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Over the past two weeks, NIUHuskies.com has previewed every position on the 2013 Northern Illinois football team, continuing today with the Huskie defensive line. In addition, sign up for Huskies All-Access to see a video breakdown of every position with interviews and practice highlights. The video will be available within 24 hours after the article is posted.
Previous Position PreviewsSafetiesOffensive LineLinebackersFullbacks and Tight EndsSpecialistsQuarterbacks Cornerbacks Wide ReceiversRunning BacksDEKALB, Ill. – The Northern Illinois University defensive line is a stark contrast from its brethren on the offensive side of the ball. While the entire starting offensive line returns, the Huskie front four was hit hard by graduation losing three starters. This year's group is ready to show there won't be a drop off in production or talent.Not only did the Huskies lose three starters on the defensive line from last year's squad, they also lost their position coach too when Ryan Nielsen left for N.C. State with Dave Doeren. Enter Brett Diersen, a 15-year coaching veteran who has spent much of his career coaching defensive linemen. With a new coach and no position promised to anyone, competition has been fierce during fall camp."They're all working hard to fine tune the fundamentals and technique," said Diersen. "Obviously I wasn't here last year, so I think all the guys have stepped up at every position. It's great competition right now."One of the strengths of last year's defensive line was its depth. A byproduct of that depth is that many of the returning players saw plenty of playing time. That has enhanced the competition during camp.At 6-1, 308, senior Ken Bishop (Lauderhill, Fla./Piper) is a force inside at defensive tackle for the Huskies. The lone returning starter, Bishop, who started nine games for NIU last year, was the third-leading tackler among defensive linemen with 55 stops last season. He came up big for the Huskies in the 2012 MAC Championship game recording career highs in tackles with eight and tackles for loss with three.One Huskie who had a coming out party at the MAC title game was defensive end George Rainey. The senior from Milwaukee, Wis. tallied four tackles, including a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss and recorded his first career sack in the game. Senior Joe Windsor (Kearney, Mo./Kearney), who was third on the team in sacks with seven and tied for second on the team in tackles with 10.5 in a reserve role, has assumed the other defensive end spot. The 6-0, 236-pound Windsor tied his career-high in sacks with two against Kansas last season.Donovan Gordon (Kansas City, Mo./Raytown), who saw playing time last year after transferring to NIU from Nebraska-Omaha, has taken control of the second tackle position. Gordon recorded 21 tackles, including a career-high four stops on two occasions last year.Junior Jason Meehan (St. Louis, Mo./Webster Groves), sophomore Perez Ford (Romeoville, Ill./Romeoville), and redshirt freshman Mario Jones (Chicago, IL/Hubbard) and Michael Ippolito (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) have worked their way into the second unit. Defensive end Stephen O'Neal (Park Forest, Ill./Rich East) and defensive tackle Anthony Wells (North Chicago, Ill./North Chicago), who played in all 14 games starting four, will ensure that depth remains a strength of the D-line.Diersen has been impressed with the way the unit has progressed as whole during camp."They all got better," Diersen said. "The neat thing was, they took the stuff we talked about in the meeting rooms and took it to the field. I told them that's impressive. That's a huge step in the right direction and they need to just keep pushing and understand when it comes right down to it, it's going to be the technique and fundamentals everyday that's going to get you out of trouble."FRIDAY'S PRACTICE NOTESToday marked the second to last practice of fall camp. The Huskies ran through a regular 24 period practice (five minutes each period). Tomorrow Northern Illinois will run through a situational practice, preparing the team for all possibilities that may occur in a game, including a game day warmup in pre-practice.Senior safety Jimmie Ward has played a majority of this year's camp with cast on his. However, the cast was not detrimental in his ability to intercept balls in the air as he picked off a pass during the team defensive period.Sticking to the team sessions theme, the Huskies ran through their team sessions to the smooth sounds of Kinnick Stadium in the background. Atmospheric sounds from the stadium, the band and the fans were all included.QUOTES ON THE END OF CAMP"We've come a long way since day one of camp. We had a lot mental errors on day one, we've been (giving reps to) a lot of freshmen and now we're starting to limit those mental errors. It's time to start playing Iowa now." --- Jordan Lynch"We transitioned a little bit to Iowa this week and since we had the time in camp, we wanted to use it to prepare a little bit. The guys will start classes on Monday and we'll transition back to 20 hours per week with the team. We also started (Iowa prep) because frankly, the guys needed a change, they were sick of hitting each other all the time. (The team) did a nice job of coming to work everyday during camp. There were ups and downs, like every camp, but these guys came to work." --- Head Coach Rod CareyThe Huskies' home opener against Eastern Illinois is set for Sept. 21st. Season and single game tickets for Northern Illinois' 2013 home schedule are on sale now. The new Huskieland Plan, which includes a ticket to all five home games (sections A and G) and $50 in Doggie Dollars good for parking and/or concessions, is just $50. All remaining season ticket locations for the 2013 Huskie Stadium home slate are just $100 while NIU Alumni Association members, senior citizens (62+), youth (3-13), NIU Varsity Club (former letterwinners) members and faculty and staff can see every game for just $88. Season tickets are available by calling NIU Athletics at 815-753-PACK (7225), or go online to www.NIUHuskies.com/tickets for complete information and order forms.Single game tickets are priced at just $15 for seating in the upper rows of sections A and G in Huskie Stadium, while seats in sections B, F and lower A and G are $24 for the general public and $18 for senior citizens (ages 62 and over) and youth (ages 3-13). Seats in section C, D and E, as well as seats on the East Side, are just $30 for the general public and $20 for senior citizens and youth. 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A non-profit rescue agency in Atlanta, Ga., is doing all that they can to help an ailing dog and the young boy who wants to call him his own.
Fighting for Dawn is raising funds for a three-year-old Yorkie-poo named "Axel," who needs to have ear canal ablation performed on both of his ears. Axel was first discovered at the Dekalb Animal Control by a boy whose family recently was torn apart by divorce.
From the moment the boy saw the little dog, it was love at first sight and he told his mom, "this is my dog."
Unfortunately, the boy's dreams were shattered when Axel went to the veterinarian to be neutered and his serious ear problems were discovered. The boy's mom was informed that it would cost a staggering $6,000 for the surgery to be completed - it was a cost that she was unable to take on.
For a time - all seemed to be lost. The mother informed her son that his dream dog would not be coming home, and the dog in need remained at the animal control facility without a family, or the veterinary care that he needed.
Through a friend, the family was put in touch with the rescue agency, Fighting for Dawn, and the mother relayed her traumatic story about a best friend found, and then lost.
Amazingly, shortly thereafter, the Dekalb Animal Control reached out to one of the rescue volunteers - it did not take long for the woman who had heard the family's story to put two and two together and she realized that the dog in need of help at the animal control was the same dog that the boy had hoped to adopt.
Plans were put into motion to get Axel to the veterinarian for his surgery, and to make sure that the boy's family would be Axel's new guardians.
The rescue agency shared the first precious moments when Axel and the boy were reunited:
When they first drove into the family's neighborhood with Axel, he sat up and whimepered and danced with excitement. It was as if he knew he was going home. When Denise and Hannah got to the home, the young boy at first didn't recognize Axel. Afterall, he had been told he wouldn't be getting Axel. Axel had been shaved down due to matting and looked completely different. The dog, however, knew his boy. Once the boy was told it was Axel, he looked like he was in shock. He didn't understand. Denise handed him the leash and he stared at her. She explained that she was going to fix Axel and he was now his dog. The smile that crossed his face was contagious. It was pure love.
Fighting for Dawn is still trying to raise all of the funds for Axel's surgeries - unfortunately, they have not yet reached half of the goal.
Anyone who would like to take part in making this family's dream a reality, can click here to read more about ways to help. For those people who prefer to make a donation only to the veterinary clinic: Lake City Animal Hospital is more than happy to take direct donations (please refer to Axel and Fighting for Dawn) phone (770) 927-7899.
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Interview with Wade Webb of Martifer Solar, Part 2 of 2
Wade Webb is the solar development manager at Martifer Solar, a solar power (photovoltaic) installation company that has been in business since 2006. Mr. Webb previously owned his own solar power systems company, Solar Webb, Inc. from 1995 to 2004 bringing his experience and grasp of the renewable energy industries to over 15 years. He is been certified by the LADWP PV training program, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the North American Board of certified energy practitioners (NABCEP) and was involved in the City of Pasadena's Municipal Buildings Photovoltaic Feasibility Study in 2007 which became a part of the City of Pasadena's Green City Action Plan. In addition to working for Martifer Solar, Mr. Webb teaches a hands-on class in solar power installations at the Audubon at Debs Park in Los Angeles.
Q. What kind of financing is available for solar systems?
A. You may have heard about power purchase agreements (PPAs); this is an opportunity for both commercial and residential system owners to basically lease the solar equipment from the company offering the PPA. The company offering the PPA will install the system at no cost, and the company owns the equipment, however the homeowner still enjoys electrical power at a reduced rate. Another way to go is to get a home equity loan for the system, and the interest on that loan can go to reduce your taxes. Three institutions which offer residential loan programs for solar systems are: Clean Power Finance, Western Heritage Financial and Meredith Capital Group.
Q. What kinds of jobs are generated when people buy solar power systems?
A. There are all the people who work to manufacture the equipment, like: solar panels, inverters, stand-offs (this is what we mount the solar arrays on), the wiring, etc. Then we bring in our subcontractors, we work with roofers, electricians, and the people who work for the solar companies: sales people, support staff, installers and office staff.
Q. Tell us about the new project Martifer Solar just completed.
A. We just completed our first 368 kW SmartPark solar carport system for the Antelope Valley Transit Authority. The system covers 35,000 square feet, will provide shade for 110 cars parked there during the day and will eliminate 400 tons of carbon dioxide which would have been generated and pumped into the air by traditional electrical power generation over its 35 year lifespan. The project was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and created over 30 green collar jobs in the process.
Q. Where can a resident or business owner find a good solar contractor?
A. If you live in California, you can go to the Go Solar website, if you live in other states you can go to the local city website and search for solar contractors, or use the National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL) website.


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This past week, I have been working with educators who are revising North Dakota's Library and Technology Literacy Standards for K-12. It has been interesting work and I've enjoyed comparing these student competencies to ISTE's 2007 National Education Technology Standards for Students . While doing this research I happened upon some great websites that give examples of [...]
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UCLA leads all schools with 14 alumni in the National Basketball Association. Nine of the alums played for current head coach Ben Howland and six were selected in the first rounds of the last five NBA Drafts.
Two Bruins rank in the Top 20 in scoring, four Bruins rank in the Top 40 in assists and a Bruin leads the league in rebounds and double-doubles.
Here is a summary of each of the 14 alums in alphabetical order:
Arron Afflalo (Denver) has started all 38 of his games and is averaging 12.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists. He is shooting 50% from the floor, 41.8% from three-point range and 85.2% from the line.
Trevor Ariza (New Orleans) has started all 38 of his games and is averaging 10.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists.
Matt Barnes (Los Angeles Lakers) had played in 37 games prior to his knee injury that will keep him on the sidelines for several weeks. He is averaging 7.4 points and 4.8 rebounds while shooting 47.4% from the floor and 81.5% from the line.
Darren Collison (Indiana) has started all 31 of his games for the Pacers. He is averaging 13.3 points, 4.3 assists (No. 32 in the league) and 3.0 rebounds while shooting 45.1% from the floor, 37.0% from three-point range and 88.9% - No. 7 in the NBA - from the free throw line.
Baron Davis (Los Angeles Clippers) has started 14 of his 22 games. He is averaging 9.9 points and 6.8 assists. He would rank 17th in assists if he had played enough games. In his last six contests, he is averaging 13.8 points and 8.5 assists.
Jordan Farmar (New Jersey) has played in 35 games, starting five. He is averaging 9.8 points and 4.1 assists (No. 38 in the NBA). He had 20 points and 11 assists in his last game.
Dan Gadzuric (Golden State) has played in 24 games, starting four, and is averaging 3.0 points and 3.1 rebounds in just 10.7 minutes.
Jrue Holiday (Philadelphia) has started all 37 of his games. He is averaging 14.7 points, 6.7 assists (No. 18 in the NBA) and 3.8 rebounds.
Ryan Hollins (Cleveland) has played in 30 games, starting three. He is averaging 4.7 points and 2.4 rebounds in 13.3 minutes and is shooting 56.3% from the field.
Jason Kapono (Philadelphia) has played in just 12 games (two starts) this season and is averaging 1.2 points in 6.9 minutes.
Kevin Love (Minnesota) is leading the NBA in rebounding, grabbing 15.7 boards per contest - 2.6 rebounds more than anyone else in the league. He ranks 19th in the league in scoring (21.2 points) and is averaging 2.4 assists. Love and Blake Griffin are the only players in the NBA averaging 20 points, 10 rebounds and two assists.
He is shooting 46.3% from the field, 43.7% from three-point range and 87.9% - No. 11 in the NBA - from the free throw line. In addition, Love leads the league with 33 double-doubles in his 38 games (all starts), including a current streak of 24 straight.
Luc Mbah a Moute (Milwaukee) has started 23 of his 34 games and is averaging 5.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in 25.7 minutes.
Earl Watson (Utah) has played in 36 games and is averaging 2.9 points and 2.7 assists in 14.4 minutes.
Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City) ranks No. 12 in the league in scoring (21.9 points) and No. 9 in assists (8.0). He is one of just three players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points and 8.0 assists (Deron Williams and Derrick Rose are the others). He is also averaging 4.9 rebounds and 1.95 steals (No. 5 in the NBA) and is shooting 87.3% from the free throw line.


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It's Spring and my Holly is brown! Did the bad Winter kill it?
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Your holly bushes may indeed have suffered winter damage from the unusually cold temperatures this winter. Broadleaf evergreens like holly are especially vulnerable to winter damage because they keep their foliage throughout the cold months. Sometimes, as with your plant, the damage is quite obvious; other times you don't see noticeable symptoms until the plants go back into active growth. Damage can be relatively superficial and the plant will put out new growth; other times the buds or wood may be killed. The only thing to do is wait and see what leafs out this spring; then prune out any dead wood that remains.
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Look like a star and tone your total body with these top-notch, celebrity exercise moves:
Washboard Abs like Miss Universe, 2012: Olivia Culpo, Miss Universe, 2012 and Miss USA, Erin Brady, put their bodies to the test together at the gym. One way the two beauties achieved their washboard abs, was to engage them even while they stretched. Try the sit, reach and twist. Everyone's familiar with the classic sit and reach to stretch those hammies, but take yours to the next level by adding a quick, forceful twist to each side before bending forward. Instead of holding the stretch for a long time, keep sitting back up and twisting before folding again, alternating sides. Remember to engage your abs for the entire workout (even when you're reaching for your toes) to make the most of this ab-work-flexibility combo.
Jennifer Lawrence Lunges: Jennifer Lawrence had to get into great shape to be able to run around and shoot arrows on the set of the Hunger Games. To get lean, strong legs, Lawrence logged some serious lateral lunges. To perform these correctly, grab two weights and hold one in each hand. Start with small, three or five-pound ones, and work your way up from there. Start standing, with your feet together and lunge your right foot about three feet out, not in front of you, but directly to the side. Bend your right knee, keeping your left totally straight and toes pointing forward. Repeat on the left. Do three sets of 10 and work up from there.
Angelina Jolie Arms: Amp up your arms to look strong and toned like Angelina's with some good, old-fashioned bicep curls. Start with a weight that exhausts you after about three reps of 10. Then push yourself to perform two more reps. Gradually add weight every week or two.
Get a Butt like Brooke Burke: Brooke gets her toned, bubble butt by focusing much of her toning effort on her behind. Start with criss-cross lunges, where, instead of stepping out like you would in a lateral lunge, step behind, crossing your legs and bending both knees. Like with the lateral one, shoot for three sets of 10 and increase gradually. Follow up with squats and some intensive cardio and you'll have a bum-to-die-for in no time.
Up your Heart Rate like Jessica Simpson: Cardio's a big part of Jessica's weekly workout routine. Amp up your heart rate and burn calories fast with some of her favs, including running on the treadmill and outside, elliptical workouts, stair jumps and hiking.


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As Snowden makes a surprise video appearance at "TED' (technology, entertainment and design) conference at the Vancouver convention center, it is the 'Snowden' era where everything that comes to us on our computers, tablets and smart phones is questioned for security level, reports Molly Woods on the N.Y. Times Bits today.
There are all types of secure from a lightweight can't access your data to 'Snowden' level of security at 'military grade' and better than NSA reach. Most security apps claims are such that they are still lightweight and according to cryptographer and security expert Bruce Schneier. You don't trust your life with the apps.
What type of security level do you need and who are you keeping out of your messages. Why do you need security?
Schneier gives a list of apps to consider at where your need lie. There is TextSecure recently returned in a new format of security. It is a private messaging app that sidesteps SMS (Short Message Service) and in its new rebirth is a WhatsApp-style, with encryption built in by default.
Gliph, a communications app that you download from the iTunes store and create your first Bitcoin secured wallet. You can attach a Blockchain.info or Coinbase wallet and pop open the Gliph app to quickly check the balance at any time. It provides encrypted messaging and email services that add up to a 'Snowden' approved app.
Snowden may now be familiar with Telegram, the Russian messaging app, that is so well encrypted that the uber confident creators offered a $200,000 competition prize to anyone decrypt its traffic. No one, so far has broken through the encryption.
Military grade security level for messages, photos and videos can be found on Wickr. This app is secured to a particular device which 'self-destructs' in Mission Impossible mystique in a real delete mode after transmittal.
'It's pretty stupid to text knowing that we lose control of the text once we hit send,' says Mark Cuban, billionaire, Shark Tank investor and founder of Cyber Dust. 'Even the most innocent text loses its context and can be misunderstood over time.' Messages disappear forever on this app in the most secure encrypted method and it is receiving five stars on the iTunes store reviews.
Schneier believes that when you encrypt text messages you expect the level of security that you would expect from an alarm service on your home but know that it is not military level.
To find more about apps see the list below in Author's suggestions and the video atop this article from Digits on 'Seecrypt' app for military level encrpted privacy.


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Luxury Livin' without the $$$
I have an itty-bitty little house. Two bed, two bath. The typical 20-something pad, complete with kitten. And I'm okay with that. I'm going to live there 'til the day I die, actually, because I refuse to shell out the cash for another home. Read More


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"We Always Swing"® Jazz Series presents
Hilaro Durán & Jane Bunnett w/ Candido Camero
Photo Credit Danilo Navas
This season's Dr. Carlos Perez-Mesa Memorial Concert brings together three tremendously engaging artists in a small-group setting. Two, pianist Hilario Durán, the Cuban native turned Toronto transplant, and saxophonist/flutist Jane Bunnett, the native Torontonian, have participated in this special Jazz Series event previously – and separately – each leading their own bands. In Durán's case his trio "hosted" the Perez-Mesa concert five years ago; as for Bunnett, she and her vivacious Spirits of Havana ensemble appeared during the 2003/2004 season. Having the two musicians share the stage is not uncommon at all; they have been doing so for more than two decades. They recently released Cuban Rhapsody (Alma), a gorgeous duo collaboration filled with classical-and-folkloric elements enveloped in their combined jazz roots. Not surprisingly, Cuban Rhapsody has been nominated for a 2012 Juno Award, the Canadian equivalent of the GRAMMY®.
"On Cuban Rhapsody the [Duran-Bunnett] match proves to be a magical affair, as they offer performances that are lively yet intimate, adventurous yet lyrical." – allmusic.com
"Bunnett's expressive tone on soprano sax shines… From start to finish, Cuban Rhapsody has a perfect balance of elegance and virtuosity." – Jazz Inside
For those who attended or heard about last season's Perez-Mesa concert with Chucho Valdés, perhaps his take on his fellow countryman and pianist might encourage you to attend this event: "Hilario Durán is an unparalleled pianist, as well as being a composer and arranger of the first order…one of the greatest Cuban pianists of the 20th century." — Chucho Valdés
Listening to a Bunnett-Durán Duo concert is enough to excite and engage audiences on its own, but for this year's Perez-Mesa event, the musicians' appearance will be greatly augmented by 91-year-old Candido Camero. The master and seminally influential conguero moved from his native Cuba to New York City in 1946 putting him smack in the middle of the then-bourgeoning Bebop Movement.
Almost instantly word of Candido's arrival spread and he became a hot property, working with such premier jazz and Latin icons as: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra and the great Mario Bauza. Candido's uncanny ability to anchor bands of all sizes, from trios to orchestras – and do so with flare – earned him the respect of musicians and critics alike. Heralded as the father of the technique known as "coordinated independence," the 2008 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master designate – stands as one of the preeminent procreators of the conga. He, more than anyone else, is the person who expanded the instrument's presence, moving it front and center – first using two then three, finely tuned drums simultaneously. Add Candido to a Durán and Bunnett a concert and it becomes an event with exceptional possibilities.
The concert is sure to sellout quickly given that it is purposely set in the more intimate Whitmore Recital Hall, in MU's Fine Arts Building and timed to serve as the unofficial opening of Cultural Bricolage, the Cuban-centric interdisciplinary conference that runs Nov. 11-13, 2012. The Jazz Series is pleased to collaborate with the conference that is centered on Ediciones Vigia, a collective of artists located in Matanzas, Cuba, that publishes unique, handcrafted art-object books.
"Hilario Durán is an unparalleled pianist, as well as being a composer and arranger of the first order…one of the greatest Cuban pianists of the 20th century".
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Hilaro Durán & Jane Bunnett w/ Candido
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Hello, I'm seeing a problem in my codes where I have many clients using the multiplexer with nonblocking i/o all connected to a master process also using the multiplexer and nonblocking i/o and the master process only wants to serve one client for a very long time, then switch to another, and serve it a very long time. Meanwhile everyone is ready for work and should be marked as ready in the file descriptor set. This makes me wonder, is IOLib using EPOLLET to do edge triggered I/O in the linux backend? If so, I think that's not what most people will want since if data is left in the input/output buffers due to a short read/write, you'll never be notified of stuff left there. I want level triggered I/O to force pumping of the data regardless of what happens. Is there a means in IOLib I can control the edge/levelness of the backend? Thank you. -pete


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When the Golden Trio graduate from Hogwarts everything goes as planned, Hermione goes to University and Harry & Ron become aurors. What happens when Hermione chooses a career path- and it leads her to someone that used to be her worst enemy...
Genres: Drama, Romance, Young Adult Era: Post-Hogwarts Characters: Blaise (M), Cho, Draco, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, Luna, Pansy , Ron Pairings: Draco/Hermione, Harry/Ginny, Ron/Luna
Advisory: Strong Language, Strong Violence, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Substance Use or Abuse, Sensitive Topic/Issue/Theme, Contains Spoilers
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Inertia (Impulse, Book 1) by Amelia Gormley
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Professional handyman Derrick has been on his own for ten years. Caring for his dying grandparents in his late teens, on top of losing his parents at a younger age, has left him emotionally drained. He feels incapable of going through any more pain, so he avoids any emotional entanglements. He thinks his life is okay, at least until he meets Gavin.
Gavin is a well-to-do accountant whose flirtations confuse Derrick, whom he has hired to install some shelves. But while he flirts, Gavin has his own baggage that keeps him from following through. It takes a while for the two to overcome their inner conflicts and get together. Even then, it's not smooth sailing.
"Inertia" is a somewhat unusual modern romance. The characters don't instantly fall in love, and into bed. Most of this book, the first in a series, is spent with the two men, especially Derrick, trying to convince themselves to take a chance and open themselves up to the possibility of a relationship. In that regard, we get a lot of introspection from Derrick as he tries to decide if he can possibly stand to expose himself to the risk of losing someone again. Frankly, it gets a little tedious at times, and when we get the man's inner thoughts expressed in the middle of a conversation with Gavin, it's a bit distracting.
The two men only finally connect near the end of the book, in a couple of urgent, needy sex scenes. There is not the slightest whiff of kink to the sex, although there is the merest hint that Gavin may have the desire to dominate, while Derrick seems on the verge of discovering a submissive side to himself. The sample first chapter from the second book included in the review copy seems to suggest even more that the two are headed for a D/s relationship.
While the writing on "Inertia" was competent enough, the style didn't really engage me. The constant introspection from Derrick was a little too much at times, and also got rather repetitive. He's emotionally crippled, we get it, make a new point or move on. Rehashing the same points made this a rather tedious read, despite an interesting plot and some realistic characters.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
My mother's mother, Ruth Kay, died last night. She was 95 years old. Her grandchildren called her "Nanny" when they were young, then "Nan." Her three great-grandchildren knew her as "G.G." for "great-grandma."
Nan's husband, Sam, aka "Papa," died of a heart attack in 1983.
Papa died just a few weeks before my 16th birthday. He must have felt it coming because he insisted that he and Nan give me the gold bangle they'd got me early. I still have it, of course.
Nan had been unwell for quite a while. I think Mother's Day in 2012 was her last good outing.
Nan's survivors include her two daughters: my mother, BarbaraB, and Mom's younger sister Susan. Her grandchildren are me; my younger sister, Terri Berry; and Susan's son, our cousin Gary.
Her great-grandchildren are Sammy, Sebastian and Sabrina. All the "S" names were inspired by Papa's first name.
I don't believe in an afterlife, but I do enjoy contemplating what the ideal one would be. I've decided that it would be an A+ version of a typical day. So, in my imagination, Nan is on her way to the local beauty parlor where she will get the Best! Hairdo! Ever! while having a good gossip. Then she's going to go home and make excellent potato latkes and very dry sponge cake for Papa. I explained this concept to my gorgeous friend Stacy and she said, "I hope your Nan figures out how to make her cake less dry!" I said no way — Papa won't recognize her if the cake is different! Besides, it's an A+ day, so he'll praise it more than ever.
RIP, Nan.
UPDATED TO ADD: I guess I was so shocked by this news that I forgot to share my No. 1 Nan story. Luckily, BarbaraB reminded me of it. I was Nan's first grandchild. After I was born, Nan was brought to the nursery to take a look at me. She then turned to my mother's doctor and declared:
"Doctor … THERE LIES A GENIUS!"
The doctor was all, "Um … I take it this is your first grandchild?" Nan was like, "Yeah, and she's a genius."
Nan must have told me this a thousand times during my childhood. Thanks for having faith in my smarts, Nan!
UPDATED AGAIN TO ADD: BarbaraB wrote, "She and Papa adored you. You used to sit on her back. When you got excited and kicked your feet, Papa would love it so. He said, 'She just crawls into your heart." Nan gave you a string to play with and it kept you busy while you marveled at it. She also sang 'Us on a Bus.' And gave you and Terri farmer cheese."
She gave me farmer cheese right up until the day she had to move out of her house a couple of years ago. I still think farmer cheese is the best.
40 Responses to "Ruth Kay: 1918 – 2014"
My deepest condolences on the loss of your dear Nan.
What a beautiful woman (love her at your wedding) and beautiful family. So glad you have the bracelet. And obviously Nan was a smarty for recognizing your genius 😉
So sorry for your loss, she sounded like an incredible lady.
RIP Nan.
So sorry for your loss of Nan. She was a big supporter, and we need all the supporters we can get. I hope her heaven is just as you wrote!
In the 2012 photo, I see that Nan was wearing your heart necklace. So sweet.
Atheist blessings to you and your family.
I'm so sorry for the loss of your dear Nan. Thank you for sharing these wonderful memories of her.
I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Your Nan sounds like a real cracker, and i hope she's making that extra dry cake right now for your Papa.
Christine xoxo
My sympathy to you and your family for your loss. Thank you for sharing your fond memories of your Nan!
Oh Wendy, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.
Thank you for these wonderful stories of your Nan! My condolences and all kindest thoughts to you and your family, WendyB.
So very sorry to hear this sad news. Your dear Nan sounds like a wonderful person. And farmer cheese is the absolute best cheese ever. Sending love and hugs to you and your family Wendy. xoxo
This is awesome! Such wonderful old stories and photos — what a beautiful tribute to your Nan.
Lovely. Farmer cheese with raisins or plain?
So very sorry for your loss, dear Wendy. Grandmas always have a special place in our hearts…and I know your "Nan" will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Your Nan sounds like an amazing woman.
And farmer cheese is THE BEST!!
I'm sorry for your loss. How wonderful that you have so many great memories of her. Wishing you and your family peace and comfort.
Thanks for sharing her with us. Sorry for the loss of her.
Your nan is no doubt one of the women in your life who taught you to kick ass. What a lovely tribute and I am thinking of you (and your family) at this time. Kxxo
Aww Wendy, I am sorry for your loss! But I am so glad you have such fond memories and got so much time with your grandmother!
So sorry for your loss. What lovely memories you have of her though.
So sorry for your loss, lovely tribute. I still miss my "mama" even though (she passed too young), when I was 11 or 12. Grandmothers can be so amazing, I wish I could write about her life but I'm too selfish & like keeping her amazing, although bittersweet life all to myself (and my family.) XXX


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In Defense of Deck Chair Hogs
April 27, 2012 | By Ashley Kosciolek | 51 Comments
51 Responses to "In Defense of Deck Chair Hogs"
April 27th, 2012 @ 6:01 pm
I don't have a problem with chairs held for 30 – 40 minutes while you go get some lunch or go into the pool or to get a drink at the bar. What I do have a problem with is people who apparently throw towels on their chairs the night before to reserve them or get up at 6 a.m.and reserve a chair but you don't see them in the chair until 10 – 11 a.m.
April 27th, 2012 @ 6:04 pm
There is absolutely no reason for hogging a chair. If you are gone for more than 30 minutes, I will take it. Period. If you want to leave your chair and come back to it, the answer is simple – come back within 30 minutes. If you can't do that, then you don't deserve your chair. If you have kids to tend to, or you will be gone longer than 30 minutes, then find another chair upon your return. That's what my wife and I did. You can be that polite too.
Gene Millsaps
April 27th, 2012 @ 6:20 pm
30 minutes is reasonable. Some kind of limit is appropriate, and the cruise lines serve us better by publishing and enforcing their rules.
April 27th, 2012 @ 6:24 pm
I see both sides. I've only been on one cruise and have #2 coming up. We never scouted out a chair and always got lousy spots or none at all. I'm trying to figure out how to approach next time. Do we get chairs and check in on them every half hour?
April 27th, 2012 @ 6:40 pm
I think 30 minutes…no problem. What I take exception to is when I get to the pool at 7:30 in the morning there are rows of chairs with towels, books etc. on them and the scoundrels don't show up til at least 10:00am. That is very selfish. A thousand hits with a wet noodle for you. You know who you are:(
April 30th, 2012 @ 10:09 am
If you are in your chair it is yours. If you are not in your chair it is not yours. Even thirty minutes is too long to make such prime real estate unavailable to everyone else while you are off doing something else. Maybe five minutes to go to the bathroom. That's it.
April 30th, 2012 @ 10:41 am
I read all the time about this being such a problem, but I have never had a problem finding a chair on any of the 3 cruises I have taken to the Caribbean, Bermuda or the Mexican Riviera.
Sandra Pickett
April 30th, 2012 @ 12:06 pm
I think when you want to go and sit by the pool or out on deck that is when you try and get a seat.If you have no intention on using that chair for an hour or more it is rude to go and claim it for yourself so its there when you feel like using it.We always let the chair go if we are going to eat or do something that is going to take a chunk of time.If its a quick bathroom break or we are taking a quick dip that is a little different.
April 30th, 2012 @ 12:12 pm
This does not fully represent "the other side of the arguement", rather it simply puts focus on an "occasional occurance". The real gripe about chair hogs is when they tie up a seat for HOURS, not 34 minutes. If you wish the other side of the arguement to have merit, I suggest getting the folks who think it's OK to tie up a non used chair for hours to step up and explain.
April 30th, 2012 @ 12:20 pm
The poster who wrote about going into the pool with his kids misses the point. His chair will have more than a towel on it and people will know it is being used.
The issue is when there is just a towel and it is being held by a hog.
I think everyone needs to have a little courtesy and understand that ships are no designed to have everyone using the pool at once and therefore is you leave the pool area you should not expect to have you seat held.
April 30th, 2012 @ 1:56 pm
Do you leave your belongings in the buffet restaurant all day, knowing that you'll be hungry later and wanting to ensure that your preferred table is there, reserved just for you?
No, of course not, that would be silly (and not allowed since it is a shared space that others may want to use).
So why is it okay to do that on the deck or anywhere else on the ship?
When you're done in the sun, take your stuff with you.
April 30th, 2012 @ 2:02 pm
I think the Four Seasons really has this worked out. They have pool attendants that tell you when you arrive that they will only hold a chair for one hour. If you are gone more than one hour, they collect your items and you can pick them up at the cabana. If they run out of chairs they start a wait list. Everyone knows the rules and no one is disappointed. I wish the cruise lines could model this system.
I stayed at the Four Seasons Maui for a week. They were completely full and we never had a problem getting a chair.
April 30th, 2012 @ 2:13 pm
People shouldn't leave stuff on chairs and be gone for over an hour to eat or whatever. I saw a couple leave their towels and magazines on 2 chairs and then left… over an hour later when I left, they still didn't come back! But since they left magazines, no one touched them.
It's also the staff's fault for not enforcing the rules and removing the towels.
I also don't see why people can't throw their used towels in the bins when they leave instead of leaving them on the chairs, so people can actually find empty chairs!
April 30th, 2012 @ 2:54 pm
I feel like getting lunch with your kids or going into the pool or bathroom is one thing, but i agree that it is the earlybirds who hog it till 10 or 11 just so they can get breakfast and sleep more. My beach timeshare has a problem with this so they have added numbered stickers to the front pole of all of there chairs. Two workers walk around with an ipad that has a map of the pool area and sections that were numberd off. There is also a time table on the ipad, and each chair has a specific stopwatch on this table. After 30 min. the alarm goes off for a certain chair and the ladies find that chair and either take away the items, or if there are people sitting on it, they will restart the timer. This system works great. It makes you check up on your lounge every so often to make sure the workers didnt clean it up. At a different pool they are starting to give out passes to timeshare owners (one per family member) that allow them to walk down to the pool in the morning and place plastic blue passess with thier last name around the front bar and save that lounge till 10. after ten people can take it. Then there is a green pass from 11:30 till 1 for lunch. this works pretty well, but if cruises start doing the first plan there would be no more chair hogs ever!
April 30th, 2012 @ 4:51 pm
I have to admit the whole idea of the Chair Hog, or CH for short, is troubling me. I've fallen under 60 days to go for my very first cruise, and I'm excited beyond words. However, I'm traveling with my family (5) plus my folks (another 2)…and I'm worried we won't be able to sit together. I really do hope I'm getting worked up for absolutely no reason and there'll be plenty of seats to go around. Otherwise, lucky both myself and my eldest son are early risers. ;)
April 30th, 2012 @ 6:30 pm
There needs to be a cubby or locker area, where people can keep their shoes, towel , suit cover, and book when they go to the pool. Many people put their stuff on a chair because there is no where else to put it! I don't want to store my towel on the ground with my flip flops. I am forced to look for and find a chair. it is a simple solution.
April 30th, 2012 @ 7:44 pm
Chair hogs have gotten totally out of control. They think because they got up early and threw a towel on a chair, they "own" that chair for the day. I was out by the pool at 8AM on my recent cruise, sitting on my chair reading, and watched an area of 10 chairs with nothing but towels on them. When I left my chair at noon (taking my towels with me), the same 10 chairs were still unoccupied. How unfortunate that there are people that feel so "priviledged"! Please use the chair, and when you are done, remove the towel so that someone else can use it. A little consideration is in order here. What's so hard about that?
April 30th, 2012 @ 7:49 pm
I think overall, the 1/2 hour rule is reasonable. IMO, simply throwing a towel over a chair should NOT constitute \reserving\ a chair. If you are in a pair or a group, have one person designated to watch the chairs while the others break, and rotate back. This has worked well for my fiancee (soon to be wife) and I. If you must leave a chair unattended for a short time, leave something more than a towel, even if only a magazine or paperback book (nothing valuable)
Tom Gauldin
April 30th, 2012 @ 9:31 pm
The solution is to take the unattended chair to a different location and use it, leaving the "belongings" on the deck where the chair had been.
+A solution that could be even better would be to slyly slide the "belongings" under an adjoining chair that is already occupied by someone else. Since the chairs are identical and since the locations are almost the same, the other person is who will be confronted by the angry person and you'll have a front-row seat to watch the fight.
April 30th, 2012 @ 9:53 pm
I wish cruise lines would install poolside storage cubbies. Many times I go to the pool by myself and have little interest in lounging in a chair for an extensive period. Instead I plan on being in the pool, a hotub, sitting on the wet area around the pool, etc. There is simply no place for me to put my pool bag other than a deck chair. Leaving it on the pool deck means it will get wet or kicked around. A poolside cubby would suit me well.
May 1st, 2012 @ 7:24 am
From recent experience on Royal Caribean's Allure of the Sea's: If you did not have a deck chair by the Beach Pool's main seating area by 7AM on sea days you never would! Now there was secondary seating available around that pool that became available throughout the day! There usually was one attempt to police the chairs fairly early to prevent people from coming out at 6AM & not returning untill 9AM or 10AM but that was it! So in my opinion the best defense is a good offense!
May 2nd, 2012 @ 1:00 pm
I definitely have a problem with people holding their chairs recently I was on a cruise April 7th to the 14th when at 6 AM there was not a chair to be had on sea days. Come on now I would scope out chairs that were unattended for an hour or so, then I would get the pool attendant and ask him to enforce the Carnival 45 minute rule and reluctantally they would. If someone did show up I would politely say when I came up on deck the pool attendant was removing the belongings from hogged chairs. I would direct them over to the towel bar. It works everytime.
May 2nd, 2012 @ 1:46 pm
I wish the cruise lines would just add more chairs – and I liked the idea of cubbies. Seems to me that people just want to relax somewhat close to the pool(s), so why not provide enough seating?? Maybe a few less lounge chairs and more upright chairs would save some space…
j miller
May 2nd, 2012 @ 1:57 pm
Put your bottom in that chair and use it or lose it! Going to the bathroom is one thing, but to camp out all morning, afternoon or day is hogging. It is called courtesy to others who paid for their cruise too. If you paid for a deck cabin, use it if you want to sun all those hours. 30 Minutes tops to go to the bathroom. Want to eat? Vacate and find another place later. Maybe if you can't find one you will understand why the rest of us are upset.
Catherine Ewer
May 2nd, 2012 @ 2:03 pm
I was just on a 8 night cruise aboard the Navigator of the Seas. My husband and I went to cool off in the pool for 15 minutes and when we came back these 2 old ladies were sitting in our chairs. They actually threw all our stuff in a pile on the floor. They looked at us and said, \you were not sitting in your chairs\. And the same thing happened to us at the Windjammer Cafe. Our food was on the table and I went to get some water and my husband went to get something else and they sat in our seats. Be aware of the little ole ladies!!!!
May 2nd, 2012 @ 2:26 pm
Why not just take the stupid chair with you when you go get lunch?
May 2nd, 2012 @ 2:28 pm
They say that the worse part of committing a crime and being sent to jail is not the jail, but the people who you have to share it with.
kristine jessen
May 2nd, 2012 @ 2:30 pm
i'm a first time cruiser sailing on carnival dream may 19th. i have already purchased a tiny hello kitty notepad to put on my lounge chair which will tell you where i went, EXACTLY when i left, and how long i expect to be gone. if it's longer than 30 min, there will be no hello kitty note because i'll take my stuff with me !! i may be fat, but i'm no HOG.
kristine jessen
May 2nd, 2012 @ 2:36 pm
i'm just spitballin' here, but i'm thinking marliroo might be one of those "little ole ladies" another poster warned about!! lol
May 2nd, 2012 @ 2:46 pm
I don't think there is a other side of the story. Those examples are not the problems people get mad at. I have gine on a dozen cruises. All sea days I am up and looking for a chair between 7:30 and 8:00 to read and enough the sun etc until about 11 when I head to trivia or something. I never can get a good chair at that time because people have "claimed" them. The majority (90%) go unoccupied the whole time. That is hogging and there is not other side. My last cruise I loved what happened. It was nice until about 9… started clouding up and by 9:30 I moved over to the side to be under the deck as it was going to start pouring. I sat there for the next hour and watched people's books, magazines and towels get drenched.
May 2nd, 2012 @ 3:11 pm
The worst I have read about are people re reserved two sets of chairs all day long. One set in the sun and one set in the shade.
May 2nd, 2012 @ 4:07 pm
I have several solutions for the problem. If you have your chairs, let one person at a time go to the bathroom or lunch. The other can save the empty chair. If you want to eat together, let one person bring lunch back to the chairs. If you're looking for a seat, pick two chairs with towels and sit down. If the people don't come back in 30 minutes, the chairs are yours. If they come back sooner, you can always get up, apologize and move. You can even offer to bring them fresh towels.
John G
May 2nd, 2012 @ 11:17 pm
We don't need "cruise crew time cops"…that would drive up the cost for everyone. We need the idiots to stop tying up chairs for hours when they know they're not going to use them. Grow up chair hogs – you are rude, crude and stupid.
May 2nd, 2012 @ 11:18 pm
We haven't cruised a lot however chair hogs have been present every time. We found two solutions. First, just get a balcony room, yes, it's more expensive but worth being away from the rabble when you need space. Second, it's amazing that everyone is obsessed with poolside. Why not sit away from there? We have found some wonderful spots in different places where hogs don't exist quite as much. Sun is sun,and it can be soaked up from just about anywhere on the deck of a ship.
May 3rd, 2012 @ 4:53 pm
Sitting in sun not my cup of tea but I usually swim early and surprised at how many chairs are already hogged at 7:30 in the morning. Why not make "parking discs" available if someone wants to leave a chair for a short time. Set time when you are leaving and if not back in half an hour chair is fair game for anyone else. No disc and chair is forfeit.
May 4th, 2012 @ 12:53 am
Lots of comments talking about how guests will leave their towels overnight reserving their seats, This is horribly wrong ! so wrong that i think i would stoop low enough to take the towel home at expense of their sail and sign, you are responsible for your towel, think this would be a good lesson to not do that next time. :D
May 4th, 2012 @ 3:12 pm
In defense of the chair hogs, I can't swim so it's appreciated to have a dry seat. If I leave the chair to use the rest room or get something to eat 15 – 30 minutes, I don't want to sit a wet chair because the previous user didn't take the time to dry off. I'm with Charlie, Jen and Robert on their ideas as well. :D
May 4th, 2012 @ 6:04 pm
I completely agree with Jen. Why the need to be poolside? I always find a chair in a great spot on the deck above the pool. There are always chairs to be found up there.
May 6th, 2012 @ 1:14 am
Why sit by the pool with a lot of kids shouting and crying all day when there are so quiet and nice spots on other decks ? If I want to sit near the adults only pool , there is always a deckchair available . We never had this problem on the cruises we went so far .
May 6th, 2012 @ 8:17 am
I agree with the poster who said if people who are leaving the pool area completely would take their towel with them, it would eliminate a lot of hogging. Also, as I read these comments, most of us seem to have a problem with those who put towels down to save a chair at 7:30am and not come back till 10. I have seen this myself several times. Perhaps towels should not be available to them unless at least one member of the party is actually using the chair. My sis and I always eat first then look for a chair. Sometimes we eat poolside so our chairs are occupied. Either way, pool attendents and better rule enforcement should be a consideration as this is a major problem for many cruise lines
May 7th, 2012 @ 12:58 pm
There should be no saving of unattended chairs AT ALL!
You can save a chair for up to 30 minutes, HOWEVER, someone in your party must be present at all times! If you are on the cruise by yourself, you may ask a neighbor to save it, but again only for 30min and they must be present at all times. Otherwise, it's considered NOT BEING USED.
I recently was a on cruise and I couldn't believe all the people that saved chairs – I thought it was BS. Hardly a sole around yet a 100+ chairs were left empty with towels on them.
If I was cruise owner I would enforce NO CHAIR HOGS –
May 7th, 2012 @ 1:01 pm
I like the chair disc timers – wonder how you could make that work.
May 10th, 2012 @ 6:17 pm
while this is of the worthiest complaint issues, there is no need. Taking action is the best communicator. There is nothing at all wrong with the suggestion to remove any towel you please and settle in. I do it all the time. Only one time has someone come in search of "their" saved chair (about 5 minutes after I sat down). I got up and moved to another, which was also hogged (saved). I have otherwise NEVER been disturbed on this issue! I don't think the chair hogs have the nerve! I think they swipe up their towel and slink away unnoticed, as they should. Chairless….
alicia stetzer
May 15th, 2012 @ 5:06 pm
personally i find it humorous to see how worked up people get about the horrors of chair hogging. while i'm on a cruise i am in my happy place, and it would take some serious issues to get me that upset. my family loves sitting in the \prime\ seats on the pool deck right up close to the pool, and to do so we get out there early in the morning. we'll keep those chairs all day as long as we are actually at the pool all day. now if i feel like taking a swim, grabbing a drink or using the restroom, i dont think that gives anyone the right to pounce on my chair and squeeze themselves in between the rest of my family. if someone in my group decides to go watch a movie or participate in one of the lounge trivia games, they'll take their things with them to open the chair to others. call me crazy but that seems fair to me. if i happen to sleep in one morning and the \prime\ chairs are all taken, guess what? i'll find a spot a few decks up where there are plenty of spots – maybe just not as close to the action. i would much rather sit my butt in a far-away chair and catch some rays than circle the pool deck like a vulture, snapping at people about how rude their husbands/grandmothers/uncles are for not using their saved chairs. enjoy your passive aggressive laps around the pool deck – i'll be enjoying my miami vice on the top deck :)
May 18th, 2012 @ 7:38 pm
Of course you find it humerous, #44 Alicia Stetzer, above. YOU are one of the many chair hogs! Read the OTHER 43 comments in addition to yours, Alicia! We don't care for you inconsiderate chair hogs! Why don't you just \sit your butt in a far away chair and catch some rays\ as you put it, so that we don't have to deal with the likes of your kind in the first place?! That would be awesome and assist the rest of us with getting in our \happy place\, too. Passive agressive?? You chair hogs certainly are!!
May 18th, 2012 @ 7:44 pm
Thank you, Lenore #43, above! You are absolutely correct! I guess most of us have been too nice and are concerned about offending others that we didn't think of that. You are brilliant and I'm going to do exactly as you've suggested on my next cruise! I may even cruise more often now that I've discovered (thanks to YOU!) a great way to handle the rude chair hogs! Truly, chair hogs are THE most annoying – sometimes the ONLY annoying – part of cruising, but they are plentiful enough and the staff is spineless enough that they can definitely sour an otherwise wonderful vacation. Thanks, Lenore! I owe you big!
alicia stetzer
May 22nd, 2012 @ 6:16 pm
well i think it's safe to say we've left passive aggressive and entered aggressive territory, kim. i didn't realize it was considered hogging when you are actually using the chairs – maybe that's where we differ. you see a person in a chair and visualize a hog, i see a person in a chair and see a person who paid for their cruise, just like i did, and managed to sit down before i did. why should i get upset about that? when cruising devolves to the point of people elbowing each other to get to the prime chairs at the crack of dawn, then setting up their colostomy bags so they don't have to ever leave to go to the bathroom, that's when cruising is officially no longer for me. in the meantime, i'll enjoy my chair – while i'm using it – and hope i haven't booked a trip concurrently with one of the severely angry people acting out here.
Tom Pecena
May 25th, 2012 @ 12:11 pm
Sitmar cruises had the best system. The deck stewards (always in a starched white jacket and black pants regardless of the temperature….always classy) met you as you arrived, escorted you to a chair, spread a towel out and fastened it to the chair and had another towel rolled up as a head cushion. Then took your drink order. After a 30 minute absence, he would clear the chair for whomever came next. What service they offered. Now days, unless you are ordering alcohol, its almost impossible to get bar service. I have been told, even after ordering drinks and tipping well, that for a water I would have to go to the bar!
May 25th, 2012 @ 1:37 pm
Most people use a pool towel to save their seats…If the ships raised the deposit to say $100 each I doubt very much if anyone would leave one on the chair & I can't think of anything else somebody would use to save a chair that they wouldn't want to be taken while not in the seat!
April 10th, 2013 @ 8:49 am
Here is the picture: I get to the pool with my 6 year old and want to relax and sunbathe while he plays, but I cannot find a single chair to sit down becuase out of 100 chairs, they are all taken, but only by about 15 actual people. The rest have towels and belongings. Who has the priority? Me? The person actually there to use the chairs for what they are designed for? Or the chair Hogg? Who is out doing something else and using the chair to hold their towel for whenever they come back in about an hour or so. I think if everyone used the chairs when they were actually there, and took their stuff when they leave, we would all have plenty of places to sit. But until that happens, I am not about to sit my pregnant but on the ground so someone can have a place to put their towel and a chair to come back to just in case they feel like it. I will move their stuff. If the cruise line has the rule of 30 minutes, I will stand and watch for 30 minutes, if no one comes, I will sit. I have no problem with confrontation.
Dan B
August 20th, 2015 @ 1:48 pm
I love the lounge/chair hogs. Think of their towels and flip-flops as place holders for you (especially the early morning risers–they're not going to be back anytime soon)! When you get to the pool and notice a bunch of empty hogged chairs, put them on a 45 minute timer. If they don't return within that time (and they usually don't), promptly remove their stuff, or have pool staff do it, and the seat is yours! Kind of cool if you don't get caught up in the hype. Tell them that some "other couple" gave up the seats to you to avoid any difficulties…
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A first-grade student at a school in Houston received a punishment for drawing on her desk, but it was much worse than just a reprimand or detention. KHOU reported on July 30, 2014, that the student at Westwood Elementary School actually had her desk taken away and was forced to sit on the floor for up to as many as four weeks.
The family of the little girl did not wish to be identified, but the anger and outrage is prominent.
The mother of the first grader did say that her daughter got in trouble for drawing on her desk at school. The mother said that she received an email from the girl's teacher, and it advised her of the punishment, but apparently not all of it.
"She lost her recess, she went to the principal's office and then she had to wash the desk and that was it," she said. "I was never told that her desk was removed."
My Fox 8 reported that the little girl showed up at school the day after her punishment was handed down and noticed that her desk was gone. Confused, the girl asked her teacher where her desk was and she was advised that she wouldn't get it back until the second grade.
It was then that the girl was told to sit on the floor, and that is where she sat for four weeks before telling her parents.
"I asked her why did you not tell me and she said I was too scared to tell you mama," the mom told us. "She thought what she had done was so bad she didn't deserve to have a desk."
School officials and investigators looked into the incident and have said that the teacher received a reprimand for her management in the classroom. A statement was released by Spring Branch ISD:
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Wet, damp conditions continue in Atascosa County. Fog each morning, followed with misty rain and light scattered showers, has added a green color to the landscape. Lots of winter weeds are growing and providing forage for livestock.
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