Eurozone consumer price inflation is expected to increase to 1.5 percent year-on-year in November 2017 from 1.4 percent in the previous month, missing market expectations of 1.6 percent. Energy prices should rise at a faster pace while food inflation is expected to ease slightly.
Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy is expected to have the highest annual rate in November (4.7 percent, compared with 3 percent in October), followed by food, alcohol & tobacco (2.2 percent, compared with 2.3 percent in October), services (1.2 percent, stable compared with October) and non-energy industrial goods (0.4 percent, stable compared with October).
Annual core inflation, which excludes volatile prices of energy and unprocessed food and tobacco and at which the ECB looks in its policy decisions, is expected to remain at 0.9 percent, unchanged from the previous month's five-month low.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area fell to 1.4 percent in March 2019 from 1.5 percent in the previous month, in line with the preliminary estimate and market expectations, final data showed. Prices slowed for food, alcohol & tobacco; services and non-energy industrial goods.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area is expected to ease to 1.4 percent in March 2019, matching January's nine-month low, from 1.5 percent in the previous month and slightly below market consensus of 1.5 percent, a preliminary estimate showed.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area came in at 1.5 percent in February 2019, unchanged from the preliminary estimate and slightly above January's nine-month low of 1.4 percent.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area is expected to pick up to 1.5 percent in February 2019 from a nine-month low of 1.4 percent in the previous month and in line with market consensus, a preliminary estimate showed.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area came in at 1.4 percent in January 2019, unchanged from the preliminary estimate and below December's final reading of 1.5 percent. It was the lowest rate since April.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area is expected to ease further to 1.4 percent in January 2019 from 1.6 percent in the previous month and in line with market consensus, a preliminary estimate showed. This should be the lowest rate since April.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area came in at 1.6 percent in December 2018, unchanged from the preliminary estimate and below November's final reading of 1.9 percent. It was the lowest rate since April.
Annual inflation rate in the Euro Area is expected to ease to 1.6 percent in December of 2018 from 1.9 percent in the previous month and below market expectations of 1.8 percent. It was the lowest inflation rate since April, mainly due to a slowdown in cost of energy and food, alcohol & tobacco.
Annual inflation rate in the Euro Area was revised lower to 1.9 percent in November of 2018 from a preliminary of 2 percent and 2.2 percent in October. It is the lowest inflation rate in six months amid a broad-based price slowdown, final figures showed.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area is expected to ease to 2.0 percent in November 2018 from a near six-year high of 2.2 percent in the previous month and slightly below market consensus of 2.1 percent. Prices should rise at a softer pace for services, energy, and food, alcohol & tobacco.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area came in at 2.2 percent in October 2018, unchanged from a preliminary estimate and slightly above September's final reading of 2.1 percent. It was the highest inflation rate since December 2012 on rising prices of services, energy and industrial goods.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area is expected to pick up to 2.2 percent in October 2018 from 2.1 percent in the previous month and in line with market consensus. That should be the highest inflation rate since December 2012 on the back of higher prices of services, energy, processed food and industrial goods.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area was confirmed at 2.1 percent in September of 2018, slightly above 2.0 percent in the previous month. Main upward pressure came from prices of energy and unprocessed food.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area is expected to pick up to 2.1 percent in September 2018, matching July's five-and-a-half-year high and market expectations.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area was confirmed at 2 percent in August 2018, slightly below the previous month's five-and-a-half-year high of 2.1 percent, as prices rose at a softer pace for services, energy, non-energy industrial goods and unprocessed food.
The annual inflation rate in the Euro Area is expected to ease to 2 percent in August 2018 from the previous month's five-and-a-half-year high of 2.1 percent, missing market expectations of 2.1 percent. Prices should rise at a softer pace for services, energy and non-energy industrial goods.
Euro area annual inflation rate was confirmed at 2.1 percent in July 2018, up from 2 percent in the previous month and the highest since December 2012. Main upward pressure came from energy and services, while food prices rose at a softer pace.
The inflation rate in the Euro Area is expected to edge up to 2.1 percent in July of 2018 from 2 percent in June, beating market expectations of 2 percent. It is the highest inflation rate since December of 2012, mainly boosted by oil prices, flash estimates showed.
Euro area annual inflation rate was confirmed at a 16-month high of 2 percent in June 2018, up from 1.9 percent in the previous month. Main upward pressure came from energy and food, while services prices rose at a softer pace.
The inflation rate in the Euro Area is expected to edge up to 2 percent year-on-year in June 2018 from the previous month's 1.9 percent, and in line with market expectations. It is the highest rate since February 2017, mainly boosted by higher prices of energy and food.
Annual inflation in the Euro Area went up to 1.9 percent in May of 2018 from an upwardly revised 1.3 percent in April, matching the preliminary estimate. It is the highest inflation rate since April of 2017, mainly due to a rise in oil prices.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to rise 1.9 percent year-on-year in May of 2018, above 1.2 percent in April and market expectations of 1.6 percent. It is the highest annual inflation since April of 2017, mainly boosted by rising oil prices, preliminary estimates showed.
The consumer price inflation rate in the Euro Area came in at 1.2 percent year-on-year in April 2018, unchanged from the preliminary estimate and slightly below 1.3 percent reported in the previous month.
The Eurozone consumer price inflation is expected to slow to 1.2 percent year-on-year in April 2018 from the previous month's 1.3 percent, and below market expectations of 1.3 percent. Prices of services should rise at a softer pace.
The consumer price inflation in the Euro Area came in at 1.3 percent year-on-year in March 2018, slightly below the preliminary estimate of 1.4 percent and compared with 1.1 percent reported in the previous month. Prices of food, alcohol & tobacco rose less than initially thought.
The Eurozone consumer price inflation is expected to pick up to 1.4 percent year-on-year in March 2018 from the previous month's 14-month low of 1.1 percent, and in line with market forecasts. Prices of services and food, alcohol & tobacco should rise at a faster pace.
The consumer price inflation in the Euro Area came in at 1.1 percent year-on-year in February 2018, slightly below the preliminary estimate of 1.2 percent and 1.3 percent reported in the previous month. It was the lowest inflation rate since December 2016 as prices of processed food, alcohol & tobacco and non-energy industrial goods rose less than initially thought.
The Eurozone consumer price inflation is expected to ease to a 14-month low of 1.2 percent year-on-year in February 2018 from 1.3 percent in the previous month, in line with market forecasts.
The consumer price inflation in the Euro Area stood at 1.3 percent year-on-year in January 2018, unrevised from the preliminary estimate and compared to 1.4 percent in the previous month. It was the lowest inflation rate since July last year.
Eurozone consumer price inflation is expected to decrease to a six-month low of 1.3 percent year-on-year in January 2018 from 1.4 percent in the previous month and in line with market forecasts.
Consumer price inflation in the Euro Area stood at 1.4 percent year-on-year in December 2017, unrevised from the preliminary estimate and compared to 1.5 percent in the previous month. Prices rose at a softer pace for energy and unprocessed food.
Eurozone consumer price inflation is expected to decrease to 1.4 percent year-on-year in December 2017 from 1.5 percent in the previous month, in line with market expectations. Energy and food prices should rise at a slower pace.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased by 1.5 percent year-on-year in November 2017, following a 1.4 percent gain in the previous month and matching the preliminary estimate. Energy prices rose at a faster pace while food inflation slowed.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased 1.4 percent year-on-year in October of 2017, below 1.5 percent in September and in line with preliminary estimates. It is the lowest rate in 3 months.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase 1.4 percent year-on-year in October of 2017, below 1.5 percent in the previous two months and lower than market expectations of 1.5 percent. It is the smallest inflation rate in three months amid a slowdown in energy and services cost, preliminary estimates showed.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased by 1.5 percent year-on-year in September 2017, the same pace as in the previous month and in line with the preliminary estimate. Food prices rose further while cost of services and energy increased at a softer pace.
Eurozone consumer price inflation came in at 1.5 percent year-on-year in September 2017, unchanged from the previous month's four-month high and below market expectations of 1.6 percent. Food prices rose further while cost of services and energy increased at a softer pace.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased by 1.5 percent year-on-year in August 2017, in line with the preliminary estimate and following a 1.3 percent gain in the previous month. It was the highest inflation rate since April, boosted by a jump in energy prices.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase by 1.5 percent year-on-year in August 2017, beating market expectations of 1.4 percent and following a 1.3 percent gain in the previous month, the flash estimate showed. It was the highest inflation rate since April, mainly boosted by rising energy prices.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased by 1.3 percent year-on-year in July 2017, the same pace as in the previous month and in line with the preliminary estimate. The inflation rate stood at its lowest level since December last year, as prices of unprocessed food rose at a slower pace while cost of energy, processed food, alcohol and tobacco, and non-energy industrial goods grew further.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase by 1.3 percent year-on-year in July 2017, the same pace as in the previous month and in line with market expectations, the flash estimate showed. The inflation rate stood at its lowest level since December last year, as prices of services rose at a slower pace while cost of energy grew further.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased by 1.3 percent year-on-year in June 2017, matching the flash estimate and easing from a 1.4 percent rise in May. It was the lowest inflation rate since December last year, as cost of energy and unprocessed food rose at a slower pace, final figures showed.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased 1.3 percent year-on-year in June of 2017, easing slightly from a 1.4 percent rise in May and above market expectations of 1.2 percent. However, it is the lowest inflation rate so far this year, due to a slowdown in energy prices, preliminary estimates showed.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased 1.4 percent year-on-year in May of 2017, slowing from a 1.9 percent rise in April and matching preliminary estimates. It is the lowest inflation rate so far this year as cost of fuel and heating oil slowed and prices of telecommunication fell further, final figures showed.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase by 1.4 percent year-on-year in May 2017, following a 1.9 percent rise in the previous month and missing market expectations of 1.5 percent gain, a flash estimate showed. It was the lowest inflation rate since December last year, as prices rose at a slower pace for energy and services.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased 1.9 percent year-on-year in April of 2017, matching initial estimates and higher than 1.5 percent in March. Fuels, heating oil and package holidays had the largest upward effects. Excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, the inflation increased to 1.2 percent from 0.7 percent and excluding energy only, it went up to 1.3 percent from 0.9 percent.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase by 1.9 percent year-on-year in April 2017, following a 1.5 percent rise in the previous month and beating market expectations of 1.8 percent gain, a flash estimate showed. Prices rose at a faster pace for energy and services.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area rose 1.5 percent year-on-year in March of 2017, easing from a 2 percent increase in the previous month and matching preliminary estimates. It is the lowest inflation rate in three months, due to a slowdown in prices of fuels for transport, heating oil and vegetables and a drop in cost of package holidays, final figures showed.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to rise 1.5 percent year-on-year in March of 2017, easing from a 2 percent increase in the previous month and below market expectations of 1.8 percent. It is the lowest inflation rate in three months, preliminary estimates showed.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased 2 percent year-on-year in February of 2017, up from 1.8 percent in January and in line with preliminary figures. It is the highest inflation rate since January of 2013, due to a rise in energy prices.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased by 2 percent year-on-year in February 2017, following an 1.8 percent rise in the previous month and in line with market expectations, the preliminary estimate showed. It was the highest inflation rate since January 2013, on a surge in energy prices.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased 1.8 percent year-on-year in January of 2017, following a 1.1 percent rise in December and in line with preliminary estimates. It is the highest inflation rate since February of 2013, boosted by fuel and food prices. Excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, core inflation remained steady at 0.9 percent. On a monthly basis, prices fell 0.8 percent.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase 1.8 percent year-on-year in January of 2017, following a 1.1 percent rise in December and beating market expectations of 1.6 percent. It is the highest inflation rate since February of 2013, boosted by fuel prices, preliminary estimates showed. Excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, core inflation is expected to remain steady at 0.9 percent.
Eurozone's consumer prices increased by 1.1 percent year-on-year in December 2016, following a 0.6 percent gain in the previous month and in line with the preliminary estimate. It was the highest inflation rate since September 2013, mainly boosted by rising prices of fuels.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to rise 1.1 percent year-on-year in December of 2016 following a 0.6 percent increase in November. It is the highest inflation rate since September of 2013 and above market expectations of 1 percent, mainly boosted by a rebound in energy prices.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area increased by 0.6 percent year-on-year in November 2016, following a 0.5 percent growth in the previous month and in line with preliminary estimates. It was the highest inflation rate since April 2014, driven by higher cost of restaurants and cafés and rents and tobacco. Core inflation rate, which excludes prices of energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, was unchanged for the third straight month at 0.8 percent.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase by 0.6 percent year-on-year in November 2016, following a 0.5 percent growth in the previous month and in line with market consensus. It was the highest inflation rate since April 2014, as prices for services and food continued to grow.
Eurozone's consumer prices increased 0.5 percent year-on-year in October 2016, following a 0.4 percent gain in the previous month and in line with preliminary estimate. It was the highest inflation rate since June 2014, boosted by higher cost of restaurants and cafés, rents and tobacco.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase 0.5 percent year-on-year in October of 2016, following 0.4 percent growth in the previous month and in line with market expectations. It was the highest inflation rate since June 2014, as prices rose for services, food and energy cost fell at a slower pace.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone increased 0.4 percent year-on-year in September of 2016, following a 0.2 percent gain in each of the previous two months and in line with preliminary figures. It is the highest inflation rate since October of 2014, boosted by cost of restaurants and cafes, rents and tobacco.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase 0.4 percent year-on-year in September of 2016, following 0.2 percent growth in the previous month and in line with market expectations. It was the highest inflation rate since October 2014, as prices rose for services, food and energy cost fell at a slower pace.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area went up 0.2 percent year-on-year in August of 2016, the same as in the previous month. Figures came in line with preliminary estimates, remaining well below the ECB's 2 percent target.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase 0.2 percent year-on-year in August of 2016, the same as in the previous month and below market expectations of a 0.3 percent increase. Inflation eased for food, services and industrial goods and energy prices fell at a slower pace.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone rose 0.2 percent year-on-year in July 2016, following a 0.1 percent gain in the previous month and in line with preliminary estimates. It was the biggest rise since January, mainly boosted by higher prices of food and services, final figures showed.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to rise by 0.2 percent on the year in July 2016, following a 0.1 percent growth in the previous month and beating market expectations of 0.1 percent gain, according to preliminary estimates. It was the highest figure since January this year, as higher prices of food and services pushed up inflation while cost of energy continued to weigh.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone edged up 0.1 percent year-on-year in June of 2016, following a 0.1 percent fall in the previous period and in line with preliminary estimates. It is the first rise in the CPI in five months, boosted by gains in cost of restaurants, cafes, tobacco and rents, final figures showed.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to rise by a meager 0.1 percent on the year in June of 2016, following a 0.1 percent drop in the previous month and beating market expectations, according to preliminary estimates. It was the first rise in five months, as higher prices of services, food and industrial goods pushed up inflation while cost of energy fell at a slower pace.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone edged down 0.1 percent year-on-year in May of 2016, following a 0.2 percent fall in April and matching preliminary estimates. Prices failed to grow for the fourth straight month, dragged down by energy cost, final figures showed.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone are expected to fall 0.1 percent year-on-year in May of 2016, following a 0.2 percent drop in April and in line with market expectations. Consumer prices failed to grow for the fourth straight month, preliminary figures showed. The inflation has been running well below the ECB's target of just under 2 percent for the past three years.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area decreased 0.2 percent year-on-year in April of 2016, after showing no growth in the previous month and in line with preliminary estimates. The inflation rate turned negative, mainly due to lower prices of fuels, heating oil and gas.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area dropped 0.2 percent on the year in April of 2016, after showing no growth in the previous month, according to preliminary estimates. The figure came in worse than an expected 0.1 percent fall, as energy prices continued to weigh on inflation.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone were flat year-on-year in March of 2016, compared to a 0.2 percent decrease in the previous month and preliminary estimates of a 0.1 percent fall, final figures showed. On a monthly basis, consumer prices increased 1.2 percent, the highest in three years.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area edged down 0.1 percent year-on-year in March of 2016, following a 0.2 percent drop in the previous month and in line with market expectations, according to preliminary estimates. The inflation rate remained in negative territory for the second month in a row, as energy prices fell.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area decreased 0.2 percent year-on-year in February of 2016, following a 0.3 percent rise in the previous month and in line with preliminary estimates. The inflation rate turned negative for the first time in five months, falling the most in a year as oil prices weight. The monthly index increased 0.2 percent, higher than 1.4 percent in January and better than market expectations of 0.1 percent.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area decreased 0.2 percent year-on-year in February of 2016, following a 0.3 percent rise in the previous month and lower than market expectations, preliminary estimates showed. The inflation rate turned negative for the first time in five months, falling the most in a year as oil prices weight.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone edged up 0.3 percent year-on-year in January of 2016, higher than a 0.2 percent growth in the previous month while missing preliminary figures of 0.4 percent. It was the highest level since May last year, mainly due to higher prices of restaurants and cafés while cost of fuels continued to hold back growth. On a monthly basis, consumer prices dropped sharply by 1.4 percent.
Consumer prices in the Euro Area are expected to increase 0.4 percent year-on-year in January of 2016, higher than 0.2 percent in the previous two months and in line with expectations. It is the biggest rate since October of 2014, preliminary figures showed.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone edged up 0.2 percent year-on-year in December of 2015, the same as in the previous month and in line with preliminary figures. Core inflation rate came in at 0.9 percent, the same as in November and well below the ECB's 2 percent target. The monthly index was flat.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone are expected to edge up 0.2 percent year-on-year in December of 2015, the same as in the previous month but below market expectations, preliminary estimates showed. Core inflation which excludes prices of energy, food, alcohol and tobacco is expected to remain at 0.9 percent and excluding energy, the inflation rate slowed for the second month to 0.9 percent from 1 percent.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone increased by 0.2 percent year-on-year in November of 2015, compared to a preliminary estimate of 0.1 percent and reaching its highest level since July this year, boosted by higher prices of vegetables and restaurants & cafés while cost of energy continued to drop. Core inflation rate was confirmed at 0.9 percent, down from a 2-year high of 1.1 percent in the previous month.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone are expected to edge up 0.1 percent year-on-year in November of 2015, the same as in October but below market expectations of a 0.2 percent gain. The inflation rate has been below the ECB's 2 percent target since January of 2013.
Eurozone's annual inflation rate for October came in at 0.1 percent, higher than a preliminary estimate of 0 percent and -0.1 percent in September. Core inflation rate accelerated to 1.1 percent, the highest in more than two years.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone are expected to be flat year-on-year in October of 2015, after falling 0.1 percent in September. The inflation rate came in line with market expectations, remaining far away from the ECB's 2 percent target.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone fell for the first time in six months by an annual 0.1 percent in September, pushed down by energy prices and matching preliminary estimates. The inflation rate has been below the ECB's 2 percent target since February of 2013.
The annual inflation rate in the Eurozone was 0.1 percent in August of 2015, slowing from 0.2 percent in the previous two months and the lowest since April. Final figures came below initial estimates of 0.2 percent, due to fall in prices of fuels, heating oil, milk, cheese and eggs.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone are expected to rise 0.2 percent year-on-year in August, the same as in the previous two months and well below the ECB's 2 percent.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone rose 0.2 percent year-on-year in July of 2015, from a 0.2 percent increase in June but in line with flash estimates. The slowdown in cost of fuel and heating oil was enough to offset positive impact that came from prices of restaurants and cafes and tobacco.
Euro area consumer prices are expected to rise by 0.2% in July 2015, the same as in June 2015, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat. It is the third consecutive month with positive annual inflation rate. While cost of services rose the most in a year, energy prices declined further.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone rose 0.2 percent year-on-year in June of 2015, easing from a 0.3 percent increase in May but in line with flash estimates. While lower prices of fuel, heating oil and gas contributed the most to the slowdown, biggest positive impact came from restaurants and cafes and tobacco.
The inflation rate in the Eurozone is expected to be 0.2 percent in June, in line with market expectations but slowing from 0.3 percent in May, due to a steeper drop in energy prices.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone increased 0.3 percent year-on-year in May of 2015, up from 0 percent in April and in line with flash estimates. It is the first increase in six months, final figures confirmed.
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 0.3 percent in May 2015, the highest since November last year and above market expectations. Cost of services and unprocessed food were the main contributors to the rise in the CPI, flash estimates showed.
Consumer prices in the Eurozone were unchanged year-on-year in April after falling in the previous four months and matching preliminary estimates. Monthly inflation slowed to 0.2 percent.
Prices in the Eurozone are expected to be flat in the year to April after four months of deflation. Food prices rose while energy cost fell at a slower pace.
Eurozone consumer prices fell 0.1 percent year-on-year in March, slowing from a 0.3 percent drop in February and matching preliminary estimates. Monthly inflation accelerated to 1.1 percent, the highest in two years.
Prices in the Eurozone are expected to fall only 0.1 percent year-on-year in March of 2015, easing from a 0.3 percent drop in February. Energy cost decreased at a slower pace while food prices increased.
Consumer prices in Euro Area declined by 0.3 percent in February, compared to a 0.6 percent fall in the previous month and matching preliminary estimates. Yet, core inflation edged up due to higher rent cost.
Prices in the Eurozone fell 0.3 percent year-on-year in February, following a 0.6 percent drop in the previous month. Energy cost is expected to decrease at a slower pace while food prices increased.
Eurozone annual inflation was -0.6 percent in January 2015, down from -0.2 percent in December, the lowest since July of 2009. Consumer prices in all member states except Malta and Austria decreased.


Work for S1 in beautiful Qinhuangdao. We offer (12000RMB/month to 18000RMB/month + bonuses) with free non shared clean apartments and Z-Visa.
-Training upon arrival with easy to follow guidelines on how to effectively navigate trough a class using our books. This is mixed with teacher observations followed by co-teaching classes.
-12000/month base salary up to 18000 depending on experience.
-We also offer 2 year contracts with 1000RMB extra/month for the length of the contract.
-Second year teachers get a student attendance bonus. 2RMB/student/attendance given every month. This is increased by 1RMB every new contract.
-1000RMB raise per contract renewal.
-2 extra annual leave days per contract renewal.
-Demo bonus. Gives 30RMB per sign up due to either a demo class or a student class observation. 10RMB increase per contract renewal.
-Free non shared apartments are in a new development and in proximity to the school.
-Airport pick up and any assistance you need to get settled in.
-We offer 10 paid days off. When taking national holidays and paid vacation time in conjunction with weekends that comes down to around 30 days of away-time, so plenty of time to travel.
-Total of 21 teaching hours/week + office hours for a total of 35 hours.
-Native speaker from United States, Canada, Australia, UK, New Zealand.
-Bachelors degree and or TESOL, CELTA, or TEFL certificate preferred.
Our school offers multiple environments to use in conjunction with our classes. Our environments feature an airplane, subway, restaurant, train, a downtown area with shop and library. Using these environments to compliment our classes creates a great learning experience for our students and is also an amazing tool for teachers.
We teach students from 3 years of age up to adults.
-3 to 6 years old we use Pearson's "My Little Island".
-7 to 12 years old we use Pearson's "Our Discovery Island".
-Teens we use Pearson's "In Sync".
-Adults we use Pearson's "Top Notch".
All series come with easy to use and detailed teacher's book as well as accompanying interactive digital books for use in class on the IWB.
The city we're located in is called Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛). It's a coastal city not very far from Beijing (2 1/2 hours by train).
The city is known for great sightseeing places such as Shanhaiguan, 'First Pass Under Heaven', Laolongtou, the starting point of the Great Wall and also Baidaihe which attracts large amounts of tourists every year. Baidaihe is situated right by the sea. Summer nights are beautifully lit up, restaurants and a resort with live entertainment, beach fires and beachside restaurants, lounges and bars. The weather is quite comfortable getting not to hot in summer and not to cold in winter. Qinhuangdao also has a very low cost of living, making ideal for saving money.


I finally made it to Paris after a bit of drama in getting away. Due to a family illness, the trip was touch and go as to whether or not we were going to get there at all. Emergency rooms, doctor appointments (not for me; I was packed and set to board that plane) but two days later, after a doctor cleared the trip, we arrived in Paris.
We had rented an apartment in the Marais district and it was perfect. There were two flights of stairs to lug baggage up but it was not too tough and the climb was worth it. The apartment was both quaint and modern. It was bright and sunny with a wonderful galley kitchen. We marveled over the storage in the modest space. I immediately checked out the WIFI and it worked as if I were home in Connecticut. I'd brought my own hotspot anticipating a glitch but there was none.
The neighborhood was very walkable. Once outside our lovely garden courtyard, I strolled narrow streets, ducked into little hidden parks, heard a band playing in the street in the middle of the day. Better yet, couples took to the street dancing and an old lady danced solo up near the band. It was at that moment that after being in Paris one hour that I knew it would capture my soul.
It was just a few steps around the corner to a bakery with fresh baguettes and croissants. Cheese and supplies were handy from a nearby small grocery.
I launched my Hemingway search on day one. While, of course, Paris has changed vastly since Hemingway was there, but still there are some memorable spots that are not much changed. Shakespeare & Company is still there minus Sylvia Beach. Les Deux Magots is still there, although it's now a very busy corner. I had fun pretending that Hemingway was sitting at a corner table, deep in thought and writing what ultimately became The Sun Also Rises or one of his reporting pieces that kept the family afloat while he waited for his big break.
I walked the Hemingway walk along the Seine, up to Montmartre and saw the first apartment that he and Hadley shared. Obviously it's occupied but I saw where it was. I was recently listening to some tapes that Alice Sokoloff had made of conversations with Hadley and which ultimately went into her book about Hadley. Hadley described in this conversation the bad neighborhood that she and Hemingway lived in when they first arrived in Paris, the unpleasant smells from the nearby businesses, and her loneliness in Paris. I'd never been as aware of that fact prior to listening to the tape. I had the impression that Hadley was happy in Paris because Hemingway was happy, but she described how difficult it was without knowing the language and given the fact that he was away during the day writing. She felt alone and an outsider. She was very homesick. She ultimately came to love Paris and willingly stayed there and even after moving back to Chicago with her second husband Paul Mowrer, she and Paul went back to live in Paris for a few years after the war. A Moveable Feast describes well the foods, the sights, and the smells in Paris in those early years. It was my dream to go and see these places while knowing they had changed, and it exceeded my expectation.
Aside from the Hemingway connection, I found Paris to be the most lovely city I've ever been in and I can't wait to go back. I truly fell in love with it. I did not meet one surly French person. I speak a little French but far from well. Still, everyone was simply wonderful; the food was terrific and we weren't eating at five-star restaurants and I felt welcome and everyone we met was very friendly. I am obsessed with the Eiffel Tower, the Seine, the Love Lock Bridge, the Pont Neuf, the Rodin Museum. I would go back in a split second and I will. To Hemingway's Paris, then and now. Below: me at the Place des Voges.


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Пію гайовий (Synallaxis frontalis) — вид горобцеподібних птахів родини горнерових (Furnariidae). Мешкає в Південній Америці.

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Довжина птаха становить 14-16 см, вага 11-17 г. Верхня частина тіла оливково-коричнева, лоб сірий, тім'я рудувато-коричневе. Над очима жовтуваті "брови". Крила і хвіст рудувато-коричневі. Горло біле з чорною плямою, груди світло-сірі, живіт білий.

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Гайові пію мешкають в Бразилії (від Мараньяну на схід до Ріу-Гранді-ду-Норті і на південь до Мату-Гросу-ду-Сул і Сан-Паулу, а також на півдні Ріу-Гранді-ду-Сул), на сході Болівії, на півночі і в центрі Аргентини (на південь до Мендоси, Ла-Пампи і північного Буенос-Айреса), в Парагваї (за винятком південного заходу) та в Уругваї. Вони живуть в сухих тропічних лісах і рідколіссях, в саванах і чагарникових заростях, на полях і плантаціях. Зустрічаються на висоті до 2500 м над рівнем моря. Живляться безхребетними. Гніздо кулеподібне з трубкоподібним входом, розміщується на дереві. Інкубаційний період триває з липня по грудень.

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HomeMilitary AviationCheck Out This Really Unusual "Formation": USAF B-1Bs, B-52H, KC-135R Escorted by Russian SU-27 Over Baltic.
Check Out This Really Unusual "Formation": USAF B-1Bs, B-52H, KC-135R Escorted by Russian SU-27 Over Baltic.
June 12, 2017 Tom Demerly Military Aviation, Russia, Troubled Areas 17
A Russian Su-27 Flanker intercepts a U.S. Air Force B-52H, 2nd Bomb Wing, while participating in BALTOPS over the Baltic Sea, June 9, 2017. The exercise is designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, to strengthen combined response capabilities, as well as demonstrate resolve among Allied and Partner Nations' forces to ensure stability in, and if necessary defend, the Baltic Sea region. Flight intercepts are regular occurrences, and the vast majority are conducted in a safe and professional manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
Here are some extraordinary pictures of a really unsual "close encounter" over the Baltic Sea.
In yet another sensational encounter between U.S. and Russian aircraft, two B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing, a B-52H Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing (both deployed to RAF Fairford, UK) and a KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft from the 459th Air Refueling Squadron were intercepted and observed by a Russian SU-27 Flanker on Friday, June 9 over the Baltic Sea.
The U.S. bomber and tanker formation was participating in BALTOPS, an aerial deployment exercise that rehearses and improves cooperation and interoperability between U.S. and international units and as a demonstration of U.S. capabilities in the region to reinforce the U.S. commitment to security.
U.S. Air Force photographer Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder shot these photos (from the boom position of a KC-135 tanker) during the Friday intercept. The U.S. Air Force said officially that, "Flight intercepts are regular occurrences, and the vast majority are conducted in a safe and professional manner."
However the list of intercepts deemed "unsafe" or "unprofessional" from the U.S. DoD is pretty long… (read here or here for a couple of examples.)
A Russian Su-27 Flanker intercepts a formation of U.S. Air Force aircraft, two B-1B Lancers, 28th Bomb Wing, KC-135R Stratotanker, 459th Air Refueling Squadron and B-52H Stratofortress, 2nd Bomb Wing, while participating in BALTOPS over the Baltic Sea, June 9, 2017. The exercise is designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, to strengthen combined response capabilities, as well as demonstrate resolve among Allied and Partner Nations' forces to ensure stability in, and if necessary defend, the Baltic Sea region. Flight intercepts are regular occurrences, and the vast majority are conducted in a safe and professional manner.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
There has been an increase in intercepts between NATO, U.S. and Russian aircraft during the last 24 months in what seems like a slightly less-tense return to the Cold War era when intercepts had a distinctly more ominous message. The U.K. based news writer Lizzie Dearden wrote, "Around 780 deployments were made from European military bases last year in response to Russian aircraft, compared to just 410 in 2015." This does not a string of intercepts in other regions that include a sensational set of four intercepts in a row by USAF F-22 Raptors of Russian maritime patrol aircraft off the Alaskan coast recently.
A Russian Su-27 Flanker intercepts a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, 28th Bomb Wing, while participating in BALTOPS over the Baltic Sea, June 9, 2017. The exercise is designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, to strengthen combined response capabilities, as well as demonstrate resolve among Allied and Partner Nations' forces to ensure stability in, and if necessary defend, the Baltic Sea region. Flight intercepts are regular occurrences, and the vast majority are conducted in a safe and professional manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
While popular news media often adds a sensational spin to the intercepts suggesting some version of political brinkmanship a more relevant interpretation is that the air forces involved are conducting the intercepts for training and air traffic safety reasons. Some NATO aircraft including RAF Typhoons have escorted Russian aircraft that flew in moderate proximity to commonly used civilian air routes without common air traffic control transponders. When NATO aircraft rendezvous with the Russian aircraft they use their transponders to mark the location of the Russian aircraft as they transit the airspace.
Regardless of the motives the encounters often make for sensational photos and video.
A Russian Su-27 Flanker peels away from a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer, 28th Bomb Wing, while participating in BALTOPS over the Baltic Sea, June 9, 2017. The exercise is designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, to strengthen combined response capabilities, as well as demonstrate resolve among Allied and Partner Nations' forces to ensure stability in, and if necessary defend, the Baltic Sea region. Flight intercepts are regular occurrences, and the vast majority are conducted in a safe and professional manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder)
U.S. Air Force F-22s deploy to Lithuania (as an RC-135W patrols the Baltic Sea)
Check out this crazy cool video of a B-1B Lancer launching from RAF Fairford
Pakistani F-16C/D Block 52+ jets enroute to Green and Red Flag in the U.S. perform stopover at Lajes Field
Photos show B-52s loaded with mines for simulated massive naval mine drop outside Sweden
Up close and personal with the B-52 bombers deployed to the UK for drills in Europe
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Tom Demerly is a feature writer, journalist, photographer and editorialist who has written articles that are published around the world on TheAviationist.com, TACAIRNET.com, Outside magazine, Business Insider, We Are The Mighty, The Dearborn Press & Guide, National Interest, Russia's government media outlet Sputnik, and many other publications. Demerly studied journalism at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan. Tom Demerly served in an intelligence gathering unit as a member of the U.S. Army and Michigan National Guard. His military experience includes being Honor Graduate from the U.S. Army Infantry School at Ft. Benning, Georgia (Cycle C-6-1) and as a Scout Observer in a reconnaissance unit, Company "F", 425th INF (RANGER/AIRBORNE), Long Range Surveillance Unit (LRSU). Demerly is an experienced parachutist, holds advanced SCUBA certifications, has climbed the highest mountains on three continents and visited all seven continents and has flown several types of light aircraft.
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Latest imagery shows 28 Russian aircraft (12 Su-24s, 12 Su-25s and 4 Su-30s) on the ground at airbase in Syria
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Imagery taken on Sept. 21 shows 28 aircraft on the ground at Latakia airbase. A satellite image has finally unveiled the whole Russian Air Force contingent made of 28 combat planes deployed to Syria: taken […]
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According to various media outlets the negotiations between Russia and Serbia are in a process. Serbians wants to upgrade their armed forces defense capabilities by buying S-300 missile systems along with MiG-29 fighters in a […]
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Close encounters between Russian strategic bombers, spyplanes and Western fighter jets scrambled to intercept them have been quite frequent since the Cold War. Every month or so, a new image taken by one of those […]

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Update 7/21/2017: Earlier this week, Sugarcamp Mountain Trails had a formal ribbon cutting for this multi-use train system. I have ridden Sugarcamp twice this summer and they have some incredible singletrack now developed. They also have a trailhead on top of the beautiful mountain for which they named the trail system after. I have shuttled with a buddy and ridden from the top of Sugarcamp Mountain down to the Arrowhead Trailhead by the lake. I highly recommend these trails and I will make an updated guide in the coming weeks. Enjoy!
A busy Summer and fuel injection problems have held my motor-assisted riding to a minimum - and by minimum I mean zero. Or if I wanted to bluff my way through this I could say I needed a change of pace and decided to do a little pedal powered 2-wheeling.
Anyway, this past weekend I had a chance to finally give some mountain biking a go. By finally I mean some trails with actual elevation unlike what we have here in Bourbon Country, which I ride regularly throughout the week. For the most part mountain biking has been a form of training but I would be a liar if I said I didn't thoroughly enjoy it. Mountain biking is awesome and I do intend to sprinkle, or as of late, pour a little pedal power into my trail exploration.
From what I can tell there isn't much info out there for the MTB trails at Jenny Wiley State Park in Prestonsburg, KY. Hell, if it wasn't for a buddy that works for the Forestry Department I still wouldn't know about 'em... Your best bet for finding info is through trail tracking apps such as Strava or Map My Run and on MTB Project. If there are other maps out there I haven't found them yet. If you know of any feel free to shoot me an email because I'd love to know more about these trails.
The trails are marked, for the most part, but not very well. I have no clue what way they are supposed to flow. Contrary to popular belief, it isn't as easy as taking a trail downhill. I wound up taking one of the best downhill trails to date only to take the wrong turn at an intersection and go up what would have been the second best downhill to date.
The Arrowhead Point Trail will take you around the gravel access road to the top of the ridge were most of the singletrack begins.
The gravel access road (Arrowhead Trail) turns into a dirt access road. This is the basically the top of the ridge where it levels off. Several branches of singletrack trail can be found from here. Just down and to the right is a singletrack loop. The trail I took, Missing Link, is behind where this picture was taken and on the right.
The trails marked on MTB Project are far from complete. If you have the Strava App you'll see a more complete map with all of the short connectors.
Jenny Wiley is a State Park so don't expect a grand bikepacking trip. Most of the trails are all grouped on the same hill. There is another trailhead that is located at a campground so you can plan to camp near the trails, no hauling necessary.
Now that I've got the negatives out of the way, onto the good.
There is a lot of great singletrack. The trail builders have put in the digging time and created some really good flow trails. Great bowl turns, plenty of flowy switchbacks, wood features, this place has a lot of things to keep you interested.
I absolutely intend on going back to explore the other side of the mountain where I've heard they've been digging up some drops and jumps... But either way, I'd go back to Jenny Wiley in a heartbeat.
Fun Fact: This is not on the trail system, or even a trail at all. I actually got a little turned around and didn't want to backtrack up the switchbacks I just rode down. So, I thought I could just hike straight up the mountain and hit the access road/ridge. I found a ridge... But it wasn't part of the trails, I was on the same mountain but further back. Good times.


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U.S. skirts one roadblock to Kim Dotcom extradition
The controversial Megaupload founder is expected, however, to bring his case to the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
Don Reisinger
March 1, 2013 5:52 a.m. PT
The U.S. is one step closer to bringing Kim Dotcom to its shores.
The New Zealand Court of Appeal today ruled that the U.S. government will not be required to turn over all of their evidence against Kim Dotcom in order to obtain his extradition to the States. A summary of its case, the judges ruled, will do just fine.
The Wall Street Journal was first to report on the ruling.
Dotcom had been hoping to force the U.S. government to present all of its evidence against him before it could move forward with hopes to extradite him from New Zealand. For over a year now, the U.S. has been trying to extradite the controversial MegaUpload founder, alleging that he was the brains behind an operation that allows users to store pirated movies, music, and other media illegally.
Dotcom took to his Twitter account today to rail against the court's ruling, saying that "the fight goes on." He added that he will next take his fight to the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
"Am I disappointed about the ruling today?" Dotcom asked. "YES. Do 'good faith' & 'US govt' go together? NO. Will I sleep like an innocent baby tonight? YES."
Today's ruling comes a little over a month after Dotcom announced the launch of Mega, the follow-up to MegaUpload that allows for encrypted cloud storage of files. Like MegaUpload, Mega has caught the ire of copyright owners and the U.S.
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Q: Why Sql Server management studio use English regional settings instead my local Windows settings? Scenario:
I have a Sql Server instance on English Windows Server.
But I also have my own ITALIAN client with Sql Server Management Studio and SSMS regional settings set to Italian.
So when I extract data, i need separator as follow :
, (comma) for decimal

. (point) for thousands

Example: 1.065,00

Instead , Sql Server Management Studio return me number like:
1065.0000

(point for decimal separator)

If I copy & paste into Excel all data are mess..

Example: point , but i need comma!

How can I do without writing specific query with "Format" or similar?
Thanks

A: SSMS is inconsistent. For some data types, it uses comma (I'm Swedish) as decimal separator. For other types, it uses dot.
For money and float SSMS presents comma, but for decimal I get dot. None of them gives me a thousand separator.
SELECT CAST(3000.1 AS money), CAST(3000.1 AS float), CAST(3000.1 AS decimal(9,2))
I guess that one could consider the inconsistency a bug.
SSMS was never designed to be an end-user tool, so we pretty much have to accept what we are given. If we don't like how SSMS present the data returned from SQL Server we can open a feature request for this to Microsoft: https://feedback.azure.com/forums/908035-sql-server
I wouldn't have too much hope for this to be addressed.

A: I ran into that issue too today.
Same database/different clients, both using SSMS

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*Client-PC in German

The same statement on the same database gives following results:

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I found out that it's related to the culture settings (regional format) of Windows. I changed it on the client PC to English-US and then I got the results of 1) too.
Hope to help everybody outside with that

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Fiji Hideaway Resort & Spa is a 3.5 star boutique resort situated on the mainland along the coral coast, approx. 90 minutes away from the airport. It boasts 115 traditional Fijian Bures in lush surrounds right on the beach, all overlooking the beautiful Pacific Ocean and coral lagoon. Hideaway offers an excellent right hand reef surf break, a stunning Day Spa and free nightly entertainment. Perfect for exploring the mainland and great for couples or families alike.
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Deadline Approaches for NGAC Nominations
The Department of the Interior announced a call for nominations for appointment to the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC).
The NGAC provides recommendations and advice to the federal government on national geospatial policy issues and the management of national geospatial programs, and allows the Federal government to hear views and opinions that are representative of partners in the geospatial community. Under the authority of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of the Interior established NGAC on behalf of the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), which includes 32 federal agencies with geospatial responsibilities.
"Geospatial information and technology are essential and growing components of our economy, and play a vital role in helping us manage our resources and achieve critical national goals," said Anne Castle, assistant secretary of the Interior for Water and Science, who serves as chair of the FGDC. "The National Geospatial Advisory Committee provides a valuable service in supplying critical advice on important geospatial issues, and in working together with the FGDC to pursue the common goal of advancing the use and effectiveness of geospatial information."
The NGAC includes up to 30 members, selected to generally achieve a balanced representation of the viewpoints of the various types of entities involved in national geospatial activities, including all levels of government, nonprofits, academia and the private sector. NGAC members are appointed for staggered terms, and approximately 10 positions on the committee will be appointed during this round of appointments.
Nominations for appointment to the NGAC should be submitted electronically to ngacnominations@fgdc.gov by July 19, 2012. Nominations may come from employers, associations, professional organizations or other geospatial organizations, and should include:
A nomination letter summarizing the nominee's qualifications and interest in NGAC membership, and describing the nominee's ability to represent a sector or stakeholder group.
A biographical sketch, resume or vita.
One letter of reference and the names and contact information of two additional references.
Contact information for the nominee (name, title, organization, mailing address, e-mail address, and phone number).
Individuals who are currently federally registered lobbyists are ineligible to serve on all FACA and non-FACA boards, committees or councils.
Final selection and appointment of NGAC members will be made by the Secretary of the Interior. Members of the Committee serve without compensation. However, members may be reimbursed for per diem and travel expenses incurred while attending Committee meetings in accordance with the Federal travel regulations as implemented by the Department of the Interior.
The NGAC operates under the requirements of FACA. The purpose of FACA, which was enacted by the Congress in 1972, is to ensure that advice rendered to the executive branch by the various advisory committees, task forces, boards and commissions formed over the years by Congress and the President, is both objective and accessible to the public. FACA formalized a process for establishing, operating, overseeing, and terminating these advisory bodies.
Additional information is on the NGAC web page at www.fgdc.gov/ngac.
Deadlines Approaching for URISA Awards and Student Competition
USGIF Announces Deadline for 2018 Awards Nominations
Deadline Approaching for MAPPS Geospatial Products and Services Excellence Awards
Deadlines Approaching to Submit Abstracts for Two URISA Conferences


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Q: AWS Cloudfront is not getting my latest javascript file that is versioned I am implementing AWS Cloudfront versioning for my javascript and css files in order for the Cloudfront cache to be updated automatically so that I don't have to manually invalidate my files.  I am hosting a static web site content in S3.  My process for deploying new changes is as follows.  Build the web site using webpack which automatically hashes my js and css files.  Web pack also updates the reference to the js and css files in my index.html file (not this file is not versioned).  I then copy the newly generated static web site from my dist folder to my S3 bucket.  According to the documentation I should see my changes automatically without having to invalidate every file in the distribution however I do not.  I'm wondering if I'm missing a step.  At first I thought that maybe the index.html needs to be versioned but the documentation specifically says not to version the Root Document Object.  So my question is... what am I missing?  Does the index.html file which has the new version of my js and css files need to be versioned as well?  If so how can I accomplish this?
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/DeveloperGuide/ReplacingObjects.html
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A: I struggled with this for a long time. Eventually I found the following to work:

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*Invalidate Cloundfront distribution

*Add cache-control settings to index.html

For the final step, you can use the AWS CLI:
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The story of New Zealand's best known writer as a peer
Janet Frame (1924-2004) is known as New Zealands best-known writer. She wrote a three-volume autobiography. Her autobiography, in the second volume, An Angel at My Table, shadows her life as a student and her years of incarceration in mental hospitals. Her book, An Angel at My Table, first published in 1984, won the Non-fiction Prize of the New Zealand Book Awards.
After a suicide attempt when she was still an adolescent, she was committed to a mental hospital for eight years. Janet Frame was a survivor, and as she wrote of herself, she experienced the "homelessness of self." While hospitalized, she received two hundred electroshock treatments, and she was about to have a lobotomy, when a hospital official heard she had just received a literary award. She was released by her doctor, probably because the official realized that a lobotomy most likely would cripple her literary talents.
What's crucial in Janet Frame's story is that not only was she a writer, but she was a peer: she had gone through the mental health system, that had left many psychological scars on her psyche, but she had come out on the other side, in a flair of her own passionate desire to be a writer—she used her resiliency & her recovery, in her writing and exploration of life.
As I read An Angel at My Table, what roused an intense interest for me, was the kinds of stigma she faced, even as a celebrated author. She frequently used a self-stigmatizing label referring to herself (based on what others had said) as a "lovely girl, no trouble at all." This internalized label paints the picture of victim & the one who quietly doesn't make any waves.
We, as peers with a psychiatric diagnosis, still have much stigma that challenges us in the world. It's done in our contemporary culture in new & different ways. It's important to bear in mind that Janet lived in New Zealand, and spent her youthful years during the Fifties, with all of that era's notions of stereotypical ideas and myths.
In her autobiography, Janet allows us to take a peek into her life. A writer has the unique opportunity to artfully select the experiences, emotions, and exasperations that she wants to convey in her writing. I know from personal experience as a poet and writer, that writing is self-reflective and writing-to-heal is a very therapeutic activity.
As peers, many of us have faced the experience of hospitalization. One of the major challenges in returning home after hospitalization is dealing with one's family that still has many of the same family-system issues. As mentioned before, in her family constellation, Janet was the "mad girl, Janet." This stigma manifested more significantly until New Zealand finally declared her "sane," but even continued, at times, to be an issue years after this pronouncement. For us, there's an equally true problem: if a person is a felon, even due to her mentally erratic/diagnosable behavior, this label stays with us, and effects our future, in a major way
In one instance, Janet went with her brother, using their voices and their rights to get twenty dollars from the Public Trust Office; when Janet was hospitalized, her bank account was taken over by this government office when she was declared "officially insane." The issue of the State's categorizing of either Janet's insanity, or sanity, depending on her age and circumstances as time moved on.
In 1945, Janet was told by one of her doctors that she had schizophrenia, a diagnosis she knew nothing about. She writes about her feelings when she hears what her diagnosis is: "What would happen to me? No cure. Gradual deterioration. I suffered from shizzophreenier (Janet's spelling). It seemed to spell my doom as if I had emerged from a chrysalis, the natural human state, into another kind of creature, and even if there were parts of me that were familiar to human beings, my gradual deterioration would lead me further and further away, and in the end not even my family would know me." (p. 72)
We now understand that Mental Illness may be precipitated by various catalysts: early, childhood trauma, genetic disposition, social & cultural conditioners, environmental & chemical causes, peer influences, and brain chemistry changes; thankfully, we're now seeing more research studies that enable us to comprehend the nature of the mind, the brain, and consciousness with their holistic relationships.
Here's a brief summary of Janet's life through her early twenties. Janet grew up poor; at an early age her teeth began to rot and crack; her family relied on making their own clothes or getting them in a "hand-me-down" manner; Janet also had a close, intimate relationship with her family's rural homestead, embellished with natural beauty and provision of food they grew personally for themselves to survive; her family and close friends of the family constantly told her she should get her wiry hair straightened—she'd look better and feel more in step with society if she did so.
Clearly, Janet's greatest pain & grief in life came from seeing her mother's need to be the primary caretaker—something that was fitting for women not men—always doing what women were supposed to do to the Nth degree—getting food by walking into town, and carrying it back home, taking care of those plants and flowers she was growing, caring for the needs of the children and her husband, never stopping, filling her humanly-designed cup with more service, more work, and hardly any rest.
Janet's emotional cut-off from her family seemed to be a prominent tempura throughout her life, yet with the indelible need to visit her family's home—Willowglen—as a way to center herself and to enjoy her good memories of a once care-free childhood.
After a drawn-out period of chronic, physical weakening & illness, her mother died; her death brought up many things for Janet. It brought up the ambiguities of anger, depression, loss, grief & joy of nature found at Willowglen; she also found much ambivalence. For example, she writes about her anger towards sexism, and its effect on her mother. She wonders the "what if" and "why" questions: what if her mother had had a life of her own desire & autonomy, and not the cultural footprints under which her mother had received her dose of internalized oppression? What if her mother had found her voice and her own power as a separate person? What if she was totally empowered to be who she was?
Her reflection, no doubt, was perhaps a projection of her own fears, her own anger & depression, and the meaning of her own life; as time went on, Janet was able to integrate her
I believe that much of Janet's healing came from her being a "wounded healer," a term coined by Henri Nouwen. A "wounded healer" is a person who has been transformed by their own sufferings, and wants to share their recovery story with others. They're probably the most effective healers because their healings have initiated a desire to have compassion for others—they know it, been there, done that!
All of us in the Peer Support Movement, those with a Mental Illness, and their family members, can resonate with Janet Frame's story of healing; I am a writer who has become experienced at using my writing-as-healing; one of the concepts that helps me, and is reinforced by Janet Frame's life, is knowing and comprehending that one anti-dote for depression, oppression, repression, compression, and suppression is choosing a means of creative expression that is a good fit for us. Transformative healing is a direct result, in this writer's opinion, of some implemented form of expression.
I think that this form of expressive healing also has as a by-product the development of an "other-oriented" way of living life. As we all know too well, we can create some crazy-making scenarios, get fixated, and become obsessed with our own thoughts, usually in some less-than-healthy ways, and very Foften bringing us in touch with our own delusions and consequences.
Author's Note: I purposefully used Janet Frame's first name throughout this blog; I felt it would be more familiar & intimate, and that we could better relate to Janet as a fully-developed human being, as indeed all of us are.
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Flipkart Group CEO Binny Bansal quits after allegations of misconduct
After allegations of personal misconduct, the Flipkart Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Binny Bansal decided to step down from his position. Thus, Kalyan Krishnamurthy will continue as the CEO of Flipkart whereas Ananth Narayanan will be the CEO of Myntra and Jabong
In light of 'serious personal misconduct' allegations, Flipkart Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Binny Bansal decided to call it quits even though he denied the allegations. Bansal had also been investigated for the same and after the investigation, the 37-year-old entrepreneur decided to step down.
His decision follows an independent investigation done on behalf of Flipkart and Walmart into an allegation of serious personal misconduct. He strongly denies the allegation. Nevertheless, we had a responsibility to ensure the investigation was deliberate and thorough," Walmart Inc. said in a press statement.
In addition to that, Walmart stated that the investigation did not find any evidence to corroborate the complainant's accusations against Bansal. However, they said that the investigation revealed about other lapses in the judgement, including a lack of transparency, regarding how Binny responded to the situation and so they accepted his resignation.
In the meantime, Kalyan Krishnamurthy will continue as the CEO of Flipkart including Myntra and Jabong whereas Ananth Narayanan will continue as the CEO of Myntra and Jabong, and report to Krishnamurthy.
With the resignation of Binny Bansal, this will be the exit of the co-founders from India's largest online retailer. Earlier this year, Sachin Bansal had exited the company that he had found with Binny a decade ago, after selling his stake to Walmart.
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Gerasimovich è un cratere lunare di 90,19 km situato nella parte sud-orientale della faccia nascosta della Luna, poco oltre il terminatore a ovest-nordovest dell'immenso bacino da impatto Mare Orientale. I crateri principali nelle vicinanze di Gerasimovich sono Houzeau a nord ed Ellerman a sudest.

Degli impatti hanno consumato il bordo esterno e modificato il perimetro. Il cratere 'Gerasimovich D', molto più giovane, giace sul bordo nordorientale, vicino al centro di una regione dove è presente un deposito di materiale con un'albedo più elevata. A ovest-sudovest è presente il cratere 'Gerasimovich R', dai bordi molto definiti. Il fondo di Gerasimovich è irregolare vicino ai bordi ed è contrassegnato da piccoli crateri.

I materiali espulsi (ejecta) dell'impatto che ha generato il Mare Orientale raggiungono il bordo di Gerasimovich.

Il cratere è dedicato all'astronomo russo Boris Petrovič Gerasimovič.

Crateri correlati
Alcuni crateri minori situati in prossimità di Gerasimovich sono convenzionalmente identificati, sulle mappe lunari, attraverso una lettera associata al nome.

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Caratteristiche esogeologiche lunari con crateri correlati


Join staff & volunteers for a fun day of hiking thought-out the park to see some of DeSoto's waterfalls, big & small. See Lost Falls, Laurel Falls, Indian Falls, Lodge Falls, even more water features like Laurel Creek & the West Fork of Little River. Enjoy the scenery of DeSoto State Park while burning some calories at the same time! Moderate Terrain over 5 miles.
This class is designed for those who really just want see what molten glass is all about - feel the heat, gather from the furnace, sculpt the glass into you own design. It is ultimately about the experience, some experimentation and a couple nice paperweights to take home or to the office to show your friends.
Have you ever wanted to actually sit at the gaffer bench and feel what it is like to shape hot glass? In this class, it's all about a hands-on experience in a safe and fun atmosphere with a final product we know you will love. After watching us shape glass into a flower, it's your turn to sit at the bench to a sculpt your own from an array of colors. Our artists are the to step in and lend a hand or guide you as you shape the glass.
Chemistry magic, dirt paint, special effects, bubbling potions, slimes, twig art, high-bouncing balls, and messy fun experiments!
Learn the basics of pine needle basketry, an old craft with a long history.
Join DeSoto State Park Naturalist Brittney Hughes to learn the basic steps to making a coiled basket from longleaf pine needles. Each participant will learn the basic skills of pine needle basketry and take home their very own creation.
Learn how to make and use a primitive bow drill. The bow drill is a simple tool used to ignite a small pile of dried tinder, useful in making a fire. There are five basic parts to a bow drill: the bow, the bowstring, the handle, the drill, and the fireboard.
Everything you need will be supplied to make your own bow drill set. This skills class is also a bushcraft lesson on fire building, tree and plant I.D.
Orbix Hot Glass is a glass blowing studio and gallery on Lookout Mountain that offers fine decorative and functional glass, as well as very popular glass blowing classes. Design and literally "blow" your own ornament with the help of a glass artist.
This bushcraft class will teach you the skill of woodcarving with a lesson on knife safety and proper use. You will learn how to make your own camping utensils and a walking stick.
Celebrate the season by visiting the Bunny Factory, where children are magically transformed into bunnies and learn all the basics: How to hop, decorate eggs, and more enchanting fun)! Children's Spring Art Show, storytelling, music, baby animals, bunny games, egg hunt with prizes…a day your little bunny will NEVER forget!


On the pages of this Spiele Games blog about mobile, computer and online games, you can find games news, descriptions of games and reviews.
Puzzle Games: Answer the Challenge!
Quests - it's useful smartness to fulfill the plot of the game. We'll have to explore the locations, interact with different characters, now and then throwing cunning puzzles, and in return betraying useful things. But for their correct use without savvy also can not do.
Logical - here you are waited for a real brainstorm, because missions in such flash games are built on a certain algorithm. So, until you finish one, the next one will not work.
Puzzles - especially in them like to play young gamers. On the screen appears a certain picture, divided into fragments. To see a full-fledged image, you will need to find the right place for each piece. Especially bright are the collected illustrations with the heroes of the cartoons My Little Pony or fairy tales. Such puzzles are already put on the android, so that the child has fun even on the road or near the river bank.
Labyrinths, in which the output is so well hidden that it can be detected by an extremely attentive user. Such games will take the guys into ancient castles, into gloomy Gothic structures, and into cold dark dungeons, and even straight into space.
Search for items. Passage of such fun will attract the younger detectives. Studying the evidence, they easily find out who is to blame for the theft of the treasure, the murder or other atrocities. Note that for boys the Minecraft games are more suitable, and for girls there are more peace-loving versions. They will try to find lost jewelry for adorable dolls or clothes for nice pets.
Games with matches, Rubik's Cube or sea battle. Do not be surprised - they have long migrated to the PC, so the new generation will also learn this simple, but such intricate entertainment.
Puzzle for two, in which the comrades will act in concert, to overcome the obstacles or to deal with the enemies. However, they are presented in the form of competition. Try to compete with a classmate in the ability to quickly make a competent decision.
Match games, Rubik's Cube, Angry Birds or sea battle. Do not be surprised - they have long migrated to the PC, so the new generation will also learn this simple, but such intricate entertainment.
Popular puzzles are subdivided into other subcategories, but than to talk about them, it's better to dare and think about how to go through them. Dream of the old profession of an alchemist - safely combine the elements to obtain precious gold. Virtually dismantling the pyramids with Chinese characters - mahjong at your service. Quickly consider arithmetic examples - look closely at Sudoku. No matter how exotic the puzzle games seem, the interface in Russian will always make the exciting test easier.
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The overall market for slot single-board computers and embedded CPU Blades reached an estimated $1,360.3 mln in 2003, and is projected to increase at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.
The overall market for slot single-board computers and embedded CPU Blades reached an estimated $1,360.3 mln in 2003, and is projected to increase at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.38% to $1,685.3 mln by 2008. Although VME currently represents the largest share of the SBC market, CompactPCI shipments are projected to overtake those of VME in 2005. This is primarily due to increased adoption of CompactPCI in the Military/Aerospace market. The paradigm shift to switch fabrics, high-speed serial interconnects and Blades is inevitable, and the era of shared, multidrop parallel buses on the backplane will end.
A recent spate of acquisitions and mergers has dramatically altered the competitive landscape. Examples include Motorola's acquisition of Force computers to create the Embedded Communications Computing Group, and several acquisitions by Curtiss-Wright, including VISTA Controls, Dy4 Systems and Synergy Microsystems, which created Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing. CompactPCI SBC shipments are projected to peak in 2005, and to slowly decline thereafter as ATCA takes an increasing share of the Communications market. PCI/ISA hybrid SBCs, including PICMG 1.0, are expected to show the strongest growth over the forecast period. As CPU speed and power continues to increase, the need for use of full-blown RTOSs will decline.


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Talking about... Ft. Stewart & Conservation
By Orlando Montoya
Ft. Stewart wildlife biologist Larry Carlile loves bird-watching. The installation hosts several ornithological trips each year.
THE NEXT time you do a Google map, zoom out of Savannah and click the satellite image.
You'll see a big green diamond just to our west. This heavily forested area stands out in stark relief to the agricultural lands around it.
You and I know this place as Ft. Stewart, the home of soldiers who train and deploy to combat zones worldwide. But Army wildlife biologist Larry Carlile also knows it as Ft. Stewart, one of the area's largest havens for plants and animals.
"It is an island of habitat," he says. "You have to drive for several miles in either direction to get to more longleaf wiregrass habitat like this."
Size alone would make this big green diamond ecologically important. Its 280,000 federally-controlled acres includes 10,000 acres of wetlands and 90,000 acres of longleaf pine wiregrass, a critical Southern habitat.
Carlile drove me down miles of mud-slicked dirt roads on a kind of four-wheel-drive safari into the post's wilder side.
"The main purpose for this installation is to ensure that the Army can train its soldiers," he says. "They need a lot of acreage in order to do that."
But enormity itself doesn't explain how the sounds of artillery shots mix with those of chirping birds to the benefit of both. Or to put it differently, how generals mix well with bird-watching types like Carlile.
Longleaf pines are characterized by large cones, long needles and flat-top crowns when mature. Ft. Stewart is a key refuge for this threatened ecosystem.
He took me to a forest where longleaf pines stretched as far as the eye could see.
"They used to have signs all around that prevented the Army from training where we're standing right now," Carlile says.
That's because red-cockaded woodpeckers just love the fire-dependent longleaf world. And those woodpeckers are endangered.
So soldiers had to stay 200 feet away from their nests. Big cramp on training!
Over 15 years, the installation's wildlife management team worked both to double the number of woodpecker groups and to remove the signs.
"Our reason for being is to manage the species so that the Army doesn't have to worry about what they're doing when they're in the woods," he says.
They burned the woods when it was best. They installed artificial woodpecker nests. And they proved to the US Fish and Wildlife Service that training didn't harm the birds.
"It was no mystery how to improve conditions for the woodpecker," Carlile says. "We just took the information that had been published and put it into practice."
And the red-cockaded woodpecker is just one of dozens of rare, threatened or endangered species under Ft. Stewart's care.
Carlile also can tell you about eastern indigo snakes, Bachman's sparrows, southeastern kestrels, gopher tortoises, striped newts and purple cone flowers.
I myself would love to see a "frosted flatwoods salamander."
"It looks like a piece of dark brown or black paper that's had salt sprinkled over it," he says. "It spends most of its life underground."
The post currently is testing ponds for traces of the mercurial amphibian's DNA. And I haven't even mentioned the post's 250 miles of rivers and streams.
But, you might ask, why are you telling me about all this when Ft. Stewart is off-limits? Because that misconception might stop you from making the short drive and enjoying the map's green space for yourself.
While military and other activities do periodically close areas, you can buy permits for nature-watching, hunting, fishing or boating pretty much any day but Tuesday.
It's the second-largest single public hunting and fishing entity in Georgia, second only to the Chattahoochee National Forest.
"I enjoy every time I come out," Carlile says. "To catch a glimpse of those rare animals is quite a thrill."
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Digitimes says iPhone 6 Plus accounting for 60% of iPhone 6 shipments, but usage stats suggest otherwise
Benjamin Mayo
- Oct. 3rd 2014 3:16 am PT
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A new report by Digitimes says that, contrary to public opinion, the iPhone 6 Plus is receiving more orders after beating initial demand expectations. The report says 60% of iPhone production is iPhone 6 Plus units, which may be interpreted as the iPhone 6 Plus being the more popular model. It also says that Foxconn is responsible for iPhone 6 Plus supply, whereas Pegatron is taking up iPhone 6 output.
However, Digitimes doesn't have the best track record and this information sort of defies other evidence. Firstly, it is important to note that production does not correlate proportionally to demand. It was well publicised that the iPhone 6 Plus was supply-constrained in the runup to release. The burst of iPhone 6 Plus production now may simply be restoring the balance, clearing the backlog of orders.
Moreover, web analytics clearly show that the iPhone 6 is the much more popular device. As shown above, Mixpanel says that the iPhone 6 currently represents 5% of total iPhone usage on the web. Although the share of 6 Plus has been climbing, it remains below 1.2%. With both models of the iPhone consistently out of stock, usage should roughly equal the phone production ratios. Something doesn't add up.
On price theory alone, it is likely that the iPhone 6 will remain the more popular model, as it is more accessible to more people. That being said, there is a third explanation for the dominance of the iPhone 6 Plus. Later this month, Apple will release the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in China. Apple may have found that this market finds the larger 5.5 inch device more appealing and is readjusting production to meet pent-up demand for the Chinese launch, which has already attracted 2 million phone reservations.
Although not impossible, it would be very surprising to expect the Plus to continue to represent 60% of total iPhone 6 production. Tim Cook has previously said to not trust supply reports from just one study. This feels like one of these instances.
iOS is Apple's mobile operating system that runs on iPhone and iPod touch. Historically, Apple releases a new iOS version once a year, the current version is iOS 13.
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I'm overwhelmed these days . . . but in a good way. It does mean, however, that I'm finding it difficult to form complete thoughts. This is the best I can do right now.
The baby turkeys (called poults) arrived a week ago. We were almost ready for them, they did arrive a day early though. I have more to say about getting ready for them later but seriously, those turkeys symbolize our return to farming so it's really kind of a big deal.
The POD (portable storage unit) arrived containing the contents of the house we had to move out of last August.
Unfortunately, the turkeys AND the POD arrived at the exact same time.
I am surrounded by boxes and no matter how simplified I thought our lives were, we still have way too much stuff. I like stuff less and less every day. I mean, we've lived without all of this crap for a whole year. Remind me why we need it?
I helped transplant kale and collards out in the field the other day and loved it. I love planting things and I've noticed that the more I play in dirt, the more grounded I feel.
My turkey maternity leave ended this week so it was back to work. I'll be working 2 days a week for now and we'll see how it goes. For those 2 days, Nate will be a stay-at-the-farm turkey papa.
Things continue to be awesome here. I just wish I had more time and energy to write about it. Good energy all around and great ideas swirling daily.


When Kelly Ward, a psychobiology major at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, received a letter informing her that her UNK credits combined with the community college coursework she'd already completed qualified her to earn an associate's degree, her first thought was that it was too good to be true.
Ward, now 40 and a mother of four, had dropped out of community college just shy of completing her degree in order to start a family. She returned to school in 2012, enrolling at Central Community College in Grand Island before transferring to UNK the following year with hopes of someday working in the medical field.
The letter she'd received informed her that thanks to a new "reverse transfer" initiative in Nebraska, Ward could apply her UNK coursework toward an associate's degree from Central Community College – similar to the way students can apply their community college credits toward a four-year degree. Not only that, but Ward was eligible to graduate with honors.
This May, Ward participated in CCC's commencement ceremony – an important personal and professional accomplishment for her.
Ward plans to earn her bachelor's degree from UNK next year, and then pursue a physician assistant's degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center School of Allied Health Professions division opening soon on the UNK campus.
More than 200 other Nebraska students like Ward have earned associate's degrees through reverse transfer since 2013-14, and another 80 have been identified as being eligible to receive an associate's degree by December 2015. The initiative, a collaborative effort of the University of Nebraska, Nebraska State College System and Nebraska Community College Association, aims to meet key workforce needs in the state by increasing the number of Nebraskans with college credentials.
With the reverse transfer option, former community college students who are currently enrolled or have been enrolled at a university or state college campus may transfer the credits they've earned at the four-year institution back to the Nebraska community college they attended. Registrars evaluate the additional coursework and other community college requirements to determine whether students have met the requirements for an associate's degree.
Susan Fritz, NU executive vice president and provost, said reverse transfer is an ideal option for students who transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution before they complete their degree but find the four-year institution isn't a good fit, or students who have transferred to a four-year institution and are working toward their bachelor's degree but need a college credential to make them more competitive in the workforce.
Fritz noted that some 290,000 Nebraskans have completed some college coursework but have not earned a degree. Making sure these and other students have opportunities to stay on the path to a degree is critical for Nebraska's economic competitiveness, she said. The university, state colleges and community colleges are committed to partnering to ensure that the approximately 5,000 students who transfer into and between Nebraska's public higher education institutions each year have the resources they need to be successful. The new Transfer Nebraska website, a one-stop shop for researching course transferability between Nebraska's public higher education institutions that went live earlier in the year, is another example.
Using data that the university and state college system pulled from their joint Nebraska Student Information System, community college staff in 2013-14 began identifying students who were potentially eligible to take advantage of the reverse transfer option and receive an associate's degree. With grant money from the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, the community colleges led efforts to publicize reverse transfer and contact those students via mail, phone calls, text messaging and email. After submitting their transcripts, students meeting degree requirements were conferred their degrees.
Dennis Baack, executive director of the Nebraska Community College Association, said the community colleges awarded 90 associate's degrees that year. "With the additional collaboration of the university and state colleges, associate's degrees awarded through reverse transfer has increased significantly," Baack said. "This is good both for the students and businesses because these credentials can be used by students in obtaining gainful employment." Another 112 associate's degrees were awarded in 2014-15 as a result of reverse transfer.
Students with questions about reverse transfer should contact their local community college registrar.


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