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Unlike so many other genre conventions, Creation Entertainment has a strict company policy not to "oversell" our conventions. In other words, every patron, no matter what bracket of ticket they purchase, will have a seat in the main auditorium where the major guests appear and events take place. Nothing upsets us more than hearing about other conventions that sell tickets to patrons and then those very same patrons have to wait on additional lines inside the facility to get into (or sometimes not!) the main theatre. An important Creation Entertainment difference we want you to know about!
The Creation difference extends to our 40 years experience in running fan conventions. In the last few years we've seen promoter after promoter fail taking hard earned ticket money down with them. Inexperienced promoters, often first-timers, use celebrity images and names to get ticket money which they use to hopefully pay their expenses. When that fails they've already gone through "your" ticket money and they collapse leaving no recourse for ticket holders. They say "buyer beware" but this has happened in Twilight, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and Firefly fandom (to name just a few) and we really feel for those great fans who have lost their ticket money and upset travel plans.
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ALL GUESTS are contracted to appear and all convention contracts specify that appearances are tentative and subject to change as film and television work demands take precedence as can a personal conflict. Our events will take place whether a specific guest cancels or not (we always try to book replacements) and therefore we can not issue admission ticket or ticket package refunds if a particular guest does not fulfill their appearance contract. Of course we will always refund separately purchased photo ops and autograph tickets for a guest if they cancel.
We know that taking photos makes the convention even more fun and we thought it would be a good idea to share our photo taking policies for you before you arrive at the convention so you can prepare. In the auditorium, photo taking is encouraged, but only from your seat. It is unfair to run up to the stage and block the view of others who have paid for reserved seats in front of you. Even if there are empty seats, patrons must sit in the seats they paid for to be fair to everyone. Due to fire marshall regulations everyone must be seated during performances. Please also be courteous to your neighbors when taking pictures. Photo taking is not allowed during autographing sessions nor during the photo ops. Only those people who have autograph tickets may come up to get autographs. At the Gold Exclusive Parties and Breakfast: photo taking is encouraged when the guests arrive (but only from your seats). After a sufficient time for all to get their photos we ask that your cameras be placed down so the celebrities can enjoy their time at the two food functions. Thank you for understanding the need to have these few rules so everyone is safe and has fun.
The vast majority of our guest celebrities take questions from the audience during their on-stage time. Therefore it is incumbent upon those that ask questions to make them ones that allow our mutual shared time with the celebrities to be enjoyable, interesting and entertaining for all (including the guest). Asking for hugs, telling stars we love them (we all do, that's why we're here), giving gifts, getting into long personal stories, or worse, is not acceptable for this format and, in fact, is quite self-centered when you are in essence "representing" all of fandom to a celebrity. Join us in trying to make this convention the best entertainment for everyone!
In the event of convention cancellations or date changes Creation Entertainment is not responsible for patrons' costs involving travel or hotel accommodations or any other non convention ticket expenses.
Advance ticket sales are generally turned off early to mid-week of the week of the events. Tickets, if they are not sold out, are sold at the convention of course.
Here's a pic of the legendary sci-fi author/genius Isaac Asimov, a frequent visitor to our early conventions and quite a character as well! It is amazing that we got to work with him after reading so many of his books.
From the "you never know" category, here in the middle is "Young Hercules" at our Official Hercules/Xena Convention (pictured with his co-stars from that short lived series). He's better known by his real name today: Ryan Gosling, an incredible actor doing wonderful work in feature films.
Back in the heyday of Xena popularity we had the pleasure of meeting some of New Zealand's top talents as they often guested on the series which was filmed in that beautiful country. Left to right: Karl Urban who went onto major stardom as Star Trek's new Dr. McCoy, Kevin Smith, one of our all-time favorite guests, on the verge of international fame when he was killed in a tragic accident, and Danielle Cormack who continues to perform in New Zealand.
For over two decades we had the pleasure of presenting the country's leading horror fan conventions, Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors with the popular magazine and illustrious editor Tony Timpone. These shows were a breeding ground for up and coming genre talent and that makes us proud. Here, one of the icons of the field, Robert Englund, on stage.
During one crazy phase we started manufacturing action figures and selling them in Toys R Us amongst other national retailers. Bruce Lee was probably are most realistic looking figure, but we also had success with Saturday Night Live figures and Drew and Mimi from The Drew Carey Show.
It had one of the most loyal and passionate fan movements behind it and a gloriously talented cast of performers working with amazing and intelligent scripts. We were delighted to be associated with this incredible and still missed series and it was always a special pleasure to work with star Ben Browder.
We were ahead of the times back in the 80's with conventions mixing all sorts of fan favorites together. Usually all the different fandoms got along and it is nice to see that Dr. Who is more popular than ever. We were licensees back in the day and worked with many of the earlier Doctors, including, of course, the larger than life Tom Baker.
Here is a scene from a recent Official Star Trek Convention in San Francisco with Brent Spiner on stage speaking to a sold out crowd.
There was never any guest nicer than the amazing DeForest Kelley who graced our stages many, many times always putting on a warm and entertaining presentation for his legions of dedicated fans. He was just as cool as you would want him to be!
The only time this ever happened: Three Mr. Spocks on stage, a really special moment
It all started with a Mr. Spock head: our entry into the world of Star Trek merchandising began full time when we purchased 1,000 of these 35 years ago or so. We still have a few left!
Every five year anniversary marks a special time to remember for Star Trek fans and our conventions take on an air of a family reunion of long-time fans and the stars we all admire. Sadly we also mark the loss of some of those talents who appeared with us regularly at our events. They are missed.
One of our most fun to run conventions was The Official TV LAND Convention. Here is the convention store we set up offering goodies to fellow TV fanatics!
This is pretty cool: Sam Rubin interviewed legendary Larry Hagman at our TV Land Convention, sadly a one-time only gathering, but did we ever enjoy meeting so many of our all-time favorite TV stars!
Another wonderful moment from the TV Land Convention: here's the hilarious Tim Conway regaling the audience with anecdotes about his career that has spanned decades.
Dick Martin, George Schlatter and Alan Sues at the TV Land Convention
Here's an amazing panel we did in LA at the famed Biltmore Hotel: Forry Ackerman, Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen and John Landis!
Comic book and entertainment fans owe much to the legendary JACK KIRBY, the revered talent who co-created the Marvel mythology and made many early appearances with us, among his most devoted followers. Although his passing never allowed Jack to see the amazing success of his characters in film we do know that his appearances at conventions always brought down the house!
It is always great when we can personally thank a performer for an absolutely beautifully done job and that was just the treat when John Noble appeared in Feb of 2013 wrapping up his epic FRINGE series, one of our all-time favorite shows!
The beautiful and talented Alfre Woodard graced her stages to reminisce about her appearance in Star Trek as Lily in the movie Star Trek: First Contact, but of course she is best known for being an Academy Award and Grammy nominated actress as well as having an incredible 17 Emmy nominations (winning four).
Our Vegas Star Trek Convention is ALWAYS full of surprises! Sir Patrick Stewart joins William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in this once in a lifetime moment! We're glad we were there!
In 2006, space pioneers, astronauts Wally Schirra and Alan Bean, guested at Grand Slam: it was an honor!
Photo Credit: David Livingston
Three of the most popular actors on the planet graced our stages along with their The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn director: Bill Condon, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner helped us make history at an official fan gathering done in conjunction with the press junket and in association with Summit Entertainment.
Our first convention program in 1971, ticket prices were $1.50 a day and our special guest was legendary comic artist superstar Jim Steranko!
We even had time to publish 6 issues of a popular comic art fanzine called Infinity when we were teenagers. Back in the days before the internet, printed fanzines and conventions helped keep fandom connected.
When we ran The Official STAR WARS Convention we brought in Gene Roddenberry as a surprise and this moment in time was a true highlight. Gene was a great mentor of ours and he is always in our thoughts, especially when we gather for our Official STAR TREK Conventions.
LOST was one of the great TV series of all-time and we were proud to be an official licensee for the show. Here three of the stars, Ian Somerhalder, Evangeline Lilly and Naveen Andrews, grace our stages in a Creation Convention appearance.
Two of our most popular celebrity guests from the Stargate franchise making their only Creation appearance together on stage: Michael Shanks and Amanda Tapping! We love following their careers post Stargate and look forward to enjoying their work for years to come!
How's this for cool? Arnold as THE Terminator at our Official T-2 Convention, an awesome occasion!
A VERY special moment in Creation History
BILL SHATNER & LEONARD NIMOY toasting the 40th Anniversary of Star Trek on the exact day, 4 decades later, that the original series began its TV run! Taken in Chicago at Creation's Salute to Star Trek's 40th! Thanks, Bill and Leonard for being such a big part of Creation Entertainment! Who would have thought that as kids that watched classic Trek, that one day we'd be working with these show biz legends!
History is made again at Creation when LEONARD NIMOY passes the ceremonial "#1 Vulcan" tee-shirt to the new Mr. Spock ZACHARY QUINTO. It all happened in front of the audience at Grand Slam XVI. Creation Conventions: it is ALL about making wonderful memories like this!
Superstar Legend Jack Nicholson made the "Creation" scene, a definite ultra-cool moment in our 40 plus year history!
Growing up watching THE AVENGERS was a particular joy so when Patrick Macnee joined the Creation line-up of stars it was a joyous occasion for us and his many fans!
It's never happened before or after but it was another of our proudest moments: having four STAR TREK Captains share the stage. Let's hope we can pull it off again some day and add a few more?
Long-time Creation friend (and early fan attendee turned superstar producer) DEAN DEVLIN brought along friends Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer to one of our shows. Dean is currently behind one of TV's greatest shows LEVERAGE!
The impeccable Ricardo Montalban created Star Trek's most popular villian as Khan but in person he truly was one of a kind and his two appearances for us were definitely amongst the most memorable! He is sorely missed by all Trekkers and was indeed a Hollywood classic himself!
Gracious and supportive to us as ever William Shatner made sure first time Creation guest star Joan Collins (in her only convention appearance) was comfortable on stage, reunited decades after their ultra-popular classic Trek appearance together!
As promised, a seat for all! Here's a scene of the amazing theatre we used for years for our Las Vegas Star Trek Convention. At Creation shows: no waiting and worrying about seeing the stars!
Pretty Cool we'd say to have welcomed the ultra talented Elijah Wood as Creation promoted several Official LORD OF THE RINGS events.
Here's some shots of Leonard Nimoy's last convention appearance (courtesy of Paul Harvath), taken at our Chicago 2011 Official STAR TREK Convention. Thank You Leonard for your three decade association with Creation: we've loved every minute of presenting you to your adoring fans (of which we number ourselves!):
Leonard Nimoy's emotional farewell to Star Trek Conventions: 2011 Chicago
These guys are HILARIOUS on stage together and we love having them at our events: true superstars of the genre: Jonathan Frakes (now busy directing) and Brent Spiner!
Online tickets will be taken off sale
September 16 at 7pm CDT
At that time tickets listed as available on the website can be purchased at the door.
You have to check this out! Creation Entertainment's Salute to Supernatural events are simply not like any other fan conventions: here's our house band led by actor/singer Rob Benedict introducing "The Boys" to a sold out house at our Vegas gathering!
Be sure of which day a guest is doing photo ops/autographs
before purchasing your admission tickets.
Please note that tickets are delivered to you via e-mail in PDF format which you should print out and bring with you to convention registration. Most customers receive their PDF tickets within 3-5 business days of having placed their order.
Creation Entertainment's
Friday, Saturday & Sunday*
September 19-21, 2014
(*with pre-registration Thursday night for our full three day attendees. Pre-registration is not a necessity just a cool plus that gets you set for the entire weekend so no waiting during the convention days!)
Westin Park Central Hotel
12720 Merit Dr.
Dallas,TX 75251
Extra cool note: We know that many fans have begun to notice that we are running our program of events and guests later on Sunday. Although to date this has not including "The Boys" who generally are done by late afternoon we always like to have some wonderful talent to close the day and leave you feeling ultra-great! So if you want to see it all we do suggest staying late (or over in the hotel) on Sunday. While enjoying our last few guests and events of the day the photo ops shot during the day tend to tentatively be ready for pick up so that is another reason to stick around to get your coolest of all souvenirs!
What can you say about the 2013 visit to the great city of Dallas as Jensen and Jared returned to their home state to a rousing, roof-raising Texas style welcome like no other we've seen on the tour to date. Definitely a special thrill to see how Texas is so proud of their guys made good and the fans in the city were outrageously warm and considerate to newbies and veterans and that made the guest stars present even more open and accessible than ever. DALLAS, TEXAS we LOVE YOU for your loving and passionate welcome and can't wait to return in 2014. Here's the details to date with constant additions until showtime. Please sign up for our free bulletin service so we can let you know as additions are made. THANKS!
For those traveling to the convention please note that we potentially will have some guests appearing Sunday late afternoon or into the early evening (although not Jensen and Jared if their schedules remain as they have been in the past). In order not to miss anyone kindly make appropriate plans if possible.
Please note that these conventions are intended for adults in terms of some of the on-stage appearances of our guests which often include somewhat off color humor and/or profanity. Children are welcomed if accompanied by an adult who is aware of the content of some of the stage material.
Jensen Ackles
Dean Winchester
Appearing Sunday
Jared Padalecki
Sam Winchester
Appearing Sunday
Misha Collins
Appearing Saturday
Jim Beaver
One of the most accomplished actors working today, Jim is known as Bobby Singer of course on 56 episodes of Supernatural but he has also made his mark in diverse shows including Justified, Mike and Molly, Dexter, Breaking Bad, Harper's Island, 35 episodes of Deadwood, Star Trek: Enterprise, 3rd Rock from the Sun, The X-Files, another shows going back almost 40 incredible years. Best of all he is extremely fan friendly and one of our favorite guests!
Appearing Saturday & Sunday
Mark Sheppard
Appearing Saturday
Richard Speight, Jr.
"The Trickster/Gabriel"
Richard or course will be with us all three main convention days as wall as joining Matt as host of the Karaoke Kings Nights (not to be believed)!
Matt Cohen
Young John Winchester and co-host of our famous Karaoke Kings FREE TO ALL Friday Night Party.
Appearing on stage Saturday and also co-hosting The Karaoke Kings Party Friday Night.
Osric Chau
Kevin Tran
Appearing on stage Friday.
Kim Rhodes
Sherriff Jody Mills
Appearing Saturday
Appearing Friday
Rob Benedict
Chuck Shurley/Carver Edlund
Appearing Friday and Saturday
One of the most beloved of all our Supernatural Tour guests, Rob's long and varied show buiz caeeer includes apppearances on Buffy, Felicity, Birds of Prey, Alias, Monk, Threshold, HeadCase,Psych, and Franklin & Bash. He is also the lead singer for the band Louden Swain and he might look a bit familiar as the lead singer of convention house band ELASTIC WASTE BAND.
GIL McKINNEY
Henry Winchester of Supernatural and Prince Eric on Once Upon a Time. Gil really hit it out of the park at his first appearance for us back in the Washington, DC area by being incredibly personable and friendly on stage. And then he sang at our Saturday Night Celebrity Cabaret and that was the moment that he truly became one of the Supernatural family. He was greeted by a standing ovation and we knew that he was going to be a regular visitor in the future including this event.
Gil will be appearing on stage on both Friday and Saturday, and also singing at The Karaoke Kings Friday Night Free for All Party and at The Creation Saturday Night Supernatural Celebrity Cabaret.
Gadreel and Ezekiel, Tahmoh has made a huge impression in the genre with roles on Continuum, Dollhouse, Smallville, and of course Battlestar Galactica
Appearing Sunday on stage, doing autographs and photo ops Sunday as well.
Here are some fantastic photos from previous Creation Salute to Supernatural Conventions. Courtesy of our attendees, Megan Jackson(from our Burbank convention and Las Vegas 2014) & Jeni Berry(from our recent visit to Dallas). Check it out and join us to make some great memories!
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WHAT CAN WE SAY! ELASTIC WASTE BAND has returned to the road and we are thrilled to welcome these stage warriors as our "house band" at virtually all of The Creation Entertainment Salute to SUPERNATURAL CONVENTIONS in 2014 and the early part of 2015. They have added so much to the fun of our Las Vegas Conventions and even though they say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas we knew we had to make an exception when it comes to ELASTIC WASTE BAND Here's some pictures of the band hard at work in 2013 including Jensen joining in for a brief part of "The Boys Are Back in Town" and in 2014 both Jared and Jensen participated with the band in a version of a Vanilla Ice Rap! The audience went crazy! WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING ELASTIC WASTE BAND AS THE HOUSE BAND AT THIS CONVENTION!
FRIDAY NIGHT KARAOKE PARTY! "Dick & Matt's Excellent Adventure (80'S Theme)"
OUR CREATION KARAOKE KINGS HAVE ISSUED A DECREE! THE NEW THEME FOR THE 2014 Salute to SUPERNATURAL Convention Tour is "Dick and Matt's Excellent Adventure: A 1980's theme!" Go back in time and dress in the period of the 80's (or come as you like, we just want you to have fun and relax!). Below you will see a collage of previous Karaoke Kings looks! ! On Friday of The Creation Entertainment Salute to Supernatural we are happy to present this special FREE PARTY for all! RICHARD SPEIGHT, JR & MATT COHEN, our KARAOKE KINGS, are large and in charge of our famous Free Karaoke Parties!
And don't forget to pick up your exclusive photo op with the guys spiffed out in their themed 80'S duds available at our photo op section! They will be joined at the party by special guests, generally those appearing on Friday, but you never know who Richard and Matt will get to show up, hopefully an outrageously great singer like Supernatural's Rob Benedict (as pictured looking over the guys)!
An interview with Karaoke King Matt Cohen and a special celebrity drop-in!
with Rob Benedict as lead singer, joined by other Supernatural Celebrities making guest appearances
We are proud to welcome the incredible band LOUDEN SWAIN featuring wonderful lead singer and Supernatural's own ROB BENEDICT on stage joined by Supernatural celebrity performers to be announced. This is gonna be awesome! This SATURDAY NIGHT CELEBRITY CABARET IS COMPLIMENTARY FOR GOLD WEEKEND and SILVER WEEKEND MEMBERS (keep your same seats). SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS WILL TENTATIVELY INCLUDE MISHA COLLINS, GIL McKINNEY and MARK SHEPPARD and others. For others GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS ARE $40 AND AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE OR AT THE CONVENTION*.
The four-piece Los Angeles indie group Louden Swain makes music best described as a combo platter of classic, alternative and hard rock, sounds that have won over legions of fans including those that watched them perform in concert at some of our past conventions. . Because they went over so big we knew they had to return in cities around North America and so it is! Let their music touch your heart and reserve SATURDAY NIGHT for LOUDEN SWAIN and their special guest performers: you won't be disappointed!
Fronted by lead singer and actor Rob Benedict (known to Supernatural fans as Chuck Shurley and Carver Edlund), Louden Swain also includes bassist Mike Borja, lead guitarist Billy Moran and drummer Stephen Norton.
Each new album has arrived brimming with gumption and sparky intellect, leading to a lot of early buzz: The LA pop rock band has a polished sound reminiscent of Marvelous 3, says Kayley Thomas of Pop Matters, one that crackles and sparks with wit, humor, and a powerful mix of intellectual and musical playfulness and maturity. Bursting with energy and whimsy.
Benedicts connections to the acting world he has appeared on TVs Felicity, Alias and Supernatural and films like Waiting then led to the tune Help You being placed in the 2010 Jenna Fischer movie A Little Help, in which he co-starred. A successful tour of Europe through England, Germany and Austria also brought Louden Swain to new audiences.
Weve been at this for a while, a little more than 10 years, and weve known each other for more than that, Norton says. We have a certain amount of maturity this isnt our first barbeque and yet, weve done everything without a label. In many ways, we feel were just starting to break. - Portions edited from a bio by Nick DeRiso
Here is a picture of the finale of the amazing cabaret show put on at our recent Washington,DC area convention. Congrats to new tour member Gil McKinney for his especially fantastic singing performance: talk about winning over a crowd! This particular cabaret also featured Misha Collins, Matt Cohen, Sebastian Roche, Osric Chau, Richard Speight, and Rob Benedict and his great band Louden Swain. Participants will vary from convention to convention of course. We're looking forward to more great nights of live entertainment on Creation Entertainment's Salute to Supernatural Tour: don't miss the fun!
Courtesy of @FangasmSPN
Photos courtesy of Tyler Edwards
Heres the amazing Louden Swain (lead singer Supernaturals own Rob Benedict) being surrounded by band members and performers Misha Collins and host Richard Speight. We just love this photo, though you would too as it expresses the joy the cabarets are all about!
The over 40 year tradition of Creation Entertainment Costume Parades continues and YOU are invited to come to watch, enjoy or compete. Here's an opportunity for you to show your creative talents by entering our famous Costume Competition, held on Saturday, come dressed as any Supernatural character (or make up your own) and vie for audience applause and great prizes including a $250 gift certificate. Good Luck! We even have a separate best Castiel section to honor MIsha's great work! So get cracking and let your imagination swing and come in costume and make it all extra fun! No need to pre sign up, just be on hand Saturday earlier part of the day!
"Castiel" a fan favorite for the Supernatural Costume Contest
YOUR SPECIAL MASTER OF CEREMONIES FOR THE CONVENTION: RICHARD SPEIGHT, Jr.
What can you say when you know a decision that has been made has turned out to be so spectacular. When we first invited Richard to host our show In 2013 at the Las Vegas Salute to Supernatural Convention, Richard was instrumental in making that gathering one of the best fan conventions ever. He was so awesome and the Vegas audience loved him so much that we are now thrilled to welcome him as our esteemed regular convention host.
Richard truly knows how to MC a big live show like Creation's Salute to SUPERNATURAL. He brings just he right mix of talent and humor to draw the guests out and let them shine and we really love working with him as he continues to bring ideas that make the convention even more fun for all. Richard makes the Salute to SUPERNATURAL Conventions unlike ANY other fan gathering and that's one reason why you are reading all the amazing buzz on line!
Richard, of course, has had a long career outside of Supernatural, including work on Yes, Dear, Jag, Jericho, Justified, Band of Brothers, and The Appomattox, amongst others. Naturally Richard will be with us all the days of the convention and you will truly enjoy his fast wit, hilarious patter, and interaction with our entire celebrity line-up!
One of the coolest highlights of the convention is the running of fan produced Music Videos honoring SUPERNATURAL, its themes and characters. If you are a talented video editor now is your chance to show off your creativity and vie for prizes at The Creation Salute to Supernatural Convention Tour 2014 as we are hitting up Dallas once again.
Rules: one music video about SUPERNATURAL may be submitted on DVD only (please no computer-based media like CD accepted). PLEASE USE ONLY NTSC FORMAT FOR YOUR DVD. Entries are judged on the following criteria: video quality, audio quality, editing quality, inventiveness, song selection, and originality. Humorous submissions are encouraged. Entries can not be returned, and person submitting entry is granting Creation the right to play this entry in perpetuity at Creation events worldwide and/or on line at the Creation website(s). Creation does not sell music videos so your entry will never be sold as a commercial product, just presented at our events/on line.
Winners will receive a $100 gift certificate good for Creation products. Winners will be announced and certificates awarded on site. Please tell us which specific convention the music video is for and send In your video using order confirmation or signature required in order to know if it has arrived. We do not announce winners until the event. Thanks and good luck!
Note: Due to the high volume of entries for our Music Video Contests, we are forced to limit entries to those people actually attending the specific show they are entering for. You do not have to be present for the actual showing of your video, but you must claim your award on site before the end of the weekend or your award will be forfeited. URGENT: PLEASE NOTE THAT COMPETITION CLOSES FORTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL OPENING CONVENTIONS, NO EXCEPTIONS! PLEASE NOTE that we are also looking for entries to introduce our supporting cast members so please keep that in mind too! Please note that fans should not use footage from other than the shows we are honoring even if it features the stars of the current show the convention is about.
Creation Entertainment
SUPERNATURAL Music Video Contest
217 South Kenwood St.
Glendale, CA 91205
Look out because we have tons of cool official SUPERNATURAL licensed products to offer attendees! There will be official photographs shot from studio source, great t-shirts and apparel, jewelry, mugs and glassware, banners and posters, books and magazines, autographed items, and more! This is THE place to be for Supernatural collectors!
PLEASE NOTE: Because we are a merchandise licensee of Warner Bros. Television for Supernatural only licensed by the studio Supernatural products are permitted for sale at the convention. Other vendors of other genre merchandise are invited to attend as well. For our attendees we wanted you to know that the vendors area is small because of this fact.... we didn't want anyone to come expecting a huge dealers room. (Click image to view larger)
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NOTE: You may buy Photo Op and Autograph tickets before buying an Admission ticket, but you need an Admission Ticket in order to use the Photo Op and Autograph tickets. Please buy an Admission ticket as soon as you can as we can never guarantee Admission tickets won't sell out before the show. Join our Free Email list to get updates on ticket availability.
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This is the most economical way to attend all three days of the convention. You get a guaranteed seat in the theatre to see all the guests and events during the daytime, except the special Gold Only panel. You also get into the KARAOKE KINGS KONCERT and are able to purchase any autographs or photo ops that are available as well as, of course, gain access to the vendors area. There are a limited number of GENERAL ADMISSION WEEKEND PACKAGES AVAILABLE, so please order soon
Here is the best way to attend any single day(s) of the convention. You get a reserved seat, yours come and go all day, in the main theatre where you will see all the stars and events of the day. Of course you also have access to the vendors room and the Friday Night Karaoke Koncert. You also get to pick out your actual seat when you are ordering! No worries, no extra waiting, you always know where YOUR seat is located all day!
Please note that preferred single day seating does not include autographs and/or photo ops
and those must be ordered separately if desired.
Here's the most economical way to attend any single day(s) of the convention. With the convention virtually sold out at this writing, NOW is the time to make your plans! These tickets do guarantee a seat in the back of the theatre and you will see all daytime celebrities and events. These tickets, of course, do not include autographs or photo ops.
We know that many fans like to give gifts to both Jared and Jensen and we feel this is a lovely gesture. However, since both stars are on tight schedules, it's impossible to accommodate the large amounts of gifts and we do not have an adequate system to accept them at locations at so many different venues. Therefore, we are offering the following addresses for fans to send gifts to the celebrities:
Jensen Ackles
c/o Management 360
9111 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Jared Padalecki
c/o Industry Entertainment
955 S. Carrillo Dr.
3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Misha Collins
1920 N. Hillhurst #170
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Autograph and Photo Op Tickets do not include admission to the convention. You must have an admission ticket for the convention in order to redeem autograph and photo op tickets. Photography is not allowed during the autograph sessions.
Here is the incredibly rare chance to get an in person autograph from the sensational stars of SUPERNATURAL. These stars will sign any item you bring from home or buy at the convention. There will be tons of great photographs and other collectibles available at the convention that will be suitable for signing purposes. If you have autographs included in the ticket packages you have purchased and you want more than one autograph per celebrity you can purchase them here and then get all your signatures from that celebrity at the same (first) time you are called up.
** Please note that we can not accept "on cell phone" tickets for autograph and photo op sections so you must print them out at home and bring them to the convention on paper, not your phone. Thank you! We can accept "on cell phone" tickets for admission however.
$99 -SOLD OUT (Sunday) Please note that Jensen's autograph is part of the Gold and Silver Weekend Packages.
$99 -SOLD OUT (Sunday) Please note that Jared's autograph is part of the Gold and Silver Weekend Packages.
$50 -SOLD OUT (Saturday) Please note that Misha's autograph is part of the Gold Weekend Packages.
JIM BEAVER $35 (Saturday and Sunday) Please note that Jim is signing on a complimentary basis for Gold Weekend Patrons, but only on Saturday. Sunday all who want his autograph will need to have a separate ticket and of course you can also purchase a separate ticket for an autograph Saturday as well. As a final note there is a possibility that Jim's signing for non-Gold Patrons on Saturday will take place prior to his Gold signing as he likes to spend time withe each fan and we don't like to rush when avoidable. Timing of flights, etc. which we don't know until much closer helps determine these factors.
MARK SHEPPARD $30 (Saturday) Please note that Mark's autograph is part of the Gold and Silver Weekend Packages.
RICHARD SPEIGHT, JR. $25 (Saturday & Sunday) Richard Speight Jr.'s autograph is not part of any package and must be ordered separately.
MATT COHEN $25 (Saturday) Matt's autograph is not part of any package and must be ordered separately.
OSRIC CHAU $25 (Friday) Please note that Osric's autograph is part of the Gold Weekend Packages.
KIM RHODES $25 (Saturday) Kim's autograph is not part of any package and must be ordered separately if desired.
JULIAN RICHINGS $20 (Friday) Please note that Julian's autograph is not part of any ticket package and must be ordered separately if desired.
ROB BENEDICT $25 (Friday and Saturday) Please note that Rob's autograph is not part of any package and must be ordered separately.
GIL McKINNEY $30 (Friday and Saturday) Please note that Gil's autograph is included in both Gold and Silver Packages and these will be done on Friday along with any separate Gil autograph tickets that patrons may choose to use that day. On Saturday Gil will only be signing separate autograph tickets.
*New TAHMOH PENIKETT $30 (Sunday) Please note that Tahmohs autograph is not part of any package and must be ordered separately.
Note: Patrons must bring an item for celebrities to sign. You can bring something from home or purchase a photo or other collectible in the vendors room. Please feel free to purchase as many autograph tickets of a particular celebrity as you'd like.
Note: Guests appear ONE day of the convention, so therefore their autographing and/or photo ops take place that day, except in VERY rare occasions which will be noted. If you are not attending all days of the convention it is wise to wait until specific days of appearance are announced before purchasing autographs or photo ops. You must have an admission ticket to the convention to get autographs or photo ops.
Photo Op Tickets do not include admission to the convention. You must have an admission ticket for the convention to enter into the photo op areas. Due to security considerations and guest concerns we cannot facilitate the giving of gifts to guests at the photo op sessions. LIMIT OF TWO FANS PER PHOTO-OP, NO EXCEPTIONS PLEASE! TWO FANS CAN BE IN THE PHOTO OP FOR THE PRICE OF ONE PHOTO OP TICKET.
Your photo will be taken by Creation's all knowing and super-powerful official staff photographers. They take the best pictures, make the stars comfortable & willing to pose more freely with fans, and generally are beloved by all. JUST CLICK TO OUR E-MAIL FEEDBACK SECTION TO READ ABOUT HOW GREAT CREATION PHOTO OPS ARE! Please read: PHOTO OP F.A.Q.
Please order photo ops early to avoid a sell-out which always happens at every Supernatural Convention where Jensen and Jared appear!
** Please note that we can not accept "on cell phone" tickets for autograph and photo op sections so you must print them out at home and bring them to the convention on paper, not your phone. Thank you! We can accept "on cell phone" tickets for admission however.
$139 -SOLD OUT (Sunday)
$139 -SOLD OUT (Sunday)
$75 -SOLD OUT (Saturday)
JIM BEAVER $45 (Saturday and Sunday)
MARK SHEPPARD $45 (Saturday)
RICHARD SPEIGHT, JR. $45 (Saturday and Sunday)
MATT COHEN $45 (Saturday)
OSRIC CHAU $45 (Friday)
KIM RHODES $40 (Saturday)
JULIAN RICHINGS $40 (Friday)
ROB BENEDICT $45 (Friday and Saturday)
GIL McKINNEY $40 (Friday and Saturday)
*New TAHMOH PENIKETT $45 (Sunday)
GROUP PHOTO OPS: These are ultra-cool, check it out!
Jensen, Jared, Misha and Mark Sheppard and YOU! $399 (Sunday) Very limited availability!
Jensen, Jared and Misha and YOU! $299 (Sunday) limited availability
Jensen, Jared, Mark Sheppard and YOU! $299 (Sunday) limited availability
Jensen, Jared and Jim Beaver and YOU! $299 (Sunday) limited availability
Jared and Tahmoh and YOU! $219 (Sunday) limited availability
Jensen and Misha and YOU! $239 (Sunday) limited availability
The Famous Sandwich Photo: YOU with Jensen and Jared, TV's hottest stars, AN AWESOME SOUVENIR!
$249-SOLD OUT (Sunday)
SUPERSTAR CO-STARS: YOU with JIM BEAVER, MISHA COLLINS and MARK SHEPPARD: a first we believe with three all-time audience favorites and YOU!: Limited Availability (Saturday) $160
CO-STARS WE LOVE: Misha Collins and Mark Sheppard! $100 Saturday
RICHARD SPEIGHT, JR and MATT COHEN: The Karaoke Kings are doing two photo ops, your ticket is good for either one. The first photo op is done on Friday Night, about an hour after The Karaoke Party begins and the two stars are in their Karaoke costumes with you. The second duo photo op takes place on Saturday during the day and features the two stars in their regular convention attire. $69
ELASTIC WASTE BAND and YOU! Our house band in a photo with YOU! $50 (Friday)
*New Jim/Kim and YOU! A most requested photo op: YOU with Jim Beaver and Kim Rhodes: $75 (Saturday) Limited Availability
"The Winchester Family Photo" Gil McKinney and Matt Cohen: $69 Limited Availability
Westin Central Hotel
12720 Merit Dr.
Dallas,TX 75251
We are very happy to be returning to The Westin Park Central Hotel, a great location to enjoy Dallas' sites and scenes, and of course fully enjoy the convention since you can go up to your room and hang up and relax a bit before getting back down to action! Stay overnight at the hotel and make your visit into a full scale holiday. The hotel is offering special lower than normal room rates for those with the convention of $115 per night (singles, doubles or twins). Reserve using the link below or call as indicated! Enjoy!
Reservation Link: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1309255943&key=2DD17
Reservation Phone Number: (888) 627-7032
Code: Supernatural Convention
Cut-off Date for rooms: August 19th 2014 or until our room block is sold through
For those traveling to the convention please note that we potentially will have some guests appearing Sunday late afternoon or into the early evening (although not Jensen and Jared if their schedules remain as they have been in the past). In order not to miss anyone kindly make appropriate plans if possible.
Creation Entertainment holds a "block" of rooms for our attendees. These blocks of rooms have a lower rate than standard rates at the hotel, but they also have a "cut-off" point after which hotels may choose to revert back to their own higher rates for our customers. Usually this cut off date is one month prior to the event, but this does vary. Therefore it is always wise to book your rooms for our conventions as early as possible.
Shows start about 10 or 11 in the morning and run till about 6 or 7 at night. But they can start earlier and/or end later if necessary to accommodate an actors schedule for autographing and photo ops. The hour-by-hour schedule is posted late in the afternoon (California time) on the Wednesday before the convention.
All guests and scheduling is tentative and subject to change.
Creation assumes no responsibility for typographical errors or inaccurate information provided by convention venues. All dates, venues and guests are considered tentative and subject to change. Check back frequently for updates.
NOTE: ALL TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-EXCHANGEABLE. ABSOLUTELY NO AUDIO OR VIDEOTAPING ALLOWED AT ANY CONVENTION. Still photography is for personal use only - public dissemination and commercial use strictly prohibited.
By attending Creation events you agree to allow your image to be used on our website and in news documentaries or stories, either filmed by Creation Entertainment or other entities.
All ticket prices are subject to change, please order as early as possible.
In the unlikely event of a cancellation of the convention, or a date change, Creation Entertainment is not responsible for refunding airfare or any other costs other than the payments made directly to Creation Entertainment for ticketing. Also in the unlikely event, due to weather, transit issues or last minute illness or other reason given by celebrity, an advertised guest does not make their appearance at the convention, Creation Entertainment is not responsible for any refunds other than separate specific to the guest autograph tickets or photo op tickets. In the extremely rare chance that a guest does not finish his or her autographs or photo ops (which has only happened in a hand full of cases over 40 plus years, always due to something out of our control) Creation Entertainment will only be responsible for the refund of the separate autograph or photo op ticket.
In the extremely rare case (which has never happened before) our computer systems may accept more tickets than we have allotted for. If that should occur we would refund ticket money to the last several people (in order) who did manage to get a confirmation or ticket. As we've said it has never happened but we want to have a fair scenario in place it if does occur.
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Brit Sleuth in 'Gnomeo and Juliet' Sequel
In lit class we learn that Romeo and Juliet die. If that's a spoiler you live under a rock or you avoided the Leonardo DiCaprio acid trip Romeo + Juliet. In Gnomeo and Juliet kids learn that they live happily ever after. Now they're going to learn that Sherlock Holmes is a lawn gnome who helps solve neighborhood mysteries. Voila! I just told you about a sequel.
Sir Elton John's production company Rocket Pictures has enlisted John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda) to direct Sherlock Gnomes, their 2nd 3D animation release. If news of John having a production company in the first place is surprising it's ok; they've only had a total of 4 actual releases since 1996. A musician has to keep busy.
This is set to begin early next year with British writers Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil on board; they were around for the first film. According to the CEO of Rocket, Stevenson is a good fit for the garden world: "John has the perfect sensibility for this movie, together with the vision to build on the first film to create a distinctive, fresh and action-packed adventure". I have no expectations of anything superb. Just something fun.

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Here's one to watch out for. I was alerted to this when a tweet appeared on my wife's twitter account announcing people were wanted for online work, offering $50 to $150 an hour to work.
I looked in to this and went to the URL which took me to a page titled "Online Work Agency, Inc" which asked for my name and email address. Shortly afterwards I recieved a (spam) email from email@example.com; on behalf of; Jacob Myers <email@example.com> which appeared in my spam folder. Further checking it out, I was direct to the eCashOpinions.com site which made the usual promise of earning gobs of cash while working at home taking surveys.
So here's the first problem: My wife did not post the tweet. Her account was hacked and the link was put up by the hacker. Problem Two was that the email was instantly recognized as spam.
I looked at the eCashOpinions.com site and they claim to be dedicated to the prevention of spam email. Funny that a 'company' that would claim this would not only hack a twitter account, have their own email show up in a spam box, but as I attempted to find reviews for the company, I instead discovered several pages of websites, most dummy sites offering 'glowing' reviews of their service. So I guess if you lie enough to convince other people you're legit, you'll convince yourself you're legit too.
Any legitimate job you apply for should not require you to pay money out of your own pocket to become a member of anything, with maybe the exception of something like Avon or similar sales jobs.


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First, explore whether weight loss surgery is right for you:
Verify your health insurance coverage
Contact your health plan to find out which, if any, weight loss surgeries are covered by your plan. You'll want to find out your deductible and any applicable copayments (out-of-pocket expenses), and determine whether John Muir Health and the surgeons are in-network (lower copayment) or out-of-network.
We accept most PPO and John Muir Network HMO plans, CCHP and Tricare. If you do not have insurance or your plan does not cover weight loss surgery, we have attractive self-pay packages.
Once you've determined to move forward with weight loss surgery, you'll work with us to prepare for surgery.


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Welcome to our Resource Center. Here you can find various tools, including guidebooks, posters and links to more information. There are also reports, academic papers, and information on courses, job opportunities around the region, and more.
Please note that the LMMA Network does not necessarily endorse the resources listed herein; we simply provide them as a courtesy for users. If you have any resources you think we should list, please contact us.


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Goshen Police DepartmentDaily activity blotter for Friday, October 19, 201212GOS06187 10/18/2012Nature of Call: RUNAWAYBlotter: Stephanie Palmer, Goshen reported to Goshen Police that her 14 yoa son left home without permission or due causeCase_Number Date_Report Officer Name: HUSER, MARK A.,0982Incident Location: 423 ARBOR CT,GOSHEN,IN10/18/12 1:50 pmDate_Incident12GOS06188 10/18/2012Nature of Call: OFFICERS REPORT- ACCIDENTBlotter: Stephen R Mishler 61 yom, Goshen, reported that his tan Kymco scooter was struck by a man in an electric wheelchair.An officer's report was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: FARMER, JOSHUA,9161Incident Location: 114 E LINCOLN AVE,GOSHEN,IN10/18/12 3:22 pmDate_Incident12GOS06189 10/18/2012Nature of Call: THEFT FROM VEHICLEBlotter: Renee L Frost, 48 YOF, 1111 W Wilkinson, Goshen, called police in reference to theft from her vehicle during the nighttime hours. Police arrived and a report was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: CLERE, MARK D,9160Incident Location: 1111 W WILKINSON ST,GOSHEN,IN10/17/12 4:50 pmDate_Incident12GOS06190 10/18/2012Nature of Call: LEAVING THE SCENE OF A PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENTBlotter. Enrique Sosa, 45yo of 701 Park Meadow Dr, Ligonier, reported to police that his SUV was struck by another vehicle,which fled the scene, while it was parked in the parking lot of 2020 Century Dr. A report was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: ULANOWICZ, KENNETH,9158Incident Location: 2020 CENTURY DR,GOSHEN,IN10/18/12 4:30 amDate_Incident12GOS06193 10/18/2012Nature of Call: BatteryBlotter: April Copas, 31 YOF, 610 Center, called police in reference to a 6 or 7 year old male battering her son. Police arrived anda report was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: CLERE, MARK D,9160Incident Location: 9TH / CENTER,GOSHEN,IN10/18/12 6:07 pmDate_Incident12GOS06194 10/18/2012Nature of Call: CRIMINAL MISCHIEFBlotter: John Lee Nelson 57 yom, Goshen, reported someone put pieces of metal down the oil tube of his blue Honda scooter. Acase report was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: FARMER, JOSHUA,9161Incident Location: 2475 E KERCHER RD,GOSHEN,IN10/18/12 5:30 pmDate_Incident12GOS06195 10/18/2012Nature of Call: INTIMIDATIONBlotter: Tracy Gaskill 50yoa, of Goshen, reports being threatened of bodily harm by a relative.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: RODRIGUEZ, RAYMUNDO C,911Incident Location: 909 N INDIANA AVE,GOSHEN,IN10/18/12 7:08 pmDate_Incident12GOS06196 10/18/2012Nature of Call: THEFT - SHOPLIFTINGBlotter: Police were called to Walmart Super Center, 2304 Lincolnway East, in reference to a 17 YOF, in custody for theft. Policearrived and the 17 YOF was transported to the Goshen Police Department where she was released to her parent. A report wastaken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: CLERE, MARK D,9160Incident Location: 2304 LWE,GOSHEN,IN10/18/12 8:17 pmDate_Incident12GOS06197 10/18/2012Nature of Call: BATTERYBlotter: Karletta Copp, 33 yoa, Goshen, reported being involved in fight in front of her residence at 205 Crescent Street inGoshen. Karletta was given a battery procedure form.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: BURKS, TODD E,9146Incident Location: 205 CRESCENT ST,GOSHEN,IN10/18/12 9:24 pmDate_Incident12GOS06199 10/18/2012Nature of Call: OFFICERS REPORT - POSSIBLE CHINSBlotter: Melissa J PettyJohn 25 yof, Goshen, reported a case of possible Chins. An officer's report was taken.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: FARMER, JOSHUA,9161Incident Location: 301 ARBOR CT,GOSHEN,IN10/18/12 9:37 pmDate_Incident12GOS06200 10/18/2012Nature of Call: OFFICERS REPORT - UNAUTHORIZED CONTROLBlotter: A juvenile female was stopped at 1st and Pike Street, Goshen for a headlight infraction. It was later learned that thejuvenile did not have a license or permit, and was driving a vehicle that she did not have permission to drive. An officers reportwas completed, and the juvenile was taken back to her mothers where she was released.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: HAVENS, JOSHUA M.,9145Incident Location: 1ST / PIKE,GOSHEN,IN10/18/12 11:51 pmDate_Incident12GOS06202 10/19/2012Nature of Call: BATTERYBlotter: Anita Rico of 500 Mercer Apt 9, called to report that Ami Simmons was battered by her boyfriend. Battery report taken andvictim was given a Victim's Battery form.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: PENA, DAVID J,9112Incident Location: 210 CRESCENT ST,Goshen,IN10/19/12 3:48 amDate_Incident12GOS06201 10/19/2012Nature of Call: OPERATOR NEVER LICENSEDBlotter: Uvaldo Hernandez-Espinosa, 22 YOM, 123 S 7th St, Goshen, was arrested for Operator Never Licensed-Prior, afterbeing stopped in the area of Pike and Main after making an improper turn. Mr. Hernandez-Espinosa was transported to theElkhart County Jail without incident.Case_Number Date_Report Officer Name: HOOLEY, JEREMY D,9155Incident Location: MAIN / PIKE,GOSHEN,IN10/19/12 1:33 amDate_Incident
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PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WHTC) -- In an effort to develop a future vision for the area around the Ottawa County Fairgrounds, Park Township Airport and the township hall, the Park Township Board of Trustees voted to hire a consultant to work with township leaders and residents to develop such a plan. The vote was 6-1 in favor of hiring Grand Rapids-based firm M.C. Smith and Associates with funding of up to 15-thousand dollars to work on the Park Central Sub-Area Plan. A study committee made up of board members, township residents and representatives from the fairgrounds and airport will work with the consultant in developing a proposed design concept for what the area might look like in the future.
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As I mentioned in a previous post, Milwaukee Electric Tools opened their doors this week to show off what's new and exciting in power and hand tools. In a very cool venue I might add—Harley Davidson's Motorcycle Museum in Milwaukee.
Tag Archives: Random-orbit sander
Ali Industries: From Lunar Orbit to Random-orbit
Up until recently, I've never really given much thought to sandpaper…where it comes from, how it's made or what tidbits of interesting history might be behind it. Sandpaper has always been one of those "means-to-an-end" products for me. And, well, it's associated with sanding. I try not to spend more time than I really need to thinking about sanding…
But, the nitty gritty details about grits became a lot more interesting earlier this spring when I had the opportunity to tour Ali Industries, a sandpaper manufacturing plant just a couple hours west of my home.
Little did I know, but Ali Industries has been making consumer sandpaper and sanding products for 40 years—and the company's ties to other abrasives go back even farther than that. The company's founder, Frank Ali, got into the business back in 1961 during NASA's space race heyday. Frank saw a need for specialized abrasives in the aerospace industry, and he began to make abrasive cartridge rolls for deburring spacecraft and jets. Yep, rockets and fast airplanes—the stuff I loved to dream about as a kid. Seems that, if you don't polish a rocket to near perfection, it can burn up when it enters or leaves the atmosphere. Clearly, not good. Thanks in some part to Frank's efforts, his industrial abrasives helped to put astronauts on the moon and enabled military and experimental planes to slip more smoothly through the wild blue yonder. Frank even met fellow Ohioan, astronaut and former senator John Glenn back in the glory days.


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News Release
Trooper Jonathan M. Biven
Public Affairs Officer
Kentucky State Police
Post 3, Bowling Green
(270) 782-2010
Click here to e-mail Trooper Jonathan M. Biven
Increased Patrol for Holiday Travel Period in Post 3
Date of News Release: 11/27/2013
(Bowling Green, KY) -- The Thanksgiving Holiday is typically one of the busiest as well as one of the deadliest holidays of the year. In an effort to save lives and reduce injury-related crashes, the Kentucky State Police will be out in force. The official Thanksgiving Holiday begins Wednesday, November 27 at 6 p.m. and ends on Sunday, December 1 at 11:59 p.m.
Statewide, during the 2012 Thanksgiving Holiday period, there were 1,390 motor vehicle crashes on Kentucky roadways including seven fatalities. There was one fatality reported in the Post 3 District during the 2012 Thanksgiving Holiday period.
KSP Troopers and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers will concentrate their holiday enforcement efforts on high traffic areas such as interstates and parkways, along with high crash locations. They will be observing for individuals exhibiting unsafe driving behaviors, such as, speeding, reckless driving, and driving impaired.
This enforcement period will be highlighted by troopers and officers aggressively targeting those people who choose not to wear seatbelts or use child safety restraints.
Motorists around the Post 3 District can expect to see traffic safety checkpoints at pre-approved locations. The KSP utilizes traffic safety checkpoints to promote safety for motorists and to provide a deterrent for those who violate laws contained in the Kentucky Revised Statutes.
The intent of a traffic safety checkpoint is to provide a highly visible, public safety service focusing on vehicular equipment deficiencies, confirming appropriate registration and insurance of vehicles, and the valid licensing of drivers. Violations of law or other public safety issues that arise shall be addressed.
The following traffic safety checkpoints may be utilized during this enforcement period: http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/posts/press/post3_checkpoints.htm


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Chapter 1
Description of the National Survey of Substance Abuse
Treatment Services (N-SSATS)
Data Collection Procedures for the 2003 N-SSATS
Field period and reference date
Methodology of Imputation of
Missing Client Counts
Further Data Considerations
This report presents tabular information and high-lights from the 2003 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), conducted between March and October 2003, with a reference date of March 31, 2003. It is the 26th in a series of national surveys begun in the 1970s designed to collect data on the location, characteristics, and utilization of alcohol and drug treatment facilities and services throughout the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. jurisdictions.1 The Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, plans and directs N-SSATS.
N-SSATS is designed to collect information from all facilities2 in the United States, both public and private, that provide substance abuse treatment. (Additional information on N-SSATS, its history, and changes in the survey and survey universe over time is provided in Appendix C.)
N-SSATS provides the mechanism for quantifying the dynamic character and composition of the U.S. substance abuse treatment delivery system. The objectives of N-SSATS are to collect multipurpose data that can be used to—
assist SAMHSA and State and local governments in assessing
the nature and extent of services provided in State-supported and other
treatment facilities and in forecasting treatment resource requirements;
update SAMHSA's Inventory of Substance Abuse Treatment
Services (I-SATS), which includes all known drug and alcohol abuse treatment
facilities (see Appendix C);
analyze treatment services trends and conduct comparative
analyses for the nation, regions, and States;
generate the National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Treatment Programs, a compendium of facilities approved by State substance
abuse agencies for the provision of substance abuse treatment; and
update the information in SAMHSA's Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator, a searchable database of facilities approved by State substance abuse agencies for the provision of substance abuse treatment. The Treatment Facility Locator is available on the Internet at:
Data Collection Procedures for the 2003 N-SSATS
Field period and reference date
The field period for the 2003 N-SSATS ran from March 2003 through October 2003, with a reference date of March 31, 2003.
Survey coverage
The 2003 N-SSATS facility universe included all 17,787 active facilities on SAMHSA's I-SATS at a point 6 weeks prior to the survey reference date. Facilities added by State substance abuse agencies or discovered during the first 8 weeks of the survey were also included in the survey.
The 2003 N-SSATS survey instrument was a 10-page document with 37 numbered questions. (See Appendix A.) Topics included:
Facility identification information
Facility focus (substance abuse treatment
services, mental health services, mix of mental health and substance abuse
treatment services, general health care, other)
Facility operation (private for-profit; private
non-profit; government—local, county, or community; State; Federal; tribal)
Hotline operation
Services offered (assessment services, substance
abuse therapy and counseling, pharmacotherapies, testing, transitional
services, other services)
Operation of an Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)
certified by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), SAMHSA
Services in sign language for the hearing impaired
Services in languages other than English
Types of clients accepted into treatment
(adolescents, clients with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders,
criminal justice clients, persons with HIV or AIDS, gays or lesbians, seniors
or older adults, pregnant or postpartum women, women, men, DUI/DWI offenders,
Special programs or groups offered for specific
types of clients (adolescents, clients with co-occurring mental and substance
abuse disorders, criminal justice clients, persons with HIV or AIDS, gays or
lesbians, seniors or older adults, pregnant or postpartum women, women, men,
DUI/DWI offenders, other)
Types of treatment provided
• Hospital inpatient (detoxification, treatment)
• Non-hospital residential (detoxification; short-term, i.e., 30 days or less; long-term, i.e., more than 30 days)
• Outpatient (detoxification, methadone or LAAM maintenance, day
treatment or partial hospitalization, intensive, regular)
Payment options
Receipt of public funding for substance abuse treatment
Managed care participation
Number of clients in treatment on March 31, 2003
(total, clients under age 18, clients receiving methadone or LAAM)
Number of beds designated for non-hospital residential and
hospital inpatient substance abuse treatment
Client substance abuse problem treated
Facility licensure, certification, or accreditation
|Table 1.1
N-SSATS survey forms accounting and response rates:
|Total facilities in survey
|Total eligible
|Excluded from Report
|Included in Report
|Mode of Response
|1 Facilities deemed out of the
scope of this report. See text for details.
2 Facilities whose client counts were included in or "rolled into" other facilities' counts and whose facility characteristics were not reported separately.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2003.
Data collection
Six weeks before the survey, letters were mailed to all facilities to alert them to expect the survey. An additional benefit of the letters was to update records with new address information returned from the post office. On the survey reference date, data collection packets, including the questionnaire, SAMHSA cover letter, State-specific letter of endorsement, information on completing the survey on the Internet, and a sheet of Frequently Asked Questions, were mailed to each facility. During the data collection phase, contract personnel were available to answer facilities' questions concerning the survey. Support in responding to questions for those facilities completing the questionnaire over the Internet was also available. Four to 5 weeks after the initial questionnaire mailing, thank you/reminder letters were sent to all facilities. Approximately 8 weeks after the initial questionnaire mailing, non-responding facilities were sent a second questionnaire mailing. About 4 to 5 weeks after the second questionnaire mailing, non-respondents received a reminder telephone call. Those facilities that had not responded within 2 to 3 weeks of the reminder call were telephoned and asked to complete the survey by telephone. The overall response rate was 96 percent.
Forms accounting and response rate
Summary response rate information is presented in Table 1.1. Questionnaires were mailed to a total of 17,787 facilities believed to offer substance abuse treatment services. Of these facilities, 15 percent were found to be ineligible for the survey because they had closed or did not provide substance abuse treatment or detoxification on March 31, 2003. Of the remaining 15,124 facilities, 96 percent completed the survey.
Of the 14,503 survey respondents, 398 facilities provided information but were deemed out of the scope of this report and were excluded from the analyses presented here. The excluded facilities fell into three categories:
148 excluded facilities were halfway houses that did not
provide substance abuse treatment. These facilities were included in the
survey so that they could be listed in the Directory and on the Treatment
Facility Locator, but were excluded from the analyses in this report.
130 excluded facilities were jails, prisons, or other
organizations that treated incarcerated clients exclusively.
120 excluded facilities were solo practitioners. I-SATS and N-SSATS are designed to include facilities rather than individuals. Solo practitioners are listed and surveyed only if the State substance abuse agency explicitly requests that they be included. The excluded solo practitioners had not been identified for inclusion by the State substance abuse agency.
An additional 482 facilities whose client counts were included in or "rolled into" other facilities' counts and whose facility characteristics were not reported separately were also excluded from facility counts in this report. However, their client counts are included.
After allowing for the exclusion of 398 out-of-scope facilities and 482 rolled-up facilities, there were 13,623 eligible respondent facilities included in the 2003 N-SSATS report.
|Table 1.2
Number of N-SSATS facilities reporting client and/or facility data: 2003
|Type of data reported
|Number of
for which facility
characteristics were reported1
|Number of
for which client
counts were reported
|Facility characteristics and client counts for responding facility only
characteristics for responding facility only; client counts for
responding facility and other facilities as well
|Facility characteristics only (client counts reported by another facility)
|1 Excludes 148 non-treatment
halfway houses, 130 facilities treating incarcerated clients only, and 120
non-State-approved solo practitioners.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), 2003.
Number of respondents reporting facility and client data
Table 1.2. There were a total of 13,623 eligible respondents to the 2003 N-SSATS. The breakdown of these respondents with respect to their reporting of facility data and client counts is summarized below.
11,939 facilities reported both facility data and
client counts for their own organizations.
676 facilities reported facility characteristics
for their own facility and provided client counts for their own facility and
for other facilities. These 676 facilities reported client counts for a total
of 1,421 facilities, including themselves.
Quality assurance
All mail questionnaires were reviewed manually for consistency and for missing data. After data entry, automated quality assurance reviews were conducted. These incorporated the rules used in manual editing, plus consistency checks and checks for data outliers not readily implemented by manual review. Calls were made to facilities to clarify questionable responses and to obtain missing data.
If facilities could not be reached during the edit callbacks, responses that were clearly in error were replaced by imputation.
The Internet questionnaire was programmed to be self-editing, that is, respondents were prompted to complete missing responses and to confirm or correct inconsistent responses.
Item non-response
Careful editing and extensive follow-up have minimized item non-response. (See Appendix B.) Although there were instances of non-response in most data items, item non-response was generally low, only 1 to 3 percent for most items. An exception was the question on payment types accepted by the facility, where non-response rates ranged from 1 to 12 percent for the various response categories.
Missing data for client count variables (e.g., the number of clients in hospital inpatient, non-hospital residential, and outpatient treatment) were imputed. For the remaining unimputed variables, facilities with missing values for a given variable were excluded from the tabulations using that variable. As a result, the number of treatment facilities on which tables are based may vary somewhat from table to table. The number of facilities actually reporting data is generally included on each table.
Methodology of Imputation of Missing Client Counts
A total of 114 facilities were missing one-day census client count values for one or more types of service (i.e., hospital inpatient detoxification, hospital inpatient treatment, non-hospital residential detoxification, etc.). A facility was given imputed values for a type of service if it reported that it provided the service but had not provided client counts for that service type. For example, if a facility reported that it provided hospital inpatient services and outpatient services, but not non-hospital residential services, client values were imputed for the hospital inpatient and outpatient variables only. Missing values for the number of clients under age 18 and the number of hospital inpatient beds and/or non-hospital residential beds were not imputed.
When available, client values from the 2002 N-SSATS were used to impute the missing client counts on the 2003 N-SSATS. In all other cases, the average client value, stratified by State and facility operation, was used to impute the missing client counts. If a facility were unique in its State and facility operation category, values were imputed using average values for the State only. Client counts were imputed for each type of service (i.e., hospital inpatient detoxification, hospital inpatient treatment, non-hospital residential detoxification, etc.) and summed to the larger service type totals (total hospital inpatient clients, total non-hospital residential clients, and total outpatient clients), and finally to total clients.
Further Data Considerations and Limitations
As with any data collection effort, certain procedural considerations and data limitations must be taken into account when interpreting data from the 2003 N-SSATS. Some general issues are listed below, and other considerations are detailed in Appendix C. Considerations and limitations of specific data items are discussed where the data are presented.
N-SSATS attempts to obtain responses from all
known treatment facilities, but it is a voluntary survey. There is no
adjustment for the approximately 4 percent facility non-response.
N-SSATS is a point-prevalence survey. It provides
information on the substance abuse treatment system and its clients on the
reference date. Client counts reported here do not represent annual totals.
Rather, N-SSATS
provides a "snapshot" of substance abuse treatment facilities and clients on
an average day.
Organization of the Report
The balance of this report is organized into five analytic sections. Chapter 2 presents broad trends in facility characteristics for 1997 to 2003. Chapter 3 presents broad trends in client characteristics for 1997 to 2003. Chapter 4 describes key characteristics of facilities and the programs and services they provide. Chapter 5 describes key characteristics of clients in substance abuse treatment on March 31, 2003. Finally, Chapter 6 presents State-level detail for most of the tables presented in Chapters 4 and 5.
The majority of tables in the report are organized according to facility operation and the primary focus of the facility, and present data on the characteristics of facilities and clients in treatment at these facilities. Therefore, it is important to define these terms.
Facility operation indicates the type of entity responsible for the operation of the facility: private for-profit; private non-profit; or government—local, county, or community; State; Federal; or tribal.
Primary focus indicates the services the facility primarily provides: substance abuse treatment services; mental health services; a mix of mental health and substance abuse treatment services; general health care; or other.
Clients in treatment were defined as: 1) hospital inpatient and non-hospital residential clients receiving substance abuse services at the facility on March 31, 2003; and 2) outpatient clients who were seen at the facility for a substance abuse treatment or detox service at least once during the month of March 2003, and who were still enrolled in treatment as of March 31, 2003.


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There's no place like home, even if it's only 200 square feet. Find out why small digs are gaining in popularity and what makes them so special.
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Could you live in a 250-square-foot house on wheels? Many people are doing just that as the tiny house movement gains steam and its proponents share their experiences in small and simple living.
Though the definition is somewhat loose, tiny houses live up to their name. Most range in size from between 150 and 450 square feet. Sometimes built on an RV chassis for mobility, tiny houses are otherwise traditional-looking structures, often featuring gabled roofs, shutters and generous front porches.
Most are custom-built, extremely well-insulated and designed to take full advantage of every square inch of space. You can find them on reclaimed urban lots, in suburban backyards and on acreage in the country. And because most tiny houses are truly mobile, they can easily be hooked and unhooked from water and electric services and moved as their owners' needs change.
But tiny houses can't be thoroughly described without a discussion of the broader social phenomenon they're a part of.
The tiny house movement is a social and philosophical movement driven by people who choose to scale back their living space in order to be mortgage-free, reduce their environmental impact, and enjoy a more flexible and mobile lifestyle.
And the price for all that freedom? Costs vary widely based on size and design, DIY considerations and materials used. But according to the Tumbleweed Tiny House Co., a leading builder of tiny houses, a 200-square-foot home will set you back about $21,000, not including labor.
When you consider that a traditional home is often our largest single purchase -- one we'll likely be paying off for the bulk of our working years and one that, according to Reuters, had a median price of $199,200 in September -- it's a bit easier to see why the tiny house movement is getting attention and gaining traction.
But what else is driving this movement forward and making people question the commonly held assumption that more room means more happiness? What could entice someone away from all those walk-in closets, man caves, bonus rooms, media rooms and master suites?
Here are just a few more benefits of going small:
Smaller can be smarter
Small, well-designed and well-crafted homes have less space to heat and cool and fewer rooms to furnish and clean. Besides the obvious financial and environmental benefits this offers, smaller houses challenge our priorities about time and energy and can help refocus our attention on relationships with the people around us.
Less space means less stuff
Clutter and small spaces don't mix. To live in a tiny house successfully, you've got to be a master editor. Small spaces demand that we be vigilant in stemming the tide of junk that tends to accumulate in the garages, attics, basements and closets of larger homes.
And what a wonderful thing that is -- to be free of stacks of stuff and surrounded instead only by those things we find to be useful, beautiful or dear to our hearts. It's a "luxurious limit" not afforded by larger homes that have enough nooks and crannies to hold two or three households' worth of gear and gadgets.
Small houses go where we go
Our society has changed dramatically in the past 30 years. Today, we're more mobile, more likely to change jobs or even careers multiple times during our working years, and more likely to be moving from city to city or state to state in the process. But our housing options haven't kept up. Are we really expected to take advantage of real estate the same way our parents did when the employment reality that finances it has been completely upended?
Tiny houses give us the option of taking our homes with us, avoiding the exhausting cycle of buy-sell-pack-store-move-repeat. Though tiny houses might not be the homes we choose to raise a family or retire in, they can offer a real logistical advantage, particularly for younger singles and couples.
Refined design
Designing a small space well requires an attention to detail that's simply not as critical in a larger home. Built-in versatile furnishings, tables that fold up into walls, Murphy beds, vaulted ceilings with sleeping lofts, and pocket doors are just a few examples of space-saving and design-conscious elements that make tiny houses much more livable.
If you like good design and appreciate well-considered spaces built for maximum utility, it's hard not to be a fan of tiny houses. They reflect the kind of innovative thinking that should go into everything we build.
Granted, living in a tiny house may not suit everyone. I have to confess that I'm not sure I could do it (and I've lived in some pretty cramped apartments). But there's a lesson that these little dwellings and the thinking behind them can teach us: In an era when the relentless pursuit of more is embraced without question, when "better" and "bigger" are practically synonymous, and when the resulting strain on our global resources is leading us all down an unfamiliar path, voluntarily choosing to live small may make perfect sense.
These houses and the lifestyles they reflect are an extreme that can teach us about a more reasonable middle. When you think of it that way, tiny houses are a very big deal indeed.
Can you see yourself downsizing to a tiny house? What do you think the greatest benefit or toughest challenge would be?
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time magazine a few months back had a similar article, about how Texas is the future of america. Texas has mini-homes going up now in many places.
the REAL reason for smaller homes is because jobs have disappeared and existing ones shrank in salary potential.
marking spin will call it cute and frugal. the sad part is it's akin to camping because that's all some people can actually aford now
And no, that doesn't make me a bad American, just a bad consumer.
I can build a pole-type garage about double the size or more 480-500 sq.ft.
Insulated, bath, kitchen, utilities...Heat with wood, gas or electric..
For about the same amount of money..$21,000.
I would have to do some work myself...But they said (above) it didn't include labor.
I would hire most of the work, and it would be covered pretty close in above price.
Hmmm finally houses priced ($21,000) for the vast majority of Americans
as Half of US workers make only $16,000 a year on average this is a perfect price point for those people.
Unfortunately the small house will not generate the consumer respond businesses need to make trillions of dollars a year.
But on the plus size most people will be able to afford them and heating and cooling will be cheaper as you have only 200 sq ft and not 3800 sq ft to heat and cool cost of that should be at least 1/10th what you are paying now.
Now we just have to let India and China import $3,000 cars and the lower class can survive again
I do admit that a lot of my time, right now, is taken up by throwing out a lifetime's accumulation of worthless junk of which I now wonder why I hoarded in my avg. sized single home with full basement and attic. I've decided a bare house is much better than a cluttered one!
The reason they are popular is because of Media hype and Realtors telling people how cool they are....
A new way to squeeze big money, out of people per square foot and tell them they are getting a great deal...BS.
12'x16' or 20'x10' is not a home or house....
Get a travel trailer or motor home....That you can take with you, when you want to.
A hell of a lot better deal...And you may have to spend small amounts on lot rent or a hook-up.
Where's the happy medium?
Why can't builders get back to building homes like the Levittown homes? - or just well laid out small ranch homes? A small ranch can even have more curb appeal than most of the McMansion plans I see.
Do two or three family members really need a home over 1,400 sq. feet?
I shake my head when I'm looking at plans for new homes to be built that are 2,500+ square feet....yes, some larger families need more space, but many people downsize as they get older and would prefer a right-sized home with a good layout and NO STAIRS as they get older.
Are you reading this builders?
"The real reason people are going smaller is the Government."
Bull. The real reason is the America born out of WWII did what always happens with empire: The society is encouraged to believe, and it gladly and widely accepts, the old lie that it can be profligate forever.
It's never been true, and it wasn't true with America. Somehow - who knew!? - what happened!? - the country got poor.
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There are transferred to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State and the Foreign Service the functions that the Office of Inspector General of the United States Information Agency exercised before the effective date of this subchapter (including all related functions of the Inspector General of the United States Information Agency).
Source(Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1314,Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–776.)
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