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Evaluations that make a difference is a collection of 8 evaluation stories from around the world which is one of the first pieces of systematic research looking at factors that contribute to high quality evaluations that are used by stakeholders to improve programs and improve people's lives. This initiative collected stories about evaluations that made a difference, not only from the perspective of the evaluators but also from the commissioners and users. The stories in this collection tell powerful stories about the findings in the evaluations and the ways the evaluations contributed to the impact of the programs. You may access the report and all the stories here, in English, Spanish, and French.
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Emily Chesne, a public health nurse in Changing River, won't take credit for the improvements in her community's prenatal health services that she helped implement.For years, Aboriginal mothers have had to travel long distances for prenatal checkups. And on the health care side, record keeping was far from what it should be. But thanks to a pilot project called Patient Wait Times Guarantee and people like Chesne who take their jobs seriously, the situation has changed dramatically for the better.
While Chesne is satisfied with her team's success in transforming her community's prenatal health services through the project, she downplays her role as an agent of change. She views her participation in the data collection, tool development,
and process mapping activities – all key components of the initiative – as simply part of her busy and demanding job. 'I'm a community health nurse,' she says, 'and this goes back to my nursing background – when you start a project you need to finish it.'
Chesne's partners in this groundbreaking initiative included colleagues, managers, community leaders, and researchers from Health Canada. The researchers were responsible for coordinating and evaluating a total of 19 pilot studies in Aboriginal communities across Canada.
The research team included the project's leader, Judy Watson, a 30-year veteran of government health programming and research with Health Canada; Samir Khan, a senior researcher and Chesne's main point of contact; and Stephanie Potter of the Whetstone Group, the programme's lead evaluator.
Through supportive collaboration with these researchers, Chesne and her colleagues, as well as the nurses in other participating Aboriginal communities, were able to use the data collected as part of the initiative to make health services more accessible and effective. The data were important. Chesne knew that if she and her colleagues could get their hands on first-hand information, they could develop better services for their prenatal clients.
Changing River's maternal and child health care needs are pressing. For one thing, the population of the community is very young, with a median age of just 21, and it's growing quickly. For another, access to treatment is a major issue because the community is located 3 hours from the nearest urban centre.
The initiative – and importantly, its strong evaluation component– led to a realisation that would change the course of everything for the pregnant women of Changing River. Through the evaluation, Chesne and her colleagues learned that the reason data were lacking was because women were not attending their third trimester prenatal appointments.
It was not difficult to understand why. Previously, the women attended prenatal appointments and delivered their babies at a hospital 45 kilometers away. Recently, however, that hospital had not renewed its license to deliver babies. As a result, all third trimester appointments and deliveries were referred to a hospital a full 80 kilometers away – nearly twice as far.
Chesne knew that many local moms were young, impoverished, and uncomfortable in unfamiliar environments. She suspected that these circumstances made the 90-minute trek to the distant hospital too challenging. 'We have a lot of young moms in our community. They are shy. They don't feel comfortable with professionals, with doctors.'
But until data collection began, the community health team had no way of knowing if the women were attending their appointments once they were referred to the larger hospital. Through their involvement in the evaluation, they discovered that many at-risk mothers were showing up for delivery without having had prenatal care for several months.
Using the evidence at their fingertips
Armed with the evidence they needed, the team took immediate action by implementing on-site doctor visits for prenatal patients. Chesne: 'We initiated getting one of the doctors from the delivering hospital to come to our clinic. Having the doctor here worked really well. It helped with gathering data.'
Improving third-trimester prenatal care rates led to the identification of more gaps in care and unrecognised health risks among the patients. Better access to the physician's files helped the team realise that many prenatal patients were not getting their bloodwork done, including the glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes. Says Chesne, 'We're trying to better educate our prenatals with what tests they need and why.'
Improving compliance with testing also led to the discovery that rates of gestational diabetes were much higher in the community than anyone realised. This is a serious health issue that, according to Chesne, could have long- term repercussions. By facilitating early diagnosis, such problems can be identified and remedied.
The team continued to use the initiative's data to overhaul the community's prenatal and postnatal health care, setting the stage for a healthier future. For the first time, the clinic was governed by a client-centred culture. According to Chesne, 'Now moms come in and learn how to take some of their own prenatal tests. We have our doctor hold a sharing circle with clients as well as individual sessions.'
Chesne reflects, 'We learned things weren't happening that we thought were happening. Because of this project, we made changes.'
The initiative had an immediate and substantial effect on people's lives because its leadership, especially Watson, chose to prioritise community engagement. Frontline health workers like Chesne were true collaborators in the evaluation, facilitating community ownership of the data and making needed changes. Without Once these changes had been made, many of Changing River's women who had been at risk for pregnancy-related complications now had access to diagnosis and treatment.
Chesne's community was not alone in taking ownership of the initiative's data. Watson recalls a 2009 meeting with nurses from a Manitoba community even more remote and with fewer resources than Chesne's clinic in Changing River. At the time, the swine flu crisis was raging and it was overwhelming the community. Watson wondered whether the nurses would have the time or motivation to continue with the evaluation. But her fears were allayed when the nurses all arrived for their meeting.
Watson was moved. 'Two nurses had their study files under their arms – they didn't even have briefcases. One nurse had lost a family member in the midst of all this, but they kept the study files organised in spite of the challenges. They really wanted to stay on track for themselves, for us, but also for the community. That's how important the community is – counting and being part of the evaluation was so important to them.' Potter recalls another community where nurses were able to use data to effect change. She was awed by the transformation of one group of nurses during the evaluation. At first, Potter found them apprehensive, as if things had gone poorly with past research.
By the end of the initiative, however, the health workers had shown Potter that even people without strong research backgrounds could ensure that their communities got the most out of the data to which they had access. She recalls:
They didn't have computer databases, they only had pieces of paper. But by the end of the project, they made those pieces of paper mean something. I will always remember what they said at the end: Data is good. They learned that. They could see patterns and make changes in their communities even without sophisticated stats.
Community empowerment through stakeholder collaboration
At every level of participation, stakeholders point to the Patient Wait Times Initiative as a particularly powerful example of government-funded community programming to empower frontline workers to effect change. But what made it different from other initiatives?
Traditionally, health research in Aboriginal communities has been characterised by a top-down approach. Khan explains that usually such research is undertaken by scientists from outside the community. Rarely is community feedback sought. According to Potter, 'The historical dynamic between the federal government and First Nations communities has not been positive. That's the big context that all this work happens in and we can't pretend it doesn't exist.'
This project, however, fostered a truly collaborative spirit. In Khan's words, 'It's usually hard to get people from different areas to collaborate. But not on this project.' Watson agrees. She characterises Health Canada and its collaborator in the leadership of the project, the Assembly of First Nations, as true partners from the beginning to the end. Watson and Khan agree that the same can be said of the evaluation team, emphasising that with Potter's and her colleagues they were able to form a genuine partnership, leveraging each other to inform each other. Potter refers to the initiative as her 'touchstone'. In fact, her own approach to evaluation has been molded by her observations of Watson's work in enacting Health Canada's mission of community empowerment and willingness to take risks. Potter found that working with Watson and her team was refreshing, informative, and educational because they were '…so comfortable not knowing necessarily what was going to happen. They gave permission for evaluators to ask questions and find the answers.'
Questions and answers – from both sides
At the community level, the data collection tools and procedures were refined based on the evaluation results and direct feedback from the frontline. Both Watson and Khan found that communities were very comfortable coming to them with questions and suggestions. According to Khan, this feedback was vital to the success of the initiative: 'We were getting data all along the way. We were trying to come up with explanations in Ottawa, but we could ask questions directly of the people providing the data. We could work together to find the answers much more readily and easily. We were getting explanations from the people who had the answers.'
Even more important, for Khan, this methodology demonstrated how having communities lead, and researchers finding the best ways to support, showed what is possible in government-sponsored research. The evaluation's face-to- face group meetings with participating communities at the end of data collection were a particularly powerful learning experience for Khan.
As important as it was to hear first-hand about their challenges – travelling in winter, getting reimbursed for travel, staff turnover – it was critical to get real explanations for what we were learning. The real innovation was figuring out how to have First Nation communities lead, and then finding ways to support them.
In turn, the nurses collecting data found that their work was facilitated by the support of the programme's research team. According to Chesne:
Meeting and speaking with the researchers, especially Khan, inspired you to go back and do better. It was very time-consuming and could be frustrating. Then I'd go to meetings or do teleconferences, and they'd tell me what's going on and inspire me to finish the programme. It's important to have the communication to be able to talk to the people processing the data.
This support reflects the collaborative spirit that marked the project under Watson's leadership and the evaluation team's facilitation.
Turning it around – for good
The Patient Wait Times evaluation had a long-lasting impact on all the stakeholders: the patients, the community health professionals, the government researchers, and the evaluation team. Watson, Khan, and Potter all agree that the evaluation affected how each stakeholder engaged in future research with at-risk communities.
Khan emphasises that the lessons he took from this initiative, including the importance of helping communities to take ownership of their own health care, were instrumental in shaping the rest of his career.
In Potter's words, the project helped her learn that successful evaluation '…is all about building relationships and working in that indigenous community development way: community-led, community-paced. Whose project is it? Whose data? There has to be room for the people who are affected. It's not just the government's story.'
The Patient Wait Times initiative illustrates that an evaluation can be a story about all stakeholders working together to make positive changes for both individuals and communities – provided the researchers get out of the way and have the communities take the lead.
Note: The events described in this story are true. However, at the request of the resource persons involved, the names of people and places have been changed. Suffice to say the events transpired in a First Nations community in northern Manitoba.
Stephanie Potter, Lead Evaluator, SP Consulting and the Whetstone Group
Samir Khan, former Senior Research Analyst, First Nations Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada
Judy Watson, former Project Lead, First Nations Inuit Health Branch, Health Canada
Sara Pederson conducted interviews and crafted the evaluation story.


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Williamson captured the meet title in the triple jump at the season-opening Tufts Snowflake Classic held this past weekend at the Dussault Track & Field Complex. The North Easton, Massachusetts product posted a career outdoor-best leap of 47 feet, 2.25 inches (14.38m) to win the event.
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Simultaneous, not sequential, evaluations of novel drug regimens needed to speed TB treatment research
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It takes two hundred hours of reading to become associate degree knowledgeable in your chosen field.
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The key component is that the ability to specialize in the task ahead. it's extraordinarily simple to induce distracted, we have a tendency to are encircled with devices and services designed to be addictive . I mean, a mean person bit their phone over 2600 times every day. this is often a crazy variety. It means — given we have a tendency to pay sixteen hours every day awake — that we have a tendency to bit our phones three times each minute. Once each twenty seconds! simply wow. Man, will we have to break from a number of our unhealthy habits.
Anyway, the question of focus. Meditation will facilitate to attain higher concentration skills by coaching the mind. Meditation is commonly misinterpreted; I've touched on this subject and my 1st year of active meditation during a separate article:
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To summarise it up, you've got to be comfy sitting in silence and incorporate all distractions that surrounds you, let or not it's the TV turned up too high by your spouse or youngsters running around, into your meditation sessions. Ultimately, you would like to be in a position to not be distracted by something.
Don't run off from distractions; mould them into your daily life, come back deceased with them.
By doing therefore, you may begin swimming with the stream, not against it. Incorporating attentiveness into your everyday activities sounds trivial, however this statement can't be more off from the reality. even as a ostensibly simple task as sitting in silence is difficult, being conscious before and when your meditation session is even more durable. we have a tendency to live our lives on autopilot, hovering over menial tasks. we have a tendency to can't notice peace in our lives as a result of we have a tendency to don't recognize wherever to seem for it.
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Here are five tips to assist you incorporate attentiveness in your day whether or not you're thinking that you haven't got time to tend to it:
Look up: Finding attentiveness within the most trivial tasks is that the hardest. You can't consider walking as a result of it comes therefore naturally. What to concentrate on? you are taking one step then another and eventually your mind can estrange. a way to interrupt the habit is to seem up after you walk. we have a tendency to solely observe our surroundings by wanting straight ahead, however architects have this terribly strange habit of putting plenty of attention-grabbing wanting ornaments high on top of the pedestrian's field of read. Therefore, whether or not we have a tendency to walk the identical routes daily, we will notice things attention-grabbing enough to stay US gift.
Listen to your ears and nose: otherwise to tame your mind to consider current affairs is to dam out your vision. This doesn't mean that you simply should shut your eyes whereas walking on busy streets (that'd be silly), however rather than that specialize in vision solely, attempt to hear your ears and nose to choose up sounds and smells around you. folks typically walk around with headphones on, not like anyone listens to sounds of the streets anyway. By not that specialize in your eyes solely, you'll be able to unlock a hidden layer of perception and really fancy being out and regarding.
Gradual increase: there's an enormous temptation — especially if you're victimisation associate degree app to meditate — to work up the time spent meditating by doing longer sessions from day one, therefore you'd have a sense of instant gratification. like exploit any new skills, it takes time and perseverance to master attentiveness. begin with shorter sessions, and increase the length of the sessions step by step. Don't forget that you simply are building a habit and you're active attentiveness for your own profit. there's no purpose in cheating and there's no prize for striking milestones earlier. You doing this for yourself, in your own pace.
Do one issue at the time: This may be the toughest challenge of all. What was the last time you had a meal while not either observance tv, reading a newspaper/book, reproval people or possibly, checking your phone? You shouldn't be a hermit and meet folks, however on some occasions, attempt to simply eat. Like, style the food and revel in it. we have a tendency to frequently attempt to multitask though we have a tendency to can't. As a results of this, we have a tendency to won't be able to appreciate either of the tasks we have a tendency to perform. must you do one task at a time, you'd provide your brain an opportunity to devote its full attention to 1 activity and be additional gift.
Challenge yourself: Meditation is all regarding focus and amelioratory your own capabilities to boost concentration. a bit like in the other activity to be down pat, you ought to perpetually challenge yourself whereas practising therefore you'll be able to absolutely have interaction yourself within the task. What you'd wish to attain could be a flow state; once the task ahead feels simply out of reach therefore you're feeling challenged and actuated as against pissed off. obtaining out of our temperature is extraordinarily necessary and will feel overwhelming now and then. within the same time, by simply doing what feels comfy for US won't get US anyplace way.
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The design value of the punching shear force, Kd, will usually be the support reaction at the ultimate limit state. In principle the design for punching shear in Eurocode 2 and BS 8110 is similar. The main differences are as follows.
■ Standard factors for edge and corner columns that allow for moment transfer (B) are greater in Eurocode 2. However, B can be calculated directly from Expressions (6.38) to (6.46) of the Eurocode to give more efficient designs.
Figure 4
Basic span-to-effective-depth ratios for flat slabs
Figure 4
Basic span-to-effective-depth ratios for flat slabs
0.40% 0.60% 0.80% 1.00% 1.20% 1.40% 1.60% 1.80% 2.00% Percentage of tension reinforcement (>4 s/bd)
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0.40% 0.60% 0.80% 1.00% 1.20% 1.40% 1.60% 1.80% 2.00% Percentage of tension reinforcement (>4 s/bd)
1 This graph assumes a simply supporteS flat slab (K = 1.2).
2 Compression reinforcement, r', has been taken as 0.
3 Curves based oathefgllowing expressions:
6 [i 1 + Uffc + 3.2 f ( R0 - i)1 5 ] where p , p o and
■ In Eurocode 2 the maximum value of shear at the column face is not limited to 5 MPa, and depends on the concrete strength used.
■ With Eurocode 2 the permissible shear resistance when using shear links is higher, although such designs may not be economic or desirable.
As an alternative to using shear links, proprietary shear stud rails may be used. Eurocode 2 (Figure 6.22) allows them to be laid out in a radial or cruciform pattern and gives spacing requirements for both. Other techniques are available for increasing punching shear resistance and these are covered in a best practice guide10.
■ The control perimeters for rectangular columns in Eurocode 2 have rounded corners.
■ Where shear reinforcement is required the procedure in Eurocode 2 is simpler; the point at which no shear reinforcement is required can be calculated directly and then used to determine the extent of the area over which shear reinforcement is required.
■ It is assumed that the reinforcement will be in a radial arrangement. However, the reinforcement can be laid on a grid provided the spacing rules are followed.
The procedure for determining the punching shear requirements is shown in Figure 6.
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Determination of steel stress
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C2 = 0.6, gc = 1.25 C2 = 0.3, gc = 1.25 C2 = 0.2, gc = 1.25
To determine stress in the reinforcement (as), calculate the ratio G^/Qk, read up the graph to the appropriate curve and read across to determine aSu.
as can be calculated from the expression: as = asu
C is the factor for quasi-permanent value of a variable action. For further explanation refer to How to design concrete structures using Eurocode 2: Introduction to Eurocodes3.
Figure 6
Procedure for determining punching shear capacity
Determine value of factor ß (refer to Figure 7 or Expressions (6.38) to (6.46) of the Eurocode)
Determine value of vEd,max (design shear stress at face of column) from:
VEd max = &Vid /(Ui df where u is perimeter of column deff = (dy + dz)/2 (dy and dz are the effective depths in orthogonal directions)
Determine value of vEd, (design shear stress) from:
where u is length of control perimeter (see Figure 8)
Determine concrete punching shear capacity (without shear reinforcement), vrd,c from Table 8 where pl = (ply plz)05 (ply, plz are the reinforcement ratios in two orthogonal directions for fully bonded tension steel, taken over a width equal to column width plus 3d each side.)
Determine area of punching shear reinforcement per perimeter from:
Sr is the radial spacing of shear reinforcement (see Figure 9) fywdef = 250 + 0.25 d6ff < fywd (see Table 9)
Determine the length of the outer perimeter where shear reinforcement not required from:
Determine layout of punching shear reinforcement (see 'Spacing of punching shear reinforcement' Section and Figure 9).
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AFTER EIGHT years in which the EPA was the Environmental Pass Agency, new administrator Lisa Jackson last week sent a new signal that polluters cannot pass "Go." In a memorandum, she stopped the agency's nearly decade-old "Performance Track" program where corporations set voluntary environmental goals. It began late in the Clinton administration, on the notion that with "a growing number of environmental leaders in the public and private sectors practicing environmental stewardship, we hope more organizations and the people who run them will begin to see its advantages."
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In a memorandum, Jackson wrote to the Performance Track members that while they "have created a foundation of achievement, innovation, and progress," she was halting the program because it "was developed in a different era and may not speak to today's challenges." She elaborated in a telephone interview last week, "There's enough concerns about that program's effectiveness. My current belief is that it has raised awareness of stewardship. I can also say with some certainty that evidence of the effectiveness of Performance Track is not out there."
The degree to which Performance Track became Polluter Travesty is the fact that many of its members are in the 2008 Toxic 100 Index, as compiled by the Political Economy Research Institute at UMass-Amherst. DuPont and Dow are members despite being listed top and third in the nation, respectively, for their toxic releases into the air. In 2005 DuPont paid a $10.25 million fine and agreed to a $107 million settlement to people in Ohio and West Virginia for polluting drinking water.
The Inquirer found that a chlorine factory in Tennessee was a Performance Track member despite being the biggest mercury emitter in the state, with the state declaring the Hiwassee River abutted by the factory to be "impaired." The newspaper also found that
Evidence of the coziness between the polluters and EPA is a series of 2006 testimonials on the Performance Track website. The environmental manager for
The whole point of the "dialogue" was so polluters did not have to reinvent anything. Jackson knew this, which is why she added Performance Track to the many Bush policies she is reversing or reviewing. The mere consideration by the Obama administration to regulate greenhouse gases has the US Chamber of Commerce screaming it would "completely shut the country down." Jackson said such fears are unfounded.
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Australian Football, or more commonly 'Aussie Rules', is a sport with a precise origin that is still up for debate. However, what is certain is that in 1859, the newly-formed Melbourne Football club published the first set of laws for the game, which would ultimately morph into what we watch today in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The most highly-attended sporting league in Australia, the AFL has consistently averaged upwards of 30,000 people per game coming through the gates over the past 20 years. While the AFL prides itself on its live atmosphere, the popularity of the game on TV is also a huge bonus, with the AFL recently pocketing a massive $2.5 billion dollars for a broadcast deal lasting from 2017-2022.
A staggering figure considering that the league had humble beginnings in 1877, with the creation of the Victorian Football Association (VFA). After quickly establishing itself as Victoria's premier Aussie Rules competition, a power struggle soon broke out between the VFA's wealthier and poorer clubs.
The wealthier clubs were disinclined to share their profits with the smaller clubs, and hence broke away and inaugurated the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897. The VFL was a success, and eventually encompassed the clubs left behind, swelling into a competition that included clubs from Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.
In 1990, the competition was renamed the AFL to reflect its nation-wide reach. The AFL continues to this day, and while its popularity remains unrivalled in Victoria, Australian Rules Football is a moniker that is fitting, given that every mainland state has at least 2 teams playing in the AFL.
With 18 teams across 5 states, the highest average attendance, and strong television ratings and grassroots participation, the AFL and the sport of Aussie Rules will be looking to continue its dominance as Australia's premier football competition and code.
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Real Estate
Central Group scraps Nusle project
Central Group has backed away from its planned construction of 200 luxury flats in Nuselská mlékárna, a former dairy in Nusle.
1970s plan to build Czechoslovak island revealed
According to a newspaper report from Tuesday, engineers in modern Czechoslovakia planned to build an underground rail tunnel all the way to the Adriatic Coast – and to create an artificial island that would have belonged to Czechoslovakia.
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Sekyra exits JV with ING in Olomouc
Having pulled out of Russia last year, Sekyra Group is downsizing its ambitions in the Czech Republic as well.
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Office vacancy in Brno, Ostrava rises
Prague's office market is more mature than its regional peers and what is becoming a trend in the capital is often novelty in the regions. This is the case of longer rent-free periods, subletting office space and renegotiation of rental lease.
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State to provide subsidies to apartment house owners
Apartment house owners can until the end of this year apply for subsidies from the State Fund for the Development of Housing (SFRB) totaling CZK 4.1 billion for renovation and thermal insulation of their residential buildings.
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Falling demand pushing down flat prices
Reality 21 joins Century 21
Czech real estate agency Reality 21 this month purchased a Century 21 Real Estate franchise. US-based Century 21 is considered world's largest real estate franchise while Reality 21 is one of the largest real estate brokers on the Czech market.
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Back to future overhaul of Prague's Karlovo náměstí under consideration
Prague's biggest square, Karlovo náměstí could be getting a facelift which could transform it from being a scrappy green traffic intersection into something much more attractive.
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Deloitte: Demand for Czech flats to halve in 2009
The Czech Republic country saw demand for housing surge in recent years when it was growing by around 6%, but developers have taken a hit due to falling demand and banks, prompted by the credit crisis, have cut back on lending.
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Slowdown can allow more 'win-win' situations
Real estate companies are disappointed as buyers are reluctant to sign on the dotted line.
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The real estate market is undoubtedly one of the best investments and capitalizations in this time, there will always be someone looking for a property to rent, and to buy in a couple of years. However, wouldn't it be even better, if your location is strategic and if the value of the area is ever growing, you never know who can buy your property and when. Here are some facts about Real Estate Syndication.
what are the main benefits of investing in the real estate property? Here are some tips to keep in mind when you invest in a real estate property.
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1. A property is like good wine
Buying a property is an intelligent choice, consider it as an advantage that will barely lose its value with time, and the added benefit that the physical area of your investment will be boosted and fetch a return on the value of the property, thus attaining higher productivity. This is a long-term asset. It is so necessary to precisely forecast the benefits, as they will not be instantaneous and property not only renews its value to a greater extent but also makes us richer in a significant period. Therefore, investing in a property is a go-to option with a little bit of surplus amount in hand.
2. You Do Not Need To Be A Real Estate Expert:
One of the advantages of investing in a property is that you do not need to have technical knowledge in the field to make an investment, which makes it a great opportunity for everyone. Taking into account that in the first quarter of 2016 alone, real estate gains were up 9.2% in Mexico City.
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3. How To Enjoy A Good Real Estate Sale :
An auction takes place when a property has been guaranteed by a bank or financial loan, and if that is not entirely covered, the property, in this case, gets taxed and seized from the tenant. Normally, banks and financial institutions recover their investment by auctioning in sense, recovering the money lent.
This is a good point when you invest in real estate. If your goal is to rent a property and you are likely to benefit considerably, make sure that the documents and documentation help you avoid future problems.
4. Great Opportunity To Invest In Real Estate:
Investing in real estate is an excellent option. The advantage of a real estate investment is its lesser investment cost owing to the launch offer on the sale of the property and the lower prices granted, which represents a final gain of 10% to 30% on the initial value of the property. You would have the exclusive right to purchase an entirely new place. The only drawback is that as it is in a presale state, you would have to wait to see the finishes and see how the property will stay until the end.
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5. Your Best Friend For Life Is Investment In Real Estate:
If you want to make the best investment of your life, trust them to help you do it. Make sure that the real estate expert is certified or is part of an association such as the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI) because it can see the areas of highest value or a booming economy, thereby increasing profits of the property considerably.
As you already know, investing in real estate is the best option to generate income and the most profitable way to capitalize your money.
If you want more advice or need to find the ideal property to invest in, get in touch with any great real estate company or agency for expert advice.
6. Increase In The Appreciation Of The Property:
When you buy an apartment, you not only invest in a house for your future, but you also make this property profitable, because, over the years, property value increases. Some of the reasons for increasing goodwill are:
- Improved connectivity of the sector with the inclusion of metro stations
- Improved neighborhood safety
- Presence of education centers and shopping centers
- Amendments to the regulatory plan
7. Inheritable Heritage For The Family:
Thinking about family and especially kids is a primary concern for a real estate buyer. One of the major paybacks of real estate deals is that the house you purchase will provide enduring profits for your children, ensuring their lives are continuously financially rendering you with peace of mind
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Final Verdict:
Well! Real Estate Syndication is quite a compelling and exclusive concept for investors to get a tremendous economic return. It is, however, profitable to invest in real estate as the property itself is considered as a significant source of income in bigger terms. And if we think about crowdfunding in relation with real estate, then it boosts money over the Internet with more significant and greater projects globally while you relax on your cozy couch at home.
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Jordan Series – What to know before going to Jordan
- You can travel with the tour agency. But you will never experience the true Jordan this way. It will always be planned to the minute by the tour company without time for cultural immersion. You are like a passing comment – seeing but not experiencing it.
- You can stay in a 5-star hotel. But you won't spend much time there. Major attractions are hundreds of kilometers away and some require more than a day to spend. Thus it is not advisable to stay in one place the whole trip.
- Get a Jordan Pass. If you are staying for longer than 4 days you can buy a Jordan pass. It includes Visa, plus Petra (1 day or 2 days depending on the option you buy), entrance to Wadi Rum and 200 other attractions that you can visit. It is cheaper even if you go to Petra alone.
- Rent a car. Main attractions are on the 400 km stretch nearby the Israel border. If you are trying to save while traveling rent a car from Ryanair. The car goes anywhere from 14$ and up plus the insurance that goes for 40$ or so.
- Get a sim card. Solely for the mobile internet and once in a while for a call to the hotel to let them know you are going to be arriving late. Sim Card will cost around 16 JOD for 4GB data.
- Buy from locals even though some stuff is cheaper at Carrefour. This way you are helping the local economy and community. Making sure the money stay within the country. To get a general feeling the average salary is around 400 Euros and the rent in the capital city of Amman for one room is around 200 Euros.
- Interact with the locals. They are friendly and warm people. You can be surprised by what they have to share.
- Eat. The local food is mouthwatering if you do not mind eating a lot of bread.
- Negotiate. The price can be lowered by 30% or even lower if you are a good negotiator.
- Understand the local rating system for both hotels, restaurants and entertainment. Anything below 4.1 or 8.5 would be rated quite poorly in western countries.
- Bring a bag. To pick up trash around you. The country is littered with plastic bottles.
- Always keep your common sense around you. No matter the country you are in. It is important to always be aware of your surroundings and shady offers.
We could feel it the moment we arrived there on November 16th. A time in the year that is on the verge of starting a rainy season. A season when flash foods become a norm.
We flew from Vilnius. A 4 hours flight with Ryanair. I think you do not need to know the agony cramped up seats and the annoying blue color invokes the moment you get on the plane. It was especially interesting that when we flew over Israel it is required to sit down and put the seatbelt on. Just in case the plane needs to make sudden maneuvers, in the end, we were flying over the war zone. No matter how the news places it.
We landed in a spacious but small international airport of Jordan just outside the Amman. Which is perfect since we rented our car prior and went straight to Aqaba avoiding the craze of Amman city center. While at the airport it is paramount if needed to exchange money not to do it at the first spot. Leave first the no mans zone and exchange near the car rental spots/exit zone. The exchange rate will be better there. Do not exchange everything you have. Do it somewhere in the city where you can get much higher rate.
The car we rented was fairly cheap only 20$ a day for 10 days. Plus insurance for 40$. Funny enough our car provider did not have an office in the airport thus a driver came to pick us up. Tho while driving us to our car we had a dark thought. That it is fairly easy to kidnap people (from any airport) just say I am here to pick you up and drive to your car. Bam instant trust and without thought, you are already driving somewhere.
Our car that we received was a bit old. With some scratches and some wear and tear. Tho we found out only later in the trip that our tires wear so smooth that it basically had no traction with the road. Luckily all was fine with us and we had almost zero potential scares. One key advice when renting a car – film the car from the outside and the inside. Otherwise, a small crack that you missed will be charged when you return the car.
Once we got the car the first stop was 1km or so away. At the gas station. Boy oh boy, the toilet was magnificent. You have these massive industrial doors that open up into this huge space. Covered with brown colors. Some are just old rust some are bird shit. In the corner of the room, there is a cubicle for men and women the so-called toilet. Men toilet had only one working dirty full of shit toilet. While the walls I was not sure if it was shit or just old brown color. The smell, well it was like "heaven".
The second surprise in the gas station was that there is no food for sale. Only candies and chips, and drinks. Meaning no dinner for the late arrivals.
The rest of the night trip took us through the main highway all the way to Aqaba. Be warned on the highway before and after a village or a city there are bumps. Massive ones and unmarked. Letting you fly sky high if you do not know about them. Luckily for us, we flew few times only. And arrived in Aqaba with few bruises. However what we saw after left us speechless.
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Half Full Friday
Posted by sprinkles at 7:15 AM
6 showed me some love:
- Molly The Wally said...
Have a fabulous Friday on half full Friday and we will let you know when ours is in etc.
Best wishes Molly
- August 2, 2013 at 9:56 AM
- Dip-Dip and the Bridge said...
Are you looking forward to school?
So glad your migrane has gone, I used to get them years ago and it is hell.
Lynne x
- August 2, 2013 at 10:15 AM
- Finn said...
Reilly and Denny posted their link too! We have been loving Christmas in July. Hope you have a great weekend!
- August 2, 2013 at 11:09 AM
- Miss Harper Lee said...
Hi Sprinkles--
Thank you so much for coordinating the Christmas in July gift exchange! I received my new friend Ranger's gift yesterday, and last night my mommy and I celebrated my very own special Christmas. Here's a link to my blog post, so that you can see all the pictures my mommy took: http://thek9harperlee.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/merry-christmas/.
XOXOXOXO, Miss Harper Lee
- August 2, 2013 at 11:39 AM
- Mr. Pip said...
Happy Friday!!! Hope you enjoy your last few weeks of summer.
Your pal, Pip
- August 2, 2013 at 9:25 PM
- Clik said...
Hello, happy friday!
thanks for visiting!
Greatings from Brasil dear Friend!
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"Professor Rock is missing! He loves, he loves, volcanos! Earthquakes make him laugh! He hugs his seismograph! Every dinner that he ate was on a tectonic plate!"
Fifth grade students were singing this catchy tune to themselves after seeing fourth graders perform Geology Rocks at Golden Elementary School. Students from kindergarten to sixth grade learned about tectonic plates, erosion, weathering, and many other geology concepts through song and dance. Mrs. Bloomquist and Mrs. George's fourth grade classes belted out tunes and performed rousing dance numbers in this fun-filled, information-packed hour of learning. What a great way for everyone to learn together!


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Questions to Ask About a New Home Plan
Posted on: 27 October 2017
Having a home built for you rather than buying one that's on the market can have many advantages, and you may also simply prefer to have a home that no one else has ever lived in, as it makes the home uniquely your own. When working with a builder and considering home designs, note a few questions you might have so you know what to discuss with him or her and what to expect throughout the construction process.
Can modifications be done to a home plan?
If your builder has a few home plans from which to choose, you can usually have those plans modified to suit your taste, but note a few limitations to keep in mind. One is that the home must comply with all zoning restrictions; this can affect the home's overall size and footprint and certain features, such the roof and windows.
Another consideration is that some modifications may be made free of charge, but others may require an extensive overhaul of those plans, and making those changes might be costly for you. As an example, your builder may freely change the type of kitchen cabinets that are included, but changing the floor plan of the kitchen can mean having to reconfigure wiring and plumbing, so it may be a costly fix. Don't assume plans can't be changed, but note that not all changes can be made easily or free of charge.
Can construction start once plans are chosen?
Each area will have different requirements for the permits needed for construction; you or your builder may submit plans to the city or county, but you may be asked for more information after that. The length of time it takes before your builder gets the permits needed will then vary according to your site's location.
Why are some plans more expensive if the houses are generally the same size?
Some home designers will offer a range of plans for homes that are relatively the same size, but the plans may vary in the options and features offered, and this can affect the price of the plans and the home. For example, if the home has extensive wiring that will support a theatre and other such upgraded electronics, this may take more work to add that wiring configuration to the plans. It may take more work and skill to add those details to a home plan, and the materials themselves may be more expensive, so your overall costs will be higher than those for a different home of the same size.Share