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A MelanieM Review: Blind Hearts (King of Hearts 4) by Havan Fellows
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
In a world where supernatural creatures openly exist, who can blame them for coalescing in one of the most fascinating and erotic places on earth? Welcome to New Orleans.
Emotions are a human flaw, certainly nothing he's familiar with…
Yet when Laurant looks at his mysterious lover, something happens deep within him. He's a sex demon who has eyes for only one man. Man? When did he stop referring to his lover as a meal? And when did he turn into a green-eyed demon? Perhaps when family came calling, requesting help. No one wants their lover surrounded by sex demons. If Laurant can't get a grip on his newly found emotions, humans and supernaturals alike will be in danger.
He lost his one chance of finding out who he is, what he is…
Gun's been hunting down the witch that pilfered his memories and issued him false ones to no avail. It's like she disappeared off the face of the earth. Unfortunately, that scenario is quite plausible. It leaves Gun with a major dead end and a mind that is no longer his friend. Memories of a false love with a beautiful woman hinder his present unexplainable need for a certain incubus. But does he truly belong here…with a lover who can't feel love, a city that isn't his home, and a ragtag group of poker players that now call him friend? It's time for Gun to forget the past and create a future for himself. At least the forgetting part is simple.
They both have personal issues to conquer, if they could just stop trying to conquer each other first.
Havan Fellow's round four story, Blind Hearts is so very aptly named. You couldn't find two characters with bigger blinders on their hearts than Gun and Laurant. Gun is in the dark about his identity, right down to the type of being he is, except that its definitely not human. Not a comforting fact to be in possession of. Laurant seems to have so many people messing with his future, including his father. The fuddy duddies of the Incubus world aren't happy that Laurant goes the male route instead of the approved female one when feeding. And one top of that? That Laurant is feeding from another supe, supernatural that is? As against the laws as they come. Plus there is a very big evil in town and…. now they are discovering they have feelings for each other to deal with? Nope, they would rather keep their focus straight ahead rather than have to look inside at what' their hearts are telling them. Self imposed blindness indeed.
Fellows has created a merrily as sin, deliciously sexy as, well hell, demon, Laurant, and paired him up with an enigma of power, Gun. That the enigma is comes in the wrapping of a gorgeous hunk is all that Laurant needs to be hooked, not that he is ready admit it. The author has let the layers built up around Laurant at the beginning of the story fall away book by book, revealing a complex individual underneath the flamboyant persona Laurant shows to the world (all dimensions of the world).
Its been a wonderful show, one I have reveled in. Gun on the other hand, has had to be built up from nothing, added to layer by layer, book by book, a balancing act that's been sort of mesmerizing to read about. Each character's truth being revealed by adding or subtracting layers, scene by emotional scene. And still each is blind to the other man's feelings about the other.
Blind Hearts takes off the blinder's. At the end, of course. And does so with a kick to the heart and the head. But never with any definite knowledge of what it all means, if anything. It could still be all smoke and mirrors. Or not. Maybe its something far worse. A cliffhanger that will break your heart.
We will have to wait for book five to find out. I've heard tell I should be sharpening my pitchfork because of the events that are coming. Hmmmm. I can't wait. I love the anticipation. Bring it on!
Cover art by Laura Harner. I can see Laurant in this model. He's sobering up a bit, who wouldn't under the circumstances.
Sales Links: All Romance (ARe) | Amazon | Buy It Here
Kindle Edition, 53 pages
Published August 31st 2015 by Appleton Publishing Avenue
ASINB014RDYY52
edition languageEnglish
seriesKing of Hearts #4, Pulp Friction 2015 #14
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About Pulp Friction 2015
Lee Brazil ~ Havan Fellows ~ Parker Williams ~ Laura Harner
The Pulp Friction 2015 Altered States Collection.
Four authors.
Four Series.
Twenty books.
One supernatural finale.
Spend a year with the creatures that go bump in the night…fighting for their rights to exist and protecting the innocents of The Big Easy. A diverse group of friends trying to find their place in a world they never had to "fit" into before.
Although each series can stand alone, we believe reading the books in the order they are released will increase your enjoyment.
Round One:
Drawing Dead (Jack of Spades: 1) by Lee Brazil
Blind Stud (King of Hearts: 1) by Havan Fellows
The Devil's Bedpost (Four of Clubs: 1) by Parker Williams
Diamonds and Dust (Ace of Diamonds: 1) by Laura Harner
Round Two:
Dead Blind (Jack of Spades: 2) by Lee Brazil
Stud Player (King of Hearts: 2) by Havan Fellow
Up the Ante (Four of Clubs: 2 ) by Parker Williams
Diamond Draw (Ace of Diamonds: 2) by Laura Harner
Round Three:
Dead Button (Jack of Spades #3) by Lee Brazil
Blind Man's Bluff (King of Hearts #3) by Havan Fellows
The Devil's Playground (Four of Clubs #3) by Parker Williams
Diamonds Edge (Ace of Diamonds #3) by Laura Harner
Round Four:
Dead Man's Hand (Jack of Spades 4) by Lee Brazil
Blind Heart (King of Hearts 4) by Havan Fellows
High Stakes (Four of Clubs 4) by Parker Williams
Diamond Flush (Ace of Diamonds 4) by Laura Harner
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A BJ Review: Love Starved by Kate Fierro
Rating: 4 stars out of 5
At twenty-seven, Micah Geller has more money than he needs, a job he loves, a debut book coming out and a brilliant career in information security before him. What he doesn't have is a partner to share it with—a fact that he's never allowed to bother him much. Until Daphne, a close friend, gives him the card of a high-class escort she highly recommends. Micah has no intention of contacting the man, but a moment of drunken weakness unleashes the longing romantic in him and Micah wakes to find that he's made a 'date' with the man… a date for which he's paid over a thousand dollars in advance and tasked Angel to: "Show me what it's like to feel loved."
A well-written story with intriguing main characters. It's written entirely from Micah's point of view, and I'm coming to find more and more that single POV isn't my favorite. So often it leaves me wanting to be more in touch with the other character. Being on the outside and seeing only through Micah's eyes, we get a very one-sided view of Angel for quite a long while. There are hints that things are going on beyond what we see, which was fine at first but I did began to get frustrated when Micah either didn't pick up on things or got sidetracked from them so easily.
Micah is successful and a bit of a nerd/geek. Due to being hurt by his first and only boyfriend Brian, he's leery of relationships. Brian, his ex, is portrayed in such a negative manner that it rather left me wondering what Micah had ever seen in him that had caused him to be so very much in love that his breakup with him would cause him such pain and disillusionment. I'd have loved to see more nuance to Brian in his memories, the good along with the bad.
Angel is bi-sexual and a larger percentage of his clients are female than are male. After the initial fantasy date, due to being seen by someone close to him, Micah chooses to rehire Angel to be his pretend boyfriend a few times rather than admitting to having hired an escort.
The relationship between these two is slow to build, often one step forward and two steps back, and I enjoyed that. Micah continued servicing his clients for some time after they met, and Micah didn't once attempt to sway him away from doing so. Also while Micah easily could have taken advantage of fulfilling his sexual fantasies with Angel, for the most part he didn't, even after he paid him for a sexual date. He's a very sweet guy, and I loved that about him. Loved the slow burn of their romance.
Even after we get to the point of seeing a bit more about what is going on with Angel, things still moved slowly. A few things bugged me about Angel/Aiden's motivations for doing the things he did, they were a bit over the top of the whore with the heart of gold theme for me. The info given on his background didn't make me buy into him having enough motivation to prompt him into doing what he did for the reason he did. And Micah's family were all way too sweet and accepting of a situation that might well have caused at least a smidge of concern. A minor annoyance I found jumping out at me quite early was how often both of the characters winked, it started to feel contrived after a while.
Overall though, I very much enjoyed reading this exploration of two men slowly learning to trust in each other after both have had trust issues in the past. There were many poignant and sweet moments that kept me fully enthralled. The sexual tension was high, and the romance was at times deeply touching.
The cover sparkled. It stood out from the others and called to me with its art and the bright, warm sparkly colors.
Sales Links: Interlude Press | Amazon | Buy It Here
Published April 21st 2014 by Interlude Press
urlhttp://katefierro.com/books/
settingMinneapolis, Minnesota (United State
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A Stella Review: To Love a Traitor by J.L. Merrow
Rating: 3.75 stars out of 5
Wounds of the heart take the longest to heal.
When solicitor's clerk George Johnson moves into a rented London room in the winter of 1920, it's with a secret goal: to find out if his fellow lodger, Matthew Connaught, is the wartime traitor who cost George's adored older brother his life.
Yet as he gets to know Matthew—an irrepressibly cheerful ad man whose missing arm hasn't dimmed his smile—George begins to lose sight of his mission.
As Matthew's advances become ever harder to resist, George tries to convince himself his brother's death was just the luck of the draw, and to forget he's hiding a secret of his own. His true identity—and an act of conscience that shamed his family.
But as their mutual attraction grows, so does George's desperation to know the truth about what happened that day in Ypres. If only to prove Matthew innocent—even if it means losing the man he's come to love.
I don't know if To Love A Traitor is the first historical story written by JL Merrow, but it was my first by the author. I'm not a huge fan of historicals but I'm a huge JL's fan, so I had to read it at all costs. I'm so happy I did cause this book was really good. I love the author's style, I grew comfortable with it each new book I read and every time it's a beautiful journey.
Contrary to expectations, one of the things I most enjoyed was just the historical part, it was detailed and really well done, in a couple of things informative to me and never boring. It made the story real and not shallow. With a plot that could be considered almost nothing special, the author was able to give it a meaningful depth, making the perfect choices in setting and development of characters. And the dialogues were so good, engaging and funny! I also liked the characters, almost all of them (not George parents, they disowned his own son cause he was a conscientious objector), especially Matthew. He was sweet, loveable and so brave.
This was a slow burn story, nothing really happens between MCs until a little before the ending, nonetheless I could feel the chemistry from the start, even in their friendship. And while I usually love my books to be hot and steamy almost from the start, I didn't get this need in To Love a Traitor. It was light but at the same time very emotional, easy to read since it was so well written. I particularly enjoyed how the story solved at the end, it left me with a smile on the face. I needed a HEA and she gave it to me.
If you love historicals, especially the ones well researched, interesting and full of feelings, To Love a Traitor will be surely a winner. Highly recommended!
Cover Art by Kanaxa. I like it, of coure it's beautiful and well done, but I prefer another style for historicals. To me the cover needs to fit the story and the first time I saw this one , I was sure I was going to read a contemporary book. It was misleading to me.
Sales Links: Samhain Publishing | All Romance (ARe) | Amazon | Buy It Here
Kindle Edition, 167 pages
Expected publication: September 15th 2015 by Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
ASIN B00YX4QGV6
Edition Language English
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Coffee Sip and Book Break with Lee Brazil's Keeping House (Truth or Dare #1) (excerpt and giveaway)
Keeping House (Truth or Dare #1) by Lee Brazil
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Publisher: Lime Time Press
Cover Artist: Laura Harner
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Mischa knows his brothers are up to something. He doesn't realize it will lead him to Donovan Holloway and change his carefree lifestyle forever.
Having grown up in a free-love hippie commune taking care of the parents who should have been taking care of him, Donovan Holloway, advertising executive, newly made vice president of the company where he's worked for twenty years, has come a long way. He's worked hard to put himself through school and achieve the American dream. All he's ever wanted is a normal family life—house in the suburbs, two cars, two kids, a shaggy dog. A family to come home to, to care for, to care for him has been his dream since he was a small boy.
Green-eyed, liberally pierced, black-haired, Mohawk-wearing spoiled youngest son of a Hollywood producer and his actress wife, Mischa Blake has made a terrible mistake. In a fit of childish pique, he's accepted a dare from his older brothers. The dare? Live on his own, supporting himself completely, for a year without accessing his trust fund. No problem. Except Mischa has never worked a day in his life, hasn't finished college, and has absolutely no skills to bring to the table.
When he sees Donovan's ad for a housekeeper/gardener, he has nothing to lose by applying, because really…how hard can it be?
Pages or Words: 28,000 words
Categories: Contemporary, Gay Fiction, Romance
Donovan Holloway flung the heavy oak front door of his new dream home open with a thud. He peered out at the extremely tardy final interviewee for the position of housekeeper and groaned inwardly. The person on the other side of the door was not the one he'd been expecting.
"Yes?" He didn't have time for neighborhood boys selling magazines, cookies, or candy bars, even if they were sexy as hell. The person at the door might, might, have been seventeen. He should just shut the door and hope the kid went away. On second glance, shutting the door on temptation incarnate seemed like a damn good idea.
Wearing a tight black T-shirt, black skinny jeans, and black skate shoes, his visitor carried a skateboard under one arm and a black backpack hung off the other. His head was shaved on both sides leaving a strip down the center that was ink-black and, despite the rain, stood in four-inch porcupine spikes. He was pale, eyes red-rimmed, and literally drenched. Damn. That wet look sure was effective. Pervert! He snarled at himself. Note to self— get out of the office and get laid this weekend.
Donovan stepped back, prepared to slam the door, but something sad in those green eyes gave him pause. "Hey, are you all right? Do you need help?" He scanned the quiet neighborhood, looking for a reason the kid might be knocking on his door, envisioning gangs of hoodlums stalking the as yet silent boy through upscale neighborhoods.
He shuddered and then swallowed audibly before speaking. "I'm Mischa Blake."
Donovan stared uncomprehending.
"Mikhail?" Deep green eyes stared at Donovan expectantly. When no response was forthcoming, he added, "Michael? Blake? I have an interview?"
Donovan shoved his hand into the pocket of his trousers and pulled out a pink phone slip from his secretary. M. Blake was his sixth scheduled interview for the position of housekeeper/cook/gardener.
The first applicant, a beady-eyed battle-axe, had taken one look around his yard and at the clutter in his house yet to be unpacked and announced that she most emphatically did not work for pigs.
He knew the place was a mess. He'd found his ranch style house on the market at the right price and decided to celebrate his recent promotion to vice president of the advertising agency where he'd worked for the past twenty years by moving out of the tiny apartment he'd lived in for years and into a real home. It was the house he'd imagined so often as a kid, boasting a large yard, open floor plan, huge kitchen, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, gorgeous picture windows, and vaulted ceilings.
Of course, in his childhood fantasies, the house had been occupied by him, and a beautiful wife—a golden-haired, blue-eyed, petite Florence Henderson look-alike—and a bevy of beautiful, intelligent children. He'd suffered a minor setback at seventeen when he discovered he was gay, but after due consideration, he'd replaced Florence with Phillip Henderson and been instantly back in business.
The housekeeping candidate hadn't cared about his dream-turned-nightmare. She'd flounced out before he could even give her the job description. The second applicant had sat sipping coffee in his office, murmuring noncommittally in response to his job description for several moments. He nurtured high hopes for the middle-aged lady, until she abruptly interrupted him to demand, "Are you one of them? Because I'm looking at you, and I'm guessing, Myrtle, he's one of them. You're a gay man, aren't you?"
He'd sat in stunned silence, mouth hanging open a bit too long as she began to spout fire and brimstone and call upon God to wreak his vengeance on all sodomites. She'd still been spewing vitriol as he clasped her elbow and hustled her the few feet from his home office to the front door and out onto the sidewalk.
"I'm looking for someone to cook a few meals and scrub the toilets, not validate my existence!" he called after her as he slammed the door.
The third applicant hadn't spoken a word of English, and since he had zero chance of learning to speak Hmong, he'd nodded, shaken his head and hustled her out the door as quickly as he could as well. The fourth applicant had been a no-show. It was depressing. He'd really screwed up his chances of fulfilling his lifelong dream by purchasing the house before he'd found the Phillip Henderson to manage it!
Hiring a housekeeper to manage his home life much as his secretary managed his business life was a brilliant option. The housekeeper could handle the dream house that had become a nightmare, and he could concentrate on finding that Phillip Henderson after he got his work life sorted out again.
Instead, the only candidate he would even consider hiring had been the fifth. She'd been a perfectly wonderful grandmotherly type who'd labeled him adorable and patted him on the cheek like he was a six-year-old boy instead of a forty-year-old businessman. He'd fallen more than a little in love with her right at the moment her soft wrinkled hand patted his cheek so sweetly. Unfortunately, she looked to be about ninety-six, and delicate—as though her spun sugar white hair would melt in the rain. He'd have felt guilty as hell asking her to clean up after him. He'd kept her number, just in case he could come up with a reason to invite her back over after his house was in order. She'd be the perfect grandmother figure for the children he had yet to adopt. Phillip Henderson, where are you?
Sighing, he looked up from the scrap of paper. "You're applying to be my housekeeper?"
Meet Lee Brazil:
Somewhere in a small town in up-state New York are a librarian and a second grade teacher to whom I owe my life. That might be a touch dramatic, but it's nevertheless one hundred percent true.
Because they taught me the joy of reading, of escaping into worlds crafted of words.
Have you ever been nine years old and sure of nothing so much as that you don't belong? Looked at the world from behind glasses, and wondered why you don't fit?
Someone hands you a book, and then you turn the page and see… There you are, running from Injun Joe in a dark graveyard; there you are fencing with Athos; there you are…beneath the deep blue sea- marveling at exotic creatures with Captain Nemo.
I found myself between the pages of books, and that is why I write now. It's why I taught English and literature for so many years, and it's why my house contains more pounds of books than furniture.
If I'd had my way, I'd have been a fencer…or a starship captain, or a lawyer, or a detective solving crimes. But instead, I am a writer, and I've come to realize that's the best thing in the world to be, because as a writer, I can be all those things and more.
If I hadn't learned to value the stories between the pages, who knows what would have happened? Certainly not college…teaching…or writing.
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It Time for Sloan Johnson's Triple Play Cover Reveal! (contest)
by Sloan Johnson
Homeruns #3
Genres: Contemporary, M/M, Romance, Sports
Drew Jackson seemed to have it all. He has a family who loves and supports him, a tight circle of friends, and is a rising star with the Milwaukee Mavericks. Then, it all begins to unravel. Cam, the only man he's ever loved, falls head over heels for Drew's teammate. He makes a critical mistake in the playoffs that he's not sure he'll be able to recover from. And then, his world really crashes around him…
Eric Sapp may no longer play for the Mavericks, but he's still one of the guys. No one could have imagined how much his life would change when he agreed to help his former teammates mourn the end of their run for the pennant. After stopping a brutal attack, Eric is forced to face the feelings that've been growing for his roommate, Drew. That'd be much easier if Drew wasn't hell-bent on pushing everyone away as he recovers.
Neither of them were counting on Bryce Shaw. He and Drew enjoyed the one night they spent together, but knew it was unlikely they'd be anything more since they lived in different parts of the country. After Bryce is relocated to help a failing LGBT homeless outreach, he wants to explore something more with the Mavericks' short stop.
As much as Eric wishes he could be the one to help his friend, he knows Bryce holds the key to Drew's recovery. Will pushing the two back together be the biggest mistake of his life or will they all learn there is strength in numbers?
Also in the Series
There's never been any question in Sean Tucker's mind that he'd do whatever it took to make it to the major leagues and be one of the best pitchers of his time. The day he acknowledged to himself that he was gay was also the day he vowed to stay in the closet in order to chase his dreams. The problem is, he never counted on Mason Atley.
Sean showed rookie short stop Mason Atley the ropes, both on the field and off. The two forged a friendship which continued as both of them moved through the ranks of the farm system and into the majors. Unfortunately, there's always been one secret Mason never felt he could share with Sean. Until now.
For seven years, Sean lived with the fact that he loved a man who would never reciprocate. When Mason admits that he's always known he's bisexual but has never allowed himself to pursue a relationship with a man, will Sean be able to put aside his reservations about starting a relationship with the friend he'd always assumed was straight? And more importantly, will they be able to find a way to stay together when their careers keep them apart more than they can be together?
Jason Klein's living with the fallout from a decision he knew was the right one at the time. He never told anyone about the love of his life, which left him to mourn alone when he found out the man he gave his heart to had been killed in combat. Now, his heart has had time to heal, but he's not sure he's ready to let himself move on. Until he meets Cam Morgan…
Without a job lined up following graduation, Cam Morgan took his best friend up on his offer to move to Milwaukee and stay with him until he could get on his feet. The last thing he wanted to do the day after getting to town was go to a party filled with a bunch of jocks. Sure, they were "professional athletes" but Cam was convinced that bigger bank accounts didn't make them any more accepting of people like him. He certainly didn't expect to meet Jason, the Mavericks' catcher who broke every stereotype he'd had.
What started out as one hot, sweaty night together quickly grows into something deeper. Jason welcomes Cam into his home and his life, but now he has to teach the younger man that it's not a sign of weakness to let people help you.
About Sloan Johnson
Sloan Johnson is a big city girl trapped in a country girl's life. While she longs for the hustle and bustle of New York City or Las Vegas, she hasn't yet figured out how to sit on the deck with her morning coffee, watching the deer and wild turkeys in the fields while surrounded by concrete and glass.
When she was three, her parents received their first call from the principal asking them to pick her up from school. Apparently, if you aren't enrolled, you can't attend classes, even in Kindergarten. The next week, she was in preschool and started plotting her first story soon after.
Later in life, her parents needed to do something to help their socially awkward, uncoordinated child come out of her shell and figured there was no better place than a bar on Wednesday nights. It's a good thing they did because this is where she found her love of reading and writing. Who needs socialization when you can sit alone in your bedroom with a good book?
Now, Sloan is a tattooed mom with a mohawk and two kids. She's been kicked out of the PTA in two school districts and is no longer asked to help with fundraisers because she's been known to lose herself with a good book and forget she has somewhere to be.
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Meghdhanush primarily believes in creativity, originality and freshness in their music. This inspires Meghdhanush to give Fresh, touching and Original compositions in the genre of Experimental Pop/Rock. The band Meghdhanush are very popular in the Gujarati music industry and popular in the rock industry as well. They were the music director of the famous Gujarati movie "Chhello Divas". Meghdhanush have won the MTV Never Hide Sounds award.
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Among the bands of India, Astitva is amongst the few bands that have been experimenting in the multi genre fields. Astitva, from Delhi have been in the rock industry from 2007. Astitva describes its music as a Blend of deeply meditative ragas with rock and jazz, with a hint of Urdu Poetry.
The compositions of Astitva are composed in such a way that a common man can relate to. Every song is different from each other and each song brings out a different emotion, and most of the songs have an entire story wrapped in them.In 2016, Astitva collaborated with the famous Indian Youtuber Bhuvan Bam for a single "Dil Banjara".
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Over half of Americans are stressed about their performance at work. Here, learn the importance of deliberate practice: perhaps the most effective strategy for cultivating competence at work. Then, ponder the idea of the "imposter syndrome," learn how to receive feedback, dispel the myth of "magical transformation," and more.


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using NPOI.HWPF.UserModel;
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namespace NPOI.HWPF.Converter
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SPRINGFIELD — Springfield police are expecting to get new cruisers this year.
The City Commission will hear the department's proposal tomorrow night for the purchase of nine new police vehicles, according to a release.
Voters passed a levy in 2017 to pay for the nine new 2019 Ford Police Interceptors, which will replace those purchased in 2009.
The City Commission will meet Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.


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My Father's love of Flag and Country was something he certainly shared with the Members of the Patriot Guard.
Their selfless devotion and continued service to the veterans of this country are beyond my poor words of praise and gratitude!
The additional honor their presence afforded my Father was touching and will never be forgotten.


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Launceston local, Sarah Humphreys from Spotted Giraffe Jewellery, has officially joined the ranks of Think Tasmania members. Regular readers may recall we've worked with Spotted Giraffe in the past, and we're very happy to be doing so again. So please give Sarah an extra special new-member welcome, because we're launching her annual membership with a competition for you, our lucky, lucky readers.
Approximately 54cm long, the prize necklace has been handmade with silver Chinese silk thread, semi-precious hematite beads in two shades of silver with acrylic rhombus beads. As you can see, it's a very pretty and versatile piece of jewellery that could be worn over any colour.
For more information about Sarah's designs, follow Spotted Giraffe on Facebook, contact Sarah Humphreys by email or phone 0409 555 382. Customers can also purchase online at the Spotted Giraffe store.
Spotted Giraffe Jewellery is a registered member of Think Tasmania.
And that's it! This will be a random draw, so comments won't influence the outcome. But if you'd like to leave any feedback for Sarah about Spotted Giraffe Jewellery, that would be really great. You could discuss your personal desire to win this lovely silver necklace, or even Think Tasmania… we'd love to hear it all, and we'll be closely following all the comments. We won't reply individually because that would upset the competition app (it might award us the prize).
Silver Necklace Competition ~ Common Sense Please?
Leave a comment on this post by midnight 15th September 2014 (local time). We'll choose a random winner using our website's competition app.
The silver necklace (as pictured) from Spotted Giraffe Jewellery with a retail value of $44.00 is the one and only prize.
Please apply common sense to all aspects of this silver necklace competition… we'd hate to disqualify someone for being silly.
We'll announce the winner's name here, on Facebook and Twitter. We'll also contact the winner by email, and advise Sarah Humphreys (the owner of Spotted Giraffe Jewellery) of the competition results.
What else do we need to stipulate? Nothing? Okay… then it's over to you. Comment away! We wish you all the very best of luck. And if you'd be kind enough to share this silver necklace competition with all your peeps, we'd be extremely happy. Besides showing a little friendly community spirit by spreading the joy, sharing will also no doubt lead to similar competitions in the future. And THAT can only be a good thing for everyone.
Welcome to Think Tasmania, Sarah Humphreys! A very pretty piece indeed!
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Here's an extra special new-member welcome to Think Tasmania, Sarah!
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We hope this competition may inspire you to visit Tasmania soon Evelyn… because you are the WINNER of the beautiful silver necklace from Spotted Giraffe in Launceston. Congratulations, and enjoy your prize. We'll be emailing your registered address with the news.
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My heart belongs in Tasmania!
This comment marks the end of this competition. Thanks to everyone for your interest (and sharing, too!) and of course, a big thank you to Sarah from Spotted Giraffe for the prize silver necklace. We'll conduct the draw soon, and advise the lucky winner.
And the winner is… Evelyn MARTIN (see above). Well done and enjoy your prize.
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College Football Playoff rankings for Nov. 29 released
By Kevin Kelley - November 29, 2016
The College Football Playoff Rankings for Nov. 29 have been released by the Selection Committee, and Alabama remains in first place.
Alabama is first and is followed by Ohio State in 2nd, Clemson in 3rd, and Washington in 4th. Just outside the top four are fifth-ranked Michigan, sixth-ranked Wisconsin, and seventh-ranked Penn State.
Western Michigan (17th) is currently the highest ranked team from a Group of Five conference.
College Football Playoff Rankings (Nov. 29)
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
4. Washington
6. Wisconsin
7. Penn State
8. Colorado
10. Oklahoma State
11. USC
12. Florida State
13. Louisville
14. Auburn
15. Florida
16. West Virginia
17. Western Michigan
18. Stanford
19. Navy
20. Utah
21. LSU
22. Tennessee
23. Virginia Tech
24. Houston
25. Pittsburgh
On Sunday, Dec. 4 at Noon ET, the selection committee will announce their final rankings, Playoff Semifinal matchups, and the New Year's bowl pairings.
CFP Rankings Release Schedule
December 4 (Selection Day and Playoff Semifinal teams announced) – Noon ET
2016-17 Bowl Schedule
Day says:
I truly do believe that the committee thinks that The Ohio State is the only one team that can beat Bama, they are eye candy & find ways to win. I don't think Wisconsin or Penn St can jump any one if Washington & Clemson win out. If Bama loses to Florida, they're still in. If Washington & Clemson win then this ranking may change a bit but Buckeyes will remain in. I also think the committee wants to see a rematch in the Michigan vs Ohio State game, if Washington & CLemson lose, I can see Michigan sneaking back in but then you will have two BIG teams in without even winning their conference championship. Oklahoma is to far down to jump to 4, unless they beat the Cowboys 59-0. No way to cut it, if either Washington or Clemson lose, depending on how they lose, we may have two BIG teams in the CFP.
Alabama and Ohio State are in.
If Clemson and Washington win, then it has to be, yes, 3 Big Ten teams in the final 4: winner of PSU/Wisconsin and Michigan.
Here me out:
1.) If Colorado beats Washington, then Michigan advances over Colorado, as they have the head-to-head, 10-2 record vs 10-3 record, and a better record vs top teams: wheres Michigan is 3-1 vs top 10 teams (wins over PSU, Wisc, and Colorado, loss to Ohio State in 2OT) and has a loss vs 8-4 Iowa), Colorado would 1-2 vs Top 10 teams (USC and Michigan) and wins over Stanford, Utah and 8-4 Wash State. Yes, Colorado had a back-up QB, but Michigan's QB was also hurt in a couple games. The only way Colorado can get in is if they dominate Washington. I think Michigan edges Colorado for the 4 seed.
2.) The winner of PSU/Wisconsin deserves it. PSU lost to ranked Pitt and blown out by Michigan but beat 8-4 Iowa and Minnesota, beat good Temple, and beat Ohio State and Wisconsin in champ game. OR Wisconsin lost to Ohio State and Michigan by a late TD on road, but beat LSU, Iowa, Nebraska, Minn and Penn State in champ game.
3.) The winner of Oklahoma vs OKState is a no go. The reason, Oklahoma got handedly beaten by Ohio State and Houston and went undefeated in a very down Big12. OKState got beaten by weak Central Michigan and Baylor. Now they did beat Pitt and Oklahoma, and that end result to CMU was very unfair, but the loss to Baylor really hurt them and they didn't have a game to make it up, which Michigan did have (Colorado, Wisc and PSU).
4.) Michigan only gets in if Clemson and Washington lose. If only one of them loses, the winner of Wisc/PSU gets in. There is no way committee can justify PSU beating Wisconsin and not getting into final slot should a spot open with a loss. It's about how you finish, and PSU has finished strong.
BillfromWestVirgina says:
Why does is Ohio State second? Penn State should be there, because PSU is a Division winner.
JackStriker says:
SEC vs Power 5
FSU vs, Florida – 31-13 – L
Tenn. Va. Tech -45 – 24 – W
Georgia vs UNC 33-24, vs Tech 28-27 W/L
Kentucky vs. Louisville W – 41-38,
S.Carolina vs Clemson – L – 56 -7
Vandy vs G.Tech – L – 38 -7
Mizzz vs WVU – L – 26-11
SEC East 3-5
Bama vs, USC 52-6 – W
Auburn vs. Clem L – 19-13
LSU vs Wisky – L – 16-14
Texas A&M vs UCLA – W – 31-24
Arkansas vs TCU – W – 41 – 38
Mississippi State vs BYU – L – 28-21
Ole Miss vs Florida State – L – 45 -34
SEC West – 3-4
G.Tech
6-0 vs SEC
Overall Record – 6-9
Save 'Bama, the SEC is treading on Big 12, Mountain West, water…..
Travis B says:
I don't understand why Louisville drops below FSU when they beat them 63-20.
Also don't understand how some teams fall out of the rankings yet Tennessee stays after losing to Vanderbilt. Do they even look at the resumes during the process?
but Louisville lost and florida st won
Shep says:
I think OSU is probably the best team in the B1G, but with them not even winning the division I don't think they should go. At this point I would put in Bama, Wisconsin/PSU winner, and Washington/Clemson if they win. If Washington or Clemson do not win, I'd go with the winner of OK/OSU. This is why it needs to go to at least 8 – all 5 P5 winners, 1 G5 rep, 2 wild cards, first round is all played at the higher seed's school.
Can't wait to see the excuses fans of other leagues offer up when the SEC runs through their bowl schedule. It's one of the most fun times of the year.
Congrats to the SEC. They went 13-0 against FCS opponents, better than the all other P5 conferences. Clearly the best conference this year.
Clearly.
Glad to see you coming around. They also beat a lot of good teams this year, North Carolina, USC, Virginia Tech, etc.
Every other conference's big wins came if they were fortunate enough to beat an SEC team. That should tell you something.
Like I said, after the bowl games, we'll get to hear the same old tired excuses: The bowls are all down south, the Big Ten wasn't into the game, blah, blah, blah.
Must suck being a fan of a conference whose glory days were forty years ago.
Define having a good bowl season? Is this based on W-L? Is it based on beating P5 schools or teams ranked higher than you? You seem to change the narrative to support your position so if you are as confident that the SEC is going to have a good bowl season as you are, y don't you define what a "good" bowl season means to you.
Why wait for the Bowl Season? Look at the Regular Season.
SEC vs Power 5 –
Overall Record 6-9
Overall 6-9 Record – 2 W's by a TD or less……….
JackStriker,
Yes, we get it, you hate the SEC & luv to show everyone, I guess I could post the 9-2 bowl record from the SEC last year but I have to much time on my hands. btw, I think you missed a couple of articles on where this can be posted, unless they keep taking them down because you keep repeating yourself.
Notice he's already setting up the excuses? Well the SEC was the higher ranked team! The bowl games are in SEC territory! The officials were paid off! Whatever it will be, it will be the same, tired, recycled, boring points they've made a thousand times… and while the haters hate, the SEC just continues to make every other conference in the country look bad.
It's funny, though, that when LSU went to the National Title to play Alabama their argument was that you should have to be a Conference Champ… but now with Ohio State they aren't making that argument.
That alone proves that their argument is based not on facts, rather on just plain old hate for the SEC because they know the SEC is best.
Setting up for what excuses Joe? I'm not sitting here saying the ACC or B10 are going to run the table in bowl season, that is what you are doing only for the SEC. You don't have much history of self-accountability. You are making bold predictions about the SEC for bowl season so I am simply asking you to define what you mean by a "good bowl season." We all know that regardless of whether the SEC goes 3-7 or 7-3 you will somehow contort the result to show the SEC as the dominant conference. All I am trying to do have you set your parameters so that when you are bragging about the SEC a month from now, we can at least fact check to make sure you didn't change your evaluation criteria to fit your argument. Kind of like when you stated early on in the regular season when the B10 was dominating in the non-conference, that the SEC still had a lot of non-conference games remaining and by the end of it the SEC would be on top. Well the rest of the reason happened and the SEC finished 6-9 vs the P5 but again, congrats on those FCS wins.
farjohn says:
Watching Ohio State and Michigan play after having watched Washington DISMANTLE WSU, a very good team, on both O and D, makes me wonder why the former two teams weren't BOTH dropped to 5 and below. Neither team brought much of an offense and both defenses were decent but not spectacular. They had to bumble their way through a second overtime to determine a winner. But of course there is a degree of Selection Committee bias that makes a PAC 12 fan want to puke.
Your post appears to have a little PAC 12 bias. My guess is what the committee has been seeing is that the PAC 12 is 2-5 vs. the ACC, B10 and SEC and their best non-conference win is against Kansas St. They also are probably a little weary that the best team in the PAC-12 (Washington) didn't play anyone in the non-conference and lost somewhat convincingly to a team that lost 52-6 to Alabama. You may not have found Michigan v Ohio State to be the most appealing game to watch, but that doesn't mean both teams are not top 5 teams. Your logic would suggest that Alabama should have been dropped from the top 5 when they played an ugly 10-0 game vs. LSU but it is pretty clear Alabama is the best team right now. That said, if Washington wins this week, they should without question be in the playoff.
Jeff, you're absolutely right, I'm biased (Washington alum), but anyone living on the West Coast as long as I have will have noticed the Eastern bias (which includes the "Midwest"). It's probably a function of the SPDPSM (Sports Pundit Density Per Square Meter). I'm not claiming Michigan and Ohio State aren't and haven't been great teams. But the rules of the rankings game should be fairly applied. Each week is unique at this point in the season. Some teams are peaking and some are on the skids. The committee, rightly, assesses things week to week. There is no logic by which two adjacent teams turning in mediocre performances should move in the rankings in the way OSU and Michigan did this week. Had Washington lost in double overtime to WSU last Friday they'd be sitting at No. 7, tops, right now.
Richard Keenam says:
While living my young adult years in Chicago, I well remember when most of those who weren't Catholic hated Notre Dame and most everyone hated the Crimson Tide teams of the Bear. After moving back south to Atlanta, the hatred of both was still there. This just proves the point that the teams who win consistently, are the ones who are currently hated. Being a native Alabamian and eventually moving to Tuscaloosa, where I played in the band in the 1954 Cotton Bowl loss, followed by a disastrous 3 years, it was great coming back to see the Tide finally end our far too long losing streak.
Yeah, we appreciate being hated, for that is what winning team almost always experience.
Playoff Committee just shows that rather than resolve the problems BCS had, it has only added more problematic elements. Now instead of computational challenges, we've got a group of people, whom a handful have little to no knowledge of collegiate athletics, are voting who is better than the other, by their own opinion. It's like me claiming that chain pizzas are better that local owned pizzas because they allow me to drizzle sauce or stuff the crust. You can look at these rankings and see the factual data, but then cast questionable, reasonable doubt as to why or why not particular teams should remain or move up or down. Now they find themselves backpedaling on elements that they had originally considered to make teams more likely to be in the playoff, and once again they're probably going to find themselves in an Albama vs. LSU predicament. If you want to make things right, you have to implement elements from the BCS system that worked along with playoff elements with today's system. Championships SHOULD matter, and champions, plus incredibly impressive teams should be considered…and yes, I'm going with the suggestion of a 8 team playoff…other than that, get rid of that trophy and bring back the crystal ball. This new one is disturbing depending how you look at it: bottom up, eyeliner bottle; top down, torch (or fleshlight…yuck).
Nothing will ever change with people complaining about how college football should be handled at the end of the year. They complained before the BCS, then they complained during the BCS & last year they already started complaining about the new system. No one will ever be happy, I hope the top four stay in their places cause if we are already going to have The Ohio State in the playoffs due to eye candy, even though they're not playing in champion game, this will be not much changed from the BCS, I agree with you on that. The committee is looking for the 4 top teams in America, clearly Bama & Buckeyes fit that description, Clemson is an outstanding team but have been in many close games this year, watch out of the Hokies. Washington OOC schedule was terrible & losing one game did not help, they're making up for it now & I don't see Colorado winning that game so I would say they're in. I do think the committee wants to see a rematch with Buckeyes vs Wolverines & that would make for some great rankings & TV viewership. If we go to 8 teams there will be nothing but more drama because it never ends the way we think it will at the end of the season, I don't even see W.Michigan getting into it. You would have at least 4 BIG teams in right now & I clearly don't see any G5 coming close. As of right now I would say keep the 65 team playoffs to March Madness.
I agree that conference championships should matter. But I don't agree that they should be the end all be all that many seem to suggest. Think about it, if you truly believe that conference championships should be the deciding factor then if Florida beats Alabama on Saturday, your saying Florida should go ahead of Alabama? That would be absurd. Sure Florida might be able to beat Alabama a few times out of a hundred, but that doesn't make them better. When it comes to the argument between Ohio State and Penn St, it is absurd to put Penn St ahead of Ohio State even if Penn St wins the B10 championship. Penn St has 2 losses and OSU has 1. If Penn St had a better schedule than Ohio St then sure, maybe you can compare them a little more evenly but they don't. Ohio St has 3 top 10 wins, PSU (assuming they beat Wisc) has 2. OSU's top 3 road wins are Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Maryland while PSU's are Indiana, Purdue and Rutgers. OSU's overall strength of schedule blows PSU's out of the water. So yes, conference championships should matter, but only when you have two comparable teams and OSU and PSU are not comparable.
O-Da-Doo-Da-Day and Billy Bob Joe
Are already brining up last year's bowl record in a misguided way of trying to justify why the SEC got stomped this season. Talk about living in the past of a conference that has become to all accept the knowledgeable; 'Bama and 13 little pickaninnies.
6-9 vs. Power 5 – THIS SEASON – NOT THE UPCOMING BOWL SEASON – NOT LAST SEASON –
6-9 THIS SEASON OOC VS P5 IN 2016
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Wow! What an arsenal you have in your vocabulary! BTW, it's not 'O-Da-Doo-Da-Day' it's 'O-Doo-Da-Day'. Your "…Bama and 13 little pickaninnies is totally uncalled for.
But but but we play in the SEC! So that automatically makes us the best!
Haha the comments on here make me laugh time and time again!

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Introduction View Controller

![Screenshot](https://github.com/squarezw/ZWIntroductionViewController/blob/master/screenshot.gif)

![Sample application screenshot](https://github.com/squarezw/ZWIntroductionViewController/blob/master/screenshot.png "Screenshot of sample application on iPhone")

Example Code?
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A working sample iOS Xcode project is available in the `Demo` directory.

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Objective-C

    #import "ZWIntroductionViewController.h"

    - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions {
        // ...
    // Added Introduction View Controller
    NSArray *coverImageNames = @[@"img_index_01txt", @"img_index_02txt", @"img_index_03txt"];
    NSArray *backgroundImageNames = @[@"img_index_01bg", @"img_index_02bg", @"img_index_03bg"];
    self.introductionView = [[ZWIntroductionViewController alloc] initWithCoverImageNames:coverImageNames backgroundImageNames:backgroundImageNames];

    // Example 2 : Custom enter button
    //    UIButton *enterButton = [UIButton new];
    //    [enterButton setBackgroundImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"bg_bar"] forState:UIControlStateNormal];
    //    self.introductionView = [[ZWIntroductionViewController alloc] initWithCoverImageNames:coverImageNames backgroundImageNames:backgroundImageNames button:enterButton];

    [self.window addSubview:self.introductionView.view];

    __weak AppDelegate *weakSelf = self;
    self.introductionView.didSelectedEnter = ^() {
        [weakSelf.introductionView.view removeFromSuperview];
        weakSelf.introductionView = nil;

        // enter main view , write your code ...
    //  ViewController *mainVC = [[ViewController alloc] init];
    //  weakSelf.window.rootViewController = mainVC;
    };
    }

Swift

        // Example 1
        var coverImageNames = ["img_index_01txt","img_index_02txt", "img_index_03txt"]
        var backgroundImageNames = ["img_index_01bg","img_index_02bg", "img_index_03bg"]
        self.introductionView = ZWIntroductionViewController(coverImageNames: coverImageNames, backgroundImageNames: backgroundImageNames)

        // Example 2
    //        var enterButton: UIButton? = UIButton()
    //        enterButton?.setBackgroundImage(UIImage(named: "bg_bar"), forState: UIControlState.Normal)
    //        self.introductionView = ZWIntroductionViewController(coverImageNames: coverImageNames, backgroundImageNames: backgroundImageNames, button: enterButton)

        self.introductionView!.didSelectedEnter = {
            self.introductionView!.view.removeFromSuperview()
            self.introductionView = nil;

            // enter main view , write your code ...
    //            self.viewController = UIViewController()
    //            self.viewController?.view.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()
    //            self.window?.rootViewController = self.viewController
        }

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This project includes a `podspec` for usage with [CocoaPods](http://http://cocoapods.org/). Simply add

    pod 'ZWIntroductionViewController'

to your `Podfile` and run `pod install`.

Alternately, you can add all of the files contained in this project's `Library` directory to your Xcode project. If your project does not use ARC, you will need to enable ARC on these files. You can enabled ARC per-file by adding the -fobjc-arc flag, as described on [a common StackOverflow question](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6646052/how-can-i-disable-arc-for-a-single-file-in-a-project).

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Ferrari ends partnership with Velas Blockchain and Snapdragon
Roland Guirdonan 3 weeks ago 1 min read
Scuderia Ferrari, the racing division of luxury carmaker Ferrari, has ended its partnerships with Velas Blockchain and Snapdragon, resulting in a loss of $55 million for the team ahead of the 2023 Formula One season.
The partnership with Velas, worth $30 million per year, was intended to increase fan engagement through the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and other shared initiatives.
However, the team reportedly failed to meet the clauses that allowed Velas to create NFT images.
Mercedes also suffered a loss of $15 million in November 2022 after ending its partnership with FTX, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Red Bull Racing's partnership with the Tezos Foundation also ended, with the blockchain company citing strategy misalignment as the reason for not renewing the agreement.
Formula One has also announced plans to set up an online marketplace for cryptocurrency, meta tokens, digital collectibles, and NFTs.


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Changes to Capital Metro Service Start Sunday
On August 20, 2014 By Capital MetroIn community, commute community, customer service, events, MetroRapid, planning, service changes, serviceplan20201 Comment
Changes are coming to some Capital Metro bus routes beginning Sunday, Aug. 24.
Capital Metro will implement changes including the start of MetroRapid Route 803 service along Burnet/South Lamar, and other changes designed to maintain system efficiency and address seasonal demand.
In addition to the new MetroRapid route, other changes include extending Routes 3 Burnet/Manchaca and 10 South First/Red River to Southpark Meadows, making schedule adjustments to Route 3, transitioning The University of Texas PRC Shuttle to mainline service, making school related service adjustments and relocating the downtown E-Bus stop.
Capital Metro reviews service three times a year, analyzing performance and proposing potential adjustments to improve service by utilizing public feedback collected prior to each change. Capital Metro's tri-annual service changes coincide with school and university calendars. All changes are in accordance with Capital Metro's Service Guidelines and Standards.
Information on the fall 2014 Service Changes, as well as route schedules and maps, can be found in the Destinations schedule book, available for $3 at the Capital Metro Transit Store. The Transit Store is located in downtown Austin at 209 West 9th Street. The guide is also available for download at no cost on the Capital Metro website.
Additional details of the Capital Metro service change process can be found on the fall 2014 Service Change webpage, by calling the GO Line at 512-474-1200 or by viewing this video.
Summer 2014: Proposed Changes to Service
On March 4, 2014 March 5, 2014 By Capital MetroIn bus routes, community, commute community, customer service, detours, planning, service changes, serviceplan2020, transit planning1 Comment
By Celso Baez, Community Involvement Specialist
We've recently heard some feedback from our riders about our proposal to move MetroBus routes currently operating on Congress Avenue onto the Guadalupe/Lavaca corridor. Most of us have experienced congestion on Congress Avenue, whether on a bus or in a private automobile. Sometimes it's faster to walk to get through downtown due to all the traffic, especially during a special event.
Why are we considering route changes on Congress?
Congress Avenue has several challenges that hamper safety, bus operations, and the comfort of our customers. Our goals for improving downtown service are based on Service Plan 2020, our long range plan for improving service.
Angled Parking
Angled parking and chronic congestion along the Congress Avenue corridor make it challenging for our vehicles to operate safely. Safety is our number one priority at Capital Metro, and moving most MetroBus routes off of Congress Avenue and onto Guadalupe and Lavaca streets would make service safer for our customers by reducing collisions with private automobiles.
Frequent Stops
Many of our customers have experienced the high number of stops on Congress that make it difficult for our vehicles to pass—leading to a wall of buses slowly moving down the street. By moving all remaining routes, except Route 100 MetroAirport Flyer, from Congress Avenue, Colorado and Brazos streets onto the Guadalupe and Lavaca corridor, local service will be able to move through downtown Austin several minutes faster, utilizing the transit priority lanes. In addition, transfers would be made easier while improving connections with MetroRapid and MetroRail.
Ridership
Approximately 13,000 bus passengers travel to downtown Austin on a daily basis. About 80 percent of those passengers transfer to another route. Downtown Austin is the final destination for the remaining 3,200 daily passengers (20 percent), with about half of those coming from commuter or flyer routes. A large number of commuter and flyer route customers walk from Guadalupe Street / Lavaca Street to Congress Avenue. A large number of routes through downtown Austin are "through-routed", i.e. they do not terminate in downtown but continue from one end of downtown to another. Approximately 3,600 daily passengers travel through downtown on a through-routed bus. Moving most MetroBus routes onto the Guadalupe/Lavaca corridors would make the majority of downtown trips easier for our customers. We realize that for some, walks would be made longer; however Capital Metro has tried mitigating the impact by realigning routes 7, 20, and 17 to better accommodate our riders. With projects like Austin B-cycle, which provides a network of 24 hour/day, on demand bicycle stations to the urban core and the City of Austin's Great Streets initiative which aims at improving the quality of downtown streets and sidewalks, walks to Congress Avenue from Guadalupe and Lavaca streets and vice versa are much more pleasant.
Special Event Detours
We all know how congested Congress Avenue becomes during a special event. Special event detours significantly disrupt transit service for our customers who rely on our system to get to work, school, and other priority destinations. Operating all local routes on the G/L corridor would reduce special events detours; alleviate congestion on Congress Avenue, thereby making service more efficient. This was evidenced by how successful service operated during SXSW and Formula One, when Capital Metro moved most MetroBus routes on the G/L corridor.
Stop Amenities
Historic and landmark preservation measures on the Congress Avenue corridor prevent Capital Metro from enhancing our existing bus stops. While the sidewalk is wide, there are no additional passenger amenities we are capable of providing. Moving most MetroBus routes onto G/L would allow us to add amenities such as benches and shelters otherwise not possible on Congress Avenue, providing a better customer experience for our riders.
How to Share Your Feedback
Please keep giving us your feedback and commenting on our proposals—we want to hear from you! All riders are encouraged to participate in our public involvement opportunities listed below. Capital Metro will conduct a series of public meetings, and a public hearing. See our service change webpage for schedule details. Become involved, join the conversation and comment on specific proposals in efforts to provide effective services that meet the Austin area's transportation needs!
View the recent webinar:
Share your comments and send any questions to feedback@capmetro.org.
Upcoming Public Involvement Dates:
March 4, 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Capital Metro Transit Store, 209 W. 9th | Served by all downtown Local bus routes, MetroRapid 801
March 6, 3:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Online Discussion Forum
ideas.capmetro.org
Feedback@capmetro.org
March 17, 12:00 noon
Capital Metro Headquarters, 2910 E. 5th St. | Served by Local routes 17, 300
For more information on the proposed summer 2014 changes, including maps of the proposed areas, visit capmetro.org/summer2014. Details can also be found by viewing this video or by calling the GO Line at 512-474-1200.
Regional Transit System: A Thing of the Future?
On February 15, 2013 February 15, 2013 By Capital MetroIn All Systems Go, bus routes, Capital Metro news, community, commute community, customer service, Driving Progress, MetroRail, MetroRapid, planning, serviceplan2020, train, transit planning, Uncategorized1 Comment
Capital Metro has partnered with other transit agencies in the central Texas region, like the City of Austin, CAMPO and the Lone Star Rail District to create a plan for regional high-capacity transit.
What would that look like?
Imagine a series of components like urban rail, commuter rail (like MetroRail), Rapid service, and express lanes where all services support one another in a network, easing access throughout the region.
Sounds nice, right? Well, it looks even better. Check out this detailed vision map with all the system elements to help you share our vision for how to create a connected central Texas.
(Download PDF version)
Now, you too can view the full details of the Project Connect transportation plan and partnership at ConnectCentralTexas.com.
But, wait there's more!
Well, now that the vision has come together, the partners want your feedback. What do you think?
It's your chance to share your thoughts at any of the following opportunities:
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 5 – 8 p.m. Seton Medical Center Hays (Cafeteria), 6001 Kyle Parkway, Kyle, TX.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Austin Energy (Assembly Room); 721 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 5 – 8 p.m. Williamson Conference Center, 209 N. IH-35 Frontage Road, Round Rock, TX.
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 12 – 1 p.m. Webinar – Register online at ConnectCentralTexas.com/get-involved.
The Project Connect partners also invite the public to participate in an ongoing online discussion regarding the regional transit vision.
Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications are provided upon request. Please call 512-369-6201 or email info@ConnectCentralTexas.com for more information.
Capital Metro Moved More People Than Ever in 2012
On January 31, 2013 By Capital MetroIn bus routes, community, Driving Progress, serviceplan2020, Uncategorized1 Comment
We've crunched all the numbers for 2012, and here's the bottom line: Capital Metro knocked it out of the park in 2012.
During 2012, we provided an average 112,000 rides each weekday—enough passengers to completely fill both the Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and Disch-Falk Field combined.
The proof that central Texans are choosing Capital Metro as a preferred way to get around lies in our numbers–in 2012 we provided over 34 million boardings–more trips than the population of Texas!
Across the nation, more people are turning to public transit as the preferred transportation choice, but Capital Metro's growth rate far exceeds the national trend. Here at home, our fixed-route bus ridership is boasting a 22-month growth streak, and MetroRail ridership has tripled in two years.
See the growth in our bus ridership for yourself–2011 compared to 2012 below:
2012 was a big year for MetroRail too! We've got more people riding the rails every single day with an average 2,200 boardings each weekend.
In 2012, MetroRail hit a milestone of its one millionth passenger trip, and ridership increased nearly 50 percent in 2012 over 2011.
Rail's popular! See the ridership spike:
Capital Metro made progress in 2012 by analyzing service and making changes towards creating a more efficient system.
Going into 2013, we're excited to keep driving progress by working hard at planning for the region's future with high-capacity transit solutions, like MetroRapid, that will move more people at less cost and with less impact to the environment.
We are also focused on the regional planning effort, Project Connect, that has developed a high-capacity transit vision to keep all of us in Central Texas moving and connected.
How are we driving progress? Check out this super sweet video that breaks it down:


A native of Wisconsin, Mr. Paul B. Wokwicz is the Lead Attorney and Owner of Wokwicz Law Offices, LLC. A highly accomplished estate planning attorney, Paul is well respected in the legal community, regularly receiving repeat referrals from other attorneys and financial planners for difficult wills, trusts, and other estate planning and real estate needs.
Now leading the law firm that his father started in 1958, Paul B. Wokwicz graduated from Marquette University in 1991. He earned his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin School of Law, Madison, before earning an LL.M. Taxation (Graduate Tax Law Degree, with specialized course work on estate taxation and trusts, Wills and probate estates) with honors from the John Marshall Law School. Moreover, Paul holds a certificate from John Marshall Law School for Estate and Financial Planning. Paul was admitted to the State Bar of Wisconsin and the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, in 1994.
Paul has created and administered well in excess of a thousand estate plans, including probate matters, avoiding probate through the use of probate avoidance techniques and trusts. He has years of experience drafting and executing complex wills, trusts, prenuptial agreements, and powers of attorney. His services have resulted in his clients preserving millions of dollars from unnecessary taxes, fees, and nursing home bills. He is one of the leading estate planning and wealth preservation attorneys in South East Wisconsin and is committed to preserving your assets in the way that you intend. He represents clients of all means and is committed to preserving the wealth and assets of all of his clients.
Very active in the local community, Paul supports the activities of the Kenosha Montessori School and has served on school committees. He is the former president and current board member of Old Elm Executive Condo Association, an association of professionals in the Old Elm Business Park (in Kenosha) and is a former Board Member of the Safe Harbor Humane Society (f/k/a Kenosha County Humane Society). He lives in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, with his wife and daughter.


Zac Brown Band broke out a new cover during their Saturday night (April 16) set at their 2016 Southern Ground Music & Food Festival. Just before the end of their night-closing show, the band tried out a cover of Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats' recent single, "S.O.B."
"S.O.B." is raucous and soulful, and the perfect match ZBB's harmonies. The Georgia-based group quickly had their Southern Ground audience singing and clapping along to the hit song that's earned Rateliff & the Night Sweats success on numerous charts, a gold-certified single and their first No. 1 song. Press play on the video above to watch Brown and company's cover (though be forewarned that "S.O.B." stands for exactly what you think it does, so the lyrics are ever-so-slightly NSFW).
During their 23-song set on Saturday night, Zac Brown Band also covered Queen, the Beatles and Avicii, among others; they even brought the Marshall Tucker Band, also on the bill at Southern Ground 2016, out for a joint cover of the latter's "Midnight Promises," which readers can watch below. On Sunday night (April 17), ZBB covered the Charlie Daniels Band, Hank Williams and more.
"Every night on stage, every time we get together, there's something new going on … It's such a thrill that you never know what you're gonna get when you get up there," Zac Brown Band fiddler Jimmy De Martini tells The Boot. "It's definitely a testament to how well these guys can play; everybody in the band is super pro."
Audiences may not know quite what to expect each night, but they're in good company.
"I never know what our setlist is until 30 minutes before we go on stage," ZBB member John Driskell Hopkins tells The Boot. "We roll out there, and there it is."
The 2016 Southern Ground Music & Food Festival, which took place April 16-17 at Charleston, S.C.'s MUSC Health Stadium, also featured the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Hunter Hayes, Kacey Musgraves, Sam Bush, Drake White and the Big Fire and many more. Readers can flip through a photo gallery from the event below.
Watch Zac Brown Band, Marshall Tucker Band Cover "Midnight Promises"


As if Kris Jenner doesn't already have enough on her hands, it looks like she may be taking up another task — planning Jennifer Lawrence's wedding to Cooke Maroney, according to a source who exclusively spoke to Life & Style. TBH, Kris does no wrong, so we can expect this to be nothing short of spectacular.
The actress, 28, has been the biggest Kardashian fan forever, so this is going to be extra special. Let's not forget the time she stepped in for Jimmy Kimmel on his show over a year ago and interviewed Kim Kardashian while basically fangirling the whole time.
However, while she may love the famous family, her style is very different. The reality stars are known for glam and going all out in everything they do, while the Hollywood star has more simple tastes. Based on anything Kris, 62, has ever worked on — whether it's a wedding or a party — the mother-of-six always makes sure it's huge, but that's why Jen's fiancé's touch will be a perfect balance.
"Now that they're getting involved there's no way Jen's ceremony will be subtle or small … but thanks to Cooke's low-key nature it should still be somewhat classy," added the source.
We can't wait to see how this wedding turns out!


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Erik Segersälls ätt, Uppsalaätten och gamla kungaätten är sentida namn på den kungaätt som regerade i Svealand och Götaland när historiskt säkra upplysningar börjar finnas bevarade.

I isländska källor har den försetts med betydligt äldre anor, och kopplas ihop med såväl Björn Järnsidas ätt som med Ynglingaätten, men sådana uppgifter kan inte ses som historiskt säkerställda.

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A: You may want to look at http://www.padrinorb.com/ . Looks like it comes with a built in admin interface and is built specifically for Sinatra.

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Detroit-based musician, Jonathan Franco spent four years writing and recording his debut solo album, Swimming Alone Around the Room. Starting essentially from scratch after discarding his previous recordings, each song was meticulously arranged through obsessive experimentation with manipulating sounds and instruments, as well as gathering field recordings around Detroit and New York.Franco pulls inspiration from indie rock forbearers like Mount Eerie, The Silver Jews, Yo La Tengo, Bedhead, and Sparklehorse and mixes it with influences from composers and sound artists like Haruomi Hosono, Elaine Radigue, Jim O'Rourke, and Yoshi Wada. Much of Swimming Alone Around the Room also resulted from the influence of film, with Franco citing directors Shane Carruth and Yorgos Lanthimos as having made an impact.
Writing and recording mostly on his own and with close friends, Franco's goal was to translate his thoughts and experiences — whether life-changing or mundane — into sounds and lyrics. Some themes are personal: existential anxiety, falling out from his Roman Catholic upbringing, a childhood ghost encounter / fever hallucination, long-distance relationships… Other times, the songs are less straightforward: garbled and surreal vignettes or singing from the point of view of characters other than himself. Some of the sonic textures aimed to evoke the moods of certain pieces of visual art.
The result is a collection that translates best as one complete work – the instrumental tracks, fragments, and sound collages having as much purpose as the lyric-driven songs. Rather than staying in one sonic place over the course of the album, Franco lightly genre-hops, serving the song and idea over chasing a premeditated "sound." His voice moves between a low, hungover talk-sing to a wavering falsetto depending on the song's mood or narrator. The album crackles with a loose, lo-fi sound, favoring feeling and energy over glossy perfection. Since completing the record Franco has shifted his focus to putting together a band to perform these songs in a live setting. He is currently living, writing, recording, and performing in Detroit.