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Ultimate Care Ranburn
Profile & contact details
|Premises name
|Ultimate Care Ranburn
|7 Nova Scotia Drive Waipu 0510
|Total beds
|Service types
|Rest home care, Geriatric, Medical, Dementia care
|Certification/licence name
|The Ultimate Care Group Limited - Ultimate Care Ranburn
|Current auditor
|The DAA Group Limited
|End date of current certificate/licence
|28 July 2019
|Certification period
|36 months
|Provider name
|The Ultimate Care Group Limited
|Street address
|Level 2 111 Johnsonville Road Johnsonville Wellington 6037
|Post address
|PO Box 13120 Johnsonville Wellington 6440
Progress on issues from the last audit
What's on this page?
This rest home has been audited against the Health and Disability Services Standards. During the last audit, the auditors identified some areas for improvement.
Issues from their last audit are listed in the corrective actions table below, along with the action required to fix the issue, its risk level, and whether or not the issue has been reported as fixed.
A guide to the table is available below.
Details of corrective actions
Date of last audit: 18 May 2016
|Outcome required
|Found at audit
|Action required
|Risk rating
|Action status
|Date action reported complete
|Each episode of restraint is documented in sufficient detail to provide an accurate account of the indication for use, intervention, duration, its outcome, and shall include but is not limited to: (a) Details of the reasons for initiating the restraint, including the desired outcome; (b) Details of alternative interventions (including de-escalation techniques where applicable) that were attempted or considered prior to the use of restraint; (c) Details of any advocacy/support offered, provided o… (this text has been trimmed due to space limits).
|Signing off for each monitoring episode is not consistent. Staff are clustering monitoring times on the monitoring form and signing off once per shift.
|Provide evidence that monitoring forms are completed correctly.
|PA Low
|Reporting Complete
|A corrective action plan addressing areas requiring improvement in order to meet the specified Standard or requirements is developed and implemented.
|Minutes of meetings do not include a timeframe for the completion of corrective actions identified.
|Provide evidence that meeting minutes include the timeframe required for the completion of corrective actions.
|PA Low
|Reporting Complete
Guide to table
Outcome required
The outcome required by the Health and Disability Services Standards.
Found at audit
The issue that was found when the rest home was audited.
Action required
The action necessary to fix the issue, as decided by the auditor.
Risk level
Whether the required outcome was partially attained (PA) or unattained (UA), and what the risk level of the issue is.
The outcome is partially attained when:
- there is evidence that the rest home has the appropriate process in place, but not the required documentation
- when the rest home has the required documentation, but is unable to show that the process is being implemented.
The outcome is unattained when the rest home cannot show that they have the needed processes, systems or structures in place.
The risk level is determined by two things: how likely the issue is to happen and how serious the consequences of it happening would be.
The risk levels are:
- negligible – this issue requires no additional action or planning.
- low – this issue requires a negotiated plan in order to fix the issue within a specified and agreed time frame, such as one year.
- moderate – this issue requires a negotiated plan in order to fix the issue within a specific and agreed time frame, such as six months.
- high – this issue requires a negotiated plan in order to fix the issue within one month or as agreed between the service and auditor.
- critical – This issue requires immediate corrective action in order to fix the identified issue including documentation and sign off by the auditor within 24 hours to ensure consumer safety.
The risk level may be downgraded once the rest home reports the issue is fixed.
Action status
Whether the necessary action is still in progress or if it is complete, as reported by the rest home to the relevant district health board.
Date action reported complete
The date that the district health board was told the issue was fixed.
Audit reports
Before you begin
Before you download the audit reports, please read our guide to rest home certification and audits which gives an overview of the auditing process and explains what the audit reports mean.
What's on this page?
Audit reports for this rest home's latest audits can be downloaded below.
Full audit reports are provided for audits processed and approved after 29 August 2013. Note that the format for the full audit reports was streamlined from 16 December 2014. Full audit reports between 29 August 2013 and 16 December 2014 are therefore in a different format.
Prior to 29 August 2013, only audit summaries are available.
Both the recent full audit reports and previous audit summaries include:
- an overview of the rest home's performance, and
- coloured indicators showing how well the rest home performed against the different aspects of the Health and Disability Services Standards.
Note: From November 2013, as rest homes are audited, any issues from their latest audit (the corrective actions required by the auditor) will appear on the rest home's page. As the rest home completes the required actions, the status on the web site will update.
Audit reportsAudit date: 18 May 2016
Audit type:Certification Audit
Audit type:Surveillance Audit
Audit type:Certification Audit
Audit type:Surveillance Audit
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{Poultry in Motion}
In the baby swing, no less.
And hey, that baby swing hasn't been used in several years. I'm glad to see someone getting use out of it.
7 thoughts:
- Eyebright said...
Oh, heehee! I thought this was so funny! Thank you for sharing!
- June 18, 2011 at 12:32 PM
- Emily N. said...
Haha!! Thanks for sharing the pictures with us! That is so funny! That poor chicken...
- June 18, 2011 at 2:01 PM
- Sarah-Anne said...
hahahaha, too funny!! :D
- June 18, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- SarahMCF said...
Poor chooky! I'm pretty sure she'll do her best to avoid kids from now on!
- June 18, 2011 at 10:20 PM
- Kara said...
Was (I believe it is) Alexander having fun?! The Chicken looks...um. :)
- June 18, 2011 at 11:54 PM
- Bethany Grace said...
*coughs* The DNR and all treehuggers will hear this one. *picks up phone*.
Then again, I suddenly remember my dislike to chickens - - go ahead, go ahead. :)
***too funny!***
- June 19, 2011 at 9:49 PM
- Erin said...
;) Glad y'all enjoyed it!
Kara- Yes, that's Zander. You can't see them in the photos, but two other siblings were in on the poor chicken's ride, too. ;)
Bethany- LOL!
- June 21, 2011 at 1:48 PM
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However, there are times when I'm not so sure that I'm doing okay with taking care of the 5 that He has given me. There are times when I feel so inadequate and hopeless. And I also feel for my wife who has to look after them. So I'm not so sure what it will be like to have 6 children in one house. I can only take each day as it comes, drawing strength from Him to enable me to be who He wants me to be. I pray that I will be a good father who would be successful in raising up godly children.
Everyone has a music inside their soul. It's the music that keeps you alive, motivating and pressing you to go on living. It Is Good To Remember The Music Inside!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Many children is a blessing
Wifey is pregnant again. This will be our No 6. How do I feel? Don't really know how to describe it. I'm thankful to God for trusting me to handle so many "gifts". I believe that God will provide the means for my wife and I to raise them up. And I also believe that He is able to provide for our needs. He has done that thus far. We are not starving but we are also not able to live a luxurious life.
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Hi all!
Feels like a while since I blogged, I've had a busy past few days! Oh where to start?
Ok, so Sunday (9th August) I, and a few friends, went to Skegness, aka SkegVegas, to see the last night of Jimmy Carr's 2008/09 tour 'Joke Technician'. While I usually love JC, I admit to being a tad disappointed at the show. Maybe having a headache sort of dampened it a bit. We'd all got so excited about it, and with being the last night of the tour we thought it'd be good. Upon arriving at the Embassy Centre we were really disappointed that they'd sold out of programmes :[ And the venue wasn't quite what I'd thought it'd be, but on the plus side, we were quite near the stage. First half of the gig was pretty good and I laughed pretty much all the way through. Second half however, my headache had turned into a really bad migraine and I didn't feel at all well, plus I was faced with the prospect of driving all the way home, plus dropping various people off en route. I didn't feel well enough to stay and meet Jimmy. Although in all fairness I had met him after one of his previous shows on his last tour but still was gutted. I did see the ledge however before leaving the building. All in all, I didn't feel it was necessarily one of his best performances. However that certainly won't stop me from buying tickets for the date he's in town near my uni!
Monday consisted of dragging myself out of bed, packing and tootling off cross country to my university. I think you can guess why. Oops. Yesterday I came back and was somewhat exhausted.
Today however was significantly cheered up by the arrival of the kirby grip bows that I bought on eBay last week! They are awesome and I love them!! Look:
Think you can say I'm a little bit obsessed with polka dots! XD
And tonight, on a whim I decided, what the heck, and took the plunge to buy an item I'd been watching for a while. At £3.49 I think you can safely say twas a bargain!
Deary me, me and eBay = bad mix lol! On the eBay note, I don't suppose any of you happen to know if China Glaze nail polish is stocked in the UK? And if so where? Comment if you know please :]
Until next time,
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009
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I confess I have no clue as to China Glaze Nail polish, dottie - but if you say its good, it MUST be good! Let me know if you manage to track it down, my toenails are in sore need of industrial strength varnishing!!ReplyDelete
I sure will. Currently waiting for a reply from them. Although it's been a while! However I did spot China Glaze in a beautician's window in town so I may pop in and ask if they sell it or see where they get it from. 'Cause it comes from somewhere right?ReplyDelete
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text: Yesterday (Sunday) we went to Six Flags Denver (Elitch Gardens)with Melissa, Peyton and Emily. We had a BLAST!! We did the waterpark first--which was a bit crowded and a tad bit cold, but still loads of fun! After we got wet and the sun was going down, we hit up the amusement park. We stayed in Kiddie Land for about 3 hours and let the kids ride all of the kiddie rides. It was so much fun to watch them. I will post pics of that later, but for now this post is about MELISSA'S RIDE! While we had been in the waterpark, Ben went to scope out the amusement park. Melissa had been telling us earlier about the types of rides she likes---puke rides!! So Ben told her he had found her ride! After Kiddie Land he took us over to see it, and he was right---it was all for her! She is on the front row in a white shirt with no one beside her. She was screaming the whole time and her girls were down with us waving at her. I know she had fun. She had to get her $15 out of the trip and ride an adult ride while she was there! The only problem she had after getting off the ride was when Ben told her to look up to she the Tower of Doom ride--when she looked up she fell backward and started laughing. She was very disoriented! Have fun viewing!


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My mind has officially gone blank. I don't know what to write about today. The big things going on in my life are as follows:
Football - Well, Bee had his meeting with the new league on Sunday in Detroit. Sounds promising. Seems like a good group of guys to be with. I am still a little sore at Bee's old team. He loved that team and wanted to take it greatness. Him and the other owner had "different ideas" and so he told Bee to go his own way. As soon as Bee did, they tried implementing all of Bee's ideas. I find it strange because I thought I knew the other owner quite well, and it really didn't seem like something he would do. Oh well, what are you going to do. The new team will be bigger, better, and get a ring!
Christmas- Decorations are done. I told Bee I've always wanted a house with lights on it at Christmas time. He totally shocked me by telling me if I bought the lights, he'd help me put them up....but only if I got white lights...more specifically , icicle lights...and they have to be LED. Haha. He's silly. This from a man who wants no part of Christmas or decorating. However, by the time I will be able to buy them, it will be the middle of December. It has also been snowing to beat the bandit, and I don't want to be out there hanging lights. Next year.
The kids are super excited, and now that Bee knows I plan on buying presents for the kids with my bonus and putting both our names on them, he is greatly relieved and therefore getting more into the spirit of things. It sounds trivial and un-Christmas like, I know...but I too have found it hard to be excited about Christmas when you have no money. He also surprised me when BFF Rose asked where Christmas dinner was, and before I could answer he said, "At our house!" I had kinda planned on that anyway, but I was just reluctant to tell him, since we had Thanksgiving there. I didn't want him upset about the money it takes to put a holiday meal on. However, I think he realized that having the holiday meal at your house is the best because you don't have to drive anywhere, you get most of the leftovers, and for him, he can sit in his chair all day. Ha!
Family - We're all good. For the most part. Kids all have colds. However, for the most part, it doesn't seem to be stopping them much. Little man has shoveled the driveway for us everyday now! On his own! Which is cute, because we have a snow blower...but hey, it gives him something to do and he likes it. We have Christmas concerts going on, Christmas parties at school, the latter of which I am in charge of planning for little man. Kinda makes me nervous, but I'll figure something out!
Other than that, not much going on. A friend of mine, was the recipient of a Christmas Jar. Her story has really inspired me. I have always been big on the act of giving. However, I usually focus on giving to those I know, not necessarily those in need. I want to, but then I think, selfishly of course and I am not proud, "What if I need that? What if I give $50, and it turns out that I need that for something?" So, the pure thought of throwing change into a jar all year, which is something I've been doing for about 3 months now anyway, and then giving it to someone in need, just seems like such a great idea! In fact, I think that is what I am going to do with the jar I've been saving! I think it will be a nice gift to give next year and something I can get the kiddo's involved with too!


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I had kind of high expectations of this anime. Not that I know what the story was about but I knew it was going to have amazing animation which is always a fundamental requirement of a good anime, in my opinion. When it first starts, there is no doubt that this anime will have plenty for the eyes to see but very soon into it, I felt like I was watching a little girl being abused!!! CHILD LABOUR!!!! Her submissive character and continuous reminder that she is here to serve her masters is not really my thing. Why couldn't the story be about a rude tomboy character that mellows out!? haha I like my strong characters!!!! Hmm…I'm not too thrilled but I'm willing to watch another episode or 2. Who knows, maybe I'll change my mind very quickly!!!
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Publisher : Elsevier - Science Direct (الزویر - ساینس دایرکت)
Journal : Renewable Energy, Volume 22, Issues 1–3, January–March 2001, Pages 113–118
چکیده انگلیسی
Rising international concern about global warming and the rapid development of the renewable energy industry over recent years has led to a need for multidisciplinary programs in energy studies. We have developed a postgraduate program in energy studies which is based on the principles of ecologically sustainable development. This program combines work in energy technology with energy policy, energy economics and environmental and social issues. The program is offered on campus at Murdoch University and by external study, via the internet, throughout Australia and overseas. It has attracted considerable interest from students seeking to find new opportunities within the renewable energy industry. This paper outlines the philosophy of the energy studies program, its implementation and outcomes.
مقدمه انگلیسی
Energy is essential for all forms of life. Most obtain it through natural processes associated with ecological cycles such as the hydrological and carbon cycles. These natural cycles are characterized by the recycling of natural resources and by the absence of waste products [9]. However in our quest to increase power supply to meet the needs of development and population growth we have begun to cause irreversible damage to the biosphere, which supports all forms of life. Serious air pollution problems have been caused by burning fossil fuels in motor vehicles, homes, factories and power stations. Global warming now appears to be underway as a result of the enhanced greenhouse effect, which is partly caused by our extensive use of hydrocarbon fuels [3]. Concern about these problems has risen rapidly over the past decade and international action is now underway to address the causes [2]. This is taking the form of international treaties with mandatory restrictions on the use of fossil fuels by industrialised nations. These may be achieved via fuel substitution, energy management, improved energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy systems and restrictions on land clearing [1]. Some of the solutions are technical but there are also other important ways of tackling these problems. They involve policies, legislation, economic incentives and education. All of these initiatives have an important role to play in modifying human behaviour and moving society towards a sustainable future.
نتیجه گیری انگلیسی
On the basis of this work we conclude that: • energy studies is rapidly emerging as a new discipline of relevance to meeting future energy needs within the context of ecologically sustainable development; • many energy professionals lack formal training in the skills and disciplines needed to undertake work on renewable energy systems and energy management; • the availability of external, on-line courses is proving attractive to people interested in energy policy and energy systems. Many of these people have a background in science or engineering; • new employment opportunities are opening up for graduates with a broad knowledge of the technical, environmental, economic and social issues connected to energy conversion and use.


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Friday, 25 February 2011
After Effects
In this first video we had to take the bird we animated earlier and composite it in After Effects, duplicating it and moving it around screen in front of a background.
The second assignment was about having a UFO fly in and pick up a character.
And then we took what we did in the previous one and put it in another project, applying it to a phone screen and moving a digital camera around.
After Effects is an amazing software. All the possibilities made possible with the tools here make it clear why so many productions use it, and I can't wait to do work more with it.
Its Clobbering Time!
During this week we have been working with Photoshop and After Effects. While I wait for my videos of the After Effects assignment to finish loading on Vimeo I thought I'd upload the Photshop assignment.
We got to choose between two subjects: superhero or disney character. being an avid superhero fan I chose the former, but had alot of trouble getting the right drawing. I started of with Superman looking badass, but without the badassness, then changed to Captain Marvel transforming, and then decided that what we need is the Ever Loving Blue Eyed Thing. His surreal anatomy seemd to be just right for me, and I believe it got to turn out as a pretty decent drawing. We also had to insert three textures into it and make it match the rest of the illustration, so I found some rock textures for his skin, cloth for his pants, and fur for the dog being protected.
It really inspired me, so I feel like trying some more superhero drawings now, after improving my anatomy skills.
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
Non Dialog Acting
Non Dialog Acting Exercise from Humphrey Erm on Vimeo.
Here is the exercise we did last week, non dialog acting featuring one of three characters. I have chosen Bernard from The Rescuers simply because I felt it was time for a more simplistic character for myself, so I didn't have to bother with all the complexities and focus on the animation. Not to say he was perfect, considering his annoying muzzle, which was very hard to draw accordingly for each angle.
The scene is supposed to be the character waiting for their blind date, and we got to choose from 3 different attitudes. Sad, Nervous or Excited. I hope its clear which one I chose.
Monday, 7 February 2011
Mid Term Exam
Mid Term Exam from Humphrey Erm on Vimeo.
This was the result of three days labor working on Danny jumping over a manhole. I am personally very pleased with the little film, believing it may very well be the best animation I have done so far. While there are problems, such as volume changes and being offmodel on non acceptable frames, it was well regarded and they gave me a passing grade.
Sunday, 6 February 2011
TV Paint Intro
TV Paint Bird from Humphrey Erm on Vimeo.
This was my first experience with TV Paint. I have previously worked alot in Flash, but this was quite a different situation. It was like Photoshop with a timeline, giving me lots of varied tools to draw, and really focusing on having the software be for animators, rather than normal people.
So first things first was to animate a bird flying, specifically a crow. Later on we will composit this animation into After Effects and make a little sequence with it.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
First Semester Showreel
First Semester Showreel from Humphrey Erm on Vimeo.
A little late in uploading this, but I wanted to hear what my censor thought of it before I put it up on the blog.
As a matter of fact, she thought it was more than decent, and showed improvements as the reel went on, demonstrating understanding and execution of the principles I was supposed to be learning.
From now on the clips I upload will most probably be made in TVPaint, an animation software that we have been practicing with this week.
Music in the showreel provided by GaribaldiMusic.com
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On the other end of the shopping spectrum are the upscale outdoor shopping plazas with manicured landscaping. The stores there include fine jewelers, clothiers, and gourmet food shops. This type of plaza does not cater to Harbor View residents. Instead, the clientele usually includes multi-millionaires who have grand homes along the water and at least 50-foot yachts. The shoppers are always very well dressed compared to the typical casual beachwear you usually see in Florida. Many of them walk with their cute little dogs – poodles, bijons, and yorkies, equally stylish in ribbons and barrettes.
Mom and Dad like to take me to these luxurious shopping plazas to walk and shop amidst the beautiful grounds. When they go, they try to dress up in their best-label clothes (for Dad that usually means clothes he bought in the late 80's) to look like they belong. Once when I was visiting, we stopped at a trendy-looking restaurant in one of these upscale plazas. This was not one of those all-you-can eat buffets you hear about in Florida. The other diners had finely coiffed hair, tailored clothing, and had driven up in Jags, Mercedes, and Rolls. We drove up in a Toyota, and when the waiter came to take our order, Dad ordered a Coke and asked, "Are there free refills for that?" I almost crawled underneath the table. I don't think Mom and Dad fooled anyone into thinking they belonged.
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Know Your Idioms: Sixes and Sevens
Because I live in these great United States, I was watching Brazil's World Cup dream implode against Germany on American television. One might guess, though, that if I were watching on a British station, I would have at least once heard the pundits declare the Brazilian defense was at "sixes and sevens." I remember hearing the phrase for the first time a few years back, probably at the expense of some soon-to-be-relegated Premier League side like Bolton or Blackpool, and set immediately to the Internet research. And from that moment forward, "sixes and sevens" was forcibly shoehorned into more of my football-watching quips than is decent.
But pretend I have not already offered up the necessary context clues. What does it mean? Where does it come from? "Chaotic and confused," says Urban Dictionary. Perhaps originating from the French "cinque and sice," sixes and sevens connects to an English dice game that features in—you guessed it—Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Our Wikipedia research goes on to uncover connections to strange mercantile disputes and, especially, Evita. Cool.
So who will be at sixes and sevens in the Premier League this season? One assumes any of the newly promoted clubs will find themselves at times chaotic and confused as they find their footing. Or will it be a club like Southampton that is more at risk, having sold off three solid starting-eleven defenders? Artur Boruc—he knows what I'm talking about. I also seem to recall Liverpool's all out attack last season resembling something like a hazardous dice game.


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This is the first time I've studied postmodernism, so I thought Lyotard's ideas of the "breaking up of the grand Narratives" were particularly interesting in this weeks readings.
Lyotard says "economic 'redeployment' in the current phase of capitalism, aided by a shift in techniques and technology, goes hand in hand with a change in the function of the State...functions of regulation, and therefore of reporduction, are being and will be further withdrawn from administrators and entrusted to mcahines" (14). I interpreted this as Lyotard saying due to cybernetics and the rise of the information age, there is no longer faith in the "grand Narratives," or I guess the metanarrative, because one can no longer identify "with the great names, the heroes of contemporary history" (14). So in a sense, metanarratives no longer exist or are valid because we live on smaller narratives that get defined and created by new information and technology and the circulation of these things. However, what I don't understand is, why is this a complete dismissal of the "grand Narrative?" Can't this complete idea be seen as a metanarrative in itself? Couldn't there, in the future, be a post-postmodern way of life that would just make Lyotard's postmodernism another metanarrative in history? Or am I interpretting all of this the wrong way...
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Non Surgical Facial Rejuvenation: A Sum of Parts
Yesterday, after finishing a busy clinic, I was reviewing our experience with Ulthera-focused high energy ultrasonic energy- for non surgical facial rejuvenation. What we, Elizabeth/Crescent/Andrea/LaNesha, realized is that the most amazing results came from a combination of fillers, Botox/Dysport, and Ulthera combined. This gave an amazing refreshed look without looking "Plastic". In addition, the patients simply looked globally better, in a way that required close inspection to understand exactly what happened. There were a series of subtle highlights that made the look very appealing but no so drastic as to make people say when did you get plastic surgery. I should not be surprised by this realization, as we have seen the same idea with facelifting surgery. Often, facelifting alone is inadequate to achieve the most desirable result and we find that fat injection or other supporting procedures are needed to achieve the most natural outcome. This is very exciting to me and I feel closer to the idea that we can offer real, viable, alternatives to cosmetic surgery in the right person. I concluded that Ulthera alone may have its limitations, the combination of techniques is very powerful and exciting!
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There is also a non-systematic component to risk which is specific to the business you are investing in. Outperforming the market will depend on how well you mitigate this kind of risk. You certainly can't diversify it away by holding 150 stocks in your portfolio as many mutual fund mangers on Wall Street tend to do. As we have discussed before, the way to go is to build a concentrated portfolio which contains businesses you really understand and bought after a lot of thought and due diligence.
Apparently, there is another way to accomplish this and it involves Alpha. Wall Street firms' ability to conjure up portfolio "strategies" which puts more fees in their pockets is once again on display here. A recent Wall Street Journal article explained how "Portable Alpha" works. The most recent issue of Institutional Investor also had an insert which devoted a section to "Alpha Beta Separation" strategies. What is all the hoopla about? Here is how it's supposed to work. Clients are advised to get exposure to their benchmark index (Beta) through the use of derivatives, freeing up cash to allocate to Portable Alpha - money managers using hedge fund type strategies to boost returns above and beyond the Beta portion of the equation. You got it. The whole pie in the sky pitch assumes that these money managers will consistently beat the market. Well, that just doesn't happen (see Dreman's book for more details). Oh, and I forgot to mention that proponents of Portable Alpha charge hedge fund type fees to boot. It doesn't get any better than that. The Journal noted that "critics say portable alpha is nothing but Wall Street hocus-pocus that lets money managers rack up higher fees." They took the words right out of mouth.


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From Charles Lemos at MyDD here.
I managed to catch part of the President's Town Hall in Cleveland. I have couple of observations to share. I was struck by the caliber of the questions that were more detailed, nuanced and sophisticated than those asked by some professional journalists at last night's press conference. I was also pleased to hear the President make the connection between rising health costs and flatlining real wages.
Christina D. Romer, the Chair of Council of Economic Advisers, in a prepared statement (pdf) to Committee on the Budget of the U.S. House of Representatives this past June noted that "if we can genuinely restrain the growth rate of health care costs significantly, while assuring quality, affordable health care for all Americans, living standards would rise, the budget deficit would be much smaller, unemployment could fall, and labor markets would likely function more efficiently." The reality of the matter is that we can not afford to do nothing.


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Microsoft is an international company so I hope you'll forgive me for writing this post in English. As far as we know, this is the only Microsoft MACH blog that's currently live so I think it makes sense to have some updates in English for the non-Swedish speaking people who wants to know more about the MACH program.
A proud of member of the MACH program, class of '11.
As you can see from the picture I took the time to be creative while painting my new flat today. You might already know from Atefeh's posts that the MACH 11s were in Dublin last week. I had a great time and it has made me look forward to the next MACH 11 event with much more impatience. In 121 days MACH 11s from all over the world will be sitting together in a gigantic venue together with some 15'000-20'000 other Microsoft employees for Microsoft's yearly MGX conference. We'll write more about MGX as we get closer to it but as I've understood the role of the MACHs at these events is partly to help creating a great atmosphere during the conferences by making as much noise as possible.
I made a lot of new friends in Dublin and the atmosphere in the MACH11 group is great so I really can't wait to see them all again as well as our colleagues from the rest of the world. First, however, I'll do some more actual work. More about that in a later post. See you soon!


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Written on the 14th: Just been listening and watching the second day of Judge Sonia Sotomayor hearing on C-SPAN. Tiny disclaimer: I am not nor have I ever wanted to be an attorney.
1. Read an update from McClachy where I read a couple of comments that I thoroughly understand and agree in relation to Judge Sotomayor. One involves the so-called 'wise Latina' quote. Basically, my thought was if you 'get it' – you never will. Here –
MaddiBee wrote on July 14, 8:35 PM: Everyone I know "gets" Sotomayor's comment re: wise Latina women. Too bad the uneducated Republican Senators cannot. It's such a game. What makes these guys think the people don't realize the game is on — again — over and over and over. I am so happy they are no longer in power. And I really doubt that they will be able to reform the Republican Party because they just don't seem capable of facing up to their past sins and quirks and inabilithy [sic] to listen to ALL of the people, not just that 23% base….
CodyGirl wrote on July 14, 5:25 PM: Lindsay Graham attempted to use the "if I made that statement…" argument regarding Sotomayor's "wise Latina" speech. The reality is that this argument doesn't fly. If a member of the dominant white male majority judge made a statement about how his maleness & whiteness give him life experiences that make him a wiser judge than a Latina, his audience (especially if they were predominantly white and male) would be stunned at his need to explicitly state what most of them believe implicitly, but never articulate. When Sotomayor affirmed the value of the Latina experience in producing wisdom that Latinos can contribute to the predominantly white male judiciary to an audience Latino students, she makes the statements to support, encourage and inspire these minority students to have the courage & tenacity to enter a profession where white male "wisdom" dominates. The Republicans may raise fears about a minority SC justice, but they can't discredit this wise Latina who outsmarts them all.
As written in the comment, "his audience (especially if they were predominantly white and male) would be stunned at his need to explicitly state what most of them believe implicitly, but never articulate.
Exactly, it is what is implicitly believed regarding those of the white race, and more so specifically if those white folks are male.
2. Jeff Sessions: Watching Sessions bombast Judge Sotomayor, I can see why he wasn't confirmed for the judgeship he was nominated. He barely seems able to hold that simmering racism of his in check. The best part, however, one I actually got to see live this afternoon, was Sessions "calling out" Judge Miriam [Goldman] Cedarbaum as if to smack down that uppity wise-ass Latina for being such a total fuck up. Sotomayor grinned and said her "friend, and we are friends" then pointed out Judge Cedarbaum who was sitting in the row behind her "and is here today" – ohmigawd! A real laugh out loud moment. …. good move, Jeff. Please read over those reasons you failed to get that federal judgeship under the Republicans under a Republican administration, and you'll understand why you might be voted The Royal Fuck-up.
Cedarbaum and Sessions were both nominated in 1986; Cedarbaum was confirmed. The Wall Street Journal caught up with Cedarbaum this afternoon.
Frank Rich's column even looks at the racism prominently front-and-center in the Sotomayor hearing.
Yet the Sotomayor show was still rich in historical significance. Someday we may regard it as we do those final, frozen tableaus of Pompeii. It offered a vivid snapshot of what Washington looked like when clueless ancien-régime conservatives were feebly clinging to their last levers of power, blissfully oblivious to the new America that was crashing down on their heads and reducing their antics to a sideshow as ridiculous as it was obsolescent.
The hearings were pure "Alice in Wonderland." Reality was turned upside down. Southern senators who relate every question to race, ethnicity and gender just assumed that their unreconstructed obsessions are America's and that the country would find them riveting. Instead the country yawned. The Sotomayor questioners also assumed a Hispanic woman, simply for being a Hispanic woman, could be portrayed as The Other and patronized like a greenhorn unfamiliar with How We Do Things Around Here. The senators seemed to have no idea they were describing themselves when they tried to caricature Sotomayor as an overemotional, biased ideologue.
Mmmm…. and leave it to Tara to tie it to our own homegrown bigots.
The Mini-Cassia/Magic Valley area has for some time been a haven of hatred aimed at the growing Hispanic community. It shouldn't come as a surprise that Sotomayor for an alleged association with the National Council of La Raza. Hispanic nominee to the United States Supreme Court would fuel a fire that has been raging for far too long. However, even I, someone with a broad understanding of how deeply rooted the anti-Hispanic sentiment is in that community, was completely blown away by one Rick Martin (not to be confused with a Grammy winning Latin music powerhouse) letter disqualifying Judge Sotomayer.
The National Council of La Raza has a 'point-by-point' analysis of the bullshit directed at 'The Race.' As they say, they've published it "because we trust readers to come to their own conclusions about the merits, or lack thereof, of our critics' charges."
We'll just see about that.
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As I write this, it is the eve of the Copyright Royalties Board/RIAA/Sound Exchange rape of webcasters. It's still Saturday the 14th on the West Coast, and in a couple of hours, July 15 will be here—the date that these bandits have set for the new music royalty rates to take effect, rates that none of the webcasters can afford and will put us out of business.
Earlier this week, Sound Exchange tried to sneak one past us, trying to dupe major webcasters such as Live365 and Yahoo Launchcast to sign an agreement to keep the rates as they are pre-July 15th. SE was hoping we would jump on it, but we were smart enough to read the small print before signing the agreement, an agreement that could cost Live365 and Yahoo BILLIONS of dollars a year within the next couple of years.
That small print stated the rates would only stay as they now are until the end of 2008, when SE would again try to bump them up–and there was a clause in there that all webcasters agreeing to the contract would give up their right to ever go to court to stop future rate hikes while dropping their challenge of the current proposed rate hike.
This is the kind of criminals webcasters are dealing with, ladies and gentlemen. They are trying to pass royalty rate hikes that would go 90 percent into their own pockets (which they call "administrative and processing fees"), and the remaining 10%, after a few more deductions, would be crumbs offered to the artists and songwriters.
Even under the current rates, artists sometimes have to threaten court action in order to get their meager royalty payments. By the way, over-the-air radio stations pay NO royalties, and satellite radio pays amounts WAY lower than what they want to charge webcasters. The plan is so crystal clear you can read through it from here. Web stations have Indie artists, the ones the major labels are trying to shut out of the process, in heavy rotation, and this increases their popularity while decreasing major label artists' airplay.
Webcasters may attempt to pay these exorbitant fees and wind up bankrupt as they try to follow the law, and after they shut down, any money they've paid goes into Sound Exchange's pocket and eliminates the competition for the majors—a win/win for SE.
Whether or not I get back on the air depends on what is decided in regards to the new royalty rates. It won't kill Internet radio as a whole, but it will drive many of us to do our broadcasting in a "pirate" mode. I've been there before, as a DJ for "small market" broadcasters, so I know it CAN work. If we're driven to that, everyone loses because Sound Exchange won't get a penny of royalties while we continue to broadcast on the sly, which will make it harder for our audiences to find us .
Support Internet Radio! Get in touch with your Congressperson and demand that they support the Internet Radio Equality Bill TODAY!!!!


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Coffee consumption may reduce the risk of all-cause and cardiac mortality
BACKGROUND: Coffee consumption has been linked to various beneficial and detrimental health effects, but data on its relation with mortality are sparse. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between coffee consumption and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, and all causes during 18 years of follow-up in men and 24 years of follow-up in women. DESIGN: Sex-specific Cox proportional hazard models were used to investigate the association between coffee consumption and incidence of all-cause and disease-specific mortality in a prospective cohort study. SETTING: Health Professionals Follow-up Study and Nurses' Health Study. PARTICIPANTS: 41,736 men and 86,214 women with no history of CVD or cancer at baseline. MEASUREMENTS: Coffee consumption was assessed first in 1986 for men and in 1980 for women and then every 2 to 4 years through 2004. Investigators documented 6888 deaths (2049 due to CVD and 2491 due to cancer) among men and 11,095 deaths (2368 due to CVD and 5011 due to cancer) among women. RESULTS: After adjustment for age, smoking, and other CVD and cancer risk factors, the relative risks for all-cause mortality in men across categories of coffee consumption (<1 cup per month, 1 cup per month to 4 cups per week, 5 to 7 cups per week, 2 to 3 cups per day, 4 to 5 cups per day, and>or=6 cups per day) were 1.0, 1.07 (95% CI, 0.99 to 1.16), 1.02 (CI, 0.95 to 1.11), 0.97 (CI, 0.89 to 1.05), 0.93 (CI, 0.81 to 1.07), and 0.80 (CI, 0.62 to 1.04), respectively (P for trend = 0.008). For women, the relative risks were 1.0, 0.98 (CI, 0.91 to 1.05), 0.93 (CI, 0.87 to 0.98), 0.82 (CI, 0.77 to 0.87), 0.74 (CI, 0.68 to 0.81), and 0.83 (CI, 0.73 to 0.95), respectively (P for trend<0.001). This inverse association was mainly due to a moderately reduced risk for CVD mortality and was independent of caffeine intake. By contrast, coffee consumption was not statistically significantly associated with risk for cancer death after adjustment for potential confounders. Decaffeinated coffee consumption was associated with a small reduction in all-cause and CVD mortality. LIMITATION: Coffee consumption was estimated from self-report; thus, some measurement error is inevitable. CONCLUSION: Regular coffee consumption was not associated with an increased mortality rate in either men or women. The possibility of a modest benefit of coffee consumption on all-cause and CVD mortality needs to be further investigated.
Abstract Source: Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jun 17;148(12):904-14. PMID: 18559841
Consumption of coffee during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of fetal death, especially losses occurring after 20 completed weeks of gestation
The authors conducted a cohort study within the Danish National Birth Cohort to determine whether coffee consumption during pregnancy is associated with late fetal death (spontaneous abortion and stillbirth). A total of 88,482 pregnant women recruited from March 1996 to November 2002 participated in a comprehensive interview on coffee consumption and potentially confounding factors in pregnancy. Information on pregnancy outcome was obtained from the National Hospital Discharge Register and medical records. The authors detected 1,102 fetal deaths. High levels of coffee consumption were associated with an increased risk of fetal death. Relative to nonconsumers of coffee, the adjusted hazard ratios for fetal death associated with coffee consumption of 1/2-3, 4-7, and>or =8 cups of coffee per day were 1.03 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.89, 1.19), 1.33 (95% CI: 1.08, 1.63), and 1.59 (95% CI: 1.19, 2.13), respectively. Reverse causation due to unrecognized fetal demise may explain the association between coffee intake and risk of fetal death prior to 20 completed weeks' gestation but not the association with fetal loss following 20 completed weeks' gestation. Consumption of coffee during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of fetal death, especially losses occurring after 20 completed weeks of gestation.
Abstract Source: Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Nov 15;162(10):983-90. Epub 2005 Oct 5. PMID: 16207803
Coffee consumption (decaffeinated and caffeinated) results in lowered organ weight and behavioral changes in offspring
Offspring of rats fed coffee during pregnancy had reduced body, liver, and brain weight at birth. By 30 days postnatally these animals had recovered in size but exhibited increased locomotion, decreased grooming time, and decreased time spent with a novel object. Offspring of dams fed decaffeinated coffee demonstrated reduced liver weight at birth and similar behavioral characteristics at 30 days of age.
Abstract Source: J Nutr. 1982 Apr ;112(4):829-32. PMID: 7069517
Drinking Coffee Kills Pain, Lifts Mood and Sharpens the Mind
New clinical research confirms why office work and coffee go so closely hand in hand. The new study published in the journal BMC Research Notes found that drinking coffee reduces the development of pain during computer work.
Study participants who had consumed coffee (1/2-1 cup) on average 1 hour and 18 minutes before performing a simulated computer office-work task found to provoke pain in the neck, shoulders, forearms and wrists, were found to have "attenuated pain development compared with the subjects who had abstained from coffee intake."
While the researchers attributed the observed effect to the caffeine content in coffee, we believe there is more going on here...
In a previous post on coffee as both drug and medicine, we looked at the opiate-like properties of an oil-soluble component within both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee called cafestrol which likely acts as a pain-killer. Because the average cup of coffee contains five times the amount required to produce an opioid effect (as measured by ED50), it would appear that the pain-killing effect in coffee is not just about the caffeine.
We don't, of course, delude ourselves into believing that caffeine isn't an important part of the equation. Caffeine has potent analgesic properties, but may not work as well when separated from the complex (and delightful!) chemistries contained within the fermented and roasted coffee bean.
Indeed, another recent coffee study, involving a total of 50,739 women (mean age, 63 years), found that caffeinated, but not decaffeinated coffee, significantly reduced depression risk. So, take out the caffeine, and the characteristic mood-lifting, anti-depressive properties of this beverage may fade into the background, or disappear.
Coffee also has unique nerve-supporting properties. It contains a compound called trigonelline which promotes neurite outgrowth in neurons. A neurite is any projection from the cell body of a neuron, such as axons and dendrites. Trignonelline's extension of these projections may compensate or rescue damaged neuronal networks, and explain why coffee has a truly therapeutic effect on brain health, and cognition-dependent tasks, e.g. computer work.
Coffee also has powerful antioxidant properties and genoprotective properties. This is important, as stress and environmental stressors, e.g. chemicals, may cause increased oxidative stress and even DNA damage, and this will translate into improved neurological health.
For additional research on coffee's health benefits, view our Coffee Research page which contains study abstracts on over 50 health conditions that may benefit from the responsible consumption of this herb.


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Did you know that on any given day, countless individuals around the world grow so frustrated with life and their inability to deal with what life deals them that they put an end to their life? Did you know that those who choose to end their lives felt they had no other solution to their problems and that no one could possibly understand or help them? Did you know that more times than not, a person intent on ending their life can be talked out of it, given help and never tries to commit suicide again?
Did you know that the most common response to someone committing suicide is anger and not pity as the victim had hoped? Did you know that the predominant reasons for people thinking suicide is the only answer are hopelessness and anger? Did you know that it is a horrible shame this whole topic is shoved into the closet and rarely talked about because it is not pleasant?
People who are mad usually take out their anger on others before ending their own lives. Every day there are stories of someone killing innocent family members or strangers and then killing themselves. Unbridled anger causes people to literally go insane. Their ability to think rationally and logically is erased and what they end up doing makes no sense to anyone but themselves. How else could a person killing their spouse, child or parent before killing themselves be explained?
People who are depressed and whose life is filled with pain (physical, emotional or mental) feel no one understands or cares about them and their situation. They isolate themselves and ultimately talk themselves into believing the only way out is to end it all. Most people who end their own lives absolutely believe there are no other options left and talk themselves into doing what they know in their hearts is wrong.
Nearly 30 years ago I was one of those people who felt there was no way out of the mess I had made of my life and ministry. As the walls closed in around me and everything I had worked so hard at for 15 years crumbled, I didn't believe I would or could survive. Obviously something happened that prevented me from ending my life for I am here writing this blog.
What took place is so important that I have decided to devote a few blogs to the subject. If God only delivered me and that was that, there would be nothing to write about. But, what took place nearly 30 years ago saved and changed my life then and continues to keep me on solid ground to this day.
Most of us either have dealt with depression or know someone who has. Many of us have known people who have either tried to end their lives or did. Most of us have wondered what we could have done to have helped or even prevented such a thing from happening. Speaking as a survivor, I have a story to tell and I pray my testimony will speak volumes to whoever needs it or can be helped by it.


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Avalonia Preserves Bell Cedar Swamp
Avalonia Land Conservancy has completed the acquisition of Bell Cedar Swamp in North Stonington, which will now be protected in perpetuity as a nature preserve. Tracts within the swamp had previously been acquired by donation from Mrs. Dorothy Gurnee of North Stonington and by purchase from the Bindloss Trust; the purchase of the remaining tract from Ms. Joanne Lemieux of Groton Long Point completes the acquisition, bringing the total preserve to 73 acres.
The purchase was made possible by grants from the State of Connecticut Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition program, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Nature Conservancy, the Bafflin Foundation, the Fields Pond Foundation, Inc., the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, the North Stonington Garden Club and by numerous donations from individuals.
?Bell Cedar Swamp is a rare and endangered habitat,? said Avalonia President Duncan Schweitzer. ?Atlantic White Cedar Swamps are increasingly uncommon, and while as wetlands they have little development value, they are at grave risk of indiscriminate logging. This is a property of exceptional beauty and ecological significance and we at Avalonia are proud to have preserved it for the public benefit and for generations to come.?
Avalonia Land Conservancy, Inc. preserves natural habitats in southeastern Connecticut by acquiring and protecting lands and by communicating the value of these irreplaceable resources. Their website is www.avalonialandconservancy,org.


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It's quite difficult to put into words how I feel at the moment. I guess the best way to express it, is to say that I've given myself permission to put myself first. I've been a passenger for a really long time. I don't want to be a passenger in my own ride; at the same time, nor do I want to be a lonely cat lady. The point is, I have to be able to choose for myself.
I've been moping for the longest time for many things and for certain people. I have placed everybody elses happiness above my own, because I don't feel like I matter enough to be considered. It has to stop. I realise that I am allowing people to have this hold on me. At some point along the way I made the decision that it's ok for me to play this role, accepting it. Balls to that! I want to be the leading lady dammit!
I know, it's all easy sentiment to spit out, but not so easy to live. It will be hard, it will challenge me in many ways, but it is also now essential. If I'm interviewing for the 'role' of me, I'm performing just terribly right now.
No more allowing people hold on me who don't deserve or earn it. No more victim, no more procrastination. Now is the time I take the deep breath, roll up the proverbial sleeves and dig IN. I may not know what I want yet, but I will be the one deciding when I find 'it' and no one else.


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A Beauty in BlackburnSet at the front of a small block of only six, this beautiful home has its own street frontage and separate driveway.
Offering a light filled and generous sized lounge room, it leads to a neat kitchen overlooking adjoining meals area with access to sunny rear low maintenance courtyard.
The kitchen is well kept, with loads of storage and bench space plus gas cooking.
Compromising two double bedrooms with robes, it is serviced by a clean and spacious family bathroom.
Comfort features include gas ducted heating and cooling throughout plus single lock up garage.
Within walking distance to Blackburn station, local shops, cafes and easy access to the freeway; this home is hard to beat.
Unfortunately the property is not suitable for pets
Photo ID may be requested at this inspection prior to entry.


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For all the Losties out there, this title is not a reference to our beloved show, but I do have a bone to pick with it. If you haven't seen last night's episode yet, I'll try not to spoil, but Jin and Sun? SERIOUSLY? What the HELL? Ok, I feel better now.
Back to the real reason for this post title. We went outside yesterday evening to check on our veggies and as we were walking back to the door to go inside, we saw a beautiful butterfly. It landed on this tree we have near the door with beautiful little white flowers. As we watched it we realized that the tree was COVERED in these butterflies. We had either had a hatch of butterflies in the area or this particular type is attracted to this particular tree or something. They were EVERYWHERE! I tried to get pictures, but the wind kept blowing. They turned out a bit blurry, but you'll get the idea.
I think there are at least four in that last picture. It's hard to show on film how numerous they were, but it really was amazing. I wonder if they'll come back tonight?
I am sitting here watching GMA while I write. Queen Latifah is on and she just mentioned that she feels most beautiful after a workout. Even with all the events she goes to and gets all glam for, she feels best after a good sweat session. I actually feel the same way minus the many occasions to be red carpet ready. My feel good time is after a good workout. I feel productive and strong. I respect myself and my body and am less likely to be critical after it has just proved what it can do.
When do you feel best?/When do you feel pretty or most comfortable with yourself?