The orthodontic appliances, or simply braces, are small elements cemented on the teeth. They attract more easily dental plaque and scale, and they often make teeth cleaning a bit more complicated.
Higher probability of cavity formation.
Higher probability of gum disease (gingivitis or periodontitis).
Development of white marks/spots on the teeth surfaces.
Have a scale and polish session before placing the braces.
Have a second appointment with the hygienist, immediately after posing the braces, where they will be presented with the proper methods and accessories to properly clean around their new appliances.
Plan a check-up session every 3-4 months.
Have a final session, when the orthodontist will remove the braces, to do a proper finishing and remove any remaining cement.
What is more, if needed, your hygienist can apply some specialised fluoride varnish during the orthodontic treatment.
The scale is done with the EMS Ultrasound system, with the additional use of the manual Deppeler curettes. At the CHD this treatment is pain-free : we use the latest EMS ultrasound system – from an emblematic Swiss company – combined with the new NO-PAIN technology.
The air-polish finishing allows access to zones hard to reach because of the orthodontic appliances, making sure that we properly address every surface around every brace.
Based on the appliance type, your dexterity to clean properly around the braces, the quality of your gums and your saliva, your hygienist will propose you a personalised treatment plan, in order to maintain a good level of dental and oral health. By the way, no need for you to keep your appointment in mind; we will remind you with a letter, sms or a personalised call !


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Women, Film, and Law
Cinematic Representations of Female Incarceration
by Suzanne Bouclin
Published by: UBC Press
PaperbackHardcovereBook (PDF)eBook (EPUB) 224 pages, 152.00 x 229.00 x 0.00 mm, 7 b&w photos
Entertainment and profit constitute the driving force behind popular representations of women in correctional facilities. But the creative influence of film and television also generates legal meaning. The women-in-prison (WIP) genre can leave viewers feeling both empathetic toward the women portrayed in these representations and troubled about the crimes for which they have been convicted.
Focusing on five exemplary WIP films and a television series – Ann Vickers, Caged, Caged Heat, Stranger Inside, Civil Brand, and Orange Is the New Black – Women, Film, and Law asks how fictional representations explore, shape, and refine beliefs about women who are incarcerated. From melodrama to exploitation, and from theatre screenings to on-demand film, television programs, and music videos, these texts bring into view the legal, economic, and political structures that criminalize women differently from men, and that target those women who are already marginalized.
Women, Film, and Law convincingly argues that popular depictions of women's imprisonment can illuminate the multiple forms of social exclusion and oppression experienced by criminalized women.
1 A Genre of One's Own
2 Reforming Prisons, Transforming Women: Ann Vickers
3 The Unattainability of Reform: Caged!
4 Recuperating Exploitation: Caged Heat
5 Representing Incarcerated Black Women: Stranger Inside and Civil Brand
6 Representation and Recalibrating the WIP Genre: Orange Is the New Black
Notes; Selected Filmography; Index
Suzanne Bouclin is an associate professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa. She has published in both French and English in a wide array of periodicals, including the Canadian Journal of Women in the Law, Public Law, the Canadian Journal of Law and Society, and the e-journal Literature, History of Ideas, Images and Societies of the English-Speaking World.

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Climate Council's Cities Power Partnership a step forward for Tasmanian councils
A step towards creating a sustainable, non-polluting energy future was taken by the Northern Midlands Council on Monday. Councillors unanimously agreed to join the Climate Council's Cities Power Partnership in an effort to contribute as a community. "Joining forces...
Climate solutions start at home
Nov 21, 2017 | Media Release
As a fifth-generation dairy farmer, my family has weathered many changes over the years. Climate change is certainly creating a challenge. The dairy industry has always been an important part of life on the New South Wales south coast. The effect that drought and...
Coal city Newcastle prepares tender for 5MW solar farm
Sep 4, 2017 | News
The City of Newcastle's plans to build a 5MW solar farm on a former landfill site are set to go to tender, after eight companies were shortlisted to bid for the job to design, build and operate the utility-scale solar farm. The project, which was opened to expressions...
Council and community farming the sun together
Regional communities are turning to clean energy solutions to combat energy price hikes. Lismore, in northern New South Wales, is no exception, embracing renewable energy and partnered with the Lismore City Council to develop Australia's largest floating solar farm....
Council asked to make a pledge on climate change
Central Coast Greens have called for the next Central Coast Council to heed a new report from the Climate Council and make a pledge for local action on climate change. The Climate Council report shows local governments are able to deliver effective action and are...
Council joins green pledge
ONKAPARINGA will become the first South Australian council to join the Climate Council's cities power partnership. It joins a network of councils across Australia committing to tackling climate change by pledging to cut transport emissions and increase the uptake of...
Council joins national climate change pledge
To view the full Public Now article click here Upper Hunter Shire Council has pledged to become a 'climate champion', under a landmark new national initiative officially launched in Canberra on 19 July 2017. More than 35 councils from across the country, representing...
Council joins statewide partnership to fight climate change
Feb 9, 2018 | Media Release
SUNSHINE Coast Council has made a commitment to help fight climate change, as it joins a network of 70 Queensland councils in the Cities Power Partnership. The council this week signed up to the partnership, pledging to take action on renewable energy, energy...
Council leads the way with renewed energy
Much of the recent political debate involving renewables and fossil fuels has focused on the actions of federal and state governments. This fails to recognise that a significant amount can be done to tackle climate change at the local government level. Through urban...
Council Lighting The Way On Tackling Climate Change
Eurobodalla Council has joined other councils around Australia in pledging to cut energy emissions as part of the Cities Power Partnership program. An initiative of the Climate Council, the partnership brings together cities and towns around Australia that are leading...
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Thursday, 1:17 p.m., by Michael Landweber
Thursday, 1:17 p.m. (208 pages) is Michael Landweber's second work of fiction. After the death of his mother, seventeen-year-old Duck finds that he is the only moving being in a world where all other life forms appear to be in suspended animation, raindrops hang in the air, and only manually operated machines can function.
Landweber's first novel, We, won ForeWord Magazine's quarterly debut novelist award and a bronze in the General Fiction category of ForeWord's Book of the Year Contest. We was also a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award for Short Prose and Independent Books.
"Thursday, 1:17 p.m. is an unconventional and intriguing novel that blends thoughtful insight with an irreverent, anything-goes attitude reminiscent of Chuck Palahniuk. It's a fun read that also gives something to think about after its final page." Read more….
—Bradley A. Scott for ForeWord Reviews
"Landweber's hybrid novel Thursday 1:17 p.m. is a provocative, stop-motion parable for an accelerating world." Read more….
—Steven Felicelli for Necessary Fiction
"The writing in Thursday 1:17 pm is affable, even breezy at times, and yet easily slips into tender and even wistful moments, giving them weight without weighing them down. This is a very fast read, and yet one that satisfies both in context and style. I truly, utterly enjoyed this book, and it gave me a lot to ponder, but in a way that was invigorating rather than dismal, despite there being so much isolation in subject and action. I would heartily recommend it to literally every reader, young or old, of any genre or style. Do yourself a favor, and find yourself a copy of Thursday, 1:17 pm; it is not mere hyperbole to call it a gem of a book. Put simply—it shines." Read more….
—Sharon Browning for LitStack
Duck is 17. He will never be 18. Tomorrow is his birthday. It will never be tomorrow.
Time stopped at 1:17 p.m. on a beautiful Thursday afternoon in Washington, DC. Duck is the only person moving in a world where all other living beings have been frozen into statues in an endless diorama. Duck was already in limbo, having lost his mother to cancer and his father to mental illness. Now, faced with the unimaginable, he approaches his dilemma with the eye of an anthropologist and the heart of a teenager trying to do the right thing under the strangest of circumstances. Ultimately, he realizes that while he doesn't understand the boundaries between friendship and love, that uncertain territory may be the key to restarting the world.
Says Landweber, "We've all wanted to stop time. Thursday, 1:17 p.m. started with the idea that this particular wish could turn into a curse if you weren't able to start time up again. After the initial thrill of being the last person moving in a frozen world, how would a person deal with the loneliness? Or the temptation to do things that you would never consider doing in the fully functioning world? But what interested me most was turning that potential nightmare into a story about one person finding meaning in a world that makes no sense."
Michael Landweber lives and writes in Washington, DC. His short stories have appeared in literary magazines such as Gargoyle, Fourteen Hills, Fugue, Barrelhouse, and American Literary Review. He is an Associate Editor at Potomac Review and a contributor for Pop Matters. Click here to find Michael online.
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Prevention Centers Save Lives, But Only Radical Change Will End Overdose Crisis
A pair of legally sanctioned overdose prevention centers — in which people can use illicit drugs under medical supervision — began taking clients in New York City in late November, potentially opening the door for similar facilities in other cities. The announcement was a rare bright spot in the city. increasingly terrifyingMedia coverage of the overdose crisis. Although the prevention centers are a promising step towards addressing the overdose crisis they are not a panacea. Experts warn that even if there are more centers outside of New York, overdose prevention centers alone will not stop the rising tide of death.
Overdose prevention centers (also known as safe injection sites, safe consumption sites and supervised intake centers) are where people inject drugs, either by smoking or injecting, under the supervision and care of licensed health professionals who have clean syringes. Naloxone is the opioid antidote that reverses overdoses and saves many lives. These facilities offer a variety of harm reduction services in a safe indoor environment, as well as pathways to addiction treatment, health care, and other services. Experts say that the right-wing opposition to the centers has been strong, but it is overblown. People are using drugs both in their homes and on the streets, regardless of whether such centers exist. In some communities, syringe swap and other innovative forms of drug checking have been available for years. Overdose prevention centers give users and their providers a medical office. They also provide a safe space where they can access treatment and other vital resources.
Reams of researchOverdose prevention centers in other countries, and at least one unsanctioned site in the U.S.They save lives. As the rate of fatal overdoses rises, policymakers are beginning to notice. shatter records nationwide.
However, even if more overdose prevention centers are authorized — a crucial step — experts say they must be one component of a larger program. These facilities would have a limited impact on small areas of liberal cities, as well as the number of people who can and will show up.
"I never would have used the safe consumption site, I know that for a fact," Morgan Godvin, a former heroin user who was incarcerated before becoming an advocate and fellow at Northeastern University's Health in Justice Lab, told Truthout. "But I tried to get on the methadone twice and couldn't surmount the red tape."
Methadone is a prescription treatment for opioid addiction that works well. However, methadone patients and programs are still in need of it. under strict state surveillanceGodvin was unable to access the medication because of this. Godvin and other experts agree that both overdose prevention centres and bolder policies are needed to address the chaotic drug supply that is fueling this overdose crisis. This includes a "safe supply" of drugs, and the "medicalization" of addiction treatment with medications such as methadone, hydromorphoneamphetamines and other powerful synthetic drugs that can be used to replace those found on the streets.
As usual, the law and policy changes required are not keeping pace with activists and drug addicts on the front lines. Federal prosecutors have not yet indicated whether they will target overdose prevention centres for drug violations. President Joe Biden has thus far ignored calls for wider drug decriminalization. can also prevent overdose deaths. The Justice Department stopped a Philadelphia-based overdose prevention center from being built under President Donald Trump's direction. This created uncertainty for other programs.
"Drug consumption patterns are changing at a breakneck pace like we've never seen before in history."
"There's obviously a dire need for these sites across the country, especially in areas with concentrated drug scenes getting hit with overdoses, and it's a really important move in New York to open these sites," said Ryan McNeil, director of harm reduction research at the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine, in an interview. "We'll likely see similar action across the county. Now, I think one thing that's going to hold that up is the verification about potential legal repercussions, and one would hope that we'll get that from the Justice Department."
Advocates for overdose prevention center are reading the Biden administration's tea leavesIn the hope of establishing similar facilities in other cities, including San Francisco and Seattle, we are hopeful that similar facilities will be legalized quickly. Rhode Island recently passed legislation legalizing "harm reduction centers" as well.
Simply put, people don't overdose and die when they use drugs at overdose prevention sites. Still, Godvin and McNeil said the facilities are not a "silver bullet." The overdose crisis in changing rapidly, and it could be years before overdose prevention centers overcome stigma and political opposition to break ground.
Godvin stated that opioid users are shifting from heroin injections to taking fake pain pills. The powerful synthetics in these pills have been linked to high overdose rates. These drug users may see little need for facilities also known as "safe injection sites," especially if they are not numerous and conveniently located near to where they live.
"So, we're burning political capital on something that might not be viable in five years when we finally get it off the ground, because drug consumption patterns are changing at a breakneck pace," Godvin said. "Like we've never seen before in history."
For many who have lost loved ones or friends, the stories of untimely deaths are becoming painfully familiar. Every tool is important. Sometimes, victims quit using drugs recently or are released from prison and start using again with a lower tolerance. Sometimes, their drugs were stronger that they expected. interruptions in the supplypowerful synthetics like fentanyl. Overdose prevention centers allow people to test their drugs for any adulterants and exchange notes with other users or providers.
Overdose victims often die from drug overdoses alone, in the face of severe social stigma and pandemic isolation. There is no one to call 911 or give naloxone. Sometimes they overdose together with others but people around them fear calling 911. draconian laws in a number of statesPermit prosecutors to prosecute fellow drug users for homicide and other crimes in the wake a tragic loss. (Godvin was incarcerated after using heroinHer friend, who overdosed and died accidentally. At overdose prevention centers, nobody uses drugs alone. The police are not involved in the overdose prevention centers. Naloxone is always available.
Researchers, activists, and drug users have worked for decades to develop harm reduction services at overdose preventive centers. This work continues today and will continue for as long as drugs are illegal and stigmatized, and as long as users cannot access proper medical care through the legal system.
For these drug users and allies, the opening of legally sanctioned overdose prevention centers in New York was the result of years of activism in the face of scaremongering politicians, urban "not in my backyard" campaigners and law enforcement. The death toll from overdoses rose to a record 100,000 by the time the centers were operating above ground. As existing policies fail, public health officials in the White House and New York slowly shift to harm reduction.
"The opposition to safe consumption sites is purely ideological, and it's how they make people feel," Godvin said. "It is not evidence-based or based in science, but mostly people fear abstract concepts much more than they fear tangible things right before their eyes."
Although the Biden administration is using harm reduction rhetoric and promoting some harm-reduction policies, it has not yet taken a position regarding overdose prevention centers. Trump officials rejected them. basic principlesGeneral harm reduction. The Biden administration removedOfficials are now reversing a decades-old moratorium to make methadone clinics mobile. doubling down on drug war policing, mass incarceration and "supply reduction," which makes the drug supply more dangerous. Many barriers remain to effective addiction medication, even though the government is cracking down on the prescribing opioids and other psychoactive medications. This is driving the demand for counterfeit pills laced in the powerful synthetics that are behind the record-breaking death rates.
Advocates like Godvin and McNeil want us to know that a legally sanctioned overdose prevention center going up down the street won't negatively impact neighborhoods, and they will make a positive difference — but they will not put an end to the overdose crisis alone. Overdose prevention centers in Canada or Europe are located in urban areas where drug abuse is concentrated. They often serve a large population that would otherwise be unable to access stable housing and get high.
"For some people supervised, safe consumption's going to be fantastic," McNeil said. "They'll go regularly. And maybe they'll primarily inject at the sites. Other people won't go to them at all. And you know, we've done this work for so long evaluating sites in Vancouver, for example, that we just know that is the case."
There are other possibilities that could be used in tandem with overdose prevention center. McNeil and Godvin pointed to a recent study on hydromorphoneThe opioid painkiller fentanyl was given to people who are high-risk of overdose and would otherwise use heroin or fentanyl. Researchers found that the program decreased street drug use and overdose risk, improved pain management, and was associated with better economic and health well-being.
Hydromorphone must be restricted from being prescribed or distributed at overdose prevention centers. Additionally, advocates say people at risk of overdose should be able to easily access so-called "prescription heroin" and other treatments at the doctor's office or even special vending machines that are now in use in Canada.
Public policy has shifted in the opposite direction to address the overdose crisis. Opioid prescribing has plummeted over the past decade. The rates of fatal overdoses are now higher than ever. medical experts see the connection.
"Let's use hydromorphone, a very similar compound and very similar effect [to heroin and fentanyl], and let's push for broad medicalization of it, and pull it all back into the medical system because the drug supply is so toxic," Godvin said.
It will require a wide range strategies and a change in how we approach drug use as policy and society to combat the overdose crisis. Advocates say that although the expansion of prevention centers is a positive development, it must be seen as one step towards a larger mission to save lives and protect rights.
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6500 - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
PART 1013—CONSUMER LEASING (REGULATION M)
§ 1013.1 Authority, scope, purpose, and enforcement.
§ 1013.2 Definitions.
§ 1013.3 General disclosure requirements.
§ 1013.4 Content of disclosures.
§ 1013.5 Renegotiations, extensions, and assumptions.
§ 1013.6 [Reserved]
§ 1013.7 Advertising.
§ 1013.8 Record retention.
§ 1013.9 Relation to state laws.
Appendix A to Part 1013—Model Forms
Appendix B to Part 1013 [Reserved]
Appendix C to Part 1013—Issuance of Official Interpretations
Supplement I to Part 1013—Official Interpretations
AUTHORITY: 15 U.S.C. 1604 and 1667f; Pub. L. 111--203 Section 1100E, 124 Stat. 1376.
SOURCE: The provisions of this part 1013 appear at 76 FR 78502, Dec. 19, 2011, effective, February, effective December 30, 2011 unless otherwise noted.
(a) Authority. The regulation in this part, known as Regulation M, is issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to implement the consumer leasing provisions of the Truth in Lending Act, which is Title I of the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). Information collection requirements contained in this part have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget under the provisions of 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and have been assigned OMB control number 3170-0006.
(b) Scope and purpose. This part applies to all persons that are lessors of personal property under consumer leases as those terms are defined in § 1013.2(e)(1) and (h), except persons excluded from coverage of this part by section 1029 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), Public Law 111--203, 124 Stat. 1376. The purpose of this part is:
(1) To ensure that lessees of personal property receive meaningful disclosures that enable them to compare lease terms with other leases and, where appropriate, with credit transactions;
(2) To limit the amount of balloon payments in consumer lease transactions; and
(3) To provide for the accurate disclosure of lease terms in advertising.
(c) Enforcement and liability. Section 108 of the Act contains the administrative enforcement provisions. Sections 112, 130, 131, and 185 of the Act contain the liability provisions for failing to comply with the requirements of the Act and this part.
[Codified to 12 C.F.R. § 1013.1]
§1013.2 Definitions.
For the purposes of this part the following definitions apply:
(a) Act means the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and the Consumer Leasing Act is Chapter 5 of the Truth in Lending Act.
(b) Advertisement means a commercial message in any medium that directly or indirectly promotes a consumer lease transaction.
(c) Bureau refers to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
(d) Closed-end lease means a consumer lease other than an open-end lease as defined in this section.
(e)(1) Consumer lease means a contract in the form of a bailment or lease for the use of personal property by a natural person primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, for a period exceeding four months and for a total contractual obligation not exceeding the applicable threshold amount, whether or not the lessee has the option to purchase or otherwise become the owner of the property at the expiration of the lease. The threshold amount is adjusted annually to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, as applicable. See the official commentary to this paragraph (e) for the threshold amount applicable to a specific consumer lease. Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this part "lease" means "consumer lease."
(2) The term does not include a lease that meets the definition of a credit sale in Regulation Z (12 CFR 226.2(a)). It also does not include a lease for agricultural, business, or commercial purposes or a lease made to an organization.
(3) This part does not apply to a lease transaction of personal property which is incident to the lease of real property and which provides that:
(i) The lessee has no liability for the value of the personal property at the end of the lease term except for abnormal wear and tear; and
(ii) The lessee has no option to purchase the leased property.
(f) Gross capitalized cost means the amount agreed upon by the lessor and the lessee as the value of the leased property and any items that are capitalized or amortized during the lease term, including but not limited to taxes, insurance, service agreements, and any outstanding prior credit or lease balance. Capitalized cost reduction means the total amount of any rebate, cash payment, net trade-in allowance, and noncash credit that reduces the gross capitalized cost. The adjusted capitalized cost equals the gross capitalized cost less the capitalized cost reduction, and is the amount used by the lessor in calculating the base periodic payment.
(g) Lessee means a natural person who enters into or is offered a consumer lease.
(h) Lessor means a person who regularly leases, offers to lease, or arranges for the lease of personal property under a consumer lease. A person who has leased, offered, or arranged to lease personal property more than five times in the preceding calendar year or more than five times in the current calendar year is subject to the Act and this part.
(i) Open-end lease means a consumer lease in which the lessee's liability at the end of the lease term is based on the difference between the residual value of the leased property and its realized value.
(j) Organization means a corporation, trust, estate, partnership, cooperative, association, or government entity or instrumentality.
(k) Person means a natural person or an organization.
(l) Personal property means any property that is not real property under the law of the state where the property is located at the time it is offered or made available for lease.
(m) Realized value means:
(1) The price received by the lessor for the leased property at disposition;
(2) The highest offer for disposition of the leased property; or
(3) The fair market value of the leased property at the end of the lease term.
(n) Residual value means the value of the leased property at the end of the lease term, as estimated or assigned at consummation by the lessor, used in calculating the base periodic payment.
(o) Security interest and security mean any interest in property that secures the payment or performance of an obligation.
(p) State means any state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.
§1013.3 General disclosure requirements.
(a) General requirements. A lessor shall make the disclosures required by § 1013.4, as applicable. The disclosures shall be made clearly and conspicuously in writing in a form the consumer may keep, in accordance with this section. The disclosures required by this part may be provided to the lessee in electronic form, subject to compliance with the consumer consent and other applicable provisions of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign Act) (15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.). For an advertisement accessed by the consumer in electronic form, the disclosures required by § 1013.7 may be provided to the consumer in electronic form in the advertisement, without regard to the consumer consent or other provisions of the E-Sign Act.
(1) Form of disclosures. The disclosures required by § 1013.4 shall be given to the lessee together in a dated statement that identifies the lessor and the lessee; the disclosures may be made either in a separate statement that identifies the consumer lease transaction or in the contract or other document evidencing the lease. Alternatively, the disclosures required to be segregated from other information under paragraph (a)(2) of this section may be provided in a separate dated statement that identifies the lease, and the other required disclosures may be provided in the lease contract or other document evidencing the lease. In a lease of multiple items, the property description required by § 1013.4(a) may be given in a separate statement that is included in the disclosure statement required by this paragraph.
(2) Segregation of certain disclosures. The following disclosures shall be segregated from other information and shall contain only directly related information: §§ 1013.4(b) through (f), (g)(2), (h)(3), (i)(1), (j), and (m)(1). The headings, content, and format for the disclosures referred to in this paragraph (a)(2) shall be provided in a manner substantially similar to the applicable model form in Appendix A of this part.
(3) Timing of disclosures. A lessor shall provide the disclosures to the lessee prior to the consummation of a consumer lease.
(4) Language of disclosures. The disclosures required by § 1013.4 may be made in a language other than English provided that they are made available in English upon the lessee's request.
(b) Additional information; nonsegregated disclosures. Additional information may be provided with any disclosure not listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, but it shall not be stated, used, or placed so as to mislead or confuse the lessee or contradict, obscure, or detract attention from any disclosure required by this part.
(c) Multiple lessors or lessees. When a transaction involves more than one lessor, the disclosures required by this part may be made by one lessor on behalf of all the lessors. When a lease involves more than one lessee, the lessor may provide the disclosures to any lessee who is primarily liable on the lease.
(d) Use of estimates. If an amount or other item needed to comply with a required disclosure is unknown or unavailable after reasonable efforts have been made to ascertain the information, the lessor may use a reasonable estimate that is based on the best information available to the lessor, is clearly identified as an estimate, and is not used to circumvent or evade any disclosures required by this part.
(e) Effect of subsequent occurrence. If a required disclosure becomes inaccurate because of an event occurring after consummation, the inaccuracy is not a violation of this part.
(f) Minor variations. A lessor may disregard the effects of the following in making disclosures:
(1) That payments must be collected in whole cents;
(2) That dates of scheduled payments may be different because a scheduled date is not a business day;
(3) That months have different numbers of days; and
(4) That February 29 occurs in a leap year.
§1013.4 Content of disclosures.
For any consumer lease subject to this part, the lessor shall disclose the following information, as applicable:
(a) Description of property. A brief description of the leased property sufficient to identify the property to the lessee and lessor.
(b) Amount due at lease signing or delivery. The total amount to be paid prior to or at consummation or by delivery, if delivery occurs after consummation, using the term "amount due at lease signing or delivery." The lessor shall itemize each component by type and amount, including any refundable security deposit, advance monthly or other periodic payment, and capitalized cost reduction; and in motor vehicle leases, shall itemize how the amount due will be paid, by type and amount, including any net trade-in allowance, rebates, noncash credits, and cash payments in a format substantially similar to the model forms in Appendix A of this part.
(c) Payment schedule and total amount of periodic payments. The number, amount, and due dates or periods of payments scheduled under the lease, and the total amount of the periodic payments.
(d) Other charges. The total amount of other charges payable to the lessor, itemized by type and amount, that are not included in the periodic payments. Such charges include the amount of any liability the lease imposes upon the lessee at the end of the lease term; the potential difference between the residual and realized values referred to in paragraph (k) of this section is excluded.
(e) Total of payments. The total of payments, with a description such as "the amount you will have paid by the end of the lease." This amount is the sum of the amount due at lease signing (less any refundable amounts), the total amount of periodic payments (less any portion of the periodic payment paid at lease signing), and other charges under paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section. In an open-end lease, a description such as "you will owe an additional amount if the actual value of the vehicle is less than the residual value" shall accompany the disclosure.
(f) Payment calculation. In a motor vehicle lease, a mathematical progression of how the scheduled periodic payment is derived, in a format substantially similar to the applicable model form in Appendix A of this part, which shall contain the following:
(1) Gross capitalized cost. The gross capitalized cost, including a disclosure of the agreed upon value of the vehicle, a description such as "the agreed upon value of the vehicle [state the amount] and any items you pay for over the lease term (such as service contracts, insurance, and any outstanding prior credit or lease balance)," and a statement of the lessee's option to receive a separate written itemization of the gross capitalized cost. If requested by the lessee, the itemization shall be provided before consummation.
(2) Capitalized cost reduction. The capitalized cost reduction, with a description such as "the amount of any net trade-in allowance, rebate, noncash credit, or cash you pay that reduces the gross capitalized cost."
(3) Adjusted capitalized cost. The adjusted capitalized cost, with a description such as "the amount used in calculating your base [periodic] payment."
(4) Residual value. The residual value, with a description such as "the value of the vehicle at the end of the lease used in calculating your base [periodic] payment."
(5) Depreciation and any amortized amounts. The depreciation and any amortized amounts, which is the difference between the adjusted capitalized cost and the residual value, with a description such as "the amount charged for the vehicle's decline in value through normal use and for any other items paid over the lease term."
(6) Rent charge. The rent charge, with a description such as "the amount charged in addition to the depreciation and any amortized amounts." This amount is the difference between the total of the base periodic payments over the lease term minus the depreciation and any amortized amounts.
(7) Total of base periodic payments. The total of base periodic payments with a description such as "depreciation and any amortized amounts plus the rent charge."
(8) Lease payments. The lease payments with a description such as "the number of payments in your lease."
(9) Base periodic payment. The total of the base periodic payments divided by the number of payment periods in the lease.
(10) Itemization of other charges. An itemization of any other charges that are part of the periodic payment.
(11) Total periodic payment. The sum of the base periodic payment and any other charges that are part of the periodic payment.
(g) Early termination--(1) Conditions and disclosure of charges. A statement of the conditions under which the lessee or lessor may terminate the lease prior to the end of the lease term; and the amount or a description of the method for determining the amount of any penalty or other charge for early termination, which must be reasonable.
(2) Early termination notice. In a motor vehicle lease, a notice substantially similar to the following: "Early Termination. You may have to pay a substantial charge if you end this lease early. The charge may be up to several thousand dollars. The actual charge will depend on when the lease is terminated. The earlier you end the lease, the greater this charge is likely to be."
(h) Maintenance responsibilities. The following provisions are required:
(1) Statement of responsibilities. A statement specifying whether the lessor or the lessee is responsible for maintaining or servicing the leased property, together with a brief description of the responsibility;
(2) Wear and use standard. A statement of the lessor's standards for wear and use (if any), which must be reasonable; and
(3) Notice of wear and use standard. In a motor vehicle lease, a notice regarding wear and use substantially similar to the following: "Excessive Wear and Use. You may be charged for excessive wear based on our standards for normal use." The notice shall also specify the amount or method for determining any charge for excess mileage.
(i) Purchase option. A statement of whether or not the lessee has the option to purchase the leased property, and:
(1) End of lease term. If at the end of the lease term, the purchase price; and
(2) During lease term. If prior to the end of the lease term, the purchase price or the method for determining the price and when the lessee may exercise this option.
(j) Statement referencing nonsegregated disclosures. A statement that the lessee should refer to the lease documents for additional information on early termination, purchase options and maintenance responsibilities, warranties, late and default charges, insurance, and any security interests, if applicable.
(k) Liability between residual and realized values. A statement of the lessee's liability, if any, at early termination or at the end of the lease term for the difference between the residual value of the leased property and its realized value.
(l) Right of appraisal. If the lessee's liability at early termination or at the end of the lease term is based on the realized value of the leased property, a statement that the lessee may obtain, at the lessee's expense, a professional appraisal by an independent third party (agreed to by the lessee and the lessor) of the value that could be realized at sale of the leased property. The appraisal shall be final and binding on the parties.
(m) Liability at end of lease term based on residual value. If the lessee is liable at the end of the lease term for the difference between the residual value of the leased property and its realized value:
(1) Rent and other charges. The rent and other charges, paid by the lessee and required by the lessor as an incident to the lease transaction, with a description such as "the total amount of rent and other charges imposed in connection with your lease [state the amount]."
(2) Excess liability. A statement about a rebuttable presumption that, at the end of the lease term, the residual value of the leased property is unreasonable and not in good faith to the extent that the residual value exceeds the realized value by more than three times the base monthly payment (or more than three times the average payment allocable to a monthly period, if the lease calls for periodic payments other than monthly); and that the lessor cannot collect the excess amount unless the lessor brings a successful court action and pays the lessee's reasonable attorney's fees, or unless the excess of the residual value over the realized value is due to unreasonable or excessive wear or use of the leased property (in which case the rebuttable presumption does not apply).
(3) Mutually agreeable final adjustment. A statement that the lessee and lessor are permitted, after termination of the lease, to make any mutually agreeable final adjustment regarding excess liability.
(n) Fees and taxes. The total dollar amount for all official and license fees, registration, title, or taxes required to be paid in connection with the lease.
(o) Insurance. A brief identification of insurance in connection with the lease including:
(1) Through the lessor. If the insurance is provided by or paid through the lessor, the types and amounts of coverage and the cost to the lessee; or
(2) Through a third party. If the lessee must obtain the insurance, the types and amounts of coverage required of the lessee.
(p) Warranties or guarantees. A statement identifying all express warranties and guarantees from the manufacturer or lessor with respect to the leased property that apply to the lessee.
(q) Penalties and other charges for delinquency. The amount or the method of determining the amount of any penalty or other charge for delinquency, default, or late payments, which must be reasonable.
(r) Security interest. A description of any security interest, other than a security deposit disclosed under paragraph (b) of this section, held or to be retained by the lessor; and a clear identification of the property to which the security interest relates.
(s) Limitations on rate information. If a lessor provides a percentage rate in an advertisement or in documents evidencing the lease transaction, a notice stating that "this percentage may not measure the overall cost of financing this lease" shall accompany the rate disclosure. The lessor shall not use the term "annual percentage rate," "annual lease rate," or any equivalent term.
(t) Non-motor vehicle open-end leases. Non-motor vehicle open-end leases remain subject to section 182(10) of the Act regarding end of term liability.
§1013.5 Renegotiations, extensions, and assumptions.
(a) Renegotiation. A renegotiation occurs when a consumer lease subject to this part is satisfied and replaced by a new lease undertaken by the same consumer. A renegotiation requires new disclosures, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section.
(b) Extension. An extension is a continuation, agreed to by the lessor and the lessee, of an existing consumer lease beyond the originally scheduled end of the lease term, except when the continuation is the result of a renegotiation. An extension that exceeds six months requires new disclosures, except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section.
(c) Assumption. New disclosures are not required when a consumer lease is assumed by another person, whether or not the lessor charges an assumption fee.
(d) Exceptions. New disclosures are not required for the following, even if they meet the definition of a renegotiation or an extension:
(1) A reduction in the rent charge;
(2) The deferment of one or more payments, whether or not a fee is charged;
(3) The extension of a lease for not more than six months on a month-to-month basis or otherwise;
(4) A substitution of leased property with property that has a substantially equivalent or greater economic value, provided no other lease terms are changed;
(5) The addition, deletion, or substitution of leased property in a multiple-item lease, provided the average periodic payment does not change by more than 25 percent; or
(6) An agreement resulting from a court proceeding.
§1013.6 [Reserved]
§1013.7 Advertising.
(a) General rule. An advertisement for a consumer lease may state that a specific lease of property at specific amounts or terms is available only if the lessor usually and customarily leases or will lease the property at those amounts or terms.
(b) Clear and conspicuous standard. Disclosures required by this section shall be made clearly and conspicuously.
(1) Amount due at lease signing or delivery. Except for the statement of a periodic payment, any affirmative or negative reference to a charge that is a part of the disclosure required under paragraph (d)(2)(ii) of this section shall not be more prominent than that disclosure.
(2) Advertisement of a lease rate. If a lessor provides a percentage rate in an advertisement, the rate shall not be more prominent than any of the disclosures in § 1013.4, with the exception of the notice in § 1013.4(s) required to accompany the rate; and the lessor shall not use the term "annual percentage rate," "annual lease rate," or equivalent term.
(c) Catalogs or other multipage advertisements; electronic advertisements. A catalog or other multipage advertisement, or an electronic advertisement (such as an advertisement appearing on an Internet Web site), that provides a table or schedule of the required disclosures shall be considered a single advertisement if, for lease terms that appear without all the required disclosures, the advertisement refers to the page or pages on which the table or schedule appears.
(d) Advertisement of terms that require additional disclosure. (1) Triggering terms. An advertisement that states any of the following items shall contain the disclosures required by paragraph (d)(2) of this section, except as provided in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section:
(i) The amount of any payment; or
(ii) A statement of any capitalized cost reduction or other payment (or that no payment is required) prior to or at consummation or by delivery, if delivery occurs after consummation.
(2) Additional terms. An advertisement stating any item listed in paragraph (d)(1) of this section shall also state the following items:
(i) That the transaction advertised is a lease;
(ii) The total amount due prior to or at consummation or by delivery, if delivery occurs after consummation;
(iii) The number, amounts, and due dates or periods of scheduled payments under the lease;
(iv) A statement of whether or not a security deposit is required; and
(v) A statement that an extra charge may be imposed at the end of the lease term where the lessee's liability (if any) is based on the difference between the residual value of the leased property and its realized value at the end of the lease term.
(e) Alternative disclosures--merchandise tags. A merchandise tag stating any item listed in paragraph (d)(1) of this section may comply with paragraph (d)(2) of this section by referring to a sign or display prominently posted in the lessor's place of business that contains a table or schedule of the required disclosures.
(f) Alternative disclosures--television or radio advertisements--(1) Toll-free number or print advertisement. An advertisement made through television or radio stating any item listed in paragraph (d)(1) of this section complies with paragraph (d)(2) of this section if the advertisement states the items listed in paragraphs (d)(2)(i) through (iii) of this section, and:
(i) Lists a toll-free telephone number along with a reference that such number may be used by consumers to obtain the information required by paragraph (d)(2) of this section; or
(ii) Directs the consumer to a written advertisement in a publication of general circulation in the community served by the media station, including the name and the date of the publication, with a statement that information required by paragraph (d)(2) of this section is included in the advertisement. The written advertisement shall be published beginning at least three days before and ending at least ten days after the broadcast.
(2) Establishment of toll-free number. (i) The toll-free telephone number shall be available for no fewer than ten days, beginning on the date of the broadcast.
(ii) The lessor shall provide the information required by paragraph (d)(2) of this section orally, or in writing upon request.
§1013.8 Record retention.
A lessor shall retain evidence of compliance with the requirements imposed by this part, other than the advertising requirements under § 1013.7, for a period of not less than two years after the date the disclosures are required to be made or an action is required to be taken.
§1013.9 Relation to state laws.
(a) Inconsistent state law. A state law that is inconsistent with the requirements of the Act and this part is preempted to the extent of the inconsistency. If a lessor cannot comply with a state law without violating a provision of this part, the state law is inconsistent within the meaning of section 186(a) of the Act and is preempted, unless the state law gives greater protection and benefit to the consumer. A state, through an official having primary enforcement or interpretative responsibilities for the state consumer leasing law, may apply to the Bureau for a preemption determination.
(b) Exemptions--(1) Application. A state may apply to the Bureau for an exemption from the requirements of the Act and this part for any class of lease transactions within the state. The Bureau will grant such an exemption if the Bureau determines that:
(i) The class of leasing transactions is subject to state law requirements substantially similar to the Act and this part or that lessees are afforded greater protection under state law; and
(ii) There is adequate provision for state enforcement.
(2) Enforcement and liability. After an exemption has been granted, the requirements of the applicable state law (except for additional requirements not imposed by Federal law) will constitute the requirements of the Act and this part. No exemption will extend to the civil liability provisions of sections 130, 131, and 185 of the Act.
Last Updated December 29, 2014
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A new scanner was used to study psoriasis, a problematic skin condition, by providing information on the structure of a patient's skin and blood vessels. The research team also believes it could be used to assess other diseases, such as skin cancer or diabetes.
(Source: Helmholtz Zentrum München)Developed by a team of researchers from Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the scanner uses raster-scan optoacoustic mesoscopy (RSOM), which utilizes a weak laser pulse to excite the tissue of interest, causing heating and expansion of the tissue and generating ultrasound waves. The scanner takes the ultrasound signals, reconstructing them into an image of what lies under the skin.
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Dr. Juan Aguirre, a group leader at the Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging at Helmholtz Zentrum München, explains that a physician's usual visual assessment of the skin misses "all parameters that lie below the surface of the skin, and may be subjective." He continues to say that "knowing the structure of the skin and vessels before treatment can provide the physician with useful information."
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The gates opened for Flight 1619 on Broadway December 1.
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Now boarding, Flight 1619 brings Black Americans to Africa on one-way tickets provided by the U.S. government. Ain't No Mo' takes audiences on that ride exploring such a 'what if' under the guidance of flight attendant Peaches, a role reprised by Cooper from the show's 2019 world premiere Off-Broadway for his Broadway debut.
Read the reviews here.
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Back at the helm from the Off-Broadway staging is director Stevie Walker-Webb, also making his Broadway debut. The production's creative team for the Broadway bow includes lighting designer Adam Honoré, scenic designer Scott Pask, costume designer Emilio Sosa, co-sound designers Jonathan Deans and Taylor Williams, and wig designer Mia M. Neal.
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Directed by Bartlett Sher, previews will begin in March at the Vivian Beaumont.
Bernadette Peters Steps Up for Manhattan Theatre Club's January 23 Winter Benefit
Peters will perform in place of Kelli O'Hara, who has tested positive for COVID and is no longer able to headline the evening.
Schedule of Upcoming and Announced Broadway Shows
See what's coming soon, what's premiering out of town, and what's in development.
The Tony Award-winning Tina star will play a kidnapping survivor named Ma in the play adapted by Emma Donoghue from her 2010 novel.
When You're Good to Mama: Get a 1st Look at Jinkx Monsoon, James T. Lane, and More in Chicago
By Logan Culwell-Block, Andrew Gans | January 20, 2023
The two-time RuPaul's Drag Race winner made her Broadway debut in the long-running Kander and Ebb revival January 16.
Broadway Chicago Star Jinkx Monsoon's Origin Story Is… Well, Chicago
The two-time RuPaul's Drag Race winner stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers to explain how her Broadway debut fits into her story of becoming a drag queen.
Broadway's Here Lies Love Addresses Critics Via Social Media
The disco musical by David Byrne has been criticized for being sympathetic to former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos.
Get a 1st Listen to 'Better' and 'Anagram' From Kimberly Akimbo's Upcoming Broadway Cast Album
Watch: J. Harrison Ghee and Christian Borle Perform Some Like It Hot's 'You Can't Have Me' on Late Night With Seth Meyers
The new musical, playing Broadway's Shubert Theatre, features a score by Hairspray songwriting duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.
Broadway Grosses Analysis: A Strange Loop Closes With Highest Grossing Week of Run
With shows closing, cumulative grosses fell to just under $34 million.
The Collaboration, About Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Announces Final Extension on Broadway
Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope lead the cast of the West End transfer.
Photos: Phylicia Rashad Leads Playbill's Post-Show Talkback at Broadway's The Piano Lesson
The two-time Tony winner moderated the chat with Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, John David Washington, and more.
Broadway's Some Like It Hot Will Release a Cast Album
Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks, and more star in the new musical based on the 1959 film.
Watch RuPaul's Drag Race Winner Jinkx Monsoon and James T. Lane Take 1st Curtain Call in Broadway's Chicago
The record-breaking, Tony-winning revival continues at the Ambassador.
Watch Hugh Jackman's Emotional Speech at The Music Man's Final Broadway Curtain Call
The starry revival played its final performance at Broadway's Winter Garden Theatre January 15.
Aaron Tveit Is Moulin Rouge! The Musical's Christian Once Again
The Tony winner returns to the role that earned him Broadway's top honor.
RuPaul's Drag Race Winner Jinkx Monsoon Makes Broadway Debut in Chicago Beginning January 16
The record-breaking, Tony-winning revival also welcomes James T. Lane to the Ambassador.
By Margaret Hall, Caseen Gaines | January 16, 2023
Read an exclusive excerpt of the new book When Broadway Was Black, which explores the impact and legacy of Shuffle Along.
'Goodnight My Someone': The Music Man Revival Closes on Broadway January 15
Tony winners Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster lead the starry revival of the Meredith Willson musical.
Broadway Says Goodbye to Death of a Salesman January 15
Wendell Pierce, Sharon D Clarke, and André De Shields star in the production, a transfer from London's West End.
Ohio State Murders, Starring Audra McDonald, Ends Broadway Run January 15
Landmark playwright Adrienne Kennedy made her long-awaited Broadway debut with the production.
Broadway Revival of Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog Closes January 15
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Corey Hawkins star in the Pulitzer-winning two-hander.
Pulitzer- and Tony-Winning A Strange Loop Closes on Broadway January 15
Jaquel Spivey leads the Michael R. Jackson-penned musical at the Lyceum Theatre.
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool Finishes Broadway Engagement January 15
The comedian's show about death and mortality played Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater.
Go Inside the Unveiling of Death of a Salesman's Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke's Portraits at Sardi's
The stars of the Broadway revival have joined the famed wall of portraits at the historic Midtown restaurant.
Broadway's Funny Girl Lea Michele Says She Would Black Out if Barbra Came to See Her
Plus, The Tonight Show's Jimmy Fallon found video of Stranger Things and The Whale star Sadie Sink as Annie in the 2012 Broadway revival.
A TikTok clip of young Nathan Broxton singing along to the new Matilda film has captivated social media, leading to love from the Broadway community.
On the Rialto
Elizabeth A. Davis Welcomes Baby One Day After 1776 Closing Performance
While 1776 was birthing a new nation, this former Jefferson was birthing a new life.
Cast Recording of Broadway's Kimberly Akimbo Will Arrive in February; Check Out the Track List
Broadway's Wicked Will Welcome a New Glinda in February
Death of a Salesman Gives André De Shields a Birthday Surprise
Wendell Pierce led the celebration at the January 12 curtain call.


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PE-backed Nordic powerhouse All Things Live launches
Waterland Private Equity, a Netherlands-based multinational investment firm, has acquired six leading Scandinavian promoters and agencies, bringing them together under a new company described as "the new independent market leader in Nordic live entertainment".
All Things Live – comprising ICO Concerts and ICO Management and Touring (Denmark), Friction and Atomic Soul Booking (Norway) and Blixten & Co and Maloney Concerts (Sweden) – has a combined annual revenue of €85 million and around 70 employees across the three countries, according to Waterland, which is the majority shareholder.
In total, All Things Live will represent 140 Nordic artists on exclusive contracts and promote almost 3,000 local and international events, selling more than a million tickets a year.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although the companies say in a joint statement the acquisition will "not entail changes for customers, partners, day-to-day management or employees".
"Together with our great Norwegian and Swedish colleagues, we have created a series of memorable live experiences in recent years, and we are excited to join forces in All Things Live to strengthen our collaboration with a view to providing an even better offering to artists and fans across the Nordics," says Pernille Møller Pedersen, co-owner of ICO Concerts/Management and Touring.
"We look forward to leveraging Waterland's experience from other growth cases"
Fellow co-owner Kim Worsøe adds: "Waterland has played a key role in the formation of this collaboration, and we look forward to leveraging their experience from other growth cases and capturing the opportunities in our markets in the coming years."
Waterland – which has offices in Bussum (Netherlands), Antwerp, Hamburg, Munich, Warsaw, Manchester, Zurich and Copenhagen – has a broad range of investments across the energy, healthcare, leisure and gambling sectors, among others.
It is the latest deep-pocked private-equity firm to buy into the live entertainment industry, joining investors including the Blackstone Group (NEC Group), Onex Corporation (SMG), Providence Equity Partners (Superstruct Entertainment), the Yucaipa Companies (Primavera Sound) and Investcorp (United Talent Agency).
"We look forward to intensifying the collaboration among these great companies and strengthening our financial capabilities as part of the new partnership, which will drive value for audiences and artists on the Nordic scene," comments David Maloney, founder of Maloney Concerts.
"We see an exciting future ahead of us in this strong partnership, which will be key player on the Nordic live entertainment scene going forward," adds Mark Vaughan, the co-owner of Friction.
"We see great prospects in these entrepreneurial companies"
"Our dedicated employees will maintain their attention to detail and continue to attract local acts and international shows as part of the new set-up."
Peer Osmundsvaag, founder of Friction and Atomic Soul Booking, comments: "This is a natural next step for our businesses, as we have always had a shared vision of creating great events based on our independence and deep local expertise. In All Things Live, we will be able to build significant scale, reach more people and attract more great artists going forward."
Kaspar Kristiansen, managing director of Waterland Nordic, says the creation of All Things Live marks an expansion of its business in the region. "This investment in these six companies is our second in the Nordic region after our office opening in Copenhagen in 2017, underlining our focus on expanding Waterland's activities in the region," he explains.
"We see great prospects in these entrepreneurial companies, their management teams and employees as well as in the attractive live entertainment market.
"We are entering into this partnership, and the formation of All Things Live, to drive organic growth and further consolidation of the industry, and we will contribute to the development of the business with our strategic toolbox and extensive practical experience."


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House Democrats unveil plan to re-open government
Posted 12:08 PM, December 31, 2018, by WGN Web Desk, Updated at 10:49PM, January 4, 2019
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are introducing a package of bills Monday that would re-open the federal government without approving money for President Donald Trump's border wall.
The House is preparing to vote as soon as the new Congress convenes Thursday, as one of the first acts after Democrats take control, according to an aide who was not authorized to discuss the plan and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The package to end the shutdown will include one bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security at current levels, with $1.3 billion for border security, through Feb. 8.
It will also include six other bipartisan bills — some that have already passed the Senate — to fund the departments of Agriculture, Interior, Housing and Urban Development and others closed by the partial shutdown. They would provide money through the remainder of the fiscal year, to Sept. 30.
Democrats under Nancy Pelosi are all but certain to swiftly approve the package in two separate votes planned for Thursday. What's unclear is whether the Republican-led Senate, under Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, will consider it or if Trump would sign it into law.
The partial government shutdown is in its second week over Trump's demand for $5 billion for the wall. Republican senators left for the holidays refusing to vote on any bills until all sides, including Trump, were in agreement. Senators were frustrated that Trump had dismissed their earlier legislation.
The president continued to insist he wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, despite the assertions of three confidants.
"An all concrete Wall was NEVER ABANDONED," Trump tweeted Monday. "Some areas will be all concrete but the experts at Border Patrol prefer a Wall that is see through (thereby making it possible to see what is happening on both sides)."
Trump's comments came after officials, including his departing chief of staff, indicated that the president's signature campaign pledge to build the wall would not be fulfilled as advertised. White House chief of staff John Kelly told the Los Angeles Times in an interview published Sunday that Trump abandoned the notion of "a solid concrete wall early on in the administration."
"To be honest, it's not a wall," Kelly said, adding that the mix of technological enhancements and "steel slat" barriers the president now wants along the border resulted from conversations with law enforcement professionals.
Along the same lines, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway called discussion of the apparent contradiction "a silly semantic argument."
"There may be a wall in some places, there may be steel slats, there may be technological enhancements," Conway told "Fox News Sunday." "But only saying 'wall or no wall' is being very disingenuous and turning a complete blind eye to what is a crisis at the border."
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is close to the president, emerged from a Sunday lunch at the White House to tell reporters that "the wall has become a metaphor for border security" and referred to "a physical barrier along the border."
Graham said Trump was "open-minded" about a broader immigration agreement, saying the budget impasse presented an opportunity to address issues beyond the border wall. But a previous attempt to reach a compromise that addressed the status of "Dreamers" — young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children — broke down last year as a result of escalating White House demands.
Graham told CNN before his lunch with Trump that "there will never be a deal without wall funding."
The partial government shutdown began Dec. 22 after Trump bowed to conservative demands that he fight to make good on his vow and secure funding for the wall before Republicans lose control of the House on Wednesday. Democrats have remained committed to blocking any funding for the wall, and with neither side engaging in substantive negotiation, the effect of the partial shutdown was set to spread and to extend into the new year.
In August 2015 during his presidential campaign, Trump made his expectations for the border explicitly clear, as he parried criticism from rival Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor.
"Jeb Bush just talked about my border proposal to build a 'fence,'" he tweeted. "It's not a fence, Jeb, it's a WALL, and there's a BIG difference!"
Trump suggested as much again in a tweet on Sunday: "President and Mrs. Obama built/has a ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound. I agree, totally necessary for their safety and security. The U.S. needs the same thing, slightly larger version!"
Trump tweeted Monday to Democrats: "come back from vacation now and give us the votes necessary for Border Security, including the Wall."
Shocking image at center of immigration talks as lawmakers headed for confrontation over border funding bill
Trump slams Democrats' investigations after cutting infrastructure meeting short
Redacted Mueller report released. Read it here.
Pritzker announces plan to legalize marijuana in Illinois
Illinois Senate approves legalized sports betting, $45B state construction plan
Illinois becomes 11th state to allow recreational marijuana
Nearing deadline, Pritzker's wishlist includes taxes, gambling, marijuana and infrastructure
Trump prompts protests with promise of new Mexican tariffs
Congress plunges into Mueller report, subpoena upcoming


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Perkele started in late -93 by four guys, Ron vocals and guitar, Jonsson drums, Olof Bass and Anders Guitar.
Perkele recorded their first demo tape "Nu får det vara nog" in the beginning of 94 and next one "Det växande hatet" in late 94, the band did so many gigs that they became a well known punk band in their hometown, the sound was back in the days very fast punk with Swedish folk musical influences a sound that you still can hear even today. After a while Anders got tired of playing music and left the band and Perkele became a three member band. It still worked and they wrote new songs for a new demo tape "Aktion" that was recorded in 95, it sounded better and better.
Perkele was now spread in whole Sweden and made gigs from south to north.
Soon the bass player Olof left the band after some trouble and Perkele was now looking for a new member to grab the bass.
Jonsson and Ron met an old friend to Ron with the name Chris at a party.
Before Perkele, Ron and Chris had a band called Aids together with Olof and Anders. Chris was asked to join the band and in -97 Perkele was on stage again and started to plan a recording of a Cd, since the recording of "Aktion" things had happened to the sound of Perkele, Oi! and Ska influenced the sound more and more, it was mixed with the sound of Swedish folk music and gave the sound to the Cd "Från flykt till kamp", released -98 in 540 copies at Ron's own label, today it's very rare and the band hardly has no copies of it themselves.
First hard to get it out to people, but they sold some copies every month at gigs and through friends who were selling it in their hometowns. Some copies also reached France and Germany, this was the bands first connection outside of Sweden.
After a while Ron was writing new songs again, this time in English and the sound once again turned more to the Oi! direction. The first songs ever written in English was Working Class followed by Raise your voice and then more and more songs were written and Perkele decided to record a demo to send to record labels and so they did.
Six songs were sent to record labels around Europe and soon they got an e. mail from Bronco Bullfrog Records in Spain. They were really into releasing
a fullengt album and Perkele went into the studio to record the rest of the songs.
2001 the album "Voice of anger" saw the light and the people around Europe got to know the band Perkele from Sweden. Perkele was now making their first gig outside of Sweden in Denmark and also a lot of more gigs in Sweden. Somewhere in this mess the band found out that they wanted to try out having a fourth member and Ron met Richard at a party, Richard was a friend to a friend and Ron learned that he could play bass and soon he was in the band.
Chris was now playing guitar with Ron and now the four member band Perkele was once again going to enter the studio to record the album "No Shame". The songs were influenced by Rolling Stones, old Status quo, Ac/Dc, American Oi!, 77 punk and of course old British Oi! such as Last Resort, Crux and Criminal Class.
2002 "No Shame" was released by Blind Beggar Records who found Perkele at the compilation "Brewed in Sweden".Just before the release Richard decided to leave the band because he had to solve some things in his life.
Perkele became a trio and once again Chris became the bass player.
The "No Shame" album was a success and gave Perkele the opportunity to get to Germany, France, Ireland, Norway, Belgium and Prague.
The crowd and support of the band was now growing bigger and people was singing along loud at the concerts.
Soon it was time to get in the studio again, the E. p Göteborg had to be recorded and three new songs were born, Göteborg, Du fattar ingenting and Sanningen.
Short after that Perkele went to the studio again, or the studio actually went to the Perkele headquarter, their rehearsing studio in a basement, almost like a bunker.
There they recorded songs like Stories from the past, Rebel Rock n roll and all of the rest that later became the album "Stories from the past" released 04.
In the middle of the recording a close friend to Ron died in a tragic way wich infected the whole sound of the album. This album became a little bit different but still it got some of the best songs that Perkele made until this day.
Perkele got more gigs around Europe and a lot of interviews the world around were answered.
Soon Perkele got in touch with Bandworm Records who had helped Perkele with merchandise in the past, Perkele had bad contact with Blind Beggar Records and changed to
Bandworm Records to record next album.
For this album they booked a new studio and it was a good decision the sound became great and Perkele was now recording "Confront" and it was loaded with new influences such as old finish Tango and much moore. The band worked harder with this album than they done in the past and the hard work really paid off and the album "Confront" broke dawn in 2005 and the reviews were great
all around the world.
During the release and after up 'til now the band have made gigs in Athens (Greece), Valencia (Spain), Magdeburg (Germany), Hildesheim (Germany) in Prague (Czech) and a lot of other places.
The promotion tour for "Confront" became one of the hardest and most succesfull time for Perkele ever a tour that lasted from 2005 'til 2008.


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The Gondola Maker
February 27, 2014|
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Kobo ebook
Silver IPPY Award for Best Adult Fiction EBook
Finalist for the 2014 National Indie Excellence Award
Shortlisted for the da Vinci Eye Prize
Category finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award
From the author of Made in Italy comes a tale of artisanal tradition and family bonds set in one of the world's most magnificent settings: Renaissance Venice.
When Luca Vianello, the heir to a renowned gondola-making enterprise, experiences an unexpected tragedy in the boatyard, he believes that his destiny lies elsewhere. Soon he finds himself drawn to restore an antique gondola with the dream of taking a girl for a ride. Lovers of historical fiction will appreciate the authentic details of gondola craftsmanship, along with an intimate first-person narrative set against the richly textured backdrop of 16th-century Venice.
"I'm a big fan of Venice, so I appreciate Laura Morelli's special knowledge of the city, the period, and the process of gondola-making. An especially compelling story."
— Frances Mayes, author, Under the Tuscan Sun
"Sixteenth-century Venice is the star of Laura Morelli's well-crafted historical novel about the heir to the city's most renowned gondola builder."
— Publishers Weekly Starred Review
"The heir to a gondola empire rejects his birthright in this fascinating glimpse into Renaissance Venice."
— Kirkus Indie Book of the Month
"Laura Morelli has done her research, or perhaps she was an Italian carpenter in another life. One can literally smell and feel the grain of finely turned wood in her hands."
— Pamela Sheldon Johns, author, Italian Food Artisans
"Laura Morelli's extensive research into 16th-century Venice and the art of gondola making brings history to the present."
— Foreword Reviews
"Romance, intrigue, family loyalty, pride and redemption set against the backdrop of Renaissance Italy."
— Library of Clean Reads
"Historical fiction at its best."
— Midwest Book Review
Title:The Gondola Maker
Format:Kobo ebook
Published:February 27, 2014
Publisher:Laura Morelli


Journalist David Walsh (Chris O'Dowd) is impressed by newcoming cyclist Lance Armstrong (Ben Foster), but Lance's career doesn't quite take off. But Lance has the will to win. When he realizes that doctor Michele Ferrari (Guillaume Canet) has a special program – which consists of doping, among other things – Lance wants in on it. Ferrari declines at first but when Lance loses a lot of weight due to testicular cancer, Ferrari does see a viable candidate in him after all. Lance starts on the program, but Walsh grows suspicious of his incredible success and decided to investigate.
I couldn't care less about cycling and I think doping is just stupid. These are not exactly the best starting points for watching the film and might explain the lengths I felt in an otherwise excellent movie.


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Stephen Dale Petit at the 100 Club, London W1
Thursday December 02 2010, 4.01pm, The Times
Ronnie Wood, of the Rolling Stones, joined Petit onstage
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Past and present members of the Rolling Stones joined the nouveau-blues guitarist Stephen Dale Petit at a gig to raise funds for the beleaguered 100 Club in Oxford Street. The basement venue, which has played host to stars ranging from Muddy Waters to the Sex Pistols since it was established in the 1960s, has resisted the blandishments of corporate sponsorship and now faces imminent closure. Its decor remains unchanged and it has yet to install a proper dressing room, but there has nevertheless been a groundswell of support among artists who have played there over the years.
"This venue is the heart and soul of rock'n'roll," declared Mark St John, manager of the Pretty Things, before introducing Petit as the man who has seized the


Wilmette Village a subdivision of the W.63.55 chs. of N. sec. of Ouilmette Reservation T.42N R.13 E.
Early street map of Wilmette from Division St. (aka 8th St.) to West (aka Park) showing former street names. Adaptation of engraving by Louis Helke & Co.
Lands of H. A. Dingee yet to be added. Also the 40 feet N. of and adjoining the center of North Ave., and the 33 feet S. of an adjoining the center of South Ave. Lands of Schneider and Haines yet to be added. West Line of the Ouilmette Reservation, now 15th St. The scale of the original by Louis Helke & Co., engravers is 200'0 to the inch. Plat of the original Wilmette Village. Coy minus lot dimensions Charles C. Henderson Nov. 16, 1947-scale 1" = 500'; Lands of John Gage yet to be added; no. line Ouilmette Res.; 1/4 mile to Lake Lands of L. Dusham yet to be added; Lands of A. J. Brown yet to be added; Lands of John N. Foster yet to be added; Gage St. (13th); North Ave. (Elmwood); Park St. (12th); William St. (11th); Alexander St. (10th); Henry St. (9th); Lake Ave; Wilmette Avenue; Central Ave.; Depot Place; John St.; Linden Ave.; South Ave. (Laurel); East Railroad Ave.; Chicago & Milwaukee R. R.; West Railroad Ave.; Charles St.; George St.; Gross Pt. Ave.; James St.