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Lawrence man climbs steps at LMH to recover from stroke, give back to others
Photo by John Young. Enlarge photo.
Rick McNabb, of Lawrence, left, climbs stairs at Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Friday while "coach" Jerry Waugh provides support and friendship. Four years ago, McNabb suffered an aneurysm that led to a stroke that left him paralyzed and without sensation on the left side of his body. McNabb is attempting to climb the equivalent of Mount Everest while raising money for charity.
By Giles Bruce, Lawrence Journal World reporter
Photo by John Young
Rick McNabb doesn't want this story to be about him.
He wants it to be about the therapists and volunteers who have helped him recover from a brain aneurysm and subsequent stroke. He wants it to be about the disadvantaged youth he works with at his basketball clinics in Lawrence. He wants it to be about the people who volunteer their time to help him put on the camps.
But when you're climbing the height of Mount Everest over 100 days, four years after a stroke left you mostly paralyzed on the left side of your body, it's hard not to be the focus of attention.
Almost every day for the past several weeks, the 54-year-old has been at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, climbing about 1,000 steps daily in the hopes of reaching 49,724 by Sept. 26. He's doing it not only to help with his recovery, but also to raise funds for his basketball camps and an upcoming trip to Uganda, during which he will train youth mentors in leadership and athletic skills.
"He's the classic example of what rehabilitation can do if you stick with it," said Sam Porritt, a Lawrence marketing consultant who has been rehabbing alongside McNabb at LMH as he recovers from a fall he suffered in 2011.
Rick McNabb's Mount Everest challenge
One day in April 2010, McNabb got up from the couch at his Lawrence home, only to fall flat on his face. He was life-flighted to an intensive care unit in Topeka, where he spent the next three weeks recovering from a brain aneurysm and stroke.
"They had to drill two holes in my head to drain the blood," McNabb said, recalling that he looked like Bozo the Clown, with his head shaved in the middle and a tube sticking out of it.
One of the first goals of his rehabilitation, which he did at LMH, was to be able to climb the stairs again at the Jazzhaus in downtown Lawrence. So his physical therapist took him to the hospital staircase, and they got to work. He later found out about a Mount Everest stair-climbing challenge on the Internet and decided to give it a try himself.
After his aneurysm, McNabb, a longtime youth basketball coach with four adult children, started 4 Square Athletics, which provides sports and leadership training to youth groups in Lawrence. He plans to take the initiative to Uganda in September, where he will teach the skills to local youth mentors. He is raising funds for the trip in part by asking people to sponsor him for a given number of steps on his Mount Everest challenge.
Six days a week at LMH, McNabb parks his wheelchair at top of the fourth-floor stairwell and straps on a backpack carrying his cane; attached to the backpack is an index card listing the heights of the various milestones on Mount Everest. He then takes the elevator down to the lower level and starts his climb.
To motivate himself, McNabb has placed a picture of Mount Everest at the top of each flight of stairs; at the last one are photos of the summit. Next to one of the pictures, someone has placed a Post-It Note that says, "Way to go, Rick! Bravo!"
Along the way, McNabb has inspired several LMH employees to start taking the stairs, thinking that if he can do it why can't they. Hospital employees see him so much some have mistaken him for an inpatient.
In the stuffy stairwell, McNabb holds on to the railing with his right hand and maneuvers his cane with his left, looking down as he takes each step to see where his left leg is going. After a few steps, he gets into a rhythm, usually reaching the top floor in three to five minutes. He repeats this a few more times before taking a break by doing physical therapy or volunteering in the hospital's rehab unit.
"He's always setting goals for himself," said Jerry Waugh, a retired Kansas University basketball and golf coach and LMH volunteer who often accompanies McNabb on his stair climbs, entertaining him with quotes from legendary KU basketball coach Phog Allen, who Waugh played under at KU.
"I just want to get better and get stronger. The ultimate goal is to really get out of that chair," McNabb said, sweating and breathing heavily at the top of the stairs after a recent climb. "But this is bigger than me. It's a lot bigger than me."


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Colorado_Historical_Counties_Dataset
Originator: Robert Will, Historical Compiler
Originator: Emily Kelley, Digital Compiler
Title: Colorado_Historical_Counties_Dataset
This document serves as the metadata for the Colorado Historical Counties Dataset shapefile for use in a geographic information system (GIS). That file may be downloaded without charge from this Web site (www.newberry.org/ahcbp); see also Distribution_Information, below. In addition, an interactive map of Colorado's Historical Counties Dataset is available for operation and viewing through the Web site by means of ArcIMS, a program produced by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI). ArcIMS draws its boundary data for the interactive map from the Colorado Historical Counties Dataset shapefile. The interactive map is projected while the downloadable shapefile is not. Here are descriptions of the sources and methods used to gather and process the information that appears in the shapefile and in the interactive map so that users can evaluate the quality and utility of the data.
The comprehensive Colorado Historical Counties Dataset shapefile holds the polygons, metadata, and attribute data for every different configuration of every county or county equivalent in Colorado, dated to the day, from 1 October 1804 through 31 December 2001. The Historical Counties Dataset, together with a number of supplementary cartographic data files and text files, enable users easily to employ a geographic information system for the analysis and display of county-related historical data.
First among the non-cartographic data files is the Colorado Comprehensive Database (a tab-delimited text file that can be imported into a database or spreadsheet program), which provides descriptions of all known changes in state and county boundaries, changes in county organization and attachments, and changes in status and name, together with citations to the sources. These data include unmappable boundary changes, which usually means changes too small to plot as polygons at compilation scale, changes whose shapes could not be plotted at compilation scale (e.g., shift of a boundary line from the centerline of a road to one shoulder or the other), and changes that could not be mapped for other reasons (e.g., the location of the change could not be determined). In the Comprehensive Database, there is a separate entry for each county involved in each event. That facilitates assembling all the events pertaining to a single county.
Place_Keyword: Colorado
Originator: Robert Will, Historical Compiler, Cartographic Assistant
Several steps are taken to insure the accuracy of the boundaries as they are manually plotted, and to maintain the precision of those plots as they are manually digitized. The digitizing process involves faithfully drawing the sketched counties using landmarks such as rivers, roads, and places. These positional data were obtained from ESRI's Data and Maps collection (1:100,000 scale). Additionally, Public Land Survey System data (also at 1:100,000 scale) were used to digitize boundaries in Colorado. These PLSS data were acquired from ESRI. Once the initial digitizing is complete a master file is created and uploaded on IMS. When the digitizing is complete, the digitized polygons and their attribute data are once again checked for accuracy against the chronology for the state.
No regular or systematic updating of the pre-2001 data is anticipated because (a) the historical data cannot change and (b) the compilers believe their methods and materials are sufficient to produce data that are complete and correct. (That is not to say no error can slip through. Suggestions for ad hoc changes or additions to the historical data, together with an explanation of why the change should be made and supporting evidence, should be directed to scholl@newberry.org or Dr. William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, The Newberry Library, 60 W. Walton St., Chicago, IL 60610.) County boundary changes that occur after 31 December 2000 will routinely be digitized by both the state of Colorado and the federal government and, therefore, will be available from agencies of those governments in separate files in the indefinite future.
Originator: Colorado Territorial Legislature
General Laws, Joint Resolutions, Memorials, and Private Acts, Passed at the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado
Publication_Place: Denver
Publisher: Government of Colorado Territory
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Colo. Terr. Laws
These laws are the authority for the creation and change of each county; they contain the legal, verbal descriptions of the county boundaries, the effective dates of change, and related material. The historical compilers plot the lines described in the laws, converting them from words to lines on a map.
Originator: Colorado legislature
Title: Laws of Colorado, Passed by the Legislative Assembly
Publisher: Government of Colorado
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Colo. Laws
The ESRI detailed county, corivers, glocale, gsummit, highway, mjwater, and rail100K data were used as a modern base map, a reference for drawing historical county boundaries.
National Atlas of the United States and the United States Geological Survey
Title: U.S. National Atlas Public Land Survey
Publisher: ESRI
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1,000,000
The U.S. National Atlas Public Land Survey represents the Public Land Surveys (e.g., donation lands, land grants, private and public lands) of the United States. This polygon coverage of the townships, ranges, and sections contained in the Public Land Survey System grid for the nation made it possible to map boundary lines where boundary descriptions were based upon the PLSS or included references to some of its features. The PLSS data were acquired through ESRI.
Originator: Colorado Department of Transportation
Publication_Date: 2008
Title: s: Highways; Local Roads; Major Roads
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
Publisher: CDOT
Online_Linkage: www.dot.state.co.us
Type_of_Source_Media: Downloadable Data
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HIGHWAYS
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: LROADS
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FCROADS
Features in the Highways dataset represent segments of public highways that are maintained by and under the jurisdiction of CDOT. Features in the Local Roads dataset represent public roads under local jurisdiction that are functionally classified as local. Features in the Major Roads dataset represent public roads under local jurisdiction that are functionally classified as arterials or collectors. These three datasets made it possible to map the boundaries for Denver annexations where boundary descriptions for annexation areas were based upon street names and intersections.
Title: Colorado Historical County Boundaries - Bibliography
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CO_BIB
"Colorado: Bibliography and Sources," a partially annotated bibliography of textual and cartographic sources that yielded useful information in the compilation of the historical evolution of Colorado's counties, is a separate document that is a companion to this shapefile. Items in the bibliography are not equally important, yet each one was sufficiently valuable to the research and compilation of Colorado's historical county boundaries to merit listing. With the exception of the detailed citations above, no other sources are cited and described separately in the metadata and in the style set by the FGDC metadata standard; traditional bibliographic style is more compact and provides sufficient information for a user to find the item in any library.
The base map for this operation was the Colorado map from the U.S.G.S. State Base series at the scale of 1:500,000. (The 1:1,000,000 version of the map was employed whenever smaller scale was appropriate or needed to plot large or simple changes.) The original strategy for the Atlas was to publish all states in book form before venturing to digitize the data, and the 1:500,000 scale maps were used in making the books. Before switching to all digital products and methods, about 80% of the states had been researched and compiled using this series of base maps, including 24 states published in 19 printed volumes. It was not practical to re-compile those data at a larger scale like 1:100,000. (See below, the next two process steps.)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Colo. Terr. Laws
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Colo. Laws
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CO_BIB
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: COB1
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: COB1, BASE2
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: COB2
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Colo. Laws
Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute_Definition: name of the county's current or most recent state affiliation
first date for a particular county version or event, arranged in the standard date format yyyymmdd
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Q: Only Last frame of a video displayed in Xcode Simulator I'm applying some signal-processing techniques to a video by extracting a frame from the video and displaying the result to the image view before extracting the next frame. In my program, inside the -(void)viewDidload{}, I have a while loop that loops through 30 images and displays each one to the view. The problem I am having is that the image view ( UIImageView) never shows the image at each loop and only displays the last image. I want the new image to be shown every time a new frame is extracted.
I checked that the code is looping through all the images extracted from the video by pure outing frame count inside the while loop, but the imageview shows nothing.
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@interface ViewController () {
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@implementation ViewController

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];

    imageView_ = [[UIImageView alloc]initWithFrame:CGRectMake(100, 100, 190, 190)];
    imageView_.contentMode = UIViewContentModeScaleAspectFill;

    string data = "eyesample.mp4";
    cv::VideoCapture original_video_data;
    original_video_data.open(data);

    int count = 0;

    int total;
    int nFrames;
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    frame = NULL;

    total = original_video_data.get(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT);
    cout <<"the total number of frames are :" << total << endl;

    while (count < 30)
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        original_video_data >> frame ;

        if (frame.empty()) {
            break;
        }
        nFrames = original_video_data.get(cv::CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES); // frame elemnt counter
        cout << "Frame: " << nFrames << endl;
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        imageView_.image = MatToUIImage(frame);
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I don't have experience with either but the GDFB Max is 16ga while the LOB Tudor is only 18ga. Just based on that I'd go with the GDFB Max. Just my 2 cents ! Good luck with whichever you choose.
Thanks for the links, D.S.---My armor is only for costume, so the thickness of the steel doesn't concern me much. There are no reviews on the GDFB Max, but the LoB Tudor has two very positives. I'll have to wait 'till Monday to email KoA about some measurements on how big the neck openings are when closed. Those sharp-looking edges concern me, but a padded collar/long padded coif will cure any problems there.
It's not a LoB Tudor but is MRL's DoD Tudor.
Yeah, the MRL Tudor is pretty boss, including the plume holder and suede leather-lined interior. Sounds to be pretty posh. Just can't make up my mind between an armet or a close helm....there IS a difference. The one that will allow me to wear my 2nd eyes underneath will be the winner...unlike my great helm that I can wear an Elmer Fudd hat and some huge Roy Orbison frames underneath.
These are for dress, not combat use right?
Sorry for the lagging response, but yes, my armor is strictly for show. My armored fighting days are long gone by.


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A total of eight organisations have partnered with the GSMA through its Mobile for Development mHealth programme to launch a new cross-ecosystem partnership designed to provide a range of mobile services to women and children focusing on nutrition across Sub-Saharan Africa.
The programme, which is targeting an addressable market of 15.5 million pregnant women and mothers with children under five years of age, has attracted partners such as Gemalto, Hello Doctor, Lifesaver, Mobenzi, Mobilium, MTN, Omega Diagnostics and Samsung.
"This new mobile ecosystem partnership, developed by the GSMA, is committed to connecting the mobile and health industries to develop commercially sustainable mHealth services that meet public health needs," said Tom Phillips, chief regulatory officer, GSMA.
"The companies in this partnership are working to deliver the objectives of the United Nations Every Women Every Child Global Strategy, as well as the Global Nutrition for Growth Compact, in the areas of nutrition and maternal and child health. We call on mobile ecosystem players, health providers, governments, NGOs, civil society and others to work with us to launch life-saving mobile health services."
The service will be jointly launched in seven countries – Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia – from September 2014. Phase two, which commences in 2015, will incorporate additional partners and services and will also address Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.
The partnership will collectively reduce barriers to handset ownership and connectivity for consumers and health workers, by offering discounted Samsung handsets and tablets to consumers and health workers across Africa, providing access to the Samsung ecosystem, and a pre-embedded Smart Health application that provides a range of professional applications, information and services on 80 million Samsung handsets.
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Poienari este un sat în comuna Corbeni din județul Argeș, Muntenia, România.

Situată într-o zonă de munte, la poalele Munților Ghițu și Albina, comuna Corbeni cuprinde opt sate: Berindești, Bucșenești, Corbeni (reședința), Oeștii Pământeni, Oeștii Ungureni, Poienari, Rotunda și Turburea.

În anul 2011, satul Poienari avea o populație de 509 locuitori, reprezentând 10,2% din populația comunei Corbeni.

Din totalul de 245 de gospodării (în 2011) ale satului Poienari, 40 de locuințe fac parte din ceea ce, odinioară, se numea satul model Antonești. Antonești este numit de săteni și "Satul Nou", deoarece a fost construit relativ recent, în timpul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial, în urma inundațiilor catastrofale din 10-12 iulie 1941.

Antonești sau Satul Nou cuprinde 40 de case, toate cu etaj, construite în stil neoromânesc de arhitectul Richard Bordenache, împodobite cu motive florale sau zoomorfe, pictate sau în basorelief, realizate de pictorița Merica Râmniceanu: Casa cu păun, Casa cu cerb, Casa cu cloșcă, Casa cu cocoș, Casa cu floarea-soarelui.

Dintre cei care au participat la construirea satului Antonești, foarte puțini mai sunt în viață, iar casele au fost cumpărate de foștii chiriași - medici, profesori sau funcționari.

Descoperind  istoria acestui loc, mulți proprietari ai acestor case doresc să întreprindă demersuri pentru transformarea zonei într-o rezervație de arhitectură rurală românească.

În mijlocul satului se află clădirile care au găzduit instituțiile publice: primărie, bancă, farmacie, grădiniță, cămin cultural, han turistic, restaurant.

La intrarea în zona administrativă a satului, se află un turn, sub a cărui boltă, mareșalul Ion Antonescu a ținut cuvântarea cu ocazia inaugurării acestui sat. Acest loc este numit și astăzi de localnici "Arcul de Triumf".

Antonești este unit cu satul Corbeni printr-o șosea în serpentină, ce trece pe sub turnul cu boltă al Palatului său Administrativ.

Antonești, satul-model

Inundațiile din 10-12 iulie 1941
În ziua de 10 iulie 1941, o ploaie torențială puternică a cuprins Țara Loviștei și partea de nord a județului Argeș. A plouat încontinuu timp de trei zile, ceea ce a dus la revărsarea râurilor Topolog, Argeș și Vâlsan și la formarea de torenți. Având viteză și forță, torenții au luat la vale lemnele și buștenii exploatării CAPS, care în aval de comuna Arefu, au format un baraj natural.

Barajul a stăvilit, pentru un timp, apele râului Argeș, formând un mare lac de acumulare, care la 48 de ore de la formarea sa, s-a revărsat, devastând, în plină zi - la ora 1400, cea mai mare parte a comunei Căpățâneni, așezată la nivelul albiei Argeșului. În această comună, toate gospodăriile au fost distruse, cu excepția a 32 de case, iar în aval au fost distruse toate podurile din comunele Corbeni, Oești, Albeștii de Mușcel, dar și mai jos unde podul C.F.R. de la Bănănăi, din apropierea Piteștiului, a fost grav avariat.

O telefonistă din Căpățâneni, sesizând pericolul, a alarmat, de îndată, comunele din aval. Fără acest anunț, dezastrul ar fi fost mult mai mare pentru localitățile situate în josul râului Argeș. Astfel, s-a putut evita pierderea de vieți omenești, țăranii refugiindu-se pe dealurile din împrejurimi, luând cu ei și vitele de muncă.

Pagube materiale însemnate s-au produs și pe văile râurilor Topolog și Vâlsan, unde podurile au fost distruse, iar șoselele au fost avariate, devenind impracticabile.

Distrugerile provocate de inundații
În județul Argeș, 25 de persoane și-au pierdut viața, 586 de animale au murit înecate în apele învolburate și au fost distruse 9556 ha de semănături. La o primă evaluare, pagubele produse de revărsarea apelor se ridicau la circa 510 milioane de lei.

Viitura a pricinuit pagube mari și în agricultură. În județul Argeș au fost inundate 10462 ha de teren arabil, dintre care 1208 ha cultivate cu grâu (care au fost distruse), 642 ha cultivate cu orz (distruse), 5794 ha cultivate cu porumb (distruse), 1122 ha de fânețe(distruse) și 1667 ha cu alte semănături (distruse). Valoarea semănăturilor distruse se ridica la suma totală de 83085705 lei.

În afara acestora au mai fost distruse sau avariate grav: 691 de gospodării, 275 de imobile, valoarea totală a gospodăriilor distruse fiind de 85948405 lei. În timpul inundațiilor, s-au înecat 25 de persoane, dintre care 12 în plasa Argeș, deci în partea de nord a județului Argeș de azi.

Au pierit înecate: 85 de vite mari, 700 de vite mici, 6594 de păsări de curte, 37 de poduri naționale, 122 de poduri județene, 153 de poduri comunale, 465 km de șosele naționale distruse sau avariate grav, 101 km de șosele județene, 44 km de șosele comunale, toate în valoare de 42725500 lei.

Măsurile luate de autorități
Directorul Cabinetului Militar, colonelul Radu Ștefan Gallin l-a înștiințat, imediat, despre situația din teren, pe Mihai Antonescu, vicepreședintele Consiliului de Miniștri. Acesta l-a delegat printr-o decizie ce a fost publicată, pe 5 august 1941, în Monitorul Oficial al României, pe Constantin C. Popescu "delegat al Președinției pentru refacerea regiunilor inundate din județul Argeș".

După două săptămâni, rezultatul constatărilor a fost: distrugeri materiale serioase; calea ferată forestieră CAPS, distrusă pe o porțiune de 22 km, de la Oești la Cumpăna; multe poduri desființate sau grav avariate; șoseaua județeană Corbeni- Oești- Curtea de Argeș, distrusă pe o porțiune însemnată; liniile telefonice, deteriorate grav pe întregul traseu.

Numai pe valea Argeșului, pagubele s-au ridicat la peste 120 de milioane de lei.

Pe valea râului Vâlsan, apele au distrus toate podurile pe traseul Brădet-Pitești.

Luarea deciziei de construire a unui sat model
Conducătorul statului român, mareșalul Ion Antonescu a ordonat primului-ministru, Mihai Antonescu, în vara anului 1941, să se construiască în apropierea celei mai afectate localități din zonă (Corbeni), un sat-model "care să dea direcția dezvoltării rurale în România"  și care să ofere adăpost pentru 40 de familii sinistrate.

Din dispoziția Președinției Consiliului de Minștri, a fost trimisă la fața locului o comisie, pentru a evalua pagubele și a face un plan de acțiune. Din această comisie făceau parte, printre alții, ing. C. Fedorovici, șeful Centrului de exploatare CAPS, prof. Gheorghe Focșa, inspector la Fundația Regele Mihai, reputatul arhitect Richard Bordenache, membru în Consiliul Tehnic Superior. Aceștia au analizat in situ dezastrul provocat de inundații- distrugerea căii ferate CAPS pe o porțiune de 22 de km, distrugerea liniilor telefonice de pe întreg traseul afectat de puhoaie, avarierea șoselei județene Corbeni-Curtea de Argeș pe porțiuni însemnate. În urma analizei din teren, aceștia au stabilit un plan de măsuri pentru atenuarea pagubelor, cauzate de inundații.

Din comisia trimisă la fața locului făcea parte și viitorul director al Muzeului Satului din București, cunoscutul profesor și etnolog Gheorghe Focșa. Prezența lui în comisie, motivează, într-un fel, alegerea acestei soluții inedite- realizarea unui sat-model, care să se bucure de toate facilitățile vieții moderne.

Mareșalul Ion Antonescu a fost de acord cu ideea construirii satului model și a dat ordin pentru edificarea acestuia. Totodată, Ion Antonescu a aprobat fondurile necesare construirii satului Antonești, solicitând participarea MInisterului de Interne, cu un fond de 2500000 de lei, logistica urmând să fie asigurată de Ministerul Apărării, chemat să participe cu: 15 vagoane cu ciment, 3 vagoane cu fier, 1 vagon cuie, 1000 de cazmale, sape și cuțitoaie, 2 betoniere și mai multe roabe și forje de companie .

Din fonduri proprii, dar și din fonduri primite de la Guvern, Prefectura Argeș urma să demareze și să coordoneze lucrările de construcție și de amenajare a noului sat.

Etimologia numelui satului Antonești
Satul-model, pe care mareșalul Ion Antonescu a decis prin Hotărâre de Guvern să-l construiască, va purta, ulterior numele ctitorului său- Antonești.

Planul de sistematizare și de construire a satului-model Antonești
Executarea planurilor de sistematizare și de construire a satului -model a fost încredințată, în august 1941, arhitectului Richard Bordenache .

Programul proiectului prevedea următoarele lucrări: "Un drum larg de acces în noul sat, derivat din șoseaua județeană Corbeni-Aref și mai multe străzi principale și secundare în sat, care să asigure deservirea loturilor de case și acareturilor respective, precum și a piețelor și instituțiilor publice.
 O piață publică centrală, pusă în directă legătură cu strada principală de acces a satului model și cu piața stației de cale ferată.
 O piață alimentară și, complementar, obor de vite, pusă în legătură cât mai directă cu străzile principale și cu piața publică.
 O piață pentru stația căii ferate înguste a CAPS.
 O piață pentru postul de pompieri, situată cât mai aproape, atât de satul model, cât și de vechiul sat Corbeni.
 Un dig de beton pentru apărarea malului râului Argeș , în dreptul podului nou și a stației de cale ferată.
 O serie de instituții publice administrative: primărie cu percepție, bancă și cooperativă sătească, formând clădirea principală a palatului administrației din piața publică, la care se vor adăuga dispensarul, cantina pentru copii, secția pentru băile populației locale, cămin cultural cu sală de spectacole, bibliotecă și grădiniță de copii.
 39 de loturi de case, în suprafață de cca 2000 mp fiecare, cuprinzând câte o casă tip, o curte cu acareturi (grajduri și cotețe), o fântână, o grădină cu pomi fructiferi și o gradină de zarzavat.
 Un teren pentru o viitoare școală primară, o școală horticolă, precum și un teren pentru un han de călători.
 Un parc de agrement, cuprinzând un stadion sportiv".Cele două biserici din comună, amândouă monumente istorice, urmau a fi restaurate și reparate, o nouă biserică, în zona de nord-est a satului model (pe proprietatea lui Gheorghe Erbașu, care se va expropria în vederea extinderii ulterioare a satului), urmând a fi construită mai târziu.

Construirea satului-model Antonești
Planul de sistematizare și de construire a satului-model a fost aprobat în Conferința Interministerială din 26 septembrie 1941, iar pe 9 octombrie 1941, Ministerul Lucrărilor Publice a încuviințat executarea lucrărilor.

Măsurătorile topografice au fost realizate, în toamna anului 1941, de inginerul G, Marincea și de Oficiul Aerofotogrametric din S.S.A.

La 15 mai 1942, din ordinul lui Ion Antonescu, președintele Consiliului de Miniștri, încep lucrările de construire a satului-model.

În doar un an, în aprilie 1943, erau raportate, ca finalizate, următoarele lucrări:"a) Organizarea șantierului și construirea birourilor provizorii, a barăcilor și a depozitelor de materiale.

b) Instalarea lagărelor de prizonieri care, sub comandament militar, sunt folosite la lucrările satului model și la refacerea căii ferate înguste CAPS, de la Oești la Cumpăna.

c) Aducerea apei necesare lucrărilor șantierului printr-un scoc și un șanț cu o lungime de circa 1800 mp.

d) Instalarea unui atelier de cărămidă, executată parțial cu mâna, parțial cu presa, într-o fabrică de cărămidă împrovizată pe șantier.

e) Aprovizionarea parțială cu materialele de construcție, puse la dispoziție de Președinția Consiliului de Miniștri: var, ciment, fier beton, precum și a materialelor achiziționate de Prefectura Argeș, din regiune: pietriș, nisip, bolovani, cherestea.

f) Executarea unei porțiuni din digul de apărare a malului Argeșului, pe o lungime de circa 40 m, în stânga drumului de acces la satul model și executarea fundațiilor și cofragului unei alte porțiuni din acest dig, pe partea dreaptă a aceluiași drum (circa 100 m).

g) Săparea patului străzilor noului sat, pe o lungime de circa 1500 m.

h) Executarea la roșu a 24 de case, inclusiv șarpanta, învelitoarea de șiță și cerdacul de lemn pe parcelele de la nr.2 la 27.

i) Executarea la roșu a clădirii palatului administrativ.

j) Executarea săpăturilor fundațiilor localului pentru dispensar, maternitate și baie populară.

k) Fundațiile la restul clădirilor- tip casă din satul model Antonești".Potrivit normativului din construcții, elaborat de Ministerul Afacerilor Interne, referitor la modalitatea de ridicare a construcțiilor în localitățile afectate de inundații, acestea "trebuie amplasate pe locuri cât mai înalte și pe teren sănătos, neexpus inundațiilor sau alunecărilor", înconjurate de curți, în apropierea drumurilor comunale, care permiteau scurgerea apelor pluviale.

Antonești este construit pe un platou, din regiunea subcarpatică, situat la circa 600 m altitudine, având numeroase caracteristici: stabilitatea solului, nivelul de 20-25 m deasupra albiei râului Argeș, absența umidității, poziție naturală și expunere solară excelentă, imediata vecinătate cu satul Corbeni și o ușoară înclinare pe direcția nord-est, care asigură scurgerea rapidă apelor pluviale.

Așadar, satul-model va ocupa o suprafață de 10 ha, teren ce făcea parte din izlazul comunal aferent comunei Corbeni. Întrucât legea înterzicea înstrăinarea izlazurilor comunale, în alte scopuri decât cele agricole, s-au întreprins demersurile necesare pentru cedarea legală a terenului preluat, precum și exproprierea unei porțiuni de 40 ha din terenul vecin, proprietatea lui Gheorghe Erbașu (din care 20 ha vor fi puse la dispoziția satului pentru parcelare și 20 ha se vor da izlazului comunal).

Costul necesar construirii satului-model Antonești era de 300000000 de lei, în 1941, o sumă foarte mare, ținând cont de faptul că Al Doilea Râzboi Mondial era în plină desfășurare.

Lagărul de Prizonieri Nr. 10 de la Corbeni - forța de muncă folosită pentru construirea satului Antonești
De aceea, pe lângă căruțași adunați din localitățile învecinate șantierului, pe lângă meșteri și muncitori, plătiți cu ziua; forța de muncă necesară construirii satului-model Antonești era asigurată de 800 de prizonieri de război sovietici, de origine ucraineană, aflați sub comandament militar.  Aceștia făceau parte din Lagărul de prizonieri Nr.10 de la Corbeni, ce se afla la dispoziția președintelui Consiliului de Miniștri, Ion Antonescu.

Prefectura județului Argeș era însărcinată cu hrănirea prizonierilor, iar Marele Stat Major era cel care stabilea condițiile de lucru pentru prizonierii din lagăr: 150 de lei/zi pentru salahori (inclusiv hrana) ; 200 de lei/zi pentru meseriași (inclusiv hrana).

Lagărul de prizonieri Nr.10 de la Corbeni dispunea de bucătărie, spălătorie, sală de mese și infirmerie. Prizonierii erau cazați în barăci de lemn, ce dispuneau de sobe proprii. Cantitatea zilnică de lemne era de 18 kg, pentru fiecare sobă.

Prin Decizia Nr.4377 din 20 februarie 1943, a Ministerului Apărării, începând cu 1 martie 1943, s-au mărit alocațiile de hrană, iar meniul prizonierilor a devenit identic cu al soldaților din trupele de pază.

Potrivit art. 27 al Convenției de la Geneva din 1929, Marele Stat Major Român a decis ca prizonierii Lagărului Nr.10 de la Corbeni (cu excepția ofițerilor), să muncească la edificarea satului Antonești: lucrări edilitare, exploatări forestiere, construirea de locuințe sau munci agricole.

Numărul de prizonieri sovietici din Lagărul Nr. 10 de la Corbeni, a oscilat de-a lungul timpului. Astfel, dacă la data de 20 decembrie 1941, erau 1935 de prizonieri, pe 23 august 1944, în lagăr se aflau 2441 de prizonieri.

Pe 23 august 1944, prizonierii de la Corbeni au fost eliberați, iar pentru munca depusă au fost remunerați, potrivit nomelor militare, cu un procent de 8% din plata ce li se cuvenea.

Prizonierii din Lagărul Nr. 10 de la Corbeni, județul Argeș au fost singurii din România, care au primit plata pentru munca depusă (valoarea totală a sumei era de  lei), fiind retribuiți direct, pe bază de tabel nominal .

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Bibliografie:

Monografii și lucrări de specialitate

 Grigore Constantinescu-"Antonești-Corbeni-Argeș. Sat românesc model", Pitești, 2016.
 Grigore Constantinescu-" Comuna Corbeni", Pitești, 2015, p. 2-6.
 Gheorghe Ciulbea și Ion Boștinaru- "Corbeni, monografie social-economică", ed. a II-a, Editura Arefeana, București, 2013 (Prefață: academician Răzvan Theodorescu; Cuvânt înainte: academician Vasile Tonoiu), ISBN 978-606-8143-43-9.
 Grigore Constantinescu- "Argeșul monumental- enciclopedie patrimonială", Editura "Alean" a Centrului Județean pentru Conservarea și Promovarea Culturii Tradiționale Argeș, Pitești, 2011,p.155- 162. ISBN 978-606-92431-4-5.
 Ion Boștinaru- "Sate argeșene de sub munte. Oameni, adevăr și legendă", Editura Arefeana, București, 2012,354 pagini, ISBN 978-606-8143-28-6.
 Iordan, Iorgu, "Dicționar al numelor de familie românești", Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică, București, 1983.
 * *  * - " Atlasul istoric al mănăstirilor și schiturilor ortodoxe din România, sec. XI- XXI, Editura Bibliotecii Naționale a României, București, 2010, p.103-105, planșa 3- Județul Argeș, ISBN 978-973-8366-12-1

Reviste de specialitate și reviste generale

 Ștefan Dănăilă- "Date privind satul model Antonești, comuna Corbeni, în Revista "Restituiri"- revistă trimestrială de istorie a Centrului Cultural Pitești (coordonator al revistei-  drd. Narcis I. Gherghina), serie nouă, tipărită la Editura Pământul, Pitești,  2007, nr.1-2.
 Pintilie, Dan. "Construirea satului model "Antonești" din comuna Corbeni, județul Argeș, 1941-1944", în "Argessis. Studii și comunicări", seria Istorie, VIII, Pitești,
 Filoteia Pally- "Construirea satului model Antonești din Corbeni-Argeș", în Revista "Curtea de Argeș" - revistă de cultură (redactor-șef -academician Gheorghe Păun), tipărită la Tipografia Argeșul Liber, Pitești, an II [2011], nr. 12 (13), p. 11, continuarea în numărul următor al revistei.
 Paul Didiță și Viorel Drugă "Lagărul de prizonieri nr.10 de la Corbeni" în "Argessis.Studii și comunicări", seria Istorie, editată de Muzeul Județean Argeș, tom X, Pitești, 2001,
 Ion Longin Popescu - "Un sat istoric: Antonești",revista "Formula AS", director - scriitoarea Sânziana Pop, numărul 823, anul 2008, la secțiunea - Mica enciclopedie AS.

Arhivă

 Arhivele Naționale ale Statului. Direcția Județeană Argeș, Prefectura Argeș, Dosar nr. 260/1941, fila 36.
 Arhivele Naționale ale Statului. Direcția Județeană Argeș. Prefectura Argeș. Dosar Nr. 129/1943, fila 3, 6 și 9.
 Arhivele Naționale ale Statului. Direcția Județeană Argeș. Prefectura Argeș. Dosar Nr. 260/1941, fila 3.
 Arhivele Naționale ale Statului. Direcția Județeană Argeș. Prefectura Argeș. Dosar Nr. 124/1943, fila 22.
 Arhivele Ministerului Apărării Naționale, fond 5435, Dosar nr. 1092, f. 42.
 Arhivele Ministerului Apărării Naționale, fond 5435, Dosar nr. 172, f. 251-253.
 Arhivele Ministerului Apărării Naționale, fond 5435, Dosar nr. 196, f. 344 și f.395.

Articole din presa locală

 "Cum a reconstruit mareșalul Antonescu un sat din temelii cu ajutorul prizonierilor ruși", autor Denis Grigorescu, publicat pe 1 mai 2017, în ziarul online Adevărul.ro:https://adevarul.ro/locale/pitesti/cum-reconstruit-maresalul-antonescu-unsat-temelii-ajutorul-prizonierilor-rusi-1_5901ca815ab6550cb89841ff/index.html
 "ISTORII NECUNOSCUTE: Satul Nou - Antonești, Corbeni", autor (redactor-sef) Doru Bobi, pe 05 noiembrie 2014, în ziarul "Arges Expres": www.argesexpres.ro.
 "Antonești, satul model construit de mareșalul Ion Antonescu, la Corbeni, cu prizonieri de război", autor Andrei Barbu, publicat pe 11 martie 2017, în ziarul online "Universul argeșean": https://www.universulargesean.ro/antonesti-satul-model-construit-de-maresalul-ion-antonescu-la-corbeni-cu-prizonieri-de-razboi/
 "Satul Antonești, de pe Valea Iașului poartă marca nemțească!", publicat de "Ziarul din Mușcel", pe 19 noiembrie 2017, în secțiunea Reportaj:http://www.ziaruldinmuscel.ro/satul-antonesti-de-pe-valea-iasului-poarta-marca-nemteasca/

Legături externe

 https://www.turistinfo.ro/corbeni/
 https://www.infopensiuni.ro/cazare-corbeni/obiective-turistice-corbeni/manastirea-antonesti_6311

Poienari, Corbeni

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POP Cultures: Guam
Official Name: Territory of Guam
Indigenous Peoples: Chamorros
Official Languages: Chamorro and English
Political Status: Unincorporated Territory of the United States
Capital: Hagåtña
Population: 161,785 (2015 est.)
Greeting: Hafa adai
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Family mending their talaya (fishing throw net). Photo from the Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC) courtesy of Dr. Anne Hattori.
Guam, the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands chain, has a unique and complex cultural history. Located in the Western Pacific in Micronesia, Guam is well known for its strategic military and economic position between Asia and the North American continent. The Marianas are home to one of the oldest Pacific Island cultures. Archeological evidence indicates that the Marianas Islands were one of the first places to be settled by seafaring peoples, possibly from Island Southeast Asia, more than 4,000 years ago. Marianas prehistory is divided into two broad periods: the Pre-Latte Era (about 4,000 years ago to about 900-1000 AD) and the Latte Era (900-1000 AD to 1668 AD).
Guam is the site of the first Roman Catholic mission and formal European colony in the Pacific islands. The last 400 years of Guam's history are marked by administrations of three different colonial powers: Spain, the United States and Japan. With each administration came new challenges and changes for the Chamorro people. As a Spanish colony, the Chamorro people adapted to influences regarding religion, social organization and cultural practices from Spain, Mexico and the Philippines.
The ceding of Guam to the United States as an unincorporated territory after the Spanish-American War in 1898 introduced Chamorros to democratic principles of government and the modern American lifestyle, while keeping them subjects of a sometimes oppressive US naval administration. Guam also had a unique position in World War II, when Japan invaded the island shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. For two and a half years, Guam was one US territory occupied by Japanese forces, and the Chamorros were thrown into a war not of their making, until the Americans returned in 1944 to reclaim the island.
The political maneuverings after World War II and the postwar buildup led to even more expansion of US military interests in Guam and the rest of Micronesia, with Guam becoming a hub for economic and commercial development. The easing of military restrictions for entering Guam and the establishment of a local, civilian government have made the island an ideal place for people from all over the world to visit, go to school, find jobs or pursue a variety of economic interests. The different eras of Guam's history are highlighted with moments of resilience, strength, adaptation and innovation as the Chamorro people have found ways to adapt to the challenges of cultural and historical change.
Today, Guam has a diverse population that enjoys a rich, multicultural, modern and urban lifestyle, but in its heart endures the spirit, language and culture of the indigenous Chamorro people, for whom Guam has always been "home."
Though traditional arts and crafts nearly disappeared under the influence of colonization, many have re-emerged in the modern day. Island dance, chant weaving, carving and jewelry making are flourishing in Guam. Contemporary arts such as painting, photography, filmmaking, as well as performance arts such poetry and theater are a part of every day life in Guam.
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Is Veliaj Preparing to Build a Waste Incinerator in Tirana?
The Municipal Council of Tirana approved yesterday to pass decision making powers over EcoTirana from the Council to Mayor Erion Veliaj. EcoTirana is a public–private company that manages waste collection in Tirana.
The decision allows Mayor Veliaj to personally decide on any aspect of EcoTirana – including the activities, investments, and expenses of the company – without the need consult with the Council, which therefore has completely given up its oversight role.
The Council also allowed EcoTirana to develop activities outside the municipality of Tirana, different from before. This means that EcoTirana, now under full control of Veliaj, will also be able to bid on tender outside the capital.
The history of EcoTirana
In June 2016, Mayor Veliaj created a public–private partnership between the Municipality of Tirana and the municipal enterprise of the Municipality of Verona in Italy with the aim to collect waste in Tirana.
This company was called EcoTirana, with a starting capital of €1 million, and its shares owned by the Municipality of Tirana (51%) and the Italian company AGMS Holding (49%), which in turn is owned by AGSM and AMIA, two enterprises controlled by the Municipality of Verona.
As Tirana is the majority shareholder, and the Municipal Council transferred its oversight over the company to Mayor Veliaj, this means that he will be able to do anything with this company without prior consultation with the Council, and is therefore freed from public scrutiny.
According to its statutes, EcoTirana is allowed to undertake the following activities:
Collection, transport, mediation, and trading of waste and the material that derive from it, including their collection and separation, as well as cleaning public spaces;
Construction and management on the account of third parties plants for the recuperation, recycling, and destruction of waste;
Rehabilitation of areas from polluting substances;
Repairing cars.
Is this a maneuver to start building a waste incinerator?
The meeting of the Municipal Council, planned to start yesterday at 11:00, didn't start on time because there weren't enough council members to fulfill the necessary quorum.
Sources of Exit with knowledge of the events state that the opposition council members of the Democratic Party left the room after they noticed that the draft decision to pass the decision-making competencies over EcoTirana from the Council to the Mayor.
Even though the opposition members boycotted the session, the council members of PS and LSI voted in favor.
Because of the second point of the activities cited above, "destruction of waste," this move of Mayor Veliaj to withdraw EcoTirana fro public scrutiny may be interpreted as a preparatory gesture for the construction of a waste incinerator in the Tirana region.
In December, Integrated Energy had made an unrequested bid to receive a thirty-year tender to build a waste incinerator in Tirana. This proposal was vehemently opposed by civil society. The owners of Integrated Energy are hidden behind a Dutch postbox company.
Recently, Mayor Veliaj had indeed prepared a project to build such an incinerator in Tirana, but the Councl failed to approve it with a majority of votes. The recent maneuver of Veliaj to withdraw public oversight over EcoTirana may be another attempt to build the incinerator, for which the approval of the Council would be no longer needed.
Fjalë kyçe: Eco, Eco Tirana, Erion Veliaj, waste management
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Research by Zurich has found that while two thirds (64%) of retirees drawing down their pension are holding cash in reserve, fewer than one in ten (8%) would think to use it if there was a "significant" drop in the stock market.
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Research by Zurich has revealed that advisers overwhelmingly favour active over passive funds in a new drawdown landscape, with 89% of drawdown assets being invested into active funds. The figures also show that advisers are more likely to look abroad to generate returns, investing 79% of drawdown assets in global funds as opposed to 21% in UK funds.
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Research by Zurich has revealed that 41% of people in drawdown are withdrawing the same amount from their pension regardless of stock market performance. Zurich warns that these individuals are therefore failing to adjust their pension income levels in response to market volatility, and risk outliving their retirement savings.
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According to research from Zurich, 32% of people using drawdown to fund their retirement have no investment experience, yet 41% of these people have not received either financial advice or guidance.
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According to the Zurich Workplace Savings Barometer, the difference between the amount that men and women receive in employer pensions contributions could result in a shortfall of £47,000 by the end of a woman's working life if left unaddressed. Last year men under the age of 35 received £217 more on average in employer contributions than women of the same age. Additionally, between 2013 and 2016, men have received pension contributions of 7.8% of salary each year from their employers, compared to 7% for women.
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Research from Zurich has found that 41% of women aged 25 to 39 (approximately 2.56 million) have nothing saved in their pension, compared to 30% of their male peers.
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Research by Zurich has revealed that 26% of over-55s plan to delay retirement after accessing their pension pots under the new pension freedoms.
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A study conducted by YouGov for Zurich has found that 73% of adults are concerned that they will not have enough money for the whole of their retirement. Fears are highest among 35 to 44-year-olds, with 84% of this age group expressing concern about their retirement income.
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Research from Zurich has found that 44% of people due to retire in the next ten years will seek advice on their financial choices.
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Research from Zurich has found that, across all industries, those working in the manufacturing sector are the most likely to join their company pension scheme.
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New research from Zurich has revealed that 22% of people have not enrolled in their existing company pension scheme, whilst 8% are unsure whether they are enrolled in a scheme or not and 14% are not aware of a scheme being in place.
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FEATURE – After more than 21 years of offering summer golf camps to adults and youth (over 4,000 to date) around the world, golf legend Billy Casper has launched the first Billy Casper Golf Academy, located at the picturesque Ledges Golf Club in St. George.
Many golf academies throughout the world are associated with a big name, but seldom, if ever, do the guests get to see or have an experience with that particular professional golfer. At the Billy Casper Golf Academy, students will have an experience like no other, as they will get to interact with and learn firsthand from one of the greatest players in the history of the game.
Casper enjoys the intimate relationship with the guests, combined with cutting-edge technology that they will be able to offer to each golfer.
At the Billy Casper Golf Academy, guests can experience half-day golf schools, one to three-day golf schools, corporate groups and retreats, and individual lessons. Instructors Nick McKinlay and Byron Casper are the head golf instructors, bringing over 40 years of total experience.
Casper spent quite some time discussing his career and many accomplishments.
Casper recounted struggling with a hand injury in 1963 that took him off tour for three months.
His fourth important memory occurred in 1966, when he came back from seven shots after 54 holes and caught up to Arnold Palmer, eventually winning his second U.S. Open after an intense playoff the next day. The fifth and final memory he shared was winning the Masters in 1970, after another playoff against Gene Littler. Over the life of his career, he had a total of 69 professional wins and 51 PGA tour wins, making him the seventh most decorated player of all-time.
Casper also discussed the lessons learned beyond the game.
Casper's book, "The Big Three and Me," describing the trials and tribulations he experienced as he became one of the greatest golfers of all time, was published in 2012.
In the end, Casper has come full circle.
"You know, the two most important pictures in that book are of my wife of 62 years, Shirley, and a picture of four generations of my kids, grandkids and great-grandkids," he said.
Visit the Billy Casper Golf Academy website for more information.
Written by Jared DuPree for St. George Health and Wellness magazine and St. George News.
The editor of St. George Health and Wellness magazine, DuPree earned a doctorate in human ecology with an emphasis in research, wellness and relationships from Kansas State Univerisity. He also earned an international master's degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina with an emphasis in consulting and entrepreneurship. DuPree has written numerous works on wellness as it relates to individuals, families and communities. He enjoys traveling, cooking, hiking, fishing, playing basketball and spending time with his wife and three children.


"This event is designed to connect job seekers with disabilities with hiring manager at FAA's Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Okla. City to share information about jobs at FAA," Greg Morgan, FAA manager, Employment Service Branch, said.
"Getting to talk with those in positions to hire is key to getting a job and this event puts the right people together," Morgan said.
Completed applications are not required to attend. It is encouraged that event goers bring resumes with them or use the Resume Builder on the USA JOBS webpage, http://www.usajobs.gov/, and refer managers to the site.
If applicable, job seekers should also include college transcripts, Notice of Personnel Action - SF50 (for current or former federal employees) and a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Form DD-214 - member 4 or equivalent).
It must also indicate the applicant is a "person with an intellectual disability, severe physical disability, or psychiatric disability." The documentation can be obtained from a licensed physician; a licensed medical professional; a licensed vocational rehabilitation professional (i.e., state or private); or any federal, state, District of Columbia, or US territory agency that issues or provides disability benefits.
Applications and the subject documentation will be collected by Human Resources Specialists upon entry to the event.
For more information contact Dennis Milton, DRS' Programs Manager, VR/VS Business Services Unit at 405 522-2527 or email DMilton@okdrs.gov. DRS staff helps job seekers with disabilities through career preparation, training, job placement and other services that build skills and qualifications needed in the workforce. Agency staff helps clients deal with barriers to employment, such as inaccessible worksites, lack of transportation and the need for specialized equipment or training.


Instruments that pass through Carlos' hands just play better.
No one knows a Lorée Oboe like Carlos.
personally brings out the richest and fullest voice in each Lorée Oboe.
Carlos' Lorée oboes are masterfully elevated to their full potential, and those expertise are not added to the price.
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There is a real difference in the oboes you'll find with Carlos. He teaches you the difference between a quality oboe and the rest. I am in love with the new Lorée oboe I purchased from him - I don't think I could have found an oboe that fit my playing style and what I needed more perfectly anywhere else. Thanks Carlos!
Carlos Coelho has been my expert oboe technician and primary source for Lorée Oboes for the majority of my professional career. As an oboist himself, he is extremely sensitive to the needs of his clients. His work is the standard in the industry, and is backed by his personal integrity and many years of experience.
I have been purchasing fine Oboes, Oboes d'Amore, and English Horns from Carlos Coelho for many years and appreciate his excellent selection of instruments as well his fine service, both for myself and for my students.
I need a stable oboe, in pitch, color, control, scale, evenness. Circumstances do not permit me to compensate for an oboe's shortcomigs. I need a partner in an oboe, an instrument that can instantly follow my objectives. That oboe I found in the Lorée 125 I bought from Carlos Coelho, and which I proudly used for this years Chicago Symphony Principal Oboe audition.
I have had the good fortune of working with Carlos Coelho for almost 20 years, and I can't say enough about the professionalism and polish of his business. He is an absolute perfectionist in his repair work, and new oboes are only sent out for trial only after they have been thoroughly gone over and adjusted. Carlos is forever part of my professional team; making the life of an oboist so much easier!
Our oboe world is so fortunate to have such a wonderful oboist/musician who sells and maintains instruments. I have never been disappointed with his workmanship in adjusting and repairing instruments, and I can always be certain that when purchasing a new oboe from Carlos, the oboe will have been thoroughly tested and regulated. Carlos is the best and I can't imagine oboe life without him! He is a great friend as well.
Carlos Coelho is one of 'the good guys'! Honest and reliable, he is an oboe/English horn repairman/craftsman of the highest level. I wish he worked in NYC!
I am proud to purchase my oboes from Carlos Coelho and recommend my students to him as well! We always receive great customer service and the finest Lorée oboes from which to choose. Carlos has a great selection of oboes and services .... before, during, and after the purchase. Thank you, Carlos!
Horn master, and he's here to help you.
Carlos works with and plays all the Oboes that pass through his shop. That's why Carlos' Oboes play and perform with an unmatchable difference.
Carlos has decades of experience and mastery. His service will exceed your expectations.
Carlos Coelho proudly services the whole United States.
What can Carlos do for you?
We help you select the best Oboe in your price range, and explain where your money is going.
You'll be in love with your new Oboe, have the best price, and know how to keep your investment in top shape for years to come.
Check out our Student Oboes for sale.
If you're looking for an English Horn or Oboe for sale or for oboe and English Horn supplies, you're in the right place.
If you're looking for repair or customization of your Oboe – you're in the right place.
Contact Carlos if you need any help.
Carlos' financing rates, the best in the business, can help you afford the Oboe you are looking for without breaking your budget.
Looking for a new Oboe or English Horn?
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Schedule a Visit – We're Local.
Indianapolis area Oboists are in luck!
Carlos Coelho is located right in Indianapolis's backyard. That means some of the best oboe craftsmanship in the world is here in the heart of Indiana.
Come visit the shop, see the selection, test a few instruments, and meet Mr. Coelho himself.
Carlos is located by Meridian and 38th Street, between the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Indiana State Fairgrounds.
Give us a call so we can expect you!
What brands of Oboe and English Horn do you service?
Marigaux, Bulgheroni, and Fox to name a few.
Carlos also works with well-made, quality brands of student instruments like the Cabart Student Oboe.
Check out our repair or customization page or contact us for more information.
What should I do to maintain my instrument?
Routine maintenance should be performed annually.
For professionals, students and other Oboists playing their Oboes or English Horns for several hours each day, we highly recommend maintenance every 6 months.
This prevents having to pay for costly repairs or restorations that may otherwise occur.
We encourage you to book a late spring/summer appointment by calling our oboe shop to get your Oboe or English Horn in top condition.
That way we can get your oboe back to you sooner, as you're not stuck in the fall and winter rush – a result of emergency repairs.
See our Routine Maintenance Service page for more information.
Section How do I ship my oboe to you?
When sending an Oboe or English Horn to our oboe shop, please ship your instrument by UPS or FedEx (NOT the Post Office).
Additionally, please only use packing peanuts, and avoid using layers of bubble wrap and excessive taping.
See our Packing and Shipping page for more information.
I live in the area, do you do drop-in repairs?
Feel free to telephone or email our oboe shop and Carlos will help if he can, but there are no guarantees.
Schedule an appointment ahead of time to make sure you're helped.
We are always happy to see you and your instrument in person.
Do you buy used oboes and English horns?
We do not buy used instruments or accept trade-ins.
We do, however, sell Used Oboes, and can advertise your oboe for sale on our website.
When you purchase a new instrument from our Oboe store, this is a free service to you as our valued customer.
Otherwise, there is a modest 10% commission charge.
See our Appraisals and Selling page for more information.
Carlos is an Oboe and English Horn master, and he's here for you.
He specializes in selling noticeably better Oboes and English Horns and helping his clients find the best instrument for them.
if you would like help or have any questions.


The Master Swim Team is for all abilities of swimmers from the novice to the competitive: to be able to train in a group environment, to develop more proficient stroke technique, and to be better conditioned. Whether you are swimming for fitness or training for a triathlon or ocean race, our swim coach is there to provide you what you need. The program runs year-round: rain or shine!
Practices are conducted with a coach on deck. Swimmers are encouraged to improve stroke technique and increase fitness levels. Practices are geared to accomplish these goals. Anyone seriously considering joining should be able to swim a 500 yard freestyle, comfortably, without stopping. Team activities include participation in sanctioned and supervised open ocean races on Oahu.
The Masters Swimming program is currently offered at two branches: Nu'uanu and Windward. The pools are standard for short course masters swimming with 6 lanes of 25 yards in length. Regulation backstroke flags are in place and pools are guarded with certified guards at all practices. Pool equipment supplied includes kick boards and pull buoys. It is open and free to all YMCA Fitness Members 18 years of age and older.
For more details, please visit the Nu'uanu Welcome Desk or call 536-3556.
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Wastewater pumped on the bed surface gradually perco lates down through the bed and it allows air to refill the bed. This kind of feeding provides good oxygen transfer and hence the ability to nitrify. The treated water is col lected in an aerated system of drainage pipes placed in 0.2 m layer of coarse gravel in the bottom of the filter. In order to achieve denitrification about a half of the effluent water from the filter is recycled to the first chamber of the sedimentation tank or to the pumping well (Figure 24). It also stabilizes treatment performance of the system.
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either replaced when saturated or the volume of the bed must be very high in order to maintain the sorption capacity over a long period of time. Large volumes of special filtration material and relatively high cost of these materials make these systems very expensive as compared to VF CWs with 'conventional' filtration materials such as sand or gravel.
VF CWs are very often used either as single house on site treatment systems (Figure 27) or for treatment of municipal sewage from small communities (Figure 28).
Figure 27 HF CW for a single house at Morke, Denmark. The previous year's Phragmites stems are still standing upright while the senescent leaves had been blown away and new shoots are sprouting. Photo by J. Vymazal.
Figure 28 The first stage of VF CW in Roussillon, France for 800 (winter) to 1250 (summer) PE. The systems consist of three beds of 350 m2 in the first stage followed by two beds of 250 m2 in the second stage (total area 1550 m2). Photo by J. Vymazal.
adsorption of phosphorus to the gravel and the uptake by plants. All the processes are temperature dependent.


2006's Oblivion brought the previously niche Elder Scrolls franchise into the mainstream. Though it is a great RPG game, Bethesda made some bad design choices and it is rather an old game for 2018. These mods should fix a lot of stuff without causing any crashes and FPS problems and are not gamechanging mods. Also, all of them are easy, so you do not need any prior modding experience.
An epic and huge fantasy world filled with quirky characters, interesting questlines, and a ton of variety in how you wish to play. Although the main story wasn't all it could've been and has since been largely panned, the rest of the game's content is superb, and the huge variety of mods only make it deeper, richer, and more replayable.
Here we will run down 18 of the best mods you can find for Elder Scrolls Oblivion, to make it an even more amazing game even 12 years later.
This unofficial patch is essential for getting into Oblivion Nexus on PC. This huge game-wide patch fixes 1,800 bugs and glitches, from the minor animation glitches to the floating rocks, holes in the floor, and see-through wall. There are also a couple of other patches for the DLC and expansions, too. You'll be sure to want those if you're planning on heading to the Shivering Isles.
There's no denying it, 12 years later Oblivion is a pretty ugly game. Some of its art may hold up well, but graphically it's very dated. The faces in Oblivion may be the most obvious part of this problem. This mod aims to alleviate that. This is the only character overhaul mod you'll need to have the faces and characters of Oblivion looking as good as they can. Essential for the best-looking Oblivion experience. This is one of the best oblivion graphics mod.
Another mod you'll want if you're looking for the prettiest Oblivion Nexus mods can make. The graphics extender mod does a great job of effectively overhauling the visual element of the game, at least from a technical standpoint. Improved textures, better lighting and shadows, character models, and more. A must for any Oblivion fan looking for a fresh look.
You may wish to use Nexus Mod Manager to manage your mods, but if you don't, then this handy little dedicated manager for Oblivion mods may be just the thing for you. There are so many mods for Oblivion at this point, and if you're a dedicated modder then you may wish to run Oblivion with potentially 100's of mods. If you know you'll be using a ton of different mods, then this mod manager could be very useful to you.
Like with Bethesda's other games, there are quite a few restraints on what you can do with the base game script. Many of the mods you'll be installing, and many of the mods from this list, will require this script extender to work. In layman's terms, it lets you install more mods and increases the capabilities of the mods you can install. If you're looking to install any mods that are ambitious in size and scope, you'll want to install this.
If you find yourself experiencing some performance issues, namely stutters and an uneven frame rate, see if this mod will fix your problems. Bethesda's games may be wonderfully open and endlessly engaging, but they've never been short on technical issues. Oblivion is certainly no exception, and you may find it struggling even on the beefiest of PCs. It's not your fault, it's just the game. This mod should fix your problems.
In Oblivion, the world around your levels at the same rate as you do, to keep things balanced. This overhaul mod changes that, making different areas have different level caps for enemies, and making the wilderness of Oblivion more dangerous and unpredictable. It also tweaks a number of other things, like making magic easier to cast, and making the AI for animals smarter and more reactive.
If you're not a fan of Oblivion's unique levelling system, wherein you level in things by simply doing them over and over, this overhaul changes the XP system to more akin to something like World of Warcraft or classic RPGs like Baldur's Gate, where you earn XP from killing enemies and completing quests. It changes the balance of the game, for sure, but it's an interesting overhaul that may be appealing if you're not a huge fan of the default levelling system.
The Enhanced Camera mod overhauls the first-person camera mode, making it so you can actually look down at your own body (!!) and making scenes that would normally put you in third-person (like death, or execution animations) stay in first-person. A cool little mod that makes Oblivion more immersive, and makes playing in first-person more permanent.
If you ever get bored of silent, unvoiced protagonist, this mod might be for you. It gives your character dozens of new combat shouts, battle cries, and more. No longer will your character be a silent monk obeying orders and never uttering a word. There are a nice variety of lines and voices here, suitable for different races and genders. Good stuff!
A simple mod that uncaps the maximum level that Oblivion lets you to certain skills and attributes to. By default, you can only reach level 100 in every skill. This mod changes that cap to 200 in the fields of weapon damage, hand-to-hand combat, and magicka cost, including Blade, Blunt, Hand to Hand, Athletics, Acrobatics, Marksman Illusion, Conjuration,Mysticism, Alteration, Destruction, and Restoration. Get more bang from your many different bucks!
This huge weapon mod adds a whopping 625+ new weapons to the world of Oblivion, including new Amber, Madness, Mithril, Orcish, Fine Iron, and Rusty Iron weapons. It also includes a complete set of Orchish weapons, Mithril weapons (which are upgraded Silver weapons), and more. It also addresses more than 100 errors in weapons' stats or level lists that the Unofficial Patch didn't catch.
Another overhaul mod that greatly changes many aspects of Oblivion. This mod adds unpredictable encounters, improved loot and equipment drops, the ability to feign death, introduces traps and the ability to disarm them, resource gathering, treasure hunts, and more. There's a ton to explore with this mod, and it's sure to offer a whole host of new content to explore.
A neat little mod that adds roadside lanterns on many of the main roads of Oblivion. There are many lanterns added to paths leading to inns, towns, cities, and more. A cool mod for players looking for a more charming, immersive, and cosy experience. You also get the option to choose between five different lights.
This claims to make it so that "no two creatures are ever the same". What this means is that all NPCs and creatures have their stats and characteristics randomized. Everything from size to combat stats, confidence, combat fighting styles, range customization, and more are randomly selected between a set range. It also adds a large number of new creatures, monsters, and enemies. Your fights will never get stale again with this mod!
A very handy UI overhaul mod that makes the UI less squashed and zoomed-in and more user friendly. It makes the font smaller, allowing more to be fit on the screen, and, as you can see in the image above, it redesigns the layout and structure of the UI. It may look intimidating, but it makes for a much more user friendly experience once you get used to it. It also adjusts the font and size of the subtitles.
Deadly Reflex is a mod that aims to add some much-needed depth and strategic layering to the combat of Oblivion. No longer will you simply be swinging and slashing in the general direction of your enemies. It adds a number of new moves and abilities you can use in combat, such as a dodge, the ability to stun enemies, and a well-timed finisher move. There are also some pretty brutal stealth kill animations.
One of the simple, small Oblivion graphics mods that reworks a lot of the textures of Oblivion without affecting the performance a lot. Also, it is not as big as Qarls Texture Pack and does not drop your FPS, so if your PC cannot handle Qarls, install this texture pack.
A software every PC gamer should have, this mod manager allows you to search, download and install Nexus Oblivion mods with ease and it also supports a lot of other games. With it, you can install, uninstall and merge mods with ease and see the installation order.
A simple Oblivion quality of life mod, it adds the key "A" the function to loot all items in a container, just like Fallout: New Vegas. Makes looting a lot smoother and faster. Requires Oblivion Script Extender.
A similar Oblivion mod to the previous one, Quick Selling allows you to sell items one by one with CTRL + click or sell an entire stack at a time by holding down Shift key. This makes the bartering process instant and a lot less tedious.
Blockhead is an Oblivion Script Extender plugin that allows you to override the inventory menu's idle animations, override head and body assets of NPCs and override animations of NPCs on a per-NPC/per-Race basis. It is also necessary for some other mods.
Wrye Bash is an awesome mod manager for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion. What sets it apart is that when you uninstall a mod, it restores everything to the way it was so you can experiment fearlessly and it also can make more mods compatible with each other.
This mod reworks the cities in Oblivion by adding new buildings, NPCs and quests to each one of them. It also redesigns some of the parts of the cities, making them look and feel much more realistic. You can choose which cities to change or rework all of them altogether.
One of the must-have Oblivion mods, Midas Magic Spells of Aurum adds 290 new spells to the game along with new, fun quests as a way to obtain them. It prolongs the game's length immensely, especially for mage characters, so if you love magic, you know which mod to install.
This beautiful Oblivion mod adds a completely new atmosphere to the game by adding more than 40 new weather conditions along seasonal weather types and also fixes some small problems related to the environment with the native game.
This huge Oblivion texture mod reworks every textures in the game (except clothes, armor, weapons, creatures, NPCs) and makes them look much clearer. It will affect the performance and it is rather a big mod regarding to the file size but it is worth the graphical upgrade.
Better Dungeons is an Oblivion mod that does what its name suggests: Makes dungeons better. It adds unique treasures and hidden areas to each dungeon by different methods, visually upgrades them and makes each one look as unique as possible.
You can normally change FOV that with the config file, but it causes bugs and changing it with a console command causes it to reset everytime you zoom out or talk to an NPC. This basic Oblivion mod allows you to change your FOV without all those problems.
Another bugfix mod for Oblivion, Engine Bug Fixes resolves a lot of known problems with the Oblivion's dated game engine and makes the game more stable. Along with the Unofficial Oblivion Patch, this is a must-have mod for everyone looking for an all around better experience.
We listed a ton of mods, but what is the best way to mod Oblivion? There a lot of different methods but the most known is Nexus Mod Manager (NMM). Believe it or not, you actually do not need Nexus Mod Manager to do this, most mods are easily installable manually if you follow the instructions on their read.me files. If you do not want to do that, two best mod managers for Oblivion are Wyre Bash and Oblivion Mod Manager, so get those two instead of NMM.
These are 30 of the best mods available for The Elder Scrolls Oblivion on PC. There are plenty more out there, but these are just some of the best to get you started.
The gate of solitude is a skyrim mod. please remove it from the list..
yeah you are right, Writer must have added it while writing for skyrim mods as well.
you cant install these mods together ok will not work!!!
Thant's what I'm looking for. Mods I can use TOGETHER. Even with mods that make it easier to switch mods on and off you still might run into a situation where things will run smooth but later, MUCH, MUCH later in the game there might be a game breaking bug… well, all those hours you just sunk in your character just went to poop. Nice try, start from square one.
This list is nice but I can find the same thing just going to the site and finding the "most popular" mods of the game.
the INSTRUCTIONS and proper installation.