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Dream homes come in different shapes and sizes. Naturally, they're dependent upon a person's set of preferences. But where do you actually gather examples to form your own idea of a dream home? Well, for starters, you came to the right site and perhaps even, the right ideabook because this two-storey we're sharing just has the right elements to get you swooning.
At a little over 110 square meters, this house features a neutral grey, brown to white palette that simply captivates in spite of its minimalism. Its gable roof design adds a traditional charm to the modern lines made prominent in the angles of the wooden cladding, doors, and windows.
A great feature to this facade is its attention to the outdoor leisurely needs of the family. Here you will find a small back porch with a dining set that allows you to appreciate the verdant surroundings of your home. Meanwhile, the roof here also includes two skylights which surely allows more light inside the home.
The living room is conveniently adjacent to the dining area. This entire open plan design creates a spacious vibe inside. What's more is that the tall glass windows enhance the lighting inside. Note that it's natural lighting too! In terms of color scheme, the interior borrows the neutral colors of the exterior but these are complemented by the bursts of orange and blue on some of the furnishings.
Another brilliant trick to an effortlessly sophisticated interior is using wood like the floor and dining table in this area. Its washed out brown hue also goes well against the subtle greys, greens, orange, and blues! Of course, that's also mostly because the natural look of wood goes well with just about any other material. To enhance wood's beauty, choose classy pieces like this retro dining set.
An alternate view of the living and dining areas detail the use of colorful items to perk up the entire space. Check out the abstract art pieces against the walls and how these complement as well the pops of blue and orange.
If you live in a tropical country like the Philippines, you won't really need a fireplace but if you're building a home in higher areas like Tagaytay or Baguio where the climate is significantly colder, then this seamless fireplace along the corner would be a cool and practical idea for your equally chic interior.
The kitchen is a stunning combination of geometry against white surfaces. For one, we're gushing over the fractal-like effect of the backsplash tiles. We particularly adore how in spite of its quirky look, it still blends with the clean grey and white elements around it. Also, as a breather, the windows by the counter add a refreshing element to the entire kitchen ensemble.
This is the ground floor plan of the home which reveal the rest of the rooms on the same level and includes the outdoor porch.
The second floor of the house includes three bedrooms with one of which being a master bedroom and two other bathrooms.


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Avis Car Rental has WiFi
Avis Rent a Car has announced they, in a partnership with Autonet Mobile, will offer Wi-Fi for the reasonable price of $10.95 per day high speed Internet service in its cars by March. The connection would be via a MOBILE hotspot, rather than parking in some sort of strange Wi-Fi drive in, which was what first came to mind when I came across this news.
I'm pretty excited about it, except for running in to those people who cause near fatal accidents when they try to accomplish really difficult multi-tasking like driving and talking on the phone or driving and putting on lipstick. But I think this will have a huge impact on car renters who aren't familiar with the area in which they are driving. GPS devices will give you the name and location of points of interest, such as restaurants, but they give you no other information. If you can get online, you could check to see restaurant reviews or if they are on your airline miles program.
What if you are traveling with a coworker? At any given time, one of you could be plugging away while the other is in the drivers seat. What a great way to avoid talking to someone you wish you weren't traveling with!
I think the possibilities are endless, provided the technology isn't so regulated that bans pop up before it really gets started.

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This week I celebrate my 7th year working in the recruiting world. Since starting in the industry, I have dealt with my share of characters; I'd say I've seen it all. The reason I love my job is because I get to deal with different people everyday, helping them with their job search.
Searching for a job is never an easy thing; it usually comes along with stress, uncertainty, transition and change. Working with a recruiter can ease the job search process in many ways and for me, after most searches I work on with candidates, I honestly feel like we have developed a business friendship. After my Associates are placed, I must admit, I sometimes miss talking to them. That being said, you have to know where to draw the line in terms of what is and what is not appropriate to say to your recruiter.
- Do share enough personal information that your recruiter has a good sense of your personality and what makes you who you are. Soft skills are just as important as hard skills in your job search so arm your recruiter with the tools to find you a well-rounded match.
- Do tell your recruiter the truth about your career history and reasons you have left other companies. I would rather know what happened in your past then have to find out the truth from my client.
- Do keep in touch with your recruiter throughout the job process. Always call for interview prep prior to meeting a client and follow up after you leave an interview to provide feedback. We want to hear how things are going!!! Also, remember to check in with any interview updates and pending offers, even if it is on your own or through another agency.
- Do voice concerns about a job that you are being presented with. We only want to find you what you want, but if you aren't telling us where we are missing the mark we won't know why you aren't happy with the positions presented.
- Do send referrals of other great candidates that you know. Although it's hard to share your new recruiter "friend," it's the best compliment to show that you have enjoyed your experience.
- Don't share too much personal information. The basics are great and if it pertains to why you left a position, please share, but anything that is emotion provoking should probably be left out. Remember this is still an interview, so treat it as such.
- Don't call too often. Have you ever seen the movie "The Cable Guy"? "Thought I heard the phone ring, thought it might be you…" Don't be that persistent; even your best friends need time to call you back. I usually tell someone we want to hear from you as much as you want to hear from us. Call if you have something to report or a new item to talk about and, of course, to check in but don't over do it.
- You might truly appreciate your recruiter for finding you the job of your dreams or getting you that increase in salary that you are looking for, but there is a fine line between friendly and too friendly. Keep interaction professional like you might with a new coworker.
- Don't send invitations to connect on Facebook, this would qualify as crossing the line. It is appropriate, however, to connect via LinkedIn.
I hope I have provided some useful tips for how to correspond with your recruiter!
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Gavie Chahal in Ek Tha Tiger!
The actor will soon share screen space with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif...
The latest we hear is that Gavie Chahal, has bagged a meaty role in Aditya Chopra's upcoming Ek Tha Tiger.
A source reveals, "Gavie Chahal has already completed one schedule of the movie and would be going back for another one. He would be essaying a vital role in the film."
When contacted, Gavie Chahal confirms, "Yes, I would be moving back for my second schedule and I am very thankful to Kabir Khan and Aditya Chopra for choosing me for the role.Working with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif was a wonderful experience."
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23 Excellent Professional Development Tools for Teachers. Today we are sharing with you some web tools to help you grow professionally.
These are probably the best you can ever find online. Check out the list below and share with us your suggestions and additions. This is a work in progress. Enjoy 1- Education World This is a great website that offers all the resources you need to grow professionally. 2- Classroom2.0 In this networking group, you can get connected with other educators who are interested in Web 2.0, social media, and more in the classroom. 3- Diigo Collect, highlight, remember, and share all of the great resources you find online with your PLN on Diigo, and annotation and online bookmarking tool. 4- Discovery Education There is no way that you did not hear about this awesome website. 5- Google Rss With Google Reader or any other great RSS tool, you can subscribe to blogs and stay on top of it all. 6- Twitter 7- Staff Develop 9- Ed Week Ed Week is a also one of the leading websites in education. Technology Integration Professional Development Guide.
Pearltrees Extension. Professional Development That Works. If you're not capitalizing on the expertise of members of your school's teaching team, your staff is missing out on the most effective professional development around.
It's professional development tailored to your school's culture and needs. Included: Education World's "Principal Files" team of principals shares their experiences with and enthusiasm for teachers-teaching-teachers PD. It wasn't very many years ago that all of a school's curriculum expertise was housed in the district's offices. Curriculum coordinators and department heads made the curriculum decisions and passed them down to teachers; then they trained the teachers in new curriculum and strategies. School principals today are a very different breed from principals of a generation ago. "Teachers teaching teachers" is an area that the Whitney Point (New York) Central School District has been working on intensely for a few years.
But that is just one example, added Zemelko. New Technologies and 21st Century Skills. Professional Development Goal Setting for Teachers. Teacher Development. Using Technology to Train Teachers. This handbook is intended to help decision makers in developing-country governments and donor agencies in their efforts to utilize information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve and expand teacher professional development (TPD) activities.
To the extent possible in a brief work, the handbook combines a global perspective—including information about best practices and successful projects from both developing and developed countries—with attention to the challenges faced by education policymakers, teachers, and students in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and countries attempting to meet the goals of Education for All (EFA). This handbook helps decision makers improve their abilities to: The handbook draws experiences and lessons learned from over 50 programs and initiatives in 25 developing countries, and includes two short cases studies on projects in Guinea and Namibia.
Contents Suggested citation:Gaible, Edmond and Mary Burns. 2005. Providing Professional Development for Effective Technology Use. ISSUE: Whether technology should be used in schools is no longer the issue in education.
Instead, the current emphasis is ensuring that technology is used effectively to create new opportunities for learning and to promote student achievement. Educational technology is not, and never will be, transformative on its own, however. It requires the assistance of educators who integrate technology into the curriculum, align it with student learning goals, and use it for engaged learning projects. "Teacher quality is the factor that matters most for student learning," note Darling-Hammond and Berry (1998). Therefore, professional development for teachers becomes the key issue in using technology to improve the quality of learning in the classroom. Lack of professional development for technology use is one of the most serious obstacles to fully integrating technology into the curriculum (Fatemi, 1999; Office of Technology Assessment, 1995; Panel on Educational Technology, 1997).
Teachers: Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Most STEM (science, technology, engineering, or math) fields are dominated by men.
That makes these fields an excellent career choice for women! STEM Careers Just Right for Many Women Men outnumber women in most STEM careers. For example, just 17 percent of chemical engineers and 22 percent of environmental scientists are women. But that doesn't mean it's hard for women to get jobs in those fields. There are challenges, but help is out there. Challenge 1: Shortage of mentors for women in STEM fields. Women tend to have a harder time finding female mentors in STEM occupations. Solution 1: If you can't find a mentor in your organization, join a professional association. Welcome to SEDL: Advancing Research, Improving Education. 20-14_ISTE_Standards-A_PDF.pdf.


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This coming Sunday Pilgrim has a Father's Day lunch following morning worship so we will not be serving soup. Also, it was pretty warm in the chapel last week. I really worked at getting the chapel cooled off last Sunday but by the end of the meeting it was up to 81 in the room and still. Maybe having a few fans to stir up the air would help, but we are expecting it to be 95 Sunday afternoon. So...
We are going to take it to the park. There is a pine grove in Forest Park at what would be 729 South Skinker. You can park on Skinker just south of the light at Rosebury and walk uphill until you see the pine grove. I was going to link to a map but all you have to do is go to Skinker and Rosebury and walk uphill and head for the tallest and densest grove of pines.
We will gather at 1:00 and have a somewhat different worship than has become our custom. We have been exploring various contemplative practices (silent meditation, chant, guided meditation, lectio divina…) but we have not done much with sacraments. This Sunday we will explore the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, of the Eucharist. Sarah is bringing the wine and Mark is baking bread. While we won't actually plan on a full meal, you may want to bring something to share. There are a couple of benches in the pine grove which are quite comfortable or you can bring a blanket or chair.
In two weeks we will be at Pride Fest in Tower Grove Park. I suggest we gather at the Gateway OnA booth and find a place to meet from there. The week after that is July 3 and we may want to assess who will be available to meet. Stay tuned.


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Over the last 20 plus years Altitude Services Pty. Ltd. General Manager, Rod Cedaro, has written for a number of scientific journals and lay publications, in particular, given his background as a former professional triathlete and exercise physiologist, a number of these articles have appeared in Australia's leading triathlon magazine – Triathlon and Multisport Magazine (TMSM).
When the publishers of TMSM heard of Rod's involvement with Altitude Services, considered by many to be the world's leading and most innovative simulated altitude company, they commissioned Rod to write a couple of articles clarifying some misconceptions about altitude training and outlining the benefits of this state-of-the-art training procedure.
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The advertising industry, as much as its own inventions. lives under the impression that it creates. Part of that impression used to be that advertising was a worthy profession based on much research into consumer behavior and even more understanding of it. Anybody who knows that women in New York use nearly 30times as much make-up as women in Vermont must surely know more about consumers than consumers know about themselves.
But the impression that the advertising industry has given in recent years has been rather different. It has appeared to be an industry obsessed with growth at almost any price and willing to follow any fad for a quick profit.
Keeping up is hard to do
Admittedly, the industry has had to cope with unprecedented pressures to perform. This has made it an enthusiastic follower of the fashion to "go global". When multinational clients, such as Unilever and Gillette, demanded that the same advertising agency serve them in all their markets, the agencies by end large obliged. Wherever Unilever has gone (which is just about everywhere) so has one of its main agencies, J. Walter Thompson. In Europe alone, JWT has offices in more than 15 countries.
At the same time, the agencies have been trying to come to grips with the death of the "mass market", a sort of essential yeast extract on which they all grew up. early advertisements were designed to sell Singer sewing machines, Model T Fords, or whatever, in one way to everybody. The economies of scale that enabled companies such as Singer and Ford to produce for a mass market also worked in favor or their agencies. The high cost of creating their advertisements could be spread by using the same advertisements everywhere.
The principle carried into globalization; indeed, one of its main attractions for manufacturers and their agencies was the further economies of scale that it promised. If one advertisement could sell the same product to a housewife in Maine and to a black child in Lousiana, then it could also well the product to mothers in Paris, children in Prague and housewives in Hong Kong. Or so the argument went.
Although brand standardization continues in the 21st century – an example being Procter & Gamble's skin-care range, previously called Oil of Ulay in the UK and Oil of Ulan in Australia, which is now known by its global name. Oil of Olay – the industry has been forced to revise is ideas about a global mass market. For it had discovered "segmentation": the phenomenon of a post-mass-market era in which sophisticated production methods enabled the same product to be "tweaked" almost without limit. Thus it could be made to appeal to a large number of small market segments. A fairly uniform commodity – type product like Tylenol, a US over-the-counter drug for headaches, was suddenly extended to include 40 different varieties of the drug, each targeted at a slightly different consumer.
Even the Ford Escort car, rolling off production lines that had invented the mass market, became available in a wide range of models: souped-up models for aggressive make-believe rally driver; stylish cabriolets for those whose hair looked good in a high wind; and solid reliable models for drivers whose main outing was a weekly trip to collect their pension.
Segmentation was followed by "customisation". Levi, for example, began to take customers measurements, put them into a computer and cut their cloth accordingly. The bespoke 501 was born. Likewise, it was said of one BMW model that no two cars were exactly the same, so numerous were the opportunities for customisation.
A natural result of segmentation and customisation has been the rise of direct marketing, with its data-driven relationship marketing techniques. Direct marketing agencies are now going head-to-head with traditional advertising agencies, offering more measurable and, some would argue, better-value communication with potential customers.
Customisation and segmentation were accompanied by another change that had a strong influence on the advertising industry: the shortening of products life cycles. For a while nothing was meant to last; all goods were fashion goods, designed to be thrown away as the seasons changed. Swatch turned the watch into a fashion item, and a Wall Street Journal headline declared, "IBM to start announcing its fall fine".
Open skies
At the same time, the channels through which advertisers told the world about their products were changing. A new enthusiasm for deregulating the airwaves brought a host of new television and radio stations, especially in Europe where the state's monopoly of broadcasting had been traditionally tight.
The new stations fought fiercely for advertising's dollars, and they were fighting not only with each other but also with commercial radio. Setting up a radio station requires very little capital, and in some countries, it sometimes seems as if there are as many channels as there are listeners.
Advertisers trying to reach segmented markets favored media with narrow, identifiable audiences – black teenagers, women aged 35-45, and so on – and the media obliged. "Narrowcasting" grew at the expense of broadcasting. Television and pre-war movie channels. Radio could cast even more narrowly, reaching a few hundred jazz fans, or even the 33 people who had not liked any music since Elvis died.
In this "narrow" world, Levi's could appear in Vogue as a high-fashion item for the richest people on earth at the same time as it was seen on city-center billboards as a garment for the urban underclass.
There is a new revolution taking shape that will take this to another level. Digital broadcasting, on both television and radio, is gaining momentum. It brings with it a new landscape for advertisers, filled with interactive potential. Because of its narrower bandwidths, digital technology will enable even greater proliferation of channels, particularly for radio, and the promise of programming closely tailored to individual tastes and requirements. The future of broadcast advertising has never looked more interesting or more challenging.
Media barony
While television and radio were being deregulated into more and more providers of services, the printed media were becoming more concentrated into ever bigger groups. Rupert Murdoch and Bertelsmann, for example, created vast media empires that were no respecters of any division between print and film.
These empires threatened the delicate balance of power between advertisers and the media. For as they used their muscle to push up their advertising rates, the agencies responded by pooling their "media-buying" divisions to gain economies of scale and to have more clout in bargaining with the media barons.
On top of all this came the Internet. Traditional agencies had a new media world to learn, and they were slow to react. Specialist web agencies grew quickly and claimed a significant slice of advertising budgets. Elsewhere, management consultancies such as McKinsey moved into brand development, an area where advertising agencies had traditionally held sway.
The agencies have rallied to combat this, broadening their offerings to include online and direct marketing disciplines, teaming up with specialist partners and buying or merging with companies offering complementary disciplines (or even headhunting their employees).
As if these pressures were not enough, clients are now taking a more cautious and accountable approach to remuneration. Payment-by-results (PBR) is becoming common practice in the United States and gaining credence in the UK. Many argue that Payment-by-results is inappropriate for advertising; certainly, it is difficult to measure advertising in the same way as direct marketing. The two sides of this debate are reflected by what is happening. For example orange, a mobile-phone company has set measurement criteria for its UK agency Lowe Lintas that couyld see ir earning up to 50% more than its basic fee, while Sony PlayStation has abandoned PBR altogether.
With economic uncertainty ahead and major changes afoot in broadcasting, these are interesting times for the advertising industry.


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3742 / 42545 Adverts
Apartment-Flat 3rd floor, separate entrance, in a typical house, 2 floors
from $55/Night (rates)
from 1 to 4 people 2 adults, 2 kids
1 bedroom
3 roomsLiveable floor area : 860 Sq.ft.
1 bedroom
3 roomsLiveable floor area : 860 Sq.ft.
- View : Country side, farmland, Vineyards, village, pedestrianized street, nightlights
- Kids welcome
- Setting : Pleasant, Characteristic
- Car rental at 0.3mi.
- Exposure : South
Touristic region : discover Temple Valley
Advert No. 49195
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Wonderful room, bathroom spotless. Scented sheets © PecchiniR @CC
Breathtaking view. Bars and restaurants located close by. © PecchiniR @CC
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La Casa di LinaAdvert 49195Montedoro - Caltanissetta Province - Italy
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Advert details 49195
Assets Apartment-Flat
Parking : Parking uncovered : 1 reserved stall.
Interior Apartment-Flat with View: country side, farmland, Vineyards, ...
Receive up to : from 1 to 4 person(s) (2 adults, 2 kids)
Liveable floor area : 860 Sq.ft.
Interior layout : 3 Room(s), 1 bedroom(s), 1 bathroom, 1 toilets, living room 530 Sq.ft., dining area
Sleeps - bed(s) : 1 queen-size bed(s), 1 sleeper sofa(s) 2 pers
Guest facilities : T.V., Hanging wardrobe, fully air-conditioned, electric heating, Double glazed, entry phone system
Appliances : Crockery/flatware, kitchen utensils, cafetiere, gaz stove, oven, extractor hood, refridgerator, deep freeze, vacuum cleaner, iron, ironing board
Exterior Vacation rental in Setting: pleasant, characteristic
Outside accommodation : Balcony
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Cleaning1 X / per week$28
Cleaning on departure$28
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Kids welcome
Cell phone network coverage
Personal transport advisable
Water : hot/cold
Local voltage supply : 110-120V / 60Hz
Electricity supply : mains
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Reservation :
Payment made upon reservation : 20% of rental sum
Payment balance : on handing over the keys
Deposit required : $110*
rentals :
Service charges included
Day tax included
Cleaning charge levy on departure : $28*
Accepted methods of payment :
Bank transfer (wire)
Leisure, Surroundings, Location Apartment - Flat 49195
Leisure Montedoro - Caltanissetta Province - Temple Valley
Attractions and relaxation : Bar/pub, restaurant, open air summer movie theater, karaoke, park and garden, nature reserve, historical site, museum, summer theater, Bio farm
SurroundingsCountryside - Temple Valley
COUNTRYSIDE VACATION Touristic region : Temple Valley
Locality :
Sea/ocean at 25mi.
Sandy beach at 25mi.
Public swimming pool at 1.25mi.
Windsurfing spots at 25mi.
Surfing spots at 25mi.
Marina at 25mi.
Amenities :
Car rental at 0.3mi.
Breadstore at 165'
Local stores at 330'
Supermarket at 660'
Hairdressing salon at 990'
Mail office at 990'
Bank at 990'
ATM at 990'
Drugstore at 990'
Doctor at 0.3mi.
Location AccessApartment-Flat Montedoro
Via Caltanissetta 25
93010 MontedoroSicily
GPS coordinates of accommodation
Latitude 37°27'24"N
Longitude 13°48'59"E
Access routes Vacation rental 49195
at 92mi.
Airport Catania Fontanarossa
Catania, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy
at 9mi. / 20min.
Freeway (exit) Autostrada Serradifalco
Serradifalco, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
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Mussomeli (9mi.)
Agrigento (25mi.)
Piazza Armerina (37,3mi.)
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Shake Shack shares pop as Goldman Sachs sees menu innovation driving same-store sales
Shake Shack Inc. shares jumped 8% in Wednesday trading after a bullish note from Goldman Sachs forecasts a menu-driven same-store sales rise. Goldman analysts say softness in the burger chain's third-quarter results was due to a weak menu. Same-store sales rose 2% in the third-quarter, falling short of the 2.5% growth FactSet forecast. During the fourth quarter, Shake Shack added a group of holiday-themed milkshakes that customers responded well to, analysts said. Recently, Shake Shack brought back the popular Shackmeister item to U.S. menus, and Hot Chick'n will be coming later in the year along with the introduction of Hot Chick'n Bites, a spicy version of the Chick'n Bites item. "We note a key investor concern has been that Shake Shack would take these items off the menu all together due to operational complexity and costs," Goldman wrote, with reference to the chicken offerings. Speaking at the ICR Conference, Shake Shack Chief Executive Randall Garutti also said the company is working on a new version of the veggie burger. Moreover, the disruption that had been anticipated from the Grubhub Inc. integration seem to be "manageable." About 40% of Shake Shacks are now exclusively on Grubhub. "Estimates are already factoring in a high level of disruption as they migrate to Grubhub," Goldman wrote. Goldman Sachs rates Shake Shack shares buy with a 12-month target of $115. Analysts see an 80% upside to that price target. Shake Shack stock has rallied 43% over the past year while the S&P 500 index has gained 26.1% for the period.
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text: Entertainment Love and Romance Why You Shouldn't Be Your Child's Best Friend The Case Against Parenting Your Children as Though You Were Equals Share PINTEREST Email Print Learn how to relate well without being your child's best friend. © Compassionate Eye Foundation/Getty Images Love and Romance Teens Relationships Sexuality Divorce LGBTQ Friendship By Jennifer Wolf Communications Director Seattle Pacific University Jennifer Wolf is a PCI Certified Parent Coach and a strong advocate for single moms and dads. our editorial process Twitter Twitter LinkedIn LinkedIn Jennifer Wolf Updated February 15, 2017 You love your kids with all your heart. But being so close that you're "best buds" can compromise your parenting authority. Here's what that could be a bad idea, and what to do about it: Your child needs you to be an authority figure, not a peer. Being peers means being at (or close to) the same stage of emotional and cognitive development. In other words, being equals. At home, your child needs to know that you hold the authority. More than needs it, she craves it! It's reassuring to know that you create the rules and have the last word. That doesn't mean that you should ignore your child's point of view or make decisions without considering her feelings. But it does mean that you have the authority—and the responsibility—to make the tough decisions. When you parent as though you were best buds, you erode your own authority by placing yourself on the same footing with your child and her peers. And that's not where you belong.Pretending that you're equals makes it hard to discipline your child. Of course your daughter enjoys being with her friends! They never remind here that there's homework to do, or dishes, or anything else that might feel unpleasant. And when you take a "we're equals" approach to parenting, you create a situation where your child expects you to act like a buddy. And the moment you don't—because you're asking her to do something or holding her accountable with sound discipline strategies—you become the enemy. This leads to erratic relational patterns that make it difficult for you to feel grounded in your role as the parent.Your child needs to have other relationships where challenges, hopes, and dreams can be shared.It's healthy for your child to establish relationships with her own peers. You can help to facilitate this type of personal growth by encouraging your child to bring friends home and advising her on how to develop and maintain healthy friendships. But you shouldn't try to be a replacement for those relationships. You might be a stand-in for a time, but you shouldn't try to hold that position for the long term. Instead, give your child the skills and the emotional freedom to branch out and develop friendships of her own.Likewise, your child needs you to turn to adult relationships for support. Your child may know details about your life that others don't and may offer you more unconditional love than you've ever experienced. But when you allow that intimacy to become your strongest source of support and encouragement, you place a huge burden on your child. Free him from that responsibility by forcing yourself to develop supportive relationships with other adults you trust. It won't be easy at first, but meeting new people and developing new friendships truly will help you thrive as a parent and as an individual.Your child needs to learn from his own life experiences (and mistakes). What you've gone through has taught you a thing or two—or 10,000! But it's unreasonable to expect that your child should operate from the same base of experience-earned wisdom just because he's listened to stories from your own childhood. Most kids need to learn from their own mistakes for the biggest life lessons to sink in. In those times, he'll need to know that you're there to provide comfort, reassurance, and stability in a way that's different from the support his same-age friends can offer. Raising your child is a huge privilege and a responsibility. Instead of being your child's best friend, aim for developing a relational parenting approach, where you make decisions based on what you know about your child. This allows you to respect who she is and consider her feelings without compromising your parenting authority.


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Hunan Agricultural and Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project
The Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) has prepared a performance evaluation report on the Hunan Agricultural and Rural Infrastructure Improvement Project (HARIIP) implemented in the People's Republic of China from 2012 to 2017.
The evaluation found that the project contributed to rural development and poverty reduction for the 182,000 households in the remote areas targeted. This was achieved mainly through adoption of a strategy combining development of rural infrastructure, pursuit of diversified market-oriented agriculture and building villagers' capacities in agriculture and infrastructure operations and maintenance.
However, the project's results in terms of reaching the rural poor and the women among them were less successful, partly due to the absence of a tailored approach. Any benefit derived by lower-income families tended to be the form of low-paid, unskilled work; as this is less likely to foster economic and self-development capacities, questions arise as to the sustainability of the project's impact on income generation for the poor.
Moving forward, the evaluation recommends continuing support to diversified agricultural production through the IFAD-supported follow-up project, developing tools to increase households' access to project activities, redefining the approach to gender equality and women's empowerment, and orienting innovations towards project implementation processes.
Tejaswini Women's Empowerment Programme
The Independent Evaluation Office of IFAD (IOE) has prepared a project performance evaluation (PPE) report on the Tejaswini Rural Women's Empowerment Programme. The project was implemented in India, in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, between 2007 and 2018.
The evaluation found that the project demonstrated a promising model for women's empowerment. The development of successful self-financing SHG apex organizations provided valued economic and social services to the target populations, while the effective system to manage the performance of SHGs facilitated access to further sources of financial support.
The evaluation noted some areas for improvement. For example, value chain activities were incorporated at a late stage and were mostly supply-driven: this limited the improvement in household income that the project could bring about. In addition, sustainable and climate-resilient practices could have been integrated further into project activities.
Moving forward, the evaluation makes a number of recommendations, including continued application of the SHG models developed, adopting a market-aware approach to economic empowerment that is responsive to the needs of different groups of women and including an explicit focus on climate change resilience and sustainable natural resource management.
Agriculture Services Support Project
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) has prepared a performance evaluation report on the Agriculture Services Support Project (ASSP) in Botswana.
The project was implemented between 2012 and 2018 to help the target groups adapt to potential cuts to government agricultural subsidies. Targeting about 20,000 smallholder farmers in rural areas throughout the country, ASSP sought to (1) promote conservation agriculture practices; (2) pilot a wastewater irrigation scheme; and (3) build agricultural service centres (ASCs) for promoting market-driven extension services.
Thanks to the wastewater irrigation scheme, horticultural production no longer depended on the country's erratic rainfall; however, the operation was costly and was undertaken on a pilot scale. Conservation agriculture was not taken up among target groups due to a lack of adequate equipment for the timely preparation of farms. The evaluation found that only two of the ASCs had been completed, against a target of 15 at design, and only one of the ASCs demonstrated delivery of market-led extension services.
Going forward, the evaluation recommends that IFAD focus on engaging in a technical support role, in line with the policy priorities and capacities established by the Government of Botswana.
Small Irrigation Development Project – Phase II
The Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) has prepared a performance evaluation report on the Small Irrigation Development Project - phase II in the Republic of Haiti, implemented from 2008 to 2016. The aim of the project was to increase the incomes and improve the living conditions of poor and vulnerable rural households by targeting landless smallholders and farmers (especially women and young people) working on small plots of irrigable land.
The evaluation found that the project contributed to better organization and empowerment of the target groups, and to building their capacity to maintain the irrigation infrastructure. The project also helped build the capacities of decentralized bodies providing technical support to producers, and introduced drip irrigation technology in the country.
However, the project's achievements in terms of income generation and watershed management were limited. Due to Haiti's exposure to natural disasters, key recommendations are related to implementation of an integrated watershed management approach, coupled with the protection of natural resources, as well to promotion of a value chain approach in interventions.
Sierra Leone Country Strategy and Programme Evaluation
This is the first country strategy and programme evaluation carried out in Sierra Leone by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE). The report reviews the joint work of IFAD and the Government of Sierra Leone from 2003 to 2019, covering five projects.
The period covered by the evaluation was highly dynamic, characterized by the efforts to reconstruct the economic and productive sectors and to promote sustainable growth in the aftermath of the lengthy civil war. The evaluation found that the IFAD adapted well to the rapidly evolving national priorities and strategies, shifting focus from basic agricultural inputs and infrastructure to fostering access to rural finance and strengthening commercial agriculture. In addition, the portfolio's outreach was remarkable, achieving targets by 100 per cent or close; well over 80 per cent of the community banks, while financial services were successfully made available to over 200,000 households.
However, the report highlights some areas for improvement. Financial inclusion could be enhanced, to encompass a greater proportion of smallholders. The value chain for rice, a main staple crop in Sierra Leone, could be strengthened, with particular focus on the linkages between producers and processing and marketing actors. In addition, activities to attract more youth to agriculture could be implemented.
Moving forward, the report recommends, among other things, to bolster the development impact of agricultural growth by focusing on strengthening value chains, increase the level of engagement in rural finance by building on existing rural financial structures in the country and develop a country-specific youth strategy.
Rural Livelihoods Economic Enhancement Programme
The Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) has prepared a performance evaluation report on the Rural Livelihoods and Economic Empowerment Programme (RLEEP) in the Republic of Malawi. The programme took place from 2009 until 2018, with a total project cost of US$26.1 million. Of this sum, IFAD contributed US$8.9 million as loan and US$6 million as grant.
The PPE concludes that the programme took an innovative approach, which was largely effective. The programme increased overall productivity and provided a good foundation for pro-poor value chain development by establishing useful partnerships and initiatives that facilitated farmers' access to markets. The grant facility was an appropriate mechanism for collaboration with NGOs, which greatly enhanced outreach and group formation activities. Some farmer groups managed to grow into cooperatives and strengthen market linkages.
However, the targets of the programme proved to be overly ambitious and would have required stronger technical capacities to be achieved. The programme implemented a large number of activities in parallel and there was little time for adjustments when challenges arose. Participation of the private sector was still insufficient. Lastly, the programme did not have sufficient time to address the structural issues undermining value chain development.
IFAD is preparing for the second phase of the programme in Malawi, called Transforming Agriculture through Diversification and Entrepreneurship (TRADE). The report offers several recommendations for this follow-up programme, including: greater participation by government partners, enhanced partnerships and complementarities among development partners, promotion of innovative approaches to service provision, and greater attention to farmers' empowerment in the development of value chains.
Community-driven development in IFAD-supported projects
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) has prepared an evaluation synthesis report on Community-Driven Development (CDD), based on an in-depth review of a representative sample of IFAD projects carried out since 1978.
CDD has played a pivotal role in IFAD's operations for over 30 years. Indeed, CDD is an important pathway to empower the rural poor – an objective that lies at the heart of Agenda 2030 – and works particularly well within the contexts that IFAD engages in, such as marginal and fragile situations.
The synthesis found that IFAD operations that used a CDD approach performed better than non-CDD projects on several criteria, including effectiveness, gender and sustainability, especially when sufficient time and resources were available for meaningful engagement at local level. The commitment shown by IFAD's regional divisions was crucial in promoting and enhancing learning on CDD.
CDD remains a relevant approach for IFAD. Moving forward, the Fund should build further on its comparative advantage in CDD, making it visible throughout its strategies and institutional functions and ensuring that appropriate resources and financial instruments are allocated to fully reap the benefits expected of the approach.
United Mexican States Country Strategy and Programme Evaluation
This is the second country strategy and programme evaluation carried out in the United Mexican States by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD. It covers the partnership between the Government and IFAD from 2007 to 2018. During this period, IFAD has invested in seven projects and programmes in the country with a total cost of US$250.56 million, of which US$132.95 million was financed by IFAD.
The programme focused on supporting groups of rural producers living in poverty who had not previously been reached by public programmes. In addition, Mexico is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and these projects showed that it is possible to achieve a balance between local economic needs and positive environmental impact.
However, the performance of the portfolio was weakened by changes in agricultural sector policies, to which ongoing projects were not adapted, as well as design weaknesses such as a lack of innovative approaches to training producers and their organizations in financial services and market access. The grants programme opened up opportunities for consultation on rural policy issues and options, by supporting rural dialogue groups and multinational studies on conditional cash transfer programmes and ways to combine them with inclusive production measures.
The evaluation sets forth the following main recommendations: (i) fine-tune the country programme's geographical and agro-ecological targeting; (ii) improve the technical and innovative quality of project design; (iii) improve monitoring of and capitalization on lessons learned; (iv) strengthen IFAD's capacity to provide operational and strategic support for the programme; and (v) promote greater government engagement in project design and implementation, as well as adequate budgetary allocation for implementation.
Federal Republic of Nepal Country Strategy and Programme Evaluation
This is the third country strategy and programme evaluation carried out in Nepal by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE). The report reviews the joint work of IFAD and the Government of Nepal over the past seven years (2013 -2019), covering eight projects.
Over the past decades, farm fragmentation and low crop productivity have endangered the economic viability of traditional farming systems in the country. According to the report's findings, IFAD has helped increase the productivity of small farms by focusing on improved production of high-value crops, such as spices, off-season vegetables, fruits, cereal and dairy products.
Linking small-scale farmers with value chains was important to enhance their economic opportunities. The programme has helped improve farmers' access to markets, including international markets, as well as the transparency, stability and predictability of prices.
However, the report highlights some areas for improvement. The evaluation recommends supporting federalization in the country, focusing on how to adapt the projects to the new system and as well as on how to support local governments in promoting rural development.
According to the report, IFAD should bring back into its funding spectrum the support to community development, basic infrastructure and services as a preparatory step for further economic opportunities. Finally, the evaluation recommends strengthening partnerships for specialized technical support and for cofinancing.
Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support Project
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) has prepared a performance evaluation report on the Smallholder Tree Crop Revitalization Support project (STCRSP) in the Republic of Liberia, the first evaluation it has conducted in the country.
The project was implemented between 2011 and 2017 with the objective to reduce post-conflict poverty and food insecurity, and to improve the livelihoods and living conditions of rural communities. The target population of 15,000 smallholder cocoa/coffee farmers was extremely poor, with very low levels of literacy, and their contact with the wider economy and society was limited by lack of roads and services.
The project successfully rehabilitated 85 per cent of the targeted 15,000 hectares of cocoa and coffee farms, which enabled cocoa farmers to increase production and improve quality, and to obtain a higher price for their produce. The project has also been able to rehabilitate 133.1 km of roads and increase famers' access to markets. STCRSP thus successfully contributed to improved livelihoods and enabled farmers to make the transition from survival mode to recovered livelihoods. In addition, the project was effective in reinforcing the extension services offered by public and private providers, and in strengthening farmers' organizations.
However, the evaluation also concluded that the project design could have better supported food security, as there was no significant difference in food security indicators between STCRSP beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries.
The report recommends that future IFAD value chain development projects focus on addressing constraints upstream and pay increased attention to nodes downstream of the value chain, for instance, focusing on interventions that support farmers and their organizations to add value to their produce, and that promote an equitable share of benefits.
Rehabilitation and Community-based Poverty Reduction Project
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) has prepared a project performance evaluation (PPE) of the Rehabilitation and Community-based Poverty Reduction Project (RCPRP) in the Republic of Sierra Leone, implemented in the country from 2006 to 2017.
The project was to be an integrated response to rehabilitating and sustaining essential services in the country, and restoring basic production capacity to pre-conflict levels by providing support to the short-term recovery of rural communities and their farming systems, while laying the basis for long-term rehabilitation and participatory development.
The report highlights that the project achieved its objectives related to increasing production of rice and cocoa – the main commodities at the basis of agriculture and rural development in Sierra Leone – and met its targets in terms of rehabilitating roads.
However, the project was less successful, for example, in creating effective links between primary producers and the market. Also, the effectiveness of the project's climate- and environment-related interventions was mixed.
As a result, the evaluation noted, among its recommendations, the need to promote effective and efficient market participation by smallholder farmers, and to strengthen institutional expertise and the financial capacity of marketing organizations. In addition, where adaptation to climate change is specifically pursued, it should be treated as an intrinsic part of project design, not merely an accessory.
Niger: Food Security and Development Support Project in the Maradi Region
IOE has prepared an impact evaluation of the Food Security and Development Support Project in the Maradi Region (PASADEM).
Maradi is one of Niger's most vulnerable regions, with a prevailing poverty rate of 87 per cent and a child (0-59 months) severe chronic malnutrition rate of 54 per cent. PASADEM aimed to improve the food and nutritional security of 65,000 rural households by establishing five economic development hubs (EDHs), combining support to agro-pastoral productivity, market access and food resilience for vulnerable households.
The impact evaluation highlights important achievements as well as rural poverty issues that still need to be addressed. It found that PASADEM contributed to important improvements in food security and resilience: for example, the period of food sufficiency was extended by one month.
However, the costs and time required to construct the infrastructure associated with EDHs had been underestimated, and the limited infrastructure constrained access to the market centres developed.
One of the evaluation's recommendations is to augment – within the EDH framework – actions to improve the food and nutritional security of poor and vulnerable rural populations. In addition, the implementation of at least one EDH in each region should be finalized, in order to assess the effectiveness and impact of EDHs as development models.
Technical Innovations for Rural Poverty Reduction
The Independent Office of Evaluation has prepared an evaluation synthesis report on Technical Innovations for Rural Poverty Reduction, drawing information from evaluations undertaken between 2010 and 2018. The report serves as a building block for the upcoming corporate-level evaluation on Innovation and Productivity Growth for Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture, which will provide a wider assessment of IFAD's work on innovation.
The evaluation synthesis report found technical innovations to be mainstreamed in IFAD. In fact, the majority of IFAD projects feature a variety of innovations, especially in the categories of crop diversification, livestock and crop management. The innovations have brought about principally two types of change: productivity enhancing and, to a lesser extent, transformative change. Productivity enhancing innovations improve returns to land, labour and capital through incremental changes to the farm business. Transformative innovations, on the other hand, significantly alter farming system structures and functions by introducing new enterprises or radically different ways of agricultural technologies.
While transformative innovations are considered higher-risk and usually require broader packages of support to be successful, they have the potential for higher rewards. IFAD should enhance its focus on transformative processes, including by leveraging its strengths in providing the necessary support and facilitating relevant partnerships, while ensuring that the risks associated with innovations are carefully managed.
Western Uplands Poverty Alleviation Project
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD has prepared a performance evaluation report on the Western Uplands Poverty Alleviation Project (WUPAP), implemented in Nepal between 2003 and 2016.
The project was designed to strengthen the capacity of 115,000 households to mobilize their own resources, gain access to external resource and "live their lives in dignity".
The report highlights that one of the main achievements of the project was the implementation of effective targeting approaches appropriate to various contexts. Through the community investment plan, virtually all IFAD investments reached the poorest beneficiaries and were spent according to their choice and needs.
The performance was, however, weakened by the fact that the original integrated rural development project design was too complex for the fragile political context and remote districts. Poor road networks and infrastructures further hampered WUPAP's achievements.
As a result, the evaluation highlighted, among other recommendations, the need for Government stakeholders at all levels to provide strong and continued engagement in IFAD projects in the mid-and uplands.
2019 Annual Report on Results and Impact of IFAD operations
The 2019 Annual Report on Results and Impact of IFAD Operations (ARRI) presents a synthesis of IFAD's performance and highlights results and systemic issues from independent evaluations conducted in 2018. The quantitative analysis draws on ratings from 344 evaluations conducted since 2002.
The report confirms that overall the performance of IFAD operations has been positive. Seventy-five per cent of all evaluation ratings are moderately satisfactory or better in the period 2007-2017. Currently, 80 per cent or more projects assessed against the criteria of relevance, innovation, scaling up, rural poverty impact and IFAD performance as a partner are rated moderately satisfactory or better. The 2019 ARRI highlights however that the portfolio performance trend is flat or declining in most criteria in 2015-2017. The most significant decline is for IFAD and government performance as partners. Only adaptation to climate change reached its Tenth Replenishment (2016-2018) Results Measurement Framework targets based on IOE ratings.
"Relevance of IFAD project interventions" is the learning theme of the 2019 ARRI. Based on the findings, the ARRI recommends to determine earlier the need to adjust project designs to ensure their "continued relevance" to the country context.
Agricultural Rehabilitation and Poverty Reduction Project
The Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) of IFAD has prepared a performance evaluation report on the Agricultural Rehabilitation and Poverty Reduction Project (PRAREP), implemented in Côte d'Ivoire from 2009 to 2015.
The objective of PRAREP was to reduce poverty and food security in the wake of the conflict and improve living and working conditions for the most vulnerable rural communities. The project came at the right time, as it provided an immediate response to the situation of food insecurity, vulnerability and increased poverty.
The report highlights the encouraging results achieved by PRAREP in reviving agricultural production in the target areas, and its contribution to improving productivity, production and farmers' incomes.
The performance of PRAREP was, however, weakened by the fact that close to half of the project financing was never mobilized, and thus, the agricultural infrastructure subcomponent was not implemented. Moreover, weaknesses in building organizational capacity of producers had an adverse effect on the sustainability of the input supply arrangements set up by the project.
As a result, the evaluation highlighted, among other recommendations, the need to systematically include capacity-building for farmers' organizations, even in a post-crisis context.
Corporate-level Evaluation on IFAD's Engagement in Pro-poor Value Chain Development
The attention to value chain development is becoming increasingly important for IFAD as traditional food systems are being replaced by organized value chains. Over the last decade, the number of value chain- relevant projects supported by IFAD has increased from 41.5 per cent to 72.3 per cent, while the volume of loans approved has gone from 50 per cent to 81 per cent. This major shift posed challenges as the value chain approach was new to many IFAD staff and government staff in charge of managing IFAD-funded projects.
The evaluation found that project design has improved over time, reflecting a better understanding of the value chain concept. However, analytical gaps remain. Few designs have been supported by market intelligence to prioritize the choice of commodities and steps within the value chain in order to achieve pro-poor outcomes.
The evaluation suggests that it is possible to reach out to poor and very poor producers through value chain approaches, but this requires specific attention. The most convincing pro-poor outcomes occurred in projects where IFAD had experience and where multi-stakeholder platforms were created to enable dialogue between value chain actors.
The evaluation recommends that a corporate strategy be prepared for IFAD's support to pro-poor value chain development that clarifies the objectives and principles of engagement as well as the resources required. It suggests a "programmatic" approach to value chain development, recognizing the need for long-term engagement. Finally, the evaluation emphasizes the importance of promoting an inclusive value chain governance and regulatory environment.
Belize Rural Finance Programme
The Independent Office of Evaluation has prepared a performance evaluation report on the Belize Rural Finance Programme, co-financed by IFAD and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI). The evaluation was conducted in close collaboration with the Evaluation Office of CABEI.
The report highlights that the programme's support to the credit union movement in Belize was both timely and relevant. It focused on capacity building at micro level (through credit unions) and at meso level (through the Belize Credit Union League), providing appropriate technical assistance and introducing an innovative member share account incentive scheme to attract new rural members.
The rural poor who joined credit unions enjoyed modest improvements in incomes, assets, quality of life, economic activities, education and health, but it is unlikely that access to credit union financing significantly improved agricultural productivity or rural enterprise performance.
Although the business case for serving the rural poor remains to be made for most credit unions, the Government, IFAD and other partners, intend to continue supporting credit union activities in rural areas in Belize.
Inclusive financial services for the rural poor
Access to financial services is essential to lift people out of poverty as it allows them to seize economic opportunities and increase their welfare. It is seen as an important component of the inclusive rural transformation agenda of IFAD, which, since 1981, has financed over 1,000 projects, worth US$3.4 billion.
The Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) has prepared an evaluation synthesis report on IFAD's Inclusive Financial Services for the Rural Poor. The evaluation synthesis draws information from evaluations undertaken between 2008 and 2017.
In 2007, IOE conducted a corporate-level evaluation of rural finance in IFAD, which paved the way for a new Rural Finance Policy that was introduced in 2009. The synthesis found that the mix of financial instruments in the portfolio has not changed since 2009. Loan guarantee funds, lines of credit and matching grants are overly represented in the mix. Projects still tend to use traditional financial services, mainly savings and borrowing. New types of services promoted by IFAD, such as leasing, insurance, warehouse receipts and value-chain financing, were rarely used or, when included at the design stage, they were found less feasible during implementation. The transition to new types of financial services requires significant investments in technical assistance, market studies and capacity, for which governments were often hesitant to use loan funds. The availability of qualified financial services, their capacity and their presence in rural areas were the main factors determining IFAD's approach on the ground.
The principles of the revised Rural Finance Policy emphasize the need to move towards market-led and demand-oriented approaches, offering a diverse set of services and products. While the diversity of instruments, services and products has increased, they have been offered within traditional supply-led approaches, leading to a lack of demand orientation on the part of country interventions. A key related issue is in the weak implementation capacity on the ground. These issues must be addressed for IFAD to remain relevant and be in demand as an Inclusive Financial Services player.
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Country Strategy and Programme Evaluation
In a context characterised by the end of a long standing conflict and recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami, IFAD-supported projects have contributed to improved agricultural production and productivity in several districts throughout the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Such outcomes were achieved through activities including support to smallholder farmers to establish or upgrade tea and rubber plantations, rehabilitate irrigation schemes and access improved technologies. These achievements were the main contributing factors for increased incomes and assets. The projects also succeeded in improving access to markets and finance and in income diversification.
On the other hand, the improvements in agricultural production were not necessarily driven by improved and innovative technologies which promoted resource use efficiency (e.g. water) or strengthened climate resilience. Furthermore, in pursuing partnerships with agribusinesses, there was scope for more careful consideration on how to ensure added value of public funding.
The report recommends that future operations pay greater attention to promoting innovative technologies which also strengthen climate resilience and that IFAD and its partners explore ways to innovate and leverage more systemic improvements in the rural finance sector in Sri Lanka. The evaluation also underlines that IFAD should look to play a more catalytic role, going beyond individual investment projects.
Rural Financial Services and Agribusiness Development Project
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD has prepared a performance evaluation report on the "Rural Financial Services and Agribusiness Development Project" in the Republic of Moldova. The project, implemented between 2011 and 2016, responded to important challenges in the country's rural sector. The main goal was to provide credit and develop value chains for small and medium-sized enterprises, thereby indirectly benefiting the poor through increased and decent employment opportunities.
The evaluation found improved access for both small and medium-sized enterprises and new target groups such as young entrepreneurs and microentrepreneurs thereby addressing an existing financing gap. The project was less successful in improving pro-poor value chains because of mistrust between buyers and producers and volatile market prices, which resulted in contracts not being adhered to.
The report highlights the need for explicit targeting strategies as well as careful ex ante examination of the assumed "trickle down" effects. It also notes that projects should monitor the linkages between investments in enterprises and the direct and indirect benefits, to ensure they help reach poor farmers. IFAD has successfully provided loans through lines of credit to small and medium-sized enterprises, however, there is a need to strengthen the savings culture, which is currently not very strong in Moldova.
Finally, this evaluation recommends that future IFAD projects focus on agribusiness and agro-processing development for smallholders. This would enable them to add value to their primary products, build their capacity to deal with different value chains, and shift swiftly from one value chain to another.
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Kirehe Community-based Watershed Management Project
Project performance evaluation
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD has prepared a performance evaluation report on the "Kirehe Community-based Watershed Management Project" in Rwanda. The project was successful in achieving its objective of fostering increase of traditional crops such as rice, maize, vegetables and milk production. Women beneficiaries were not left behind economically, and innovations such as the flexi-biogas system freed the time they had spent in fetching firewood.
Yet, the lack of effective marketing linkages and competitive prices for producers meant that the attempt at integrating farmer beneficiaries into complete value chains remained incipient. The project also failed to link beneficiaries with rural financial institutions – linkages which would have been important for financing production and value addition.
The evaluation highlights the need to adopt a longer-term programmatic approach in the case of development projects that involve a simultaneous, coordinated and comprehensive approach to rural poverty alleviation in a particular area. It also recommends ensuring that value chain development is truly demand-oriented by involving market actors such as traders and private companies when integrating value chain components in principally supply-side projects.
Kenya Country Strategy and Programme Evaluation
This is the second country strategy and programme evaluation carried out in Kenya by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD. It reviews the past seven years of work that IFAD has undertaken together with the Kenyan government. Since 1979, IFAD has invested in 18 projects and programmes in the country for a total cost of US$813.3 million, of which US$376 million was financed by IFAD.
The evaluation found that IFAD has been innovative in bringing solutions around credit delivery, agro-processing and environmental management. Such interventions have boosted agricultural productivity, and improved food security. The evaluation highlights remarkable achievements in gender equality and natural resources management.
The report also mentions the issues that still need to be addressed. For example, the IFAD programme made a modest contribution to the social and economic empowerment of youth. Activities related to marketing and processing have been less successful and the expected synergies between rural finance and value chain projects were not realized.
Furthermore, recurrent design and institutional issues undermining programme efficiency need to be addressed within the ongoing devolution process - by which Kenya's central government transferred responsibilities to regional governments.
The evaluation also recommends that IFAD should continue focusing on the areas where it has worked successfully in the past: natural resources management, pro-poor value chains and rural finance.
Rural Finance and Enterprise Development Programme
The Independent Office of Evaluation (IOE) has prepared a performance evaluation report on the "Rural Finance and Enterprise Development Programme (RFEDP)" in the Kingdom of Eswatini. The programme, implemented between 2010 and 2017, was designed to provide the rural poor with access to financial services on a sustainable basis, develop an enabling environment for business development and establish micro – and small-scale enterprises in rural areas.
As the national context is affected by institutional and structural limitations, lack of access to finance remains a major constraint for many rural enterprises. RFEDP worked at the macro, meso and micro levels to tackle multi-dimensional challenges. At the macro level, the programme supported the policy formulation and coordination between stakeholders, while at the meso level, it supported financial institutions in strengthening their capacity.
The report however reveals that programme activities at the meso and micro levels lacked a suitable strategy to engage poorer segments of the intended target groups.
The evaluation recommends that future rural finance projects in Eswatini focus on savings and credit groups so as to better target the poor and also to better operate in a challenging policy and institutional environment.
Burkina Faso Country Strategy and Programme Evaluation
The results of the evaluation show that IFAD-supported projects enhanced agricultural productivity and food security by improving agricultural practices for food crops (maize, millet and sorghum) and for cash commodities (sesame, honey, dairy and shea). Soil conservation techniques promoted by the Community Investment Programme for Agricultural Fertility contributed to a 300 per cent increase in sorghum yields and a 200 per cent increase in rice and millet crops. IFAD interventions also helped to diversify and increase rural incomes by promoting microenterprises and income-generating activities.
The evaluation highlights achievements as well as issues that still need to be addressed. One of the recommendations is to focus interventions on priority regions in the medium term for enhanced impact, and to establish an effective monitoring and evaluating system that enables results and changes to be measured, and lessons learned to be generated. The evaluation also notes that IFAD will need to extend its reach to the poorest and most vulnerable populations, particularly women and young people, by supporting them to access microcredit.
This is the first country strategy and programme evaluation conducted by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) in Burkina Faso and covers the partnership between the Government and IFAD from 2007 to mid-2018. Over a period of almost 40 years, IFAD has supported 14 projects and programmes in the country for a total cost of US$548.4 million, of which IFAD contributed US$276.7 million.


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Pandora recently told its investors it logged 2.1 billion listener hours during Q3 (up from around 1 billion the year before; more here [11]). "That equates to an average 700 million listener hours per month or about 5% the size of over-the-air radio," writes Inside Radio. The publication points out that the figure exceeds the percentage Pandora has recently stated.
"Today we only have a bit more than 4% of all radio listening in this country," CEO Joe Kennedy told CNBC earlier this month (more here [12]). Pandora said it represented 2.3% of all radio listening at the end of 2010 (more here [13]).
Inside Radio writes that this confirms "just how big a share Pandora has amassed in just a few short years."
"It's worth noting that each [Arbitron and Pandora] uses different methodologies," notes Inside Radio. "Arbitron's figures are based on RADAR's combined PPM and diary survey estimates (Persons 12+, Mon-Sun 6AM-Mid) while Pandora's actual server-side numbers come from Triton Digital."
You can subscribe to receive Inside Radio daily here [14].
RAIN ANALYSIS: RAIN publisher Kurt Hanson calculates -- assuming Pandora's 2.1 billion figure is accurate -- that the webcaster has the equivalent of a 4.8 share of all U.S. radio listening.
That's higher than any number Pandora has ever quoted (though it would be slightly less if Pandora were included in Arbitron's calculation, and it's likely SiriusXM was not included either). -- MS[15]


text: Carnival has announced that it will begin cruising to Cuba on the Carnival Paradise out of Tampa starting June 29th 2017. Cruises will last either 4 or 5 nights. There will be an overnight in the capital city of Havana. On the 5-night cruise there will be a stop in either Key West or Cozumel. Here is a link to more information about dates.


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Game Review: Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2011 (Wii)
Around this time of year, with all the feasts and candy and desserts, it can be easy to get out of shape and pack on some poundage. But now, fitness expert Jillian Michaels is here to help. Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2011 features Wii Balance Board and MotionPlus support, as well as an all-new Mission Mode.
The Training Mode has several exercises and workouts you can try with the Wii remote and Balance Board. You don't HAVE to own a Balance Board to play this game, but you won't be able to track your stats. So it's really beneficial to have one. You can set up workout routines and resolutions for the entire week, or have a pre-set one made for you.
Your on-screen avatar holds a Wii remote in the exercises, which comes in handy as a guide to let you know if you are performing the exercise too fast or slow. The remote will glow green when you are doing the routine properly, but will turn yellow and then red if you are off. If you have the Wii MotionPlus remote add-on, the game can track your speed one-to-one, which gives a more accurate account of how you're doing the exercise. But it does get problematic during Mission Mode.
Speaking of which, after doing a few training exercises, you'll unlock Mission Mode, which gives this title a more video game style feel. In Mission Mode, an evil corporation is making junk food with processed addictive ingredients that make people sick, and then they sell them medicine to cure the illness to make more money. But instead of letting the FDA take them down, it's up to you to infiltrate their headquarters and put a stop to this.
While the idea of a more video game-ish mode makes sense because you're playing on a Wii in the first place, there are some problems with this mode of play. First of all, it's pretty dopey that you have to perform jumping jacks to hit pressure points to open a door, or do random calisthenics while running down a dark hallway, for instance.
But the worst part is that they don't show you an example on how to do the required exercise prompted (like what they do in Training). So you won't know exactly how fast or slow to do it. If you are using Wii MotionPlus, it's even more persnickety than usual. And if you mess up too many times during the missions, you'll have to start over. So it's best to take out MotionPlus if you really want to do the Mission Mode. When you clear levels, you can unlock fitness tips and recipes from Jillian Michaels, who provides a lot of voiced encouragement throughout the game. Other than the goofy Mission Mode, the rest of the game is somewhat decent if you like fitness stuff on the Wii.
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Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2011 is rated E for Everyone with ESRB descriptors of Alcohol Reference and Mild Violence. In Mission Mode, you are required to break stuff, but that's it. And one of the recipes has alcohol in it. No reading skill is needed, but younger players may get frustrated with the unforgiving and persnickety controls.


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Bikinis and beer bongs: 25 Instagram photos that perfectly sum up spring break 2016 in Texas
All along the Texas Gulf Coast, spring breakers have been partying like its 1999 all week – seriously, with neon fanny packs, backward caps and careless vibes in tow.
Photos of bikinis, beer bongs, itty-bitty male Speedos and sorority/fraternity flags have filled Instagram feeds as social media users soak in the sun and shake off that school stress.
But that hardly sums up the culture of a wild spring break in Texas.
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Whether it's frolicking on the beach, fishing or listening to live music, travelers seemed to have lost their minds in the insanity that is spring break 2016.
Either way, their wild antics make for a bunch of pretty amazing photos.
Click through the slideshow to view 20 great Instagram pictures from Texas' hottest beaches.


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The entertainment starts Monday of race week at MISShare
Michigan International Speedway is adding to the fan entertainment value in 2017. Guests will want to arrive extra early this season to take advantage of all the options that are available.
MIS has added week-long entertainment to all the campgrounds and to the race weekend with special programing and performances throughout the New Holland Fan Plaza.
"Our vision is to create layers of reason for people to attend race weeks at Michigan International Speedway," track President Rick Brenner said. "Between camping, the fan plaza, free concerts and the best racing in the world, this summer at MIS is one you can't miss."
Fans can check out www.mispeedway.com for all the entertainment options that are planned for the June race weekend at MIS.
In-Campground Entertainment:
- Gathering Places – The track has created a place in each campground for friends and family to gather.
- Lighted Nature Trail – Fans can walk the lighted nature trail that includes music in the MISCamping.com Graves Campground.
- Fitness Program – The track is offering fitness classes to those who don't want to miss a workout.
- Kids Activities – All the kids can get their face painted, be tricked by a magician or listen to music by a DJ.
- Tournaments – Fans can reign supreme in the bingo, euchre or corn hole tournaments.
- Church service – Every campground will have a non-denominational service on Sunday morning.
- Movie – Grab your popcorn and enjoy the movie on the big screen.
- Dueling pianos – Watch as two dynamic piano players entertain the crowd.
- Roving Music – The music will come to you as the stage drives through the campgrounds.
- Gorillas – A life-size gorilla will be roaming the campground to greet the guests.
- Ice Cream Truck – Cool down with some sweet treats.
- Hypnotist – Be entertained as your friends are hypnotized to impress the audience.
- Pedal Bar – Grab your drink and friends to hop on the pedal bar going through the infield.
- Visit the Community – Partnered with Experience Jackson and Lenawee County to transport guests into town to experience local businesses and entertainment.
- Late Night Party – Be sprayed by paint and foam while listening to the DJ until 3 a.m. in the M-50 Campground.
- Concerts – There will be musical performances all weekend long throughout the campgrounds.
New Holland Fan Plaza Entertainment:
- Gorillas – A life-sized gorilla will be roaming the fan plaza.
- Strolling Street Performers – Variety of acts including stilt walkers, contact jugglers, object manipulation, fire acts, cube spinning and fire eating will be strolling.
- Wood Carver – Checkout what can be created from your basic wood log.
- Monster Energy Bike Show – Mark Burnett's freestyle motocross show will be stopping fans in their tracks to watch the bike riders perform stunts.
- Go karts – Drive like the pros in a special go-kart course.
- Race to the Stage – Local bands can win a chance to perform on the two stages in the fan plaza.
Fans can attend the Saturday concert in Turn 3 FREE with a Sunday admission ticket, MISCamping.com Infield or MISCamping.com APEX wristband. Multi-platinum and gold certification Candlebox along with Skid Row, best known for "I Remember You" and "18 and Life" will entertain the crowds on June 17. ACM-nominated LOCASH and International Country Stars Thompson Square will perform on August 12. NASCAR's favorite Tim Dugger will lead off the entertainment in both June and August.
Limited campsites remain in the Infield starting at $200. You can camp all week for one price in our other campgrounds starting at $165.
Tickets for a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race start at $30. Race fans who purchase early will have the best prices and the best seats.
Children 12 and under are free on Fridays and Saturdays. On Sundays, children 12 and under tickets start at $15. Children 12 and under can attend three days of NASCAR action for just $15, ensuring families a weekend of fun at affordable prices.
Fans can also take advantage of any of our special offers. You can get a free round of golf from Treetops, free food or have a special meet and greet with either Richard Petty, Jimmie Johnson or Danica Patrick. Call 800-354-1010 or visit www.mispeedway.com to purchase today!
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Looks like the Utah Supreme Court needs to get its act together: On Tuesday, the court reversed the conviction of the polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs—who's being tried for two counts of rape as an accomplice—and sent back the case for a new trial. The reason: "Serious errors" in instructions given to the jury, which would have deprived Jeffs of a fair hearing. Justices ruled that Fifth District Judge James Shumate had made a mistake when he rejected a request from the defense team to instruct jurors that, in order to convict Jeffs, they must confirm he knew unwanted sex would take place in performing a marriage and that he intended for a rape to occur.


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If you're looking for a wide range of removable parking posts, you've come to the right place. The parking post, compact and removable, is one of our top sellers. It is available in either concrete-in or bolt-down options. This steel removable security post comes with black and yellow warning tape for better visibility. It is zinc-coated for all-weather protection and comes with a separate disc lock for securing the post.
For a more elegant design, the really neat removable post is a good choice. This post is highly secured thanks to the combination of its twist-out design and the ability to secure it with a disc padlock at the base. The parking pole also comes with the black and yellow tape and is made of tough steel construction. It also comes with a smart and durable yellow top cap.
The square lift-out or removable parking bollards are an affordable alternative where it is not possible to make use of telescopic posts. Made of galvanised mild steel, they are installed in concrete. They are available in a wide variety of colours. The removable parking posts are also made of galvanised steel and feature red and white stripes for high visibility. They feature a lockable hinged base plate cover and can be secured with a padlock.
If you are looking for a simpler design, the square removable posts are a good choice. Available in different sizes, they can be ordered with lifting handles. They come in standard yellow colour but can have a black and yellow reflective strip added for better visibility. Bulldog removable security posts come with the special bulldog super-lock bolt. It is installed concrete-in, alongside the flush fitting ground lock tube that receives the super-lock bolt.
The removable parking posts have specially adapted lids that allow for the use of fire brigade padlocks. It comes with additional ground sockets for storing the post when not in use. Another useful option is the removable pedestrian bollard. It features 3 reflective strips at the top. The strips can come in a choice of red, white or yellow colours.
• Concrete-in and bolt-down options
• High-security padlock with 2 keys
• Tough steel construction
• Option of keyed alike or different for multiple orders
If you're looking for solid and sturdy ways to demarcate areas for traffic and parking, Barriers Direct also have an excellent range of removable steel bollards, parking bollards and street bollards, as well excellent traffic cones and car park barriers.


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Royal Navy Wildcat Helicopters Join French Task Group for Unique Pacific Mission
For the next five months, two AW159 Wildcat helicopters from Royal Navy's 847 Naval Air Squadron will act as the flying eyes of the French Navy's premiere annual amphibious deployment, Exercise Jeanne d'Arc.
The flagship of the deployment, helicopter assault ship FS Dixmude (L9015), left her home in Toulon earlier this week bound the Middle East and ultimately the South Pacific. The taskgroup will transit Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean during the deployment.
It's the second year running that the Commando Helicopter Force has provided air power for the French deployment. Last year, two troop carrying Merlins sailed to the Far East with the Dixmude's sister ship FS Mistral. For the 2018 roll-out, the smaller, nimbler Wildcats have been assigned to the French to act as battlefield reconnaissance.
The 30-strong detachment of Brits, led by Lieutenant Mike Wells, left home at RNAS Yeovilton last week for the two-day flight down to the south of France to join 50 U.S. Marines, two Spanish Cougar helicopters and 133 French officer cadets who are beginning their operational training.
All were treated to a traditional French departure from the Marine Nationale's principal Mediterranean base – coffee and pastries aboard with the families before a formal parade on the 5,200-square-metre flight deck.
After Dixmude's Commanding Officer Jean Porcher had inspected the parade and Guard of Honour, it fell to the Deputy Commander of the French Navy, Vice Admiral Denis Bèraud, to conduct the formal inspection and wish all aboard: Bon vent et bon mer – fair winds and following seas.
The ceremony also saw the hallebarde – a large axe – presented by the French Naval College to the ship; it's a symbolic act, passing the baton of responsibility for looking after the young men and women to the ship.
The task group, which also includes the frigate FS Surcouf (F711), will sail as far east as French Polynesia (including Tahiti) – a journey of a good 15,000 miles – and New Caledonia, 900 off the east coast of Australia. The ships are scheduled to return to their homeport on July 20, 2018.
This is the second of three Royal Navy deployments to the Pacific Rim in 2018 under way and the only one under the French Tricolore. As for the RN's other Pacific missions this year, HMS Sutherland (F81) is currently in Australia and her sister frigate HMS Argyll (F231) is due to head east later in the year.
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Giving away perfume for Father's Day is a good idea.
If your father loves to take care of his body, he's a proper gym addict. But it isn't only physical: his objective is to arrive at the body-mind balance and feel equally good inside and out, these are his perfumes.


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You may only be nominated and seconded by students who are enrolled at Massey University as at 9am on Friday, 20 July 2018. You must agree to the nomination.
Download your nomination form which will be available for the period nominations are open - Monday, 25 June 2018 to 9am on Friday, 20 July 2018.
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The nomination form requires you to provide a web-quality passport-type photo and a biographical description of no more than 200 words that shall include information about the candidate relevant to the role of a Massey University Council member, including how the skills and competencies of the candidate meet the needs of Massey University and the sound governance of the Institution.
The completed nomination is sent to the Returning Officer as instructed on the nomination form. On receipt, the Returning Officer or his nominee will contact you by email to confirm your nomination. If it is found that the nominee is ineligible to stand in the election or the nominator or seconder are ineligible to nominate the candidate, an opportunity will be provided to correct this and re-present a valid nomination. The final valid nomination must be re-presented no later than 9.00am Friday, 20 July 2018.
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