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RYAN MOLLOY: ORIGINAL
20 June, 9.15PM
Join Ryan Molloy for a very special night at Crazy Coqs. On 20 June, Molloy will re-open his catalogue of original songs and sing some of his favourite classic covers that have inspired him in a career that has stretched over 20 years in the entertainment industry.
Enjoy never before heard live compositions and the insight behind their creation. All performed in the most intimate and purest of forms, piano and voice.
Best known as the original Frankie Valli in hit show Jersey Boys in the West End and then appearing on Broadway, Molloy will be embarking on a new journey; travelling this year to New Orleans and Nashville, TN, to explore his music roots in rhythm and blues.
Molloy was the lead singer of the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood and appeared in many critically-acclaimed musical theatre and dramatic roles in the West End including Jerry Springer the Opera at the National Theatre, Godspell, Tonight's the Night, On the Town and Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice and Macbeth.
Should you wish to enjoy dinner or a light bite to eat before or after your show, Brasserie Zédel is located just across the foyer from Crazy Coqs. To book a table, please call 020 7734 4888 or visit us online at www.brasseriezedel.com/reservations.
THE CRAZY COQS PRESENTS...KIM ISMAY:...
OFF THE TOP WITH JASON KRAVITS and...
TWICE UPON A SONG
JASON CARR: WE KISS IN A SHADOW
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Before and during the shows, cocktails, wines, champagnes and snacks are available. We would also encourage you to enjoy a meal in the Brasserie before or after a performance.
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Atlanta Restaurant Openings
Rreal Tacos Opens Today in Midtown
It's a debut eatery from a former chef at The Spence.
by Chris Fuhrmeister@ccfuhr Dec 16, 2015, 10:30am EST
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Adrian Villarreal opens Rreal Tacos, his fast-casual taqueria, at 11 a.m. today in Midtown. At the first restaurant of his own, Villarreal aims to "redefine familiar and authentic Mexican cuisine. Can the former Spence chef's tacos stand up to some of the best found on Buford Highway? It's time to find out.
The menu includes eight varieties of tacos are available for $2.99 each, and add-ons range from complimentary options such as salsa roja and shredded cabbage to $0.50 toppings like sauteed peppers and onions and queso fresco. And for a dollar, Villarreal will transform that taco into a quesadilla. The bar will pour a selection of Mexican cocktails and beers, plus local suds from the likes of Red Brick Brewing and SweetWater Brewing Company.
Rreal Tacos is located at 110 6th Street NE. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Rreal Tacos
100 6th Street Northeast, , GA 30308 (404) 458-5887 Visit Website

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Rovagnasco (Rovagnàsch in dialetto milanese, AFI: ) è un quartiere del comune di Segrate, in provincia di Milano. Nel XIX secolo costituiva un comune a sé fino a quando fu unito a Segrate il 1º gennaio 1870.

Situato a nord del centro abitato al di là della Strada Provinciale 103 Cassanese, ha conosciuto un recente sviluppo edilizio residenziale. Vi si trovano alcune cascine storiche.

Storia
Registrato agli atti del 1751 come un villaggio milanese di 310 abitanti, alla proclamazione del Regno d'Italia nel 1805 Rovagnasco risultava avere 400 residenti. Nel 1809 un regio decreto di Napoleone soppresse il municipio annettendolo a Segrate, e poi a Vimodrone nel 1811. Il Comune di Rovagnasco fu poi ripristinato nel 1816 dopo il ritorno degli austriaci, e nel 1853 si registrarono 641 residenti saliti a 713 nel 1861.

Il comune di Rovagnasco fu definitivamente soppresso nel 1869 allorquando, dopo un'iniziale ipotesi di unione con Pioltello, si decise di riproporre l'antico modello napoleonico annettendo definitivamente il paese a Segrate.

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Frazioni di Segrate
Comuni della Lombardia soppressi

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The Children´s House offers a traditional Montessori education to children between the ages of 2,5 to 6+ years of age. Applications are accepted throughout the school year. Class observation and an interview with the Director are recommended prior to applications.
Recommended for children in the age of 3 - 6+ years.
7.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
Recommended for children in the age of 2,5 - 3 years.
Children can have lunch before leaving, latest pick-up time is at 1 p.m.
The Children´s House is open from 7:30 am – 5:00 pm. daily, Monday – Friday.
Morning Snacks, lunch and afternoon snacks are provided by The Children´s House, daily. Our lunch provider is a setting certified by the Regional Office of Public Health in Bratislava and meets the highest hygienic and health standards. Food details are available at the Office Manager.


The games scheduled for Tuesday, January 17 vs Quaboag have been postponed until Wednesday, January 18. Middle School games will be played at the times previously scheduled (3:30/4:30), but the varsity and JV games will have a time change on the 18th. JV will play at 5:30 and the varsity will start at 7:00.


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Dr. Henry is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in shoulder, elbow and trauma surgery.
Dr. Henry became an orthopedic surgeon because she earned a master's degree in muscle physiology and was intrigued by the musculoskeletal system. Upon entering medical school, she was fascinated by surgery and enjoyed using her hands. Dr. Henry believes that orthopedics offers near-immediate gratification as she sees the effects of her labor when fixing a broken bone.
What sets her apart is her exceptional training and how she interacts with patients and improves their quality of life. Dr. Henry is committed to helping patients return to the activities that make their lives enjoyable.
Outside of orthopedics, Dr. Henry enjoys cycling, photography, traveling, scuba diving and cooking.


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Visit to Bulgaria Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children
At the invitation of the Government of Bulgaria, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material, visited Bulgaria from 1 to 8 April 2019. The objectives of the visit were to assess the situation of the sale and sexual exploitation of children and to evaluate the national child protection system, with a view to making recommendations to prevent and eradicate all forms of sale and sexual exploitation of children. Over the course of the mission, the Special Rapporteur visited Sofia, Burgas, Sliven, Podem and Pernik, where she visited centres and family-type placemetns for child victims of trafficking, sexual exploitation and domestic violence.
In the current report, the Special Rapporteur explores issues relating to the sale and sexual exploitation of children in Bulgaria in the light of international human rights norms and standards. On the basis of the information gathered prior to, during and after her visit, the Special Rapporteur highlights legislative initiatives, the institutional framework and child protection policies implemented to combat and prevent the phenomena, and measures taken to provide care for and ensure the recovery and reintegration of child victims. When adressing the legal framewrok, the Special Rapporteur expresses "concern about the Constitutional Court's decision No. 13/2018 of 27 July 2018, in which the Court declared the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) to be incompatible with the Constitution. She observed during her visit that misinterpretation of the term "gender" had given rise to a hostile environment for organizations working on women's rights and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, paving the way to homophobia, transphobia and bias against women".
At the end of the Report the Special Rapporteur makes a number of recommendations to strengthen efforts to prevent and eradicate the sale and sexual exploitation of children, the first of which urges the Bulgarian Government to ratify the Istanbul Convention and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure.
The full report can be found HERE.


John T. McGreevy is dean of the College of Arts and Letters and professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. His books include Catholicism and American Freedom: A History. He lives in South Bend, Indiana.
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Corporate & BusinessSpecial ReportsHR & Careers
Phenomenal females: Wise words from the top women in travel
By Kristin Mariano	 On Mar 8, 2019
There is no denying that the travel industry is a male-dominated sector. Despite this, women having been blazing a trail to the top of the hospitality business and I have been blessed with the opportunity to meet some of the phenomenal females who have worked to reach the apex of their chosen field.
In celebration of International Women's Day, I asked several women holding top positions in the travel industry how they managed to achieve their success, as well as what advice they would give to anyone looking to follow a similar career path.
"Do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life"
Ulla Hefel Böhler, CEO of Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold
Ulla Hefel Böhler, CEO of Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold, passionately worked for the company for 15 years taking over various roles. This has equipped her with knowledge of the brands, teams and company culture. The positions she held made her "truly understand and appreciate the magic and extraordinary effort that goes into creating an unforgettable holiday experience."
"If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. The travel industry is about people's holidays, dreams and aspirations and I personally couldn't think of a more rewarding industry to be in. Your heart's got to be in it though and you've got to be passionate about what you do and enjoy the fast pace and be prepared to work hard," Böhler said.
"Choose a company where everyone has a voice, a foundation for growth and the freedom to develop individual career paths. For me I feel proud to work for a family-owned company that is constantly innovating and putting guests at the heart of everything we do," she added.
"Keep working hard and always seek to learn"
Zelia Leong, CEO and co-founderof start-up Anywhr – that curates personalised trips for each unique traveller. She came up with the idea of Anywhr during her six-month trip in Europe, where she went to places she never knew existed made friends that became like family, and had so many great moments – all without a plan, and simply following local recommendations and figuring out my journey along the way.
Zelia Leong, CEO and co-founder, Anywhr
When asked to give an advice for people who want to start their own travel company, Leong told me, "It's going to be one of the most difficult things you'll ever do – everything you think you know about yourself will be challenged, but keep working hard and always seek to learn. I'm happiest when I can help others grow, and in turn I learn a lot myself too. We're only just getting started, and it's going to be an exciting journey!"
"Talk to as many people about what you are doing"
Philippine-based start-up TripClub is a concierge platform focused on the hypertraveler. These are the people who are too busy, leading such a hectic business travel life and therefore need a travel service that will take care of bookings, last minute changes and just making sure that their trips are as hassle-free as possible.
Menchie Dizon, CEO and founder, TripClub
Behind TripClub is visionary Menchie Dizon that has jumped the fence to start-up after being part of the corporate world in almost 15 years. Her combined experience of business and corporate has provided me with the rigour, discipline, resourcefulness and creativity that are essential in building a business. Her experience has also provided her with the skills to manage people as well as provide me with a rich network.
"I talk to as many people about what I am doing and just curious about people as well. I have been quite lucky in terms of attracting great talent just being very open and curious in every interaction. I like finding unique ways people may work together, if not with me then perhaps with other people who I know are looking for talent," Dizon told me on how she grew her small company.
"Take up new challenges; push boundaries"
Nikie Mok, director of sales and marketing, W Kuala Lumpur, is a proven leader with a passion for mentoring and nurturing future talents, she prides herself on inspiring and influencing people by initiating positive relationships.
Nikie Mok, director of sales and marketing, W Kuala Lumpur
Mok has been rocking the hospitality for over 18 years. She began her career at Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur, before rising up the ranks at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel to assume the position of assistant director of sales – corporate, meeting & convention in a short eight years.
Her career is marked by milestones as the director of sales at Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur Hotel in driving hotel goals and growth, and at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur. Previously, Mok held the position of director of sales & marketing at Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral during which she charted to completion commercial strategies to deliver outstanding revenue performance for the hotel.
Mok said, "First of all, be positive. Take up new challenges; push boundaries; believe in yourself. I also make sure that I take care of the people around me. It's key to me that I am able to support and provide opportunities to those around me who would like to progress; I do not wish to let down or neglect those around me who need coaching and constructive feedback for their improvement. At the end of the day, I may only succeed if my people excel."
"Work with so much passion"
Celine Sazon, product development manager, Southwest Travel & Tours
Celeen Denise Sazon is a born COO (Child Of Owner) of Southwest Travel & Tours operating in the Philippines. Despite her privilege, she took the role as product development manager and takes the reins of the company services.
Being exposed to the travel industry since her childhood has been a great motivation for Sazon to follow the footsteps of her father. She believes that by being part of the tourism industry, she is able to contribute and help the country at a worldly level as it entails engagement with people coming from different countries.
Sazon said, "My generation has this insane need/drive to travel, to experience and be more out there in the world. This is evident in reports showing how our generation spends greatly on travel. Our access to information has made us aware of what the world can offer and we want to be able to experience it as much as we can. With this, being a part of an industry that involves what we like to do enables us to work with so much passion. Work then no longer feels like work because we are doing what we love and we get to interact with people who like to travel too."
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An SCP about organic bricks and hungry pavement.
Feedback and critique of the draft are highly appreciated. Did I nail the tone? Are the containment procedures logical? Are the addenda any good and adding anything to the article?
Thank you for your time and have a good read.
Overall this was definitely an interesting read, if a little too complex. So you have an underground colony of head-bricks, which is separated into several "kingdoms" of head-bricks, each ruled by a single head-brick. And occasionally a random patch of pavement will eat a person, and turn them into a head-brick. And then there's -G, the mysterious spooky big bad.
1. There's too much going on. Both the underground colony of head-bricks and its various leaders and the pavement-eats-people thing are described in incredible detail, which is normally good but in this case kind of bad because there's a ton to read through. I'd suggest you try to simplify how the anomaly works and cut out some details, because otherwise it feels rather overwhelming.
2. -G feels like it should be something important, but unless I'm missing some clues you barely talk about it at all.
The tone is pretty good, the containment procedures are logical (if a bit long), and the addenda are interesting.
Also as a nitpicky detail, I personally dislike redacting/blackboxing things like place names, dates, numbers, etc. unless there's a good in-universe reason as to why that information wouldn't be available to the average researcher. In this case everything except the [DATA EXPUNGED] stuff seems like normal, not-dangerous information, so I would just replace it with reasonable-sounding names/numbers. Feel free to disregard this part and leave it all redacted, this is just a matter of personal preference.
I now trimmed the whole article and tried to simplify it as much as I thought I could do without losing the initial concept. I also "declassified" a few numbers here and there.
As for the role of -G I added more hints; especially in the Note after the Interview in regards to its nature and motivations.
I am still not sure if this is enough or if I should flesh -G more out because I planned to keep it a relative shrouded entity.
Okay, here we go. I've given this a quick look, since I've still got stuff queued up that needs responding to. Typical disclaimer: I often don't have the time/patience for very long reads, I am often very hard to impress, and I don't mention every single nitpick I have unless a draft is unusually good.
Writing quality: Seems more complicated than it needs to be, but solidly written otherwise. Why is the item designated SCP-XXXX but only SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 are mentioned? SCP-XXXX itself is never defined. You have a lot of unnecessarily long sentences that could either be shortened or just split up into two sentences for ease of audience reading (the very first sentence in containment is an example of the latter case). Couple small things here and there, like "Level-3" instead of "level 3" and remembering to properly space out paragraphs. Also kind of weird verb tense usage, like "Any persons that entered SCP-XXXX-1's containment unit" when "enter" would make more sense to designate a population that would need to be responded to in present time. "Constant audio surveillance of the containment unit is to be analyzed" seems a little off because "constant surveillance" seems to imply "as it's happening" stuff, while "analysis" tends to imply going through data that has already been collected and making comparative statements, as opposed to things that are being actively collected. Missing punctuation and words here and there, like "While SCP-XXXX-1 was initially presumed to be non-sentient the existence of 6 sapient…" and "Due SCP-XXXX- A, -B, -D, and -E either being"… And so on.
Concept: Ehh… I liked the imagery of the first bit of description, was wondering why there wasn't some sort of brief overview of the -A through -G instances, but then I got to the content in the collapsibles and just lost steam for reading. The "Entities within SCP-XXXX-1" section is very dense, and given the slog through the SCP-XXXX-2 description that came prior to it, it just feels overwhelming. As a reader, I almost feel like the SCP-XXXX-2 anomaly can be heavily trimmed or even just removed entirely, since for me the SCP-XXXX-1s were a lot more interesting to read about without the fatigue from the SCP-XXXX-2 section. The SCP-XXXX-2 section overall for me just felt like a bunch of minutiae information I didn't find as intriguing as the stuff that came after it. I'm also not a huge fan of the "[DATA EXPUNGE]…The Crawler…The Crawler between worlds." dramatic insert and the note from Dr. █████████ at the end, mainly because it feels a little extraneous. I feel like the article could work well based on the sheer weirdness quality of the brick heads, without needing to shoehorn some sort of additional vague scary monster thing at the end. We've got a lot of scary monster attempts that include interviews where part of the dialog is basically THERE IS A THING AND IT IS SCARY, YOU SHOULD BE SCARED TOO! exposition spoonfeeding, and I feel like that approach does the good parts of this a disservice.
Overall: I want more brick heads, less temporal anomaly and spooky monster. But again, I prefer short, straightforward reads. Definitely poke around the discussion pages for longer articles and seek out reviewers who enjoy long pieces to see what they think, though.
Again thank you for your feedback Zyn.
The thing with the complicated and overly long writing has always been a problem for me. In retrospect, I think I just got too excited to write an SCP and ended up mixing too many ideas and connections into one article.
As you said it would be better to focus on just the "brick heads" and expand on them and recycle the other two ideas for the usage in other concepts/drafts.
My question now would be if I should put the new draft ("Head-Bricks") in a completely new thread (due to it only being 1/3 of the concept presented in this thread) or should I just update this thread when the overhaul is done?
Given the substantial overhaul, I am willing to make this an exception to the usual "one draft, one thread" rule. Feel free to make a new thread if you like.


The Montreal Canadiens have vastly improved their organizational depth with the addition of their 2012 NHL Entry Draft selections, though it could take four to five years to ultimately see the results. Five of the team's seven new draftees have such high skill levels at this stage of their development that they have made the Canadiens' Top 20 list.
Newly drafted Alex Galchenyuk has supplanted Nathan Beaulieu as the number one prospect in the Montreal Canadiens' organization. Blake Geoffrion has dropped the most on the Top 20 list but it's more due to the increase of talent and improvement of a few others. Brendon Nash, Alexander Avtsin, and Daniel Pribyl have moved out the Top 20 and Joonas Nattinen has appeared for the first time after his solid 2011-12 rookie year in the AHL. Alexei Emelin graduated to the NHL and Ryan White has only one game left to graduate so he was left off this Top 20 list.
Galchenyuk is the big playmaking centerman the Canadiens have coveted for well over a decade and has the high-end offensive talent to eventually center their top line. The big center has excellent offensive skill, vision, and hockey sense, but also possesses good character and a strong work ethic. He has also shown a commitment to the defensive side of the game.
The 18-year-old forward will need improvement his four-step acceleration, strength, physicality, and defensive zone positioning to be successful at the NHL level. The knee injury has lagged his overall development this past year and it might be better for the team's number one draft pick to play at least other season in the OHL.
Beaulieu is a highly mobile defenseman who carries the puck well and can make things happen on the rush. He has high-end offensive skills from the back-end, can run the power play, and is equally adept at shooting and distributing the puck. He is smart about limiting the amount of risks he takes but still needs to mature mentally and physically while improving his overall defensive game.
The offensively talented blueliner projects into a top-three defenseman in the NHL within the next few years if his development continues on its present pace. Beaulieu needs a strong NHL training camp in order to show Canadiens' management that it would be more beneficial for him professionally to start the 2012-13 season in the AHL rather than return to juniors for a fifth year.
After having shoulder surgery then starting in the AHL late in October with no training camp, Leblanc showed his hockey smarts, the physical grit and versatility to play on the wing or at center within the Canadiens' top-nine forwards. Leblanc will need to continue his development as a two-way forward while adding more muscle to his thin frame and adjusting to the speed of the NHL level to become a possible top-six forward.
Leblanc will have a full, healthy summer of training and NHL training camp this year to compete for a spot in the Canadiens' lineup for the 2012-13 NHL season. It might be more beneficial for young forward's development to play the full year in the AHL and be only an injury replacement call-up for Montreal.
Tinordi really impressed people with his overall improvement and played big minutes in key situations for the London Knights throughout the 2011-12 season. The big defender can play the shutdown role, fills the shooting lanes, has an active stick and is a shot-blocking machine with his big size. The Knight's captain skates pretty well for a big man but his strengths are his character, leadership and physicality with a mean streak. He's the big, physical blueliner that the Canadiens are missing in their lineup.
Tinordi could eventually develop into a physical shutdown defenseman capable of making a good first pass, and playing top four minutes but he remains a project at this point. He has played his final season in the OHL and will be starting his professional career most likely in the AHL for Hamilton this upcoming season.
Regarded in many circles as a first-round quality talent, Collberg is a very skilled forward with good speed and excellent one-on-one moves. The Swedish forward doesn't shy away from the dirty areas, knows how to find the soft spots to score goals, and has an elite wrist shot which he can release in a hurry with great accuracy and velocity. His offensive skills are just below Galchenyuk but he's more of a sniper than a playmaker.
Collberg not scoring in the SEL as a fourth liner playing low minutes wasn't indicative of his real offensive talent and was a big reason for his drop in this year's draft. He just needs to get stronger and heavier to play along the boards against men. The 18-year-old will play another season with Frölunda in the SEL and should help Sweden defend their gold medal at the 2013 WJC.
Gallagher has an excellent work ethic, grit, really good hands, and a very quick, accurate release on his shot. The small physical winger doesn't need a lot of time or space to strike offensively and will take advantage of the smallest of chances. He is dynamic on every shift and his drive, desire and passion will get him to the NHL in some capacity. Gallagher might not have the high end offensive skills that Collberg or Galchenyuk possess, but he will get his nose dirty and finds ways to score.
Although he has improved on his skating speed and added more muscle mass, the undersized forward will still need to increase both in order to play his style of game in the dirty areas around the net in the NHL. Gallagher will start his professional career in the Canadiens' organization at the AHL or NHL level this coming season.
Kristo is coming off a huge season with the University of North Dakota, where he managed 19 goals and 26 assists in 42 games. Possessing quick acceleration and a powerful stride, Kristo uses his explosive speed to help make space offensively. The talented winger is equally fast with or without the puck and has developed the ability to shoot the puck while in full stride toward the net with a quick, accurate release.
The Minnesota native projects as a top-six forward but still needs to play with more consistency and has to bring better work ethic and desire if he hopes to make the NHL. Kristo decided to return for his senior year to hopefully complete the unfinished business of winning a National Championship with North Dakota.
Palushaj has a good two-way game, with a combination of hockey intelligence, speed, and work ethic. He can stickhandle and make smart passes, and will fight for possession of the puck along the boards. The offensively skilled winger has been improperly used at the NHL level as fourth line role player. He needs to get stronger on the puck and drive harder to the net while not playing on the perimeter so much to have success on the Canadiens' top nine forwards.
Palushaj could be passed by Michael Bournival and Patrick Holland on the team's depth chart as they both have more overall skills compared to him and better versatility in their games. He could have a standout season on Hamilton's top line in the AHL if he can't break into the Canadiens line-up out of training camp but will likely be an injury replacement call-up to the NHL team.
Probably the best all-round defenseman of the Canadiens prospects right now, Ellis is not great at any particular facet of the game but he is very good at everything. He can play the big minutes as a shutdown defender and on both specialty team units. The solid blueliner has poise with the puck, quick strike passing, and a hard accurate point shot. The smooth skater also brings leadership, character, and a calm demeanor both on and off the ice but has to show more aggression deep in the defensive zone at the professional level.
Ellis showed such a big improvement in his overall game last season after being traded to Shawinigan and throughout the playoffs right into the Memorial Cup championship win. He will need to bring his overall play up another notch in his rookie AHL season in order to prove that his solid game can translate at the professional level.
Bournival is a gritty two-way centerman who brings energy on every shift while working hard at both ends of the ice. He has the versatility to play all the forward positions while taking important faceoffs and playing the shutdown role against opposing top lines. The quick skating forward will need to add more muscle mass to play his physical style or it could lead to more injuries against bigger men at the AHL Level.
Holland had an incredible final season in the WHL improving his overall game and surpassed his previous season's offensive totals by almost 50 points. The two-way forward finished sixth in the WHL regular season scoring race and was ninth in the league for the payoff scoring. The hard working winger has a high hockey IQ which allows him to learn quickly and absorbs everything he's taught by his coaches. He is a coach's dream player both on and off the ice with his ability to play anywhere and in any situation.
The forward's game is very similar to Bournival in terms of versatility but he's a much better playmaker and has good offensive vision. He is less physical than Bournival, but smart with or without the puck and a much improved skater from when he was first drafted. He keeps adding size to his frame over each summer's training and could be a solid NHL player if he continues to gain strength. Holland will start his the 2012-13 season in the AHL with Hamilton so he can adjust to the size and speed of the pro game.
Dietz has high offensive talent, can skate, moves the puck well, and has a real hard shot along with grit and physicality to match his skills. The tough, physical defenseman plays big minutes in the shutdown role while playing on both the power play and penalty killings units. The Saskatoon Blades defensive corps was much depleted with injuries in 2011-12 and Dietz was the only defenseman to play all their games.
The gritty defenseman will be returning to the WHL with the Saskatoon Blades for his third full year at the junior level where he will be expected to lead provide leadership for his team.
A teammate of Dietz, Dalton Thrower has good offensive skills, a hard shot, makes good outlet passes, and can be a puck mover from the back-end. The tough defender brings grit, character, and physicality while making life miserable for the opposing top forwards. He also holds the opposition accountable for crossing over the line with his teammates and is not afraid to drop the gloves. Thrower needs to improve his overall defensive game and better pick his times to drop the gloves, which should increase his offensive production.
Thrower will be returning to the WHL with the Saskatoon Blades for his fourth year at the junior level where the solid blueliner will be expected to play a bigger role on the team and lead the power play unit.
Bozon has breakaway speed, some slick dekes, a nose for the net, and one of the quickest and accurate releases of the 2012 draft class. The sniper has a unique ability to find the soft spots around the net but also needs very little time or space to score goals. The lanky winger is a natural goal scorer but needs to increase his skating balance, add more muscle mass and improve on his defensive game.
The Swiss forward will return to the WHL with the Kamloops Blazers for at least another season to further the development of his overall game. Now that he is adjusted to the North American game, could really light it up offensively in 2012-13.
Hudon is gifted with superior hockey sense, great vision, and quick hands which allow him to control the play in the offensive zone and create chances. Hudon has a better defensive game than expected and has much more offensive upside to his game. Despite being one of the youngest draft picks in 2012, the 18-years-old has shown a maturity beyond his age by providing leadership, character, and a strong work ethic.
The smallish forward must add more muscle mass to withstand the physical play along the boards. He also needs to improve his skating edge control and his four step acceleration. Hudon will be returning for his third season in the QJMHL and has a good possibility of playing for Team Canada at the 2013 World Junior Championship.
The NHL's first fourth-generation player, Geoffrion is an excellent two-way forward that combines size, power, and energy. He has good hockey sense and vision while thriving at the physical game down low and along the boards. The skilled winger has a good hard shot and can get pucks through to the net but he just needs to shoot more often. The 24-year-old needs to increase his strength and skating speed while driving harder to the front of the net and showing his willingness to go into the difficult areas to make the play.
Geoffrion should challenge for a roster spot on the Canadiens out of training camp but might start the season in the AHL with the Bulldogs and be the first call-up as an injury replacement. The big left winger could be a third or fourth line NHL player if he plays his game.
Despite missing four weeks to a sprained knee, Steve Quailer had a solid junior year with Northeastern University. The forward combines leadership and energy with physicality and strong play in the corners to create time and space for him and his linemates. He could develop into a power forward but must learn to not to take bad penalties at the and play with more sandpaper in his game. He also must remain healthy.
Quailer decided to forego his final year at Northeastern to start his professional career and will probably play at the AHL level in Hamilton for the upcoming season. He has the versatility in his game to play on any line successfully but should thrive in the top six.
Bennett is a smooth-skating, two-way defenseman who has excellent mobility, good hands and the ability to join the rush. He has improved his defensive zone positioning but at times makes poor decisions with the puck which can lead to turnovers. Bennett must add size and strength to his frame while also upgrading his overall game. He also needs to prove that he can play effectively without defensive partner Greg Pateryn, who graduated this past season.
The two-way defenseman will return for his junior year at Michigan where he will look to take on a much larger role on defense.
Pateryn is a solid all-around defenseman who combines good defensive zone positioning with solid work ethic, character, grit, and a calming on-ice presence. Possessing good size, he is also a strong physical presence around his net. The big defenseman can play a shutdown role and on both specialty team units.
Pateryn is a nasty, physical, defensive defender similar to Brendon Nash, and could be a good partner to help mentor and develop Beaulieu in Hamilton. He should start his professional career in the AHL with the Bulldogs and will be looking to show Canadiens management he could be capable of joining the NHL very soon.
Nattinen adjusted well in his first North American season in 2011-12 and has a good all-round game with some offensive upside. The Finn is a good skater who reads the play well on both sides of the ice and likes to create offensive plays, though he needs to use his good shot more often. He possesses good size but needs to play with physicality and improve his strength.
Headed into his second season in the AHL, Nattinen will play a bigger role on a very inexperienced Hamilton team and will be expected to produce more offensively for the upcoming season. At this time, he showed more improvement and potential than the prospects who were dropped or left off this list.


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Biopharma 2018 Success Kit: 11…
For the rapidly developing orphan drug market, change is a constant. From new technologies to discussions over pricing, the estimated $137 billion market will witness new challenges for biopharma companies in the rare disease space.
In a bid to unravel these barriers and with 11 months more to go in 2018, the team at Partners4Access pick the six main trends to watch out for.
M&A Deals to intensify, says Sophie Schmitz, Managing Partner. Here's why:
"January in the biotech world is a little like the transfer season in football: mergers and acquisitions are announced at a furious pace. As most years, the announcements start at JP Morgan. This year we've seen Celgene acquire Impact Biosciences in a $7 billion deal and Juno Therapeutics for $9 billion. Novo Nordisk's unsuccessful attempt to acquire Ablynx for €2.6 billion, was rejected in favour of Sanofi's bid of €3.9 billion. This is the second Sanofi deal announced within a week; after Sanofi acquired Bioverativ for $11.5 billion.
In 2017, biotech M&A deals reached $200 billion. This year I predict this could be even higher for three key reasons. Firstly, driven in part by the recent tax reform in the US, secondly the need for large pharmaceutical companies to access new orphan drug growth opportunities and thirdly, a continued trend to reduce R&D risk and acquire companies with innovative technologies and late stage pipelines.
There are many cash-rich companies who have not yet announced any deals. The Pfizer will-they-won't-they buy BMS discussion is still ongoing, and we haven't heard yet from J&J, Amgen or Merck of their planned acquisitions. 2018 is going to be a very busy M&A year!"
Rare oncology drug approvals will rise, according to Joanna Fernandes, Analyst
"Over 198 rare cancers affect 4.3 million people in the EU, mostly children. This accounts for ~22% of all cancer cases in the EU each year. However, there is a small number of marketed treatments for rare cancers. Hope remains for the future as various programmes in the U.S. and E.U. enable the approval of drugs for rare cancers faster than ever before.
In 2013, ~60% of the FDA breakthrough therapies were for rare cancers, and 40% of orphan drug designated treatments target rare cancers. This percentage has steadily increased since these orphan drug programs began (1999 E.U., 1983 U.S.) and this trend is likely to continue.
The approval of new drugs for rare cancers benefits not only patients but also manufacturers, with oncology drugs expecting $100-120 billion in sales in 2020. Celgene's Revlimid for myelodysplastic syndrome is expected to remain one of the top selling orphan drugs in 2020, earning revenues of over $10 billion per year. This high revenue stream will continue to attract more manufacturers to the rare oncology space further boosting approvals."
Christina Poschen, Associate Consultant talks of a bright future for new gene-therapy technologies
"Recently I interviewed a leading gene-therapy professor and asked about his thoughts about the future developments. He replied: We are optimists, we had to wait for so long and didn't give up. Now this is an exciting time and will continue [to be so].
We agree! After the exciting launches in 2017, we expect 2018 to be even bigger and with more technologies to come to the market. Following CAR-T (2017), CRISPR a gene-therapy in its widest sense seems to be on the rise for 2018 offering hope for patients with a variety of rare genetic diseases and research the long-awaited success story."
Societal burden data will gain increasing prominence, according to Nader Murad, Senior Analyst
"When negotiating the price and access for a new treatment with payers, a manufacturer must demonstrate the incremental value offered by the therapy relative to available treatments. The same holds true for Orphan Drugs, albeit with less stringent data requirements. But what constitutes value?
Traditionally, efficacy, safety and budget impact on the healthcare system have been the primary focus of HTA appraisals; but in reality, the true value of a drug transcends these parameters and can have a positive impact beyond the patient's condition and the healthcare system. These can include increased productivity of the patient's carer, as their time would have otherwise been spent looking after the patient had the treatment not been available; reducing the strain on social care and disability benefits' budgets etc.
While some HTA bodies such as NICE have begun to formally patient perspectives into their appraisals, there is little clarity as to how much impact they have on the outcome. As more high-value treatments such as gene and cell therapies make their way to the clinic, in 2018 we will witness more discussion and consideration given to the societal burden of a disease and the impact a therapy might have on it into HTAs. Healthcare systems are not mutually exclusive to the wider economy in which they exist, and high value therapies may just be the spark required to ignite this approach to evaluating the true value of a health technology."
Emphasis on planning Real World Evidence will grow, Jaineel Mistry, Market Access Specialist opines
"As the investment in rare diseases continues to increase, so does the acceptance for Real-World Evidence (RWE) within the space.
RWE has matured and now presents a great way to support adaptive and conditional approval and early market access processes by supporting regulatory decision-making. It enables adaptive value-based contracting centered on mutually agreed outcomes.
Moving forward into 2018, it is important that companies strategically plan the generation of real-world patient centered evidence by considering key questions raised by stakeholders. Questions will typically include the methodology, reliability and the usefulness of RWE in decision-making, particularly regarding treatment effects.
A core part of planning ahead will be to consider seeking scientific and HTA advice and potentially utilizing the various incentives and adaptive pathways which leverage real-world evidence."
Maximus Rex, Analyst highlights the emerging war on drug prices in the U.S.
"An overarching story from the first year of the Trump administration was the battle over the future of U.S. healthcare. Despite its best efforts, the Republican-controlled Congress was unable to "repeal and replace" Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) as promised. The intensity of this debate resulted in lawmakers benching another key healthcare-related issue- pharmaceutical prices.
On the surface it seems there is rare agreement between the two parties in Congress at the moment that prices are too high. Big pharma has been routinely criticized by the president on this subject, while Democrats have announced plans to regulate prices and fine companies for "exorbitant" price rises. Whether the current administration is serious about cutting prices is unclear, with the appointment of a former pharmaceutical executive to the Cabinet left some with raised eyebrows.
Pharma must be wary, especially since Spark charging $850,000 for Luxturna will push this topic further to the front of public debate."
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Hi, Can anyone suggest a good book on Test driven development in .NET using mocking frameworks? I would like the one which demonstrates the concept by building a sample application step by step ideally using some mocking framework like Moq or Rhino mocks (instead of simply discussing the theory).

A: You're asking for a fairly specific book. I consider

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*Test Driven Development (Kent Beck)

good books here though.

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Alarming Study Found that Judges in Harris County Sided with Prosecutors in 96 Percent of Post-Conviction Death Penalty Cases
By Innocence Staff
Yesterday, journalist Radley Balko published an op-ed in the Washington Post about the Houston Law Review's recent study of death penalty cases in Harris County, Texas, the county that has executed more people since 1976 than any other county in the United States. The study, which examined how trial courts in Texas handled post-conviction review of death penalty cases, produced many notable findings discussed below.
To preface the study's results, Balko outlines the typical path of a post-conviction death penalty case:
Once in post-conviction, a defendant's attorneys first file a petition with the trial judge laying out the new evidence. The trial judge then makes a determination of whether that new evidence merits a new trial. The trial judge's findings are immensely important. They're granted enormous deference by state appellate courts, and federal law requires federal appeals courts to grant enormous deference to the states.
Since the judge essentially determines the fate of the death row client, one would hope these cases are reviewed with the utmost meticulousness and fairness. According to Balko, however, the study found just the opposite:
In an "overwhelming number" of cases, the trial courts didn't bother holding an evidentiary hearing to resolve any discrepancies in facts between the state and the defense. They found that the courts showed "extreme deference" to the prosecution, and often adopted the state's position on every single claim, even when contradicted by the record. For example, the study found 191 cases in which a defendant's post-conviction petition alleged clear disputes of fact with the state.
Alarmingly, the study found that judges in Harris County sided with the prosecution in 183 out of 191 sets of findings it examined. In other words, in 96 percent of cases, judges accepted the prosecutors' findings.
Balko highlights other shocking findings from the study:
At least eight courts in Harris County have accepted the state's version of every disputed fact verbatim in every death penalty case since 1995. Note that the point here isn't that these courts sided with the state in every death penalty appeal. It's that for every disputed fact of every death penalty case, they accepted the state's version, word for word.
Here's the most jaw-dropping part: In 167 of the 191 cases, "the judges simply signed the state's proposed document without changing the heading." Which is to say, the judges essentially let the prosecutors write their opinion for them.
The study concluded that of the 185 written opinions in which a judge in Harris County denied a petition for post-conviction relief, the judge had written their own opinion in only two cases, which amounts to two percent.
For Balko, these findings are not too surprising. Why? Because it's Harris County, Texas. He explains:
The county was also featured in a recent report by the Fair Punishment Project for its high proportion of death-penalty cases with prosecutorial misconduct, its inadequate public defense in capital cases and the disproportionately high percentage of people of color sent to death row. It's the county where a former district attorney — whose office sent 40 people to death row — had to resign after he was caught sending racist jokes over email. It's the county where defense lawyers have notoriously fallen asleep during death-penalty trials. One single defense attorney has, by himself, handled 20 percent of the county's death penalty cases since 2006. Since 1975, three people condemned to die in Harris County were later exonerated.
Balko concludes with a discussion of plagiarism: stealing someone else's work and citing it as one's own. In most intellectual circles, such as in journalism and in academia, plagiarism is discouraged. When drafting a judicial opinion, however, it doesn't seem to matter—even when someone's life or freedom is on the line. "That," declares Balko, "says quite a bit about how seriously we take the death penalty in the United States."
Read the full op-ed here.
Related: Innocence Project Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Denial of Cert Petition in Case of Rodney Reed
Nobody Important says:
September 22, 2018 at 6:41 am ●
Hope the judges don't rubber stamp these coming through their desk but who knows… Harris County, things aren't right.
Kylah Fisk says:
July 2, 2018 at 1:13 pm ●
This is both amazing and not at all surprising. Having delt wirh the Texas judicial system for years and specifically having delt with Harris County and their putative, over crowded and careless, I have been witness to the tragedy and injustices delt at the hands of this buracracy filled with politically motivated and thoughtless individuals. A tragedy for all those, both innocence and guilty who cross their paths seeking truth and justice or desiring help for change.


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Q: Load Testing Crash Course Can someone point me at a good resource to get a crash course in load testing?
I have a SQL Server machine that I need to load test but I haven't been thruogh the process before. We do not have any third party software for this, or money to purchase any, so that option would be out.

A: Here is an excellent post from Kendra Little regarding this.
http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2012/06/load-test-sqlserver/
There are several tools out there, both commercial and free. In past when I had need I used
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Tesla: Will Record Deliveries Result in a Q2 Profit?
After a big drop in sales to start the year, Tesla reported it delivered a record 92,500 vehicles in the second quarter, surpassing the previous record set in Q4 2018.
All of Tesla's rise in the U.S., according to Kelley Blue Book data, came from the Model 3, which had sales of 45,225, up 189% from Q2 2018.
The consensus of Wall Street analysts is for a Tesla loss but a significantly narrower one than in Q2 2018 on substantially higher revenues.
Investors wonder if record second-quarter deliveries reported by Tesla will result in a profit when the electric-car maker reports financials July 24.
After a big drop in sales to start the year, Tesla reported it delivered a record 92,500 vehicles in the second quarter, surpassing the previous record set in Q4 2018. Those deliveries include Tesla's biggest market, the U.S., as well as China and Europe.
The strength is coming from the newest and least expensive Tesla, the Model 3.
In the U.S., Tesla has been one of the industry's biggest gainers in terms of percentage of sales increase. Kelley Blue Book data puts Tesla's Q2 sales at 51,900 vehicles, almost double from the year-before quarter for its highest level yet. The higher sales boosted Tesla's market share to 1.2% of the total market, up .6 percentage point.
All of Tesla's rise in the U.S., according to Kelley Blue Book data, came from the Model 3, which had sales of 45,225, up 189% from Q2 2018. Sales of the Model X SUV dropped nearly 30% to 3,525 units, its lowest level since it was introduced in Q2 2016. Sales of the flagship Model S fell nearly 43% to 3,150 units, its lowest level since it went on sale in Q2 2014.
The consensus of Wall Street analysts is for a Tesla loss but a significantly narrower one than in Q2 2018 on substantially higher revenues. Tesla bulls are optimistic the company can continue to set new delivery records, to hit its annual target for the year, thanks to global demand to offset any North American weakness. Tesla bears believe the Q2 delivery record paints an overly optimistic demand picture, especially since the U.S. federal tax credit dropped from $3,750 per vehicle to $1,875 after June 30. Tesla offset that tax credit loss by adjusting prices, another data point that Tesla bears suggest is a negative.
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