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The Agent; The Most Hated Man in Baseball
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Yet if Scott Boras is not in it for the money alone (his office is modest; he stays in cheap hotels on the road; he has never visited Europe; and he looks forward with real enthusiasm to late-night dinners at Taco Bell), it is also clear that he is a driven man who sees major-league baseball teams as the enemy -- at least at salary time. And that at least some part of what drives him results from the experiences of the smooth-faced young man with curly blond hair in a St. Louis Cardinals uniform gazing out from the photograph on Boras's office wall. The last day Boras played professional baseball, in 1978, he had just started law school after three knee operations. ''The grass was green, I'm shaking and my knees were killing me,'' he remembers. ''I went home and cried for two days. And then I went back to class on Monday. And they paid me anyway, which meant a lot.''
Boras also remembers the first time he ever saw his teammates cut. ''It was the shock of my life,'' he says, ''because I had never seen the game of baseball make anyone unhappy. But when I walked into that locker room and saw 40 players get released and the emotion and how they did it -- you walk in and there's a slip of paper and your uniform is gone.'' After 20 years, his eyes still go wide at the memory. He looks like a boy on the farm who has just been told the truth about what happens to horses when they get old.
''And then you go out into the parking lot and guys are shaking hands and crying,'' Boras continues, after a moment of reflection. ''I remember this one kid sitting there, just crying his eyes out, bent over, and he had been a No. 1 draft pick. He'd been doing this for four years. You saw dreams end. You saw players who didn't know what to do or where to go.''
Which is one reason why Scott Boras fights so hard for his players and why he approaches major-league contract negotiations in the same hard-nosed spirit with which he played the game. He will make good on the promise to treat players like family. He will never let his clients down. As he sits in the stands with his briefcase by his side, one arm slung over the back of an adjoining chair, various Dodgers notice his presence and wander over to talk. One client, Charles Johnson, a catcher who set a record last year with the Florida Marlins by playing a full season without a single error in the field, is the first to come over, taking the agent aside to discuss both his personal life and his swing at the plate. The Marlins' World Series victory last year was a triumph for the agent as well. As Boras remembers: Charles came and got me, and he took me into the locker room. And there was Robbie Nen, Alex Fernandez and Kevin Brown. And I've known every one of these guys since they were starting out. I've known Alex since he was 16. I've known Charles since he was 16. And to sit there with four guys in a locker room, and Alex dumping Champagne all over my suit -- that's a very special time.''
Boras knows that he is often the only stable element in his clients' careers. He is a lawyer, advocate, big brother, a source of endorsement deals, family counselor, psychologist and coach. After the Marlins won the Series, the owner, H. Wayne Huizenga, insisted that he could not afford his large payroll and scattered Johnson, Nen and Brown to other clubs, along with the rest of his high-priced talent. This year's incarnation of the Marlins lost more than 100 games. Whether the break-up of the team was caused by greedy players and their agent, as some fans believe, or by a mercenary owner depends on who is telling the story. That Scott Boras's clients will make top dollar no matter whom they play for is not in dispute.
But today Boras is worried about another client, a sweet-faced rookie from the Dominican Republic named Adrian Beltre. Projected to be a star player, Beltre has suffered through a shaky first season in which he has played part time while hitting around .200.
Perched on top of the Dodger dugout, Beltre at first says very little. Boras tries to draw the player out, asking awkwardly after the rookie's family back home and his favorite Dominican dishes. Boras decides to test the player by expressing his feelings about the Dominican Winter League. For Dominican-born players, Winter League ball is a chance to go home and perform before family and friends. For managers and executives of American teams, it also presents the risks of injury, bad influences and departures from the teams' conditioning programs. ''I don't think you should play winter ball -- no winter ball, O.K.?'' the agent says. ''You should work on your conditioning here in the States.''
Adrian Beltre considers the challenge with care before he responds. ''I'll get back to you on that,'' he says. Then he smiles, a radiant, confident smile, to show that there are no hard feelings but that he will do as he pleases whether his know-it-all agent approves or not.
An hour later, Boras could not be happier. ''When you try to take control over something and the player just nods, that means there is a self-esteem issue there. So when Beltre said, 'I'll get back to you on that''' -- he flashes a winning poker-player's grin -- ''it told me that this player really, truly wants to be in control of what he does. And that's why this guy is going to be big.''

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Loft in Bedroom?
My boys want a sleeping loft in their bedroom at the new house, but haven't found a good picture or design yet. I'm visual and need to see something in front of me! Does anyone have a photo of one they have or seen? Only one boy will sleep there the other will stay on the bunkbeds. I imagine up there a double bed with room for a small shelf, and a nightstand. Any ideas? Thanks.
We are doing a loft in one of the bedrooms. It's more a playspace than a sleeping space. We did it by vaulting the ceiling and carving out space above the bathroom and closet. The ceiling up there is only about 6 ft. tall. It kind of looks like this space from the pottery barn kids catalog:
and like this picture from Houzz:
Sorry, I don't have any pictures of our loft yet. Our kids are very excited about it, although I'm a little concerned about the potential injury that could result from some of the not very safe things I can imagine our boys will dream up. Good luck!
Oh how fun. Wish I had seen this idea sooner ha. I did make a little secret hide away but I like the idea of this space.
Can't be any worse than a tree house. I would worry about a treehouse also but point is, there are always safety issues with everything. Just have to explain the rules and decide how much risk is acceptable for your own peace of mind.
For me, I like it, my husband on the other hand, he is the one to see all the potential problems, but I think it would be a fun space for the kids.
The spiral stair idea is nice too, but expensive. We have them in our current house as our back stairs to the upper floor, from the mudroom. At the new house, we don't have another story above their room to go that high-just a vaulted room-so I wanted to stick with the space above the bathroom or closet or both. I'll have to check the pricing on a shorter and skinnier spiral stairs to see if that is a possibility. I think code forces the size. Thanks for the idea.
I'm going to do that! We have just a 4 bedroom house, and we're planning on 4 kids, so....
There are vaulted ceilings in the kids' rooms. I wouldn't do it with an 8-foot ceiling. But ours go up to 11 feet, so the room will be divided into three parts--loft above, which will go out from the wall about 4' into the main room and will hold the beds (we'll have twins, but it'll be sized for full); a walk-in dressing area, under the loft, with possibly a toothbrushing/morning preparations sink; and a sitting/play/desk/whatever area. The loft will be reached via a ladder. That's one of the major reasons I got this house; I loooove the idea as a loft for kids.
Look up alternating tread stairs. Probably less expensive than a spiral staircase & more sturdy than a ladder.
When DD was in middle school she wanted to ditch the canopy bed for a loft bed, so DH got a kit and made it for her in double bed width. He put a shelf up there for eye glasses, book, drink of water, etc. and installed a sconce with a capacitive touch switch so she could easily turn on a light. Underneath, I put together one of those self assembled corner desks, so she had a roomy study area and space for plenty of furniture in the rest of the room.
DD loved it. It gave her a little "cave" to hole up in to study. When she went off to college, she got an Ikea single loft bed & I put together another, smaller, desk. As she moved from apartment to apartment over the years, I got very good at breaking down & reassembling that bed (desk was easy to move, as is). I think I've discovered my 2nd career - putting together self-assembly furniture. LOL!
I can't wait to see the pictures, gobruno. If I were building a house with kiddos in permanent residence, I would definitely be doing a loft, as you described it. Mebbie, when I help DD design a future house for a future family. :^)
This is from the website of the architectural firm of Polhemus Savery DaSilva. Isn't it just wonderful?
Here is a link that might be useful: Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders
Yikes, not sure if this link will work, but I googled spiral stairs to find a different company than Salter-which we used last time, and found that The Home Depot sells some really cool ones too. They are a fraction of the cost of what Salter's were.
Here is a link that might be useful: spiral stairs
coloradomomof5, the link to Home Depot shows a curved "alternating tread" stairway. Look at the treads; each is like a pok chop so that the tread can deeper but at the steepness of a ship's ladder.
There is no particular reason for it to be curved. When it is straight it can be fabricated by a good finish carpenter.
This type of stair is allowed by building codes with specific dimensions. It is also called a Lapeyre stair. Having a railing on both sides is critical (just as it would be on a ship's ladder) so I wouldn't recommend the Home Depot stair; it's just too dangerous.
Upper level flooring not installed.
Here is a link that might be useful: see diagrams at bottom of page
Most of the stair designs shown in this thread are prohibited by building codes when used to access habitable spaces....particularly the ones shown by macv.
Codes require minimum tread depths, riser heights and widths.
None of the designs shown by macv would be permitted by most codes.
Ladders, ship's ladders, and other contraptions cannot be used to access habitable spaces.
They are fine to access storage areas, just not habitable space.
Only option that does meet most code requirements is the spiral stair shown above.
Little else is acceptable.
Just a question - is a play space ala the "pretend" boat that I posted above considered a habitable space? It is reasonable that something like a sleeping area have an easy escape route for the occupant and quick access for rescue personnel. I just wonder if a play space falls more under the "storage area" which is why the inspector allowed the boat or is it because it is an area within a habitable space that does meet code? I'm not trying to be contrary, just curious.
Thanks - Jo Ann
Contrary to the belief of many inexperienced code buffs, not everything allowed to be installed in a residence must be specifically described in the building code.
Here is the basis in the IRC for that statement:
Alternating tread stairs are not specifically allowed or prohibited by the IRC or any residential building code that I am aware of, therefore, such stairs can be allowed as an "alternate" if the local building official can be convinced that the design is reasonable and acceptable.
In the case of a residential alternating tread stair in a jurisdiction that uses the IRC as it's building code, it is very helpful that standards for the design of such stairs are specified in the IBC.
I have asked for approval of many different kinds of compliance alternatives in many states and have never had a request turned down. Of course, most officials ask that the proposal have supporting arguments and evidence and that it bear the stamp of an architect currently registered in the state.
In some jurisdictions, to get an alternating tread stairway approved it is necessary to demonstrate that the loft is not a "habitable space". That is not difficult if the space has a low or sloped ceiling, etc. but that would be the subject of another thread since I don't want to disrupt this thread anymore than it already has been.
I am a building code professional and we routinely reject designs such as macv's all the time.
The International Residential Code has very specific requirements for tread depths, riser heights, tread widths, opening restrictions in treads and guardrails and so on.
Every single one of the designs suggested by macv would be rejected outright without discusssion even if it bore his stamp and seal and claim it was an 'alternate design'.
Alternate designs are permitted under the Code but ONLY as long as such designs can demonstrate that they provide at least equal safety as does the presecriptive code provision.
Macv's designs do not, and in fact pose a greater risk to the safety of someone using them to access habitable space.
They violate just about every safety provision for stairs insisted upon by the Code.
Also, a 'trick' of many designers is to simply 're-label' a
habitable space a 'utility area' or 'storage' when it is not just to get their zany ideas passed the plan reviewers.
Unfortunately for such misguided designers, calling a bedroom a utility room does not change its use or make it so anymore than does dressing up a pig in a party dress and calling it a prom queen make it so as well.
There is nothing in my comments that has dragged this thread off topic.
My comments are aimed directly at the heart of the topic and need to be considered when trying to build such lofts.
In most cases, they will be rejected by the plan reviewers for violating the code no matter what macv says.
Unless the area in use IS a 'storage' or 'utility' area, the ladders and all the other contraptions illustrated are expressly prohibited for use to any area that will be used for living or sleeping, and are therefore illegal in most states.
Check with your local code officials before planning any 'lofts' such as indicated in this thread.
You have been getting absolutely bum advice from most here.
Especially the so-called 'professionals'.
Would you want an architect or a building inspector to design your house? Don't confuse the role of a design professional with that of a city bureaucrat.
macv, where did you get that ladder? I've been searching for one for weeks, and it's hard to find one that is the exact right height (8.5'), and to get one custom is really expensive. But, then again, the one you used looks expensive too. At this point, I'm either going to have my FIL build one or save it for phase 2, although I don't know how our kids would feel about the latter.
The ladder cost more than you would believe.
The link below is of an alternating tread stair featured by This Old House, an organization known for fostering unsafe buildings designs.
By he way, the "Arke White Karina Stair Kit" from Home Depot that was linked by the OP does not meet the IRC requirements for a regular stair or a spiral stair or for an alternating tread stair in the IBC. Getting it approved for use in a home would be virtually impossible. What's going on there?
The alt. tread stair below is from Australia and the comments next to it describe how it got approved under their building code. It's not surprising; it's the same way they get approved in the US.
Here is a link that might be useful: This Old House loft access
Alternating Tread Stair Building Code Summary:
OSHA has issued a letter stating that alternating tread stairs are safe, meet the intent of the OSHA Act, and no citations will be issued. This letter can be found on OSHA's website of "Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letters". In April 1982, OSHA issued a directive to field compliance officers concerning the use of alternating tread stairs. This directive can also be found on OSHA's website: Instruction STD 1-1.11
Alternating tread stairs are permitted as a means of egress for the following:
1. To mezzanines less than 250 sq ft in area and serving five occupants or less in buildings whose occupancy is F, H or S. (1009.10)
2. To prison guard towers, control rooms or observation decks less than 250 sq ft in area (1009.10)
3. To unoccupied roofs. (1009.12)
4. As one of two means of egress to boiler rooms, incinerator rooms, furnance rooms or refrigeration machinery rooms. (1014.3,4)
5. To stage catwalks, galleries and gridirons leading to a floor or roof (1014.6.1)
Alternating tread stairs are also permitted for access to equipment platforms as a non means of egress (505)
The 2003 IRC is silent on the subject of alternating tread stairs.
Alternating tread stairs are permitted with a minimum projected tread of 8.5 inches to access 250 square foot mezzanines or less, occupied by no more than 5 people. They may also be used to and between staff locations in penal facilities. (Section 1007.8)
Alternating tread stairs are permitted with a minimum projected tread of 5 inches and a minimum tread depth of 8.5 inches as a means of egress from mezzanines, roofs and various areas in penal facilities; exception as a means of egress from a mezzanine area not more than 250 sq. ft. not serving more than 5 occupants, shall have a minimum projected tread of 8.5 inches, minimum tread depth of 10.5 inches. (Section 1014.6.6 and 1027.0)
An October 1987 letter states that the alternating tread stair may be installed when it is used only to attend equipment. (Section 3306 (a))
A November 1988 letter states that alternating tread stairs could serve as a secondary stair for convenience purposes.
I wish we had enough space for something that awesome! *sighs*
I was inspired by a house I visited and fell in love with as a little girl. I'm sure it med all code standards. The bedroom lofts were not habitable space--they had low sloping roofs and were accessed by a ladder. By the time I went, the kids had left home, so the rooms were mostly guest rooms, but the kids must have been in paradise when they were in use.
"Against code," the end? REALLY, now? That's one of the silliest things I've ever heard. I hope I never run into an ignorant martinet who styles himself as a code-enforcer in my area. Sheesh.
Again, macv's and the other's designs are prohibited from use under the International Residential Code if they access habitable spaces.
I recently prosecuted a local builder/developer over just such an issue and won.
The builder/developer came in with a set of plans for a 6 unit townhouse with a mezzanine level above the 2nd floor that was access by a "library ladder" from the 2nd floor atrium/foyer....Very similar to some of those shown here.
The mezzanine was labeled on the plans as 'storage' and the design approved because this loft was not going to be used as habitable space.
Once the units were built, and the Certificates to Occupy were issued, the builder/developer signed a contract with a local realtor to show the units.
That's where the trouble for the builder/developer began.
I was directed to the realtor's website where for her 'staging' she had arranged this mezzanine area as a habitable area, complete with sofas, living room furniture and day beds.
These were permitted as 3 bedroom townhouses, yet the realtor's description of the units indicated they were 4 bedroom homes...the mezzanine clearly being listed as an additional sleeping space.
The result: Our office revoked the certificates of occupancy and ordered the builder to either replace the 'library ladders' with stairs that met the code, or to stop advertising these units as 'bedrooms' with habitable mezzanines.
The builder/developer objected and filed an appeal with the Appeals Board. The Appeals Board, once seeing the false advertising, concluded as well that the builder/developer had intended all along to use these levels as habitable space and provided false information to our code office. The Appeals Board ordered the builder/developer to do exactly as we had ordered: change the library ladders to code compliant stairs since it was obvious their intended use was as habitable space.
The builder/developer did not stop there, however.
He filed suit, but unfortunately for him, lost again. The judge agreeing that these lofts were indeed intended as habitable space, and that the builder/developer must comply with our order or face daily fines until he did.
The result: The builder/developer had to not only pay for all the costs associated with his challenges, in the end he was forced to install code compliant spiral stairs in order to have a certificate to occupy each townhouse reinstated. About $50,000 more.
Moral of the story: The CODES prevail when it comes to designs acceptable for compliance, not the whims or imagination of designers, builders, developers, realtors or anyone else.
macv's mis-use of the Code is apparant even as he tries to support his erroneous positions by stating from it.
While it is true that 'alternative designs' are allowed, it is NOT TRUE that these alternate designs can violate the prescriptive intent of the Code.
macv's link from the IRC section R104.11 rightly states:
'The provisions of this code are not intended to prevent the installation of any material or to prohibit any design or method of construction not specifically prescribed by this code....."
But macv is forgetting entirely that R104.11 also mandates:
"... provided that any such alternative has been approved. An alternative material, design or method of construction shall be approved where the building official finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the intent of the provisions of this code, and that the material, method and work offered is, for the purpose intended, at least equivalent of that of the prescribed code."
NONE of the designs illustrated by macv and others provide methods "at least equivalent" to that of the prescriptive code requirement for residential stairs. None.
They are designs that are LESS RESTRICTIVE and therefore unfit to be "approved".
I don't have time to point out macv's flawed use of the other code sections he cites....none of which even pertain at to residential habitable spaces.
That said, I work in an office that employs 32 code inspectors all of whom are former trade professionals.
The collective experience of all these men and women in the building and code inspection professions is many hundreds of years.
I showed macv's photos to my colleagues today, where they were met utter amazamement that someone could be so wrong in his insistance he was right. Few were surprised, however, because we see it all the time from some designers.
Their conclusion: macv's and the other unsafe 'ladder' designs ARE prohibited from being used to access habitable spaces in residential buildings.
So don't be mislead and don't take my word for it.
Talk to your local code professionals. After all, it is THEY who issue your permits and THEY who approve your designs.
And by the way, The Appeals Board that rejected the builder/developer's "ladder"?
Made up entirely of local engineers and local architects....
Not sure why some are dead set on misleading the readers of this thread, but I'll give them cresit where credit is due: they are quite good at it.
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"Just a question - is a play space ala the "pretend" boat that I posted above considered a habitable space? It is reasonable that something like a sleeping area have an easy escape route for the occupant and quick access for rescue personnel. I just wonder if a play space falls more under the "storage area" which is why the inspector allowed the boat or is it because it is an area within a habitable space that does meet code? I'm not trying to be contrary, just curious.
Thanks - Jo Ann"
A 'habitable space' as defined by the IRC is:
"A space in a building for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Bathroom, toilet rooms, closets, halls, storage or utility spaces and similar areas are not considered habitable areas."
There are also other criteria for determining whether or not a space can be considered habitable such as it must be a minimum of 70sf with at least 1 dimension being 7 feet long....It must have headroom at least 5 feet high...It must also meet other criteria for ventilation and illumination and so on.
Part of the confusion regarding this subject is that most here are talking apples and coconuts.
NOTHING in the Code prohibits the use of ladders as shown in the photos above from being used to access non-habitable spaces. What are non-habitable spaces? Re-read the definition above. Again. What are non-habitable spaces?:
Spaces used most commonly for storage or utilitarian use. Attics and crawlspaces are the two most common examples and why stairs to non-habitable attics do not have to meet egress requirement or why pull-down ladders can be used to access these areas.
Bathrooms and closets, toilet rooms and halls are also not 'habitable'. Hypothetically, there is nothing in the codes that would prohibit a 'ladder' from accessing a closet or even a john.
However, in the 'loft' examples above, the question becomes: How will these spaces be used?
If they will be used as permanent areas for sleeping or living, playing or recreation...They are considered 'habitable' and must be accessed using code approved stairways....not 'ladders'.
NONE of the examples via photos above are permitted by codes under any circumstance to access habitable residential spaces. None. PERIOD.
Can they be used to access roofs? Yes. Can they be used to access attics? Yes. Can they be used to access lofts used as storage? Yes. Can they be used to access some portions of commercial buildings? Yes.
Can they be used to access lofts, mezzanines, or other levels in a one or two family house or in a townhouse used for living, sleeping, eating, recreation etc...?
Because habitable spaces in a house must meet strict EGRESS requirements and the ladders shown in the photos above don't comply. None. Not a single one.
Not the ship's ladders. Not the alternating stairs.
Getting back to the cute 'ship' in the child's bedroom for a moment: Is this ship a 'room'? Is this a piece of 'furniture'? Is it a 'space' in a building?
Looks like a built in piece of furniture to me so it does not fall under the 'egress' requirements for sleeping areas.
Library ladders are also allowed to access built in book cases without having to meet riser and tread requirements.
Why? Bookshelves are not 'habitable spaces'.
Can 'ladders' be used to access bunkbeds?
Bunkbeds are FURNITURE not habitable spaces in a building even though they are pieces of furniture used for sleeping in a habitable space in the building.
The ladders illustrated above are absolutely fine, PROVIDED the spaces they access...the lofts, mezzanines or other levels rooms or spaces...are NOT HABITABLE SPACES.
Those arguing otherwise simply have no idea whereof they speak.
What Manhattan42 has missed in the examples I posted is that it is not possible to know from a photograph if the spaces are habitable or if there are other means of egress/access not shown. All he can know is that the local building official approved the design so it is legally installed regardless of his opinions.
For anyone interested in getting an alternate stair design approved by a local building official here are two approaches:
1) Demonstrate that the space has too low a ceiling height and/or too small a floor area to be considered a "habitable space" (IRC R304 & R305). If that is approved you can use any number of devices to access the space. I recommend an alternating tread stair because ladders are too dangerous for frequent adult use or use by children at any time regardless of how cute they are.
2) Demonstrate that an "alternating tread stair" is safer than a spiral stair and is closer in safety features to a straight egress stair.
For approach #1, anyone can read the habitable space requirements and make a reasonable proposal that is most appropriate for their space. There is nothing to prevent you from pretending the space won't be used for sleeping but most building officials can figure that out even though Manhattan42's office missed it in the example he gave and caused a lot of people a lot of unnecessary trouble. This is not a problem for me because I will not put my name on a design that has a permanent ladder regardless of the space accessed but fortunately I have always been able to convince my clients to use an alternating tread stair instead.
For approach #2 it is a good idea to use the alternating tread stair design specified in the IBC for egress from a mezzanine (exception to 1009.10).
Compared to a spiral stair this design has a 1" larger projected tread dimension (at the center line) and the tread dimensions are equal for each foot (the spiral stair tread dimension on the narrow side is approximately half that of the proposed stair which makes a spiral stair considerably more dangerous to descend and nothing could be more critical for stair safety)
The riser height of the proposed stair would be 1 1/2" shorter than the spiral stair (and it could be shortened 1/4" to be the same as a standard egress stair but in my state it is already 1/4" shorter than a standard egress stair). The proposed stair would also have two handrails instead of one for a spiral stair. The proposed stair would also avoid the 4" ball limitation for open risers. Basically, it is not difficult to prove that the proposed alternate stair is safer than a spiral stair if the building official understands the intent of the code and the reasoning behind it. And I've never met one who liked spiral stairs.
Of course, using both of the above approaches at the same time offers you the best chance for approval.
Regardless of what so-called "building code professionals" in other jurisdictions might think, the final determination is up to the judgment of the local building official responsible for reviewing and approving the project design. I've never found one to be unreasonable (except in internet forums) if the design and code information is presented properly in sufficient detail.
It helps to have an architect's stamp on the design proposal but it shouldn't be necessary.
Check with your building department. Some states have special code provisions. Washington has the following provision:
"Stairs or ladders within an individual dwelling unit used to gain access to areas of 200 sq ft or less, and not containing ... a bathroom or kitchen, are exempt from the requirements of this section." (Section 1003.3.3.1, stairways, General) That allows ladders and alternating tread stairs to be used to access small lofts or storage areas.
Last time I ordered spiral stairs, I made sure I had the local code in hand before I ordered them. I'll be sure to make a call to regional to verify the types of ladders/stairs they would approve. Thanks again for all the wonderful ideas for the loft.
Don't be an idiot, manhattan42. A child's loft is perfectly allowable "nonhabitable space". It CANNOT count as another room, which is what the developer was trying to do, but it can certainly be a part of an existing room.
Thousands of children's rooms with sleeping lofts and thousands of libraries with mezzanines have been approved for construction all over the US. In neither place are the low-roofed areas called separate rooms, nor are they intended to function as such. Throw a bench on the mezzanine of a library with low ceiling height, and the library ladder does not suddenly become disallowed as access because it's now "habitable space"--especially if the library mezzanine in question is all of 4' wide.
Take a look at any book on creative kids' spaces or libraries for a glimpse of the many fabulous things that are allowed with lofts.
I'm sorry you got scared away from sensible and perfectly allowable options, coloradomomof5.
Again, consult your local code officials, not some hair-brained designers, before paying for designs that will ultimately be prohibited.
Lofts used by children as play areas ARE habitable spaces and MUST be accessed using conventional stairs. Period.
Alternating stairs are prohibited by Code from being used as egress stairs to habitable spaces in residential structures. Period.
Don't know what is so hard for some to understand, except that perhaps they can't actually read or understand Codes or think the world exists in cyberspace where anyone can say anything...and be believed....
Or that it doesn't matter to them, because they get paid to re-draw designs over and over...whether they get approved by the Code Officials or not...
And then they can blame the Code Official for their own incompetance.
That's why the Codes and Code Enforcement agencies exist:
To protect the public from unscrupulous designers and builders.....and the guarantee the public safety.
QUOTE: "Alternating stairs are prohibited by Code from being used as egress stairs to habitable spaces in residential structures. Period."
To enforce the code you must first understand it. The IRC is "prescriptive", i.e., design elements described in the code are acceptable but design elements not described are not automatically considered "prohibited". The intent of the code to avoid prohibiting creative design ideas couldn't be more clear in Section R104.11.
A building official can disapprove an alternate but cannot deny anyone the right to submit one. Don't prevent others from doing what you lack the skill and talent to do. Your rude and unfair characterizations of building designers is evidence of a deep seated sense of inferiority. Grow up and get over it.
manhatten, you are using habitable to your advantage when you choose to, and ignoring it when you want to. If the room by code is non-habitable, then a ladder can access it no matter what its purpose may be...
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Wow! I just had to re-open this old thread because of the passionate level of debate between manhattan42 and macv about codes and stairs. FWIW I think I am in a situation to add something meaningful.
I have a set of alternating tread stairs that was permitted back in 2006. They're in an accessory dwelling unit on my property. Getting them permitted was a major struggle at the time, but perhaps it was worth it because it showed me the tension between the purpose of codes and the occasionally bizarre application of codes by city officials.
The general intention of codes is to provide safety. I'm a believer in this! I've seen enough dangerous illegal work to believe that in general, following codes is a good idea, whether or not a project is going through the permit process. For example, there are plenty of 'bedrooms' out there without egress in case of fire. This is bad.
But codes and safety are not always the same thing.
City officials may hew to the letter of the code more closely than the spirit of safety. In my situation, when the drawing of the alternating tread stair was rejected, the plans examiner 'helpfully' suggested replacing it with a moveable ladder... since moveable ladders aren't regulated by codes, he would have no problem approving it!
But even more substantially, there simply isn't evidence that some things in codes actually provide a measure of safety. E.g. Is there a study comparing injury rates on alternating tread stairs and regular code stairs? I looked for one back in 2006 and found none... alternating tread stairs are simply too rare. If one exists now I would like to know about it.
In the absence of formal evidence, people fall back on tradition and anecdote. 'These are the ways stairs have always been built,' 'People in Japan use ladders all the time,' 'My grandmother broke her hip going to her basement,' 'Those stairs are weird so they must be death traps,' etc.
The general tendency is to equate 'unusual' with 'dangerous' -- which is not logical.
Making it even harder to pre-judge safety is the fact that using something like a stair or ladder is clearly a learned activity. If I came from a universe where alternating tread stairs were the norm, then of course on the first try, a code stair would look and feel weird to me. I'd probably trip. But that doesn't mean the code stair is badly conceived.
The upshot: whether you are getting a permit or not, you need to consider actual safety and not just codes. For example, in a loft: Is there a reasonable and speedy way to escape in a fire? Is there a way to get STUFF up and down without endangering the user? (this is quite significant in my opinion.. and one disadvantage of ladders) Looking beyond the current user -- how will this feature be used in the future? And so on.
If you consider actual safety you will be less paralyzed by codes... though that doesn't mean getting your project approved will be any easier.... :)
Hope that helps!
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from the thats-not-fair dept.
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how did Google get their hands on it in the first place?
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I wonder who will they make Chairman of this MAO group? Actually Steve has the most experience with chairs, so he should probably be the new Chairman MAO.
The last thing I'd like to do, was defend Oracle. But arguments need to be correct, complete, and relevant.
Welcome to the internet! You must be new here. But don't worry; there are only a few simple ground-rules. First of all, understand that the highest form of argument is to compare your opponent to Hitler. Failing that, rephrase your opponent's position in terms of a car analogy. And most important of all--discredit your opponent in every post by referring to him as a "troll."
To complicate the matter, being correct, complete, and relevant doesn't matter a bit if your opponent has citations. There is no citation more trust-worthy than an obscure blog. Build a library of biased, inflammatory blogs which tend to back your own positions; this is your only defense.
Now go to it! I'll get you started: "A language specification is like an engine schematic. This is the Free World; we don't just give our engine designs away. Remember Volkswagen got its start when Hitler shared specifications... I mean, are you even being serious, or are you just trolling? As you can see in this blog..."
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Jewish history rewritten
Rewriting history
Rewriting the history of the Land of Israel in order to deny Israel's right to exist is central to Palestinian Authority (PA) policy. Long before it started the PA terror campaign (the "Intifada," 2000-2005), the PA was fighting a history war – erasing Jewish history and replacing it with a fabricated Palestinian history. This rewriting has two central goals:
1- Erase the Jewish nation's 3,000 year history in the Land of Israel;
2- Invent ancient Palestinian, Muslim and Arab histories in the land.
The goal of this historical revision as a political strategy was first expressed publicly at a conference of Palestinian historians in 1998, when rewriting history was linked to the political goal of denying Israel's right to exist:
"Dr. Yussuf Alzamili [Chairman History Department, Khan Yunis Educational College] called on all universities and colleges to write the history of Palestine and to guard it, and not to enable the [foreign] implants and enemies to distort it or to legitimize the existence of Jews on this land... [History lecturer Abu Amar] clarified that there is no connection between the ancient generation of Jews and the new generation." [
, Dec. 4, 1998].
Erasing Jewish history in the land of Israel is followed by the PA's invention of ancient and modern histories that support its political ideology and claim to the land of Israel. The Holocaust and other aspects of Jewish history are alternately denied, downplayed or distorted. Another distortion is to hide from Palestinians that Jesus was a Jew who lived in the Land of Judea/Israel. PA leaders repeatedly define Jesus as a Palestinian who preached Islam, thus denying not only Jewish history, but also the history and legitimacy of Christianity.
Citing numerous examples, this section will document that these and other historical revisions are an integral part of Palestinian policy and are used to create political ideology.
Jewish history rewritten
Denial of 3,000 years of Jewish history in the land of Israel is the foundation of all PA political ideology. To accomplish this, the PA systematically distorts both ancient and modern history, ignoring both archeology and historical documentation, and replaces them with an odious fictitious history. The new history demonizes Jews, accusing them of having been evil and destructive throughout history, and thereby triggering non-Jews to justifiably hate, persecute and expel them. This rewriting forms the basis for the Palestinian Authority denial of Israel's right to exist.
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Denial the Jewish history and connection to the Land of Israel has been policy since the establishment of the Palestinian Authority.
This video is a recent example of a PA academic, denying the existence of thousands of Hebrew language coins, Hebrew texts and Hebrew Bullas (seals) carrying biblical names that that have been found in the Land of Israel.
Lecturer, Urban Planning, Bir-Zeit University, Dr. Jamal Amar
"There is a view that where it [the Dome of the Rock] stands was the Holy of Holies of the fictitious Temple – and by the way, that is merely an illusion. There is no remnant of it. It's a myth. A story of no value, like the Arabian Nights, and other legends… Only in Palestine… [after] 60 years of digging, and they've found nothing at all. Not a water jug, not a coin, not any earthen vessel, no bronze weapons, no piece of metal, absolutely nothing of this myth, because it's a myth and a lie. This digging has not left a single meter [unturned], but it has achieved absolutely nothing." [PATV, June 23, 2009]
PA daily article recognizes that ruins were site of palace of ancient Jewish king Omri
Source: Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Jan. 25, 2015
Headline: "From Herod to amateur football players, Sebastia's struggle continues."
"Basilica Square is the most famous ancient square of the village [of Sebastia, which is situated] at the peak of a mountain isolated from the surrounding mountains…
It was from here that Herod, who ruled Sebastia, directed the affairs of the region… Two tourists ascend a small hill and pass from Basilica Square, the center of Herod's rule, to the palace of King Omri on the acropolis – which is the upper, fortified part of the city."
Israel was behind terror attacks in France "to realize the myth of the `Jewishness of Israel`"
Source: Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Jan. 15, 2015
On Jan. 7, 2015, Muslim terrorists Cherif and Said Kouachi carried out a shooting attack at the Paris office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. 12 people were killed in the attack, which was a response to cartoons the magazine published about Islam's Prophet Muhammad. On Jan. 8, in a connected attack, Muslim terrorist Amely Coulibaly shot and killed a policewoman in Paris and on Jan. 9, he shot and killed 4 Jewish shoppers at a Paris kosher supermarket.
While Abbas officially condemned the terror attacks in France, PMW has documented different PA reactions to the attacks. Some have condemned them while at the same time condemning Charlie Hebdo for mocking Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Others have compared the terror attacks in France to Israeli "terrorism" against Palestinians, and some have even claimed that Israel was behind the attacks.
Op-ed by Muwaffaq Matar, regular columnist for the official PA daily:
"[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu, together with [other] Israeli leaders, is now walking in the footsteps of the first leaders of the Zionist project, who invented, created and funded the terror against the Jews in Europe, particularly in Germany, and in the Arab world... Over the next few days, the death of the officer in charge of investigating the attacks of the terrorists, who perpetrated crimes against humanity, against the French journalists and citizens, may well be revealed to have been murder, rather than suicide – for he had [discovered] the first threads of the plot leading back to Netanyahu's Mossad (Israeli Secret Intelligence Service) - [Netanyahu] who wishes to realize the myth of the "Jewishness of Israel" even at the expense of new victims among the citizens of European countries... "
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Al-Aqsa Mosque preacher: "History bears witness to the fact that there are no historic Jewish landmarks [in Palestine]"
Source: Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Jan. 5, 2015
"The education administration in the Bethlehem district, together with the Al-Dawha municipality, organized a conference with the title, 'The Future of the Islamic and Christian Holy Places in Jerusalem' in the city of Al-Dawha, with the participation of [Head of the Palestinian Organization of Clerics and Disseminators of Islam and former Mufti of Jerusalem] Sheikh Dr. Ikrima Sabri, Archbishop Atallah Hanna and [advisor to Mahmoud Abbas on Jerusalem Affairs] attorney Ahmed Al-Ruweidi …
In his speech, Sabri, the imam and preacher of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the head of the Supreme Muslim Council, addressed the fact that the multiplying dangers are occurring parallel to the Judaization of the holy places in Jerusalem, as the Arab countries are busy with their internal conflicts. He noted that the occupation has targeted these holy places because they link the world's Muslims and Christians to the land of Palestine. In addition, he emphasized that history bears witness to the fact that there are no historic Jewish landmarks [in Palestine], and that they [Israel] invent and falsify history through the construction of synagogues."
Fatah official: We will never recognize Israel as a Jewish state because it would "cancel our [Palestinian] narrative, our history and our religion"
Source: Official Palestinian Authority TV, Dec. 2, 2014
Official PA TV program The State of Politics hosted Fatah Central Committee member Saeb Erekat.
Saeb Erekat
: "In brief, we cannot accept the Jewish state – Israel as a Jewish state – not today, not tomorrow and not in a hundred years, because whoever accepts Israel as a Jewish state agrees to change his history, his narrative and even his religion. I understand that the State of Israel exists and that we have recognized it. In 1993, there was a mutual recognition. For Israel to come and demand of the Palestinians that they recognize Israel as a Jewish state – what do they want with this? They want us to tell them: 'Your narrative is true and we, Arabs, are foreigners in this land, and so we will cancel our narrative, our history and our religion.'"
Official PA TV host
: "And to confirm that this is a land without a people for a people without a land."
Saeb Erekat:
"Exactly. This will never happen! This is wickedness. This is not the refugee issue or the issue of the 1948 Arabs (i.e., Israeli Arabs). This issue regards our existence, culture, and religion. It is therefore inconceivable that any Palestinian should ever agree that Israel become a Jewish state, for by doing so he would be accepting the Israeli narrative and erasing his own."
PA daily: "The Israelis were not a 'nation' and are mostly of Khazar origin… and have nothing to do with the Children of Israel"
Source: Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Dec. 1, 2014
"The Israelis (today's residents of the entity [i.e., Israel]) [all parentheses in source] were not a 'nation,' and are mostly of Khazar origin (not Arab and not Yemenite, and they have nothing to do with the Children of Israel, the extinct Yemenite Arab tribe); and therefore, they were never a people… We should not be ashamed to say openly that this land, geographically, historically and demographically speaking, is ours as Arab Palestinians, and it never belonged to any other nation. We should not be ashamed to inculcate this belief, since it has been scientifically and historically proven, despite the political and realistic understanding that, through the two-state solution, we will divide our homeland and country between us and them (or [have] it as one unit within a single democratic state)… It is they who are attempting to lie by calling the Palestinian [West] Bank by the Yemenite name of 'Judea and Samaria,' and by claiming that Yemenite 'Jerusalem' (present-day Al-Quds [the Arab name for Jerusalem]) is theirs!"
PA daily: Israelis "have no historic connection to this land"
Source: Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Nov. 27, 2014
"The Jewish State did not actually exist in the long historic sense as the Kingdom of Judah, the location of which I do not know; and if it did exist, it was [only] for a limited period. The Jewish Khazars had a state, which was the accidental result of the encounter between two cultures – Byzantine Christianity and the Islamic Abbasids. After a consultation between their elders, the Khazar tribes decided to adopt a different religion, in order to be able to live peacefully with their Muslim and Christian neighbors – for had they adopted Islam, this would have meant war with Christianity, while had they converted to Christianity, it would have spelt war with Islam. Thus, the Khazar state was created out of a conflict between two religions, and it quickly collapsed, while the Khazar Jews scattered throughout Central Asia. The majority of the Jews of Israel are their descendants, and they have no historic connection to this land [Palestine/Israel]."
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Denial of the Jewish history in Jerusalem and the existence of the Jewish Temple is a central component PA political ideology. This denial started with Yasser Arafat and continues to be reiterated by academics, politicians and religious leaders. The PA systematically distorts the ancient history of Jerusalem, ignoring the vast historical documentation and thousands of archeological finds related to Jewish history that have been found in Jerusalem.
This music video, broadcast regularly on PA TV through 2008 and 2009, denies any historical connection between the Jewish people and Jerusalem, repeats the libel that Israel is planning to destroy the Al-Aqsa mosque and calls on Allah to protect the mosque.
"Oh [Sons of] Zion, no matter how much you dig and no matter how much you destroy, your imaginary Temple will not come into being… [Allah protect Al-Aqsa] from every thief and every oppressor."
Full text: "Al-Aqsa [Mosque] is ours, Oh Muslims, Al-Aqsa is ours, our Al-Aqsa screams and shouts, Al-Aqsa is ours. Oh Arabs and Muslims, no, no, Al-Aqsa is ours. Oh [Sons of] Zion, no matter how much you dig and no matter how much you destroy, your imaginary Temple will not come into being… My land, my Jerusalem, my blood and my honor will not be scorned. Al-Aqsa is ours, how you suffer! How you have bleed for years! How you scream! How you call out to the millions! What are you hoping for, what are you crying for? Saladin [Muslim conqueror of Jerusalem in 1187] ! Al-Aqsa is ours. Oh Allah, protect Al-Aqsa, Oh Allah, Al-Aqsa is ours, [protect Al-Aqsa] from every thief and every oppressor." [PA TV (Fatah) Sept. 23, 2008 – Oct. 25, 2009]
Official PA news agency refers to "alleged Temple" in article about Jewish groups visiting Temple Mount
Source: WAFA news agency, Mar. 4, 2015
"Increased presence of [Muslim] worshippers thwarts the schemes of the Jewish groups at Al-Aqsa"
"An increased presence of [Muslim] worshippers at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque today, Wednesday [March 4, 2015], prevented the Jewish groups gathered as part of the 'alleged Temple organizations' from carrying out schemes and Talmudic activities inside it."
Note: "Alleged Temple organizations" – refers to religious Jewish movements including the Temple Mount Heritage Foundation, The Jewish Freedom on the Temple Mount initiative and Students for the Temple Mount, which spread awareness of the importance of the Temple Mount in Judaism and encourage people to visit the site. Preceding the Purim holiday, religious websites such as the Temple Mount News website [Feb. 23, 2015] announced a "special visit" to the Temple Mount, which was expected to draw "masses of Jews."
Official PA news agency uses term "alleged Temple"
Source: WAFA news agency, Mar. 3, 2015
"New invasions of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and preparations for the 'Purim' celebration in the Old [City of] Jerusalem"
"Jewish groups continued their invasions of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi Gate today, Tuesday [March 3, 2015]… The Jewish groups include members of the alleged Temple organizations and hold provocation tours around the mosque."
Note: The PA considers any presence of Jews on the Temple Mount an "invasion." However, all visitors are subject to rigorous checks by Israeli security personnel before being granted access to the Temple Mount.
On March 4 and 5, 2015, approximately 50 religious Israeli Jews entered the Temple Mount under police protection to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim.
PA religious leader: Western Wall belongs to Al-Aqsa Mosque and "non-Muslims have no right to it"
Source: Official Palestinian Authority TV, Feb. 13, 2015
Official PA TV broadcast the Friday sermon from Arafat's mausoleum in Ramallah. The sermon was delivered by Mahmoud Al-Habbash, the Supreme Shari'ah Judge and Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious and Islamic Affairs:
"As far as we are concerned, the entire Al-Aqsa Mosque, whose area is 144,100 square meters, 144 dunams and 100 [square] meters, includes the covered Al-Aqsa Mosque, that is, the Southern Mosque, as well as the ancient underground Al-Aqsa Mosque beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Marwani Prayer Hall [Solomon's Stables], the Dome of the Rock, the courtyards and porticoes, schools and walls – including the Al-Buraq Wall (i.e., the Western Wall), which is called, and will always be called, the Al-Buraq Wall, whether they like it or not [– all this is the Al-Aqsa Mosque]. Even at the time of the British Mandate, the commission sent by the Mandatory authorities to discuss the issue of the Al-Buraq Wall confirmed that it was
(i.e., an inalienable religious endowment in Islamic law) belonging to Muslims, and that non-Muslims had no right to it. Sooner or later, Jerusalem in its entirety will return [to us]. It is and will [always] remain the capital of Palestine."
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PA Mufti: The Al-Aqsa Mosque (i.e., Temple Mount) is "the exclusive right of Muslims"
Source: Ma'an, independent Palestinian news agency, Feb. 12, 2015
Headline: "Grand Mufti warns of the naming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque 'Temple Mount'"
"[PA] Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories and Preacher at the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Muhammad Hussein warned about the placement of a sign by the occupation [Jerusalem] municipality near the Council Gate ( i.e., entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount), with the inscription, 'Temple Mount.' The Mufti said this step came as part of the attempts to divide the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque between Muslims and Jews, extend their influence over it and establish facts on the ground inside it, like what happened at the Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., Cave of the Patriarchs) in Hebron, in order to realize their aspirations to build the alleged Temple on the ruins of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Mufti explained that with the elections of the occupation authorities approaching, all the parties are trying to draw the votes of the extreme right by increasing the attack on the Palestinian people and its holy places. He emphasized that the Israeli plan to Judaize Jerusalem and the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and to lay hands on them, is an illusion, because the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque with its courtyards, porticoes and all [other] parts, both those above ground and those below - is the exclusive right of Muslims. He also noted that Jerusalem would retain its Islamic character and Arab identity, and that the occupation would not steal its character and identity, no matter how long it continues its crimes and its falsification of facts."
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PA Minister of Religion: Al-Aqsa Mosque (i.e., Temple Mount) "is an exclusively Islamic and Muslim right
Source: Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Feb. 5, 2015
"Ida'is: The occupation opened the new year with over a hundred attacks and incidents of desecration of the holy places"
"[PA] Minister of Religious Affairs Sheikh Yusuf Ida'is said that the occupation had opened the first month of the new year with over a hundred attacks and incidents of desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., Cave of the Patriarchs)... He explained that the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque is in grave and direct danger, and that with every sunrise, this danger grows - [a fact that] requires the consolidation of a mode of operation on the Islamic, Arab and international levels, in order to save it [the Al-Aqsa Mosque] from destruction, division or [from] the building of the alleged Temple. He stressed that the Al-Aqsa Mosque, with all its territories, plazas (i.e., including the Temple Mount), buildings, porticoes and foundations both above and below ground, is an exclusively Islamic and Muslim right."
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The goal of Israel's "Judaization policy" is the "rebuilding of the so-called alleged Temple"
Source: Official PA daily, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Jan. 27, 2015
"Secretary-General of the Islamic-Christian Council for Jerusalem and the Holy Places Hanna Issa said that Israel had allocated 17 billion dollars for the Judaization of the Holy City [Jerusalem], and noted that the occupation had succeeded in building an entire city beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque, which includes seven tunnels and halls that can hold 5,000 people. In addition, he stressed that the occupation does as it pleases in the Holy City, without any consideration for the Arab and Islamic world. Issa spoke during a political conference organized by the [PA] Ministry of Information under the title, 'Jerusalem and the Judaization Policy,' held in the presence of and with the patronage of Tulkarem District Governor Issam Abu Bakr, Minister of Religious Affairs Sheikh Yusuf Ida'is, Secretary-General of the Islamic-Christian Council for Jerusalem and the Holy Places Dr. Hanna Issa and Deputy Minister of Communications Mahmoud Khalifa… [Minister] Ida'is addressed the suffering of Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the attempts to eradicate their Arab and Islamic identity and the Judaization policy that began in 1967 with the aim of rebuilding the so-called 'alleged Temple.'"
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The Argonne and Fermi national laboratories -- home to supercomputing projects like the one pictured above -- are seeking stronger partnerships with small business.
Two of the most advanced U.S. research laboratories are about to throw open their doors to small businesses in hopes of sharing opportunities to supply goods and services and developing partnerships in technological development and commercialization.
On Aug. 21, the Department of Energy's Argonne and Fermi national laboratories are sponsoring their first business fair at Argonne's Theory and Computing Science Center in Downers Grove Township, Ill. The fair, said Argonne spokesman Alex Mitchell, will offer local small businesses and start-up companies a first-hand opportunity to learn about the labs' procurement group, technology development and commercialization group, user facility staff and small business support staff.
The labs said participants would interact with staff and attend sessions on subcontracting, procurement, technology transfer, sponsored research and how to engage scientific user communities.
Argonne said it spends more than $300 million per year through both large and small contractors.
Mitchell said the fair is aimed at boosting the labs' ambitious small business contracting goals and getting beyond the notion that the laboratories are off limits. "There's a perception that there is a wall around Argonne," said Alex Mitchell.
While all federal agencies are tasked with meeting a target of 23 percent for small business contracts, Argonne and Fermi look to more than double that to 50 percent, according to Mitchell. The labs also set a 5 percent goal for woman-owned, disadvantaged small businesses and a 3 percent goal for service-disabled veteran and historically underutilized business zone categories.
The labs will discuss a range of topics at the fair, including standard procurement of IT and construction, and even janitorial services. Technology development, from partnerships to start-ups, will also be on the agenda. Lab representatives will also talk about providing private access to facilities such as the Advanced Photon Source and Center for Nanoscale Materials.
The response to the business fair has been strong, Mitchell said; the event's registration list is full with more than 140 people from 84 businesses. There is a waiting list, and Argonne stopped taking registrations Aug. 15. The labs plan to make the fair an annual event.
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Posted: 12/04/2014 - A new study shows Wyoming teens are more aware of the dangers of using methamphetamine and are less likely to try the drug even once.
Posted: 12/04/2014 - A new study shows Wyoming teens are more aware of the dangers of using methamphetamine and are less likely to try the drug even once.
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Posted: 12/04/2014 - Kristi Richardson has been missing for nearly two months now, but the search has not stopped. Thursday her family offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to Richardson's safe return home.
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Posted: 12/04/2014 - A Casper family is heartbroken and frustrated after three pet Saint Bernards are dead when they were caught in hunters' snare traps near the family's home.
Posted: 12/03/2014 - Riverton Resident! You now live in the second most exciting place in the state!
Posted: 12/03/2014 - Fremont County police say they have many theft and burglaries related to prescription drugs.
Posted: 12/03/2014 - Black Friday didn't draw huge crowds in Lander.
Posted: 12/03/2014 - The man accused of a murder outside a Natrona County strip club last October will go to trial December 15th. John Henry Knospler Jr. faces one charge of second degree murder in the shooting and killing 23-year-old James Baldwin.
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Bjoergen and Johaug were in a two-way duel after leaving the rest of the field far behind, and the six-time Olympic champion decided the race with an attack in the final big uphill section. She finished in 1 hour, 14 minutes, 10.5 seconds, beating Johaug by 11.6 seconds.
Bjoergen finished the season with all three crystal globes, winning the overall World Cup by a massive margin and topping both the sprint and distance standings. She also won her first Tour de Ski title, to go with two gold medals at last month's world championships.
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Published: February 22, 2015
In November 2014, One World Trade Center —also known as The Freedom Tower, in Lower Manhattan opened its doors for the first time marking the rebirth of New York City's financial epicenter. Sometime during the second half of 2015, Westfield Group will be premiering their 365,000 square foot, $1.4 billion retail mall.
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In your senior year of high school, colleges bombard you with pamphlets, flyers, letters, postcards, and emails about how to prepare for your first year. Though when you finally set foot on campus, shiny new notebooks in hand, everything can suddenly become overwhelming. According to U.S.
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Before becoming an Integrated Marketing Communications major with the intention of entering the fashion industry, I made every attempt to select a more "acceptable" career goal. I thought about being a therapist, dietitian, and any other "acceptable" professions. In retrospect, I'm embarrassed that I focused so much energy on individual perceptions of me and my passions.
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Everyone eats and everyone should care about food. This is a core value believed to be true by the creators of the Museum of Food and Drink – a project currently under construction. MOFAD started out as an idea on the website Kickstarter by its founders Dave Arnold and Peter Kim who created the concept of a food museum with interactive exhibits.
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So, it's the August after graduation. You feel pretty odd driving down the highway passing by SUVs and Hondas filled to their roofs with new comforters, mini-fridges, and collapsible shelving units, while you're just out on a sneaker-purchasing venture with your Mom. Just me? OK. But still, my point is that the period of time following graduation can feel quite strange.
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Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York City is known for many things, but disappointment is not one of them. Fashion designers showed their 2014-15 fall + winter lines for the upcoming seasons, and there were plenty of snowstorm-ready ensembles, no doubt inspired by the frigid conditions we battled this winter.
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Romance abounds in this lovely restaurant with its high barreled ceilings, frescoes on them, & lots of candlelight. It was a lively atmosphere and the most delicious cuisine. Probably one of the very best dinners we had in our month long trip through Italy. Ristorante Moresco is located on Via Jacopo, a small, narrow street in town. We went without...
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We went with a fairly large group of 22 people. I can't even recall how many courses they served us, the food just kept coming and coming. The fried seafood was excellent as were the mussels. I had rabbit as my main entree and it was very good. Others had the veal scallopini and were a little disappointed. The wait...
We went to this restaurant on a recommendation from our agriturismo host and we were very pleased. It was very busy with two large groups apparently as part of a tour. We were thus concerned about how long our order would take and in fact the service was prompt and most courteous. There were only two servers and they did...
I have been there several time with my girlfriend tasting a lot of dishes, always tasty and fresh.
I would recommend this restaurant to everyone for the environment, big portions and good dishes.
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we tried the gatronomy menu.....and was not disapointed...excellent food and my husband was beat...that's a first!
The food was excellent, except the white house wine - there definitely were better samples in other Cinqueterra restaurants. Waiting time was quite long for the fish - more than 40 minutes. Price was a little bit higher than the place looks itself.
Firstly let me clarify - on both occasions the food was very good. The first night the restaurant was nearly empty yet the service was very slow and very unhelpful. Despite this the food and wine were great. We only went back because our favourite place was closed. What a difference. A different waitress!!!! By the time we had our...
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