text: Dorleen went home to be with the Lord on January 24, 2013, after a short illness, surrounded by her family. She was one of the kindest most giving individuals you could know and it showed by how many friends and relatives came to visit her during her final weeks. Dorleen was born July 14, 1943 in Ventura, CA to parents Lee and Elsie (Waldell) Hildreth. She was the youngest of five children. The family moved to Gold Beach, OR, where she was raised. She graduated from Gold Beach High School in 1962 and recently enjoyed her fifty-year reunion. Dorleen married her first husband, Donald Sthen in 1962 and moved to Roseburg, OR. She attended Roseburg Beauty College and worked as a beautician until 1966 when she had her first child. In 1967 she had her second child, and spent time doing hair wigs to earn extra money, allowing her to be a stay at home mom. Dorleen later divorced and married her second husband, rancher Ben Dawson Jr. in 1977. Becoming a rancher's wife involved working with livestock, and doctoring sick animals. This was a love for her, because she originally wanted to be a vet. She had two more children in 1978 and 1979, which kept her busy with school activities, 4-H, FFA, President of the Deer Creek Community Club and member of the grange. Dorleen's favorite hobbies were tole painting, painting pumpkins, going to garage sales and auctions, collecting antiques and cookie jars. Some of her fondest moments were going on a trip to England with other ranchers, and spending time with her beloved grandchildren. She is survived by her husband Ben; son Bret Sthen (Roseburg); daughter Kelly and Rocker Head (Klamath Falls); son Dan and Breanne Dawson; grandkids: Drew, Carter and Reagan (Roseburg) Loralei, Ellie, Jace and Quinn (Arroyo Grand, CA); son Doug and Lea Dawson; stepdaughter Nancy and Don Cannon (Gold Hill) and step-grandchildren Matt and Mike Debrick and Cody and Lee Sandberg and families; stepdaughter Cathy and George Sandberg (Roseburg); and her sister Shirley and Max Harrison and Dolores and Ron St. Marie and many numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Sam Hildreth and sister Maxine Schaefer. The family would like to thank Hospice and all her family and friends for their love and support, visits, cards and flowers. Donations can be made in her name to the Douglas County 4H program P.O. Box 1165, Roseburg, OR or to Pine Grove Church in Roseburg, OR. There will be a viewing available Friday, February 1, 2013 from 2-7 p.m. at Pearson's Funeral Home. Services will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 12 p.m. at Umpqua Valley Christian School, Formally known as Deer Creek School in the original gymnasium. Following the service there will be a potluck. A food dish is appreciated but not required. At 2:30 p.m. the burial service will take place at Burt Cemetery.


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Our new reading room
Recently I came across this idea and decided I should turn the space into a library of sorts. Now I am so pleased with this space and my girls love it, too. It's just so inviting to grab a book and cozy up for a bit. Another plus is that the books are no longer getting left all over the floor because the books are so easy to browse through and even easier to put back. Yes, even my 2 year old can put the books back now and it looks as neat as it was before she started.
It was such an inexpensive project and so easy to do that I put it up all by myself when the hubby was out of town. I bought some vinyl raingutters, brackets, and endcaps and then cut them to the size I wanted. I changed my mind on the bottom piece and ended up not cutting it at all. I just hung the entire 10 foot piece. The other pieces were quite easy to saw through with a hack saw. This project only took about 45 minutes from start to finish.
This doesn't hold all the books we have, but I am going to rotate the books a bit so that something always seem new and appealing - an idea from Art for Little Hands.
And see that comfy looking beanbag in the corner? That's new, too. I bought an inexpensive shell and filled it up with some of the kids' stuffed animals. We have a TON of stuffed animals. I am thinking this will be a great way to store them and rotate them as well.
Now that this space has a purpose, I want to add some of these raingutter shelves to each of the girls' rooms as well.
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We do the same thing with our stuffed animals. We have far too many and I bough a spider shaped bean bag at Ikea and stuffed it with the animals. I wanted to do the rain gutter book shelves. I did it with an ikea shelf and it fell down the other day. I wish I had a larger area and that our walls weren't plaster so things would stay hung.ReplyDelete
I love this reading area.
I love this idea, I actually saw this on blog land about a year ago and thought about doing it in our play room, but never did! I love it!ReplyDelete
What a great idea! I love the forward facing bookshelves. We're moving next year and will have a dedicated playroom for my son. I will use this for inspiration! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Love it - it looks so inviting - the way books are presented really makes a difference to how kids use them don't you think. Well done!ReplyDelete
What a cozy, inviting reading space!ReplyDelete
I really like those shelves - my younger two boys leave books out constantly because it's difficult to put them away on a regular bookshelf. We need to try this!ReplyDelete
I've been wanting to do this as well! Yours turned out great! I love that you did it yourself too.ReplyDelete
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That bean bag idea is crazy smart. And the book shelves are gorgeous- very form follows function- Love it!ReplyDelete
What an awesome reading space! We are fans of the forward facing books too =) My hubbie made this one out of plywood! http://theeducatorsspinonit.blogspot.com/2011/09/tot-school-on-farm.htmlReplyDelete
fabulous - i would love a space lie hat!ReplyDelete
I adore this space! Where did you get the bean bag cover?ReplyDelete
Britney, the bean bag cover came from Smith's Marketplace. I'm sure you can find them at Walmart or Target though.ReplyDelete

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Kia Soul
Thanks for the replies. Will be test driving one in the near future; kind of excited about it. Be nice to get back shifting a standard transmission, since my 84 Mazda GLC. I would hope the shifting would be as easy and simple as it was.0
FWIW I leased the Soul last week - ! (exclaim), Premium. I REALLY like it. I leased it as a business vehicle - as it is a rolling box I am having it wrapped. Turns out I like it far more than I thought I would. I admit, I'm a bit of a car snob (I just got my 5 Series last April). Yeah, the 5 has some "standard" features you can't get on the soul, like power seats and of course my beloved heated steering wheel, and the 5 rides very zen-like - The Soul on the other hand is MUCH lighter - so the 164 hp engine that could is zippy - it's only 2 wheel drive (nice big 18" wheels), decent 6 speed transmission, and I LOVE the glowing speaker lights (love it or hate it i guess).
The heated seats work fairly well. The power folding mirrors are fine. Moonroof, check. All in all, I really like the Soul - far more than I thought I would.
I ultimatley won't be driving it at work, however for those times that I do, well, I won't mind - and in fact, I kind of look forward to it.
I will post separately on the GPS...0
Hi All,
I'm hoping some folks can chime in and help me - I got my Soul one week ago today - and REALLY like it.
the GPS voice started out perfectly, and the second day I drove it, it intermittently went from very clear to sounding garbled. At times i thought i heard static, as is from a loose connection. when the voice would get garbled, the chime would also sound horrific - almost like cat scratch on blackboard bad. At times i'd bang the center console and the voice would go back to perfect, however the last time it happened, well, it never went back to perfect.
I brought it to the dealership and left it for the day, and they said nothing was wrong.
After I complained, they had one of their techs come in the car with me and he agreed it didn't sound right.
Today, I spoke with the service manager - he claims he had reached out to Kia engineering, and also checked the other souls on the lot, and they all sounded like this, it is a known software issue, and they are going to do a major software upgrade "at some point in the future" to add UVO, etc.
I told him (respectfully) that while there may be software issues, I'm pretty sure I'm experiencing a hardware issue - either a loose connection, or something else.
1) anyone else experience issues with the voice being unclear and the chime sounding awful?
Also, today the GPS lost it's fix on the road even though it showed a solid satellie signal (the compass needle was red) - it had me going through people's yards, and for 5 minuteds woudln't correct even after some turns. THAT I do believe is a software issue - just wondering if anyone else experienced.
i thought about complaining to kia corporate - i really do think the service manager was blowing me off - and i don't want to wait 3 months or however long for a software upgrade that i really think won't fix my issue.
any thoughts appreciated - if i had more time i'd go there and demand to hear the gps on a different car to compare. thanks again for any responses.0
Went to a local dealer and checked out the 2013. Friendly salesman, low pressure, and could answer every question, I launched at him. Looking at the Base, the price is attractive at $15489 (US) with a 1.6L, 6 speed standard transmission, steel rims ( which I prefer), keyless lighted entry, power windows, bluetooth, and it did have the 6 speaker radio. The automatic was $2000 dollars higher and had a few more features like heated power mirrors. Went there looking for a standard, so that's what we took on the road. Salesman peeling the paper off the hood, we took it around the parking lot a few times, and proceeded on the road. The heater was pumping warm air in a couple minutes. Their were no air leaks from any of the door seals. ( cold climate). Surprised me in the amount of power the motor was giving us. Salesman said they had improved the fuel injection system as the Koreans are fast to act on prior low power complaints. The transmission shift was smooth and clutch linkage was very user friendly. The first gear was a little faster, than I expected. Handling was another pleasant surprise. Fairly tight on the turns, and recovered nicely on abrupt, sharp turn of the wheel. The electric steering was giving me enough road feel, and was comfortable from what I'm use to. I did noticed a few things on negitives. ( have a 30+ year mechanical back ground) The tires were 195 65R 15, and the treadwear rating was a mere 440, which is low, maybe 40,000 mile. The underneath of the uni body is already under coated, which I question about thickness of the metal, rust through. The channel rear main beam, which could hold salt and contamination rusting through in 5 years or less. The doors had to be shut harder, as the seals held them out. ( this could be a + as they might seal better) I also question some of the size of the wires, as the gauge look a little light.( remember a past Korean chevy, that had light wiring issues) All in all, the Soul did impress me. It was fun to drive. We were not able to make a deal this day, but wouldn't rule out future purchase.0
banna_smith Posts: 1sounded great, thanks for sharing. I like the look of the Soul a lot, just need to pluck up the courage and go and test drive (I have had bad experiences with car buying)0
tested the auto tranny model last week and was quite impressed. Ingress/egress was great so I understand while many older folks purchase this rig. Comfortable seating with terrific vision all around it. Good brakes, responsive acceleration, dash layout was just o k and the switchgear was just mediocre but acceptable. Overall, I'd give this vehicle an 80 out of 100 score. Seemed a bit plain jane inside and other import interiors do a more commendable job. Might consider this as a possible next vehicle if they improve the interior and have an option for 16" tires...these seem to be a great compromise since 15" are just too small and 17" are way too big...16" is the sweet spot for great handling and road feel. Do this Kia and I'd look. Need to try the Sportage actually as it might be just what I'm looking for!
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Bit puzzled on your comments, do you not realize that the model you tested is only the base model, you can upgrade the interior and also get 16" tires by moving up to the next model. Not sure which country your located but in the US it would be the + model and in Canada the 2u model.
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My salesguy was pretty lame actually...he knew i wasn't buying today so he showed minimal interest in me as a customer. He never even discussed different models which was foolish on his part. No brochure, no nothing. Stupid salesman really, as I'd never throw any business his way because of his attitude. He had no idea that maybe, just maybe I'd have a change of heart and want the Soul and return to buy it. Even when I was all over the red Rio in the showroom, he did nothing, not even ask if I wanted a brochure on that car. But I guess he knew I was not a ready buyer. But I wouldn't buy from his store anyways. Would go to the dealer across town. Did that with the Versa for the kid. These folks had our car but they wouldn't deal and asked the wife for a ridiculous price. Went across town, made the guy a fair offer, he accepted. We told him where this car was and he did a dealer trade. Two days later it's parked in our driveway, period. When I, we're ready to buy, we are ready. If one store won't deal, I find another that will. Has happened on the last couple of purchases. These same guys were price stupid when I bought my Civic. Went to a nearby dealer and did the deal. History repeated itself twice here.
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the 2014 model will be introduced at the New York Auto show on March 27th (press day)0
We'll after much consideration, bought a 2013 Base MT on March 1st. The hold out was my trade in, but they finally gave in; NOT. The vehicle is very fun to drive. It has put pleasure back into driving. On the 3rd tankfull of gas, averaging 28.7 MPG, around town, using the old fill up, mileage method. I'm very happy with that, considering Kia rating of 27 MPG. Didn't come with keyless entry, as previous mention. Dealer installed that to make the deal. Now I'm working on the fog- running light installation.0
just announced this morning at the NY Auto Show
- 2.4" wider opening of the lift gate
- will be available in 7 new exterior hues including the two at NY Solar yellow and Inferno Red
- ideas taken from the Track'ster – large trapezoidal lower air intake and fog light location and the and the "floating" body color panel inset into the lift gate and also lifting as many of the Track'ster's circular interior reference points as possible
- liberal use of expansion foam thoroughly fills body cavities, reducing outside wind and road noise
- reinforced isolation pad in the cargo area and poly-urethane-layered carpet helps reduce overall interior noise levels by approximately 3 decibels.
- Built on a all-new chassis that is nearly 29% stiffer than before
strengthening the body at key connection points along the cowl, upper and lower B-pillars, cross members and at the C-pillars
- fully 66% of the chassis utilizes either Ultra High Strength Steel (35%) or high strength Steel (31%)
- A-pillar is 0.8" narrower for improved outward visibility
- application of structural adhesive around the door openings and along the roof also helps improve torsional rigidity
- heavily revised front and rear suspension, the front sub-frame utilizes four bushings to reduce ride harshness and impact booms over rough pavement
- the stabilizer bar has been moved rearward on the McPherson strut front suspension, while the steering box has been moved forward, lending better balance and subsequently improved handling and benefits to on-center feel
- one-piece steering gear housing is stronger (current two piece), improving steering response and reducing impacts felt through the wheel
- optional Flex Steer, allow the driver to select 3 distinct steering settings – comfort, normal and Sport
- shocks on the rear torsion bar suspension have been turned vertically and lengthened allowing for more suspension travel and improving ride comfort
- 2.0L NU power plant is updated with GDI technology
- both engines have been tuned to provide more low-end torque (9% more torque at 1500 rpm on the 2.0L and 5% more on the 1.6L)0
These new pics look great and it seems the Soul is aging very nicely especially the nicer interior, a major improvement over the current model. Drove one the other night from West Palm to Miami airport and it was just o k...a bit loud but hopefully they have addressed that issue with the new 2014 model. The seat fabric was just o k and hopefully this will be addressed to. The whole vehicle needs to be updated so it is competitive with other vehicles in this econocar segment. I really like the higher roof line and bet Kia could sell so much more once they "mature" this vehicle and make it more mainstream so more will put it on their short lists. I definitely would if they put some more lux into it and smooth out the ride. They really should check our the Chrysler 200, yes, the Chrysler 200 to see how smooth a car can ride...this vehicle is a real sleeper as it does everything well. Sure it's very bland looking but it rides so nicely and everything in it just "works"!
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Attention HOST: - why is my threads getting relocated to one main thread, just makes it that much harder to find anything when everything is group under one heading, doesn't happen on your other threads - why just on the Soul?0
PF_Flyer Pennsylvania Furnace, PAPosts: 9,202We've never broken down a make/model by model years. This comes from long experience. For example, if someone is looking for information about tire and wheel issues with a certain model, we have no need for separate discussions for 2011, 2012, etc. when one general tire and wheel discussion will suffice. We wind up WAY too many discussions and it makes things much harder for users to wade through. It happens on all makes and models, not just here.
Your pics of the 2014 are great, but certainly belong as part of the the general Kia Soul discussion. The Soul group is relatively new and hasn't developed a lot of issue/problem discussions yet, but I'm certain it will.
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not really a fair comparison when you consider the size of the 200, with a 8" longer wheelbase and 28" longer overall length and 600-800 lbs heavier, I think the ride would be different. (wonder how the ride on the 200 compares to the Optima, which is the more comparable model in the KIA lineup)
But it will be interesting to see the improvements in this regard when the model arrives at dealerships - I will be test driving one to see how it compare to my 2012 model0
desidon Posts: 19Any idea?0
latest is third quarter, which can be from July to September. As of the end of May it does not appear the 2014 has gone into production (based on production figures), June figures will not be available till mid-July, once it goes into production is usually takes from 6-8 weeks before you will see them at dealerships, depending, of course where in North America you are located.0
iluvmysephia1 Alamogordo, NMPosts: 7,615at the Kia Soul. 6-speed manual tranny and tha Molten color. White stripe from front down the back, too? Just lookin', of course.
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I have some details on the 2014 Canadian Soul, so if anyone is interested just post your question.0
yyq Posts: 2DETROIT -- Six of 12 small cars performed well in front-end crash tests conducted by an insurance industry group, but some popular models fared poorly in the safety evaluations.
Only the two-door and four-door Honda Civic models earned the top rating of "good" in the tests done by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Dodge Dart, Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra and the 2014 Scion tC got "acceptable" ratings.
But popular models such as the Chevrolet Cruze and Sonic and the Volkswagen Beetle got "marginal" ratings, while the Nissan Sentra and the Kia Soul and 2014 Kia Forte each were rated "poor."0
just set up on their website, some detail info on the new Soul, but no MSRP yet
Base MT - $14,700 (2013 $14,400)
Base AT - $16,700 ($16,200)
Plus AT - $18,200 ($17,700)
Exclaim AT - $20,300 ($19,900)0
I have full details on the 2014 Canadian Soul, any specific questions, just post.0
ksmo Posts: 11I see conflicting or vague information on this so hopefully someone can clear it up for me.
For 2014, can you get a stick shift in the + model, and if so does the stick shift plus come with cruise control? In other words, can you get a manual transmission Soul with factory cruise in 2014?
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simply answer - no, it was dropped for 2014 due to low demand (about 1%) Check out this site
Ok, thank you. Probably rules it out for me, then. Appreciate it.0
your welcome, maybe as an alternative the all new 2014 Forte 5, will have MT in their new SX turbo version. Full details, except pricing is available here
Did you know you can manual shift the 6-speed auto in the Soul?0
Cool, was not aware of the turbo manual Forte 5 for '14. I will check it out.0


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Chris Klotz begins his third year with the Lady Bisons after joining Kevin O'Brien's women's soccer staff in June 2012. The Dana Point, California, native will assist in all aspects of the soccer program.
Klotz joins the Bisons with a wealth of playing experience. He played his college soccer at UC Irvine, where he was a three-year captain and two-time All-Big West selection. While earning a degree in Sociology and a minor in Education at UC Irvine, Klotz was a three-time scholar athlete and President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
Following his collegiate career, Klotz played professional soccer for the Charlotte Eagles from 2006 to 2011. He helped the Eagles to three USL Second Division Final appearances during his tenure.
While in Charlotte, Klotz was responsible for the planning and scheduling of the soccer camps hosted by the Eagles, reaching over 1,000 athletes each summer.
Previous coaching experience includes head coach at Dana Hills High School from 2002-05, volunteer assistant at UC Irvine in 2006, assistant at Grace Academy in 2008-09, assistant at Covenant Day women's soccer, and taking over head coaching duties in 2011-12 for Grace Academy.
Klotz assisted Coach Kevin O'Brien in making Lipscomb history during the 2013 season. The team made it to the Atlantic Sun Tournament for the first time in program history. They finished the year with an overall record of 6-8-5 and a conference record of 3-3-3, a program best.


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DENVER, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A woman whose husband was killed in a Colorado massacre has filed a lawsuit accusing a psychiatrist of failing to use "reasonable care" in treating the suspect.
Chantel Blunk is taking legal action against the University of Colorado, Dr. Lynne Fenton and five other defendants whose names were not mentioned in the suit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Denver, The Denver Post reported.
Blunk's husband, Jonathan Blunk, was one of 12 people killed in Aurora, Colo., July 20, when James Holmes, 24, allegedly opened fire on a movie theater audience. Seventy people were wounded in the attack.
The lawsuit claims Holmes told Fenton, director of student mental health services at the university's Anschutz Medical Campus, "he fantasized about killing a lot of people." The suit alleges Fenton took no further action after notifying the university's Behavioral Evaluation and Threat Assessment team -- and "rejected the idea" of placing Holmes on a psychiatric hold.
"Fenton was presented with the opportunity to use .... reasonable care when the Colorado University police offered to apprehend James Holmes on a psychiatric hold," the suit alleges.
The Post said no court testimony or court documents to date provide an indication why Fenton spoke to police about Holmes. However, the newspaper reported in December Fenton had gone to police after Holmes talked about fantasies in which he killed people.
A university spokeswoman said the "lawsuit is not well-founded legally or factually," the Post said.
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hi channa'
thats a shame , it is a beautiful place to go we had our old van there for the winter season and it went so fast.
the air is clear and so is the sky.
hope to bump into you sometime on our travels.
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hi channa ,
we will be in Aviemore at the begining of feb, might see you there.
Hi Channa,
Seen you active in the posts thought I would drop in and mess up your wall. LOL
I thought your drinking post was very interesting , as I was examined closely by the law the other day whilst parked up near Windsor (I work in London every other week) and the protection officer (a very nice and polite officer ) explained more or less what you posted although ,and I quote " I am not a traffic officer and you are free to park here anytime as long as you do not interfere with the neighbours ". I assume he meant the people who lived in nearby houses as well as the Royal Family ! During further conversation it appears that one of his fellow officers, who lives in Yorkshire, wild camps in the next lay bye when on shift. We come from all walks of life .
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Just in case you haven't noticed, pianist Ramsey Lewis is having a great career.
He's won Grammy awards, hosted successful television and radio jazz programs and even had cross-over hit records on the pop music charts (quite by accident, he assures us). He's been playing professionally since about 1950 and has released more than 80 albums so far.
In his visit to the KPLU/Jazz24 Seattle studios, we hear Ramsey in a very rare solo piano setting, playing songs that are dear to his heart and chatting with jazz host, Abe Beeson, about his life and his music. It's a wonderful opportunity to spend some 'quality time' with one of the jazz piano greats … Mr. Ramsey Lewis.


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Historically, the Adobe Design Achievement Awards contest has been partnering with Icograda, The International Council of Communication Design, to offer mentorships to ADAA category winners since 2009.
Then, in 2013, in celebration of Icograda's 50th anniversary, the 50-for-50th Mentorship program was launched. The newly expanded program was able to offer engaging opportunities with industry leaders, to even more ADAA participants! Fifty industry professionals, from around the world, were recruited to provide a 5-month mentorship or a portfolio review, to as many contestants as possible. So far, the 2013 Icograda-ADAA Mentorship program has reached 432 student designers from 36 countries, with 52 of the selected students receiving a 5-month mentorship during the course of this year.
Check out the Mentorship video here.
Following the overwhelming success from last year, the 2014 Icograda-ADAA Mentorship program will continue making bold strides in providing creative and professional guidance to as many as 500 students worldwide, and in creating a showcase for emerging student talent.
Rachel Tribout, contributing industry mentor, commented, "It has been wonderful meeting Winnie Wong, and I am happily surprised by how much we have in common, which really helps me understand where she intends to go. She has an awesome attitude towards her work, and I have no doubt she will be very successful. I have been doing my best to guide her in different areas; illustration skills, how to respond to a client brief, organizing files, and project management. I wish I had someone mentoring me on professional aspects when I first started, so, I do hope the mentorship will help Winnie in her career development."
– Rachel Tribout, Illustrator and Designer, Captain Blueberry.
Nathalie Lawhead, contributing industry mentor, added, "Jason's claymation work is beautiful. After further discussion, he decided he wanted to create something unique to reflect his work, and use of claymation…. Looking through the student submissions surprised me. There were so many great projects it was hard to choose. The quality of work was amazing, and it left me feeling that the future of the industry is certainly a bright one. I think it's great, that Adobe and Icograda are doing this."
– Nathalie Lawhead, Founder and Creator of Tetrageddon Games, and AlienMelon.
To be eligible for the 2014 Icograda-ADAA Mentorship program, students are invited to submit their best work into the 2014 Adobe Design Achievement Awards. For more information on the program, watch the "How to Apply" video.
Submission deadline is June 20, 2014. Mentors will begin selecting students at the end of July 2014.
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Apologies for having delved into the cream of the crop as far as Rock and Roll cinema — an admittedly mundane exercise in which my poison pen was set on "dull" and aimed in the worst fanboy direction. A nominally interesting column meant to steer the untutored towards some truly great movies but ultimately, my self-indulgence got the best of me; mea culpa.
This week, I steer my craft to the galaxy of stupid and, adjusting my poison pen to "obliterate," I set my sights on the worst Rock and Roll movies, the ultimate losers, those films that aspired to nothing and inspired even less. The most worthless and meretricious pieces of trash exhibiting a feckless disregard for the music and the viewer, lame ideas germinated in the well-fertilized fields of corporate greedheads and then cultivated for no other reason to feed the fatted, golden calf. Films that didn't just fall flat, but sagged so low their bellies displaced the detritus, taking their dubious position at the bottom of the barrel.
What binds these turkeys together is their unabashed cynicism; all over-preening big studio releases basted in bombast and barfed upon the movie-going public with no other reach than to the bottom line. More than that, the music — Rock and Roll — takes a back seat to the sludge that the studios, producers, director and everyone else involved dumped on our doorstep like a flaming sack of dog crap.
Last week, I mentioned the gawdawful schmaltz from the late '50s/early '60s, a class of dreck unto itself. Doubtlessly, the studio heads responsible for those abortions were due the bad acid trips they inevitably suffered (a twisted karmic retribution where the infantile were reduced to wearing diapers ala David Vitter) but they achieved a level of Technicolor camp, harmless (and mindless) B-movies meant as nothing more than 90 minutes of cotton-candy piffle. They can only be viewed as quaint, in retrospect, like walking down into your grandmother's basement and finding a washboard and an old ringer dryer — with sufficient imagination and psychotropic adjuncts, the entertainment value is immeasurable (if not perverse).
Conversely, nothing redeems the mangy curs on this list and the only a masochist, strapped down and forced to watch a few minutes of these, would appreciate a single frame of these monstrosities.
Working backwards, from the least worst to the absolute wretched, behold the power of Hollywood to walk the strip in fishnet stockings, stiletto heels and a faux latex miniskirt and ask, "Wanna' suck on a sewage pipe?"
It has always been my considered opinion that Karaoke is one of the signs of the Apocalypse and "The Rose" (bound to be sung several thousand times a night across the country by tipsy account executives) arose from one of the most overwrought and maudlin cinematic murder scenes ever produced. Why, in 1979, Hollywood felt we needed an extended allegory on the life of Janis Joplin is beyond me; it reminded me of the Monty Python sketch where a slimy movie producer promises Marilyn Monroe to star (her corpse falling out of cupboards or standing in as a footrest).
Bette Midler's histrionic performance as the drugged-out Rose ("Pearl" — get it?) is all emoting and no emotion, endowing her character with all the psychological depth of a junebug banging against a light bulb. Worse yet, Middler and the music make a travesty of Joplin's legacy. Whereas Joplin could command her corner of the universe with her boozy, bluesy ferocity and move mountains, the performances in "The Rose" are flat and flatulent, moving little more than my feet to the exit.
The fact that the Academy granted this stinker four nominations merely proves that, with enough powdered sugar, waste products can look like a cruller.
Never a fan of Oliver Stone — "Salvador" and "Wall Street" were OK — I've found most of his work pedagogic and preachy. However, as bulimic as his worst excesses are (tons of junk thrown in, followed by the inevitable purge of a movie), "The Doors" (1991) presses the gag reflex beyond human endurance. Between the trippy sequences and the pseudo-spiritual palaver, Val Kilmer's portrayal of Jim Morrison, while probably accurate, amounts to a movie that (in the words of Roger Ebert) "is like being in a bar with an obnoxious drunk while you're not drinking."
Apparently uninterested in endowing his characters with any depth or sympathy (like the incidental cartoons of Mickey and Mallory in "Natural Born Killers"), Stone seems torn between trying to reproduce the high of a peyote trip as well as the gut bomb and somnolent agony of a hangover. He succeeds on the latter; on the former, well, only someone who's ingested a fistful of buttons knows where that goes.
Neither a fan of Stone's movies nor much of a fan of The Doors music (though I'll concede they made several truly great songs, however), I can say that no animals were harmed as I decided this garbage was about as endurable as a BB-sized hole in a molar.
I really, really should have enjoyed "Streets of Fire" (1984). With direction by Walter Hill ("The Warriors," "48 Hours"), Ry Cooder's musical direction and the pulp/comic book attempt to tell a "Rock and Roll fable," the movie should have achieved greatness. Unfortunately, this seven-car pile up amounted to little more than art-house pretention and some truly awful Springsteen mock-ups (compositions courtesy of Jim Steinman, the creator of Meatloaf… nuff' said) via Eddie and the Cruisers, the band for which "Bruuuuuuuuuce" really is "Booooooooooo!"
I won't even go into the absurd plot except to say that it merely confirms Willem Dafoe has, by far, the worst actor's instincts for choosing roles. Michael Paré (with a face looking like silly putty wrapped around the head of a G.I. Joe doll) and Diane Lane (um, actually at her hottie-est) round out a cast babbling out dialog that Raymond Carver would have ascribed to a night of bad whiskey.
The harder this movie attempts to achieve its "fable" status, the more it comes across as an episode of "Robot Chicken" after the writers had huffed gold-speckled spray paint.
Breaking out the Miller's Analogy Test booklet, "Streets of Fire" is to inhalants as "Tommy" (1975) is to horse tranquilizers and self-induced oxygen deprivation — an interminably bad trip with all the joy of landing face-first on the floor.
With performances by Tina Turner as The Acid Queen, Eric Clapton as The Preacher and Elton John as The Pinball Champ, one wonders how the movie could go so horribly wrong but it does to an extent surpassing "so bad it's good" territory to "Anyone associated with this road kill of a movie should be sentenced to a year in rehab."
The blame has, I've always believed, largely rested with the confused direction of Ken Russell. Many of his films ("Altered States," "Gothic," "The Lair of the White Worm," among others) have been almost rococo in their surrealistic and hallucinatory elements; in "Tommy," Russell outdoes himself, splattering the screen with images both sickening and scatological (the scene with Ann-Margret writhing around in a sea of baked beans had all the erotic impact of Don Knotts in a speedo). The more Russell assaults us with fetishist imagery and dumbed-down Dadaism, the more our skin crawls with the distinct sense that we're watching something filthy (in a John Waters "Pink Flamingos" sense of the word). The result is a execrable piece of cinematic excess that should only be viewed under severe restraints with a ball-gag firmly in place.
Along with casting non-singers like Ann-Margaret and Oliver Reed in principal roles — Ann-Margaret has a two key range (both flat) and Reed moans like a man with a bad hernia — Russell certainly deserves his share of the blame for the 30-car pileup that is "Tommy." However, the real culprit is producer Robert Stigwood, the same producer of the Gehenna Toilet of bad Rock and Roll movies, by far, the worst of the worst.
Having produced one of the best Rock and Roll movies ever made ("Saturday Night Fever" — see last week's column) and a passable piece of pop pabulum ("Grease") back to back, Stigwood decided to embark on an ambitious (if ill-conceived) project in 1978, a cinematic version of The Beatles' classic "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band."
As careful as The Beatles had been up to that point with their catalog, largely due to their entrenched mutual acrimony, I'm surprised this clunker even made it out of the scrapyard. Unfortunately, the laws of physics and the dictates of good taste were shamelessly violated as this lemon wheezed its way into theaters everywhere, fouling the air wherever it appeared.
With the BeeGees and Peter Frampton starring as the Fab Four (I. Kid. You. Not.), the movie strings together performances by a few late-'70s headliners (Steve Martin, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper and Earth, Wind and Fire) and a cast of thousands who, for all intents and purposes, wander in and out of scenes as if they've lost their way to the buffet table.
The venerable George Burns was enlisted to provide the film's narration — I guess after playing God it was felt he could raise Lazarus and make him dance like a frog on a hot plate — citing a tale, told by an idiot, full of ear-splitting sound and moronic fury, signifying nothing.
Whatever plot existed in pre-production was subsumed by the musical-revue construction of the film that took over, with bands taking the stage and then shuffled off to make room for the next act, with the ruthless efficiency of a subway turnstile.
As for the performances of Frampton and the BeeGees, to describe it "wooden" would be to deny the organic quality of timber. Their acting repertoire amounts to raising one eyebrow to express pleasure, both to express dismay. Otherwise, "deadpan" takes on an entirely new meaning as they sleepwalk through their roles and even their musical performances exhibit all the animated glee of half-filled water glasses shimmying with the vibration of a passing city bus. Apparently, the shame with which they obviously felt in butchering perfectly good Beatles' songs held them in some sort of catatonic paralysis.
There was no reason to make this film and even less reason to watch it. The original Beatles' album was already cinematic in its ambition and effect; putting on the headphones and closing the eyes is more than enough to produce an infinite number of mind movies.
As far as watching Stigwood's atrocity exhibition: Imagine yourself trapped in a flea-bag hotel room with an hysteric, coked-out drag queen while you watch paint peel. While you have a raging hangover. And your wallet is gone.
That would be heaven compared to watching this movie.
Maybe I've been overly cruel in applying my poison pen to these horrible movies. I think not. What was cruel was taking the time to commit these to celluloid and expecting us to be entertained by them. Sometimes, I concede that sociopaths are born and not made, that the extent of sadism knows no bounds.
Watch these movies (this is not a recommendation) and see if I'm right.


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Bow down to the magnificent hotness that is our Babe of the Day, Miss Rhian Sugden.
Sugden is an English model who's been seen everywhere from Loaded, Zoo, Nuts and even in The Sun as a Page Three Girl. You might also remember her stint as a "Forest Woman" in the comedy, 'Your Highness.' Whatever your exposure to her was, there's no denying that Rhian is all kinds of sexy and is definitely someone you want to watch.
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I'm hoping that the next version of PHPBB, the forum software we use, will do this by default so I don't have to hack the current version myself. They're on Release Candidate 7 now, so I don't imagine it will be too long for the final version.


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Country boy, city dad head to Nashville
NASHVILLE -- My college-sophomore son and I make an interesting pair. He'll listen to country music all day long and is teaching himself to pluck a tune or two on the guitar; I'll tolerate the music in limited doses, but if I never heard another country song again, I probably wouldn't miss it.
Can two mismatched people spend a mutually enjoyable day or so in Nashville?
Piece of cake. Make that a piece of pecan pie.
Even if you don't know that a git-fiddle is a twangy word for guitar or that "bless your heart" is Polite Southern for "bite me," Nashville is a fun town. There's plenty to see and do, and the weather's nice even in the dead of winter (compared with what we Yankees endure).
More important, Nashville is a real city, with cool museums, sophisticated restaurants, colleges (Vanderbilt University, and let's not forget Belmont University, which hosted one of the presidential debates), an NHL franchise (seriously; they play hockey down here) and a pro football team that, um, beat up Chicago's pro football team a few weeks ago.
Less important, Nashville has some of the coolest team names: The Titans (football). The Predators (hockey). The Sounds (AAA baseball). Even Vanderbilt's athletic teams are known as the Commodores; I don't think they were named specifically for Lionel Richie's old group, but the town is nicknamed Music City, so who knows?
(Nashville also is known as the "Athens of the South," a goofy nickname hung on the town after it built a lifesized replica of the Parthenon in the late 1800s as part of Nashville's centennial exposition. The Parthenon, rebuilt and gleaming, still stands proudly in Centennial Park.)
Anyway, here we were, Country Boy and City Dad, hanging around in Nashville, with only two problems: Our mutually exclusive musical tastes and the small matter of the boy's under-21 status, which barred him from the honky-tonks and most of the other musical clubs.
We still had fun. And we didn't go near the Grand Ole Opry.
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We set up camp in the Union Station Hotel, a property I'd admired on an earlier trip, when I'd killed a couple of hours in Nashville on my way someplace else. It actually was the city's main railroad station once upon a time, and it looks very much the part of a grand old hotel, with its exterior ironwork and magnificent marble lobby. Behind the front desk is an enormous, old-timey display of train arrivals and departures, as though the station were still operating. And among the myriad sofas and chairs in the lobby, some women in beautiful dresses were being photographed.
"Magazine shoot," the porter said matter-of-factly. "We get a lot of that."
The upstairs room levels are a bit confusing -- the hallways are practically labyrinths -- but it all circles back, so if you pick a direction and stick to it, eventually you'll find your room. There was a little pardon-our-dust action going on in the property (not that it affected me), and the hotel was dealing, so I managed a sweet price for a huge room with extra chairs, a flat-screen TV and enough room to play catch. We put room service through its paces the first night, and they did just fine.
The first thing we did in the morning, apart from sleeping very late (rousing a college sophomore is not the easiest thing in the world), is head out to the Farmers Market, a year-round market on the north end of town. We found it without too much difficulty, once we figured out that 8th Avenue and Rosa Parks Boulevard are the same street. The market buildings themselves are nothing special (though one is undergoing renovation), but the abundant displays of fresh vegetables and fruits are impressive. I looked askance at the tall stack of bananas, but most everything else appeared to be local. As far as Chris (my son) was concerned, this stop combined the lethargy of a non-interactive museum with the horrors of fresh vegetables. We didn't linger.
Already it was time for lunch, so we sped south to Arnold's, one of Nashville's legendary meat-and-threes, restaurants that serve a protein and choice of three sides for a set (and ridiculously low) price. Chris and I made our way through the cafeteria-style line, loading up on country-fried steak, green beans, tomatoes and mashed potatoes (him) and fried shrimp with collards, fried green tomatoes and mac & cheese (me), washed down with water and sweet tea. You sit at beat-up tables with mismatched chairs, surrounded by cinderblock walls painted beige. You don't come here for the ambience. But the food is good, the portions huge, and the whole thing set me back $20, including the $2.50 I left behind for the busser.
Then it was time to indulge the lad, so it was off to the Country Music Hall of Fame, whose modern-design exterior gives way to exhibit space that celebrates two centuries of country music. One floor is devoted to yesteryear, including a limited-run exhibit dedicated to trailblazing singer Kitty Wells; the other floor is more contemporary, housing an homage to the Williams family (principally Hank and Hank Jr.)
In between are scores of costume displays, audio and video clips, a wall of gold records that seems to go on forever and a grand, glass-domed Hall of Fame rotunda filled with the bronze plaques of inductees. You could spend a lot of time here, especially if you pop for the one-hour guided tour of RCA Studio B, where such stars as Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Waylon Jennings, Roy Orbison and many others recorded hits. We passed on the Studio B tour, but the museum is very cool.
From the big house to the outhouse, sort of, we next traveled about six blocks to the Hermitage Hotel, a grand property in the middle of the business district and home to two impressive-looking restaurants, including the very upscale Capitol Grille (no relation to the Capital Grille steakhouse chain, which is spelled differently).
But that's not why we visited. I was looking for the bathroom.
The Hermitage, you see, was the grand winner of this year's America's Best Restroom award, which goes to the loo with exceptional hygiene, style and public access, and this I had to see. We strolled into the lobby and found the restroom without too much trouble. It was nice, elegant in a neutral hotel way and spotless. I wasn't dazzled.
We were heading for the door when Chris said, "Maybe that's not the right bathroom."
Hmmm. I approached the concierge desk and began a hem-and-haw inquiry. Apparently the hotel personnel get this question a lot, because the concierge stopped me in midsentence and directed me to the proper potty.
"We're very proud of it," she smiled.
As well they ought to be. This was a spectacular restroom, an Art Deco aqua-and-black, spotlit potty palace, a gleaming Royal Flush whose splendor made me feel, well, inadequate. I had no business being there. I snapped a dozen or so photographs and left, resisting the urge to bow.
We decided to put some miles on the car, so we zipped west to Music Row, because with a name like Music Row, it's got to be cool, right? With music?
Um, no. Music Row is great if you want to drive past rows of corporate headquarters for major and independent recording labels, and I guess you could hope to see a star walking in or out, but mostly it's a collection of impressive buildings open for business, not tours. Studio B actually is here, but you still have to buy tickets through the Country Music Hall of Fame.
But it was a pleasant enough drive, and it segued nicely into our short drive through South Nashville, where we saw signs for the Frothy Monkey coffee shop and Katy K's Ranch Dressing, which is just a great name for a western-wear boutique. And at the corner of 12th Avenue South and Kirkwood Street is a small office building with no sign, where we found Las Paletas, a Mexican popsicle stand operated by two sisters from Guadalajara. They sell flavors such as watermelon, avocado and cucumber, along with more traditional flavors. The coffee and chocolate banana popsicles were wonderful, and the cantaloupe (which we bought for a little kid) was "great" (his word).
We had just enough time to get to the Ryman Auditorium before it closed. Everyone has heard of the Grand Ole Opry, which these days sits a considerable distance northeast of downtown, but Ryman Auditorium, just a half-block north of the honky-tonks that line Broadway, is the Opry's original home. By day, the auditorium (a National Historic Landmark) is a museum offering self-guided tours of the main floor, balcony and stage if you're lucky (we weren't; they were setting up for a show).
By night, it's still a functioning concert space with an eclectic performance calendar. In the last couple of months, the Ryman has hosted shows by k.d. Lang, Ronnie Milsap, Robert Earl Keen, ZZ Top and Carlos Mencia. (Not together.)
Dinner was at City House, a cute place in Germantown, an upscale neighborhood on Nashville's north side.
Chef Tandy Wilson crafts Italian dishes with a regional Southern accent, and he's revered for his salumi (including the belly ham that graced a thin pizza) and frico (montasio cheese and potatoes cooked to a crispy exterior, like the world's most heavenly hash browns).
There also was a yummy tomato and bread stew, meaty Georgia shrimp and cannelini beans seasoned with mint and lemon and, for dessert, assorted Italian cookies. It was all terrific, and I ordered way too much of it.
Day 2:
I was on my own for the second day; the boy returned to campus (something about a class he couldn't miss), leaving me without a car, which is not the best strategy for exploring Nashville. But next door to the hotel is the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, a one-time post office with a Classicism exterior and an Art Deco interior (amazing cast-aluminum doors and grillwork). Even if you don't check out the artwork (there's no permanent exhibit but a regular schedule of traveling ones) it's worth walking through the Grand Lobby (free) or down the community arts gallery (also free), which ends at the cafe, where you can get an inexpensive coffee (and free WiFi).
From there it was a short hike east along Broadway to what's known as the lower Broad, which is where you'll find colorful honky-tonks, including the venerable Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, a purple-palace of country-music hopefuls; I stuck my head in and, I swear, the band was playing Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with a bit of Southern twang.
Lower Broadway is very touristy and kitschy (there's a karaoke bar called Wanna B's), but there are two must-sees on the strip. One is Hatch Show Print, which has been making colorful, letterpress posters for decades; you can buy reproductions of famous country-music concert posters, which is the best Nashville souvenir you'll find. The other is Ernest Tubb's Record Shop, which has a jaw-dropping array of classic and modern country music recordings and DVDs. (The lady ahead of me in line was buying $1,200 of classic vinyl records, all by one artist, and you could tell she was thrilled to have found them.)
Wander north of Lower Broadway a bit and you'll find yourself in the District, which is the city's financial district commingled with various shops, restaurants and the like.
On 5th Avenue, between Church and Union streets, you'll find the Arcade, a block-long stretch of shops and eateries under a glass ceiling. There's not much going on here, but it's a quick stroll.
Go back to Church and walk east and you'll see the entrance to Printer's Alley, a dank, depressing and none-too-clean collection of music clubs (half of them shuttered) and a girly club.
Keep moving. South on 2nd Avenue, there are a few interesting stores and music clubs, including Wildhorse Saloon and B.B. King's.
And that will lead you back to Broadway, where you can turn west and repeat the honky-tonk tour.
My final stop before heading for the airport was at Rippy's, another Lower Broadway joint with food and usually music. It was quiet when I stepped in, but I was hungry, and I figured I'd get faster service in a place that didn't have a live act playing.
GETTING AROUND: Lower Broadway, the financial district and sights such as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Ryman Auditorium and destinations such as the Gaylord Entertainment Center and Nashville Convention Center are grouped closely enough to make walking an attractive option. But if you want to include West Nashville (including Vanderbilt University) or the Grand Ole Opry in your itinerary, a rental car is a good idea. Cabs are plentiful in Nashville, though you have to call for one, and prices are reasonable.
STAYING THERE: Most of the big hotel chains have outposts in Nashville. I stayed at the Union Station Hotel (1001 Broadway, (615)255-6850; www.unionstationhotelnashville.com), a grand property that used to be the city's main train station. It's about five blocks west of Lower Broadway. Rooms can run $350 or more, but I was able to find a room on the hotel's Web site for $206 (state, county and city taxes added another $34).


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Fort Fordyce
Sport Climbing (about 20 routes, few grades below 6a, mostly between 6a-6c+). Some Trad clmbing. Dolerite rock. Up a stunning pass through south facing forests of Stinckwoods and Yellowwoods. This really is climbing in a jungle environment. This area was the site of the early 1850's fierce and bloody war between the Xhosa and the British (Read "Maqoma" by Timothy Stapelton if you are interested).
The climbing
There are 4 main sectors at Fort Fordyce: the Fever Ward, the Labour Ward, the More Mojo Sector and the Wall of Memories. These sectors are at the rim of a huge forested amphitheatre which resounds with birdcalls and flashes with bird flight. Mostly vertical to slightly less than vertical, the routes tend to be crux with the odd fingerlock for the big cranks. Like the Hogsback crags, friction is excellent. The lower sector is in the forest itself off the pass, and dries out much more slowly than the top sectors after rain. In general the routes are 20-25 m long with 35 – 40 m pitches in the "More Mojo" Sector.
Getting there
Take the Fort Beaufort road from Grahamstown. Then from Fort Beaufort take the R67 to Queenstown. After about 12 kms you will see the Fort Fordyce signboard. Turn left here and travel a further 12 kms on a sometimes not very good dirt road, the last 8 kms of which is quite steep, to reach the reserve. You do not need a 4x4 to travel this road, but a vehicle with good ground clearance is recommended. There is another way (much better road) which goes through the Mpofu game reserve, but is much longer. Pass the turnoff to Fordyce and carry an along the R63 till the turnoff to Mpofu is reached. Turn left and carry on after the third one turn left. Continue, till a small sign indicates a left turn to Fort Fordyce. Follow this road to a gate which is normally locked outside office hours.
Food and accommodation
Macqoma's Den or Loeries Rest. You can also camp with prior arrangement with the manager Mr. Pienaar (046-684 0729 or 082 730 2799). For an additional fee you may also make use of a tented campsite. This has about five large, permanently erected tents with concrete floors, cold showers, toilets and braai facilities. There are no shops after Fort Beaufort (23 kms away), so you it is necessary to take along everything you may need. For a list of places to stay in nearby locations, and help with booking contact the HOGSBACK TOURISM CENTRE + 27 45 962 1340 PO Box 56, Hogsback 5721, SOUTH AFRICA
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Pack a mountain bike to explore the tracks on the plateau. Take your bouldering mat or trad rack to the north-facing edges visible from in front of "Macqoma's Den" or "Loeries Rest". Fish for bass or swim at the picnic dam half a kilometre from the houses. There are 3 excellent half-day hiking trails, each exploring a separate forested amphitheatre. It's an excellent place to visit if you have a family and want to combine a half-day's climbing with family time.


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Tin Roof Cantina
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When it comes to having a good time – we're rarely on the hunt for anything highfalutin'. Give us a sunny patio, an ice cold brew and delicious grub and we're pretty much set. And lucky for us, Tin Roof offers up all that and then some.When it comes to having a good time – we're rarely on the hunt for anything highfalutin'. Give us a sunny patio, an ice cold brew and delicious grub and we're pretty much set. (Genial vibes and friendly regulars are always a bonus, too.) Lucky for us, Tin Roof offers up all that and then some. Sporting a mega-large patio, plenty of screens to watch the games and live music just about every night – you'd be hard-pressed to give us a reason not to go there any given night (or day) of the week. And we wouldn't be alone in that either – Tin Roof is quite the neighborhood staple, a place where the regulars feel right at home and where the industry folk can often be found on their nights off, kicking it back along with the rest of 'em (and maybe playing some ping-pong, too).
Plus, Tin Roof's menu is topnotch when it comes to all of our Tex-Mex and American Pub staples. Whether we're in the mood to chow down on wings until we're half-covered in their signature Giancarlos sauce or if we'd prefer to munch the evening away on fish tacos or fajitas, Tin Roof is fail-safe. We're especially big fans of the Michael J-Sadilla, a quesadilla filled with fried buffalo chicken, bacon, the gooiest melted cheese and served up with a side of fresh salsa and queso. And of course, like any good neighborhood joint, there's a bevy of good brews to be drank, too. Tin Roof features 17 rotating drafts (including the legendary Cheap S#!+ which is offered by the pitcher and the pint) as well as a host of suds offered by the can and by the bottle. Yes, Tin Roof certainly has everything we need underneath it – and we'll cheers to that.
Menu Highlights
Southern Friend Chicken Taco $3.99
Fish Tacos, $3.75
Chips & Salsa, $2.99
Michael J--Sadilla, $8.99
Giancarlo wings, $5.99 (5 ct.), $9.99 (10 ct.), $19.99 (20 ct.)
Southwestern Burger, $8.99
Pitcher of the cheap S#!+, $6
Monday - Friday, 4 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 12 p.m. to 3 a.m.


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May 2010
A female white-tailed deer, with characteristic tail color, at Snowshoe Mountain, West Virginia. Photo: Moxfyre
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) rank among the most charismatic wildlife in North America. Emblematic of the countryside, a deer sighting signifies we left the busy city behind. Spotted fawn sightings evoke images of Bambi, and such sightings serve as harbingers of summer. In recent decades, deer numbers have grown. In some places, deer are so numerous that they are degrading their own habitats and causing conflicts with people. Consider:
There are an estimated 30 million deer in the United States today. Under optimal conditions, deer populations will double every two years.1 They can reach densities of over 1 deer per hectare (100 deer per square kilometer).2
Over 10 million people spend nearly $6 billion to hunt deer in the United States each year.3 Over 6 million deer are killed during the hunting season, based on state agency records. If each deer provides an average of 22 kg of meat, this amounts to 132,000 metric tons. An estimated 12 million fawns are born a few months after hunting season.
In 2008, over one million deer collided with cars and motorcycles in the United States. According to estimates by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, this resulted in the death of 150 people, injuries to 29,000 others, and an estimated $1.1 billion in vehicle damage.4
An average deer will eat nearly 500 kg of vegetation each year.5 The entire population of deer in the United States will eat the equivalent of 15 million metric tons of vegetation per year, which is greater than the combined weight of all aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy!
One recent study of 13 northeastern states revealed deer caused $248 million damage each year to agricultural crops, nurseries, and landscaping.6
In parks and other natural areas, deer consume wild plants. Over time, spring wildflower displays diminish. Plants highly prized by deer decline or disappear entirely. In some places, deer are responsible for the disappearance of over half of all plant species—in just a few decades.7,8
Deer play a role in the transmission of tick-borne infections to humans, including Lyme disease.9
It is quite possible that deer provide more economic and aesthetic benefits to people than any other mammal in North America. At the same time, they may cause more harm and injuries to people than any other North American mammal. Confronted with the mixed blessing of white-tailed deer, wildlife biologists are broadening the scope of the discipline of wildlife management.
The problems posed by white-tailed deer overabundance are by no means unique. There are several cases of overabundant populations of moose (Alces alces)10 and elk (Cervus elaphus)11 in parts of their native range in North America that lack native predators. Sika deer (Cervus nippon) have caused extensive damage throughout parts of Japan.12 Both native and introduced deer have caused extensive damage to woodlands and plantations throughout Europe, and introduced deer and elk have reshaped temperate rainforests in Canada, Chile, and New Zealand.13
The fall and rise of white tails in America
With an estimated 30 million white-tailed deer in the United States today, it is difficult to believe these animals nearly became extinct just over a century ago. The United States was undergoing a profound transformation, facilitated in part by a rapidly expanding railroad network. In some ways, environmental changes benefited deer. The bounty hunting of gray wolf (Canis lupus) and cougar (Felis concolor), and the subjugation of indigenous peoples, reduced predation pressure on deer. At the same time, market hunting, weak enforcement of game laws, and habitat loss conspired to drive deer to dangerously low numbers by the late 1800s. By the early 1920s, deer were extinct in some states—including Kansas and Indiana. They were endangered in many others.14
Active conservation efforts, including hunting restrictions, conservation law enforcement, predator control, game refuge creation, and deer reintroduction were used to restore endangered or extirpated deer populations. These conservation efforts were initially financed by governments and were later financed in part by deer hunters through state licensing revenues. Deer populations responded by increasing 1-2 orders of magnitude throughout their range over the next 100 years. Even today, the recovery of white-tailed deer is a premier example of successful wildlife recovery and management in the United States.15
Initially, deer hunters and state wildlife agencies were partners in this recovery. Hunters provided funding and political will, while the state provided increasing numbers of deer. Over time, deer populations grew to the delight of both hunters and state wildlife agencies15; however, new stakeholders emerged:
- Animal rights groups objected to sport hunting.
- Farmers wanted more control over the deer on their properties that were eating their crops.
- Park managers wanted more say in the numbers of deer on the lands they managed.
- Public health officials expressed concern about the relationship between deer abundance, tick-borne diseases, and human health.16
Such disparate views confounded wildlife managers. Serving the public became a lot harder when there were multiple competing interests.17
Historically, deer densities varied from 2-6 animals per square kilometer (km-2).18 Today, white-tailed deer inhabit a range of natural, semi-natural, and anthropogenic environments, and they can reach densities in excess of 40 km-2, in the absence of hunting or predation.19 Even where deer are managed through sport hunting, populations typically exceed 10 km-2, even though negative impacts to vegetation and fauna become apparent at lower densities.20 Recreational hunting remains the primary mechanism that limits white-tailed deer throughout most of their range.21 This leads us to an obvious question: why are deer densities increasing? There are several reasons:
A stately male white-tailed deer is on the alert at Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. Kansas. Photo: Jerry Segraves.
Absence of predators.22 Historically, wolves and cougars preyed on deer year-round. Wolves and cougars are now absent from most of the eastern United States. Other predators of deer—black bears (Ursus americanus) and coyotes (Canis latrans)—typically prey on fawns but not adult animals. Additionally, unlike wolves and cougars, deer are not their primary prey item.
Declining numbers of hunters.21 The number of hunters in the United States has been declining since the 1970s. Fewer hunters in the woods during deer season will translate into larger deer populations over time.
Expansion of "no hunting" zones.21 Where deer hunting is prohibited, deer populations can grow and spread to surrounding areas. Parks, open green space, small towns, and in many cases, suburban developments are de facto deer sanctuaries. In rural areas, private landowners that once welcomed deer hunters are increasingly turning them away, due in part to legal liability concerns.
- Habitat changes. The agricultural fields and pastures, orchards, fertilized and well-watered suburban landscapes, as well as parks provide a greater abundance of high quality food for the deer than the eastern deciduous forest they replaced. Greater habitat productivity leads to greater numbers of deer.23
These factors combined create conditions favorable for the maintenance of high deer densities for the near future.
How many deer is too many deer?
In an ideal world, biologists would have a simple common practice to guide deer management. In recent years, some biologists have regarded 8 deer per square kilometer as the maximum number a habitat can support long-term. This is complicated greatly by habitat quality, however. It is likely some habitats could support much more than 8 deer km-2, whereas other habitats could not support 4 deer km-2 in the long-term. Biologists instead try to determine whether a deer population is overpopulated in a particular region. From a management perspective, deer populations can be considered overpopulated if any of the following six conditions are met24-25:
Deer negatively impact vegetation structure and composition, local fauna, or soils or other physical features of the environment.
Deer populations exhibit a poor average body condition in terms of body mass, reproductive rate, or trophy scores.
Individual deer have unusually high parasite loads or infectious disease prevalence.
Deer are transmitting disease to humans, livestock, or other species.
High deer population densities cause significant economic losses in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or residential gardens and landscaping, as well as other property damage, like vehicle damage from deer collisions.
Deer population densities are associated with a significantly increased risk of injury or death to humans—primarily via deer-vehicle collisions.
How are deer impacts and deer populations managed?
There are two approaches to mitigate deer impacts:
- reducing damage, and
- reducing the population
Fences, motion gear, and other systems can reduce damage done by deer.
With the first approach, managers focus on reducing damage caused by deer. For example, plants are protected with fencing or repellents. Unwelcome deer are startled by motion-activated sprinklers, flashing lights, or noise. Homeowners and builders landscape with deer-resistant plants. Road signs warn drivers that deer-vehicle collisions are common. Animal detection systems warn drivers when deer approach roadways. Large right-of-ways are cleared along roadsides to improve the sight distance for drivers, as well as to reduce browse and cover plants close to roads. This type of mitigation focuses on deer impacts, not on deer numbers.
With the second approach, managers focus on reducing deer numbers. Deer population management can be classified as non-lethal or lethal. Non-lethal management includes natural regulation and trap and relocation. In urban and suburban communities, non-lethal management is often perceived by some members of the public as the safest and most humane option. Under natural regulation, the deer population is not manipulated.25 Individuals affected by deer populations are left to take countermeasures. So for example, gardeners might build deer fences around their plants, drivers slow down in, or avoid driving through, areas with where vehicle collisions are likely, and park visitors take extra care to avoid ticks. Deer impacts are lessened and tolerated.
Non-lethal management
- Trap and relocation. Trap and relocation involves capturing deer in one location and moving them to another. Deer can die from stress during capture or translocation, and there are seldom release sites that need deer. Relocated deer often continue to pose problems in their release environment. Trap and relocation often amounts to exporting the problem and involves extensive collateral damage.26 More significantly, moving deer across state boundaries is no longer allowed, given the recent concerns involving Chronic Wasting Disease [a neurological disorder that affects hoofed animals—similar to Mad Cow Disease in cattle].
- Reproduction control. Reproduction control techniques—like surgical sterilization and contraception—seek to limit deer impacts by controlling deer population fertility. Sterilization is a permanent procedure, while contraception relies on implants or hormones to limit deer fertility. Fertility control is most cost-effective in closed deer populations.27 In other words, the deer population needs to be relatively cut off from larger populations, with few if any new fertile immigrants entering the population. Examples of closed populations include fenced government installations and islands. Additionally, fertility control is a long-term proposition. To stabilize populations, at least 50% of all fertile deer need to be treated each year, and the fertility control program must operate for at least a decade.28 Although free-ranging deer may not be able to reproduce, they may continue to cause conflicts—for instance, they may cause agricultural damage or collide with vehicles. Fertility control efforts that follow an initial period of lethal control could be more successful, less expensive, and easier to administer in the long-term. Although reproductive control has been demonstrated to be effective for individuals, there has yet to be a cost-effective, landscape-scale demonstration for free-ranging deer.
Lethal management
Lethal management includes recreational hunting, controlled hunts, and predator reintroduction. Recreational hunting encompasses most of the deer harvesting that takes place within the confines of a scheduled hunting season. Hunters play a critical role in limiting the growth of deer populations.21 Demographic studies, however, reveal a steady decline in the number of deer hunters in the United States, and this trend is expected to continue.21 Moreover, some hunters are unwilling to adopt hunting strategies that limit deer population sizes (such as harvesting female deer).15,29 Some researchers are starting to question whether deer hunters will be effective in limiting deer population sizes over broad areas in the future.21
Controlled hunts. Controlled hunts are conducted in small areas—such as a park or municipality—and they are usually managed to reduce the number of deer present drastically. This is accomplished using volunteer hunters or paid sharpshooters. Controlled hunts are often very effective in rapidly decreasing deer population sizes,30 as long as the targeted area is small. Attempts to conduct controlled hunts over broad geographic areas (hundreds to thousands of square kilometers) with a mix of public and private lands have been less successful.31
Reintroduction of predators. The reintroduction of predators, such as the gray wolf and the cougar, has not been widely tested. Cougars are still largely absent east of the Mississippi River. Wolves have successfully recolonized northern Wisconsin and Michigan in recent years, but no compelling evidence exists yet to indicate the wolves have significantly reduced deer numbers in those regions. The reintroduction of large predators is controversial,32 and it is not clear if successful reintroductions would reduce deer numbers. Coyote and black bear are important predators of deer fawns,33 and they can account for over 50% of fawn mortality in some years and in certain places.34 It is not clear how this translates to deer population numbers; for example, some parks in the Midwestern U.S. have large coexisting deer and coyote populations.
Unfortunately, there is not a "one size fits all" deer management strategy. Decision-makers often need to forge a path forward, addressing the hopes and fears of stakeholders, while at the same time, staying within a budget. Furthermore, any plan must be within the realm of sound science.
Over the past one hundred years, deer management has changed radically. Initially, wildlife managers focused on "too few" deer. Today, wildlife managers have the problem of "too many" deer in some places, and the right amount of deer in others. Some hunters want more deer; yet, many farmers, foresters, and suburban dwellers want less. Deer population management has become a long-term proposition with high stakes. Hunters, foresters, farmers, property owners, city councils, drivers, naturalists, and animal rights activists need to better understand each others' interests. To the extent that wildlife management becomes more participatory in the future, these groups will need to work together to devise effective deer management and impact mitigation strategies.
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Marion County Jail, 19??-2013
The old Marion County Jail passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, after a short battle with an excavator owned by Pearson Construction Company. It is survived by the courthouse, the extension service annex, and the new law enforcement center.
Genealogical research was inconclusive: several county officials thought the jail was built in the early 1930s, but the appraiser's office shows it was built in the 1940s. Whenever it was built, it had multiple additions over the years. The latest addition was in 1981, which added dispatch to the jail.
For most of its life, the jail was also the home of the sheriff. Mike Childs was the last sheriff to live in the jail. At the time, meals were prepared in the kitchen of the living quarters, typically by the sheriff's wife, Sheriff Rob Craft said.
Jessie Nikkel recalls visiting her aunt and uncle, Lois and Sheriff June Jost, when they lived at the jail.
"Aunt Lois would cook for the inmates and I would get to help deliver," Nikkel said. "We'd put the plates on the old pulley from the kitchen and then go upstairs to get it out and deliver."
Craft said the typical inmate count at that time was two or three people, and often none at all. He said the sheriff's living quarters were converted into office space in the late 1980s under Sheriff Ed Davies, the first sheriff who didn't live at the jail.
The inmate population rose steadily since the 1980s, necessitating a larger and more modern jail to accommodate more inmates. County voters approved replacing the jail in March 2011.
The jail retired in 2012 with plans to relax as an office and storage building, but issues with asbestos, mold, and old utilities scuttled those plans.
– Adam Stewart
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