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UPDATE (3:45PM): Repairs are complete and Observer Highway and Marin Boulevard/Henderson Street have been re-opened to two way traffic.
UPDATE (3:00PM): United Water expects repairs to the water main at Observer Highway to be completed by about 4:00pm today. At that time, Observer Highway and Marin Boulevard/Henderson Street will be fully reopened to traffic. Police officers will be on hand to direct traffic this evening.

UPDATE (8:20AM): Marin Boulevard/Henderson Street has been reopened to traffic in the southbound direction.
UPDATE (7:45AM): One lane of Observer Highway has been reopened to traffic in the westbound direction.

Due to a water main leak near Observer Highway and Marin Boulevard, there are various street closures and traffic pattern changes in effect. United Water crews are on the site working to resolve the issue and no customers are without water at this time.

Observer Highway is closed in both directions at this time. Crews are attempting to reopen a lane of traffic in the westbound direction.

Marin Boulevard is closed between 18th Street and Observer Highway. Drivers entering Hoboken from Jersey Avenue or Grove Street will be directed towards Jackson Street. 

Grove Street is open in both directions.

NJ Transit bus routes 85 and 87 are on a detour using Hudson Street, River Street & Newark Street.

Police officers from Hoboken and Jersey City are coordinating to direct traffic.

Delays are expected during rush hour, and drivers are asked to provide extra time to reach their destination.

Updates will be provided on the City website, www.hobokennj.org.

"After two days of trekking and caving, we reached the first camp inside Hang Son Doong [mountain river cave], the world's largest cave," writes Your Shot contributor Ryan Deboodt. "The entire way, I was in awe of the scene unfolding in front of me. The atmosphere created by the clouds entering the cave from the first doline (opening in the cave ceiling) was surreal. I couldn't get over the fact that we would be camping at this most unique location and wanted to capture the feeling of having this at your doorstep."

The 2.5-mile cave is located in Vietnam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, near the border with Laos.

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Spurs dream of being the most entertaining team in London seems to be on track as the news outlets suggest that Louis Van Gaal could be inline to be the next manager to take on the nightmare role at Seven Sisters club.

Now, personally, there’s a lot to admire in a man who’ll whip his balls out and ask a whole squad if they’re man enough. It’s a powerful statement I’ve not seen made in an office, but hey, who’s to say I won’t be trying it at some point?

Anyway, interesting thing about Louis Van G is that despite his many successes, probably his most major one comes in the shape of who he nurtured. Many thing it was Bobby Robson who brought Mourinho to prominence… which is partly true, but it was in actuality, Van Gaal.

That nasty horrible streak Jose has came from the combative Louis Van G. Interestingly, Jose then taught AVB everything he knows…. a manager who tried and failed at Chelsea and Spurs.

So as much as the Dutchman has supreme pedigree, I’m not quite sure, at his age, with that squad, and the infamous Dutch crazy streak, he’ll be able to bring them back to the glory years. Looking at the trend with football managers, bringing in old men really isn’t working out. The game is for the younger, more dynamic manager. We’ll see though. I’d have been more panicked about Spurs picking up Laudrup or Pochettino.

In other news, the league is hotting up in a very sexy way.

So here is my predictive take on who we’re playing and how we should do it… yeah, football fantasia going off right here.

Stoke at the weekend, I think we can afford to play a similar team to the one that dispatched of Sunderland at the weekend. They’re really not very good and the players that sit on the fringes are more than capable of taking them out. We need to see players like Lukas, Jack, Wilshere and Sanogo given a run out against them. That should be a bread and butter three point moment.

After that, we have Everton in the Cup. For me, this is hugely important. We need a trophy at the club, the FA Cup is our main route into that. I think a full strength team against them will turn them over. We can bring Ozil back into the fold and bring back a refreshed Giroud, Santi and Chamberlain.

Next up is Bayern Munich. Now, I don’t think we’ve got much chance of overturning the best team in Europe 3-0. The temptation is to go hung-ho… but for me, this is silly. Our second best chance of glory is the league. If we kill ourselves in this and lose, that’s bad for the league, if we win, that’s bad for the league in a trophy we’re not geared up to win. We should send the fringe out there for that game, because it’s Spurs on the Sunday.

Good news here? Ramsey could make the bench for this game. Give him 45minutes here and he might make the Spurs game.

Spurs are falling away along with Everton which has at the very worst made the league a 4 horse race. What we really need is to see Spurs put out a proper team this Spursday so they win their game and take on Benfica in the next game (same week we play Bayern). Sherwood won’t keep his role if he finishes outside the top 4… but he might if he wins the Europa League. We have the ability to rest players in that Bayern game, if Spurs go all out, that plays beautifully into our hands….

Our next game is against Chelsea. Now, hopefully our Swansea game isn’t wedged into that week. If it isn’t, the Chavs play against the home coming of Didier Drogba. There’s going to be a lot of emotion attached to that, it could be a hard game if the first game goes ok for the Turkish side. Mourinho will have them on the Tuesday, he’ll have to give his boys 2 days rest, then he’ll have basically no time to work on a game plan for us. That means we’ll play a jaded Chelsea side that we can really go hard for… then anything is possible.

The week after that, we take on a Manchester City that’ll have just played United in midweek. We’ve seen how they deal with tired legs, so again, the fixture list totally working for us if the manager rotates his players and keeps legs fresh. Then we have Everton, a ‘should win’… then we’re hopefully sitting 3-4 points off the top of the league having playerd all our top games.

That puts us within a hairs breadth of winning the league because other top teams still have to play each other. For me, even if we don’t win the league, it’s important we progress from last year. Hopefully we’ll have done that come the end of April.

Anyway, it’s hotting up, like I’ve said all season, the outcome and success of the season will come down to how fresh Wenger can keep his squad. Arguably, he’s not done an amazing job of that, but he’s done well to keep us in the mixing pot. Our best games over the last few months have been Hull, Liverpool (cup), Spurs (cup) and Sunderland. The commonality? Big squad changes.

This is the money shot though… so let’s see how does when he can taste blood!

Best run in for ten years? I think so… can’t bloody wait!

I think there were some Germans playing yesterday

Morning good morning. Alex (@aldo_doel) here to write on the game that Arsenal did what won yesterday.

After my pre-game tuna nicoise salad and skinny latte I made my way to the stadium fired up for some football and ready to sing my heart out for the boys to show what a bloody great fan I am. Yesterday was a day of glorious sunshine at the Emirates, sunglasses weather, almost warm enough for shorts – a ludicrous concept in London in February.

The atmosphere understandably contrasted with the Bayern game which felt like Liveaid on ketamine. After the prestige and intensity of that game, a spirited but essentially garbage Sunderland side had more an end-of-season feelarama to it; nothing to play for, a relaxed atmosphere, a performance with the pressure off. Which is weird because we are slap bang in the middle of a title race.

Credit to the manager for ringing the changes. It’s a drum I’ve been banging for so long that I’m starting to sound like a Slayer record but… in the few seasons since 2005 where we have put a genuine title challenge together, February/March is where we started to fade. People attribute it to Eduardo’s leg break or the Carling Cup final. I prefer to believe it’s because the same 14/15 players had been worked into the ground over the preceding seven months and were mentally and physically knackered. You can tell me I’m wrong and a c*** on twitter later if you disagree.

Anyway the changes were rung. In came Lukas P on the left (about fucking time), a rested Giroud in for Sanogo (who acquitted himself very well against the European Champions by the way), Arteta for Flamini and Ozil not even in the squad. A controversial call perhaps but the right call. I don’t care how good you are – and Mesut Ozil is such a good footballer he makes me question my own atheism – everyone needs a rest sometimes. Especially in your first season in a new league, with no winter break, when you are not used to playing 90 minutes every week.

UPDATE: I’ve just flicked on Sky’s Sunday Supplement – the equivalent of a fart in a service station when it comes to football insight. The clowns on there were berating Ozil saying he’s not up to it (based on one penalty miss and poor performance against Liverpool). What utter nonsense. They just read out a text from a United fan saying Ozil was a poor man’s Wayne Rooney. No mate this is a poor man’s Wayne Rooney…

£300k a week mate?

Anyway back to the game and Arsenal pretty much dominated from the off. Sunderland did a good job of chasing shadows and acting as moving human cones for Wilshere, Cazorla, Rosicky, Podolski and Arteta to pass around.

We got our opening early on after a driving run into the box from Cazorla (I think). After a bit of a scramble in the box, the ball broke to Giroud who buried it in the corner – a great start for the team and a boost for him, seeing as he hasn’t scored in about 68 months. We continued to dominate after the goal, looking entirely comfortable in possession and not that arsed when they were able to break. Mainly because they had one striker up front with the physique and touch of a Jacamo model; but also because LK6 had decided to wear his special shorts with the extra large pockets. (In his pocket… geddit?? Sorry…)

Ours, and Oli’s second, came a few moments later after a shite backpass from one of their players (I haven’t seen any highlights so forgive the vague reportage). Oli pounced on it and slotted it nicely away from a tight angle. Similar to the goal he scored against Southampton earlier in the season, it showed the difference a rest can make, as his mind was sharper than an HB pencil.

However both these goals were just warm up acts for the third which was Wengerball at its best. At the heart of it was #supertomrosicky who seemed to play a 1-2 with our entire team before being released by Oli and dinking it over Mannone. A real peach of a goal; similar, but not quite as good (for me anyway), Wilshere’s against Norwich earlier in the season. It upped the good feeling in the stadium to about 7.5 on the “Wenger In” scale. Fair play to Tomo as well. He really is a blinding player and, like Sagna, looks like he’s got at least another 3-4 years in him at the highest level.

So in we went at half time 3-0 looking very comfortable and playing really excellent football. At half time the great man that is Dennis Bergkamp showed up for a pitch side interview and to generally look like T1000’s more talented cousin. The reception he received was fantastic and it was amazing that during his interview you could hear a pin drop in the stadium, as everyone hung on his every word. He was asked whether he would return to the club in a coaching capacity and gave a fantastic politician’s answer of “I’m focused on the job I’m doing now but in the future who knows” which translates to “Yes please. I fucking love Arsenal. Please let me come back”. If any of the Board were at the game yesterday and saw the reverence and respect he is treated with by the fans they’d make him Chairman of the club tomorrow.

“What’s that? You’re putting season ticket prices up 6000% and forcing us to watch games sellotaped to our seats? Oh Dennis said it. Yeah that’s fine no worries.”

“I can’t believe Delaware are charging £19 for their new hotdog which consists of horsemeat, chewing gum, broken glass and the ebola virus all smeared in marmite. Oh it’s called the Dennis Bergkamp dog. Ill have 5 please.”

You catch my drift?

Anyway back to the game. Some more stuff happened in the second half. Koscielny – a man whose stock only seems to go up nowadays – scored a fantastic header from a Santi corner. That must be the first one we’ve scored in a while. Hopefully Laurent can take some time out next week in training to teach the rest of the team how to score headers.

Unfortunately he followed Nacho off the pitch for an early bath, precipitating the start of Arsenal’s annual left back crisis. Luckily neither seems to be seriously injured and Flamini did a good job of filling in in that position. Sunderland did pull one goal back after a great strike from their diminutive Italian player with the name I can’t spell. There was also consternation in the stadium when Arsene made his 70 minute substitution and it wasn’t Lukas. We were watching the Pod’s body language and he seemed genuinely surprised not to have been hauled off. Maybe they went out for a coffee and worked things out? Let’s hope so as he could be a useful player in the run in. There was also an exciting cameo from Gnabry who is just so hot right now. Another player who has something to contribute between now and the end of the season.

Anyway that was that. A very enjoyable day out and another 3 points to keep the pressure up on our rivals who both scraped victories.

I cant really be bothered with concluding thoughts this week so here are just two:

Arteta
A player I don’t think has the legs against the best teams was fantastic yesterday. Yes his passing is composed and sets the tempo but his positioning and defensive work is a joy to watch when he is on form. I still think we need to replace him at the end of the season but if it wasn’t for Oli’s two goals and assist he would have been MOTM

Being a fan
Ive seen a few online debates recently about who speaks for arsenal fans and who is entitled to be considered a genuine supporter. This mainly stems from Peter getting dog’s abuse on a daily basis and constantly being told by people that he is not a real fan because he is critical of the club and the manager. When did this become lore?

As far as I am concerned nobody, no matter how much I respect them, is beyond questioning or criticism. If you want to live in some weird footballing North Korea where you implicitly “Trust the manager” and believe this is the best of all possible worlds (check Dr Pangloss) then that’s your choice. But don’t try and force that view on others or spend your whole time screaming at people who hold a different point of view. All this is magnified by the idiocy that is twitter but its really getting to such a point where any utterance that questions Arsene or the club is pounced on by thousands of wankhammers trying to outdo themselves in their displays of uberloyalty.

On the atmosphere in the stadium the truth is that since the Ozil signing the atmosphere has been much better and people have been getting behind the team because the team have been showing commitment and desire. Support for the manager, at least in the section where I sit, is not unequivocal. I only mention it because yesterday a few started the “One Arsene Wenger” chant and I realised it had been a while since I had heard it. It didn’t really get going and faded quite quickly. This is usually a pretty good barometer for how fans, inside the stadium at least, are feeling about the manager. That’s not to say he is not loved, respected and admired by many but the idea that Arsene is universally recognised by fans as the best possible custodian for Arsenal Football Club in the way he was before is simply not true. Can he get back to that place? Absolutely. Will he? I hope so.

But for the time being absolutely support the manager and players when they are out there on the pitch but have the wherewithal and the guts to question things you don’t agree with (without resorting to Godwin’s Law ((Hattip to @queenofsuburbia)))

That’s me over and out. You can follow me on twitter @aldo_doel happy to debate

It was Sir Alex Ferguson who once remarked that Zinedine Zidane didn’t “hurt” teams enough. That is, although he could impose his personality on certain games such as the European Cup final in 2002 or in World Cup 1998, considering his stature, he should have done it more often. (Indeed, it’s a view that former France team-mate, Louis Saha, holds as well). As if doing it on the biggest stage wasn’t enough, undoubtedly Zidane’s greatest strength was his ability to dictate the tempo of a football match, killing teams slowly with each touch, pass and swivel, and a swagger which simultaneously propelled his team forward. However, that also led to part of his misunderstanding.

As Rob Smyth writes, “in terms of ball retention he was probably the greatest player of all time, blessed with such grace and supernatural awareness that he could play a game of real-life Pac-Man and never be caught. Yet the suspicion remains that some appreciate Zidane without knowing exactly what they’re appreciating; that they are perpetuating a discourse for fear of being seen as a philistine. Nobody wants to admit that they thought Citizen Kane was crap.”

It’s a similar sort of criticism that has been levelled at Tomas Rosicky. When he signed for Arsenal, he did so on the back of a wonderful strike at the 2006 World Cup, and for fans catching their first glimpse of the playmaker, they thought they’d be getting one who’d mix power with Arsenal’s famed give-and-go style – something that was slowly dissipating following the break-up of the Invincibles side. However, injury problems and age have meant Rosicky had to adapt his game.

Now he’s more of a calming influence, introduced in games for his ability to affect the flow of the contest and to knit Arsenal’s passing moves together. He’s also a fantastic organiser of play, instigating Arsenal’s pressing up the pitch. Rosicky still has that explosive burst of pace, of course, but he tends to use it less as a means to run at defenders and more as a vehicle to switch the emphasis of play, moving into the spaces before anybody else does. That hasn’t prevented people from questioning his value to the team, however, with some arguing that he doesn’t contribute enough in terms of assists and goals. Certainly, his output can improve in terms of raw numbers but that shouldn’t diminish his input to this Arsenal team and against Sunderland on Saturday, though he did just that – score – he showed once against why he’s a valuable member of the squad.

At first glance, Rosicky’s impact for the first goal in the 4-1 win is simple. As Jack Wilshere drives into space, Rosicky moves into the space between the lines and flicks the ball back to the midfielder. But of course, there’s more to it than that. Because the way Arsenal plays, it requires little triggers so that the players know when to move their passing game up a gear. Wilshere does that when he turns inside his marker and lays the ball off but without the flick from Rosicky there wouldn’t be anywhere to run into. However, because Rosicky cleverly positions himself between the lines, it provokes the centre-back, Vergini, to come towards him, momentarily opening up the space for Wilshere to run into. When he gets into the box, he’s squeezed out but Olivier Giroud is on hand to finish.

This is what teams like Bayern Munich and Manchester City do well. They force teams back with their possession play but when they commit runners between the lines, the opposition centre-backs are then provoked to come forward or else be swamped in the box. Arsenal did that all game, bumping passes off Giroud and then making runs beyond him. It didn’t always work and indeed, it poses the question: can this idiosyncratic way of playing, using the striker as a reference, work all the time? Certainly, Wenger feels that the hardest runs to defend are the runs from deep – Arsenal were punished as such in the Champions League when Arjen Robben won the penalty for Bayern Munich – and using Giroud as a pivot can encourage those type of moves.

Arsenal’s third goal was a thing of beauty. Again, Wilshere, Rosicky and Giroud were all involved, as was Santi Cazorla, and the extra runner was enough to confuse the Sunderland defence. As the Arsenal players passed the ball between each other, it reminded me of one of the drills they practice on the training ground called “through-plays”. The drill is basically how the team would line up in a normal match but without opponents so that the players can memorise where team-mates are intuitively and pass the ball between each other. When the ball hit the back of the net, the players could be satisfied with the notion that their hard work produced such a goal. However, it requires something more that is beyond the reach of many other Premier League clubs and an understanding that can seem blind, but when worked on it can be utterly devastating.

I was lucky to be at the game on Saturday and while they were many strong performances – Laurent Koscielny and Bacary Sagna were solid at the back – it was a privilege to see the controlling forces of Mikel Arteta, Wilshere and Rosicky in action first-hand. Arteta in particular was faultless in the first-half, rarely giving the ball away and always choosing the right option, whether that would be playing it simple, or switching the direction of play with a pass wide. He was nearly as good in the second-half when Arsenal had less of the ball, snapping and snarling whenever Sunderland got forward and then ensuring that he stayed with his runners. (Indeed, one example of his diligence was when he quickly sensed that Jack Colback, playing directly opposite Jack Wilshere, was frequently getting beyond him in the first-half, although not getting the ball, so Arteta took the responsibility to stay on him when Arsenal pressed so that he couldn’t get the run on Arsenal’s midfield again).

Jack Wilshere gave a more assured performance than he has in recent times, instigating attacks with his drives forward. At first-hand, you’re able to see just how difficult it is to get the ball off him when he runs at you. He has this peculiar dribbling style, almost showing the opponent the ball and poking forward bit by bit with his toe. But his control is so close and his body is always open to protect himself from oncoming defenders. It’s a different way of affecting the tempo of the game than Arteta who tends to do it with his passing (although he attempted over a hundred passes), but once Wilshere runs with the ball, his team-mates know to position themselves in anticipation of receiving a quick give-and-go. Most of the time when Arsenal face teams, they typically defend in a low defensive block and players who can run with and without the ball are key to breaking them down. But of course, with Sunderland opting to drop deep, we didn’t get to see Wilshere’s passing when pressed up the pitch which is his main weakness.

The best performance of the day, though, was from Rosicky who led from the front not only with his passing or his penetrative running, but with his pressing up the pitch. It says a lot about his impact on the side when Wilshere says it was Arsenal’s best pressing display of the season. Simply put Arsenal didn’t give Sunderland an inch in the first-half, closing down the spaces, not necessarily aggressively, but intelligently, moving up the pitch together and marking tightly. Rosicky is almost the free man when Arsenal press because he sets the standard, acting as the reference point.

Strikers always occupy the centre-backs but as there’s only one of them, Rosicky must chose between helping Giroud press one of the other centre-backs or drop off and mark the holding midfielder. For Arsenal’s 2nd goal, the team worked progressively up the pitch, first forcing Sunderland to pass the ball backwards then working the ball wide whereby the touchline effectively acts as an extra defender for Arsenal. Sunderland had no choice but to go back again as Rosicky doubled up with Podolski to close down the right-back, and as the ball went back towards the goalkeeper, Giroud sensed the opportunity to pounce and guide the ball between the goalkeeper’s legs.

Rosicky’s effort lies in the way he makes the whole team play better. His energy and passing were impressive but then there’s the more subtle way he affects his team-mates; Wilshere was able to play better because Rosicky dropped deeper more often in the build up than Mesut Ozil usually does, allowing the Englishman to push forward into space or by opening up space for him to run into by cleverly positioning himself between the lines.

After the game, Wenger rightly gushed about the performance from his talismanic playmaker: “Rosicky is a great accelerator of the game,” said the manager. “He always makes things happen, not with individual dribbling but with individual acceleration and his passing. I think when he arrived here he was less of a tactical player and more the ‘Mozart’ from Prague – he was purely a creative, offensive player. Today he is a real organiser on the pitch, I like to have him in the team because he gives a real structure to our team.”

"As a local born and raised in Beijing, I love to capture the historical moments that arise in the capital city," says Your Shot contributor Tian-yu Xiong. "This photograph was taken in the National Library of China, which resides in the middle of Haidian, also known as the educational district of Beijing. As I was wandering the hallways of the library I noticed the astonishing view and repetitive lines present in the architecture. The massive amount of people reading books and studying quietly with electronic devices by their sides also drew my attention to this stunning moment."

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Beech boughs and a broadleaf sapling overhang Lake Ada on Milford Track, a popular hiking trail in southwestern New Zealand's Te Wahipounamu—the place of jade—a World Heritage area that includes four national parks within which stand the country's highest mountains, longest glaciers, and tallest forests.

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800 Smart Bikes Will Form Largest Next-Generation Bike Share System in North America

The cities of Hoboken, Jersey City and Weehawken are partnering to launch a regional bike share system in the summer of 2014 that will be the largest next-generation bike share system in North America. The system will feature 800 smart-bikes, 50 bike stations, and 2 full-service pavilions at no cost to the cities.

“Bike sharing is an affordable, sustainable, and convenient transportation option,” said Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer. “We are excited to partner with leading innovators to bring this next-generation system to our residents, businesses and visitors at no cost to taxpayers. I am proud to build upon our successful pilot bike share program and work with our neighbors in Jersey City and Weehawken to create a regional system.”

Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop was equally enthusiastic: “We’re proud to take this step toward a greener, more bike friendly Jersey City. Providing a new transportation option throughout the city while simultaneously reducing pollution, traffic congestion and demand for parking is a home run, especially given that it won’t cost the taxpayers a cent. We believe this system will be a model for others throughout the nation.”

“We are very excited to participate in the bike share program with Hoboken and Jersey City,” said Weehawken Councilwoman Rosemary Lavagnino. “This program will allow residents to leave their cars at home while still giving them access to Weehawken and their neighboring communities.”

The program will be operated by Bike and Roll, the largest bike rental company in the United States, and will use bicycle technology manufactured by Nextbike, a leading operator and supplier of bike sharing systems with over 17,000 bicycles in 60 cities in 14 countries. E3Think is the economic, strategy and planning partner for the consortium, and investment capital will be provided by P3 Global Management, a smart city investment firm.

“Bike and Roll is excited to have been selected to operate this cutting edge bicycle sharing system for Hoboken, Jersey City and Weehawken,” said Chris Wogas, President of Bike and Roll. “Together with our partners, we are bringing a technologically advanced network of bikes to these cities with zero cost to taxpayers. This is truly a value added program for the cities, its residents and visitors.”

The system will feature “smart bikes,” the next generation of bike share technology. Traditional bike sharing systems rely on a “smart dock” approach for storing bicycles, which requires expensive infrastructure for docking stations. The “smart lock” approach relies on bicycles with built-in locks and communications equipment, providing increased flexibility at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems.

“The time is right to introduce an economic and flexible bike sharing program made in Germany to the USA,” said Ralf Kalupner, founder and managing director of nextbike GmbH. “Bike sharing needs to be economic and that’s what we have proven for the last 10 years.”

The Nextbike Cruiser Comfort bike features a 7-gear shift, puncture-resistant tires, integrated LED lights with stand-light function, hub dynamo, kickstand, basket, bell, mudguard, chain guard, hand and coaster brakes, and height-adjustable seat.

“Bike share is the core of new urban mobility for cities around the world,” said Tom Glendening, President of E3Think. “In contrast to the expensive technology in some markets, Nextbike’s low cost, flexible smart-bike technology offers a very, very positive future. This bike share program could very well be a model for cities across the globe.”

Revenue sources for the program will include sponsorships, advertising, and user fees, and the cities will receive a percentage of profits after capital expenditures have been recouped.

“We see bike share programs as a cornerstone of economically and socially healthy cities,” said Jim Campbell, CEO of P3GM. “We are thrilled to have been selected by Jersey City, Hoboken and Weehawken to bring this enormous benefit to their citizens, tourists and students alike.”

Pricing options will include annual, weekly and daily memberships. Annual memberships will include free use for the first 45 minutes of each ride. Customers will be able to register online or at solar-powered kiosks. Members will be able to rent a bicycle via a customer card, mobile application (iOS and Android) or phone call via an interactive voice response system.

The two full-service pavilions, to be located in Hoboken and Jersey City, will include a bike share station, conventional bike rental, helmets and safety support, biking equipment, and tourist information.

The contract award requires the approval of the Councils of the three cities.

"At the now abandoned Grytviken whaling station in South Georgia, this lone king penguin stood motionless for several hours, like a solitary sentinel, guarding memories of atrocities past, ensuring that no one forgot what happened here," writes Your Shot contributor Douglas Gimesy. The station processed tens of thousands of slaughtered whales during its nearly 60 years in operation.

"After about two hours of gentle wind, the breeze stopped, it fell silent, and the snow started to fall, making the moment even more poignant."

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