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New Music Releases: Latest Songs
New Songs: July 2015
Waiting to download the latest new songs from the your favourite singers and bands around right now? Find out when you can get your hands on the biggest new music releases coming up in June 2015!
There are a LOT of new released songs this month just waiting for you to download them.
The latest releases include Little Mix's 'Black Magic', Years & Years' 'Shine' AND Nathan Sykes' HUGE hit single 'Kiss Me Quick'.
We will be bringing you the newest songs from around the world in the UK's first real-time new music chart.
We will also be playing out some of the latest music releases from Pitbull & Chris Brown, John Newman, Avicii and Fifth Harmony.
Song Of The Week
Watch Years & Years - 'Shine'
Years & Years have released the follow up to their Vodafone Big Top 40 No.1 'King'. 'Shine' debuted at No.2 in it's first week in the chart.
New Releases: Download Now
Watch House Every Weekend
David Zowie
Watch Worth It
Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink
Watch I Can't Lose
Mark Ronson feat. Keyone Starr
Watch Kiss Me Quick
Nathan Sykes
Watch Shine
Years & Years
New Releases: 10th July
Watch Waiting For Love
Watch Black Magic
Little Mix
Watch Show Me Love
Sam Feldt feat. Kimberly Anne
New Releases: 17th July
Come And Get It
John Newman
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Avicii - 'Waiting For Love'
Sam Feldt feat. Kimberly Anne - 'Show Me Love'
Birdy - 'Wings'
David Zowie - 'House Every Weekend'
Rihanna - 'B*tch Better Have My Money'
Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky - 'Good For You'
Disclosure feat. Gregory Porter - 'Holding On'
Jason Derulo - 'Cheyenne'
Watch Rita Ora - 'Poison'
Watch Skrillex & Diplo feat. Justin Bieber - 'Where Are Ü Now'
Watch Stereo Kicks - 'Love Me So'
Watch Krept & Konan feat. Jeremih - 'Freak Of The Week'
Watch Kygo feat. Parson James - 'Stole The Show'
Watch Duke Dumont - 'The Giver'
Watch Mark Ronson feat. Keyone Starr - 'I Can't Lose'
Watch Years & Years - 'Foundation'
Watch Flo Rida feat. Robin Thicke - 'I Don't Like It, I Love It'
Watch Rudimental feat. Anne Marie & Will Heard - 'Rumour Mill'
Watch Pitbull feat. Chris Brown - 'Fun'
Watch Lost Frequencies - 'Are You With Me'
Watch Tinie Tempah feat. Jess Glynne - 'Not Letting Go'
Watch Madonna - 'B***h I'm Madonna'
Watch Benjamin Clementine - 'London'
Watch Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink - 'Worth It'
Watch DJ Fresh & Adam F - 'Believer'
Watch DJ S.K.T feat. Rae - 'Take Me Away'
Watch Rudimental feat. Foy Vance - 'Never Let You Go'
Watch Fetty Wap - 'Trap Queen'
Watch Alexa Goddard Mashed Together Major Lazer And Kygo & The Result Is Beautiful
Watch Nathan Sykes Talks 'Kiss Me Quick', Disney Princesses & Acting In An Exclusive Web-Chat
Watch Watch: Years & Years' Beautiful Stripped Performance Of 'Eyes Shut'
Watch Watch: This Mash-Up Of Ellie Goulding, Wiz Khalifa & Maroon 5 Is Incredible
Listen Listen: Jess Glynne Drops New Song 'Don't Be So Hard On Yourself'
Listen Listen: Demi Lovato Just Dropped 'Cool For The Summer' & We've Had It On Repeat All Day
Listen Listen: Maroon 5's 'This Summer's Gonna Hurt' Has Been Remixed By Alesso
Watch Here Is A Cover of Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' You HAVE To Hear
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Deorro & Chris Brown - 'Five More Hours'
Little Mix - 'Black Magic'
Walk The Moon - 'Shut Up And Dance'
Nathan Sykes - 'Kiss Me Quick'
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2 Are You With Me Lost Frequencies
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3 Poison Rita Ora
4 Freak of the Week (feat. Jeremih) Krept & Konan
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5 I Don't Like It, I Love It (feat. Robin Thicke & Verdine White) Flo Rida
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6 Shut Up and Dance WALK THE MOON
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7 Want to Want Me Jason Derulo
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8 Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake) Major Lazer
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9 Let It Go James Bay
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10 Five More Hours Deorro & Chris Brown
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ROYAL OAK, Mich., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer patients at Beaumont Hospitals are the first in the world to be treated with the next generation of radiation therapy that is painless, faster, more accurate and precise than other treatments.
Beaumont doctors and physicists invented and patented the new technology, Omnibeam(R). The $3.3-million machine is manufactured in England by Elekta, which is headquartered in Stockholm. The first patient was treated on Sept. 10.
The painless treatment takes about 20 minutes and requires no implants or invasive procedures to prepare for therapy. It can be used to treat cancer of the breast; prostate; lungs; and head and neck, as well as other cancers. It is specially designed for the treatment of tumors deep within the body.
Omnibeam(R), a robotic technology, uses highly accurate, real-time CT imaging that automatically adjusts the radiation field during treatment to account for a patient's external movements - and the natural repositioning of internal organs - from day to day or even moment to moment. Omnibeam(R) also uses robotic technology to adjust the treatment table on which a patient lies to provide pinpoint accuracy of treatment. Adjusting the radiation field and treatment table means the radiation treatment is precisely targeted to kill cancer cells, destroying them without harming surrounding healthy tissue or organs. The patient has better cancer control and fewer undesirable side effects as a result.
"Omnibeam(R) is a dramatic new clinical advance in radiation therapy
for cancer. The combination of improved imaging coupled with robotic
technology is vastly better than other radiation machines for cancer
therapy," says Alvaro Martinez, M.D., corporate chairman of Radiation
Oncology for Beaumont Hospitals. "It uses advanced imaging technology, is
faster, can treat from very small to very large, irregularly shaped tumors
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The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. Golf Classic is set for Monday, July 13, 2015, at The Bull in Sheboygan Falls, WI. Those interested in participating in the event can contact Holly Borga (920-965-6986; email@example.com) for more information.
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. will induct former Packers quarterback Brett Favre at the 45th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Banquet. The event will also feature the retirement of Favre's No. 4. This dual recognition is an honor that is unprecedented in Green Bay Packers history. The banquet will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015, in the Lambeau Field Atrium.
1919 Kitchen & Tap is scheduled to open on July 24, 2015 on the first floor of the Atrium (below where Curly's Pub was located). We hope you'll join us at our new restaurant as we continue to make history with respect to our past!
The Green Bay Packers 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held Tuesday, July 28, at 11 a.m., at Lambeau Field. The meeting will take place rain or shine.
The Packers Hall of Fame is now closed for ongoing Atrium renovations. The new Hall of Fame will open at the end of August 2015 (subject to change).
While the Packers Hall of Fame is closed, fans may still experience Packers history through stadium tours and other youth programs. Click here for tour times. Groups interested in booking Tours are asked to call 920-569-7145. Information on the other available programs can be seen by clicking on the links above.
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Where will it be located? The Hall will be located in the Atrium, on both the first and second levels. Please visit Packers.com periodically for updates.
What is the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc?
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. is a non-profit corporation independent of the Green Bay Packers that is committed to furthering the Hall as a historic national sports venue and educational resource to the Green Bay community, the state of Wisconsin and Green Bay Packers fans everywhere. The Hall raises funds through its annual induction banquet, golf classic and other events to preserve the history of the Green Bay Packers and expand its archives.
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Completing My Games #27 - PS3 Summary
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What up folks. This is going to be my summary post for my PS3 play in the last while since I took a break from blogging. Warning: It's a biggy...
According to my last PS3 update I was working on God of War, God of War 2, inFamous, KillZone 2, and Uncharted: Drakes Fortune.
Previous Trophy Stats on those games were as follows...
- God of War - 77% Complete
- God of War 2 - 55% Complete
- inFamous - 64% Complete
- KillZone 2 - 1% Complete
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - 71% Complete
Now it's been almost a year since I last updated my PS3 so let's get this stuff updated and summarized...
- God of War - 77% Complete
Sadly, this stat hasn't changed, I haven't put God of War 1 back in the PS3 since my last update, so not much to summarize on this one.
- God of War 2 - 55% Complete
Again, no updates on this one. Sorry Kratos.
- inFamous - 70% Complete (Up from 64%)
First big update! I actually picked this game up again last week to try and polish off some rough edges on my Hero playthrough. As read in my last blog, I was sitting at 294/350 Blast Shards and I actually managed to pick up the remaining 56 in about 4 hours of exploring. The last blast shard was hard to find as it does not show up on your mini-map while pinging away. Grabbing all 350 netted me the "Rockhound" Bronze Trophy, which I thought should at least be a Silver. Speaking of Silvers I also managed to pick up the "Stunt Master" Trophy for completing all 21 "stunts" in the game. The last inFamous trophy I picked up was the "Evil Eats" Bronze Trophy for not sharing the food with the civilians during the first Moral Choice in my Evil run through.
- RockHound - Find 100% of the Shards - Bronze
- Evil Eats - Bad guys never share their food - Bronze
- Stunt Master - Complete all of the stunts on the stunt list - Silver
- KillZone 2 - 26% Complete (Up from 1%)
Huge update on KillZone 2. I originally picked up KillZone 2 and put it right back down because I was getting a little motion sickness from the motion blur. I picked it back up and managed to chew my way through the entire campaign, netting me 9 Campaign (Trophies), and the "Survivor" Silver Trophy for completing the campaign on any difficulty. Here's a list of all the trophies I've picked up in KillZone 2, I don't know how many more I'll unlock due to the extreme amount of Multiplayer Trophies. Anyways, get your reading goggles on. See you at the bottom of the list! (Minor Spoilers)
- Corinth Ribbon - Complete Corinth River on any difficulty level - Bronze
- Blood Ribbon - Complete Blood Meridian on any difficulty level - Bronze
- Visari Ribbon - Complete Visari Square on any difficulty level - Bronze
- Salamun Ribbon - Complete Salamun District on any difficulty level - Bronze
- Bridge Ribbon - Complete Salamun Bridge on any difficulty level - Bronze
- Suljeva Ribbon - Complete Suljeva Village on any difficulty level - Bronze
- Tharsis Ribbon - Complete Tharsis Refinery on any difficulty level - Bronze
- Cruiser Ribbon - Complete The Cruiser on any difficulty level - Bronze
- Maelstra Ribbon - Complete Maelstra Barrens on any difficulty level - Silver
- Survivor - Complete all missions on any difficulty level - SIlver
- Pallbearer - Kill 500 Helghast - Bronze
- Elementalslayer - Kill The ArcTrooper within 1 minute 30 seconds - Bronze
- Giantslayer - Kill the Heavy within 1 minute - Bronze
- Dragonslayer - Destroy the ATAC within 1 minute 30 seconds - Bronze
- Demonslayer - Kill Radec within 20 minutes - Bronze
- Killing Spree - Kill 5 Helghast in 15 seconds - Bronze
- Bullet Counter - Manually reload 150 times - Bronze
- Safety First - Shoot off 100 helmets - Bronze
- Berserker - Kill 25 Helghast with melee attacks - Bronze
- Barrel of Death - Kill 3 Helghast using your environment - Bronze
- Fragmartyr - Kill 2 Helghast whilst taking your own life - Bronze
- Melonpopper - 15 headshots using your sniper rifle - Bronze
- Defensive Fighter - Kill 30 Helghast with an emplaced weapon - Bronze
- Can Opener - Destroy a Helghast APC - Bronze
- Spare Parts - Destroy all leech pods - Bronze
- Treadhead - Kill 30 Helghast whilst in the tank - Bronze
Still with me? Good.
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 71% Complete
Nathan Drake has been left in the dust. For now.
Thought we were done? Well we're not. Get a drink, a come back.
PS3 Purchases
While not on the same scale as my XBOX 360 purchases, I have picked up a few PS3 games since my last update.
Take care guys! XBOX updates are coming up!


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Christian Aid has stressed the urgent need to disarm warring factions and scale up protection for the 980,000 civilians displaced by violence.
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The controversial Lobbying Bill, pushed through by the government in the face of vigorous civic and public opposition, has become law.
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Unfortunately there very few sit down Chinese restaurants in the area and this one is not very good. Food just not seem to have much flavor.
We are year round residents in the Hamptons and know that off season dining is limited and not always up to par. We were craving Chinese and did not feel like take out. We wanted a nice, sit down restaurant. We did not realize what a mistake we made.
The décor is dated, dark and depressive. But it was raining...
This is the only sit down Chinese restaurant that I know of on the east end, and the food is usually served hot and tasty and it's reasonably priced, check it out.
I was very disappointed. I know others who swear by this restaurant, but I now question their taste. I love Chinese food and am a fan of a couple of the local Chinese-American food venders. The Phoenix food quality was sub-standard, the service minimal, the prices were unsupported by the quality and quantity of food.
Really nice people, really great food! It was not too much in cost but felt like a good night out
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NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees say they will not get caught in Spider-Man's web.
After Major League Baseball announced that ads for the movie "Spider-Man 2" will be placed atop bases during games from June 11-13, the Yankees quickly balked at the idea.
One of 15 teams at home that weekend, the Yankees insist they will put ads on the bases only during batting practice, and then just for one game, team spokesman Rick Cerrone said.
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This competition is open to all students enrolled in the Master of Music in Performance Program (particularly those who wish to complete the course MUPG 605 Recording Project as one of their recital options), doctoral students and GDPP students. Value of award $1000. It is recommended that students team up with McGill Sound Recording students. Interested students should submit detailed proposals to the Music Graduate
Office by Monday, March 2, 2015. The proposal should include a description of the artistic theme or vision of the recording, the repertoire through which that vision will be realized, an updated CV of recent performances, a 3-5 minute recording of your playing and two letters of reference. Applications will be assessed on the originality and artistic vision of the suggested project, the student's performance achievements, and their potential to achieve the proposed program at a high level. Winners will be announced at the Graduate Symposium on March 14, 2015.
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Hello. My name is Ken Ohura and I'd like to share with you some of the wisdom of the rabbit. I bet you did not realize that some rabbits speak Yiddish. Makes sense. Rabbits are very passionate and expressive beings. Oy!
(Zol zayn mit mazel!) זאָל זײַן מיט מזל! (Glik!) גליק!
(Zayt gesunt) זייט געזונט
I am a funny,easy going,neutered guy who is still a bit "schmutzic." My nose has some battle scars, but they add character.I was dumped in Candlestick Point along with nine other white rabbits and we had a rough time of it fending for ourselves. Luckily we got rescued and we are all looking for good homes. Kine Hora!
Ah, so now you can see how I got my name. Kine Hora is an expression used to promote good luck, a blessing and ward off "the evil eye." Speaking of eyes,(good segue, nu?)my eyes are an exquisite mix of lavender, sky blue and ruby colors. Quite handsome.
I'm a breytpleytsik ברייטפּלייציק bokher בחור
Now, if that doesn't tempt you to adopt me, I don't what will!
If you are looking to find a comical, sweet, yet wise man little man to share your home, please pick me!
Won't you please be my mishpokhe ?משפּחה
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Heading down south to New Orleans for Mardi Gras is definitely on my bucket list. What a dream: great jazz, scrumptious beignets, and anything cooked by chefs John Besh or John Folse! Alas, I will be spending yet another year in Seattle on Fat Tuesday (next week!) but that won't stop me from enjoying the splendid cuisine of The Big Easy. If you plan on hosting a Fat Tuesday fête, try some of these delicious recipes straight from NoLa like a classic Shrimp and Sausage Étouffée or a plate of tasty Fried Green Tomatoes and Shrimp with Spicy Remoulade. Some recipes are super easy, some will take some tender loving care, but all of them are sure to give you the taste of New Orleans! Be sure to check out our New Orleans and Southern Recipes Pinterest board for more favorites. And, of course, you gotta have a Ramos Gin Fizz!
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Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change Advisory For Das Rheingold
On the advice of his doctors, James Levine will reduce his conducting dates at the Met for the rest of the current season while he continues to recover from recent procedures to alleviate back pain. His planned performances of Das Rheingold on March 30 and April 2 will be conducted by Fabio Luisi, while those of Il Trovatore on April 20, 23, 27, and 30 will be conducted by Marco Armiliato.
Levine will conduct upcoming performances of Wozzeck (April 6, 9, 13. and 16), the new production of Die Walküre (April 22, 25, 28, May 2, 5, 9, and 14), and two concerts with the MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall (April 10 and May 15) as scheduled.
Fabio Luisi, the Met's principal guest conductor, is already scheduled to conduct Rigoletto (April 26, 30, May 3, 6, 12) and Ariadne auf Naxos (May 7 mat., 10, 13).
Marco Armiliato conducted Il Trovatore earlier this season. He is also conducting Tosca this season, having led the first run in January and returning on March 25 for a second run of performances.
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The Tampa Bay Rays honored the 20th anniversary of the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning before Friday night's game by having head coach Guy Boucher deliver the ceremonial first pitch. Instead of throwing it, Boucher placed the ball on the rubber of the pitcher's mound and used a hockey stick to flick a wrist shot of the baseball towards home plate.
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CIA director Leon Panetta, expected to be the next Secretary of Defense told the Senate during his confirmation hearing he thinks Iraq will ask the U.S. to maintain a military present beyond the end of this year, when American troops are currently scheduled to leave. Panetta said Iraqi leaders will have to decide support they need, and for how long, in order to make sure security gains there are not lost. He said there are still about 1,000 al-Qaida insurgents in Iraq and keeping some troops in Iraq to support security forces there is a good idea.
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Testing the Prohibition On Pets in the Projects; In Congress, Cuddly Pleas to End a Ban, But the Housing Authority Is Resisting
By RANDY KENNEDY
Published: February 4, 1998
As Congress considers the most sweeping changes for public housing in a generation, it faces a list of thorny issues, from eligibility rules to rent limits to privatization.
Then there's the topic that really has everyone fighting: dogs.
It is a pitched battle between housing officials -- led by the New York City Housing Authority, by far the largest -- and a powerful coalition that includes the nation's largest pet-food companies over whether public housing residents should be given, for the first time, a Federal right to own pets.
The question has lent itself to no end of jokes and cuddly appeals in Congress, where two similar amendments to allow pets were tacked onto House and Senate public housing bills last year, and are pending this year. But dogs -- in all their sometimes messy, noisy and menacing manifestations -- have become a serious matter for the nation's 2,800 housing authorities, with 3.5 million residents, and especially for New York, which recently began a crackdown on dangerous dogs in public housing after a rash of attacks.
''I like dogs as much as anybody,'' Ruben Franco, chairman of the New York City Housing Authority, said. ''But they create huge, huge problems for us. Drug dealers use them as weapons. People have been hurt. Public housing like ours is just not designed for them.''
But his opponents insist that it is and that housing authorities have long banned pets not because they are dangerous but because they are simply inconvenient.
The group -- which includes not only the nation's largest animal-welfare organizations, but also those with a keen commercial interest in pets, like the Ralston Purina Company, Nestle U.S.A. and the American Veterinary Medical Association -- has cast the debate as nothing less than a civil rights battle.
''It's really one of the last areas of housing discrimination,'' said Martha C. Armstrong, a vice president of the Humane Society of the United States. ''You can't keep people out on the basis of race or sex or religion or age, but you can if a perfectly lovely family has a dog.''
Since public housing was created in the late 1930's, almost every city has taken advantage of the silence on pet ownership in Federal housing law to keep out all household animals except, in some cities, fish and caged birds. The city officials argued that they should have the same right as private landlords to protect their property and residents.
In practice, though, the no-pet rules have been like Prohibition -- routinely flouted by residents and enforced erratically from city to city and project to project by officials with bigger problems to tackle.
But a sharp rise in violent incidents involving trained attack dogs, mostly pit bulls, has recently prompted officials to get tough for the first time, in New York, San Francisco and other cities.
Last summer, pit bulls mauled a young girl in a Brooklyn housing project and disfigured an off-duty police officer at a project in Rochester. In July, a teen-age boy was charged with killing a maintenance man in a Brooklyn project after the police took away the boy's pit bull. The youth was angry at the man for reporting the dog, investigators said.
Since New York began its zero-tolerance policy toward menacing dogs six months ago, conducting police sweeps and threatening to kick out tenants who refused to give up such dogs, eviction proceedings have been started against more than 300 people, housing officials said. In all the cases resolved so far, housing officials say, the policy has worked: tenants have agreed to part with their dogs rather than lose their apartments.
The policy has also encouraged dog owners to become more responsible, said housing project managers, most of whom have adopted a don't-ask-don't-tell approach for dogs or other pets that do not generate complaints.
But even as the policy began to show signs of checking the problem, an old movement was being revived in Washington to give residents in projects a right, protected by the Federal Government, to keep pets.
The housing bill amendments now before Congress grew out of a more modest lobbying effort to expand a law that already lets the elderly and the disabled in specially designated housing projects keep dogs and cats. Advocates wanted that right given to the elderly and disabled in other public housing as well. Housing officials countered that such a policy would create great tensions, giving some tenants pets while barring them for a next-door neighbor.
Leaders of the House and Senate housing committees came up with a simple, ironic solution: give the right to everyone.
Housing authority lobbyists have plied the halls of Congress, arguing that such a Federal guarantee, even with conditions allowing cities to charge fees or limit the size or number of pets, would make it nearly impossible to rid projects of dangerous dogs.
''It would put a terrible legal burden on us,'' said Steven Love, the chief lobbyist for the New York City Housing Authority. ''Anything we do is going to have to be weighed against an absolute Federal right.''


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TnT2 Pro and Ubuntu: any help appreciated
Hi folks
Can anybody help with this?
I installed Ubuntu last week on an old machine with a TnT2 Pro card and a Gateway FPD1500 monitor.
I have had a lot of help from the guys at the Taz Forum but there's something which has stumped us.
I can get the proper 1024x768 resolution but the screen is split so that the top third is below the bottom two thirds. As I decrease the resolution the percentage of the top screen at the bottom decreases until everything looks normal at 640x480.
I have followed a lot of advice without success. I tried installing the legacy driver as described in the Ubuntu forums and also ran the script from http://www.albertomilone.eu/europeo/..._scripts1.html
Whenever I try to install the legacy driver and change xorg.conf from nv to nvidia the system disables the xserver, I have to configure it again and I am back where I started.
Also, I tried xvidtune with no discernible result.
I am a complete Ubuntu/Linux noob and have no experience of it so go easy on me. But if you have any ideas or have had experience of this problem, it would be great to hear from you.
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Who are they?
The NTUSA is troupe of professional entertainers and theater makers. They exist for your entertainment, enlightenment and greater glory. Its members are seven in number, its collaborators countless, its reach – like the universe itself – ever and eternally expanding. And like the universe, the NTUSA has its share of exploding stars, white dwarves and black holes – shows that dazzle, repel and leave you swirling in a vortex of confused space and time. Though they are not a government agency, a fact that their lawyers were quite clear should be laid plain, they are here to fill that tragic void in our national enterprise. This internet website shall attest to their history, dedication and their forbearance in the face of a thousand obstacles to bring you the very best in theatrical art and entertainment, for cheap.
What are they doing in there?
A New Practical Guide to Rhetorical
Gesture and Action
A new book project by the NTUSA An update of the 1822 original, we offer 36 illustrations of contemporary New York artists enacting theater's most vital gestures. Art by Jesse Hawley. Commentary by Normandy Sherwood and James Stanley
"The utterly original downtown outfit, National Theater of the United States of America..."—The New Yorker
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Executive Summary
This report describes the analysis and design of a lever arm system, the object of which is to achieve the fastest output response while avoiding oscillation and overshoot. The report also includes the structures, parameters, and components necessary for this analysis and design.
Comparing the three cases from design section, we see that case 1 gives the fastest response and produces the smallest oscillation. The graph below shows the output response of the force F. In this graph, the force F indicates the magnitude only.
The average output of the force F is 12 N. The time of the response is 5 seconds. This graph indicates that the system has a fast response and no oscillation. However, we can modify the lever arm system by simply adjusting the parameters to reflect a real application.
1. Introduction
In order to achieve a lever arm system with the fastest output response without overshoot and oscillation, it is important to understand the mechanical system and the design objectives. For this project, the moment inertia J is the variable. The displacement x1 is the input and the force F is the output response. To develop the equations we use analysis techniques. For example, the free body diagram is one of the most common techniques for developing the equations. Also, selecting the state variable equations will help to formulate the system model and the Runga-Kutta method will be used for solving state variable equations. Finally, it is important to select the value for the moment inertia J of the bar.
2. Problem Review and Design Objectives
In this system, (see Figure 1) the lever arm has a spring Ks2 on the left side and a spring-damper combination Ks1-Kd with a suspended mass M on the right side. The pivot is displaced R1 meter from the spring force Ks2x2. As the lever arm on the right side move downward, the left side of the lever arm tends to move up. This movement causes displacements: x1, x2, x3, and the displacement angle q. Notice that if we chose x1 and x2 downward as the positive direction, the x3 is in the negative direction. This movement also changes the values of the spring forces Ks1x1, Ks2x3, and the damper force Kdv1. In order to make the lever arm system more useful, the objective for this design is to find how much the design variable moment inertia J affect the lever arm system. As we change the moment inertia J, the lever arm system will behave differently. The objective is to find a good result so that the system gives the fastest response without overshoot and avoids as much oscillation as possible.
3. Modeling and Analysis
In Figure 1, let x1, x2, and x3 denote displacement measured with respect to reference positions that correspond to a single equilibrium condition of the system. The respective elongations of Ks1, and Ks2 are x1-x2, and x3, which are related to the potential energy, and velocity v2 of the lever arm, which is kinetic energy. Therefore, respective forces of the springs and damper are Ks1 (x1-x2), Ks2x3, and Kdv2. By analyzing the lever arm system, we can develop two equations, one from the lever arm and one from the mass M. Therefore, only two unknowns (x1 and x2) are allowed to appear in the equations. Since x1 is the input. The derivative of x1 is zero. In this case, the equation for the mass M is negligible. Since we have only one equation. The subtitude method is used for reduce the variables. The relationship between x2 and x3 can be found in Appendix B.
The distance d is calculated as follows.
The lever arm (Mbar) is calculated from the moment inertia J. Form the parallel axis theorem, the moment inertia of the lever arm should be determined about its centriodal axis, which is parallel to the reference axis FN.
From the free body diagram in Figure 2, the output of the force F can be determined by the equation F= Ks2 (-x3). The displacement –x3 is found in Equation 1(see Appendix B). At the pivot, FN is the normal force that keeps the lever arm from falling. In the Equation 4, the weight Mbar (g) also pulls the lever arm downward. On the other side of the lever arm, Kdv2 and Ks (x1-x2) are the vertical component forces of the spring and damper. Furthermore, in Figure 1 the mass M and the lever arm are connected by the spring Ks1. Therefore, the magnitude of the forces on the lever arm and the mass M must have equal magnitude and opposite direction. By summing the moment on the free body diagram of Figure 2 clockwise direction, we obtain,
From the Equation 4, we can see the relationship between the mass Mbar and the moment inertia J. As the moment inertia J increases, the mass Mbar also increases proportional to the values that we put in for the moment inertia J.
In order to solve the lever arm system above, we need to select a set of state variable equations to describe the effect of the history of the system on its future behavior. The approach for this case is to determine which once are the inputs, outputs, and state variables. Each equation must express the derivative of one of the state variables as an algebraic function of the state variables and inputs. Also, we choose as the state variables the compression x3 of the spring Ks2. This is related to the potential energy of the springs. We choose the derivative of the displacement q in Figure 2 as a state variable for the moment inertia J. The derivative of the displacement x2 is related to the displacement q in the Equation 2 (see Appendix B). As the final variable we choose the velocity v2 of the lever arm for the friction coefficient of the damper. Having these choices, we obtain the state variable equations
The solutions of this system can be found by simply setting the state variable, Equation 7 and Equation 8 into Mathcad. The result yields to the equation 9.
4. Design
In order to achieve the fastest output response while avoiding oscillation, and overshoot, we needed to test the equations by changing the design variable moment inertia J.
a) Case 1: For the moment inertia J equal 1 kgm^2, the average displacement of x2 is 0.5m. The system did not oscillate. The average output force F was 12N. The time of the output force F response was 5 seconds.
b) Case 2: For the moment inertia J equal 100 kgm^2 the average displacement of x2 is 2.5m. The displacement, velocity, and the output force F were not oscillating much. The average output force F was 100N and the time of the output force F response was 20 seconds.
c) Case 3: For the moment inertia J equal 150 Kgm^2, the average displacement of x2 was 3m. The displacement, velocity, and the output force F were not oscillating much. The average output force F was 120N. The time of the output response was 30 seconds.
Comparison of the three cases shows that, the first case gave us a fastest output response and produced the smallest oscillation for the output force F. But the output force F was small compare to the second case and third case. Inspection of the output force F response, shows that as the moment inertia J increases, the output force F was also increased. Again, both the fastest response output and the smallest oscillation happened when the value for moment inertia J was small.
5. Summary
This report focuses mainly focused on the analysis and design for the lever arm system. The design variable is the moment inertia J. The output force F depends on the moment inertia J. Therefore, we can adjust the variable force F for the results that we expect. Notice, in order to avoid system failure we have to change the springs and damper coefficient when we input a large moment inertia J. Also, the strain of the lever arm must be considered.


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Photoshop C3: 'Enhanced rotate canvas' feature [like Painter]?
Is Photoshop C3 going to finally have an 'enhanced rotate canvas' feature [like Painter]? That is, a non-destructive rotate canvas that allows the user to quickly and easily rotate the canvas to draw at different angles without actually augmenting the file during the rotation process.
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I hope so, and have requested it, and seen it requested a couple of times at Adobe's forums. I havent seen it talked about in any of the peeps discussing the beta. The final version of CS3 is supposed to have more features than the beta though so it might be something Adobe is still working on.
I think with all the photographer related new features in the last couple of updates, they could really do some for the illustrators/painters out there..
On the other hand, I just bought Painter and absolutely love it. The brushes and pens themselves are amazing...
check the Tensai Tokyo Sketch Thread (Sketchbook)
check the Tensai Cityscapes Thread (Finally Finished)
Originally Posted by strych9ine
December 16th, 2006 #3
cs3 beta is out, I haven't checked if it has that feature, let me see....
December 17th, 2006 #4
downloaded the beta CS3...
no enhanced canvas rotation!....hoping it's a joke
December 17th, 2006 #5Originally Posted by TsunamiZ
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December 17th, 2006 #6Originally Posted by Creatinity
December 17th, 2006 #7Originally Posted by asoir
Adobe is not ignoring that PS is used by artists (amateurs or professionnals)
for painting also...what's the hurt to add this slight function asked by many and that would be so practical!?
i'm just disappointed...
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from what my friend tells me there isnt that much of a difference between CS2 and CS3 however the main difference is that people with intel processors will suit CS3 where as CS2 is more for AMD. this is just what my freind told me, i might be totaly wrong though.
December 21st, 2006 #9
apparently its not just not in the beta, its not coming in the final CS3 release. check this discussion of the feature on the CS3 forum... some adobe engineers responding as well.
(makes me all a bit extra happy with painter though. )
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check the Tensai Tokyo Sketch Thread (Sketchbook)
check the Tensai Cityscapes Thread (Finally Finished)
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Rotation in Photoshop
I hope Photoshop Rotate like Painter in New version soon. I Love Painter because of this Rotation option. And also I like Painter because of broader Canvas option in Photshop it is much headache to click ' F' three time . Is there anyone here who is agree with me?
April 27th, 2008 #11
Damn...I would so want the rotation feature in PS...it makes so much sense to have that...hmm mebe the fact the PS uses heavy resources on larger PSD files r files with too many layers that rotating it would make it more cumbersome. But i dont see that as an excuse. If painter can do it so should PS. Come on Adobe, do something abt it......u dont need a new release, just give us an update


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What some folks did to this SRT Viper at the Chicago Auto Show is just wrong
Feb 11, 2014, 10:30 AM EDT
The legendary Viper marque returned to the Rolex 24 at Daytona this year for the first time in more than a dozen years, and the new SRT Motorsports Riley-built SRT Viper GTS-R (pictured right, passing a PC class car during the night) brought home a solid third place finish in the GT Le Mans class.
It was a good spot for Viper to actually be disappointed with third place, as the polesitting No. 91 car driven by Dominik Farnbacher, Marc Goossens and Ryan Hunter-Reay was a class-winning contender before various issues including a power steering line failure cost it 10 laps.
When the Viper finished the Rolex 24, it featured glorious battle scars from racing. The dirt, grime and unkempt look of a car after 24 hours of pure, hard racing is something to treasure. And it looked like this, as I walked through the garage at the end of the race.
But to some people, art and the fact this is an actual race car, means nothing. What has happened this week at the Chicago Auto Show is nothing short of a disgrace, and makes you sick to see.
Here's what has happened to the car at various points this week, via sports car and former Formula Atlantic driver Ryan Lewis, who was at the auto show.
This really bothers me. Dick heads disrespecting others efforts. Going to post up here rest of the week. pic.twitter.com/6gBM7v6di3
— Ryan Lewis (@RyanLewisRacing) February 8, 2014
After just 2 days at the Chicago Auto Show. People suck. pic.twitter.com/9QUOTUegph
— Ryan Lewis (@RyanLewisRacing) February 11, 2014
- indycarseries500 - Feb 11, 2014 at 1:00 PM
Brightside, they got a little help cleaning it off…still pretty low though, SRT should've roped it off.
- midtec2005 - Feb 11, 2014 at 1:28 PM
I guess that's the danger when you take it into the public. A lot of non-race fans are there… I guess they just must not care.
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Mother's Day is coming up this weekend and for those of us who are always a little last minute thinking about this sort of thing (like me), I thought I'd pull together a list of ideas culled from folks here at Apartment Therapy and The Kitchn, as well as from your comments. I'm going to grow this list all day, so give me your best shots! And remember, moms can be young and old so let's mix it up!
Best Outdoor Hurricanes & Lanterns: Dotted Porcelain, Teak, Glass & Metal
Maxwell's Daily Find 05.05.15
Tantallon Lantern
• From $8
• Anthropologie
As the warm weather hits the East Coast for the first time since the cold and snow descended last fall, my mind is drifting to lazy late summer night dinners out of doors. For this you need nice candle light that won't BLOW out. There are many different kinds of "hurricane" candle holders and "lanterns" and most of them are lovely, but this list is curated around the hardest working, most useful, most affordable and most beautiful. It's a long one, but I welcome you to add your own in the comments. The one up above from those masters of Romantic Home Chic, the Tantallon's are imported and made of sheet metal.
Best Weekend Bags: The Pike, Baggu, Everlane & 10 More
Maxwell's Daily Find 05.04.15
Stella & Dot Weekender Bags
• $128
UPDATED with new bags and cute pic above: Time to get away for a spring weekend and your weekend bag is your mobile home. It's got to be light, roomy (but not too big), easy to carry on your shoulder and express your style. Whether you are heading out of town for the holidays this weekend or prepping for a busy summer, these weekenders will get you around, looking good. And if you're thinking about the weekend, you should check out this awesome song by The Weeknd.
The one above was recommended by Spierson in the comments last month: "I have a Stella & Dot weekender bag, it's been great for traveling and they come in cute prints." More choices below!
MUJI Body Fit Cushion
Maxwell's Daily Find 05.01.15
MUJI Body Fit Cushion
• From $150
In celebration of May Day, I'm breaking with tradition and giving a shout out to the Japanese Giant, MUJI. After rounding up the best Poufs and the best Beanbags, this new creation was introduced to me this week as it is appearing in US stores for the very first time. Already a hit in Japan, where it was introduced to appeal to those with small spaces in need of super flexible furniture options, the Body Fit is a sort of memory foam beanbag that holds and molds to your body. JUST came back from testing at store...


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Dar Bikers in Western Tanzania, AKA the "Lound of Rakes Tlip, 2013"
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Day 2: Gua to Rungwa - Tsetse flies and double tracks
Boiled eggs and chapati. That could well have been the name of this trip. Couldnt complain though as it was a big improvement over our usual fare of cold, limp, overly oily fried eggs and four-day-old white bread. Ordinarily you need 5 parts tea for 1 part breakfast just to wash it down, but with the chapatis greasiness we could be more sparing of the chai.
Above: Gua morning, bikes in a row, shops open, chai and eggs and chapatti
We set off by 9:30, an incredible feat made possible by the early retirement of the Belgian contingent the night before and their consequent early-morning perkiness. But, in a sort of inevitable way with us, the early gain was promptly followed by delay. Our group tends toward entropy. Mr. Bean led us out on a decent 2 track, rutted and overgrown, but I was chomping at the bit for something twistier so I danced over to a footpath I thought was sure to parallel his awhile and shortcut back onto it. It didnt though, so I made a 90 degree cut through the bush and caught him up. Problem was, the herd of sheep that was PhatBilly, GilleMonster and FundiPhil had followed me down the errant path but didnt see my return to course. They went blasting out to whoknowswhere and it took us 30 minutes to regroup.
Back together, again, we lasted 15 minutes before we were separated again. It was like a Three Stooges flick out there. Ajax pointed us down a track which looked plausible [Boing! Ya knuckleheads!]. Eventually I realized we were going the wrong way so I stopped, turned around and waited [Nyuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!]. And commenced swatting the first of what would be millions of Tsetse flies away from my fleshy exposed bits [Whoo woo woo woo!]. Voracious vampire flies they were, horrible bastards. PhatBilly and GilleMonster came up (the Monster crashing spectacularly into Billys tail somehow in the process) followed by Bean and we all turned back except that Billy and Monster somehow didnt get the memo. GPS-less they careered into the foliage, each more sure than the other that they knew where they were going. The rest of us killed another half hour slapping at flies and blaming each other for the screwup before the bush puked them back at us again. It was nearly 11:00 and we were only 20km from Gua.
Above: PhatBilly wet for the first (but not last) time that day and going the wrong way, Ajax cruising along
All that nonsense, but we were rewarded anyway. The tsetses were on the hunt, so we just fled. The track was old but easy to follow, a double-track that somebody probably a hunting lodge had recently drug a homemade claw behind to keep the saplings from taking root in the centre but that permitted trees of bone-breaking diameter to remain mere inches from the insides of corners. It was a kind of wicked, fullspeed, do or die dual slalom and I was having a blast. Ajax and I led most of the morning, taking a tyre track each to duel for the lead. The track was rougher than I expected with rocks and ruts producing some very unsuspected rattles and clangs to go with the endless slap and kertwang of tree branches and sapling trunks ricocheting off handlebars and helmet. At one point, I took an utterly graceless swim in a creek crossing, followed by PhatBilly (helmet cam rolling, see below).
Above: Some of the few pics from the morning riding was great but tsetse flies were impossible see video
The riding was rough and the flies were insane and I was having a lot of fun, so I didnt stop. But as Im driven to document these stupid adventures, I let Ajax go and slammed on the brakes to take snaps of the bikers as they roared past. Now I was at the back, I thought. But I was so preoccupied, swatting and dancing around to keep the flies off of me, I lost count of who had gone past me and couldnt be sure. I consulted my camera and found that PhatBilly had not checked in, so I went back and found him hunched over his handlebars. Apparently hed come off on a rutted section and planted himself atop some rocks. Pretty sure hed snapped a couple of ribs to starboard, he kickstarted the XR 600 and kept on going down the track. Having no options (or is it brains?) makes you brave.
Above: First of three vids of the day ends with Billy and I taking a drink in the creek
Mid-day had come and gone. We stopped just enough to regroup and consume some dry wors in the mottled hardwood shade. We hadnt seen a soul all day. Tracks were few and great to ride. I took the lead and enjoyed a long stretch of effortless, totally-connnected-to-the-bike moments slithering through the trees in 4th. Saw some hartebeest and warthog. Flushed a number of hornbills from their perches. Amazing, hypnotizing riding.
Above: Excellent double-track through the forest, lots of two-abreast riding with Ajax
Above: Shadowrider, the boys, PhatBilly at a rest stop its the only position where nothing hurts!
Above: Two minutes uncut on the cattle paths chasing Mr. Bean
170 km of fantastic tracks behind us, we emerged in stages from bush to field to big dirt as humanity asserted itself on the forest and the tsetses slowly vanished. We were 30km down the road from Rungwa, our original destination so there was nothing for it but to bomb the smooth dirt-slab down there after a coke and a quick search for roadside accommodation.
A slithery side-story: At the soda-stop, FundiPhils ordinary black leather belt was nicked by one of the little kids thronging around who couldnt help himself. It was one of the very few incidents of theft weve ever experienced, but it left our guest with droopy britches. Half an hour later, as Im whizzing down the road I skid to a stop 10 feet past a massive Cobra who scared the bajeezus out of me by standing up tall in the road as I approached (no doubt kind of pissed off since Ajax had run him over 2 minutes before, I later learned). Photo-op not to be missed, I get my camera ready to capture one of the guys racing past that most iconic of snakes. Clipping along, FundiPhil sees me in the road gesturing at the snake and slows almost to a crawl, inching closer and closer to the reptile, cool as a cucumber as I gesture with increasing franticness. Im thinking this Begian guy has balls!, but it turned out he thought (inexplicably) that the snake was his belt, magically appeared on the road, and that I was pointing it out for him to pick it up The perils of riding with 50 somethings with serious prescription specs.
Above: Wanted poster? No, just a local Hitler-mustachioed politician seeking your vote, and the cobra that would have made a nice belt for FundiPhil
Rungwa. The one little town big enough to make it onto our map, way up on the edge of the game reserve bordering Ruaha National Park, was basically a dump inhabited largely by low capacity individuals. We located the guest house by the smell of the long-drop hole-in-the-floor toilets. The place hadnt been improved in at least four years and was just plain shabby. So for once our presence didnt bring the property value down.
Above: Ajax, yours truly and Monster in the dumpy courtyard
We cleaned up, fueled and organized food and drink. The kid who brought the jerry cans of petrol bid us farewell with Have a nice journalist. PubQuiz, still pretending to be at work, tried to connect to the internet, unsuccessfully What? No Wifi? PhatBilly was in bed by dusk, floating down a cloudy stream on a pillow of serious pain killers after having asserted that his ribs were throbbing and but like he couldnt feel his ass. Over at the bar in the night, Mr Bean and Ajax made a name for themselves over warm Konyagi at a plastic table with a headlamp in a glass for ambiance.
Above: Evening coming down, PubQuiz goes to work
Night. Unknown in advance how noisy the grubby little town would be. Rooms adjacent to the street. Full blast Swahili music as I dozed off, feeling pain in the neck, swollen like a tennis ball from the tsetse fly bites. I slept in my clothes. No sheet. Window shutters zip-tied shut. In darkness, the unmistakable sound of someone being chased down the street and a mob of men, voices shouting. Then a womans scream amid chants of Piga! Piga! (Hit! Hit!!) and sinister empty-headed laughter. Later, a truck. Later still, an immense bus sounded its hells carnival horn. Then the dawn.
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Schalke scored twice in the final 17 minutes to claim their first home win of the season against UEFA Champions League Group B rivals Benfica, winning 2-0.
The Royal Blues had looked like they would endure another frustrating evening at the AufSchalke Arena until their Peru forward Jefferson Farfan fired them ahead in the 73rd minute. Summer signing Klaas-Jan Huntelaar then added a second five minutes from the end to underline the Gelsenkirchen club's recent revival.
Schalke are now unbeaten in their past three games in all competitions, with Huntelaar scoring in all of those, in a run which ended their horrendous five-game losing sequence to start the season. Schalke lost 1-0 at Lyon in the middle of that losing sequence, but they always looked the more likely to bounce back with a win.
"I am very satisfied. That was a tough game, Benfica are a class team," said Schalke coach Felix Magath. "We needed something to get into the game, but in the second half we took control and at the end deserved to win."
Raul hit a post in the opening period that the hosts slowly took control of. They threatened first when Ivan Rakitic was fouled by Javi Garcia on the left. The Croatian stepped up to take the free-kick but his goal-bound effort was punched clear by Roberto.
Javier Saviola then spurned Benfica's first sight on goal, and possibly their best of the game, when he side-footed wide of the left post from 12 yards. Roberto was again in the action to save from Lukas Schmitz and as the match went beyond the half hour mark Schalke's dominance was clear.
Raul almost converted that onto the scoreboard when his left-footed strike from 12 yards thudded against the post before Huntelaar tried his luck from range but fired over. Rakitic was denied by Roberto again to keep the scores deadlocked at the break.
Four minutes after the restart Schmitz shot wide from 20 yards, but it was a rare chance as the second period began slowly. Farfan briefly had a sight of goal but his effort was blocked by David Luiz. The Brazilian defender was them fouled at the other end but substitute Pablo Aimar's free-kick delivery was caught by Manuel Neuer. There looked little hope of a goal in the game before Farfan broke the deadlock 17 minutes from full-time.
The Peru international was given space on the right-hand side of the area and he needed no second invitation to again try his luck with a low drive, which put his side ahead. With time ticking down Huntelaar then maintained his recent scoring run with a goal from 12 yards to seal a first home win in all competitions this season.


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It is important to remember that the Phoenix mountain preserves are open,
undeveloped desert areas. Please use care when heading out as hikers routinely
encounter rocky terrain, rattlesnakes and other potential hazards native to the
Sonoran Desert. Check out safety tips for a full
list of ways to enjoy your outing. The symbols to the left of each trail name
represent difficulty ratings. Click
on any icon to see full descriptions of the rating categories.Trail
#1A - Perl Charles Memorial Trail Length: 4.8 miles Elevation:
2,200 ft. - 1,340 ft. Multi-use trail Difficulty: Moderate to difficult The Perl
Charles trailhead is located on the east side of 16th Street at the Arizona
Canal and is a spur off of the Maricopa County Sun Circle Trail (no parking
available). The 16th Street trailhead parking area is open from 5 a.m. to
sunset.The trail follows 16th Street north of Myrtle Avenue, then east
along Myrtle and through a tunnel at 19th Street. The trail then follows the
wash east to 20th street and north along 20th Street to the Perl Charles
Dedication Plaque. Alternate access to the trail at this point is through the
horse tunnel at 19th Street and Pleasant Drive just south of Northern Avenue
(limited parking available).
Follow the trail signs past the cookout area and east from that point. This
loop trail begins to climb one of several saddles into a quiet valley. Then, the
trail drops steeply into the largest
valley in the preserve system, follows it and then loops back.
Trail #302 - Freedom
TrailLength: 3.74
milesElevation: 2,102 ft. - 1,400 ft.Multi-use trail except on Summit
TrailDifficulty: Moderate to difficult
The trailhead is located at the
Apache picnic area at the far end of the parking area in Phoenix Mountains Park
and Recreation Area (open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.). Paved parking, restrooms and
drinking water are available. There is no parking in residential areas
along Squaw Peak Drive signed "No Parking." Dog owners and equestrian
users please note that part of this route is on the Summit Trail, from which
dogs and horses are prohibited -- you can not complete this loop if you
are hiking with a dog or on horseback. Hikers with dogs and equestrian
users should be prepared to turn around at the junction with the Summit
The Freedom and nature trails start
and traverse together for about 1/2 mile. At the intersection of 302, 304 and
1A, the Freedom trail turns left and follows the same alignment as the Perl
Charles #1A trail for slightly more than a mile. The Freedom trail then breaks
away from the Perl Charles and follows a series of switchbacks up the northwest
side of Piestewa Peak to meet the Summit Trail to Summit Trailhead, then follow
the trail on the north side of the ravine back to the trailhead at Apache area
parking lot.
#220 & 220A - Dreamy Draw Nature TrailLength: 1.5 miles #220; 1 mile
#220AElevation: 1,580 ft. - 1,380 ft.Multi-use trailDifficulty: Easy
to moderate
The trailhead is located just north
of the parking lot in Dreamy Draw Recreation Area near 19th Street and Northern
Avenue. A large paved parking lot, unpaved staging area with hitching racks,
horse trough, drinking water and restrooms are available.
Follow the trail east through the
horse tunnel and then make an immediate sharp right. Follow the #220 sign posts
to the junction with #100. Bear left, follow the nature trail up the hillside,
south along the ridge, down the slope and rejoin #100 back to the
To take 220A (children's loop)
after leaving the trailhead and going through the tunnel, continue on #100 to
sign posts marked 220A. Follow 220 back to the trailhead.
Trail #200 & 200A - Mohave TrailLength: .4
mileElevation: 1,788 ft. - 1,480 ft.Multi-use trailDifficulty: Easy
to moderate
The trailhead is located at the
upper parking lot of the Mohave picnic area at Phoenix Mountains Park and
Recreation Area. Paved parking, drinking water and restrooms are available.
Please note that there is no parking in residential areas along Squaw
Peak Drive signed "No Parking."
The trail ascends a short distance
to the junction of 200A and turns west along a level pathway to the base of the
high peak. Follow the directional arrows up the hill to the hitching rack.
Return by the same route or on 200A which will return to Ramada #5 of the Mohave
picnic area.
Trail #300 - Summit TrailLength:
1.2 milesElevation: 2,608 ft. - 1,400 ft. (hikers gain more than 1,200 feet
in elevation on this trail)Hiking trail onlyDifficulty:
Extremely Strenuous and Difficult. Long rocky segments with possible drops and
The trailhead is located in the parking lot at the first driveway on the left
in Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area. To reach the trail to the summit
of Piestewa Peak, turn east on Squaw Peak Drive from Lincoln Drive between 22nd
and 24th streets. Paved parking, drinking water and restrooms are available.
Please note that there is no parking in residential areas along Squaw Peak Drive
signed "No Parking."
The trail to the summit of Piestewa
Peak was first constructed by a wrangler employed at the Biltmore Hotel sometime
around 1930. Now, it is one of the most heavily used trails in the nation with
4,000 to 10,000 hikers per week. The trail ascends Piestewa Peak to the highest
point in the park. Dogs and bicycles are not permitted on the Summit
Trail #304 - Nature TrailLength:
1.52 milesElevation: 1,790 ft. - 1,610 ft.Multi-use trailDifficulty:
Easy to moderate
The trailhead is located at the
Apache picnic area at the end of the entrance road in Phoenix Mountains Park and
Recreation Area. Paved parking, drinking water and restrooms are available.
Please note that there is no parking in residential areas along Squaw
Peak Drive signed "No Parking."
The Nature and Freedom trails
traverse together about 1/2 mile where the Nature Trail turns right with Trail
#1A for a short distance and then turns sharply to the right just past the deep
wash. The trail then ascends to a saddle where Trail #8 intersects the Nature
Trail, goes down the hill and ends at the Apache picnic area just off from the
Trail #8 - L.V. Yates
Trail Length: 2.45
MilesElevation: 1,860 ft. -1,640 ft.Multi-use trailDifficulty: Easy
to moderate
The trailhead is located at the end
of 40th Street south of Shea Boulevard at the mountain preserve. The
trailhead parking area is open from 5 a.m. to sunset. Water and
restrooms are available at this parking area.
The L.V. Yates Trail starts south
along the old road and crosses the Christiansen Trail about 1/2 mile south of
the trailhead. Make a short right turn at Trail #100 to follow the L.V. Yates
Trail. At about one mile the trail makes a sharp right turn (west) and goes in a
northwesterly direction to join the Nature Trail #304. An alternate return route
can be taken or the L. V. Yates Trail can be taken back to the
trailhead.Trail #8A - Quartz Ridge TrailLength: 1.7
milesElevation: 1,300 -1,800 ft. Multi-use trailDifficulty:
ModerateThe trailhead is located at 32nd Street and Lincoln Drive. There are
no restrooms and no drinking water at this parking area. The Quartz Ridge
Trail climbs moderately to connect with the L.V. Yates Trail and Ruth Hamilton
Trails, which in turn offer access to the Nature Trail and eventually Trail


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My husband and I spent our 16th wedding anniversary in at Crown Towers Melbourne, we have been to some beautiful five and six star hotels in our time but this hotel was simply one of the best we have been to. We upgraded to a suite on the 21st floor. The room was just beautiful it was a very large room, the bathroom was just sooo impressive. I just loved the whole place it was certainly a hotel i would recommend to people.
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