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Discussion in 'USA - North' started by snackdog, Mar 14, 2004.
I am a new 2004 VFR owner in Ann Arbor, near Detroit, Michigan. Any VFR riders in my area?
I have a silver '03 and live in Ann Arbor as well! I saw a black asphalt '04 going south on Washtenaw last week. could that have been you? Drop me an e-mail @ email@example.com. We'll have to do some riding when spring finally gets here for good. I'm not a member here @ VFRworld yet, but check out vfrdiscussion.com where I'm wolverine954.
Hey guys, should you see this, let me know. I am in Metro Detroit, Livonia to be exact, would love to get some VFR riders together to hang out with me and some of my buddies. If you have riding buddies, we would like to put together a group of 10-15+ guys to go riding on occasion.
Get back to me on here, or hit me up on e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com
Bump. Hey. Ypsi., here. Get lots of rides, per year. Give a shout! firstname.lastname@example.com
lets ride
I live in brownstown and ride a 2000 yellow vfr with 14k on it. My friend just bought a 98 vfr and i rode it home for him from sterling hts to his home in belleville. Were up for riding. Name is Malcolm. When i rode superbikes i use to ride on sunday mornings around MIS and stop for lunch at wamplers lake and just run around the backroads. Well well have to get together.
I live in New Baltimore. A bit of a ride out to you guy's neck of the woods. But, would still like to get together for a ride now and then. Keep me informed if you guys are going to get together, when, where etc. Thanks!
Hey I used to live in belleville, worked in Ypsi-tucky, post up where you guys ride, I kinda miss michigan,,,,, but not enough to move back:biggrin:
Goin to pine knob for concerts, Ann Arbor for football, saw Bob Seger for a 1.00 cover charge at Bimbos, crap, I'm old, ofw, I'm still riding
another VFR rider
What's up! I have a 05 vfr. I'd like to get together with some other vrf'ers. i live in your township too. like to talk to you about riding.
another VFR rider
hey! are you still riding? I'd like to get with some more vfr riders. drop me an e-mail.
Keep you eyes, peeled here, too. http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=30008&st=180&start=180
I plan on going Mon., But we'll see, how my work is going.
Well lets talk about it then. So when u wanna ride? Let me know i work afternoon shift but like riding backroad slike new boston area and monroe. Screw the city; too many stoplights. Well let me know since u live in the same area i do. Brownstown, MI
Hey all! it's been a while but figured I would wish everyone a nice holiday season. Looking forward to the upcoming season as I'm sure all of you are. Only a couple of months to go. Be safe out there and we'll see you when the sun comes out of hiding.
white lake
the roads north of M-59 have some interesting terrain...might be a good locale...
98 in Jackson here... everybody out riding by now? Who's all in the ann arbor area? i'm over there all the time at UofM.
Good wording..."UofM", that is.
THE U of M is in Minnesota :smile:
97 viffer from Lansing here. I'm always looking for nice roads to ride as there isn't much around here aside from round lake and maybe dexter trail.
2000 vfr in brownstown michigan near detroit metro airport. Usually thrash the roads in irish hills and backroads near us12 and michigan international speedway. Let me know we can meet up and ride that area.
I just drove through the Irish Hills on the way back from my brother's in Dundee last week. I'm totally down for that. I'll let you know when my bike is up and running again(had to send the rear shock off to get a leak fixed-mailed this week).
Have you been out on the Dexter Trail from Ann Arbor west towards Chelsea/Jackson? It's pretty decent too.
Another in SE Mich. A newb here, jumping in on an old thread. (is this really all the SE MI riders since this thread was started?)
Bumping an old thread. (Is it just me, or is USA-North kind of dead?)
Anyway, add another rider to the Ann Arbor list. Newb here. '84 500.
Separate names with a comma.


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Bikini Body Workout
What makes a bikini body? A flat tummy, sculpted shoulders and nice buns! With that in mind, here's a workout Steve and I designed for the MASS SUIT to burn calories and tone all the important bikini body parts – all in one pretty simple workout. You can also do this workout with bands or dumbbells. Granted, there is NO WAY it will be as intense as it was with the MASS SUIT (OMG!), but it will still be a killer workout.
One thing that makes this workout challenging is because it uses compound movements. Meaning, you are doing a lower body exercise AND an upper body exercise at the same time. To make things even more intense, you are not taking any rest between exercises to maximize calorie burn. The good news is, you get twice the workout in half the time! Yahoooo!!
The MASS SUIT kicked my butt and really challenged my core. I was out of breath in half the time of doing traditional training – and I have to admit I was challenged at only 10 reps in! ha! Here's the workout video to follow along with, as well as the matching written workout!
10 Jumping Jacks
20 Stepback Lunges with Lateral Raises
10 Jumping Jacks
20 Forward Lunges with Lateral Raises
10 Jumping Jacks
20 Diagonal Lunge
X 3 Rounds
10 Stepback Lunges with Lateral Raises RIGHT
10 Stepback Lunges with Lateral Raises LEFT
10 Forward Lunges with Adduction RIGHT
10 Forward Lunges with Adduction LEFT
10 Diagonal Lunges RIGHT
10 Diagonal Lunges LEFT
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Yikes – that many lateral raises might kill me even using dumbbells since I don't have a Mass Suit.
Oh my goodness, that looks intense! Awesome! 🙂
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Hall of Science Dedicated; Largest Project In Campus' HistoryPublished: October 3, 2011
CSULB dedicated its new Hall of Science on Friday, Sept. 23. It is the largest capital building project in the campus' 62-year history and it is also the largest and most expensive building project in the California State University (CSU) system.
The $105 million project encompasses nearly 165,000 gross square feet and completes the Natural Sciences Complex where the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (CNSM) provides CSULB's principal curriculum for majors leading to careers in science, technology, engineering and the health professions.
"This new facility will further our commitment as a university to educating scientists and future generations of scientists. Cal State Long Beach has become a national leader in graduating scientists with more than 3,100 last year alone," said CSULB President F. King Alexander. "We are confident that this new state-of-the-art facility will give us one of the most complete and modern science complexes in the United States and will have invaluable impact on California and this nation for decades to come."
The new Hall of Science opened this fall and houses 31 directed studies laboratories, 29 teaching laboratories, several large lecture halls and a science learning center. Other features of the building include a marine biology lab, three rooftop greenhouses and a rooftop astronomy platform.
The new space is being used by several departments, including biological sciences, chemistry and biochemistry, physics and astronomy, science education and geology. In fact, two-thirds of all science courses at the university are being taught in the new building.
"To paraphrase a National Science Foundation study, improved spaces have a significant impact on campuses. Our new Hall of Science will enhance our efforts to attract and keep first-rate faculty and students," said Laura Kingsford, CSULB's dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. "In addition, it will enable the integration of research and education, and the cross-disciplinary collaborations that are the hallmarks of science in the 21st century."
Construction on the Hall of Science broke ground in 2008 and was completed in 2011. CSULB officials noted that the campus utilized a design-build process—a common approach in the UC system but the first ever in the CSU system—whereby the architect and contractor worked as a team to present a design that met CSULB's specific needs for one cost. The building was completed on time and on budget despite a three-month hiatus in 2009 when the state halted all bond-funded projects.
Hunt Construction Group, Inc. of Irvine served as contractor for the CSULB Hall of Science project, and Smith Group, Inc., based in Los Angeles, served as the project architect.
"Together with the Molecular and Life Sciences Center, which opened in 2004, and the existing Microbiology Building, the Hall of Science gives our campus an outstanding science complex," Kingsford pointed out, "which allows students to engage in research and discovery-focused learning using laboratories and classrooms equipped with technology and instrumentation not commonly found in undergraduate programs."
The keynote speaker at the dedication was CSULB alumnus Robert Decker, founding member of the Feinberg Cardiovascular Research Institute and professor emeritus of medicine and cell and molecular biology at the Northwestern University School of Medicine. Decker earned a B.S. in zoology with a minor in chemistry at CSULB.
Other speakers at the event included CSU Chancellor Charles Reed and CSULB Provost and Senior Vice President Donald Para.
"Cal State Long Beach has long been a campus of choice and a leader in undergraduate research," Kingsford said. "The new Hall of Science will only enhance CSULB's appeal to students who wish to pursue degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) fields and help ensure its position as first in the nation among master's-granting universities in producing graduates who go on to earn doctoral degrees in science and technology research fields."
–Ken Swisher


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I am trying to make jute genomic library to screen for colonies containing simple sequence repeats ( eg. AGAGAGAGAG, CTCTCTCTCTCT)
For this purpose the genomic DNA is partially digested. In a single digestion reaction, I incubate the jute genomic DNA (10ug) with SauIIIAI (4U) in a 30 ul reaction for 6 hrs. The digested DNA is run on a gel 1 % agarose gel and the DNA smear between 500bp - 1000 bp is cut. The DNA from the gel is extracted using Eppendorf's Gel Clean-up Kit and finally eluted in a 20ul volume.
The SauIIIAI cut fractionated genomic DNA is then ligated it with commercial BamHI cut BAP treated pUC118 ( from takara ). 100ng of cut vector + 600 ng of fractionated DNA + 1U Ligase, in a 10ul reaction. The ligation reaction is kept O/N at 2-4 Celsius.
2ul of the ligation mixture is mixed 100 ul of electrocompetent DH5a E.coli cells (1xe10 cells/ml), kept on ice for 1-2 minute and then electroporated at 25000 V/cm at 1.5ms time constant.
Following the above protocol I am only getting about 300- 500 colonies per transformation. However I have been asked to get more 10 fold the current efficiency.
Few suggestions have been given like using BSA, PEG, extra ATP during ligation? Will this solve the problem. Is there anything else to do?
Submit your paper to J Biol Methods today!
genomic library
Started by nadim999, Jul 15 2004 03:09 AM
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Posted 15 July 2004 - 03:40 AM
your protocol seems fine. There must be an inhibitory agent decreasing your ligation efficiency. After eluting your dna from the gel by using the kit, ppt the extracted DNA and wash it with 70% ethanol twice. You can resuspend it back in to 20ul volume. Find the DNA conc and set your ligation.


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Gone are the days, where playing on artificial football pitches meant basketball levels of bounce and surfaces that promoted as many injuries as they did passes. Modern 3G/4G football pitches and FIFA accredited pitch surfaces are coming back into the game at the very highest level. Synthetic pitches are suitable for football competitions, as well as more recreation football applications, up and down the country as they are sturdy and durable.
3rd Generation football pitches are constructed on a firm base, with long pile artificial grass filled with sand and rubber crumb. These latest types of 3G football pitches not only look like the real thing, but they are increasingly playing like them too. Our wide range of expertise makes the application of 3G football pitches a smooth process with a superior quality result. Whereas, pitches that are referred to as 4G are 3G grounds, but have been constructed using the very latest technology. There has been no significant development in the type of synthetic grass that is used to create 3G pitches, but there have been big steps forward in the technology used to construct and lay the turf. Using this technology on artificial turf is sometimes referred to as 4G turf.
At the top levels of the game, artificial pitches provide an all-weather alternative for training when outdoor grass surfaces are unplayable, and increasingly are becoming more common in football as a whole. BSC Young Boys from Switzerland hosted Tottenham Hotspur in a Champions League qualifier in 2010 was on 3G Football Pitches proving a great success.
Third Generation surfaces also offer a great solution for grass roots and non-league football clubs or schools and leisure centers looking for an artificial football turf pitch that is versatile and can be used for competitive matches or recreational games, as well as be used for other activities. 3G Pitches are applicable for other sports too, like rugby, American football and even hockey.
We worked together with MKDons football club to replace their 3G football pitch surface at their "Dome" indoor training facility. This was a significant project that involved addressing issues with the base as deviations were detracting from the playing performance of it. We laser leveled the base before installing new 3G carpet.
Other notable projects include Harlow Town FC, Southampton FC training ground and Brighton & Hove Albion FC training ground along with various school, University and local authority projects.
The issue of 3G/4G football pitches at the highest level is slowly changing in the UK, with the FA in 2014 voting for rules to be changed on the usage of artificial surfaces in the FA Cup. But, whatever application you are looking for, we can help.
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Doyle & McDowell History
"Famous & Infamous Doyles"
A very brief look at the history of
Ireland and the Irish diaspora, with references from
historical records about some of the parts played
by members of the Doyle families.
Arms of The MacDowell's
An Irish Sept in Ulster
(Registered in Ulster Office BGA)
The McDowells arrive
in Ireland
The MeicDuibhghaill or the Macdougalls were descended from
their great ancestor, Somerled of Argyll in Scotland (died
1164). While there is considerable debate surrounding his
origins it is accepted that he was probably of Gaelo-Scandinavian
stock. The name Somerled itself is Scandinavian, meaning
'summer warrior'. By 1140 he was master of Arygll
and his wife was the daughter of King Olaf of Man.
Throughout his lifetime Somerled was at odds with the
expanding powers of the Scottish throne. In 1164 he fell
in battle and the annals record that his army had troops
from Ireland. It would seem the later MeicDuibhghaill were
descended from Somerled's son, Dugall. This Dugall is a
shadowy feature, however, the annals record him fighting
two battles in the Isle of Man in 1156 and 1158. Dugall
seemingly became king of Man while his father lived. Other
sons of Somerled were ancestors of the later MacRory's and
the MacDonalds. The descendants of Dugall continued
to rule their lands into the fourteenth-century. However,
they were increasingly being pressurised by the king of
Scots. It was not until Norway ceded Arygll and the
Western Isles to Scotland in 1266 did Dugall's descendants
fall fully within the ambit of the Scottish crown.
However, in the early fourteenth-century they
unsuccessfully opposed the rise of Robert Bruce, the
future king of Scotland. Most of their Scottish lands were
lost to Bruce's attacks. John Macdougal of Argyll sought
service with Edward II afterwards. Edward II made him an
admiral and ordered him to patrol the seas between Ulster
and Argyll. This John died penniless about 1318.
Subsequently the family was written out of Scottish
history or cast as traitors.
However, a branch of the family did settle in Ireland.
From the 1240s there was a substantial influx of hired
mercenary troops into Ireland from Scotland, who became
known as galloglass. Most of these MeicDuibhghaill took
service with the feuding O'Connor families in Connacht. A
MacDubhgaill fell in Ruaidhri O'Connor's victory over
MacWilliam Burke at Roscommon in 1377. More of this family
appear in William O'Kelly's retinue in 1419. A Turlough
MacDubhgall entered the service of Donal Reagh Kavanagh of
Ui Cheinnselaig in 1445. However, upon his return to
Connacht he was kidnapped and held for ransom by the
O'Farrells. The same Turlough seems to have been in
service to the MacReynolds of Longford in 1462-3, and his
sons were also in 1473. Turlough's son Donnogh was
captured in O'Connor Roe's defeat of 1520 and the Fiants
record his descendants living in O'Connor Roe's in
1592-93. The Fiants generally describe them as MacDowells
rather then O'Doyles and confirms their professional
soldier status within Gaelic society.
Between 1315 and 1318, the Scottish war in Great
Britain spilled into Ireland as Edward Bruce, in alliance
with Domhnall O Neil, King of Tir Eoghain, carried on a
three year campaign before Edward Bruce was defeated at
the Battle of Faughart in Louth. At the Battle of Athenry
in 1316, five Irish Kings were slain along with many Irish
Chieftains. In conjunction with the Famine of 1315-1317,
the Bruce campaigns devastated much of the land.
also show that in 1311 John O'Doyle was charged in
Waterford with way-laying John Christopher, a servant of
the Bishop of Lismore.
O'Doyle beat him up and robbed his purse.
O'Doyle was fined one Mark and released into the
custody of his Norman lord, Adarne son of Martin le Peur.
In 1313 Hercule Doyle of Cork was tried for
burning the Manor of Raymond son of Herbert in Fermoy.
The Jury found him guilty of this and other
misdeeds and sentenced him to be hanged
Over the next two hundred years integration between the
Anglo-Normans and native Irish was so successful that in
1336 the English Crown introduced the Statues of
Kilkenny which made intermarriage and the use of Irish
language and customs illegal. But it was too late, and
assimilation had gone too far. The Statues of Kilkenny
were passed in an unsuccessful attempt to stem the
increasing cooperation between the "Gaelicised"
Normans and the Irish Chiefs. The most significant gain
for the native rulers was not territory, but freedom.
In Leinster the leaders of Clans (including the Doyles)
had freedom of action as the Royal Government inadequately
filled the gap left by the former Lords of Leinster.
Ultimately, the winners in later medieval Ireland were
neither the English Crown nor the native Irish rulers, but
the Norman-Irish Lords and Earls. During the 15th Century
the area controlled by the English King shrank to an area
around Dublin, which was fortified, by an earthen
rampart, known as "The Pale". (Hence the
expression that something wild or uncivilised or beyond
control is "beyond the pale".) However,
intra-rivalries between the various Irish rulers diffused
much of their overall power.
Henry VIII
In the 16th century, Henry VIII moved to reinforce
English control over his unruly neighbour. He was
particularly worried that France or Spain might use
Ireland as a base from which to attack England.
In 1534, Henry VIII tried to regain England's
influence in Ireland. The principal power brokers in
Ireland, the Anglo-Norman FitzGeralds, Earls of Kildare,
and nominally the representatives of the English Crown in
Ireland, were in open rebellion. Henry sought their
The Irish Countryside In Rebellion
He took all power away from the Earls of Kildare,
Norman noblemen who had long controlled English interests
in Ireland, and set up more direct control.
In 1534 the incumbent Earl of Kildare, "Silken
Thomas" FitzGerald, led a rebellion against Henry.
(His ancestor, John FitzThomas, Lord of Offaly, had been
created Earl of Kildare in 1316, and had at that time
received a grant of land from the English king. From this
beginning, the FitzGeralds had during the following two
hundred years built a sovereignty of great wealth and
power in Ireland.)
The story goes that in 1534, Garret Og, the father of
Silken Thomas, was meeting with Henry VIII in London. His
27-year-old son heard rumours that his father had been
executed. Silken Thomas gathered his father's forces and
attacked Dublin and the English garrisons.
This rebellion ended tragically with Thomas, together
with five of his uncles, being executed in London at
Tyburn Hill in 1537. The FitzGerald estates were divided
among English settlers, and an English viceroy was also
appointed. Thus ended the House of Kildare, which was
never again to recover its former eminence and influence.
In 1541, Henry succeeded in having Ireland's
Parliament declare him King of Ireland.
He established English laws in Ireland and tried, with
little success, to introduce Protestantism into the
country. When Henry broke with the Catholic Church, he
instigated the Protestant Reformation, which would
eventually set the deeply Catholic Irish on a collision
course with the zealously Protestant English.
From 1553 to 1558, the plantation of English and
Scottish settlers began in Northern Ireland, which is
"McDowell Country". Plantations were also
started closer to "Doyle Country" in western
Waterford and in sections of Counties Cork and Tipperary.
Elizabeth I
An Irish Gallowglass Swordsman attacks an English Light
When Henry's daughter Elizabeth became Queen in 1558,
England's control over Ireland was at a low ebb. Just
the year before, the first in a long series of rebellions
against English rule had broken out in Ulster. Although
not successful, this rebellion confirmed for Elizabeth
that more stringent measures would have to be taken to
stabilise English domination once and for all. English
jurisdiction was established in Connaught and Munster
despite a number of rebellions by the local ruling
families. The forests of Ireland were proving invaluable
as a source of wood for shipbuilding, and oak was turned
into charcoal for smelting ores. Strategically, too,
Ireland was important as a possible back door for an
invasion from England's enemies in mainland Europe.
First she imposed the Anglican faith upon the hostile
Catholic population and then she began steadily expanding
the previously unsuccessful plantation system.
In 1571, another of the FitzGerald nobles led a further
revolt against English rule. The uprising sparked off a
savage war in Munster, during which the Province was laid
waste. It ended with further destruction of the FitzGerald
dynasty and the confiscation of what remained of their
vast estates.
The success of Elizabeth's policies was borne out
when the survivors of the 1588 Spanish Armada were washed
up on the west coast of Ireland and were mostly massacred
by the local Irish sheriffs and their forces.
The thorn in Elizabeth's side was Ulster, the last
outpost of the Irish Chiefs. Hugh O'Neill, Earl of
Tyrone, was the prime mover in the last serious assault on
English power in Ireland. As
a boy, Hugh O'Neill had been taken into the care of
Elizabeth's viceroy, Sir Henry Sidney, and raised as an
English nobleman. After
returning to his native County Tyrone, he had shown his
loyalty by helping to suppress the Desmond rebellion in
Munster. In
1587 he was recognised as Earl of Tyrone, and was granted
extensive territory under the English Crown.
A year later, however, he ignored a government
order to execute survivors of the Spanish armada who
landed in Ireland, and in Dublin there were increasing
doubts about O'Neill's loyalty.
The doubts were justified.
O'Neill was allowed to keep 600 men in arms at
the Queen's expense, and by regularly changing them he
was able to train a substantial army.
A story is told of O'Neill ordering lead from
England to roof his new castle at Dungannon;
in reality it was for making bullets.
in Ireland, English government was tightening its grip.
In Connacht, the Gaelic lords had submitted to the
English Crown. In
Munster, following the defeat of the second Desmond
rebellion in 1583, English settlers had acquired
confiscated land. In
Ulster, though, there were no English settlers or
garrisons west of Lough Neagh.
With its mountains, lakes and forests, the region
was eminently defensible, and O'Neill found a vigorous
ally in Red Hugh O'Donnell of Tyrconnell, who had
escaped from imprisonment in Dublin.
In 1593, O'Neill took the now illegal Gaelic
title of "The O'Neill" and prepared to lead the Ulster
chiefs in defence of territory and religion.
From 1594, O'Neill moved into open conflict
with the English and thus began the Nine Years War
(1594-1603). He proved a courageous and crafty foe, and
the English forces stepped up their campaign against him,
but met with little success until 1601.
was a skilful commander, and his troops exploited the
difficult terrain to harry the English columns.
In 1595, he won a handsome victory at Clontibret,
near Monahan, over an army commanded by his
brother-in-law, Sir Henry Bagenal.
Bagenal was to lose his life during the Battle of
the Yellow Ford, on the River Blackwater, in 1598.
This was O'Neill's greatest triumph.
The Irish rose up in rebellion in 1594 and defeated an
English army at the "Ford of Biscuits". However,
with the arrival from England in 1600 of the very capable
Lord Mountjoy as the new governor, the Irish rebellion
appeared to be undermined.
The Battle of Yellow Ford
In 1601 a Spanish fleet, backed by King Philip III,
landed in Ireland to assist the Irish rebellion with a
reinforcement of 3,800 Spanish troops. Unfortunately, the
Spanish anchored at Kinsale in County Cork, almost 480
kilometres from O'Neill's territory. O'Neill was
forced to march south to join them, and after an
exhausting journey ended up fighting just outside Kinsale
in unfamiliar country. The rebellion suffered a crushing
blow when the Irish were defeated by the English forces
under Lord Mountjoy, and the Spanish army surrendered
following a siege at the Battle of Kinsale in December
The Battle of Kinsale was the end for O'Neill and for
Ulster. O'Donnell fled to Spain, but O'Neill returned to
Ireland. Although O'Neill and his forces made it back to
Ulster, their power was broken, and 15 months later in
1603 he surrendered to Lord Mountjoy and signed the Treaty
of Mellifont, handing over power and authority to the
English Crown. O'Neill was allowed to stay on in Ulster
on condition that he pledge allegiance to the English
Crown, which he did. However, despite a generous settlement in which
he retained his earldom, O'Neill found English rule
When JamesI succeeded Queen Elizabeth the First in
1603, he resumed the plantation of English and Scottish
settlers with a vengeance, especially in Northern Ireland.
in September 1607 a French ship sailed from the northern
harbour of Rathmullan in Lough Swilly.
On board were Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, and
Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, together with more
than 90 of their family and followers. This
was the "Flight of the Earls", and it left
Ulster leaderless and open to English rule. (These Irish
noblemen had been very prominent among the leaders of the
recent rebellion.)
a number of frustrating years of subjugation and
harassment the Chiefs and Chieftains of Ulster left
Ireland forever. The ship was bound for Spain, but fierce storms forced them
to disembark in France in early October.
Thereafter they made their way to Rome, where they
remained in voluntary exile, and where O'Neill died in
"The Flight of the Earls" denuded Ulster of its Gaelic
aristocracy in 1607, the government took the opportunity
to confiscate 6 of the 9 Ulster counties.
The subsequent "plantation" of Ulster,
introducing Protestant settlers from England and Scotland,
laid the foundation of today's divided island.
This English policy of colonialisation, known as
"plantation", was an organised and ambitious
expropriation of land, which sowed the seeds for the
division of Ulster that we see today. Huge swathes of land
were confiscated from the Irish and large numbers of new
settlers came from Scotland and England. They brought a
new way of life and a different religion. Unlike most
previous invaders, they didn't intermarry with the
native Irish, and kept their culture and religion very
much to themselves. And so, living among these new
Protestant landowners was an impoverished and very angry
population of native Irish and "old English"
In 1610, the settlement in County Coleraine (Derry) by
a group of London livery companies caused the name of the
county to be changed by the English to
By 1622, more than 13,000 Protestants lived in Ulster.
By 1641 their population was over 100,000. Within 30 years
of the arrival of James' first settlers, only slightly
more than 10% of Ulster still belonged to the Catholic
During Plantation most of the Irish remained on their
lands because the planters needed their labour, but they
remained as tenants rather than owners of their own land.
By 1641, the Irish revolted again, worried by
developments in England and Ireland and believing Charles
I to be pro-Catholic, these Irish and "old
English" Catholics took up arms. They established a
national parliament in Kilkenny, which stood not only for
independence but also for full liberty of religion and
A considerable number of new settlers were killed, and
many Catholics were also killed, in revenge.
the 1640's James Doyle of Grange in County Meath was
accused of High Treason.
On the 7th of November 1642 Warrant was
issued for the arrest James by a military court in
Gormonstown in County Meath.
And, it was not just the men who did the fighting
... Elizabeth Doyle of Glassnevin in County Dublin was
outlawed at Killmain in County Dublin on the 18th
of November 1643.
Stories of the 1641 atrocities have been used in
anti-Catholic propaganda ever since.
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2018. Shortlist, Queensland Premier's Young Publishers and Writers Award
2017. Shortlist, Deborah Cass Prize
2019, August. Griffith Review 65: Crimes and Punishments Brisbane launch – Avid Reader
2019, March. Panellist, BFU Radical Reading Group panel – QUT
2019, March. Moderator, Chatterbox: Single Asian Female – La Boite Theatre Company
2019, February. Panellist, Migrant Women to the Front: A Panel on Sexual Health – True & One Woman Project
2018, December. Panellist, 'Writerly authenticity – individual and inter/cultural considerations', 'Publishing and journalism now and then' – Asia Pacific Writers and Translators Conference
2018, November. Panellist, 'Tastemaking' – Digital Publishing Symposium
2018, October. Digital Writers Festival artist
2018, September. National Young Writers Festival artist
2018, August. Digital Curator, Queensland Poetry Festival
2018, August. Panellist, 'Slaysian Women's Voices' – Queensland Poetry Festival
2018, July. Panellist, 'Non-fiction, freelancing, and working with editors' – State Library of Queensland Young Writers' Conference
2018, May. Panellist, 'The Personal is Political' – Girls Write Up Brisbane
2018, May. Reading at Avid Reader salon (Sofija Stefanovic, Miss Ex-Yugoslavia)
2018, February. Participating chair, 'Discover the world of Asian Australian writing' – BrisAsia Festival
2018, February. Panellist, 'Cultural Horizons: Fresh voices on culture, identity and the future' (BrisAsia Symposium) – BrisAsia Festival
2017, October. Panellist, Tracks: Brisbane – Express Media
2017, October. Panellist, 'Growing Up Asian in Australia' – OzAsia Festival
2017, September. National Young Writers Festival artist
2017, September. Brisbane Writers Festival artist
2017, August. Panellist, Brisbane Feminist Festival – One Woman Project
2017, July. Facilitator, 'Third Culture Kids' – Evidence for Equity Conference
2017, July. Speaker, Democracy in Colour (Brisbane launch)
2017, June. Emerging Writers Festival artist
2017, May. 'Insomnia' – Yarn Storytelling
2017, May. Panellist, 'Doing it Yourself' – mous magazine x Metro Arts
2017, May. Noted Festival artist
2017, April. Reading at Avid Reader salon (Kathryn Heyman, Storm and Grace)
2017, March. Panellist, 'Multiculturalism In a Changing World' – UN Youth Queensland State Conference


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Amazon plan's to buy the "jabong.com" in order to face off against local giant "Flipkart.com" .
"jabong.com" is the one of the top rated e-commerce in india. it is the biggest acquisition in the history of indian e-commerce.the acquisition was pegged at $360 million only between "Flipkart.com" and Myntra is
Currently Flikart and Myntra with a combined share of 50% controls the market while jabong controls the 25% of market and others such as Zovi,Limeroad,Fationnara,the rest.Flipkart bought the Myntra for the reason of Focusing on Fashion as a category .it is huge potential for the top lines and margins.so Flipkart is ruling the indian e-commerce .As the reason Amazon plan's to buy jabong.com,to face off Flipkart.com.
on another side Alibaba.com watching Snapdeal.com very closely, and a deal breakthrough ant time now.


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I had a request last week from Ms. Academic Counsellor, asking if there was any text to voice apps she could recommend to students who have learning disabilities. I told her I would l look into it and get back to her.
Well, it turns out that I didn't have to look any further than the setting on my iPad:
Go to settings–>accessibility–> speak selection.
Choose which language you would like in voices (they include French and Spanish!):
Adjust the rate of speech, turn on the highlight words function and then select the text you would like to have spoken out loud:
Students can plug in their headphones and listen to the text. This is especially helpful with students who have trouble reading. They can slow down the speech, pause it to take notes, listen to it over again.
I can also see a use for it in language classes. I tried the French voice and though it said it was French Canada (it wasn't) the voice had a nice, crisp accent.
However, if you are not happy with this built-in feature, you can check out this article that highlights a few text to voice apps.


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So this is going to be my monthly favourite post, but a lot of you are going to be like 'what its only the 10th of January' but no. I have decided that this is going to be my December favourite, so yeah!
I hope you enjoy my first proper post...
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|All the colours... please excuse all the dirty marks, I use this like everyday!
The colours are so pigmented for £4 and last forever. This palette is incredible for the money, as the colours never seem to fade, and are so versatile as you can do subtle looks for the day, but glamorous looks for the evening, and when it comes to night time its incredibly easy to remove.
The shade's unfortunately do not have names, its just shade 1 to 12. That's probably the one of the only negatives I have. I don't think you can complain about this palette too much just because you have to take into consideration of the price!!
How I wear it;
Day look - Apply shade 2 over your whole lid, then apply shade 5 on the outer area of your eye, to create a casual smokey eye. - For extra you could apply Shade 1 in the inner corner of your eye, and also just under your brow bone.
Night time - Apply shade 10 all over you lid, then add shade 8 to the outer area. After that apply shade 7 (my personal favourite shade) in the crease, and under your water line. - and once again... for extra you could apply Shade 1 in the inner corner of your eye, and also just under your brow bone.
I'm in love with this palette, and will certainly be buying more MUA palettes! So that's my monthly favourite....
Thanks for reading, please follow!!
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Cameras d'Afrique: The Films of West Africa @ LACMA – 7:30PM, $5-$10, All Ages
Over 20 fiction and nonfiction films will offer students and general audiences a rare look at the wealth of cinematic talent that has emerged from West Africa in the last 50 years. Long a Francophone section of the African continent, the films generated from directors as varied as the Senegalese artists Ousmane Sembène to the Diop family–director Djibril Diop Mambéty, his composer brother Wasis and Wasis' daughter, Mati–and Mali's Souleymane Cissé wrestle with the cultural imperialism of Europe, while observing the traditions that shaped West Africa. Featuring appearances by directors, panels and a series of four free community screenings on the LMU campus.
Karen Inderbitzin @ Los Globos, Silverlake – 9PM, $5, 21+
Karen Inderbitzin has an October residency here every Tuesday with special guests each week.


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YouTube goes HD
YouTube has finally started allowing the display of HD video and I have to say it's the nicest looking web video I've seen yet. I did some experimenting and I had to upload a 16×9 (1280×720) video for it to give the 'Show in HD' option. Uploading a 1280×544 video as I normally upload to vimeo or Exposure Room would not kick in the HD option and did not display the video at the correct aspect ratio.
The other nice thing about YouTube is that they encode the video using the .h264 codec which also allows them to deliver the video to mobile devices such as iPhones & iPods. If you visit this site using an iPhone or iPod you'll still be able to watch the video below.
Try clicking the full screen button on the HD encoded & embedded video below, or look at the video on YouTube. Very impressive quality!
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Sit, stay and heal. Perfect card to say get well soon after surgery. Heal well!
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- 3 Beds
- 2 Full, 1 Half Baths
Property TypeResidential – Townhome
SubdivisionColdstream Condos
Listing Date12/01/19
Year Built1979
AreaCascade Village
Lot Size0.11 Acres (4,917 SqFt)
Parking1 Car Garage, Surface, Unassigned
Property Description
A Restful Riverside Retreat in the Coveted Neighborhood of Cascade Village. Only steps to Cascade Chairlift & amenities of Grand Hyatt, incl. dining, shuttle, pool & more! Boasting plenty of outdoor living space + a large lower level walkout master suite. Fall asleep to tranquil sounds of the stream & wake up to bright southern ski slope views from the kitchen/dining rm. Onsite mgmt, private, heated pool/hot tub. It doesn't get easier than this! Summer or winter, CS 41 is your perfect home base!
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I was shocked by lack of innovative fashion and stand out street style by the attendees of #SMM25. Usually its an abundance of exciting looks and its all about picking the best ones, the ones that really raise your blood pressure, or the ones you stumble on after a few glasses of champagne. This time around it seems like the queers brought the goods with real raw creativity that stood out amongst the stonewashed denim, sweaters, and boring suits. But I guess to me Montreal is better known for its underground street aesthetics and queer culture on the pulse than its high fashion partner.
Here is what we found with all photos by @TristanGinger for Montreal Street Fashion!
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This advertisement has stirred up quite a bit of controversy for Dove and the advertising agency that obviously doesn't have enough Black or non-White executives to get an effective reading on the "racism" meter. Ridiculoids extraordinaire ought get some There Has To Be Racism de-programming.
Mulloverthis takes issue with the misreading and marking of this advertisement as racism on a few grounds:
1. The presence of Black executives, or Latinas and the like, does not necessarily mean that the subtle and/or overt messages from advertisements will be non-racist, or are more likely to be non-racist when critical eyes will find racism in a banana peel.
2. Had the voluptuous Black model been last and the Caucausion model been first (from left to right), then the critique from those who nourish themselves with Over-Black or Leftist Justice Juice would find the imagery relayed the "Black don't crack" stereotype and complain about the that, when clearly, the before and after images of skin shows with Dove, skin-be it Black, Caucausion and the like-doesn't crack or in more acceptable wording, "is smooth".
3. Alas, we get a full-figured Black woman with a full head of non-straight hair as a depiction of beauty, and bird-brains still cry wrong representation.
4. The juxtaposition of the three models does not mean that they read in comparison to one another to assess the effectiveness of Dove upon the skin type based upon ethnicity or race; The pre-programmed paranoid racist mind is trained to see that as opposed to seeing what Dove soap will do for three beautiful women (probably representative of any woman), varying in complexion, build, ethnicity and skin-type.
This type of hoopla is well within the trenches of ridiculousness.
Are advertisement executives supposed to create work product to cater to those who are so inundated with self-hatred that they would believe they would be more beautiful as they tranformed from a bigger Black woman into a smaller Caucasian woman with straight hair? Is this what the ad relays or what people who need self-esteem read?


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Although I use historical settings, I've studiously avoided using real, historical characters in my works. Over the years I've read and enjoyed many books that do portray real people, but I have an aversion to doing it myself that almost borders on fear. I'd hate to "get it wrong".
Recently I was blog-browsing, following links from one to the next, as you do, until I was so many link-layers in that I can't now remember whose blog it was or how I got there. I do remember that the blog quoted an author whose opinion on the subject helped me crystalise my own: what I feel most unwilling to do is use a real person as a point-of-view character. I simply don't feel comfortable thinking someone else's thoughts for them, when the person is not one of those characters living within that chaotic place I call my mind.
It's good that I've got that straight at last, because it's become increasingly clear to me that in my current work-in-progress I need to include a real, historical figure: the real, historical headmaster of an Auckland school. Oh, I could manipulate matters to avoid this. I could use a different name, but the headmaster at the time was a fairly well-known figure, and the school in question has a building named after him. I could scurry further from the issue and use an imaginary school, but anyone who's at all familiar with Auckland in the early 20th century would know what school I'm referring to. So I've taken the plunge, and am using the real Mr Tibbs (a name I'd hardly dare invent) for a short scene on enrolment day.
I'm fortunate enough to have read the memoirs, retrieved for me from the distant basement stacks of the library, of a man born just a few months after my point-of-view character for these scenes, and who went to this very school. He recorded his memories of his own enrolment day, so I can put words in Mr Tibbs' mouth that he is on record as having said. I've daringly added a few words of my own invention, but I don't think they will have the gentleman turning in his grave. And I've stayed steadfastly out of his head.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Writing about real people
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One Way My Dog's Better Than My Kid
He offers something my child simply can't.
"He's so innocent," I cooed into the phone, gazing down at my lap.
'Which one?" asked my wife.
It was, I think, the first time I completely forgot that I was a father to a human. Our infant son was asleep in his room.
My doting referred to our rescue dog, Vector, who joined us in 2013 thanks to The Sato Project, which saves countless strays from Puerto Rico's notorious Dead Dog Beach.
"I guess they both are," I replied, artfully obscuring my guilt-riddled parental amnesia.
It is an especially endearing time in our household. At 10 months old, our Gerber baby look-alike, Nicholas, is about the same size as his four-legged, 22-pounds-of-terror doggy brother. They are portable, pose-able and altogether lovable.
And they are both beautifully innocent.
For now.
Only Human
Sometime in the not-too-distant future, Nicholas will commit his very first sin. I don't mean this Biblically; I simply mean that this perfectly aloof baby will soon develop sufficient consciousness to know right from wrong - and that he, being human, will inevitably choose the latter on occasion. Free will leads to smudged souls approximately 100 percent of the time.
This is, of course, normal. And fine - incredible even. My wife and I will have the privilege of watching Nicholas make his mistakes, face his challenges, discover his talents and ultimately claim his individuality.
I once heard that the only honest relationship status, on Facebook or otherwise, is "It's complicated." Nicholas will soon slide into this muddied category. He'll defy as a toddler, lie in middle school, rebel in his teens. My wife and I will simultaneously come to admire his increasing independence while mourning, however selfishly, the purity of his infancy. We'll learn firsthand that the only constant in parenthood is constant change.
Not so with Vector. He, like all dogs, lives a life forever free of sin. His is the eternal sunshine of the spotless soul.
He'll never talk back, or refuse to go to bed, or throw a temper tantrum in a restaurant. He'll never wish me dead for grounding him. Our relationship is uncomplicated and unchanging: a wholehearted, mutual love that is both unbreakable and unconditional. Vector will never be vexing.
Considering their inevitably diverging paths, there is surreality in Nicholas and Vector's current spiritual equality. There is also bittersweet urgency: My wife and I press to fill our memory banks with this present version of our still-perfect pair, documented by near-daily photo sessions and amplified through social media. These are golden days, and we are nostalgic for them in real time.
Animal Magnetism
It is at least partial parental heresy to admit that, in certain circumstances, we prefer our dogs to our children. In an age defined by the often competing norms of two-income households and helicopter parenting, moms and dads dedicate the vast majority of non-working hours to nurturing our children.
We prepare preschool applications for 2-year-olds, attend concerts for budding kindergarten maestros, cheer at Little League games and high school events, and shell out tens of thousands of dollars for college. Our children demand top priority; everything else is a distant second place.
But for dog lovers like us, this doesn't completely sit right. Vector isn't a benchwarmer on the depth chart of life - he's a family member, one who brings unique value to our lives unavailable elsewhere.
Even before I put my keys down after a long day, Vector's sheer joy provides a reassuring, it's-all-worth-it boost. His tireless pursuit of food has made our creepy, annoying Roomba obsolete. And who else can I depend upon to soundly beat me at tug-of-war?
But more than anything, Vector's gift is his easy, everlasting innocence. Our relationship will be forever free of enmity - to his credit, not mine. My furry best friend is permanently pure and, given my many flaws, incredibly forgiving. Even if he had opposable thumbs, my sin-free sidekick wouldn't cast stones.
Sometimes I need a spiritual reset, a return to simplicity amid a life whose blessings can seem like obligations. Sometimes I need a close friend who isn't judging me. Sometimes I just want to focus on something that I know, with certainty, is and always will be 100 percent good. Vector, with his sniffing, in-the-moment nature and limitless loyalty, provides all that and more.
Animal lovers with human children have all endured the awkward, angering scene of a relative or friend who, while obsessing over our babies, discount our pets as suddenly irrelevant also-rans. We had a nanny who would literally push Vector out of the way. That nanny doesn't work for us anymore.
What they don't understand is the value our dogs, cats and other pets bring into our lives and families. Vector's eternal innocence is just one of his lengthy list of contributions that enrich the worlds of my wife, my son, myself. There are no second-class citizens in this family.


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A U.S. judge on Monday rejected Deutsche Bank AG's bid to dismiss a federal regulator's lawsuit accusing it of misleading Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into buying billions of dollars of risky mortgage debt.
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote in Manhattan said the Federal Housing Finance Agency may pursue fraud claims over some of the German bank's representations in offering materials regarding mortgage underwriting standards.
The FHFA had sued over roughly $14.2 billion of certificates that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, known as government-sponsored enterprises, had bought between September 2005 and October 2007.
Though the offering materials said that the representations were "preliminary" and "subject to change," Cote said their use "suggests that defendants fully intended the GSEs to rely on the representations they contained."
She dismissed some claims over representations concerning owner-occupied homes and loan values.
Deutsche Bank spokeswoman Renee Calabro declined to comment.
Last year, the FHFA filed 18 lawsuits against banks and finance companies over mortgage losses suffered by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on roughly $200 billion of securities.
Cote previously refused to dismiss the FHFA's lawsuits against Bank of America Corp.'s Merrill Lynch unit, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and UBS AG.
The FHFA became the conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after federal regulators seized the mortgage financiers on Sept. 7, 2008.
Cote on Monday said it is premature to decide liability for activity at Deutsche Bank's MortgageIT unit that predated the January 2007 purchase of that company.
In May, Deutsche Bank agreed to pay $202.3 million to resolve a separate federal probe, in which MortgageIT admitted it had lied to the U.S. government over whether its loans were eligible for federal mortgage insurance.
The case is Federal Housing Finance Agency v. Deutsche Bank AG et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 11-06192.


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Holy basil, Ocimum sanctum, is an herb that originates from India where it is used in ayurvedic medicine. In the West it is touted as a weight lost supplement. But is it really effective for weight loss? You should consult your physician before taking a holy basil supplement.
Holy basil is an annual herb that grows up to four feet tall. The plant has multi-branched stems with smooth, green leaves which have a camphor-like aroma. In ayurvedic medicine, holy basil is considered to be a sacred herb with spiritual as well as medicinal properties. Known as tulsi in Hindi, this herb is used to treat fevers, reduce inflammation, cure coughs, improve the digestive system, improve the memory and concentration and boost the immune system.
Holy basil has possibly been linked to weight loss because of its ability to lower elevated cortisol levels. Known as the "Stress hormone," cortisol is produced in the adrenal cortex; its function is to help regulate blood sugar, the production of energy, the immune system and healing. If cortisol levels are too high, you may notice some weight gain, particularly around the lower abdomen. High cortisol level can make it difficult to lose weight and to maintain a healthy weight.
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Holy basil is an adaptogen; this means it can help the body to cope more easily with stress. It does so by boosting the adrenal glands; the glands that produce stress hormones epinephrine, dopamine and norepinephrine. In doing so, adaptogens can help to reduce cortisol levels. Holy basil may help with weight loss, as part of a balanced diet with exercise by reducing elevated cortisol; however, there is no scientific evidence to support this notion.
There are some indications that holy basil may be dangerous. The herb may affect fertility and has not been assessed for use during pregnancy or breast feeding. It is recommended that you avoid the herb if you are about to have surgery of if you are taking anticoagulant medications. You should also avoid tulsi if you are taking medications to lower your blood sugar levels as the herb can also lower blood sugar.


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Craggy mountain peaks, crisp air and an untamed environment make the mountain enclave of Hatta the ideal spot for mountain bikers, adventurers and nature-lovers.
From taming the rough terrain on a mountain bike, to tackling the teal waters by kayak, or simply exploring the cultural town by foot, there's much to do just over an hour away from central Dubai.
There's possibly no better way to experience the meandering pathways of hills, wadis and farmland than from the back of a mountain bike. Multiple trails for beginner to advanced-level riders have been set up by the Hatta Mountain Bike Trail Centre, an initiative backed by Dubai Municipality. The trails are free to ride and are self-guided with clear markers.
Longtime Dubai resident and mountain-biking enthusiast, Andy Whitaker, visits Hatta almost every weekend for his riding fix. He recommends starting from Dubai before dawn to get the best out of the experience.
"I would head to Hatta from Dubai at 5am, to aim to be riding by 6-6:30am Ride for three hours, then take a dip in one of the pools along the Green trails," he says. (Note: you can catch the sunrise at this time in the winter months and the pools are seasonal).
Brave visitors can choose to tackle the trails on their own or join the many hobby groups, some of which meet for weekly rides. Give yourself two-three hours for a riding session, with stops to enjoy the lush surroundings.
The Hatta Mountain Bike Trail Centre remains closed over summer but the trails itself stay open for adventurers – just remember to carry all your essential supplies and plenty of water.
Your Ultimate Itinerary
Surrounded by the Hajar Mountains, Hatta is covered in undulating peaks and troughs perfect for hiking. You can trek along the winding wadis at the foothills of the mountains, near the border with Oman. Here you'll see the varied terrain, from sandy patches to sharp rock.
A popular spot is behind the much-visited Hatta Dam, one of the largest water bodies in Hatta. Behind this you'll come across rough rock, with stunning vantage points to take in the picturesque landscape, and some wildlife sightings. If you're lucky you might even spot the elusive Arabian sand cat.
Hiking experiences can also be booked at the Hatta Wadi Hub, located close to the popular stay options by Meraas – Hatta Domani Lodges and Hatta Sedr Trailers.
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Hatta Dam
The landscapes of Hatta possess some of the most beautiful natural scenery in the UAE. Enjoy the changing scenes from desert to mountain on your way into Hatta. Once there, head south towards the Hatta Dam, which is an indelible sight: calm turquoise waters set against the rough-hewn mountains.
Another major draw is the Hatta Heritage Village in the central town. This restored museum is an example of true Emirati life in historic times. It comprises 30 buildings, including huts and houses, reconstructed as they were hundreds of years ago. The Village also houses relics and documents of past life, where you'll learn about Dubai's Arabian heritage from food to folklore.
Take a tour around the Village and you'll see two watchtowers and a fort, as well as a mosque from olden times. The museum also hosts several events during UAE holidays such as National Day (Dec 2).
Your Ultimate Itinerary
Desert Adventure,
Visitors to Hatta can try something a bit different - kayaking through the vast Hatta lake with Hatta Kayak. Tourists and residents can rent kayaks or paddle boats from a kiosk at the reservoir for a relaxing ride across the clear waters of the turquoise-hued lake, where they'll encounter natural inhabitants including fish and birds.
You can venture into unseen areas through curved passageways hidden behind the mountains and not visible from the reservoir viewpoint.
Sailing And Boating,
Hatta Wadi Hub is the new home of action and adventure. Open in winter, visitors can try a range of exciting activities, including archery, wall climbing, freefall jumps and adventure rope courses. Make time to go twin zip-lining with a friend, whizzing past the dramatic mountain scenery together.
After a long day of exploring, pitch up a tent and sleep under the stars at the dedicated Hatta Campsite or, for a luxury twist, book a stay at the Hatta Damani Lodges and Hatta Sedr Trailers.
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I often feel quite ashamed of my mental illness. It's like by being so unwell for so many years I am less of a person than my peers who have degrees, careers, children, marriages and so on. I always feel embarrassed because I feel my life shouldn't be like this, I shouldn't be like this.
My mental illness has put me in situations that have made me feel shame, that have made me feel like a bad person. Claiming benefits made me feel awful, selfish, worthless. I felt like the scum of the earth but I was too poorly to work and needed money to survive. I never ever wanted to be in a position where I had to claim benefits. The night I spent in a police cell made me feel like a bad person. As nice as the police were to me, I was treated like a criminal. I had my belongings and shoes taken off of me, I was strip searched and then put in a cell for many hours. I felt like a criminal. I felt like the whole of society was looking down on me.
I feel extremely guilty for the pain I have put other people through. I have dragged family and friends through this nightmare with me. My dad hasn't slept properly in 18 months, my mum has cried at her severely anorexic daughter. It's not nice for me but it's not nice for those around me who have to witness all this too.
I do feel like a bad person. I do hate myself. But I shouldn't, having a mental illness does not make me a bad person or any less of a person. It just makes me ill. This is something I never chose to happen to me. My asthma doesn't make me a bad person, yes it can inconvenience people when I'm having an attack but nobody thinks I'm an awful person because of it. I know there is a difference between physical illnesses and mental illnesses because mental illnesses can impact and influence someone's behaviour. I feel like a terrible person for some of the text messages I have sent when I've been unwell, or for getting angry at my parents for what seems like no apparent reason. I feel like a terrible person when someone makes the effort to spend time with me and I can't stay awake or I can barely utter a word. I hate myself when I can't follow your conversation but what I need to learn is that it isn't my fault.
Having a mental health problem doesn't make you a bad personal, neither does it make you any less of a person. You are unwell and you had no choice over that. Don't feel like you are a bad person over an illness that happened to you.


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Tour de France
June 2014
As part of the Tour's three-day visit to Britain, London will welcome this major cycle event on Monday 7th July. The event will have huge numbers of people lining the Capital's streets to see some of the greatest names in cycling competing for the famous yellow jersey.
The third stage of the Tour will start in Cambridge city centre at around midday, before heading into Essex and Greater London before finally reaching Central London.
The cyclists will ride through Leamouth, Poplar, Wapping and Shadwell. Once past the Tower of London the route will take them along the Thames, towards Lower and Upper Thames Streets and Victoria Embankment, before riding past the Houses of Parliament, around St James's Park and finishing on The Mall.
It is anticipated that this event will have a massive impact on traffic flow through Central London and Canary Wharf with the following roads being closed from 10am to 6pm; Victoria Embankment, Lower and Upper Thames Street, Byward Street, Tower Hill and Limehouse Link Tunnel. The following bridges across the Thames will also be closed; Westminster Bridge, Southwark Bridge and Tower Bridge.
We expect that our AM commuter services will be able to complete our normal route in full on the morning of Monday 7th July. Unfortunately due to the road closures along much of our normal evening route, and the likely surrounding traffic congestion, it is necessary to divert all PM services as follows:
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|Lambeth Palace Road (Stop SP) – Per timetabled time for Horseferry Road
|St. Thomas Hospital (Stop C) – Per timetabled time for Victoria Street (DTI)
|Waterloo Station, York Road (Stop V) – Per timetabled time for Embankment
|Blackfriars Road (Stop SM) – Per timetabled time for Puddle Dock/ Queen Victoria Street
|Southwark, Southwark Bridge Road (Stop BV) – Per timetabled time for Upper Thames Street/ Cannon Street
|London Bridge, London Bridge Station (Stop R) – Per timetabled time for Eastcheap
|Tower Bridge Police Station (Stop S) – Per timetabled time for Tower Hill
|Canada Water (by the traffic lights to the right of the station) View photo – Per timetabled time for Canary Wharf
Our PM commuter services will be unable to serve the following bus stops; Horseferry Road, Victoria Street, Parliament Street, Embankment, Temple, Temple Avenue, Puddle Dock (Queen Victoria Street), Upper Thames Street (Cannon Street), Eastcheap, Great Tower Street, Tower Hill and Canary Wharf.
Please click here to view a larger version of this map.
Please note the Tour de France will impact PM services only on Monday 7th July. All AM service will complete the route as normal.


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- Short Reilly walk (probably slightly less than one mile)
- Insanity "Light"
I had intended to attend league practice (I love Gaygan practices, and she was running it) and Contenders practice (Rowdy taught new offensive drills) but I woke up with a sore throat that worsened through the day, so I opted for sleep and taking it easy instead. Good thing, too, cuz I kind of feel like crap again today.
I did Insanity Cardio Circuit and Cardio Abs, but I had to modify several of the exercises because my left knee is still bothering me. Dr. Borman and our new physical therapist tested it and it seems fine, but it hurts if I squat/put too much weight on it. Matt, the physical therapist, said it was okay to keep skating/working out as long as I don't squat to deep. So I think I modified lunges, squats, and power jumps (landing in squat position on my hurt leg was a big no no.)


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Om Sathguru Sri Seshadri Swamigal Thiruvadikkae
Does it matter if you repeat a mantra or can you just look at something? There are many ways to meditate. Is one better than the others?
There are many so-called techniques of meditation that are mere mental exercise. There are people who try to get into meditation by gazing at a tree, or a spot, or by looking in a particular direction. Real meditation however, happens spontaneously, as a result of grace; you do not have to learn it.
Mediation should happen automatically. However, a Guru in whose presence you get automatic meditation is rare.
There are two kind of meditation – one is with Japa, and the other is without Japa. Japa is mantra repetition. Mantra has great power and is very necessary. If you meditate with a mantra, (Om SathGuru Sri Seshadri Swamigal Thiruvadikkae) you would be absorbed very quickly. However, in pure meditation there is absolutely no thought or object in mind, not even the mantra. But you reach that only through the mantra. As you repeat a mantra more and more, the mantra begins to disappear, and you get into a state in which you are aware of neither yourself nor God.


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Ah the smell of vinegar and the hands of many colors – it is the time of coloring the Easter eggs. Last year we decided to deviate from the path and try something new. Pinterest idea – the shaving cream method. The end result some marbled-looking eggs with a side of messy fun.
It's really quite simple
- Containers that are deep (2-3 inches) and wider are preferred to be able to utilize multiple colors
- Food coloring dye – colors of your choice (McCormick has neon colors now – which my daughter gravitated to immediately)
- A can or two of shaving cream
- Hardboiled eggs
- Rack to dry them on
- Newspaper for managing messes
- Hard boil those eggs and cool
- Put shaving cream into container
- Drop a few drops of no more than 3 colors into the shaving cream (if you try to go past 3 colors – you kind of end up with a solid color)
4. Put the egg into the container and swirl it around in the colors
5. When satisfied transfer to a rack to dry (hint: put something under rack to catch drips).
6. Based on the pinterest comments – the longer you leave them to dry the more intense the colors. We left ours out overnight – since we had already figured we weren't going to eat them.
7. All in all – after 24 hours, there was just a little bit of left over shaving cream to wipe off. The colors were pretty stunning. It was a little disappointing because the initial look of the eggs is really cool and the end result is a little more smooth than you might expect.
Lessons Learned:
- this is messy and fingers will be all kinds of colors – just like when you do normal dying
- choose some strong contrasting colors
- once the colors "blend" change out your shaving cream
- the dye-able craft eggs at places like Michaels and Target don't lend well to this (soaking in liquids for extended periods – and quite frankly they didn't manage well in the regular dye-bath either in our opinion)
I saw a suggestion to try "cool-whip" instead of shaving cream so you have edible eggs. I think we're going to give that a try this year.
Ratings from the kids:
- 9 year old boy actually participated in this and this only – he was too bored to do the normal coloring of eggs
- 7 year old girl – artist creative type – liked it a lot but was a bit disappointed that the very distinct designs were lost at the end
- Both said they would like to try it again


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One of the Islamic scholar – Al-Barbati defines 'aqd or contract in his book, Al-Inayah 'ala Fath al-Qadri, as : "Legal relationship created by the conjunction of two declarations, from which flow legal consequences with regard to the subject matter".
The literal meaning of 'aqd is 'join' or 'tie'. The English word for 'aqd is 'contract'. 'Contract' can also be defined as being an expression of the matching between a positive proposal made by one of the contractors and the acceptance of the other contractor in a way which has impact on the subject of the contract. The contract must consist of:
|Elements of 'Aqd
|Aqidain (the parties to the contract
|It is a condition of a valid contract that the parties possess capacity. Capacity is a quality which makes a person qualified for acquiring rights and undertaking duties and responsibilities.
|Sighah is the form of contract consisting of ijab and qabul (offer and acceptance). The offer made by the first party to the contract is called ijab because it gives and confirms the freedom of acceptance to the second party
|Ma'qud alayh
|The subject matter and price. They are conditions to be taken into consideration according to Islamic jurisprudence for subject of contract has to be legal, in existent and identified
- The above table is mainly for bilateral contract in nature i.e. for sale and purchase. However, takaful contract is an unilateral contract where the existence of ma'qud alayh (subject matter) is tolerable.
|Underlying Contract
A contract of guarantee whereby a person adds to himself a responsibility or liability on behalf of another person
|In Takaful business, the participant contributes to the Takaful fund by a mutual agreement that the Takaful Operator is entrusted to undertake in managing the Takaful fund prudently and to pay the Takaful benefits to the participants in the event of a misfortune.
The kafalah contract is prevailing in takaful operational system in Malaysia and worldwide.
Means gift or donation which is given by one in favor of someone without seeking any consideration
|In Takaful business, the participants mutually agree to contribute to the Takaful fund based on the contract of Tabarru'
Tabarru' contract is the core element in takaful operation and is not only practiced in Malaysia but is also practiced worldwide.
A contract of agency, in which a person (muwakkil) delegates his business to another and substitutes the other in his place. The person delegated is called wakil. Thus, both the principal and the wakil are equally bound by each other under contract of wakalah.
|In Takaful business, the participants appoint the Takaful Operator as their wakil and to manage their Takaful coverage and the Takaful fund.
A contract of hiring for services, in which one party undertakes to pay a specified amount of money for services rendered in accordance with the terms negotiated between them
|In Takaful business, the participants contribute a sum of money to the takaful fund. The takaful operator is entrusted to manage the takaful fund prudently in terms of investment and pay out takaful benefits to the eligible participants in the event of a misfortune. The takaful operator is entitled to a fee for the services rendered.
The nature of Mudharabah (Profit sharing) practices is that, it is a financial contract whereby one party (Rabb al-mal) provides fund to the other other party (Mudharib) who undertakes to manage the fund through investment or trade and generates profits, in which both the Rabb al-mal and also the Mudharib share in the profit in a pre-agreed proportion
|In Takaful business, the participants contribute a sum of money to the takaful fund in which the participants are like Rabb al-mal, while the takaful operator is like Mudharib who agrees to manage the fund in view of making profit in which both, the participants and also the Operator share the profit proportionately. However, in the event of loses, it will be borne by rabb al mal unless the loses is due to negligence by Mudharib.
Mudharabah contract is practiced by Syarikat Takaful Malaysia when it first started operation. However, for some Takaful Operators in Malaysia, Mudharabah is still practiced only on certain products.
The contract of Shirkah (partnership). Musharakah is an agreement between two or more parties to operate a particular business in which all parties contribute to the capital in view of profit. In musyarakah dealing, the parties involved herein share the liability, profit, and also loss according to their agreement
|In Takaful business, the respective shareholders mutually agree to contribute a sum of money to initiate the takaful business. Thus mutual agreement among the shareholders is called musharakah


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You created a brand new Dynamic Web Project. Good!
Awesome ,then you add pom.xm to add libs for your spring project. Well done!
You press Spring Tools/ Update Maven Dependecies and libs are added but ... project magically is covert to ordinary Java project,so option 'run on server' disapeared ... Woops!
What to do ? Good question.
- Press right click on project's root project and select preferences (or press alt+enter)
- Go to Project Facets
- turn on them (click on blue link)
- select Select Dynamic Web Module ,Java and whatever you using...
- Press apply,then ok
- Press right click on project's root project Spring nature
- Press project/clean
- Press refresh ... (F5).
Everything back to normal :)
Do not use Maven from Eclipse .
Use command line instead!
Eclipse and Maven are like North and South Korea ...


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lemme know how that works out for ya.
lemme know how that works out for ya.
6-6-98 - 6-6-18 Happy 20th Anniversary TNL
Cool, I would love to see it as well, whenever he can get to it.
Coury has been looking for Dick Tracy for the Genesis (which I think is early stuff), maybe hit him up if you have it. Though I would be interested in a list if you get a chance to put one together.
Where I play
Originally Posted by Dolemite
One thing I'm certain I'm going to have to sell online, though, is the plethora of boxed 2600 and 7800 stuff. So if anyone is interested in that stuff lmk. I already post a pic of it on Facebook, but this is the first time I've ever seen 7800 Double Dragon irl and it's boxed no less (no manual though, sadly).
I am interested in 7800 stuff, hit me up.
The Froggo game is Water Ski
It's safe to assume that most boxed games don't have the manuals. For some reason this guy had a thing for taking the manuals out of the games and keeping them separate. Nephew found most of the Genesis/Sega CD ones. There's about 30 PS1 games here as well (nothing exciting- unless you're looking for Power Shovel) and Nephew found the manuals for those- but just threw them in the box. I have to match them up with the games still.
I would be interested in Kung Fu Master, Double Dragon, Desert Falcon, and Rampage. We can take to PM.


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John Hadfield
Story by Jeff Potter
Photos by Marie Constantinesco
The drummer/percussionist with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, bassist and composer Petros Klampanis, and other big thinkers simultaneously plays traditional drumset and traditional ethnic percussion, in the service of some decidedly un-traditional musical statements.
As John Hadfield increasingly found himself performing with ensembles exploring blends of jazz and world music, his quest for dynamic and timbral sensitivity became key. Meeting the challenges, Hadfield created hybrid drumkit/percussion setups that ingeniously served the music in a less snare/bass-centric approach.
There is perhaps no better forum for Hadfield's deft, coloristic grooving than his hybrid-kit drumming with Petros Klampanis's ensembles. As heard on the 2015 album Minor Dispute, Hadfield delivers a fluid groove, strong yet never intrusive, punctuated by adroitly chosen accents. His skillful sound-weaving choices create the illusion of a seamless multi-percussion section. This commanding rhythmic stream unifies and orchestrates Klampanis's riveting and brilliantly arranged chamber mix of percussion, bass, guitar (played by Gilad Hekselman), and piano (Jean-Michel Pilc), supplemented by four string players, in a blend of jazz, classical, world music, and folkloric leanings from the bassist's Greek roots.
Sitting astride a cajon, Hadfield will switch between hand drums and stick-struck instruments. Frequently he plays them simultaneously, often cradling a frame drum on his knee and playing it with his left hand while riding a cymbal with his right. Or he may groove the cajon with one hand while his other plies the kit. All four limbs are nimbly independent, navigating percussive layers that artfully support the music's constantly shifting palette.
"The use of frame drum [in particular] really conjures the vibe and attitude of certain regions, such as Greece or Africa," Hadfield says. "I love that aspect. There's often an authenticity to that. When playing Petros's music, it brings a vibe to it that just playing a regular drumset would not."
Given the unusual instrumentation of his setup—and of the ensembles he plays in—Hadfield has found certain textural issues that he must remain sensitive to. "With strings," he says as an example, "you have to be respectful and not play the cymbals too loudly. I could whale on the drums, cajon, and other percussion and it still could blend well, but you have to be aware that it's the cymbals that can wash strings away."
Besides offering endless textural variety, Hadfield's rig solves a more mundane concern. "From a practical point," John explains, "one of the advantages of playing percussion in New York City is that you can throw it in a bag over your shoulder, get on the subway, and go. Schlepping in New York is brutal!"
Following percussion studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Hadfield earned his master's degree at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Immediately after graduation, he took a spontaneous left turn. "I went to Bali for six weeks," he says. "I was curious about gamelan music, so I just went there, holding one person's phone number. I studied and did a bit of playing, and it inspired a new way of looking at music."
Hadfield then moved to New York City in pursuit of his jazz ambitions. "I was always into Elvin, Jack DeJohnette, and also classic rock like Bonham and Ginger Baker. But then Jamey Haddad at the New School became a huge influence on me."
Hadfield attended the New School for two years, albeit under unusual circumstances. "l never enrolled," he says with a chuckle. "I just got permission from professors to attend classes by people I wanted to study and hang with. At the time I was playing dance classes and club dates—whatever—to make money. And during the day I went to the New School and played in some of the ensembles."
Haddad's globe-spanning, multi-percussion artistry inspired Hadfield to develop his hybrid setups. "I wanted to get his whole approach," Hadfield says. "For instance, with the kanjira—that's a South Indian instrument that's basically a tambourine made from monitor-lizard skin with one jingle. One kanjira player in particular, Ganesh Kumar, was a big influence on me. Jamey was teaching lessons on kanjira, frame drums, and also the South Indian syllable system, which was a vehicle for getting into, 'I'm playing in seven, my foot's in three, and I'm speaking in four.'" [laughs]
Since putting down roots in New York, Hadfield has continued to ply his trade within highly diverse ensembles, including Combo Nuvo, a funky jazz/world ensemble featuring sax star Lenny Pickett, and pianist Kenny Werner's Chant quintet. John is also a member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, and he contributed to the cello master's 2008 Grammy-winning release, Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace. In addition, he's subbed with the Saturday Night Live band and also holds the seat for the acclaimed Broadway show Fun Home, which won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Musical. His own compositions are featured on his releases, The Eye of Gordon (2008) and Displaced (2010).
This past fall Hadfield performed with Klampanis in Greece, followed by a European tour with clarinetist David Krakauer in a project dubbed the Big Picture, which features the band playing in sync with projections. He then embarked on a Canadian tour with Syrian clarinet star Kinan Azmeh. Hadfield previously toured with Azmeh in the Middle East—including a concert at the Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman—and cites the music's mix of jazz and Arabic influences as being highly influential on him.
Hadfield also finds time to pass the torch as a faculty member at New York University, where he teaches drumset and directs the school's World Percussion Ensemble. The faculty position afforded him the opportunity to secure an educational grant allowing him to embark to Chennai, India, for percussion studies.
The diverse drummer is excited about his future endeavors with Klampanis, including their upcoming disc, Chroma. Slated for summer 2016, the release will include video content. "In addition to the Greek influence, what's also unique about Petros's music is the interplay between the musicians," Hadfield says. "Some of it is very complex. There's the tune 'Ferry Frenzy,' which is in eleven. The first time I heard that, I thought, Is this some kind of screwed-up 6/8? But that approach to eleven is very unique to Petros. The beauty of playing with him, ultimately, is that we definitely feel the beat in the same place. The first time we played in my living room, it was instantly great. You know how that is—sometimes you just immediately click with people."
Drums: Pearl Reference series
A. 6.5×14 wood snare
B. 14×14 floor tom
C. 16×20 bass drum
1. Sabian 12″ Chopper (mounted upside-down)
2. Sabian 13″ Fierce hi-hats
3. Sabian 22″ Monarch ride
4. 8″ Tibetan bell mounted on top of ride
5. Sabian 16″ O-Zone crash
6. Sabian 6″ splash (unknown model)
aa. reco-reco
bb. Japanese fan drum
cc. Sela cajon
dd. Ksink Ksink hi-hat attachment
ee. South Indian ankle bells
ff. caxixi
gg. Cooperman Slapback (ocean drum)
Not shown: Emin darbuka
Heads: Evans, including Genera Dry snare batter, G2 Level 360 floor tom batter, and EMAD Coated bass drum batter
Sticks: Vic Firth Bolero, Heritage brush, SD12 Swizzle G, and Rute 606


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This edging has several symbols related to Easter. It has baskets with bobble eggs on the front and palm frond leaves. According to the symbolism used on Ukrainian Pysanky the nets represent Jesus. They can also represent his disciples. The ladders represent prayers reaching Heaven, and dots (picots here) represent Mary's tears at the crucifixion. I may be seeing symbolism that the designer didn't intend. Still, it is fun to think it matches the Pysanky I like to decorate at this time of year.
It isn't an easy pattern crochet. I would like to do it again and make some subtle changes. There are so many pretty patterns tempting me that it will be a while before I try this again. I made two pieces each 24″ long. I am going to use them on the ends of a piece of linen for a table runner, or a pair of towels. I have some natural linen, but maybe a pastel color would be better.
Here are a couple of other photos.
The pattern is in the magazine, Burda Special E841 Crochet Lace. It was published in 2005, so would have to be obtained by a reseller like ebay.


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In its opening months, New York City's bike share system has found itself locked in a perpetual race against its riders — to remove bikes from fully occupied stations, and to refill stations before the supply runs dry.
It is a tricky juggling act, performed across the city's densest neighborhoods, that officials are still struggling to master.
In the morning, commuters flood Midtown, often leaving residential pockets of the East Village and northwestern Brooklyn bare. Bikes beside transit hubs like Penn Station can disappear almost as quickly as they arrive.
But after confronting software problems that dogged the system at its inception, officials are turning increased attention to the art of "rebalancing."
The city relies primarily on a fleet of box trucks, hauling bikes by the dozens when cyclists cannot find a way to share effectively.
Directions come from Sunset Park, Brooklyn, delivered by dispatchers with an interactive station map and an evolving sense of traffic patterns. Crews travel in pairs. Loading a truck can take 45 minutes, to say nothing of replenishing a station nearby.
Cyclists tend to work more quickly.
"If we bring 37 bikes," one worker said beside an Eighth Avenue station last week, "by the time we're gone there's two left."
To combat this problem, the program has leased three spaces as staging areas for bikes that can be brought to nearby stations that tend to empty quickly: an office building beside Penn Station; Pier 40, along the Hudson River; and a lot at Delancey Street on the Lower East Side. The plan follows a model tested at other international hubs, like Waterloo Station in London.
New York will also introduce "bike trailers," bikes that can haul a small number of other bikes attached to them, to negotiate congested areas in which trucks can become snarled in traffic.
The number of trucks, still the workhorses of the distribution plan, will increase, too: A spokesman for the Transportation Department said that three large box trucks would be added by the end of the month, bringing the total to six. (The number of smaller trucks will be reduced to five, from eight.) There are now 50 people charged with balancing bikes; there were 15 when the program began.
Given the program's history of software trouble, an unbalanced bike stock, as the Bloomberg administration takes care to point out, is not the worst problem to have.
"The challenges are related to the success of the system itself," Janette Sadik-Khan, the city's transportation commissioner, said. "The numbers are so big you really have to take a 'Star Trek' transporter just to keep up with the demand."
Less than three months after the program was introduced, more than 70,000 people have become annual members. Between those cyclists and others who buy temporary passes, riders have taken more than 40,000 trips on some of the system's busiest days — about seven for each bike in circulation.
But distribution challenges have unquestionably curbed the system's ridership, leaving some commuters with a daily uncertainty: Will a bike be waiting?
"That's my biggest anxiety every morning," said Anthony Mauceri, 50, a Long Island Rail Road commuter, standing beside a subway entrance on West 33rd Street last week. "I come out of here and look."
On the program's Facebook page, where riders still bemoan customer service response time and unreliable updates on the system's app for station information, members frequently appeal for more bikes in their neighborhoods.
One user suggested a megastation on East 14th Street, stretching from First Avenue to Avenue C. Others have surrendered altogether.
"Citi Bike, I love you," Keith Edwards, 28, from the East Village, wrote on the page on July 30, "but I give up for now."
Mr. Edwards, who stopped using the bikes for his commute to Midtown but hopes to continue riding for recreation, likened his annual membership to a troubled romance. "You know it's not good for you," he said. "But it's going to be around on the weekends."
Some New Yorkers have been more patient. Around 5:30 p.m. on a recent weekday, Alex Bertles, 23, sat astride his bike near West 31st Street and Eighth Avenue, where a full station prevented him from parking for several minutes.
As a man approached a bike, reaching for the handlebars, Mr. Bertles made his move. "This is my guy," he said, racing toward the soon-to-be-vacant spot.
At a neighboring station, on West 33rd Street, a code of etiquette seemed to have developed among the waiting. The next available bike dock went to the next in line, not the nearest to the spot, distinguishing cyclists from the less altruistic drivers who often angle for parking spaces.
Around 6:30 p.m., a crew arrived in a box truck to ease the strain. The workers were taking 40 bikes, according to orders, clearing over half the station and, for about 40 minutes, holding forth as de facto program ambassadors for passing New Yorkers.
They were asked how to dock a bike (shove it really hard), where to apply for bike share jobs (check the Web site), what happened to the bikes in the rain (nothing), whether they were interested in a $20 men's perfume (they were not), and, in one brazen exchange, whether they could give away a bike.
Just one, the man said to a worker. He would never say a word.
But the supply, the worker suggested, was already stretched too thin.
"If I give out a bike," he said, hauling a half dozen into the back of the truck, "I'll have to kill you."


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Being smart, and sounding 'smart'
Big words like hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, the fear of huge words, or pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism, having related symptoms to pseudohypoparathyroidism, yet it isn't. Even parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides, a type of bird. These words in/out of context never made sense to me. Funnily, the people that use these fancy and 'smart' words always end up redundant; look at Reddit's r/iamverysmart if you have the free time, it's just funny. But, there's some use for these words, even if they're useless as trying to pronounce the same word. For example, the medical term sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia means to have an ice cream headache. I dunno why it must be named like that. But besides, we both are wondering what and how does this help me. It seriously doesn't. It really doesn't help you or me at all, it's just pieces of fun trivia.
Related to this, if your using fancy words and such just to sound 'smart' then it's just pointless and sad. (Unless your doing the RISE, they'll just love those huge words.) For instance, "It would be very much venerated if thou can scarper off my profile and take a trice to decontaminate or scour your footwear. I.. absolutely abhor sprucing up someone else's muck on my profile. Lest thou are a friend of thine or well acquainted. If this didn't give you a migraine, I have no clue as to what will." Said a poor soul on Reddit. It's saying in complete honesty, "It'll be very much appreciated if you can get off my profile and take a minute to clean or wipe off your shoes. I absolutely hate cleaning up others mess in my profile, unless your a friend or someone I know. If this doesn't give you a headache, I dunno what will." This, isn't as threatening or scary, just being very arrogant and sad. But, we call these types of 'geniuses' sesquipedalians, people who uses ridiculously complicated words.
In fact, a famous author, named Ernest Hemingway said this, "Poor Faulkner, Does he really think his emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right. But there are older and simpler and better words, and those are the ones I use." This summarizes this article and made crystal clear of why it's useless using unuseful overwhelming words to explain anything.
In conclusion, if your gonna use fancy words go right ahead my dear friend. Go right ahead, just don't shove it down anyone's throat and ears, they don't deserve it at all.