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Backstage: 'Dirty Dancing' struts onto the Kravis Center stage
Tickets are available now for the premiere of "Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage" at the Raymond F. Kravis Center of the Performing Arts.
The staged production of the worldwide smash-hit film with live music will play at the Kravis Center from Jan. 3 through 8. The year 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the hit movie's premiere, with a 30th Anniversary DVD release of the film scheduled for Feb. 7, 2017.
"As I learned how many people watched the movie over and over and over," said Eleanor Bergstein, screenwriter of the film "Dirty Dancing" and book writer for the production, "I began to think that what they really wanted was to share more physically in the event; to step through the screen and be there while the story was happening. And if that was true, then its natural form was theater — live audiences watching live bodies dancing and singing here and now in the present — on the log, on the bridge, on the dance floor and in the staff quarters at Kellerman's.
"Writing it for the stage," said Bergstein, "I was also able to add more Baby and Johnny scenes, more about the family, more songs I couldn't afford last time, and, best of all — more dancing. I have added 20 new original scenes, 36 numbers of live music and an eight-piece band onstage, to invite the audience to come into Kellerman's and experience the story as a live event as it happens."
With the production's book written by Bergstein, the North American tour will be directed by James Powell, with choreography by Michele Lynch based on the original choreography by Kate Champion.
"Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage" is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music played live by an eight piece onstage band, passionate romance and sensational dancing. Seen by millions across the globe, this timeless love story features the hit songs "Hungry Eyes," "Hey Baby," "Do You Love Me?" and the heart-stopping "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life."
London's Sunday Express says, "This crowd-pleasing stage adaptation hits the jackpot!"
As the story goes: It's the summer of 1963, and 17-year-old Frances "Baby" Houseman is on vacation in New York's Catskill Mountains with her older sister and parents. Mesmerized by the racy dance moves and pounding rhythms she discovers in the resort's staff quarters, Baby can't wait to be part of the scene, especially when she catches sight of Johnny Castle, the resort's sexy dance instructor. Passions ignite and Baby's life changes forever when she is thrown in to the deep end as Johnny's leading lady, both onstage and off.
The production began performances on London's West End in October 2006 with an $11 million advance and went on to become the longest running show in the history of the Aldwych Theatre. It closed in July 2011 in advance of a two-year U.K. national tour and then returned to London for a strictly limited season at the Piccadilly Theatre. The show has gone on to perform across the world in markets as diverse as Utrecht, Holland, and Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa.
The North American tour of "Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage" is produced by Amber Jacobsen, NETworks Presentations LLC, Grove Entertainment and Col Joye in association with Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the premier next generation global content leader, and Magic Hour Productions. For more information, please visit http://us.dirtydancingontour.com/.
Kravis On Broadway is sponsored by Helene and Al Kaplan. "Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage" comes to the Kravis Center on Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m.
Beyond the Stage: Come Jan. 3 at 6:45 p.m. for a pre-performance talk by Steven Caras in the Cohen Pavilion. Tickets start at $27 and may be purchased at the Kravis Center Box Office located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd., in West Palm Beach, online at the Official Kravis Center websitewww.kravis.org, or by calling the Box Office at 561-832-7469.
For group sales, please call 561-651-4438 or 561-651-4304.
15 Surfboards ...
The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County is presenting "15 Surfboards by 15 Shapers," a photojournalist exhibit by Tony Arruza.
The amazing exhibition is running now through Jan. 21 at the Cultural Council's gallery in Lake Worth., is an amazing exhibition of "15 Surfboards by 15 Shapers."
This exhibit was the brainchild of Tony Arruza, who traveled the world in search of professional surfboard handcrafters (or shapers) to create unique works of art. With each one-of-a-kind surfboard, Arruza inlaid a photograph that he had taken and printed to aesthetically enhance the shape of the board.
"This exhibition represents a lifetime of work, passion and travels, all embodied in one project," said Arruza. "It's a way to showcase what I've lived over the past 40 years — surfing, photography and travel. I'm not so much a surfboard artist as I am a surf photographer artist, who uses surfboards as a means to display my art."
The finished pieces on display, which that officially opened with a Member's Preview on Dec. 1 with musical guests Spread the Dub, in "15 Surfboards by 15 Shapers" are in essence functional art where the surfboard could work equally well in the ocean or as stunning wall art. All 15 surfboards in the exhibition are available for purchase, as well as black and white portraits of the shapers, the full framed images used on the surfboards and details of the process.
"It'd be ideal for a collector to keep this original group of surfboards together, being that it's the first time something of this nature has been done," added Arruza, whose photography has been published in Audubon Magazine, National Geographic, Outside, Surfing, Travel + Leisure and Yachting, and used in advertising for Boeing, Coca-Cola, Exxon, Nikon, Proctor & Gamble, Royal Caribbean and the Smithsonian Institution Institute.
Also on view during this exhibition will be panels from the Surf History Museum in Lake Park that detail the history of surfing, as well as its beginnings in Palm Beach County.
The Cultural Council's "15 Surfboards by 15 Shapers" exhibition is generously sponsored by the Fanjul family, Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Merck, Anonymous, SSI Petroleum, Sushi Jo, Alley Maass Rogers & Lindsay, P.A., House of Frames, Lipari Ribek Group, McCranels Orthodontics, Nomad Surfboards, S-One Holdings/LexJet, Terrance Riley Irrigation, Tina Fanjul and Associates Realty, Vissla, Diva-Licious Cake House, Saltwater Brewery and Tito's Vodka.
To join or connect with the Cultural Council, please go online to palmbeachculture.com or call 561-471-2901. The Cultural Council visitor center, gallery and gift shop are located at its the Cultural Council headquarters, an iconic streamline Moderne former movie theater at 601 Lake Ave.,nue in Lake Worth. Gallery, visitor center and the Roe Green Unique Palm Beach Store hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
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Chapter 44: Loot from House Raids, Take Your Pick
"Eh? A lass that actually listens to instructions?" Jiang Chen's viper tongued personality revealed itself as soon as he saw Princess Gouyu. "Looks like you've agreed to believe me. I can tell that your condition is much better than a few days ago. At this rate, you'll breakthrough to eleven meridians true qi within the month. Congratulations in advance."
Jiang Chen's tone was lighthearted, as if breaking through eleven meridians true qi was as normal as eating and sleeping, and nothing to make a big fuss over.
Princess Gouyu had originally been full of expectation, waiting for Jiang Chen to compliment her with a few words. It'd be fine even if they were some all purpose, generic compliments - stuff like her extraordinary potential or being a rare genius at martial dao.
But, she discovered tragically, this fellow didn't even seem to know that women needed to be complimented.
Seeing that Princess Gouyu was staring at him in a wide eyed manner, Jiang Chen smiled tiredly. "So tell me, what did you need me for? The past couple of days have really exhausted me. If there's nothing else, I'm going to go home and sleep."
Princess Gouyu felt both enraged and amused by his demeanor.
"Jiang Chen, looking at how you are now, is your father well?"
Jiang Chen winked. "Do you want something to be wrong with him?"
"Of course not," Princess Gouyu's jade lips moved rapidly as she appeared to be a bit put out in her anger. "Am I truly so nefarious in your heart?"
"Alright, alright. We're all on the same boat now. I have to hold my nose and co-exist with the good and bad parts of you, don't I? Right, you've come to my house everyday, what urgent business is there?"
Princess Gouyu really didn't know how to deal with this fellow and could only respond honestly, "Of course I had a reason when I came to find you. Follow me."
"To where? You're not trying to be a cradle robber are you?" A wary look appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
"Rob your butt! What do you take me for?" Princess Gouyu almost directly slapped his face.
"Hmm, you're so fierce and you look like a tomboy... do you like women?"
Princess Gouyu was utterly defeated. If looks could kill, Jiang Chen would have absolutely died at least ten times at this moment.
He followed Princess Gouyu along her way and the two arrived at a large warehouse surrounded by heavily armed guards on all sides.
They all made their respective bows upon seeing Princess Gouyu.
"Jiang Chen, come inside with me."
Jiang Chen still gave Princess Gouyu some face in front of others as he docilely walked inside. This was actually a large treasury.
The gold, silver, and other treasures inside were piled into a small mountain. All sorts of strange and precious treasures were piled high on racks on its two sides.
"What do you think these are?" Princess Gouyu asked.
"Isn't that nonsense? I'm not blind." Jiang Chen responded snappily.
"These were all raided from Du Ruhai's house. They sit here, untouched."
"Ah? This dog of an official was this greedy?" Jiang Chen started cursing loudly when he heard these were Du Ruhai's loot. "So it pays this much to be an official in the capital? I must thoroughly consider moving to the capital and becoming an official. What's the big deal in being a duke? Fighting wars everyday, shedding blood and sweat, and having to face suppression in the end. How nice it is to be an official. An unimportant and miniscule official like Du Ruhai could hoard so much wealth! I say, what's your purpose in bringing me here? Are you trying to corrupt me? If that's the case, I only have one sentence -- you win, hurry up and move all these things into my home."
Princess Gouyu was so amused by his manner of complete seriousness that she involuntarily cracked a smile.
She suddenly discovered that it was quite relaxing being with this damnable sort of character. This fellow was always up to a dirty trick of some sort whenever he found the opportunity to do so, and his open-minded optimism always suffused his seemingly diffident demeanor.
"Jiang Chen, my royal brother has instructed me that you can take your pick from the items here."
"You really are planning on corrupting me?" Jiang Chen hadn't thought that Princess Gouyu had brought him here for this purpose.
"You can't possibly really want all of it?" Princess Gouyu's eyes widened.
"If I wanted this gold and silver, I wouldn't take it from the mouths of a corrupt officials. But I can consider spending it for you." Jiang Chen said with a merry laugh. "If I remember correctly, there's been successive floods in recent years within the territory of the Jinshan dukedom, and the people have fallen on hard times. Nine houses out of ten are deserted. If these stolen goods could be used to relieve their suffering, it can yet be regarded as charity. The only thing unknown is that, will the ruler of your house be willing to do so?"
"Are you… are you serious?" Princess Gouyu had never thought that such words would come from Jiang Chen's mouth. This enabled her to gain a better understanding of Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen said with a grave face, "Do you think I would joke with the lives of millions of victims of a natural calamity?"
Princess Gouyu felt a wave of vertigo as Jiang Chen's awe inspiring righteousness had driven her a bit out of breath. Finally, her phoenix eyes twitched, "Alright, I will make the decision on behalf of my royal brother. If I remember correctly, the Jinshan dukedom and yours are old family friends?"
"Succouring victims are an act of benevolent rule. It benefits the face of your royal family. What does that have to do with the relationship between our two families?"
Jiang Chen's rebuttal caused Princess Gouyu's face to flush red. She too felt that her words had lacked appropriateness and were deserving of admonishment.
After a moment of awkwardness, Princess Gouyu finally found a topic. "Jiang chen, this Du Ruhai was an avid collector of divine weaponry. These weapons are all out of the ordinary, why don't you select an item or two?"
"Oh? I surely won't be polite here." Jiang Chen didn't decline and came to the racks filled with weaponry.
It was a bit of an exaggeration to call these mundane weapons divine weaponry.
Jiang Chen swept his gaze over the lot. Most of these items were pieces of junk in his eyes. There were a few items that barely merited a look.
Jiang Chen's gaze halted on a saber that was three feet long. This saber was hidden within its sheath like a dragon hiding in the abyss. It looked inconspicuous from the outside, and it didn't have any trace of a gleam.
But Jiang Chen's millions of years of memories from his past life allowed him to slightly perceive that some latent, wild power, was hidden within its ordinary exterior.
It was a kind of reservation that disdained showing its edge in mundane, common things.
It was an arrogance that disdained wallowing in the mire with common weaponry.
Jiang Chen had chosen this saber with his first glance. It would keep to a subtle dormancy when it was time to keep a low profile. When its cutting edge was needed to be revealed, it would absolutely, unabashedly, display that peerless brilliance!
This was Jiang Chen's personality, and was also this saber's personality.
Congenial personalities meant it was serendipity!
Princess Gouyu was slightly surprised to see Jiang Chen ignore cutting sharp knives that were sending out brilliant rays of light, and chose instead a knife with an absolutely ordinary exterior.
"Jiang Chen, this is a piece of Layered-Feather Golden Crystal and is a superb material for crafting weapons. Why didn't you decide upon it?" Princess Gouyu could only bite the bullet and make a recommendation.
If Jiang Chen chose only a saber, Princess Gouyu felt that this reward would really pale in comparison to the help that Jiang Chen had given her.
"Oh? I thought I could only choose one. Then I'll choose that as well. But I have this saber and thus, temporarily, I have no need of other weapons." Jiang Chen paused and suddenly thought of something, his words taking a turn. "The Hidden Dragon Trials are about to commence, therefore I should make some preparations. Your connections are vast in the capital, right? Help me forge flying daggers out of this material."
"Forge flying daggers?" Princess Gouyu started and felt that such outstanding material should be used in refining divine weaponry. It seemed a bit of a shame to use it to craft small weapons like flying daggers.
"Yes, judging by the material amount, forge a set of nine flying daggers." Jiang Chen didn't care in the slightest about wantonly wasting things. To be able to become his, Jiang Chen's, flying daggers - this could be said to be the Layered-Feather Golden Crystal's good fortune.
Seeing that Jiang Chen was so resolute, Princess Gouyu naturally wouldn't go against Jiang Chen's wishes for the piece of Layered-Feather Golden Crystal. She nodded, "I'll try to have it ready for you in the next couple of days."
"Mm. Being so amiable and nice is more likeable, is it not?" Jiang Chen had a tone like that of lecturing a small girl.
Princess Gouyu now lacked the strength to challenge Jiang Chen and rolled her eyes at him. She suddenly thought of something again. "Oh right, Jiang Chen, the Pill King Garden will have a pill exhibition the day after tomorrow. This was included in the news that I've received. This Pill King Garden has great ambitions and likely has the Hall of Healing in its crosshairs. Your Jiang family has a partnership with the Hall of Healing, so you'd best be on your guard."
"Heh heh, I've also heard of this matter. It should be interesting." Jiang Chen flashed a harmless and innocent smile, completely not thinking anything of this matter.
He carelessly spread out his hands. "I'll be on my way if there's nothing else."
Princess Gouyu was extremely angry at seeing Jiang Chen care not a whit. But her thoughts suddenly took a turn, wasn't this fellow always like this?
At the Soaring Dragon manor last time, hadn't he also been completely unconcerned?
And what was the result? Bai Zhanyun had been punished with one bout, and was now docile and obedient towards Jiang Chen, as if he was a completely different person.
"Could it be that this kid hasn't shown his face for a few days because he's been secretly preparing a fine scheme?" The more she interacted with Jiang Chen, the more Princess Gouyu understood about his acting style.
When this kid displayed a harmless and innocent smile, perhaps this was when a plot was brewing.
Given these thoughts, Princess Gouyu couldn't help but feel anticipation, even though she felt that Jiang Chen didn't have a hope of winning against the Pill King Garden.
But this Jiang Chen often committed astounding and shocking actions - who knew what new tricks he would come up with this time?
Seeing that the sight of Jiang Chen's back was about to disappear, Princess Gouyu finally abruptly remembered something. "Oh right, Jiang Chen, the situation in the capital is complex during this time. Commander Tiandu has decided to arrange for a couple of his best men to be sent to your Jiang Han manor who will answer to your commands. This will avoid you having a shortage of people when you need them."
"Let them come tomorrow." Jiang Chen carelessly waved his hand, having taken advantage of someone but still pretending otherwise. "I'm saying this first - don't just send me a few sticks of wood, I'll reject the goods if they're not good to use."
Princess Gouyu truly wished to pluck off her shoe and beat this brat up. She'd been nice to him, even sent him men and gifted him presents. How dare he not have a single nice thing to say in return, and pick and choose instead?
"Rascal, this brat is a rascal." A trace of a smile slightly curved up Princess Gouyu's lips as she softly scolded him with a few words.
Princess Gouyu couldn't really bring herself to hate Jiang Chen when she thought of the changes that had occurred within her during the past couple of days.
Because, the incantation for smoothing her qi that Jiang Chen had given her was simply too useful. Add to that the aid of the spiritual medicine prescription, and in just a few days, Princess Gouyu could feel that her internal demons were being dispelled and resolved with a speed that could be observed with the human eye.
The true qi within her body had also slowly changed from its original wildness to a state of being able to be controlled and handled with ease, compared to prior experience.
All of her confidence, pride, and faith that had been lost, had now been recovered.
The most important thing was when she did all this, that familiar true meaning of martial dao also reappeared naturally.
Eleven meridians true qi…
A strong sense of desire suffused Princess Gouyu's eyes - eyes that were as brilliant as the stars.

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A Moment in History: Horse Draw School Bus
Most of us probably haven't even heard of a horse-drawn school bus — let alone ridden in one! Russ Sadler, resident at Seeland Park, however, rode to school in a horse-drawn bus in Selma, Iowa during the 1940s. Some might even ask, "Where is Selma, Iowa?" It's in northwest Van Buren County, right next to Eldon, where the American Gothic House is located.
Selma school kids pictured above with the driver beside a horse-drawn school bus. Russ Sadler is 4th from the left in the front row. Russ's older brother is 5th from the left in the back row, peeking between two girls.
According to an article in the Van Buren County Register on July 30, 2015, there were only about 50 residents in Selma, but in its prime around the turn of the twentieth century, it boasted three grocery stores, a lumberyard, stockyard, rail line, taverns, churches and, of course, a school.
The First Annual Selma High School Reunion was held on July 18, 2015, with 140 people in attendance. Some of the memories shared included the following:
Man: "I started to school in 1947 and rode a horse-drawn school bus with a kerosene heater. It was so cold, we'd get out and walk beside the bus to warm up! One girl had her hair freeze. Later in life, I told this story to some folks out east. They were incredulous. They had gone to school in the '30s a motorized bus, and had never even seen a horse-drawn school bus."
Woman: "The gymnasium at the school was so small, the tops of the keys nearly touched each other. There was a steel beam down the middle of the ceiling. If the basketball hit the beam, that was out-of-bounds. Other teams hated playing us. But we had just as much trouble playing on their full-size gyms."
Man: "There were so few kids that most of my friends were adults. But I never met a stranger."
Man: "When I went into the Air Force, I had a chance to attend a year of language school at Yale University. I went through all the testing and was finally rejected because I had been involved in too many school activities. The Air Force was afraid that I wouldn't be able to settle down and study. I protested and explained that there were only eight kids in my class and 52 in the whole school. Everyone had to be involved in everything, like the band, chorus, the class play, basketball, or there wouldn't be those activities. I was accepted into language school—a kid from Selma, Iowa, going to Yale!"
Man: "When people ask me where I'm from, I tell 'em 'paradise'."
We would love to continue to feature stories of our community with our community! Do you have a favorite trip? Perhaps a hobby such as baking or gardening? Have you served in the military? Do you have a memory from years past that would be a joy for others to read and enjoy? Everyone has a story that can enrich our community and help us through this time of extended isolation. Social distancing is just physical distance. We can all connect through words on a page. Submit your idea, and we will contact you with some simple questions to answer. You can also submit suggestions for friends and neighbors that you think would have a good story to tell. Just email sschrack@stfrancismanor.com with your ideas!
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It has been a very cool time here at Temecula Wedding DJ C Squared Events. As I look back on a record year I do see one glaring problem. I have neglected the blog. We had so many cool events and worked with so many great couples that I can't believe I haven't shared more. So my New Years Resolution is to share more of the stories behind the events we perform at.
When I look back at all the events one stands out Derek and Moogega's (pronounced Moo-guh-jay) wedding at The Humphreys Estate in Temecula. The Humphreys Estate is a private estate venue that is straight out of a fairy tale, complete with live peacocks roaming the grounds.
Not only was the location gorgeous Derek and Moo absolutely glowed.
C Squared Events monogram on the dance floor as Bride and Groom enjoy their first dance at The Humphreys Estate.
They even enjoyed our fresh take on the Newlywed Game that get's the wedding party involved in the fun as well.
Course this all led to one heck of a dance party.
This was our first event at The Humphreys Estate and we are proud to be one of the DJs on their preferred list. We can't wait for many more events their in the future.
Moo & Derek at Humphrey's Estates from Le Rêve on Vimeo.
Thank you to all the Vendors that helped make this day fantastic.


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Hole in International Space Station was drilled deliberately, says Russian space agency
The hole in the ISS was deliberately drilled, Roscosmos has confirmed. Photo / Getty Images
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By: Sarah Knapton
The hole discovered in the International Space Station (ISS) was drilled deliberately, the Russian space agency has said.
Last week mission controllers in Houston and Moscow noticed a drop in pressure on the station and astronauts discovered a hole in a Russian domestic module.
Although the leak was small enough to be fixed by the crew, if it had not been spotted the astronauts would have run out of air in 18 days.
Space debris or a micro-meteorite was initially blamed for the damage, but new pictures show the hole had been deliberately drilled and the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos and module manufacturer RSC Energia have launched an investigation to find the culprit.
One Russian politician and former cosmonaut has even claimed it could have been carried out by a homesick astronaut.
The hole found in the ISS had been drilled. Photo / Nasa
Speaking to Russia's International News Agency RIA Novosti, Maxim Suraev said on-board sabotage by a mentally unstable crew member could not be ruled out.
"All of us are living people, everyone can want to go home, but this way is completely unworthy," he said.
Suraev also said that the ISS had a drill on board capable of making the hole.
Although Roscosmos said they were not accusing any of the crew, they said they had not ruled out that hole was drilled deliberately in space. They are also investigating whether it was an error made on the ground which was then patched up and was only noticed when the plug failed.
Dmitry Rogozin, Head of Roscosmos, said: "Where were these actions taken - on Earth or already in orbit?
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"The version of the meteorite has already been swept away, but there was an obvious impact on the shelling of the ship from the inside, but to say more it is really too early.
"It's up to RSC Energia to find out who did it, what is it: an error or intentional actions? I would like to know the name (of the culprit) and we will know."
When the leak was detected last week European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Alexander Gerst initially plugged it with his finger, before the crew made an improvised patch using a rubber plug made from bin-bag seals, duct tape, gauze from the medical kit and vacuum proof sealant.
The hole was sealed and a Russian Progress cargo ship docked at the ISS and Moscow is recommending using oxygen from its tanks to repressurise the station.
As well as Gerst there are four other astronauts on board, Ricky Arnold, Drew Feustel and Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, and Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. Nasa has yet to comment on the investigation.
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LAHORE - Majid Al Futtaim, a leading shopping mall, popularly known as Carrefour, has joined hands with Lahore based NGO Miracle School Ministries to support fifty underprivileged families through the harsh winter season.
The families, which are associated with the NGO, were provided with essential food items and warm clothing from Majid Al Futtaim's supermarket franchise, Carrefour. Without such assistance, children are often forced to engage in child labour by working at brick kilns to provide an income for their family.
The donations by Carrefour were distributed by the Miracle School Ministries to members of the benefiting families.
The Miracle School Ministries works to protect underprivileged children — particularly those forced to work at Pakistan's brick kilns — from child labour and other rights violations. The organisation also provides education to more than 600 children through its two schools, where it teaches the core values of dignity and self-respect to help transform students' lives for the better.
Jean-Marc Dumont, Country Manager of Carrefour Pakistan at Majid Al Futtaim Retail, commented: "Majid Al Futtaim actively seeks to make a positive contribution to the communities we operate in, and we're pleased to partner with the Miracle School Ministries to do so in Lahore.
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The privacy of library use is also the specific subject of laws in all but a small number of our states, and is covered by some laws in every state. These laws were enacted for the most part two to three decades ago, and it is the case that they are aging. Many of them refer to the "circulation of library materials" as the focus of the privacy legislation. None that I know of mention newer technologies such as the Internet. But these laws and their intended spirit serve as a legal framework within which libraries act. So the protection of user privacy is not just a good idea -- it is indeed the law.
Why is reader privacy so important? Some of our most basic freedoms are stated in the First Amendment: the right of free speech and the freedom of a broad concept that is stated in the First Amendment as "the press." A free press would have little effect on freedom of the citizenry if those very citizens were afraid to be caught reading. In other words, all of us have to have the same level of freedom to read, and to explore ideas, as we have to speak and publish our ideas. These are clearly two sides of the same coin, although the Bill of Rights takes the "listening" part of free speech for granted.
Libraries call this particular privacy goal the "Freedom to Read," although it means more than that. Freedom to Read really means the freedom to explore ideas. Libraries, as the reading room of our civilization, have a key role in making those ideas available to all. To do so, they must be able to assure their users that their library use will not lead to intimidation or harrassment, much less arrest or confinement.
Yet actually protecting the privacy of users is not an easy task.
Those cards in the pockets of the books are gone. So is the card catalog. In fact, the whole library operation has been computerized. Computers allow libraries, as they allow other organizations, to do more things faster.
They also tend to create records; records of every tiny transaction; records that are often invisible even to those who work in the library but that might be found by someone who is motivated to look for them. Computers create records of activities that used to go unrecorded: you take a book off the shelf, browse a few pages, put it back -- no record exists. But if you browse digital materials through a computer at the library, a record, albeit skimpy, is made.
So although we have laws that state that the use of library materials will be kept confidential, implementing those laws is another matter. In some areas, libraries have made modifications to their computer systems, or vendors have done so for them. When you check out a book from a library, there is a record that shows that you have that book. But when you bring it back, that record is removed. There is no list of all of the books that you have checked out, nor is there a list linked to the book of all the people who have take it home. On the Internet stations of most libraries, when a user finishes a session and closes the web browser all of the cache and history entries that have been stored on the hard drive during that session are erased. That way the next person who uses the machine cannot see a list of sites that the previous person visited.
But that's not nearly enough if we want to protect patron privacy. Other records like web logs and various system logs also exist. In our need to keep up with technology, libraries have automated functions without looking deeply into the privacy implications. For this reason, many libraries today are undertaking what we call a "privacy audit," to try to assess what technology has done to our ability to support the Freedom to Read, and how we can work better within our technological environment to give people the assurances they deserve.
So what does all this have to do with publishers and publishing?
There's a real dilemma today with libraries and digital materials. Libraries license digital materials on behalf of their users. Unlike hard copy materials, however, the library does not take possession of these materials in most cases. Instead the materials are housed at a side owned by a publisher or vendor, and users actually exit the library (electronically) to use the materials. The library's role is financial but not actual in that the library does not handle the access to the materials or the user interface that their patrons interact with.
So the question is (and I do not know the answer): does the legal obligation to protect the privacy of library patrons still maintain? I can say that librarians assume that it does and act as if it does. Therefore contracts with libraries should, and these days usually do, contain an agreement on confidentiality of use, often stating that the vendor cannot make any unauthorized use of identifying information.
This obligation to protect the identity of users is not always an easy one to live up to. Many systems today allow users to create personal profiles, to email results to themselves, to interact with other systems such as interlibrary loan. All of these potentially gather personally identifiable information about the user and therefore could violate the privacy agreement if accessed by unauthorized parties.
Protecting the confidentiality of users requires more effort than not, and therefore it has a cost associated with it. I'm afraid that librarians don't always give vendors credit for the cost of their efforts on behalf of our users, and we need to do some consciousness-raising around that issue.
The other side of that coin is the desire that some vendors or publishers might have to market to library patrons. This is undoubtedly tempting because libraries are a teeming hive of active readers. Not only are libraries full of readers, the library itself provides guidance to those readers, teaches non-readers to read, and actually does training and tech support for new reading technologies. A mailing list of everyone who uses the library or everyone who has checked out an ebook could be valuable for reaching new customers. Unfortunaly, no can do.
What we can do, and are very much interested in collaborating on, is to learn how ebooks meet the needs of our users in ways that do not violate our privacy obligations. We welcome the use of aggregate data to help us -- and you -- provide a better user experience. As a matter of fact, libraries often insist on statistical reporting as part of the ebook package the vendor provides. Good reporting is especially important in these early days of ebook technology, and reports that we have received have often astounded as well as informed us.
Librarians know a great deal about how people read and how they interact with reading materials thanks to their daily direct contact with library users. I encourage you to take part in what I like to call the "take a librarian to lunch" program. You will find us willing to share that information with you. Some ebook products have been radically redesigned because company representatives talked to and listen to librarians. And, of course, it's so much more pleasant over lunch.
So admittedly the privacy practices of libraries are at the least an inconvenience to companies -- and at the worst may look like a lost business opportunity.
We hope that we make up for that by being in the singular position of encouraging people to read, promoting reading materials in a variety of formats, and being steady customers for published materials. Like you, we want to explore positive directions for the future of reading.


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Victoria council unanimously votes to suspend $10,000 catered lunch fund
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After a twist in procedures, Victoria's city council voted unanimously to suspend its paid lunches with immediate effect.
The move came late Thursday morning after council voted in favour of a motion brought by councillor Ben Isitt.
Isitt's motion called on staff to reallocate $10,000 in the 2021 budget that was set aside for council meeting catering.
Following a recess, Isitt expressed confusion if the motion would cause the suspension of lunches with immediate effect.
This led to a prolonged debate exceeding 30 minutes where councillors ultimately voted to amend their agenda to include a second motion from Isitt calling for the immediate suspension of paid lunches.
The agenda process was met with some raised eyebrows from other councillors, some of whom pointed out that they had been calling for the suspension for years.
"I profoundly disagree with how this came to the table today from a process perspective, that being said it's here," said Marianne Alto during the debate.
"A number of us have been trying to get this on the table for eight or nine or ten years."
"As I've said for a long time, 'no more lunches,'" rookie councillor Stephen Andrew chimed in.
Ultimately, the move that will potentially save $10,000 from Victoria's draft financial plan of over $300 million passed by unanimous vote on Thursday.
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Pilot Review: Marvel's Inhumans
Marvel's Inhumans (ABC)
Premiered September 29 at 8pm
The television world is going crazy for superheroes, particularly Marvel ones. I've watched all four of the Netflix shows that led into the megaseries "The Defenders" which I'm about to finish, and I've stuck with "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." over the past four years, watching it slip in quality and then return back with a strong framework orientation towards the end of the latest season. The introduction of the Inhumans as a major idea was interesting and took an unexpected turn with a few of its characters, but I would definitely have chosen the axed spinoff starring Adrianna Palicki and Nick Blood in a heartbeat over this show. There's something about this Atlantis-like pilot that feels infantile, like this was a show made for children rather than for adults. While the other shows aren't necessarily all that sophisticated, they still have layered characters who interact like adults. The archaic nature of the technology possessed by the Inhumans doesn't help either, since they have these comms that appear to work anywhere yet otherwise aren't anywhere near fit for the lives they're about to lead on Earth. I watched Anson Mount for six years on "Hell on Wheels" and actually thought he was a good actor, but this non-speaking role is hardly a fitting follow-up, and I'm not too impressed with any of the other performers here. I was trying to figure out who the actor portraying Karnak was, and I now see that it's "Lost" alum Ken Leung in quite a new kind of role for him. There really isn't anything worth writing about regarding this show, and I'd hazard to suggest that it's even worse than "Iron Fist."
How will it work as a series? I honestly don't care at all. I have no interest in finding out what comes next, why Auran didn't die when Medusa stabbed her, and how the scattered Inhumans find each other on Earth and acclimate to human life. Also, is this supposed to be set in the present? I'm confused but again not remotely willing to stick around to find out the answer.
How long will it last? Not long. Though the ratings weren't all that bad, this show needs to perform strongly on Friday nights to be able to last until ABC's other Marvel show returns. A dismal 27 on Metacritic is pretty hard to beat, and I suspect that this show will be pulled from the air before it completes its eight-episode order.
Pilot grade: D-
Posted by Movies with Abe at 10/04/2017
Labels: Inhumans, Inhumans Pilot, Marvels Inhumans, Marvels Inhumans Pilot, Pilot Reviews
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Venezuelan passports are issued to citizens of Venezuela to travel outside the country. Biometric passports have been issued since July 2007, with a RFID chip containing a picture and fingerprints; passports issued earlier remained valid until they expired.

, passports were 34 pages long and displayed a biometric symbol on the bottom of the cover. The cover is deep blue and shows the name Mercosur followed by "República Bolivariana de Venezuela" on the top.

The holder's personal information is written in a digital format on a plastic card which also bears a machine-readable zone on the bottom, and a picture of the holder on the left.

Starting from 19 April 2021, all new passports for adults will cost US$200 or PTR 3.6 valid for 10 years. For Children aged 4 and 17 150 USD PTR 2.7. And for babies aged 0 and 3 PTR 1.8

Due to the difficulty to obtain a new passport in Venezuela, the United States, Canada, Spain and several Latin American countries accept the use expired Venezuelan passports up to five years.

Controversies

Allegations of fraud

On 8 February 2017, a joint CNN and CNN en Español investigation called "Passports in the Shadows" () - based on the information provided by a whistleblower and subsequent investigations, reported that employees of the Venezuelan embassy in Baghdad, Iraq has been selling passports and visas to persons from Middle Eastern countries (specifically Syria, Palestine, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan) with dubious backgrounds for profits, including to members of the Lebanese group Hezbollah.

The Venezuelan immigration department, SAIME, confirmed the sold passports' genuineness as each passport came with an assigned national identification number, although the names of these individuals were altered when checking against the national database. At least one individual's place of birth was also changed from Iraq to Venezuela. According to Misael López Soto, a former employee at the Venezuelan embassy in Iraq who was also a lawyer and CICPC officer, the Bolivarian government would sell authentic passports to individuals from the Middle East, with the Venezuelan passport able to access 130 countries throughout the world without a visa requirement. López provided CNN documents showing how his superiors attempted to cover up the sale of passports, which were being sold from $5,000 to $15,000 per passport. López Soto fled the Venezuelan embassy in Iraq in 2015 to meet with the FBI in Spain, with a Venezuelan official who assisted him to fly out of the country being killed the same day. The investigation also found that between 2008 and 2012, Tareck El Aissami ordered for hundreds of Middle Eastern individuals to obtain illegal passports, including members of Hezbollah.

The Venezuelan foreign minister, Delcy Rodriguez, denied the government's involvement when questioned by the reporters during the Seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly and accused  the network of performing what she described as an "imperialistic media operation" against Venezuela for airing the year-long fraud investigation.

On 14 February 2017, Venezuelan authorities ceased the broadcasting of CNN en Español two days after the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, ordered CNN to "(get) well away from here". The government deemed the report "(A threat to) the peace and democratic stability of our Venezuelan people since they generate an environment of intolerance." Venezuelan National Commission of Telecommunications director Andrés Eloy Méndez accused CNN en Español of instigating religious, racial and political hatred, violence and other themes.

Material shortages

In March 2017, it was reported that SAIME lacks enough "materials" to cope with demands for passports. As a result, only approximately 300,000 passports were issued in 2016 while between 1.8 million and 3 million Venezuelans applied for passports. SAIME launched an online platform for applications while guaranteeing 72-hour delivery with doubled fees. The site has crashed numerous times since its launch. Those outside Venezuela were solicited bribes usually many times of the cost of the passport.

Due to these shortages, the Maduro government has since 1 November 2017 allowed Venezuelan passport holders to extend their passports by 2 years, provided these passports have enough blank pages, although Venezuelan citizens with pending applications for new passports will end up having said applications cancelled if they exercised the former option. Since 2022 the passport extension was granted for up to 5 years passed the expiration date.

Visa requirements

Visa requirements for Venezuelan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Venezuela. As of 1 May 2022, Venezuelan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 128 countries and territories, ranking the Venezuelan passport 42nd in the world in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.

Venezuelans do not require a passport when travelling to Argentina and Brazil, as they are allowed to use their ID card (Cédula de Identidad) instead.

Recent developments
Since 2017, 10 countries in Latin America and Caribbean (Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, Saint Lucia, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Chile, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Caribbean Netherlands) have stopped providing visa-free access to Venezuelans following the ongoing refugee crisis and reinstated visa requirements for those seeking to enter these countries. Some countries will still allow Venezuelans to enter visa-free if holding a valid visa/residence permit from a particular third country, such as Canada or the United States.

From 21 January 2022, Mexico is going to start requiring visa for Venezuelan citizens.

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See also
 List of passports
 Venezuelan nationality law
 Visa requirements for Venezuelan citizens
 Visa policy of Venezuela

References

External links
Skyteam.com, Informação de vistos para todas as nacionalidades
Unless otherwise stated, the data on visa free-travel was taken from the IATA Delta Travel Planner database.

Venezuela
Government of Venezuela
Mercosur passports

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Local Spotlight: Deal Drivers in the Middle East
By Suzy Bibko, Content Marketing Manager, EMEA
The Middle East has not suffered quite as badly from the current pandemic as other regions, but neither has it been spared. And the oil crash hasn't helped markets there either. While the outlook seems fairly positive, the region is not yet at average levels for dealmaking. Can restructurings help drive a faster recovery? If so, which types? What role, if any, will the tech sector and technology play? Elaine Green of Mergermarket asked experts Pietro Castronovo, Anil Menon, Alexandra Balafa, and John Komninakidis for their views during our recent webinar.
Now: Optimism for H2
M&A deals are currently down around 50% in the region to date, but optimism is in the air as we start the second half of the year.
"Dealmakers are struggling with confidence, as well as deal metrics, valuations, and the like," explains Komninakidis. "While there are many M&A transactions in the Middle East right now, most of them are only in the pre-diligence phase. So, we anticipate H2 to be very active in the Middly East. Historically, or statistically, the second half of the year is always the most active part of the year. And most of the activity will likely be related to fundraising, debt restructuring, or distressed asset sales."
"As with the last crisis, after the first shock, M&A transactions will pick up again," agrees Castronovo. "In the Middle East we are already seeing certain drivers for consolidation. The financial sector is seeing a lot of activity, as well as the healthcare, education, energy, and technology sectors. And I see a continuation of megadeals, which will drive value, but not the overall number of transactions."
Next: Restructuring as a way forward
For restructurings, like most of EMEA, divestitures and carve-outs are expected to dominate. "By definition, that's what you do first in restructuring: divest non-core assets. And that's what's happening," says Castronovo.
Balafa reveals: "We will see more consolidation across sectors, and sales of non-core business held by merchant families. And we will also see, and have been seeing, bolt-on acquisitions and transformative deals from well-capitalized businesses at favorable valuations."
"There is a need for capital in these situations," says Menon. "And one of the sources of capital is portfolio optimization. Really looking at non-core businesses and divesting those."
But is this just a short-term solution to get companies over the hump, so to speak? Or will restructurings continue into next year? "Short term, those companies that have cash shortages due to lockdown and restriction of operations may see more equity financing and more M&A consolidation," explains Balafa. "For the medium to long term, those businesses that have a slow recovery of revenues will be resorting to increased leverage and will require negations with creditors to avoid actual defaults. So, we expect to see more restructurings for quite awhile."
"Moreover," says Castronovo, "I think everyone is realizing restructuring is not a bad word and it's a way to have a faster comeback and have the ability to succeed."
Beyond: Investing in technology
With restructurings losing their tarnish and beginning to shine a bit, are there any other 'stars' from the crisis? Technology could be one – in terms of getting deals done and the focus of the deals and investments. After all, it's amazing how fast everyone has adapted to and adopted the technologies that allow them to work from anywhere at any time. Rapid digitization has become almost a fact of life for most every person and company. And many companies are looking to how they can make that part of their strategy – internally or as an investment – if it is not already.
"Digitalization was really pushed for everybody because now there is a different way of working," says Castronovo. "So, the companies that are able to provide superior technology and a better digital experience may be much more attractive for any investor."
"Moreover, governments will continue to bet on their long-term strategies, which include accelerating digital transformation in commerce, supply chain reinvention, and supporting labor forces," explains Balafa.
"At Datasite, we not only invest heavily in our platform, but also in people," stresses Komninakidis. "The due diligence process is expected to get shorter and shorter, to three months or less by 2025 as our new report reveals, and therefore it's important to have the right technology and people on your side. I hope companies in the Middle East continue their efforts to become more digitally ready both for commercial and M&A purposes. And Datasite is here to help them succeed."
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