There are 2 styles of wall here. One uses a "U" shaped lentil block over doors and windows that gets 2 #5s and then a course of block with the "U" cut out at the top for the second pair of #5s. These 2 courses are poured solid along with the doweled cells.
The other method starts with the block built up to the top of the windows and doors and the whole top 16" is one solid pour.
"hooks" #5s with a 1' bend at the top are tied to the tie beam steel and go down in the doweled cell where it gets tied to the ones coming up.
That is the way this one was done.

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John, yes the green one is the Ufer. a #4 copper wire tends to be gone before they get ready to set the panel. There is always a fight about whether it is legal since it is not "encased" in concrete. If they really insist, that core gets poured solid after the acorn and #4 goes on.
The paint is marking paint and the rain will wash it off before they finish the wall most of the time. If not, they wash it off.


Greg Fretwell