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The 'Twitter Hedge Fund' has an out-of-sample experience.
Derwent Capital, the Hedge fund which is working with Johan Bollen and Huina Mao to implement their 'Twitter Predictor' strategy, had, until recently, been publishing their monthly returns on the web. This is fairly irregular: hedge funds typically do not release this data due to regulatory concerns and performance anxiety. Even more irregular, as of May 3rd, 2012, the monthly returns were removed from the trading performance webpage. The page now states, "We are going through some exciting changes…more soon," as does Derwent's homepage; they no longer appear to be taking new investments.
You can see the last published monthly return values, as of April 27, 2012, in the google cache. I replicate the data here1:
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I added the Na for April 2012. My suspicion is that April was a down month and Derwent panicked, but concede there are numerous alternative explanations. The total return over the period is 7.3%. While this is better than a sharp stick in the eye, is it consistent with the spectacular performance implied by the claims of Bollen's original paper?
"That 86.7% figure is widely quoted in the media. What people forget is that … you might lose all your money in the 13 or 15% where you're wrong"
Here is the (composite) null hypothesis that I intend to reject the hell out of:
Derwent is trading the model described by Bollen et. al., longing and shorting the DJIA at the close, at unit leverage or greater, capturing the indicative value of the index, not incurring costs, and the 'Twitter Predictor' model has the advertised forecast accuracy of 86.7%.
To reject this null hypothesis, we would have to conclude one of the following:
- Derwent is not trading the Twitter Predictor model because of technical difficulties. Given that they inked a deal with Bollen over a year ago and could be trading on a single ETF once daily, on a signal based on three day old tweets, they would have to be hopelessly incompetent. Since Bollen's claims imply that Derwent is sitting on a gold mine, one would expect them to spare no expense bringing the strategy to market. How they have failed to do so is inexplicable.
- Derwent is not trading the Twitter Predictor model because they do not believe it is profitable. This seems dishonest to me, since stories on the web link Derwent to Bollen's paper. Although Derwent's offering material probably allow them to trade whatever the hell they want, it would be odd indeed if Bollen's business partner didn't buy his story, while licensing his technology (and renting his reputation).
- Derwent is trading the Twitter Predictor model, but at less than unit leverage, i.e. they are keeping some part of their money in a 'risk-free' instrument, like cash. This would imply that Derwent is experiencing less risk than the strawman market-timer analyzed below. This is very odd behaviour for a hedge fund, especially one collecting only performance fees. Moreover, since backtests indicate little chance of massive drawdowns and astronomical upside potential for the Twitter Predictor, Derwent should be borrowing money to trade at leverage if possible.
- Derwent is trading the Twitter Predictor model and the forecast accuracy quoted in Bollen's paper did not materialize in the real world.
None of these possibilities is attractive for Bollen; they all point to the 'Twitter Predictor' strategy being a statistical phantom, the product of smoke, mirrors and data dredging, amplified by a credulous media which has drank deep the social media Kool-Aid on Twitter.
Testing the Null
It would be difficult to infer much from only 3 months of data even if you were given the daily marks, less from the monthly marks. However, under the null hypothesis quoted above, we have a toehold. There are a number of technical tricks we can employ (and I do so below), but the simplest test is to compare the live performance to that of a simulated market-timer trading on DJIA with the Bollen's fabled forecast accuracy.
Monte Carlo simulations
This is a rerun of the previous simulations, but applied to the live trading period. To recap, for one realization of the experiment, I simulate a trader who correctly guesses the sign of the log return of DJIA tomorrow with probability 86.7%, and trades at the close, at unit leverage, long or short based on that guess, over the period 2012-01-01 to 2012-03-31. I perform 10000 such Monte Carlo realizations with different random seeds, recording the total returns of each experiment.
Of the 10000 simulations, exactly 8 did as 'poorly' as Derwent, approximately 0.08%. The worst simulation experienced a total return over the period of 3.24%, compared with Derwent's achieved total return of 7.3%. The median total return over the 10000 simulations is 20.83%.
Estimating the forecast accuracy
Assuming the null hypothesis, we know the absolute value of Derwent's simple returns on every day in the trading period, although not the sign. We know their total log return over the period, and so we know their mean daily log return, which allows us to estimate their experienced forecast accuracy.
Suppose that, for \(i=1,2,\ldots,n, w_i\) are the absolute values of the daily returns of DJIA in the period in question. Let \(s_i\) be a \(\pm 1\) random variable that equals 1 with probability equal to the forecast accuracy. The total return experienced over the period would then be \[r_t = \prod_i (1 + s_i w_i).\] The fact that simple returns compound in this way is rather an annoyance. We know their total return, thus their total log return, and use this as an estimate of the sum of daily returns as follows: \[\log r_t = \log \prod_i (1 + s_i w_i) = \sum_i \log\left(1 + s_i w_i\right) \approx \sum_i s_i w_i.\] This follows because for \(x\) small we have \(\log (1+x) \approx x\).
The sum on the right above could be used to estimate the forecast accuracy \(p\), which is the probability that the random variable \(s\) equals 1. This is basically just a weighted mean computation, conditional on the weights \(w_i\) being fixed: \[\mathbf{E}\left(\frac{\sum_i w_i s_i}{\sum_i w_i}\right) = 2p - 1.\] This means the statistic \[\hat{p} = \frac{1}{2} + \frac{\log r_t}{2 \sum_i w_i}\] can be used to estimate \(p\).
Performing this calculation, I get the estimate \(\hat{p} = 0.64\). A fairly rough 95% confidence interval for the true forecast accuracy is \(\left[0.47,0.8\right]\). Note that at this type I rate we cannot reject the possibility that \(p = 0.5\), i.e. Derwent has no market timing ability. We can reject the hypothesis that \(p = 0.87\).
Sharpe Ratio
If we can estimate the volatility of Derwent's daily returns, we can compute their achieved Sharpe ratio, based on log returns. Under the null hypothesis, based on historical simulations, this Sharpe ratio should be on the order of \(9\mbox{yr}^{-1/2}\).
Let \(r_i\) be Derwent's daily simple returns on each day in the period in question, and let \(l_i = \log(1 + r_i)\) be the log returns. We do not have Derwent's daily returns, so cannot compute their log returns on each day. However, under the null hypothesis we assume that \(|r_i| = w_i,\) the absolute simple returns of DJIA on each day.
We can also get a lower bound on the volatility of log returns as follows. First note that \[\log(1 + |r_i|) \le |\log(1 + r_i)| = |l_i|.\] The sample variance, \(\hat{\sigma}^2\), of the log returns can then be bounded by \[(n-1) \hat{\sigma}^2 = \sum_i l_i^2 - n \left(\frac{\sum_i l_i}{n}\right)^2 \ge \sum_i \left(\log(1 + |r_i|)\right)^2 - n \left(\frac{\sum_i l_i}{n}\right)^2.\] Note that we have Derwent's mean returns, \(\sum_i l_i / n\) by transforming their total returns and using the 'telescoping property.'
Using this lower bound on volatility, we get an upper bound on their Sharpe ratio, calculated on log returns. The value I get is \(3.3\mbox{yr}^{-1/2}\), with 95% confidence interval \([-0.8\mbox{yr}^{-1/2},7.2\mbox{yr}^{-1/2}]\). So I am confident that Derwent does not have a Sharpe ratio of \(9\mbox{yr}^{-1/2}\), and I reject the null hypothesis.
Note that while \(3.3\mbox{yr}^{-1/2}\) should be considered 'very good', the sample size is so small we cannot be sure this was not just a fluke.
"We are going through some exciting changes…"
Based on the Monte Carlo simulations and the analysis based on inferred volatility, we can soundly reject the null; Derwent is not trading the Twitter Predictor, or is massively underlevered, or the forecast accuracy failed to materialize.
Note that this says relatively little about whether Derwent is a 'good' investment or not. If we cannot assume they are trading on the DJIA in the simple way outlined in the null hypothesis, then the Monte Carlo experiments, the forecast accuracy and Sharpe estimations become meaningless, and we are left with only 3 monthly returns numbers, from which we can infer very little. My goal is merely to show that the forecast accuracy touted in Bollen's paper has yet to be seen in the real world.
Disclaimer The information provided does not constitute investment advice.
Disclosure author has no holdings in Twitter, holds broad market ETFs which intersect with the DJIA.
I believe these returns are gross, i.e. do not reflect performance fees. ↩


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"Cute cannot be Underated"
this story continues and blends with #2 very well. Was concern, this story might be dark, but as usual Eric fun and humor keeps on bring you back to fun.
when Jace is always looking out for our heroine
Much better...have all this series. I now like her or at least in this series. She does the men's voices so well. I will be ordering other Cunning stories read by Justine.
Please besure and bring Eric story, Wicked Beat to audible as soon as it is recorded.
""Must Like In Character Voices""
I have started this book twice, but must not be in the mood to continue. Good story line, so I will pick up another time.
I did start with #2 first and it is GOOD. I love Braden sense of humor!
this seemed to be close to Lisa Marie Rice book, Dangerous. Not my fave for the same reader reason below.
Reader maybe an AKA for Karen White, my fave for Julie James series and Jill Shalvis animal series, NOT to be Missed. If not, my apologies. This reader's foreign or eastern block voice is not what I like. It seems to be too much.
""Cougar or Panther?""
It is in the top 5 of Maya Banks books I have had the op to listened . Better than book 1! I think it was because the 2 brothers had a close relationship. The Armstrong series are great.
Braden had a good sense of humor. Humor is always good. Braden is also ultra hot and sexy dominant in the bedroom so beware! this character kept the book moving along and will not disappoint.
Her pace could be a bit less breathy in the beginning, but I felt she did a good job with our heroes right from the start. She made them a yummy as can be. She would be great if she kept up a fast voice pace all through the listen. She does the erotic Lorelei James cowboy McKay series...pretty hot.
yup, I did. In fact I listened to this before I have attempted #1.
ms banks is not a consistent writer for me so I have to really watch what I buy from her. The M.B. series with Caroline Winbour, was hot, but she ruined the listens for me.
""Women Can be Stronger Than Men""
Yes, great reminders to not have self doubt, and character counts!
this had a little of everything...love returned, love/distrust and light mystry. Most of all, this book is not dark, inked bodies, and so erotic you have to listen with headphones. this writer has style and it shows in her characters. See Shannon review as it is spot on.
I love her male voices and buy most everything she reads in the romance section. She can make an average book good and good book great. She is good at sassy dialogue.
no great moment, but lots of good fun scenes ie: sport fishing and when Mark has insite on his "best friend".
this author is priced so great, and read so wonderfully by N. Ross, that it is an automatic download for me. What a great reasonable way to spend time.
""Watch That Claw""
I do not buy too many paranormal books. This was good, but #2 if there is one, is not for me. Lots of good dialogue and humor.
H.J. is good and I have many of her books to be listened to that I have purchased.
this was a short good listen with an inventive story line. It had fun good humorous dialogue so it was a good buy. The author eluded to a lesbian relationship, which did not make much sense to me. No erotic descriptions, more of 2 pals going to last into the ages. The ending does lead you to book #2 if author wrote one.
AKA: Sophie Eastlake, Erin Mallon, Julie Walean and a few other names does a fab job on Irish, Aussie accents. Not to be missed. The sample clued me to the AKA. on this book which was why I purchased.
H.J. name seems to denote more erotic or paranormal stories. She can read too slow in some books, so listen to the sample.
Audible, I would love an AKA list. Since I buy so many, I can pretty much guess the reader via the sample, even if they have a few AKA names, but it sure would make it much easier to buy books.
""Take a Walk on the Wildside""
I like Dr Josh's story best. This one & Amy's story are about the same quality. You will enjoy all 3. You do not have to listen in any order, connected but could stand alone.
See js two other chocolate books. Lots of fun and good feelings. YOU must be in the mood for it. If not get a good mystery to get you out of the stress!
If you like this reader, try her best JS, Head Over Heels. She makes Ty "Cute Mystery guy" come to life in this book. Do not pay attention to other reviewers, Erin Bennett does a good job on the other two stories!
Good overall feeling. These 3 chocolate stories are the best of the lucky harbor series.
Get a pen ready as chocolate recipes are at the end of each book. Yum yum
""Armed, Locked & Loaded""
J.S. has this wonderful Chocolate triology, my fave of the 3, Forever and a Day, Dr. Josh aka Dr McHottie. This is about Ranger Hot Buns. J S has out done herself on these 3. Great fun dialogue that makes you smile REAL big. These are not brain teasers or FSOG type books. Just great fun when you need a reminder not to overlook it in the daily grind. Fun chocolate receipes at the end of each book. This set of 3 are better than the last 3 of Luckey Harbor, 3 sisters running an inn. These will not disappoint and are so much better writting, storyline and dialogue.
Luckey in Love and Forever and a Day. SH made sure she worked hard to give the fans humor, hunky men, and a good moral reminder.
Ok, she is not the best of readers, BUT she had great material in 2 of these 3 stories and she made our hunky hotties not miss a beat. I did not agree with other reviewers. Suela El Attar has a higher pitched voice and did good on Ty's story, but she is not my fave either. Now Karen White's reads of SH are to die for. Everything good.
yup, I owned Ty's story and Dr. Josh. After I finished Dr. Josh, I downloaded and listed to this one as I wanted to continue the warm smile reader left me with. I know Ty's story will finish the job with S E A reading.
make sure you catch the wonderful Chocolate receipes at the end of each book. JS has a new batch of characters. I can only hope the readers do justice to her fun pace and dialogue.
""Obliques That can Make You Weak""
YES, if you are a good fan of JS, then this story will just grab your heart. This one is right up there with Rumor Has it and Then Came You by JS, my faves. As you listen you get that "ahaa" all through the listen. Hot scenes are yummy but not graphic. This are light listens that can give you that all around good feeling. Lots of humor, but YOU must be in the mood for it or you will miss it.
Our hero is too die for. Same kind of story in Then Came You, read by Karen White,the best at JS stories. This listen captures your heart!
EB is not the best choice, but she is better than Annie Green! I own all of Karen White's JS recordings. Yummy on KW's heros! EB can only be good if the story is great. IE Rogue rider by Larissa Ione. I just purchased but not yet listened to Susan E. Phillips, Heros Are My Weakness. This reader and SEP book not getting good reviews. Not sure why S.E.P. picked this reader as she needs a hit and has not gotten it in your last 2 books. EB just drops her voice a little bit for male voices. This story has a dreamboat of a hero, so she gets by and you are not disappointed or distracted.
The scenes of Toby and Tank eating cereal out of the same bowl, or Doc getting weak with our heroine makes you have that nice warm glow inside. Every kid would want a dad like the Doc.
"Wild For Her"
This was a long one, but you get deep into it real fast! This is my fave of the 10 I own. I have not listened in the written order and I am real glad I did not as I would have lost interest. This one is hot and funny and seems different than the others I purchased. More intense in every aspect. You learn to love Lothaire as a hunk after 16 hrs of a fast pace.
He is a real bad ass kind of character. If you love this type, then you will love this book as much as I did. Try Sandra brown Slow Heat in Heaven
I had to get use to the Russian accent, but ended up loving it after 16 hrs. Thaddeus was such a sweet heart. RP is a genius with voices and this series. KC has gotten much better in telling a story as this series progresses. I feel her later stories are much better than the first few. If you must listen in order, press on to at least this book. It will not disappoint you.
The sex scenes were so very hot and erotic. Very well done and great use of the imagination and storyline. Beware, they are erotic.
Do not let the long listen keep you from buying this great listen! I put off starting as I did not want to comit 16 hrs. Oh I did not want it to end it was that good and fast paced.
"You Get a Second Chance"
this is a good one, not as dark as the other stories. A bit lighter over all. Beware, like other PC stories, there are graphic paragraphs that always pain a strong violent picture. These can stay with you for a bit.
this is the sister of Hunter's story. Both are a good listen
Nate's dad. this was a good story as more male voices that Kaleo does so dreamily!
this was a short good listen that can encourage others, YOU always have a second chance to do the right thing.
I own striking distance, but have had to stop already. I am into ch 6 and it does not seem a good listen for me, the inner thoughts in Spanish is taking away from the outline of the story. I maybe burned out on PC novels
"Beware: Not Mean Streak"
I listened to J.Davis in new Sandra Brown Mean Streak and went looking for other reads. Nope, this book in chapter 2 made me stop.
This was a soap opera listen for me. Other reviewers thought it was very funny, but it was boring for me
He is such a great reader,but he can only perform what is written well. He can be so sexy, but this story was about a man who came out of the closet. Not my interest at all.
I stopped at ch. 2. I have hundreds of books to be listen and just did not want to waste my listening time.
Audible, please find other good romance reads for J.Davis. Not sure if he has an AKA, under J.F. Harding, but the 2 listens from this man I own seems to be similar.
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Washington Avenue & Lincoln Road, Miami, Florida
Vintage Postcard from PaperTreasureChest
1940s Miami Beach linen postcard.
From the shop:
Vintage 1940's Miami Beach, Florida Postcard, Lincoln Road at Washington Avenue.
There is no date that I can see on this card, so I'm dating it based on the vehicles that are pictured in the photo.
Remember F. W. Woolworth, well it's pictured on this card and across the street from Woolworths is the United States Post Office in a classic Art Deco building.


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Facebook IPO filing due next week
The company may seek to raise as much as $10 billion, The Wall Street Journal says, with a market cap of $75 billion to $100 billion. That would make the company more valuable than Amazon.com.
Facebook, the colossus of social networking, is expected to file papers for an initial public offering next week.
The indications are that the IPO will suggest the company is worth $75 billion to $100 billion, The Wall Street Journal said.
Facebook's IPO could raise as much as $10 billion, the Journal said. The offering has been hotly anticipated as a defining moment for the latest Web investing boom.
Facebook, based in Menlo Park, Calif., has more than 800 million members around the world and has dramatically changed the way people interact with each other and share information on the Internet.
While $10 billion is the expected size of the offering, even a $5 billion offering would be the largest for an Internet company. It would dwarf the size of Google's (GOOG) 2004 IPO, which raised raised $1.7 billion.
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The biggest technology IPO was $5.9 billion for Infineon Technologies (IFFNY), the semiconductor maker that was spun off by then-parent Siemens (SI).
Facebook's valuation may be lower than guesses this summer that had put the overall value of Facebook at more than $100 billion. But disappointing IPOs from Groupon (GRPN) and Zynga (ZYNG) have tempered Wall Street's exuberance.
But it would still rank the company among the most valuable in the world. At $75 billion, the company would be the world's 75th-most-valuable company. The market capitalization would exceed those of Caterpillar (CAT), United Parcel Service (UPS) and Walt Disney (DIS).
A $100 billion valuation would rank the company ahead of McDonald's (MCD), Anheuser-Busch/Inbev(BUD), Citigroup (C) and ConocoPhillips (COP). It would even be worth more than Amazon.com (AMZN), which has a market capitalization of about $88 billion.
Google now has a market cap of $188 billion.
Not bad for a company that didn't exist until 2004.
Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg with his Harvard roommates Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes.
The name comes from the colloquial name for the book given to students at the start of the academic year by many U.S. colleges to help students get to know each other. Facebook allows any users who declare themselves to be at least 13 years old to register on the site.
The IPO was expected this year in part because the number of the privately held company's shareholders exceeds limits that permit it to remain private under U.S. securities laws.
The offering is expected to make hundreds of Facebook employees instant millionaires and may set off a frenzy of buying of real estate and upscale toys in the San Francisco Bay Area. It will make millions for the venture capitalists who funded the company in its early days, including Accel Partners, Greylock Partners and Meritech Capital Partners, the Journal said.
But the filing would also allow analysts and investors their first look at the company's finances. Its 2011 revenue was projected at $4.27 billion by EMarketer in September. That would represent a doubling of revenue from a year earlier.
A side story to the IPO is what investment bank will get the coveted lead position in managing the offer.
The Journal suggested that Morgan Stanley (MS) will be the winner. But Goldman Sachs (GS) may be the co-lead manager.
Morgan Stanley was up 40 cents to $18.55 today. Goldman Sachs rose $3.22 to $111.78.
Managing a big IPO means millions of dollars in fees for the investment banks. And millions more in accounting and legal fees.
What's not known is if those estimates are accurate. Nor does anyone know how profitable the company is. Other questions include how fast its user base is growing and other measures.
fbh8ter, I'm one too. I thought it was cool for about a month, catching up with old acquaintances and seeing what they're up to without having to attend a high school reunion, for example. Then I got bored. They were acquaintances for a reason. I don't need to know that they "Ate Frankenberries for dinner. Yay!" and that Stephanie "luv[s] Frankenberries." I haven't heard from or even thought about them for many, many years.
FB doesn't produce anything. Okay, it gets paid for advertising so we can all buy more and increase our consumer debt. Cripes I sound old and crotchedy. Look what you've made me become Facebook!
I would not be buying facebook as far as a investment perspective, and here is why. Although, it may be the dominant force in social media, how much larger do you really expect facebook to get? Most people that will use facebook at one point in their life already have profiles. So if it stays around as a dominant force in the social media world there is very little room for growth unless it is able to successfully branch out into other areas which I haven't seen it do yet.
Secondly, there is plenty of competition, and some of the other social sites like myspace were extremely popular and wound up being duds. Privacy and the whole sharing your status's or information with others has gotten a lot of attention lately and people have begun to not post as much stuff like that on their profiles as before which made the site exciting to begin with, and with people turning their profiles off to be searched, new users won't find someone they would like to reconnect with. With mobile devices being so popular now, if you wanted to get a status update from someone now, you don't have to log into facebook, you can just shoot them a text, or email, and get a response immediately, because who wants to see your conversation with someone on someones wall where everyone can read it?
I think facebook is a great tool for sharing photos and staying in touch with people, but I also think it is limited, and from an investment standpoint, I can not see it being worth $100 billion dollars, that's worth more than big banks like CitiGroup, or Bank of America, to state that facebook is as worth as much as companies like that is absurd, one earns a few cents per click of an ad while the other earns money from the loans for your cars and cars that you pay monthly.
Facebook may be around for a while, but those numbers do not justify it's market value, and I think make for a bad investment. Initially it may jump because everyone will be buying it, but eventually it will drop in value. Also this is a company that can be replaced by something very easily just like it replaced myspace, since it's a free service, people would be willing to make the change for the next big thing.
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Financial malware authors are trying to evade new online banking security systems by returning to more traditional phishing-like credential stealing techniques, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.
Most financial Trojan programs used by cybercriminals today are capable of tampering in real time with online banking sessions initiated by victims on their computers. This includes the ability to execute fraudulent transactions in the background and hide them from the user by modifying the account balance and transaction history display in their browser.
As a result, banks have started deploying systems to monitor how customers interact with their websites and detect anomalies that might indicate malware activity. However, it seems that some malware creators are returning to more traditional techniques that involve stealing credentials and using them from a different computer in order to avoid being detected.
Trusteer researchers have recently detected changes in the Tinba and Tilon financial Trojan programs designed to prevent victims from accessing the real online banking websites and replace their log-in pages with rogue versions.
"When the customer accesses the bank's website, the malware presents a completely fake web page that looks like the bank login page," Trusteer's chief technology officer Amit Klein said Thursday in a blog post. "Once the customer enters their login credentials into the fake page the malware presents an error message claiming that the online banking service is currently unavailable. In the meantime, the malware sends the stolen login credentials to the fraudster who then uses a completely different machine to log into the bank as the customer and executes fraudulent transactions."
If the bank uses multi-factor authentication that requires one-time passwords (OTPs), the malware asks for this information on the fake page as well.
This type of credential theft is similar to traditional phishing attacks, but it is harder to detect because the URL in the browser's address bar is that of the real website and not a fake one.
"It's not as sophisticated as injecting transactions into web banking sessions in real time, but it accomplishes its goal of evading detection," Klein said.


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Construction crews are preparing to begin work next door to Sandwich Town Hall and that means the popular and well-visited water bubbler just outside of the building will be off limits for the next several months.
The age-old, spring-fed bubbler is a popular spot of visitors and residents alike to stop and take a drink and to fill up water jugs. It's not unusual to see someone filling multiple jugs of water at the site, which is rumored to provide the cleanest, clearest water in the region.
"We plan to close it down on or about October 1," town manager George H. Dunham said.
The town's engineer Samuel J.P. Jensen said signs will be going up over the next few weeks alerting residents that the bubbler is going to be closed during construction. "We want to get the signs up sooner rather than later so that residents are informed," Mr. Jensen said.
The project, which is estimated to cost $336,000, calls for making repairs to the retaining wall there and improving accessibility to the water bubbler located next to the town hall.
Mr. Jensen said that there are structural issues with the retaining wall, which is failing. He said the wall needs to be reinforced and pointed out that if it should fail, it could interfere with the herring run and the ability of the herring to get to the fish ladder that was installed when the old earthen dam between Upper and Lower Shawme Pond was replaced.
"That wall supports the whole plaza there and we need to address that," he said.
This phase of the project also includes construction of a sidewalk and a small wooden footbridge that will run adjacent to Water Street and lead from town hall to the bubbler, giving pedestrians safer access to the bubbler.
The wooden footbridge will be built by students at the Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School.
Voters approved funding the project with money from the Community Preservation Act last year.
Engineering technician Sean P. Harrington said construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in October. He said right now the project is in the submittal review process and is being reviewed by town department heads.
"If everything works seamlessly, we anticipate that the bulk of the work will be done over the next two months but it could take longer," Mr. Harrington said.
"We want to get the project completed before the town's 375th anniversary activities. But there are a number of factors that will come into play, including weather and the availability of subcontractors," Mr. Jensen said.
Mr. Harrington said he understands that the project is going to create a bit of an inconvenience for residents who use the well, but pointed out that once completed, it will benefit the area overall. "This is going to wrap up the downtown area and improve pedestrian flow there," he said.


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Founded in 1984, North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) is a private, volunteer organization active at the state level, serving homeschoolers in North Carolina and beyond.
In order to better serve, NCHE divides the state into twelve regions. Each region has an assigned number and Regional Director.
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Secrets of a reluctant grocery shopper
She hates grocery shopping. The day when online shopping with delivery arrives in her town can't come soon enough.
This guest post comes from Andrea Whitmer at So Over This.
My name is Andrea, and I hate grocery shopping. Like really hate it.
If you go back through the 18 months of blog posts I've written, I'm pretty sure I've mentioned my uneasy relationship with food shopping about 6 billion times.
For those who might not want to spend hours reading my old posts (that is, all of you), here are the facts:
- I live in a tiny, rural town where Wal-Mart is pretty much the only option for buying groceries.
- At one point in the not-so-distant past, I was almost too poor to shop at Wal-Mart. That's no longer the case.
- You cannot visit a small-town Wal-Mart without seeing 50 people you know. This number increases in direct proportion to how awful you look at the time.
- I suck at cooking, though I'm getting better.
- I have a history of poor spending habits, and even grocery shopping can be a trigger.
- I refuse to use coupons.
- As a former psychotherapist, I have an uncanny knack for attracting crazy people in Wal-Mart. Like the woman who was dressed in a full pirate costume (this was just a few weeks ago) and buying nothing but cat food. Or the lady who I'm pretty sure was schizophrenic, because she followed me around telling me about the pending apocalypse for an hour, with detailed evidence that made no sense. Oh yeah.
With all that in mind, I finally broke down and bought groceries yesterday. My son started that annoying "OMG, we have nothing to eat in this house" thing again. I guess it's a teenage boy's job to eat 14.2 times per day. But I wanted to be nice since it was his birthday, so I forced myself to drive to Wal-Mart.
While I was there, I started thinking about all the so-called wisdom I've read and heard about grocery shopping, and how I, for the most part, don't follow any of it. (Post continues below.)
My grocery shopping confessions
1. I don't use coupons.
I already mentioned this, but I thought I'd bring it up again. Every personal finance blog in the universe will tell you about the virtues of coupons and how you can save money or even get a bunch of stuff for free. (Someone should have mentioned this to the pirate lady with all the cat food.) For me, though, the hassle of finding, clipping, storing, remembering carrying and using the coupons is just more energy than I'm willing to expend. I don't get angry when other people use coupons; I just don't want to do it myself.
2. I shop when I'm hungry.
Everyone in the world says it: Don't shop when you're hungry! Well, you know what happens if I shop when I'm not hungry? I go home with two grocery bags, one of which contains toilet paper, and I have to go back to buy more stuff the next day. Since I hate going to Wal-Mart, it makes far more sense for me to get enough stuff to last a while. Shopping from a list is a new concept I've discovered, and it helps me buy the stuff I actually need instead of 15 bags of potato chips.
3. I don't buy stuff just because it's on sale.
Some of my friends dutifully check the sale items each week and plan their meals around discounted meats and veggies. Um, I don't do that. First of all, I'm too lazy to keep up. Second, I don't buy the newspaper because ours comes out once a week and is about four pages of nonsense. Third -- and this is the most important -- I want to cook the things that:
- I actually know how to cook.
- My son, Jayden, will eat.
- Sound good to me at the time. You know, when I'm shopping on an empty stomach.
I totally understand that sometimes it's necessary to shop sales for financial reasons, and I feel very lucky that I don't have to do that right now. That doesn't mean I haven't in the past or that I might not again in the future. But for now, I'm enjoying the fact that I can mostly buy what I want.
4. I buy processed foods.
I can hear the sharp intake of breath already. I don't buy all processed food, especially since I started cooking more, but I do buy some things that are quick and easy to make. I also buy snack foods. Sue me. I'm glad there are people who make everything from scratch using organic locally-grown ingredients, but I'm not that person. I'm more mindful of the types and quantities of convenience food I buy these days, but my lifestyle will likely never evolve to the point that I cut out all processed stuff.
5. I would gladly pay a lot of money to have my groceries delivered.
I dream of the day when my tiny town is advanced enough to have online grocery shopping with delivery. I would never set foot in Wal-Mart again. I don't even care what it would cost. Oh, you want $30 a week to bring food to my house? Sold! You need a blood sacrifice? Grab your knife and pull up a chair! I mean, seriously, who wouldn't want to avoid grocery stores (especially Wal-Mart) for the rest of their lives?
Those are my grocery shopping confessions. What are yours? Anyone else hate grocery shopping with a passion?
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You have a teenaged son--guess what? He has two hands and a brain. It's about time he learned to use them. Make up a list and send him to the store with the money to buy what is on the list--if he buys something off-list, he pays for it. Let him add things to the list within reason--but drop him off (if he doesn't drive and can't otherwise get to the WalMart) and let him shop.
It is good for teens to take over chores, and it's not a bad idea to let them have their share of the family's disposable income when they do. If you offered him $20 a week to do the shopping, I'll bet he'd do it unless you otherwise spoil him so much that $20 doesn't seem like a lot for an hour's worth of work (and getting to pick up stuff he likes to eat).
Cooking is easy--start with steaming and boiling and work up from there. I'd like to point out that teen son should also learn to cook, as soon, he will be on his own. Point out that if he learns to cook, when he gets a partner, the partner can do the clean-up. Cooking is always more fun than clean-up.
My main point here is when did you become this teen's lackey? He has two hands and a brain--teach him to use them.
I love grocery shopping. What I don't like is unloading the car. We have Fred Meyer, WalMart, and a Thriftway store. WalMart is the worst and I may go once every 3 or 4 years. I love cooking when I have all I need. My grocery shopping trips aren't frequent but they include many staples so I can cook. Andrea's experience with WalMart shoppers is not unusual--they really are the worst.
Way down on my list of things to complain about although the writer is free to complain about what she doesn't like. I would give some thought about those who would love to be able to skip couponing, pay a fee to have food delivered without chipping a nail and well, complain about the nuisance of going to the store and, oh, the horror, dealing with the public. You know, the people who've lost their homes, their cars(to get to that dreaded store) and have to rely on food pantries and the generosity of others.
If grocery shopping is the very worst experience the writer is enduring....she should consider herself fortunate.
Before the delivery I would constantly forget something, and decide to skip it because it was on the other end of the store. Or I'd not know where the Item is, and I hate asking people.
The downside to delivery is you can't get a carpet or a Lawn chair, or various non-food items, so inevitably I am still forced out to walmart, but it's not nearly as often.
I love grocery shopping. I like cooking, and it's fun, and when I shop I see new products as soon as they become available at the local stores, so I can try them as soon as posdsible.
What I hate is buying a car and spending any money at all on a car. To me, money spent on a car is all wasted money.
Moiney spent on groceries, even when I buy unplanned items, is money spent wisely, money that got me things I enjoy.
Right up there with you sister....you forgot to metion what a TEADIOUS & emotinally draining choir this is and it is a grueling task that I dread every week...here's the real break down...
getting out of the car & walking into the store...so it begins... grabbing the cart...taking items off the shelves putting them in the cart making sure produce and dairy items are fresh and experation dates are at least 10 days away... continue pushing the cart throughout the store carefully.... you don't want to run into all the display settups that they have angled in aisleway... time to check out... unloading the massive mound of over priced/under quantitiy items on to the conveyor belt ...loading the cart back up with... yes the plastic bags...which I have read some stores tack on a 10 cent bag fee, pushing the cart out to your car... loading your car...listening to everything you bought slipping out of the plastic bags while you drive home...unloading your car when you get home...putting the items away and hearing from your lovely family you forgot...TP :)
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DALY CITY, Calif., July 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. John Crew, director of the Advanced Wound Care Center at Seton Medical Center in Daly City, California, today reacted to British Prime Minister David Cameron's warning about the increasing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. "This is indeed a huge and growing problem for all countries," said Dr. Crew. "As the Prime Minister said, without new weapons to fight resistant bacteria, the world could soon be 'cast back into the dark ages of medicine.' A simple scratch would suddenly be deadly."
"But the sliver of good news is that we are creating some important new weapons to fight this problem," Dr. Crew added. "Now we need to make sure these new approaches are more widely used."
One of those weapons is a new treatment that Dr. Crew has developed that has proven its effectiveness against deadly necrotizing fasciitis, or flesh-eating disease-even when the disease is triggered by bacteria resistant to common antibiotics. As Dr. Crew has reported in journals like WOUNDS, the approach has so far saved the lives and limbs of every patient treated. That's a dramatic improvement from the normal mortality rate of about 20 percent, with surviving victims usually losing feet, legs, hands, arms or other body parts.
Earlier this year, Dr. Crew was nominated for the Lister Legacy Prize, an award presented by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Scotland to recognize worldwide contributions in controlling infections. As part of the award selection process, Dr. Crew presented his breakthrough technique for treating necrotizing fasciitis at the President's Meeting of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh on March 21, 2014.
Dr. Crew's innovation was irrigating the spreading wounds of necrotizing fasciitis victims with NeutroPhase, a product from NovaBay® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NBY), a California based biopharmaceutical company. NeutroPhase contains a pure stable version of HOCl (hypochlorous solution), which has been proven in laboratory tests to not only kill bacteria (including antibiotic-resistant strains), but also to neutralize the toxins produced by bacteria. As a result, NeutroPhase stops the runaway tissue damage caused by those toxins. "For years, I could only offer emotional support to those struggling with this devastating disease," said Jacqueline Roemmele, founder of the National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation (NNFF). "Now we can offer them real hope."
Because of the success of the treatment, both Dr. Crew and the NNFF are calling on medical associations like the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care and the American Professional Wound Care Association to review the evidence supporting the use of new approaches for these types of infections. It may be that products like NeutroPhase can offer viable alternatives to antibiotics when wounds are infected by resistant bacteria, said Dr. Crew. In addition, he said, "increased use of NeutroPhase, which we don't believe bacteria can evolve resistance to, could also slow the spread of antibiotic-resistant microbes, thus enabling our existing arsenal of drugs to remain effective longer and keeping us from returning to the dark ages of medicine."
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Geotextiles-What do they do?
The earliest uses of Geotextiles include woven industrial fabrics, waterfront structure, and dam construction in various part of the world. At present scenario the usage of geotextiles has gone far beyond road construction to landfills.
What does geotextile mean?
If you try to analyze the word, you will end up with 'Geo' and 'textile' where the former means earth and the latter fabrics. As the name suggests the meaning of the word, hence it finds its application in all Geo technical engineering works.
Basic Utilities
1. Segregation
it acts as a separator for different layers of soil. Ultimately it avoids mixing up of two different things.
2. Confinement
Shear failure leads to soil movement. The reinforcement function of this material hinders the soil movement. Soil fabric friction property of this material helps in doing so.
3. Drainage
This material can be used to construct drainage system because this is highly malleable.
4. Filtration
Drainage system gets clogged up due to gravel present in the drain water. Geotextile filters the soil particles from getting mixed up with drain water. It is responsible for the streamlined flow of water in drainage system.
5. Protection
Geotextile protects the walls of the drain from corrosion. It does not allow the leaching of fine material.
Present day usage of Geotextile
1. Construction of Road
Use geotextile prevents the road from runoff. It Increases the stability of the roads. Ultimately the lifetime of the roads gets improved with the use of this material. Different soils require the use of different densities of this material.
2. Protection against flood
This material does not allow puncture. When it is used for protection against flood it provides dual functions. It works both as a filter and puncture preventive.
3. Construction usage
Seepage of water is a big problem in any construction. This material works as a preventive for water seepage in construction of roof and basement.
4. Landholder
It is used in landfills as it separates the waste material from getting mixed with the drain water.
Marketing aspects of geotextile
The geotextile available in the market is of two types as woven and non-woven type. This material is biodegradable. There is another type of this material which is called coir geotextile. The marketing of this material is done to common people as a holder of the soil in your locality. This can be used to provide protection against soil corrosion on a long term basis.
Woven geotextile
This type of geotextile is meant for road usage. It can be used for all types of stabilization and control purpose.
This type of geotextile is used more often than that of the previous type. This is used for all types of filtration, road construction, and drainage. You can use it around pipes and drains for the purpose of filtration. As per the use of this material, this is of three types basing on weight. Small weight, medium weight and heavy weight are the three types of geotextile material used for different works.
There is no other material in the world which can replace geotextile. The growing usage of this material for all civil construction has paved the way for the growing production of this material.


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This project will be the core existence of the Classy.Simple.Chic blog. The book, The One Hundred (a must-have for any (chic) fashionista) is written by Nina Garcia. Garcia is the fashion director at Marie Claire magazine and judge from Project Runway on Lifetime (originally on Bravo). These are the 100 items that Ms. Garcia (and myself!) feel will never go out of style (and must be in your wardrobe, over time of course!). These items are classic and can turn your everyday to elegant!
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Set on a wide plain near the foot of the Andes, Santiago boasts one of the most dazzling backdrops of any capital city on earth. The views onto the towering cordillera after a rainstorm clears the air are magnificent, especially in winter, when the snow-covered peaks rise behind the city like a giant white rampart against the blue sky (though smog, unfortunately, often obscures such vistas). The city itself is a rapidly expanding metropolis of around seven million people, and though long in the shadow of Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro has its own proud identity.
Santiago is divided into 32 autonomous comunas, most of them squat, flat suburbs stretching out from the centre. The historic centre, in contrast, is compact, manageable, and has a pleasant atmosphere. Part of the appeal comes from the fact that it's so green: tall, luxuriant trees fill the main square, and there are numerous meticulously landscaped parks. Above all, though, it's the all-pervading sense of energy that makes the place so alluring, with crowds of Santiaguinos constantly milling through narrow streets packed with shoe-shiners, fruit barrows, news kiosks and sellers of everything from coat hangers to pirated DVDs.
Architecturally, the city is a bit of a hotchpotch, thanks to a succession of earthquakes and a spate of undisciplined rebuilding in the 1960s and 1970s. Ugly office blocks and galerías compete for space with beautifully maintained colonial buildings, while east of the centre Santiago's economic boom is reflected in the glittering new commercial buildings, skyscrapers and luxury hotels of the comunas of Vitacura, Providencia and Las Condes. These different faces are part of a wider set of contrasts – between the American-style shopping malls in the barrios altos, for example, and the old-fashioned shops in the historic centre; between the modish lounge bars and the greasy fuentes de soda; and, in particular, between the sharp-suited professionals and the scores of street sellers scrambling to make a living. It's not a place of excesses, however: homelessness is minimal compared with many other cities of its size, and Santiago is pretty safe.
Although it is not Chile's most dazzling highlight, Santiago is a cultural, economic and educational hub, and the best place to get a handle on the country's identity. Dipping into the city's vibrant cultural scene, checking out its museums, and dining at its varied restaurants will really help you make the most of your time in this kaleidoscopic country.
You can get round many of Santiago's attractions on foot in two to three days. A tour of the compact core, centred on the bustling Plaza de Armas, should include visits to the Palacio de la Moneda, the excellent Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino and the evocative Museo Colonial, followed by a climb up Cerro Santa Lucía. Less strenuous options include lunch at the colourful mercados Central or La Vega.
North of downtown, on the other side of the Río Mapocho, it's an easy funicular ride up Cerro San Cristóbal, whose summit provides unrivalled views. At its foot, Barrio Bellavista is replete with cafés, restaurants, bars and clubs, plus the former home of poet Pablo Neruda, now a wonderful museum. West of the centre, the once glamorous barrios that housed Santiago's moneyed classes at the beginning of the twentieth century make for rewarding, romantic wanders, and contain some splendid old mansions, including Palacio Cousiño. Moving east into the barrios altos of Providencia and Las Condes, the tone is newer and flasher. Apart from shiny malls, there's less to draw you out here, with the notable exception of the crafts market at Los Dominicos.
Santiago is also a great base for exploring the surrounding region. With the Andes so close and accessible, you can be right in the mountains in an hour or two. In winter people go skiing for the day; in warmer months the Cajón del Maipo offers fantastic trekking, horseriding and rafting. Heading west towards Valparaíso you'll also find good hiking opportunities in the Parque Nacional La Campana. Nearby villages such as Los Andes and Pomaire can provide a relaxing antidote to Santiago's bustle. Still more tempting are the many vineyards within easy reach. There are also a number of excellent beaches less than two hours away.
Brief history
Some seven years after Francisco Pizarro conquered Cuzco in Peru, he dispatched Pedro de Valdivia southwards to claim and settle more territory for the Spanish crown. After eleven months of travelling, Valdivia and his 150 men reached what he considered to be a suitable site for a new city, and, on February 12, 1541, officially founded "Santiago de la Nueva Extremadura", wedged into a triangle of land bounded by the Río Mapocho to the north, its southern branch to the south and the rocky Santa Lucía hill to the east. A native population of Picunche was scattered around the region, but this didn't deter Valdivia from getting down to business: with great alacrity the main square was established and the surrounding streets were marked out with a string and ruler, a fort was built in the square (thus named "Plaza de Armas") and several other buildings were erected. Six months later they were all razed in a Picunche raid.
The town was doggedly rebuilt to the same plans, and Santiago began to take on the shape of a new colonial capital. But nine years after founding it, the Spaniards, in search of gold, shifted their attention to Arauco in the south, and Santiago became something of a backwater. Following the violent Mapuche uprising in 1553, however, the Spaniards were forced to abandon their towns south of the Bío Bío, and many returned to Santiago. Nonetheless, growth continued to be very slow: settlers were never large in number, and what opportunities the land offered were thwarted by strict trade restrictions. Moreover, expansion was repeatedly knocked back by regular earthquakes.
Santiago started to look like a real capital during the course of the eighteenth century, as trade restrictions were eased, more wealth was created, and the population increased. However, it wasn't until after independence in 1818 that expansion really got going, as the rich clamoured to build themselves glamorous mansions and the state erected beautiful public buildings such as the Teatro Municipal.
Santiago today
As the city entered the twentieth century it began to push eastwards into the new barrio alto and north into Bellavista. The horizontal spread has gone well beyond these limits since then, gobbling up outlying towns and villages at great speed; Gran Santiago now stretches 40km by 40km. Its central zones have shot up vertically, too, particularly in Providencia and Las Condes, where the showy high-rise buildings reflect the country's rapid economic growth over the past decade. Despite this dramatic transformation, however, the city's central core still sticks to the same street pattern marked out by Pedro de Valdivia in 1541, and its first public space, the Plaza de Armas, is still at the heart of its street life.Read More
Wine tours near Santiago
Wine tours near Santiago
Santiago is within easy reach of some of Chile's oldest wineries, several of which offer tours and tastings. Those by the Río Maipo, in particular, are beautifully located, with large swaths of emerald-green vines framed by the snowcapped cordillera and bright-blue skies. Harvesting takes place in March, and if you visit during then you'll see the grapes being sorted and pressed. If you want to visit a vineyard you should book at least a day beforehand. We've listed three, relatively easily reached wineries below; most are accessible by public transport. All the tours include free tastings.
Viña Concha y Toro Virginia Subercaseaux 210, Pirque, 2 476 5269, conchaytoro.com; metro to Las Mercedes, from where it's a short taxi ride to the vineyard. This handsome vineyard was founded in 1883 by Don Melchor Concha y Toro, and in 1994 became the first-ever winery to trade on the New York Stock Exchange. It is now the largest wine producer in Latin America. Bilingual tours CH$8000. Daily 10am–5pm.
Viña Cousiño Macul 7100 Av Quilin, 2 351 4175, cousinomacul.com; metro to Quilin station and then a taxi or walk 30min east along Avenida Quilin. The main estate and park of Chile's oldest winery (dating from 1550) make a nice quick trip from central Santiago. Bilingual tours CH$7000. Mon–Fri 11am, noon, 3pm and 4pm, Sat 11am & noon.
Viña Undurraga Old road to Melipilla, Km 34, 2 372 2850, http://www.undurraga.cl; bus to Talagante from Terminal San Borja (every 15min; 30min), and ask to be dropped off at the vineyard. Still run by the Undurraga family, the vineyard was established in 1885, complete with mansion and park. It's now a large, modern winery, and you're likely to be shown around by someone who's directly involved in the wine-making process. Bilingual tours CH$8000. Mon–Fri 10.15am, noon, 2pm and 3.30pm, Sat & Sun 10.15am, noon & 3.30pm.
Skiing near Santiago
Skiing near Santiago
Santiago is close to some of the best skiing in South America. Sunshine is abundant and queues for lifts are practically nonexistent during weekdays. The season normally lasts from mid-June to early October, with snow virtually guaranteed from mid-July to the first week in September.
Sitting high in the Andes at the foot of Cerro Colorado, a 90min drive from Santiago, Farellones is a straggling collection of hotels and apartments, connected by roads to the resorts of El Colorado (4km north), La Parva (2km further on), and Valle Nevado (a winding 14km east). Alternatively, a 2hr drive from Santiago takes you to posh Portillo.
Transport and equipment rental
The least expensive way to go skiing is to stay in Santiago and visit for the day. A number of minibus companies offer daily services to the resorts, including Ski Total, Apoquindo 4900 (2 246 0156, skitotal.cl). If you intend to drive up yourself, note traffic is only allowed up the road to Farellones until noon, and back down to Santiago from 2pm onwards; tire chains are often required but seldom used; they can be rented on the way up. Each resort has its own lift ticket.
The resorts
All of the resorts have ski schools, English-speaking instructors, and equipment rental outlets.
El Colorado elcolorado.cl. Linked to Farellones by ski lift, as well as by road, El Colorado has 15 lifts and 22 runs, covering a wide range of levels. Elevations range from 2430m to 3333m. The resort's base is known as Villa El Colorado, and includes several apart-hotels, restaurants and pubs.
La Parva laparva.cl. La Parva has moderate terrain, huge areas of backcountry skiing and a classy feel. The skiing here is excellent, with some very long intermediate cruising runs and a vertical drop of nearly 1000m. The resort has thirty pistes and fourteen lifts, but limited accommodation facilities.
Portillo http://www.skiportillo.com. Just off the international road from Los Andes, 7km short of the border with Argentina, Portillo is a sophisticated place, with no condominiums and just one hotel – the restored 1940s-vintage Hotel Portillo. The ski-runs are world-class, and off-piste options are endless, with elevation ranges from 2510m to 3350m. There are 12 lifts, plus extensive snow-making equipment. Portillo is avidly kid-friendly and its ski school is routinely ranked one of the world's best.
Valle Nevado vallenevado.com. Connected to both El Colorado and La Parva by ski runs, Valle Nevado is a luxury resort with first-class hotels and some good restaurants. It has 27 runs, eight lifts and is the clear favourite for snowboarders.
Backcountry skiing
There are some great backcountry options for skiers who want to escape the resorts. Ski Arpa, near the city of San Esteban, a 2hr drive from Santiago, offers cat skiing (off-trail skiing accessed via a snowcat vehicle, rather than a ski lift) and snowboarding in two beautiful valleys, el Arpa and la Honda, which lie to the west of Argentina's Cerro Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Andes. Note, that the season at Ski Arpa generally opens slightly later than the other resorts in the region, and that there is no equipment hire available. Santiago Adventures (244 2750, santiagoadventures.com) can organize transport and accommodation nearby; the company also offers (pricey) heli skiing trips in the Tres Valles, Cajon del Maipo and Aconcagua areas.
There's plenty of accommodation to suit most budgets, though really inexpensive places are scarce. Most of the city's low-cost rooms are small, simple and sparsely furnished, often without a window but usually fairly clean; the many hostels with dorms make a good alternative. There are numerous good mid-range hotels and B&Bs, plus several luxurious top-end options. Prices don't fluctuate much, though a few hotels charge more November–February.
Eating and drinking
Eating and drinking
Santiago has a wide range of places to eat, from humble picadas serving traditional favourites to slick modern restaurants offering cuisines such as Japanese, Southeast Asian, Spanish, Peruvian, French and Italian. Some are modestly priced but most are fairly expensive, although at lunchtime many offer a good-value fixed-price menú del día or menú ejecutivo. In most places there's no need to book. There are also innumerable fast food joints and (generally) unappealing fuentes de soda. The bar scene is fast developing, with the historic centre enjoying something of a renaissance. Barrio Brasil (and neighbouring Barrio Yungay) boasts a growing number of cool, idiosyncratic bars and there are plenty options in Bellavista, plus several bar-restaurants elsewhere in Providencia (there are also dozens of dispiriting American-style bars, particularly around the junction of Suecia and Holley, which should be avoided at all costs). Las Condes, unsurprisingly, has a few suitably expensive joints.
Nightlife and entertainment
Nightlife and entertainment
Santiago is not a 24/7 party town, but Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights are lively, and the club scene is constantly evolving. Live music – from folk to heavy metal – is popular, and you'll find venues everywhere from the historic centre to bohemian Ñuñoa, in bars, jazz clubs and concert venues. Bellavista, in particular, has many "resto-bars" with live music, as well as a number of (generally unappealing) clubs on Pío Nono; this area can be a bit unsafe at night, so take care. Arts-wise, Chile is noted in Latin America for the quality of its theatre, and Santiago is the best place to see it. Classical music is performed in a number of venues, including theatres, cultural centres and churches. Cinema is very popular: most films shown are Hollywood imports, but arts cinemas have more varied offerings. The Friday newspapers include comprehensive entertainment listings.
Gay Santiago
Gay Santiago
Santiago is the only city in Chile with anything resembling an organized gay community. The scene, such as it is, centres around Bellavista, and consists of a small collection of bars, restaurants, discos and saunas; visit santiagogay.com for more info. Chile's Gay Pride Parade takes place in September, and there is a gay and lesbian film festival every January or February at the Centro Arte Alameda.
Shopping and markets
Shopping and markets
Santiago is a curious place to go shopping. The historic centre is packed with small, old-fashioned shops and a warren of arcades (galerías) that seem to lurk behind every other doorway. Providencia and Las Condes, on the other hand, sport a slick array of fashionable boutiques and modern, American-style malls – better shopping, perhaps, but far less interesting.


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Saints' six-match unbeaten league run comes to an end. It's a harsh result on the balance of play, but West Ham certainly took their chances better. Mauricio Pochettino's men remain eighth in the table tonight. Thanks for joining us. We will have a full report and reaction for you on the website shortly.
Kevin Nolan celebrated his goal, and the third against Saints today at Upton Park.
Adam Lallana booked by Mark Clattenburg for tugging Mark Noble back by the shorts.
CHANCE (86 mins): Jay Rodriguez fires in a slicing effort from 20 yards that has West Ham keeper Adrian scrambling across his area. However, the ball goes just wide.
CHANCE (79 mins): Mohamed Diame tries his luck with a curling effort from 30 yards. It's extremely well-struck and beats Artur Boruc, but hits the top of the bar.
Saints (78 mins): Steven Davis and Rickie Lambert off, James Ward-Prowse and Sam Gallagher off.
West Ham (73 mins): Kevin Nolan off, Winston Reid on.
WEST HAM 3 SAINTS 1 (Kevin Nolan 71)
Stewart Downing swings in a cross from the right. Carlton Cole's header from six yards out hits Jose Fonte and loops up in the air. Kevin Nolan readjusts and acrobatically volleys it home from close range.
CHANCE (70 mins): Adam Lallana pounces on a loose ball through the middle and bursts forward, but he drags his left foot shot just wide.
CHANCE (66mins): Gaston Ramirez nutmegs James Collins and bursts in on goal. He's quickly put under pressure, with his fierce left-foot shot flying narrowly over the bar. So close.
CHANCE (64 mins): Luke Shaw bursts past James Collins down the left, and cuts the ball back into the path of Adam Lallana. He can't quite get to it properly, and is only able to make slight contact with the ball, as it rolls away to safety.
Saints (63 mins): Jack Cork off, Gaston Ramirez on.
West Ham United's Stewart Downing (left) and Jose Fonte both go for the ball.
West Ham (56 mins): Matt Jarvis off, Mohamed Diame on.
PENALTY APPEAL (53 mins): Jose Fonte gets his head to an Adam Lallana delivery from the right, with the ball appearing to then hit the raised hand of James Collins in the area. No penalty is awarded by Mark Clattenburg, however.
CHANCE (50 mins): Calum Chambers tries his luck from the corner of the area, after the ball was cleared in his direction, but his well-struck shot is a couple of yards over.
Adam Lallana (left) and West Ham United's George McCartney both attempt to get their head on the ball.
The second half is underway.
Adam Lallana on the ball during the first half.
West Ham United's Stewart Downing (left) and Jose Fonte get in a tussle.
Images of Carlton Cole scoring West Ham United's second goal.
CHANCE (44 mins): Saints work a smart short corner, which results in Adam Lallana chipping a clever pass inside, into the run of Luke Shaw. He hits a slicing half-volley towards the far corner, but the ball ends up sailing well wide.
Pictures of Matthew Jarvis getting the ball past Artur Boruc.
CHANCE (32 mins): Jack Cork swings in a cross from the right towards Rickie Lambert. He outjumps James Collins, but sees his header come back off the post, before being cleared to safety.
Morgan Schneiderlin (left) and West Ham United's Guy Demel battle for the ball.
WEST HAM 2 SAINTS 1 (Carlton Cole 23)
What a turnaround. Stewart Downing swings over a corner, which is headed against the post by Carlton Cole. The ball rebounds to Maya Yoshida, who makes a complete mess of clearing it, letting it hit him and bounce into the path of Cole, who gratefully fires a shot into the far corner.
The first Premier League goal scored by Maya Yoshida.
WEST HAM 1 SAINTS 1 (Matt Jarvis 20)
Kevin Nolan chips a ball over the Saints defence. Matt Jarvis makes a run in behind, brings the ball down and then slots it past Artur Boruc. Replays suggest Jarvis was just offside, although it was a tight call.
CHANCE (17 mins): Adam Lallana bursts forward from the halfway line, skips past Mark Noble and fires in a shot from 25 yards that sails a few yards over the crossbar.
WEST HAM 0 SAINTS 1 (Maya Yoshida 8)
James Tomkins brings Adam Lallana down with a sliding challenge near the byline, just outside the right edge of the penalty area. Steven Davis clips in the resulting free-kick, with Maya Yoshida rising highest to glance a header into the far top corner from six yards. It's a first ever Premier League goal for the Japan international.
CHANCE (2 mins): Adam Lallana floats a pass over the top of the West Ham defence, which picks out the run of Jay Rodriguez. He looks to be through on goal, but can't quite bring the ball down properly, and Guy Demel does well to get back and clear.
Mark Clattenburg gets the match underway.
The teams are out here at Upton Park. Saints in their away kit this afternoon. Kick-off just a few minutes away. Stay with us for updates from throughout the match.
Victor Wanyama is not in the squad today. However, the midfielder was in good form this week, as he spoke to the media. Here's a snippet of what he had to say on chasing a Europa League place (for the full story click here):
If we keep performing in this league like how we have been doing, we have a good chance to qualify for the Europa League. For me, I think it is good. It's a good thing to play. If you are not in the Champions League then this is a good thing to have, to play in the Europa League. It will also be good exposure for us to have a little bit of experience in (European) football.Victor Wanyama
Mark Clattenburg will referee today's match, taking charge of Saints for the first time since the club complained about a comment he allegedly made to Adam Lallana in December's 2-1 defeat at Everton. Mauricio Pochettino revealed this week that he is "happy" about Clattenburg's appointment.
This could be a record-breaking day for Saints this afternoon. Mauricio Pochettino's side are chasing a trio of records. You can read about them all by clicking here.
After missing games through injuries, both Dejan Lovren and Gaston Ramirez are subs for today's match against West Ham.
Subs Ramirez and Lovren warm up before the game.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce had this to say about Saints and today's match in his programme notes...
Southampton have enjoyed a good season and arrive at the Boleyn Ground on a six-match unbeaten run in the Premier League. With 39 points, they are already all but safe from relegation and will be able to relax and enjoy their football over the closing months of the season. It is our job to take advantage of any slip in standard or complacency that may seep into their game this afternoon. We are at home and are in our best form of the season ourselves, so we will make it as difficult as we can for them to play the game their way. Southampton like to pass the ball and control matches, so we do what we can to disrupt their own rhythm and impose our own stamp on proceedings.Sam Allardyce
Six changes for Saints from the FA Cup defeat to Sunderland. The team has reverted to the side that beat Hull in the Premier League
SAINTS: Boruc, Chambers, Fonte, Yoshida, Shaw, Cork, Schneiderlin, S. Davis, Lallana, Rodriguez, Lambert.
Subs: K Davis, Clyne, Lovren, Ramírez, Ward-Prowse, Guly, Gallagher.
WEST HAM: Adrian, Demel, Tomkins, Collins, McCartney, Nolan, Noble, Taylor, Downing, C Cole, Jarvis.
Subs: Jaaskelainen, Reid, Armero, Collison, Diame, J Cole, Nocerino.
Ref: Mark Clattenburg
Saints are back at Upton Park for the first time since being thumped 4-1 here last season. That day marked one of the most miserable of the campaign for the club, putting then-manager Nigel Adkins under severe pressure. However, Saints return here with a different boss, Mauricio Pochettino, and a far more confident side, and they will be hopeful of securing a much better result this time round.
Hello and welcome to this afternoon's Daily Echo blog, covering Saints' trip to West Ham in the Premier League. The club are back in action for the first time since last weekend's miserable FA Cup exit at Sunderland, and are hoping to extend their unbeaten league run to seven matches. They face a tough test, though, against a resurgent Hammers side, who have won their last three games, are unbeaten in four, and haven't conceded a goal in that stretch. Stay with us throughout the afternoon for build-up, team news and match updates.


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Fancy Pants, a digital agency my dear brother knows, made this cute holiday-themed game that actually helps animals! When you win the game (I didn't get it at first, took me a 2nd try but then I won), they will donate $5 to the World Society for the Protection of Animals to help animals effected by Typhoon Haiyan!
Before some joker says it, yes, they could just directly donate the money without people having to play a game BUT doing something like this brings so much more awareness to the cause! And makes helping animals more fun. So play! Share! Play again! Share again! And so on and so forth etc.
Oh, there's also a steak at some points. But it's a cartoon steak. But I'm sorry anyway.
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Martha Jones: Why I Believe She Deserves More Respect (Reason 1)
They've recently started replaying season 3 of Doctor Who on BBC America; the season of Martha Jones. As a proud Whovian I am aware of the prominent Martha hate within the fandom, a hate I just can't seem to understand. I do understand that she took over the role of companion after the much loved Rose Tyler, which is part of the dislike, but I have seen people who are just cruel towards her for no justifiable reason.
Again I get it "She's no Rose!", "Rose wouldn't do that!", "I miss Rose"…hell even the Doctor acted like that! I understand Rose might have been your first companion, you loved her relationship/friendship with the Doctor, she was just "better" in your eyes and everyone has a right to their opinion so here is mine.
I love Martha, she is my favorite companion. I feel it's time to spread some Martha love and unlike the baseless hate for her that I've seen online, I will provide the reasons.
The first and my main reason: She saves the day & the Doctor (multiple times!)
- "Smith and Jones" - Okay in her very first episode she saves the Doctor. As the Judoon arrest the plasmavore and leave the hospital Martha is forced to save the Doctor's life. As the oxygen depletes she uses CPR to revive him, remembering he has two hearts she uses her last breath to bring him back to life!
- "Shakespeare Code" – Only her second episode and once again she saves the day. As a Carrionite stops one of the Doctor's hearts she starts it up again. Also Martha thinks of the perfect word "EXPELLIARMUS!" to conquer the Carrionites. She not only outsmarts the Doctor but William Shakespeare! In the end saving the day.
- "42" – When the Doctor is possessed by star Martha helps him into the stasis chamber to combat it.
- "Blink" - Though they don't feature in the episode very much in the glimpse of Martha we get through the video conversation she states how she's working in a shop to take care of the Doctor. Once again, though off-screen, she is taking care of him.
- *"Human Nature/The Family of Blood"* – It is in these episodes that Martha's strength and importance in the Doctor's survival are really apparent. Trapped in 1913, Martha is forced to keep her eye on the Doctor, now in his human form John Smith, as they hide out from the Family of Blood. Though a medical student, Martha must become a maid in the school where John Smith works and suffer through ridicule from the students. Even disrespected, Martha fulfills her role of protector keeping an eye on the Doctor and the TARDIS. In the end she fights against the Family of Blood, endures racism/ridicule, and successfully keeps the Doctor safe.
- "The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords" – Okay she walks Earth by herself for a year to save the Doctor and the world! Based on her unyielding faith in the Doctor she risks her life to tell his story. It is through her actions that the Doctor is able to regenerate into his original form through the Archangel Network. Martha Jones saves the day!
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Massapequa Women's Club celebrates annual installation
The Massapequa Women's Club held its annual installation of officers recently. Nassau County Legislator Peter J. Schmitt was on hand to congratulate Incoming President Marie Murray Mango.
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EveryScape Goes Beyond Google Maps
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A Massachusetts online company has released the beta Everyscape that takes Google mapping an extra step. When you hit their site, you click on a location and see not only the outside but the inside of tourist attractions, musical venues, museums, etc. Click again and you can get detailed info.
"While Google has focused their technology on building a better map, we wanted to do more and replicate the experience of actually being somewhere," chief executive Jim Schoonmaker said.
The work is being done by "destination ambassadors" that use specialized equipment to map by the mile. It's a nice idea that seems like it has a long way to go.
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Oh wow this would be better. You can see where your going looks like. I would use this one more. I think its cool they show you around kinda like a tour before you get there. You can see if thats where you really want to go to.
I checked it out at EveryScape.com and found that the quality of this view is greater than Google Maps Street View. You can see all the stores and buildings and cars! This is an interesting technology, I look forward to seeing it once it's out of beta.
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