Daniel Zarchy
I am a writer currently working and living in Albany, CA. I am a huge sports fan, particularly of the World Champion San Francisco Giants, and I write the GiantsPod blog and co-host the Two Guys, a Glove and a Coke Bottle Podcast. I have worked for a variety of news sources as a reporter, editor and copy editor around the world, and I look forward to writing about and learning many new things in my career.
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Sabermetrics for Beginners: The "Slash" LineBaseball stats are tough to understand, but we see and hear them everywhere. In this article I explain three common batting stats: Batting Average, On-Base Percentage and Slugging.
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Spanish in the Global South: Understanding Quirks in the Chilean DialectThe Chilean dialect of Spanish is not one to be underestimated. Full of slang, lazy pronunciation, and the occasional mysterious disappearance of certain letters, Chile's version of "Castellano" takes some getting used to. -
A Nerd's Metaphor for the California State GovernmentAfter months of debilitating computer problems, enough was enough. Something had to be done to fix the problems from the core that made fixing the symptoms so hard. The California state government could learn something. -
A Short Trip to Mendoza, ArgentinaMendoza is a beautiful city just a bus ride away from Santiago, Chile, and is well worth a visit, even for just a few days.
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Chilean Local Entrepreneurs Meet with World Leaders at Business Forum in SantiagoSmall-business owners met for a panel discussion with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Monday as part of the Americas Competitiveness Forum, held in Santiago Sept. 27 - 29. -
Housing Sales Up 13 Percent in Greater Santiago AreaHouse and apartment sales in the Santiago Metropolitan Region have increased by 13.1 percent compared to 2008, the Chilean Chamber of Construction announced last week.
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Mapuche Killing Sparks Riots in Santiago, ChileSirens and tear gas filled the air near the Los Heroes subway station in central Santiago Friday night as police and protesters clashed over the recent death of a young Mapuche during a confrontation with police in Region IX.
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Santiago: The Food IssueMost will tell you that Chilean food bland, boring by comparison to its neighbors. While this sometimes may be the case, Chilean food is definitely worth a shot, as it can be quite delicious. -
Santiago De Chile: A Brief Travel GuideAn intro to the unspoken culture of Santiago, from my Gringo mouth to your Gringo ears. -
Mining Union Wins Bonuses, Wage Increases at World's Largest Copper MineWorkers at the Escondida mine, world's largest copper mine, won thousands of dollars in bonuses and higher wages for unionized members.
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In Chile, Poll Shows Enríquez-Ominami Faring Better Than Frei in Run-off VoteTwo of the country's leading polls show widely differing predictions of the Chilean presidential candidates' performances in the first round.