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The handsome bricks belong to an earlier time, when Tulsa Ice Company hummed with activity.
Never again will the cars pull up to the building on East 6th Street to be loaded with blocks of ice, as was common in 1930s Tulsa.
But the sleepy site just a few blocks east of South Utica Avenue now hums with activity, with work underway to transform the vacant structure into the new home for architecture firm Selser Schaefer.
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"That building there is simply a shell," said Bob Schaefer, one of the firm's two founders. "It has no electricity, no heating and air conditioning."
"No interior walls," added his partner, Janet Selser.
"It has no doors," continued Schaefer, with Selser laughing a bit. "No toilets," he said.
Such a list might scare off others, but not the creators of what's become an award-winning firm. The pair started out in 1993 with one employee and "no work," as Schaefer put it.
Now, they design notable structures in Tulsa and elsewhere. Just recently, the firm designed the North Regional Health and Wellness Center, a major project for the Tulsa Health Department to integrate modern medicine with community rooms all in a park setting. The center on North Cincinnati Avenue opened in September. Even more visible will be the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa Hardesty Arts Center, an exhibit and community space in the Brady Arts District.
Schaefer and Selser are a husband and wife team who married shortly after founding their business. Their firm has always been housed close to downtown.
"We feel like it's just a commitment to Tulsa," Schaefer said. He added: "I just have always felt that way, that one should be in or near the central original central business district."
Their current home is on the top floor of the International Plaza building. "The environment in our office now is good," Schaefer said. "People have room to work. They have room to be creative and interact with each other and share thoughts and collaborate." The firm now has 42 employees. Schaefer said the pair realized any growth would take away from that environment -- so they began scouting for a new home.
"There's some wonderful buildings in the Brady, but they're currently, they're just simply not for sale," Schaefer said, referring to the Brady Arts District, which also includes another Selser Schaefer design, 200 East Brady, an award-winning transformation of an old warehouse into modern office space.
About to give up, the pair learned about the former Tulsa Ice Company building, which had last been used as an auto parts warehouse but had been sitting vacant for several years.
"It was really important to find a building with character, that had good bones, that had great day lighting in it," Selser said. "And we wanted high ceilings."
Their future home fulfills all of these wishes, Schaefer said -- calling it "just breathtaking."
"It has these enormous windows, they start at four feet off the floor and go to 16 feet off the floor," Schaefer said. "They're 12 feet tall, they're 9 feet wide, they just completely surround the room."
The property cost $900,000, and it's a $1.8 million renovation project, but the pair plans to make few changes to the building's exterior beyond turning a dock that runs alongside the building into an outdoor meeting space.
Inside, the focus will be on open space.
"We've always put our office together so basically everyone worked together," Schaefer said. "It's not a series of cubicles or closed off offices, everyone's together sharing ideas. And this is going to allow that to happen better than it ever has, because we'll be able to put virtually the entire office into that one room."
Selser described how the location at South Xanthus Avenue -- adjacent to the Urban Tulsa Weekly office -- fits in with a commitment to central Tulsa.
"This is an extension of downtown, and I think that as development continues down here, it's even going to become more of an extension of downtown, physically. Probably even a little bit emotionally as well," she said.
Schaefer said the reuse of older buildings is catching on a bit.
"People talk about sustainability and green architecture and all that kind of stuff, and from a sustainability standpoint, it's incredibly sustainable to reuse the building rather than create a new one or tear down the old one and create a new one," Schaefer said.
In Tulsa, there are plenty more such potential projects, they said.
"There are quite a few buildings left to repurpose downtown, and hopefully that's what will happen with most of them, because they are beautiful old buildings that deserve to be repurposed, that deserve to remain," Selser said. "I think the fabric of the community will be much richer if they stay than if they get torn down." Schaefer said he couldn't fault property owners unwilling to sell quite yet. "It's a very smart move on their part because the Brady is going to become a really important part of Tulsa," he said. Selser added that while "we just wished it would go faster," downtown is "going to be spectacular space."
And they also see big potential for East 6th Street as well, with Selser and Schaefer pointing out several buildings that are ripe for renewal.
Some of the work has already happened. Marshall Brewing Company began operations after transforming an old warehouse on South Wheeling Avenue just a half-block south of East 6th Street. At the corner of East 6th Street and South Peoria Avenue, a warehouse is well on its way to conversion into The Phoenix Café, a project of local developer and City Councilor Blake Ewing. The business is set to open in about a month.
Such work can extend east to South Lewis Avenue, Schaefer said.
"Urban Tulsa and Selser Schaefer are right in the middle of that half-mile, and so, hopefully, between the two of us we'll start something," Schaefer said.
Their new home is two blocks east of the Pearl District, where some in the neighborhood have been pushing for adoption of a form-based code designed to reduce auto-centric development in favor of more pedestrian-friendly building designs. Some property owners have objected, however, with most citing concerns that such a code could keep them from altering their property the way they would like in the future.
Not surprisingly, the pair said the form-based code would work well in the neighborhood.
"I honestly do think that the form-based code is the correct way to approach this kind of stuff, especially in these kinds of areas. They place automobile in the right place, which is get them behind the building, don't put them in front of the buildings," Schaefer said, with the firm planning to install parking in the rear of their new home. They estimate the work will be finished by the end of January.
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I want to redo my kitchen cabinets and for us the best cost effective way is to paint . But maybe I should ask this is staining cabinets better then painting ? And if I paint do I need to strip them first or just give them a real good cleaning ? | |||
Check with a pro paint store and for the best advice, carry in a removed door or drawer to show them what you are starting with. They can give you suggestions on your options to either stain or paint. They will suggest the prep and primer and paint (or stain as well as application tips for the best surface treatment). Go with what they suggest, don't try to save a few dollars on bargain paints. SW just sent me a card for 30 percent off paint and stains, so check for local sales there? For painting prep on mine, I removed the doors/drawers, and then removed all hardware (hinges, knobs, pulls, catches). Cleaned mine well with a TSP substitute (tri-sodium-phosphate) as it is cheap and removes any greasy residue and soil. Rinsed all cleaned surfaces with clear water and clean cloth and allowed to dry. Sanded all surfaces for a smooth base. (good plan to invest in an electric sander for this job, I got a small belt sander and a small detail sander to make it go fast and easy) Well worth the investment. | ||||
Sometimes the doors of the cabinets and the surrounding wood are made of two different things - one is real wood, the other is not - and in that case you may have to paint rather than stain to get a good result. | ||||
Staining is a lot more work than painting. Re-staining is not going to be a "let's just sand a little bit, or maybe use this little quick stripper" process. I'll say it again -- Staining will be WORK. If you decide to pursue staining, definitely check out the discussion boards at Minwas. www.minwax.com/bbs The guys there really know what they're talking about. Bob Fleming on this board gives a lot of good advice on how to paint. So read up on that, too. | ||||
check out the posts by daciab on the general decorating board. She did a great job painting her cabinets and posted excellent instructions a while back on how too. The completed kitchen is also in a later post. | ||||
Thank you I will check this out | ||||
Rustoleum makes a kit you can purchase and choose the "color" you want from light to dark. It is called Cabinet transformation kit. I have been very happy with the resolutes. I am doing all my bath vanities then I will do mu kitchen.You can google the name and see befores and afters. | ||||
Thank you I remember seeing Cabinet transformation kit in my locate Home depot store . I may look into this | ||||
Gwen, What color are your cabinets currently? Staining might be less work than priming and painting. Here is a link for you about gel stain on kitchen cabinets. a great thread on gel stain ~Like sands through the hourglass ~So are the days of our lives | ||||
I have offered to prime and paint my sons old kitchen cabinets. He said he will give them a light sanding first. My question is: which is better to put the final finish on, a boar bristle brush or a sponge roller? | ||||
I actually used a combination of the two, as I needed the brush to work into some of the edges and tight spaces when I painted mine. What I would suggest, is to paint the inside of a door or two first, and allow it to dry. Just to make sure you like any texture of the painted finish? The best quality paints have a great leveling quality by the way, so brush marks are much less of an issue. | ||||
What kind of wood is your cabinet made of? Is it stained or colored? These are the questions that you might consider before acting on it. There are some wood that would only look good with staining. It preserves the color of the wood that may go with the theme of your kitchen. If you would consider repainting it, you must use a primer first before applying the real color. This will make sure that you will really get the color that you want. It will cost more to paint a cabinet than to stain it. -OneThis message has been edited. Last edited by: onelyn, | ||||
Painting looks much better than staining. If not done right staining can look horrible. | ||||
As mentioned above, be sure first to make sure what material your cabinets are made of. As someone above mentioned they can be made of different materials. .These days its common on builder grade to get a mix of wood & pressboard ( which appears to be wood) but will not restain because it isn't wood. Like others stated staining is a looooot of work, and you can't cut corners.. SAND SAND SAND.. and be ready for multiple coats. I really like the gel stain. I paint cabinets almost weekly, lol.. I paint more than stain..I start by removing doors and any hardware. I sand , and sand a lot.I also do any filling of holes or cracks at this time also. I use the BEHR Primer Undercoater Sealer, or ZINSER, . Then i go over again with steel wool and wipe down with a tack cloth. Once I happy with the smoothness I put on my first coat. Then i repeat with sanding with steel woll & wiping with a tack cloth. To paint I have became fond of BEHR HIGH GLOSS ACRYLIC ENAMEL. I have painted many many colors, and haven't found anything yet that will not wipe off. I normally use a FOAM mini roller for frames and doors, and only use an angles brush to blend where needed. Also remeber . You can also distress your cabinets or add a glaze coat.. Paint isn't as boring as it used to be! | ||||
If you don't want brush marks use foam brushes and foam rollers and i even buff between coats and if you want a little antique look you can do that then also .Some people want brush strokes and some don't and that will depend on you but prep is the most important like said by others here as the smallest amount of oil or grease will show in the end maybe not at first but eventually | ||||
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The Syracuse University Summer Dance Intensive Program will hold a free dance performance at Syracuse Stage on Saturday, July 28, from 1-2 p.m. The performance showcases the talent of students who have completed three weeks of vigorous study with world-renowned faculty. The diversity and brevity of this free performance is the perfect cultural event for both children and adults.
The program will open with an exuberant classical ballet set to Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin's "Polonaise," with featured guest artist Momchil Mladenov and Syracuse native Evelyn Kocak. Kocak will also perform a ravishing variation of technical purity from the ballet "Paquita." This year's international scholarship student from Bulgaria, Elena Dimitrova, will dance the colorful variation from "Don Quixote," followed by excerpts from the ballet "Le Corsaire." Other works on the program include a student-choreographed improvisational work, a modern work and a section from the hit Broadway musical "A Chorus Line."
The program is administered by University College of Syracuse University. Information about the Summer Dance Intensive can be found at www.uc.syr.edu/ballet.
June 05, 2012 The program, designed in collaboration with the Casting Society of America, was developed for casting students, including key professional components and core courses with fellow Tepper students.
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ELIZABETHTOWN - The former fire marshal and director of emergency management services in Bladen County pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of obtaining property by false pretense, authorities said.
Mitchell Gerald Byrd, 52 of the 1300 block of River Road in White Oak, pleaded in District Court, District Attorney Jon David said in a release Tuesday.
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Byrd pleaded guilty to two counts of obtaining property by false pretense as part of a plea agreement that requires him to pay $6,000 in restitution, David said. Byrd also was sentenced to two consecutive sentences of a minimum of five months in prison.
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The Oakland Tribune 5K is on MARCH 23rd at 7:45 AM
The Oakland Tribune 5K Race is open to participants of all ages.
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The 5K will run through the city streets near starting and ending at Snow Park at the corner of 19th and Harrison. The course will include one(1) water stop at the half way point.
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The University of Newcastle and the Broken Bay Institute (BBI) have formed a new partnership to offer the richest suite of theological degree programs in Australia.
BBI is a specialist theological provider and the largest Catholic distance theological education provider in Australia.
Under the new partnership, BBI students will be able to obtain undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications from the University.
"This partnership provides an essential boost to theological education, which has sadly not been a recognised part of the regular higher education sector," Professor Terry Lovat, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Education and Arts, said.
"Theology has functioned without the resources and research base necessary for its healthy development, and universities have been deprived of one of the oldest and most respected disciplines.
"Through this partnership, the University and BBI will offer one of the most significant theological teaching programs in Australia."
BBI students will be able to study the existing Bachelor of Theology degree program or one of four new programs - Graduate Certificate in Theology, Diploma in Theology, Bachelor of Theology (Honours), or Master of Theology.
Dr Gerard Goldman, Director/Principal of the Broken Bay Institute, said the venture would open new windows for the study of theology.
"This is a very exciting time for BBI, as we work with the University of Newcastle in delivering through online, distance and regional face-to-face modes, the highest quality and comprehensive theological education programs in Australia.
"Our staff will now have the opportunity to work with the University on research projects and doctoral supervision, strengthening our capacity in both areas."
Professor Nick Saunders, Vice-Chancellor of the University, and Bishop David Walker, Bishop of Broken Bay, will sign the agreement tomorrow.
When: Friday 20 November, 5.30pm.
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The original black P3 24 plinth was just a bit too boring for me - I'd ideas of building my own but the thought of getting a good finish was a bit daunting.
Then I saw this for sale on ebay - turned out was only 5 minutes away from home - so I just had to 'bid to win'
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I've got no solid or official information to contribute however I was thinking about the leap that the RedRay codec makes from any previously available compression. Of course as time goes on compression only gets better but the massive difference between RedRay and older compression seems like there must be another other clever idea being implemented by Graeme...
Could it be possible that RedRay works by the same principle as RedCode? Most codecs encode three colour channels (RGB or YUV) but RedCode only has to deal with a bayer pattern greyscale image because it keeps the information RAW. As we know this image is then debayered resulting in an image that resolves about 80% of the original RAW resolution.
Would it be possible to blow up an image (any 3 channel image for instance) by 125% and apply a digital bayer patterned filter to create a greyscale image for encoding which would then be decoded and debayered on playback to form the original image?
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Second, I tried to search but I am having a lot of goofy problems and wasn't getting anything in the search engine
Third - the problem
games- soul reaver 2, legacy of kain defiance
programs- dvd decrypter and/or alcohol 120%
media- memorex dvd+r 16x recordable, burnt at 4x 8x and 16x, no differences.
ps2 v7 and v5-6 (not sure) with modbo 4.0
I have copied a few PS2 games with alcohol and they obviously did not have any encryption and worked great on both systems. Also plenty of PSX games, no problems
With these 2 games (and I am sure many others that I haven't tested yet, but are encoded) They will boot, yet music can skip, videos skip, and load screens freeze up almost 90% of the time. If I do get into the game, it plays fine. It seems to me that decrypter can't put out a nice copy... but I have no clue really what I'm doing so, any advice?
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They had flown.
Karen hadn't quite known what to expect when Lestat had said he hoped she wasn't afraid of heights, she couldn't even begin to think of anything that he could come up with doing that would include them. Not that she was worried about it anyway. Heights didn't bother her any more than anything else did. Whether that was because of the drugs and booze in her system, or because she'd long ago sold her soul to the devil, or just because she was naturally fearless, Karen couldn't have said.
They ended up on one of the highest buildings in the city. On the roof, looking down at all the small people who looked even smaller from up here. Karen liked it. She liked that there was no way for them to see her up here. She only wished she could see them better. So she could make fun of their clothing.
"Oh honey." She sighed. "You do know how to show a girl a good time. But I had no idea that vampires could do that."
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IMMORTALS Blu-ray Review
by Andre Dellamorte Posted 1 year, 257 days ago
Tarsem Singh directed Immortals, which is readily apparent from the first few seconds. There are few directors working today with such a distinct visual style, and that can be commended – to some extent. What he doesn't have is a good grasp on how to build a narrative, and so his films play better as an instillation pieces. His movies are filled with pretty images, but they don't really build a greater narrative. With Immortals he's got the story of the Greek gods, with humans Theseus (Henry Cavill) facing up against Hyperion (Mickey Rourke), while the gods (Luke Evans, Isabella Lucas, Kellan Lutz) watch and decide if they risk helping mortals. Our review of the Blu-ray of Immortals follows after the jump.


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Over the last few weeks, a long-sleeping beast was awakened: the debate over access and the affordability of birth control, women's health care, and abortion. Who should pay for it? Who shouldn't? What is basic health care, and what is vanity medication? And consistently, the perception has remained that, by and large, men are the ones controlling the conversation. Which is partially true–a lot of non-uterus-having individuals are doing an awful lot of talking about an issue that directly relates to the uterus (like that all-male joke of a congressional panel)–but it's also misleading, because a lot of women are taking part, too. You just may not know them by name, or realize the impact they have on you and your ovaries.
Here are 10 women who've played key roles in the debate over birth control, abortion, access, and women's health in general. They come from both sides of the aisle, as well as in between. Some firmly believe that insuring contraceptives is unconstitutional, because it infringes on the religious freedom of those who don't want to pay for it. Others believe that it's discriminatory not to provide equal and affordable access, because birth control is an integral part of women's health care. Whichever way you lean, these women are speaking and acting in ways that may impact your future–get familiar, because this conversation isn't going away any time soon.
Did I leave anyone critical off the list? If so, please let me know in the comments. We want to know about all women involved in the conversation.
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Family photos and mementos on the gravestone of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Quadi Hudgins, who died in Iraq, were later removed by Arlington National Cemetery. Pictures taken March 13 (left) and October 7 (right).
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A broken heart was stripped from the gravestone of one soldier.
Arlington National Cemetery recently began enforcing a policy that forbids the placing of mementos on graves, notably in Section 60, which contains the graves of over 800 servicemen and women killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The removal of personal items has outraged many families of those buried in the cemetery, Reuters reports.
Photographer Kevin Lamarque, who documented the graveside mementos in a series of images published on PhotoBlog earlier this year, writes:
Unlike most of the nearly 400,000 orderly and somber graves over Arlington's 612 acres, the newer graves in Section 60 carried fresh reminders of lives cut too short and of too many loved ones left behind bearing unspeakable sorrow. There were immensely sad graveside moments of girlfriends, wives, children, mothers and fathers sitting, kneeling, laying beside a grave, often touching, holding or kissing the headstone of their fallen loved one. These loved ones would often leave behind mementos of all kinds, a way to keep their connection to those who departed too soon.
Recently, it was brought to my attention that Arlington National Cemetery was enforcing a policy that forbids the placing of these graveside mementos. In short time, these headstones have been stripped of these expressions of love and loss. Some are saved by the cemetery, some discarded. I took a walk though Section 60 this week to witness the changes and I was saddened to see these elements of humanity swept away. Section 60 suddenly looks like every other section of the cemetery, save for the freshness of the graves. Evidence of open wounds, healing and reflection are no more.
There has been backlash from families, but it appears that Arlington National Cemetery will, at least for now, adhere to their policy in an effort to maintain the dignity of the hallowed grounds.
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Celeste Mills of El Paso, Texas, kneeling beside the grave of her youngest son, Joshua Mills, who was killed in Afghanistan (top). The removal of personal mementos from graves has outraged many families of those buried at the cemetery.
Until recently, the Arlington National Cemetery was full of mementos at gravesites in Section 60. But now the letters, balloons and other adornments have been removed to make those grounds look like the rest of the cemetery. NBC's Brian Williams reports
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ABCs of Construction Site Safety
This guide consists of 26 "A-to-Z" workplace safety topics for construction-industry employers. Most topics include key construction-industry rules and summarize what's necessary to comply.
Air You Breathe: Oregon OSHA's Respiratory Protection Guide for Agricultural Employers
In this guide from Oregon OSHA you'll learn what you can do to protect your employees from agricultural respiratory hazards. You'll learn about the basic types of respirators and how to develop an effective respiratory protection program - the main requirement of Oregon OSHA's respiratory protection standard for agriculture. See list of forms for Respiratory Protection located on the included CD.
Asbestos - Rules of Abatement
Covers what construction employers need to know about asbestos removal and maintenance based on the requirements of OR-OSHA's asbestos standard for the construction industry: 1926.1101.
Back Injury Prevention Guide for Health Care Providers
Informs employers and employees how to prevent back injuries caused by lifting and moving patients; includes evaluation tools and checklists.
Be trained! Your guide to Oregon OSHA's safety and health training requirements
Summarizes Oregon OSHA's training requirements for employers.
Bloodborne pathogens: questions and answers about occupational exposure
Helps employers and employees understand Oregon OSHA's requirements for preventing exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and other bloodborne pathogens, including hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Breathe right! Oregon OSHA's guide to respiratory protection for small-business owners and managers
Describes respiratory hazards and how to protect workers; includes guidelines for developing a respiratory protection program and a CD with customizable written program materials. See list of forms for Respiratory Protection located on the included CD.
Controlling Hazardous Energy
This guide is based on the requirements in Oregon OSHA's standard for hazardous energy control - Subdivision 2/J, 1910.147, which protects employees who could be injured as a result of the unexpected release of hazardous energy. The requirements apply when an employee doing service or maintenance work on a machine or equipment could be injured by the unexpected start-up or release of hazardous energy. Lockout and tagout are the primary methods of controlling hazardous energy.
Cranes and derricks in construction
This guide covers Subdivision CC's key requirements - requirements that are especially relevant for small-business contractors. The guide also highlights eight common crane accidents. It describes why they happen and includes the requirements of Subdivision CC that can prevent them from happening.
Cultivate a safe agricultural workplace
Includes smart practices for 39 work-related topics that can help you achieve a safer workplace. They're "smart" because they remind you and your employees about workplace hazards and ways to avoid them.
Easy ergonomics: a practical approach for improving the workplace
Offers a simple, hands-on approach to workplace ergonomics that can work regardless of the size of your organization. It is designed for owners, supervisors, and employees as they work toward improving their workplace.
Escaleras Portátiles: Como usarlas sin sufrir caídas
Describe las prácticas de seguridad en el uso de escaleras portátiles.Portable Ladders: How to use them so they won't let you downDescribes safe work practices for using portable ladders.
Evaluating Your Computer Workstation
Tells you how to evaluate a computer workstation so you can set it up correctly, highlights solutions to common physical problems related to computer use, and presents related health issues. Also includes checklists to help you conduct a workstation evaluation and purchase appropriate work-station components.
Describes Oregon OSHA's safety requirements for excavation work.
Expecting the unexpected; what to consider in planning for workplace emergencies
Helps employers and employees plan for workplace emergencies. Covers Oregon OSHA's emergency planning requirements, types of emergencies, and how to prepare an emergency plan.
Fall Protection for the Construction Industry
Describes fall protection concepts for construction industry employers, employees, and others who don't have a professional background in fall protection and who want to see the "big picture." Also covers OR-OSHA's fall-protection rules for Oregon construction-industry employers.
Field Guide for Danger Tree Identification and Response
This guide for logging was developed in conjunction with the US Forest Service
Follow the manufacturer's instructions
This guide includes all Oregon OSHA rules that require employers to follow manufacturer's instructions along with an excerpt of the requirement.
Foundation of a safe workplace
This guide is about what it takes to make a workplace safe. It describes the fundamentals of a sound safety and health program, which are based on seven key management activities.
HAZWOPER - A Planning Guide for the Perplexed
Helps you understand HAZWOPER - the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard: 1910.120. This guide won't give you complete HAZWOPER enlightenment, but it will help you understand HAZWOPER and determine how to comply.
Hearing Protection Quick Guide
Describes basic hearing conservation concepts; includes information on engineering controls, administrative controls, and key elements of a hearing conservation program.
It's not just dust! What you should know about silicosis and crystalline silica
Tells you about the hazards of crystalline silica and teaches you about silicosis, what causes it, and how to prevent it.
Landscaping Profession Information
Acquaints readers with OR-OSHA requirements for landscape contractors.
Lead in construction quick guide
This guide helps you understand and comply with the key requirements of Oregon OSHA's lead rule for the construction industry, 1926.62.
Machine Safeguarding and the Point of Operation; A Guide for Finding Solutions to Machine Hazards
Machines that have moving parts and workers who operate them have a dangerous relationship at the "point of operation" - where the machine cuts, shears, punches, bends, or drills. This guide focuses on point-of-operation hazards and safeguarding methods; it offers a comprehensive look at equipment and machinery found in many Oregon workplaces and covers current machine-guarding requirements.
Not designed to be occupied - Oregon OSHA's guide to confined space safety for general industry and construction work
This guide explains the requirements in Oregon OSHA's confined spaces rule, 437-002-0146. The guide also describes how to identify confined spaces and how to protect general-industry and construction workers who may need to enter them. See also list of forms for Confined spaces.
Oregon OSHA's guide to the GHS-aligned Hazard Communication Standard
This guide introduces the concept of hazard communication as it aligns with the Globally Harmonized System of classification and labeling chemicals. This guide helps employers develop a hazard communication program and provides an overview of OR-OSHA's hazard communication rules.
Pesticide Worker Protection Standard Reference Guide
The Pesticide Worker Protection Standard reference guide outlines what employers must do to comply with the Worker Protection Standard, which is a federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers and pesticide handlers.
Portable ladders: How to use them so they won't let you down
Describes key safe work practices for using portable ladders safely.
Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training Manual
A detailed description of the safe operation of powered industrial trucks (forklifts), training program requirements, and conditions for safe operation.
PPE hazard assessment for general industry quick guide
This guide explains how to do a workplace hazard assessment to determine what PPE your employees need to protect themselves. You'll learn: *What a PPE hazard assessment is *Why you should do a PPE hazard assessment *When your employees should use PPE *How to do a PPE hazard assessment. This guide also gives you a link to a convenient hazard assessment form that you can download and use to do your own hazard assessment
Preventing Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
An overview of the OR-OSHA standard on exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories, with information on chemical hygiene, employee training, personal protective equipment, recordkeeping, and other topics. (on-line only)
Put it in writing! Your guide to Oregon OSHA's required written materials
Summarizes Oregon OSHA's rules that have requirements for written programs and other materials.
Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA 300 log)
Includes OSHA Forms and instruction for recording work-related injuries and illnesses.
Registrando Lesiones y Enfermedades Laborales (diario OSHA 300)
Formularios de OSHA para registrar lesiones y enfermedades relacionadas con en el trabajo.Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA 300 log)OSHA forms to record work-related injuries and illnesses.
Safe practices when working around hazardous agricultural chemicals
Covers safe practices for employees who do hand-labor work or are exposed to hazardous chemicals. Available in other languages; call the OR-OSHA Resource Center for details.
Safety committees and safety meetings quick guide
Describes how to comply with Oregon OSHA's Safety Committees and Safety Meetings rule for general industry and construction employers - 437-001-0765.
Safety committees and safety meetings quick guide - agriculture
Describes how to comply with Oregon OSHA's new Safety Committees and Safety Meetings rule for agricultural employers - 437-004-0251.
Supported scaffolds for the construction industry
This guide is for anyone who wants to understand construction industry best practices for using supported scaffolds. The guide also includes requirements for supported scaffolds in Oregon OSHA's scaffold standard for the construction industry (Division 3, Subdivision L, Scaffolding).
Training for Safe and Effective Logging Techniques
Underground Construction (tunneling)
An overview of safety and health rules for underground construction, including worker training, air monitoring, fire prevention and hazard communication, recordkeeping and other topics.
Vehicle safety for small businesses in the construction industry
This guide from Oregon OSHA, targeted for the construction industry, covers vehicle safety best practices for small-business owners and their employees. The guide also has a sample vehicle safety program that you can modify and use as your own.
Violence in the workplace: Can it happen here?
Covers workplace violence, its sources, and employers' legal obligations. Provides guidelines for reducing workplace violence through a workplace-violence-prevention plan.
Yarding and Loading Handbook
The material in the handbook is intended to reinforce safe practices in a hazardous work environment, based on Oregon OSHA Division 7 Forest Activities safety and health standards, and generations of practical experience in Oregon logging. The main intent is to provide loggers with a readable, easy-to-use resource. (on-line only)
Yarding Logging Safety- Oregon Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation
This booklet focuses on safety hazards and injury prevention in Oregon logging operations by examining 18 fatalities associated with rigging, landing, maintenance, skidding machinery, helicopter logging and transportation. The prevention recommendations listed in this booklet are based on elements of an "Effective Logging Safety and Health Management Plan" and related safety rules. (web only)
Youth Worker guide from F.A.C.E.
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Character Arcs, Plot Lines, and Synopsis, oh my!
Today our guest of honor is Shannon Donnelly! Please welcome her to the party and enjoy her guest blog below!
I've also been judging in some contests lately and, boy do folks need to figure out their character arcs and plot lines. This is often best done before you write the whole book (otherwise you end up tearing up vast sections and with major rewrites). And this is one place where a synopsis (even a very basic short one) can help you because it highlights every flaw in your story—all the weaknesses come out. This is why I think editors really ask for these things.
Ah…I already hear the moans. Not a synopsis! But I'm a "pantser" I can only write if I don't know where I'm going.
Those, to me, are excuses for not doing the groundwork. If you sketch out the road ahead, there are still places to go wandering (I write a lot of the book by flying into the mist, as Jo Beverley puts it). But if you don't have any idea of your character's arcs, or the main plot line, you're likely to end up with a book that has major flaws (possibly ones that will sink the story).
So what are the 3 big flaws that I'm seeing on a regular basis?
1) The big one is that there is no main plot line or main character arc. In other words, stuff happens and the story rambles.
This usually can be traced back to the main character (the protagonist) not having a strong, clear goal that's well motivated. This goal can be as simple as survive a night in a haunted house in order to win a million dollars (motivated by the need for that money to save mom, who is about to lose the family farm). But there are a couple of important things to keep in mind:
A) The main character's goal must matter to that character—there has to be something personal at stake. (If the character's life won't change, why should the character care, and therefore why should the reader care?)
B) There have to be consequences for failure—big ones that would shatter than character.
Once this is in place, the character has been set on a path. Now you've started a main character arc that's also going to give you a main plot line. The stuff that happens now tries to push the character off that path (this is your plot). Worse and worse stuff happens until the character gets faced with a crisis—and this crisis had better be one that pits the character against wants and needs, so that the character has to make very tough choices. This is where the character gets stripped down to their core—to what makes that person tick. (And if you don't know this, you need to get to know your characters better.)
Stuff still happens, but it's all related to the character's struggles to get what that person wants.
Now we complicate things by adding in what a character needs.
If you've put your character into a haunted house for a night, what your character may need is sanity and a sane world and that haunted house may strip both away from her.
Give your character internal conflict (as in does she stay for the money—external want—or leave to be safe—internal need.
Now you can add in an antagonist with a conflicting goal. This is going to complicate the main plot line and make it stronger.
The antagonist needs to be well developed, too—what does she want and need? (What's your ghost's goal in driving everyone out?) This is where you do not want to cop out and go for the cliché. In other words, don't just go for "She's insane" or "She's angry because she was jilted." Those are weak motivations.
Orson Scott Card in his book on Characters & Viewpoint notes that when you're digging for your character's motivations, the first three or four things that pop into mind will always be clichés. They've been used to death. So keep digging for better motivations. This is vital for any antagonist—write this person as if this character is the hero (we're all heroes in our own stories).
2) The other biggie I see is in what's supposed to be a romance, the romance is put in like an afterthought. The action overshadows the romance, so the story doesn't seem as if it's really about two people struggling to build a relationship. This one is tough.
In a romance, the romance is the main plot line.
This means you have to have thought about both your hero and your heroine. What does each person want from a relationship? What does each one need? This can be different from the action plot line. It could be your heroine needs to save the world from a plague of vampires—that's the action sub-plot in a paranormal romance.
The plot (the action that's happening) needs to put the heroine and hero in conflict—but these two also need a reason to stay together. They have to compliment as well as conflict.
Does the heroine need a steady guy? (And what's her reason for that—did she grow up in an unstable home?) If she needs stable, you want to either pair her up with Mr. Seems-Like-A-Bad-Risk, or with Mr. Stable-But-Boring. And then you add in what she wants. Could be your vampire fighting heroine needs a partner to watch her back—and she gets Mr. Unstable. Or could be she needs a vampire to come over to her side—so she's got to seduce one into helping her. The trick here is to keep looking for what adds more conflict and more complexity. Pair up the compulsive clean freak with the slob (The Odd Couple is really a great romance disguised by the fact that it has two guys). Layer in reasons for your romantic pair to be attracted to each other—and layer in plenty of personality issues to drive them apart. Make the relationship the focus of the plot.
3) The third big thing is that characters motivations need to be clear—they must make it onto the page. This is one where I often feel, as I'm reading, as if the writer knows this stuff, but it hasn't gotten to the page.
There is the story in your head.
There is the story on the page.
There is the story in the reader's head.
Ideally, all these match. If one is off, the story flops. This is where you want to ask: "Did I put in WHY my character acts this way or feels this way?"
In a synopsis, you simply tell the reader, "He hates cats because he was once locked in a closet with ten of them." You want to make sure the reader understands WHY your character acts as she does.
The other part of this is to make sure your reader understands the setup for the story.
Get a friend you trust to tell the truth to read this and make sure you are not fudging things. It's too easy to think, "This is good enough." You need outside eyes here and someone who'll say, "This doesn't make sense" or "I don't believe this." That is something to fix with stronger motivations. (You can have a character act out of character or do amazing things only if this is sufficiently motivated—if you have cake-making mom suddenly pull out a sword and behead someone there's got to be something in her background that would explain why she can do this, or she's doing this because her child is threatened and she's got adrenaline making her into super-mom.)
Too often I'm reading something and all I think is "why?"
Why did that happen? Why does she feel that way? Why is she falling in love?
Again, this is where a friend who will write "why" all over a short synopsis or outline can help. Answer every why—or leave the reason for the question coming up out of the synopsis.
Even if you hate to outline, or write a synopsis, if you cover these big three structural issues, you'll have a much stronger book.
I've also been judging in some contests lately and, boy do folks need to figure out their character arcs and plot lines. This is often best done before you write the whole book (otherwise you end up tearing up vast sections and with major rewrites). And this is one place where a synopsis (even a very basic short one) can help you because it highlights every flaw in your story—all the weaknesses come out. This is why I think editors really ask for these things.
Ah…I already hear the moans. Not a synopsis! But I'm a "pantser" I can only write if I don't know where I'm going.
Shannon Donnelly's writing has won numerous awards, including a RITAnomination for Best Regency, the Grand Prize in the "Minute Maid Sensational Romance Writer" contest, judged by Nora Roberts, RWA's Golden Heart, and others. Her writing has repeatedly earned 4½ Star Top Pick reviews from Romantic Times magazine, as well as praise from Booklist and other reviewers, who note: "simply superb"…"wonderfully uplifting"….and "beautifully written."
Her latest Regency Historical Romance, Paths of Desire, can be found as an ebooks on Kindle, Nook and at Smashwords, along with her Regency romances, and her free novella, Cats Cradle. She has had novellas published in several anthologies, has had young adult horror stories published, and is the author of several computer games.
Shannon is a regular speaker at writing conferences, and will be speaking at the 2012 RWA National conference in Anaheim. She gives online workshops and is the author of Story Telling; Story Showing, an ebook that compliments her popular online class Show and Tell: An Interactive Workshop.
She lives in New Mexico with two horses, two donkeys, two dogs, and the one love of her life. Shannon can be found online at:
Website: www.sd-writer.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sdwriter
Twitter: www.twitter/sdwriter
Thanks for stopping in! Shannon is giving away a free ebook copy of "Paths of Desire" to one lucky randomly selected commenter!


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Tirelessly producing over 50 films during his nearly 40-year career, Italian producer Silvio Clementelli worked with some of his country's leading directors. Finding widespread success with Dino Risi's 1957 comedy Poor but Beautiful, Clementelli launched an enduring career that would result in such other commercial hits as Malizia (1973).
Initiated into the film industry after WWII as a screenwriter and an assistant director, Clementelli made his transition to producer while working with fellow producer Carlo Ponti's Titanus studio. Later forming his own studio under the Clesi Cinematografica banner, Clementelli embarked on a film career that would find him working among such directors as Alberto Lattuada (Bambina [1974]) and Liliana Cavani (Beyond Good and Evil [1977]). Moving increasingly toward television work in his later career, Clementelli served as producer for the lavish 1985 production of Christopher Columbus. Also serving as president of the national producers union and CEO of Istituo Luce in his later career, Clementelli died in Rome on December 4, 2001, following a lengthy illness. He was 75. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi


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The Federal Chancellery is responsible for coordinating general government policy, the public information activities of the Federal Government and the Federal constitution.
The Federal Chancellery represents the Republic of Austria vis-à-vis the Constitutional Court, the Administrative Court, and international law courts.
Moreover, it has responsibility for special matters such as women and equality, European policy, security policy, the civil service, bioethics, data protection, media affairs – excluding criminal media law – and matters pertaining to ethnic groups.
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