burden on taxpayers,
and moved Medicare much closer to bankruptcy.
* Bush is greatly expanding AmeriCorps, the
bogus paid volunteer program created by President Clinton. AmeriCorps
members busy themselves putting on puppet shows to persuade three-year-olds
of the value of smoke alarms, hoeing corn at tourist farms, and organizing
"Pink Prom" dances for gay teenagers.
* Bush pushed the American Dream Downpayment
Act into law. This new program will give free down payments of up to $5,000
for favored moderate income people to buy houses. Bush claims the program
will promote self-reliance – but it is far more likely to boost the number
of mortgage defaults.
* Under Bush, American airports have been
taken over by an army of 45,000 Transportation Security Administration
agents. The TSA has done a far better job of browbeating grandmothers than
of protecting Americans from would-be hijackers. TSA is punishing critics,
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wrong "attitude" as they pass through TSA checkpoints.
* Bush's No Child Left Behind Act greatly
increases federal control over local schooling. The Bush education
interventions have spawned as many idiocies as did prior interventions by
liberal presidents. Thanks to the new law, many states are "dumbing down"
academic goals in order to satisfy federal requirements. Though the No Child
ape "persistently
dangerous"
schools were safe.
* The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act that Bush
signed in 2002 destroyed much of Americans' freedom to criticize their
rulers - at least in the 60 days before an election. As Justice Scalia
warned in a dissent to the Supreme Court ruling, the new law "cuts to the

criticize the government." This is a far more dangerous suppression of free
speech than anything that occurred even during the heavy-handed Clinton
* Bush criticized the Clinton administration
for its "nation-building" efforts in foreign lands. But Bush's own
nation-building efforts have become disasters. The $150 billion that the
feds have already budgeted for Iraq is more, in nominal dollars, than the
cost of from the
late 1950s through the early 1970s.
source: James Bovard, Betrayal of American Conservatives
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We are pleased with Essex' X-ray results. Essex had her second hip and elbow examinations on Ocktober 2nd 2012. Her hips had been evaluated by the OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) with "Excellent", the elbows had been recognized as "Normal".
SBGRC Fun Field Trial
We succeeded in the Southern Berkshire Golden Retriever Club Fun Field Trial in Nod Brook, CT.
Essex came in 1st place in Advanced Singles, Chester received a JAM in the same stake. Mystic passed her first test in Singles with a 3rd place.
We tried out HRC hunt tests this weekend. Both, Essex and Chester passed their first Starter tests in Hampton, NH.
HRC Ladies Handler Seminar
Essex and I attended a two-day seminar held by the Hunting Retriever Club in Hampton, NH.
This special seminar for ladies only focused on gun safety and dog handling simultaneously in typical HRC Hunt Test set ups.
Dock Diving with Essex, Mystic & Chester
Just for fun. We enjoyed Southern Berkshire Golden Retriever Club's summer fun event: Dock Diving in Millerton, NY.
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Muriel has been an outstanding volunteer for Tennis Scotland and the North East of Scotland LTA for more than 20 years, giving selflessly of her time in many different areas of the game. She is also President of Cults Tennis Club and has recently helped to steer the Club to achieve Clubmark.
The Lawn Tennis Association state that Muriel’s energy, wisdom and commitment to tennis in Scotland has been, and remains, invaluable.
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One of the Awards is linked to DAKS’ sponsorship and it was agreed to recognise Pat in this connection, noting DAKS’ strong links with Scotland and the importance of sport for disabled people.
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Known as ‘Mr. Hockey’, Laurie has undertaken a tremendous amount of voluntary work at all levels of the game for over 50 years. Respected and trusted by people of all ages, he is classed as a gentleman by his peers, colleagues and all involved in the sport in the Midlands Region. Laurie’s colleagues say that in every role he takes on he offers tireless commitment and expertise in an unassuming manner. In his own town of Cannock he has been instrumental in the club’sesident of the European Hockey Federation, Martin Gotheridge states “Laurie’s voluntary contribution to Cannock, Staffordshire, Midlands and England Hockey has been immeasurableAward”.
Joining Spalding Volleyball Club with little experience of the game, within three years Tim was running it. Gaining a Level 1 Coaching Award and working part time at Spalding Youth Centre, Tim encouraged many young people at the centre to participate. Going on to achieve his Level 2 Coaching Award, Tim identified a need for a separate club and established Spalding Youth Volleyball, which has seen over 100 young people pass through the club in the last ten years.
Tim worked to ensure the Club achieved Clubmark status, the first Volleyball Club to do so, leading to the club receiving the 2004 Lincolnshire Sports Partnership Community Club of the Year award. He then established Spalding Junior Volleyball for 10-12 year olds. All three Clubs are prospering and Tim remains an integral part of their organisation.
Jean took up Judo in 1964 at 30 years of age when her three sons were members of the local Club and within two years she had gained the prestigious 1st Dan – Black Belt – and was a British Judo squad player. Later Jean became a national and international referee and then an Examiner.
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Last week, Bob Crabbe killed his singing partner, Terry Pittman, and the artists, thinking it was all part of the show, unwittingly became accomplices to the murder. This week we found them dealing with the immediate aftermath of Terry's death. Crabbe had disappeared, and the body had been hidden. Now all they need to do is keep quiet about it. But they're artists, aren't they?
Clayton knows that if the news gets out, it's the end of the venue, and the local art scene will be the only casualty. There's a dead guy hidden somewhere in the basement too of course, but Clayton doesn't seem too bothered he mustn't have been a fan. Eventually the group agreed to never speak of it again. The murder that is. What murder?
A second new character was introduced Dorian D'Vere. Since leaving Liverpool he has had 'diction, and dancing and…
Last week ended with a murder but this week ended with something that hit much closer to the bone — Musty finally pushed Tempest into leaving home and when Tempest stormed off (can I get away with two puns in a short review?


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How do I automate step 3 with AWS code deploy or something similar.
Every example I am seeing on the internet involves ECS, Fargate which I am not ready to use yet
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In simple terms, businesses using PaaS can customise their own applications to suit their needs whereas companies using SaaS must choose an application to subscribe to (a host manages the application itself). On the other side of the coin, Google and Amazon’s services fall under the IaaS category; here, businesses wishing to use this type of cloud service are charged ‘rent’.
How would my business benefit from transitioning to The Cloud?
The cloud services industry has been experiencing high growth rates and was rapidly increasing even before the start of the pandemic and the subsequent surge in remote working.
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A tooth that’s cracked or chipped can be caused by many things, but the pain results in teeth that have been fractured down to the middle of the tooth. This is where the nerve endings are, and the reason behind the excruciating pain you may be experiencing.
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Grinding your teeth is a common occurrence when someone’s sleeping or under stress. It will cause headaches, muscle pain in the neck and jaw, as well as toothaches. The excessive force from the top and bottom teeth grinding against one another can also cause cracking or chipping in the teeth. Wearing a nightly mouth guard will prevent damage from occurring.
Proper oral health doesn’t only involve actively cleaning your teeth, but the technique in which it’s done. Using too much pressure when brushing will result in irritated, swollen or bleeding gums. Over time this will cause your gums to shrink and your teeth to destabilize. This is a painful experience and easily avoidable with a light hand or softer toothbrush.
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This brings to mind the old joke back in high school. NATO = No Action, Talk Only. I didn’t really know the things that NATO did, only that it didn’t do much. It was a jocular thing; finding an acronym for a phrase, then realising it was the acronym for a real organisation.
I should be more concerned about the very real issue of Crimea, but goodness me, she is cute. So much so that the Japanese started making fanart of her.
To me, it’s like Ellen Page all over again. That sort of cute factor should be illegal.


With over 4,000 products available on the Royal Wholesale website, it’s impossible to remember them all when it comes time to place your order. And on top of that, your order can change periodically based upon which seasonal items you may be interested in or new items you’d like to try out. Luckily, our newest website feature can help you remember all of these wonderful items and save them in a convenient, organized list that you can easily refer back to and order from. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Website Updates and tagged The Royal Advantage, My Lists, online ordering, website updates on November 29, 2016 by Royal Wholesale.
The Royal Advantage: Adding to an Existing Unshipped Order Online
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Advantages of Ordering Online With Royal Wholesale
At Royal Wholesale, we believe that ordering snacks and confectionery items should be one of the easiest things you do to maintain your business. Therefore, we’re constantly tweaking and updating our website and online ordering process to make it easier and more convenient for you. The majority of our customers have been placing online orders with us for quite some time now and are thrilled with the quickness and ease with which they are able to do so. To those of you who aren’t placing your orders online, you’re missing out! On what you may ask? EVERYTHING! But seriously, you’re missing out on a ton of great benefits like the ones listed below. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Website Updates and tagged advantages of ordering online, online ordering on November 1, 2016 by Royal Wholesale.
Product Spotlight: The Wonder Ball Is Back!
To the joy and delight of it’s many fans, the Wonder Ball is back on the market! This milk chocolate ball filled with tiny candy treats was incredibly popular in the 1990’s and early 2000’s when Nestlé produced the treat. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Retail, Candy, Chocolate and tagged Despicable Me, Frankford Candy Co., Wonder Ball on October 19, 2016 by Royal Wholesale.
As a business owner, time is a precious commodity. In the course of a day’s work, there are so many crucial tasks that need to be completed to ensure the success of your business. Many of us even wish there was another hour or two in the day in which we could get just a few more things done. Therefore, any chance we have to save some time is a golden opportunity that we can’t afford to pass up. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Candy, Chocolate, Website Updates and tagged online ordering, Quick Buy, Royal Wholesale, confectionery on October 4, 2016 by Royal Wholesale.
A Sweet Time At The 2016 Philadelphia National Candy, Gift & Gourmet Show
For Royal Wholesale, the 2016 Philadelphia National Candy, Gift, & Gourmet Show was an opportunity to present ourselves as an industry leader and raise the bar on what it means to be the best wholesale confectionery distributor in the world. Continue reading →
Top 5 Must-Have Candies for Halloween
It’s the spookiest time of the year! Halloween is almost here! Royal Wholesale has a HUGE selection of the hottest Halloween treats for you to choose from ranging from cute all the way to downright creepy! Be sure to place your Halloween orders early to ensure you have access to the best selection of treats to offer your customers. Need help deciding what to purchase? Here are some Halloween candies we think are must-have items for this year. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Halloween, Retail, Candy and tagged novelty candy, Peeps, gummy candy, candy corn, Halloween candy, halloween on September 7, 2016 by Royal Wholesale.
Top 5 Marketing Themes For Fall
Next to the December holiday rush, fall is the busiest time of year for most confectionery businesses. There are many events and holidays that take place during this season and the time to prepare for them is NOW. So before you get caught up in a massive fall frenzy, here are the top 5 marketing themes you need to plan for at this time of year. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Marketing, Retail, Sweet Tips, Candy and tagged back to school, Ens of Summer Sale, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Autumn, marketing, confectionery, thanksgiving, halloween, fall on August 24, 2016 by Royal Wholesale.
The saying “Everything old is new again” is certainly true, especially when it comes to candy. Consumers go crazy for old time, retro candies that transport them back in time to sweet moments of their childhood. Many people think that these candies of their childhood are distant memories, but when they spot them again on a store shelf, their eyes light up with joy and they’re compelled to buy the candy for a taste of the old days. Stocking an array of retro candies can help your business capitalize on the popularity of these treats and increase your profits. Here are some of our top retro candy recommendations for your store. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Retro Candy, Retail, trends, Candy and tagged Cry Baby wax bottles, wax bottles, Halloween Mega Candy Buttons, Mega Sour Candy Buttons, Mega Candy Buttons, candy buttons, Abba Zaba, Turkish Taffy, Mary Jane candy, candy by decade, penndy candy, retro candy, vintage candy on August 10, 2016 by Royal Wholesale.
How To Help Your Candy Inventory Beat The Heat
With summer in full swing, temperatures are heating up across the country. It’s an important time of year to ensure that you’re taking the necessary precautions to keep your confectionery inventory safe from the summer heat. Temperature plays a key role in the quality and freshness of candy and chocolate and we want to give you a few tips to help you preserve your precious inventory so you can offer your customers the best possible products. Continue reading →
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged chocolate storage temeratures, confectionery storage temperatures, candy storage temperatures on July 26, 2016 by Royal Wholesale.
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Colin Dunlap is the kid who grew up about five miles away from Three Rivers Stadium and took the city bus there on a regular basis to see his beloved Steelers and Pirates.
The morning show recently grew from a duo to a trio when Dunlap and his co-host Chris Mack were joined by former NFL player Dorin Dickerson. The addition of Dickerson has added another dimension to the program.
Another huge part of the show is producer Adam Crowley who is really more than just a producer as he very often goes on the air with the guys. If you asked Dunlap, the show wouldn’t be as good as it is without him.
And you need a quality team to dissect what is happening in Pittsburgh sports these days. The Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates are all in a downward spiral and it was something that Dunlap could see coming a few years ago. In fact, it was something that has been discussed on the air for quite some time.
Dunlap has tried to convey the message to his audience that the good times need to be appreciated when they happen because good things don’t last forever. The city of Pittsburgh experienced a lot of winning in a short amount of time and now, those clubs have fallen on hard times.
That led to a career change for Dunlap in more ways than one.
Dunlap eventually grew into a full-time role at The Fan hosting the 10:00 PM-2:00 AM show before eventually moving to the 6:00-10:00 PM shift.
He still has some fond memories of the 10:00 PM-2:00 AM show because it was four hours where he didn’t just talk sports…he also served as sort of a head of the family.
And then came the move to the morning show in 2015 and that presented Dunlap with the challenge of a different type of sports talk radio. The morning show is not just taking calls and postgame reaction to games. There’s an element of entertainment that has to be incorporated into the show and that requires the right mix of discussion along with interaction from the callers.
It was definitely an adjustment.
It’s not a time to take yourself that seriously, kind of like last week when Dunlap took to social media to have the listeners and followers vote on the best items in the radio station’s vending machines.


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n – by more than half (53%) –To accelerate efforts toward more parity, organizations like UNESCO are holding book publishers accountable for publishing more books by women and including women. UNESCO has used social media to collect examples of textbooks from around the world that fail miserably at equally representing men and women.
The 2016 US presidential election put a spotlight on how sexism in the news media can shape coverage of female leaders. Case in point: the presidential forum where moderator Matt Lauer interrupted then-candidate Hillary Clinton, asked hard-hitting questions and rushed her answers, while he threw Donald Trump softball questions and failed to follow up on answers that warranted fact-checking– – ’s voic“man”-on-the-street segments.
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The Women’s March, #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have breathed new life into the fight for gender equality. We must seize this moment and transform our classrooms, news media and popular culture to ensure that women’s history and women’s lives are portrayed, covered and presented in the same way as men. It’s time. </s> 140 Henry Parkway
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Printer’s Row is a highly sought-after sub-neighborhood in Chicago’s South Loop. Living in Printer’s Row, Chicago, residents love the historic. Printer’s Row is generally designated by the Chicago River as the western border, Plymouth Court as the eastern border, Ida B. Wells Drive to the north, and Polk Street to the south.
After Dearborn Station was completed in 1885, the Printer’s Row neighborhood Printer’s Row.
Many of the buildings in Printer’s Printer’s Row literary scene is very much alive today. Each June the Printer’s Row Literary Festival draws about 150,000 attendees to Dearborn Street, making it the largest book fair in the Midwest, according to Publisher’s Weekly.
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Despite the difficulty of making firm conclusions about the data, some experts find the USPSTFt until July 10, misleading and potentially dangerous. "I think they went too far," says one thing, "they ignored a lot of people who are getting really no calcium in their ordinary diet."


Anyway, the show managed to have three theme songs produced for it in total (!
Okay, so that doesn't sound so bad, right?I mean she was a nightclub singer at one point...
The problem is that unlike the original Brady Bunch theme song, These lyrics are awful!
I think the problem is that somebody tried to shoehorn these terrible new lyrics into the existing melody and it just doesn't work. Also, Florence's singing voice isn't all that pleasant to listen to at this point, I'm sorry to say...
A drama with a laugh track!
Yeah, I guess they got pretty desperate and thought adding one would make people think it was like the old show (?). Such a weird idea...
In that case, what about hologram Bradys?
I can just see myself spending thousands of dollars and thinking to myself "I'm going on a cruise with Marcia!
I recall watching on one of the cable channels a hilarious Brady Bunch documentary that was done in the style of a Ken Burns PBS show, complete with B&W still photo crawls and a portentous voiceover. Anyone else see that?
why cant you come?'oh, my nose'
Not only is he boring and annoying, he's also a JINX!
I'm just reminded how desperately everyone involved tried to milk this series. This might have been the worst attempt?Or was that the variety show?
How about "The Brady Kids" cartoon?
So the first two themes didn't have vocals at all?
Bizarre reboot to an American institution. Having Bobby married to MTV's Martha Quinn and becoming paralyzed in an auto race is honestly the only thing I remember about it. Oh...and Fake Marcia!
Like paralyzed at 9:15 but okay again by 9:57 type paralyzed?
The Brady themes are awful but the Brady Bunch Kids' music is groovy!


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It is vital that those who are most informed in these areas come forward and engage with Dr Byron to see what more can be done to help families enjoy video games and the internet safelydebate to have their say."


Green Alliance appoints new executive director
Shaun will join Green Alliance on 5 June 2017. He is a highly accomplished chief executive, having led the Campaign to Protect Rural England since 2004, and is widely respected amongst the sector and beyond.
At CPRE, he developed a progressive vision for the countryside which won the support of the organisation’s broad church of members and branches, other stakeholders and of government. This week’s Housing White Paper bore the marks of CPRE’s ideas over several years of research and advocacy. Shaun joins Green Alliance at a critical moment for the future of the UK environment. He brings vision, strong leadership, as well as excellent political skills and judgement. He has a wealth of experience in building effective coalitions, and achieving political change. Alongside its influential policy work on energy, resources and the natural environment, Green Alliance is co-ordinating the Greener UK coalition, launched in December 2016. [2] This collaboration betweenis pressing for the UK’to be strengthened as we leave the EU.
“I am delighted to take up this post at such a pivotal time for the British environment. Brexit is a once in a ty, and set a path to a low carbon and resource es[2].


Our Christadelphian fellowship is truly different from that which is common in most other communities. There is a strong sense of family, a closeness that most of us have experienced, especially when we travel amongst our brethren. We welcome them into our hearts and homes no matter where they come from, and we have visited in their homes in all parts of the world, language and cultural differences notwithstanding. There is a shared feeling that we are all working together in our Father’s vineyard. Whether it is the work involved in performing our ecclesial activities, or the more personal efforts directed at ourselves as we seek to mold our characters into our Lord’s example, we are all fellowshipping in these tasks. God’s work is our common calling.
VI. One hope of your calling
We recall Paul’s exhortation, “I… 4:1, 4). Being a child in God’s family has serious implications for us and our spiritual careers, the vocations to which we have been called.
In the Bible, trade guilds use familial language to describe their leaders and members:
Guilds are called “families”: “” (1Chr 4:21).
 “father”: “n” (Gen 4:21); “Joash>” (1Chr 4:14); and “r]…” (2Chr 2:13, 14 NKJV; cf. Tanakh), that is, the King of Tyre sent no mere journeyman to work on Solomon’s temple, but a highly skilled master, perhaps even the head of the profession (compare Bezaleel and Aholiab, Exod 31:1-6; 35:30-35).
:25-30). 5).
Jesus finished these works that God had assigned him to do, and by doing so he turned in his masterpiece and so became the master craftsman in God’s family guild:
; cf. Gen 2:1-3; Exod 39:32; 40:33; Psa 22:31).
In like manner, we have been called to be part of God’s family guild: we are sons of God, taught by God to do His:43-47).
Paul uses familial language to describe his relationship to his disciples. He writes to the Corinthians, Cor 4:14-16), and to the Thessalonianess 2:11-12). He calls: Timothy “my beloved son” (1Cor 4:17), “my own son in the faith” (1Tim 1:2), “my dearly beloved son” (2Tim 1:2), and “my son” (2Tim 2:1); Titus “mine own son after the common faith” (Titus 1:4); and Onesimus “my son” (Philemon 10). Peter calls Marcus “my son” (1Pet 5:13). Similarly, in the Kingdom Age, Christ shall be called “the everlasting Father” (Isa 9:6), (Isa 22:21)13; cf. Isa 8:18).
VII. One spirit
“I… Spirit” (Eph 4:1-4[faithfulness, fidelity],; cf. Rom 8).
The fruit of the Spirit are the watchwords of fellowship/fidelity, meekness, and self-control.
Pet 3:8-9).
In our society, accepting that we must submit to others is extremely difficult. The culture we live in tells us that we must stand up for ourselves, we must demand our rights, that submitting is for fools and the weak self-denial. In contrast, the Scriptures are clear: submission is the key to true self-fulfillment.
The repetition of these ideas—loving others, foregoing our rights, seeking the benefit of others, following the example of Christ — emphasizes their importance:
Love one another as Jesus has loved us, by which we shall be known as his disciples (John 13:34-35).
Live not unto ourselves, but unto Christ (1Cor 5:14-15; Gal 2:20).
Constrained by the love of Christ (2Cor 5:14).
Follow the example of Christ (Mark 10:42-45; John 13:3-5, 12-17; Eph 5:1-2; Phil 2:5; 1Pet 2:21).
This collection of exhortations indicate that the new commandment, to love one another, and the golden rre the essence of true fellowship.
Reflecting these spiritual characteristics is the key to peace:
 14:19 3:15).
Pet 3:10-12).
Fellowship is based on a common set of agreed Scriptural first principles.
Fellowship is an ecclesia’s responsibility to implement for its members.
Fellowship excludes those who do not share the same Scriptural first principles.
Fellowship between ecclesias is a corporate responsibility that requires recognizing all ecclesias that follow the same doctrines and practices, and necessarily excludes those that do not.


Pain Consultants frequently recommend this ‘morphine-type’ of medication when patients are suffering severe or moderate pain. There are many different types of opioids that can be given, and these are chosen in-line with the personal medical history, and needs of the individual. The various types comprise: morphine, dihydrocodeine, codeine, oxycodone, tramadol, diamorphine. and buprenorphine. And on some occasions: methadone, tapentadol, and hydromorphone. – Some of these names may be familiar to you. Further, if someone is experiencing some form of trauma, or has just undergone surgery, then the Pain Specialist may prescribe the patient opioids for a limited period of time [1].
When you book an appointment with an Experienced Pain Specialist, they review your medical history, ask you a number of questions as to the cause and severity of your pain, work out a Personalised Treatment Plan, and then explain the type of opioid/s that they are prescribing, in easy to understand, layman’s terms.


We believe that a core management attitude and task is to be a role model. Although, a manager always is a role model. This way or that. We would expect management to lead the way to living the rules and regulations they define. Why otherwise should they be followed?
Now this might seem obvious however, consider your own surrounding. How many of the managers are real role models?How many apply the same rules, that you need to comply with, to themselves?How many exemptions are made?
Management that does not really want change, has other motifs or even suggest helplessness toward their employees, will not be able to catch their spirit and transform their company to be more adaptive, empowered, innovative, fast, effective…
Thus, if change is wanted and efforts are undertaken to bring about change, there is no bypassing the role of management as a role-model. In a changing company management is needed to give direction. It is a shift from their current role as administrators, controllers, budget managers, resource managers, decision takers…
The exact long-term role of management in an organisation running our program is defined by the company within the program itself. How many managers are needed?What is their exact task?


onegal are bidding to end Tyrone’s dominance in the competition. The Red Hands have won the last six Dr McKenna Cup finals and Mickey Harte’s men are back in the final.
Donegal are set to welcome Martin McElhinney and Frank McGlynn back into the fold and Bonner is hoping to turn Donegal’s recent good performances into a winning one tomorrow.
“It will get gametime into lads who need it. We have a number of lads coming back who haven’t got games in the League.”


The 3rd Turkestan Rifle Regiment (3-й Туркестанский Стрелковый полк, 3-y Turkestanskiy Strelkovyy Polk) was a infantry (rifles) regiment of the Imperial Russian Army assigned to Russian Turkestan's Local Forces. The regiment's predecessors date from the well known Oreburg Line to the 1st Turkestan Reserve Battalion. Although short lived, the regiment save a good amount of combat on the Eastern Front of World War I.
The regiment trace their history back to the Omsk Border Garrison formed in 1771, and the Revelky Dragoon Regiment formed in 1709. Thus, the regiment's seniority dates to 1704, although itself not actually formed then.
By 1910, most of the Imperial Russian Army had been reorganised into larger (Regiments, brigades and Division) sized units. Most battalions were merged to form new regiments including the Turkestan Reserve Battalions. In 1910 the 4th Turkestan Rifle Battalion and the 1st Tashkent Reserve Battalion were merged into a new larger unit, becoming the 3rd Turkestan Rifle Regiment. The regiment's 1st company was formed from the reserve battalion and the 7th and 8th companies from the rifle regiment. Upon formation, the regiment was assigned to the 1st Turkestan Rifle Brigade and received the "regular" rifle regiment uniform.
Immediately following mobilisation, the regiment did so and moved as part of the 1st Turkestan Rifle Brigade, and joined the North-Western Front as part of the Consolidated Corps later being the 10th Army. By September, the corps was renamed as the 1st Turkestan Army Corps and assigned to the area around the Nevogeorgievsk Fortress. In October, the group joined the 1st Army and then in February the 12th Army. By September 1915 the regiment was part of the 4th Army. In February 1916, the regiment gained their third battalion and the brigade was reorganised into the 1st Turkestan Rifle Division. After the changed, the regiment was assigned to the 3rd Army. In January 1917, the regiment lost one battalion to form part of the new 8th Turkestan Rifle Division. By April, the regiment was attached to the 1st Army and finally in September joined the Special Army.
The regiment was finally disbanded in 1918 following the October Revolution.


Task in UNREACHABLE forever if a new agent register with the same IP when the old agent is unreachable state.
For partition aware framework, if a new agent register with the master using the old agent's IP address (the old agent is in the UNREACHABLE state), the task (in UNREACHABLE state) should be transitioned to a terminal state when the old agent is removed.
2. if the old agent is in UNREACHABLE state, the master does nothing regarding the agents or its tasks (they would've already been marked UNREACHABLE when the agent went unreachable).


If you are a designer, wishing to attract clients, a Design Portfolio is a must for you. It helps you create new opportunities. Be it Graphic designing, Web Designing, 3D Designing or any sort of designing, your portfolio help you communicate with the new prospective customers. And when you create a fresh portfolio, that you will be sharing with the world, the most attractive, eye-catching part of that should be the Cover Page. What is it?


How To Spot Five Planets Aligned In The Sky With The Naked Eye Starting This Month
For the first time in a decade, we'll be able to see all five planets in one glance at the sky with just the naked eye.
Cook says you'll be able to spot all five planets spanning across the southern part of the sky. Here is the order of planets you will see going from east to west. We start at Mercury, which is just a little north of southeast. Next to Mercury is Venus, the brightest planet (and also ); then Saturn, which has a golden color; then to the south you'll see Mars with its reddish color; and high up in the southwest is Jupiter, the second brightest planet.
Cook says that all the planets orbit in the same plane and all look aligned in the sky, but it is unusual to be able to see them all in one glance. "They're not super close to each but they do form a nice line that's easy to see in the morning."
EarthSky reports that the last time we were able to see all five planets simultaneously was from December 14, 2005 to January 15, 2005.


Text Message SMS Marketing – Phoenix Az 623-255-4088 | Tips For A Successful Mobile Marketing Campaign
A great way to advertise widely is through mobile marketing. Take the time to read this article to learn how to effectively incorporate mobile marketing strategies into your business.
Begin by building up your mobile marketing database. Do not just add random cell phone numbers when you are constructing a mobile marketing database. However, you must first obtain permission from your mobile users. You can get permission through the web or by the reply of a code.
Never send unnecessary messages to your customers. Always have something important to say when you message them. A mobile marketing campaign can fail if you waste your customer’s time by texting them random, useless information. Customers need quality information from your mobile marketing.
When using mobile marketing remember that the goal is to show your customers the benefit of using your goods or services. If you don’t know what your customers want, find out! If you are unable to decipher what your customer is seeking, then you are unable to gain anything from them. For higher sales and higher profits, study your potential customers and know them well.
For the most technologically savvy customers, include QR codes on all printed advertisements. That way, people using smart phones will be able to easily visit your web site for access to your special promotions or coupon offers. Have the codes printed on posters, brochures, business cards and catalogs. A QR code is an easy way for a consumer to find more information on your interesting products and services.
TIP! If you want to be successful in social marketing, you must always stay one step ahead of the competition. You need to set yourself apart from everyone else.
TIP! Don’t send out text message alerts or messages in the early morning or late night hours. You’ll risk annoying customers with this practice, even people who already like your products or services.
Just like any other part of business planning, you should create a mission statement for you social media marketing plan to help you stay on track. Having a set of rules you abide to will help you avoid making any dishonest decisions.
TIP! You probably know that you can offer some free apps to your customers, but did you know that applications are actually easy to create? Improve your marketing strategy by offering a special app for your customers only. There are many different features from which you can choose when designing your apps.
TIP! By providing a venue for review writing, you will create a closer connection with your customers and build up your credibility. It will also make you aware of particular issues that you may be having across the board with your mobile ads.
It is important to have your own dedicated short code. You will pay more for this service, but it will assist you in protecting your brand. It also allows you to have a little legal coverage.
TIP! Make your emails mobile friendly so that they are effective. Let your recipients click on a phone number rather than a link.
Sending out mobile emails can really help you reach your customers while they are on the go. Because of this, keeping all emails friendly to mobile devices increases their effectiveness. Give them the choice of using phone numbers as opposed to links, and see to it that any link you send them to looks good on a mobile device. Lots of people check their email using their phones. You should format your emails with this in mind.
TIP! Always include some kind of discount, coupon, or promotional code when you use mobile marketing. Customers who receive a message that includes an incentive like a discount, are more inclined to visit your site to see what you have to offer.
TIP! Starting your mobile marketing campaign should be based on listening and learning from those around you. Listen to what your customers want and cater to it.
QR codes can help you make your content more appealing and accessible to customers. They can be used to share many things including both information about your product and discounts. Anyone with a smart phone can capture and use them. QR codes enable you to make fast and easy contact with your customers while providing them with important information.


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"Yre is a misconception that the best place to find great companies or future monopolies is in high growth industries i.e artificial intelligence, self-driving, robotic, lithium, cannabis etc. But think of some high growth industries in the past that produce enormous value to the economy from automobile, television to personal computer and internet, how many companies in these industries end up as monopolies?And how many that didn't?
"Growth is easy to measure, but durability isn't. Those who succumb to measurement mania obsess about weekly active user statistics, monthly revenue targets, and quarterly earnings reports. However, you can hit those numbers and still overlook deeper, harder-to-measure problems that threaten the durability of your business."This is the hard part of investing, and also the fun part of it. Quantitative metrics tell you the past growth rate but it rarely reveals the durability of a business. And growth is only as good as the ability to defend it. A fast-growing business that has zero durability is not worth any more than a business that has no growth. The right question to ask is not whether earnings are growing, but "is the company building or growing its moat?
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Get the ID of the Media Services that the function will access.
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Get the ID of the Azure Storage acount(s) to be acccessed by Azure functions.
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No wonder if there is a baby party there are two type of parents, half of them bring something to drink, and it's not always something healthy, or they bring sweets. So whenever I have to bring something I opt for the savoury option.
A few months ago an easy recipe popped up on my Facebook feed, and I thought I would give it a try. And surprise-surprise although there were lots of sweets. kids also ate my savoury tart.
It's puff pastry with pesto. You just unroll the pastry, spread the pesto, lay the second puff pastry on the top, and with a knife create stripes, and twist them, brush it with egg yolk. Put it in the oven for 40 minutes and it's ready! Nice and easy! And although it's green kids love it!
Here is the before and after picture. Even if Pixie needs attention I have enough time to prepare this at home!
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According to Nikkei statistics, China has exported nearly 500,000 electric cars in 2021, more than any other country in the world.
Meanwhile, Tesla’s decision to outsource production to China has led to a 30% drop in domestic electric vehicle exports, with the US exporting only 110,000 electric cars last year. According to data compiled by the German Automobile Industry Association and the Japanese Foreign Trade Organization, Japan exported 27,400 electric cars in 2021, 24% more than the previous year.
Of the nearly be from the Tesla plant in Shanghai.
Returning to the success reported in the EV segment, a major contribution to this result is the new EU policies to ban the sale of new hybrid and petrol vehicles, starting in 2035. As such a transition can only be made gradually, it is perfect It is only natural that sales of electric cars should be encouraged long in advance by measures such as eco-vouchers and other tax incentives.
Thus, the exports of electric vehicles from China to the European Union increased fivefold in 2021, to 230,000 units, the European market absorbing half of the total exports of electric vehicles from China. Belgium imported 87,000 units and the United Kingdom 50,000 units.
The big problem for the European auto industry is that “in China, production costs are about 50% lowerpurchases,” an official of a Chinese vehicle parts manufacturer told Nikkei electric.


Jamie Cullum Announces 2020 UK & Ireland Tour
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A Global Perspective on Chinese Education Globalizing
During the past 40 years of China opening its door to the outside world, Chinese education has increasingly globalized, from early child education to the university level to continuing and executive education for adults. About 2,000 university-level international collaborative programs across China, hundreds of international K-12 schools, and thousands more international curriculum programs exist in China today.
AmCham Shanghai's Education Committee has invited education leaders from three different continents to share their experience and perspective on China's education globalization. Join us for a panel discussion and highly interactive gathering, and a fineon 24th of Sept, 3-4:40 PM at AmCham Shanghai, 1376 Nanjing Road West, Shanghai. This event is co-hosted by AmCham, BritCham, AfCham and Danish Chamber.
David Mansfied, Chairman of Education Committee, British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, Exective Headmaster of YK Pao International School
Dee Nkwetato Tamonkia, Chairman of African Chamber of Commerce
Poul G. Kristensen, Chairman of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai
Moderator: John D. Van Fleet, Chairman of Education Committee, AmCham Shanghai, Director of Corporate Globaliza3pm: Registration & Networking
3:30pm: Opening Remark
3:35pm: Panel Discussion
4:20pm: Audience Q & A
4:40pm: Event ends
Exective Headmaster at Y K Pao International School
Poul G. Kristense
Chairman at the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai
Dee Nkwetato Tamonkia
Chairman at African Chamber of Commerce
The current chairperson of the board of directors at AFCHAM, D. Nkwetato Tamonkia is a veteran educationist with a knack for leadership that has seen him excel. His experience in corporate training since 1998 as well as his on-going research project on sociolinguistics has earned him a multi-dimensional view of society and the keysbusinesses. For 13years in China, he has helped many companies from Xi’an through Beijing to Shanghai – The China Development Bank (CDB), TD Marco Ltd., ChinaTop, TellMeMore, Dia%, Philips, Qsolar, Decathlon, to name just a few.


A new technique for studying the structure of the RSV.
To study the infection’s progress in individual cells, the researchers faced another challenge: living cells move around, and following them complicates the research. To address that movement, the laboratory of Thomas Barker – also in the Coulter Department – used micro-patterned fibronectin on glass to create 50-micron “islands” that contained the cells during the study.


Luiss Professor Gian Domenico Mosco is part of a group of experts selecefine a national strategy on blockchain and artificial intelligence.
Gian Domenico Mosco is Professor of Commercial Law with the Luiss Department of Law and Director of Luiss DREAM and the Luiss hub of the Consorzio CINI Cybersecurity Laboratory.
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Available 3D volumetric data sets contain only a few tens of images~\cite{Heimann2009,Bilic2019,Menze2015} due to the high expense of gathering and annotating such data sets. This number is far too small for proper training of a DM, and could lead to spurious results due to overfitting.
Contrary to most recent studies, we propose, what we call, a `vanilla'-style ensemble where the DMs are state-of-the-art baseline models with no change of their default parameters. Next, we propose four basic combination methods as the ensemble combiners for the following reason. Given the small size of the training data (number of patients),  further tuning is not advisable~\cite{Duin02}. The vanilla ensemble gives the practitioner a ready-made solution, eliminating the need for elaborate tuning and structure modifications of the model, both of which require bespoke expertise and sometimes just luck.
The experiment with the CHAOS competition data set~\cite{chaosdata} and the 3Dircadb dataset~\cite{3Dircadb} is reported in Section~\ref{sec:expe}. Finally, Section~\ref{sec:concl} gives ourDeep learning has rightfully attracted widespread attention in the literature by outperforming alternative machine learning approaches in various fields of applications, especially in medical imaging~\cite{Greenspan16,Shin16}.
For individually trained DMs, simple ensemble combination rules are applied such as majority vote~\cite{Ortiz2016}, average~\cite{Kamnitsas2017b,MajiSMS16,Codella17}, product and more~\cite{Warfield04,Ju18}. Warfield et al.~\cite{Warfield04} propose an expectation maximisation method named STAPLE for the combination of image segmenters.\footnote{\url{http://crl.med.harvard.edu/software/}} Trained combination rules such as  task.
A multitude of DM ensembles hion~\cite{Ju18,Codella17}.
Bilic et al.~\cite{Bilic2019} published a compelling overview of the results of the Liver Tumour Segmentation Benchmark (LiTS) contest held in 2017.\footnote{O and the \& Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) 2017.} The study analyses the winning state-of-the-art models in the competition. Although the focus is on segmenting tumours in the liver, the segmentation of the liver itself is also considered. Among other conclusions, the authors note the following:
    \item It is still difficult to provide recommendations with regards to the exact network design (structure, parameters, modifications, training). The current solutions are mostly guided by rough ideas instead of strict, proven guidelines. Exploring the possible choices for each task at hand is largely hindered by long training times.
    \item Only a few of the best DMs were fully-3D (that is, taking as input  a volume image). This was again attributed to excessive computational cost. The authors reported that potentially, full 3D DMs would be more successful than the currently used sparse 3D or 2.5D DMs. Here we can add a comment that full 3D DMs may need even more parameters to be set up compared to the non-3D models, which makes the practitioner's task harder.
    \item It was observed that ensemble methods outperformed in general the single segmenter methods but their practical use may be hampered by computational constraints. In other words, it is questionable whether the gain the ensembles offer justifies the extra computational resources needed. Our experiments here show that ensembles are sis, and therefore we argue that the extra cost is well justified.
We chose to use a heterogeneous ensemble of four 3D DMs because this ensemble type was found to be superior to homogeneous ensembles of DMs, even to those trained by snapshot ensembling~\cite{Dede19}. We kept the combination rules as simple as possible for two reasons. First, we eliminate further overfitting of the ensemble, and second, simple non-trainable combinersprofound expertise in either DMs or ensemble methods.
The four well-established CNNs used as our ensemble members are detailed below.
U-Net is one of the first convbiomedical images.\cite{Long2015}.
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V-Net is designed for volumetric segmentation of the prostate from MR image series \cite{Milletari2016}. The whole pathway has a V-shape, which is where the CNN gets its name. While V-Net and U-Net share similar structures, their loss functions are different.
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\subsection{Ensemble combination methods}
We consider the simplest ensemble combination methods which do not require any further training or parameter tuning~\cite{Kuncheva2014}. Denote by $p_1,\ldots, p_4$ the values of the probability maps outputted by the four segmenters for a given voxel in the 3D image. These values estimate the probability that the voxel is from the class foreground. The combination methods in this paper are as follows: e support for class background by $P_b=-\log(1-P_{f0}) + \sum_1^4{1-\log(p_i)}$.
Again, we assign class foreground to the voxel if $P_f>P_b$, and class background, otherwise.
\item Relative absolute volume difference (RAVD). Using the notation above, RAVD = $\rm{abs}(|X|-|Y|)/|Y|$, where `abs' denotes the absolute value (the smaller, the better).
Figure~\ref{liver_ind_results}  shows the results of the four individual segmenters. The grey level intensity reflects the probability map of foreground versus background. The white contour is the proposed segmentation boundary obtained by thresholding the probability map at 0.5. The red contour is the ground truth. \footnote{The image for this example is slide 11 from the data of patient number 4 in the CHAOS dataset.}
U-net &
Deepmedic\\
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V-net &V-net.png}nseV-networks.png}\\
\caption{Illustration of the segmentation results of the individual segmenters. White lines represent the border of the segmentation results while red lines represent the border of the ground truth.}
\label{liver_ind_results}
Ensemble& U-net & Deepmedic& V-Net & Dense V-Net\\
\includegraphics[width = 0.18\textwidth]{Figures/Fill_Product.png}&DeepmedicnseV-networks.png}\\
\caption{The ensemble segmentation with the product combination rule and the individual segmentations zoomed on {\it vena cava superior} (the blue rectangle in the U-net plot in Figure~\ref{liver_ind_results}). The ground truth is shaded in blue in the ensemble plot, and in red in the plots for the individual segmenters. The guessed segmentation is overlaid in transparent grey. The Dice score for the chosen area is shown under each plot.}
\label{liver_map_results}
The purpose of this experiment is twofold. First, we demonstrate the overfitting effect exhibited by DMs on a relatively small data set. The second branch of our experiment explores the four classifier ensemble combiners for liver segmentation from CT scans. Implementation and evaluation of ensemble methods codes for a sample patient CT set are available at \textit{\url{https://github.com/emrekavur/Basic-Ensembles-of-DMs-for-Liver-Segmentation}} page.
In order to demonstrate the consistency of the results, we performed our experiments on two publicly available databases that were published\\
The data consist of 40 sets of images taken from theS) \cite{chaos, chaosdata}. CHAOS is a medical imaging challenge focused on segmentation of healthy abdominal organs from CT and/or MRI image series~\cite{kavur2020chaos}. CHAOS was started duringil 11, 2019, Venice, Italy. CHAOS has five independent tasks related to different modalities and abdomen organs. Participants may join the challenge for a single task or for multiple tasks.\footnote{ As of January 2020, CHAOS is one of the most popular medical imaging challenges in \url{grand-challenge.org} and has 1516 current participants at the  website~\cite{chaos, kavur2020chaos}}.
In this work, the CT part of the CHAOS data was used. The CT data contains abdomen images of 40 different patients who have healthy livers. The technical information about the data is presented in Table~\ref{tab:data_stats}.
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 & 3DIRCADb & CHAOS\\
Number of 3D image sets & 20 (10 + 10) & 40 (20 + 20) \\
Spatial resolution of files & 512 x 512 & 512 x 512   \\
Number of files (slices) in all cases [min--max] & [74 -- 260] & [78 -- 294] \\
Total number of files in the dataset & 2823 & 6407 \\
X space (mm) [min--max] & [0.56 -- 0.87] & [0.54 -- 0.79] \\
YSlice thickness (mm) [min--max] & [1.60 -- 4.00] & [2.00 -- 3.20] \\
\noindent $\bullet$ {\em 3Dircadb1 Data}
For each dataset, the four DMs were trained on the training data. For an input image (3D CT scan), each DM returns a 3D probability map $P$. For voxel at $(i,j,k)$, $P(i,j,k)$ is the probability that the voxel belongs to the liver. The output probability maps are then smoothed using
Finally, we tested the hypothesis that ensembles are better than individual DM segmenters on the testing data by running tests for each (ensemble, segmenter) pair, for each of the four metricthods $A$ and $B$, we applied the following protocol:
    \item {\em Paired samples.} Suppose that $x$ and $y$ are the vectors containing the values for methods $A$ and $B$, respectively. (For example, $x$ may contain the Dice scores obtained from Deepmedic for the 20 testing patients in the CHAOS data, and $y$ may contain the Dice scores obtained from the Majority vote ensemble for the same 20 patients.) We are interested whether the means of $x$ and $y$ are significantly different. Using Lilliefors goodness-of-fit test, we check the normality of the difference $x-y$. If normality cannot be rejected at 0.05 level, we use the paired t-test for comparing the means. If the normality of the difference does not hold, we use Wilcoxon signed-rank test for zero median of the difference.
    \item {\em Non-paired samples.} For non-paired samples, we check normality of $x$ and $y$. If both hold, we apply 2-sample t-test. Otherwise, we use the Wilcoxon rank-sum test (Mann–Whitney U test).
A full set of results (all metrics for all DMs and all ensembles; training and testing) is provided in
\caption{Metric results on CHAOS training data for the individual segmenters and the ensemble methods. The circle marker indicates results where the overfitting was not found to be significant.}\vspace{-2mm}
& DICE & RAVD & ASSD & MSSD \\ \hline
Deepmedic& 0.984& 1.115& 1.709& 67.078\\
V-Net& 0.948& $\circ$3.824& 1.656& 42.972\\
Product& 0.975& $\circ$3.493& 0.888& 12.581\\
Min-Max& 0.978& 1.208& 0.811& 11.559\\
\caption{Metric results on CHAOS testbest value in each column is enclosed in a box.}\vspace{-2mm}
U-Net& 0.811& 54.842& 14.253& 104.515\\
Deepmedic& 0.951& \fbox{3.058}& 7.174& 141.473\\
V-Net& 0.879& 17.434& 6.146& 104.189\\
Dense V-networks& 0.886& 7.702& 4.492& 113.139\\
Average& 0.882& 20.759& 8.016& 115.829\\
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Majority Vote& 0.952& 4.235& \fbox{1.719}& \fbox{28.517}\\
Average& \fbox{0.953}& 3.839& 1.956& 30.676\\
Product& 0.946& 6.867& 2.121& 32.696\\
Min-Max& 0.937& 6.094& 2.311& 35.052\\
\caption{Metric results on 3Dircadb1U-Net& 0.904& 19.320& $\circ$7.075& $\circ$70.798\\
Deepmedic& 0.988& 0.216& 0.399& 36.127\\
V-Net& 0.968& 2.974& 0.975& 17.587\\
Dense V-networks& 0.973& 1.110& 0.930& $\circ$51.780\\
Average& 0.958& 5.905& 2.345& 44.073\\
Majority Vote& 0.979& 2.432& 0.633& 12.913\\
Average& 0.982& 1.844& 0.615& 18.759\\
Product& 0.978& $\circ$3.426& 0.841& 20.764\\
Min-Max& 0.980& 2.052& 0.712& 19.423\\
\caption{Metric results on 3Dircadb1672& 75.092& 66.551& 172.201\\
Deepmedic& 0.905& 10.385& 4.753& 139.120\\
V-Net& 0.828& 19.182& 8.913& 95.328\\
Dense V-networks& 0.902& 8.726& 9.009& 104.886\\
Average& 0.827& 28.346& 22.306& 127.884\\
Majority Vote& 0.890& 14.348& 3.341& \fbox{55.303}\\
Average& \fbox{0.920}& 7.131& \fbox{3.070}& 74.613\\
Product& 0.916& \fbox{6.418}& 3.271& 73.580\\
Min-Max& 0.906& 8.799& 3.790& 76.629\\
\subsubsection{Ensemble segmenters show less overfitting than individual DMs}
\label{sec:overtrain}
The overfitting can be observed from the tables. Without exception, both for individual DMs and ensembles, the average training values are preferable to the averaged testing values. In some cases the differences are substantial, for example, U-Net gives DICE = 0.904 for the training data and 0.672 for the testing data. Even though the large differences in the metrics values suggest otherwise, further tests revealed that 8 of the 64level 0.05. These 8 results are marked with a circle marker in Tables~\ref{tab:res1} and \ref{tab:res3}.
The results thus far show that while ensembles reach better values of the metrics they are not immune to overfitting. Nonetheless, we will show that, in general, they exhibit less overfitting compared to the individual DMs. To visualise this, we present two tables (\ref{tab:over1} and \ref{tab:over2}), one for each dataset, which contain the overfitting magnitude calculated as training value minus testing value. For DICE, positive difference means that the training value was better. For the other three metrics, negative values indicate that the training value was better because the lower values of these metrics are preferable. The values for each metric are colour-coded. Red colours indicate smaller overfitting while blue colours indicate large overfitting. The blue colour is more present in the top parts of both tables showing that the individual segementers are more prone to that than the ensembles.
\caption{overfitting magnitude for the CHAOS dataset. Large overfitting corresponds to blue colour and small overfitting, to red colour. Each column (metric) is scaled individually.}\vspace{-2mm}
\label{tab:over1}
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Deepmedic& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7305 0.7305} 0.0329& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6704 0.6704} -1.9436& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.9866 0.9866} -5.4651& \cellcolor[rgb]{0.6682 0.6682 1.0000} -74.3951\\
V-Net& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.9733 0.9733} 0.0695& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.8731 0.8731} -13.6101& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.9176 0.9176} -4.4899& \cellcolor[rgb]{0.8218 0.8218 1.0000} -61.2170\\
Dense V-networks& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.8196 0.8196} 0.0463& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7171 0.7171} -4.6631& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7550 0.7550} -2.2030& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.8731 0.8731} -35.0205\\
Majority& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6682 0.6682} 0.0237& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6682 0.6682} -1.8338& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6682 0.6682} -0.9726& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6682 0.6682} -17.4741\\
Average& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6882 0.6882} 0.0268& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6860 0.6860} -2.8366& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6927 0.6927} -1.3186& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6860 0.6860} -19.0548\\
Product& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6971 0.6971} 0.0281& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6949 0.6949} -3.3736& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6860 0.6860} -1.2328& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6993 0.6993} -20.1146\\
Min-Max& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7639 0.7639} 0.0381& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7216 0.7216} -4.8866& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7060 0.7060} -1.4997& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7394 0.7394} -23.4931\\
\caption{overfitting magnitude for the 3Dircadb12320& \cellcolor[rgb]{0.6682 0.6682 1.0000} -55.7723& \cellcolor[rgb]{0.6682 0.6682 1.0000} -59.4755& \cellcolor[rgb]{0.6860 0.6860 1.0000} -101.4027\\
Deepmedic& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7528 0.7528} 0.0830& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7595 0.7595} -10.1691& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6904 0.6904} -4.3534& \cellcolor[rgb]{0.6682 0.6682 1.0000} -102.9930\\
V-Net& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.9777 0.9777} 0.1406& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.8352 0.8352} -16.2087& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7327 0.7327} -7.9385& \cellcolor[rgb]{0.9465 0.9465 1.0000} -77.7407\\
Dense V-networks& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7082 0.7082} 0.0714& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7261 0.7261} -7.6161& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7350 0.7350} -8.0785& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7862 0.7862} -53.1059\\
Majority& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7773 0.7773} 0.0896& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7817 0.7817} -11.9168& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6704 0.6704} -2.7082& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6682 0.6682} -42.3905\\
Average& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6726 0.6726} 0.0626& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6971 0.6971} -5.2867& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6682 0.6682} -2.4555& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.8151 0.8151} -55.8543\\
Product& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6682 0.6682} 0.0614& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6682 0.6682} -2.9921& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6682 0.6682} -2.4300& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7817 0.7817} -52.8161\\
Min-Max& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7171 0.7171} 0.0738& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.7149 0.7149} -6.7472& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.6748 0.6748} -3.0785& \cellcolor[rgb]{1.0000 0.8307 0.8307} -57.2058\\
\subsubsection{Ensemble segmenters offer better results than individual DMs}
Tables~\ref{tab:res2} and \ref{tab:res4} show that ensemble values are, in most part, preferable to the values of the individual DMs on all four metrics. We compared the individual DMs and the ensembles on the testing data using our statistical protocol for paired data. Tables~\ref{tab:resdice}-\ref{tab:resmssd} detail the results from the everywhere at 0.05. The tables demonstrate that the ensemble segmenters are better than the individual DMs.
\caption{DICE: Statistical comparison between individual DMs and ensembles. Bullet means that the ensemble wins; circle means that the DM wins; line means that no statistical difference.}\vspace{0mm}
\label{tab:resdice}
\multicolumn{4}{l}{CHAOS dataset}\\
& Majority & Average & Product & Min/Max \\ \hline
U-NetDeepmedic& $-$ & $-$ & $-$ & $\circ$ \\
Vnse Vmulticolumn{4}{l}{3Dircadb1 dataset}\\
Deepmedic& $-$ & $-$ & $-$ & $-$ \\
Dense V& $-$ & $-$ & $-$ & $-$ \\
\caption{RAVDravd}
Deepmedic& $\circ$ & $-$ & $\circ$ & $-$ \\
V-Net& $-$ & $\bullet$ & $-$ & $-$ \\
Dense V& $-$ & $\bullet$ & $-$ & $-$ \\
V-Net& $-$ & $\bullet$ & $\bullet$ & $\bullet$ \\
\caption{ASSassd}
Deepmedic\bullet$ & $\bullet$ & $-$ \\
\caption{Mmssd}
V-Net& $\bullet$ & $-$ & $-$ & $-$ \\Data1_Ensembles_SSglyph.png}
    \caption{Glyph plot of the four ensemble methods for the CHAOS dataset. The spokes are the four metrics. Small-area ensembles are preferable.}
    \label{fig:glyph123Dircadb12}
Finally, to be able to recommend one of the ensemble models, we present two glyph plots in Figures~\ref{fig:glyph1} and \ref{fig:glyph2}. The plots are based on the averaged testing results for each metric. DICE was reversed so that small values are more desirable. The ensemble scores for each metric were scaled between 0.1 and 1 and plotted on the spokes of the glyph plot. An ideal ensemble would occupy a small square in the middle. The larger the surface of the figure presented by the ensemble, the worse the ensemble in comparison with the rest. The Chaos dataset figure elects the Majority Vote ensemble as the best, closely followed by the Average ensemble. On the other hand, the Majority Vote ensemble occupies a large area in the glyph plot in Fig.~\ref{fig:glyph2}. The Average ensemble is the best for this data set.
Another indication in favour of the Average ensemble is the total number of wins across the data sets, the metrics and the DMs (Tables~\ref{tab:resdice}--\ref{tab:resmssd}). If we add one point for each win, and subtract one point for each loss, the ensembles receive the following scores:
Majority Vote 20, Average 25, Product 21, and Min/Max 20. (All scores are out of possible 2 (data sets) $\times$ 4 (metrics) $\times$ 4 (DMs) = 32 points.) This gives us ground to recommend the Average combiner for future use with our vanilla-style ensemble of DMs for liver segmentation.
Intrigued by the success of DMs in medical segmentation, we set off to explore the potential of an ensemble of DM segmenters which is composed of publicly available, state-of-the-art DMs, and which does not require profound expertise in deep learning or ensemble methods from the user. The first problem we encountered was that the individual DMs (trained with their default structure, parameters and training setting) are prone to overfitting. Our experimental results confirmed that, and also revealed that the propose vanilla-style ensemble is less affected by overfitting.ated that a simple ensemble of off-the-shelf deep learning models outperforms the individual ensemble members. The overall message of this study is that it is possible to achieve results in liver segmentation from CT images with minimal programmatic effort, using state-of-the-art DMs as black boxes and basic classifier ensemble rules. Besides, since data/problem-specific design and parameter tuning are not required, the ensemble methods shown in this study can be offered as a solution to the repeatability and reproducibility problems widely seen in deep learning studies. Out of the four combination rule we examined, the average (or sum) combiner achieved the best result.
In addition to the chosen simple combiners, we experimented with several trained combiners: weighted majority vote, Na\"ive Bayes and Behaviour Knowledge Space (BKS)~\cite{Kuncheva2014}. The results were on a par with the simple combiners. This reinforces our message that for small data sizes as the currently available annotated data for liver segmentation, overfitting is a major issue.
By and large, the combination methods recommended in the literature have been evaluated on {\em classification accuracy}. Here we note that our evaluation hinges on four different metrics. They are not straightforwardly related to classification accuracy. This suggests that developing bespoke training protocols for the DMs as well as more suitable combination strategies could be a good way forward.
We note that the success of the combiners which rely on continuous-valued outputs (Average, Product and Min/Max) critically depends on the calibration of the output of the segmenters. Traditionally, ensembles are constructed of the same base classifier (segmenter here) with different training data, which practically eliminates the problem of calibration. However, if different models are used, as in this study, it is vital to ensure that the probability map calibration is suitable. For example, if one segmenter is very ``certain'' in its decision and always gives values close to 0 and close to 1, this segmenter will have a heavier vote. The segmenter may be arbitrarily accurate and may not deserve the advantage over the rest of the segmenters. In this study, we were striving for simplicity and did not calibrate further the four DMs outputs. On the other hand, Dede et al.~\cite{Dede19} observe that heterogeneous ensembles of DMs fare better than homogeneous ones, which the authors attribute to the importance of diversity offered by different DM models. Thus, it may pay off to devise and include a calibration pre-processing step in the ensemble pipeline.
This work2214  and TUBITAK ARDEB-EEEAG under grant number 116E133Pascal GPU used for this research.
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R the organization, future-proofing it via succession planning. Moreover, organizational practices have yet to keep up with I-O research on developing and retaining high-potential employees. Surveys show that current human resources processes “suffer from subjectivity, bias and disagreements,” (Palshikar, Sahu & Srivastava, 2016, p. 208). On the other hand, research has been increasingly pointing to the need for transparent, formalized processes and procedures that identify high-potential employees and openly cultivate those employees via mentoring, special assignments, and other methods (Zhu & Manjarrez, 2017). It is important to know how high-potential employees respond to specific types of incentives, mentoring methods, and formal approaches to employee training and development. Organizations that apply evidence-based practices toare more likely to receive returns on their investments.
Somewhere between 40 and 60 percent of global organizations have formal high potential employee development programs, such as fast-tracking, in place (Dries & DeGieter, 2013). The reason these programs are being increasingly put into place in spite of their additional costs is that high-potential employees are known to be “twice as valuable to an organization” compared to the average employee, and are “75 percent more likely to succeed in a senior position,” (Downs, 2015, p. 349). The return on investment in high-potential employees is obvious, particularly when leadership stability and future proofing a company are taken into account as strategic advantages. Some of the most important factors influencing high-potential employees to remain in an organization relate to structural and organizational culture variables including leadership, cohesive organizational purpose, formal development opportunities, the perception of meaningful work, and collegiality in the workplace environment (Letchmiah & Thomas, 2017). Organizational supports play a crucial role in the decisions made by high-potential employees, whether they are formally identified as such or not.
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To identify high-potential employees, human resources managers may use a variety of methods including performance appraisals,or career mapping, and even anecdotal data (Downs, 2015). Among organizations that do have formal high-potential employee development programs, some also have active succession planning with transparent methods of communicating intent. For example, PepsiCo has a formal leadership development center, and admission to the leadership development center is based on performance on various HR metrics (Zhu & Manjarrez, 2017). Empirical research has been demonstrating the advantages of formal identification and employee training for high-potential personnel.
Research has also been increasingly focusing on the organizational culture and formal practices of high-potential employee identification, training, and retention. The most important theme in the literature is related to transparency and communication. Zhu & Manjarrez (2017) found that informally recognized high-potential employees are 19% more likely to actively seek employment elsewhere versus those who have been formally identified and who are being actively and openly cultivated for leadership. In spite of the potential benefits of transparency in high-potential employee development, many organizations remain committed more to a policy of “strategic ambiguity,” whereby the company retains the power of information, sometimes with the goal of reducing the potential for interpersonal conflicts between group members (Dries & DeGieter, 2013, p. 137). Strategic ambiguity can have some ironic benefits, such as promoting greater flexibility in leadership decisions, and even occasionally increasing employees’ motivation to work harder (Dries & DeGieter, 2013). However, lowered morale, stress, burnout, and suspicion may erase all potential benefits of strategic ambiguity (Dries & DeGieter, 2013; Zhu & Manjarrez, 2017). On the other hand, work engagement through formal recognition and training programs causes high-potential employees to perform to the high expectations set for themselves, and to which their coworkers and colleagues also expect (Van Zalk, 2016). The goal of high-potential development programs is relational in nature: to encourage employees to envision themselves as having a career trajectory that most certainly depends on the fusion of personal and professional goals.
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We are suffering from a trulyin the wt destroys our ability to manifest what we want in our lives. We are programed with fear and doubt about our desires and ability to create, which leads to depression, anger and feelings of hopelessness. According to many mental health experts all this “connectivity” is making us feel more alone than ever and a bit crazy to say the least.
I urge you to stop the insanity and UNPLUG for a few days. The world is going to continue 24/7 with or without you…and you need some peace and quiet. This type of frenzied activity damages your ability to focus. We are hardwired to respond to new things instantaneously and we are multitasking more and more. All this makes it harder to decide what data to keep or ignore. People can no longer concentrate and attention is fractured. We are stressed out yet still try and expect to make important decisions. It can’t happen.
P.S. Our next Vision Quest will be in Feb 2017 and we’re going back to amazingly beautiful Sedona Arizona again. It was just magical! If youetails very shortly. We already have 12 seats sold and many have inquired…so please don’t wait!
OMG, I agree so much with unplugging and have found it rather difficult yet still manage some of the time. I enjoy walking in nature especially where there is water like a stream or a lake. Thanks Lee for this newsletter as look forward to them.
Will you have another retreat after Feb?
Thanks for all the good vibes you send .