For all their success, Traffic was never a singles band. Most of their songs were between seven and fifteen minutes, and their extended instrumental jams were as important as the songwriting, if not more. However, Traffic is one of the bands by whom you can track the evolution of rock music, from the mid ‘60s to the early ‘70s, and that chronology is captured perfectly on Feelin’ Alright: The Very Best of Traffic. Over the course of these 15 songs you can witness the gang grow from one of London’s trippiest outfits (“Paper Sun,” “Hole In My Shoe”) to a band of rustic groovers (“You Can All Join In,” “Feelin’ Alright”). Then, later, from one of the era’s premier jazz-rock ensembles (“Glad”) to one of the original jam bands (“The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys”). Few bands from the Woodstock era were as musically ambitious as Traffic, and it’s to their credit that some of their most uncompromising songs (“Dear Mr. Fantasy,” “John Barleycorn,” “The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys”) remain their most beloved and listenable tracks.
Though it ultimately must be considered an interim vehicle for singer/songwriter/keyboardist/guitarist Steve Winwood, Traffic was a successful group that followed its own individual course through the rock music scene of the late '60s and early '70s. Beginning in the psychedelic year of 1967 and influenced by the Beatles, the band turned out eclectic pop singles in its native Great Britain, though by the end of its first year of existence it had developed a pop/rock hybrid tied to its unusual instrumentation: At a time when electric guitars ruled rock, Traffic emphasized Winwood's organ and the reed instruments played by Chris Wood, especially flute. After Dave Mason, who had provided the band with an alternate folk-pop sound, departed for good, Traffic leaned toward extended songs that gave its players room to improvise in a jazz-like manner, even as the rhythms maintained a rock structure. The result was international success that ended only when Winwood finally decided he was ready to strike out on his own.
In 1994, Winwood announced a reunion with Capaldi (Wood had died of liver failure), who had continued to record solo albums with diminishing success. The two made a new album, Far from Home, and toured as Traffic during the summer. The album quickly reached the U.S. and U.K. Top 40, but did not sell well, and the tour also performed disappointingly, signaling another retirement of the Traffic name. Nevertheless, the 1967-1974-era band continued to enjoy significant status as a classic rock act, its albums earning CD reissues along with the release of compilations like Smiling Phases (1991) and Feelin' Alright: The Very Best of Traffic (2000). Capaldi's death on January 28, 2005, appeared to put an end to the band. ~ William Ruhlmann
iExit helps you decide where to take pitstops when traveling US interstates. It uses your device's location to determine where you are on the highway, and then displays upcoming exits in real time.
The default mode shows you a summary of each exit ahead, but you can also search among upcoming exits. Search upcoming exits for businesses (like Starbucks, Cracker Barrel, or KOA Campgrounds), amenities (like WiFi, Playground, or Truck Parking), rest stops, hotel deals, and much much more.
Don't believe iExit will change the way you travel? Ask The New York Times, USA Today, Consumer Reports, CNET, MacWorld, The Today Show, ABC News, and many more. Here's what CNN had to say about iExit:
"Do you have enough gas to wait until the next town? Is there a bathroom coming up any time soon? Need to buy a tent at Wal-Mart? The iExit app will tell you exactly what lies ahead."
● Your device must have GPS hardware or a connection to the internet for iExit to display results based on your location.
If you have a question or complaint about iExit, please reach out to us first at info@iexitapp.com before leaving a bad review here. We work incredibly hard to build you the best highway guide app in the App Store, and we value your feedback and will reply immediately. Thanks for using iExit!
Small update here. Some bug fixes, some smaller divided highways added, and more improvements to rest area data.
- We've added the ability for business owners to claim ownership of their business from the app and from our website.
- We unfortunately had to remove one part of our Yelp integration. We no longer display a snippet of a Yelp review on the Business Details page, due to new Yelp requirements. We'll try to get individual Yelp reviews added back soon, but the Yelp Ratings and Review Counts are still available as always.
- We've updated all rest areas, scenic areas, service plazas, and weigh stations across the country. If you come across a rest area that is missing or has incorrect info, please let us know by emailing feedback@iexitapp.com.
Version 9.1 brings several bug fixes and data additions. We've added about 2,000 new locally-owned restaurants across the US and improved our Yelp integration to include many more Yelp reviews than before.
- Nationwide Yelp Integration: Seeing ratings and reviews for hundreds of thousands of businesses nationwide. This is a huge help with discovering great local businesses when you're tired of fast food.
- Completely redesigned Search: We have gone through and completely redesigned the search menus, making it much more obvious just how powerful iExit Search is. Want Mexican for lunch? Want to find free Wifi? What about the best Walk-in Hotel Deals? Or Tesla Charging Stations? The new search makes it simple as can be.
Hope you guys like the big update! As always, let us know your thoughts by reaching at feedback@iexitapp.com.
Huge data update here! We've added/updated 90,000 non-chain restaurants all throughout the country, making it easier than ever to find something besides fast food on the road. Coming soon will be integrating Yelp ratings so you can know the very best places to stop.
If you are an owner of a business near an exit, check out how to become the sponsor of your exit. Visit iexitapp.com/sponsorship.
As always, please reach out at feedback@iexitapp.com with any questions or suggestions. Safe travels!
- We've fixed the issue where the "Not on Highway" popup appears even when you didn't press the "Find me on the highway" button.
- We've made a few improvements to the Search Around Me mode, particularly with viewing nearby businesses on the map.
As always, please reach out at info@iexitapp.com with any feedback or suggestions. If iExit has helped you on a recent road trip, please consider rating us in the App Store.
Small update here in version 8.2.1. We've fixed a bug where users could not see all exits for a given highway in state on a map. The big update was 8.2, described below.
Real-time gas prices are here! iExit has partnered with GasBuddy/OPIS to bring you daily updated gas prices for Unleaded, Mid, Premium, and Diesel. And it's all free to you in this update!
- You no longer have to press "Find me on the highway" if you're traveling on the highway. iExit will figure it out and place you on it without any buttons needing to be pressed.
- No need to press "Load Next 25 exits" because iExit will handle it for you once you've scrolled to the bottom of the page.
If you like these additions to iExit, please remember to leave us a review in the App Store. If you have any comments or suggestions, hit us up at info@iexitapp.com and we'll get back to you ASAP.
- Recent Searches. You can now quickly re-selected a search you just selected, because we now keep track of your recent searches. They show up above the list of common searches.
- Edit your information. You can now edit your account info inside the app. You can change your name and/or change your password from inside the app when you are logged in.
Now that iExit pulls its data from our constantly updating API, you can expect a lot of data improvements through the rest of the year, without even needing to download a new app update! By the end of the year, we will be updating all of the major highways across the country and will be completely be revamping our rest area data.
PS: If you have any questions or complaints, please contact us either at info@iexitapp.com or by using the Submit Feedback feature inside iExit. If you like all of the work we've put into iExit, please consider leaving us a 5 star review in the App Store.
- Fixed bug when you pressed Directions button and it didn't send you to either Google or Apple Maps.
- Added functionality to "Find Me On The Highway" button. Previously it would only work if you were literally on an exit-based highway. Now you can press it if you're anywhere within 1 mile of the highway, even if you're not moving. In this case, it will ask you which side of the highway you would like to be placed.
Thanks for everyone that has sent us feedback through the "Submit Feedback" feature in iExit. If you'd like a response, please be sure to leave your email when you do so. And if you like all of the work we've put into the new version 8.0 update, please leave us a 5 star review in the App Store.
- We've fixed the bug that some of you have been experiencing with iExit not being able to access your location. This was happening to those indoors (usually on Wifi) without a clear view of the sky. Despite being indoors, this shouldn't have been happening, and is now fixed.
- Businesses with uploaded property images weren't displaying correctly on iPhone 6's 6s's, and 6 Plus's. This is now fixed.
- We've made the category icons for each exit 70% larger than before, making them much easier to see on large phones like the iPhone 6's and higher.
The first big change you'll notice is the new landing page. You no longer dive right into the app into Around Me mode. Now you'll see an intuitive landing page with 4 buttons. If you are traveling on the highway, select "Find Me On Highway." If you're sitting on the couch, select another option to find what you're looking for.
One of the biggest improvements with this update is the addition of User Accounts. We've received many complaints over the years such as "I got a new iPhone and now I have to reenter my favorites." Or "How can I access my favorites on both my iPhone and iPad?". Or "I switched from Android to iPhone (or iPhone to Android) and now my favorites are gone."
To address this issue, we've added the ability for users to create iExit accounts. Simply take 30 seconds to create a new account (which is done securely using SSL encryption) and from then on your favorites will be tied to your account. iExit is supported on iOS, Android, and the web at iExitApp.com, and once you've created an account, you can access those favorites from anywhere.
- The Map View is much more integrated with the List View throughout the app. You can toggle between the Map and List by selecting the round red button in the bottom-right. This makes maps in iExit much more useful.
- We've discontinued background alerts for iExit for the time being, so iExit no longer accesses your location in the background. This means the days of iExit draining your battery are long gone.
- We no longer have to submit new updates to the App Store to improve the quality of our data. It now gets pulled directly from our proprietary iExit API. This means we can improve our data over the air without you even realizing it.
We've put a great deal of work into making iExit 8.0 the best yet. If you like what we've done, please consider leaving us a good review in the App Store. If you have feedback or a complaint, please get in touch by either a) emailing us at feedback@iexitapp.com or b) select 'Submit Feedback' inside the app. If you submit feedback inside the app, be sure to include your email so we can reply back to you.
- You can now view images of hotels offering special rates in iExit. Click on a hotel and then select "Business Images" to see all available images of that hotel.
- We've fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when a) viewing the map of all businesses at an exit or b) writing a comment about an exit.
This update, 7.2, introduces sponsored content within iExit. If you own a business in iExit and would like to highlight it so that it stands out from the crowd, get in touch at advertise@iexitapp.com. If you have any feedback regarding how we've implemented sponsored content, please let us know at info@iexitapp.com.
As always, having your business listed in iExit is free. But if you'd like it to stand out from the crowd, we have several marketing packages available.
Also included in this update is a fix to the Exit Details page that displays how many businesses are Left/Right at the exit.
We've improved the Exit Details page, the page that lists all of the businesses at an exit. First off, we fixed a bug that caused this page to load slowly in the last version. Secondly, businesses are now grouped by type, meaning all Gas Stations are grouped together, all Food is grouped together, all Hotels are grouped together, and so on. The page is much cleaner and easier to use.
Remember, in the previous update, we made a big update to how iExit accesses your location in the background. The app will only retrieve your location in the background if you have explicitly told it to remind you of upcoming exits that you have marked as a Favorite. If you don't have any favorite exits, it will not run while in the background.
If you would like your business to stand out from the crowd in iExit, please contact us at advertise@iexitapp.com.
- Full iOS8 compatibility, which means iExit now is updated for the new Locations Services changes in iOS8.
- iExit can now send you a background alert when you are approaching a favorite exit. This is each to turn on and off.
- iExit has rewritten the way it accesses your location in the background, making it more battery efficient. It will only access your location in the background if you tell it to alert you about an upcoming exit.
- Search has received a major boost in speed, making it quicker than ever to find what's at upcoming exits.
- If you would like to advertise your business in iExit (not just include it, but promote it), contact us at advertise@iexitapp.com
- Search has now been applied to Exit Lookup Mode. This means you can now filter exits in Exit Lookup Mode by gas/food/etc, or by a particular business or amenity.
- If you're looking at I-65 in Tennessee in Exit Lookup Mode, it's now easy to navigate to the adjacent state to see I-65 in either Alabama or Kentucky.
- "View Nearby Highways" allows for easily looking ahead at exits while stopped at an exit. Just pull off at Exit 200 for lunch and want to plan your next stop 200 miles down the road? No problem.
- Improved speed with searching exits ahead, as well as searching businesses around you when off the highway.
We just finished driving 1900 miles through the Northwest United States. This app was an amazing help on our trip. It let us know what exits were coming up and what restaurants, stores, and gas stations (including the accurate prices of gas at that exit) were coming up. It also lets you know with a rolling "odometer" how far it is to the next exit then deletes each exit as you pass it. It also lets you know how far it is to the next rest area. I don't think I've downloaded a more practical app than iExit and Google Maps with navigator. I even told some places we stopped at that we used the iExit app to find them. I normally don't write too many reviews of apps. I wanted to review this one because it was such a help to us during our travels and repay them for developing this app. If you're driving then iExit and Google Maps with the voice navigator are a must! I hope you can tell by this review that I was totally blown away by this app. Travelers, download it and then write a review. I guarantee you that you will write a positive review.
Update Augustus 2017: The biggest drawback to this app is that there is no way to add or edit missing locations. I'm not sure where they obtain their data from, but I have sent in a couple of request to update particular rest areas on the Pennsylvania Turnpike I-76 and my requests have been ignored. Other than that, it's a great tool but cannot be relied upon due to accurate data.
This is an essential must have tool for any interstate travel. It's simple and provides a solution to the "search along route" gap that many gps navigation systems don't do well or are limited to searching categories, entering in specific names, etc. this is beautifully simple and yet very functional. Pretty accurate too! Perhaps some day they will add some hands free features like voice integration too! I'd also love to see it expanded eventually to other highways... Not just interstates. Unfortunately no way to update / add missing places. These folks should get together with Waze and it would be amazing!!
I don't usually review apps. But I have had iExit for years and years and I love it. We travel on Interstates regularly with kids and this app is a huge help. I can look and say "hmm.. we should eat in about an hour" and look at what is ahead. If we're looking for a specific restaurant, we can see what exit has it. It even tells us what side of the road the store or gas station or hotel is on. I can see what hotels are at an exit and see which have vacancies and even get coupons. Seriously. I use this the whole trip. It's accurate and helpful
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With twists, turns, lies, and deceit, Natalie soon realizes she doesn’t know who to trust…or to love.
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Darcy understands the primal instincts driving her beloved Mason’s commands. With the help of those he sets as protectors, she learns about herself and the things she’ll need to help support her Alpha and pack. When events turn dire however, one truth offers her strength – once given, oaths are unbreakable … even if it means risking it all.
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The purpose of this Policy is to define the University’s policy for administering vacation leave to Regular staff employees of the University.
Vacations are important, not only to the employee, but also to the University. Thomas More University believes that it is necessary to depart from the University atmosphere periodically to renew and revitalize spirit and energy.
To ensure the employee receives the personal benefits of taking a break from the routine that vacation days are meant to provide, the employee will not be allowed to work the vacation period and collect extra pay in lieu of vacation.
A total of 5 days of unused vacation may be carried forward to the next calendar year. Unused vacation days in excess of 5 will be forfeited unless the employee’s supervisor has specifically requested that the employee postpone the vacation. If this is the situation, the employee’s supervisor will work with the employee to come up with the best possible solution. It is important for the employee to manage his or her vacation time throughout the year.
In the case of separation for any reason and before an employee has actually taken earned vacation, payment for vacation, earned but not taken, will be made at the time of separation. Any vacation taken but unearned at the time of separation will be deducted from the employee’s last paycheck.
The University grants paid vacation leave to Regular staff employees (hereinafter “employees”). Vacation is accrued each pay period as follows:
2 Weeks: 0 – 4 years of service, the employee will accrue 75 hours (or 80 hours for Campus Safety Officers), accrued on a pro-rated basis each pay period
3 Weeks: At the employee’s 5-year service anniversary, you are entitled to 112.5 hours (or 120 hours for Campus Safety Officers), accrued on a pro-rated basis each pay period.
Part-time employees accrue vacation leave from the date of hire, in a prorated amount using the full-time total of days referenced above per year and the number of hours the part-time employee is scheduled to work per week.
Thomas More University will attempt to allow an employee to take vacation at the time requested. All vacation dates must be coordinated and approved by the employee’s supervisor, who should be notified at least two weeks before the employee wants the vacation to begin. At all times of the year, the University needs to ensure a sufficient number of employees must be available to keep the University operating smoothly. Therefore, in the case of a conflict of dates, the supervisor will make the final determination regarding vacation scheduling.