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Solitude Powderhorn Lodge Ski in/out 2 BR
12090 Big Cottonwood Blvd
Solitude, UT 84121
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Powderhorn is the Flagship Ski-In/Ski-Out Building Located in the Heart of Solitude village and offers the most desirable and central village lodging and Ski access. A Private Outdoor Hot Tub Courtyard as well as a multilevel underground secured indoor heated Garage, as well as the convenience of a Ski Rental and Ski Tuning Shop and a Ski Ticket office are all within Powderhorn Lodge. The Après Ski Thirsty Squirrel is also conveniently located in Powderhorn Lodge for tasty treats and beverages. Complimentary Private heated Ski & Snowboard Locker Storage Facility is also located in the Powderhorn lobby for ski in/out convenience upon entering and exited Powderhorn. Complimentary Laundry facility are also on site for the enjoyment of our guests as well as full complimentary access to neighboring Club Solitude.
Amenities & Services
Designer Furnished Alpine Condo offers inviting warm colors, oversized chairs with Gas Stone Living Room Fireplace, 43" Flat Screen HDTV with DVD Player and spacious sitting area with a Fully Equipped Kitchen and windowed dining area and outdoor terrace access. Wide windows allow the sunshine in with Mountain, Slope, and Village Views. Our guests enjoy substantially discounted owner direct rates in solitude village and we urge you to reserve as early as possible as our limited inventory of discount rooms sell quickly.
Property Amenities
- Fitness center
- Common area laundry
- Common area hot tub (outdoor)
- Ski-in/ski-out
- Conference room(s)
- On-site bar
- Outdoor pool
- Ski lockers available
- Airport transportation (fees may apply)
- Après-ski
- Barbecue grills available
- Banquet facilities
- Changing facilities
- Children allowed
- Clubhouse
- Complimentary underground parking
- Spa services on site
- On-site dining options
- Discounted lift ticket sales
- Elevator
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- 24-hour front desk
- Arcade/game room
- General store
- Gift shop
- Guided hiking and biking
- Common area hot tub
- Locker rooms
- No pets allowed
- Non-smoking rooms available
- On-site check-in office
- Picnic area
- Pool
- Pool table
- Sauna
- On-site ski rentals
- Ski storage
- 100% non-smoking
- Tennis court(s)
- Vending machines
- Complimentary garage parking
- Complimentary ski shuttle
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Walk to shops and restaurants
- Complimentary wireless Internet
- On-site restaurant
In-Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Rooms with fireplace available
- Full kitchen
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Television
- AM/FM alarm clock radio
- Private balcony
- Cable or satellite TV
- Individual climate control
- Coffeemaker
- Complimentary toiletries
- Wireless Internet (complimentary)
- Cookware
- Dishware and utensils
- Dishwasher
- High-speed Internet (complimentary)
- Complimentary local phone calls
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping (fees may apply)
- Internet access (complimentary)
- Premium bedding
- Shower/tub combination
- Smoke alarms in rooms
- Sofa sleeper
- In-room sprinkler system
- Flat-screen Television
- Desk
- Gas-burning fireplace
- Oven
- Separate sitting area
- Stovetop
- Mini-fridge
Dining and Attractions
The village offers a variety of dining options from casual to fine dining.
Honeycomb Grill
Located in Creekside featuring refreshing entrees including fresh seafood, salads, pizza and pastas.
St. Bernard's
For a more formal dining experience, St. Bernard's, a Wine Spectators "Award of Excellence" recipient offers fireside dining with casual elegance.
The Yurt
Another option for a unique dining experience is The Yurt, where you can cross-country ski or snowshoe to a five-course dinner prepared before your eyes in an authentic mongolian yurt.
The Thirsty Squirrel
is a private club for members to enjoy tasty beverages and have a game of pool or relax after a great day on the slopes. The Thirsty Squirrel also has a limited food service menu.
Silverfork Lodge
Just outside the Village is this perennial local's favorite serving up some of the best food in Cottonwood Canyon.
Stone Haus Village Store
Offering freshly baked pizza, specialty coffees, hot chocolate, sandwiches.
Location Description
Powderhorn Lodge is directly in the heart of Solitude Village!
Solitude Powderhorn Lodge Ski in/out 2 BR
Cancellation Policy
FULL payment due at time of reservation, no cancellation refunds are permitted. We strongly recommend TRAVEL INSURANCE for all reservations.
Deposit Policy
2 night minimum stay. FULL payment due at time of reservation, no cancellation refunds are permitted.
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Mrs. Romney said her husband as governor of Massachusetts governed, when he ran, as a pro-choice, but that his position changed when it came to creating embryos for stem-cell research.
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Based on a popular British cult comic book, this film is the story of a futuristic feminist superhero and her fight to preserve the environment against an evil government bureaucracy. The action is set in the year 2033, after an ecological disaster of drought and pollution has ravaged the countryside, and water is scarce. Tank Girl (Lori Petty) is a sassy punker who has her own vintage tank in tow, along with other high-tech weapons. Her mutant friends join her in bizarre battles against the corporate-statist Department of Water and Power and its villainous chief, Kesslee (Malcolm McDowell). At stake is the world's water supply, which the Department is hoarding and which the rebels frequently raid. Rock star Iggy Pop has a cameo as Rat Face, one of the half-human, half-kangaroo Rippers. Courtney Love coordinated the post-punk soundtrack.~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide
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Will there be some sort of agreement that Yanks-Bosox games don't automatically have to air on Sunday nights?
Word is the Red Sox and Yankees will open the 2013 against each other. I know, shocking.
Those sportswriters are right, baseball is obviously losing its popularity among fans and no one is watching it on TV.well, baseball has kind of benefitted from the other 3 major sports having near nuclear level meltdowns in labor negotiations.
-Rights to produce a new, daily baseball studio show.
-Ten additional regular-season games, including four more covering pennant chases in late September and up to six more during holiday weekends like --Memorial Day.
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-The ability to have top teams appear on ESPN Sunday night games more often.
-All ESPN MLB shows, including games and studio shows, will become available digitally via WATCHESPN.
13 posts and not a single one crowing about the implied demise of "Baseball Tonight"? I thought that would be great news -- or has everyone already switched over to the MLB Network like I have?
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1 cup
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1/4 teaspoon
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1/8 teaspoon
1 cup
rolled oats
1/2 cup
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3/4 cup
seedless raspberry jam
I make these all the time. I've made some modifications to make them healthier (sub applesauce for some of butter, whole wheat pastry flour, less sugar, less jam filling), and my kids love them. If you make a double batch and substitute an egg for 1/4 cup of the butter, they don't crumble as much. I melt the butter and just stir it in.
We liked these but it didn't wow us. They were ok. Not sure if different variations of jams or different brand might make a difference.
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I was a little skeptical on the taste of these bars since the ingredient list was so short, but WOW!!, was I amazed. These are buttery, moist, crunchy and sweet. Not dry or crumbly at all and SOOOO easy to make. Definitely double the recipe because these disappear fast and the original recipe doesn't make that much. I've also added 1 teaspoon lemon zest to the jam b4 before baking and it enhanced the flavor wonderfully. Tip: if using cold jelly, warm it up about 20-30 seconds in the microwave. This will make spreading much easier! I used jelly with seeds and it tasted great, can't tell a difference. These also keep soft and tender for days - so great for giving. You can't go wrong with this one - tastes just as awesome as the ones in my local gourmet bakery. This will be my master recipe for these bars.
My husband said these were 5 star bars and I almost felt guilty...didn't EVEN tell him how little effort it took to make them! What a great recipe to go to when you need something sweet, home baked, don't want to make a major project out of it, and with just a few ingredients that you always have on hand!
I really like these. I did bump them up a bit this time though. I used seedless blackberry Polaner All Fruit and slightly less than called for (a double batch would call for 12oz and I used a 10oz jar). I made a double batch in a 9x13" pan and greased it really well and had no trouble getting it out. I also sprinkled the jam with a few handfuls of white and semi-sweet chocolate chips before adding the final topping layer and pressing it all in. The key to this not crumbling is to really work the SOFTENED butter into the dry ingredients with your hand. If you just stir it, it won't work enough of the fat through it and it will fall apart after it's baked. All in all, a nice, sweet, easy, cookie.
When I make these and almost every other recipe for baked goods I replace butter and margarine with canola oil to cut down on saturated fats and hydrogenated fats. I use canola in all my muffin recipes with great success I never use artificial sweeteners just cut back on sugars till I get it right. Diabetes can be difficult to manage in these days of convenience foods. I love Allrecipes nutritional information. When printing recipes go to advanced print options and check nutritional information for every recipe, this feature is fantastic.
These were delicious! My only mistake was not leaving enough room between the raspberry jam and the pan, and so my raspberry leaked to the sides and was a little bit burnt. It still tasted great though!
These were PERFECT in every way! Easy, quick, and delicious! I love to bake and do bake a lot and I get lots of compliments on my treats. These moist yummy bars were way up at the top of the raves. Try em.
The only changes - apricot jam (because that's what I had on hand). I doubled the basic recipe, sprayed 9x13 plus lined the sides with sprayed parchment. They were easy to cut and super easy to get out of the pan. I drizzled a tiny bit of white chocolate on top (not necessary). I almost forgot, I also added a tsp of cinnamon to the oatmeal mixture.
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Certain factors can make one person more likely to get a brain tumor than another person. These are called risk factors. Although such risk factors do exist, a person who has one or more risk factors will not always get a brain tumor. In fact, you can have many risk factors and still not get a brain tumor, or you can have no known risk factors and still get the disease.
Head trauma is not a risk factor for brain tumors. Doctors do not know exactly what causes brain tumors, although they have found these possible risk factors:
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If you've been exposed to radiation through an accidental exposure or radiation treatment to the head for other cancers, it may increase your risk of getting a brain tumor.
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|Signature Chefs Event on Monday Oct 22
This Monday evening, the Green Mountain Signature Chefs Event will be held at Stowe Mountain Resort to benefit the March of Dimes.
Tickets are $75 per person. There will be a benefit auction for items such as restaurant dinners, lodging stays, chef prepared dinner in your home, cooking lessons in your home, shopping spree for wine and cheese, etc.
Details are available on the Vermont March of Dimes website.
(c) 2007 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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18 Oct 2007
|Vermont Sports and Recreation Expo Oct 20 and 21
I am often asked by visitors what there is to do here in Vermont. The first things that comes to mind are outdoor activities such as hiking, bicycling, canoeing/kayaking, fishing, sailing, skating, swimming, skiing, snowshoeing, dog sled rides, and so on. Vermont is blessed with beautiful scenery and clean air that visitors can enjoy outdoors year around.
There is a great showcase for all these activities at the All Sports, Recreation and Fitness Expo this weekend at the Champlain Valley Expo center near Burlington in the northern part of the state.
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Division of State Parks, and the Department of Tourism and Marketing have partnered to put on this event and create a Vermont Village where visitors can sign up for their hunting license, book campsites at state parks and participate in a 3-D laser shoot. The Expo will feature commercial exhibits, interactive activities, demonstrations, clinics, seminars, sports celebrities, product/service sales."
One hundred exhibitors and 60 demonstrations will cover a wide variety of activities for people of all ages including golf, yoga, rock climbing wall, extreme sports, hockey on a plastic ice surface, children's activities team sports, dog agility trials, nutrition, skiing, U.S.A Luge track, etc. There will almost certainly be several things you will be interested in.
Here is a link to a $2 discount coupon you can print and bring with you.
(c) 2007 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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11 Oct 2007
|What Do the Tango and Horace Greeley Have in Common? Vermont of course.
There is always a wide range of things to see and do here in VT . . . but usually not this wide.
I got a chuckle of this and thought you might too. And just to give you an idea of the diversity of things to do in VT, here is a weird coupling: the sensuous and dramatic I Tango show and the Horace Greeley Writers Symposium both of which are this weekend.
The I Tango show is in Burlington and and the Horace Greeley Symposium is in Poultney VT. Greeley has a connection to VT because he was a printer's apprentice in Poultney. He is most often thought of as the man who said "Go west young man" and although he did write that in one of his editorials, he was actually the second newspaper writer to do so. A writer from a Terra Haute IN newspaper actually wrote that line first, about 14 years before Greeley did but it was Greeley with a large New York city readership who popularized the term.
Wikipedia has a brief biography of Greeley.
The Symposium is being held at Green Mountain College in the picturesque village of Poultney VT.
(c) 2007 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus Inn
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5 Oct 2007
|Stowe Art and Craft Festival plus German Car Meet Oct 6 and 7
There are two events in Stowe this weekend. The Stowe Foliage Art and Craft Festival is a high quality event attended by 185 artists and artisans who were chosen from a very large pool of applicants. These participants are the best in this part of the country and they will be displaying paintings, pottery, blown glass, photography, furniture, clothing, and weavings.
The event is held in giant "Camelot tents" complete with heating, so the event is held rain or shine. It continues this weekend Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7 from 10:00 to 5:00. There is a specialty food tent with all fresh food cooked on site. There will be top quality live music and demonstrations of glass blowing, raku pottery, paper embossing, wood turning, wood carving, and intarsia woodwork.
Directions: from Stowe, take Route 108 out of town about four miles to the Topnotch Field on the left.
The Festival is held in conjunction with OctoberFAST, a gathering of German collector cars including Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, VW, and Audi. The car meet is at the same Topnotch field as the Art and Craft Festival.
(c) 2007 [except the photograph] Grunberg Haus
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2 Oct 2007
|Free Apple iPods in Vermont Apple Orchards
If you go apple picking during your travel to Vermont, keep an eye out for a prize apple like this.
Spending some time outdoors picking apples is rewarding enough but now there is extra incentive with a contest that will reward you with an Apple iPod if you can find one of the winning apples.
Eleven specially marked wooden apples are waiting in participating apple orchards around Vermont. If you find one, just turn it in to the orchard owner, and Small Dog Electronics will send you an iPod. See the VermontVacation.com website for rules.
Small Dog Electronics headquarters and one of their retail stores is a just few miles from our inn. They are Mac specialists who are fairly well known around the country by Mac aficionados.
Participating Orchards:
Adams Apple Orchard, Williston
Allenholm Farm, South Hero
Chapin Orchard, Essex Junction
Crow Hill Orchard, Saint Johnsbury
Franklin Orchard, Franklin
Hacketts Orchards South Hero
Halls Orchard, Isle La Motte
Shelburne Orchards, Shelburne
West Swanton, Orchard
Cider Mil, Swanton
Champlain Orchards, Shoreham
Douglas Orchards, Shoreham
Liberty Orchard, Brookfield
Happy Valley Orchard, Middlebury
Mendon Mountain Orchard, Mendon
Stevens Orchard, Orwell
Cortland Hill Orchard, Brattleboro
Dwight Miller and Son, E. Dummerston
Green Mountain Orchards, Putney
Harlows Sugar House, Putney
Mad Tom Orchard, East Dorset
Wellwood Orchards Inc, Springfield
A map marked with all the Vermont orchards taking part in the Apple iPod contest. You can see a large version on the VT Dept of Tourism website.
(c) 2007 [except the photograph and map] Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus.
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1 Oct 2007
|Champlain Valley Antiques Festival Oct 6 and 7
This coming weekend, both Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7, "antiquers" and "leaf peepers" will descend on the Champlain Valley Expo Center in Essex Junction near Burlington for the annual Champlain Valley Antiques Festival.
It is the largest antique show in Vermont and one of the largest in New England. There will be about 125 dealers and about 30 room displays.
To get an idea of the scope and quality of this show, you can review many photos from the 2005 show on the New England Antiques Show website.
Admission is $8 but you can get a one dollar discount coupon on the Antiquing Vermont website.
(c) 2007 [except the photograph] Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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Re: Profit from Prints
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Framing is definitely the costly factor for me when selling prints, either my fine art work or client stuff like portraits. I do get my frames wholesale from suppliers like Larson-Juhl, but get them ready-made and pay a premium for that.
What are you guys that are building your own using to assemble the moulding or stretcher bars? Is it frame production equipment like under-pinners or more traditional woodworking techniques?
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What are you guys that are building your own using to assemble the moulding or stretcher bars? Is it frame production equipment like under-pinners or more traditional woodworking techniques?
I'm using traditional woodworking techniques. There's more labor involved so depending on how I value my time there isn't a lot of savings OTOH the cash outlay for building inventory for a show is more manageable and the customers like the quality. I also have a huge array of wood species, grain and finishes available.
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Quote from: Mike Guilbault on February 09, 2013, 07:34:25 AM
Framing is definitely the costly factor for me when selling prints, either my fine art work or client stuff like portraits. I do get my frames wholesale from suppliers like Larson-Juhl, but get them ready-made and pay a premium for that.
What are you guys that are building your own using to assemble the moulding or stretcher bars? Is it frame production equipment like under-pinners or more traditional woodworking techniques?
I looked into doing that and almost bought an underpinner to add to my wood working tools, but found that some framing shops can produce outstanding results and ship them to me for less than I pay for sticks locally. Plus it is 1 thing less to worry about and spend time on. If there is a problem, they ship the fix in a couple of days. The combination of quality and ease, and frankly, lower cost than doing it myself, is what lead me to using pictureframes.com and economyframes.com. I only buy frames and sometimes do the final assembly for these, but still do the other parts in-house.
At my next show, Im partnering with a framing company who offered me a bunch of coupons to hand out at the show. They don't sell art and i'd rather not sell frames unless i have to. This combination means I can promote my works and people can get frames made to their impulse. It is a win-win, at least in theory.
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Quote from: jjj on February 10, 2013, 03:51:05 AM
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I make my own frames for my large canvases. I wield the investment I made in that ability as a WMD against all competitors, both imaginary and real. And it about doubles my net profit.
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February 11, 2013, 12:02:11 PM »
^ To manufacturer at scale it is always valuable to control the entire process in-house. From earlier conversations it sounded as if you buy your framing materials at an exceptional value and iirc, also have the skills to do something approaching a karate chop with a compound miter saw. No matter the particular technique, doing precision cuts takes way more than just
practice, and it really sucks (and adds up) when youre off by a 32nd of an inch, or when you notice that the saw has drifted out of alignment after cutting 40 pieces, or when a billion tiny splinters demonstrates the blade is past due for sharpening.
But after a while one can anticipate most of that.
The best part of doing everything in house is that it all but eliminates the sometimes long delay when trying to turn around orders, and can provide substantial savings while most importantly, it helps to keep customers smiling.
In my case the choice is one of both convenience and practicality, but even still, I can wrap a 2x6 foot long image with 2.25 wide sticks of beautiful precision crafted dark hardwood for a little over a C note and about 15 minutes of labor. Doing it in-house and at scale would cut the cost by about half or more, increase the manufacturing time by a trivial amount, and eliminate a long week or more wait for frames to be delivered. Thats a fabulous improvement when the volume of work is needed.
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February 11, 2013, 01:32:26 PM »
^ Cutting good frames is only about as hard as learning Lightroom.
And the tolerance is not 1/32", it's more like 1/128" variance between two opposite sides, which can be realistically achieved with a Home Depot grade DeWalt saw and a cheap cutting fence, provided the latter is equipped with a decent angled stop mechanism. Anybody who relies on splitting pencil marks is deluding themselves, you must have a mechanical stop. One learns to listen to the Song of the Blade and the Feel of the Cut, which speak volumes about how much longer a blade will behave itself. And one soon learns that there are far better and somewhat cheaper blades than the ones labeled "for picture frame moulding."
But in the last 1000 or so frames that I have snookered together, there have been no rejects except for defects in the raw moulding that I failed to notice before I assembled the pieces*. And with a few little tricks I have never had to force together a frame or use one of those ridiculous sander thingies to get perfect joints even in relatively twisted-sister moulding, of which there is plenty in the wild.
Total floor space taken up by my frame-building operation is 66 square feet. In the past I got away with about half of that by opening the garage door and sticking part of the uncut moulding into the lowered tailgate of my pickup truck, using piled up moving blankets for support. There is a certain kind of personality for whom such things are not daunting. But snow, hail, sleet, and rain make that technique somewhat iffy in the winter.
*the best option being to beat up the rest of the frame to match the defect. It's called "distressing" and at the end of a hard day it offers a certain relief. framah probably charges extra for it.
Last Edit: February 11, 2013, 01:33:57 PM by bill t.
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February 11, 2013, 02:45:35 PM »
Quote from: Justan on February 11, 2013, 12:02:11 PM
To manufacturer at scale it is always valuable to control the entire process in-house...
Not to sidetrack the discussion too much, but there is an alternative view on that, pioneered by Adam Smith, which says, paraphrased, that everyone is better off when everyone does what they do best and trade the rest. In other words, when photographers photograph and framers frame.
The question then becomes is your time better spent learning the tricks of another trade and then doing it, or making more images? Or perhaps engage in marketing them, if you are better at that than at framing. It is worth noting though that marketing and sales can just as well be outsourced.
P.S. "You" above is a rhetorical one, not aimed at Justan
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^ But it allows me to kick-butt selling photographs, rather than sitting back and philosophizing about divisions of labor and the consequent socio-political fallout.
Having done it both ways, I find making framed pieces far easier and less time consuming than negotiating their ordering, delivery, and quality control. For about the same abstracted amount of effort, with my do-it-myself frames I wind up with a product that gives me better per-piece profit for a lower selling price, which price attracts gaggles of customers heretofore unable to put a decent piece of art above their sofas. That alone should be excuse enough for any violation of social responsibility incurred along the way.
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February 12, 2013, 12:32:04 PM »
Selling art is a lot about appealing to impulse purchases. Building frames and thereby reducing cost to the consumer is a great way to encourage the impulse and thereby bring in customers.
Its been decades since I read The Wealth of Nations, but dont recall Adam Smith commenting on his art fair purchases in his writings. He may have. Did Mr. Smith address impulse buying? Did he ever purchase a work of art for his den? I dunno, but welcome insight on how to produce something that attracts more customers.
In earlier research, I found that frame making supply houses sell a variety of saws that are expressly designed for cutting frames in volume. I agree that a DeWalt compound miter saw, sharp blade, the right jigs, and some other tools can do a perfectly acceptable job, once one learns the many nuances. I made a few frames as tests and decided Id need to do a higher volume to justify doing the work myself, plus, as mentioned above, I can get good frames for less than the cost of sticks.
The production of art is a lot about mastering manufacturing techniques that serve precision and efficiency. Selling art successfully demands that the artist at least equal the competition aesthetically, and it really helps if they can beat others on cost. After all, most of the people that shop at shows, also shop at Target. Consumers care a lot about cost. My experience at shows is that those who dont ask a lot for their works, actually sell a lot of works.
That said, Im off to load-in for another event. This will be the Seattle Home Show. Last year, the organizers said that about 90 thousand people bought tickets for the show. That is a darned fine turn out for a down economy, and frankly an intimidating number of people. I have not a prayer of building inventory for this, so for the first time will take orders for all but my print bin works. I could run out of those the first day. And also for the first time Im offering coupons from a good frame maker. In addition, Im offering my bigger works, with a no fame option. It should be a fun event!
Last Edit: February 12, 2013, 12:34:07 PM by Justan
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Be sure to let us know how it goes Justan.
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Someone is asking me to write more? Heck yeah!
The top organizer of the event said hed provide a place to store my trailer at the facility, but asked that I wait until today. That was very kind of him! Plus when I was at the facility Tuesday there were semi-tractors pulling all orders of stuff within inches of where my booth space is located, and that alone made me more than happy to defer. Otherwise nfw am I gonna find a place to park a nearly 9 tall trailer + a SUV in downtown Seattle. Im out the door in about 20 minutes for a long day of setting up.
Last time I setup the 10x20 exhibit it took about 6 hours. That was 3 weeks ago. This time one end of the exhibit is on an open corner so itll have more exhibit space then last time. Yesterday I picked up some carpet thats required for the show.
The purveyor of frames is sending me nearly 70 lbs. worth of coupons, that they printed just for the event. They originally asked about sending their catalogues but I politely said there is no way I can or will deal with their catalogs in my exhibit space, so they made me some coupons. Awesome! These are supposed to arrive tomorrow. The show starts Saturday morning.
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February 14, 2013, 10:43:12 AM »
Quote from: bill t. on February 11, 2013, 01:32:26 PM
*the best option being to beat up the rest of the frame to match the defect. It's called "distressing" and at the end of a hard day it offers a certain relief. framah probably charges extra for it.
You Betcha!!!
If you make a mistake, do it again 5 or 6 times and it becomes a design concept.
I have a couple of artists who used to do their own framing and soon realized that it was easier for me to do it for them, gave them more time to paint, and as it looked way more professionally framed then their job did, they could charge more for the piece then they were before. $2,000 pastel plus a $500 frame job sold for $3,000.
Only you can decide when your business becomes too big to do it all by yourself and when you need to devote your time to the more important parts and let the pros take care of the rest.
It also helps to know the framer you use does quality work and consistent work. Drop it off and it is done, no worries. I keep 100ft of a certain moulding in stock just for one artist so when he drops a bomb on me of needing it right away, I can do it.
Not everyone needs an underpinner.. a good old corner vise still works wonders. Buy 4 of them and make multiple frames at once... just remember to predrill the nail hole so you don't split the wood.
One could also buy a wedging system. It is a router system that cuts a butterfly shaped cutout in the frame joint and then you glue a plastic wedge in and tap it tight. Too small time for my shop but for photographers wanting to DIY, it is about the right size.
A miter sander does help remove the "tolerance" of a miter cut. I use it on most chops I buy from suppliers. 4 or 5 turns and it is good to go.
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February 14, 2013, 04:23:14 PM »
Hey Justan, we're in parallel universes! My best gallery decided 6 days before the event to feature my wall-filling art at an Albuquerque home show this weekend. With about 1/10 the attendance of yours. I don't have to do anything except loan my Pro-panels and frame 40 pieces in 5 days. And yes, spent this morning dodging fork-lift propelled hot tubs down at the hall. Booth is set up and we're hanging the art late Friday, then I go back to crankin out frames. The booth is flanked by garden sheds and guys who can fix ANY roof leak, guaranteed! I'll suggest they move to Seattle. The concept of having a gallery involved is not uninteresting to one as old and decrepit as I. The booth will be manned by the gallery sales folks who are quite frankly much better salespeople than yours truly, or at least a lot prettier. Can hardly wait to see how the concept of selling art-as-hottubs turns out. Perhaps this is the new face of art marketing in the 21st century.
Hope you find a parking place there on the streets of Seattle, and good luck! And like Mike says, keep us posted.
And those of you who use supplier-made "chops" need those sanders because most of the time the guy who makes the cut is an expert and gets them pretty right. But when he's got Norovirus Sam up in sales who never actually assembled a frame in his entire life waddles down at the end of the day and does the work instead. And there's a difference. Don't ever get a framer started on the quality of chops he or she receives, your ears will be burning.
Last Edit: February 14, 2013, 04:31:17 PM by bill t.
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> My best gallery decided 6 days before the event to feature my wall-filling art at an Albuquerque home show this weekend.
A trick I learned from some fair gypsies is to never agree to book a show more than a few days before the show. Typically the people who sell space for a show will drop their prices, often drastically, as show time draws near. Sounds as if your gallery folks follows this wise mantra.
> I don't have to do anything except loan my Pro-panels and frame 40 pieces in 5 days.
Only 40 pieces? Like a leisurely breakfast (not). Do you have the pieces made?
>The booth is flanked by garden sheds and guys who can fix ANY roof leak, guaranteed!
Heck, roofing and Tuff Sheds amount to most of what the 500+ vendors here sell. The key difference is the colors!
> The booth will be manned by the gallery sales folks who are quite frankly much better salespeople than yours truly, or at least a lot prettier.
The only cute woman i get to help is my partner, and she often outsells me.
> Perhaps this is the new face of art marketing in the 21st century.
As long as its a pretty face. After all, what could hurt to get in front of lots of people expressly looking to make their home or office a nicer place?
> Hope you find a parking place there on the streets of Seattle, and good luck! And like Mike says, keep us posted.
Back atcha for good luck and keeping us posted!
I am already about the luckiest person at the show. To my amazement and delight, the organizers set up a space inside the building for my trailer. Its hidden behind a curtain near the front of the building, and there is enough room for 2 other trailers the size of mine there. Krikey, I wish my booth had the location that my trailer does! Had I known Id have at least washed the trailer!
One of my recent skillful feats occurred getting the trailer to this location. I drove down one of the main isles where I had not quite 2 inches of room on the sides, or would have crushed any of about 80 displays containing everything from ceramics to bonsai plants to fire places, to, of course, roofing exhibits. And then I had to round a corner, and then another. Whew! The bad news is that I definitely won't be among the first out, but at least I wont need to move the trailer to load it!
The only bad part of the day is that my booth is located near a door so big it could have its own zip code and due to the gale force winds blowing through it, I cant hang my works until they close the door this (Friday) evening.
> Don't ever get a framer started on the quality of chops he or she receives, your ears will be burning.
That detail was the inspiration for this forum
One of the dirty little secrets about framing art works is that most of the supplies suck for precise measurement. It is as if the manufacturers are incapable of measuring precisely and so they ship anything thats close to what was ordered. That ineptitude flows down the supply chain.
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If you do 'pretty work,' you can sell at art fairs and get ink money...if your lucky.
Sure famous people can make some $...Mary ellen Mark gets thousands per print, so does Sally Mann, Cindy Sherman gets millions.
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Quote from: Mike Guilbault on February 14, 2013, 07:42:44 AM
Be sure to let us know how it goes Justan.
Well .gosh, the implications of a wounded economy were everywhere. Many of my neighbors at the Home Show said that sales were way down. One said that sales were off by over 50%, compared to last year. Another, directly across from my display said she sold only a few hundred dollars worth of goods over the 9 day run. Ouch. Anecdotes up and down the aisles echoed similar comments. I saw countless people agonize about buying something from my print bins, with comments such as but the frame will cost .
Yet I did pretty well. This was my biggest display at 10 x 20 with a corner location. First time Ive had a corner location with this size display and the first time Ive been able to show my coastal series. The display was a bear to set up and take down. It required about 8 hours each to unpack and to pack. I need to streamline this process somehow.
I have no idea how many people were in the booth over the last 9 days but my voice has dropped over an octave from talking, and I dont think I had more than 5 minutes at a time away from the booth during the event. My partner Justine joined me during the evenings and weekends and we sold from the Pro Panel walls and from the print bins, and by custom order for bigger works. I havent started to count the custom orders. Lots of people who said they saw my display at one of my 5 previous events stopped by. My favorite visitor was a beautiful young woman who said my works gave her goose bumps.
Made acquaintances with a well-known artist painter and his wife. Their booth was a short distance away. They were very kind and offered me a lot of great advice from their nearly 40 years of exhibiting all over the country. The artists work has some of the nicest, most delicate color treatments Ive seen. I will definitely work to emulate this when possible. We made many more acquaintances from other exhibitors at nearby booths. I sold works to over a dozen professional photographers, which I consider a darned high honor.
I was printing nearly every evening to replace stock that sold from the bins. I wish I had way more of my small framed canvas panos on hand, as the ones I had sold out the first day.
There were a lot of opportunities presented. A few of the more noteworthy ones includes a restaurant owner who said he owns several high end area restraints asked me to show on his walls and said hed sell for me with 0 commission. Another restaurateur offered the same. One of the high-end house builders offered to show my works at his open houses. A company that owns and operates some tug boats loved my collection of the industrial water front, which just happens to feature a lot of their tugs. They are building a new building and asked me to contact them about decorating their walls. On separate occasions, two art fair judges who said they adjudicate for some of the bigger local events bought prints and said I should apply to shows for which they judge. I applied for one of them several weeks ago and the comments raised my hopes considerably. One person asked if Id be interested in sending some of my 6 unmounted canvas city-scapes to Japan (Hell yeah!). Many asked if I had any vertical panos, which I dont but will soon. Some asked about architectural panos. Some asked if Id be interested in lecturing and/or offering classes.
More people than I can count asked if I have a permanent gallery in town. I dont but do have small exhibits at 3 galleries. I handed out over a thousand cards along with my products and services documents. Some sent in images for my custom printing service. This was my first big show in town and I could go on for hours about it, but in summary, it was a fabulous, if loooong event.
As noted earlier, my trailer got about the best parking spot possible, inside the facility. Toyota put their trailer next to mine. By today the over 500 exhibits will be torn down and I can bring the trailer home. Have not set a next exhibit but I will definitely be attending more of the bigger events in the future.
There was a roughly 30 tall inflated mom and baby kangaroo that presided over the event, stationed by my trailer, and I asked the owner if I could pull the plug on it at the end of the event. She said Sure. It was so big it took about half an hour to deflate.
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Awright Justan! You're a genuine Art Gypsy! Order the t-shirt. Goose-bumps, eh? You old smoothy! And take that frame cost comment to heart. What you want to hear is, "you mean that price includes the frame, wow!" Since framah will probably read this I won't tell to slip a print in an HL frame and put it above your bin as an example of cheap framing. But honestly, I genuinely feel that print bins lead to reduced overall take, but that's another story.
Yeah artists are starting to discover those home shows, and where better to show your work than to people with big, empty walls and that new-house smell wafting about them. If only the nightmares about setting up my booth at Home Depot would stop.
Those open houses are a good opportunity. My best gallery actively pursues that. The local Parade of Homes significantly increases gallery traffic, and accounts for perhaps 6 extra sales of wall-stuffer pieces per month when a Parade is actually in progress.
And restaurants can be ok, too. I have done quite well with those, provided I display only kick-butt local interest work not requiring too much artistic sensibility. But beware of display locations locations overly close to airborne kitchen grease. You'll sell 3 times the number of pieces if the restaurant is willing to process the payment versus having the potential customer call you, but also beware of potential irritating payment problems with typically cash-flow-strapped businesses. Although 0% commission sounds nice, in the long run a 1/4 to 1/3 commission paid on the spot will lead to a much happier and more survivable relationship.
Well my little 2 day show was not quite so stellar. 5,000 attendance, woohoo! But nevertheless, 3 eight footers, 1 seven footer, 3 six footers, and 2 four footers were sold, which is not quite 1/5 the normal weekend art fair total but still satisfies my minimal show-qualifying criteria of 1 piece per 500 to 700 attendees. However, 7 of those 9 sales were to other vendors buying showcase pieces for their office or home, rather than to the lack-luster attendees, very few of whom wore nice shoes. The gallery also attributes several sales in the following week to the show, so maybe that's a small bandaid on the low numbers.
But hey, obviously there are still substantial markets for our kind of products that do not have art fairs and galleries on their demographic radar. Let's reach out.
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Canada's flagbearer, Catriona Le May Doan, won Canada's first gold medal of the Games in the 500m, defending her title from Nagano, and becoming the first Canadian to defend a gold medal in an individual event at an Olympic Games.
Olympic Oath (athletes): Jim Shea (skeleton)
Olympic Oath (officials): Allen Church (alpine skiing)
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If your dog uses his time alone in the house to bark endlessly, pee on the carpet, or tear up the sofa—and those behaviors are accompanied by depression or stress—your pooch may be suffering from separation anxiety, a very common behavior problem.
Overcoming disorders like separation anxiety takes time, patience and consistency, but it can be done! Just take the following steps, and you're already on your way.
Make sure the problem is separation anxiety. The first step in tackling behavior issues is to rule out any underlying medical problems that might be causing your pet's misbehavior. Next, rule out other behavior problems. For example, consider whether your dog's inappropriate elimination is due to incomplete housetraining.
Take action. So you're sure the problem is separation anxiety? Try these strategies to address the issue:
- Keep all greetings relaxed. When leaving, give your dog a pat on the head, say goodbye and leave. Similarly, when arriving home, say hello to your dog and then don't pay any more attention to him until he's calm and relaxed.
- Give your dog a workout. Giving your dog lots of mental and physical stimulation goes a long way toward quelling behavior problems—especially those involving anxiety. Exercise can enrich your dog's life, decrease stress and provide appropriate outlets for normal behavior. And once she's all tuckered out, your pal won't have much energy left to get into trouble.
- Reward your pooch! Teach your dog to associate your departure with a reward, like a delicious stuffed Kong or other food-dispensing toy. This positive association can help resolve the problem, as well as distract your dog for the first few minutes you're gone!
Let our experts help! Need a little more info? Visit the ASPCA's top eight tips for addressing separation anxiety to learn more.
In just one year, the Anti Cruelty Behavior Team (ACBT) has worked extensively with dozens of animal victims of cruelty at the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Madison, New Jersey to prepare them for their future lives as beloved pets. On March 27, we'll celebrate the anniversary of the Rehabilitation Center—the facility that made countless happy endings possible for victims of puppy mills, animal hoarding and neglect.
Over the past year, we've shared their stories with you, including recent Rehabilitation Center graduates Peanut Butter and Jelly, a group of dachshunds rescued from a hoarding situation, and Zack, a puppy mill survivor. This week, we'd like to tell Bubba's story.
Bubba came to the Rehabilitation Center in mid-November 2013 from an overwhelmed shelter. He was scared and undersocialized, and he needed intensive rehabilitation to prepare him to join a new home.
ASPCA Anti-Cruelty behaviorists, with support from behavior and care experts at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center, worked with Bubba every day for several weeks to reduce his fear and anxiety. We are thrilled to report that Bubba successfully graduated from the Rehabilitation Center and was transferred to St. Hubert's to find a loving home. It didn't take long—soon, Bubba found his perfect match. He is now thriving with his adopter, and we couldn't be more pleased by the happy ending to Bubba's story.
Visit the ACBT page for more success stories from the Rehabilitation Center, and stay tuned for more to come on the ASPCA Blog.
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It's graduation day at the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center! Two wonderful Chihuahuas have completed our treatment program for fearful, under-socialized dogs and are now ready to be adopted into loving homes.
If you're ready for today's most adorable sandwich, meet Peanut Butter and Jelly:
Peanut Butter: Peanut Butter (pictured right) was one of 200 animals rescued from a hoarding situation in Howell, New Jersey. At the ASPCA Rehabilitation Center, the four-year-old Chihuahua received intensive treatment for symptoms of fear and defensiveness. Though he is occasionally nervous about being handled by strangers, he enjoys being pet by familiar friends. Peanut Butter has come a long way in his recovery, and he cannot wait to settle in to a warm, loving home.
Jelly: Sweet little Jelly (pictured below) was rescued from the same hoarding situation as Peanut Butter. After several weeks of treatment with our staff at the ASPCA Rehabilitation Center, this four-year-old Chihuahua has learned to enjoy meeting new people and showing off her striking chocolate coat and tan face. Though she is shy, she has blossomed into a loving companion who is eager to start a new life in her first real "forever home."
Both Peanut Butter and Jelly are ready for a new life. They are currently under care of the Animal Alliance foster network in New Jersey, and would do best in homes with experienced adult adopters. If you're interested in meeting PB or J, please contact Animal Alliance by email at [email protected] or by phone: (609) 818-1952.
Want to stay updated on the latest news from the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center?
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In January, the ASPCA Field Investigations and Response Team assisted with the removal of more than 40 dogs from Dream Catcher Kennels in Kentucky, a substandard breeding facility—frequently referred to as a puppy mill. These dogs had lived in deplorable conditions, and while many of them were soon ready for adoption, six of the dogs needed more time and assistance to recover from the inhumane conditions they had endured at the puppy mill.
Tuesday night, those six dogs made an exciting step forward—they were transported to the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center in Madison, New Jersey, where the ASPCA Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team will work to rehabilitate them and prepare them for bright futures in loving homes. The group was also joined by a seventh fearful, undersocialized dog in need of rehabilitation from the Kentucky Humane Society.
Kristen Collins, ASPCA Director of Anti-Cruelty Behavior Rehabilitation, reports that although several dogs tentatively wagged their tails and cautiously explored their new kennels at the Rehabilitation Center, all are fearful and need intensive help before they'll be ready for placement.
"They're adorable and they definitely have lots of potential," Collins says. "We're looking forward to helping them learn how to enjoy petting, leash walks and all of the other things they'll experience when they are adopted at last."
Stay tuned for updates and photos to come as these dogs progress on their journeys to becoming beloved pets. We can't wait to watch their recovery!
Our work here is far from done. Please help us continue our fight against puppy mills by taking our pledge not to buy anything in pet stores that sell puppies at www.NoPetStorePuppies.com.
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You've brought a new dog into your home—congratulations! Now comes your first dog-training challenge: house training.
House training is not an exact science—there's no sure-fire formula or timetable that will work for every dog. The important thing is to make it a positive, not a stressful, experience. Being attentive, patient and consistent are the keys to success, along with the following dos and don'ts:
Do: Closely supervise your dog. Limit the dog's run of the house to the one or two rooms where you are able to see her at all times. Dogs usually show "pre-pottying" behavior such as sniffing, circling and walking with stiff back legs; all signs that you should get her to the potty area ASAP! As the training begins to take hold, you can slowly enlarge her territory as she learns where the potty area is—and that the house is not a toilet!
Don't: Yell at or spank a dog for a mess she made earlier. If you catch her in the act, it's okay to startle her by clapping or making a noise (hopefully this will stop her long enough for you to whisk her outside). But a dog will not learn anything by being scolded for a past accident, even one a few minutes old. Just clean it up and soldier on.
Do: Offer big, enthusiastic praise when she gets it right. Whether your goal is for your dog to eliminate on pee pads indoors or to do it outside, you have to really throw a party for her when she succeeds. Lavish her with praise, affection and some yummy treats!
Don't: Rub her face in it. Ever!!! In addition to this action making your dog fear you, she's incapable of making the connection that it's the act of soiling indoors you object to—to her, you just really hate pee and poop. If she thinks that the waste itself is what you dislike, she'll only get sneakier about hiding it from you.
For more detailed advice on house training specific to your pet, please visit our Virtual Pet Behaviorist articles on Weekend Crate Training, House Training Your Puppy, House Training Your Adult Dog or House Training Your Puppy Mill Dog.


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Vanadium/Creatinine Ratio, Random, Urine
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
The element vanadium, naturally found in minerals and rocks, is considered an essential element for mammals, although conclusive evidence for humans is lacking. Animal studies have shown that vanadium is essential for mammalian growth and reproduction, iron and lipid metabolism, and red blood cell production.
Vanadium is recovered from minerals or as a by-product of iron, titanium, and uranium refining. Vanadium pentoxide is used in the production of special steels, and is one of the common elements used to make orthopedic prosthetic devices. Vanadium compounds are used as catalysts for polypropylene production and synthesis of inorganic and organic chemicals. Vanadium compounds are used in dyes, photography, ceramics, and in the production of special glasses. Vanadium also is a component of a fiber mesh prosthetic alloy.
The main source of vanadium intake for the general population is food, with an estimated daily intake of 20 mcg, of which most is excreted in the feces, without absorption. Absorption through the inhalation route results in more effective uptake. About 90% of blood vanadium is found in serum. The half-life in serum is not well documented, but it appears to be on the order of several days. Urine is the main route of excretion of absorbed vanadium. Urine monitoring for vanadium is considered a highly reliable indicator of recent exposure.
Vanadium has been recognized as an occupational hazard for more than 20 years. Elevated atmospheric vanadium levels can result from burning fossil fuels with high vanadium content. Inhalation and ingestion are the primary exposure routes. Vanadium exposure can result in a metallic taste and so-called "green tongue." Sensitization can result in asthma or eczema. Vanadium intoxication is effectively treated with ascorbic acid.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Detecting vanadium exposure
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Values >1.0 mcg/g creatinine represent possible environmental or occupational exposure.
Values >5.0 mcg/g creatinine indicate probable vanadium exposure.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Specimen collection procedures require special collection containers, rigorous attention to ultraclean specimen collection and handling procedures, and analysis in an ultraclean facility. Unless all of these procedures are followed, increased urine vanadium results may be an incidental and misleading finding.
Currently, there are no clinical data to support the need for taking vanadium supplements such as vanadyl sulfate, vanadium colloid, or any other form. This test provides no information regarding any theoretical vanadium deficiency.
This test should be ordered only when there is reason to suspect vanadium exposure. There is still controversy as to the effects of industrial exposure on the body, and toxicity data is extremely limited.
Although vanadium appears to be an essential trace element in humans, its role, if any, is not clearly defined and this test is not useful for nutritional assessment.
Currently, there is no evidence to suggest the clinical utility of monitoring vanadium levels in dialysis patients. If there is concern about prosthetic joints such as fiber mesh alloy deterioration, aluminum can be measured.
High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen cannot be collected for 96 hours.
There is no clear evidence to support the preference for either serum or urine as the specimen of choice for monitoring exposure. Under no circumstances is hair or nails testing advisable.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
> or =16 years: 0.2-0.8 mcg/g Creatinine
Reference values have not been established for patients that are <16 years of age.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
Sabbioni E, Kucera J, Pietra R, Versterberg O: A critical review on normal concentrations of vanadium in human blood, serum, and urine. Sci Total Environ 1996 Sep 20;188(1):49-58


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Sensational interception leads top 10 plays
Poquoson High School's Ethan Bryce may have nabbed the top spot, but he had a lot of competition.
Poquoson High School's Ethan Bryce may have nabbed the top spot, but he had a lot of competition.
Photos from high school football games in Hampton Roads, Va. on Sept. 12, 2014.
WAVY Sports Director Bruce Rader presents Friday Night Flights with co-host Tom Schaad.
Authorities in Virginia Beach are trying to find the owner of three dogs abandoned in the Birchwood Malibu Park on Thursday.
James City County police are looking for the person who has broken into into more than 100 vehicles since the beginning of August.
VDOT crews will close ramps and lanes on I-264 and I-64 in Virginia Beach and Norfolk this weekend and during the coming week.
Chesapeake police are trying to identify the suspect of check fraud, and they need the public's help.
It's week two of the Old Dominion Football Show with Bruce Rader and Coach Bobby Wilder.
Detectives in Virginia Beach are trying to identify the man and woman who stole items from a parked vehicle on Wednesday.
The Newport News bomb squad responded to a call Friday for military ordnance dating back to the Korean War.
The Band of the Week for September 12, 2014 is Woodside High School.
Watermen are stealing local oysters, and officials say it's becoming a big problem across the area.
The 2014 Freedom Walk & Run took place at Peninsula Town Center in Hampton on Thursday, Sept. 11.
Out of Suffolk's 19 schools, four will miss the mark completely this year when it comes to accreditation, and 10 will miss full accreditatio…
Virginia Marine Police arrested four men on Wednesday for illegal poaching — stealing oysters from public waters without licenses.
A Virginia Beach EMS captain awaiting trial for a felony has been charged with a misdemeanor.
Newport News police have arrested two men and charged them in the investigation of a rape early Friday morning.
Although employees were given the day off Friday, many helped in the Day of Caring, sponsored by the United Way of South Hampton Roads.
Hampton will be in search of its first win of the season Saturday night against the Richmond Spiders.
ODU sophomore receiver Zach Pascal is hoping for a breakout season.
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Another Gundarr cartoon is out...
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Gundarr to the rescue...
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Hey Charles! I'm one half responsible for these. I'm glad you're keepin' up with them. Thanks for the plug!
I used to be on the old forums here back around 2006 ish. It's been a while!
Ted & I have a lot more Gundarr coming so stay tuned!
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Hey there siskavard! I remember you from the old forums. Thanks for checking in. Glad to see you're doing well with Gundarr. It's one of my favorites and a great example of why I choose the Internet to watch animation. Looking forward to what's coming along. Congrats, this is a great cartoon!
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Alright! A new episode of Gundarr is out!
Here's 'The Octagon of Life'...
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Gundarr is among my favorite cartoons on the Web.
I'm gonna build out this topic to feature more eprsodes. It's been in production for a while, since last summer at least. There's plenty of content to enjoy. Like this one from June 1, 2011, Duck a la Rage...
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These ARE funny!!!!
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Thanks gang!
It's just the two of us making these & we work really hard on them, so it's nice to hear some positive feedback.
We try to get some good old fashioned cartoony animation in there whenever we can
More coming soon!
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That's amazing. Just two guys producing this cartoon. Well, you've got a big fan here and I'm happy to help get the word out about Gundarr. I really enjoy your cartoon and look forward to what's next.
Here's another episode from last August, 2011...
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Gundarr is the featured subject on AN's homepage today.
Link to dedicated article.
Here's another Gundarr cartoon, an episode from Season 1 last year, October 2011...
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Hooray, it's gonna be a good day! Now that the latest Gundarr cartoon is out...
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Don't forget Skygoth!
Thanks again Charles.
There is definitely more Gundarr coming down the pipes. Super excited!!
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How did I miss that!
Here's the part of the url that goes between the youtube brackets...
Thanks siskavard for producing Gundarr. Really enjoy your and please pass long my sentiments to your colleagues in creativity.
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New episode of Gundarr...
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Oh Gundarr. XD
This is one of the funniest web series I've ever seen.
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Another Gundarr cartoon is out!
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Toddy is one of the funniest villains I've ever seen! XD
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More Gundarr! This just out...
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Council to consider Plant B ordinance
Now that a plan is in place for the former Thomasville Furniture Industries Plant B facility, City Council members hope the eyesore will soon become a thing of the past.
Council will vote on an ordinance at Tuesday's meeting that will order Fisher Ferry LLC, the company that owns the old plant, to abate the nuisance caused by the rundown building.
Should Fisher Ferry LLC ignore the ordinance, the city can take steps to begin the abatement process and issue liens against the property for any steps taken at the site, including partial demolition or asbestos removal. Following more than two years of haggling with property owner Jeff Schwarz, his bank and two LLCs over demolition of the structure, the city will move ahead through the legal system.
"I think the route we're going may produce some fruit, or I hope so anyway," Councilman Raleigh York said. "If it does, it's been a long time coming but we'll have to wait and see where it leads."
Council's efforts since the saga began in June 2011 has been to avoid paying the estimated $400,000 it would cost to demolish the plant. Councilman Neal Grimes feels it's Schwarz's obligation to take care of the eyesore, not Thomasville taxpayers.
"None of us on the council or in the city feel it's fair to incur any expense for demolishing the building owned by Mr. Schwarz.," said Grimes. "He's done all kinds of tricks to keep from assuming and taking responsibility for his property. It's a lot of money to spend, we understand that, but we shouldn't have to spend it. We're doing everything we can not to spend it. We're trying to take every legal position that's available to us."
One of the biggest concerns at the site is safety. A protective fence has been compromised by vagrants who entered the building and started a fire to keep warm. While no one was hurt, York's concerns are someone else might not be so lucky.
"All of us certainly want to get the eyesore removed from the neighborhood over there, but more than that we want it removed because it's a dangerous situation for children who may be drawn to it," York said. "Those buildings aren't intact anymore. They've got holes in the floors where things have been taken out where somebody can fall through and get seriously injured or killed. It's quite the safety hazard and we need to get it removed."
City council will meet 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, on the second floor at Thomasville Police Department.
In other business, the Council is expected to approve installment finances for capital expenditures for the new budget year. York said the city will finance $701,500 for 59 months to purchase five marked police cars, one unmarked patrol car, a fire department vehicle, an inspection vehicle, a rear loading garbage truck, a street department truck, an extraction tool, a farm tractor, a leak detector for the water department, a diesel pump and a water plant truck.
In addition, Council will vote on a code of ordinances amendment that will change the parking limit on West Main Street from 30 minutes to two hours.
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At the Koch Brothers' donors' strategy meeting at the Renaissance Esmeralda golf resort in Palm Springs, California, last week, the atmosphere was a blend of reality and optimism. The reality was stated in an e-mail from Charles Koch that was sent to potential participants back in January explaining why the meeting was being postponed to April:
Despite November's disappointing election results, I am convinced that America's long-term decline is far from a foregone conclusion. Our goal of advancing a free and prosperous America is even more difficult than we envisioned, but it is essential that we continue, rather than abandon, this struggle.
We are working hard to understand the election results and, based on that analysis, to re-examine our vision and the strategies and capabilities required for success. This is a painstaking and time-consuming process. Although some of the needed changes are already evident, it will be several months before the state data necessary to complete this analysis is available.
For that reason, we are postponing the date of our winter meeting from January … to April …
The summer seminar, which will build on April's meeting, will follow on August 4-5.
The optimism was that the analysis of what worked, and what didn't, last November would be used to make changes and additions that could turn control of the Senate back to the Republicans and set the stage for a Republican presidential victory in 2016.
Among the 200 attendees at the weekend event were several of those who might be political participants in, and possible beneficiaries of, those Koch-funded and directed strategies, including Dr. Ben Carson, Governors Nikki Haley (R-S.C.) and John Kasich (R-Ohio), and Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
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