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Novotel Clarke Quay Archives - A Little Dream Live Band | SG Wedding & Corporate Emcees DJs
Darren and Josephine, 20 Jun 2010, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Zheng Quan's thoughts: Band: Zhengquan, Ian & Jon L-R: Ian, Jonathan, Darren, Josephine, Zheng Quan Repertoire: How Do I Live (1st March-in), Endless Love (2nd March-in), Everything, Dream A Little Dream, The Way You Look Tonight, Fly Me To The Moon, L-O-V-E, That's All, All I Do is Dream of You, All of Me, Crazy Love, La Vie En
Joyce and Melvin, 11 Jun 2010, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Cheryl's thoughts: 至少还有你 (At Least There Is You) Joyce & Melvin's wedding was a night of firsts for me. It was the first time I had the pleasure of working with the beautiful and quirky Hui Ming, and the talented and patient Wilson. There were quite a few firsts in the repertoire too, which are
Junwei and Xueling, 23 May 2010, Novotel Clarke Quay (Cinnamon Room) (Wedding Live Band)
Hui Bing's thoughts: Coming soon! L-R: Ein Ein, Huibing, Xueling, Junwei & Junxiong Band: Junxiong, Huibing & Ein Ein Repertoire: Romantic Wedding March Wedding (1st March-in), Because You Loved Me, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Eternal Flame, I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You, Can't Help Falling in Love, Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for
Jessica and Jeramie, 29 Dec 09, Phoenix Ballroom, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Hsin Yeow's thoughts: I Won't Last A Day Without You Jessica and Jeramie while studying at Singapore Polytechnic through a mutual friend. Jeramie's gift for funny jokes belied his quiet demeanour, and Jessica found herself falling for him. In the blink of eye, eight years have passed since their first date. Jessica felt that the
Maria and Derrick, 12 Dec 09 (Luncheon), Phoenix Ballroom, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Bevlyn's thoughts: 1,2,3,4 I love the happy repertoire for this wedding! Maybe that's why we received applause after every song! The 1st march-in song is the lovely upbeat song "1,2,3,4", almost symbolic to the countoff to the happy couple's days ahead as man and wife: The other song which I truly enjoyed singing was Michael
Grace and Tze Ching, 30 Nov 09, Phoenix Ballroom, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Matthew's thoughts: 给我一个吻 (Give Me A Kiss) It was my first time playing at Novotel's ballroom, and I was thoroughly impressed. I dare say the guests enjoyed our performance too! Even though it was just Serene and me, we still managed to get through the night with a setlist straight from the 80's (all alien
Ying Ying and Eugene, 28 Nov 09, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Judy's Thoughts: 小夫妻 (Little Couple) Eugene and YingYing – a match made in Heaven. This lovely couple is probably the sweetest couple I've ever sung for. Days before the wedding night itself, I have had smses, emails and even MSN chats to find out if there's anything the band would require, what kind of food
Rebecca and Brian, 22 Nov 09, Phoenix Ballroom, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Hui Bing's Thoughts: Tonight I Celebrate My Love From Rebecca and Brian's story, it shows that love really conquers all, even a 7 year age gap 🙂 "We have a age gap of 7 years, at first I was afraid that we couldn't get along well with the rather big age gap. I was still
Daniel and Xinyi, 7 Nov 09, Phoenix Ballroom, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Band: Eleanor, Zheng Quan, Ein Ein L-R: Ein Ein, Eleanor, Daniel, Xinyi, Zheng Quan Repertoire: Close To You, Besame Mucho, The Look Of Love, What A Difference A Day Made, Fire, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, If, 月亮代表我的心 (The Moon Represents My Heart), 爱很简单 (Love Is Very Simple), Grow Old With You,
Dixon and Janette, 31 Oct 09, Phoenix Ballroom, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Adeline's thoughts: Forever Love The bride's Jie-meis (bridesmaids) were certainly rather innovative in their games when the groom and xiong-dis (groomsmen) came to pick the bride. Very often the bride doesn't get to experience the fun involved as the groom & xiong-dis try to 'break the gate'. She can only get to see it in
Jonathan and Priscilla, 27 Sep 09, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Hui Bing's Thoughts: Dream A Little Dream The perks of getting a live band so that you can use it to dedicate special messages to the ones that mattered to you most. And that's what Jonathan and Priscilla did, by choosing three unique songs for their parents, their friends who had travelled miles to attend their wedding, and
Official Band for Dream Wedding At Novotel, 29 Aug 09
It's been some time since our last showcase at a wedding fair, so we're pleased to announce that we've been invited to perform at Dream Wedding At Novotel on 29 Aug 09! Earlier, we announced that you get to enjoy attractive promotional rates with us if you hold your wedding at Novotel Singapore Clarke Quay.
Ruth and Poh Wee, 8 Aug 09, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Jun Xiong's thoughts: Love Of My Life There is a common Chinese saying of "Seven-Year Itch" which definitely does not apply to our wedding couple, Poh Wee and Ruth. In fact, they have finally rounded up their seven full years of courtship with a blissful marriage starting from this very night, 08 Aug 2009. (8th
Jimmy and Christina, 14 Jun 09, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Junxiong's thoughts: From This Moment It was an unusual night for me as I was honoured to be seated at Jimmy & Christina's helpers' table, a sweet and thoughtful arrangement so that I can enjoy the sumptuous banquet and mix around with their pals while performing my emcee role. Christina told me that she has
Kit Sun and Lin Lin, 8 May 09, Cinnamon Room, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Bevlyn's thoughts: Fly Me To The Moon When Lin Lin approached me to sing at her wedding, I was elated, mainly because she is my ex-primary school classmate. Though we were not buddies back at school, the idea of being the wedding-singer for someone you had known since childhood was cool….to me 🙂 Out of
Chee Kin and Nicole, 1 May 09, Cinnamon Room, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Hsin Yeow's thoughts: 非你莫属 (It Had To Be You) Chee Kin and Nicole's paths crossed many years ago when they were both working at Cold Storage. Although Chee Kin was attracted to Nicole, he didn't pursue it. Two years later, he decided to overcame his shyness and gave Nicole a call. Thankfully, she remembered him,
2009 Promotion with Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
While we may not be terribly punctual with announcing promotions for 2009, we are still committed to pushing out an average of 1 new promotion or gift every month for the rest of the year! Let's see what we have so far: Jan – New list of recommended songs Feb – Promotion with 9 Frames
William and Daylea, 14 Mar 09, Novotel Clarke Quay (Wedding Live Band)
Hsin Yeow's thoughts: Everything William and Daylea are adrenaline junkies at heart. "We love watching horror/thriller movies together instead of romantic/slapstick comedies." Not convinced, eh? What about their favourite thing to do at theme parks? "We love taking roller coaster rides together and scream our lungs out!!!" Crazy couple, huh! That's why I felt Michael
(Wedding) Christine and Charles, 12 Dec 08, Novotel Clarke Quay
Jun Xiong's thoughts: 无法自拔 (Can't Let Go) The wedding of Charles and Christine was an exceptionally romantic and unforgettable one! Charles has initially planned to serenade an Aaron Kwok's love song 无法自拔 (Can't Let Go) to Christine after their thank-you speech. However, to spice it up, he decided to give Christine an excellent and pleasant
Vincent and Josephine, 30 Sep 06, Cinnamon Room, Novotel Clarke Quay
Bevlyn's thoughts: Come Fly With Me To The Moon That Represents My Heart Being an SIA girl means you have to fly from place to place rather often, and this was what happened to the charming bride Josephine prior to her wedding day, who didn't have time to meet up with me or watch our


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Kevin Spacey books 1st film role following sexual assault allegations
He has joined an Italian film, called "L'uomo Che Disegno Dio," filmmakers said.
ByMeredith Deliso
Kevin Spacey releases bizarre Christmas video message
The beleaguered actor tweeted a video for the holiday in character from "House of Cards" that suggested fans should "kill people with kindness."
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Kevin Spacey has booked his first film role since sexual assault allegations surfaced nearly four years ago, filmmakers confirmed with ABC News.
The Italian film, called "L'uomo Che Disegno Dio" -- or "The Man Who Drew God" -- will be directed by Franco Nero. It will shoot in Italy and also star Nero's wife, Vanessa Redgrave, sources said.
"I'm very happy Kevin agreed to participate in my film," Nero told ABC News. "I consider him a great actor and I can't wait to start the movie."
Spacey is not commenting on the role.
The two-time Oscar-winning actor faced multiple accusations and lawsuits over alleged sexual misconduct in recent years.
MORE: The rise and fall of Kevin Spacey: A timeline of sexual assault allegations
Spacey parted ways with Netflix's "House of Cards" in late 2017 after at least 20 young men reported alleged sexual misconduct by Spacey at the London theater, the Old Vic, between 1995 and 2013. Investigators have not said whether they will bring criminal charges against Spacey in connection with those accusations, according to The Associated Press.
In 2018, Spacey was charged with indecent assault stemming from an alleged incident with a teenager on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, during the summer of 2016. He pleaded not guilty, but that charge was later dropped, and the alleged victim in that case also withdrew a civil lawsuit against the actor.
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Actor Kevin Spacey leaves his arraignment on January 7, 2019 in Nantucket, Mass., Jan. 7, 2019.
The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office declined to file charges against Spacey in two separate sexual assault allegations, after the statute of limitations had run out in one case and the second alleged victim, a massage therapist, died. A lawsuit against Spacey involving the massage therapist was also dismissed.
An anonymous man filed a lawsuit against Spacey in New York last year, alleging the actor sexually abused him in the 1980s when he was 14. Earlier this month, a judge ruled the man can't proceed anonymously in court, the AP reported.
MORE: Judge orders Kevin Spacey accuser to reveal his identity
Spacey last appeared on the big screen in "Billionaire Boys Club" in 2018. The film reportedly took in a record-low gross of $618 from 11 theaters in several states during its opening weekend.
He has kept a somewhat low profile, beyond tweeting out Christmas Eve video messages for the past three years. In 2019, he appeared in character from "House of Cards" while suggesting that fans should "kill people with kindness." Last year, he told people suffering that "you are not alone."

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Two weeks ago my Thursday included two separate meetings where road reconstruction projects were discussed. Both instances had engineers and city officials that I know and respect doing asinine things for essentially two misguided reasons: rote adherence to standards and an irrational belief that traffic volumes will ultimately expand to infinity, or somewhere near there, in a natural progression that we engineers can accurately project (but not influence). All weekend I brooded on how insane this was, especially since these projects require some serious financial commitments for cities whose budgets are anything but resilient. The result of a couple of days of ornery reflection was a blog post titled "Confessions of a Recovering Engineer."
I've written more than three hundred blogs posts here over the past two years as our readership has steadily grown to levels that well exceed any expectation I originally may have had. To me, there was nothing particularly special about the "confessions" piece. I would not have considered it my best writing, but I found out pretty quickly Monday morning that it resonated deeply with our readers. In the three days following that posting we had more traffic to our site than the prior two months combined. The overwhelming response continues to pour in, opening my eyes to the fact that a large segment of the population is brooding over the same collective insanity that inspired the post. I'm both humbled and invigorated.
Many of our new readers have never read a Friday News Digest from Strong Towns before. A review of the news with some commentary was actually the original inspiration for the blog and is still my favorite day of the week to post. This week, however, I want to use the digest to share some of the great stuff that people did with the "confessions" piece.
As always, enjoy the week's news.
The blog Biking in Heels is done anonymously by a female architect from Massachusetts. She gives a reference to the confessions piece by talking about an "asphalt arms race". Check out the comments too - great reaction from some cycling enthusiasts.
I'm glad that there's a new wave of engineers and planners who believe in models which include other factors than speed and throughput. And I hope that this column goes viral among civil engineers, and that it gets posted on cubical walls and taped up on engineering professors' doors, as an inspiration for a future beyond "standards"
Any blog piece that begins by quoting Jane Jacobs in Dark Age Ahead has my attention, so I really loved this piece on the Walkable DFW blog. The author, urban designer and planner Patrick Kennedy, writes about Dallas- Fort Worth, a place as addicted to the automobile than any I have ever been. I frequently visit family in nearby Mansfield and have noted that the "high five" series of interchanges outside of Fort Worth is truly a monument to the failure and insanity of the civil engineering profession.
Next thing you know, you're living 40 miles from where you work, stuck on a "high-five" spaghetti junction that most likely cost the entire state its education budget in an assembly line of nameless, faceless others, suspended hundreds of feet in the air by a concrete superstructure, but at least it has super sweet stars painted onto it to remind you that you are, in fact, still in Texas.
Want to know why cities, states, and the federal government is broke and the public mired in excessive debt? Listen to a traffic engineer talk about "road improvement."
John Voelcker, Senior Editor at the Car Connection, wrote a piece titled Why 'safe roads' are anything BUT safe, except for cars, which is a great translation of our confessions post into the practical implications. He asked at the end of the article why I didn't title our post "Confessions of a Traffic Engineer" -- the reason is, I would not call myself a traffic engineer. My engineering work was, and is, more of a general municipal nature than a traffic specialist. Voelcker's piece is worth a read.
But transportation engineers are still busily at work updating and improving existing roads, generally by widening them, adding lanes, smoothing curves, improving visibility, and letting traffic flow freely and more quickly. The results, ideally, include fewer backups, less sudden stopping, and a reduction in accidents.
That's great, if you're behind the wheel. But it turns out that improvements that make it easier for drivers not only make neighborhoods less pleasant, they actually make them more dangerous for people who, ummm, actually live there.
The Seattle Bike Blog had my favorite take with a piece called When you design roads so people can go 80... It featured a hilarious (yet tragically sad) video of a group that went out and collectively drove the speed limit on highways ostensibly designed for safe travel. You can imagine the reaction. I really appreciated the anxiety of the people in the video and how their natural reaction was to "pretend they were on their cell phone" to avoid confronting people's rage on the highway.
We no longer want to build roads that are wider and faster at the expense of safety, and we need to reign back some of the mistakes that were made decades ago. When I see in the video above stacks of cars with drivers angry because they are being forced to drive the speed limit (some even passing dangerously on the shoulder), it's not all that unexpected. Safety was not the first goal of that highway project. It was built for speed, and people are attached to their "right" to speed.
A blog called The Gondola Project (not sure what that is, but it sounds cool) totally got it. In fact, they connected my commentary on civil engineering to what is truly wrong with our entire approach to building places that matter. Awesome post!
It doesn't matter if those standards have the exact opposite effect than intended (as in road safety features that actually make roads more dangerous), the standard must always be followed.
No room to question the standard, no room to deviate from the norm.
It's brave writing, and virtually everything he has to say can be applied to contemporary policy-making, government, planning and urban design. Marohn's post isn't just a rant against civil engineering. It's a rant against our very culture of city building.
A gentleman friended me on Facebook to inform me that he translated confessions into French on his blog. When things like this happen I can't help but wonder what my grandparents would have thought of such technological wonders as instant communication across the globe, something we take for granted but would have been unthinkable for them. If anyone in France wants to have us over for a Curbside Chat, we'd love to come.
Highways Engineers with blood on their hands; at least one of them confesses.
The discussion board at the Kunstler Cast started a thread titled "Traffic engineers may be coming round" that included some really nice commentary about both the blog and the podcast. Thank you, Kunstler fans. If you can assist me in my eternal quest to be Facebook friends with Mr. Kunstler, you can help me cross off a life goal from my long (albeit somewhat pathetic) list.
Just checked out Strong Towns podcast and Blog.
Great podcast on Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBAs)! I recommend everyone on this forum read/listen to it. CBAs are just about the biggest scam in urban planning and economic development - and often times, required by law. They are misleading and projects are hardly based on facts.
Our friend Scott Huizenga, the city administrator of East Grand Forks, MN where we did a Curbside Chat this past fall, included a reference to the confessions piece in his blog. I love public officials that use technology to communicate with people and specifically applaud Scott for his efforts. If you want to watch a public official effectively use a blog to do their job better, keep an eye on East Grand Forks. Can't wait to go back there.
Marohn challenges some basic assumptions that engineers often use to justify infrastructure projects. In most cases, it's not their fault, it's how they were raised. And, it's how many of us were raised too. Kudos again to Chuck for challenging more of our basic assumptions.
I want to also give thanks to Sarah Goodyear at Grist who I had regularly read even before they ran the confessions piece unedited (check out the comments, which were very good). She does great work and anyone interested in placemaking should include Grist in their daily web intake. Also thank you to Prevention Minnesota and Blue Cross / Blue Shield for sharing the article with their readers. It is truly amazing the societal lines this topic crosses.
The article has generated 46 comments in the last week, and comments are remarkably on-topic and intelligent for the Internet.


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Uma Thurman and Quentin Tarantino could work together again
Reports have emerged that Uma Thurman is willing to work with Quentin Tarantino despite the controversy that emerged related to car crash that happened on the sets of Kill Bill.
Thurman says she has shared a "good relationship" with Tarantino and is open to working with him once again if he wrote "a good part" for her. The statement was made in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
"If he wrote a great part! I understand him and if he wrote a great part and we were both in the right place about it, that would be something else," Thurman said. Earlier this year, Thurman had said in an article that she suffered severe injuries after she was pressured into driving a stunt car she did not feel comfortable operating on the sets of Tarantino's film.
Tarantino had admitted that he still blames himself for convincing Thurman to sit in the car and called the incident "one of the biggest regrets of my life". Thurman and Tarantino, 55, first collaborated on the cult favourite Pulp Fiction and they followed it up the Kill Bill movies. Thurman told the magazine that she always "had a good relationship" with Tarantino even after the incident.
"We've had our fights over the years. When you know someone for as long as I've known him, 25 years of creative collaboration… Yes, did we have some tragedies take place? Sure. But you can't reduce that type of history and legacy," she added. In the aftermath of the controversy, Thurman had clarified that she blamed the producers of the film, including disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein, the most for the accident and revealed that Tarantino had already apologized to her for his role.
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Cinema Icon Award to be awarded to John Travolta at Cannes Film Festival 2018
John Travolta will be awarded the Cinema Icon Award at the Cannes Film Festival 2018.
According to reports Travolta will be the first to receive the Cinema Icon Award at this month's festival in France. Steven Gaydos, Variety vice president and executive editor, said in a statement that Travolta's long career, popularity and honors "splendidly qualify" him for the recognition.
Travolta will receive the Cinema Icon Award on May 15, following the premiere at Cannes of his new film, Gotti. Pitbull, who composed the film's score, will perform at the award event.
This year film festival's jury is headed by Cate Blanchett, an outspoken member of the Time's Up movement. Her jury of nine includes Ava DuVernay, Kristen Stewart, Lea Seydoux and Burundian singer Khadja Nin. Among the films vying for the Palme are Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman, Pawel Pawlikowski's Cold War, Nuri Bilge Ceylan's "The Wild Pear Tree and David Robert Mitchell's Under the Silver Lake, with Andrew Garfield.
Travolta received an Oscar nomination for his star-making turn in 1977's Saturday Night Fever and another for 1994's Pulp Fiction. Grease, released in 1978 and starring Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, is among the biggest movie musical hits ever.
Many other films at Cannes, which runs through May 19, will put a spotlight on injustices from around the world. One of the hottest properties on the Cannes market is a female-led spy film "355," to star Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing and Lupita Nyong'o.
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First Jojo Rabbit image released, Taika Waititi makes for a striking Hitler
First ever image of dark comedy-satire set during World War II – Jojo Rabbit – has been release and in the image Taika Waititi is seen as a 'striking' Hitler.
The filmmaker's version of the German dictator seems to be a wry man who is appreciating the beauty of Jojo's mum Mrs. Betzler, played by Scarlett Johansson. Waititi is known for indie comedies like Hunt for the Wilderpeople and What We Do in the Shadows. He has been promoting Jojo Rabbit in recent months.
Last year, he directed Thor: Ragnarok and became a worldwide star. The director infused the brand of comedy he is known for into the superhero film. His humour is not hurtful. It is instead self-deprecating, dark and has lots of irony. It is often the laugh-out-loud kind.
Late last month, Waiti said that Jojo Rabbit will make many racists angry. He has faced racism in his home country of New Zealand as a man of Polynesian (specifically Maori) descent. He said in April this year, "I think New Zealand is the best place on the planet, but it's a racist place. People just flat-out refuse to pronounce Mori names properly. There's still profiling when it comes to Polynesians."
Taika Waititi has also been posting photos from the set of Jojo Rabbit. Earlier this month, he tweeted out an image of him standing with a portrait of Hitler. He captioned it, "Week one down of our anti-f****face satire, Jojo Rabbit. Can't wait to share it with the world. Also, what better way to insult Hitler than having him portrayed by a Polynesian Jew?"
Jojo Rabbit does not have a release date yet as production is still in early stages. Rebel Wilson, Thomasin McKenzie and Sam Rockwell also star in the film.
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Halle Berry to star in John Wick: Chapter 3
Halle Berry will be playing the lead female character in John Wick: Chapter 3 with Keanu Reeves in the lead role. The film will release on May 17, 2019.
Berry would be playing the character of Sofia in the film. Some of the other Hollywood stars who are part of the movie are Anjelica Huston, Asia Kate Dillon, Mark Dacascos, and Jason Mantzoukas. Huston will play a figure known as The Director, while Dillon is The Adjudicator of the High Table. Dacascos is an assassin named Zero, and Mantzoukas as the Tick Tock Man.
"We're thrilled to bring audiences the third installment of our hit 'John Wick' franchise with an exciting cast and world-class creative team," said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group chairman Joe Drake.
The film is the third installment of the superhit franchise which collected $260 million worldwide. Both the films were directed by Chad Stahelski from scripts written by Derek Kolstad, with Reeves portraying a retired hitman seeking vengeance for the killing of his puppy — a gift from his late wife.
John Wick: Chapter 3 picks up after the events of Chapter 2, which sees Wick, a former assassin who tried and failed to live the quiet life, with a USD 14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin's guild, the High Table, Wick is excommunication, but the world's most ruthless hitmen and women await his every turn.
The films are known for elaborated stunts and an impressive body count as Reeves fended off numerous gunmen out to do him in. The second film featured a Matrix reunion, with Fishburne starring in it. Reeves and Fishburne toplined all three Matrix films as Neo and Morpheus, respectively.
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Deadpool 2 could rake in $133.4 million at opening
Deadpool 2 could be writing new records on the showbiz charts with the move expected to open at an impressive 133.4 million dollars in the US, industry analysts have said.
The original Deadpool opened with a whopping 132.4 million dollars despite it being an R-rated film. The latest in the franchise sees Ryan Reynolds as the lead anti-hero. The movie will likely give Avengers: Infinity War a tough fight for its name in the record books, industry experts believe.
Deadpool 2 sees the foul-mouthed anti-hero and mutant teaming up with several other mutants to take on Cable, Josh Brolin's second villainous role in less than a month. Cable is a cybernetic soldier who has come from the future to kill a mutant child for some reason. Deadpool takes it upon himself and his mutant team called X-Force to stop Cable.
Deadpool 2, also starring Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, received positive reviews. It holds an 84% rating at Rotten Tomatoes with the consensus being,
"Though it threatens to buckle under the weight of its meta gags, Deadpool 2 is a gory, gleeful lampoon of the superhero genre buoyed by Ryan Reynolds' undeniable charm."
Infinity War may be running for a little less than a month, but it is still some achievement to overtake it. However, Deadpool 2 has a serious challenge ahead in the form of Solo: A Star Wars Story next week. Star Wars films always have huge audiences and Solo is unlikely to be an exception.
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Zoe Saldana defends James Cameron on his latest superhero comments
Zoe Saldana has come out in support for "Titanic" director James Cameron defending what he has said asking people to read the full article before lambasting Cameron.
Cameron had said though he enjoys watching the superhero films, the world has had enough of them and people will soon get "Avengers fatigue". Saldana said "educated intellectuals" should avoid soundbytes which are "mean-spirited".
"My advice for people is to read full articles and not just believe a soundbite. Because usually, soundbites are very mean-spirited and they're just done for the intention of getting more likes and more views? it's not really with the intention of educating and informing the public," Saldana said.
"So for all those educated intellectuals out there that like to stay current with news, just read the full article and you will understand where James Cameron was coming from. I know that all the Marvel producers did because they read it," she added.
Saldana, 39, will be reprising her role of Neytiri in the upcoming "Avatar" movies.
Cameron is shooting all four "Avatar" films back-to-back with release dates set for 18 December 2020,17 December 2021, 20 December 2024, and 19 December 2025, respectively.
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Plus size clothing marathon shopping festival picks up pace
Marathon shopping do not require valid excuses when the prices hit rock bottom. Summer is still going strong and this calls for a revamp of the wardrobe with bright coloured tops that would make you look and feel good.
Plus size clothing was once a scarce commodity, but that has changed over the last decade with major fashion apparel brands jumping the plus-size bandwagon to offer the latest trends to curvy people around the world. While men do not have much options, plus size women have an extensive range of plus size fashion apparels to chose from.
Be it plus size dresses, plus size trousers, plus size tops, plus size office wear, plus size casuals or formals – you name it and with just a few clicks of a button, you have the world of plus size clothing right there in front of you with amazing deals to grab.
You may have been saving for that important shopping day event, but don't fret as plus size clothing discount festivals are popping up everyday on the web.
One such festival is being run by Eclusive Fashions- a leading online plus size clothing store in the UK. The discount festival flaunts hundreds of pages of discounted goods. It is always a sure bet for finding an eclectic mix of summer and fall fashion at prices too good to pass up.
You will find regular and plus size dresses, tops, trousers, jackets and lots more that you can can still wear for a few more months. End this epic week of discounts with a bang with our favorite plus-size picks from the sale ahead.
There's a lot of product out there, some would say too much. No doubt this has left you with an overwhelming set of questions about the latest must-haves. Luckily we've got answers. we are here to help you navigate this epic world of stuff.
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Plus-size clothing debates, studies point to completely opposite conclusions
Recently a study surfaced about plus-size clothing being blamed for increase in obesity across the world. Researchers said that the increased availability of plus-size clothing could be fueling increase in obesity by normalizing 'plus-size' body shapes.
Plus-size clothing retailers across the UK and the world have been providing something that plus-size women and men around the world have been longing for ages – latest fashion trends in plus-sizes thereby giving them confidence about their body shapes and sizes. However, reports and studies have been indicating that increase availability of plus-size clothing, and advertisements of such clothes using models is undermining efforts to tackle England's ever-growing obesity problem.
According to an academic at the University of East Anglia, while launch of plus-size clothing ranges may help promote body positivity, there could be a possible unintentional negative consequence that may prevent recognition of the health risks of being overweight.
Researchers examined the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with underestimation of weight status to reveal social inequalities in patterns of weight misperception. Analysis of data from almost 23,460 people who are overweight or obese revealed that weight misperception has increased in England. Men and individuals with lower levels of education and income are more likely to underestimate their weight status and consequently less likely to try to lose weight.
A study back in 2017 on the other hand had a completely different verdict. A study by Florida State University researchers reveals women are more likely to pay attention to and remember average and plus-size models in the media compared to thin models.
Researchers recruited 49 college-age women, all of whom indicated they wanted to be thinner, and showed them various images of thin, average and plus-size fashion models on a TV screen. The project recorded participants' psychophysiological responses — the interaction between the mind and the body — as the women viewed the images.
When thin models were on screen, research participants made more comparisons, paid less attention and remembered less about the models. Participants also came away from the experiment with less body satisfaction, which can diminish psychological health.
But when average and plus-size models were on screen, research participants made fewer comparisons, paid more attention and remembered more about those models. Participants also reported higher levels of body satisfaction.
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Plus-size clothing said to be promoting obesity
Reports have emerged that plus-size clothing could be hidden dangers with the normalisation of 'plus-size' body shapes and availability of extensive clothing lineup fueling increase in obesity.
Plus size clothing stores have popped up online in huge numbers and according to reports availability of such clothes could be leading to increasing number of people underestimating their weight – undermining efforts to tackle England's ever-growing obesity problem.
Members of minority ethnic groups are also more likely to underestimate their weight than the white population, however they are more likely to try to lose weight. Overall, those underestimating their weight are 85% less likely to try to lose weight compared with people who accurately identified their weight status.
The results, published today in the journal Obesity, show that the number of overweight individuals who are misperceiving their weight has increased over time, from 48.4% to 57.9% in men and 24.5% to 30.6% in women between 1997 and 2015. Similarly, among individuals classified as obese, the proportion of men misperceiving their weight in 2015 was almost double that of 1997 (12% vs 6.6%).
The study used data from the annual Health Survey for England, which contains a question on weight perception. Focusing on respondents with a BMI of 25 or over, about two-thirds were classified as being overweight and one-third as obese. In order to assess trends in self-perception of weight status, the analysis was based on pooled data from five years – 1997, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2015 – of the survey.
The proportion underestimating their weight status was higher among overweight individuals compared with those with obesity (40.8% vs 8.4%). Correspondingly, only about half of overweight individuals were trying to lose weight compared with more than two-thirds of people with obesity.
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Regular & Plus size women's jumpsuits at XclusiveFashions.com – A reader's story
Jumpsuits have become an all-occasions fashion apparel – be it a regular day out or a casual walk on the beach or a shopping day out.
One of our readers sent us how they spent a day out in Tynemouth at King Edward's Bay. The Longsands is the main beach at Tynemouth, but our reader – anonymous – didn't spend their day there, but instead opted for the King Edward's Bay that is much quieter and offers a quaint storybook feel with rock pools on one end and a sandy stretch of beach curving out to the North Sea.
Because of rather long set of steps, fewer people visit King Eddward's Bay. When our reader reached there, flaunting this Tye Dye Printed Lagenlook Jumpsuit from Exclusive Fashions, there was a small crowd that had gathered near Riley's Fish shack on one end of the beach. Quite a few from the crowd looked at our reader impressed with the style and some even inquired as to where did she get it from.
It is not quite swimsuit weather in the north of England yet and so our reader wore the new plus size lagenlook jumpsuit instead and accessorised it with some beachy pieces in straw and wicker.
Our reader said that the piece is without a shade of doubt the most comfortable one-piece she has owned till date. She loved the bagginess and minimal styling and it's super easy to get in and out of. EXclusive Fashions sells quite a few of these in regular and plus sizes.
The reader adds that their trip ended in a sort of misadventure when she fell into a rock pool and got herself a huge lump on her shin – not one of her most graceful moments! Thankfully her camera lens didn't get damaged.
She recommends visiting the King Edward's Bay and specifically when there is a low tide as it's a tiny cove that gets swallowed up by the sea at high tide. And keep a brush in your beach bag to sand off with before getting home.
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Sauteed red cabbage is at once colorful and comforting as the weather cools.
1. Heat oil in a large nonstick saute pan over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add cabbage and shallots, and cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage has softened slightly, about 15 minutes. Stir in salt, lemon juice, and vinegar. Season with pepper. Cook until cabbage has wilted and shallots have softened, 10 to 12 minutes more. Stir in raisins; serve.
Wonderful, except I put raisins in bowl and let those that like them add to their own dish of cabbage. I went without. Love cabbage and all squash.


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Q: Filtering for alphanumeric pattern with variable length I would like to find invalid IBAN codes in a column "iban"
The requirements for a valid IBAN in my case are:

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*Min length of 16 and max length of 31

*Starts with two strictly alphabetical characters A-Z

*The next two positions (3 and 4) are strictly numerical 0-9

*The rest of the string must be aplhanumerical A-Z 0-9, lower or upper case doesn't matter

Points 1) to 3) are no problem but I don't know about the last one because it does not have a fixed length.
I'm working with SQL Server.
Thus far I have this query:
SELECT id, iban
FROM foo
WHERE NOT (
     LEN(iban) BETWEEN 16 AND 31
     AND iban LIKE '[A-Z][A-Z][0-9][0-9]%'
          )

A: You may add a second LIKE expression which asserts that entire IBAN code is alphanumeric:
SELECT id, iban
FROM foo
WHERE NOT (
    LEN(iban) BETWEEN 16 AND 31 AND        -- length 16-31
    iban LIKE '[A-Z][A-Z][0-9][0-9]%' AND  -- e.g. starts with AB12
    iban NOT LIKE '%[^A-Za-z0-9]%'         -- only alphanumeric
);

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Q: Problems getting the request status in node/express I Already saw the other posts about this and they didnt help me.
(Ill use r.sC to say response.statusCode)
My questions are

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*What do you need to require in your file for the r.sC to work
(I.e. require('express');)

*Is the r.sC a node object or a express object

*What are the reasons it could be undefined/ not working

*Is there a package i want to reinstall to be sure its not because its wrongly installed

*Is there a work around (by that i mean a real work around not just making it work by default for the 200/201 status and being unable to catch the rest like all the work around i saw since now)
Im using the latest stable version of both node and express
If you cant reply to all my questions just tell me the answers to the one you know, i'll be very happy to make it work with your advices. If something is unclear feel free to ask me in a comment

A: Im pretty sure that's a node object
And i think if you do the npm update of node it will install the files missing if they are some


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The 2008 Trócaire Development Review focuses on the issue of climate change. Specifically, articles discuss the various impacts of efforts in Brazil to switch from hydrocarbons to biofuels through increased production of ethanol, some of negative impacts of global climate change and how we can adapt to these unavoidable changes, what faith-based communities can do to tackle climate change, and capacity building and social development within development work more generally. Finally, several recently-published key texts on development are reviewed.


At the Last Supper, surrounded by His Apostles, Jesus gave to the world the most sublime gift of His Real Presence by instituting the Sacrament of the Eucharist – His Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. Jesus took bread and pronounced the words: "Take and eat, this is my Body"; then He took a cup of wine and said: "Take and drink, this is my Blood. Do this in memory of me." With these words Jesus instituted the greatest of all of the Sacraments, the Sacrament of the most Holy Eucharist.
Our eternal salvation depends on our reception of the most Holy Eucharist. In the sixth Chapter of the Gospel of John, Jesus preaches one of His most sublime discourses that we call the "Bread of Life Discourse." In this discourse Jesus states many times that our salvation depends on our eating His Body and drinking His Blood. The fact that Jesus repeated this message time and time again accentuates the indispensable character of our reception of Him so that we will be saved for all eternity.
Indeed, the greatest action that we can carry out on earth is to receive Jesus into our hearts, minds, and souls in Holy Communion. Even the angels, including the highest choir of angels, cannot receive Jesus into themselves in Holy Communion, but we can. For this reason, the angels experience a holy envy towards us!
Therefore, the essential thrust of this article will be how we can enhance our faith, love and devotion to Jesus who is truly present in the Eucharist, in Holy Communion, in every Mass that is celebrated throughout the world until the end of time.
How painful it is when a man or woman takes their spouse for granted? There is no longer love and appreciation for the one who should be loved most in the world. Indeed, this could be the start of a desire to actually separate: when one does not feel loved or appreciated.
Likewise, it is all too common to simply take Jesus for granted and fail to appreciate who He is, what He has done for us and where He is to be found. This nonchalant, flippant, "take for granted" type of attitude pierces the Sacred Heart of Jesus to the very core and center of His loving Heart. Let us never fail to appreciate this most sublime gift of Jesus in Mass and Holy Communion. Receive every Holy Communion as if it were your first, your last and your only Holy Communion!
One characteristic of true friendship is a desire to visit each other on a frequent basis. Frequent visits and friendly conversations can truly foster a deeper friendship. Likewise, when passing by a church, we should stop, enter, and greet the Lord. We should tell Him that we love Him and sincerely desire to grow in our love for Him.
Get into the habit of making frequent Spiritual Communions. This can be done at any time, without expenditure of much time and in an easy manner. Simply tell the Lord that you believe in Him and love Him and that you want Him to come and visit your home, your soul; that you want him as your best friend and Lord. He will come and fill you with peace and joy. Saint Alphonsus Liguori strongly recommended this practice.
Spiritual reading can prove to be an invaluable tool for growing in our faith, and especially in our love for Jesus present in the most Holy Eucharist. An ecclesial document that indeed is a masterpiece was written by Pope Benedict XVI with the title The Sacrament of Love. Even though it is deep in theological content, this document is a spiritual masterpiece and can truly serve as a guide and stimulus to help you to participate more fully, actively and consciously in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and receive Holy Communion with a better disposition.
Aim at attending daily Mass, if this is within your possibilities. As stated earlier, the greatest action that we can do in our lives is to attend Mass and receive Holy Communion. When Our Lord gave us the prayer Our Father, He told us to pray: "Give us this day our daily bread." The most obvious interpretation is physical bread. However, shrouded within these words is the spiritual interpretation—"Give us this day our daily bread" meaning Jesus, the Bread of life in Holy Mass and Holy Communion. Form the habit of daily Holy Mass and Holy Communion and you will never regret it!
Saint Ignatius of Loyola points out that by making a general confession of the sins of one's whole life, one of the most positive fruits of this confession is making better Communions afterward. It stands to reason: the more pure the soul, the more the Lord of all purity desires to enter into that soul.
If you like, try this analogy: clean a dirty window with Windex and then the sunlight can pass through and illuminate the room all the more fully. In Holy Communion we receive Jesus, the Light of the world, who is able to radiate more fully His presence in the soul that has been purified by sacramental confession, washed clean by the Blood of the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
In Parish Masses, normally the priest-officiator has an intention that someone has requested weeks or months before the actual celebration of the Mass. This specific intention of the Mass, however, does not exclude us from offering our own personal and private intentions. In fact, the more we offer intentions for ourselves, for others and for the whole world, the more pleased Jesus is and the more powerful will be the effects of our Holy Communions. Indeed you can offer as many intentions as your heart desires and the Heart of Jesus will rejoice all the more.
In many cases people come physically to Holy Mass but they are mentally, emotionally and spiritually absent from the Mass. In other words, their minds are in another world—thinking about events, people, past hurts, or even something as mundane as what food they are going to eat at lunchtime. Sacramental theology teaches unequivocally that the better the disposition, the preparation, and participation in the Sacraments, the more abundant will be the flow of graces. Arrive early! Ask for the help of your Guardian angel. Pray when you should; sing at the right time; listen attentively to the Word of God and the priest who represents Jesus, and you will truly grow in holiness of life.
Another very important spiritual aid is to ask for the presence of Mary in your daily walk towards heaven. However, most especially we should ask Mary to give us her Immaculate Heart to receive Jesus with great faith, devotion and love every time we receive Holy Communion.
Saint Pope John Paul II made this beautiful parallel: the "Yes" of Mary to the Archangel Gabriel resulted in Mary receiving Jesus into her mind, body, heart and soul; our "Amen" when we receive Holy Communion results in our receiving Jesus into the very depths of our heart, mind and soul. Our "Amen" is our "Yes" to Jesus! So let us ask Mary to lend us her Immaculate Heart so as to make ever more fervent Holy Communions; our sanctification and salvation depends on how well we receive Jesus, the Bread of life and the Son of Mary.
How very important it is that we cultivate an attitude of gratitude. Meister Eckhart once stated: "If the only prayer we ever prayed were that of thanksgiving, then that would be enough." May we never be lacking or remiss in thanking God for all that He has given to us. In fact, all that we have is a gift from God with one exception: the sins that we have freely chosen to commit.
After Mass spend some time in thanking Jesus for coming to visit the humble abode of your heart. You might even take advantage of an acronym that summarizes the four basic ends or purposes of Holy Mass: A.C.T.S.
A—stands for adoration. Adore and praise the Lord whom you have as the Sweet Guest of your soul.
C—stands for contrition. Tell the Lord that you are sorry for your sins, those of your family and the sins of the whole world.
S—stands for Supplication. This simply means we ask the Lord for what we truly need. Saint Augustine comments: "We are all beggars before God." We are all dependent on and in desperate need of God's help at all times and in all places.


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Граф Мёбиуса — Кантора — симметричный двудольный кубический граф с 16 вершинами и 24 рёбрами, названный в честь Августа Фердинанда Мёбиуса и Зелигмана Кантора (1857—1903). Его можно определить как обобщённый граф Петерсена , то есть он образован вершинами восьмиугольника, соединёнными с восьмиугольной звездой, в которой каждая точка соединена с третьей по счёту точкой.

Конфигурация Мёбиуса — Кантора

Мёбиус в 1828 году поставил вопрос о существовании пары многоугольников с  сторонами в каждом, обладающих свойством, что вершины одного многоугольника лежат на прямых, проходящих через стороны другого, и наоборот. Если такая пара существует, то вершины и стороны этих многоугольников должны образовывать проективную конфигурацию. Для  не существует решения на евклидовой плоскости, но в 1882 году Кантор нашёл пару многоугольников такого типа в обобщении задачи, в котором точки и рёбра принадлежат комплексной проективной плоскости, то есть в решении Кантора координатами вершин многоугольника являются комплексные числа. Решение Кантора для  — пара взаимно вписанных четырёхугольника на комплексной проективной плоскости, называется конфигурацией Мёбиуса — Кантора. Граф Мёбиуса — Кантора получил своё имя от конфигурации Мёбиуса — Кантора, поскольку он является графом Леви этой конфигурации. Граф имеет одну вершину для каждой точки конфигурации и по точке для каждой тройки, а рёбра соединяют две вершины, если одна вершина соответствует точке, а другая — тройке, содержащей эту точку.

Связь с гиперкубом
Граф Мёбиуса — Кантора является подграфом четырёхмерного графа гиперкуба и образован путём удаления восьми рёбер из гиперкуба. Поскольку гиперкуб является графом единичных расстояний, граф Мёбиуса — Кантора можно тоже изобразить на плоскости со всеми сторонами единичной длины, хотя такое представление приведёт к появлению перекрещивающихся рёбер.

Топология

Граф Мёбиуса — Кантора нельзя вложить в плоскость без пересечений, его число скрещиваний равно 4, и он является наименьшим кубическим графом с таким числом скрещиваний. Кроме того, граф даёт пример графа, все подграфы которого имеют число пересечений на два и более отличающихся от числа пересечений самого графа.
Однако он является тороидальным — существует его вложение в тор, при котором все его грани являются шестиугольниками. Двойственный граф этого вложения — это граф гипероктаэдра .

Существует даже более симметричное вложения графа Мёбиуса — Кантора в , являющееся правильной картой и имеющее шесть восьмиугольных граней, в котором все 96 симметрий графа можно осуществить как симметрии вложения. 96-элементную группу симметрии вложения имеет граф Кэли, который может быть вложен в двойной тор. В 1984 году показано, что это единственная группа рода два.

Скульптура Девитта Годфри (DeWitt Godfrey) и Дуэйна Мартинеса (Duane Martinez) в виде двойного тора с вложенным графом Мёбиуса — Кантора выставлялась в Техническом музее Словении на шестой Словенской международной конференции по теории графов в 2007 году. В 2013 году вращающаяся версия скульптуры была выставлена в Колгейтском университете.

Граф Мёбиуса — Кантора допускает вложение в  (тор третьего рода), которое даёт правильную карту, имеющую четыре 12-угольных грани; .

В 2004 году в рамках исследования возможных химических углеродных структур, изучено семейство всех вложений графа Мёбиуса — Кантора в двумерные многообразия, в результате показано, что существует 759 неэквивалентных вложений.

Алгебраические свойства
Группа автоморфизмов графа Мёбиуса — Кантора — это группа порядка 96. Она действует транзитивно на вершины и на рёбра, поэтому граф Мёбиуса — Кантора является симметричным. У него есть автоморфизмы, которые переводят любую вершину в любую другую и любое ребро в любое другое. Согласно списку Фостера граф Мёбиуса — Кантора является единственным симметричным графом с 16 вершинами и наименьшим кубическим симметричным графом, который не является дистанционно-транзитивным. Граф Мёбиуса — Кантора является также графом Кэли.

Обобщённый граф Петерсена  является вершинно-транзитивным в том и только в том случае, когда  и , или когда , и рёберно-транзитивным только в следующих семи случаях: . Таким образом, граф Мёбиуса — Кантора является одним этих семи ребёрно-транзитивных обобщённых графов Петерсена. Его симметричное вложение в двойной тор — одна из семи правильных кубических карт, для которых общее число вершин вдвое больше числа вершин граней. Среди семи симметричных обобщённых графов Петерсена находятся кубический граф , граф Петерсена , граф додекаэдра , граф Дезарга  и граф Науру .

Характеристический многочлен графа Мёбиуса — Кантора равен:

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Nice picture... sort of reminiscent of a small company photo. with the boss surrounded by his subordinates and some of their family members.
So what got accomplished? Reassuring Assemblyman Hawley that he has their support even though he has done nothing to effectively fight NYSAFE [except vote to pass the Budget the previous two years which provided millions of dollars to fund the SAFE Act].
It's kinda interesting that just today, Assemblyman Nojay talked on his daily radio broadcast about the 2nd Amendment group rallies, how after the first 3 or 4 they became repetitive and offer nothing new, and that the movement needs to get serious about the political actions needed, just as the teacher's union has long done.
Supposedly, the producer of the Katie Couric show (or underlings of that producer - on HER orders) broke multiple federal laws in the obtaining of firearms.
It will be interesting to see if anyone is charged, AND CONVICTED, of those alleged felonies. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that whatever judge finds this issue before them dismisses it, under the guise of "for the greater good of the public".
That is, if it ever even goes before a court. My real guess is that the media will stifle this whole issue. Will just have to wait and see.
Brian, are you, again, trying to say Hawley supports the SAFE ACT?


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Iran to build specialized nuclear hospital: Salehi
Iran Press TV
Aug 15, 2015 9:58PM
Iran has launched a plan to build a major specialized nuclear hospital in the near future, says the country's nuclear chief.
"Work will soon get underway to construct it (the hospital)," said Director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi, adding the plan has been given the all-clear by President Hassan Rouhani as well.
Among the objectives of Iran's nuclear program is to use the technology in the field of medicine, namely research and development as well as production of radiomedicines.
Iran only ME country producing radiomedicines
The top official further underlined that over a million patients in the country are using locally-produced radiomedicines, adding Iran is the only producer of such medicines in the Middle East.
"No other country in the Middle East is able to do this," said Salehi, adding Iran is exporting radiomedicines as well.
The radionmedicines produced by Iran are up to par, said the AEOI chief; however, he noted, the country has set in motion a plan to standardize domestically-produced radiomedicines, so that they will measure up to international standards and set the stage for the Islamic Republic to become a major exporter in the field.
Iran's centrifuges
Salehi further touched upon untiring efforts by local scientists to develop centrifuges as part of the country's peaceful nuclear drive.
He said Iran has manufactured and tested eight generations of centrifuges since 1990, adding the ones which prove successful are gradually identified during the process, which "takes time."
"Now, the IR6 and IR8 machines (centrifuges) are promising machines which we can be used in the future," the AEOI chief said.
In an interview with the Science magazine published on its website on August 12, 2015, Salehi touched upon the issue of centrifuges as one of the hot-button issues during negotiations between Tehran and six world powers over Iran's nuclear program.
He told the magazine that the two negotiating sides had found some middle ground on the issue of advanced centrifuges and relevant R & D work.
Representatives and nuclear experts from Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers – the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany – succeeded in finalizing the text of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna on July 14 after 18 days of intense negotiations and all-nighters that capped around 23 months of talks between Iran and the six other countries.
Under the JCPOA, limits will be put on Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for, among other things, the removal of all economic and financial bans against the Islamic Republic.
Iran to master nuclear fuel cycle
Salehi also underlined that Iran is working to master the nuclear fuel cycle, expressing hope that the country will be able to "complete the fuel cycle" through international cooperation and having restrictions removed.
"We will speak with Russians on [Tehran-Moscow] cooperation in the near future to produce several [nuclear] fuel assemblies annually," said the AEOI chief.
He also said Iran, in cooperation with China, is to construct a complex in the central Iranian city of Arak, which will move the country ahead several decades given the technology involved.
Talks are also underway with China on the construction of two other power plants in Iran, Salehi noted.
Iran not after nukes
Salehi further reiterated Iran's position that it is not pursuing atomic weapons, recalling a fatwa by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, which forbids the development and use of nuclear arms.
Iran has announced time and again that it is not seeking to produce nuclear weapons as development of nukes runs counter to both humanitarian principles and religious precepts.


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WiredGov Newswire (news from other organisations)
ICO announces views on EU data protection law
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has today responded to the
Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) call for evidence on the current data protection
legislative framework. The ICO has highlighted the key features it would
expect to see in any revised framework and welcomes the MoJ's
recognition of the potential for changes. The ICO supports the review and
believes that there needs to be a common sense and modern day
approach to data protection.
The ICO has pointed out that although the current data protection
principles are sound, the law needs to provide more clarity for individuals
and for businesses. In particular the privacy watchdog wants more clarity
on the scope of the law including what constitutes personal data.
The law must be clearer on when consent is required to use personal
information and adopt a more pragmatic approach to the regulation of
international data flows. The allocation of responsibilities amongst those
handling personal data also needs to reflect the changing nature of
modern day business relationships
The ICO believes there needs to be better coordination between freedom
of information law and an appreciation that individual's rights need to be
updated to bring them in line with the capabilities of modern technology.
David Smith, Deputy Commissioner and Director of Data
Protection at the ICO, said: "The ICO has welcomed the MoJ's call for
evidence on the current framework. We have no doubt that this
framework, which includes the UK Data Protection Act and the EU Data
Protection Directive, can be improved so that the law is more effective in
practice. We need to ensure that people have real protection for their
personal information, not just protection on paper and that we are not
distracted by arguments over interpretations of the Data Protection Act."
A full copy of the ICO's response to the MoJ's call for evidence can be
viewed here:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/notices
/response_to_moj_dpframework.pdf.
If you need more information, please contact the ICO press office on 0303
123 9070 or visit the website at: www.ico.gov.uk
1. The Information Commissioner's Office upholds information rights in the public
interest, promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
2. The ICO has specific responsibilities set out in the Data Protection Act 1998, the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004
and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003.
3. For more information about the Information Commissioner's Office subscribe to
our e-newsletter at www.ico.gov.uk. Alternatively, you can find us on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/ICOnews.
4. In 2009 the ICO published a report by the RAND Corporation to start the debate
about further safeguarding people's privacy rights across Europe. A full copy of
the report can be viewed here:
http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/detailed_specia
list_guides/review_of_eu_dp_directive.pdf
5. Anyone who processes personal information must comply with eight principles,
which make sure that personal information is:
. Fairly and lawfully processed
. Processed for limited purposes
. Adequate, relevant and not excessive
. Accurate and up to date
. Not kept for longer than is necessary
. Processed in line with your rights
. Secure
. Not transferred to other countries without adequate protection
6. The Data Protection Act (1998) does not cover the acts of interception of
communications or 'hacking' of personal information. The interception of
communications falls under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (2000)
which is regulated by the Interception of Communications Commissioner.
7. The ICO has legal powers to ensure that organisations comply with the
requirements of the Data Protection Act. In using its regulatory powers, the ICO
considers the nature and severity of the breach which has occurred. Dependent
on circumstances, the powers the ICO has at its disposal include:
. serving information notices requiring organisations to provide the ICO with
specified information within a certain time period;
. serving enforcement notices requiring organisations to take specified steps
in order to ensure they comply with the law;
. issuing monetary penalties of up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the
Data Protection Act;
. conducting audits to assess whether organisations are processing personal
data in accordance with good practice;
. reporting to Parliament on data protection issues of concern;
. prosecuting those who commit criminal offences under the Act. The ICO
prosecutes individuals and organisations for specific breaches of the Act
such as the illegal trading of personal data and non-notification.


The fourth issue of Future workforce matters focuses on integration in health and social care. Articles include: Learning from experience: Steps for the future workforce to consider in an integrated healthcare system - Dr Seth Rankin, Louise Hardy and Alexandra Wyke share their perspectives on the integration challenge in health and social care based on pilot experiences. Horizon 2035: Health and Care Workforce Futures - full details of the new project designed to consider different 20-year views of the health, public health and social care workforce.


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Fox News Discusses Possibility That Syria War Fulfills Biblical Prophecy
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End times buffs have taken a special interest in the possibility of US military strikes in Syria. As I reported last week, popular evangelists and writers like Joel Rosenberg have spent much of the last five years talking up the possibility of a conflict that might fit the one outlined by Isaiah and Jeremiah in the Old Testament, in which Damascus is reduced to rubble. On Saturday, Rosenberg spoke about the Isaiah prophecy in Topeka, Kansas, at the invitation of Republican governor Sam Brownback. On Monday, he appeared on Fox News to elaborate on his views.
Rosenberg wasn't ready to definitively say that an American war in Syria—which is looking less and less likely by the day—would necessarily match the description of the Old Testament. But it was definitely a possibility. "It's impossible for us to know that yet, and I think it's wrong for people who teach Bible prophecy to try to guess, in a sense, to try to say for certain that it's going to happen now," he told host Neil Cavuto. "But you have seven million Syrians are already on the run—two million have left the country; five million are internally displaced. The Jeremiah: 49 prophecy says that people will flee, but there'll still be people in Damascus when the prophecy happens. So the bottom line is we don't know."
"Amazing," said Cavuto, when it was all over. "It's in there. It's worth a read."
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