Going Hollywood, Louisiana Style – Part 3
Another way is to check the film center database for local resources. The film center should have a list of businesses engaging in carpentry, home and office furniture, props or even hair and make up. They have a pool of local businesses who send their profiles and resumes to the center and all information are compiled. The said database has aided a lot of locals who have the goods to make it in the movie industry.
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December 13, 2006Going Hollywood, Louisiana Style – Part 2
But there is more to picking up phones and making calls to ask for help. This is just one of the things to be taken into consideration. Many think that getting in the business is all you need to accomplish, well this is one thing but actually staying in the business is another. Kendrick Hudson is the part owner of Louisiana Production Rentals located in Bossier City.
He saw how the need of furniture is becoming a trend with the incoming of the film industry in Louisiana , so he opened a business. He works in production management, the company provides production support supplies such as pop-up canopies, wardrobe racks and director’s chairs. His business just opened this month and yet they are already working with a film that stars Tommy Lee Jones. This is currently shooting in south of Louisiana .
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December 12, 2006Going Hollywood, Louisiana Style – Part 1
Office furniture is becoming a need and making it big in the movie industry. In Shreveport , Louisiana Office Furniture Outlet, which carries a huge selection of new and used office furniture, framed art, and office equipment, started out simple. Alissa Kantrow, who is a tv and film industry veteran and co-founder of Louisiana Production Consultants, LLC went into their store after hearing it from someone and bought furniture that filled almost half of the showroom. It is said that getting into show business is tough but in this case it seemed to be that luck was on their side.
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December 9, 2006Home Office for Writers – Part 1
Writers are the experts when it comes to the construction and arrangement of words. However, when it comes to the arrangement of their workplace, these individuals actually need a lot of help. It is said that one of the major myths of organizing is that it will restrain creativity. This is especially true to writers who need spontaneous ideas and source to cope up the creative nature of their work.
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December 6, 2006About Adjustable Office Furnitures
Majority of our day is being spent in the office. People literally do their “living” in their cubicles, just as people live in their rooms at home. What makes the house a home is because of all the considerations when it comes to choosing the right furniture pieces. Just the same, this same philosophy must be implemented in the office. Ergonomic office furnitures make office days easier to live through, and easier to get the job done. A key element to this would be the Adjustable Furnitures. Adjustable furnitures include office chairs, office desks, and many other kinds of furniture.
1- Office Desks: It is important to be able to adjust the height of the office desk because while other profession requires its employees to sit down, others require standing up. Hence, they can not shift their work from one desk to another. Also, adjustable desks works for people who are either too short or too tall. This is so because the comfort and ease of the employee with his office desk should be prioritized.
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November 24, 2006Cook’s Office Furniture sells its Family business in Tuscaloosa
Jan Cook Kendrick, owner and daughter of the late founder Dempsey Cook of Cook’ Office Furniture, 40 years in operation is closing the company which has a 12,000-square-foot warehouse and showroom on University Lane, just south of the intersection of 35th Street and Greensboro Avenue.
Jan Cook Kendrick is leasing the space that the company is built in until the time that the rest of the inventory has been sold-out from Billy Blakeney of the Blakeney Co. which would practically take months. “We are going to offer the building for a new tenant in the very near future,” Blakeney said . He hopes to find a similar line of business to occupy the location.
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November 17, 2006Urbandale business sells more than paper clips
The office supply business has develop from typewriter ribbons, carbon paper and mimeograph ink to toner for desktop printers and state-of-the-art office furniture. This is according to Dick Triplett.
Dick Triplett, 63, is the founder of the 33-year-old Triplett company in Urbandale. From its roots as an office supply company, it has developed into one with several divisions that include office supplies, commercial printing, office furniture and design.
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November 16, 2006H and L Office Furniture advises a sick-free office for increased productivity
Every year, it can be counted upon that thousands of Australians are going to be inflicted with illness during the flu season, and many of them are going to report to the office sick and sharing that flu with their colleagues. While many employers prefer that an employee be in than out of the office while collecting pay, there are times when having them call in sick is healthier for the company’s bottom line.
The simple fact is that employees who are sick are often forced to wrap themselves up, pack some medicine and come in if it is humanly possible. So they crawl into their workspace with their runny nose, cough and fever. They are not going to be as prolific in the office because their body is wracked with the coughing, sniffling, and miserable mind-set that go with a cold or flu.
Even at their best effort, a sick employee is only going to be able to deliver only 50 percent to three quarters of their regular work load. For an employer, that means you are paying for a full work day but getting less in ROI in terms of maximizing time and productivity.
The one thing they will be productive at is spreading germs. Each time they cough or sneeze they are sending thousands of germs into the air, germs that the rest of your personnel will then breathe in. They may have to deliver documents to the desk of a manager or a co-worker.
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November 14, 2006Walk and Work, Great Way to Lose Weight at Work
Working an 9-5 job can contribute to an individual’s weight problem and most office employees are aware of it. Due to time limitations, most office employees wish that they can spend the same time and effort on exercise to at least if not lose the pounds, keep themselves fit, as they have on office work.
This need is quite real that the researchers have looked into addressing it. U.S. Professor James Levine and Jennifer Miller of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester have designed a multi-purpose plexi-glass desk that an office employee will be able to set over a regular treadmill and act as a vertical workstation. The employee will be able to work on the computer while simultaneously using the treadmill, doing walk-exercises. They can set the speed of the exercise equipment at a comfortable pace so that they can still do their work. It’s a real nifty idea and seemingly the answer to every office employee with a weight problem.
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October 16, 2006Ergonomic is Key for a Stress -Free Environment – Part 2
With that in mind, here are some ways to improve ergonomics in the office:
The arrangement of computer stations. There is a proper set up for work stations, desks and seats must also be arranged properly. The standard desk height is 30 inches, although 27 or 28 inch workstations will do for those who don’t spend most of the time sitting in front of a computer. The computer users are at risk if the monitors and keyboards are not set up properly too, the top line of type should be between eye level and 15 degrees below eye level, while the keyboard position should allow the wrists to remain straight. These would help in proper posture which can prevent neck and back problems and the chair should be able to support the lower back.
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