly that it almost seems like an accident, all the stars align and the band is grooving as one. Ever so slowly they build to a cascading peak before exploding into this weird disco/jazz/psych hybrid. That's one of the most striking qualities of the band, that they bring so many different influences in comfortably under the psych umbrella. Noisy art-rock, disco/funk, improv, a little dub, a touch of hip hop and a hefty dose of jazz. These guys sound like they love playing; even in the moments where they're "cooling off" you can feel the adrenaline still pulsing through them and the sweat pouring from their collective brow. "13:13" is like an unkillable beast, it may back off temporarily but that's only because it's prepping to come back at you even more fiercely. By the end of the jam, the band is so turned around they finish the tape with "Intro" which is just like it sounds. Heavy chiming, gentle guitar and synth mangling, you get the idea.
The tape is a lot of fun. It plays more like a collection of various jams than an album, but that's pretty characteristic of the psych-jammin' genre in my experience. The band has a lot of raw energy, a sense of adventure and a weird-ass name (at least to those not from the Mediterranean) how can they lose?
Getting back to the coolest thing about this release, the tape comes housed in a plywood box, cut and nailed together in a super-professional manner. There's a perfect circle cut in the front to let your choice of two picture cards show through and then on the back "AGF1" is etched mechanically on the back in big capital letters. Amazing little package! The label's called "A Giant Fern" how can it not rule as well??
The Fern edition, that is the plywood box version, is limited to 45 but there's also the fantastically titled Kayak Tour edition that comes in a jewel case limited to 105. I recommend the box but it'd be pretty badass to have the "Kayak Tour" edition of anything.
Hit up the label if you are interested.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
dUAsSEMIcOLCHEIASiNVERTIDAS - SADITREVNiSAIEHCLOcIMEsSAUd [A Giant Fern]
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- enoughrec said...
release is also available free for download at enough records http://enoughrecords.scene.org/?cat=enrmp271
please get the tape if you like the release!
- May 16, 2011 at 6:24 AM
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Scripture often disagrees with human ideas and theologies and theories. But the ideas, theologies and theories are soon disgarded as they are shown to be false and foolish.
This Scripture seems to refer to the fact that each person becomes his or her own idol. All these religious big shots were so upset because Jesus said that He was Son of God, but they all were little gods in their own minds. Jesus had a right to say that He is Son of God. He is God. They did not have the right to set themselves up as gods.
Also, when someone is sent in the Name of Jesus, they come with all the authority of God. They come with the presence of God. If they speak, as the Scripture commands, as the oracle of God, then it is God Who is speaking through them. If they do works by grace through faith, then it is not they who do the works, but it is God. God does the works. We are a bit timid in claiming this authority since we are often drawn away by our own fleshly natures, but the Christ in us cannot sin. He is the Spiritual Man. (1 Jn. 3:4-11)
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I've blogged a couple of times from my iPad but its really annoying how it formats images and layout. For example, the last time I tried there were loads of blank lines between the image & the text which couldn't be seen before I published it (or preview). If you know HTML then you're probably ok but the compose type apps are a little rubbish.
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Franklin J. Armstrong, 76, of Greeley died Saturday, Sept. 25, at North Colorado Medical Center, Greeley.
He was born Feb. 27, 1928, in Hoboken, N.J., to Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Joseph (Breuer) Verasco.
On Oct. 4, 1997, he married Diane Darrah in Greeley.
Formerly of Long Island, N.Y., Mr. Armstrong moved to Greeley in the 1990s. He received his master's degree from the University of Denver and taught mathematics at the junior high level on Long Island.
A member of the First Congregational Church, Mr. Armstrong worked the sound system at the church and was active in the SHARE program. He was a monthly columnist for the Greeley Tribune and a former volunteer at NCMC.
Survivors are his wife, Diane Darrah-Armstrong of Greeley; a daughter, "Leigh" Shirley Armstrong; a son, John Armstrong and wife Gina of West Windsor, N.J.; and six grandchildren. His parents and a son Richard Armstrong are deceased.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today at First Congregational Church, 2101 16th St., Greeley. Cremation.
Memorial gifts may be made to the SHARE program of Colorado in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO 80631. An obituary and a guest book are at http://www.allnutt.com.
Eva Lucille Baumgartner, 73, of Greeley died Saturday, Sept. 25, at her home.
She was born March 18, 1931, in Wiggins to Emery Allen and Mary Rosetta (Winkler) Hovermale.
On Aug. 17, 1947, she married Herbert "Bud" Baumgartner in Fort Morgan. He is deceased.
The Baumgartners were long time residents of Fort Morgan and Fort Lupton. She was a wife, mother and homemaker, was an excellent cook and enjoyed big family dinners and get-togethers. She was a patient and loving sister and a true and loyal friend. One of her greatest joys in life was her grandchildren. She had a passion for all sports
Mrs. Baumgartner had been active in the Grange Organization of Morgan County. She was an avid bowler for many years.
Survivors are a daughter, Diane McPhillips and husband Ron of Empire; three sons Donald A. Baumgartner and wife Carolyn and Dale E. Baumgartner and wife Lillian, all of Greeley, and Michael D. Baumgartner and wife Sheree of Westminster; two sisters, Betty Oster of La Salle and Cathi Hicks of Yuba City, Calif.; a brother, Emery Junior Hovermale of Fayetteville, N.C.; eight grandchildren, Lisa Carpenter, Kristen Ream, Errin Baumgartner, Raymond McPhillips, Erick Baumgartner, Justin Baumgartner, Chantel Milanes and Stacyn Murray; and seven great-grandchildren. Her parents; four sisters, Dorothy Wence, Virginia Bumgardner, Ruth Hovermale and Darlene Storjohn, and three brothers, Earnest Hovermale, Bob Hovermale and Emmett Hovermale, are deceased.
Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Reflectory at Northern Colorado Crematory, 700 8th St., Greeley. Inurnment will be at 1 p.m. in the Fort Morgan Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado, 2726 11th St. Road, Greeley, CO 80634.
Raymond Edward Olson, 90, of Windsor, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, in Windsor. He had resided at The Willows of Windsor assisted living since July 2002.
He was born Jan. 3, 1914, in Orleans, S.D., to Edward Nels and Alma Louise (Johnson) Olson.
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The Olsons lived in Wecota and Athol, S.D., and worked in a grocery business. Mr. Olson worked in photography in Aberdeen, S.D., from 1947-53. They moved to Lincoln, Neb., in 1953. In 1955, they purchased a photographic business in Valley City, N.D. They had the privilege of having a Sunday morning meeting in their home until they left in 1981. They moved first to a winter home in Arizona in 1981. In 1982, they moved to Twin Falls, Idaho, where they lived until their move in August 2000 to Windsor.
Survivors are his wife, Dorothy Olson of Windsor; two sons, Terry Olson and wife Sally of Green River, Wyo.; and three sons, Gregory, Donovan and Jonathan; David Olson and wife Lenore of Windsor and their three sons; Colin, Damon and Evan; and a daughter, Corinne Cummings and her husband Richard of Silverhill, Ala.
His parents, a brother, Glen Olson, and two sisters, Doris Olson who died in infancy, and Irene Sylte, are deceased.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Bethel Lutheran Church, 4th and Walnut, Windsor. Cremation.
Friends may visit from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at Bethel. Ray's urn will be interred Monday at the Millard Cemetery in Millard, S.D.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado in care of Mark's Funeral and Cremation Service, 9293 Eastman Park Drive, Windsor, CO 80620.
Mary Alida Panneton, 80, of Greeley died Tuesday, Sept. 28, at Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado inpatient unit, Greeley.
She was born March 3, 1924, in Ferintosh, Alberta, Canada, to Wardeth Ashley and Carrie Alida (Smith) Yeo.
In January 1944, she married Louis Panneton in Canada. He died July 11, 1989.
Formerly of Merrimac, Mass., Mrs. Panneton attended schools and graduated in Alberta. She worked for AT&T on the East Coast for more than 20 years. She volunteered with the Greeley Senior Activity Center for more than 10 years. She enjoyed playing cards and taking trips with the senior center. She was a member of the Canadian Women's Army Corps during World War II and served from 1942-44.
Survivors are a daughter, Doreen McCarthy and husband Daniel of Laughlin, Nev.; a son, Louis Panneton Jr. of Greeley; a sister, Dorene Seller and husband Robert of Alberta; three brothers, Marvin Yeo and wife Isabelle Yeo, Arthur "Eddie" Yeo and wife Ann, all of Albert, and Merrill "Sonny" Yeo and wife Anita of Greeley; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Her parents and a brother, Earl Yeo, are deceased.
A memorial gathering will be from 2-4 p.m. Friday at the Long Meadow Community Center, 2340 W. 15th St., Greeley. Cremation.
Instead of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society or Hospice and Palliative Care of Northern Colorado in care of Allnutt Funeral Service, 702 13th St., Greeley, CO 80631. An obituary and guest book are at http://www.allnutt.com.
LaVerne F. Viefhaus, 81, of Greeley died Friday, Sept. 24, in Greeley.
She was born Sept. 9, 1923, in Lincoln, Neb., to Alex and Kathryn (Lesser) Miller.
On March 4, 1942, she married Alfred Viefhaus of Kimball, Neb. He died Dec. 16, 1986.
Mrs. Viefhaus loved to cook and bake. Her specialty was creating beautiful wedding cakes. She enjoyed the outdoors and flowers and particularly enjoyed the fall. She loved going to the mountains. During her final days, she found peace by being surrounded by her family. Her great-grandchildren especially brought comfort to her. She was a Christian.
Survivors are a daughter, Jacqueline (Kohler) Prebish and husband James of Greeley; a son, Roger A. Viefhaus and wife Diane of Kersey; a sister, Shirley Wertz of Greeley; four grandchildren, Scott D. Kohler and wife Kaye of Loveland, Jillene Rondinelli and husband Daniel of Castle Rock, Jodee Rupple and husband Jody of La Salle and Jamie Zak and husband Ben of Cowdrey; and seven great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are a sister and brother-in-law, Dr. K.J. and Lora May Hester.
Her parents and a sister, Florence M. Kobel, are deceased.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Adamson Memorial West Chapel, 2000 47th Ave., Greeley. Interment will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Greeley.
Friends may visit from 4-7 p.m. today at the West Chapel.
Condolences may be sent to the family at http://www.adamsonchapels.com.
Chesla Alene Whitfield, 56, of Denver died Friday, Sept. 24, at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Hospital in Denver of heart failure.
She was born Aug. 11, 1948, in Bowling Green, Ky., to Chester and Iwanda (Lightfoot) Bolling.
Mrs. Whitfield was raised in Bowling Green, graduated from High Street High School in 1965 and attended Western Kentucky University.
In 1966, she married Norman D. Whitfield. They later divorced. In 1967, she moved to New York and to Detroit in 1969. In Detroit, she worked for Kelly Services and Uniroyal Tires. In 1977, she moved to Colorado. She worked at Texas Instruments Geophysical Services and Fast Tax. For 11 years, she was employed by Charles Schwab as a manager and was recognized with numerous awards. She lived in Greeley in 1993.
A member of The Heritage Christian Center in Denver, Mrs. Whitfield recently obtained a certificate for Bible college through the church. She was extremely generous and was well-liked by all who knew her. She enjoyed time with family and friends, traveling and bowling.
Survivors are two sons, Norm Whitfield and wife Celeste and their children, Savannah and Spencer, of Evans, and Omar Whitfield and his children, Broderick and Dominic, of Kearney, Neb.; her mother, Iwanda Bolling of Bowling Green; three sisters, Denise Bolling, Regina Bolling and Alice Whitlow and husband Marshall, all of Bowling Green; four brothers, Glen, John "Bull" and wife Delores "Bunny," Joseph "Zoo," and Greg Bolling, all of Bowling Green; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles and friends. Her father is deceased.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Caldwell-Kirk Mortuary Chapel, 2101 Marion St., Denver. A reception will follow at Heritage Christian Center, 9495 E. Florida Ave., Denver. Interment will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley.
Contributions may be made to Heritage Christian Center, 9495 E. Florida Ave., Denver, CO 80247.


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Bitcoin Battle Zones
BITSTAMP:BTCUSD Bitcoin / U.S. Dollar
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multiple indicators are indicating a shift from bear to bull territory. as we make our way into bull season, it's good to mark the important price points where bitcoin may encounter resistance. black lines indicate previous historical highs while blue lines indicate big round arbitrary numbers (800, 900, etc...). i've omitted the big round numbers where they're close enough to the historical highs ($710 ~ $700, $995 ~ $1000). i expect these areas to be important battle lines for bitcoin in the near future. definitely important areas to keep an eye on as we slowly enter the bull season. another way to see these lines is further confirmation of bullish sentiment. every time bitcoin breaks through one of these lines, it's a strong signal that we are in a bull trend.
And what about that long term Jan 2013 support trendline that we keep testing and is currently hovering just $30 below spot price with near term momentum indicators and market structure all pointing towards a bearish next few days or week. Is that bullish also?
PaulAnthony Matderkater.
if you're talking about the logarithmic trend line, that's another line i keep track of on bitcoin wisdom.
Nice graph, thank you.


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The Women's Equality Party is seeking an experienced fundraiser to build and strengthen special relationships with potential donors who have the ability to make transformational gifts to WEP and to grow a mixed portfolio of High/Mid Net Worth individuals. You will also oversee and manage our crowdfunding campaigns as well as help to steward and expand our vital network of supporters so that WE can continue to grow the Party and deliver our ambitious campaign and election strategies.
This is a great opportunity for someone to step up and shape our fundraising approach while developing your skills across all fundraising areas. You will be part of the senior management team, with significant autonomy and able to influence our activities across the organization. While you will need to have some fundraising experience, more important is your commitment to equality, your passion to support the Party, your ability to work effectively in a small integrated organisation and your willingness to work top to bottom to drive our fundraising to greater success.
The Party's central office is a small, dynamic team and you will be working closely with our members and supporters, communications and campaigns staff and with our Events Manager who is responsible for raising funds through running events. We are looking for someone who is passionate about equality, self-driven and organised and with an impressive track record of getting support from individuals in the UK.
To apply for this role, please submit to us:
- an up-to-date CV, with examples of fundraising targets you have achieved
- a statement of interest addressing the requirements of the person specification
- an equal opportunities monitoring form (optional)
Please email applications to firstname.lastname@example.com by no later than midnight on 30th June. Interviews will be held the week commencing 8th July 2019.


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Having an issue when uploading admin-help-content.php via FTP to http://hirebuzz.com, after uploaded successfully all dashboard widgets disappear.
We are running WPMU 2.8.4, buddypress 1.0.3 and latest version of plugin.
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Writing Documentation with Docz
Writing good documentation is important for your project maintainers (and for your future self). Docz is a very nice documentation generator. It enables you to write interactive documentation for your React components with very little effort.
Docz leverages
mdx files – short for Markdown with JSX – which brings React components to Markdown files. From your PropTypes, or Flow types or TypeScript types, it can generate property tables to document properly how to use your components. In addition, you can provide a coding playground for your components, so that anyone can see them in action, modify the code and see the changes live, or copy the snippet to use it somewhere else.
If you're starting your Gatsby project from scratch and would like to have great documentation, with Docz support out of the box, you can use
gatsby-starter-docz. You can also find more information at the end of this guide in the Other resources section.
Alternatively, the following guide should help you to get Docz working within an existing Gatsby project.
Setting up your environment
First, if you do not have a Gatsby project set up yet, use the Gatsby CLI to create a new site:
gatsby new my-gatsby-site-with-docz
To set up Docz you need to install the Docz Gatsby theme and add some custom configuration. Make sure you are in the root directory of your Gatsby project:
cd my-gatsby-site-with-docz
And install required packages:
npm install --save gatsby-theme-docz docz
gatsby-theme-docz under
plugins in
module.exports = {
plugins: [
// Your plugins go here
Writing documentation
Docz searches your directories for
mdx files and renders them. Create a
docs folder at the root of your project. Place an
index.mdx file inside this directory with the following content:
name: Getting Started
route: /
# Getting Started
## Hello world
Type here the most beautiful getting started that you ever saw!
Run the development server with
gatsby develop and you should be greeted with the default Docz layout and a "Getting Started" heading. Stop the development server after verifying that everything works.
Let's spice things up by adding and rendering a React component. For the sake of simplicity you can create the following button component in the same
docs directory.
import React from "react"
import PropTypes from "prop-types"
const scales = {
small: {
fontSize: "16px",
normal: {
fontSize: "18px",
big: {
fontSize: "22px",
export const Button = ({ children, scale }) => (
<button style={scales[scale]}>{children}</button>
Button.propTypes = {
children: PropTypes.node.isRequired,
scale: PropTypes.oneOf(["small", "normal", "big"]),
Button.defaultProps = {
scale: "normal",
The button will display its text by default with a
font-size of
18px however you can also pass in
small &
big as a size. These properties will later be displayed by Docz.
Note: If your component relies on
graphql, consider splitting it into two smaller components:
- one React component dealing only with the UI layer, and
- another dealing with the data layer.
You could showcase the UI layer React component in your
mdxfiles and your data layer component could use it to render the data it fetched thanks to
Create a new file in the
docs directory to document your newly created button component. Call the file
name: Button
menu: Components
# Button
Buttons make common actions more obvious and help users more easily perform them. Buttons use labels and sometimes icons to communicate the action that will occur when the user touches them.
Docz offers some internal components you can use to display the component and its properties. Import both these and your component itself into the document and use them:
name: Button
menu: Components
// highlight-start
import { Playground, Props } from "docz"
import { Button } from "./button"
// highlight-end
# Button
Buttons make common actions more obvious and help users more easily perform them. Buttons use labels and sometimes icons to communicate the action that will occur when the user touches them.
// highlight-start
## Properties
<Props of={Button} />
## Basic usage
<Button>Click me</Button>
## With different sizes
<Button scale="small">Click me</Button>
<Button scale="normal">Click me</Button>
<Button scale="big">Click me</Button>
// highlight-end
Start the development server again and you should see the properties (children and scale), one playground displaying the normal button, and one playground showing the button in its three sizes.
You can usually set your config using a
doczrc.js file (see all available options) or if you want to set some default options for your theme, you can set
options in the theme definition.
module.exports = {
plugins: [
resolve: `gatsby-theme-docz`,
options: {
// Your options here
// Your plugins go here
We highly recommend that you set your configuration using
doczrc.js! Live reloading will only work with the configuration file, not the settings inside the theme definition.
Other resources
- For more information on Docz visit the Docz site and in particular the Gatsby theme documentation
- Check out the official Docz starter


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With fewer friends in the ANC than before, former president Jacob Zuma has increasingly looked outside the party for support during his ongoing brushes with the law.
The glue that holds these pro-Zuma formations together is their declared commitment to radical economic transformation as the policy they insist the ANC government should champion.
Given that the slogan gained significant appeal within the ANC under Zuma, the potential to further divide the party is higher and the ANC and its alliance partners are not impressed, more so with the 2019 general elections around the corner. Some of the structures are said to be operating within the ANC.
At a local economic summit in Durban last week, ANC provincial interim leader Sihle Zikalala warned against an upsurge of social formations decrying exclusion from the local economy.
This is the campaign theme for one of the notorious pro-Zuma groupings, the Delangokubona Business Forum.
"Government cannot accept criminal elements and bad behaviour to undermine economic transformation agenda," Zikalala said. Radical economic transformation was not "synonymous with hooligans and looting".
Without mentioning Delangokubona by name, speaker after speaker condemned "the elements of criminality that are disrupting the local economy". The group stands accused of demanding 30% of the value of construction projects, particularly in eThekwini, without doing any actual work.
Numerous business people and government officials have told City Press that the forum resorts to intimidation tactics when their demands are not met, in most instances putting a stop to projects. The latest one to be affected is the multimillion-rand Hammarsdale interchange on the N3 highway.
Some have claimed that the group is being used as a third force of sorts in the business world, interrupting projects on behalf of major players who have been unsuccessful in bidding for tenders.
Labour federation Cosatu's KwaZulu-Natal secretary, Edwin Mkhize, said the ANC is "taking some measures to heal itself, but while it is doing so there are some segments holding it behind". Mkhize said "some of the organisations surrounding Zuma do not operate within the ambit, culture and tradition that we know in the ANC".
"If we are not careful, we will have a situation where we have something that we cannot stop in the future. Sometimes, even when something works in your favour, if it is wrong, you must be able to say that this is not right.
"The ANC must not allow structures that will just be formed and portray themselves as progressive and operate within the ANC, when they actually are not the resemblance of the tradition and culture of the ANC, because that thing will definitely cause divisions," he said.
SA Communist Party provincial secretary Themba Mthembu said if the ANC lost support in the upcoming elections, it would largely be because of third forces.
In addition to Delangokubona, other formations who have thrown their weight behind the former president include the National Funeral Practitioners' Association of SA (Nafupa SA) and the SA Natives' Forum.
Delangokubona's national chairperson, Thabani Mzulwini, said their "main principle is looking out for people".
"We are not a political party and we are not anti government, we are just in favour of people getting what they deserve. If government does not do right by people, we take them to court."
He said the forum places particular emphasis on radical economic transformation and looks at the cause holistically, even from an education perspective.
He cited as an example a case in Durban's Umlazi township, where a dispute between the SA Democratic Teachers' Union and government resulted in schooling being interrupted.
"We have taken it upon ourselves to engage the MEC of education to tell him to intervene, because kids must go to school. Schooling is a fundamental part of achieving radical economic transformation and becoming financially independent."
He said the 30% demand is outlined in the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act and that wherever government conducts business there must be "contractor participation goals".
According to the act, those bidding for products and services worth R30 million or more must subcontract at least 30% of the value of the contract to exempted micro enterprises or qualifying small businesses.
"Politicians are opposed to this because when they agree on contracts or give out tenders, they then receive major kickbacks. That is why they are against us," said Mzulwini.
"We are insulted in the media, but we are ready for anything because we know the truth and are willing to die for it."
Mzulwini said the forum's members are acquiring skills necessary for their kind of work.
"We negotiate with people. If they don't hear us and meet the demand, we then stop work on those sites. Those sites must close shop and no work must be done until we can find each other."
While other organisations rallying around Zuma jumped at the chance to speak to his supporters outside court last week, the SA Natives' Forum opted to remain anonymous.
They did the same during a night vigil a day before Zuma's court appearance, where some speakers criticised the ANC, particularly President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Gauteng-based Shampene Mphaloane and Khathi Dikobo are leaders of the non-governmental organisation.
They said the intention behind their Western Cape High Court application for a permanent stay of Zuma's prosecution is to become a part of history by achieving "a landmark judgment".
We are prepared to fight it all the way to the Constitutional Court, said Dikobo.
The social justice formation is also defending Khanya Cekeshe, a student activist jailed for five years for setting fire to a police van in Braamfontein during fees must fall protests in 2016.
In future, said Mphaloane, the plan would be to avoid representing individuals and take on issues affecting groups, particularly constitutional matters and policy failures in government.
Dikobo said that, as an example, the SA Human Rights Commission had a low rate of prosecution, despite the number of cases that land on its desk.
In cases where the law was flawed, the NGO intends to put pressure on Parliament to make changes.
Dikobo said the organisation is self-funded and would rather not take money from donors as this would make it vulnerable to "infiltration".
In recent months, this group has been criticised for its radical stance on big players in the funeral industry. It is lobbying for undertakers that are not black owned to be barred from doing business, particularly in townships.
The group has endorsed the call for radical economic transformation, going so far as to present Zuma with numerous awards for his contribution to the cause.
Last week, Nafupa's secretary-general, Nkosentsha Shezi, called Zuma the father of radical economic transformation when he addressed thousands of Zuma supporters outside court.


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Monthly Archives: June 2012
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2014 Kawasaki Z800 Supernaked Performance
Now been born middle-level competitors in weight with a knock-out blow, proud of Kawasaki Z800 Z family take the next legend. After more than forty years from the launch of the Z1, Z icon newest machines have styling, personality and technique which features super naked Kawasaki engine that has become world famous for. With a 806cc engine capacity of power, drive and performance, the Z800 seems to be taking all challengers and giving blow really knockout.
No punches pulled
The Z800's 806cc displacement engine is tuned for both town beating hard pulling weekday mid- range and weekend top end highway screaming. Be sure, the Z800 is the only place to be if your desire is for fun, feedback and full-on freedom. Grab the bars tight, and don't expect the Z800 to pull its punches.
Supernaked Attitude
Strong, passionate and direct, the riding emotions you feel are matched by the machine you ride. into the ring and under the full glare of the spotlights stands the undisputed middle-weight champion, the new Z800. Built to deliver, a machine set to beat all-challengers with a fierce dominance.
2014 Kawasaki Z800 New Features:
• Increased performance across the rpm range
• Adjustable inverted front fork
• Piggyback reservoir rear shock
• Digital LCD instrumentation
• Connected header pipes aid mid-range power
• ABS version available
2014 Kawasaki Z800 Equipment:
806 Cm3 Liquid-Cooled, 4-Stroke In-Line Four Tuned For Strong Low-Mid Range Torque
With its larger displacement, the Z800 engine offers increased performance at all RPM. The greater performance is especially noticeable in the low-mid range, adding a greater everyday usability as well as increased riding exhilaration. Shorter final gearing complements the new engine character and emphasises the Z800's stronger acceleration.
Shorter Final Gearing
Smooth-shifting 6-speed transmission has a gear for every situation, from low-speed city traffic to high-speed highway use. A larger rear sprocket (43T>>45T) emphasises the Z800's already more powerful acceleration.
Highly Communicative Chassis
While maintaining a highly sporty nature, the Z800's friendly character makes it an accommodating mount even for beginners. Increased road holding performance, and hence traction, on all types of road surfaces enables both sporty and friendly riding characteristics. Tubular backbone chassis design with engine sub-frame and new connecting pipe, and revised chassis rigidity offer great feedback to the rider, communicating what the bike is doing in all situations.
Aggressive Front Cowl
Compact headlamp cowl uses a multi-facet design to create a more aggressive, glaring visage for the Z800. The fierce appearence is one of the key styling elements of the aggressive new design.
Buffed Header Pipes
Elegant curves of the exhaust header pipes and a buffed finish complement the Z800's fierce street-fighter styling.
Sharp Under-Cowl
The under-cowl adds to the Z800's street-fighter image and along with the engine shrouds contributes to the aggressive, visceral design.
LED Taillight
New taillight design features a "Z" pattern – a nice touch that complements the slim tail section of this latest Z-model.
Full Digital Instrumentation
The Z800's futuristic looking instrument panel features a triple LCD screen which includes a level-meter-style tachometer, fuel gauge, remaining range and the Economical Riding Indicator.
Enhanced Braking Performance
New opposed, 4-piston calipers gripping larger-diameter 310 mm petal discs deliver formidable stopping power with superb control and feel.
Natural Riding Position
The relationship between pegs, seat and handlebars was designed to enhance communication between rider and machine, giving the rider a confidence-inspiring feeling of control that perfectly complements its accurate and precise handling qualities. New seat design contributes to increased comfort for rider and passenger.
Piggyback-Reservoir-Equipped Rear Shock
The rear shock features an aluminum body wuith a piggyback reservoir for increased cooling performance. KYB rear shock is repositioned 20mm to the left side for better left-right balance
41 Mm Inverted Fork
41mm KYB Inverted fork contributes to the Z800's quick, nimble handling, excellent road-holding ability and superb feedback. Optimised for the increased engine and revised frame rigidity the front fork is adjustable for rebound damping and preload.
Specifications Kawasaki Z800 2014
|2014 Kawasaki Z800 Specifications
|Engine type
|Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke In-Line Four
|806 cm3
|Bore x stroke
|71.0 x 50.9 mm
|Compression ratio
|Valve/Induction system
|DOHC, 16 valves
|Fuel system
|Fuel injection: f34 mm x 4 (Mikuni), with dual throttle valves
|Forced lubrication, wet sump
|Maximum power
|83.0 kW 113 PS / 10,200 rpm
|Maximum torque
|83.0 Nm 8.5 kgfm / 8,000 rpm
|6-speed, return
|Final Drive
|Sealed chain
|Primary reduction ratio
|1.714 (84/49)
|Gear ratios: 1st
|2.571 (36/14)
|Gear ratios: 2nd
|1.941 (33/17)
|Gear ratios: 3rd
|1.556 (28/18)
|Gear ratios: 4th
|1.333 (28/21)
|Gear ratios: 5th
|1.200 (24/20)
|Gear ratios: 6th
|1.095 (23/21)
|Final reduction ratio
|3.000 (45/15)
|Wet multi-disc, manual
|Frame type
|Tubular backbone (with engine sub-frame), high-tensile steel
|Wheel travel, front
|120 mm
|Wheel travel, rear
|137 mm
|Tyre, front
|Tyre, rear
|Steering angle, left / right
|31° / 31°
|Brakes, front
|Dual semi-floating 310 mm petal discs Dual opposed 4-piston
|Brakes, rear
|Single 250 mm petal disc Single-piston
|Suspension, front
|41 mm inverted fork with rebound damping and spring preload adjustability
|Suspension, rear
|Bottom-Link Uni-Trak, gas-charged shock with piggyback reservoir and stepless rebound damping and preload adjustability
|Dimensions (L x W x H)
|2,100 mm x 800 mm x 1,050 mm
|1,445 mm
|Ground Clearance
|150 mm
|Fuel capacity
|17 litres
|Seat height
|834 mm
|Curb Mass
|229 kg / 231 kg (ABS)


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This article takes a deep dive into New York City by comparing and contrasting STR hotel data with publicly available Airbnb data.
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee—As Airbnb continues to sign up hosts to become the largest provider of lodging rooms in the world (1 million and counting, as reported by Airbnb), hoteliers continue to assess the threat and the potential opportunity this new competitor poses.
This article takes a deep dive into New York City by comparing and contrasting STR hotel data with publicly available Airbnb data. (STR is the parent company of Hotel News Now.)
The website InsideAirbnb.com has continued to harvest Airbnb listings and shows on detailed maps the locations and requested rates of units in the larger New York City area. We have used this data to gain a better understanding of the potential implications of this new inventory on the hotel marketplace. (Please note that we have not independently verified the InsideAirbnb.com data.)
Airbnb only shows unit listings and does not make data available for actual rooms sold, occupancy or revenue per available room. It is fair to assume, however, that the requested rate is pretty close to the achieved rate (what we normally refer to as average daily rate) because the room rate is not subject to impacts of corporate, government or AAA discounts. That is not to say that these discounts will not be available in the future, but for now it seems that for room rates on Airbnb "what you see is what you get."
The data is available only for specific points in time, and because owners can easily add or take down listings the actual monthly supply of Airbnb units fluctuates. That said, a percentage of the Airbnb inventory is offered by rental companies that offer multiple listings, so it is likely that they show their rooms online only when they are available.
Based on this, we assert that the inventory is, if not a perfect representation, at least "directionally indicative" of supply competition and prevailing rates.
For this article we used the May 2015 hotel ADR and Airbnb data gathered on 1 May for the month.
Inventory impact
In May, there were more than 27,000 Airbnb units available in New York City. The listing types were distributed as follows:
The traditional Airbnb model of sharing rooms or apartments makes up less than 50% of the available inventory. A larger majority of the supply is now the entire unit, and these rentals are squarely aimed at competing with hotel rooms.
To understand the impact of these rooms on New York neighborhoods, we overlaid the available Airbnb data with our hotel performance metrics by borough. STR's and Airbnb's market definition of New York includes some locations outside the five boroughs, but for the purpose of this analysis we excluded all properties that were not in the five boroughs.
We further only used Airbnb listings competitive with traditional hotel rooms, excluding tree houses, boats and the like. Units also had to offer a real bed (not a couch or air mattress). Listings were only counted if they were available at least five days over the next three months and had received a user review in 2015. We also excluded units that had a stay minimum of more than three nights. Lastly, shared rooms and private rooms were excluded, so the analysis focuses on entire homes/apartments.
For May, there were some 105,000 hotel rooms and more than 8,600 Airbnb listings available.
Chart 2 shows the share of the total number of rooms available by borough and by property type, hotel rooms versus Airbnb listing. For the majority of boroughs, room supply is very much skewed toward hotel rooms, and Airbnb inventory fluctuates between 4% and 6% of all units available.
Brooklyn is the noticeable exception, where the supply of all lodging rooms is made up of 38% Airbnb units.
On the outset the increases in non-traditional inventory seems to be manageable, given that the hotel industry is constructing 13,000 rooms as well, and obviously those rooms were supported by feasibility studies attesting to their respective need in the submarket.
The amount of inventory in Brooklyn might point at an under-supply of hotel rooms in that borough. In other words, Airbnb hosts, acting in their own self-interest, probably feel their units can be rented; the sum of all those rentals, around 2,600 units, could be used by a developer as an indicator for the need for more hotel rooms.
Time will tell if Airbnb rooms can be used as a "canary in the coalmine" for future hotel room development (zoning permitting).
Pricing comparisons by borough
Hotel operators now have to watch Airbnb units to understand what price points are offered in a building next door or down the street and how this affects their own pricing and room demand.
Chart 3 shows the May 2015 ADR for hotels by borough and the corresponding average Airbnb rate that was charged during May. On average across all boroughs, the hotel room rate was $289 and the Airbnb room rate was $256, but this charge obviously varies widely by submarket.
In three out of the four boroughs where comparative data is available, the average Airbnb unit rate is higher than the hotel ADR. Because we only receive hotel-level ADR and do not know what was charged for each individual hotel room, it is probably fair to assume that some hotel rooms, on some nights, are priced on par or higher than the offered Airbnb inventory.
It will be interesting to observe if yield management techniques and online-travel-agency price comparison websites will be used in the future for single Airbnb units with the potential outcome that Airbnb units will be priced consistently at or below the prevailing market rates of hotel rooms.
In Brooklyn and Queens, the Airbnb room rate is slightly higher than the hotel ADR. Notably, in Staten Island the average Airbnb rate is $213 higher than the prevailing hotel ADR. This is caused by a few high-end units with nightly rates of more than $1,000.
In general, a higher Airbnb unit price could point to either a superior room product listed on Airbnb, mispriced hotel inventory or the need for more high-end hotels in this submarket—or a combination of all three factors.
Competition by price point
As with hotel rooms, Airbnb inventory is offered across multiple price points. We slotted the ADR and listing rate into pricing silos to gain insights where the most competition is taking place.
Of the roughly 8,600 Airbnb units, more than 6,900 (or 80%) are listed at a price of less than $300. Airbnb units dominate the lower price points. In fact, no hotels are available at an ADR of less than $50, but there are six rental units available. Some 51,000 hotel rooms, or 48%, are offered in hotels that fit into the price range of $200 to $300, while 36,000 hotel rooms fall into the pricing categories of $300 and more.
Airbnb inventory is available at all price points. Some 560 Airbnb units compete with the roughly 5,000 rooms in hotels in the $500-and-over pricing silo. The majority of these units, 477 to be exact, are located in Manhattan. But even Brooklyn (75 units), Staten Island (five units) and Queens (six units) compete at the upper end of the lodging market with rates of more than $500.
There are no hotels with ADRs of more than $400 available in these boroughs. If Airbnb units are indeed an indicator of market demand, Brooklyn might be ripe for a high-end development.
Airbnb is here to stay (regulations and zoning permitting). New York hoteliers have to be aware of the ubiquity of the offering across all geographic areas and price points.
The widespread availability of this inventory makes it clear that rental-by-owner units are a formidable competitor for all traditional lodging choices and need to be considered when discussing hotel pricing strategies and new hotel development. It is true that not all listing types compete head on, but it is short sighted to dismiss the whole RBO inventory out of hand.
Guests will vote with their wallets, and a potential Airbnb market valuation of around $25 billion implies that investors see Airbnb as a viable disruptor to the global lodging environment.
We will continue to assess the available data and comment on the potential impact of RBO companies, and Airbnb specifically, on the United States and global hotel industry.
This article is just the beginning as we start to quantify these competitors.