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The Deadly Sins of IT Maturity Assessments
Posted by John Rakowski on July 10, 2013
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On the 7th August I will be taking part in a webinar that looks at how to 'Boost Your IT Maturity With ITSM' and I have a confession to make – I love IT Maturity Assessments. You may also love them but my love comes from the fact that I used to be an enterprise system and service management consultant and today I want to confess my sins.
As you may know, maturity models and assessments are a cornerstone of many System Integrator service offerings. During my time as a consultant on a number of 'IT transformation' projects in the UK, the companies that I worked for would use maturity assessments as part of their standard go-to-market offerings. In terms of my role, I would use ITIL and systems management maturity models and my promise to the customer was that working with me would get them to that next level of maturity. While I believed I was truly helping the customer, I knew, deep down, that maturity models were a way of cementing continued business and that unfortunately within a year I would be on another project meaning I would not be there to see the improvement roadmap move forward.
But today I want to start my rehabilitation. I still believe that IT maturity assessments hold a lot of value for Enterprise IT but I&O professionals needs to be aware of the following 5 deadly sins:
1. Chasing the tail of complexity. The last seven years has brought a dizzying level of technology innovation – virtualization, social media, cloud, big data, consumerization. This brings increased complexity from a people, process and technology perspective. No static maturity assessment can realistically cover all of these areas meaning that we have seen the rise of a whole host of specific maturity assessments. My word of warning is to proceed with caution and not to undertake IT maturity assessments in a fragmented approach. Remember technology is there to support and help drive the organization competitively and therefore a strategic approach to maturity assessments and roadmaps is required. A fragmented or tactical approach will just result in you 'chasing maturity' in the next technology buzzword.
2. Vanity though external benchmarking. If the main reason for undertaking maturity assessments is to see 'how you compare against the competition' then please stop. There is a lot of discussion at the moment in regards to technology becoming a commodity in some areas but please remember that IT is a strategic differentiator and it's more than just the technology, it's the process, the culture and most importantly the people. While business capabilities may be similar with organizations in the same industry, the people will be different – this is one of the reasons why your organization remains competitive. Do not get caught up in spending time and resources just to compare your organization against the competition as it detracts from what's important - your customers of IT services.
3. Answering the 'why' question wrongly. Do you have a clear reason for wanting to undertake an IT maturity assessment? This may sound like an obvious question but the answer should be a business centric reason not an IT reason. So undertaking an ITSM assessment to see how well your organization aligns to the ITIL framework is not a good enough trigger but an ITSM maturity assessment that is triggered by poor IT customer satisfaction scores is a better, business centric reason.
4. Assessment with blinders. Blinders are used in horse racing to prevent a horse seeing to the rear and, in some cases, to the side. In terms of IT assessments, I use this term for those assessments that only focus on one area i.e. process or technology and are not a holistic assessment. At a minimum, a holistic assessment should focus cover governance/oversight, technology, process and of course people areas. I also use this term to point out that the assessment should not just be carried out by enterprise IT but the process should also involve customers of IT services from each capability area. Also assessment with blinders refers to improvement roadmaps which do not have support and ownership from other business functions. Good IT maturity assessments should help to formulate a roadmap but in my experience those roadmaps that do not have customer of IT service or business ownership tend not to last the required distance – a bit like a poorly trained race horse.
5. Misunderstanding the finish line. A completed assessment is only the beginning. I would advocate that strengths that are uncovered are actively marketed back to the business to re-enforce value understanding and to strengthen enterprise IT reputation. In relation to this, weaknesses should be linked to business pain points and dependencies analyzed. The result should be a clear roadmap which shows intended improvement milestones and checkpoints every 6 months at a maximum. The most important factor in any roadmap that is developed because of a maturity assessment is that it's accepted and if possible, owned by the business or the customer of IT services as IT is all about the people.
So there you have it, I bet you can think of more 'deadly sins of IT maturity assessments' and I would love to hear your additions, comments and feedback. If you would like to hear me discuss more on this subject then feel free to attend the webinar that I will be part of on the 7thAugust. You can register here.
Nice blog post John
Comment from Stephen Mann (not verified) on Wed, 07/10/2013 - 12:27
As much as I wanted to love bullet number 2 the most, I think you saved the best till last in bullet number 5.
How many IT organizations view the maturity assessment as the outcome rather than one of the means to a bigger end (or the start of an improvement journey)? In my experience too many. I think we have all spoken with clients who "carry on regardless" in between assessments :(
Thanks Stephen!
Comment from John Rakowski on Wed, 07/10/2013 - 12:37
One that I missed was "Striving for 5s" or trying to achieve the highest level of maturity in all areas. I remember a couple of years ago a client set their desired state to 5 for all the ITIL process areas. Again this shows a lack of understanding the business value.
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Dragon Age Mod Pack V1.0
Fileplanet has a huge modpack available to download featuring over 50 different mods for Dragon Age. A word of warning, the download is over 1.5 GB.
As of right now there is no readme for the modpack, but for right now they've picked 10 of the mods to showcase what is in it.
I'm kind of surprised to see that so many mods have been created for DA already.
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This is a collection of mods not just a nude hack.;)
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I would like a little icon somewhere that shows me exactly what the enemy is buffed up/weakened with. The auras or glyphs on their feet are hard to keep track of.
Yes I was thinking of auras for party members I felt them too unclear and need select the member to be sure. But for enemies too it's a problem, like not seeing their mana bar, with those spells eating mana it's a weak point.
That said I cannot deny it's a difficult point and even more when you multiply the number of possible aura. Some game did it well but didn't multiply effects.
Was just wondering if anyone else added the mods and started getting ctd's?
I played the game through a few times without any ctd's. I grabbed the mod pak just to look at the additions and now my grandson crashes several times each session.
It may be my rig, and if so I can cope, but wanted to check here about it.
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So far I installed the bettertextures and haven't had any problems. I'm holding off on the others for a replay as a different character. That difficulty mod looks interesting for my second run.
The mod installer is in fact the best part of this pack for me. Myself I tried few, quickly drop the mass of nude mods to not be tempted, this lower a lot the number of mods available.
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They ran fine on my comp but I´ve uninstalled them anyway because just running vanilla textures through sharpen filter does not better textures make imo.
For the first playthrough I´d probably only recommend the detailed tooltip mod and maybe the storage chest one.
The mod can be downloaded here - http://social.bioware.com/project/1117/
Just make sure to get the 1.6 version.
Ok, well like I could have bet, it's in English.
Another good mod, and it is in the pack (but older version), Bash Lock. Its primarily purpose is to allow any character to open locks then it will be based on an attribute level. There's many setup possible through the .ini of DAO.
But the best feature could be that if there's a rogue in the party that can picklock you just need try open with current selected character and the rogue will come by himself to unlock the chest or door. Good feature of NWN (if I remember well or another CRPG) that is coming back in DAO.
The problem to have it in the pack is that it needs some explanation and some manual setup but you have all here including a more recent version:
Its at version 1.5 now for the Mod Pack (2.2 GB).
Downloading it now so I have no idea what has been added.
I'm more interested in adventure packs, i.e., user created modules and adventures. I thought it was part of the DA builder.
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• 11-Time BIG EAST Conference Champion (Seven Regular Season, Four Tournament)
• 4-Time BIG EAST Conference Coaching Staff of the Year (2002, 2004, 2011, 2013)
• 2-Time Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Runner-Up (2014 & 2016)
• 3 USA Softball National Player of the Year Finalists
• 2 NFCA National Freshman of the Year Finalists
• 17 NFCA All-Americans
• 68 NFCA All-Region Selections (45 First Team Choices)
• 6 Conference Players of the Year
• 4 Conference Pitchers of the Year
• 2 Conference Freshmen of the Year
• 100 All-Conference Selections (53 First Team Choices)
• 4 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
• 9 NFCA Division I Scholar-Athletes
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• Jarrah Myers – 2002 CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year
Perennially one of the best defensive teams in the nation, Notre Dame has finished among the top 25 programs in fielding percentage in six of the past seven seasons dating back to 2010.
The Irish broke back into the national top 10 with a team .974 clip in 2016 to finish in solo 10th place. Notre Dame previously posted a .973 percentage with only 39 errors in 2015 to place 21st in the NCAA.
The Irish were 11th in the country at a .974 fielding clip, with the 37 errors recorded by the Irish in 2014 the second-fewest (36, 1993) during a single season in program history. What's more, defenders under Ganeff's watch produced a .978 fielding percentage (31 errors) in 2010, the nation's fifth-best mark that season, with both totals ranking as Notre Dame records.
Cassidy Whidden emerged as a standout performer behind the plate for Notre Dame during her final three seasons (2013-15) under Ganeff's mentorship, finishing as a two-time NFCA all-region selection and a two-time all-conference performer. Whidden concluded her career tied for fourth on the all-time Notre Dame home run list (35), and was one of seven Irish sluggers to hit 10 or more home runs in consecutive seasons.
During Notre Dame's final season in the BIG EAST Conference in 2013, the Irish enjoyed a national top 25 finish (23rd) with a final combined fielding percentage of .971. The Irish committed the fewest errors of any BIG EAST team (45), and senior catcher Amy Buntin staked her claim to being one of the best defensive players in collegiate softball, recording only one error in nearly 400 chances behind the plate (.997 fielding percentage).
Under Ganeff's tutelage, Buntin was named to the 2012 NFCA All-America second team, at the time the 21st All-American in Notre Dame program history. Buntin led the Irish with a .360 batting average and 60 RBI, and posted a .990 fielding percentage behind the dish as a junior.
Another star Ganeff catching pupil was Alexia Clay, who in 2011 was named to the NFCA Great Lakes Region and BIG EAST first team. Clay made the most of her senior campaign and carried a big stick with a .482 batting average in league play. Clay led the league with a .571 on-base percentage and 23 runs scored. Clay was a constant threat behind the plate with 295 putouts, 40 assists and two errors for a sterling .994 fielding percentage and ended her career ranked among the top fielders in program history.
Ganeff helped mold catcher Mallorie Lenn into an all-BIG EAST performer in 2004 – a season in which the Irish also finished with a 49-20 record and took home the conference championship. Then in 2008, the Irish were without a catcher when starter Sadie Pitzenberger's season was cut short due to injury. Ganeff took (then) freshman utility player Erin Marrone – who had never played catcher before in her career – under her wing to call the shots for all-region pitcher Brittney Bargar. Marrone saw action in 55 contests for Notre Dame that season and did not commit a single error in the field or behind the plate.
Prior to the 2006 season, Ganeff was promoted to the first assistant position with the Irish. The shift paid off well for all parties involved – Ganeff would assume full control of the team during the first three weeks of the season and led the team to a 7-6 record while head coach Deanna Gumpf was on maternity leave.
Ganeff completed her Notre Dame career by earning all-BIG EAST and all-NFCA Mideast Region honors as a senior in 1999. She hit a career-high seven home runs in her final season while throwing out 16 attempted base stealers from behind the plate. Ganeff ranks fifth in Notre Dame history with 1,040 career putouts, and logged 157 hits, 10 home runs and 75 RBI at the plate during her four seasons with the Irish.
The Virginia Roadsters of the Women's Professional Softball League (WPSL) drafted Ganeff after she graduated from Notre Dame in 1999, though the former Irish team captain and MVP instead chose to head into the coaching ranks by taking an assistant position at UNLV.
A native of Westerville, Ohio, Ganeff earned a bachelor's degree in history from Notre Dame and completed her master's degree in physical education from Ball State in 2009. The former Kris McCleary has been married to John Ganeff since 2002, and the couple resides in South Bend with their daughters, Deven and Hayden.
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This collection contains 349 songs recorded at 91 separate recording sessions between October 11, 1942 and March 23, 1961. Two-thirds of the selection on this 18-disc anthology have either been out out of print since the 1940s, or have never been released in any form. Cole's 1956 album, AFTER MIDNIGHT, is included here in its entirety, along with all of the trio's more familiar songs. Included in this set are 104 tracks previously unavailable on US LPs. Sixty-six of the tracks were previously unavailable anywhere. Fifty-six rare Capitol radio transcriptions appear commercially for the first time. Dozens of the tracks appear at the correct speed for the first time ever.
This is a great collection of rare and hard to find tunes compiled by Jeffrey Glenn. Hundreds of odds & ends by little known groups, famous singers, and famous singers before they became famous.
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David Cameron has offered a refreshing opening into the world of mystery regarding what happened in the infamous case of releasing Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. He told the people of the United Kingdom it was a wrong decision and now he has openly told the American people that it was a mistake. He bluntly stated the decision to release this thug was "profoundly misguided" and the Libyan should "have died in jail" rather than being released to enjoy a life of luxury in his home nation. After initially telling US senators he could not meet with them, the prime minister said he would meet and "I will say to them that I agree that the decision to release al-Megrahi was wrong. I said it was wrong at the time." He denied that BP played a role in the decision, and said the government of England was responsible.
We Americans THOUGHT we had elected a president who wanted to speak honestly, but, as of now, only David Cameron is telling the truth. Believe it or not President Obama, but the sky has not fallen because a leader says his nation made a mistake. At least those whose relatives died in the Lockerbie crash know who was responsible for allowing the culprit to go free.
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Hi: I have a 2001 B5 GLX. Last night I noticed that the brakes screech in reverse only. Metal on metal screeching noise...and in reverse only. the brakes may have been making this noise for longer, but I only noticed it last night. I believe it's coming from one of the front wheels, but I'm not sure. I haven't had enough time to check it out yet. I've never had any problems with the brakes before and have done no work to them in the year I've owned the vehicle. The brakes appear to be operating normally too.
Any ideas what might be causing this? If the pads were worn, wouldn't I be getting the noise in forward and reverse? I drive over road construction everyday, so maybe there is some grit in there. But, again, wouldn't the noise happen in forward and reverse? Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks.


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European markets advance on news about Dubai's emergency loan; Euro picks up
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - European markets are going through advances beyond 1.0% Monday as news about Abu Dhabi's $10 billion bailout to Dubai has relieved investors, and favoured the banking sector; in FX markets, the Euro is trimming Friday's losses, while Pound remains trading in range.
Eurostoxx 50 and German DAX indexes are both going through advances by 1.0% advances, while the French CAC Index rises 0.8% in the first hours of trading. In the UK, the FTSE Index rises 1.0%.
Abu Dhabi has granted a $10 billion loan to neighboring Emirate of Dubai to re-pay part of the $60 billion debt acquired by government owned Dubai World and its property unit Nakheel.
On the macroeconomic c domain, Eurozone employment declined 0.5% in the third quarter, the same as in the previous quarter while it dropped at a 2.1% year on year pace, following a 1.8% yearly decline in the second quarter. Furthermore, Eurozone Industrial Output declined 0.6% in October, and 11.1% year on year.
Euro trims Friday's losses
EUR/USD decline from 1.4770 high on Friday, found support at 1.4585, and the pair picked up during Asian session, to consolidate in a range between 1.4650 and 1.4685 during European session.
GBP/USD continues trading rangebound within a band from around 1.6200 on the downside to 1.6340/50 on the upside. decline from Friday's high at 1.6340 high found support at 1.6190 low during Asian session, and the Pound biunced up to be rejected at 1.6300 and drop back to 1.6215 on early European session.
USD/JPY is pulling back from Friday's high at 89.80, with the pair breaking below 89.00 area on early Asian session to reach day lows at 88.30/35 so far.


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500, 472, 425, 368 Discussion, Traveling Pedal in Cadillac Engine Discussion; Driving my 69 Caddy hearse today and noticed at stop lights while holding the break pedal it gradually would travel ...
Traveling Pedal
Driving my 69 Caddy hearse today and noticed at stop lights while holding the break pedal it gradually would travel all the way to the floor. Opened up the master cylinder and it is full so I'm not losing fluid via a leak. I think I need a new master cylinder but thought I'd ask for any ideas regarding this issue. Don't think it's the power brake unit. That's usally a really hard pedal and that is not the case. Thanks.
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Re: Traveling Pedal
It's not likely to be anything but the master cylinder. Pretty soon the brakes won't be able to keep the vehicle from moving while it's in gear.
Also, if you've never tried it, bench bleeding a new master cylinder is wayyyy better than just bleeding it after you install it in the car. You're brake pedal will have less travel and be rock-hard and your brakes will work better than ever!
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I second that. Had to replace mine when I got my car. http://kanter.com/ is where I got my master cylinder from. There site is a bit hard to use, but they have everything. When I tore mine apart, one of the pistons had detoriated bad enough that a rebuild kit wouldnt save it.
Re: Traveling PedalOriginally Posted by DaveSmed
I had to do the very same thing late last summer, i was on my way home when out of knowwhere my pedal dropped to the floor in very heavy trafic and it scarred the $%*t out of me .
anyway try to purchase a new master cylinder if you can ,come to find out that
the master cylinder i had in my cad was a $13.99 autozone or kragen cheapy rebuild and i got a brand new american made one at the local carquest parts store for $34.99 and i bench and car bled it and have had no problems with it:coolgleam
also i used the crapy rebuilt master cylinder as a trash compactor(threw it in the trash) hell there was'nt even a core charge!!!
good luck:coolgleam
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Sounds good. Already have one ordered. How do I bench bleed? Thanks.
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Found this on the web. Should help anyone else who had questions about bench bleeding.
After successfully rebuilding a master cylinder (or when fitting a new one) it is a good idea to bench bleed the MC before installing it in the car. This will fill the MC with fresh air-free fluid and in effect "prime" it for integration with your car's hydraulic brake system, making your on-the-car brake bleeding a little easier.
The basic idea is to create mini hydraulic system on your bench. You can use old brake line fittings if you have them but I didn't so I purchased a master cylinder bleed kit from my local auto parts store. A new MC may include the necessary parts already. The kit should consist of a number of plastic fittings which are designed to fit in the outlets (usually two, front and rear) of your MC. One end of the fittings will be threaded and the other will have a round smooth hose adapter. Thread the appropriate fittings into the outlets on your MC. The kit will also contain a length of plastic hose. My kit had black hose but I found some spare clear hose and used it instead - this will allow viewing of the air bubbles passing through the hose. My kit also had a plastic clip used to hold the two pieces of hose together and clamping to the edge of the fluid reservoir.
Clamp the cylinder firmly in a bench vise so that the cylinder area is level. If it is pointing upwards the air will remain in the cylinder. Slide the hoses onto the fittings. Cut the hoses just long enough to reach into the reservoirs and remain submerged - the shorter the length of hose the better. Place the other ends of the hoses into the fluid reservoirs (you'll probably have hold them in place somehow because once you start pumping they'll want to flail around in the air and spray brake fluid everywhere). If you can get a helper that is ideal.
Fill the reservoirs with new brake fluid, and pump the piston slowly and evenly, full strokes. I used a big Phillips screwdriver because its tip doesn't damage the piston and the handle gives you something to lean against. I would not worry about the fluid getting recirculated because it is brand new and you are creating a temporary hydraulic circuit with the hoses which will not become contaminated with dirt. The air which is still in the system at this point will be bled out. Pump the cylinder until the tubing contains no more air bubbles and no new ones emerge from the MC on the down stroke. On my MC this took about 15 strokes some may require more, some less. Keep going until the air stops as this will make the task of bleeding the brakes in the car much simpler. When all the air is out, mount the cylinder in the car. Here you have to be careful to prevent the fluid still in the hoses from spaying your car and any other painted objects nearby - brake fluid is a great paint remover! If you decide to remove the hoses before installing on the car, make sure to plug up the fittings - I just held the hoses up while transferring from bench to car. Once the MC is mounted in the car, remove the fittings and connect the brake lines. You'll lose a little fluid but the check valves in the cylinder should stop any major leakage. Now you are ready to bleed the brakes in your car and it should be a lot easier than if this step was avoided.
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A good bench vise makes it a lot easier. It takes a lot of patience too.


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Ok so here's a completely new type of post from me. I've pretty much stuck to nerdy topics like Paint.NET, WinForms, and Performance over the last ~3 years.
But anyone who knows me personally knows I'm super stoked about the new Nine Inch Nails album, Year Zero. It's hitting stores on April 17th. I've got my pre-order and my lithograph, I went to the listening party in Seattle, etc. etc. This is my favorite band, and The Downward Spiral is a staple in my car's CD player.
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Twitter Launches Snapchat Competitor With Illustrated Tweets [Pics]
Create an original masterpiece or draw all over your favorite photos before you share them with friends.
Twitter recently expanded its offering for Android users, creating an app optimized specifically for Android tablets. There was one feature that attracted a lot more attention than the others, the ability to draw directly onto your photos before you share them with others, as well as the option to start with a blank canvas and create your own masterpiece.
A recent blog post from the company mentioned that the app was compatible with Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1-2014 Edition, including the S-Pen feature. The true possibilities of the feature were left to our imaginations until Twitter released a Vine on Wednesday that showed an artist creating a colorful image of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge.
Samsung played their part in promoting the feature by posting a Tweet of their own that showed off some creative talent from within the company, which was followed up with a response from Twitter shortly afterwards. Being able to illustrate your own photos is likely to increase the amount of photos being shared on the site, which could ultimately increase engagement across the platform.


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Why Our Dogs Die...
Ever wondered why our pets die? I do. But not only do I approach it emotionally the same way you might, looking my beloved pets deep in the eyes wondering when they'll leave me behind, I also have a way of geeking out on the mortality stats the veterinary literature occasionally offers. But then, you'd expect nothing less from me, right?
In a retrospective study of almost 75,000 dogs collected from a national veterinary database and published in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine's March/April edition (Mortality in North American Dogs from 1984 to 2004: An Investigation into Age-, Size-, and Breed-Related Causes of Death), the answers rushed onto the page in a flurry of cold hard facts.
Categorized by organ system or pathophysiologic process, then segregated by age, breed, and breed-standard mass, the causes of death were reported as following:
Young dogs died more commonly of gastrointestinal and infectious causes whereas older dogs died of neurologic and neoplastic (cancer) causes. Increasing age was associated with an increasing risk of death because of cardiovascular, endocrine, and urogenital causes, but not because of hematopoietic (blood-related) or musculoskeletal causes. Dogs of larger breeds died more commonly of musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal causes whereas dogs of smaller breeds died more commonly of endocrine causes.
All of which fits mostly with the prevailing veterinary wisdom: Young dogs die of eating stupid stuff and getting random infections while older dogs die of cancer. Meanwhile, smaller breeds are more likely to die of more complex endocrine (hormonal) issues like Cushing's and diabetes while bigger ones succumb more often to the results of things like osteoarthritis and bloat. And yeah, advancing age is correlated with increased risk of mortality due to heart disease, endocrine dysfunction, renal failure, pyometras and prostatic disease. Makes sense.
Of all the stats, I guess the one thing that stands out is that older dogs die of neurologic disease and cancer. Of course, cancer, I get. But why neurologic disease in particular? That, to me, is an eye-opener. Just as for humans, it seems the issue of cognitive dysfunction (doggie dementia) and other forms of neurological decline deserve more consideration than we're currently affording them.
But that's, after all, why studies like these deserve so much of our dedicated geekiness. As the study's authors sagely noted in their section "Conclusions and Clinical Importance":
Not all causes of death contribute equally to mortality within age, size, or breed cohorts. Documented patterns now provide multiple targets for clinical research and intervention.
Right on.
Now, if only we could get the same kind of study done for our cats...
Dr. Patty Khuly
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Laurent Gbagbo Arrested in Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Ivory Coast, has been arrested, after authorities forced their way into the bunker where he's secluded himself for the past several days and apprehended him on Monday.
Gbago had refused to give up the presidency, even though Alassane Ouattara was declared the winner months ago. The ensuing chaos plunged the country into violence and confusion.
According to the Associated Press, there is no reliable estimate on how many people were killed, and more than one million people were forced to leave their homes over the past several months.


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The first of a series of super light bikes based on air-cooled Ducati engines built by our friend Walt Siegl.
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text: 11th Congressional District Angry constituents still pushing for meeting with Congressman Dave Trott By Sarah Cwiek • Feb 21, 2017 Sarah Cwiek / Michigan Radio A group of Detroit-area Congressman Dave Trott's (R-11th district) constituents tried again to meet with him on Tuesday. And once again, they weren't successful. Some constituents accuse Trott of ducking meetings and public appearances since Donald Trump was elected. Low voter turnout woes, Congressional races heat up, and $3.1 million for a Detroit "blight bundle" By Rina Miller & Jack Lessenberry • Nov 1, 2014 Sarah Cwiek / Michigan Radio This Week in Review, Jack Lessenberry and Rina Miller discuss who'll be more hurt by low voter turnout on Tuesday, more Congressional race surprises, and a Detroit developer who dropped $3.1 million on some of the city's worst properties. Listen Listening... / 2:54 Listen to Jack and Rina discuss this week's top stories in Michigan. As election approaches, anti-foreclosure activists ramp up rhetoric against Trott By Sarah Cwiek • Oct 23, 2014 Sarah Cwiek / Michigan Radio Republican candidate for Congress David Trott was the subject of some street theater this week. Trott is running for the U.S. House seat in Metro Detroit's 11th district. He's also a former co-owner of the Trott & Trott law firm, which specializes in home foreclosure work on behalf of banks. It prospered during the recent housing crisis, foreclosing on up to 80,000 homes in 2009 alone. Failure to show up an issue in 11th District race By Tracy Samilton • Oct 20, 2014 The three candidates running for Congress in the 11th District agreed on very little at a forum in Birmingham Monday - except the failure of the fourth candidate, businessman David Trott, to appear. Bobby McKenzie, running as a Democrat, says he disagrees with many of the positions taken by his opponents, "but showing up matters, and the three of us showed up. 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HAVANA (Reuters) - Fidel Castro took the blame for a wave of homophobia launched by his revolutionary government in the 1960s, but said it happened because he was distracted by other problems, in an interview published on Tuesday in a Mexican newspaper.
The former Cuban president told La Jornada the persecution of gays, who were rounded up at the time as supposed counterrevolutionaries and placed in forced labor camps, was a "great injustice" that arose from the island's history of discrimination against homosexuals.
He said he was not prejudiced against gays, but "if anyone is responsible (for the persecution), it's me."
"I'm not going to place the blame on others," he said.
Castro, 84, said he was busy in those days fending off threats from the United States, including attempts on his life, and trying to maintain the revolution that put him in power in 1959.
"We had so many and such terrible problems, problems of life or death," Castro said.
"In those moments I was not able to deal with that matter (of homosexuals). I found myself immersed, principally, in the Crisis of October (Cuban Missile Crisis), in the war, in policy questions," he said.
Official persecution of gays continued into the 1970s before homosexual acts were decriminalized in 1979. Today, Cuba's medical service provides free sex-change operations.
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A Chapter 15 (the cross-border provision allowing U.S. courts to recognize or ignore foreign insolvency proceedings that include domestic trade creditors) case out of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Dallas saw Judge Harlin Hale deny enforcement of a restructuring plan from the Mexican-based company Vitro SAB. Vitro, a glassmaker, previously saw its reorganization plan approved in a Leon (Mexico) court that included waiving the guarantee claims of U.S.-based bondholders while Mexican creditors received 40 cents on the dollar and the debtor retained company control. Although, it is typical for a judge to affirm such plans out of respect even when U.S. creditors take a bit of a hit, Hale believed the decision "manifestly contrives" U.S. bankruptcy policy and the interests of American bondholders and trade creditors.
The case, which could have implications on U.S.-Mexican trade and business-law, presently is awaiting an appeal in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court's Fifth Circuit.
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Wow! Its January 17 already. Mom's first year of highschool is almost over and time is just going by really fast. We're gonna live in the moment tho. We really want spring, Mom's training for soccer soon and she said she would prolly run with us sometime(: And we want warm weather.
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Well lastnite around midnight (of course Mommy was up on the phone with friends ;) we were barking like craaaaaazy and someone was squealing. Guess that doesn't sound too normal, so she came downstairs and we had something in a tree. We got it down, pinned it up against our pen, and fought. Poor little ME squealed some, maaaan racoon's are pretty mean! But we finally killed it. I'm not hurt, as far as Mommy can see. She's gonna have to suck up her girliness and walk us today, to check us out. We'll be prepared fur her to scream when she sees the poor animal...
Anyway, lastnight we both had the racoon's blood on our noses!!!
That was pretty exciting fur us!! (:
BOL!! Mom's expression when she saw me with a half eaten groundhog in the yard was preeeeeetty funny! Sadly, they took it away. And S'mores barley got to play with it.
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Now in its fourth year, the two-day south London extravaganza known as Motorsport at the Palace is becoming something of a May Bank Holiday institution.
The sprint/time trial at Crystal Palace uses sections of the motor racing circuit that was in regular use until 1972, and which saw famous characters such as James Hunt, Jackie Stewart, Jim Clark, Stirling Moss and John Surtees battling it out, while thrilling the crowds.
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Away from the hill climb, there's plenty of entertainment including Diggerland, allowing children to indulge in some heavy lifting, construction and demolition, and there will be a Kit Car Village, which is new for 2013. Supported by KitCar magazine, this stand will host a range of manufacturers and their eye-catching creations.
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Apart from the on-track action, possibly the best part of the weekend is being able to walk around the paddock where, invariably, the drivers are only too happy to chat, or even pose for pictures next to their machinery.
Backed by the Ancaster motor dealership group and in support of the St Christopher's Hospice charity, Motorsport at the Palace has contributed more than £10,000 to local charities in the past three years, with £3,500 raised at last year's event.
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Flora - Anubias Nana Petite, Green Cabomba, Mini X-Mas Moss
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So I decided this weekend that I needed a new tank. The wife is out of the house all weekend with her friends so it's my prime opportunity. :hihi:
I've been eyeing the Aqueon Evolve series ever since it came out. I've heard good things about it as well so I figured I would try one out for myself. They were all on sale at Petsmart so I snagged the 4G version for $64 after tax (which I don't think is too bad really).
Substrate is Blasting Sand from Menards. Stuff looks real nice actually. Stock light, which is actually pretty bright and also has 2 LEDs for moonlight effect.
Plants are Green Cabomba, Anubias Nana Petite, Mini Xmas Moss tied to the rocks in front, and Salvinia.
I plan on housing Pumpkin Shrimp in the tank. I'm a little worried that the temp is too high, as it's 84˚ without a heater. I'm probably going to have to look into getting a small fan for it.
So simple it's awesome. Looks perfect. Also a little mysterious...
Thanks! I can't wait for the moss in front to grow in. I think that will make the tank look a lot better because right now it just looks like empty rocks in front
I like. Look forward to seeing the shrimp in there.
A little warning with shrimp. You are going to want to block the overflow and the little hole below the overflow with some mesh or something to prevent the shrimp from getting in. It is a pain in the but getting them out from the pump area when they are hidding to the left of the pump in the little cave area. Also you might consider modifying the outflow to slow it down a bit. Mine was too much for my rili shrimp.
So I tested water parameters today for cycling purposes:
Ammo: 0.5ppm
Nitrite: 0.1ppm
I guess seeding the filter with a sponge my other shrimp tank helped a bit. Hopefully this is a fast cycle and I can get the Pumpkins sooner than later. I'm adding in more Ammonia today to bring it back up to 3-4ppm.
How did you block yours off by chance? SS mesh?
I had thought about the outflow. I was thinking just putting something around it to block it a bit off, maybe cut a corner off a sponge and rubber band it. I already have the pump all the way down, but it still seems rather rough for shrimp. My plants don't mind it though.
EDIT: Just shined a light into the little hole and it is blocked off by the sponge. I think I'll be alright
I've read that some people cut slits into the pump hose and that slows the outflow. It also helps to circulate the water in the pump section, which is particularly good if you have a small heater in there.
That's actually a smart idea, RWaters. No heater as of right now since it's summer, but I'll pick one up for the winter just in case
Checking water parameters again:
Ammo: 2.0ppm (not quite 2, but a little less, maybe 1.9)
Nitrite: 0.5ppm
I brought the Ammonia back up to 4ppm yesterday and so far the bacteria can chow down 2ppm of Ammonia within a 24 hour period. Not too bad for seeding the filter :)
The Green Cabomba is really starting to take off. I'm also starting to see some new growth on the moss as well. I must be doing something right ;)
Ammo: 1ppm
Nitrite: 2ppm
Ammo: 0.25ppm (bringing it back up to 3-4ppm)
Nitrite: 2ppm
Ammo: 0.5ppm (bringing it up to 2-3ppm)
Nitrite: 5+ppm
Ammo: 2ppm
Nitrite: 5+ppm
Ammo: 0.25ppm (bringing it up to 2-3ppm)
Nitrite: 5+ppm
Ammo: 0ppm (bringing it up to 3-4ppm)
Nitrite: 0ppm
Ammo: 0.25ppm (bringing it up to 3-4ppm)
Nitrite: 0.5ppm
Little update...
Tank is coming along great. Had to already trim the Cabomba back, but all I did was pull it out and cut some off the bottom and replant. Very easy :)
I was also looking into the tank the other night and there was a baby RCS swimming around the tank from when I put the driftwood in. Apparently he decided to hitch a ride to a new home. I was kind of surprised to see him roaming around in a tank that is cycling with 4ppm Ammo and 5+ppm of Nitrites. :eek:
I pulled the little guy out and put him in my 60G angelfish tank. My angels decided to make a snack out of him
I also put a fan on my tank as well to help cool it off a bit. The tank was staying around 85˚ due to the room temperature. Now with the fan grazing over the water, brought it down to 72˚! I didn't expect a fan to work that well!
Sitting here watching my tank and I see ANOTHER baby RCS hanging out. Time to pull him out
You shouldn't disturb the roots, and just trim the tops, cutting them down a few inches.
(if I understood that correctly)
I understand you should cut them down a few inches, but this works for me. Plus, since the tank is so small, I don't want the Cabomba overtaking the tank
Small update... I need to post some pics soon...
Cabomba really starting to overtake the tank now. This stuff grows fast in this nano. First time I've tried out this plant and it looks nice. Moss growing in a little bit as well. I can see the mini xmas moss starting to grow above the mesh on the rocks finally.
I'm also starting to notice some Diatoms on the driftwood as well as some hair algae on the Anubias
The tank is still cycling... gotta love the waiting game. I stopped keeping track for a few days, but still kept adding a little bit of Ammonia everyday. I tested yesterday and everything was 0's so I brought it back up to 4ppm Ammonia last night
Ammo: 0.75ppm
Nitrite: 0.25ppm
(Added 4ppm Ammo yesterday morning)
Ammo: 2ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Ammo: 0.25ppm (adding 3-4ppm Ammo)
Nitrite: 0ppm
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No cribs (infant beds) available
Children staying free (16 years old and younger) must not exceed the maximum number of people that a room type allows.
Guests must contact this hotel in advance to reserve a room with a desk. Please contact the hotel with the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 18 per vehicle
- Self parking fee: USD 30 per night
- Late check-out fee: USD 100
- Refrigerator fee: USD 25 per week
Hotel Name
- Hotel Seton
- Seton Hotel
- Seton Hotel New York
- Seton New York
- Seton Hotel New York City
We should mention
Children 16 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.