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Solid Insulated Thermal Blackout 63-inch Curtain Panel Pair
This super advanced blackout panel provides superior insulation against heat and cold, while also blocking up to 99.9-percent of the light from outside. Its advanced polyester construction provides privacy and noise reduction. It is machine washable.
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Ideal for late sleepers and shift workers, this curtain set blocks out 99.9-percent of light and insulate against the heat and cold. These curtains also provide noise reduction and can be hung from a standard decorative curtain rod.You can order this curtain set in a wide variety of colors for any room in your home or office. The curtains can be conveniently machine washed, and the panels are hung easily through a rod pocket. For a full look, windows should be half the width of the panel or less.
- Materials: 100-percent polyester
- Color options: Beige, onyx, wine, brown, cardinal red, navy, artichoke green, bubble gum pink, baby blue, slate grey, tan, cobalt
- Set includes: Two (2) panels
- Thermal, insulated blackout curtains
- Innovative fabric construction
- Hang like drapery for a natural look
- Curtains blocks 99.9-percent of light
- Insulate against heat and cold, saving you money and energy
- Provides noise reduction and privacy
- Can be hung from a standard or decorative curtain rod (not included)
- Dimensions: 63 inches long x 52 inches wide
- Set dimensions: 63 inches long x 104 inches wide
- Care instructions: Machine washable
For proper fullness, panels should measure 2-3 times the width of your window
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Color | Beige Black Blue Brown Green Grey Pink Red Tan Yellow |
Style | Contemporary |
Material | Polyester |
Pattern | Solid |
Length | 63 Inches |
Fabric Care | Machine Wash |
Product Features | Blackout Energy Efficient Insulated Thermal |
Window Treatment Header Type | Rod Pocket |
Dimensions | Set: 63 in. L x 104 in. W/Panel: 63 in. L x 52 in. W |
Materials | Polyester |
Model Number | Blackout Solid 63 |
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very nice! The curtains hang very well and are a good solid material.
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Great traveling companions! I"ve already reviewed these items. They are amazing! Love, love, love, them!
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Katie Perfect fit and make my sons room very cozy
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char lee great deal for the money. good curtain, keeps out light and wind. artichoke green is actually OLIVE GREEN, says so, right on the package. lets stop inventing colors. keep to what it says on the package.
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Love it Keeps out the cold, really darkens the room & looks beautiful.
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Insulated thermal curtains A great value! these curtains were so much nicer than I would have expected. The fabric feels like microfiber, instead of the hotel type that has a rubbery backing on it, and it drapes beautifully. The back tabs make it easier to pull the drapes open or closed, rather than the rod pocket--but you have the choice of either of them. I chose the natural beige, which is very neutral in color. I was afraid it would clash with the cream trim in the bedroom, but it doesn't somehow. It does take a little patience to iron out the packaging wrinkles, if that matters to you. The fact that they are machine washable and dryable is a BIG plus! They are also wide enough so that I was able to use one panel on each window (they come in pairs) and drape it to the side. Tiebacks are included, although it does not specifically state that in the ad. Overall, I am very pleased.
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Baby and Mom are very happy I ordered the navy blue ones for my one-year-old daughter's room. They worked out perfectly. She used to have trouble napping because the wooden blinds in her room allowed virtually all the sunlight in. Also, at her bedtime this time of year, it is still quite bright outside. These curtains saved the day (or night) for us! I didn't need the curtains to be 100% blackout, as these are not. But they really do darken the room considerably. In the mornings when she wakes up (6 to 6:30 am), I can't tell if the sun has risen or not until I open the curtains. As others have mentioned, the curtains look nice too; they have a nice flowing look to them. If you have really high standards about appearance, I would say these are not the curtains for you (i.e.,if you want something special for a formal dining room). Otherwise, these do the job and are just right. I also ordered a 48- to 88-inch telescoping curtain rod (1-inch diameter) from overstock.com. My husband installed it, and said it was pretty simple to install. Once the rod was up, the curtains are a breeze to put on. We used the tabs. The overstock.com website recommends at least twice the width of curtain panels to fit the width of your window. My baby room's window is quite large and has a width of 5 feet. I thought I would have to use two sets of panels, but actually one set of panels works just fine for my taste. Yes, the panels lie kind of flat when completely closed, but honestly, it's the baby room. It doesn't have to be perfect!! And I think they look quite nice! And finally, you can't beat the value. I was considering ordering some custom-made blackout curtains. For the large size of the window, the prices were ridiculous! For materials, labor, and installation for the most basic of blackout curtains, it would have run me $700 and up! I am so thankful I found these on overstock.com! Oh, and I also washed them in the washer and dryer, following the manufacturer's instructions. No problems. I definitely recommend these curtains to anyone requiring darkening of their room.
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Love These Curtains! Searched high and low for blackout (not room darkening) curtains, took awhile to find some online that got great reviews. Not only do I love Overstock but I always love the products I get and these curtains were no exception. I bought the Pink curtains in 63" long for my 3 year old daughters room. She desperately needs blackout curtains so that maybe we can all start sleeping in until at least 8 AM on the weekends instead of her waking us up at the crack of dawn because "the sun is up!" as she says. These curtains are soft and came right out of the package with really no wrinkles. They hang beautifully and come with tie backs. The curtains are heavier material and need a sturdy rod. You can hang them either through the top hole for a "crunched" top look or there are also tabs on the back top of the curtains and you can slide the rod through this way to give them a casual look. These curtains black out 99.9% of the room as the package states. There might be a tiny bit of sun that barely seeps through if the sun is beating on your window. We also have mini blinds behind the curtain and when we use them in combo with the curtain my daughters room is completely black.
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Would buy again and again I ordered these curtains for about every room in my house and I love them. They keep the room extremely dark. The only light that is let in is the light that comes from the top because when a curtain is hung on a rod it is a few inches out from the wall or window so yes some light does escape but not because of the curtain. They are very soft and are of a good quality material. There are crease removal directions that come with your product because they are folded up obviously and if you follow the instructions the creases really do come right out!! I am a very indecisive buyer especially when you can't see, hold, and feel a product before purchasing and i read all the reviews and even wondered who was writing the reviews and I am here to say this is a real purchaser and I am very satisfied with these curtains. Also I should add, I did have one small issue, out of 9 panels i purchased 1 had a run down it that is probably a foot to a foot and half long and by "run" i mean kinda like a womens panty hose when they get a run in them or a snag. Anyway, I contacted customer service and I will be receiving a new one in 5-10 business days and a free shipping label to return my defected curtain panel. I really do hope this review helps someone else out who is questioning buying this product. I took a chance, never have ordered from overstock before and I definitely would again. These curtains truly do hold there purpose, great quality, elegant, and are true blackout curtains not to mention they are the same color on both sides not the white on the backside! Go ahead try them and see if you don't like them return them with Overstocks easy return policy.
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Wheat color? I bought two solid insulated thermal 63-inch blackout panel pairs--one for our family room and one for our bedroom. The Cardinal Red is a beautiful, deep red that matches my home and the on-line color sample. However, the Wheat is no where near the yellow or gold on-line sample. It is plainly Tan. I will be sending them back. Too bad it didn't workout because they are quite nice. The fabric feels silky and after only a few minutes in the dryer all the wrinkles came out. They truly block out any light. I'm very happy with my Cardinal Red pair.
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Questions & Answers
Hello Sullivan0726, this item does features two panels. Thank you for shopping with us.
Do I need to buy a separate curtain rod for these?
Hello mtelanoff, this item features the panels only. Curtain rods are separate. Thank you for shopping with us.
Which color is the slate grey? They only show the dark grey. Thank you.
Hello Harmtini, the slate grey color is regular grey. Unfortunately, we do not currently have images for this size yet. However, the slate grey color is pictured in a different size under item number 12998488. Thank you for shopping with us!
can these curtains be hung with hooks
Hello old bachelor, this item is not compatible with hooks. However, Item 11179674, would work great with hooks. Thank you for shopping with us.
What color are the backs of these curtains? I need white lined blackout curtains.
Hello bleerob, this item is lined with the same color on both sides. Thank you for shopping with us.
I've seen several different answers about the maximum diameter of the curtain rod that can be used. What is the current maximum diameter?
Hello joe33067, the largest that will fit is the 1 inch diameter curtain rod. The rod pocket is technically about 1.6 inch diameter, so the 1 inch curtain rods will fit nicely in there. Thank you for shopping with us.
Why did you choose this product?
It's very hard to find a PAIR of curtains that fit the size of my odd-sized window without having to cut and hem to fit. These are the perfect size for this window. As I am redecorating my home office in French Country the soft Baby Blue color will be perfect!
For color and type. Thermal lined.
Most of my windows here in Texas have this type curtain. They keep out light and heat in the hot summer very well. I like that they are "wash and hang", for this makes Spring cleaning a breeze.
Hopefully they will match the comforter set I just purchased on overstock with it
Appear to be just what I have been looking for
Thermal, right size
It's very hard to find curtains this length plus have them be black out and thermal. Great job Overstock on having what most of the other online stores didn't have.
Many color choices and the shorter length
I work shift work
satisfied with a prior purchase n delivery.
To keep light and heat out of some rooms in my new home.
Because I work nights and it is VERY bright in my bedroom and I need to blockout the sunrise. Thought I would give this product a try.
I really wanted shorter curtains..These are the only ones I could find that would work.
my son is a teenager and works nights, his room can be very light and noisy, hoping these will help!
I have been looking for navy blue blackout curtains and the reviews were really good. I purchased some brown blackout curtains a couple of years ago but they were grommet I guess these don't come in grommet . I love them so I hope I like these als well. We will see?
Seems to be the closest to full fill My needs
Right size curtains, color that I wanted, light black out and above average reviews from previous buyers
Want to keep light out
Great reviews for a blackout curtain. Good price and correct size.
What is the difference between the dark grey and the slate grey?
Hello Birdy, the dark grey option is listed as slate grey in the option drop down box. Sorry for the confusion. Thank you for shopping with us!
What size of rod is needed for these?
Hello StephanieDR, you can use any size rods, but the largest that will fit is the 1" diameter curtain rod. Well the rod pocket is technically about 1.6" in diameter, so the 1" curtain rods will fit nicely in there. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
Would these curtains stop a slight draft from our bedroom window? also would it keep out the cold from the window during the winter and the heat in the summer?
I had a draft in my bedroom window also. I bought a window insulating shrink film kit. Very easy installation with use of a blow dryer. Kit cost $5 & I was able to use on 3 windows. Stopped the draft & also looking at these curtains.
Hello TheLittleScooter, this will help stop the draft from your window and it does also help heat and cold from entering and exiting. Thanks for shopping with us!
Can these curtains be pulled straight across? I have a 96" window I need to cover to reduce glare on a TV. I don't need any fullness and I will be sewing the two panels together
Yes they can. I bought a pair for each window which allows you to use the nice tie backs that come with each purchase.
the fabric on these looks shiny in the photos...would you say it has a sheen, or is it matte? also, are both the dark grey and the slate grey available?
No it is not shiny at all. Great curtains, btw!
They do have a slight sheen but not shiny like silk. I bought the beige color and they go very nice with my matte finish walls.
Do these have grommets?
Hello DonnaB, these have a rod pocket, they do not have grommets. Thanks for shopping with us!
They do have the same curtain in grommet style which cost a little more.
Do you have a picture of the slate gray option? That is the only color missing in the pictures but is in the selection drop down. Thanks
Hello pickyBuyer, we do not have a color option of the slate grey at this time, however the dark grey compared to the slate grey has a slight difference, the slate grey is more of a silver grey and the dark grey is a grey black. Thanks for shopping with us!
Hi Is there a way to be emailed once navy blue or gray become back in stock? Thanks Ana
Hello Afaiello, both options are currently available on site. If you ever wanted to get updates on a product though, you can enter your email under the product alerts tab right below the options/add to cart area. I hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any additional questions. Thank you for shopping with us!
Is there a Navy blue in the option? I'm wondering if the baby blue for 49.99 was incorrectly inputted. Because I see there is another option sky blue/baby blue. Thanks
Hello jdubb719, navy is available in the options selection. For me, it is the fourth option from the bottom. I hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any additional questions. Thank you for shopping with us!
My window is 60x60. Will these work? I am confused about the size.
Hello Pharmacylady_16, the set of curtains are 63 inches long x 104 inches wide. They will work if you bunch them together. I hope this helps. Shelia B
Hello Pharmacylady_16, this is a set of two. The dimensions for one (1) panel is 52 inches wide x 63 inches long. Both panels together the dimensions are 63 inches long x 104 inches wide. It appears these curtain panels don't fit your window, exactly. Thank you for shopping with us!
There is a dark gray option shown in the photos, but not in the product option drop down menu to order. Is gray still available?
Hello lilrenny, items are restocked as they become available; however we cannot guarantee an item will be restocked. Thank you for shopping with us. Shelia B
my window is 84 inches width, and 51 inches length, are these the right size, or what is for black out curtains?
Hello Sheila, I hope you are having a nice morning. They will fit your window. Thank you for shopping with us.
how wide is the pocket for the rods to go thru? I currently have flat 2.5" rods...with they fit thru the pocket?
The pocket is 3" so yes your rods will work.
Hello summergirl, the rod pockets are 3 inches in diameter. I hope this helps. Have a great day!
3" & fabric is slightly stretchy
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Nice informative post dear. now sharing some useful stuff about Newzeland Immigration Guide
It's only a % change, it would have been nice to see a good population comparison. The findings here are somewhat predictable, with the worst of the bottom having already bad immigration policies and declining economy - who would want to move there?
Lie, bold lie, and statistics. The graph is very misleading - it illustrates the CHANGE between 2000-2010. The graph does not say anything about the absolute number of educated immigrants, and it could even be lower in other countries than in Finland.
Finland did not have much low-educated immigrants before 2000, while immigration of uneducated people has been going on for several decades in other OECD countries (hence they also have much bigger immigrant population nowadays). Also demographic development is significant - young immigrants have had time to grow up and graduate in other countries, while in Finland they haven't.
Really, the presented statistic goes well beyond a bold lie.
Finland is not badly hit. The issue is that politicians chose to prefer quantity over quality in immigration around mid-nineties. Quality of immigration means absolutely nothing these days. In couple coming years they will probably realise the consequences - and create special university programmes for immigrants barely willing to maintain their own literacy. It's a way to postpone what no politician (spending your money!) wants to admit - that they have been horribly wrong. Of course, they do it by spending more of your money, and degrading quality of life in your society in general.
It is sad to see how some sort of an "immigration-industrial" complex has formed around particularly unsuccessful immigrants - more the merrier. I've had a good position to observe quality of students in Finnish universities for over fifteen years, and I really have seen this alarming trend. Budgetary policy has nothing to do with it (Finland is yet to start real budget cuts), but delusional priorities (better is worse & vice versa) in immigration policy have everything to do with it.
Stands to reason. Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Ireland & Finland are the economically worst-hit, financially strapped Euro nations, with increasingly (very) high unemployment rates & no future to look forward to. Why would any educated prospective immigrant seriously consider immigrating to any of these countries, with so little to offer & so much to be fearful about??
Sorry, but Finland is not "the economically worst-hit, financially strapped Euro nation" like the other nations you named. As a matter of fact it is the only AAA rated euro country.
To echo guest-ljeawii and @ Nirvana-bound: Before you compare the results of this survey to countries which don't know how to handle their economy, please check your facts. Finland's economy is AAA-rated and are the ones who are trying to help Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ireland to stay afloat. The reason why you've heard the word 'Finland' in the news linked to economy is that they are not very liked (much like Germany) in those other countries because a) they have managed their economy well for decades despite a harsh recession in the early 1990s (without ANY assistance from EU/other countries) and b) they are demanding that countries such as Greece make drastic changes to their way of life (no corruption, proper tax payments, bureaucracy that works the way it was meant to, no nepotism etc.). Yes, Finland is not perfect immigration-wise but it would be a major mistake to compare it, on any economic level, to Spain, Portugal, Greece and Ireland.
1 NZ has been suffering enormous brain drain to Australia. The increase in salary is more than the increase in cost of living.
2 High youth Unemployment leads to young people staying in education. Hence Spain Ireland etc. Australia saw the same thing in the 90's when youth unemployment drew close to 20% Low unemployment attracts highly educated immigrants - Aus has plenty of Irish accents and some Spaniards among the parts of the workforce requiring good education .
Who is actually paying for the academic training of the migrants? Ar those countries gatting any benefit from the migration?
As commented below, New Zealand's figures are either wrong or very puzzling.
More peculiar, however, is Finland's position.
Is Finland so short of unskilled labour when other Nordics are not?
There's even a bit of a surprise that high unemployment countries (those at the bottom bar Finland) have such a high influx of unskilled labour.
Isn't there some systematic error in this chart?
Normally, Daily Charts tend to be exempt of such discrepancies but there is a proverb in one the bottom counties, that the grease smudge always soils the best cloth...
I once detected in a EIU table that Portugal's total GDP was some ten times lower than Luxembourg's.
Granted, Lux was richer per capita but ten times total GDP with only 6% of Portugal's population? Obviously, it was a wrongly placed decimal point that affected the whole table...
Although acknowledging immediately the error, EIU had to wait a year to correct it. It was on one of its yearbooks.
There is no comment regarding New Zealand's outlier position as the only country where the native born proportion with tertiary education has decreased.
Is this a function of the brain drain? And might similar reversals be observed in other brain drain economies that are responsible for the recent immigrant increases in most of the "rich" countries on the list.
Is this an indicator that NZ is on the way out of the first world, or has it already left?
Yes, brain drain to Australia. I read earlier today around 1000 per week are moving here
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I can't see any explanation except some statistical quirk.
Even if New Zealand is undergoing some extreme form of decadence, for which I know of no signs, the figures are puzzling.
New Zealand has had a steady stream of New Zealanders leaving the country for better opportunities overseas for a very long time. The graph doesn't show what percentage of the leavers are graduates, but yes there is a brain drain element to the pattern. If you look at a population pyramid for NZ, the lack of 20-somethings is obvious, especially for males. They head overseas for career purposes and come back when they have little kids to take advantage of the wonderful environment for them to grow up in.
The percentage of New Zealand passport-holders living outside the country is about 15% (I think) - among the world's highest. However, the NZ total population is small, only 4.4 million. About the same as Melbourne alone.
I guess NZ depends on its educated immigrants to keep the island afloat & barely maintaining its status quo
Britain has an overt policy of selectively encouraging inward migration by highly qualified and highly skilled foreigners - particularly to the medical, paramedical, scientific and academic 'industries'.
The chart shows that other rich countries are competing for the same global talent.
Am I surprised?
Big bars on the chart shows big changes in policies and practice during the last decade.
Am I surprised?
What a useless chart.
"% of total, percentage-point change"? So it basically says nothing about how educated natives are versus immigrants, or how the education level of immigrants compares in different countries. It only shows how much education has changed since 2000 in individual countries, but we have no idea what it was in 2000 and what it was in 2010.
Why is everyone except the U.S. so RACIST!?
Ha ha ha
You confuse racism with illiteracy.
Ha ha ha
You confuse racism with illiteracy.
LOL that is pretty darn funny but it can't mean that. Does Belgium have lower percentage of education than the US?! makes no sense.
i always challenge such charts especially Economist as they try to compare apples and oranges..Luxumberg has a total population of 500k as compared to multiple times higher populated countries..
So is it a good thing? Does it place Canada more favourably than Italy (which is still an engineering power house)?
Insights please.
looks like we are promoting Adam Smith "invisible hand" with regard to immigration. The best economic labor input/import "young, talented, high potential," Beggar your neighbors (i.e. compete with e.g. Australia). Well! this is economic reality.Let us go all the way and race downhill as a human race...the old and low potential in source countries do not want to hear or support hypocrisies like human rights, save the environment or save wildlife. Fair game...right?
What a partial (and I would add dishonest)view on immigration policy! The reason why Sweden, Norway and Finland for example have not "succeeded" in attracting "university-educated immigrants" and are not "lands of opportunity" such as Canada and Britain is simply because they have much more generous immigration policies for refugees and asylum seekers. Is opening your border only to educated migrants (and contributing to "brain drain") a sign of success?
Yes, its fair to have a meritocratic immigration System. Countries which offer better quality of living should selectively open its door to the high performers. Intellectually superior cliques will perpetuate the higher living standards of these countries. If Sweden/ Norway closes her door to a "brain" of Indian /Chinese origin, then some other country will.
The reason the door is open is not due to meritocracy. It's due to the feeling of guilt from the Jante law, implying that if we have more money than some other people, then we should give it to them. It's basically the reason why the social democratic parties are so well established in our countries.
I'd liked it if it was someone else taking care of those immigrants from nations torn by war, but we have some of the highest taxes in the world. Luckily, I'll get a good salary due to the education paid by the working people of today, so that my tax money can educate the people of tomorrow.
Social democracy is an expensive hobby when it´s maintained by amateurs suffering midlife crisis.
It´s quite easy to be a hippocrate and give the bucks away as long it´s not coming from your own pocket.
How can you have a percent increase in both categories if this is of the total. There must be other categories right?
This is not a total. Those are percent change of the share (as % of total) of university graduates. You can have an increase in the share of university graduates for both native born and immigrants.
Re Ireland: if I'm reading the data correctly, we're talking about the percentage CHANGE in the period 2000-2010. So the percentage of university graduates emigrating to Ireland during this period has fallen. This tells us nothing about immigration PRIOR to 2000. At least that's my interpretation.
Correct. The chart depicts the change only.
Data regarding the relative percents of tertiary educated migrants versus non-tertiary educated migrants would be more revealing.
Agreed - not one of the Economist's better/more helpful charts.
An interesting point, but I believe Denmark, The Netherlands and Germany wouldn't be up there if that was indeed the whole picture...
It is natural for countries with English as the first language to attract a higher number of educated migrants than non-English speaking nations.
In white-collar employment, advanced language skills are essential.
English is widely spoken as a second-language. How many people speak fluent Greek as a second-language?
Doesn't explain why Ireland has so few graduate immigrants. Actually, given the Irish economy depends on pulling in IT engineers and programmers, it's a huge surprise.
All the more reason for internationally minded Greek businesses to use English as their working language (language spoken in the workplace and used in all business meetings & documents).
Plenty of German, Dutch & Scandinavian businesses do it - and it pays.
You're misinterpreting the numbers. Ireland is still one of the most successful countries in the world at pulling in graduate immigrants (both relative to the population and as a proportion of all immigrants).
What is listed in the above chart is the change in the proportion over the decade 2000-2010; in that time, migrants with college degrees have fallen 4 percentage points as a proportion of all immigrants (but from a much higher base than most countries).
* on a side point, while college degrees remain a good proxy (signalling effect) for education levels, that probably won't (certainly shouldn't) remain the case for long. We need more granular metrics for personal skills, knowledge base or academic contributions - and less bureaucratic & centralised institutions for developing & advancing skills & science. There's enough innovation in this field that the brightest 10% of people won't want college degrees within 10 years.
Ireland has a high rate of gradutes among native people I think which would mean graduate rate have to be higher to equal so what could boast elswhere may drop?
The Irish speak English on paper only. Can you ever understand what they heck they are saying?
Seriously though - there is actually no data in the article or chart which relates how many graduates immigrate to Ireland - the chart only depicts the change in rate over time, not the relative percentages.
ie - the overall percentage of tertiary educated migrants to Ireland could still be high - just lower than the relative percentage 10 years ago.
In theory, yes.
But in practise, much fewer Greeks speak fluent English than do Germans & Scandinavians. The same is true of the Portuguese and Spaniards (and French, for that matter).
English is, after all, a Germanic language (or Scandinavian, according to another Economist article which I have yet to read...).
I haven't found the Economist article on Scandinavian English - would love the link. It probably builds on this article (& related papers/ research/ interviews) though:
Very interesting read. And entirely convincing. Makes me want to learn Norwegian or Danish next.
Just listen to some introductory language learning videos, and there's a remarkable amount of grammar & vocabulary (and vowel/ consonant shifts away from German) that it has in common with English. And on an even less serious note, that led me to this awesome (hilarious) Norwegian music video:
More than a language effect! The chart shows that countries that have immigration policies that favor high skilled labor tend to attract highly-educated immigrants.
There's far more data here: http://www.oecd.org/els/internationalmigrationpoliciesanddata/Integratio...
One of the more interesting charts is probably Pisa comparison of 15 year old children - native born versus foreign born.
Ireland does pretty well with its immigrant children: the foreign score is 508.2 versus the native score of 501.9.
Belgium, France, Germany and Sweden have especially bad immigrant children (or don't integrate them well into schools) with native PISA scores of 518.9, 504.6, 511.2 and 507.0, but foreign born PISA scores of 454.5, 449.3, 457.5 and 453.6.
The US 505.7 native vs 483.5 foreign is slightly better than mediocre - nowhere near as good as Canada (527.9 native vs 522.4 foreign) or Australia which like Ireland manages to bring in brighter immigrants (514.6 vs 530.3).
The UK's native population is rather dull (499.1 - perhaps our state schools are especially lousy) which makes our immigrants look good (491.9 - better than immigrants to the US or most of the rest of Europe, but immigrants to Finland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Ireland do better).
Your point on Germanic/ Scandinavian languages is interesting, and very likely to be important here. That said, I understand that Finland & Estonia similarly have English as a common business language (Finish/ Estonian totally bizarre - not even indo-European).
Oh, and obviously English is a very popular business language in India and Malaysia, despite having relatively little in common with native languages :D (Native linguistic diversity is a factor there, clearly - same goes for many African countries.)
I'm sure that some Greek businesses could manage it (fluent experience of speaking English in work at least means you can find professional work in many EU countries). And if they don't, it certainly looks like Bulgaria is angling to draw in international (& especially German) businesses (probably meaning plenty of English speaking workplaces):
Certainly, this is not a trivial development. The universality of high-fluency in English (as a second language everywhere) will have enormous benefits for a more integrated & competitive (both within the EU and globally) labour and product/ service market. (And it's a pretty good safeguard against the kinds of extreme unemployment seen in Spain or Greece. Consider the surge in Irish migration to practically every country in Europe, which has helped restrain Irish unemployment despite deep depression.)
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The Marlins have not had a winning season since 2009, and they've finished last in the National League East three straight years.
With a recent track record of losing, it is a refreshing change of pace that Miami heads into Turner Field this weekend playing meaningful games.
If the Marlins are to make up ground, though, now is the time. Three straight games with the second-place Braves beginning Friday night will be telling if the club is to remain within striking distance of the NL Wild Card, which they trail by 5 1/2 games.
Atlanta, meanwhile, resides six games behind Washington in the NL East but is 1 1/2 out in the Wild Card race.
"We've been talking about it for a few weeks; they're all big," manager Mike Redmond said. "Now we're there. We've got to win. That's a good situation to be in. Put a little pressure on these guys. It's fun as a manager to see how guys respond and see who responds. That's good. From where we were last year to this year, playing in some pressure games, that's what it's all about."
Miami's Tom Koehler draws the starting assignment for the series opener at Turner Field. The right-hander has been solid, posting a 9-9 record with a 3.82 ERA.
In three starts against the Braves this season, Koehler is 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA. He will put that success to the test opposite Ervin Santana, who is enjoying a terrific second half.
Santana is 6-1 with a 2.75 ERA and a .249 opponents batting average despite a BABIP of .319 in eight starts since the All-Star break, including a tough-luck loss after giving up only one run in seven innings against the Reds on Saturday.
"We didn't support Ervin very much, but he went out and gave us seven strong innings, and you can't ask for much more than that," said Justin Upton, referring to Atlanta scoring three runs or fewer in six of Santana's past seven starts.
Marlins: Taking care of business in division
The Marlins have 30 games to go, and 26 of them are within the NL East. So if they're going to make up ground on the Braves and Nationals, they've got their chances.
Miami plays six of its next nine vs. Atlanta, with this weekend's series in Atlanta and next weekend's series at Marlins Park.
"You know you've got your work cut out for you," Redmond said. "The last month of the season is probably exactly how it should be. You're playing the teams you are the most familiar with, and you've got to win. You've got to beat your division counterparts. We'll have our work cut out for us, but that's what it's all about."
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As the Braves compete to grab one of the NL's two Wild Card spots for the second time in three seasons, they face a worthy adversary in the upstart Marlins, who remain a player in postseason contention. Atlanta is 6-7 against Miami this year.
"We can separate ourselves. When teams are chasing us, these are the games that count, especially in your division. These guys are trying to catch and leapfrog us," Braves catcher Gerald Laird said. "If we come out and play well, we can push them back and then maybe not have to worry about them anymore. Obviously, they're right there in the picture. If we can win three games and push them three games back, it will get us momentum and it keeps us away from a team that is chasing us."
Worth noting
• Garrett Jones, Marcell Ozuna, Giancarlo Stanton and Jarrod Saltalamacchia each have two home runs against the Braves this season.
• Freddie Freeman is batting .059 (3-for-51) with a double, a homer, five walks, 17 strikeouts and a .143 on-base percentage against the Marlins in 2014.
• Jones has had a strong season against Atlanta pitching, batting .333 (14-for-42).
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Volvo touts mechanical KERS for future road cars (but fails to mention partners Flybrid & Torotrak)
The actual Flybrid flywheel described in the Volvo press release and the Volvo illustrations
Volvo indulged in some odd behaviour overnight when it made a curious omission from a publicity release promoting the Kinetic Energy Recovery System development for which it has just received a US$1,000,000 grant from the Swedish Energy Agency. It named its partners in the project being Volvo Powertrain and SKF, but somehow managed to leave out the fact that the core technologies described in the press release and portrayed in the diagrams it released alongside the press release were Torotrak's variable drive technology and Flybrid Systems (UK) flywheel KERS technology originally developed for Honda F1 and set to debut in the Le Mans 24 Hour Race next week. Torotrak immediately issued its own press release setting the record straight, but it's hard to see any motive for Volvo's omission other than to mislead the public as to its progress and expertise in the field.
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