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Portland may be getting all the attention these day (thanks a bundle, Fred and Carrie), but Eugene, Oregon remains a treasured gem, nestled in the Willamette Valley. Clean, green, and the home of one mean football team, the Eug can be a dream come true for college students and young families looking for a fresh start. But is it right for you?
Here are a elements of the real Emerald City to mull over before you pack up and move.
It's the U of O, not OSU
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One of the greatest rivalries in the BCS, the University of Oregon and Oregon State University often get confused by outsiders. But if you're going to live here, you need to know: U of O is Eugene, OSU is Corvallis.
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Between Ninkasi, Oakshire, the Bier Stein, the newly-opened 16 Tons and City Brewing (an outpost of Rogue), Eugene's pint glass overfloweth. And because the city has a pretty low cost of living (especially for food and drink), you can get a fresh pounder of draught ale essentially every night for the rest of your life without breaking the bank.
This is probably the most obvious stereotype about Eugene, but really, it's a stereotype because a.) it's true, and b.) the city fully embraces it. The proof is in the city's embrace of winning the title of the #1 U.S. City for Hippies in 2013. Home to a Saturday Market where you can literally buy tie-dyed toilet paper and a County Courthouse with a "Free Speech Plaza" outside, this really is a bastion for white-haired dudes who drive Volkswagon vans. Plus, a lot of the original Merry Pranksters still live here and there's a statue of Ken Kesey, City Icon, right downtown.
Cheap rent
You want a two-bedroom duplex for under $800? In Eugene, it can be yours. Which is pretty good, considering the median income in Eugene is just under $36,000.
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In her true-crime novel "Small Sacrifices," author Anne Rule described Eugene and Springfield as being like sisters, except Eugene is "bigger and brighter" and Springfield "never graduated from high school." The rivalry between Hippie Hollow and Springtucky is real so be prepared to pick a side.
Home to the Gateway Mall (unofficial motto: The Mall Eugene Loves to Hate), Springfield is widely believed to be the city that Portlander and "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening drew inspiration from — a fact he confirmed and then swiftly denied in 2012. Still, it's hard not to see a likeness between the Springfield of the Simpsons and the Springfield in Oregon…which clearly makes Eugene the snobby neighbor, Shelbyville.
The Oregon Country Fair
Speaking of hippies, this three-day outdoor fair on the outskirts of town is a haven for crunchy folks of all ages. During the weekend when it's fully in swing (those who are in the know usually spend closer to a week out there, doing set up and breakdown and also drugs), it becomes a lovely, magical village with a population close to 45,000. The OCF is also a huge philanthropic organization which works hard to reduce waste, including offering metal flatware for its dozens of food vendors.
Oh, you think Seattle is rainy? Ha! Eugene gets over 50 inches a year of annual rainfall, compared to Seattle's 37.5 inches. Blame the climate of the Willamette Valley, which makes for great wine and, well, a lot of wet weekends. It also gets somewhat regular snowfall, though it's usually pretty light — just enough to gum up traffic for a day or two.
College kids
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Speaking of the U of O, it's important to remember that living in a college town is a double-edged sword. While it means there's a lot of good food (24 hour burritos!), it also means that the weekends can get a little rowdy downtown and on campus. It also means that in the summer, the city is basically a ghost town, which is kind of nice.
College sports
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The Oregon Ducks rule everything in Eugene. Football, basketball, soccer — Eugene residents turn out to watch it all. Don't even try going to the Value Village in Springfield when there's a game at Autzen Stadium. It's essentially the only time when there's ever actual traffic in Eugene. Oh, and if you see people making an "O" shape with their hands, they're not throwing up the diamonds for Jay Z, they're supporting their Ducks.
All the best food ever
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Among the products which originated in Eugene, here are some of the best: Toby's Tofu Pate, Cafe Yumm!, Holy Cow, Laughing Planet, Sweet Life, and Nancy's Yogurt.
Public schools
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Two school districts serve the Eugene area, but it's 4J, the public school district that serves most of the city that parents will want to know about. Offering an "open-school" policy that gives parents the choice of where to send their kids (rather than mandating school by address), which, though controversial, seems to be working; the city's public schools largely get positive ratings, and the district is currently focusing on a program to ensure a 100% high school graduation rate.
Eugene-area schools offer language immersion programs (there are public schools which offer French, Spanish, and Japanese immersion programs beginning in kindergarten), arts-focused education, and International High School.
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This is the four-ish square blocks around the corner of Olive and Broadway in Downtown. Home to some of the city's favorite bars — The Horsehead, Jameson's, Davis — it's usually home to a pretty happening crowd on the weekends…and a decent number of dreadlocked teenagers the rest of the time.
Kitty Piercy
Mayor Kitty Piercy has been the mayor of Eugene since approximately the beginning of time. Actually, it's only been about 10 years, but hardly anyone can imagine a time when she wasn't the mayor.
The airport
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Though most people fly out of PDX, Eugene does, in fact, have its own airport. Also called Mahlon Sweet Field (but no one calls it that), the Eugene Airport has exactly two gates — but don't let the size fool you! This airport is small but mighty, breaking its all-time passenger record in 2013 with a total of 863,523 passengers in the calendar year.
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The birthplace of Nike (ask anyone about Bill Bowerman's waffle iron and they'll probably tell you all about it), Eugene's other nickname is "Track Town, USA." The town has hosted the Olympic Track and Field Trials more than once. Running is a big deal. Everyone and their mom is a runner — and if they're not, they feel like they should be. Expect to see fit, happy people sprinting down the city's many beautiful trails. If you are a runner, you'll feel right at home. If you're not…well, Eugene can change that.
…And Steve Prefontaine
In a city so in love with track as Eugene is, there must be a hero. And while Bowerman and Phil Knight are up there, it's Steve Prefontaine, the long-haired runner with swagger who sparked the city's running boom in the 1970s, who Eugene's residents truly adore. Killed at 24 in a tragic car accident, "Pre" can be seen on shirts, murals, signs, and buildings across the city. You can also pay homage at Pre's Rock.
Lazar's Bazar
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For the non-running residents of Eugene, there's another local legend: Lazar Makyadath, the owner of Lazar's Bazaar. In business for nearly 40 years, Lazar's has everything from hair dye to tapestries of Jimi Hendrix's face. It also has Lazar, who once ran for mayor and will maybe give you some attitude when you try to buy cigarettes.
The EmX kerfuffle
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As you drive west on 11th, you'll no doubt see signs which protest the construction of a westbound link of the EmX, a rapid-transit option which already connects Eugene to Springfield, and intends to expand in the coming years. However, unlike most cities, which would jump at the chance to get some new, faster transit options, Eugene is very car-heavy, and many business owners, drivers, and even transit-riders feel that it will be both unnecessary (regular buses already run out there) and costly. There's still a lawsuit pending. It's a hot issue.
Proximity to the coast
The Oregon Coast is a beautiful, windy, chilly wonderland — and it's just about an hour outside of Eugene, making day trips an appealing possibility.
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Once called the "World's Greatest City for the Arts & Outdoors," Eugene eventually dialed the claim down to "A Great City for the Arts & Outdoors"…though that doesn't mean there are any less arts or entertainment events happening in town. Between the Bach Festival, the Asian Celebration, the Eugene Celebration, the Kaleidoscope and Cascadia Music Festivals, the Eugene Ballet and Symphony, there's something to do every weekend.
Adorable homes
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Eugene has some truly adorable lovable neighborhoods and architecture. In addition to the Friendly Street (yes, really) area, there's also the rapidly-gentrifying Whiteaker neighborhood, which used to be viewed as one of the most crime-ridden areas of town. But lately, many of its adorable original houses have been cleaned up and converted, turning it into a bright, vibrant neighborhood that's great for families.
[Note: You can view Eugene homes for sale on Estately.]
Employee-owned Bi-Mart technically requires you to be a member, which means you just have to a get a card that you flash before you can go in. It's a free membership, which is probably why every person in Eugene has a Bi-Mart card in their wallet, no matter how old. At Bi-Mart, you can buy things like food and ill-fitting sandals and electronics and also guns and ammo. So it's a one-stop shop, really.
"Free tofu"
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You know how Les Schwabb gives out free beef in kind of a weird old tire-selling campaign? Eugene-based Paul's Bicycle Way of Life famously parodied that idea and gave out free, locally-made tofu to customers during the same time. It's sort of legendary.
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Eugene is segmented in a couple of ways. You can describe your neighborhood by its nearby landmarks (Ferry Street Bridge area, Campus), high school (Churchill, Sheldon), or direction (which is also usually the high school, as evidenced by North and South Eugene). There's also downtown (see: Barmuda, but more of it), Spencer's Butte, and Bethel/Danebo, which has its own school district and is weirdly named after an elementary school.
That basketball court floor
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You will either love or hate the design on the floor of the Matthew Knight Arena, which was built to replace MacArthur Court in 2011. The court's floor, which has a pattern of pine trees along the outside, is very polarizing and you will probably have to talk/argue about it at some point.
Oregon quirks
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In addition to the lack of sales tax (more on that later), living in Oregon has some oddities, like not being allowed to pump your own gas, and state-operated liquor. However, Oregon voters will probably soon follow their Washingtonian friends and be asked to vote about whether or not hard alcohol should be sold in the grocery store. The gas thing, though, will probably never change.
Sales tax
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There isn't one! Because it's Oregon! However, you will be paying an income tax and a pretty significant property tax. But hey! That means the price of everything at the grocery store is actually its price. Which is pretty cool.
Oregon's economy has been recovering slowly but surely, which translates to more jobs in the Eugene/Springfield area. Still, there's not much industry in Eugene — Nike is located about 100 miles north in Beaverton — and many college grads have a hard time finding career-level work. The biggest employers in the area are the University, PeaceHealth Medical Group, and the area's schools and school district.
Yup, people really do all wear them. You can procure your pair (or several pairs) at Burch's in Downtown.
Voodoo Donuts
Eugene is home to one of just two Voodoo Donuts outposts beyond the Portland area, and the line is never nearly as long as the ones winding around outside of its northern brethren. Just bring cash, and try not to giggle too much when you see some of the "adult" shaped donuts.
Oregon's lush climate makes for great grape growth, and Eugene has capitalized on this wealth of wine. In and around the city, there are over a dozen wineries and vineyards for you to sip your way around. And because a portion of the liquor and wine tax in Oregon goes to helping those with mental health issues (really!), you can feel good about buying a bottle — or a case — from the grocery store.
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Australia's 2016 Davis Cup campaign is over, after Bernard Tomic lost the first reverse singles match he needed to win to force a fifth rubber in the first round tie against the US at Kooyong. Tomic was beaten 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4) by rival No.1 John Isner, as what started poorly ended as a contest, but not with victory.
Australia had not lost to the US on grass since the 1979 final, when John McEnroe and Vitas Gerulaitis swept the singles rubbers against John Alexander and Mark Edmondson at Sydney's White City. But Tomic's four-set defeat of Jack Sock on the opening day was the sole success this time, as the 2016 world group campaign for last year's semi-finalists faltered in the first round.
That means a return to the promotion/relegation round in September, while the US progresses to a quarter-final against either Croatia or Belgium in July, the Croats entering the final day leading 2-1 in Liege.
A hemisphere away, it was a strangely muted performance for almost three sets from Tomic, who wobbled in the middle of his opening match in the extreme heat of Friday, but looked out-of-sorts almost from the start of the singles sequel on a warm but not oppressive Sunday.
The Queenslander who entered the match on his favoured grass with a fine 16-3 cup record seemed to lack energy and zest, playing passively and sluggishly, muttering "wake-up" after one fault in the middle of a 26-minute first set nightmare and then pretty much just slumbered on until rousing himself for a more intense and spirited ending.
The Australian was unable to make inroads early on the enormous Isner serve, winning just two points in the first set as 10 aces thundered past, and three in the second. His was able to win less than half the points on his own second serve, and struggled to hit a winner off the ground - although, certainly, substantial rallies were few.
Isner took advantage of Tomic's defensive positioning, and mindset, an anxious Hewitt sitting further forward on the courtside bench attempting to lift his charge than Tomic often was on the Kooyong court. That left Isner as the aggressor, the American world No.11 breaking in the fifth game of the first set, and the seventh of the second.
Tomic then called team physiotherapist Ivan Gutierrez to strap the wrist that had troubled him during the lead-up week in Acapulco. But his legs were the more obvious issue, and his frustration evident when he lashed out at absent teammate Nick Kyrgios during one exchange with Hewitt, saying: "Nick's sitting down in Canberra. Bullshit he's sick."
The first real signs of life did not come until 6-5 in the third set, when Tomic won more than one point on an Isner service game for the first time, and finally converted his fifth set point when a tight Isner dumped a forehand in the net.Two of the first four were saved with aces, another with a brave forehand drop shot, and the first with a fine backhand down the line.
But the breakthrough sparked a little something more in Tomic who served beautifully himself during the fourth set, Isner having set a new tour-level record with one 253kmh bomb during the third. Sam Groth still holds the record at 163kmh, but at a Challenger event, not on the big stage.
On Sunday, Groth retreated to the locker-room at the end of the third set, just in case, once there was hope that the conclusion no longer foregone, while Hewitt, the other candidate for a live fifth singles rubber, remained in the full sun fulfilling his captaincy duties. It was an unconventional build-up to what would have been a sudden-death match, but Tomic had to win his contest, first, for it to even take place.
It did not. After one loose Tomic backhand in the tiebreak, Isner closed the match with his 48th ace, in two hours, 14 minutes. A day that had started with such great possibility and intrigue ended earlier than the hosts had wanted, Australia's hopes of a first title since 2003 over, and Hewitt's temporary comeback finished, too.
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The Silence, by Rebecca L. Dobbie
On the outskirts of town, sitting back from the road and partially concealed by overgrowth, the house stood in various states of disrepair. Once a splendid home it had long being abandoned and left to decay.
It was not abandoned any longer. A dozen or so cars were parked haphazardly across the lawn and the flickering light in the windows suggested candles littered the rooms. Loud music and rowdy, drunken antics invaded the night.
Alexandra Vargas watched. She would taste the blood of revenge this night. The screams of those who had wronged her would reverberate around the city night, haunting the sleeping neighbour's nightmares to linger in their memories for rest of their human lives.
The phone rang. Sophie leant over the pile of textbooks and term papers to turn down the stereo and pick up the handset.
'Hello Alexis,' said Sophie with a smile.
'How did you know it was me?'
'Who else would call at one in the morning?' Sophie said. 'Bloody Vampires,' she added with a soft giggle.
'Sorry. Were you sleeping?' Alexis asked, her tone suggesting she didn't care but Sophie knew better. Alexandra rarely sounded anything but bored.
'It's finals. Is there a college kid in the world sleeping right now?'
'I'm over two hundred years old. Would I care?'
Sophie laughed. 'You try so hard to be a badass.'
'I'm a vampire Sophie. I don't need to try. Badass comes with the territory.'
'I know you're all mushy on the inside.'
'Keep it to yourself. I can't have mushy vampire rumours around town. I'd never be able to lift my head at a vampire gathering again.' Alexis chastised but Sophie could hear the smile on the vampire's stone cold features. 'You better get back to those books. I'll be home tomorrow night,' Alexis said.
'Really? You've been gone for ages. I thought it was a quick job?'
'There were some…complications.'
'You won't be elaborating will you?' Sophie sighed. Vamps and their well guarded secrets, she thought.
'So, you ready for an un-dead house guest again?'
'Why wouldn't I be?' Sophie frowned.
'You might have met someone or gotten a new roommate who won't be as cool about the un-dead thing as you are.'
'If I'd met someone that special I'd have rung you to gush about how fantastic he is. And I would never take an un-dead racist roommate.' Sophie said.
'You're so funny,' Alexis said in her usual bored tone which of course Sophie found even more amusing.
'Seriously, I can't wait for you to get here. It's so dull without your sunny disposition and sense of humour,' Sophie teased.
'Get back to work you silly child. I shall see you tomorrow evening.'
'Yes, you terrifying monster of the night. Love you and see you tomorrow.'
Alexis growled, revealing her terrifying nature and Sophie laughed, hanging up. Sophie missed her brooding, fanged friend.
Alexis shifted gears and pushed the sports car a little harder, her thoughts already back at Sophie's tiny apartment. For some reason she felt a desperate need to see the girl was safe. A nagging worry ate at her and she drove even faster.
Alexis had long wandered the Earth in relative silence until she'd met the young woman. Sophie's inclusion in her life was akin to being deaf and suddenly hearing for the first time. Where there was once silence the world became vibrant, colourful and full of music of which Alexis had been completely unaware.
Sophie had transformed the vampire and Alexis had resisted the changes, at first. But the girl had a way about her that touched a part of the immortal creature. Parts Alexis had thought long dead with her body. She'd learnt a very valuable lesson from the young woman. A physical beating heart was not needed to have a feeling and loving one.
Alexis often wondered what her existence would be like if she'd not saved the girl from the sadistic human male intent on violating her. Sophie, sixteen at the time and shaken by her ordeal, witnessed what Alexis did to the man and still had not been afraid of the vampire. Sophie saw beyond the monster.
With the sports car easily chewing up the miles Alexis had to be honest. Sophie terrified her. More so the way Alexis felt for her and the inevitable pain and grief she would eventually feel when Sophie passed. She was, after all, only human. Be it an accident, health or violence, at some point Sophie would be gone and so would the music. The silence would return leaving Alexis in its dark clasp again.
Alexis finally arrived at the apartment. She pulled into Sophie's allocated parking space and maintaining a human pace she went to the door. She knocked, impatient to see Sophie safe and well.
Alexis's anxiety gnawed at her further as the door remained unanswered. Alexis tried the door, finding it locked. Something was very wrong. She broke the deadbolt and pushed the door open. Alexis knew what she would find. A part of her had always tried to warn her this day would come.
The apartment was trashed. There had been a violent struggle and sure enough she found Sophie in the bedroom. The moment Alexis saw Sophie's battered and lifeless body the darkness descended. The music was gone.
Alexis knelt down beside her friend, covering the girl who deserved more than being left naked and destroyed. Alexis roared with outrage and pain. The sound of hell bent revenge ripped from her throat.
Weighed down with grief and guilt but intent on hunting down the ones responsible Alexis followed the scent of Sophie's killers. She'd smelt five human male on Sophie's brutalised body. She tracked them to where the group had separated not long after the attack, heading to different locations.
The hunt was far too easy and did not satisfy Alexis's craving for bloody revenge.
The first killer was found at his home, showering away Sophie's blood. His blood splattered clothing sat in a discarded pile on the floor, staining the bath mat. Blood seeped from the wet clothing and travelled towards the drain. The sight fuelled Alexis's rage.
She pulled the terrified naked man from the shower and dragged him screaming from the house, tossing him brutally in the back of a stolen van. She did not bother tying him up. He would not get far even if he ran.
She tracked down three other members of the gang, each having washed away Sophie's blood as if she were merely dirt to be cleaned from their bodies. Alexis tossed them in to the van like the garbage they were.
Alexis stood outside the decrepit house where the final killer was drinking away his part in an innocent girl's death. Her four captives were crumpled at her feet, begging, snivelling and pleading for their lives. By this stage they were well aware their kidnapper was not human. Alexis basked in their terror.
'Move,' she ordered, her inhuman voice dripping with her seething hatred.
The men stumbled to their feet, petrified and surely aware the ram shackled building would be their murder site.
The party ended quickly once the drunken attendees spotted Alexis and her somewhat bloodied and battered entourage. She had her target in sight, the fifth killer, and she smiled when his pants became stained with urine as she approached him.
Alexis allowed the five men cowering before her to see the real monster. She dropped the human facade and bared her fangs. Her beautiful features twisted in rage as she released an animalistic growl, her eyes those of a pure predator.
'That girl you killed tonight,' Alexis spoke. Her voice chilling, mixing with the pathetic cries of her begging prey. 'You picked the wrong girl.'
Alexis took her time. She lingered, drawing out each death and forcing the remaining men to watch her tear, rip, slice and maim with an unhurried, torturous and deliberate slowness. Their screams of utter agony filled her ears. A symphony with the empty house proving to be the ultimate concert hall, echoing each scream, reverberating the wails of anguish with perfect pitch and harmony.
The neighbourhood was filled with the long drawn out screams of her revenge.
Then there was silence.
Posted on May 3, 2012, in Contest, Issue 4: Blood Vengeance: Vampyre and tagged contest, e-zine, horror, short stories, The Were-Traveler, vampires. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
I love this, Rebecca! I didn't feel at all sorry for the young men who got what they deserved. Very well written! (Although, if you decided not to kill Sophie off, Alexis and Sophie would make two terrific characters for a longer YA novel.)
" Sophie's inclusion in her life was akin to being deaf and suddenly hearing for the first time. Where there was once silence the world became vibrant, colourful and full of music of which Alexis had been completely unaware." Lovely sentiments in this. Also
" A physical beating heart was not needed to have a feeling and loving one."
Truly. And she got hers in the end!
This one deserves to win (and I have an entry in here).
Wow, thanks everyone. What beautiful comments. You have made this self doubting writer feel very good today…:)


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What Is Chapter 9 Bankruptcy?
Chapter 9 is one of the more obscure or lesser known types of bankruptcy. In fact, most people will go their whole lives without hearing of or being affected by a Chapter 9 bankruptcy. But Chapter 9 is a vital part of the Bankruptcy Code for the entities that have to make use of it.
Chapter 9 is specifically designed for "municipalities." But it is a bit broader than just cities and towns. Counties, taxing districts like hospital taxing authorities, municipal utilities, and school districts can employ Chapter 9 to reorganize debt. Chapter 9 can be utilized to extend the timeline for repayment, allow for the refinance of debt or for reduction of principal or interest on existing debts. Unlike what happens in a Chapter 7 straight bankruptcy case, the assets of a municipality are not liquidated under Chapter 9.
Who May File?
Only municipalities may file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Code defines a municipality as a "political subdivision or public agency or instrumentality of a State." This is a very broad definition, and as set forth above, can include a wide variety of governmental entities.
Municipalities must meet four other requirements to file for Chapter 9:
- it must be specifically authorized to file for Chapter 9 under state law,
- it must be insolvent,
- it must have a desire to adjust its debts, and
- it must obtain the agreement of the majority of certain types of creditors (or if no agreement, evidence that an attempt to negotiate was made, or it would be impractical to obtain an agreement).
Examples of Chapter 9
From 1937, municipalities have filed only about 680 cases. Usually, fewer than 10 Chapter 9 cases are filed each year.
Some recent cases include:
- Vallejo, California in 2010
- Jefferson County, Alabama in 2011
- Stockton, California in 2012
- Mammoth Lakes, California in 2012
- San Bernadino County, California in 2012
- Central Falls, Rhode Island in 2011, and
- Detroit, Michigan in 2013.
Since July 2013, there have been no Chapter 9 bankruptcies by a city, town, county, or village.
Prior to and Filing
Prior to the filing of a bankruptcy petition, some states require municipalities to engage in pre-bankruptcy activities, such as attempting to negotiate with creditors. Once those requirements are met, the municipality may file for Chapter 9. The municipality must prepare and file all of the necessary bankruptcy paperwork with the clerk of the bankruptcy court. If the municipality fails to fulfill the requirements set forth by the state in which it is located, it runs the risk of having to defend an objection to its filing Chapter 9.
In some cases, the court can decide that a Chapter 9 filing is improper. This usually occurs when a creditor objects and argues that the municipality has not followed the procedures laid down in state law, the court finds that the municipality was not, in fact, insolvent, or when the court determines that more appropriate options are available to the municipality.
Bankruptcy Judge
Unlike other bankruptcy cases, wherein a bankruptcy judge is chosen at random by the clerk, in Chapter 9, the chief judge of the Court of Appeals where the bankruptcy court is located must choose the judge to oversee the case. This is because Chapter 9 cases can be very complex and may involve elements of politics.
Automatic Stay
The automatic stay also goes into effect to halt any actions to collect on debts against the municipality. Under certain circumstances, the stay also protects officers/officials of the municipality.
Power of the Court
Normally a bankruptcy court has broad power over a Chapter 11 corporate debtor that wishes to reorganize. However, the Bankruptcy Code imposes limits on that power in connection with Chapter 9 cases because municipalities are unique entities. Generally, the law states that the court cannot interfere with the governmental powers of the debtor or its revenue or property. Also, the court cannot convert the case to another chapter or appoint a trustee in a Chapter 9 case.
Chapter 9 Plan
Similar to a Chapter 11 case, a Chapter 9 debtor must file a plan. The plan sets forth how the municipality is going to reorganize its debts within the limits of bankruptcy. Similar to Chapter 11, the plan must be confirmed by the bankruptcy court.
A municipality receives a bankruptcy discharge at a point after the plan is confirmed and the debtor deposits the funds or property with the court needed for the plan.
A Chapter 9 bankruptcy can often be one of the most complex and rare bankruptcy chapters. Very few bankruptcy lawyers are involved in Chapter 9 cases. Not only are these cases complex due to their size and the parties involved, but the law treats a Chapter 9 case quite differently. This difference in treatment is the result of the limited power of the federal government to control and/or give bankruptcy relief to governmental units of the states.
This article is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. Use of and access to this article does not create an attorney-client relationship between the author of this article and the user or browser.


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Interplay is the name of the game at UTA's MFA exhibit. The works on display here involve the interaction of film or video, visual communication, and intermedia studio art. The opening date was last week, but the reception is this Friday at 5pm.
MFA exhibit, thru Apr 21. The Gallery at UTA, 502 S Cooper St, Arlington. 817-272-3143.


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A$AP Rocky Stars in New Calvin Klein Campaign
A$AP Rocky, Ferg, and more join Calvin Klein's "Family."
A$AP Rocky, Ferg, and more join Calvin Klein's "Family."
Text: Jake Viswanath
In his short tenure as creative director at Calvin Klein, Raf Simons has already revolutionized the brand, bringing together the label's classic denim-and-boxers aesthetics with an aura of progression and his perfectly twisted sense of fashion. So its no surprise that for the latest Calvin campaign, Simons is bringing on a diverse array of models and music's finest and up-and-coming artists for the ride. In the second installment of the "Our Family" campaign, casted by Solange and photographed by Willy Vanderperre, A$AP Rocky steps into the spotlight clad in all denim.
In the spirit of the campaign, the new photos frame all rappers A$AP—Rocky, Ferg, Nast, Twelvyy, Ant, Lou and J. Scott—as a tight-knit family achieving the peak of Americana dreams. The new images also come accompanied with a short film, which sees the rappers dance and laugh the day away and play on the ad campaign's title, re-coining it "Our Crew." More installments of the campaign featuring even more vibrant and diverse artists are expected to follow. Watch the film and click through the campaign images below.


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Laura combines expertise in technology, insights into human behavior and an entrepreneurial savvy to address major challenges facing business and society. She co-founded Silver Tail Systems in 2008 and built it to a team of 100 that protected over 1 billion accounts before it was acquired by RSA, the security division of EMC, in December 2012. Laura began her career at the National Security Agency and then Britannica.com before pioneering anti-phishing practices for eBay and PayPal in the early 2000s.
Throughout these professional experiences, Laura became intrigued with how the most productive teams were formed. She witnessed how a lack of diversity stunted innovation and effectiveness at organizations, whether big or small, government, startup or Fortune 500.
Fueled by these observations and driven by the importance of helping organizations become more productive, innovative and effective, Laura began researching the changes required to move today's organizations forward. What she found was a plethora of research on how organizations could become more productive and innovative, but no realistic, scalable methodology for implementing the research.
Through Unitive, Laura is developing a suite of software to transform the talent management landscape by bolstering traditional human resource processes with software to eliminate unconscious bias and get the right people into the right jobs.
In 2012, Laura was named number 16 on Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business list, number six on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and number nine on Business Insider's list of Most Powerful Women Engineers. In 2013, she was named to the top 50 Future Digital Strategists for Corporate Boards by Agenda magazine.
She has a Ph.D. in Computer Science and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics.


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"Off, the final installment in Markus Mehr's ambient noise triptych which also includes the luminous releases In and On, dropped last week at Australia-based Hidden Shoal Recordings. The single, 42 minute long form piece mixes new samples and loops with numerous textures reconizable from the preceding releases, all woven together in a concoction that is by turns dazzlingly bright, hauntingly deep and wholly engaging.
On a first listen, it is the composition and pacing that really stand out. Brief melodic intervals are linked by passages of deep, trance like and multi-textured drones.Choral samples become interlaced with distorted guitar, glitch plays counterpoint to piano and evocative synth passages evolve almost spontaneously, as if the composer is allowing us a time out to pause, catch our breaths and reflect on what has come before and how we might deal with all that is to come. There is a mind boggling breadth of ideas and moments captured in the piece, and yet no thought or melodic impulse receives less than full consideration. Indeed, it is this deep attention to detail which amazed me on my first listen to In, and which now bears full fruit in Off.
I have immensely enjoyed all of the releases in the triptych but Off is in my opinion the strongest and most complete of the three, and is well worth the wait of almost a year since In was released. I look forward to future listens and to finally getting to hear the complete triptych from start to finish. I've wondered much at the preposition titles, with the implied movement away from a focal point or gravitational center. Hopefully I'll have the opportunity to comment further on it after a few more listens. For now I simply want to get this review out quickly while there is still time to do some good for Mr. Mehr by encourgaging fans of ambient, experimental and noise music to drop by Hidden Shoals and get their hands on In, On, and (if no other), Off."


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Backstage at the S/S 2015 Marc by Marc Jacobs show, it seemed as if I was transported back to my high school years in the late 1990's. With makeup inspired by (the original 1980's) English Rave scene, and hair by 90's era Bjork, it's no wonder why!
Redken's Guido chose Bjorks's signature hair knots, redone in a mohawk type style, to transform the models into "tough girls" for the show.
Redken's Wind Blown 05 was used to add texture to hair. Next, said Guido "I started by taking the hair into four horizontal sections and bringing them into little ponytails at the top of the crown, twisting them down, leaving some ends out and then pinning them with fine pins. Nothing is perfect. The part isn't perfect, so you get kind of a punky feeling."


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Can´t Flash Tomatousb firmware on Asus RT-N66U
fontes31 12 Aug 2012 15:04
I flashed my Asus R-N66U router withe last tomatousb firmware "Mega", all Ok. When trying to configure it, on Wan Vlan option i did something wrong because after saved i could not connect to the menu. I tried to flash again but without success, just saying restoring…I just can flash with original asus firmware. What i have to do to flash again with tomatousb firmware? Just to erase all on original firmware? Thanks
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Listen: She & Him - "Time After Time" (Frank Sinatra cover)
Not the Cyndi Lauper song you're probably thinking of, but let's hope we hear that next - She & Him have just turned in a cover of another standard called "Time After Time," the one written in 1947 by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne and famously covered by Frank Sinatra. This one's from their upcoming LP Classics, which they recorded live with a 20-piece orchestra. You can check out the "Time After Time" cover below, as well as their appearance on Jimmy Fallon with the Dusty Springfield cover, "Stay Awhile," they shared last week. Then, peruse the LP's tracklist.
"Time After Time":
"Stay Awhile":
She & Him, Classics:
1. Stars Fell on Alabama (Guy Lombardo, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong)
2. Oh No, Not My Baby (Maxine Brown, Dusty Springfield, Aretha Franklin, Carole King)
3. It's Not for Me to Say (Johnny Mathis)
4. Stay Awhile (Dusty Springfield)
5. This Girl's in Love with You (Herb Alpert)
6. Time After Time (Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker & Shirley Bassey)
7. She (Charles Aznavour, Elvis Costello)
8. Teach Me Tonight (Frank Sinatra, the DeCastro Sisters)
9. It's Always You (Bing Crosby, Benny Goodman, Chet Baker)
10. Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers, Elvis Presley, Lee Ann Rimes)
11. I'll Never Be Free (Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, Jean Shepard)
12. Would You Like to Take a Walk (Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong)
13. We'll Meet Again (Vera Lynn, the Byrds)


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Air date: Tues., Jan. 28, 7:30 pm
Pam Chambers
She's built a reputation as "Hawai'i's presentation coach," but in her youth, Pam Chambers was far from that. The former wallflower reveals how a turning point in her career helped her blossom as a public speaker. For more than 30 years, Chambers has helped local professionals and students on their presentation skills through feedback that she describes as honest, gentle and clear.
This program will be rebroadcast on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 4:00 pm and 11:30 pm.
I was in the third grade, and Mrs. Zimmerman, our teacher, gave us the assignment of doing a book report. As I began to read, I stumbled on a word, and one of the girls in the class led the group in laughing at me, and I remember deciding this is not a safe activity.
It took twenty years after that incident for her to feel comfortable standing in front of an audience again, and she made a career of helping people get over their fear of public speaking. Meet this presentation coach next on Long Story Short.
One-on-one, engaging conversations with some of Hawai'i's most intriguing people. Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox.
Aloha māi kakou. I'm Leslie Wilcox. It's one of the biggest fears of many Americans: public speaking. For more than thirty years, Pamela Gaye Chambers of Honolulu has been coaching Hawai'i residents, from children to CEO's, in how to develop presentation skills. Not just public speaking, proper etiquette, dressing for success, preparing for a job interview, and learning to work more effectively in a workplace environment are only some of the many skills she teaches. Her career began with wanting to help people with speaking disorders. She avoided work that involved public speaking until she took a job that she wasn't aware required it.
You grew up in west Los Angeles.
Well, my father was a professor at UCLA. He taught the classics: Greek and Roman history. And my mother was a stay at home mom, which I so appreciated. Some of my friends would go home to an empty house. My mother was always there finishing up a painting or something. And so we were…we had a humble beginning. I mean, I-I teach dining etiquette now, mainly because I had to learn what fork to use 'cause we only had one fork. Well, we each had our own, but we didn't have two forks.
And you went to public schools in LA?
Where you had your third-grade experience –
– That, that scarred you until you recovered from that?
Yes, yes. Emerson Elementary School. And Mrs. Zimmerman, our teacher, gave us the assignment of doing a book report, and I was an avid reader, so I instantly knew I'm gonna do Charlotte's Web, and I was excited and I wrote it all out, and I couldn't wait to get up there and read my book report. And as I began to read, I stumbled on a word and one of the girls in the class, her name was Wendy, was a leader of the group, and she led the group in laughing at me for my mistake, and I became flustered and my glasses slid down my nose and my face got hot and I just choked. And Mrs. Zimmerman said, "Go on!" That was her way of supporting me, and I remember deciding this is not a safe activity: being in front of the room with all eyes on me, being vulnerable, being laughed at. This is something I will avoid. So, for the next two decades, I avoided being in front of the room.
How did you get out of presentations for the next twenty years?
Oh, by being very cunning. If, if there was a school play, I would be absent the day that they were aud-you know, assigning the, "You be the rock, and you be the lead." And, and I would volunteer to do extra credit work behind the scenes so that I wouldn't have to be in front. I got very good –
Did anyone notice that – what, what you were doing?
I don't think so. No one called me on it; no one said, "Hey you – "
You majored in something called Communication Disorders?
Right. I was going to be a speech pathologist. That was my plan, to help people who stutter or who have a lisp, or who nasal and they want to change that, or they're too breathy.
And that comes from what? Because you liked helping people, and you were looking for –
It came from taking a class in linguistics that fascinated me. It was a class that told you, taught us how to write not phonetically, but in the symbols and – well symbols that allow us to know how to pronounce a word when we look it up in the dictionary. So, the world 'length' has a symbol for the 'ng' sound, and I was really good at that. I could listen to the teacher say a word, and I could write it in that language –
Diagram it.
Yes. Yes, and then I thought, "Well, so where do I get more of this?" And someone said in the communications department. So, I joined that department.
And found out there was something called Communication Disorders to major in.
Yes, yes. And I was able to work with a child who stuttered. I was able to work with an aphasic woman, a woman who had – very elderly woman who had a stroke who could not find her words, and I was supposed to find an aphasic person to work with for my term paper. So, it took me to really interesting places, but then I took a job that required me to stand up in front of groups.
Why did you take a job requiring you to stand up in front of groups?
I didn't know they – I, I didn't know that I would have to. They, they left out that part. I was working for a company called Actualizations, a self-improvement company in San Francisco. That's where I was the sales manager, mostly doing one on one sales or very tiny groups. But once a month, I would have to stand in front of 300 people and introduce the seminar leader. So once a month I would have to be on a riser in a fancy ballroom introducing Stewart Emory, was his name, and once a month a minute; it's just not enough to get over anything. So I would quiver and tremble and shake visibly.
How did you get over this?
Well I, I did the unthinkable. I said to them, "I want to conquer my fear. I need more speaking opportunities, please." And they said, "Okay. Once a week, you can lead a preview about this seminar, and we'll get hotel rooms and we'll maybe attract 20 people that you can speak to." And that's how I got over it.
That is so smart, because if something is unnatural to you, it's hard to feel natural, so you do it until it feels natural.
Exactly. And I knew and loved my subject. I loved the seminar. I knew the seminar. I knew exactly what I was talking about, which is key. And once a week was all it – was what it took. We were in four cities on the mainland, and Stewart Emory and Carol Augustus, the owners, said, "Who wants to go to Hawai'i to see if we can get the seminar going there?" And I said, "I would." I was the only one who raised a hand. Well, if I had known how hard that was gonna be, I wouldn't be sitting with you right now. it was not easy, coming from the mainland with a bunch of registration cards expecting people to sign up for something they had never heard of. But I got 80 people in the room.
How'd you do that?
Oh, ugh, it was so hard. I, I was here for three months, and so I was here – they paid for me to rent, you know, a little apartment, and they paid my paycheck and I got the people together. I had a lot of help. I had some support. And at the end of that three months, I realized I don't want to leave here. I want to…I, I –
Even though it was hard to do your job here?
Well I, I had made a number of really good friends and I loved everything about it. So, but I didn't have the courage to quit, so I went back to San Francisco and I misbehaved.
Purposely, I take it?
Un – subconsciously. I, I can look back, and I look back at the mistakes I made. In my right mind, I would never have done those things that I did. They were egregious. I got fired.
You did get fired?
I did. My – Carol called me. She said, "It was clear to me by your behavior at the Women's Workshop last week that you don't want to be here anymore. So we are releasing you."
How were you acting at the Women's Workshop?
Oh, I left her out of the group photo. There was a group photo of all the people in the workshop, and I had the photographer take the picture without waiting for Carol Augustus to be in the picture. How passive aggressive is that?
But you're not regretting getting fired?
No, I, I cried for about ten minutes, and then I said to my boyfriend, "Doug, let's go, let's go to Hawai'i." So we packed fourteen boxes of things, came here, no place to live. Uh, someone lent us a spare room for a while. No job, no, no nothing. Fourteen boxes of stuff, and we, both of us has – have been here ever since. That was forty years ago.
Pam Chambers secured a job in Hawai'i that continued to put her in a public speaking role. It eventually led her into creating her own business.
I ran the Winner's Circle Breakfast Club in the eighties, maybe you've heard of it? It was a weekly motivational meeting held in various places over that ten-year period, and I was the director of it, and I was the emcee. So, every single week I was in front of a hundred people running the breakfast. It was so much fun, and then one day a man named Howard Wolf said, "We have architects who need to be better at presenting their work. Do you think that you could help them?" And I said, "I don't know. I, I don't know a thing about architecture. Let's give it a try." So we had one pilot class with twelve people, and I talked to them about body language, voice, words and image, and they loved it. So they hired me for several more classes, and that was the beginning of my career.
Did it grow because you got feedback and then you would change and evolve?
Yes, I always, I always listen. Sometimes I get feedback that's painful. Oh my goodness, I, I don't love critical feedback any more than anyone else does, but sometimes I get it. And I vow, 'let me not make the same mistake twice.' I got feedback about handling my lei too many times. A woman in the audience counted the number of times –
You're right. you are judged, aren't you, when you're speaking?
Oh, yeah. She said, "I thought you might want to know that you handled your lei thirty-seven times." And that is the moment I decided to say to people, "If you plan to give me a lei, which is lovely, I would prefer to have it when I'm done speaking," because I know myself. I know that I'll be handling it.
This is a really interesting subject because we know that public speaking is the, is probably the number one fear, right, that people have.
And um, and so just, just, um, being there for lessons is probably pretty daunting.
Yes, it takes a lot of work for me to fill a class. It is a very hard sell. People will go to Toastmasters because that's very, very easy, and very safe, and they're not gonna get the level of feedback that they're afraid they're gonna get from me. I have a reputation of being, "She leaves no stone unturned." And that's not true. I don't turn over stones that can't be fixed.
Well it is very personal.
It is.
Even if it's not – I mean, what's personal to one is, you know, no big deal to another.
Right, that's right. One man came into my classroom and he sat down and spread his arms; his tall and long arms. He spread his arms. He took a lot of space, and after about forty-five minutes when enough rapport was there among all of us, I said, "I want to give you some feedback about your body language." And he said, "What?" And I said, "Just freeze. Freeze just as you are." I said, "Notice how much space you're taking. Notice that you're encroaching on the space of the people to either side of you." And he pulled his arms in, and he said, "Thank you. No one has told me that before." And I said, "I know. That's why we're here."
Because sometimes people just don't know.
They don't know.
And, and it may be obvious to everybody else.
They don't know what they don't know. And they're usually very grateful that someone finally told them about something that they can easily fix. Now the voice, that's not easy. But pulling your arms in, that's easy.
You know, I thought that most people would know, 'I, I don't like to speak. I'm fearful.' But it turns out that some people don't know they're bad speakers, and you have to tell them. And, and you're considered an expert in this area because you, you have to identify, and give them feedback, and get them to change. I, that's, I, that's, that's pretty sensitive stuff.
I could laugh for an hour about this, but I won't. Uh, yes, there's one woman who I have to break it to her that she talks like Minnie Mouse. She, or a chipmunk. She has a, has a very nasal, up here way, nasal high voice and she does up talk, and so she sounds like a eight-year-old.
What's up talk? Oh, you end up at the sentence.
You end with a – with a question. "So like I was at the mall and I met this really cute guy, and like, I wanted to go up to him." That's up talk. And she does that, plus she's nasal, plus her voice is high, and –
And she doesn't know this?
I don't know if she knows it. I, that, that's something I need to find out. I need to say to her, "So what kinds of feedback have you gotten about your communication skills?" And if she says, "Well, I'm told that I fidget too much." Then I'll say, "Okay we can work on body language. Have you ever had any feedback about your voice?"
And she says? What if she says, "No, no, not at all" ?
Then if she says no, then I'll say, "Well I am going to give you feedback about your voice, because your voice is one of your four instruments. We have our body language, our voice, our words, and the way we look, and I'm going to be giving you feedback about all of those."
Are people threatened, or do they say, "Oh good, help me."
Yes, most people love feedback because I'm gentle but clear when I give it, and I never give feedback about something they can't change, and I tell them the benefit to them of changing this.
Can you change a nasally voice?
How do you do that?
You – it takes a lot of work, but you can do it. I mean, why are there vocal coaches if we can't change our voice. There, there wouldn't be vocal coaches if our voice weren't changeable.
You can know you're not doing well, but you don't know how to change it.
Right. Well, luckily for me, I've been in business helping people who want to be helped for thirty four years, and it's really astonishing because Hawai'i is, is a place where we're kind of not supposed to stand out a lot, but those who want to get somewhere in their career, if they realize that there are things that they're doing in their communication that are holding them back, they want to know what that is and they want to move it out of the way. Resistant people are defensive people, so if people are defensive, they're most likely to be resistant to any new idea that comes their way about what they could be doing different. So, so resistant people…I don't get a lot of those in my public classes because usually those are people who chose to be there.
It is really, um, I mean, it seems like in most jobs you would have to – even if it's to ask for a raise, you need to, you know – any, any…it could be a small, seemingly small human interaction with just another person, but it's still a presentation skill.
Yeah, it is.
And you still have to tell a story, and, and, and uh, and be able to present.
Right. and I tell people if you're shy and you're like the way I was, if you don't want to speak out, at every single meeting, do three things: ask a question, make a suggestion, and offer your opinion. You don't have to be an expert to do any of those things, but slowly but surely you will be perceived as a participant, not a wallflower. So, do those three things and then be silent if you want, and if you do those everywhere you go, you're gonna gain confidence. You'll, you'll – you won't mind the sound of your own voice entering.
What's the, the most, uh, startling transformation you've been part of?
Startling, what a great word. Okay, the one that comes to mind was a woman who was, still is, the CEO of her own company, and she looked like she ran a plant nursery. That's what she looked like, and when it came time – one of my sessions is about image only, session two. I always ask them, "On a scale of one to ten, how much feedback do you want?" And I tell them what a five would sound like, and I tell them what a ten would sound like, and everyone chooses the ten.
They want to hear it all.
They want it, 'cause they realize the ten isn't unsafe, it's more complete. So I said to her, "If I had to guess what profession you're in, I would say you either work at a preschool or you work at a nursery. Maybe the nursery in Kailua." And she said, "Really? Why?" And I said, "You don't look like a CEO."
So did you, did you give her styling tips?
Yes. She – actually, she asked me to take her shopping, and, and I did. I recommended a hair stylist to her. Here's the sad part: her husband didn't like it.
Her hair or her new image?
Her whole new beautiful, powerful, leader-like image. He said, "I thought you were fine the way you were." And he was a chauvinistic, sexist, old-fashioned guy that didn't want a woman who turned heads.
What'd she do?
She stayed good. And they're still married.
Very good.
What about a, a man's transformation?
A man – there was a man, also a CEO dressed very poorly: shabby, sloppy, pants too long, unshined shoes. Just, just a wreck. And his HR person, it was, said, "I'd like you to clean up your image, and there's someone in town who can help you." And we met, and I said, "I want to take you shopping." And, oh, it was so much fun because he was so open. I said, "Wear – get this pink shirt. This pink shirt. Not fuchsia, the pale Ralph Lauren pink shirt. Women love it. Get this shirt. Here's the tie to go with it. Get these pants." And he put them on in the dressing room and he stood taller and he was so proud of himself, and he, he…those changes stayed. He didn't go sliding back.
Pam Chambers of Honolulu conducts workplace training, holds her own classes, does individual coaching, and writes books on self-improvement. She's operated her own business for more than three decades and has always done everything herself.
You prefer to be solo?
Yeah, I really like it. I really like being single and solo and making my own decisions. I am considered – I'm a polite, very polite person, but I don't want to have to compromise on how I live my life. I think I've witnessed many, many people not being able to do what they want because their boss wouldn't let them. For example, there is someone who wants to come to my class but his boss won't let him. And I don't want to have a life like that, so I don't have a paycheck, I don't have a pension, but I have freedom. And I just, I value it more than anything else.
That is a hard way to live, though. I mean, it, it really takes enormous, uh, uh, I mean you're always thinking…you, you not only have to plan your content, but you've got to get your own business, take care of your own finances.
Oh, I know. I have to do my marketing. I have to do my own social media. I have to make my own nametags. I mean, I could probably hire someone to help me, but it would take more time to train them to – than to do it myself. So yes, I do do it all.
Really, what you do is a lot because you're doing different subjects and you're doing very different groupings.
And they come to you different ways.
Yes. Yes. I love it.
May, maybe that's why you like being solo because you have so much interaction and stimulation in your, in your job.
That's true. I love living alone. I, I love my alone time and I give myself a lot of it. A lot of it, and I, I'm sure it's because of all that I put out.
Right, because you're…essentially, you're teaching people how to be more social.
More social, more considerate, more aware of others. I teach them don't be walking down the sidewalk and stop smack in the middle of the sidewalk. Do you think that you're the only one on the street? Or I'll say, "Do – are you aware that you just interrupted her when she was trying to give you helpful feedback?" There's no – nothing that I won't say if it can be changed.
So, I do think that comes from a place of abundance because you're, you know, you'll share it, but on the other hand, it's, it's expertise that you, you know, that you take a lifetime to build up to get.
I – It took me thirty-four years to know what I know now. So, so if you think I'm charging too much for an hour, you're not paying me for that hour; you're paying me for all the blood, sweat, and tears I suffered learning how to do this.
You like to fly solo and, and you've, you built this incredible business, um, and, and basically, you've done it a long time so you could retire –
I could.
But you, but you keep working. What is it that – what is it that's special to you about Hawai'i?
Oh, so many things, but mainly the diversity: the languages that we hear, the different cultures, the different values. I love it! And, and when I have someone in my class who is fretting because she has an accent, I say, "No, I am not helping you get rid of that accent. We like it. We like to hear something that's different." The weather, except it's been too hot lately. The, the plumerias; the, the weather, the seasons that we have…the roots I have here, the people I know. I know thousands of people, and, and I feel like I belong here. And you're right, I could retire, but I don't want to. I want to do what I'm doing.
Mahalo to Pam Chambers of Kaka'ako, Honolulu for sharing your stories with us. And thank you for joining us. For PBS Hawai'i and Long Story Short, I'm Leslie Wilcox. Aloha nui.
You're known for wearing hats. I wonder, I mean, and all kinds of hats for lots of variety, which is not common in Hawai'i nei, so tell me about that.
Well, I have a – I sent your staff a picture of me at the age of three wearing a beret. Somehow my mom, or maybe my grandmother, put that beret on me, and I always liked that picture. But I didn't wear hats my whole life. I started wearing hats probably about twenty years ago, and I don't…I think, oh I, I do know why: because I was really into vintage at that time. I still am. And I bought vintage hats, and I liked wearing them because they got so many comments. "Oh, your vintage hat. I always wonder what hat you're gonna wear." Well, I got out of the vintage stage, but I got in the habit of wanting something on my head, so if it's not a hat, it might be a scarf. If it's not a scarf, it might be a bandana. There needs – I need something on my head.
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Welcome to Woldstee Bed & Breakfast Groningen
Woldstee Bed & Breakfast is located on the outskirts of the city of Groningen. This unique location offers the best of two worlds. The former farmhouse is situated right next to nature area the Koningslaagte, component of the Reitdiepdal of the Groninger landscape. This offers a good startingpoint for beautiful bicycle excursions and delicious walks. But the heart of the bustling city of Groningen is within cycling distance of the Woldstee.
- Five comfortable guestrooms
- Each with private bathroom
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Museum San is a treasure waiting to be discovered at the heart of Wonju, S. Korea. Two weeks ago, I was fortunate to participate in the marketing workshop of our company. The activity was surprisingly held in a museum located … Continue reading
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A Trip to Gangneung
Gyeongpo Lake Cherry Blossoms Festival 2016. Last April 9, Arbie and I decided to spend the peak of Cherry Blossoms in Gangneung, Gangwon-do. This was because we were trying to avoid the huge crowd in Seoul, Busan, Gyeongju, or somewhere else … Continue reading


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Bret and I surprised our squad with lunch at school on the day of their birthday! We've never done visited them for lunch at school before so it was a nice treat for all of us! We stopped by Subway and patiently waited in the empty cafeteria for their kindergarten class to arrive. When they walked in, they literally walk right by us and didn't even notice we were there. It was all of their little friends who gasped, smiled and told them "hey isn't that your mommy and daddy?!!?" They were so surprised! We enjoyed hearing about their morning thus far and spent nearly the rest of the time waving to the other little kindergarteners across the room from our private little table. So fun seeing them in their school environment!
Like their Mama, these kiddos love to go out to eat. We had a second surprise in store for them that evening! We told them we were going to take them to eat at Lahacienda Ranch for their birthday dinner but they didn't know that most of the family would be there to surprise them! Everyone was there, seated before we walked in and yelled "surprise!!" as we entered – so fun!
They especially loved when the staff came out and sang Happy Birthday to them and brought them a birthday cake!
Of course the *reason* this is one of their favorite places to come… the horses. We spent a small fortune and stood in the freezing cold weather for some time so they could all ride the horses dozens of times but the giggles and smiles on their faces made it all worth it!
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The daily turnover of global foreign exchange markets fell by 5.6% from April 2013, to an average US$ 5.1 trillion in April 2016, according to the recently published figures of the Bank for International Settlements' "Triennial Central Bank Survey". It is also the first time since 2001 that FX spot turnover has subsided.
Naturally, exchange rate movements influence comparisons with previous surveys. In particular, the appreciation of the US dollar between 2013 and 2016 reduced the USD value of turnover in other currencies. When valued at constant (April 2016) exchange rates, global turnover increased slightly, by about 4% between April 2016 and April 2013.
Nevertheless, the latest developments contrast with the strong growth in turnover observed between Triennial Surveys since 2001. Indeed, the previous decade had seen a continuous growth in the global size of the currency markets, with traded values increasing by nearly 400%, from US$ 1.1 trillion in April 2001 to US$ 5.4 trillion in 2013.
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This guide is going to take you through the set up of your Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo - from inserting the SIM through to protecting your data with a screen lock.
This is the official user manual for the Samsung Galaxy S5 NeoDownload manual
This is what you get in the box:
The Galaxy S5 Neo uses a MicroSIM, and you can add some more space using a MicroSD card. Both of these go under the cover, which you'll need to remove first.
On the right-hand edge of the phone, above the power button is a small notch. Use your thumbnail in this notch to prise the back cover off.
Insert the SIM into the lower slot on the right of the camera, with the metal contacts facing down, and the cut-off corner going in first.
If you're using a MicroSD card, slide it into the slot above the SIM, with the metal contacts facing down.
Put the battery in, using the metal contacts to line it up.
Put the back cover back over the phone, and press around the edges to secure it.
With everything in, press and hold the power button on the right-hand edge of the phone to turn it on.
The first time your Galaxy S5 Neo is turned on, it will show the 'Setup Wizard', which will take you through getting the phone's basics set up. You might see a 'SIM service' pop-up during the set up - if you do, tap the network you're using and your phone will download the settings for it.
Choose your language, then tap the yellow arrow.
Tap the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to.
Type in the password for the Wi-Fi - if you're not sure what it is, you can normally find it on your router.
Press Connect - if it works, you should see the word 'Connected' underneath it, and you'll see the Wi-Fi signal bars at the top of the screen.
Tap Next.
You'll have to agree to Samsung's Terms and Conditions, tap the tickbox, then tap Next.
Tap Agree on the pop-up.
If you've had an Android phone before, and it supports NFC, you can transfer some data to your S5 Neo. Tap the phones together to start this, or tap Skip.
If you've got a Google account, type in the email address, and press Next. If you want to create a new one, tap Or create a new account.
Type the password for your account, and tap Next.
You'll have to agree to the Google's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which you can read by tapping them. Tap Accept to agree.
You might be asked to add some payment info to your Google account. To do so, choose a payment method, then tap Next and fill out the details. To skip this, tap Remind me later and tap Next.
Check the date and time are right. Tap them if you need to change them, and then tap Next.
If there are any phone backups on your Google account, you can restore one to your S5 Neo. Choose a backup, then press Next, or choose Set up as new device, and then press Next.
To let Google check your device for security problems, press Accept, or press Decline.
To add a screen lock to your phone, to help protect your pictures and messages, tap Set screen lock now.
Choose the type of screen lock you want:
Confirm your screen lock again.
Choose which notifications you want to see on the lock screen, and tap Next.
Read through the available Google Services, and tap the tickboxes for the ones you want.
Tap Next.
If you have a Samsung account, tap Sign in and fill in your details. To create a new one, tap Create account or Create account with Google ID. If you don't want to use a Samsung account, tap Skip.
To use 'Easy Mode', which makes text and icons bigger and hides some advanced options, turn the switch on at the top, or leave it off to use normal mode.
Tap Finish to close the 'Setup Wizard'.
You'll now be on the Home screen. Along the bottom are icons for some commonly used things like Phone, Contacts, Messages and Internet. In the lower-right corner is the Apps button, which will show you all the other apps installed on your phone.
At the bottom of the phone are three navigation buttons that can help you get around the phone.
'Recent' (left): displays previously used apps, and lets you swap between them.
'Home' (middle): this will always take you back to the Home screen.
'Back' (curved arrow): takes you back one screen, or closes an app.
Before you can use things like email, or downloading apps, you'll need to connect your S5 Neo to the internet. You can do this using Wi-Fi or mobile data, and we'll help you check both.
From the Home screen, tap Apps, then tap Settings.
From the Home screen, tap Apps, then tap Settings.
Tap the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to.
Type in the password for it - if you're not sure what this is, you can find it on your router.
Press Connect, and if this works you'll see the word 'Connected' underneath your Wi-Fi network, and you'll get some signal bars at the top of the screen.
Your S5 Neo will always try and use Wi-Fi instead of mobile data, so you'll need to turn that off first.
Go to Settings > Wi-Fi > Turn switch off
With it off, check at the top of the screen for a '4G' or '3G' symbol, which indicate your mobile data connection. You might see '2G' or 'E' if your signal isn't great. If you can't see any symbol at the top, you'll have to check the mobile data settings.
Open Settings.
Tap Mobile networks, then tap Access Point Names.
Check that your network has a green dot next to it - if it doesn't, tap the empty circle to turn the settings on.
Check at the top again for a mobile data indicator.
If you still can't see a mobile data connection, try resetting the settings.
Open Settings.
Tap Mobile networks, then tap Access Point Names.
Tap More, then tap Reset to default.
Tap OK.
If you're still having problems connecting to mobile data, you will need to set up the 'APN Settings' manually. Read through our APN Guide for the settings you'll need for your network.
Your Galaxy S5 Neo can work with many types of email accounts, and lets you send and receive email, and will let you know when new emails arrive.
From the Home screen, tap Apps, then tap Settings.
Scroll down, and tap Accounts.
Tap + Add account.
Choose the type of account you want to add. For work and school ones, tap Exchange. For personal accounts, tap Email.
Type in your email address and password, and press Next.
Your account will be added.
If you're having any problems setting up your email account, read through our guide to email server settings for more help.
Adding a lock screen to your S5 Neo will help protect the data on it, like photos and messages. There are a few different options to choose from, and we'll explain each.
Open Settings.
Scroll down and tap Lock Screen.
Tap Screen lock, and choose the type of screen lock you want:
Type or draw your screen lock, then confirm it.
Choose which notifications you'd like to see on the Home screen, and press Done.
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Chemistry Becomes Easy Learning Through Appropriate Help
Learning Chemistry helps one comprehend the world better. Through his understanding of fundamental Chemistry, it's possible to understands common chemical reactions like detergent working better in serious trouble or salt dissolving in water or ice melting within the heat. Thus, an individual can become more mindful of every single day ...Read More »
Exploring Career Options As A Locksmith – Check These Suggestions
People mostly need locksmiths in emergencies, and more often than not, people are willing to pay any price to get the job done. If the career of a locksmith seems appealing to you, it's important to consider a few things. Below are some of the things you need to know. ...Read More »
Why Take Project Management Software Certification to enhance Your Managing Skills?
Project management software provides a new perspective at work market too. However, your competition is stiff here so you have to find the most effective certification that may help you stick out of all others. But why would you be a certified project manager? It will help you manage your ...Read More »
Importance Of Online Classes
Domestic violence isn't generally a subject that people want to discuss. It's painful. It's heartbreaking. And it's avoidable. Its avoidability is the one primary reason that it needs to be discussed despite its painful realities. Many courts order offenders to attend domestic violence courses as a form of rehabilitation after ...Read More »


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Bernard Sweeney
Bernard W. Sweeney, PhD;
Director, President, Senior Research Scientist,
Stroud Water Research Center
Bern Sweeney's main research interests are the population and community ecology of temperate and tropical rivers, pollution assessment in temperate and tropical streams using macroinvertebrates, the role of streamside forests in the structure and function of stream and river ecosystems.
He received the "National Award of Excellence in Conservation" (USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service 2003), the "Lifetime Achievement Award" (Chesapeake Bay Foundation 2006),the "Margaret Douglas National Medal" (Garden Club of America 2006), the Forest Champion Award (Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay 2013), and was named the "Conservation Individual of the Year for 2014" by the Berks County Conservation District.
Freshwater Crisis: Global Problem with Backyard Solutions
Fresh water has become the most precious natural resource on the planet. All life in our watersheds depend on it and it is a basic ingredient fueling the economic structure of most nations. However, the quantity and quality of fresh water has been compromised on a regional to global scale causing what can be called a freshwater crisis.
This lecture outlines the extent of that crisis but also offers hope in resolving it by merging science, education, and restoration. It is proposed that such a merger can be effective at all scales but is especially powerful if applied in our own backyard.
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Date & Time:
April 21, 2016, 6:30pm, doors open at 6:00pm
West Chester Borough Hall,
401 E. Gay St. West Chester, 19380
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Advance registration is required