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STRASBOURG, France - Marion Bartoli won through to her first red clay semifinal in four years on Thursday, beating Lucie Hradecka to advance to the last four of the Internationaux de Strasbourg. Standing between the top seed and her first clay final since Prague in 2007 is No.7 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues, a three-time champion here on the banks of the Rhine.
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Medina Garrigues was the first to book her spot, ending the run of resurgent Mirjana Lucic. Croatian Lucic, 29, was contesting her first WTA quarterfinal since she went all the way to the semis at Wimbledon in 1999. But, having come through qualifying at this tournament she finally ran out of steam against the rock-solid Spaniard, 64 64
In eight visits to Strasbourg, Medina Garrigues has now reached at least the semifinals on six occasions. As well as lifting the trophy three times - most recently in 2008, when she beat Katarina Srebotnik in the final - she has fallen in the semis three times, including last year, to eventual champion Maria Sharapova.
For her part Bartoli, who was neatly aided by six aces in her 62 63 defeat of Hradecka, is through to the semis at Strasbourg for the second time. Amélie Mauresmo was her conqueror here in 2007, with the French great duly upset by Medina Garrigues in the final. Bartoli boasts a 5-2 record over Medina Garrigues, but the Spanish player has prevailed both times they've met on clay - including just last week in the third round at Rome.
The other semifinal pits No.2 seed Andrea Petkovic against No.6 seed Daniela Hantuchova, after they scored respective wins over No.5 seed Maria Kirilenko and No.4 seed Nadia Petrova.
Hantuchova was particularly clean on serve, successfully fending off the sole break point faced; though she converted just three of 10 chances held against her fellow 28-year-old, this proved more than enough to clinch a 64 62 victory.
Until last year, when she prevailed at Miami, 28-year-old Hantuchova had not beaten Petrova since the second round at Strasbourg in 2000. She has now won her last two meetings with the Russian, improving her record against her contemporary to 3-4.
In the semis, 30th-ranked Hantuchova and world No.15 Petkovic - who dispatched Kirilenko 64 63.
"I think I played better in my last two matches, but I stayed calm and I played very well in the important moments, and that's what counts," said Petkovic. "Maria doesn't really allow you to play well because she changes up the rhythm. I respect her a lot as a player, so I'm even more thrilled to be through."
Hantuchova and Petkovic will be meeting for the second time. Their previous meeting took place in the quarterfinals at Brisbane at the start of 2010, when a 55th-ranked Petkovic won in straight sets. "Last time I played Daniela was on a hard court," the German observed. "She plays very, very clever tennis. I'm just going to try to prepare very well and play a good match tomorrow."
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Adrain's newest invention is a high end safe hidden in an ordinary looking sofa.
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Source(Pub. L. 93–618, title I, § 121,Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1986; Pub. L. 96–39, title XI, § 1106(c)(2),July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 311; Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1107(b)(2),Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1135; Pub. L. 100–647, title IX, § 9001(a)(1),Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3806.)
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text: The mainstream pop music landscape can be a noisy blur if you're not an aficionado (or a 12-year-old girl). Anyone who says that a lot of chart topping hits don't sound similar to each other is just delusional, let's be real. Whether you're a fan of the stuff, or just like a healthy dose the super-catchy crack that everyone's always on about, you'll love DJ Earworm's annual smushing together of the biggest songs of the year. I personally loved a fair few of these songs this year, but I won't name names. Just listen.


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It's a scene that is oh-so-familiar to those who follow Canadian football.
The Montreal Alouettes, well rested and high-performing, pounding an opponent before a huge crowd at Olympic Stadium en route to booking a trip to the Grey Cup.
They make it look predictable, at times almost easy, so much so that it's tempting to take for granted a team that reaches eight championship games in 11 years.
Of course it isn't easy, a point Anthony Calvillo was making emphatically before Sunday's 48-17 triumph over Toronto in the Eastern Final, a fact he believes many outside of the Montreal locker room don't appreciate.
"Eight out of eleven, that says something," said Toronto defensive tackle Adriano Belli, a former Alouette. "But what can you say? Anthony Calvillo, I have tried to crush him and play the accordion with his ribs for 10 years but he's such a resilient guy. I can't wish them anything but success."
If the Alouettes don't get their due from the outside world, some of that may have to do with East Division competition hasn't exactly been stellar during the past decade, with none of Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg or Ottawa (2002-05) rising to the challenge on a consistent basis.
And in an eight-team league where the odds of reaching a championship game are a whole lot better than they are in other major league sports, it's easy to dismiss Montreal's run as something particular to the CFL.
But try telling that to fans in Hamilton who haven't won a playoff game since 2001, those in Winnipeg who haven't celebrated a championship since 1990 or even those in Saskatchewan where Grey Cup appearances have been as rare over the past 50 years as warm Prairie days in January.
In a sport where player turnover happens quicker than in any other (there are just three Alouettes – Scott Flory, Anthony Calvillo and Ben Cahoon – who have been part of all eight Grey Cup berths over the past 11 years), Montreal has never missed the playoffs since returning to the CFL in 2006 and finished a season with more losses than wins just once.
They've had multiple coaches who've each brought their own wrinkles, albeit none more impressive than Mark Trestman whose CFL resume now looks something like this: 42 wins, 17 losses, three East Division first-place finishes, three Grey Cup berths and a combined score of 140-61 in the Division final games that helped them get there.
Against the Argos Sunday, they stifled the run game, forced Cleo Lemon to throw the ball, then brought the heat and watch him and the Argo offence crumble. No turnovers. Few mistakes. A juggernaut unleashed after a two week rest and player preparing for an upcoming weekly routine they know very well by now.
"It all starts with the front office," said Montreal receiver Kerry Watkins, a seven-year Alouette. "Getting the right guys here, selling the organization and getting guys to buy-in that the expectation is for us to win."
The only person who's experience everything in Montreal is general manager Jim Popp, whose roots with the franchise date all the way back to that very first season 1994 season as the Baltimore Stallions.
Sixteen years later after he left Saskatchewan to join the upstart Baltimore Stallions, Popp is still turning up players who fit both the CFL and the Alouettes as well. Including the Baltimore years, this will be Popp's 10th Grey Cup game in 19 seasons as general manager. (Given that, it's still a little hard to figure what caused the hold-up that left Popp in limbo until the early part of this season without a contract for next year.)
"It doesn't get old," said Popp, surrounded by his players on the field after the game. "I can tell you it feels different and great every time."
It's often hard to appreciate a golden age of something when you're in the midst of it, perhaps its time to recognize just how special this Alouette is.
Some day it's not going to be this way and Montreal's great reborn love-in with Canadian football will be tested by the kinds of mediocre teams that inevitably are part of the cycle in pro sports.
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Sam Raimi's "Drag Me To Hell" has officially been rated PG-13. Apparently there are people surprised by this... haven't you seen the trailer?
Poster for that French zombie film "Mutants" I told you about last week. I'm sure it doesn't mean the same thing in English, but I was really intrigued by the words "PLUS TARD" on the poster. That's a new one.
Akroyd gives more details on "Ghostbusters 3". Apparently the "young recruits" we've mentioned will be "cadets" at some kind of academy. That is AWESOME. He also says that they are going to do everything they can to get Sigourney Weaver on board, who seems to be the last holdout in restarting the franchise.
The plot is pretty standard but the title isn't. Today's awesome indie title award goes to Albino Farm. That is all.
Ron Perlman says they'll probably be shooting "Bubba Nosferatu" this Fall. I still don't think he'll make a great Elvis, but since he's terrifying I'm pretty sure he wins every argument no matter what.
If you live in New York or Las Angeles, you will see a teaser for Rob Zombie's "H2" before "Crank 2" this weekend. If you're not in those areas, tough luck. You will see Amy Smart's boobs though, and that is the greatest gift anyone could ask for.
The founders of The Pirate Bay, one of the world's largest Torrent tracking sites, have been on trial for some time now in Sweden over the breaking of copyright law. Today the trial ended with each of the founders being fined 3.6 million each, and being sent to jail for one year. The case is expected to be appealed.
Moral of this story, don't try to rob a hairdresser in Russia. She's liable to beat your ass, tie you up, kidnap you and make you her sex slave for 2 days straight. Bet you didn't see that one coming.
Bush Administration memos on torture released by the Obama administration revealed today that they had authorized "putting insects inside a confinement box" as a method of interrogation. Who knew they were taking cues from Jigsaw and Fear Factor! And you thought they were culturally inept.
Just when I thought I had heard of all the most embarrassing ways to die, here comes British Comedian Mark Cassidy with this gem: Overdosing on nitrous oxide (laughing gas) while watching internet porn. [golf clap]
1965: The FBI Laboratory in Washington reports their inability to make out the vocals on the hit single "Louie Louie." Thus, the Bureau is unable to determine whether the record constitutes obscene matter.
Just a warning... being April Fool's day today, you may see some erroneous horror news floating around the web. We'll do our best not to participate in the douchery, but as you probably know sometimes it's hard to discern the real from the fake. Ironically, this is the one day a year when you actually CAN believe something Robert Englund says in an interview, so keep your ears open for "Freddy Vs Jason Vs Chucky" news.
Ron Perlman says that if all goes well he'll be starring in Don Coscarelli's "Bubba Nosferatu" this fall. Perlman, of "Hellboy" fame, is replacing Bruce Campbell as "Elvis" from the first film. I love Perlman, but I'm not sure he's capable of filling either of those roles. We'll have to wait and see.
There's a new poster for this movie "Eve" that came out yesterday, but that's not the interesting news. People are (rightfully) remarking on the similarities between this and the comic book adaptation "Hack & Slash"... and by "similarities" I mean, it's the same exact plot. There's enough room in my heart for two sexy slasher hunters, but I'm not sure the rights holders to "Hack & Slash" are going to agree. We'll keep you updated on any legal shenanigans that may arise from this.
Thomas Dekker of "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" talks about a few upcoming horror projects he's starring in. This should really please all of the Google searchers who seem to end up on our site while searching for people who also hate this guy.
Will Arnett and Michael Shannon have joined the cast of the "Jonah Hex" adaptation. After finally making my way through "Arrested Development" on DVD, hearing Arnett's name in conjunction with any project pretty much turns me into a giddy school girl.
Say what you want about the Weinstein's, they're definitely shrewd business men. They're continuing that trend by buying all the French horror they can while at the Cannes film festival. The way things have gone lately with the horror coming from our froggy friends, I can't say I blame them.
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There is so much panic in Egypt over an alleged text message that supposedly will kill you shortly after receiving it, that the health minister had to make a statement assuring people everything's ok. So let me get this straight, the Egyptians are now remaking shitty J-horror films, only in real life? Sarah Michelle Gellar's going to be all over this.
Wow, it looks like scientists in Britain are really close to using a giant "sun laser" to create clean nuclear fusion. After that, I say we take this thing and go destroy Tatooine. I never liked the cut of their jib anyways.
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While some states don't want any help from the federal government, California isn't as shy.
Gov. Jerry Brown is asking the Obama administration for help with the state's budget crisis.
But unlike other states refusing money, Brown wants the federal government's permission to cut funding for programs to help California close its nearly $25.4 billion budget.
The governor met with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to push her to allow the state to cut $3.7 billion from the budget that must be approved by the federal government.
Brown is eying reductions to Medi-Cal and in-home health care services. The governor told the Los Angeles Times that Sebelius "receptive but it isn't worked out yet. We have still some things to work on."
The governor said he was doubtful the federal government would approve the cuts but he was optimistic something would get done.


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Other Cities/Towns to Consider?
Hi, new here. I'm 50, hoping to take my pension early at 55. Problem is my company terminated our pension plan so I'll be getting about $13.5k a year instead of in the low $20's at 55. Have been doing alot of reading but am only familiar with Mexico. I like what I've read about Granada and the northern cities. I'm curious about Boaco, read that an American owns a pizza place there. And it looks great scenery wise. As much as Granada offers I'd prefer a cooler climate. Esteli seems to be a good compromise between weather and infrastructure. Any other places with milder weather worth considering? Thanks!
I'm a mid-50s single gringo considering a move to Nicaragua after living in Costa Rica for several years. Among my motivations is to avoid the stereotype that all gringos my age as "Johns" or "mongers," which is prevalent in Costa Rica owing to its large sex tourism/sexpat industry. I'm not a prude and don't have a problem with prostitution. I'm just am weary of living where the sex industry dominates and being stereotyped as a participant.
My experience is that Managua remains mostly free of this stereotype. Oh, women do often assume that all gringos are rich, and this interests some, plus of course there are red light districts and all the rest. However, I found that I was able to navigate in Managua without being saddled with the sex-tourist stereotype, and I liked that.
What I don't know is the situation in Granada. My sense from visits a few years ago was that Granada wasn't given over to the sex industry to the extent that Costa Rica is, and that most of Granada's expats weren't involved in the industry (or at least didn't prioritize it). However, during a more recent visit, I had the sense that Granada was becoming infested with the sex tourists and sexpats. I was personally propositioned by hookers on the average of every couple blocks in the evenings, the buildup of the restaurant/bar area seems to be attracting sex tourists (some of who I know from Costa Rica), and I have heard rumors that Granada is the destination of choice for gringos in search of sex with children.
Can those familiar with Granada comment on the trends? If the sex tourism/sexpat imprint on Granada remains small, I think I would prefer to try living there over Managua. Although I like Managua, I find it too large and confusing, and I would prefer a smaller town nearby. Also, while I speak halfway decent Spanish and don't absolutely need the company of my countrymen, a decent English-speaking community is a plus. Add that Granada is charming. However, if Granada's sex industry is heading in the direction of Costa Rica's, I won't waste my time there.
And please, don't bother to tell me that it is "personal choice" how people live, and if I don't want to participate in a sex industry I don't have to. I am aware that everybody has a choice, but this philosophy misses the issue. When lots of people in one easily-identifiable ethnic group (e.g., gringos) are making one choice, the rest of us in that same ethnic group get grouped together with them and stereotyped. My interest is in avoiding the stereotype, not in "personal choice."
Granada is cleaning its image up
They busted a few and closed a few places down, if only to send a message.
SJdS closed the whore house and now all the hookers and trannies are in the street and in the bars, bad move.
I can usually tell the CR Ex Pat sex trade creeps looking at moving up here. A few tried and left. Its not as easy here as they think.
One thing the CPC may be good at, when nudged in the right direction.
If the heat doesn't bother you, check out Leon
It's bigger than Granada but smaller than Managua.
I'd assume that you saw what you saw, probably fairly accurately since you had seen the same thing in Costa Rica and didn't see the same thing in Managua.
You might want to move this to another thread as this one is quite full of several other discussions flying in a rough cloud.
Rebecca Brown
Other Cities
Personally I do love Granada as it offers my wife and I what we want and locals have been wonderful. Mind you I'm not yet retired so only get down one or two months a year to our 'Casa'. More expensive to purchase a really nice place in Granada than some other places but also a lot easier to rent it out when not there.
El Rosario and Ave Maria
Having Ave Maria less than a half hour away is a major plus ... wish it was closer. Students and faculty come from all over the world ... there are English Speaking Only zones on the campus ... so many students and residents bilingual. Lots of energy and beautiful people, Plus course and activities available to the public. The Town Square is two blocks away and the energy poours out there.
MN Hacienda Iguana, Tola, Rivas SKYPE: QWLCrew
Sounds Really Nice
It just goes to emphasize that you need to find a place that pushes YOUR buttons!
Endless possibilities, something for everyone, from hermit (out in the RAAN next to the Honduran border) to dilettante (San Juan del Sur), and plenty of in-between.
How close to the beach is El Rosario?
Esteli v. El Rosario
I've lived in Nicaragua for over six years (half time). The ONLY town where my car was broken into and my luggage stollen was in Estili... in front of a local, popular restaurant mid day.
El Rosario. I, too, love this little town. It is immaculate because the local Alcaldia takes pride in the town. They've just completed a huge sports complex in front of the church. They continue to pave (brick) roads throughout the community. You can buy a small house for less than $7000 if you are OK with outdoor plumbing. One good sized pulperia, Eskimo ice cream store, famous old bakery. Small pharmacy and hardware store ... couple of restaurants ,,, not much else.
Jinotepe, the capital of Carazo, is just ten minutes away and is not flooded with gringos... so prices are fair. They still grow coffee nearby and at one time, because of the altitude was a coffee growing center. While El Rosario is not as high as Jinotepe or nearby Dolores or Diriamba, it is not as hot as the lower cities.
The University of Ave Maria is nearby in San Marcos and iJinotepeis the gateway to the La Boquita beaches. Managua is less than an hour away.
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Ave Maria?
Is the presence of Ave Maria a plus or minus in the overall calculation?
Jinotega, Ocotal, Somoto, San Raphael del Norte
I think you need to come down and check things out to see what the different cities and towns feel like. We've got one guy here who keeps moving back to Jinotega (hates it when he's here, misses it when he's away). He, however, does go to Matagalpa to shop (30 minutes or so away by bus, and buses run every half hour or so).
Every reasonably sized city or larger town is going to have computer shops, cell phone service, clothing stores, and grocery stories. I've even heard a rumor that someone is making bean curd in Jinotega (if this turns out to be true, I will be very amused). Pizza is as naturalized here as it is in the US. Quinoa is not to be found anywhere. No laundromats in the north, but you can hire people to do it for you or do it yourself.
I've yet to find a professional camera store anywhere in Nicaragua -- spent some time running around Managua looking.
You might check the minimums for Peru and Chile -- my understanding is that they've got more infrastructure and are doing better economically. If you're looking for a city more or less like Granada, but cooler, I think Peru has some options.
Rebecca Brown
Is place to start when you decide to visit or stay a few months while you look elsewhere. It is reasonably priced despite being Gringo central. There is reason why many Gringos live there as is most place that feels like home in Nicaragua for Gringos. Nicas and Gringos have best relationship in this city by far.
Masaya is another city that has a few Gringos and is very inexpensive. Is hot like Granada and is not for me but I know a few Gringos that live there very well indeed. Unless you have a face like Lou Ferigno there are tons of young pretty ladies in this city who like gringos. Probably best in whole country for access. I know Matagalpa and Jinotega have pretty girls but not as accessible as Masaya.
Nagarote & Leon are dirt cheap but very hot with 2 great beaches nearby. I tell you this if Leon was 10 degrees cooler would be the best city in Nicaragua. Certainly the Leon Market is the best in all Nicaragua.
My first opinion of Ocotal
My first opinion of Ocotal was the same. I walked into town on foot from the bus station and saw the L.A. gang graffitti painted on the statue of St Francis, then looked around the town and thought it was just a cheap, dirty version of Esteli. But , as time has gone on and the quality of life in Esteli has deteriorated so much, Ocotal looks less bad. It would probably be worth looking into as it has all the basic services. Most of the small towns are ugly unless a foreighn aid project has completely rehabbed the central park.
Somoto, Pueblo nuevo and Cd Antigua have a certain old fashioned just out of the 17th century look with a certain pride of ownership, but if that is not to someone`s tastes they are just another old farm town.
I think reliability of the services, climate, low crime and noise level would be the things to look for. Ugly can be ignored if its decent otherwise.
"You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." Ayn Rand
Nicaragua has a low crime rate because a fair amount
...of basic petty pilfering isn't reported. Violent crimes do appear to be low. If you freak out because someone stole your mangos out of your back yard, Nicaragua isn't the place to be (the local patrol guys seem to have spotted the mango thief coming over the wall and the thief dropped the bag of mangos and ran -- I found them rotting in the plastic bag on the street side of the wall later. I had wondered what happened to the mangos). The average thieves aren't particularly sophisticated (they don't appear to pick locks or break in when someone's home). The professionals come around during festivals (good time not to leave the house for extended times and it's worth it to have a dog -- I feel marginally safer with mine).
I think Phil's been to Ocotal; I've just seen it in the movies and read about it.
The trick question is what do you consider necessary infrastructure? For me, it's an aquarium store -- and I can buy fish food at two different places in Jinotega. We've also got a good vet. Someone else might want to make sure the town had a movie theatre (Esteli, don't know about Matagalpa). If you want a community symphony orchestra, Mexico has more cities with those (a French horn player friend of friends had to go to Mexico to get a job).
I can get down to Managua for the day from here -- the 9 a.m. bus is a real touring bus with comfortable seats. This would be true of Esteli and Matagalpa. Ocotal and Somoto would be further away.
A friend of mine spent something like five weeks traveling by herself in Guatemala (three weeks of language classes in Antigua). She felt safer away from areas with lots of tourists. I feel safer here than I'd felt in Esteli, though nothing happened to me the two or three days I was in Esteli.
Esteli and Matagalpa have more expats than Jinotega, and Jinotega probably has more than Somoto or Ocotal. My ideal was enough to be able to speak English from time to time without having to like all of them, but not so many that I wasn't under some pressure to learn Spanish. If you know Spanish well enough to get around, then a city with fewer expats might improve your Spanish more than one with more expats. Some Nicaraguans are bilingual, but not many, so you need at least basic market Spanish (Cuanto vale, carne, gracias, no, mejor precio).
Rebecca Brown
Check the minimums for residency
Nicaragua has the lowest I know anything about: US $600 a month. Mexico is something like $1200 a month, maybe less if you own property there. I suppose it's possible to do extended tourism without applying for residency, but some of the countries are getting upset about that.
The three southern CA countries (NI, CR, and Panama) have lower crime rates than the northern ones, but it's not zero and people do get robbed in all of them depending on where they are and which bad guy crosses their paths.
You might want to look near Jinotepe as someone else suggested. Being closer to Managua than 3 hours by bus has its advantages.
Rebecca Brown
Hush your mouth!
or you will deplete Nicaragua of all its expats. Come visit, outside of the best neighborhoods of Managua you will find Nicaragua very primitive. Great for hobby farmers and dreamers, short on comfort, convenience, and culture. You are right-- Jinotega will not be the next Santa Fe. It will be a farm town in the mountains for along time. Warts, nice weather, and enough good restaurants to keep you busy for 3 to 4 days.
"You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." Ayn Rand
come visit
but skip October if you are afraid of clouds in a cloud forest. I haven`t stayed in Jinotega for years, but I went thru there last week on the way to Selva Negra and it is still there.
"You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." Ayn Rand
I too liked Oaxaca
When were you last there? It's 7 years for me. Monte Alban is nothing short of spectacular.
Opinion #1
You will probably get quite a few. I said #1 only because I am the first.
Boaco: It is not cool there and while no expert, I didn't see that much infrastructure. I found Juigalpa more interesting but way too hot for me.
In the north, the two places with the most infrastructure are Estelí and Matagalpa. Depending on what you need/how often you need it, somewhere else along the Pan American Highway in tthe north may offer good access to infrastructure without the pollution and such of Estelí. For example, I actually like Somoto. You can also look near the cities and get easy access to banking and such but stay out of the general city mess.
It sounds like most of Nicaragua is too warm for you (and me as well) so there really are not that many options with more moderate weather and serious infrastructure.
My #1 advice
Ignore International Living write-ups!!
Have you considered living cheap in the US, in an acceptable climate within easy reach of the people you need to visit annually, and working part time?
I guess I didn't sense that living abroad was your number one priority.
Without a residency you can only live in Columbia for 6 months and then have to be out of the country for 6 months. Check it out and see if you even qualify, I don't know what the income level requirement is.
Go for it ... "in Nica"
I have been visiting Nica since the mid 70's. My wife, from Managua, and I have been together 37 years now. We have been thinking about retiring in Nica for a long, long time. About a year ago we decided to do it. This January we will be making the move. Renting first and possibly buying when we decide on a town. From 2000 to 2005 we visited just about every town in Nica. We really do love Granada. The White Towns are lovely also. But this is part of the adventure. If you can retire at 53, I have one question for you. What are you waiting for? We just got our last daughter out of college and now we are ready for some "us time."
I am not much on advice Wade but as soon as you get that retirement income flowing, go for it! No regrets Wade!
That sounds like Guatemala
...or Mexico. The Spanish Colonial architecture is in the hotter parts of Nicaragua and there's nothing like Mayan ruins here (petroglyphs and some sculpture are about it). That would be Guatemala to northern Honduras (Copan).
Minimum income for residency in Nicaragua is $600 a month in SS or $800 a month in investment earnings or a private pension.
The advantage of here is you can set up a living space for not that much money (I haven't asked my neighbors to watch my house when I'm gone but I rather suspect that they would), and travel.
If you've got the time and energy, traveling through the region would probably give you a better sense of what you would and wouldn't be happy with.
Rebecca Brown
I worked on golf courses April to October
Then cleared off for the winter. Regular 7 day week work, lots of O/T with still being done by 2 to 4pm. You could be an old man by the time you find the right spot! Then you get to cut fairways on a big ride on while dreaming of winter!! (The young guys smoked pot and we all had a plan for the winter or something!!.)
It's a perfectly OK city if you want to be in a city. I lived there for 6 years and still have a house there (which is for sale because I don't need it). I lived in two different places in the city. I by far prefered El Rosario, a low-budget barrio but I had to live in Estelí for a few years to figure that out.
My main complaint is the air. It is certainly not as bad as Los Angeles (where I grew up) but it is not what I want. Statements like "the traffic is horrible" and "there is high crime" are just not correct. Yes, there are two streets with a lot of traffic for being only one lane. BFD. If you actually live in Estelí (as opposed to suburbia) you don't drive those streets. You walk, take an Urbano ($13) or a taxi ($40).
To put that in perspective, it is like someone in a US town being irate that where they want to shop doesn't have a parking lot. With walking, bicycles and extremely cheap public transit being readily available options, people are just trying to import how they are used to living into a place where it does not fit.
As for crime, other than "theft by convenience" (you leave your bicycle in front of your house and someone steals it) there is little crime in Estelí. That which seems "abnormal" really is. That is, you probably won't understand the reason behind the crime because, for example, the family does not want do damage their name by the facts coming out. When you see an armed guard in front of what appears to be a private house, it is much more likely to be a cigar factory "hidden" in a private house. Home invasions are not something you will find in Estelí.
The main reason I live in the country rather than the city is because I want to. I like the country. This is not a Nicaragua thing--it is just that I don't want close neighbors, traffic, ... I have been in Estelí three times this year. Unless I need to bring back a bunch of stuff, I will take the bus. If I didn't have a truck already I would not buy one as I can get someone to bring stuff back here for me for far less than the real cost of operating the vehicle.
As I said before, it is pretty easy to live "near" Estelí to get all the convenience with none of the negatives. For example, Santa Cruz is south of Estelí on the Pan American highway. There are buses to/from Estelí all the time and you can be in town in 10-15 minutes. But, no pollution, low costs, sense of community. My only suggestion is that if you elect to be "near" a town rather than in it, find an area that is well-established. I don't mean heavily populated, just that it has existed long enough that there is "a community".
Little crime in Esteli, and just harmless stuff...
A neighboring finca was sold to a local family who didn`t move in their guard soon enough--it only cost them their well pump, electrical wiring , and damage to the house.
My stepson was walking to his grandmothers house by the Public Library when a knife to his neck convinced him to give up his $15 neck chain
Twice in the last year thieves have tried to steal cattle from the neighboring farm. In the last incident the caretaker was chasing them down the road throwing rocks at them when they finally gave up and ran.
Both a maid and a niece have lost their cell phones to the knife to the throat routine-- both in broad daylight on well traveled public streets.
A friend of the family was beat to death in her own home in a strange ( no robbery/no rape) murder that has still not been solved.
2 women broke into a house in our old neighborhood and attacked the housewife who they thought was alone. Her husband responded and shot and wounded one.
A money changer who works on the streets all day went home to be robbed at gun point in his own house.
A local businessman was pistol whipped and robbed in his own house of about usd 3000. getting robbed going or coming to the bank is also common.
My motherinlaw has been robbed several times in her pulperia, for very small amounts of money, including one time when she had just barely gotten out of the hospital 2 days earlier.
A muchacho was killed and another one his his lung punchered in a robbery attempt while sitting on their front porch in the evening. In response, the police set up a nighttime kiosk in the neighborhood to push the crime somewhere else.
A kidnap team from out of town kidnapped the owner of a downtown jewelry store on her way to work. In the confustion he drew a gun and shot a bystander in a crowded farmacia before he was subdued by the crowd.
There was some sort of a major group shoplifting attemp at the new MaxiPali. Now the guards walk around and write down the license info of all cars in the parking lot.
I don`t make this stuff up or go looking for it. It`s just there. But by all means don`t be so careless as to leave your bicycle unattended. I`ll go you 1 better--with the horrible traffic, poor roads , and sad emergency medical care don`t ride a bycicle!
"You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." Ayn Rand
You would think they would learn, but... another relative lost a cell phone while walking downtown in broad daylight playing with the cell phone. If you are anywhere near Farmacia San Sebastian, keep your cell phone in your pocket unless you like knives pointed at you. Not really my problem, other than living in this environment, because I had recently decreed that cel phones have a useful life of 5 years, so I am not buying anymore cell phones for 4 more years! anyway! (Except to switch over to Moviestar, which requires new phones).
Another head's up from our old neighborhood Centennario. Seems a woman and her children were walking to the bus station at 4 am to catch the early bus. She was assaulted and her kids ran to Shell/uno esquipulas gas station for help. She received a machetazo but was released from the hospital about a day later. Robbery does not seem to be the issue, it was probably an attempted rape or mindless violence. I suspect alcohol abuse was a key factor. It is best to stay off the streets from about 9 pm to 6 am. If you have to catch an early bus, take a cab to the station.
"You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." Ayn Rand
Esteli is something like 100,000 people
It has all the problems any city has especially when some are very rich and most aren't, and some are poor and have no interest in not having stuff because of that.
I realized why all the dog breeds here are bred to be sharp (even the cocker spaniels and collies, and if they had pugs, those would be fierce, too). Is it as dangerous as a bad neighborhood in a US city? Nope, just don't expect middle class suburbia.
A Honduran born woman told me to get a dog, like a German Shepard, and iron gates on the windows, and "they will respect you." I feel more relaxed with Lola (and her judgement is on the order of my best previous dogs -- time to play and time to raise the hackles and stand back barking).
I think Jinotega has less crime because the income differences aren't so great or obvious here and it's not on the main road from here to there.
Rebecca Brown
Today's La Prensa will disagree with you Rebecca...
Armed robbery, domestic violence and sexual abuse are most prevalent crimes in the city of Jinotega-
In the city of Jinotega, where insecurity is rife in the neighborhoods Germán Pomares y Carlos Rizo II Etapa, El Panorama, Roger Hanguien II Etapa, Linda Vista Sur o Tanque Rojo and Proyecto Linda Vista
"I live here in the neighborhood Roger Hanguien II Etapa....you can no longer go out at night...
Press blowing it up maybe?
And there are some neighborhoods where nobody goes at night
Barrio German Pomares is near here -- I've walked over to the monument to take photographs -- and I didn't have any money or phone with me as I heard it was a dodgy neighborhood.
I see that Barrio Centro America isn't on the list, but there are parts of it that I wouldn't walk around in at night. I don't walk around much at night here; nearest I came to being mugged in NYC was walking home a bit drunk late on a sleety night with not many people around.
One of the gringos here was robbed last year at knife point. A Nicaragua guy was stabbed to death over a cell phone. Another guy was killed when some crazy threw a rock in front of Pali, if I remember correctly. Another gringo had his laptop stolen from in front of his house -- while back.
But I compare this to watching a neighbor robbed in the hall, two other neighbors burglarized, and having to stop some guys from following me into my apartment building (put my foot on the outer door), in one building in NYC, with no more than 22 units.
Yeah, the outlying barrios are not as safe as the core of the city (I know of someone who leaves a house simply locked up for six months of the year in one of the better neighborhoods. She hasn't had problems according to the person who told me the story).
What I've heard is that no neighborhood is dangerous during the day, but I tend to avoid neighborhoods where people look significantly poorer than I am, or leave valuables at home.
And I feel safer for having the dog.
Where I lived in NYC was perhaps an order of magnitude more dangerous than where I lived in Philadelphia, but it was in Philadelphia that I was burglarized, not Mott Street (better dog perhaps).
Plenty of places in the middle class US exist where people are simply never burglarized -- my parents lived their whole lives without having their main residence broken into -- and never were robbed at gun or knife point (I've managed to avoid that one so far even living where I lived in NYC and Philadelphia. And my parents didn't take any more precautions than locking the house when they were gone, maybe asking neighbors to keep an eye on it, and maybe the neighbors did. No security system, no bars on the windows.
I got the impression that Jinotega is safer than Esteli by how people behaved. But as safe as a middle class neighborhood in Charlotte, NC, or Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia? No, not at all.
I don't think people have to live in terror here, but they do have to do things like lock up securely and have a dog or two, and not take up with the wrong people.
Rebecca Brown
Get along with your good neighbors; be civil to the others
Another useful rule is stay out of entanglements with people who are doing illegal things. In Jinotega, everyone knows who's doing coke, sniffing glue, drinking too much, or smoking pot even if those people don't get busted.
The advantage of a small town is being on a first name basis with your local thieves, I suspect, and knowing more about their family lives than you'd know in a larger city. See Phil's posts on Javier.
Rebecca Brown
don't believe the guidebook hype
about US Marines--these books have the historical maturity of 12 year olds and an axe to grind with the US.
The Spanish preferred the higher elevations. Visigoths were quite blond and blue and they got around, leaving the northern highlands not racially mixed but more racially blended. Most families here have predominately Indian blood lines (although not necessarily from the same tribal groupings) with a generous mix of African and Spanish features.
I've been thru San Fernando. It looks ok and is rumored to have some people with coffee money, which makes for a better town than people with no money.
"You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality." Ayn Rand
Thomas Belt says the blue eyes were there when he was there
Late 19th Century, so the genes may be from Morgan's pirates (Belt's speculation). Belt also noticed that a lot of working class white guys went native, married local women, and lived like Nicaraguans of the day. More spoke Nahuatl/Spanish creole then, and there are still Nahuatl loan words in the local dialects of Spanish in the north. The main culture is Mestizo, but the indigenous doesn't appear to be far below the surface in the North.
Somewhat like the highlands of Kenya, the highlands of CA attract cheles (apparently another Nahuatl loan word for blue, though some give it as kin to the Spanish for milk, leche). Some of the kids here are blonde -- Germans and Danes settled in the area in the 19th Century to grow coffee.
Shop at the local shops if possible. Shopkeepers know the neighborhood. Spending a little more money with them is good insurance.
Rebecca Brown
Is all this Aryan stuff coming out of your research?
Or your actual travel experience?
Either way its a bit weird to me.
Is skin and eye color that important to you?
1/36 Cherokee
Elizabeth Warren claims native american status.....
"Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'sir' without adding, 'you're making a scene." -Homer J. Simpson
heap big pile of lies....
All my PM's are gone too..
Even the Mujer Magnetica ones, dang they were vintage too.
That's true
I plan to write up more about this on a-zLiving (once I get back to working on that site) but I think we (usanos) continue to want to compare apples to oranges. I grewup in a white only (really) Los Angeles suburb which, at the time, was about the size of Estelí. People were almost always in a car -- not walking to a destination, there was about 10 times the number of police officers on duty there at the time and, in general, it was a time of less crime everywhere. Yet, if you look at police reports (they were actually published in the local newspaper until about the mid-1960s) there were lots of crime events.
We also tend to use US value standards for what is worth stealing. If we instead look at value compared to average income (I tend to do this by just thinking that $1 in the US is about equal to C$1 in Nicaragua) the picture changes a lot. Something with a value of a weeks wages puts its value in local economic terms a lot better than some arbitrary currency number.
I have been robbed at knife-point in Seattle Washington and have had my car broken into in Alajuela Costa Rica. In Los Angeles where my dad was in charge of part of a private technical school wheels (all four) were stolen off student's cars during the day while parked 100 feet off a main street and he carried a gun when working at night. But, neither he no I were ever assulted or robbed in LA. The difference was that we would never venture into 90% of the areas.
As much as many people don't like to hear this, the US is much more Socialistic than Nicaragua. Much more common money goes into protection of individuals and individual property. If that's what you want/expect, you are not likely to be happy in Nicaragua. On the other hand, if you would rather have an under-funded police force that is more likely to be open to working with you rather than being a quasi-military force to fear, you probably will like Nicaragua.
San Patricia in Jalisco was settled by the Irish
Down to the green flag with gold 'Guinness' harp on it. The Irish fighting for the US turned on them when they got to Melaque and settled next door with the Mexican ladies.


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Besides the glaring ovious mistake of no' glittering Edward' - I really enjoyed this one!
The last movie was I felt rather self indulgent on the Directors part....
This one showed more close up's and some scenery ( to die for doll !!!!!! ) the just seemed to be more substance....?!
And of course the ending was perfect.
I love the fact Bella has matured during all the films,and that all the Rob P haters seem to have eatern their 'worms'.....
Dear Dawn Rose,
You make excellent points. Bella did seem different from the very beginning. But I didn't consider that the difference was that they portrayed her as a adult from the very start. You are right. What did you think about the way the portrayed her as a corpse versus the way they portrayed her as a vampire? How did you feel about Rosenberg's interpretation of Stephanie's description of the final moments of Bella's life?
Yours, Doc B
I did! I like how they portray Arrow's intentions right off the bat. This next movie is going to be epic.
I think they did a lovely job sticking with the book this time. I loved it just as much as New Moon the movie. Sure they changed a little bit, but all in all it was very close to the original story. I loved the ending as well. I still think that New Moon, for me, is the best movie so far. I loved depressed Bella. Kristen did a good job acting in that one. I loved the director of New Moon as well. He did a fantastic job.
I would like to add that I think this is Jacob's best performance out of all the movies.
I honestly think this was the best film so far. All the main actors really stepped up their game. Their performances were so believable. I cried throughout the entire film. Even though I knew what was going to happen, because of the books, I was still on the edge of my seat. I also loved how they incorporated the music from the previous films.
I loved that about the music as well!
I agree. I thought that adding moments of background music from previous movies was a wonderful touch. Especially those from the original "Twilight" movie. Do you think that Stephanie had anything to do with that ? This movie reminded me so much of the first movie. Did you feel that way? Do you know if Stephanie took a more active role in this movie? When I left the theater I had a feeling that I had some how reunited with the first Twilight movie. Did you happen to have that feeling as well?
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Stephenie Meyer has been involved in the adaptation of her Twilight saga books to film from the very beginning. But on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2, she has taken on an even bigger role – producer.
I heard she was a co-writer as well.
I wish she had been more involved from the beginning with Twilight. Don't get me wrong, I loved the movie, but I feel it was no where close to the book Twilight. I think her part in Breaking Dawn part one was very involved. I loved the adaptation from book to movie with this one. I am very impressed at how close they kept it to the book.
I am curious what people who did not read the book thought of the movie. Anyone here not read the book first?
Well I took my sister and mom to see the movie. They loved it. My mom was getting teared up at a few parts too.
I knew Bella wasn't dead but I still cried with Jacob. lol
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A known celebrity hangout, Shutters on the Beach has an atmosphere of formal opulence, with expensive artwork in its lobby and restaurants, luxe features, and rooms that belong in a billionaire's beach house. Its oceanfront location and doting service are hard to beat, but Casa Del Mar rivals it with a more intimate feel and better amenities.
A true jewel, this historic grand hotel is world-class yet refreshingly unpretentious (unless you count the Hollywood crowd at the popular lobby bar). But there is nothing modest about its spacious elegant rooms, rooftop pool, and commanding location right on the beach -- a rarity in L.A. It's one of the best luxury hotels in town.
A chain hotel near LAX Airport and the 405 freeway, The Westin Los Angeles Airport is a 740-room giant with extra amenities like New Balance workout gear for rent and in-room spa treatments. There are three on-site dining options including the Daily Grill for a sit-down meal or lobby cafe for takeaway snacks and beverages. Rooms are generic, but do have signature comfortable beds and flat-screen TVs. There is an outdoor pool and hot tub, free shuttle to LAX airport, and Zipcar service available on-site but there is a fee for Wi-Fi. Guests looking for a more upscale pool experience should check out the nearby Custom Hotel with a multi tiered pool deck and fire pit.
A design-conscious, thoroughly un-beachy 18-floor hotel in the center of a beachside community with an exceptional restaurant -- but, disappointingly, no pool -- that attracts a mix of European hipsters, wedding parties, and business travelers. It's good for those who prefer strolling and shopping to sunning and swimming, but scuffed-up rooms belie the four-year, $18-million renovation (completed in 2009).
This 175-room hotel, located five-minutes from the beach in Santa Monica, has comfortable beds but generic-looking decor and unremarkable amenities. There's nothing really wrong with it, but for similar prices you can often get more personality and better features at other Santa Monica hotels like the Loews.
A slick and inviting boutique hotel overlooking the Pacific, with 71 exquisite rooms and lustrous interiors in an iconic Art Deco building that displays the curvy contours of an elegant ocean liner. For a modish and luxurious ocean-side getaway, the Shangri-La is mighty close to perfection.
This chic, 164-room beach hotel opened in 2011 with a prime location across from the Santa Monica Pier and a block away from shopping and entertainment on Third Street Promenade. The building has a sleek, eco-friendly design, and comfortable rooms feature private balconies; city or ocean views; and modern technologies such as free Wi-Fi and self-adjusting thermostats. The lovely courtyard pool area and well-equipped fitness center are also pluses, as is the locally sourced Mexican restaurant.
The Beach House is a 96-room, upscale hotel that overlooks Hermosa Beach. It's located on The Strand, a 26-mile pathway that runs parallel to the ocean, within walking distance of waterfront cafes, nightlife hot spots, and local surf shops. Frequent guests say that area can get overcrowded in tourist season, creating noise and limiting privacy for those staying on the hotel's first floor. The best rooms (on the second and third floors) have ocean views and cost extra.
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BOSTON -- Cody Ross hit two homers and drove in five runs, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 9-4 Sunday in a game that was Kevin Youkilis' farewell to the Fenway Park fans.Youkilis, a subject of recent trade rumors, was lifted for a pinch-runner after hitting a triple in the seventh inning. After the game, it was announced that he was traded to the Chicago White Sox for utilityman Brent Lillibridge and right-hander Zach Stewart.ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney is reporting the Red Sox will pick up all but $2 million of what is owed to Youkilis. The Red Sox will pay the White Sox $5.5 million, according to ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine.Youkilis was greeted with a hug from Nick Punto, who pinch-ran for him, and many of his teammates on the top step of the dugout.The burley infielder, in his ninth season with the Red Sox, took his helmet off and waved to the crowd, blew a kiss and was urged to come out for a curtain call by his teammates before heading down the steps. He was given a lengthy standing ovation and the fans chanted, "Yook."The nameplate above Youkilis' locker was gone in the clubhouse after the Red Sox's ninth win in 11 games. Boston completed interleague play with a winning record for the eighth straight season (11-7).Jason Heyward continued his torrid June for the Braves, hitting a solo homer among his three hits.Atlanta, which lost for the ninth time in 13 games, closed interleague play 8-10.Aaron Cook (1-1), making just his second start with the Red Sox and first since going on the disabled list May 6 after sustaining a cut on his left knee covering home plate, gave up three runs -- two earned -- six hits and didn't walk or strike out anyone in five innings.Braves starter Mike Minor (3-6) gave up three homers and allowed seven runs -- four earned -- in 4 2/3 innings.Adrian Gonzalez added a solo homer for Boston, which won six-of-seven series against NL opponents.Heyward is hitting .391 this month with five homers and 12 RBIs.Cook filled-in for Clay Buchholz, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with what Valentine called a "gastrointestinal issue."The Red Sox jumped ahead with a four-run fourth against Minor. After breezing through the first three innings allowing just a pair of singles, Minor walked the first two batters in the inning. Ross then homered into the first row of seats above the Green Monster, making it 3-0. One pitch later, Gonzalez sliced a fly ball into the Monster seats to make it 4-0.The Braves capitalized on Cook's throwing error for a run during a three-run fifth. Eric Hinske had a two-run double into the center field triangle after Heyward and Andrelton Simmons singled. Juan Francisco then bounced back to the mound and Cook had Hinske off the bag, but threw widely past third to allow him to score to make it 4-3. Cook retired the next three batters, finishing his work.In the fifth, Boston scored three unearned runs off Minor when Will Middlebrooks had a sacrifice fly and Ross followed with a two-run homer completely out of Fenway Park over the Monster, making it 7-3. Simmons had a throwing error on Kelly Shoppach's grounder to open the inning when he fired the ball into the Red Sox dugout.Heyward homered off Matt Albers in the sixth.
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Valentine decided to give recently struggling DH David Ortiz (0 for 11 last three games) a day off with a left-hander starting for Atlanta. "He said he could probably use it," Valentine said. With Ortiz out, hot rookie Middlebrooks moved to DH and Youkilis was back at third. Youkilis was given a lengthy ovation when he came to plate the first time. ... Hinske started just his 20th game this season for Atlanta, and doubled and tripled his first two times up. ... Former Atlanta pitcher John Smoltz was on hand working the nationally televised game and spent time pregame chatting with players in the Braves' clubhouse. ... Braves 3B Chipper Jones, who had the day off, is hitting just .189 (7 for 37) since coming off the DL on June 10. ... Red Sox pitching coach Bob McClure was back with the team after missing two weeks with a family matter. Information from The Associated Press, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney and ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine was used in this report.
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|C Ross homered to left (368 feet), D Pedroia and W Middlebrooks scored.
|A Gonzalez homered to left (349 feet).
|E Hinske tripled to deep center, J Heyward and A Simmons scored.
|J Francisco grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, E Hinske scored, J Francisco to second on throwing error by pitcher A Cook.
|W Middlebrooks hit sacrifice fly to center, K Shoppach scored.
|C Ross homered to left (373 feet), D Nava scored.
|J Heyward homered to left (365 feet).
|D Nava doubled to deep center, K Shoppach scored.
|K Youkilis tripled to deep right center, A Gonzalez scored.
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Fifteen-year-old Joey Harker has a gift for getting lost. So lost, in fact, that one day he wanders right out of our world and smack into another. This is Joey's real gift—he's a Walker, able to move effortlessly between countless parallel worlds. Joey's new ability is also a dangerous one. Almost before he can blink, he's being hunted by not one but two evil forces who seek to harness his world-walking power—the Binary, fierce members of a scientific world from one end of the spectrum, and the HEX, cruel citizens of a magical land from the other extreme. Joey's only refuge is the InterWorld, an in-between place of balance populated by lots of other Joey Harkers from lots of other alternate Earths. These Joeys are anything but identical. There's werewolf-ish Jakon Haarkanen from an Earth where evolution took a twist and humans descended from wolves, and J/O HrKr, part boy, part computer, from a scientifically advanced futuristic world, to name just a few. Joey must prove himself to these alternate selves as they all learn to wield their power to Walk—because Joey is about to cause several worlds' worth of trouble. Fast-paced and action-packed, InterWorld is an adventure story that expects its readers to be familiar with science fiction standards like parallel universes and alternate timelines, and then expects readers to put everything they know on hold and just go along for the wild ride. Fantasy favorite Neil Gaiman is (no surprise) one of the inventive minds behind InterWorld. The other collaborator is Michael Reaves, television writer for such sci-fi gems as The Twilight Zone and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Together, Gaiman's and Reaves' genius for inventing new worlds rises to new heights of creativity and daring. Let's hope there's more where that came from.
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A friend of a friend asked me for some tips on Santiago, where I've been since January 28. Hence this down and dirty guide to Chile's capital city.
Transportation: Take the metro and buses; plan your trip here. Instead of buying tickets each time you ride, spring for a Tarjeta bip!, an RFID super-card that costs 1,300 pesos; you'll need to load a bit of money to start, then just reload as necessary. There are two metro fares depending on when you ride, and the rush hour price is reportedly going up to 460 pesos soon.
You could also just walk, but it was 86 degrees today, it's really dry and the sun just sucks the life out of you.
I've had nothing but terrible luck with the few cabs I've taken, from trying to overcharge ("I don't have any change") to not knowing the city's streets. Totally skippable, unless you're going to the airport; in that case, have your hotel set you up with someone legit. UPDATE: One of the travel Twitterati reports four months of worry-free cab hopping, so maybe I'm just really unlucky. (Possible!)
Eating and Drinking: Prepare yourself for indoor smoking; some places, though, have smoking sections of varying effectiveness. Get really great sushi and other Japanese-ish food at Etniko in Bella Vista. (Food & Wine likes their wine list.) The next street over, despite being named Pio Nono, has roughly 826 beer bars with lively terraces, pounding music and raging hormones. Elsewhere Opera is kind-of-a-big-deal dining. European-style coffee-and-pastry cafes line Jose Miguel de la Barra, between Cerro Santa Lucia and the Mapocho River. And Mojito Cubano, on Santa Filomena just west of Purisima, has one of the town's best fixed-price lunches: More Cuban food than you can probably eat goes for 1,700 pesos, all-in.
Doing Stuff: Any guidebook or website can give you the big deal kinds of things to do, but I'd give a special shout out to Cerro San Cristobal (where you find panoramas like this one) and the National History Museum (which is more interesting if you know some Spanish but still a must-see if you don't). While you can get your touristy but definitely terrific lunch of Antarctic king crab at the Mercado Central, you can gorge on Chile's insanely fresh (and cheap) produce at the Vega Central on the other side of the river. It won't rate as the most zen place you've ever been; wear closed-toe shoes!


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A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is a financing structure that enables property owners or tenants to realize the benefits of renewable energy generation without having to own the equipment and pay the upfront capital cost.
The PPA "buyer" (property owner or tenant) enters into a long term contract where they agree to pay a predetermined rate for the kilowatt hours delivered from the renewable energy asset. The length of the contract varies depending upon the type of energy improvement, but typically ranges from 10 to 20 years. The PPA rate is typically fixed or pegged to a floating index that is on par with or below the current electricity rate being charged by the local utility company.
The renewable energy developer utilizes the contract to attract private investors who are comfortable with the customer's ability to make payments over the term of the agreement. This enables investors to realize their target return on investment for providing the initial capital. Individual investors determine the value of specific PPAs based upon criteria ranging from the term, price of energy delivered, creditworthiness of the counterparty, and other contract details. If the energy payments over the life of the contract plus any other incentives produce a desirable return on investment, then investors will provide the upfront capital to finance the project.
The PPA financing structure is most appropriately utilized for a planned major renewable energy installation. In this situation, speed is less critical which presents an opportunity for larger projects and potentially less expensive financing costs. A PPA is a rather complicated structure where coordination amongst all stakeholders and standardized contract language is critical to deploy assets more widely and to attract a diverse set of investors. As a result of these complexities, the PPA model is appropriate for the commercial and MUSH (municipality, university, school, hospital) markets. However, there are a few new vendors that are trying to make PPAs for solar available to the residential market.
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