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Date of Stay: May, 2009
Very enjoyable! This was our first stay here and despite the fact that I came down with a cold, that I still have; and it was one of the hottest Mothers Day weekends in May to date; we enjoyed ourselves very much! Everyone was very nice (campers and staff), the beach was very close, the intercoastal was clean, and overall the park itself was in relatively good shape! The restrooms were a little run down (broken towel bars, peeling paint, broken stall locks), but were kept very clean by friendly staff! The main building and the pool/jacuzzi need a fresh coat of stain/paint and some general upkeep. Word of Warning! Do not show up early or you'll be charged for a half day!! We were a couple hours early and you would have thought that we had been caught with our hands in the cookie jar! Fortunately they had mercy on us and didn't charge us the half day fee. Many of the signs throughout the park have seen better days, but they appear to be slowly updating! They just recently added several new sites on the north side of the park and they put new picnic tables at all the sites (they're kind of small though, maybe seat 6). Many shaded sites, many unshaded sites. We will be returning again someday soon!
Date of Stay: March, 2009
Very surprised! We got off to a horrible start, it was Friday the 13th! First off, I found a 12 volt electrical short in the trailer that took out the A/C, Fridge, and Furnace. Could only get the A/C working, so we left for the park. As we pulled onto the main road into the park, all we see is columns of smoke from what appears to be a forest fire!! Turns out to be prescribed burning thank goodness. We pull into the campground and we were pleasantly surprised by our surroundings. Very clean, well taken care of, spotless restrooms or comfort stations as they call them. But then I realized, this is a Georgia State Park, they're all very nice! The wife and I had a great time and enjoyed a tour of the swamp with many close encounters with alligators, probably two dozen or so. The guide was very informative and the weather was great. She did say that the bug population increases in warmer weather and that the yellow flies (they bite) come out for a couple weeks around April/May and again in August/September. Staff was very friendly, helpful, informative, and funny!
Date of Stay: August, 2008
Scarey campground alert! Just keep going as this place is gross!
Date of Stay: August, 2008
I was pleasantly surprised with North Beach! Very, very clean! They are still developing sites 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, and 129, but most of the other site are very clean, shady, and have all the amenities I was looking for. The river-side sites are a little more expensive and have little shade, but have a nice view. The only drawback to the resort is that the beach is directly across the road (A1A), just be careful! Overall, I really liked this campground and will be back.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
I hate to speak badly of this campground because the staff there was very friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, the place really needs some work and the majority of sites are permanent residence of the park. It is on the beach which means absolutely no shade at all! The ocean is not visible from the park, you have to go through the dunes. It is very secure with gates from A1A to the beaches, but I would personally skip this park and head for greener pastures. Sorry.
Date of Stay: August, 2008
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Date of Stay: March, 2008
Very nice and very clean. The wife and I truly enjoyed ourselves. The main bathroom is brand new and was immaculate. Everyone was helpful and courteous. There is a brand new boat dock just off the campgrounds. Most of the sites are pull-through sites and there is a separate area for tent camping. The fort and its museum are well maintained and rather interesting. We will camp here again. Watch the sand fleas/gnats!
Date of Stay: January, 2008
Quiet and peaceful campground. Many pull-through sites and several back-in sites. The bathrooms/showers are in need of some work, but they kept them as clean as they could. Not much to do in the area, but the scenery is nice and it's off the beaten path, keeping things quiet. The park has 4 miles worth of very nice hiking trails and a nature themed putt-putt golf course. This was our second trip to Crooked River State Park and I'm sure that the wife and I will return when we need to charge the batteries once again.


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Here we are again – the first of our bi-annual trips to Dale. Despite a lacking forecast, the recent sunshine must have lifted the escape desire as we were a good 20+ gathering in the making. After a few OCD moments prompted by a change of car and an overwhelming requirement not to have my kit introduce itself to the hard deck of the M4 "a la Matt", we were off arriving in Dale for a quick night cap and good nights sleep.
A gloriously sunny Friday morning kicked off with usual catch up and procrastination between car park and beach front bench. Not much on the wind front so Gavin, Tom & I found ourselves joining Mike for a walk (read route march) around St Ann's Head on his new quest for fitness (of which he looks to be doing rather well I might add). I could at least be deserving of my white chocolate cake on return to the cafe. Some just choose to go straight to the cake… After lunch, and a little more procrastination it was decided practice in rigging up my new kit was needed. Having only rigged my 5.5 and 6.5 once each, who was I to deny the opportunity when nudged. And then of course, not make the effort to bob about a bit in the light afternoon breeze after bothering to do it. I was not alone, although not everybody else needed the practice we at least got out there – The sun must have been getting to us. Or had Frostie not arrived with the backgammon yet!
Saturday faired better, albeit not much, but with big sails and a "lets make the most of it" attitude most of us took to the water. We pottered about, with a few snatches at planning on 6 – 8.5's. Lucky Darren caught the best break of the day. Sailing his way out of driving fatigue whilst the rest of us grabbed some lunch he found himself sole recipient of some good wind action – Or maybe at that distance, we just couldn't see how hard he was pumping! Not to be outdone, Simon Michelle (The Beach Inspector) has charged back into the fray taking out a lamppost, hedgerow and almost a small child in his exit from the beach. He made the quickest rig change known to mortal man emerging resplendent from the car park flying a 10.1 Tushingham Max. The term "go big or go home" just is Simon. Sadly, a sail that size tends to come with the curse of a dying wind so he didn't get to play for long.
And so to The Griffin. Our visit this time was timed with the arrival of their new "Fish shop" style menu, so fayre was not what we went for. A few drinks, cheerful banter and the arrival of a Hen party to amuse the lads all makes for a fun weekend whatever the wind conditions.
Sunday saw an early mist with no wind to speak of so a contingent headed to Newgale. Not much happened wind wise, we hung around in Newgale for a few hours waiting for inspiration before Gav & I gave up and headed back home. With a extra day at their disposal, Frostie, Linz and Neil hung in a bit longer and stopped at Broad Haven having spotted a windsurfer planning in the bay and got a bit excited at the prospect of getting out on the water, only to find he was on his way back in because the tide was not working. I have been told they ended up having a good SUP in the early evening sun at Dale which was cool.
Neil informs me that Monday started off grim – no wind, no sun, with the sea mist rolling in again at Newgale, so yet more coffee and waiting ensued until they could actually see the sea. Patience paid off. The sun and the SUP's came out as the waves were perfect (read sphincter tightening big!) according to Frostie who I have been told was looking like a surfing God while Neil not so much. We await the addition of Lindsey's action photos to confirm this!
As ever, it was fun and a perfect way to end a great weekend. See you for the next Dale trip later this year.
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COLUMN: Hunting isn't over yet
Yes, the regular firearms season is drawing to a close, but there is still much ado for those who wish to keep on hunting.
For example, the muzzleloading deer hunt is about to kick in, and if one likes other action, rabbits, squirrels and ruffed grouse are still likely candidates.
For me, I sort of slide over to small game this time of year, unless I tempt fate with the old smoke pole and it misfires when I have a fine deer in my sight! Yes, perhaps I should consider buying a newer model, maybe an inline or something more dependable. Ah, but I guess I'm still the old fashioned type, and as we all know, us guys never learn.
No, we still need someone dependable nearby to mentor or advise us.
Speaking of such, perhaps this is a good time to interrupt this column in order to thank the many of you readers who have sent messages, cards and e-mails with regard to the loss of my wife, Gerri. You have no idea how much your messages have meant to me, and I thank you from the top and bottom of my heart! Gerri was my outdoor companion for many hunting and fishing seasons, and I'll never forget her.
Now let's see, where was I? Oh yes, more hunting is afoot.
And when I say "hunting is afoot," I really mean it. As one knows, we often deer hunt from a stand or blind this time of year, where we sit and freeze our bottoms off! But with the small game hunt we tend to move about, and this helps to keep us warmer.
And you know what? During my deer hunting this season I've seen more small game than in many a year. It seems that rabbits, squirrels and grouse are plentiful, at least up in Lake County where I've been hunting. I may have mentioned it before, but from my stand in the old pine tree one morning I saw three bouncing rabbits, two barking squirrels, and a partridge in a pear tree!
Ah, but sure enough, when I do go out to hunt those critters they will undoubtedly be over by Reed City, down by Baldwin, or in some other faraway location! However, as some hunters are aware, many animals do get out and move about in cold weather. Sure, it seems as though a sunny day is best to bring rabbits out of their holes, but squirrels and partridge move about on a daily basis as they search and gather food.
So, as said, there is still much hunting going on. And even if one needs a change of pace, fishing is still in vogue and we can give that a try.
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BeschreibungThis volume is a record of a meeting entitled "Heparin and Related Polysaccharides" that was held at the Biomedical Center, Uppsala, Sweden between 1-6 September 1991. The meeting was hosted by U. Lindahl, L. Kjellen and I. Bjork, who were helped in their preparations by a scientific advisory panel that included U. Abildgaard, B. Casu, E. Holmer and D. Lane. Altogether, 230 participants from 18 countries attended the meeting, and most were present to be included in a photograph, which is to be found at the end of this volume. The selection of presentations for inclusion in the Symposia of the meeting was made on the basis of the known high quality of the work of the individuals or groups involved. This, we believe, is reflected in the contents of the enclosed articles, which collectively give a comprehensive overview of the present state of knowledge of heparin and related compounds. Some of the areas covered are evolving or controversial and the views expressed in each article should be regarded as those of the author(s). The authors have taken various amounts of care to define all their abbreviations and some familiarity with the different forms of nomenclature used in the fields of polysaccharide chemistry and of the coagulation proteinases and their inhibitors will assist the reader.
InhaltsverzeichnisHistorical Aspects.- Heparin-An Introduction.- Structural Properties of Heparin and Heparan Sulphate.- Chemical Synthesis and Hemisynthesis in the Field of Glycosaminoglycans.- Structural Analysis of Periodate-Oxidized Heparin.- New Methodologies in Heparin Structure Analysis and the Generation of LMW Heparins.- Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycans: Molecular Organisation of Membrane-Associated Species and an Approach to Polysaccharide Sequence Analysis.- Heparin and Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycanscellular Aspects.- Regulation of the Gene that Encodes the Peptide Core of Heparin Proteoglycan and Other Proteoglycans that are Stored in the Secretory Granules of Hematopoietic Cells.- Structural and Functional Diversity of the Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycans.- Syndecan-ACell Surface Proteoglycan that Selectively Binds Extracellular Effector Molecules.- Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycans and Signalling in Cell Adhesion.- Heparin and Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycansinteractions and Metabolism.- Animal Cell Mutants Defective in Heparan Sulphate Polymerization.- Two Enzymes in One: N-Deacetyation and N-Sulpfation in Heparin Biosynthesis are Catalyzed by the Same Protein.- Metabolism of Plasma Membrane-Associated Heparan Sulphate Proteoglycans.- Lysosomal Degradation of Heparin and Heparan Sulphate.- Heparin Binding Properties of the Carboxyl Terminal Domain of [A103,106,108] Antristasin 93-119.- Heparin Protein Interactions.- Anticoagulant Proteins.- Role of Protein Conformational Changes, Surface Approximation, and Protein Cofactors in Heparin-Accelerated Antithrombin-Proeinase Reations.- The Interaction of Glycosaminoglycans with Heparin Cofactor II: Structure and Activity of a High-Affinity Dermatan Sulphate Hexasaccharide.- Thrombomodulin: An Anticoagulant Cell Surface Proteoglycan With Physiologically Relevant Glycosaminoglycan Moiety.- The Interaction Between LACI and Heparin.- Tissue Pathway Inhibitor and Heparin.- Antithrombotic Mechanisms.- LMW Heparin: Relationship Between Antithrombotic and Anticoagulant Effects.- The Mode of Action of Heparins In Vitro and In Vivo.- Prophylactically Effective Doses of Enoxaparin and Heparin Inhibit Prothrombin Activation.- Clinical Use.- Pharmacokinetics of Heparin and of Dematan Sulphate: Clinical Implications.- Heparin in the Prevention and Treatment of Arterial Thromboembolism.- Glycosaminoglycans in the Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism.- Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) with Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH).- Relationship Between Dose, Anticoagulant Effect and the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Heparin.- New Perspectives.- Regulation of Protease Nexin-1 Activity by Heparin and Heparan Sulphate.- New Approaches for Defining Sequence Specific Synthesis of Heparan Sulphate Chains.- Modulation of Neovascularization and Metastasis Species of Heparin.- Anti-inflammatory Effects of Heparin and its Derivatives: Inhibition of Complement and of Lymphocyte Migration.- Heparan Sulphate Glycosaminoglycans as Primary Cell Surface Receptors for Herkpes Simplex Virus.- Control of Angiogenesis by Heparin and Other Sulphated Polysaccharides.
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I have this street which is almost a 1/4 mile by my house, people usually race down it since it's straight and has two lanes. The area around it is pretty baren so it's just right for a nice little street race.
Anyways, I was comming home from getting some chinese food and was in the left turn lane of this particular street. I looked in my rearview and saw a silver 350Z, it was bone stock. Light turned green and we both headed left. I kept it in 1st and got in the right lane while he lined up in the left lane. We were both about 15mph roll, I wasn't sure he wanted to race but I saw his car jump from 1 car away to my rear bumper, so I go WOT and we go at it. Top of 1st he's pulling hard on me. 2nd and were almost even, 3rd and we're dead even but at the top of 3rd I start pulling. I couldn't believe it, and I think he starts to hit the brakes cuz at the end of 3rd I'm about a 1 1/2 cars in front of him. At 4th I started to brake but he passed by and I heard his Z at WOT when he passed by so I don't know if I won or he broke early. I think he was doing a ricer flyby or something.
I looked in my passenger floor and noticed the chinese food I bought tipped over and spilled all over the floor! I slowed down and took a right onto my street with mess in my passenger seat and a Z speeding off in the distance. I'll race him again one day, but it must have shocked him to see a wagon do that against his Z...


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Review of the design-build market in the People's Republic of China
Xia, Bo & Chan, Albert (2008) Review of the design-build market in the People's Republic of China. Journal of Construction Procurement, 14(2), pp. 108-117.
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Design-build (DB) system has been demonstrated as an effective delivery method and been widely used overseas. However it does not receive the same popularity in the People's Republic of China (PRC). This paper first conducts a literature review on advantages and disadvantages of DB in general; then it gives an overview of the PRC construction industry. There are ample evidences that the DB system will theoretically bring benefits to the PRC construction industry. After a thorough investigation of the current DB market, it can be concluded that the development of the DB system is still at its infancy stage. The barriers to entry have been finally identified, which relate to the legal restraints, negative owner attitude, and high requirement of DB projects. These barriers constitute obstacles to the development of DB system in the PRC. However, with rapid growth of construction industry, new requirements in modern construction projects, and strong promotion from governments, it is believed that the domestic DB market will have great potential in the near future.
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Lynn Zubernis is a clinical psychologist and professor at West Chester University. She is also Area Chair for Stardom and Fandom for the Southwest Popular Culture Association. Katherine Larsen teaches at George Washington University and is the Area Chair for Fan Theory and Culture for the Popular Culture Association. Kathy is the Principal Editor and Lynn the Associate Editor of The Journal of Fandom Studies published by Intellect. Check it out for fascinating cutting edge articles on fandom of all kinds.
Fangasm, the story of our five year roadtrip through fandom, is for sale now — click through the link at the top right to buy from Amazon. We share our uncensored (mis) adventures at Supernatural fan conventions and in online fandom, and then go behind the scenes and onto the Supernatural set to talk to the stars of the show and find out their thoughts on fans, fame and SPN. Of course, things rarely go that smoothly. Not for us anyway.
Our newest Supernatural book, Fan Phenomena: Supernatural, is part of wonderful new series from Intellect Press. There are chapters about the show we love from fans, academics, cast and crew – including essays by Misha Collins and Richard Speight, Jr. Click the link at the top right to read more or to buy from Amazon.
If you'd like to read our more academic exploration of Supernatural and fans and our analysis of what makes fandom so important to so many of us, you can buy Fandom at the Crossroads: Celebration, Shame and Fan/Producer Relationships now on Amazon too – click through the link at the top right to purchase. Fandom At The Crossroads is available in paperback or hardback, and balances our theorizing about fandom with in-depth interviews with the fans, cast, and crew of Supernatural. Jared, Jensen, Misha, and many others share their thoughts on fans and fame and the show.
Our edited collection – Fan Culture: Theory/Practice – is also available on Amazon. It features essays by Matt Hills, Kristina Busse and Karen Hellekson, Paul Booth, and Lincoln Geraghty among other wonderful contributions.
For a little bit about Kathy, check out this recent article in GW Magazine. Lynn was also featured in this article in West Chester University's online News. Many of our interviews, book reviews and articles are also linked on the sidebar to the right of the Home page.
We'd love to hear from you! Please leave a comment here, or email us at email@example.com.
Lisa permalinkDecember 12, 2009 4:09 am
Why haven't I heard about this before now? I am an academic and a self professed aca-fan. Like you, I fell hard for fandom. I was first intrigued by fan fiction – I've done several conference papers on fan fiction and even taught a course in writing fan fiction at the university where I teach writing. Fandom is a total obsession with me… to the point that at the Vancouver convention I gave Misha a copy of Henry Jenkins' Convergence Culture. I didn't have the opportunity to ask him if he'd read it at Chicago… LOL! Fingers crossed! I'd love to know more about the book…. I also know some other wonderful diehard SPN aca-fans….
Jennifer permalinkFebruary 9, 2010 9:48 pm
I'm a long-time SPN fan, but a newbie to fandom, and find myself fascinated with it. I'm not an academic, but a librarian, and I'll be very interested in purchasing your book for our university library when it is published. Good luck with it!
February 12, 2010 2:02 am
Just dropping in to say hello and that I can't wait for St. Louis! It's been thrilling to find intersections between fandom and academia. I wish I had been more aggressive in pushing fandom studies as my dissertation topic. Oh well, there are always articles to be written! (But dissertation first, then employment…)
Lauryn permalinkFebruary 16, 2010 10:38 pm
First of all, I had to comment because I'm a junior at the George Washington University and I sometimes feel like I'm the only one on campus that is aware of the brilliance of Supernatural. . .glad to see I'm not alone! I also wanted to say that I'm really happy to see such intelligent discussions about one of my favorite TV Shows. It's not often you see academics so involved in matters of scripted television. Plus, I don't know how you guys manage to get such great interviews with the cast and crew but they really are excellent. I especially loved the one with Serge. Also, your book idea sounds great, I can't wait to read it.
Congrats on a great site! I look forward to reading the future interviews!
Astrida Fitri N permalinkMay 1, 2010 10:10 am
Hello Lynn and Katherine,
I'm posting a comment here because I'm academic and I've been a fan of the series for 4 years now.
I'm Indonesian, 28 years old, currently taking a graduate program in Development Sociology at a local university, so you can say that I study culture, too, but not so much as development, especially rural development. Which is too bad…
My first acquaintance with Supernatural began when I watched the pilot episode around 2006 in a cable channel. Ever since then I became immersed in the story of these two unfortunate brothers (you may say that this show shoud've earned "A Series of Unfortunate Events" as its title).
I must admit that I envy American fans for being able to come to conventions and gather. There's not many of us fans in this town…but my brother and I are die-hard fans. Since local tv channels stopped broadcasting the series after season 3, we had to resort to illegal means…the dvd is too hard to obtain, and when they're available, they're too expensive for my student budget.
My thesis topic is capitalism and mass consumption. And guess what, I got the idea from 5.14, "My Bloody Valentine". I think Horseman Famine's words ("Consume, consume, consume…") don't just apply to Americans, because we Indonesians are also infected with consumerism virus.
Keep up the SPN pride.
June 18, 2010 3:44 pm
Hi there, nice to 'meet' you! I love the way Supernatural inspires so many of us in so many ways, thesis topics included. And it really says something about a show when so many academics have been pulled into its orbit (happily).
Best of luck with your project, sounds fascinating — and we will most definitely keep up the SPN pride 🙂
Donna permalinkMay 11, 2010 11:50 pm
pls place me on your notification list for when your book is published. Thanks
June 18, 2010 3:46 pm
Will do! And we'll definitely be talking about it here, as well as the academic books on fandom we'll have coming out in the next year.
Shannon permalinkJune 18, 2010 6:01 am
Just discovered you! I love your writing. I've always thought Supernatural fans were smart cookies. I'm obsessed and have a master's degree. What can I say? I love the boys and their little show.
June 18, 2010 3:47 pm
We're right there with you – we thought Jensen could not have said it better! Supernatural fans are most definitely smart cookies — and the gang who makes the show are no slouches either 🙂
write_light permalinkSeptember 6, 2010 10:48 pm
FYI Mo Ryan has moved to http://www.tvsquad.com/bloggers/maureen-ryan/ although her Chicago Tribune/The Watcher blogs remain up.
September 7, 2010 3:51 pm
Thank you! We mostly chat with Mo through email, so we somehow missed this change. We'll definitely be reading 🙂
Lethia Williams permalinkOctober 12, 2010 12:35 am
I am so happy I found this site. I am a PhD student in Political Science, and a proud member of fandom (which often draws very strange looks from many of my colleagues as I am sure you are familiar with). Please put me on your notification list for when your book is published, I really can not wait to read it (because you know I have all this extra time and do not get to read nearly enough as it is…lol). This is a great site and will be returning often
October 13, 2010 3:55 am
Strange looks? Whatever do you mean?? *looks shifty* We will definitely keep you posted, in an attempt to fill up some of that yawning chasm of free time from which we're certain you're suffering 🙂 Nice to meet you!
Cait D permalinkJanuary 8, 2013 9:09 am
Ms. Williams – are you the same Lethia Williams that did the study on the most dedicated fandom? If so, I'm a journalism student and I'd love to talk to you about that!
I can be reached at caitlindavidson (at) hotmail.com … I'd love to hear from you.
Dean Girl permalinkOctober 12, 2010 7:34 am
Lynn and Katherine,
And here I thought I was the only college professor to be completely bewitched by the charms and Sam and Dean. Thank you for letting me know I'm not insane (as my husband tells me). So yeah, I had to give a test on the night of season 6 opener. Did a tribute to SPN by writing a question using the names Sam and Dean. Wonder if any of my students caught it. Nice to meet you two 🙂
October 13, 2010 3:59 am
Definitely not insane (and yes, that is my professional opinion….says Lynn). Perhaps we're not the best judges though – I've been known to write four page exams using only names of SPN characters or actors. And then to give extra credit to anyone who can figure it out 🙂
Nice to meet you too!
Dean Girl permalinkOctober 13, 2010 8:50 pm
Oh that is classic!!!! You just made my day – can't stop laughing!!! Gotta try it out one day! So in class yesterday, I kept throwing out these Dean-esque one liners and grinning like monkey because the class has no idea that I'm lecturing on algebraic expressions and thinking about Dean Winchester…
Dana permalinkJanuary 15, 2011 10:38 am
I am so glad I wandered across your site. I am not nearly as "academic" as most of those who have posted before me as I am still wrestling with getting my bachelor's degree (I recently decided to persue Chemistry). I am also a brand new fan. I discovered the show in syndication on TNT at the end of November and have been enthralled ever since. I have even managed to get my husband hooked and we bought Seasons 1 – 5 as our mutual Christmas present. LOL!
It is so refreshing to have someone look at fandom from the perspective of academia. I have maintained for years that not all "super fans" live in their parents basements and are virgins. I have been involved in fandom for a long time (Bon Jovi, Star Wars and Star Trek: The Next Generation being the worst of them) and I have found most of the people that I encounter to be kind and considerate. As is the case when dealing with human nature, you have those who cannot separate fantasy from reality. The key, in my opinion, is to let yourself escape into the fantasy but when it's time to, you have to come back to reality. I call SPN my "guilty pleasure" but I think I'm going to just start calling it my "pleasure".
Please keep posting as I will keep reading and I look very forward to the book. Maybe we'll get to meet at a convention some day. 🙂
February 19, 2011 1:13 am
So agreed – get rid of the 'guilty' and just embrace the pleasure! We love how many people from different specialties and professions and walks of life come together to share this amazing Show and enjoy its awesome fandom. We hope to say hi in person one day!
Lethia Williams permalinkJanuary 31, 2011 4:26 am
I've left you a message here before, but that one was more of a thank god I found other academics as obsessed as me post :).
Now I have a legitimate question, I am branching out of my normal field of study (Political Science) and am trying to do a study of fandom (it's a complicated story but rather amusing). The study is an attempt to measure the level of passion fans feel for different shows. The two competing theories being that fans of shows with smaller fanbases are more passionate or that it is more dependent on the genre of the show.
I am really at a loss as to where to start looking for academic articles. Searches through google scholar, and the scholarly journals at my university have not produced what I am looking for, so maybe you could recommend some articles/books? I would really appreciate it.
First, has anyone else tried to conduct a study like this one. Second, do theories exist about the passion of fans for particular shows/movies/books ect? Has anyone posited theories about why some shows/movies/books (like Star Trek/Star Wars) develop such passionate fanbases while others that are wildly popular do not?
Anything you think that might be useful would be a huge help…even if you could only point me a general direction to start looking.
Please feel free to email me directly if you would prefer (email@example.com
February 19, 2011 1:14 am
Forgive our tardiness, the semester and writing so many books is kicking our butts! Email on its way to you this weekend!
Emma England permalinkFebruary 15, 2011 8:00 am
I just wanted to say how nice it is that academics are being open about their love! I'm working on something about the appropriation of biblical themes in transformative works. I'm a biblical scholar though and we/they are a somewhat conservative bunch! It isn't something I can discuss with more than a handful of people. Such a shame.
February 19, 2011 1:15 am
That is a shame, since discussion in academic circles is half the pleasure — and more than half the point! I think we've all struggled with crossing those boundaries between academic researcher and fan, rationality and emotionality, analysis and passion. We're enjoying the balance, but that doesn't mean it's not still a struggle 🙂
May 13, 2011 6:34 pm
It is so refreshing to have someone look at fandom from the perspective of academia. I have maintained for years that not all "super fans" live in their parents basements and are virgins. I have been involved in fandom for a long time (Bon Jovi, Star Wars and Star Trek: The Next Generation being the worst of them) and I have found most of the people that I encounter to be kind and considerate. As is the case when dealing with human nature, you have those who cannot separate fantasy from reality. The key, in my opinion, is to let yourself escape into the fantasy but when it's time to, you have to come back to reality. I call SPN my "guilty pleasure" but I think I'm going to just start calling it my "pleasure".
LS Gentry permalinkAugust 30, 2011 9:18 pm
I am very excited to see some serious academic work on this cultural phenomenon. Fandom, and fanfiction in general, seems to be a true convocation between fans and the franchises they support. I'm a law student in the process of writing an article about fanculture and the legal ramifications of it (and why franchise owners should hesitate to engage in litigation in regards to fandom activity). I can't wait to read your book! Good luck!
August 31, 2011 12:26 am
I can't tell you how much I'm A) happy for you, and B) completely jealous! Being Australian, I really just have to accept that I can't write the book on SPN canon/fandom/meta because I just don't have enough access to the producers and creators of the show. It's not terribly well known down here, and everything trickles down second-hand – it's just inevitable. Well, If you are doing a compilation of essays I could always dig one up on what it's like to be geographically removed but technologically in touch with the fandom. Heavy meta – peace out!
August 31, 2011 3:51 am
Hi, I just stumbled across this site via Twitter. It is so refreshing to find other college professors who also enjoy the great fandom of SPN. I am still a little in the closet on my love for this beloved show which I began watching from first episode. I only started getting involved with the fandom about 2 months ago. I have been involved in the Twilight fandom because of the books, not movies and there are some on there who like the show but not with the same level that I do, so I began to seek out others with the same obsessive love. I really like the term "aca-fan" and the idea of looking at the ideas & methodology of the show in academic terms. I'm a Computer Applications Instructor at a community college but have my undergrad in Communication. I'm the SPN computer geek with a creative side. I am looking forward to reading you book and articles.
Trish permalinkAugust 31, 2011 5:21 am
Thank you Lynn and Katherine. I totally understand Lethia's meaning when she wrote 'thank god!' I'm just about to finish a Masters in International Law, also tutor a couple of undergrad classes. Not sure whether to move onto a phd or not at this stage. I came across SPN only a couple of months ago and am amazed at how addicted I quickly became…also interested to see if I stay this addicted. I don't have time to watch much tv, probably why I had no idea SPN existed for 6 years! I discovered the SPN online community just in time to follow #vancon last weekend…what a mind blowing thing fan communities are, I had no idea! I very much enjoyed following the hashtag and laughed alot at everyone's great comments and photos while at the same time attempting to finish writing an article about an international environmental case. It was a little surreal.
The academic in me wants to question it all, my reaction, the fan base, the convention madness and mindset, maybe some of the legal issues connected with fandom. So coming across your page was definately serendiptious. If possible could I get the same links you emailed to Lethia (as above?) I'd like to read up, do some further research and see what happens, I have a few general ideas at the moment. I'm also going to use Dean, Sam, Castiel and Bobby in my next legal scenario for students, thanks for the idea!
Katalin H Korossy permalinkSeptember 2, 2011 6:28 pm
Just wanted to say I love your articles for being obsessively fannish without crossing the line. And this is coming from someone who has had two vacations to Vancouver (from the Eastern US) solely to visit previously SPN filming locations and take pictures. Thanks for giving us an intelligent voice.
K H Korossy
October 24, 2011 7:34 pm
Lynn! I want to thank you so much again, and also your friend who couldn't make it to TorontoCon and whose seat I stole for the weekend. It was so great having such a great spot…the closer I could be to Jensen the better!! 🙂 I just read the interview with Jensen, so good! I'll definitely be keeping up with your work!
See you at another Con I'm sure!
Morgan Hill
Tammy permalinkOctober 24, 2011 9:16 pm
Hello! I just found your website for the first time through Twitter, and I'm shocked that I haven't found it before. I'm a grad student (and a die-hard SPN fan). I have found myself sucked into one fandom after another for the past decade, and am very interested in the academic work surrounding subcultures, fandom, fanfiction, etc. I'm going to now ravenously read everything on your site, and look forward to reading Fangasm!
Alex permalinkSeptember 13, 2012 10:26 am
just wanted to say hi to fellow SPN fans (and academics). I've loved reading up on your interviews and con reports, and just a couple of days ago I started reading Fandom at the Crossroads. Brilliantly written and just so wonderfully helpful for my dissertation topic! (I immediately e-mailed our library staff to buy it and also the Fan Culture book you edited; looking forward to that one!)
Please keep up the awesome work! I'm always happy when I seen new blog entries! 🙂
Karla Truxall permalinkJanuary 4, 2013 5:47 am
My husband gave me your book, Fandom at the Crossroads, as a gift for Christmas and I just started reading it yesterday. I've only read the Introduction so far but I immediately knew I had to find you on the internet so I could connect with you. This is the first TV show that has reeled me in hook, line and sinker so this kind of fandom is all new to me. We went to the convention in Chicago, in fact that's where I picked up the card about your book (were you there?) and now I have a VERY strong desire to go to Vancouver! My college degree is in sociology so I find all this very fascinating.
Is there someplace I could read your previous articles written in Supernatural magazine? I am especially interested in any interviews with Serge Ladouceur. Thanks! 🙂
~ Karla
P.S. I just followed you on Twitter
Michele permalinkAugust 25, 2013 8:13 pm
I'm working on fall syllabi and lesson plans right now and totally trying to figure out how to incorporate fangasm and/or fan theory into my EH 101 and EH 102 classes =)
nphil permalinkNovember 3, 2013 2:34 am
I just stumbled across your twitter (I'm @northerlynia), and by extension this blog, you, and your books. It feels a bit like kismet and winning the lottery all at once. I'm a university prof in psychology and women's studies and newish SPN fan (but oh, the intensity!), and as a direct result have recently jumped feet first into fandom research (specifically negotiations of self & identity in fanfiction). I recognize a fair about of judgment and/or reservation when I mention this to my colleagues and I'm so thrilled to find similar voices online; it's validating and inspiring.
And now I'm off to read the book!
Kim permalinkNovember 9, 2013 3:12 am
I just finished Supernatural Fangirls. Love love loved it. I will probably be one of those who will never be able to go to a convention but will always love Supernatural. Being able to read about y'all's experience was great. Being able to read not only's y'all's viewpoint but others and actors was fascinating. Thank you again
Rene4 permalinkAugust 4, 2014 2:31 am
Read SPN Fangirls-loved it. Requested Fan Phenomena for my birthday, got it and finished it all in one read yesterday. Kept my interest, many funny items and new information to enjoy. Keep up the good work.
Marina permalinkAugust 31, 2014 2:39 pm
Hi! I'm an academic from Brazil and have been in love with the Supernatural fandom for about two years now. I love your page! Well, I am actually writing to ask for advice… I am spending a year in the USA (sabbatical year) and was then thinking to go to one of the Supernatural conventions (Houston, next year). I've never been to one and don't know anyone going. Do you know where can I meet people going to that convention to try to "make friends" beforehand? Thanks a lot!
PS. I still haven't read your books as just arrived in the USA. But can't wait to read them!
Hannah permalinkSeptember 8, 2014 5:29 am
I recently joined the Supernatural fandom and I found out that a con is going to be held less than a block away from my dorm. So I had some questions about cons and what the experience is like. Also, is it only possible to buy a gold ticket, is that the only way to get into the con?
I love your blog and your stories from meeting the cast.
Thanks in advance!
November 29, 2014 6:32 am
I'm from Russia. And I'm also a fan of the cast of "Supernatural". I translate stories in small pieces for our group in the social network "Vkontakte". (I costeau as admin). I was at a recent Comic Con in Moscow and met with Misha Collins. I also have an interesting story (small but interesting) from this very Comic Con in Moscow. You have a very interesting history. Thank you, my dear friends! (may I call "friends"?). And I would be very happy if you are logged in "Vkontakte" and added to our group! By the way, Misha Collins less than a week ago was ALSO registered in "Vkontakte" at the request of Russian fans at Comic Con in Moscow. Please, answer me. My mail: firstname.lastname@example.com or https://vk.com/id_nadezhdamaksina . Misha Collins in Vkontakte: https://vk.com/themishacollins
Shannon Butler permalinkMarch 11, 2015 2:53 am
It's like a cozy blanket knowing that other fangirls exist out there. Even though I'm a newbie (my 28 y/o daughter talked me into watching SN on Netflix last year and now I've seen every episode at least once.), I've completely delved into every avenue I can find to inspect every grain of information about the show, and the Boys, out there that's available on any social media available that I can find. I'm planning to take my daughter to the Pasadena Con in November if all goes as plans and I'm looking forward to meeting 'people of my own kind' there for the first time ever. If, that is we can make that happen. Huge expense and all but hey, I'm hopelessly obsessed and I really want to just be in their presence.
I'm reading your Fangasm book now but in the early chapters but I've enjoyed what I've read so far and I hope to see you two in Pasadena should we make it there!
Thanks For Listening,
April 18, 2015 11:44 pm
Hello Lynn and Katherine. I recently purchased Fangasm and found this blog today. I've been a Supernatural fan since day one but just recently joined the fandom. Or I should say jumped in with both feet, hands, an eye and an ear. I have an illness and I was drowning in it. Struggling and going down for the last time when like a drowning man I grabbed onto a lifeboat, the #SPNFamily. I'm going to my first con this July, #DCcon. Katherine imagine my surprise and delight to find out you're in the metro area as well. Maybe we can get together for coffee sometime and talk Supernatural and fandom. I'm an "older" fan and my friends think I've lost my mind. I probably have. 🙂 My twitter ID is @JSH_SPN and my facebook page is my name: Jeri Hesson. Hope to see you at #DCcon. And Katherine, the drinks are on me. Keep doing what you're doing ladies. You rock!
June 29, 2015 2:29 am
I've been reading your blog for this season, I just discovered it sometime this past fall, and now I'm immersed in reading your books. I've read "Fandom at the Crossroads" and am currently in the middle of "Fangasm." I've got "Fan Phenomenon" some where in my apartment and I'm hoping to finish reading it too before DCCon at the end of the month. I don't know how I missed that Lynn is at West Chester (my mom and oldest sister live near there and I work in DC so not too far from Kathy. (I'd wanted to go to DCCon last year but since I'm a Fed, I wasn't sure how much money I'd have available with the impending furloughs so missed out on registration.) I'm so looking forward to going this year even though I'll be flying solo. It will be an adventure.
I'm so looking forward to meeting SPN fans and being able to squee with with fellow fans since none of my friends are fans. (I've tried to convert some but they remain resistant, silly people.) So frustrating! I hope I'll get to meet your guys!
andrea Nichols permalinkAugust 4, 2015 12:45 am
I have subscribed to the email from Fangasm Daily- but i never get it daily- sometimes only 1 or 2 times a month- When I try to email about this- it tells me that I have subscribed- but I wondered if this Fangasm is daily- or is it just whenever- Either way I just need to know- I look forward to these fangasm emails and save every one to my favorites so I can re-read them- (they and you are fantastic- by the way- ) please let me know so that i can sleep without fretting that somehow I missed these missives in my email account- and GOD FORBID deleted them by mistake- love you all- andi
August 16, 2015 8:25 am
So first there was Supernatural and I watched it, repeatedly. Then due to a shoulder surgery I couldn't work or drive my stick shift and I started browsing the convention utube videos. I watched, and watched and before I knew it I was pulled into this whole crazy "fan" thing. I found Rob Benedict and Louden Swain, then R2M, Kings of Con, AlwaysKeepFighting, Travis Aaron Wade, Tread Darkly, Jim Beavers FB page (he's interesting), and now Fangasm? Come on, my favorites bar is totally cluttered with SPN items and there seems to be no end to this. Maybe I need a Supernatural buddy? Is there a buddy system here?
Honestly I love this page, the interviews especially. Now I'll have to buy your damn books, I am sooo deep into the vortex here. Thanks
August 17, 2015 12:08 am
Susan….I am "Polo" to your Marco outcry! I have been swept up in the vortex myself. Too bad I didn't see your post BEFORE I emptied my guts in my own post. I love the page as well….though it tears at my heart with envy for the things Liz and Kathy have accomplished. Here's hoping we can harness this tornado without finding ruby slippers under the house (or another Dark{er} Charlie!).
August 17, 2015 6:45 am
I feel better just having some response from people who seem to understand how I feel. It can be a dark and lonely place out here, watching the con videos from my little apartment in the wilds of the eastern Pacific NW.
My Dr. says I can't wear ruby slippers anymore, only in my imagination.
Awaiting season 11……
August 16, 2015 11:58 pm
I just took the time to read the article about the SPN Parody. Those girls are simply amazing! I must say, I cried through most of it. Happy tears, mostly, but, also, some of deep regret that I have missed out on nearly 9 years of SPN fandom. I have dived, heart first, into the deep Supernatural pool, uncaring about the depth of the water, the obstacles that may be just below the surface and totally unaware of the impact it would have on the rest of my life…and my family…..still standing on the edge of said pool.
As you noted, this supernatural (small 's') phenomena is filled with people who have had epiphanies and life changing events centered around the show, its cast and crew….usually for the better. It seems that dark clouds of depression or anxiety have been lifted, or first steps of amazing journeys have been taken…all, wonderful stories and so worthy of being shared. But, what of those that, perhaps, are not sharing in that bright realization? Are there others whom feel overwhelmed by the emotions engendered by such a deep and varied story line, a cast that embraces the fans so passionately and sincerely, and a fandom that is a creature to be reckoned with?
As was also noted in the article, cons are the place to find SPN soulmates. Perhaps that is the emptiness I feel, for there is no one in my REAL life that dares acknowledge, let alone support or understand, my intense emotions for two "pretty" boys that are the same ages as my own sons. I truly can feel an inkling of the unacceptance, bewilderment, seclusion and angst that teens must feel about most aspect of their lives. (It's been a LONG time since I was a teen, but I don't remember having such a hard time "back then".)
I apologize for this excrutiatingly long missive. There are plenty of on-line forums to share innumerable experiences and emotions about the SPN world. But few with such learned ears as this particular site. (Not that I am looking for validation, sympathy or resolution…just a safe place to share these intense emotions. My own fault….I should quit reading fandom articles!)
BTW, I just finished the intro to your 1st book, and can't wait until it arrives so I can read the rest.
I am SO looking forward to your next book! (Just in case you ever thought about it….I record for audio books, if you are looking to offer your books in such a venue, I searched, but did not find them….) again…NOT the reason I started this hot mess. Thanks.
August 17, 2015 6:04 am
Ginger, I loved reading your post (I'm glad you spilled your guts) it really touched me, I feel the same way. I've never been a "fangirl" even though I've always been passionate about my books, my television and especially movies. I've been embarrassed, overwhelmed, shamefaced, knocked on my ass (sorry, I have a little bit of a sailor's mouth) and completely devoted to these two "boys" and all their associates. They are about the same age as my own children would be, if I had any. I've loved the show for several years now, but I really fell hard after seeing the conventions and interviews. They seem to be truly good people, and they seem to draw that out of their fellow actors, and fans.
Hot mess indeed……
August 17, 2015 2:00 pm
What a beautiful way to begin a Monday morning! Thank YOU for replying…and for mirroring so many of the same emotions. I have "met" many, many intriguing and wonderful virtual "family members", but few that are near my age and talk the same language….though "OMG" really does expedite communication sometimes.
I am beginning to creep out of the fandom closet I locked myself into, mostly because I am amazed and awfully proud of the work that the cast and crew of SPN continue to be initiating and supporting in the real world. Plus, there is SOME vindication that, after 10 years, SPN is still news and award worthy (well…TEEN Choice award…but still).
Thanks again for sharing…and giving me the opportunity to as well.
Angela Marshall permalinkSeptember 5, 2015 10:45 pm
This article was fantastic. I will have to get the books. I feel like I have missed so much having come to #SPNFamily so late (only since June 2015). You have so many memories and the bonds….I look forward to reading about the journey.
September 22, 2015 7:38 pm
I'd be glad to leave good feed back on the book. If I like something I'm more than happy to say so. Thanks to all this "research" I believe I have convinced myself to try and make Van Con next year, if I can pull the money together. It will be my almost-birthday present to myself. I don't know if it's a frivolous thing for a low income nearly 60 year old to aspire to, and I've decided I don't care. My life, my money, life's too short.
September 27, 2015 3:55 am
I am STILL only about half way through Fangasm….grinning through most of it, grimacing during the parts about your families (I can totally relate!). Just checking in and giving you another shout out! Thank you again and again for this validation, acknowledgement, recognition…and delight!
October 6, 2015 8:59 pm
This is an odd question out of left field, but I have looked and looked online, can't find anything. The woman named Laura (no last name mentioned) that played guitar with Jason Manns at JIBcon 5, who is she? Any chance that you have that information? She's great and I'd like to hear more of her playing? If you don't know I understand, just can't think of any other place to look at this point. Thanks
Mallena permalinkDecember 21, 2015 3:27 am
Bought Fangasm from Amazon and I enjoyed it. I liked seeing the SPN fandom experience from your early view. I've never have been to a convention, and probably never will, so it is fun to read other reports, especially from the early days when it was just beginning. I did not like the many references to wincest, yucky, but I don't judge, I just don't like that stuff. I admit, though, I do love every hug and those small touches. My favorite program when I was 11 was Starsky and Hutch, and they touched all the time. They also cried in each others arms many times, but I see it as platonic bromance, so that is okay. I downloaded Fan Phenomena: SPN onto my kindle and I liked that one very much. My favorite essays were Richard Speight's, the vid one with Ash, the photography, and Misha Collins. He could have written more, what too busy?? Anyway, thanks for an interesting reading experience.
February 16, 2016 12:26 am
I just stepped back and took a deep breath…long first post ahead! I think I'm having one of those moments where you feel like a zebra in a field of horses, and you accept that. Then suddenly you crest a hill and, damn, there are all the other zebras. I am nearing 50, a Harvard-educated biology major and veterinarian who owns her own practice, a reader/writer, and a married mom of two teens. I've been a fan before, I'm sure—Harrison Ford in the 80's and certain baseball players come to mind. I've enjoyed binge watching Doctor Who with my family, and even writing a little about that show and my experience of it. But there is no precedent in my life thus far for how my world was rocked when I discovered Supernatural. My 12 year old daughter started watching the show last fall, but I was blissfully oblivious, only vaguely aware of her experience. As she closed in on season 10, she started talking more about it and I decided it might be a nice thing to share. I asked her if she'd start over with me, and after some uncharacteristic hesitation (she felt protective of the characters, it turns out) we started watching from the beginning in November.
Here's where my story joins the stream of those commenting ahead of me. I'm driving my family (except for my daughter), friends, and colleagues crazy. Much of my brain space has been hijacked by Supernatural—the characters, the actors, the writers, the music. I think about it a frightening portion of my day, even though my immersion has been merely a few months. My husband is actually very patient, mostly because we both acknowledge that my brain must be churning for a reason. I've even got my therapist intrigued. (I have a 16 year old son suffering from depression right now, so I recently sought support around that, not knowing I'd end up using my time to process my feelings about the show. I suspect those thoughts all connect at some level anyway.) I watch, read, surf for video, and write about the show daily, just for myself. Next month I'm bringing my daughter to her (and my) first ever Con, as part of a family trip back to Seattle. We are almost caught up on season 11 now (it's been a whirlwind compared to watching it all along, I suspect) and for a while I felt sick about "finishing." Interestingly, my deepest fear wasn't that I wouldn't know what to do with myself once the season ended. I was more afraid I would know what to do, and the rational adult in me would stop fangirling, and life would return to normal with a little less color. Finding you all out there, thinking and writing and talking about this for years, makes me smile. Two of your books are on the way to my house now. Thanks!
February 16, 2016 10:58 pm
Yes, those are not just stretch marks….they are the tell-tale signs of a zebra as well! I have been inside this vortex for just over two whirlwind years…and dread, as you, the thought of ever landing, even if that landing be in a house on top of a witch! Past my mid-50's, I thought this would be another "phase"….but, here I am, just as much of a fan-GRAN as ever! So, pack up your salt, grab some iron (not THAT iron…forget about your clothes, flannel and hunter green don't show the wrinkles!), keep those coupons for free pie and come jump on this lumbering wagon filled with amazing folk! It is always….ALWAYS, a joy to hear "I am not the only one."
Karin permalinkFebruary 16, 2016 7:44 pm
Hey 🙂
I´m still relatively new to the fandom and have stumbled on your site only recently, but felt immediately at home here(Your reviews and con-reports rock!). I got myself "Supernatural fangirls" as a late christmas present and just wanted to let you know how much I loved it. You managed to portray all the different sides of fandom without ever judging, you were unafraid to write about your own struggles both with yourself and `The powers that be`, you were never shy about how much of a fan you are yourself and I really loved your scientific approach to the many different phenomena of fandom, since you gave me some of the explanations I was craving. As a person who always tries to understand everything rationally, fandom is a little hard to grasp and on many occasions I believed that what I saw was just too good, (especially with Supernatural and its cast and crew), always waited for the other shoe to drop, maybe also due to the fact that no one around me shares my addiction. My point is, your book was wonderful, insightful, made me feel better about my love for this show and I can only applaud the courage and endurance making it must have cost you. You might have managed to convince me that SPNfamily is actually a thing, a heartfelt thanks for that:)


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Seeing little cancer survivor Greer Feck sitting close by helped Tararua mayor Roly Ellis cope with the shock of having his hair shaved off.
"When you see that little girl and realise everything she's had to cope with, well being bald is nothing really," he said. "Most of us have had a reasonable innings, so to help raise money for Greer and others like her, it was pretty easy to do."
Mr Ellis said his wife nominated him to have his locks shaved.
"I think she wanted a new model, but now with my hair gone, there'll be no more of this old grey mayor treatment. People should be treating me with more respect in the office at least," he said.
The last time Mr Ellis had his head shaved was in December 1965 when he joined the British Army.
Mr Ellis joined Shane MacDonald, a builder with Mitchell and Greatbatch and Dannevirke High School teacher Graeme King in sacrificing their locks for the cause at a bumper fundraising night at the Vault Cafe last Thursday.
"Shane was the first to put his hand up to be shaved and personally gained more than $1000 in sponsorship and brought along 16 friends to take part in the evening," Wayne McDonagh, of the Professionals, said. "Before, Shane would spend a lot of time in front of the mirror, but now he'll be out the door 10 minutes earlier in the morning, all thanks to some generous sponsorship.
"This town has opened its heart for a great night," Mr McDonagh said.
Organised by the Professionals as part of their ongoing support of the Child Cancer Foundation, the cafe was packed with people keen to support the cause.
And with 5-year-old Greer Feck and her mother, Aimee, attending, the reason for the event hit home for everyone, especially when Greer showed off her 1400 beads of courage - each one representing a procedure or treatment.
Greer was diagnosed with spinal cancer when she was 14 months old and has undergone a number of surgeries and chemotherapy. Her cancer left her unable to walk, but after the surgeries, she is now able to walk unassisted.
"She has been through so much," Aimee said.
The generous crowd opened their wallets to help raise money for the cause and although the final total isn't known yet, nationally the Professionals real estate group has raised $3.5 million for the foundation.


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I've never been to a game before, only when I was 7 did I really go to a game.
Reason : Money issues
I'm only 21 in college and so-so so you know the deal.
Are preseason games worth it to go? Do people show up?
Me and my girlfriend are thinking of going to the Bears vs. Giants preseason game 2 I believe? It's only likle 15-20 bucks a ticket so they aren't bad at all. Even against the Jets is around 35
I don't have the cash to spend on regular season tickets, 120+ is way too expensive for me, especially taking my girlfriend.


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Three Dramas HTML version
Cavalier. --for the noble huntsman--
Princess. --who is being hunted himself! (Moves away, but stops suddenly.) Who is that?
(CLARA ERNST, masked and in peasant costume, comes forward followed by a masked
figure wearing a domino. He is whispering to her over her shoulder. She keeps glancing
about, as if looking for some one.)
The Domino. --and there, in the enchanted castle, buried deep in the wooded park--
Clara. Let me alone!
The Domino. --there we shall be greeted by a babbling fountain of water--a nymph,
holding the cup of joy high above her head--
Clara (anxiously). What can have become of her?
(Meanwhile one of the masked dancers has been following them, and now turns back to
join others.)
A Masked Dancer (pointing to the DOMINO). That is the King!
Another (quickly). But who is she?
The Domino. --on both sides, shady alleys leading to the doors of a secret retreat; and
Clara (turning round). I despise you! (The dancing and music suddenly stop. General
The Baroness (starting forward as she hears CLARA voice.) Clara!
The Domino (taking CLARA's hand and leading her apart from the others). Do you
know who it is that you despise?
Clara (greatly agitated). Yes, I know who you are!--and that is why, from the bottom of
my heart, I despise you! (The music begins afresh, covering the general consternation
that has spread among the dancers. The BARONESS comes forward with a cry of
"Clara!" CLARA bursts into tears and throws herself into her arms. Curtain.)
(SCENE.--A large hall in Gran's factory. The walls are bare. On the left, about half-way
forward, is a small platform. A meeting of the shareholders of a railway company is in
progress. Facing the platform are seated the gentry; the common herd, mainly farmers


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By Nicole Pride
Published: May 30, 2006
Yoshidaira Garcia might never have attended college had it not been for the Educational Opportunity Fund, a state-sponsored program that provides access to higher education to disadvantaged students. So when Garcia wanted to reach out to others with limited academic opportunities, what better place to set her sights on than Peru, her native country?
Three years ago, Garcia, a Livingston College graduate, began collecting supplies for a school in Remichaca, a remote village in a high-altitude region in Peru. The elementary school consists of 100 students in three classrooms with no electricity. Many students do not have basic supplies such as pencils and paper; some walk to and from homes an hour away.
Because of her experience at Rutgers, I am able to do anything and overcome any obstacles that may come my way, said Garcia, who graduated with a degree in Spanish literature and hopes to become an accountant. Her work with the Peruvian children has taught her compassion. They have made me appreciate all that I have and motivated me to continue helping others who need support and encouragement.
Garcia grew up in a rural region in Peru and immigrated to the United States with her family at the age of 7. At first she was confused. My new surrounding didnt match the one to which I was accustomed, she recalled. But eventually she adjusted to life in Garfield.
She got the idea to reach out to the students in Remichaca after her aunt, a teacher at the school, told her of the conditions. She visited the children for the first time three years ago. After an eight-hour plane ride and 12 hours by bus, it still takes another hour to reach the village.
But it is well worth the journey. The children greatly appreciate the donations, said Garcia, who has returned twice to the village. This year, she brought book bags filled with school supplies and a toy. The students are especially grateful for a personal touch from Garcia: She enjoys making them hot chocolate, a special treat for young Peruvians braving the constant chill of high altitudes. The climate is so harsh that the cheeks of some students are discolored and scarred from the severe cold, she recalled.
During one of Garcias visits, a parent was so grateful for her philanthropy that she offered to pay Garcia with local currency a pig.
Return to the May 30, 2006 issue